Yunxi's treatment of Yan Zhenzhi and others became known to everyone in the capital that afternoon.
I don’t know if it was due to the sorrow of the rabbit’s death, but all the civil servants thought that Yunxi’s treatment of them was too harsh. He himself was executed, the entire family was exiled, and the entire clan was banned from taking the imperial examination for thirty years. In addition to exterminating the nine clans and executing everyone in the clan, others
No punishment could be said to be more severe than this.
Everyone was talking a lot, and some were clamoring to make excuses to remonstrate with Yunxi, but no one actually took any action.
The reasons for this are mostly because: first, although Yunxi dealt with them very harshly, he did have clear evidence in hand, and he did not deal with them without any reason; second, because although there is no whole clan in the "Da Gao",
There are examples of punishments such as banning imperial examinations, but there have been similar cases where everyone in the family was ordered to be executed, so it is not too harsh for Yunxi to issue such a decree.
The third is that Yunxi's prestige has increased now. When they face Yunxi, they are no longer the same as when Yunxi just succeeded to the throne.
And this also led to the fact that no one was willing to take the initiative to do this. Everyone saw Fang Xuecai’s fate clearly, and no one wanted to end up in such an end. Those real gentlemen were not afraid, but they were constrained by the first two
I will not remonstrate.
Therefore, Yunxi's desk was very clean, and there was not a single memorial to remonstrate with him on this matter, which made the Secretary of General Affairs who had already made preparations come to nothing, and even looked a little disappointed.
After hearing about this, Guo Hongtao sneered and said, "I remembered something your Majesty said."
Zhou Junchen asked: "What did your Majesty say?"
Guo Hongtao said: "His Majesty said that the enthusiasm of literati is like sex. It gets hard at every turn, but it will soften very quickly."
After hearing Guo Hongtao's words, Zhou Junchen stood dumbly for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, has your Majesty ever said such a thing?"
Guo Hongtao smiled and said: "Why couldn't your Majesty say such a thing?"
Zhou Junchen said: "But, but..."
Guo Hongtao said: "You want to say that this sentence is too vulgar. But in my opinion, this sentence is very reasonable. If you use words that everyone can understand, you can explain a truth clearly, so why should you
Do you care if he is vulgar?"
"Besides, your Majesty can't speak vulgarly?"
Then Guo Hongtao turned to look at Zhou Junchen and said: "Everyone has a side that ordinary people don't know. In the future, you should not form a certain impression on a certain person and think that he will not do anything. This is very important for our investigation."
It’s very important, do you understand?”
Zhou Junchen lowered his head and said, "Sir, I understand."
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"..., but I thought that Yan Qing had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so I exempted Yan Zhenzhi and Lingchi from the punishment, and sentenced him to execution. A member of one sect was sentenced to exile, and all the meritorious members of the entire clan had their merits cut off, and the three
You will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for ten years, and you will not be allowed to enter the Imperial College! I do this!"
Then the person who came to deliver the order said to Yan Zhenzhi who was kneeling below: "Master Yan, please accept the order."
After Yan Zhenzhi listened to Yunxi's order, he could no longer kneel down and collapsed on the ground, staring at nothing with his eyes.
Afterwards, the people from the Criminal Prison Prison pulled Yan Zhenzhi back to the cell where he was held, and then there was a "click" sound, and the cell door was closed again.
After a long time, Yan Zhenzhi recovered, gritted his teeth, looked in the direction of the palace, and whispered: "If you treat us like this, I, Yan Zhenzhi, will enter the palace and not let you go even if I am a ghost!" "
After he scolded Yunxi for a while, he sneered and said, "Do you think you have won a big victory? In fact, you still missed something."
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Yunxi came to Qianqing Palace early the next day, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, it was probably almost noon. When Yunxi put down the book in his hand and planned to go back to eat with Xiyao and the others, the person he was waiting for finally came back.
Wang Xixi walked in with a dusty look, and then whispered in Dao Yunxi's ear: "Your Majesty, Mr. Guo has found out that this person is indeed related to Xu Shangshu back then."
Yunxi's eyes lit up and he said: "I see, why do I feel familiar to you?" Then his eyes dimmed again and he said: "What a pity, what a pity for such a talent."
Then Yunxi said: "Wang Xi, you are tired after a busy night. Go back and rest. Just ask Huang Fu and Huang Lu to come over."
Wang Xi said: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of a slave to serve Your Majesty. There is nothing to worry about. I don't feel tired either. I can still serve Your Majesty."
Yunxi smiled and said: "I know what you mean, but you still have to rest now. This is my order, do you understand?"
Wang Xi wanted to say more, but Yunxi smiled again and said: "Why, are you worried that your position will not be fulfilled after the newcomer takes over?"
Although Wang Xi knew that Yun Xi was just joking, he stopped talking and turned around to rest.
Then Huang Fu and Huang Lu, who were guarding the door, hurried in.
Yunxi immediately ordered Huang Fu: "Go and pass..."
But before Yunhe finished speaking, another young eunuch who was guarding the door came in and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Diyi, who is on duty today, wants to meet with Your Majesty."
Yunxi was a little surprised, but immediately calmed down and said, "Then let him come in."
Not long after, Zhao Diyi came in, saluted Yunxi and said: "Your Majesty, the memorial that just came from the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army is about the crusade against Manchu Boyi, a disloyal country in Nanyang."
After a pause, Zhao Diyi said with joy on his face: "Your Majesty, although I don't know the content of the memorial, the people in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army are full of joy. It can be seen that this is good news. I am very happy, Your Majesty!"
Yunxi took the memorial from Zhao Diyi, looked at it for a while and said with a smile: "It is indeed a great joy."
Zhao Diyi felt a little strange. He had been with Yunxi for more than a year and knew Yunxi's temperament. Generally speaking, Yunxi would be very happy when he received such a news, but today he was so calm.
Zhao Diyi considered it carefully and said: "What does your Majesty have to do?"
Yunxi said: "There is indeed something else, and it is a thorn in my heart."
Zhao Diyi was a little uneasy and said to Yunxi: "I am here to give this memorial to Your Majesty. If there is nothing else, I will leave." Then he bowed and left the main hall.
"Wait a minute." Yunxi stopped Zhao Diyi, stared into his eyes and said, "I still have something to do with you."
Zhao Diyi said even more uneasily: "What orders does your Majesty have for me?"
Yunxi did not immediately explain what was going on, but continued: "Actually, even if you didn't come just now, I would have sent someone to tell you."
Zhao Diyi did not speak this time, but just stood aside and listened.
