Although Emperor Delong died of a sudden illness less than two years after he inherited the throne, the key figure at the time, the Empress Dowager Liang, was still there, and the current emperor was able to inherit the throne because he and Emperor Delong were brothers.
As long as the Wang family continues, there will be no chance of overturning the case of Akino's conspiracy and investigating it.
However, nothing is absolute. The case of Akino's rebellion involves the abolition of imperial power. The truth behind the scenes may directly shake the legitimacy of the descendants of the Jin Dynasty to inherit the throne. In the eyes of the calculating careerists, Akino's
The conspiracy case must be regarded as a rare opportunity.
The night breeze blew from the bamboo shoots, and the bright moon cast its light like water. Lin Fu listened calmly to the Duke of Guo telling this secret that had been taboo for more than ten years. He thought that the old Duke was speaking vaguely. Yongchang
The relationship between the Hou Mansion and the palace is probably more complicated than imagined. Otherwise, how could the fact that the Empress Dowager Liang is actually the sister-in-law of Yongchang Hou Yuan return to power not spread in the streets?
"In the first year of Delong, there were as many as a hundred civil servants and generals in the government and the public who were implicated in the Qiuye prison conspiracy. The Duke of Guo and the Marquis of Yongchang were also reprimanded. More than a thousand members of the Jingbei Marquis clan were executed. Their relatives were all punished with death, and their servants were punished.
They are all punishable by death. Only more than 30 servant girls under the age of ten were admitted to the Jiaofangsi." Zeng Mingxin squinted at the bright moon between the bamboo shoots and spoke of the past incident quietly, "The old father of Fanlou from Fanding
Since then, he has had close contact with the Jiaofangsi, and many of the girls who made money in the feudal palace were from the Jiaofangsi. In the spring of the second year of Delong, shortly after Jingbei Hou Suhu was convicted and executed in Beijing, Jiangning's
There was a fire in the Jiaofang Division, but the casualties were not heavy. Thirty or fifty people escaped, and most of them were captured afterwards, but the books and roster of the Jiaofang Division were completely burned. Over the years, firstly,
The personnel list at that time was in chaos because of the fire. Secondly, no one cared about the girls from the Jingbei Marquis Mansion who were admitted to the Jiaofang Division—this girl Su Mei was only ten years old that year, but she was quite tall.
High, almost touching my shoulder!" Zeng Mingxin straightened his back and gestured to his shoulder.
Hearing a slight noise behind him, Lin Fu turned around and saw Su Mei standing beside the poplar tree holding a tea set. Her eyes were like the shadow of a mid-autumn spring under the moon. She was probably thinking of her grievances. Her eyes were bright and seemed to be full of tears.
"As I get older, I drink tea frequently and wake up late at night. I can't bear the trouble, so I don't drink tea anymore." Zeng Mingxin stood up, flicked his gown, and said, "Yuan Guizheng is not an easy person. In the early years, I
I misjudged him. The envoy is going to meet him, but he has to be very alert. I'm going back first..."
"I'll give the Duke a ride..." Lin Fu stood up and said.
"No," Zeng Mingxin waved his hand and said, "My eyes are still good and I can see the road clearly at night. There are a group of bastards following me. If I fall, someone will help me. I will supervise him without any trouble."
Lin Fu and Su Mei watched Zeng Mingxin leave the garden before sitting back in the pavilion. Su Mei placed the tea set on the stone table, poured the tea with boiling water to wash away the earthy smell, and then brewed the first cup of tea and brought it to Lin Fu.
Said: "Xiaoman is my sister. She was only five years old at the time. She was also frightened and could not remember what happened before the fire..."
"Did Xiaoman know these things later?" Lin Fu asked. Last year in the thatched cottage, Xiaoman deliberately imitated Su Mei's mature makeup, and they were very similar. At that time, he thought that the two might be blood sisters, but he didn't expect it to be true.
in this way.
"I haven't told her these things in these years. It's not easy to bear these things in my heart," Su Mei said. "Xiaoman and I were both people who were going to be kidnapped and executed in Beijing. Fortunately, we went to Jiangning that year."
The right deputy censor responsible for supervising the case was entrusted by the Duke of the country, so Xiaomancai and I were able to pretend to be servant girls and stay in the Jiaofang Division, and we have survived to this day. It's just that Fan Ding has seen my mother's appearance, and I have been with her since I was a child.
My mother looked very much like me. After he saw me in the Jiaofang Division, all this was discovered by the feudal family and the Yongchang Hou Mansion hiding behind the feudal clan. They took me, Xiaoman and other girls from the Jiaofang.
Si bought the Jiaofang Si, and then set a fire to the Jiaofang Si on the same day he bought the person. Almost all the insiders in the Jiaofang Si were killed and silenced, so that no one knew that all the girls in Jingbei Prefecture were actually trapped.
In the hands of the vassal family...it's just that they don't know Xiaoman's identity yet, but I have become a tool in their hands to blackmail the Duke."
Lin Fu nodded. If the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and the Fan family knew Xiaoman's identity and that they had tied up Fan Zhimei last year, they might not be able to replace Xiaoman so easily.
"Over the years, the girls from the Jingbei Marquis Mansion have been redeemed one after another and married into ordinary people as wives and concubines. The old Duke has been helping behind the scenes with money and effort. The Yongchang Marquis Mansion and the feudal family have just pretended not to know anything.
, I don’t know what they are thinking about." Su Mei said.
