When Yunxi got up the next day, it was already bright. He opened his eyes, stretched, and asked, "Wang Xi, what time is it now?"
Unexpectedly, I heard a woman's voice saying: "Your Majesty, it's already Shen Shi."
Yunxi was startled. There were no maids in the Qianqing Palace. Why did a woman's voice suddenly come out? And it sounded familiar?
He quickly looked up and saw that it was Xu Miaojin standing at the end of his bed.
Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't ask you to come and see my uncle yesterday. Why are you here now?"
Xu Miaojin ordered her maids to serve Yunxi and dress, and said with a smile: "Husband, my eldest brother has left at this time. Originally, he wanted to say goodbye to Your Majesty when he left, but I saw that my husband was sleeping soundly. , let him go first."
Yunxi said: "Well done."
After that, Yunxi dressed up and had breakfast with Xu Miaojin, and then went to the main hall.
When Yunxi came here, he immediately changed his expression and ordered Xia Yuanji, the official of Zhongshushe who had been called here today to be on duty today: "Draw up a decree and order the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Yan Zhenzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry,... and others, Order the Right Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate in the trial of the counter-insurgency case."
"Order the Ministry of Punishment and the Right Army Governor's Office to conduct a semi-open trial of the case. All witnesses and physical evidence obtained will be disclosed to the officials in the capital. After the final verdict, all officials in the capital will also be allowed to see whether they have been sentenced to severe punishment. ."
Xia Yuanji drafted these imperial edicts, and after letting Yunxi read them, he immediately went out to deliver the edicts.
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Ruqu knelt on the ground and said, "I accept the decree." Then she stood up and took the decree from Xia Yuanji.
Xia Yuanji said: "Ru Shangshu, my subordinates have other imperial edicts to pass on, so I won't waste Ru Shangshu's time." Then he turned and left the Ministry of Punishment Shangshu's Mansion.
Ruchang sent him to the gate, and then said to her old housekeeper: "Go and find out the news. His Majesty suddenly issued an order to capture Yan Zhenzhi. There must be enough evidence, so go quickly."
After a while, the old housekeeper came back and said: "Master, the matter has been investigated clearly. It seems that His Majesty secretly gave an order to Xu Huizu, the Left Governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, to investigate the matter in the army, and then discovered Yan Zhen in the army. There is evidence that Yan Zhenzhi was directly involved in the rebellion. Therefore, we formally ordered the arrest of Yan Zhenzhi.”
Rucheng was stunned for a long time and said: "Your Majesty really used the truth this time to make up for it. I never expected that your Majesty's last resort would be in the army, not the Zhensi or the Jin Yiwei."
Then Rucheng said: "Prepare the car, sir, I want to go to the Ministry of Punishment immediately. Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is time for even the wallflower to take a stand. I want to hear the case personally."
"And when trying this case at this time, we must be very decisive, otherwise His Majesty will have a grudge. And now that the evidence is conclusive, it should be easy for them to bow their heads and plead guilty."
The old housekeeper said: "Sir, what should I do with the people gathered outside the door? I'm afraid I will be stopped by them when I go out of the door like this."
Only then did Rugu remember that there were people blocking the door, and he asked, "Are there many people outside?"
The steward said: "There are not many people, but there are six or seven people, and some of them brought their own servants."
After thinking for a while, Ruchang said: "Forget it, if you don't want to be like them, prepare an official uniform for me in the car, and I can go out dressed as a servant."
Later, Ruchang sneered again: "These officials and students studying in the Imperial College are not doing their jobs properly and are going around to protest together. Your Majesty will not spare them!"
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From the Criminal Department, Zhou Junchen looked at Yan Zhenzhi in front of him and said: "Master Yan, Your Majesty has obtained conclusive evidence of your participation in the counterfeit case. If you don't say anything here, we can already convict you, so Master Yan, you
If you don’t want to suffer physical pain, you might as well do it.”
"Why, Mr. Yan doesn't believe that we already have evidence?" As he said that, Zhou Junchen took out something and handed it to Yan Zhenzhi, and then said to him: "This is a transcript of some evidence. Why, are you still doubtful now?"
Yan Zhenzhi looked at the evidence carefully, then sighed, and then said: "I confess."
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Ruchang looked at the confession in his hand and said to Qin Song and Guo Hongtao: "Yan Zhenzhi confessed as expected. And not only did he confess, he also said many other things, including some that we had not found before.
"
Guo Hongtao took the confession from Ruchang and read it for a while and said: "It seems that he didn't know what we found, so he took all these things into account."
Qin Song also took it and looked at it, and said: "In this case, other people should also confess."
As soon as he finished speaking, Laixing came over and saluted them and said: "After Ru Shangshu, Qin Commander, Lord Guo, Pan Ren, Yan Qi, Shen Teng and others learned about Yan Zhenzhi's confession, they lost all willpower and started to panic.
