There are only tens of tens of pieces in the fold, but the weight is not clear. The fold that Feng Shoufu and others are seeing now is the result of Jin Yiwei's hard work last night. It details which house, which house and which person, and how to communicate with King Zhou and King Rong.
The prince colluded and leaked a lot of information to these two people.
Due to time and manpower constraints, the number of people the Jin Yiwei could interrogate in one night was limited. In order to frighten the courtiers, Qin Jiyan asked the Jin Yiwei to interrogate those people with prominent backgrounds first. As for those with ordinary backgrounds, there was no rush. They could interrogate them slowly.
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Therefore, many ministers can see the crimes committed by their own family members or children from their in-laws' families on the papers. When they saw the names above, some of them changed their expressions. The timid one simply fell to the ground and fainted.
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The Empress Dowager's natal family member, Cheng'en Gong, received the book without even looking at it. He knelt down and crawled to the center of the palace to plead guilty. After Cheng'en's public announcement, someone in the family was taken away by the royal guards last night. The officials also knelt down and came out to plead guilty.
Within half an hour, before the zhezi had even been passed around, dozens of people came out to plead guilty, kowtowing violently and asking for the emperor's clear judgment.
After Qin Jiyan smashed the fold, he didn't say anything anymore. He sat high on the dragon chair and looked coldly at the courtiers below.
Some were surprised, some were frightened, some were uneasy... In short, the ministers, who usually kept their emotions secret, could not hold back at this time and showed their innermost emotions.
Interesting, really interesting.
Qin Jiyan curled his lips and smiled, with a hint of unspeakable sarcasm.
These were his ministers who usually pointed fingers at him as the emperor and criticized him with righteous words. They looked loyal and upright without fear of life and death, which made him think that these people were really not afraid of death. What was the result?
When someone commits a crime, the sword is hanging above his head, and everyone behaves in an ugly manner, which is really ridiculous.
An hour later, all the papers filled with accusations had been circulated, and more than 40 officials crawled out from two rows on their knees to plead guilty.
Of course, the people who knelt down to plead guilty were not all for their own brothers, many of them were relatives by marriage. There were only a few big families in the capital, and these people were all closely related to each other, united as one, and connected with each other.
When something happens, they band together and form a powerful force. If they don't make a big mistake, it will be difficult even for the emperor to touch these big families, but...
It's different now.
The members of the clan colluded with Prince Rong and the King of Zhou to assassinate the emperor, which was a serious crime against the nine clans. Even in-laws would not be able to escape the liquidation.
Qin Jiyan was very satisfied with what he could gain from just a trip to Taiyuan. Although he took a little risk, the gain was huge.
"Your Majesty, I don't know anything about what my brother has committed. I would like to ask Your Majesty to investigate clearly."
"Your Majesty, I have not been strict with the children of my clan. I am guilty and I would like to ask the Emperor to deal with it."
"Your Majesty, that rebellious son has already separated his family. When I return, I will start a clan and expel him from the clan. I would like to ask Your Majesty for your enlightenment."
"Your Majesty, my concubine is young and ignorant, and has been deceived. Please forgive him for his young age and spare his life."
"emperor……"
Putting aside the relationship, begging for mercy, begging for punishment... there are all kinds of pleas. No matter how high-sounding these people say, in the final analysis, they still hope that Qin Jiyan will be polite and not vent his anger on them.
There is nothing wrong with sacrificing your family to protect your commander, but sacrificing your family for a traitor is stupid, but... it's true, it still makes people feel chilled when they hear this.
Although they only had one night and the Jin Yiwei didn't find much, Qin Jiyan was certain that more than half of those who colluded with King Zhou and King Rong had the tacit approval of the family, or even the family's instructions.
In this way, the family will have double insurance. No matter who comes to power, the family will be able to stand firm. From the standpoint of the family, this is understandable, but for the person in power and the emperor, this kind of two-sided flattery
The ministers should be punished.
Facing the ministers who were kowtowing and begging for mercy, Qin Jiyan remained the same as yesterday and did not say anything about the punishment. After the ministers read the document, Qin Jiyan stood up and said, "I hope to see your confession tomorrow.
, write down the crimes committed by you and the children in your clan one by one."
He made a mistake, and these ministers asked him to write down his guilt, so now he wants these people to write down his guilt. He wants to see how these upright and loyal ministers who usually point fingers at him,
Will you write out all your crimes?
After saying that, the eunuch announced his withdrawal from the court, and Qin Jiyan left in a hurry, leaving all the court officials stunned and at a loss. Especially those court officials who came out to confess their crimes were even more confused.
The emperor asked them to write a confession. How to write the confession? To what extent should it be written?
The emperor asked them to write their own charges. Did they find anything? How much did they find?
Under such circumstances, would they be seeking death if they wrote too much? If they concealed nothing, or only wrote a few insignificant things, and the emperor discovered it, would they think that they deliberately deceived the emperor?
Oh my god, this crime statement is really difficult to write, and it’s wrong no matter how you write it.
All the ministers had pale faces, and Duke Cheng'en had the ugliest expression. He looked up and saw Feng Shoufu kneeling there with the old god there. He didn't know what he was thinking. He jumped up and lay down at Feng Shoufu's feet, "Feng Shoufu."
Chief Assistant, please save me, please save the lower official. The lower official is really innocent, and the lower official doesn’t know anything." It was his bastard who committed the crime. Otherwise, his family would not be able to escape.
Lose.
Feng Shoufu almost jumped up in fright, and quickly helped Duke Chengen up, "Mr. Chengen, I can't do it, I can't do it, please get up quickly."
Duke Chengen is a first-class duke. Although he has no actual position, he is not qualified to be worshiped by Duke Chengen, and Duke Chengen does not need to be called an official in front of him.
"No, no, no, I can't afford it. If you don't save me, Mr. Feng, I won't get up. I beg you, Mr. Feng, please save me. I really can't bear what my evil son did."
I don’t know anything about it.” Duke Chengen shamelessly knelt in front of Feng Shoufu and refused to get up no matter how hard he pulled him.
After the bastard at home was taken away last night, he asked someone to bring a message to the palace, asking the Empress Dowager to explain something in front of the emperor and plead for the Chen family, but...
The Empress Dowager said that she had no control over this matter. She had done enough for the Chen family. It was true that she was the Empress Dowager, but she had no blood relationship with the Emperor. Before the Emperor ascended the throne, she and the Emperor had a cooperative relationship.
, you can seek benefits for the Chen family, but not now.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he did not treat the Chen family badly. He was extremely benevolent and righteous to the Chen family. The Chen family could not afford to be too late. Moreover, he colluded with King Zhou and Prince Rong to help them assassinate the emperor. This is a serious crime.
Xiao, before the matter is investigated clearly, she will never open her mouth to plead for the Chen family and drag herself into the water.
When Duke Cheng'en heard this, he was stunned. Today he came to the morning court tremblingly. Seeing the emperor's reaction, Duke Cheng'en knew that the Chen family was finished.
Relying on the emperor's respect and the empress dowager in the palace, the Chen family's children often committed crimes. The emperor asked him to write a confession. Would he dare to conceal it and not write it?
If he writes everything down, is there any chance of survival?