Chapter 1709 Concubine Duanrong: Jia Ziyu, how could you treat her like this?
Shenjing City
The Jade Rabbit sets in the west, the Golden Crow rises in the east, time flies, and before you know it, three days have passed.
Chen Ze's case has spread throughout Shenjing City, attracting much attention and attention from the scholars and people in Shenjing City.
After all, he was a prince who was involved in a major rebellion, not to mention the murder of the powerful King Wei.
Palace Garden, Wenhua Palace
Qi Kun, the chief minister of the cabinet, was sitting behind a lacquered wooden table in the hall, with a look of worry on his calm face.
In other words, the chief minister of the cabinet, who has been an official for many years, has a vague premonition in his heart.
Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was keenly aware of Qi Kun's "restlessness". He turned his eyes, was surprised, and asked: "Mr. Qi Ge, what's wrong?"
Qi Kunqiang smiled to himself and said, "It's nothing, I just felt a little sleepy just now."
Zhao Yi nodded, feeling a sense of suspicion in his heart, but he didn't know where to start asking and waited to see what happened.
Qi Kun raised his eyes and glanced outside the hall, because it was almost noon, the sun was shining outside the hall, summer was approaching, and the cicadas were chirping.
Qi Kun frowned and picked up a pile of memorials on the corner of the table, inevitably feeling a sense of irritation in his heart.
Zhao Yi raised his sword-shaped eyebrows, his eyes as clear as rainbows deep, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Qi Ge, the official road from Shenjing to Luoyang has been renovated, but the Ministry of Industry still lacks an allocation.
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Qi Kun whispered: "Didn't the Ministry of Revenue previously allocate a sum of money in accordance with the official road renovation plan?"
Zhao Yi was silent for a moment and said: "The official road from Luoyang to Nanjing passes through several provinces. The road is long and the amount of work is quite large. Recently, some new budgets have been added."
Qi Kun nodded and said: "That's enough to allocate it in installments. It's just that we need to be frugal in the local area."
At this moment, Lin Ruhai, who was not far away, glanced at Qi Kun and answered with a smile: "Mr. Qi Ge, the customs tax this year has increased by 20% compared to last year."
Qi Kun was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. This year, the treasury can be spent more freely."
Lin Ruhai looked at the absent-minded Qi Kun, shook his head secretly, picked up the memorial on the desk, and started reading.
At this moment, bursts of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the palace, and then, while the cabinet ministers were in shock, they saw a large number of royal guards pouring into the palace.
At this moment, Liu Zheng stood up slowly, shouted, and said in a low voice: "You are so brave, how dare you break into the Wenhua Palace without permission."
The leader of the general was Liu Jixian, the commander of the Jinyi Mansion. Under his thick eyebrows, his tiger eyes were piercing and his expression was stern. He raised his hands and said, "I have been ordered by the King of Wei to arrest the rebel party of King Yan."
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As soon as these words came out, Liu Zhengrong's expression changed suddenly, his eyes flashed aggressively, and he said in a deep voice: "There are all cabinet ministers in this palace, how can there be any King Yan who rebels against the party?"
However, Liu Jixian cast a pair of cold-sword eyes on Qi Kun, the chief minister of the cabinet, and asked in a bad tone: "Mr. Qi Ge, do you still need the rudeness of the general?"
After all, he was the former chief minister of the Han Dynasty cabinet, and even in the Wenhua Palace, the Jinyi Mansion did not want to make things ugly.
Qi Kun stood up, stiffened his neck, and with the majesty and awe in his eyes that he had been in a high position for a long time, he shouted: "Liu Jixian, I am an auxiliary minister of the country, when did you rebel against the party?"
Liu Jixian said coldly: "Mr. Qi Ge colluded with King Yan Chen Ze to murder King Wei. Isn't that not against the party?"
Liu Jixian's face grew colder, and he shouted loudly, like spring thunder blooming, and said: "Come here, take down Qi Kun!"
"promise."
The surrounding Jinyi Mansion guards responded with a promise, stepped forward, cut Qi Kun's arms behind his back, and walked quickly outside.
Qi Kun's face was pale, but his voice remained calm and composed, and he said, "I want to see King Wei."
Liu Jixian's face was as indifferent as frost, and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qi Ge, please be patient. We will see the prince soon."
After a while, Jia Heng quickly entered the palace, surrounded by a group of royal guards.
Zhao Yi stepped forward to greet him, called out to him, looked respectful, raised his hands and said, "I have seen King Wei in this humble position."
