Chapter 159: Purge

"Apart from my brothers, who else in this world has the ability to raise so many dead soldiers? Who has the audacity to openly intercept and kill a prince in this place close to the capital? It's just that I don't know if it's the prince or the two kings Jing and Rui behind this matter. ”

"As for those clans in the Wende Hall that day, they didn't have such courage. What's more, with the money-loving personalities of those clans, they would never take such a big risk to do such a thing. As for who did it, Huang Qiong naturally had a certain judgment in her heart. It's just that he hasn't guessed who it is.

Huang Qiong did not blame the prince for this matter directly because he was choked off the prince who had his money bag cut off, and he should hate himself the most at the moment. In his opinion, the most suspicious person may not really be the murderer. It's like the mysterious aphrodisiac incense that appeared in his house when he just left the palace.

Sometimes, seeing with the eyes may not be the truth. Some people can't kill people with a knife. The most important thing is that the whole process of this assassination against himself, whether it is the timing or the means, always makes Huang Qiong faintly feel familiar.

"Lord Wang, you have either fallen into a coma before, or you have been in a trance, and there are some things that you have not had time to report to you. On the third day of his wife's death, King Jing and King Duan both sent people to mourn, and each of them left a funeral of 50,000 yuan. Quan has been thinking before, these two kings have nothing to do with you, and they have never even met each other. ”

"Even if you taste it carefully, you have only had with the two kings, but you have no family affection. Although according to common sense, the wife of the younger brother passed away, and the two kings should give some funeral gifts. But the crown princess died last year, and the two kings only gave 30,000 yuan of funeral gifts each. Moreover, although Mrs. Chen said that the emperor had posthumously awarded her name, her identity was only a widow. ”

"To put it bluntly, in the eyes of these people, Mrs. Chen is just a concubine with a bit of status by your side, not your wife and princess. But the second king gave such a heavy gift, and Quan has been wondering, is the second king's move to show you something in disguise? ”

"There's another thing that has to do with your assassination. According to Wang Dalong's account, while they were following you, they were intercepted by soldiers belonging to the Left Army of Konghe. Although these soldiers of the Left Army of the Crane Control Army were fake assassins, the military uniforms on their bodies and the waist badges they carried with them were really real. ”

"Especially those waist cards, Wang Dalong, who has been in the Left Army of Konghe for a while, personally assures me that they are all true. The waist tags used by the Left Army of the Crane are all specially made, and they all have the unique number of each capital division on them. Therefore, Wang Dalong recognized at a glance that those waist cards belonged to the Third Capital Division. ”

"Lord Wang, Quan thought this was a clue. As long as you find out where those waist cards come from, even if the people behind them are hidden, they will not be unable to find out the slightest clues. It's a pity that neither the front division of the palace nor the Left Army of the Crane Control can be investigated at will. Jia Quan thinks that these waist cards are definitely a very advantageous clue, but it's a pity that he can't reach into his hand.

Regarding Jia Quan's thoughts, Huang Qiong smiled bitterly: "Sir, do you really think that the front division of the palace and the left army of the control crane, what else can be found now?" Since those people dare to pretend and can get a special waist card, how can they not have any back-ups. It is estimated that now the insider has either been eliminated or disappeared. ”

"At this time, let alone us, even if the emperor goes to investigate, it is estimated that nothing will be found. After this incident, the old man can only be more nervous than us now. These people can even get the waist card of the left army of the crane, what else can't they get? This time it's me, so what about next time? Maybe the next one to fall from this knife is the old man himself. ”

"What can't some people do in order to compete for the throne? Since ancient times, how many people have killed their fathers for the throne? Sir, don't forget, how did King Zhao Wuling and Emperor Wen of Song die. Killing the monarch is not only a powerful minister can do it, but his son can do the same very easily. ”

"The last secret twist has already made the old man very uncomfortable. What kind of place is the North and South Zhenfu Division, it is a secret agent in the hands of the old man. The previous accident has not yet been investigated. Now that something has happened to the Left Army of the Crane Controlling Army, which is the old man's pro-army, does Mr. think the old man can still sleep soundly this night? ”

"You must know that without a high-enough status of the inner ghosts, without the means to reach the sky, these waist cards that are strictly controlled by the front division of the palace cannot be made at all. Don't worry, the old man will investigate this matter to the end. It's just for me more, or for himself more, I don't know. ”

"It's just a pity that this matter may not be able to be investigated in a short period of time. That person can even find out the eyeliner placed next to the prince by the North and South Towns, and how can he easily find out the waist card of the emperor's pro-army from the front of the palace? The king estimated that the old man had a very deep hidden eyeliner planted by the main messenger behind the scenes. ”

"I just don't know if this eyeliner was bought or controlled. Sir, some things are not as simple as they seem. can let the king of a country check for a month, but he can't find out who leaked the secret, the main messenger behind it, his scheming and means can be seen. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Qiong looked at Jia Quan, who was a little silent, sighed slightly, changed the topic and said, "Sir, has there been any change in the capital in the past few days?" This king estimates that this time I am afraid that some people may be unlucky. The old man's anger has to find a place to vent it. ”

