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"Xiang Zhang, your Majesty has summoned you."

Looking at the servants coming from the palace, Zhang Ruitu knew that his plan was mostly successful, but he still asked: "May I ask my father-in-law, what is the purpose of your Majesty's summons?"

Although bribes cannot be accepted at the moment, the father-in-laws now have their own land, families, and high salaries, not to mention pensions. These are all brought by the New Party.

And Zhang Ruitu is a member of the New Party and the second minister of the current government. It doesn't hurt to leak some unimportant things.

Therefore, the servant whispered: "I can't tell you what it is specifically, but it has little to do with you, Prime Minister Zhang."

Zhang Ruitu realized it and said with a smile: "Thank you, father-in-law."

Huang Liji had not yet decided how to deal with Wei Guangwei's matter, but the chamberlain came: "Huang Xiang, your Majesty has summoned me."

Huang Liji's heart immediately thumped. He knew that Wei Guangwei's affairs did not need to be dealt with by him. He sighed and said, "Let me clean it up."

Similarly, Lu Xiangsheng, Qiao Yunsheng, and Wei Guangwei were also led into the palace by the chamberlain.

When the five people met at the Meridian Gate, Wei Guangwei was still a little confused: "Prime Minister Zhang, Prime Minister Huang, have you all been summoned by His Majesty?"

Huang Liji wanted to remind him, but when he looked at Zhang Ruitu and Lu Xiangsheng beside him, he still sighed, leaving Wei Guangwei with a self-seeking look in his eyes.

But Wei Guangwei was a little confused by Huang Liji's glance. He looked at Qiao Yunsheng aside: "Qiao Xiang, what's going on?"

Qiao Yunsheng was also confused: "I don't know, maybe something happened at the border again?"

Generally speaking, the emperor would not summon all cabinet members if there was no major matter. After all, ordinary matters can be discussed with the ministers on duty in the cabinet. Even if it is difficult, there will be a chief assistant.

Even if there are floods, droughts, earth dragons turning around, etc., there is no need to summon all the cabinet ministers. The chief minister can directly order the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Industry, etc. to discuss it.

What is going on now?

Although they still don't know what happened, after all, they have been in the cabinet for several years and have experienced ups and downs. Even Wei Guangwei and Qiao Yunsheng, who were unaware, felt some depressive atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, all the gentlemen have arrived." A chamberlain came forward to report.

"Let everyone come in." Zhu Youxiao sat on the couch leaning on the cushions, looking a little tired.

Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Qiao Yunsheng, Huang Liji, and Wei Guangwei entered the inner hall one after another and saluted Zhu Youxiao on the couch: "See your majesty."

Zhu Youxu raised his hand: "Without courtesy, Wei Banban, let me show you where you are seated."

The servants brought up the round stools one by one. After thanking each other, the five of them sat down and waited quietly for Zhu Youxiao to speak.

After Zhu Youxiao showed everyone in the cabinet their seats, he continued to read a book in his hand. Zhang Haogu sat on the other side with a calm expression. Several people looked left and right, but they didn't read it.

What happened?

Looking through the book in his hand, Zhu Youxiao picked up a candied fruit from the table and stuffed it into his mouth: "There has been a lot of commotion in Zhili recently. I even heard the rumors among the people when I was in the palace."

"I'm a little puzzled. It's just building a Chi Road, but how can it cause so many things?"

"I am not arrogant or extravagant, and I am not militaristic. Building a road to benefit the country and the people is not considered an abuse of people's power, right?"

"I think that even if I am not as good as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, I am still the emperor of Sui Dynasty. How can anyone regard me as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty?"

With that said, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Guangwei: "Xiang Wei, what do you think of my achievements in the past ten years?"

Wei Guangwei immediately stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, in the ten years since your Majesty's reign, you have conquered Liaodong, annihilated the Tatars, taken Annan and introduced the New Deal, rested with the people and focused on agriculture and commerce. The people of the Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and the government and the public are prosperous. His achievements are comparable to those of the Tang Dynasty.

Zong Song Zu."

Zhu Youxiao listened to Wei Guangwei's compliments, his expression still indifferent: "Really? Does Wei Xiang think it is really the case?"

Wei Guangwei bowed and said, "Everything I said was from the bottom of my heart."

Zhu Youxiao sneered: "You don't have any intention of being dissatisfied with me?"

Wei Guangwei said quickly: "How dare I?"

"Since Prime Minister Wei has no dissatisfaction with me, and what he said is from the bottom of his heart, then why did Prime Minister Wei secretly rebel against me?" When Zhu Youxiao said these words, the entire hall fell into silence.

