Chapter 25: The Wrath of the Son of Heaven
Recently, Mo Zicheng, the most critical witness in the Danzhou case, arrived in Beijing smoothly under the escort of the Shouzhou battalion. Although there were many twists and turns on the way, because the Shouzhou camp was well prepared and cautious everywhere, those who did not succeed did not succeed in the end.
After Mozi entered Beijing, he was immediately handed over to the Criminal Department. When the king of Jin heard the news, he instructed the Shangshu of the Criminal Department to actively cooperate and strictly interrogate, and in just two or three days, Yin Su Baiyang, the Danzhou Governor, had been convicted of all kinds of crimes of encroaching on people's land and disregarding people's lives.
In the imperial study, Emperor Yun looked at the folds delivered by the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and his whole face was gloomy and about to drip water.
"Danzhou... Su Baiyang... Well, that's great! ”
Suddenly, Emperor Yun slammed his hand on the imperial case, his chest rising and falling, causing a violent cough due to too much mood swing.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body!"
Seeing this, Gonggong Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Emperor Yun's back.
"I want to take care!" Emperor Yun's face was still angry, and he opened Gonggong Zheng's hand, "On weekdays, I always hear some rumors about the queen's arrogance, but I didn't expect that his younger brother is even better than her!" ”
"The implementation of agriculture is a national policy, and the fall of the previous dynasty was not because of the people's livelihood and suffering, and the people did not have enough food and clothing?"
"I have repeatedly ordered and reaffirmed that it is strictly forbidden for the nobles of various families to carry out land annexation, this Su Baiyang is good, and the land of all Danzhou is in his hands! Ahem..."
"Su Baiyang is certainly guilty, but His Majesty's edict to the Criminal Department to deal with it according to the law, don't be angry."
"Go, call the Queen!"
Su Baiyang's incident happened, and it spread all over the city, and the queen knew it even if the news was closed.
At this time, she was pacing back and forth in the palace, her face was very nervous, and she obviously didn't know what to do.
"The minion has seen the queen's mother."
Seeing the emperor's personal eunuch coming, the queen's heart tightened, but she still pretended to be calm on her face: "Excuse me, is there anything wrong with Gonggong Zheng?" ”
"Your Majesty has a decree, please go to the imperial study immediately."
"Your Majesty, can you talk about the summons?"
"This..."Gonggong Zheng lowered his head and smiled unnaturally, "Niangniang will know when she goes." ”
The middle palace is not far from the imperial study, and at a normal speed, a few moments are enough to arrive.
After a while, the empress cautiously walked into the imperial study, raised her head slightly and peeked at the emperor sitting on the main seat, and took a deep breath, "The concubine sees Your Majesty." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Emperor Yun pick up the music book in his hand and throw it directly at the queen.
The book made a loud noise through the air and landed straight in front of the queen.
"I ask you, are you involved in this?!"
"Your Majesty, forgive the concubine for being stupid, and the concubine doesn't know what Your Majesty said."
The queen was still kneeling on the ground, and instead of looking at the notebook, she said respectfully.
"You're still hard-mouthed." Emperor Yun scolded sharply, "The twists and turns of the Criminal Department are in front of you, you take a good look!" ”
At this point, the queen slowly picked up the notebook and read the above content at a glance.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged!"
"The evidence is ironclad, you still have the face to shout injustice?!"
"Su Baiyang dares to act so boldly, it must be under your banner! Say, Did you already know that he was secretly doing this reverse? ”
"The concubine really doesn't know anything about this! As for the brother-in-law, the concubine believes that he must have been deceived by the villain, and he made a big mistake without noticing for a while... Please be gracious, Your Majesty! ”
"Not noticing for a while? Queen, what you said is light! Emperor Yun sneered, his tone still low, "Su Baiyang is in charge of Danzhou, there, he is like the Emperor of the Earth!" Who else can blind him! ”
"I have repeatedly applied for edicts that land annexation is not allowed, but he is good, not only a large area of annexation, but also so many things that hurt nature and reason!"
"This thief has gone against the grain and wantonly slaughtered the people under his rule, and you, as his eldest sister and in the middle palace, are you ignorant of this, is this what your mother is doing? Or are you assisting me in my Yide demeanor?! ”
"In the past, there were some things that didn't matter, I looked at your face, so I turned a blind eye, but I didn't expect this thief not only to miss the emperor's grace, but also to intensify it, this time I will not tolerate it!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! The queen panicked, crawled forward, and said in fear: "Bai Yang's crime is indeed unforgivable, but he is the younger brother of the concubine after all!" Please also Your Majesty... For the sake of the concubine who has served for many years, spare his life! ”
"If I don't hold you accountable, I'm already gracious, Queen, you must know how to do it in moderation."
Emperor Yun leaned back, closed his eyes gently, and was a little tired in his voice.
"Your Majesty!" The queen was hoarse, and she couldn't take care of the messy hair ornament for a long time, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't care about the relationship between husband and wife, then please look at Shuo'er's face and forgive him this time!" Your Majesty, the concubine is just this one younger brother! ”
"Enough!" Emperor Yun suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "You still have the face to mention Shuo'er, with a mother like you, Shuo'er's behavior will make you bad sooner or later!" ”
"Someone! Drag the queen out of the middle palace, and you can't go out without a will! ”
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
The queen's shout weakened, and Emperor Yun held his forehead with his right hand and sighed heavily.
"An ignorant woman only knows how to protect her own interests when she encounters trouble."
"The Criminal Department, Su Baiyang careless of human life, the crime is clear, he plans to abandon the city, and all the people related to this case need to be severely punished! In addition, let the ministry draw up a new candidate for the governor as soon as possible and restore order in Danzhou as soon as possible. ”
"The minions obey."
In the Jin Palace, Bai Wanning walked to the side of King Jin with a smile on her face, and Ying Ying saluted, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace, my father was furious when he learned about the incident in Danzhou, and called the queen to the imperial study to scold her, and even said that she was not worthy of being the mother of the fourteen princes. ”
"It was expected." King Jin smiled and shook his head, "The queen is short-sighted, presumably she must be trying her best to defend that Lord Su in front of her father, which made her father Long Yan angry." ”
"My father sent a decree to the Criminal Department to sentence Su Baiyang to abandon the city, and also asked my father to draw up the candidate for the Yin of Danzhou Mansion as soon as possible."
"Arrange for one of our people to go up, you have to have some real ability, the people of Danzhou are now panicking, and my father attaches great importance to it. The more Xinfu Yin can quickly appease the hearts of the people, the more his father will feel that Lord Shangshu is a proper person. ”
"Yes."
Bai Wanning smiled lightly and poured a cup of tea for King Jin.
"After this incident, the queen will definitely hate the king of Qin," the corner of King Jin's mouth lifted slightly, and he took a sip of tea, "Let them fight, this king only needs to watch the fire from the other side." ”
"And this is just the beginning, this king wants to make his father completely disappointed in the queen, so as to set up another prince."
"Yunshuo, you are just a yellow-mouthed child, what do you want to fight with me..."