Shen You, who was working as an errand in the palace, suddenly felt heart palpitations.
Shen You frowned subconsciously and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the palace door. This was also the direction of Cui Zhai.
The couple had a good rapport. Feng Shaojun was going through the pain of giving birth, and Shen You hadn't received the news yet, but already had a vague premonition.
Emperor Qing'an was reviewing memorials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with Prince Zhu Yun waiting on the side. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was quiet, with only the sound of turning over memorials.
There was a snap.
Suddenly, Emperor Qing'an threw away the memorial in his hand, and an angry light burst out from his eyes: "You bastard!"
Zhu Yun silently picked up the memorial and took a look at it. It turned out to be a memorial from an imperial official, and the person impeached in the memorial was the Cao family. It listed the evil deeds committed by the Cao family, such as seizing fertile land and buying women. , corruption and extortion of bribes, Ling Ling Zong listed the ten major crimes.
During the Imperial Mausoleum Rebellion, the King of Qin and the King of Han raised troops to rebel. Among the thousands of dead soldiers, there were those who had been secretly raised by the King of Qin for many years, as well as people from the Han King, and the Cao family also contributed a lot. Conspiracy and rebellion were a serious crime for the annihilation of the nine tribes. The King of Qin The King of Han had no chance of killing the nine tribes, but the Cao family did not have such luck.
Emperor Qing'an was quite calm and did not rush to deal with the Cao family. He only ordered the Cao family to be sealed off and all the men of the Cao family were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, awaiting interrogation. The female relatives of the Cao family were also imprisoned. Penal Department cell.
Now that Emperor Qing'an has successfully ascended the throne and the court is stable inside and outside, it is a good opportunity to liquidate the Cao family.
Zhu Yun knew what he was doing, so he put the memorial back on the imperial case and whispered: "Father, please calm down. The Cao family has committed many evil deeds, let the Ministry of Punishment interrogate them one by one, and then make a decision."
As soon as the word "Cao family" came into his ears, Shen You immediately calmed down and looked at Emperor Qing'an silently.
Feng Shaojun's original intention of becoming a secret agent was to reverse the case of his biological father Feng Lun. The mastermind who secretly set up a scheme to kill Feng Lun was Cao Zhen, the governor of Jiangnan.
The Cao family was backed by the Queen Mother Cao and Cao Guifei, the King of Han's mother and son. They had many in-laws and a huge power. When Emperor Qing'an was still King of Yan, he did not dare to deal with the Cao family lightly.
Now that Empress Dowager Cao has been buried, Concubine Cao is dead, and the King of Han is almost a useless person. It is a good opportunity to liquidate the Cao family. It is time for this old case to be reopened and re-examined.
Emperor Qing'an said coldly: "I have sent an oral order to summon the Minister of Punishment to have an audience."
The official office of the Ministry of Punishment is not far from the palace. In less than half an hour, the Minister of Punishment was summoned into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Emperor Qing'an gave the memorial to the Minister of Punishment: "Liu Shangshu, you should also read this memorial."
Before Emperor Qing'an was granted the title of Crown Prince, he served as King of Yan for more than ten years and was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Liu Shangshu could be said to be an important minister of the emperor. After reading the memorial, we understood what Emperor Qing'an meant.
Liu Shangshu looked solemn, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, whether what is said in the memorial is true or false, the Cao family will know after a trial."
Emperor Qing'an said solemnly: "Okay. I will leave this case to you. I will give you ten days to interrogate the evil deeds committed by the Cao family one by one and present them to me."
Liu Shangshu respectfully accepted the order.
Then, Emperor Qing'an said: "Among the sons of the Cao family, Cao Zhen, the governor of Jiangnan, has the highest official position. You should give Cao Zhen a good trial."
The emperor specifically mentioned Cao Zhen, naturally there was some reason.
Liu Shangshu understood the idea and handed over his hand again: "I will obey the emperor's order."
