The officials sent by the imperial court to arrest Hong Wencheng and the Shanghai prefect who rebelled against the party had not yet arrived in Jiangnan, and even before the prince returned to the palace, the conspiracy of Hong Wencheng and others had been exposed. After the governor of Jiangsu held the military power, got the list, and met Zhao Jue again, the first thing he did was to send his cronies back to Suzhou to move the rescue troops, and at the same time borrowed 100 officers and soldiers from Fengxian County, and also borrowed 100 officers and soldiers from the neighboring Jinshan County, and then urgently went to Songjiang City to borrow the local 300 garrisons, plus the 100 people he brought, and after making up enough 600 people, he rushed to Jiading to arrest people.

Although he knew that the list was not trivial, once it reached the heavens, the entire imperial court would be shocked, even if he was already the governor of a province, he might not be able to afford such a big thing. But the Duchess of Jiannan County, Zhang, said that the prince had already escaped safely, and he would be able to arrive in the capital in a few days, and when the prince returned to the capital, King Ying's conspiracy against the party would be revealed, so why should he cover up for those who rebelled against the party? Even if things are really out of control, there is Zhao Jue, the whistleblower, who is responsible, isn't it? The governor of Jiangsu, who understood this, mercilessly began the action of arresting the anti-party.

The prefect of Shanghai and the head of the Jiading Palace, as well as the son-in-law of the Zhong family, Ma Wanyan and others, were all caught off guard and were soon charged, but Hong Wencheng did not return on time because the people sent to assassinate Zhao Jue did not come back on time, knowing that things were not good, and did not say hello to his accomplices, so he left in a hurry with a few cronies, only three hours later than the time when the governor of Jiangsu came to the door.

Three hours is actually not much, only enough for Hong Wencheng to flee to Nanhui Port to find someone under the familiar foreign merchant Matt. I want to go to sea by boat. However, it was already New Year, and the port was almost empty, and the local merchants, small workers, and even the officials of the city shipping department had gone home for the holidays. Even foreign merchants go ashore to find a place to have fun, eat and drink, or immerse themselves in the gentle township, and at most a few people are left on the ship to guard. Even if Hong Wencheng can find a boat to go to sea, there are not enough people to drive the boat.

In desperation, he had to find a place to hide first. Nanhui has merchants from all over the world all year round. The rental industry is well-developed, and landlords don't really care about the details of tenants, as long as they don't default on rent. Hong Wencheng and others changed into the cloth clothes of ordinary people. rented a small courtyard and hid it, and sent people out in disguise every day to inquire about the news, and learned that all the accomplices had been arrested, and I don't know if King Ying in the capital has succeeded. Even if it is successful. I'm afraid it's not right, even if he sits on the throne, he can't sit steadily, he still has to think about the way back.

Hong Wencheng decided to wait for the sailors on the ship of the Matt caravan to return, and then go to sea by ship to avoid trouble. Although the wolves were a little bèi, when they fled, they also took some belongings with them and fled to a place where no one knew about them in the South Seas. It may not be impossible to live. After a few years, they quietly came back to inquire about the news of their families and friends. It's a big deal to hide incognito and hide in the remote countryside for the rest of your life.

Speaking of which, Hong Wencheng was unlucky, except for Gwyneth who sailed north with a team of sailors, most of the remaining cousins stayed in Nanhui. They have always been very concerned about Matt's enemy's subordinates. When they discovered that Matt's merchant ships seemed to be preparing for the voyage during the unfit winter months, or the country's New Year's holiday, they thought there was a lot going on in there. They couldn't trust the local officials, because the latter had helped Matt bully them, but they knew the Zhao clan and the second room of the Zhao family, so they immediately found the family members sent by the second room to Nanhui to manage the rental house, and asked the interpreter to pass the word from them, signaling him to carry the letter to the Zhang family.

Zhang listened to the words relayed by the family's return, and thought that Matt had grown big with the help of the Shanghai prefect and the Zhu family, and his subordinates were suddenly ready to sail out to sea, could it be that there was a rebel party who wanted to escape? She immediately sent someone to inform the governor of Jiangsu. Hong Wencheng and his group were just stepping on the land of the dock and preparing to board the ship, when they were taken down by the elite soldiers moved from Suzhou by the governor of Jiangsu.

Therefore, when the imperial court sent to Jiading, all the rebels had already been imprisoned, waiting for them to interrogate them. In the face of the governor of Jiangsu who came to report and hand over, the adults of Qincha could hardly say anything except to smile dryly and praise their ability and decisiveness.

However, after they saw Zhao Jue's confession handed over by the governor of Jiangsu, they also broke out in a cold sweat. If what Zhao Jue said is true, then the court will be really lively, and I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground this time.

After explaining everything he knew, the governor of Jiangsu quickly handed over Zhao Jue, an important tainted witness, to Qincha, and then simply resigned and returned to Suzhou. Anyway, he has already made the credit, and he will not be involved in the troubles in the future.

The adults of Qincha carried out a preliminary interrogation of the prisoners one by one in a cold sweat, knocking on the authenticity of the list in Zhao Jue's confession, but they didn't expect what he said to be really reliable, several rebels confessed under the punishment, and the names of the same party revealed were on that list. They didn't dare to call the shots, so they hurriedly reported the matter to Beijing and asked the emperor to show them.

The matter was so important that the prince and the important ministers who received the report did not dare to hide it, so they carefully reported it to the emperor. The emperor looked at the ministers and nobles on the list who he had promoted after he ascended the throne, as well as the maiden family of the favorite concubine, as well as several so-called cronies, and immediately spit out a mouthful of blood.

He favored these people and promoted them, ignoring the admonitions of the two princes and courtiers before and after, but in exchange for their betrayal. Ten years on the throne, is he blind in his eyes?!

