Chapter 208: Hanging Beam

The next day, Chunjia's face was not good when he went to court, and when a group of courtiers saw it, they naturally trembled.

It's just that there are too many courtiers, and it is inevitable that some dare to speak out.

On this day, some people insisted on coming out to ask for a thorough investigation of Zheng Gu's death, regardless of the eyes of their colleagues on the left and right.

The reason is that although Zheng Gu is a eunuch, he was an important minister during his lifetime, and after his family was imprisoned, he has not been convicted seriously, but he is in a daze in the edict.

If you don't find out, one is that there will inevitably be criticism in the market, which is not good for the reputation; The second is that Zheng Gu's imprisonment has something to do with the palace change, maybe his death was extinguished? Follow this clue to investigate, and you will be able to gain something if you can't say it; The third is that Zheng Gu is the father-in-law of the eldest princess of Yun'an, the emperor has always treated Xiaozong's blood and blood well, and the Zheng family's prison and horse family are not among them, which is a clear example.

So, the eldest princess's father-in-law said that if it didn't, it would be gone, and it would be impossible for the heavenly family to be so indifferent and continue to lock up and down the Zheng family, right?

It's a bit of a stretch.

Chunjia was originally anxious to deal with the court meeting, so as to find the theory of the concubine, after hearing this, he groaned slightly, but he felt that it made sense, so he pressed down the mind of a quick decision, and asked the ministers to discuss, Zheng Gu's matter, how to solve it?

The courtiers hesitated and exchanged glances, mainly because they were not sure of the emperor's attitude.

In fact, if Zheng Gu was an ordinary courtier, they didn't need to hesitate like this, they would definitely try to speak to the Zheng family.

After all, things hurt like that, aren't they?

The key is that Zheng Gu is a eunuch, and this important identity is not accepted by mainstream scholars and doctors.

Even if some people had a good relationship with Zheng Gu in the past, or did not have a bad impression of Zheng Gu, they must always consider whether they will be considered as a powerful eunuch and hinder their reputation.

After a while, it was still the Duke of Yiguo who was pushed out and spoke first: "Your Majesty, do you think that in addition to a thorough investigation of Zheng Gu, should you release the old and weak women and children of the Zheng family first?" Especially those children, even if the Zheng family did something in private, they probably didn't know anything. As the so-called innocent child, if you put it back at home, and then choose one or two women to take care of it, this not only shows that Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, but also makes the Zheng family grateful to Dade, knowing everything and saying everything, but also to avoid hurting the innocent. ”

Chunjia snorted: "Yes." ”

In fact, the emperor didn't think that the children of the Zheng family were innocent, and Zheng Fengdi was not very old when he committed the crime, but how could he show mercy to those people? Of course, the ignorant children don't expect to be so cruel, the problem is that in the emperor's opinion, these people are born in the Zheng family, and since they became children, they have food, clothing, housing and transportation from Zheng Gu and others, and Zheng Gu They have been doing a lot of things as traitors in the fish and meat township over the years, so these people have also grown up with the blood and tears of the people.

Since they have received the grace of Zheng Gu and others, they should also bear the consequences of the fall of the Zheng family.

But since Yiguo made his mouth public, the emperor didn't plan to refute Yun Zhao's face for the sake of such a few children, so he agreed casually, but he was worried in his heart, and turned around to hint to the Imperial City Division, there is no reason why the people who have been brutalized by the Zheng family are ruined one by one, and the Zheng family's own children are innocent, right?

The Son of Heaven once again determined in his heart that he wanted to do this because he loved the people like a son, but he didn't think of the anger that Zheng Fengdi was forced to compromise on back then.

The courtiers saw that Chunjia's attitude seemed to be relaxed, and then some people came forward one after another to express their opinions, most of them spoke for Zheng Gu...... This is not only because Zheng Fengtong has been running around for the past two days, but also because of the relationship between Zheng Gu and Princess Yun'an. The ministers speculated that even if the emperor didn't like Zheng Gu and didn't care about Zheng Gu's life or death, he should be merciful to Princess Yun'an, right?

In the end, this is the blood of filial piety.

It's just that Chunjia has no other grace except for agreeing to let Zheng's children under the age of ten leave the edict prison, and pointing to the two concubines with weak reputations.

The emperor meant: "When it comes to palace changes, this kind of disposal is already an open side of the net, if you still have to make an inch, and if someone attacks the palace gate in the future, should you also understate it?" ”

At this moment, the ministers did not dare to be silent.

Although everyone thinks that Zheng Gu is not crazy, how could he deliberately connive at the rebels to enter the city and attack the palace, but Zheng Gu, as the commander of the forbidden army at that time, did not understand his responsibility.

In any case, the emperor's willingness to release a few children can be regarded as a little affection between the ministers and Zheng Gu over the years.

So when the emperor's face was not good, the courtiers did not bargain anymore, but only discussed sending someone to thoroughly investigate Zheng Gu's self-murder process to determine whether this eunuch really couldn't think about it or was murdered?

After that, the court meeting was dispersed.

Chunjia didn't even go to the imperial study, and went directly to the harem to find Yun Fenghuan.

As a result, he entered the door, watched Yun Fenghuan salute with considerable difficulty, and felt a little pity, personally stretched out his hand to help him, and said warmly: "Didn't you say that you don't need to be polite during pregnancy?" Why should you be so restrained? You haven't been so honest when you entered the palace. ”

At that time, the noble concubine was simply a mudslide in the newcomer, and the nobles who were hired into the palace didn't care how noble they were and how much they were favored at home, when they came to him, who wasn't trembling and panicking?

Not to mention the selected good family.

is also a concubine, the emperor is a little polite, and she can climb along the pole.

