Zhu Fangyuan's expression didn't look like he was being fake, but he was also a little confused, and asked: "In that case, what does the Ming Emperor want to do? In addition to calming down the disaster and restoring order."
"Your Majesty naturally not only wants to restore order on the surface, but also restore order in the court." Zhu Yun continued: "This incident was caused by the king's insistence on disposing of the Jin family. Your Majesty believes that what the Jin family did is not
If there are no mistakes, not only should they not be dealt with, but they should be rewarded."
Zhu Fangyuan's expression moved slightly, but then he regained his composure. He had already prepared the worst plan, and of course he would not be angry because of something that hurt his face. On the contrary, he was a little happy in his heart, because since the Ming army dealt with it in this way
, obviously they really have no intention of deposing their family as king. 'No matter how many benefits the Ming army takes away this time, that's it. I will just serve the Ming Dynasty more carefully in the future. I will never pay attention to the affairs of the court in the future.'
As he was thinking about it, Zhu Yun said a few more things to be done. Of course, after finishing these things, Zhu Yun said: "These things should be handled by you, but since the Ming army has temporarily taken over North Korea,
, these matters will be directly ordered by His Majesty. We will write a memorial of what we have seen and heard and send it to the capital, and His Majesty will issue an edict."
"His Majesty personally issued an order to deal with the small matter in Siem Reap, North Korea. I am very frightened." Zhu said.
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of all peoples in the world, and the Korean people are also His Majesty's subjects. Although His Majesty personally handles it, it is a dereliction of duty on your part, but it is also in line with etiquette." Zhu Yundao.
Hearing this, Zhu saluted again, expressing his fear. Then he said: "I wonder if your highnesses have anything else to say? If there is nothing else, I will order the officials of Hucao to prepare a reward of money and food for the army."
"There is one more thing that is very important. But it is not appropriate to talk about it here." Zhu Yun said, and glanced at Zhu Fangyuan. Zhu had to lead him to a study room next to him. After entering the study and closing the door,
Zhu Yun took out a document from his arms and handed it to Zhu, and said at the same time: "Did you send someone to deliver this document to the capital?"
"Is this the original document?" Zhu agreed casually as he took it.
"Of course it is the original." Zhu Yun replied. But in fact, this document is not the original. The seal on the original document was carved with radish. Anyone who has seen the real seal can recognize that the seal is fake. In order to
To be more realistic, Yun had to order a close confidant who was good at imitating other people's calligraphy to copy the document again, and also ordered someone to engrave a large seal of the King of Joseon that could be authentic and stamp it on it.
"I did not send someone to deliver this to the capital, and I have never seen this document at all." Zhu glanced at it briefly and said.
"In this case, please invite the princess to come out. I want to ask her about this matter. If you ordered someone to write this document, it is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it; but except you, no one in North Korea has the right to request
The Ming Dynasty sent troops to appease Nan, and writing this document and not sending it to the capital is a treasonous crime. Whoever did it must be found out and severely punished." Zhu Yundao.
"This matter was definitely not done by the queen!" Zhu said firmly.
"Whether it was done for the princess, I will have someone check it out. Please also ask the princess to come out. Don't worry, I won't do anything to the princess. I just asked a few words. The princess can also wear a veil." Zhu Yun's tone was gentle, but
He said with the same firm attitude.
Zhu felt deeply humiliated and resolutely refused to agree. Zhu Yun gradually became impatient, threatened, and sent someone to call Zhu Fangyuan. Zhu Fangyuan also felt humiliated, but he also knew that he had to bow his head at this time and persuade Zhu to agree. Zhu could not
He disagreed, but asked Zhu Yun to ask in person and not to disclose it to anyone else afterwards. Zhu Yun also agreed.
Then the eunuch brought Jin Moyu to Zhu Yun for questioning. Contrary to Zhu Fangyuan's expectation, Jin Moyu just asked a few questions casually and did not pursue anything further. After getting a negative answer, he left the palace.
Zhu was relieved at that time. But what he didn't expect was that a few days later, the Ming army found out who the person who wrote this document and sent it to the Ming Dynasty was: Jin Chengfu of the Jin family.
When he heard this, Zhu was stunned. After he came to his senses, he immediately found Zhu Yun and asked to see the evidence. Zhu Yun's attitude was still gentle, and he agreed to his request, presented the evidence, and sent someone to bring the witness.
Come. Zhu carefully read the evidence seven or eight times and listened to the witness, a servant of Jin Chengfu. After seven or eight times, he had to admit that the evidence was conclusive and agreed to arrest Jin Chengfu. After getting Zhu's consent,
, the Ming army, which had already blocked Seoul on all sides, sent dozens of people to the Jin family's residence to capture Jin Chengfu. The Jin family did not dare to resist, so they had no choice but to hand him over.
Jin Chengfu confessed to writing this document, but he did not admit that the seal he used was stolen from the palace. Instead, he said that he imitated the seal of the decree and had it engraved by someone else. However, the Ming army sent people to search for this radish carving.
But I couldn't find the seal. I searched the Jin family's mansion and couldn't find it.
At this time, another servant of Jin Chengfu who was arrested confessed that the seal was taken from the palace. Both witnesses said that the seal was taken from the palace, and Jin Chengfu could not be found.
As for the seal carved on the turnip, I can only believe that the big seal came from the palace.
This matter quickly spread throughout Seoul, and everyone was surprised and thought that the queen had stolen the seal for her brothers to use, or had taken the document into the palace to seal it. Some people sneered and said: "The queen's move is really wonderful.
You can completely and confidently say that you didn’t know about this and just lent the big seal to your mother-in-law’s family for use.”
Zhu Yunze found Zhu again and said to him: "Since the evidence is conclusive, Kim Jin Chengfu forged documents and should be executed. The memorial has been sent to the capital. However, your Majesty will most likely be grateful for his previous contributions and reduce his guilt.
, maybe he will be exiled somewhere.”
"That's all." Zhu said nonchalantly. In his heart, he was also angry with Jin Chengfu and believed that he deserved to be exiled.
But he immediately cheered up and looked directly at Zhu Yun. Zhu Yun's attitude was still gentle, but his words were very sharp. "In addition to Jin Chengfu, there is another person who needs to be punished in this matter. Zhu, your royal concubine
Lending the seal out of the palace without authorization can be called treason, which is a heinous crime. Naturally, as a princess, you need to save some dignity. I will ask your majesty to consider it in the memorial. However, she will most likely be deposed as the royal concubine.
After taking the throne, he will either be relegated to the cold palace, or he will be sentenced to death."