Chapter Twenty-Seven: Defeating the Wang Clan in One fell Swoop
Zhang Junfang guessed well, the Wang family's account book, there are indeed a lot of things, this time if the Wang family is dismissed for corruption and bribery, or Zhulian, I am afraid that the capital will be bleeding again. Just because there are so many people involved, from the cabinet bachelors, down to the county officials, and even the Jinyi guards, among them, there are also some ministers and good officials who are dedicated to the well-being of the people.
If a person is not a sage, he can do no wrong, and it is also normal for courtiers to be courteous to outsiders.
Moreover, many of the people involved in this account book are regarded as Zhu Youzhang's right-hand man, if Zhang Junzhu really hands over this account book, wouldn't it put Zhu Youzhu in a dilemma.
It's just that with Zhang Junyu's temperament, is she really willing to give up this opportunity to bring down the Wang family in one fell swoop!
"Fan?" Zhang Junfang stopped his hand and looked at the missing one, Nan Xu saw her like this, and was not in a hurry to explain, Zhang Junfang stared at the words left on the first line of the paper, and said, "Is there a person surnamed Fan in the court?"
"Now there is no more," Nan Xu replied: "Two years ago, when the first emperor was in the first dynasty, there was a person surnamed Fan, but he was demoted and went to Nuergancheng."
"Oh?" Zhang Junfang thought for a moment, and turned his head to look at Nan Xu, "Auntie has seen this account book before?"
Nan Xu paused, and then replied, "Yes."
This person surnamed Fan is neither a well-known Qing official nor a notorious minister, and when Zhang Junyu asked, Nan Su was able to blurt out it, if she hadn't figured it out in the first place, she must have paid attention to the affairs of the court from time to time.
Zhang Junfeng turned his head, opened the previous one and looked at the end, and said to himself: "Ding Weinian (the twenty-third year of Chenghua) Chinese New Year's Eve," and then opened the latter one and looked at it, muttering: "The third day of the first month of the first month of the year of Pengshen (the first year of Hongzhi)."
"It seems that it is the two days of the Spring Festival this year," Zhang Junyu closed the account book, put it in his hand and looked at it, and finally put down the account book and smiled coldly, and said: "This Wang family really has a big appetite, but it is only two days, and it can swallow so many stolen goods."
"Niangniang, why don't you go and chase these back?" Nan Xu's words were a little tentative.
Zhang Junfang opened the account book and tore the few pieces clean, and replied very simply: "No need, there are still exchanges during the New Year's holidays, it is not greedy, and the palace does not want to involve too many irrelevant people."
Nan Su lowered his head and said no more, Zhang Junyu flipped the ledger to the last one recorded, and when he turned it back, he couldn't help frowning, and asked, "Auntie, is there a missing one here?"
Zhang Junyu didn't hear Nan Su's answer, so he looked back at her, Nan Su seemed a little helpless, took out the one from his sleeve, and said, "Here is the slave."
Hearing this, Zhang Junfang looked at her with a slight surprise in his eyes, Nan Xu unfolded the piece of paper and handed it to Zhang Junfang, Zhang Junfang only glanced at it after taking it, and he was stunned.
I can't complain that Nan Su hid this one.
Zhang Junfang came back to her senses later, she folded the one and sandwiched it in the account book, and then pulled away and explained, "In the afternoon, taking advantage of Your Majesty's court, I will send this account book to the Qianqing Palace, so that no one can see it." ”
"Mother's endure?" Nan Su followed closely behind her and asked lightly.
After saying that, Zhang Junfang had already taken off his coat, got into the quilt, and said: "There are too many people implicated this time, Your Majesty has at most sealed up the Wang family, and as for those who are petty and corrupt, they will not be severely punished."
"Besides, my uncle treats this palace well, how can this palace harm him, but he gives and receives it privately, and the king's law is intolerable, so it is inevitable that he will have to suffer a little. That's right," Zhang Junyu lay down peacefully, looked at Nan Xu and asked, "What has that Guo Yong been busy with lately?"
Nan Xu stood in front of the bed and bowed down to tuck the quilt for her, and replied: "It seems that I am busy looking for the old relatives of the Empress Dowager Ji with Cai Yong."
