Chapter 81 Let’s deal with the poisoning case first
Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the silent whip was whipped again, Honglu Temple sang and the officials came to visit Zhu Youxiao according to the etiquette of meeting the prince and supervising the country.
The fire at Huangji Gate was put out in time the night before yesterday, so the gate tower was not burned down. It is still appropriate for the imperial gate to listen to politics.
The ceremony has ended and the morning proceedings have officially begun.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the civil and military officials in front of him who were all serving filial piety, and thought that it was finally about to begin. Starting from today's morning court, it would be an open battle for power.
Secretly, the radical civil servants headed by Dong Lin have lost. How far can they continue to struggle on the surface? I really want to see~
He luckily said loudly: "Everyone, please be safe. I just heard about the situation in Dianmao. Liu Yijing, the deputy minister of the cabinet, and dozens of others have not arrived. I would like to ask Duke Cheng to talk about this matter."
Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, was a little excited: "In accordance with the decree of supervising the country, Liu Yijing, the former deputy minister of the cabinet, who was one of the leaders of the mutiny on the night of August 30, has been convicted of the crime!"
Ah!?
Liu Yijing, the deputy cabinet minister, is one of the leaders of the mutiny?!
Most of the ministers were surprised that this was the case.
Yang Lian and others trembled in their hearts. This Zhu Chunchen rebelled. No wonder the rebellion failed and there was no tendency to support Zhu Youjian...
In particular, Zhu Chunchen's tone was upright and confident, which made them even more disgusted and regarded Duke Cheng as their enemy.
Zhu Youxiao scanned the crowd and saw Yang Lian with his back straight, Zhou Jiamo and Sun Ruyou standing there with their heads lowered.
Minister Gu Ming, I will treat you well~
Then I looked at the officials in the back row. They were all dressed in plain clothes, so I really couldn’t recognize who they were.
But after midnight at Meridian Gate, Liu Shimin and Liu Qiao verified that Zhan Shiwen Tiren, the young master of Zhan Shifu, Xu Guangqi, the censor of Henan Province, Xiong Wencan, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, Yang Sichang, a doctor in the Ministry of Households, and Hong Chengchou, a member of the Ministry of Punishments, were among the queues.
He withdrew his gaze and said solemnly: "Everyone must be very concerned about the events of the past few days. I have been ordered to do so at a critical moment, so I will naturally give you and the world a clear investigation result."
The officials in the front row heard it very clearly, while the eunuchs in the back row raised their voices and repeated the message.
After the lingering sound dispersed, the chief assistant Fang Congzhe knelt down and thanked him: "This move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will surely calm the hearts of the people in the world. It is indeed a blessing to our Ming Dynasty."
When Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou heard this, they became more angry. Donglin had long disliked Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant, and now he took the lead in praising him. Don't you think it is embarrassing for the literati...
Zhu Youxiao motioned to Fang Congzhe to stand up, and then said in a helpless tone:
"Everyone is wearing plain clothes today. This is a reflection of everyone's loyalty. I feel very relieved when I see them. But some people are wearing plain clothes, but they are happy inside, right?"
It’s begun, it’s begun~
Zhu Chunchen is a little excited. The more objects he has to liquidate and the more targets he has confiscated, the more useful he will be, and of course, the less likely he will be treated as a traitor.
"Originally, the investigation revealed some clues, that is, my father was poisoned, but due to his serious illness and the mutiny, these thieves were almost fooled."
He looked at Huang Kezuan, the Minister of Punishment, and Liu Qiao, a fellow Jinyiwei guard next to him: "Please ask Da Si Kou to sort out the situation for us, and Jinyiwei will provide evidence."
"I obey the decree."
Huang Kezuan, the Minister of Punishment, went out to a station. He had the aura of being the Minister of the Four Ministry of Justice without being angry or intimidating.
"On the night of August 14, the 48th year of Wanli Period, His Majesty Taichang was poisoned after taking medicine. It was found that the poison was caused by the Euphorbia and Qingxin Bezoar in the Tai Hospital medicine. The matter was found to be intentional poisoning to kill His Majesty."
