Chapter 337: Guilty of public wrath
In the past, if it wasn't for the emperor's summons, these ministers would not have taken the initiative to come, let alone more than ten people together, it would not be a good thing for eight or nine times out of ten.
The emperor only felt a terrible headache, but he couldn't help it, and when they came in, he had to hold up a smile and ask, "Everyone, Aiqing, I don't know what you came here to do today?"
He naturally knew that it must be something that could not be said in front of the civil and military officials, otherwise, if he didn't say it in the Jinluan Hall earlier, how could he come here and wait for him?
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, he heard the official who was headed kneeling down and kowtowing: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here today to participate in a person-Zheng Zecheng, the secretary of Dali Temple!"
Hearing this, the emperor was stunned for a moment, he glanced at the group of officials who were all a little indignant, and asked, "What about you?"
"The ministers seconded it!"
In a word, it shows the determination of these people.
The emperor suddenly felt that his headache was even worse.
"Then you should tell me why you want to participate in Zheng Aiqing. ”
Although the emperor is very dissatisfied with Zheng Zecheng now, in view of what he has done to himself over the years, there is still a little bit of monarchy and courtierism, so the emperor patiently asked such a question.
I didn't want him to say this, but I saw that the ministers became more and more excited, and the person in charge directly handed over the fold in his hand, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Weichen really can't say anything, the crimes listed above are piled up, please take a look!"
Hearing this, the emperor felt more and more puzzled, could it be that Zheng Zecheng was angry with the public?
He ordered the eunuch to fold the piece, and when he finished reading it, his expression was not very good.
The things listed above, in addition to Zheng Zecheng using his official position to suppress his colleagues on weekdays, he even used his position to help his daughter rob a man!
This is a strange thing, he has only heard of men robbing people and women in his life, and today is the first time he has heard of it, there are still women who come to rob men, and they have robbed more than a dozen. What's more, at the back door of the Zheng family, corpses are carried out from there almost every day!
Today, Jing Zhaoyin also came with him, and he presented a note, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is a joint complaint from 36 families in Beijing, among which there are those who have lost their sons and those who have lost their daughters, all of whom have been silent since they entered the Zheng family. They demanded justice in unison, but Weichen couldn't deal with it, and asked the emperor to show it. ”
Jing Zhaoyin is also very embarrassed, his official position is not as good as Zheng Zecheng, and he has no right to deal with this kind of thing, so he can only come to the emperor. It was also a coincidence that they happened to meet more than a dozen ministers who also had this plan, so they came together and told the emperor about these things.
After the emperor read the bloody petitions, his expression became solemn.
He suddenly didn't know how many bad things Zheng Zecheng had done in his name in a place he couldn't see.
used the rights he gave him for personal gain, used the rights he gave him to suppress his colleagues, and even used the rights he gave him to kill so many people!
Although the emperor didn't care about the lives of those people, he cared about the remarks of these officials.
After all, if he, the emperor, does not have the support of the officials, he will not be far from death!
The emperor's expression was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Someone come, spread my will-"
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When the news reached Gu Qingchi's ears, he had just eaten lunch and was playing chess with Shi Miaoyu.
After listening to Zhou Jin's report, Gu Qingchi raised his eyebrows slightly, but there was a bit of coldness in his voice: "It's just a dismissal of officials? This king doesn't know that my imperial brother is such a good person." ”
When he treats himself, he is ruthless. Now that he has come up with so much evidence of Zheng Zecheng's crimes, he is just dismissed from office, so that he can think about it in the house.
He was quite dissatisfied with this punishment.
Hearing Gu Qingchi's words, Zhou Jin said respectfully: "Lord Wang, do you want your subordinates to add another fire?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingchi bent his lips and smiled, turned the white chess pieces in his hand around his fingertips, and said slowly: "Naturally, I want it, otherwise wouldn't I have let down this king for planning such a good show?"
When he said this, he didn't look at Zhou Jin, but said, "Go ahead and execute the next move." ”
"Yes. ”
After Zhou Jin left, Shi Miaoyu asked softly, "Lord Wang, are you okay?"
She saw that Gu Qingchi's eyebrows were gloomy, and her heart jumped slightly.
Hearing her ask, Gu Qingchi looked back at her, and didn't say much, but said, "Come, let's continue to play chess." ”
It's just that next, Gu Qingchi's chess style is contrary to the previous gentleness and has become aggressive.
Shi Miaoyu couldn't resist it, and she was almost defeated several times, but when she was about to be defeated, Gu Qingchi left her a way out.
After several times, Shi Miaoyu's head sweated a lot, and in the end, she threw the sunspot in her hand on the table, and said coquettishly: "The prince bullies people, I won't go down." ”
This person, like a cat playing with a mouse, tosses himself to death, and he himself is very leisurely.
Seeing Shi Miaoyu's delicate appearance, the gloom in Gu Qingchi's eyebrows dissipated, and he also knew that he had just teased Shi Miaoyu a little too much, so he resigned himself to putting away the chess pieces, walked to her side and said with a smile: "Miaoyu, don't be angry with this king, I won't tease you." ”
Hearing this, Shi Miaoyu glanced at him, but he snorted and turned his head away.
