Zhang Yucong bent down to pick up the memorial, and slowly opened it in full view of everyone. When he saw the contents above, Zhang Yucong frowned, with a surprised look on his face.
The memorial states that there is another hidden story in Zhang Ding's case, which may be related to smuggling. There are also witnesses identifying Mr. Zhang Yucong as the mastermind of the whole case...
Zhang Yucong already knew what happened when he saw this. Zhang Zhong didn't handle the matter well, otherwise why would the smuggling matter be known to others.
Who identified him as the mastermind of this case?
Could it be Tan Da?
They are all a bunch of rubbish. The only thing they can't do is this one thing, and people get caught with it.
Zhang Yucong's forehead was twitching, but he couldn't show any abnormality in the court.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen... this... Wei Chen doesn't know this, how can we start talking about this," Zhang Yucong said, "Although the Sun family and the Zhang family are related by marriage, the Sun family is far away in Huguang, and the Sun family only comes in during the New Year's Day all year round.
Reunion in Beijing for a few days, we..."
Before Zhang Yucong finished speaking, someone in the crowd sneered.
Everyone was listening to Zhang Yucong's words quietly, but suddenly someone laughed, and the laughter was particularly harsh.
Everyone subconsciously followed the sound and looked over.
I saw An Yihou holding a wat board in both hands, with his back straight and a natural expression on his face. Although he was stared at by so many people, he still maintained a majestic expression, as if the laughter just now did not come from his nostrils.
The emperor raised his eyelids slightly and looked at An Yihou: "What do you think, An Yihou?"
"Old minister, I don't dare," An Yihou said while bending down. "Old minister just now did it unintentionally."
Someone couldn't help but said: "Marquis Anyi, you are in the court now, how dare you do this!"
"Oh!" Marquis An Yi said with a nonchalant expression, "I just heard Mr. Zhang talking, and I thought it was just chatting at the dinner table. They were obviously talking about important court affairs. How did Mr. Zhang get involved with the holiday reunion? Is the Zhang family involved?
Knowing the affairs of the Sun family depends on whether the Sun and Zhang families have close contact in private, rather than how many meals we have together, right, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yucong's eyes twitched, but he still maintained a calm expression and said to the emperor: "Marquis An Yi thinks too much, Wei Chen just made it clear about his relationship with the Sun family."
An Yihou continued: "After Mr. Sun Er was killed, I heard that Mrs. Sun Er had gone to live in the Zhang family's Zhuangzi. The manager of the Zhang family personally took people to the Taoist temple in Bishui River to interrogate an old woman."
One of the courtiers said: "How did Marquis Anyi know so clearly?"
An Yihou looked calm: "On the day Mrs. Sun Er was arrested, my daughter and the female relatives of Mr. Hong Chuanting happened to be present. Mr. Sun Er's son Sun Run'an told the whole story in detail. Only then did I know that Sun Ding's family
Instead of living in the Sun family's yard, they actually moved to Zhangjiazhuangzi.
As for the old woman being interrogated by the manager of the Zhang family... she was met by my unsatisfactory son."
After saying this, An Yihou added: "This case is really strange. The person who instigated the murder was actually Sun Ding. Who can believe that Sun Ding not only killed her husband but also wanted to get rid of her own son.
A widow without a son to rely on can imagine her future life... Sun Ding is not a fool, why would she do this?"
Zhang Yucong looked at the emperor. The emperor's eyes were much more understanding than before. At this time, he stared at An Yihou without saying a word. He didn't know what he was thinking. The emperor's heart is unpredictable. This is not a good sign.
Sure enough, the emperor said: "According to Shuntian Mansion, this case involves smuggling..."
There was an uproar in the court hall.
Zhang Yucong lowered his head with a sinister look in his eyes. Apparently his words just now failed to appease the emperor. Since the emperor mentioned smuggling in public, this case must be investigated thoroughly.
"Your Majesty," Zhang Yucong bowed and said, "it is not a trivial matter to be involved in smuggling, and I don't dare to bear this crime. I beg the emperor to order a joint trial by the three judicial departments. Anyone involved in the case will not be leniently spared."
For the present plan, the only way to dispel the emperor's doubts about him is to say this.
The emperor looked around slowly: "What do you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up immediately. Zhang Yucong turned around and saw that it was Hong Chuanting, the Minister of War.
Hong Chuanting bowed and said: "When the Holy One mentioned smuggling, the ministers thought of a person. His name was Song Chengxuan. He was the newly appointed envoy to Quanzhou. In recent years, nine out of ten private traders in Quanzhou were captured by him. The former
A few days ago, this man had just achieved military honors in Quanzhou, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs promoted him to an official position. He went to Beijing to express his gratitude and has not yet left. If this case is indeed related to smuggling, it would be better to order him to assist in the investigation."
The emperor's eyes moved slightly: "The three law divisions were ordered to hold a joint trial. Smuggling is not a trivial matter, and it must be investigated thoroughly." He said as he looked at Hong Chuanting, "Since there is smuggling, it must be the lax control of the Coastal Guard. That Quanzhou recruiting envoy
There is no need to leave the capital for the time being, the Sanfa Division will summon this person if necessary."
The ministers immediately responded.
The emperor stood up and glanced at Zhang Yucong and An Yihou before turning and leaving.
After walking out of the hall, the emperor looked at the chamberlain Feng Shun who was serving beside him, with a slight smile on his stern face: "How is it? Did I just do the right thing?"
Feng Shun bowed and said, "Your Majesty did the right thing. This servant's face changed with fear when he saw Master Zhang."
The emperor sneered: "I just don't like him, so Shuntian Mansion presented this memorial."
Feng Shundao: "The emperor really wants the Three Laws Division to investigate Mr. Zhang."
"Check him," the emperor said coldly, "to see how he will try his best to smooth things over this time, and to see how he looks like a bereaved dog, I feel very comfortable."
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In the joint trial of the three judicial departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the most difficult to deal with.
Zhang Yucong originally planned to settle the case at the Ministry of Justice, but he did not expect such a change. An Yihou had obviously expected such a result.
"It was Miss An Yihou who took Mrs. Tan to find Tan Guangwen," Zhang Zhong reported in a low voice, "We didn't expect it either."
Zhang Yucong looked fierce: "You didn't ask for more people." He was defeated at the hands of a woman. How could he suffer such humiliation?
Zhang Zhong lowered his head and said, "I didn't think carefully." He heard that not only were the Tan brothers not dead, but all the people he sent were arrested by the government, he knew that he would not escape death this time.
Zhang Yucong said: "You should know what you are going to do after the court investigates?"
Zhang Zhong looked unusually quiet: "I'm ready. As long as the yamen investigates, I will never implicate the master."
Zhang Yucong walked into the house, and Mrs. Zhang San immediately greeted her.
The couple entered the room and sat down. Mrs. Zhang San sent the servants away before asking in a low voice: "I heard that something went wrong with that case. Otherwise, I will go to Cining Palace tomorrow to beg the Queen Mother."
Zhang Yucong gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that easy to harm me. If they don't let me live in peace, I won't let them feel comfortable. If they find out about the smuggling, I can take advantage of them."
Mrs. Zhang San looked puzzled: "What did the master say?"
Zhang Yucong said: "This time I want Marquis Anyi to be deprived of his title, his house confiscated, and he will never be able to stand up again. They think they have found everything, but in fact I have been prepared for it."
Mrs. Zhang San looked happy: "Master, you have thought of it a long time ago."
Zhang Yucong shook his head: "I didn't think of it, but not long ago, someone thought of it for me. I didn't believe his words at first, but now it turns out... He can really help me, so I tried every means to rescue him and make him an official."