The sky in February is the season when the earth is relaxing. The ice and snow melted, and the trees took out new branches and grew tender leaves.
After Princess Zhao¡¯s affairs fell behind, Wen Wan didn¡¯t see the emperor say a word. But Wen Wan was keenly aware that the emperor looked at King Zhao differently from before. This is enough.
The wind is very gentle, the air is very fresh, and the sun is very warm. As Wen Wan walked on the road, Zi Mo laughed and didn't know how long she would have to wear the mask, she was very tired. I just hope that like the annoying winter, it will pass as soon as possible.
Xia Ying walked in, looking very hesitant.
Wen Wan was completely speechless towards Xia Ying. I don't know if I'm really scared or if I'm just pretending. Every time something happens, I look very embarrassed. She doesn't ask, just looks at you helplessly, and won't tell you unless you ask her what's wrong.
Wen Wan saw that the old plan was repeated again, and said impatiently, "Can you tell me if you have anything?"
Xia Ying said carefully, "The prince was impeached by the censor."
Wen Wan blinked her eyes. My uncle is extremely measured in his work and conscientious in his errands, not daring to make any mistakes. How could he be impeached by the censor? Wenwan is very rare, and the bones are finally picked out from the eggs.
After hearing the reason, Wen Wan couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that the imperial censor impeached him and said that his third cousin Qi Mu was fighting for profit with the people and beat people to death. The imperial censor impeached King Zheng for allowing his son to commit murder and for not being strict in running the family.
¡°What the truth is, only the people at the time know. To Xia Ying's dismay, Wen Wan didn't even blink after listening. Just do what you have to do.
Within two days, the censor impeached King Zheng, saying that King Zheng¡¯s connivance was a bribe. Participated in the corruption case in Guangzhou last year. He even used Yu Feiyang to involve King Zheng.
Over the years, King Zhao and King Zheng have always been in a weak position during the competition. The previous fight. King Zheng has always been passively beaten. But this time, King Zheng was uncharacteristically no longer passively accepting the suppression and took action to fight back.
After the people of King Zhao impeached him, some ministers wrote a letter to impeach King Zhao for shielding his subordinates, abusing power for personal gain, and impeaching King Zhao for conniving merchants like the Jiang family to make money for him in Jiangnan. Zhong Qianzhi, who impeached Jiangnan, protected the Jiang family. Impeach Zhong Qian for colluding with salt merchants.
The afternoon of the same day. The impeachment envoy Mei Guang in Guangzhou formed a clique for personal gain, bought and sold officials, and accepted bribes on a large scale, resulting in people's livelihood being destitute and unjust cases occurring everywhere. at the same time. A lot of solid evidence was also presented.
The incident of King Zheng asking for impeachment is related to the foundation of the country. Many neutral ministers also wrote to the emperor to request the emperor to send imperial envoys to thoroughly investigate the latter two matters.
The first two items can turn big things into small things and small things into nothing. The emperor reprimanded King Zhao. Finally, the emperor also sent an imperial envoy to Guangzhou to find out the truth. But the third one, although there is a lot of conclusive evidence. But the emperor kept the discount but did not pay it.
The two sides were engaged in a war of words, which was a great deal of fun. But there are more and more people involved, and the situation is becoming more and more confusing.
The emperor's face became more and more ugly, and Wen Wan was also confused. I was afraid that the emperor would get angry again one day and implicate him. Same as last time. My knees turned blue. Therefore, Wenwan could not be more careful. .
There was a commotion over this matter in the capital, and the news from Jiangnan Yushi arrived. According to the excerpt, the impeachment of the governor of Jiangnan, the governor, and the chief minister were all in cahoots, involved in corruption and bribery, and officials defended each other in the officialdom. The entire officialdom in Jiangnan was filthy.
The book was in the hands of the emperor. It was said there that the censor of Jiangnan Province had committed suicide and left a suicide note, saying that he had made a false accusation and had no face to face the emperor's trust.
The emperor was furious, it was obvious that he was killing people and silencing them. The emperor immediately sent Prince Hao as an imperial envoy. Want Prince Hao to find out the truth.
If it is found out that Jiangnan is like the Taoist impeachment, it will be the day when Prince Hao returns to the capital. It¡¯s time for a great disturbance in Jiangnan. By then, not only Jiangnan, but also the capital city will be in a bloody storm.
As things develop faster and faster, Wen Wan happens keenly. The emperor's grandfather became angry more and more often. Under such circumstances, Wen Wan suppressed her voice and did not dare to express her anger.
On this day, Wen Wan was giving the emperor a massage. The emperor put down the massage and accidentally said, "Why don't you look at the overall situation? If I could move, I would have to wait until now."