Chunjia, who got it, was wary when she saw her coming up later......

Now that the concubine has suddenly become a rule, the Son of Heaven feels a little unaccustomed.

"The day of the doctor's reckoning is coming soon, let the concubine don't rest all the time." Yun Fenghuang explained, "It's nothing to say a salute. Your Majesty, please think about it, those palace concubines are pregnant, and when they see the concubines before giving birth, don't they still want to come forward to say goodbye? I haven't heard of a few people hurting because of this. ”

Chunjia said: "It's not easy for you to come here, so let's naturally be extra cautious." ”

Yun Fenghuan sighed that it was rare for him to speak once, but he had no intention of talking about this topic more, so he only asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, I heard that the former dynasty discussed the matter of the former hussar general today?" ”

"You're well-informed here?"

"It's not that the concubine is well-informed, but just now someone brought the words of the eldest princess of Yun'an and the generous courtesy, saying that the eldest princess is very worried about her husband's family, and this is not entrusted to the concubine, and she wants the concubine to help intercede with His Majesty?"

Chunjia's face was a little unsightly when he heard this, and he asked lightly: "Who is so unruly?" I said that you are heavy now, so don't bother with anything! ”

"It's the palace people in the side hall of Mianfu Palace, Your Majesty, don't be angry, Concubine Wu is the biological mother of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Yun'an. This daughter has encountered something, how can there be a reason for a mother not to worry about it? Yun Fenghuang shook the fan and said indifferently, "The left and right concubines didn't plan to mix, but they were vague and perfunctory, but Chen Jing pretended to go to the front to inquire about the news, but I heard that today's court meeting is discussing the affairs of the Zheng family." It can be seen that Yun'an's mother and daughter are also thinking too much, after all, it is the eldest princess's husband's family, how can His Majesty keep dragging it out and not dealing with it? ”

The emperor snorted: "It's just that one Zheng Gu died, but so many people are concerned!" ”

Yun Fenghuang looked at his expression, and said warmly: "In the end, it is the former hussar general, besides, there is something wrong with the people in the edict prison, it is really unusual!" ”

Because I remembered that not long ago, Sun Yu asked someone to intercede with him, so as not to be removed by the emperor, and the person Chunjia planned to use to replace Sun Yu seemed to be in charge of the edict now, so he said, "I don't know who is in charge of this edict now, and even a key prisoner like Zheng Gu can tell him to break himself, so it can be seen that the waste is not good!" This time, His Majesty doesn't seem to care about Zheng Gu's death, but what if he goes back and changes to a key criminal who needs to ask for a confession? ”

When he said this, he saw that the emperor's face was a little strange.

Yun Fenghuan's heart was suddenly shocked, could it be that he had noticed the fact that he had beaten the side drum for Sun Yu?

As a result, Chunjia pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The edict is just acting on orders, but it is still easy to use. ”

"......" Yun Fenghuang was stunned and said in surprise, "What does Your Majesty mean, Zheng Gu is ......?" ”

Chunjia coughed dryly, "I commanded it." ”

He knew that the concubine had nothing to do with the Zheng family, and even because of the former concubine Zheng Shangchu, there was still a lot of grievances, so there was nothing to hide, and said briefly, "Zheng Gu's father and son have been in charge of the forbidden army for many years, even if they find an excuse to send their family to prison this time, so that Jiang Lan can clean up and down, but once the father and son leave the edict prison alive, it is better to kill the forbidden army and the people's hearts will fluctuate." ”

The emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with him at all, and he still had a little residual anger, "I originally thought that after announcing all the evil deeds that the Zheng family had done over the years, I would announce it to the world and issue an order to behead him. It's just that the turmoil in the harem of the former dynasty is continuous, and if the Zheng family has a lot of crimes at this time, wouldn't it make people think that there are few civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty that are good things? Although this is also true, things can't do this, and they can only cheapen this guy, so he quickly hit the road. ”

This is also true, after all, there is the Ji family before and the Yuan family after the Yuan family, and there are already a lot of scum families in a short period of time, and if there is a Zheng family to join in the fun, the whole country will indeed have doubts about the imperial court: What kind of bastard temple is this, what kind of stuff are they!?

Or maybe you feel that today's son is not discerning enough, after all, Ji's mourning was given by him, and Yuan's title was fought for by him, which Zheng ...... It's still the husband's house he found for Yun An!

The emperor didn't want to carry this kind of unknown pot, so he would rather assassinate Zheng Gu in private to eliminate the possibility of this family continuing to meddle in the forbidden army in the future.

As a result, although his subordinates were neat, Zheng Gu died simply, but Chunjia still felt that it was not enough to relieve hatred!

If it weren't for the extraordinary times, he wouldn't have cheapened this bastard thing!

"Your Majesty is wise and decisive." Yun Fenghuang looked at the emperor appreciatively, anyway, she had a grudge against the Zheng family, and she couldn't wait to see the Zheng family being disliked, and praised with a smile, "Although this move is indeed cheaper for the Zheng family, it also takes into account the overall situation...... Besides, the coming day is long, Your Majesty is so discerning, why worry about the villains becoming fish that slip through the net? ”

Chunjia subconsciously said: "It's just that now that the ministers have suggested a thorough investigation of Zheng Gu's death, is it possible that I will go back and give him grief?" It's ...... just think about it."

Speaking of this, I feel that something is wrong: Wait, I came to ask the concubine, how did I talk about government affairs???

He settled down, straightened his face, and was about to be scolded, who knew that there were palace people in the outer world who came in a hurry, and knelt on the ground with a pale face and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, it's not good over there in the side hall, Miss Meng has just hung the beam!" ”