Whether there was Sima Guang's last threat, Zhao Xi was not prepared to kill them all.
After all, it involves too much and covers too many areas. Taking up the butcher's knife before he takes charge of the government is not a good idea from that aspect.
But it's up to you how to kill and who will take the blame.
The assassination was originally aimed at him, and it was reasonable for him to take the lead in the killing, both emotionally and rationally. Especially if he selectively killed some people, it should not cause much rebellion.
However, after Sima Guang said this last sentence, Zhao Xi would not be polite at all if he tried to trick the civil servants in the court.
From the Imperial City Department, Zhao Xi directly gave the list to Chen Lin. Old Chen Lin's loyalty is unquestionable, but there are too many people, and it is inevitable that the people will be confused.
Giving him the power of disposal also allows him to take off his burden and stop thinking about going to his father's grave to guard his mausoleum during his lifetime.
To be honest, Zhao Xi is really not familiar with the Imperial City Division due to the premature separation of Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian.
Now that my father is still here and it's not time for him to take over, old Chen Lin is indeed loyal and he really continues to use it.
As for the people in the Inner Garden, the Empress is still the head of the Sixth Palace and the person in charge of the entire Inner Garden. Therefore, it is up to the Empress to decide how to deal with the people in the Inner Garden.
After all, those concubines are his elders in a sense. Zhao Xi can't take action. The key is to pave the way for the next move.
"all these are?"
"Back to my empress, it's all."
Since Zhao Xi returned to the court, Empress Cao has returned to the state of having children and doing everything. Apart from occasionally visiting the official family, she basically teases a few grandchildren.
"Xi'er, so to speak, neither the eldest brother nor the second brother are patients with the disease carried in the mother's womb? Neither are the little mothers?"
Empress Cao felt a little sad. If it weren't for Xi'er, she would have resigned herself to her fate. She deserved to have no heirs in her life. She even thought about whether it was retribution from Taizong's lineage.
Who would have thought that it was actually Zhao Yunrang who had been responsible for these decades of harm.
"Mother, the matter has come to this, don't hurt your body because of the thieves' actions, it's not worth it."
"For mother to know...has Xi'er ever let your father know?"
"No, as a result of the thorough investigation, currently only Zhengshitang and Hao'er know the entire case. Dad only knows the circumstances of Hao'er's attack."
Queen Cao looked at the file and flipped through it again, seemingly a little undecided.
"Xi'er, Gong Wei is a popular person in the market. Regarding this matter, I think it's a good idea to deal with it in a low-key manner."
"Wei Niang didn't want to save their lives, Wei Niang wanted the Imperial City Secretary to take action and surprise them all. As for that Zhang family, the debt will be wiped out after death, forget it..."
"But the Zhang family... Xi'er can be handed over to the court. It's best not to accuse her of treason and find some other excuse."
This should be the reason why the empress was so hesitant.
With her as the leader, such a big scandal broke out in the inner court. It was not suitable for her own face or the face of the entire palace inner garden to be publicized.
This is a real family scandal and should not be made public.
The people taking care of Dad are already very skilled, so there is no need for Zhao Xi to guard Dad day and night. This is what Dad means.
Therefore, Zhao Xi always returns to the East Palace to rest these days.
It's just that something is strange today.
That literary young woman, Mrs. Duan, was kneeling straight in the center of the main hall, while Tao Niang was sitting upright, showing no intention of persuading or helping her up.
Su Shi was even more angry, and even Zhao Qin looked at Duan Shi fiercely like his master.
Including all the servants, no one took pity on Mr. Duan.
What's going on?
Zhao Xi told Tao Niang that there should be no mess in the East Palace, and anyone who plays tricks will get out.
Everything was fine yesterday, and I didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. Why is Duan Shi like this?
"What's wrong?"
"Third brother is back."
Tao Niang didn't answer the question first, but just passed by Duan to greet her as usual. Su followed suit and didn't pay attention to the kneeling Duan.
"what happened?"
Zhao Xi was a little annoyed. The court was disgusting enough, and he didn't want his backyard to be a mess.
"Third brother, don't worry, let Mr. Duan speak for himself."
Mrs. Duan was still sobbing. She was already quite weak-tempered, but she looked even more pitiful.
He raised his head several times, but did not dare to look directly at Zhao Xi.
"If you don't want to say anything and just like to kneel like this, then just kneel!"
"Nunu... Nunu..."
What a troublesome thing! Zhao Xi sometimes feels very fond of Duan, after all, the delicateness of the artistic young man is endearing.
But now, Zhao Xi is really upset and not in the mood to be affectionate with her children.
"Third brother, Duan has a close relationship with Xiaoxiangyuan. Didn't I hear that Xiaoxiangyuan revealed the news that my father was seriously ill outside the palace?"
"The Imperial City Division took care of everything in Xiaoxiang Garden today. She heard that it was also involved in the murder of the third brother. So that's it."
Tao Niang understands Zhao Xi very well and knows how to state the facts in an impartial, objective and impartial manner.
"Get up..."
But this little girl didn't move.
"Will you harm me?"
"Langjun, Nunu will never harm Langjun. Nunu would rather die than harm Langjun."
"That's it! Family members, don't think about those messy things. The men in your family are not mediocre people who don't know right from wrong."
It really involves a wide range of people, even people in my own house are involved.
If it involves a lot of things, we'll deal with it in a way that involves a lot of things.
Fu Bi stared blankly at the few pages of paper Zhao Xi sent to him, and glanced at Sima Guang from time to time.
Han Qi was curious and looked over to take a look, as did Wen Yanbo. Sima Guang sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, motionless.
Han Qi looked at it and the corners of his mouth twitched several times.
So cruel!
Just read a few pages, it clearly states objectively and impartially which people should be killed, those who should be stripped of their honors, those who should be demoted, and those who should be fine.
This is not the most important thing. What is important is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requires that all cases be heard openly in Kaifeng Mansion, and the presiding officer is Sima Junshi.
This is not the most cruel.
In the entire proposal of His Highness the Crown Prince, the person who is being blackmailed is the person who is threatening him. The person who knows and does not report it is the person who is called the conspirator by the judge.
There are some in-laws, some related, some from the same hometown, some of the same age...
This is basically a drama of killing each other and fighting each other.
Too cruel!
Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince also provided another option. If Sima Guang did not serve as the chief inquisitor, he would order the Imperial City Department to deal with it, and in that case he would not have to make a detailed screening of whether he should be killed or not.
He didn't say this explicitly, but Fu Bi could understand the meaning between the lines, and everyone in the political hall understood it.
This is almost as if the prince is saying: Aren't you gentlemen using the open market to make decisions so that you can save the lives of more civil servants? Okay, I won't participate and let you civil servants play by yourself.
It's better to say it's a trial than a verdict. All the evidence is irrefutable.
This move, to put it bluntly, is to let the iron-barrel civil service group attack each other internally.
If Sima Jun had not spoken too much during the meeting, perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince would not have deceived people like this.