Wen Wan's heart trembled at the emperor's words. Wen Wan looked at the emperor's tired look and sighed in her heart. The movements were even more gentle. At the same time, she also understood that the emperor's grandfather would never talk nonsense to her for no reason. Hey, work yourself!
At night, Wen Wan was still practicing calligraphy in the study and called Xia Ying in. Facing Xia Ying, he knocked on the table and wrote.
After Xia Ying read it, he nodded to show that he understood. Seeing this, Wen Wan took the paper, put it on the candlelight, lit it, and burned it.
A black oneThe shadow figure appeared in Prince Zheng's study. "Your Majesty, the princess asked Xia Ying to send you a message. The princess said that the more you do, the more mistakes you make. The best way is to stop with silence."
"These are the only words, nothing else?" King Zheng felt that there were too few gentle words.
"There are only these words, no more. After the princess finished writing these words and showed them to Xia Ying, she burned the paper." Upon hearing this, King Zheng waved his hand to let him go.
Shen Jian's recent mood has become more and more anxious. "My lord, if you don't fight back, King Zhao's conspiracy will be accomplished."
Staff Chen also advised, "Now is the best time to attack King Zhao's forces. If you defeat Zhong Qianzhi, it will be like breaking one of King Zhao's arms. Your Majesty, you must not be merciful at this time. This time it is true." This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! "Excepting Zhong Qianzhi is equivalent to breaking King Zhao's arm. King Zhao's faction was naturally severely weakened. Mr. Chen didn¡¯t understand why the prince hesitated. Once such a good opportunity is missed, it will never be found again.
¡°Compared with the two staff, he believed in Wen Wan¡¯s judgment more. King Zheng thought for a long time and finally decided to let it go for the time being. Let¡¯s take a look at the old man¡¯s attitude first. I wrote a secret letter to Prince Hao, which was very tactful. It means that there is no need to collect Zhong Qianzhi's criminal evidence for him in a secret manner before.
Prince Hao received Prince Zheng's secret letter and nodded in admiration, "I didn't expect that he could hold on to such a good opportunity. Yes, I believe Hongzhang is 20% more confident in this game." "
The staff around him also nodded. They all knew that the emperor had sent the prince to Jiangnan. Obviously, he didn't want to make this matter a big deal. If he wanted to make a big deal, why send him a clan prince. Instead, like Guangzhou, two selfless ministers were sent to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Sending him here also expresses another meaning, Jiangnan cannot be touched now. He came to frighten the officials in Jiangnan so that they would not dare to act rashly.
Similarly, Zhong Qianzhi learned that the imperial envoy who came was Prince Hao. Also relieved. This proves that the emperor has no intention of regulating Jiangnan.
Because the elder fell ill after attending the funeral of Princess Zhao. I spent half a month recovering from illness in the capital. Following Prince Hao's footsteps, he returned to Jiangnan.
Azhong stood in front of Master Zhong and said: "Master, I am very convinced that that maid is the daughter of the princess's bride. That day, there is absolutely no way that she ran to the place where the master was resting for no reason. I looked at her appearance, You have something to say to me. And my servant discovered that as soon as we arrived in the capital, someone was spying on us. I checked and found out that there were people from King Zhao. "He was not surprised that King Zheng and others were watching. But King Zhao¡¯s surveillance is worth thinking about.
There was no anger in Zhong Qianzhi's eyes. He asked very calmly: "Azhong, what do you think?"
Azhong's eyes were sharp: "Master, I believe that the princess was not just forced to death. There must be internal causes. And this matter must be related to our Zhong family." If it weren't for the cause, King Zhao would have done it at this juncture. He should not attack the princess.
Zhong Qianzhi said nothing. He had received news that his daughter was dead. Secretly send someone to prepare to deliver the message back. But people were intercepted and killed, and the letter was missing. What kind of letter could make King Zhao kill his daughter?
And in such a life-and-death season, his daughter still wrote to him. If this letter did not meet his expectations, it would be a letter related to the life and death of the Zhong family. According to normal speculation, his daughter should have made him give up King Zhao. otherwise. King Zhao will not kill him painfully.
Zhong Qianzhi had six sons, and Princess Zhao was the only daughter. Ever since I was little, my baby has been in pain like a pimple. At that time, if it had not been for the imperial decree granting marriage, he would never have wanted to marry his daughter to King Zhao. If it had been the case, I wouldn't have asked him to send the white-haired man to the black-haired man now. The third pain in life. It¡¯s none other than this one.
Zhong Qianzhi asked: "It was found out that the three masters in the palace were really the hands of the princess?" This was crucial to him.
