Not long after, Ji Huaishu and Ji Cen'an were led into the Hall of Cultivation of Heart by Hai Da'a.
Seeing the emperor, Ji Huaishu took the lead in kneeling down and praying: "I am guilty, and I beg your majesty to punish me."
"Of course uncle is guilty."
Lin Jinxiao was so angry that he scolded loudly: "As a human minister, you deceived the superiors and inferiors for your own selfish desires, ignored the laws of the country, and betrayed the trust of me and our ancestors; as a father, you ignored the safety of your wife, children, and children and went your own way. Even though I
Following the warnings of our ancestors, you also insisted on violating the national law and refused to repent, which eventually led to catastrophe. You will not be able to escape the blame for your crimes, both public and private."
If it weren't for the thought that he was an elder, and the thought of his deceased mother and aunt, he would hate iron and wish he could just go up and give him a beating with a cane, which would definitely break his hatred.
"My aunt was framed and killed by the Queen Mother Tian for the sake of procreating heirs for the Lin family. My mother-in-law has been tortured and tortured for many years because of her father's misfortune. For the sake of my aunt and mother-in-law, the imperial grandmother was particularly kind to my uncle and even the Ji family. My uncle asked himself,
Can you trust the Imperial Grandmother?"
Lin Jinxiao looked directly at him fiercely, and the hatred in his heart was so overwhelming that it was difficult to express it.
Only a few months after he ascended the throne, he was betrayed by his relatives one after another. Who can understand the pain in his heart.
The aunt murdered her own wife and children, and was involved in the old case of assassinating Jin Shu and the late emperor's biological father. She deserved no sympathy for her death, but Yin Sinian and Ji Huaishu, two high-ranking and popular ministers, actually did this for some extraneous things.
Ridiculous things make it very sad to lose the guarantee of the late festival.
"With the great achievements that the two uncles have made for the imperial court over the years, with Jin Shu and the Prince Consort working tirelessly to serve the country on the battlefield, with the tragic death of my uncle who resisted the Rongdi people in his early years and died in a different place, even the body cannot be pieced together."
Not to mention the land and silver that you two were greedy for, I would be willing to reward all the confiscated property of the Tang and Yang families to my two uncles. Why would you do such a stingy thing and let our ancestors do it?
It’s chilling and makes me sad?”
Lin Jinxiao got louder and louder as he scolded him. Ji Huaishu was extremely ashamed and cried loudly: "It's all the guilty minister's fault. The guilty minister has let down his ancestors and His Majesty. The guilty minister has no face to face His Majesty again, and even more shameless to face him again."
Ancestors, the sins of the guilty ministers cannot be forgiven, and I am willing to obey the laws of the country."
"Father."
Ji Cen'an was also heartbroken at this time. He never expected that his most respected father would commit such a serious crime without telling him.
I knew it was shameless to plead for him, but I couldn't bear to watch him die.
Looking at the indifferent lady by the stove, he felt as if his heart was bleeding. Such a proud princess had to suffer such humiliation by marrying into the Ji family.
He only hated that he was born into such a family.
As for Ji Huaishu not entering the palace until now to plead guilty, Chu Nanzhi felt helpless.
If he could imitate Taiwei Yin and accept the warnings from the emperor and his ancestors before the incident happened, and expose his crime, he would be able to escape unscathed even if it happened to the second wife of the Ji family.
It was only at this juncture that I realized that it was naturally too late to repent.
Thinking of the other evil deeds committed by the Ji family, she immediately asked decisively: "Master Shangshu, Your Majesty has already made a decree for you. I thought you knew how to advance and retreat. Now that things have come to this, for the sake of Jinshu and the consort, why don't you please
You must confess truthfully and never hide anything from His Majesty again."
"Yes, what the Queen said is true."
Ji Huaishu said in detail with sincerity and fear: "Since His Majesty promulgated the new political decree, the guilty ministers have followed the princess's words and successively eliminated the 30,000 Bubu raised in various manors of the Ji family, and even some of the fertile land purchased a few years ago are here.
It was sold to the people in my hometown at a low price in more than a month."