Seeing this, Gu Qingchi lowered his head, kissed her earlobe, and whispered close to her ear: "This king is in a bad mood, but it's not for you, if you are willing to listen, I'll tell you?"
In fact, he was a little angry at that moment.
arranged so many chess, but in the end only got such an ending, which made Gu Qingchi a little unwilling.
Fortunately, he still has a back hand, so don't worry, let's play chess slowly and see who can have the last laugh!
Miaoyu also saw that Gu Qingchi's mood was fluctuating, and at this time, he comforted him: "You don't have to think too much, the emperor is ......"
She thought about it, but she was thinking about people and talking too much, so she didn't say what was in her heart, but said, "You can definitely do it." ”
Hearing this, Gu Qingchi suddenly laughed, and when he laughed, his voice was dark, sliding past Shi Miaoyu's ears, causing her to have a palpitation.
After Gu Qingchi had laughed enough, he nodded and said, "Yes, this king has always been okay." ”
But a Zheng Mansion, this is just the first step. What he has is patience, and he will make the emperor lose his armor step by step.
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After learning why he was dismissed, Zheng Zecheng was so angry that he taught Zheng Wanwan a lesson, he was used to this daughter on weekdays, and he was unwilling to disobey her. It's just that this matter has reached the ears of the emperor, and it would be too unusual.
Zheng Wanwan was originally very angry, but knowing that it affected her father's official position, she said kindly: "Father, don't be angry, I'll just kick them out." ”
She thought that she would be fine if she sent people back, but she didn't want Zheng Zecheng to have her own considerations.
"Surrender all men to your father. ”
It was easy for those people to be driven out, but they had been in the Zheng family for so many days, and they didn't know what they had heard and seen, so they must not be able to stay alive!
Zheng Wanwan heard what he said, and she faintly understood what Zheng Zecheng meant, although she was a little reluctant in her heart, she didn't go against her father's will in the end, and let him take those noodles away.
Zheng Zecheng was relieved after disposing of those people, he knew that the emperor's anger this time was not really angry, otherwise he would not just dismiss himself from the palace.
You must know that he has done a lot of things for the emperor over the years, even if the emperor is angry with himself now, but when he is useful in the future, he will still not hesitate to recover himself.
Now, he just has to wait.
When this matter slowly disappears, when there are no more gossips in the capital, when everyone forgets about it, it will be the time for him to make a comeback!
It's a pity that Zheng Zecheng didn't expect that he would never have that day again.
Only three days later, a father-in-law with unfamiliar eyebrows came to wear the emperor's dictation and said, "The emperor has summoned." ”
Seeing the person's cold expression, Zheng Zecheng's heart couldn't help but thump, how did he think that this father-in-law was not good?
Zheng Zecheng's heart was unstable, but his face was inconspicuous, and he stuffed a small purse full of silver to the father-in-law, and said with a smile: "There is a visit to the father-in-law, dare to ask the father-in-law, what is the so-called matter of the emperor asking the lower officials to go over?"
He lowered his posture, and if it was ordinary, those eunuchs would have been polite to him.
However, today, the father-in-law just frowned and said arrogantly: "How does the miscellaneous family know? ”
Hearing this, Zheng Zecheng's heart became more and more uneasy.
He was a little drumming in his heart, thinking about what he had done to offend the emperor recently, while following the emperor into the palace.
Before leaving, he also instructed the porter: "Go and tell the maid beside the old lady, and say that I will come back later tonight, so I will not accompany my mother to dinner, and let them serve carefully, and wait until I come back to see my mother." ”
His mother is old, and she is a little confused, so she must let Zheng Zecheng accompany her when eating. Today, when things happened suddenly, he could only go to the palace first, and then go to comfort his mother when he came back.
It's just that Zheng Zecheng won't know at this time, and he will never have a chance to come back.
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In the past, Zheng Zecheng went directly to the imperial study when he entered the palace. Only this time, he was taken to Yi Chunxuan.
That's where the nobles live.
Zheng Zecheng had never been here, and he was still confused before, but when he saw the plaque of Yi Chunxuan, he felt his heart skip a beat.
He suddenly remembered something bad.
Could it be that the emperor found out?
When he walked in nervously, he saw the emperor sitting there with a gloomy face, while the nobleman next to him fell to the ground covered in blood, his eyes full of horror.
Her mouth was gagged, and she just whimpered and sobbed, which sounded particularly miserable.
Seeing Zheng Zecheng coming, a strong killing intent flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
Hearing this, Zheng Zecheng knelt down and said respectfully: "Weichen asks the emperor for peace, long live my emperor." ”
"Hooray?"
The emperor walked up to him, raised his foot and kicked him to the ground, scolding: "Did I listen to you about this? Zheng Zecheng, in vain I have cultivated you for so many years, but I have raised such a daring thing as you!"
At this point, Zheng Zecheng still didn't understand? Regardless of the pain in his chest, he got up and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows his mistake, this Yue Guiren and Wei Chen are indeed old acquaintances, but Wei Chen's relationship with her father has asked his wife to give him a silver penny, and in addition, Wei Chen has nothing to do with Yue Guiren." ”