Ah Zhong was not sure: "Master, I can't find any evidence. And I can't figure out why the princess did this? If she is really the princess, what is the princess doing?" The princess followed freely with several young masters. Sir learn. He is smarter than several young masters, but the old man keeps saying that it is a pity that he is not a man. It is impossible for such a smart princess not to know that for killing the three masters, His Highness King Zhao will definitely take revenge on the Zhong family in the future. It would have been understandable if the family had treated her badly, but the old man and the other men had treated the princess as a treasure since she was a child and would not let her suffer any injustice. The princess has always been filial to her grandfather.
Zhong Qianzhi had obviously thought about this issue, and he had some vague guesses. But he wasn't sure, and felt extremely sad.
Azhong saw the old man's eyes and feet filled with tears: "Master, Concubine Mei must have had a hand in the death of the princess. Master, the Mei family?"
Zhong Qianzhi shook his head"The Mei family will put it aside for now. The Emperor will not leave Jiangnan now. We still have time to plan. If we plan well, we can also find a way out. I just don't know what is written in my son's letter? Wait a moment wait."
No matter what the truth was, Zhong Qianzhi would not dare to act rashly until the letter was obtained. If he wanted to move, he had to make sure that King Zhao had no hope of moving again. Moreover, after the move, he could not seek refuge with King Zheng. In this way, the Zhong family can gain a chance of survival. People who are two-sided in the officialdom are most looked down upon by Qingliu, and will implicate their children and grandchildren. I just hope that this letter can reach his hands as soon as possible.
And in Prince Zhao¡¯s Mansion, Prince Zhao looked at Prince Zheng and actually stopped accepting the move. He was just tossing about there alone, and it felt like he was playing a monkey trick for people to watch.
"Your Highness, if King Zheng doesn't take the move, you can't use this move again. Too much is not enough. Otherwise, we will really drag Mr. Zhong into the water, and we will lose more than we gain." Zhuang's staff saw that the situation was not right and asked King Zhao to retreat.
"Find out what happened. Why did King Zheng suddenly give up?" King Zhao was very angry. As long as King Zheng accepted the move again, he would have a way to make him fall into this quagmire and never get out of it.
"It can't be Shen Jian. Shen Jian is a person who can't keep his composure at critical moments. And that Chen Boqing is indeed capable. But no matter how capable he is, with such a good opportunity, he can't keep his composure. This is the best time to attack the prince, and they cannot endure it." Mr. Zhuang analyzed it thoroughly.
King Zhao¡¯s eyes darkened. This person is not easy to deal with. But the people sent out searched here and there, but they couldn't find out who he was.
Mr. Zhuang thought about it carefully and finally decided that it was Wenwan. Princess Wenwan can indeed keep her composure. Otherwise, he clearly stands in King Zheng's camp, but never says a good word for King Zheng's faction. Without enough concentration, it is absolutely impossible. Such enemies are terrifying. You don't know when she will stab you in the back.
"Mr. Zhuang, is this girl really a child? Mr. Zhuang, tell me, is she a monster?" King Zhao thought of Princess Zhao's dream before.
He sent someone to get Wen Wan's horoscope, but none of the so-called enlightened monks could figure out the reason. It's not about being lucky, it's about having a precious life, and then there's the talk about prosperous descendants, good marriage, and a lot of nonsense. He wanted to ask Master Suo Wu for instructions, but unfortunately Master Suo Wu was traveling around the world again.
Mr. Zhuang was startled, "Your Majesty, how can you say such nonsense?" Anyone can be called a monster, but Princess Wenwan cannot be a monster.
Although everyone in the whirlpool knows that Princess Wenwan is from Prince Zheng. However, Princess Wenwan had never participated in the fight between the two for the heirloom, and she had helped King Zhao on a few occasions (when the emperor got angry, Wenwan acted as a fire extinguisher). Princess Wenwan also made great contributions to the court. If such despicable means are used to make false accusations, it will definitely fan the flames of King Zheng's faction. If word spreads, the prince will be looked down upon by the courtiers, and will also make those who follow him uneasy (ancient people believed that evildoers bring disaster to the world and bring disaster to the world). earthly things).
King Zhao understood what Mr. Zhuang said, so he kept it to himself. But whenever King Zhao thinks of Princess Zhao's dream, it feels like thousands of ants are eating at his heart. The dream that Princess Zhao talked about was so real, as real as if he had experienced it himself. He now wishes Wen Wan to disappear all the time. With Wen Wan around, he would never be able to be submissive. However, Wen Wan stayed in the palace, unable to find any opportunities. And this dream cannot be told. This kind of suffering has been tormenting King Zhao all the time (I have to say that Princess Zhao knows King Zheng too well).
Mr. Zhuang was very perceptive: "Your Majesty, is there anything inappropriate? Please tell me, Your Majesty?"
King Zhao shook his head. He would never tell this to a second person. (To be continued)