"Since you have the heart to repent, why did you steal the property confiscated by the Tang and Yang clans without telling the princess and the consort?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at him in confusion.
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Ji Huaishu sighed in embarrassment: "It's not that the guilty minister is greedy, it's just that the number is too big. The guilty minister does not have the courage of Taiwei Yin to risk his life and confess his crime."
"I think your Majesty, Master Shangshu, doesn't believe that Your Majesty is so magnanimous."
Chu Nanzhi sneered coldly: "Raising tribes and annexing land are considered reasonable and reasonable things by the major wealthy families. It is understandable that Master Shangshu was unable to make a decision for a while due to the custom that has lasted for hundreds of years."
Then he deliberately threatened: "But in order to protect your relatives, you condoned the crimes of the Tanzhou governor and had the imperial officials Xia Yuan and Lu Huan killed. This is difficult to forgive."
If you think carefully about the reason for Lin Jinxiao's anger, this must be the root cause.
After all, the officials responsible for the inspection of the guilty minister's residence were more or less corrupt. Even if the number was a bit huge, sooner or later, the idea he came up with for Lin Jinxiao would make them spit it out. However, the clique and selfish interests were already serious enough to make the whole family spit out their opinions.
There are officials all over the state protecting each other, so this cannot be easily pardoned.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Ji Huaishu replied uneasily: "The guilty minister has never done anything to protect his relatives, let alone the murder of Xia Junjian and Lu Tingwei Shi. The guilty minister has been in Beijing these years.
Among them, most affairs in Tanzhou's hometown were taken care of by Princess Yanjun when she was still alive."
After hearing this, Lin Jinxiao reluctantly let go.
According to the information I know, my uncle has indeed dismissed the tribes raised in various manors according to the new regulations during this period. He has also rewarded the tribes with fields and houses, and given them good deeds, so that they can become independent and legal citizens.
, it can be seen that Jin Shu is in charge of the family affairs of the Ji family in strict accordance with the new regulations of the imperial court.
In this way, he could be sure that what happened in Tanzhou was done when his aunt was still alive.
As for the roster, my uncle knew very little about it.
"I believe what my uncle said today."
Thinking of the imperial grandmother and his late mother-in-law, Lin Jinxiao finally couldn't bear to close his eyes and said in a deep voice: "My uncle has ignored the laws of the country and dismissed all official positions and titles today, demoted him to a commoner, and allowed him to return to his hometown. You will leave immediately."
Go ahead."
He committed such a serious crime, but the emperor did not take his life. Ji Huaishu was so moved that he burst into tears. He immediately bowed his head and knelt down and said: "I thank God for your sin. I wish your majesty a long life and long life, and protect our empire for thousands of years."
Although he was reluctant to take his uncle's life, Lin Jinxiao felt extremely sad when he saw each of his close relatives falling from the altar in his hands and unable to accompany him to govern the government and witness the rise of the empire again.
After pondering for a moment, he called out in a heavy tone: "Prince-in-law Ji Cen'an listened to the title. Thinking of your meritorious service in exposing the enemy with Princess Shu, and your loyalty to the court and your many meritorious deeds. Today, I specially promote you to the rank of Minister of the Secretariat of Shangshutai and the title of Duke of Rongchang."
, I hope that you and your wife will lead the Ji family to make great contributions to the imperial court in the future, and never let down the high expectations of me and our ancestors again."
Although he stepped on his father's back to ascend to the throne, he still saved his life after all. Ji Cen'an was not only happy but also grateful to the new emperor. He worshiped sincerely: "I thank you for your generous reward. I will definitely accept it."
I will devote myself wholeheartedly and serve the imperial court loyally."
After saying this, he supported Ji Huaishu and slowly walked out of the Yangxin Hall.
After being demoted to a commoner and without the shackles, Ji Huaishu felt light-hearted. On the way out of the palace, he kept warning his son: "Cen An, you must remember His Majesty's kindness to our Ji family."
The long-cherished wish that he had not been able to realize finally allowed his only son to succeed, and he exchanged his honor and disgrace for the title of first-class meritorious service in the Dafang. After all, it was the emperor's grace to his family.