【2nd Update】

"This Wang Chaoyun, although she is a woman and a musician, is rarely loyal. The other concubines were busy escaping, but she refused to leave. ”

Zhang Qi gently patted the music in his hand and said to the two colleagues present.

According to the law, after an official breaks the law, all the concubines and maidservants he keeps will be dispatched, and only the wife of the famous family tree will be punished.

Since Su Shi has become an accomplice to the great rebellion case, Su Shi's wives have all been put in prison. But his concubines, after finding out that they had nothing to do with the case, released them one by one. Wang Chaoyun is not Su Shi's wife, just a concubine, and he has not left heirs for Su Shi, but now he is desperate to stay in prison and take care of his mother. After being forcibly taken out, he stayed in front of the Kaifeng Mansion and cried bitterly.

The matter is a serious case, and the parties involved are extremely outstanding, and in just two days, everyone in the city has made a lot of noise, and even newspapers have begun to report on the matter. There are even rumors that Wang Chaoyun's move is linked to Shen Kuo's illness for several days.

Shen Kuo was already anxious because of the grape trellis at home, and now he has encountered such an unwarranted disaster. After the whole thing spread all over the capital, he didn't dare to be good at it, and wrote to ask the court to decide.

"The state has its own laws, and those who break the law cannot be released from prison, and no one who has nothing to do with them can be locked up in prison at will. Wang Chaoyun is not Su Shi's wife, and she shouldn't stay if she wants to! Han Jiang said.

In fact, there is no need for the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty to waste half a moment of time on this matter, but since this matter has been mentioned in the chapter of Kaifeng Mansion, the Zai Fu have to write their own disposal opinions for the queen mother's reference.

"Arrange her in a nearby nunnery, let her visit Su Shi, and take care of Su Shi's wife's room."

"Yukun, you are very lenient to Su Shi." Han Jiang said to Han Gang.

"Loyalty and filial piety are worthy of honor. It can also reflect what Su Shi did...... What's more, if Han Gang doesn't do it, Zhang Zihou will do it too. ”

Han Gang arranged it like this, but it was not for Su Shi.

Since Wang Chaoyun is willing to pay for Su Shi, let her realize her wish. For Han Gang, it is just a matter of pushing the boat along the river, and it also makes the stories in his memory still have their original appearance when time and events have become completely distorted.

"But Shen Kuo too, can't you do such a trivial matter?" Zhang Qi complained, but picked up the pen and wrote down Fang Cai Han Gang's opinion after one sheet.

Although this kind of thing is not worth wasting time on the Queen Mother, some anecdotes are good for the Queen Mother to look at and relax, so as not to put too much of her mind on competing for authority with the political hall.

"Shen Cunzhong is now about to close the case, and he can't be distracted. He also cherishes feathers too much. Han Gang said.

Han Jiang immediately sneered, completely ignoring Han Gang's presence. If Shen Kuo really cares about his reputation, he won't be indecisive at the beginning, and he will fall to whichever side is stronger.

Han Gang's face was not red, and he continued to defend Shen Kuo: "Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and being good is great." ”

After two sentences, Zhang Qi had already put away his pen and put Shen Kuo's cantata into a bunch of recitals that Zai Fu had already written their opinions, and when he heard Han Gang say, he said disdainfully: "Whether Shen Kuo can change it or not, let's ask his family's Zhang family." ”

Han Gang couldn't defend Shen Kuo anymore.

The court was already very busy during this time, and Kaifeng Mansion was even more burdened with the trial of Zhao Hao and Cai Quda's rebellion case, but Shen Kuo suddenly asked for two days of sick leave. It would be fine if he was really sick, but where was he sick, he was obviously injured by the grape trellis, and he couldn't see anyone.

Yesterday, there was a royal history that said that Shen Kuo's boudoir was not solemn - not that the hat on Shen Kuo's head changed color, but that he was not strict with his wife's room, which violated etiquette and religion - if the case was decided, Shen Kuo would have to be fined bronze at the lightest.

Han Jiang also smiled disdainfully: "The Hun family at home can't be cured, and you still expect him to be able to control the three armies and foreign enemies?" ”

"You can also be Fang Xuanling." Han Gang said with a smile.

Fang Xuanling was afraid that his wife was famous, and according to Han Jiang's words, Shen Kuo could be the prime minister.

Han Jiang shook his head, feeling helpless at Han Gang's insistence on protecting Shen Kuo, "Shen Kuo's son is still under your door in Yukun, right?" ”

"Shen Cunzhong's eldest son Bo Yi went to the house last year, and the second son Qingzhi is now studying at Hengqu Academy."

Han Jiang shook his head, no wonder Han Gang would protect Shen Kuo, and Shen Kuo would insist on voting for Han Gang.

At this time, Zhang Qi picked up a book of musicals, which came from Kaifeng Mansion, and was about the property of a group of great rebels.

Since the case had not yet been finalized at this time, and of course it was not possible to confiscate the property, the property of the prisoners was simply sealed and sealed.

The officials who sent Lu to seal the property only walked around for a while, and half of the floating wealth of each family fell into the hands of the participants, that is, the family property of a criminal official is not too much, far less than the three Zaifu who have already seized the house, and it is impossible to reach the level of 'He Shen falls, Jiajing eats enough', and no one will care about this loss. If the majority of the real estate and land are not lost, there will be no problem.

