Seeing that everyone was frightened, Emperor Taichang ended the reunion banquet ahead of schedule. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The queen pressed down her still uncalm heart, and sent away all the internal and external wives in the state of the mother of the country, and then hurried to Emperor Taichang's side to ask what happened at today's palace banquet.

Emperor Taichang said: "King Shenjun united with King Li of Qi to rebel and want to kill me. ”

The queen sighed: "That...... Can you catch them? ”

"Nature." Emperor Taichang said: "The number of people they have acted on is far less than the number they have prepared. By the time their people entered the palace, the three palaces had already been surrounded by Jing Zhaoyin. ”

"The emperor knew about the wine that the assassin said in advance?"

"Hmm."

Emperor Taichang said: "They drugged the imperial diet, and then carried out the assassination, intending to take both sides, and they were bound to take my life." ”

Emperor Taichang sneered: "The carving insect is a small skill, and I still feel that I have a careful plan. ”

The queen breathed a sigh of relief and said with concern: "That assassin is close to the emperor's body, is the emperor really fine?" ”

"Nothing."

Thinking of the fact that the queen stopped in front of him, Emperor Taichang's expression warmed, and he held her hand and said, "Everything is within my plan, there is no need to worry." ”

The queen nodded, and hesitated again: "This kind of thing happened every year every year, and it was really troublesome to deal with it. What does Your Majesty intend to do with them? ”

Emperor Taichang said: "In this matter, the sentencing and conviction of the Criminal Department has its own, and I don't need to interfere too much." ”

The queen looked at him in amazement.

Emperor Taichang looked back calmly.

The queen thought about it, and could only say helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is a hot potato...... Even if it is handed over to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department is convicted, won't you have to go through it here again before the crime can be determined? ”

Emperor Taichang bowed: "That's true." ”

"That'...... If the Criminal Department sentences the copyist to behead, do you approve this transcript? ”

Emperor Taichang pondered for a long time, and asked the empress: "Do you think I should approve it?" ”

The queen said helplessly: "This is a court matter, although the concubine is the queen, she also knows that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics." ”

"I forgive you for your innocence, and you can tell me?" Emperor Taichang said with a smile.

The queen said: "According to Your Majesty's intentions, I must hope to handle it impartially." Therefore, if the criminal department is convicted and sentenced, the concubines feel that His Majesty will most likely be allowed to play. It's just ......"

The queen said worriedly: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for less than a year, if you kill your own brothers in this New Year, and kill three of them at once, I am afraid that the people will spread the name of Your Majesty's tyranny and cruelty." ”

Emperor Taichang nodded and said, "According to the queen's meaning, do you think I should let them go for the sake of fame?" ”

"If the emperor's identity as a wife, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the hearts of the concubines even if they are cut with a thousand knives. But if it is the duty of the queen, the concubines do not want the lives of the three of them, threatening the emperor's reputation. ”

The queen paused and said, "After all, isn't there another word in this world that life is better than death?" Sparing their lives has fulfilled His Majesty's benevolent reputation, and letting them live, but living a difficult life, can be regarded as a punishment for them. ”

Emperor Taichang did not answer, and the queen accompanied him to be silent.

After a long time, Emperor Taichang said: "Mu Zhi, I never wanted to be a benevolent king. ”

The queen looked at him in amazement.

Emperor Taichang said lightly: "If you make a mistake, you will be punished." The laws of the kingdom cannot be changed because of my own preferences or my personal wickedness. The ancestors founded the country and set the "Great Wei Law", which is not reserved for future generations to play. ”

Emperor Taichang stretched out his hand to take the empress's hand and smiled at her: "Well, this is the Chinese New Year's Eve, I don't want those unhappy things." Call them up, and I'll go with you to keep the New Year. ”

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a small palace change occurred in the imperial court, and the Shenjun Royal Mansion, the Qi Royal Mansion and the Li Wang Mansion were surrounded by Jing Zhaoyin and his troops, and the torches were shining, and the people who ascended the heights could see it clearly.

On the second day of the new year, there were more guards walking around the street, all with serious expressions.

The people whispered in private, discussing what was going on.

After all, paper couldn't contain the fire, and the matter of King Shenjun's rebellion suddenly spread.

It wasn't until after the Shangyuan Festival, on the sixteenth day of the first month, that the guards who had been surrounding the three prefectures made a move.

From the house, start to take people one by one.

The common people chattered their teeth, stood in the distance and watched the excitement, and the good deeds said: "Our emperor is a little benevolent, and when the New Year is over, he locked up these sinners, so that they can spend the last year." ”

Someone immediately answered: "Eh, you say, do these royal nobles have to be beheaded if they are caught?" This is a crime of treason! They want to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne, where can the emperor tolerate them. ”

"No, in the end, it's my own brother, the killer, this shows that our emperor is not kind. Let's gamble, five cents, and bet on whether the emperor will kill them or not. ”

"What's there to bet on, the one-year period of national filial piety hasn't passed, where can I see blood? Moreover, the new emperor ascended the throne, originally to give amnesty to the world, and they have royal blood, I bet the emperor will not give an order to kill. ”

The vast majority of people believe that Emperor Taichang will not order the killing, but half a month after the trial of the criminal department, in early February, Shangzhuben said to Emperor Taichang that the cause of the rebellion of King Shenjun and others has been ascertained. Because of his status as a royal child, he enjoys the right to be exempted from certain criminal responsibility, and according to the "Supplementary Provisions of the Great Wei Law", his family members were exempted from the punishment of beheading, and were degraded to exile.

As soon as Liu Tong handed over the notebook, the courtiers began to chatter.

The internal officials were still reading the charges and the results of the punishment listed by the Criminal Department, and had already read a series of economic punishments such as abolishing the titles of King Shenjun and others, and depriving them of the mansions given by the holy decree, and the courtiers' discussions had begun to gradually sound.

Emperor Taichang did not move like a mountain, and continued to listen carefully to the manuscript of the criminal department.

After reading it, the chamberlain licked his lips, respectfully closed the notebook, and handed it over with both hands.

He Dan took it and sent it to Emperor Taichang's imperial case.

Emperor Taichang opened it and looked at it, put it down, looked around at the courtiers under the steps, and asked in a deep voice: "Is there any doubt about what the criminal department played?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, not sure whether Emperor Taichang hoped that they would give him a step down and let him avoid the death of King Shenjun and others, so that Emperor Taichang could show his benevolence, or did they hope that they would fall into the well and completely behead King Shenjun and his heirs to prevent future troubles?

The ministers hesitated, wanting to wait for someone to come out and state their views before deciding what to do.

For a while, there was a stalemate.

However, the military general was more upright, and General Jin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the punishment is too light. How can you kill three leaders for the crime of treason? That's too much to do. ”

The old uncle of the royal family was displeased when he heard this, although he was also angry that there was an unscrupulous descendant in the royal family who did not respect the will of the first emperor and wanted to usurp the throne, but in the end he couldn't bear to let the royal family's bloodline wither, and it was enough to kill three, and immediately retorted: "The criminal department has invoked the "Great Wei Law" and the "Great Wei Law Supplementary Provisions", and there is no selfish adulteration, what does General Jin mean, shouldn't it be dealt with according to the law?" (To be continued.) )