Liu Qiao went to Huangji's door and took out several testimonies signed by the imperial doctors. There was one principal culprit and two co-conspirators.
"Both the principal criminal and the accomplices have been recruited, why doesn't the mastermind admit it quickly?" Zhu Youxiao asked the group of ministers and officials.
Yang Lian frowned slightly and looked at Yan Guan, did he want to frame me?!
Damn it, in such a short period of time since he came to court, he has been ridiculed by the prince three times. The veins on his forehead are twitching. Although he wants to keep Qingshan alive, he will wait until more Donglin bosses who have not yet arrived gather together to figure out a solution together.<
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But now I really can’t bear it anymore.
But I have done nothing else in the past two days, except to unite with the upright civil servants. I will never let you do it if you want to incriminate me.
Soon a group of people will prove my innocence!
Zhu Youxiao said to Yan Guan: "It seems that there are quite a lot of people who want to murder my father, Luo Zhi, for Zheng Guifei, right? Especially Yao Zongwen, who is involved in your household affairs?"
Yao Zongwen! Yao Zhongwen, leader of the Zhejiang Party!?
Yang Lian and others were shocked. It was not themselves, but their opponent Yao Zongwen~
Zuo Guangdou and other civil servants who were preparing drafts to redress Yang Lian's grievances were immediately fooled.
Is this different from what was expected?
Yao Zongwen was shocked in the queue of officials.
"Back to the prison, Your Highness, I don't know what's going on!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Yao Zongwen, the so-called leader of the Zhejiang Party, pretending to know nothing, and felt that these civil servants, regardless of Donglin or other township parties, were really lawless if they did not give them a cure.
Huang Kezuan, the Minister of Punishment, came to answer him:
"Yao Zongwen, you are afraid that the Zhejiang Party will be robbed of the opportunity by Donglin's Yang Lian and will never have a chance to make a comeback in the future, so you must seize the opportunity to do what Donglin failed to do and obtain the evidence that Concubine Zheng murdered His Majesty Taichang."
"This..."
The Donglin Party, including Zuo Guangdou, all looked at Yao Zongwen angrily. They had long felt that Yao Zongwen's moral character was very poor. This time they still wanted to compete with Yang Lian for credit, and they actually achieved the credit of overthrowing the Zheng family by murdering His Majesty.<
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In fact, when Zhu Youxiao saw the results of Jinyiwei's investigation, he didn't want to believe it too much. He always felt that he had made a mistake by pointing to this guy instead of the Donglin Party.
But the main culprit has a close relationship with the Chengguo government on a daily basis, which was confirmed by Zhu Chunchen yesterday.
Yao Zongwen of the Zhejiang Party and Yang Lian of the Donglin Party are both trying to curry favor with Duke Cheng and are dealing with Concubine Zheng, a target who has lost her backer.
The relationship between the two parties is competition, not either/or.
Zhu Youxiao immediately figured out that by attacking Concubine Zheng, Taichang would owe them favors and reward her for her merits.
For the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party, which are both civil servant groups, this is something they must rush to do. At that time, Yang Lian was the first to speak out. If Yao Zongwen wanted to surpass him, he could only report it with the "evidence" of the imperial doctor. Yao Zongwen's heart has collapsed.
I originally wanted to go to the theater today and watch the New Year drama about the demise of the Donglin Party.
Now the first dish during the Chinese New Year is himself.
Zhu Youxiao nodded to Liu Qiao, who read the testimonies of the principal criminal and his accomplices in public.
One of the three imperial doctors prescribes the medicine, while the other two cover up and change the prescription vouchers.
The dose is just enough to cause toxicity to the bezoar, but not directly fatal.
After the matter is completed, as long as there is chaos in the palace, the utensils for decoction that night will be destroyed. As long as there is no surveillance that night and no one who understands traditional Chinese medicine discovers it, there will be no danger in the matter.
On the very next day, Yao Zongwen directly sued Concubine Zheng and Cui Wensheng poisoned her based on the "evidence" provided by the imperial physician.
The greatest success in dealing with the Zheng family in this way is his.
And according to the imperial doctors, many of their seniors would use this trick.
The imperial physician of the Ming Dynasty used it more than once.