It's just that the homes of those convicts are now empty, and although there are seals to seal the door, there are some unscrupulous people in the capital with a population of one million. Several of them were stolen and wiped out. Kaifeng Mansion played, indicating that there was a serious shortage of manpower in the house, and the imperial court needed to send additional soldiers to guard the gate.

This is a request for additional troops, and by the way, it is necessary to shirk responsibility, and the latter is a little more important.

"What should I do?"

"The soldier will give it to him, but the thief will catch it." Han Jiang sneered.

Zhang Qi asked Han Gang's opinion again, and seeing that Han Gang did not object, he wrote a few words casually, granting Shen Kuo's request, but asking Kaifeng Mansion to catch the thief as soon as possible.

"There are still two maidens in the Zeng Bu family......"

Han Gang pointed to another piece of music, which was still from Kaifeng Mansion, and it was said that Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang had disposed of their wives and daughters.

Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang were confirmed to be sent to Jiaozhou early, so the case has not yet been finalized in Kaifeng Mansion, and the families of the two have already begun to be sent down.

Zhang Qi said: "If the maid has already set a family, you can first ask the other party if she is willing to fulfill the marriage contract, if she is not willing to marry back, she can only follow the law." ”

"What do you see, Yukun?"

Han Jiang and Zhang Qi both knew that the daughter of the Zeng Bu family was the niece of Wang Anguo's wife, and Han Gang was Wang Anshi's son-in-law, so he was also a relative. When I mentioned this incident, I must have wanted to save it.

"As it should be. However, if the man is unwilling to fulfill the contract, he does not have to send it to the workshop, and he will follow him south. Zeng Bu's wife Wei and Xue Xiang's wife Liu can be arranged in this way. ”

Most of the daughters of the Zeng Bu family have already hired people, and if the man is willing to marry back, Han Gang does not feel the need to let the woman of the good family become a lowly person. Even if you don't want to, there's no need to send someone into a fire pit.

"If you stay in Beijing, you can still survive, but if you go to the south, you may not be able to survive until next year." Zhang Qi said, "Men must live far away, and women can live in peace, which is the tolerance of the law." Don't see Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao exiled to Lingnan? ”

Han Gang smiled bitterly, there was really not much difference from what Wang Shao said at the beginning, it was indeed difficult to make a decision between life and fame, "Let them choose for themselves, stay in Beijing and follow their husbands and fathers." ”

"It's fine." Han Jiang didn't take it seriously. It's not a big deal, and Han Gang's proposal can be passed with a word on the Queen Mother's side.

"Speaking of Zeng Bu......" Han Jiang said again, "Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao, the court has dealt with them heavily. ”

"Indeed." Han Gang nodded.

Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao, the two half-brothers of Zeng Bu and their sons, were assigned to Lingnan because they were males, but not as far as Jiaozhou, but Leizhou and Xinzhou-'Spring, Xun, Mei, and Xin, and death as neighbors; Gao, Dou, Lei, Hua, said that they were also afraid of 'Leizhou and Xinzhou'.

Zeng Bu is one of the main culprits, only one level lower than Cai Qu, he can escape death, it is indeed the leniency of the imperial court, but the sentences of Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao are indeed heavy.

At that time, the imperial court was discussing how to deal with Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang, but because of the delay of too much time before, the decision was too hasty when the decision was made, and the punishment was not studied in detail. On the other hand, the sentences of Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang were too light, and they could escape their lives for the ten heinous crimes; So they made amends on their brothers and nephews.

"But it's hard to change." Zhang Qi said.

If the verdict against Zeng Bu is taken as the standard, Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao will at most only chase down the words since they were born and cut their posts to the people. However, it is impossible to simply take back the edict stamped with the imperial seal in red, let alone for the relatives of several traitors.

"You can wait for the amnesty to come back later. Zeng Bu and Xue Xiang were pardoned and could not return, but Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao did not. ”

"Hmm." Han Jiang bowed his head slightly, and he didn't know who he was coming out for.

Zeng Bu and Cai Qu, two rebellious close relatives, including Zeng Gong and Zeng Zhao, were all assigned to Lingnan.

Those who are in Beijing have long been on the road. Outside Beijing, even if it is the farthest away, it should have been arrested by the envoy sent to the south by now.

On the contrary, the trial of Cai Qu's relatives and other henchmen has been delayed until now.

In the first year of Yuanyou, when the Ministry of Rites Examination was about to begin, and the second court push was also close at hand, the trial of the traitors and the rebellious relatives finally came to an end.

Although Shen Kuo delayed the trial for a few days due to 'illness', the court's request for him was not to investigate exhaustively, but to close the case as soon as possible, and after the incident of Wang Chaoyun, he was also afraid that there would be any more trouble, so after sitting in the lobby for six days with the still conspicuous finger and claw prints, Zhao Hao and Cai did reverse the case, and there was a result.

The dossier from Kaifeng Mansion was thickly stacked in the political hall.

From the prisoner's self-confession, to the testimony of the witnesses; From the records of the trial to the verdict written by Shen Kuo himself; There are also detailed documents of thousands of exhibits, and everything related to the Great Reverse Case is here.