Speaking of Guo Yong, he has indeed been under Zhu Youji's imperial decree in recent days, and Cai Yong has been looking for the deceased relatives of the Empress Dowager Xiaomu Ji all over the country, but there are always people who come to pretend to be the Empress Dowager's brothers and sisters, and he has been scolded by Zhu Youzhu many times because of this.
Guo Yong entered the palace this time, but there was no news of the Empress Dowager's family, so he couldn't help but be frightened.
"Your Majesty, there is really no news about the slave this time, but Cai Yong went to Guangxi, he will definitely be able to find out about this matter."
Zhu Youzhu never said anything from beginning to end, and at this time, without waiting for Guo Yong to finish speaking, he suddenly slapped the case, and Guo Yong was so shocked that he quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is angry, and the slave knows her mistake."
"You know what's wrong with you!"
"The slave and maid are inert and careless, and they have not searched for it with their hearts."
"Wrong!" Zhu Youzhu said angrily: "Your fault is to give and receive privately, colluding inside and outside!" Come on, pull him down, and go down to the brocade prison guard! ”
Guo Yong was shocked and hurriedly kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty spares your life, the slave and maid know that it is wrong, the slave and maid are indeed carried away, Your Majesty ......"
Zhang Junzhu walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, saw Guo Yong bowing to the ground, and said these words, it was already clear that the account book in Zhu Youzhang's hand recorded that the most gift-giving people with the Wang family, in addition to the collapsed Wanjia, were Guo Yong and Jiang Cong.
"Why is Your Majesty angry?" Zhang Junfang calmly walked to Zhu Youzhang's side, Zhu Youzhu's anger was hard to dissipate, and he didn't answer, Zhang Junzhu pretended to see the account book for the first time, picked it up and opened it and looked at it roughly, and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Yong has indeed had, but there are too many people involved this time, Your Majesty is really willing to deal with them together?"
Seeing Zhu Youzhu silently, Zhang Junfang walked behind him, pinched his shoulders for him, and said: "The concubine has an idea, it is better to have a serious case, confiscate the family property, and send a remote place to fill the army, and those who pass five times will be fined three years and demoted to two levels, and those who have passed twice will be fined one year and demoted by one level."
"Zhu'er," Zhu Youzhu finally spoke, but frowned tightly, quite depressed, "What if there is also your uncle among them?" ”
Zhang Junyu pretended to be stunned, stopped his hand and paused, and then continued to squeeze his shoulders and said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention uncle, Your Majesty will deal with it according to law, and the concubines will have no objection."
"Look at it," Zhu Youzhu took out the torn paper and said, "This one has been torn away by someone, but now it is caught in it, I'm afraid it is not this person who has the intention to hit you."
"If a person with a heart wants to do this, Your Majesty can't be spared," Zhang Junzhu's words were extremely calm, without any waves, which made Zhu Youzhu feel a little guilty, he turned around and held Zhang Junyu's hand, and said warmly: "It's really difficult for you."
In the end, Zhu Youzhu took care of Zhang Junyu's face, and did not deal with it strictly, the Wang family was naturally inevitably seized, and all the children of the Wang family, men were slaves and women were prostitutes, and those who were not more than ten years old were all filled into the inner court.
The officers involved in this case will be fined three years and demoted two levels if they have been fined ten times, and those who have been demoted five times will be fined two years and demoted by one level, and those who have been demoted twice will be fined one year without demotion.
Shen Lu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was among those who had passed twice, and as for Guo Yong and Jiang Cong, they were demoted to Liangguang.
The Wang family collapsed overnight, the height of its door is enviable, once the door was like a city, but now it is a door can be full of birds, everyone avoids like a plague god, poor Wang family old man, the bones are not cold, and the family has fled in all directions.
After death, Mo said that it was an epitaph, and no one even dared to set up a epitaph.
The queen mother is still wearing filial piety in the house, but she saw her family being arrested, so she was naturally unwilling, and she also had trouble with Zhu Youzhang, but after all, it was a foregone conclusion that she hit the stone with an egg, and she was unable to turn the tide.
The Queen Mother fell ill, and in front of her, except for Shu Xi, there was only Empress Wu abolished.
Once so glorious, now the tree is falling apart.
"I colluded with the Wan clan to seek your posteriority, and you don't blame me?"
"When is the time for retribution?"