Emperor Qing'an glanced at Liu Shangshu: "The case of salt tax embezzlement on the Lianghuai Salt Road eight years ago is a bit strange and has something to do with Cao Zhen."
Liu Shangshu is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, which has his own merits. He has an excellent memory and has a photographic memory. When Emperor Qing'an mentioned the old case eight years ago, Liu Shangshu's eyes flashed and he immediately took over the conversation: "What the emperor said is...
The case of Feng Yushi of Yandao being assassinated on his way to Beijing?"
Emperor Qing'an nodded slightly: "Exactly. The Ministry of Punishment should have taken over the investigation of this murder case back then. Unexpectedly, my father directly sent Jin Yiwei to investigate the case. At that time, Xue Lin led people to investigate the case, but they did not arrive.
In a few days, the Green Forest gangster who assassinated Feng Yushi was caught. The gangsters were beheaded and the murder case was hurriedly closed. I always felt that there was something wrong with this case, so I investigated it privately. When I found out about Cao Zhen, there was no trace of it.
Keep checking."
"After so many years, why don't you ask Cao Zhen what happened in the salt tax embezzlement case? Who was behind the group of green forest bandits who assassinated the imperial officials?"
Is the emperor going to reverse the case for Feng Yushi?
How could a mere Salt Road Censor, with so much virtue and talent, be remembered by Emperor Qing'an for eight years? The old case must be retried to clear Feng Censor's bad name?
By the way, Feng Yushi is the son of Feng Shilang. Could it be because of Feng Shilang's face?
It doesn't look like it! If Feng Shilang had such a holy family, why would he have to wait until now? Or is it because of Shen You? After all, Shen You married Feng Yushi's daughter and had to die for eight years.
It is reasonable for my father-in-law to reverse the case and go before the emperor.
Liu Shangshu felt that he had thought clearly and accepted the order and retreated.
Zhu Yun obviously had something in mind with Liu Shangshu. He glanced at Shen You and smiled casually: "Commander Shen, my father personally ordered that the old case be re-examined. If Feng Yushi is really wronged, his bad name can be washed away."
Shen You calmed down, took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "I will thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Qing'an's eyes became much gentler: "I have wanted to do this for a long time, and now I have finally waited for the right opportunity." After a pause, he said pointedly: "When you go back from Xiu Mu, tell your wife about this, so that she can
She is relieved."
Tell Feng Shaojun that I have never forgotten the promise I made.
I will re-investigate the old case and clear up Feng Yushi's name.
Shen You suppressed the excitement and joy in his heart and thanked him again.
A smile flashed in Emperor Qing'an's eyes, and he suddenly said: "If I remember correctly, Mrs. Feng is about to give birth!"
When Feng Shaojun asked for leave, she was already more than two months pregnant. It was still late autumn at that time. It is already April now, and counting the time, it is almost time to give birth.
Feng Shaojun transformed into Eunuch Feng, ran errands secretly, and made numerous meritorious deeds. He was called Emperor Qing'an's right-hand man. It was normal for Emperor Qing'an to care and ask for a word or two.
Shen You didn't think there was anything wrong, so he opened his mouth and replied: "Yes. To be honest with the emperor, the general is on duty in the palace, and he has been thinking about her in his heart."
Emperor Qing'an hummed and said casually: "I will allow you to take a few days off when the time comes, and you will come back to work after the child has been washed three times."
Shen You cheered up: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yun, who was listening, was a little surprised and muttered secretly in his heart.
Shen You has made meritorious deeds many times. He worked tirelessly during the Imperial Mausoleum Rebellion and made great contributions. Now he is the commander of the emperor's personal guard. Look, the emperor and his father are concerned about Shen You's daughter-in-law who is about to give birth.
As an emperor, he had to take care of everything, but he also had the leisure to pay attention to the family affairs of his ministers, which shows the trust and affection his father had for Shen You.