Zhang Ruitu had expected it, so he lowered his head and secretly rejoiced; Huang Liji also knew that this scene would happen and couldn't help but sigh secretly; while Qiao Yunsheng was at a loss and looked at Wei Guangwei in horror. Could Wei Guangwei really be thinking secretly?

Want to rebel?

"Your Majesty?!" Wei Guangwei was so frightened by Zhu Youxiao's words that he immediately knelt on the ground.

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions, and his eyes slowly scanned the faces of the cabinet ministers like hooks, taking in all their expressions. Looking at Wei Guangwei's frightened look, he threw out a piece of information and threw it away.

In front of Wei Guangwei: "Let's take a look."

Wei Guangwei hurriedly picked up the information and read it. When he saw that the Yang family had some kind of genius who was born with purple energy in his belly and a jade in his belly, and that he was somehow related to the Yang family, Wei Guangwei was completely confused, and then...

His face was as pale as paper!

As an official of the imperial court and the elder of the imperial court, could he not understand the meaning of something like this happening to the Yang family?

If he were just a rich country man from the Yang family, that would be fine. However, the Yang family is still inextricably linked to him. Isn't this going to kill the nine tribes?!

"Let me tell you the corresponding situation." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

Eunuch Wei nodded, turned to Zhang Ruitu and others and explained the whole story. Now Qiao Yunsheng finally knew what happened. Looking at Wei Guangwei who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face, Qiao Yunsheng was extremely puzzled. Even if he was short of money,

How could it be related to the Yang family?

How could Wei Guangwei be so unwise?

After thinking about it, before Qiao Yunsheng could speak, Eunuch Wei spoke up: "Prime Minister Zhang, Your Majesty ordered you to inquire about this matter."

Zhang Ruitu first stood up and saluted Zhu Youxiao, then turned to look at Wei Guangwei who was kneeling on the ground and shouted: "Wei Guangwei! Do you really want to be greedy for the success of Conglong?"

After hearing this, Wei Guangwei cried out: "Wish, Your Majesty, you are wronged! This matter is definitely framed by someone. I am your Majesty's minister in life, and a loyal soul of Ming Dynasty in death. How can I find another master?"

"If you just say that the Yang family has a child who was born with purple energy in his belly and a jade in his belly, and I lean on him without any scruples, wouldn't it be too unwise for me? I was wrongly accused."

Zhang Ruitu pointed at the evidence in his hand: "Wei Guangwei, the current evidence shows that your brother Wei Guangqing has a close relationship with the Yang family and has accepted offerings from the Yang family in your name many times. How do you defend this matter?"

Wei Guangwei looked full of grief and anger: "Wei Guangqing is just Chen's younger brother. He has no idea what he does as a minister. This is definitely him accepting bribes in the name of me, but I know nothing about this."

"Your brother is out there accepting bribes in your name, and you know nothing about it?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Guangwei with suspicious eyes.

Regarding the Donglin Party members, Zhu Youxiao is always vigilant. After all, these people can do anything. In the past, they had contacted the Tartars to attack the center and almost killed him, the queen, and the unborn crown prince.

Later, he colluded with the remnants of the Tatars and planned to attack and kill them outside the wall.

The continuous assassination of the king made Zhu Youxiao have no good impression of the Donglin Party.

Now that Wei Guangwei said that he had no knowledge of this matter, Zhu Youxiao didn't believe it at all!

After all, the Donglin Party can even do such things as colluding with foreign enemies. What else can the Donglin Party not do?

Even the foreign barbarians in Liaodong and the Tatars in the grassland can connect with each other. For the sake of their own selfish interests and the interests of the court, regardless of the interests of the family and the country, how can Zhu Youxiao trust the Donglin Party?

Look at the Yang family. They have been advocating that their child was born with purple energy in his belly and a jade in his mouth. They are just short of saying that their child is the destined emperor. If there is any turmoil in the Ming Dynasty one day, people who are interested will use the name of the Yang family.

There will be a rebellion, and the ignorant people will definitely have blind followers. Even if the court quells the turmoil, it will interrupt the good momentum that is currently on the rise. Some people may even let the Tartars enter the country for their own selfish interests and disrupt the situation.

There are some things that it is better to believe that they exist than to believe that they do not exist.

For the sake of the Ming Dynasty for generations to come, Zhu Youxiao will never begrudge the sword in his hand.

Looking at Wei Guangwei who was kneeling on the ground and trembling in fear, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu again, "What does master think of this matter?"