"There's a few. I heard that the Ministry of Officials reported that Chen Wenliang, the current prefect of Jinan, would enter Beijing to take over Jing Zhaoyin's proposal, but the emperor directly rejected it. The emperor has issued an order to transfer Fu Yuanshan, the prefect of Yanshan Mansion, to Beijing as soon as possible. Depending on the situation, it is likely that this person will have to take over as Jing Zhaoyin. At present, the right deputy envoy of the Imperial History Observatory, who is temporarily acting Jing Zhaoyin, was locked and handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation. ”

"This Fu Yuanshan is the first Jinshi to take the first branch after the emperor really took power. This person is upright and upright, known as the Iron Order. When he was a county magistrate, he dared to beat the earl who broke the law. In the office of the general judge of the Daimyo's Mansion, he was the only person in the Daimyo's Mansion who didn't take the clan seriously. That cousin of yours, the King of Yuancheng County, has suffered a lot from him. ”

"During his tenure as the governor of Yanshan Prefecture, he investigated smuggling to Northern Liao, and locked up more than 300 smugglers at one time. Pull those smugglers to the main hall of his Yanshan Mansion, and the board hit the sky with a loud bang. After one person has a hundred boards, he is all shackled for seven days, and no matter who pleads, he will not give face. After this incident, he was called Fu Banzi in Yanshan Mansion. ”

"Although he has now achieved the prefect of the fourth grade, he has never been a Beijing official, and he has always been working below. From the county to the county and the state judge, in the state with the governor, the government general judge, the right to participate in politics, and the prefect, one did not fall over. Although this person has a strong temperament, he does have a hand in governing the place. ”

"Whether he is a county governor or a prefect, all the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction are governed by him and do not close their doors at night. It is Yanshan Mansion, which has always been an important town bordering Northern Liao for our dynasty and a large number of garrisons, and it can be regarded as a road under his governance. The local garrison generals, no matter how they are flying, none of them dare to make trouble in Yanshan Mansion. ”

"The emperor transferred him to Beijing, it is estimated that he is not only to take over Jing Zhaoyin, but I am afraid that the deeper intention is to rectify the displaced people. However, this person can also have some relationship with the British Royal Palace. The Su Changshi arranged by the emperor for you was a jinshi in the same year as him. I heard that the two have a good relationship, and the relationship is quite shallow. ”

"Lord Wang, your assassination this time has changed the pattern of the court and the central government a lot. Not only was the acting Jing Zhaoyin removed from his post and imprisoned, but the three inspectors in charge of the security of the capital, Jin Wuwei, were all removed and handed over to Dali Temple for severe punishment. The newly appointed officials of Jingzhao Mansion were either dismissed from their errands or given a punishment of dismissal and retention. ”

"In addition, those who were also imprisoned were also the deputy capital inspector of the front division of the palace, the commander of the left army of the control crane and the officials above the same knowledge, and the third capital commander of the capital. In addition, the secretary of the military department was directly sent to the officer, and one of the two waiters was demoted several levels in a row and sent to West Sichuan Road to become a magistrate. Another squire was directly assigned to Qianzhong and became a deputy envoy of the military preparation road. ”

"A waiter from the Criminal Department was also directly sent home. Also sent to the official are the secretary of the ministry, the two directors, a deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and the two imperial historians. The worst was the household department, and Shangshu was removed from his post and retained. A squire was demoted three levels in a row and made meritorious service with the rank of six grades. ”

"The most unlucky thing is that Zuo Shilang, who was also implicated inexplicably. was sent to a county under Ludeng Prefecture in Shandong Province and became an eight-grade county cheng. Also, the governor who received a large amount of money from King Jing was even dismissed and was directly cut to the people. There are also officials in Yushitai, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and even Hanlin Academy, who are unlucky. ”

"The emperor can be said to have made a big move this time, three of the first-class officials were dismissed, two of the second-grade Shangshu were dismissed, and one was removed and retained. As for the lower than the third grade, there are even more military officials. Zhishi's Zhishi, prison's prison, demotion's demotion, and distribution, to name a few. ”

"Lord, the emperor is using your incident to clean up the government. Otherwise, if you are assassinated, even if the front secretary of the palace, the Privy Council, and the military department are related. The Criminal Department can barely get a little bit of it. But no matter how the responsibility is pursued, it will not be the turn of the household department and the official department, and even the Yushitai will be unlucky. ”

And among the officials who were purged, many of them were close associates of the crown prince and the princes. Not to mention the others, it was the squire of the Criminal Department who was sent home, who was the prince who was a sworn friend among the officials above the third rank in the DPRK after the previous Zhang Qian incident. Now in addition to the prince's mentor, Wang Renmei, a scholar in the court, the prince's dead friends have almost been wiped out. ”

At the same time, the power of other princes was also greatly purged. In particular, King Jing and King Duan's sworn friends were almost cleaned. It's just that the right is a little unclear, it's the left squire of the military department, and the squire of the household department. These two have never intersected with any prince, and they have always been known as capable officials in the court. This time it also suffered an unwarranted disaster, but it is incomprehensible. ”

"Oh, the old man actually took advantage of the assassination of this king to take the opportunity to reshuffle the court situation, which is a bit unexpected. Sir, apart from these few, who else has been demoted? Forget about the old ministers who were sent home, and I mean the younger officials. Hearing that the emperor actually took advantage of this matter and made a big move against the court situation, Huang Qiong was also a little surprised.