Princess Linjiang, who was also very old, was slapped by her husband in public. Not only did she feel pain, but she also lost face.
"You stupid woman! Are you trying to kill me?"
King Linjiang's anger surged, his eyes were burning, and the fat on his face kept trembling: "The doctor of the Ministry of Justice is an official of the court, and there are official documents from the Ministry of Justice in his hand. He wants to search the palace, just let him search. In fact,
If you want to stop it, you can't take action. Now the handle has been completely handed over to others."
The emperor had been waiting for him to make a mistake so that he could deal with the Linjiang Palace openly.
He is cautious in everything, fearing any omissions, and gives the right to speak.
But he didn't expect that Princess Linjiang would cause trouble.
Princess Linjiang covered her face and started crying: "I was also anxious at that time. The majestic palace was searched everywhere by the criminal police. What would it look like if word spread out? What kind of dignity does our palace have..."
King Linjiang cursed angrily: "What a shame! Do you still think that the present is the same as before?"
When Emperor Jianwen was alive, he used princes in important positions, and with the support of Empress Dowager Yu, it was okay for Prince Linjiang to act domineeringly. When Emperor Jian'an was alive, Prince Linjiang had the merit of Conglong's support, which made him even more famous.
But now, the one sitting on the dragon throne is Sheng Hong. Even the Queen Mother Yu is firmly suppressed and cannot move. The Linjiang Palace can only behave with its tail between its legs. Otherwise, it will repeat the disaster of the Huainan Palace in the past.
As King Linjiang cursed angrily, the spittle from his mouth flew into Princess Linjiang's face.
King Linjiang was so irritable that he did not bother to comfort the crying Princess Linjiang. He called the steward and asked him carefully about what happened in the palace today.
The steward answered them one by one cautiously.
The more King Linjiang listened, the more his heart grew colder.
The head of the civil servants in the court should be the cabinet ministers. The six ministers are also important ministers in the court. The Minister of Punishment, Tong Shangshu, is famous for his flattery. When Emperor Jian'an was still alive, he wanted to punish Prince Ning, so Tong Shangshu
A lot of effort was made from it.
This time the Ministry of Punishment suddenly sent someone to visit, which was an obvious signal.
King Linjiang did not dare to delay any longer and immediately went to the palace to plead guilty to the emperor in person.
…
An hour later.
Move to the clear palace.
Tong Shangshu, who was short in stature and slightly bald, had an angry look on his face, raised his hands and said: "... Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment accepted the case of the death of Guanshi Liao and his son. It was found that Guanshi Liao had close contacts with people in Linjiang Prince's Palace. So I thought about it.
Go to Linjiang Prince's Mansion to check and see if you can find any useful clues."
"I never expected that Langzhong Zhao and a group of police officers would be beaten by the palace guards. Poor Langzhong Zhao even had two of his teeth knocked out."
"Mr. Zhao was so humiliated, and the old minister also felt that his face was disgraced. The old minister was incompetent and could only ask the emperor to uphold justice."
Tong Shangshu burst into tears while speaking, and his acting was touching.
Several pavilion elders and a group of ministers and ministers were all summoned to the palace. After Tong Shangshu's bloody accusation, all the ministers immediately echoed his words.
"King Linjiang acted arrogantly and domineeringly, allowing his guards to beat up court officials. Such bad behavior regarded the court's laws as nothing and must not be tolerated lightly."
"What Yan Ge said makes sense. I also believe that this matter will be thoroughly investigated to the end."
"The Prince of Linjiang did not dare to let the Criminal Department search, and he did not hesitate to beat a group of police officers. There must be something fishy in it. Please order the emperor to investigate thoroughly..."
The wall fell and everyone pushed...
As for whether the wall will fall down, there is no need to ask any more questions. Let's all give it a try, and it won't matter if it doesn't fall down!
It was afternoon at this time, and the sun was shining brightly, which was quite dazzling.
There were several ice basins placed in the Yiqing Hall, and Sheng Hong, who was wearing a dragon robe, did not feel hot. His face, which was unparalleled in the world, also completely darkened at this time, and anger flashed in his eyes: "Tong Shangshu, just a moment
Don't be impatient, I will never leave this matter unattended."
Sheng Hong opened his mouth, and Tong Shangshu's heart suddenly relaxed. A look of emotion appeared on his face, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, sir."
At this moment, Eunuch Wei came to report: "Your Majesty, King Linjiang has come to the palace to have an audience. He is outside the Yiqing Palace right now. I wonder if the Emperor wants to see King Linjiang?"
Sheng Hong's eyes flashed coldly: "Let him in."
King Linjiang's stature is as fat as that of an ordinary man. The sedan he usually rides in and out requires eight bearers to lift it.
In today's anxiety, King Linjiang rode into the palace. After entering the palace gate, he walked quickly. At this time, he was sweating profusely. The sweat on his face was dripping from his trembling chin, and there were beads of sweat on his clothes.
Appearing in front of the Emperor like this is considered a breach of etiquette.
When King Linjiang entered the Yiqing Hall, he knelt down and apologized: "My wife was so confused that she actually ordered the guards to stop Zhao Langzhong and a group of police officers. These are all veteran ministers who have failed to manage the family well. Please punish me!"
Shangshu Tong looked at King Linjiang angrily: "Does King Linjiang just want to pass this matter away with his flimsy excuse?"
"Is it possible that Mr. Zhao was beaten in vain? There were more than ten policemen, and everyone was injured. They helped him all the way back to the Ministry of Punishment in embarrassment. The people in the capital saw it. All the officials also looked at it.
fundus."
"Once this case is opened, how will our Criminal Department be responsible for handling cases in the future? How will we conduct door-to-door searches? Every government should follow the example of Prince Linjiang's Palace, wouldn't the entire capital be in chaos?"
This old man!
King Linjiang cursed angrily in his heart and tried to defend himself: "Shang Shu Tong is exaggerating too much. What happened today is indeed the fault of Prince Linjiang. Therefore, I came to the palace to plead guilty. Mr. Zhao and a group of policemen
If you are injured, I will personally come to your door with a generous gift to apologize."
After saying that, he apologized again with a look of remorse on his face: "Please, Your Majesty, punish me severely!"
Sheng Hong glanced at King Linjiang coldly: "You really deserve a heavy punishment!"
King Linjiang: "..."
King Linjiang reacted very quickly and immediately showed a distressed expression: "I have made a big mistake. No matter how the emperor punishes me, I have no complaints."
Anyway, I just beat up Mr. Zhao, but I can't ask him, a high-ranking prince, to pay with his life for such a trivial matter.
…
Sheng Hong really couldn't make King Linjiang pay for this matter with his life. After scolding him for a few times, he issued an order to imprison King Linjiang in the clan's mansion.
The prince of Fenyang County personally brought people here.
King Linjiang had already realized that something was wrong, but could not resist the order. He had no choice but to follow King Fenyang to the Zongren Mansion.
The day after Prince Linjiang was imprisoned, the Ministry of Punishment once again sent people to search the palace of Prince Linjiang. This time, Princess Linjiang calmed down and allowed the Ministry of Punishments to search the palace.
This search indeed found evidence.
The detectives found a handwritten letter in a steward's house. The handwritten letter was written by King Linjiang himself. It clearly stated a few words, instructing the steward to "dispose" of Liao and his son.
The steward was taken to the Ministry of Punishment, and under torture and interrogation, he quickly confessed honestly. He had indeed followed the orders of King Linjiang and secretly sent two secret guards to assassinate Steward Liao and his son.