"Other people are irrelevant. What they want cannot be achieved from those girls. In addition, blackmailing the old man will not directly obtain any benefits beyond their imagination. I am worried that they have other intentions," Lin Fu
Shen Yin said, changed the topic, and asked Su Mei, "How did Uncle Fu know that you and Xiaoman are still alive?"
"Uncle Fu and Uncle Qin left the army, originally planning to go to the capital to rob a prison to rescue my parents. Uncle Fu went to the prison and met my parents once, and it was from my mother's mouth that he learned that Xiaoman and I were seeking shelter.
Fortunately, Duke Yu is still alive. The prison in Beijing was heavily guarded and was guarded by the Jin King's cronies at that time. There was no possibility of a successful prison robbery. After convincing my parents to give up the idea of prison robbery, Uncle Fu came to Jiangning to hide his name.
Take care of my sisters..." Su Mei said, "This matter is of great importance. Once the news leaks out, hundreds of people in the Mu Duke's mansion and the loyal officials who protect my sisters will be involved in the conspiracy. Therefore, Uncle Fu has been involved in the conspiracy for many years.
I also endured the unjust injustice that Uncle Qin and the others resented, and never told Uncle Qin and the others the details..."
"Qin Chengzu, Cao Zi'ang is a ghost-like figure. After seeing you in Qingjiangpu, I knew it very well." Lin Fu smiled and said, "It's just that I was stupid and young. I was still an outsider at the time. They didn't
You just want to show your whereabouts in front of me... You have worked really hard these years."
"Do you blame me for keeping this matter from you for so long?" Su Mei asked.
"Alas," Lin Fu sighed quietly. Once the news leaked out, all the officials who protected Su Mei, Xiaoman sisters and Mu Guogong would have to go through a new round of brutal purges. If it were him, there would be one less person to know.
Miao, just said, "I didn't ask, didn't I? Besides, I'm not too stupid. Although I can't guess some details, I can still imagine the general reasons. In addition to the change of dynasty, the unjust injustice suffered by your Su family
, I’m afraid it’s hard to get a chance to clean up, are you willing to do so?”
"There is nothing to be willing to do," Su Mei said. "In addition to rescuing those girls from the sea of misery, I am also worried that Yuan Guizheng will drag more innocent people in... In recent years, I have only seen Yuan Guizheng's three
From all sides, I really can't tell what he is thinking, and the Duke of Guo is also quite afraid of him."
Zhou Pingzhi, the right deputy censor of the capital who came to Jiangning to supervise the case of Jingbei Hou's rebellion, died in poverty. His son Bu Enyin served as county magistrate for two times. Because of his careless words, he lost his official position due to impeachment and returned to his ancestral home.
It fell into obscurity after that.
Although Mu Guogong is a descendant of meritorious service, apart from his wealth and honor, he actually has no influence on the government. Apart from the power to appoint tax collectors in the food towns, he has no other real power.
"I'm afraid Yuan Guizheng is not a simple person," Lin Fu said. "At least for the extremely wealthy Marquis Yongchang, the benefits that can be blackmailed from the old man are not very attractive, but the risks he takes are not very attractive.
It’s huge again. If there’s any big benefit, it’s that the truth behind the Akino supervisor’s rebellion is a trump card that can directly intervene in the abolition of imperial power and directly shake the legitimacy of the Jin king’s succession to the throne. Hao Zongcheng, Zuo Changshi of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
He was originally a chamberlain of the Jin Dynasty. He served Delong and admired the two emperors. During the reign of Emperor Delong, he became one of the top chamberlains in the chamber and naturally participated in the trial of the Qiuye prison case. In addition, the Empress Dowager of Liang Dynasty also experienced the Qiuye prison case.
The person involved in the case, Yongchang Hou Mansion, has a close relationship with Empress Dowager Liang and Guan Yun’s Liang family—it’s hard to say whether there is a huge secret behind this that outsiders cannot see through..."
"Alas..." The tears on Su Mei's cheeks had dried, and she could only sigh quietly at this kind of intrigue, the sinister nature of people's hearts, and the fact that she could only be a pawn on the chessboard at this time.
"Come with me to Chongzhou." Lin Fu raised his head and asked.
"How could the Fan family let him go?" Su Mei shook her head in pain. She was already tired of this prosperous place in Jiangning.
"How many girls are still unredeemed?" Lin Fu asked.
"There are three more people, all of whom are still young." Su Mei said.
"I will send someone to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion tomorrow to pay my respects," Lin Fu said, "I have to give it a try... After Emperor Delong succeeded to the throne, the Liang family of the Empress Dowager Liang's mother-in-law was in a state of unparalleled glory. Not only did it break the ban on foreign relatives being allowed to participate in politics,
Under the old system, the Liang family's power in the army also increased greatly. From the collapse of the Jingbei frontier army to the battle of Chentangyi, the Liang family almost controlled the frontier army in the four towns of Yanbei. After the Chentangyi defeat, the Empress Dowager Liang's family
The Yunliang family's power in the military has suffered an unprecedented setback. As expected, the emperor also intends to take advantage of the situation to further weaken the Liang family... I want to see if the Yongchang Houfu is really a little bit restless.
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"Would it be too dangerous to be involved in this kind of thing?" Su Mei asked worriedly.
"The old prince has seen clearly that in the troubled autumn, there are three or five children with wishful thinking..." Lin Fu sighed lightly, "I was born to cause trouble. I don't dare to cause trouble no matter how big it is. What's more?
This is so that you can escape from the sea of suffering."
"If I can go to Chongzhou, I will eat with this voice." Su Meifen blushed slightly and looked at the moonlight shining on the stone table.