Zhang Haogu bowed slightly and said: "Under the heavens, only Your Majesty can be powerful and blessed. I respectfully listen to your holy will."

Zhu Youxiao understood the meaning of Zhang Haogu's words. Looking at Wei Guangwei, who was kneeling on the ground shivering and sweating, Zhu Youxiao snorted: "Any major case like this is dealt with carefully and carefully.

To prevent innocent people from being implicated."

"Today, don't say that I won't give you a chance."

"Come here, go and summon Wei Guangqing."

Soon, Dongchang's policemen escorted Wei Guangqing to the palace. Wei Guangqing, who still didn't know what happened, looked confused when he was escorted into the palace: "Did you get the wrong person? I am Wei Guangqing, and I am the cabinet minister.

Old brother, what do you want from me?"

Dongchang Fanzi didn't care about Wei Guangqing's words and escorted him directly to Wuying Palace.

When Wei Guangqing entered the Wuying Hall, the first thing he saw was the guards and lampstands and incense burners around him. Then he entered the inner hall and saw several senior officials wearing red official robes, with clouds and cranes embroidered on their front shoulders, and gold and jade belts around their waists.

Sitting on both sides, and on the innermost couch, sat two people, one of whom was wearing a bright yellow tuanlong suit, the other was wearing a red python dragon suit, and his patron Wei Guangwei was kneeling on the ground at the moment.

Wei Guangqing was frightened now, and he immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Wei Guangqing!"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Guangqing who was kneeling on the ground without even daring to raise his head. He looked very disappointed. Wei Guangqing's bones were too soft. He didn't say anything. He just arrived at Wuying Hall and immediately knelt down like a man.

The beach is full of mud, and there is no trace of the integrity of officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty?" Zhang Ruitu asked for permission to start asking.

Zhu Youxiao slightly nodded his head to indicate the start.

After getting the signal, Zhang Ruitu cleared his throat: "Ahem, Wei Guangqing, the truth is that Zhang Ruitu has been entrusted with important tasks by His Majesty. He is currently the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and the Minister of Rites. Today, I have been ordered to question you about the case of the Wei family. If I say anything,

, you must think carefully before answering, do you understand?"

Wei Guangqing's voice was trembling: "I understand, I understand."

Zhang Ruitu threw a piece of evidence in front of Wei Guangqing: "Look at this evidence, what can you say?"

Wei Guangqing looked at the evidence in front of him, which listed one by one that he accepted bribes in Wei Guangwei's name, made promises to foreign ministers, etc. Wei Guangqing's whole body went weak when he saw these things, and he opened his lips but said not a word.

Not coming out.

"What excuse do you have?" Zhang Ruitu asked.

Wei Guangqing lowered his head, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "I despise my position, I will admit my guilt if I despise my position."

Zhang Ruitu asked again: "Is this your idea or Wei Guangwei's idea?"

Wei Guangqing quietly glanced at Wei Guangwei in front of him, and then said: "Yes, it was the sinner's idea alone, and Wei Guangwei had no knowledge of this matter."

Zhang Ruitu continued to press and asked: "Is the Yang family's matter also your idea?"

Wei Guangqing said: "Yes, it was also the guilty minister's idea. The Yang family wanted to find a backer, and I happened to be short of money, so I supported the Yang family, and the Yang family gave me a sum of money every year."

Hearing this, Wei Guangwei sighed secretly, but did not dare to raise his head at all.

Zhang Ruitu continued to ask without mercy: "Do you know about the child born with a jade in his mouth that is so popular in the Yang family?"

Wei Guangqing said: "I know."

Zhang Ruitu did not continue to press, but turned around and replied to Zhu Youxiao. It was enough to ask these things, and there was no need to continue to press Wei Guangqing.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Guangwei, then at Wei Guangqing, and then said: "Take off their official robes and take them down."

Several guards came forward and directly pulled off the official robes of Wei Guangwei and Wei Guangqing and separated them from Wuying Hall. At this point, Wei Guangwei was considered to have fallen.

Looking at the remaining ministers of the cabinet, Zhu Youxiao sighed: "I never expected that there are still people like this hidden in my cabinet."

"It is proposed that Wei Guangwei, a scholar in the cabinet, conspires to cause rebellion and intends to commit crimes. He is now dismissed from his post and imprisoned, his property is confiscated, and his family members are exiled to Qiongzhou. All those related to him will be investigated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, dismissed from office, and expelled."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youxiao looked at the other ministers of the cabinet: "As for the new cabinet bachelor, you will draw up a vote after discussion."

"Let's break up."

