When Bao Zheng led a group of people back to Kaifeng Mansion, the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion was already bustling with activity. When Bao Zheng and others entered the court, they saw King Wei, King Yi, and their accomplices standing together hula-la. The prince was sitting at the top and was asking questions.
King Wei and King Yi were obviously not in a bad mood, and they seemed to have been invited here in a dignified manner. At this time, the court was also peaceful. The prince asked questions in a leisurely manner, and King Wei and King Yi answered respectfully. But if you look closely, you will find that both King Wei and King Yi have trembling legs at this time, and their calm appearance cannot hide the fear in their hearts.
Bao Zheng walked up to the prince, briefly told what happened at the execution ground in a low voice, and handed the scroll provided by Lu Wushuang to the prince Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen¡¯s face changed drastically after reading it, and he immediately took action and said: ¡°It¡¯s just a matter of course. When I was worried that there was no evidence, someone sent me the evidence.¡±
Bao Zheng held up his hands and said: "Your Highness, this account records all the ministers who have received benefits from Moutianhui and helped Moutianhui to do things. The amount of silver received is clearly written. With this book, it is beneficial With the evidence, even if we arrest those ministers who help the Holy Spirit to worship the Great God now, the Holy Spirit will never object after knowing about it."
Zhao Zhen looked happy, but then he said: "The reason why Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo and others are able to hold high and powerful positions is entirely because they persuaded their father to offer sacrifices to the queen's land, believe in gods, and seal the Yin Mountain, so they won the trust of his father. If we target these people directly, we are afraid that my father will blame me for hindering his plan to become a god."
Bao Zheng said seriously at this time: "Your Highness, do you believe that by laboring the people and ruining the money and paying homage to the gods, can you really make the Song Dynasty peaceful and peaceful?"
As soon as Bao Zheng said this, Zhao Zhen frowned and thought for a moment, then a knowing smile suddenly bloomed on his face, and he couldn't help but said: "Bao Zheng, you are right, my father has always been The treacherous minister deceived me. As the prince, I should let my father wake up. Even if I am punished by my father for this matter, what should I do? As long as I think this matter is right and for the country and the people, it is my duty to do so. Keep at it."
When Bao Zheng heard Zhao Zhen¡¯s remarks, he immediately laughed and said: ¡°If His Royal Highness can suddenly understand the stakes involved, he should make a prompt decision.¡±
Zhao Zhen said seriously: "That's right, now send people to arrest all these traitors and traitors who are traitorous to the country and seeking glory." After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he directly sent people to notify Pan Su to arrest Liu Chenggui immediately, and then The bandits were sent to arrest Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo, Chen Pengnian and others.
Half an hour later, there were dozens of trembling civil servants in the courtroom again. Bao Zheng walked up to Liu Chenggui at this time and sneered: "Master Liu, do you know why the prince was so accurate in capturing all the civil servants you bribed?"
Liu Chenggui's face was full of doubts at this time. Bao Zheng and the prince were much faster than he expected.
Bao Zheng took out the account and waved it in front of Liu Chenggui. Liu Chenggui looked shocked when he saw the account. Bao Zheng sneered and said: "Liu Chenggui, do you know that those who do unjust things will be punished by death? Lu Wushuang was supposed to be your daughter-in-law, and you still treated her like this, making her hate you so much that she would do anything to kill you." Collapse."
When Liu Chenggui saw this account, it seemed as if all the energy and energy in his body had been drained away. They were originally indispensable ministers around the emperor, and they once assisted the emperor in worshiping gods. They could be said to be the emperor's right-hand men. But this account at this time, even the Holy One will not bypass them.
Zhao Zhen ordered at this time: "Come here! Take off the official hats and robes of Liu Chenggui, Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo and others! Put them all in jail and wait for conviction!"
Dozens of imperial guards rushed out and took off all the official hats of these famous officials from the Northern Song Dynasty. At this moment, both Ding Wei and Wang Xinruo looked lonely. Ding said that as a subordinate of Zhongshu, he was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. As a privy envoy, Wang Xinruo was in charge of the power to mobilize troops in the world. The rights they had were all gone in the blink of an eye at this moment.
After these scholar-bureaucrats were stripped of their official robes and hats, they were all taken to prison. There are still a group of princes and grandsons such as King Wei and King Yi left in the same hall.
The prince is very cautious in handling matters. He has no right to deal with King Wei and King Yi. As for the handling of the royal relatives, they need to be handed over to Dali Temple. Zhao Zhen has actually informed the people of Dali Temple already.
A quarter of an hour later, the minister of Dali Temple wandered over with his men. Bao Zheng saw that the minister of Dali Temple was only about forty years old, but he was very sick, as if he was terminally ill.
After the Dali Temple Minister coughed several times, he bowed and saluted Prince Zhao Zhen, cupped his hands and said, "Dali Temple Minister Zhang Shide is late. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me."
Zhao Zhen waved his hands and said: "Zhang AiqingIf you feel unwell, I will not blame you. The evidence that King Wei, King Yi and others colluded with outsiders to spy on the court is now conclusive. I will transfer this group of people to Dali Temple, and you will report them to your father. In addition, Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo, and others were still required to report the treason charges to Dali Temple. However, in order to prevent this group of people from being kidnapped, the prisoners were transferred to the Dali Temple Prison and were temporarily held in the Kaifeng Mansion Prison. You hurry up and take care of this matter and step back first! "
Bao Zheng watched the Minister of Dali Temple retreat, and couldn't help but think of the historical records of the Minister of Dali Temple. Zhang Shide was born as the number one scholar. Although he was very successful for a while, his life seemed to be over soon. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little pity for Zhang Shide, the minister of Dali Temple.
Zhao Zhen ordered that the King of Wei and other important royal criminals be placed under house arrest in a backyard of Kaifeng Mansion. Bao Zheng knew that the reason why Zhao Zhen did this was to avoid being outspoken. As a member of the Taizong lineage, Zhao Zhen still has to be extremely cautious when dealing with the descendants of the Taizu lineage.
After Zhao Zhen finished killing all the people, he turned to Bao Zheng and said, "Bao Zheng, two forces have been captured now. What plans do you have next, Bao Zheng?"
Bao Zheng said seriously at this time: "Your Highness, after the two forces have been wiped out, it is the turn of the two most critical forces that have not yet been eliminated. The first one is the 30,000 secret envoys hidden in Kyoto. If I guess If the results are correct, this group of people is likely to be Li Deming's cronies. The second force is the Jianghu forces controlled by the Moutian Society. If this group of people knows the situation in Bianjing, plus the banners of King Wei and King Yi, it will be very difficult for them to Easily taken advantage of by Li Deming."
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Bao Zheng, do you have any way to deal with these two groups of people?"
Bao Zheng said: "It is actually not difficult to deal with these two groups of people. The reason why a large number of people in the world support Moutianhui is because of King Wei and King Yi. They definitely don't know that the backstage of Moutianhui is Xixia. They They will definitely not listen to Li Deming. This group of people are unwilling to become traitorous traitors in pursuit of glory. Li Deming¡¯s secret team and this group of cohesive people in the Jianghu are inherently in conflict. However, people in the Jianghu are always strong towards others. The enemies are all hostile. Now that we control King Wei and King Yi, why not exploit the weaknesses of these two groups and let them attack each other?"