Jia Heng nodded, stretched out his hand to help, and said: "Mr. Zhao Ge, there is no need to be more polite."
Zhao Yi glanced at the Jinyi palace guard behind Jia Heng, looked surprised, and asked: "King Wei, this is..."
Zhao Yi was not frightened, after all, he was a relative of Jia Heng's wife.
Jia Heng said: "The King of Yan and Qi Kun colluded with each other to plot against me. Now that the King of Yan has confessed, Qi Kun is secretly plotting against me."
Qi Kun's expression suddenly changed, and he argued: "King Wei, why did I ever collude with King Yan to murder you?"
Jia Heng's face was expressionless and he said in a deep voice: "Liu Jixian, hand the confession of King Yan to Mr. Qi Ge for a look."
Liu Jixian responded softly, then took a copy of the Ci from Qian Shi on the side and handed it to Qi Kun.
Qi Kun's face was as pale as paper at this moment. After checking the words for a while, his hands and feet were already cold and he was obviously speechless.
"Mr. Qi Ge, it's all written in black and white, how can I deny it?" Jia Heng's eyes flashed aggressively under his thick dark green eyebrows, and he clearly gave a cold shout.
Qi Kun, on the other side, opened his mouth, but was obviously speechless.
Jia Heng said coldly: "Come here, take Qi Kun to the imperial prison and interrogate him strictly, without making any mistakes!"
"yes."
A group of Jinyi palace guards all claimed that they were, and then, with the pale and bloodless expressions of the cabinet ministers, they escorted Qi Kunli into the palace.
However, Qi Kun said: "King Wei, you are so unfaithful and unjust and seek to usurp the Han Dynasty. Aren't you afraid of heaven's punishment?"
Jia Heng said: "I have been assisting and adhering to the country for four years. I have worked hard and devotedly. How can you slander me?"
"Here comes someone, why don't you keep him in custody!"
Qi Kun wanted to argue again, but several Jinyi guards held his arms and carried him out.
Lin Ruhai stood up from behind a peach-red lacquered wooden table, looked at the young man in a python suit, and asked: "Ziyu, Mr. Qi Ge, what's going on over there?"
Jia Heng said coldly: "Not only Qi Kun, but also Shi Shangshu from the Military Aircraft Department, they all hate me. They previously united with King Yan to design harm to Gu, but now King Yan has confessed.
When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was silent for a moment.
Jia Heng looked solemn and said: "Uncle, during this period, you will be in charge of the cabinet affairs."
After Qi Kun's fall, even according to the order of succession, Lin Ruhai should be the chief minister of the cabinet.
Today's Han Dynasty has entered Qiande for four years, and its national power is booming. It looks like a peaceful and prosperous era, and its government affairs are also in full swing.
Lin Ruhai nodded and did not refuse.
Jia Heng said: "Then uncle will be a member of the cabinet first, and I will go to Wuying Hall."
Lin Ruhai nodded slightly and watched Jia Heng go away.
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Palace Garden, Wuying Palace——
The news that is happening in Wenhua Hall has not reached Wuying Hall yet, but the atmosphere in the hall is still a bit strange.
Shi Jie, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was wearing a scarlet official robe and sat behind a lacquered wooden table, looking a little restless as well.
No one knows King Wei's methods better than him. Now that Yan King Chen Ze has been captured, it won't be long before he is dug out.
Hang Min and Shi Shu raised their eyes and glanced at Shi Jie, feeling a little unsettled as well.
As members of the Chu Party at that time, Hang Min and Shi Shu, the two ministers of the Ministry of War, had heard about some of the actions of their immediate superiors.
Wang Shuirong of Beijing picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and looked at the military books on the table.
He was also thinking about the arrest of King Yan.
Could it be that Ziyu really wanted to stand on his own feet for the Han Dynasty?
As one of the four major princes of the Han Dynasty, where should he go?
Forget it, now that Ziyu has control over all power inside and outside the government, what else can he do?
At this moment, bursts of noisy footsteps were heard outside the palace, and soon, the dignified young man in python suit could be seen walking quickly, surrounded by a group of royal guards.
The embroidered spring knife hung on the waist of the guard in Jinyi Palace shines brightly under the sunlight.
All the military ministers in the Wuying Palace stared at the young man in python suit, feeling inexplicably frightened.
Shi Jie also saw the young man in the python suit, and there seemed to be a trace of panic in his eyes.
Shui Rong, the minister of military aircraft, said: "King Wei, what's going on?"