A cabinet bachelor who was a cabinet minister was dismissed from office and expelled from his rank, his family was exiled to Qiongzhou, and his students faced the fate of being dismissed from office and suspended from office.

Huang Liji felt sad for a moment, the sadness of things hurting their own kind, but he didn't dare to say anything yet.

With the fall of Wei Guangwei, the power of the Donglin Party in the government has become even weaker. How will it compete with the new party in the future?

After letting everyone disperse, Zhu Youxiao led Wang Tiqian and Eunuch Wei to the imperial garden to relax. They walked to a small pavilion and looked at the fish swimming in the pond. Zhu Youxiao looked calm and could not see any emotions of joy or anger.

Is Wei Guangwei unjustly accused?

Zhu Youxiao could feel that 60 to 70% of Wei Guangwei was wrongly accused. It was really possible that Wei Guangqing contacted the Yang family privately, but was Wei Guangwei really right?

Wei Guangwei is wrong!

He is the minister of the cabinet and a minister of the Ming Dynasty. There are people in his family who are not familiar with the Yang family. This is his fault, the biggest mistake!

Maybe Wei Guangwei really didn't know, maybe Wei Guangwei knew but pretended not to know. In any case, it was impossible for Zhu Youxiao to keep Wei Guangwei in the cabinet.

The former shows that Wei Guangwei is a fool who can't even manage his own family. Ming Dynasty's cabinet does not need a fool. A fool will only affect Ming Dynasty's current rising momentum.

The latter shows that Wei Guangwei is very scheming and has made plans long ago. Maybe the Yang family is the back-up man who was ambushed by the Donglin Party early on, and maybe even has connections with Han Xu and other traitors!

Otherwise, why would the Yang family advocate that their children were conceived by some kind of purple energy entering their belly and born with a jade in their mouth?

And Wei Guangqing happened to have a relationship with such a Yang family, and accepted the money from the Yang family?

Therefore, Wei Guangwei's downfall is inevitable. When Wei Guangwei falls, Zhu Youxiao can feel at ease, and so can everyone in the world.

As for the Yang family, they will be dealt with together.

He, Zhu Youxiao, is a benevolent king, but benevolence does not mean that he will not kill people.

Soon, the imperial order from the capital was delivered to Tianjin.

Feng Yi, the prefect of Tianjin, listened solemnly as the envoy read out the imperial order, and then respectfully received the order: "Your Majesty, Feng Yi, the prefect of Tianjin, accepts the edict."

The father-in-law who read out the imperial order said: "Prefect Feng, you must hurry up."

Feng Yi said: "Understood."

Feng Yi knew very well that the Yang family was finished. Although the reason for the Yang family's demise was not because of Chi Dao but because of the fall of Wei Xianggong, the Yang family was indeed finished.

With the Yang family finished, the obstacles to the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao are gone, and Chidao's stock price will resume rising when it resumes construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao. For this alone, many officials in the capital are eagerly looking forward to it.

This is also the reason why he should hurry up. How many big shots are waiting for the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao to resume construction. This should be done sooner rather than later.

As soon as the envoy who read out the imperial order left, Feng Yi could take action: "Inspector Wang, you lead people to seal off all the Yang family's shops and properties, and no one is allowed to escape."

"Li Inspector, you lead the troops to search the Yang family, arrest everyone, and seal the Yang family."

Inspector Li and Inspector Wang can then take orders to gather their respective troops and set off.

In the Tianjin government office, groups of government officials and soldiers were hurriedly dispatched with weapons, shackles, and shackles, and the detachments went to the Yang family's shops, properties, and the Yang family's house.

The Yang family's house is famous in South Street, where rich people gather in Tianjin. The big house is extremely conspicuous.

Nowadays, a large number of officers and soldiers were dispatched. People with a discerning eye knew that something big had happened at a glance, and called their relatives and friends to watch the show. When they saw the officers and soldiers went to South Street, there were even more people watching the excitement.

Nan Street is full of dignitaries. Which house in Nan Street did these officers and soldiers commit a major crime?

Li Jianxiao led his soldiers and officers all the way to the door of Yang's house. Looking at the tall lintel of Yang's house and the stone lion in front of him, he couldn't help but sneer.

The Yang family used to see people venting their anger out of their nostrils, not even paying attention to his dignified inspections. They usually didn't take action, lest there be any excuse to say that he would retaliate and retaliate.

But now, the Yang family has committed a serious crime, so he can't be blamed.

Looking at the common people and merchants gathered around him, Li Jianxiao deliberately shouted loudly:

"We are ordered to search the Yang family, and no one is allowed to escape!"
Chapter completed!