He wanted to let them all die! Not only do you want to let them all be in different places, but you also want to destroy them all over the house and punish them for the nine clans!

The crown prince and the king of Guangping led a group of important ministers to kneel in front of his hospital bed and pleaded with him: "Father, the emperor is angry. If the names on this list are really followed, everyone will be punished by the nine clans, and the number of dead people will not be more than 100,000? I'm afraid that the capital will be half empty. Moreover, there are also descendants of heroes who followed Emperor Taizu to expel the Qing soldiers, holding Danshu iron coupons, which should not be killed lightly. And among them, the side branch clan, on the nine clans, doesn't it count the children of the royal family in it? I think my Gao clan, my descendants are not mao, can I withstand a few rounds of killing? The sons implore their fathers and emperors to punish only those who are rebellious. According to their crimes, even if they are innocent, do not let them die unjustly. Heaven has the virtue of a good life. The name of the father and the emperor is known to the world, so why bother to damage the name of the father and the emperor in order to be a traitor? ”

"In the name of Renjun?" The emperor laughed twice, but the expression on his face was even uglier than crying, "I'm afraid that they just decided that I want to be a benevolent monarch, so they think I won't kill them, right?!" ”

King Guangping persuaded in a low voice: "Father." Zhu Lifei and King Ying rebelled successively, and now they still have to stabilize the overall situation, if they really give a killing order. I am afraid that the world will be shaken, and the situation will be even more difficult to clean up at that time. ”

The emperor gasped, closed his eyes, and after a while. It seems to have calmed down a lot. Only then did he open his eyes again: "The emperor is right, I am almost dying, after the crown prince ascends the throne, he has to clean up the mess, I shouldn't make trouble for him." ”

Although the prince thought so in his heart, he was embarrassed to admit it at this time, so he could only bow his head: "Father's words are serious." That chaotic minister and thief is already hateful. If it weren't for the stability of the court, the retainers would also want to kill them all. ”

The emperor shook his head slowly: "That's it." I have never thought about your brothers in my life, and I should be a good father before I die, so why should I let my children and grandchildren increase their sins? Forget about the nine clans, according to your wishes, interrogate all the people on the list, those who should be dismissed, those who should be imprisoned, those who should be exiled, and those who directly participated in the rebellion will all be executed! His eyes widened suddenly, "Before I close my eyes, I want to see them prostrate!" ”

The emperor's words, directly let tens of thousands of innocently implicated people escape the death penalty, the prince, the king of Guangping and a group of courtiers are secretly relieved, for the emperor's request, naturally agreed, immediately sent an order, let the Dali Temple and the criminal department according to the names on the list, one by one interrogate the imperial relatives, nobles, officials and generals involved in the case, raid their residences, and immediately put into the prison if there is a problem, and at the same time ordered the imperial court to send the Qin Cha to Shanghai to quickly escort the rebel party back to Beijing.

Before Zhao Jue's list came out, there were already many people in the capital who had been arrested and imprisoned by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and now a large number of people have been added, and the cells of the two yamen are almost unable to accommodate them, so they can only temporarily borrow the prison of Jingzhao Yamen to accommodate these prisoners. Among them, those who shouted injustice, confessed, committed suicide in fear of crime, and tried to exonerate themselves in all kinds of quibbles, and their expressions were different, and they were very lively every day.

The families in the capital are also panicked, afraid that when the official mission will find their door. Although many people have never participated in the rebellion, when Zhu Lifei and King Ying were in power, how many people in Beijing did not stamper with them? There is no shortage of personal contacts such as greetings, gifts, and banquets. Even if they have a clear conscience, it is difficult to guarantee that the boss will not be too sensitive? I heard that the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood this time, and he would never spare those people when he spoke, and even once had words about disobedience to the nine clans of the party, but fortunately, the prince persuaded him. Otherwise, the families in Beijing will be in contact with each other, and once the nine clans are punished, the dead will go to the sea.

The prince's reputation for benevolence and kindness was quickly established through this rumor.

In this panic, the appearance of the Zhao family brothers and sisters may be the most calm. They almost all have grudges with the anti-party elements, and they directly sabotaged the anti-party plan and saved the prince, no matter how many contra-party elements are found, in short, they will not have a share of their family. At this time, their attention was focused on the letter from their hometown.

Zhang wrote down all the events that had happened after they left in the letter, and although her grandchildren had advised her to go to Beijing as much as possible, she had recently suffered from an old illness and was inconvenient to travel far away, so she could only recuperate for a while and wait for the weather to get warmer.

Zhang's temporary inability to go to Beijing made Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu feel very disappointed, but what surprised them even more was that Zhang's letter mentioned the actions of Zhao Jue and Zhao Ze's father and son.

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but ask his brother: "Brother, Zhao Jue this time...... Will it escape the death penalty? Is this considered a meritorious service? ”

Zhao Wei frowned: "Don't count, right?" I think he should not change his life, knowing that the plan failed, and he intended to take revenge on his grandmother, until he was tied up by the clansmen, he said that he wanted to make meritorious contributions, but in fact, it was just a confession of fear of crime. What he confessed, even if he didn't say it, the court could know it from the mouths of other rebels. I see what kind of crime he should be charged in such a situation, and what kind of crime he must be, and he will not be sentenced lightly. He looked down at the letter in his hand: "It's Zhao Ze, it's really surprising that he has the courage to stop his father from committing murder." ”

Zhao Xiu asked, "What will happen to him?" If Zhao Jue is destined to not escape the death penalty, will Zhao Ze be implicated? Although she didn't have a good impression of Zhao Ze, since the other party protected her grandmother, she also hoped that he would have a good end.

Zhao Wei's brows furrowed even tighter. He really can't answer this question. (To be continued......)