Xie Zaiyi's face was deep, and a look of understanding appeared in his aggressive and flashing eyes.
The Military Aircraft Department also had rebels who secretly supported King Yan.
Jia Heng nodded towards Shuirong, then looked at Shi Jie and said in a deep voice: "Master Shi, you colluded with King Yan to murder Gu. Do you know Gu's anger?"
In fact, he and Shi Jie were considered political allies who worked well together in the early days, but as time went on, the two parties eventually parted ways due to different political ideas.
Shi Jie's face turned pale suddenly, and he kept moaning and humiliating, and whispered: "King Wei, have you ever felt like this before?"
My heart has sunk to the bottom.
I'm afraid today is a matter of sacrificing one's life for righteousness.
Jia Heng said coldly: "The King of Yan, Chen Ze, has confessed. Shi Jie, the Minister of War, secretly informed him and contacted the generals and soldiers in the capital camp, intending to support the restoration of the King of Yan after murdering Yu Gu."
At this moment, Shi Jie, the Minister of War, showed a look of panic on his face and said: "King Wei, I am unjustly accused."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then shouted, "Come here, take Shi Jie to prison! Interrogate him strictly!"
"Yes." The Jinyi Mansion guards on both sides responded in unison, then surrounded Shi Jie like wolves and tigers, and escorted Shi Jie towards the imperial prison.
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, turned to look at Shui Rong aside, and said, "Prince Shui, you will be in charge of the affairs of the Military Aircraft Department for the time being."
Shui Rong nodded and said, "Ziyu, don't worry, as long as the Military Aircraft Department responds to the general affairs, nothing will go wrong."
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he glanced at the two military ministers Shi Shu and Hang Min, looked at the two earth-colored faces, and said in a deep voice: "The collusion between Shi Jie and King Yan, all officials involved in this matter
, if you can go to Jinyi Mansion to surrender and confess your crime, I can forgive you as appropriate."
Hang Min and Shi Shu were considered talented people, but because they were members of the Chu party, they could not help themselves. After being demoted, they were left to wait for him to ascend the throne and be activated again a few years later.
After saying that, he no longer lingered in the palace, and walked quickly outside surrounded by a group of royal guards.
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Palace Garden, Kunning Palace
The Empress of the Song Dynasty wore a red phoenix-embroidered dress with wide sleeves and sat quietly in the palace. Her fragrant and jade-skinned face was as red as a rose petal, bright and unprovoked.
At this moment, Jia Heng entered the palace, bowed to Empress Song, and said, "Wei Chen has met your empress."
Empress Song's willow eyebrows were as beautiful as daisy. When she saw the visitor, her beautiful eyes softened a bit and she said softly: "King Wei, please be fine."
After saying that, he looked at Jia Heng and asked: "Ziyu, have you finished handling the previous matters?"
Jia Heng nodded, with piercing eyes, and whispered: "We have found out the civil servants and generals in the court who reported to King Chen Ze of Yan."
The empress of Song Dynasty suddenly changed her appearance, and asked: "I wonder who she is?"
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Qi Kun, the chief minister of the cabinet, Shi Jie, the military minister, and several generals in the Beijing camp were all involved in the rebellion."
Empress Song's emerald willow eyebrows were as curved as the crescent moon, her crystal-clear beautiful eyes were like dew as she looked at the young man in the python suit, and whispered: "After these people are imprisoned, who will take over the government?"
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Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "The cabinet will be replaced by Lin Ruhai, the second assistant, and the chief military minister will be temporarily replaced by Beijing Wang Shuirong."
The reason why Xie Zaiyi was not used was to unite other forces more broadly and seek consensus.
Empress Song immediately said without saying much else: "After that... what should I say?"
Jia Heng said: "Let's do this for two or three years."
After that, he still needs to adjust slowly. It is impossible to say that he just forced King Chen Ze of Yan to death and then usurped the throne.
Doesn’t that mean that King Yan Chen Ze and others are just?
Besides, the governors of various provinces and the officials of local prefectures and counties still need to make adjustments.
Empress Song gently responded with a yes, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Concubine Rong, you'd better pay attention. She has sent people to summon Xianning to the palace these days, and she seems to want to intercede for Chen Ze."
Jia Heng nodded, remained silent for a moment, and said, "I will."
Empress Song sighed faintly and said, "Tell me, why did everything go so well and ended up like this?"
After all, they have been sisters for many years.