I bowed my head and confessed my crime.”
Ruchang said: "Okay, bring all their confessions."
Then he said to Qin Song and Guo Hongtao: "Since most people have confessed, it should be made public in accordance with His Majesty's decree."
Qin Song said: "Well, that's how it should be done." Guo Hongtao also nodded in agreement.
Rucheng then ordered: "Then the evidence and confessions that have been obtained will be made public immediately."
Guo Hongtao sneered and continued: "Let's see if those people are still arrogant!"
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In a house not far from the Ministry of Punishment, a dozen people were gathering here.
One of the leaders said: "We will continue to arrange people at the entrance of the Criminal Department today, and we will also arrange people at the entrance of the residence of the Minister of Punishment, Ruchun..."
"But the most important thing is to submit a letter to His Majesty today, requesting His Majesty to issue an order to stop the Jinyi Guards, the Town Secretary and the Criminal Department from doing things that are not in compliance with the laws and orders."
As soon as he said this, there was an air-conditioning sound in the room. One person said nervously: "Classmate Fang, are you writing to His Majesty now? I'm afraid this is not good."
Since the rebellion was put down and the Jade Seal of the Kingdom was discovered, Yunxi's prestige has been greatly improved. Before this, they must have written to Yunxi, but now they are still hesitant.
Fang Xuecai said loudly: "Seniors and classmates, although there is no decree from His Majesty, everyone knows that this chaos must have been ordered by His Majesty. How could they dare to do this without His Majesty's decree?"
"So even if we continue to protest against these people, it will only make them wary and delay the process. It is just a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause."
"If we want to truly solve this problem, we can only write to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to issue an order to end all this."
Everyone else was silent. What Fang Xuecai said was certainly correct, but they still felt a lot of psychological pressure when they wrote directly to His Majesty. According to Zhu Yuanzhang's practice of handling these matters, the leaders were basically exiled.
Nothing good will come of it for anyone else.
But Fang Xuecai was already willing to take risks. He actually didn't know the truth of the matter and was not involved in any of it. However, as a Huzhou native, he naturally had to stand up for local affairs.
As for the people he summoned, not all of them were from the five prefectures of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the number was not too large. However, these Imperial College students were all young and passionate people, and their blood surged when he incited them with a few words.
Came along.
After a while, someone said: "Since there is no evidence to prove that they participated in the counterfeit case, and although they have made minor mistakes, there is no need to arrest them, I will follow classmate Fang to submit a letter to His Majesty!"
Others also talked about following Fang Xuecai in submitting a letter.
Fang Xuecai said: "Well, in that case, I will write a letter to Your Majesty, and all the students will accompany me in writing." Then Fang Xuecai began to write the content of the letter on the spot.
Although even if the emperor was forced to change his mind after submitting the letter, he would probably not end well as the leader of the inciting students, but he was not afraid.
This time he stood up for the people in his hometown, and the people in his hometown will naturally remember him. Even if he is exiled, he can come back after a few years when His Majesty no longer remembers him and changes his name. As long as the people from the five provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not defeated this time
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He already had an idea of the content in his mind, so he wrote it in one go without adding any details.
After everyone signed, Fang Xuecai took the petition and went to the General Affairs Department to submit it.
But at this moment, a man ran in and said breathlessly: "Classmate Fang, news came from the Ministry of Punishment, and there is evidence of Yan Zhen's rebellion."
"What!" Fang Xuecai stretched out his hands and grabbed the man's clothes. He didn't even care that the memorial he had written was wrinkled: "What news has been sent!"
The man said: "Today at noon, the Ministry of Punishment released some evidence and Mr. Yan Zhenzhi's confession... which is enough to prove that Yan Zhenzhi was indeed involved in the counterfeit case."
"In addition, Fang Xiaoru, a great scholar in eastern Zhejiang, also stood up and said: "Yesterday I was in the palace and saw evidence that Yan Zhenzhi was a rebel. It is conclusive that Yan Zhenzhi and several others were rebels."
Fang Xuecai dejectedly put down his hands holding his collar and fell to the ground.
Others were also talking about it. If there was only evidence released by the Ministry of Punishment, it could be said that the Ministry of Punishment forged evidence and tortured them to extract confessions. However, Fang Xiaoru also stood up to prove that Yan Zhen's treachery was unquestionable, so they had no way to doubt it.
Everyone said one after another: "The Ministry of Punishment has evidence, and Mr. Fang Xiaoru has also stood up and spoken. It seems that Yan Zhenzhi and the others are really treasonous." "Yes, Fang Xiaoru is a great scholar in the world, how can he tell lies?"
We misunderstood",...
But suddenly Fang Xuecai stood up again and said loudly: "No, you lied! I will not be deceived by you." Then he rushed out of the courtyard.
Everyone was stunned when one person said: "He is still holding our joint memorial in his hand!"