Chapter 340: In full swing
In fact, from the time of the attack on Cining Palace, Zhu Yijun was already thinking about how to properly handle this matter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Frankly speaking, judging from the situation, he has two choices, one is to investigate and crack down, try the case clearly, and then catch the mastermind behind the scenes, which is what he should do as an emperor.
But the problem is that this case is confusing, and all the evidence points to Zheng, with his years of understanding of Zheng, he naturally does not believe that this case was committed by her, but those ministers in the court may not believe it.
What's more, now that Zhu Changluo has been involved in the trial of the case, what he is most worried about is that no matter what the truth of the case is, he will be detained on the head of the Zheng family in the end!
Of course, there is another option to make a small thing a big thing, and it is exactly the method that Zhu Yijun has chosen now, what is the truth of this case, he doesn't want to pursue it, because no matter who it is found out in the end, it will make the court face greater turmoil.
Therefore, after learning from Zhang Cha's mouth that the witness in this case was Pang Bao, he asked Zhang Cheng to interrogate him secretly, and when he learned that the Three Law Divisions had begun to try the case, he immediately made a decision and ordered Zhang Cheng to hang Pang Bao to death immediately, thinking that as long as Pang Bao died, Zhu Changluo would die without proof, who knew that now there was another Liu Chenglai......
"This ...... Your Majesty, the slave and maid interrogated that Pang Bao for three days, and the means were exhausted, but he was unwilling to say who instructed him, and the slave and maid did not dare to use the torture, and the three law divisions moved quickly, so they ......"
Zhang Cheng is also very aggrieved, who knows that Pang Bao is a hard bone, he went to interrogate after he got the order, and he was stunned that nothing came out after three days of trial, and now there is another Liu Cheng in this testimony, and he is also very helpless.
"That's it, this kid's movements are very fast, in this case, I will give you a handwritten order, you personally go and keep an eye on this case, if there is any progress, come and report to me immediately!"
Zhu Yijun waved his hand irritably and said.
"Yes!"
Zhang Cheng wiped the sweat that didn't exist, and whispered.
But His Majesty the Emperor on the throne still had a burst of irritability in his eyes, and for some reason, he always had a premonition that the mountain rain was about to come......
When I returned to the mansion, it was already slightly dark, and when I went to Wang's room to say hello, Zhu Changluo came to the study, and Wang An was already waiting there.
"Wang An, after returning home, you send some people out to spread some rumors, just say that the attack on Cining Palace is the mastermind of the Zheng family, and Zheng Guotai is the accomplice, intending to murder the king and help her son Zhu Changxun to ascend the throne! The louder the wind, the better! ”
Zhu Changluo sat lazily on the chair, his eyes slightly closed, and said after a while.
But it made Wang An slightly stunned.
"Your Highness, didn't you say ...... in the Qianqing Palace?"
"This king said that the case should be kept secret, but do you really think that it can be kept secret? So many people already know Zhang Cha's testimony, how can it be kept secret! What the emperor thinks now is that if the Criminal Department does not come forward to clarify, then these so-called cases are just rumors, so that he can take the opportunity to think of some ways to keep the Zheng family! ”
Zhu Changluo sneered and said lightly.
"Yes! But Your Highness, didn't you tell the slave maid earlier that we can't meddle in this matter to avoid arousing suspicion? ”
Wang An arched his hand, but still with some doubts.
When Zhu Changluo returned home that day, he obviously specially told him not to let people find out that they had interfered in this matter, why did he suddenly change his mind now!
Zhu Changluo shook his head and said.
"At this time, at that time, the king was attacked, the case was still unclear at the beginning, if it was then to add fuel to the fire, too deliberate, the slightest carelessness will be suspected, but now the case has begun to emerge, the evidence is all pointing to the Changchun Palace, if the king still stands by, it will arouse suspicion!"
"You don't have to worry about anything, you don't have to worry if someone finds out, as long as you don't get caught red-handed! Since the emperor wants to cover the lid, the king will spread some of the smell first, so that enough people will be attracted to it......"
"Yes."
Wang An gave up again.
Zhu Changluo pondered for a moment and asked again.
"How's the arrangement?"
"Your Royal Highness rest assured, Eunuch Liang has a few cronies in the Salary Division, and he is just in charge of the work of purchasing, and the batch of firewood and grass that has been added has been transported into the palace, which is also a coincidence, these firewood and grass are to be inspected, but because this firewood and grass is secretly detained by Zhang Cheng, it will be exempted from inspection all the way and directly transported into the warehouse!"
Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Wang An's face, and he said respectfully.
"Well, what about the people that the king asked you to contact? Have you ever replied to this king? ”
Zhu Changluo nodded and continued to ask.
"Back to His Royal Highness, there are letters from Mr. Li and Mr. Ye, but there are many officials who say that they will definitely be negligent and speak up! Among them, there are two senior officials above the third grade, three of the six divisions, and more than a dozen imperial historians, who are all in the court, and it will be a lot of strength to get to the court! ”
Wang An smiled and said.
He looked very happy, but Zhu Changluo glanced at him and said.
"Do you think that there are still a lot of benevolent and righteous people in this court?"
"Yes, Your Highness, you see that although Mr. Li and Mr. Ye have been away from Beijing for many years, they can have so many people come out to help His Highness with a letter, and the interests of this court are not as clear as you said......
Wang An scratched his head embarrassedly and said.
Zhu Changluo sneered.
"Affection and righteousness? Do you know that this time the gentleman said that he wrote letters to dozens of colleagues in the DPRK and China, but now less than half of them responded, not to mention that this is still a situation where the king did not make any unreasonable demands! But let them play at the right time, even if the king doesn't go to them, they still want to go to this recital, but now it's just a few days of postponement, and they can get the king's favor in vain, why not? ”
He hadn't forgotten how indifferent these so-called righteous gentlemen were when he first left the palace......
Wang An was also speechless and stopped talking.
"But you have a good point, although these people see the wind and steer, but now this king is indispensable to them, you go back to reply to them for this king, and say that this king thanks them for their enthusiasm for the country, and will be grateful in the future!"
Zhu Changluo shook his head and continued.
"Yes!"
Zhu Changluo rubbed his forehead at this time, but a hint of discoloration flashed between his eyes, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.
Zheng, after so many years of grievances, let's settle and settle it this time!