Jia Heng said: "Whenever there is a change of dynasty, it is inevitable to compete with the remnants of the previous dynasty."
When Queen Song heard this, she rolled her beautiful eyes at the young man in the python suit and said, "According to you, I and Luo'er are also remnants of the previous dynasty?"
Jia Heng said: "Look at you, what are you talking about?"
Empress Song was beautiful, with a straight nose that seemed to snort slightly, and not much else to say. There were two bright red clouds on both sides of her fair and jade-skinned face.
She is now nearly fifty years old, and this man is still so greedy for her body.
There seemed to be an indescribable joy and sweetness in the beauty's crystal clear heart, and the sides of her face as white as snow were as red as rose petals.
While the two were talking, they also felt tired together for a while.
Queen Song stared at the young man in the python suit and whispered: "Okay, stop making trouble, how are you doing in Xianning?"
Jia Heng said: "Xianning is actually fine, but after all, I will be sad for a while because of Chen Ze's incident."
Xian Ning gave birth to his children. In essence, they are now a family.
Today, the Han Dynasty's steam engines have been improved, and his officialdom has also been renovated. He is thriving and his national power is advancing by leaps and bounds. As his national power grows stronger, his prestige in the entire world is also rising rapidly.
Empress Song said: "We can only wait for time to kill."
So why not her? Her son also died young, and it took her several years to get over her grief.
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Palace Garden, Funing Palace
Imperial Concubine Duanrong was dressed in a dress embroidered with a vermilion phoenix. Her hair was rich and lush, black and green, and under her two willow-leaf eyebrows, her crystal clear eyes were as soft as water.
At this moment, the beauty's heart was filled with worries. The beauty's beautiful eyes were filled with emotion, looking at the female official who came from outside, and said: "But you sent someone to the eldest princess's house?"
The female officer replied softly: "Go back to your Majesty, I've sent two groups of people over."
Concubine Duanrong's pink lips parted slightly and she whispered: "Come here, send someone over to take a look."
On the other side of the room, the female officer said softly "Hmm" to the female officer, and then quickly walked outside.
However, the female officer had just arrived at the entrance of the palace and saw the tall and heroic young man in python suit, with a majestic face and an aura of Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi.
"King Wei." When the female officer saw the person coming, she was so frightened that she knelt down. Her clear and pleasant voice sounded frightened.
Jia Heng nodded and whispered: "Get up."
"Yes, Your Majesty." As she spoke, the young female officer thanked her and then stood up.
Concubine Duanrong's emerald-green eyebrows were raised, and under her gaze, Jia Heng quickly entered the hall and asked, "Is Concubine Rong okay?"
There was a hint of anger on the fair face of the beautiful concubine Duanrong, and she scolded: "Jia Ziyu, do you still have the nerve to come here?"
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, the civil servants and generals in the court who reported to King Yan have been captured by me."
When Concubine Duanrong heard this, her face as white as snow was as pale as paper, and her heart was extremely frightened.
Has Ze'er already confessed?
As Chen Ze's mother-in-law, Concubine Duanrong knew Chen Ze's behind-the-scenes planning, and knew that the reason why Chen Ze dared to start an uprising was because of the secret support of important officials in the court.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Concubine Rong, King Yan and Chen Ze have conspired against each other. The evidence is conclusive. According to the laws of our Han Dynasty, they should be sentenced to death!"
Concubine Duanrong was inexplicably frightened. When she raised her head with green hair like a waterfall, she was already glaring at Jia Heng.
Jia Heng said coldly: "Your Majesty, don't send people to beg Xianning anymore. Xianning has been extremely kind and righteous to Chen Ze over the years."
He was also extremely kind to Concubine Rong, mother and son.
Concubine Duanrong's fragrant and jade-skinned face was clearly as pale as paper. She scolded: "Jia Ziyu, do you really want to kill them all!?"
Jia Heng raised his sword-shaped eyebrows, his face as cold as frost, and said sarcastically: "My dear, is this not the case for King Yan?"
Concubine Duanrong's jade face as white as snow was as pale as paper, her plump and delicate body was stiff, and a look of worry surged in her mind.
Jia Heng's face was as indifferent as frost, and he said: "My queen, I'd better think about it carefully next."
Well, it would be fun to come over and have fun every once in a while.
With that said, he stopped lingering in the mansion and quickly left the palace, intending to go see Zhen Qing and Concubine Liu.
In the Funing Palace, Concubine Duanrong's jade face, which was as white as snow, turned pale, and endless resentment surged in her heart.