Chapter 38 The blame is self-inflicted, and the rivers and seas will send the rest of their lives (2)
Ye Pei pointed to several acupuncture points of the Sanjiao Meridian and said to Zhao Zhen: "From here, there are twenty-three acupuncture points such as Chong and Yangchi, which are connected to the pericardial meridian and the Shaoyang meridian below, which are the most important veins for the meridians to follow.
Yesterday, Liu Demiao gave you a pulse diagnosis, I repeatedly rubbed and clicked on these acupuncture points, so that they either intersected or collided, the meridians were blocked and retrograde, Liu Demiao didn't feel that the strange pulse was abnormal, and I thought you were terminally ill. ”
Zhao Zhen "haha" clapped his hands and laughed, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful!" You're a clever little ghost, you have a lot of ideas! ”
The two of them talked and laughed, relaxed and happy, but they didn't know that the bloody rain in Bianliang City at this time was extremely cruel.
In the evening of that day, the north wind howled and rolled up the goose-feather-like snow, overwhelmingly invading Bianliang City, and this blizzard fell all night.
When I woke up the next morning, the whole of Tokyo was covered in snow, and the bloody red was covered with snow, as if nothing had happened.
When they went to court the next day, everyone found that half of the hundred officials did not come today. Everyone exchanged heads and ears, and people were panicked. Waiting for the Empress Dowager Liu E to sit alone on the dragon chair, both inside and outside the Chongzheng Hall stood on the dragon guard, and the hundred officials looked at each other, and they were even more frightened.
The official Zhao Zhen has been ill for a long time, and it is common for the Queen Mother to respond to the court alone, and it is not surprising to everyone, but so many guards suddenly appeared inside and outside the hall, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that something big has happened.
I only heard the deputy prime minister Lu Yijian holding a wat board and playing: "The Empress Dowager Shengming, the Prime Minister Ding Wei has committed rebellion, the privy envoy Cao Yu has arrested him and his henchmen, and one hundred and thirty-four officials are involved in this matter, all of which have been controlled by the Privy Council and the Imperial City Division, and are waiting for the Queen Mother to fall." ”
When the officials in the palace heard that more than 130 officials had been arrested, they were confused and in danger, and the Chongzheng Palace, which was originally in a low commotion, was suddenly so quiet that they could even hear a needle dropping.
The Empress Dowager Liu E looked down on the hundred officials condescendingly on the dragon throne, her majestic gaze swept over everyone's faces, and finally said slowly: "Ding Wei has been sitting firmly in the phase since the first emperor, and I didn't expect to have such a heart of disobedience, it's really unpredictable!" ”
There is a right counselor Feng Zheng who does not know the current affairs, and said: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian, Prime Minister Ding has been the prime minister for many years, has been honest and honest, and has outstanding political achievements. Although he is guilty, he must also be tried by the three divisions, and he must not be innocent of wronging his loyal ministers. ”
Without waiting for Liu E to answer, Lu Yijian couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that Dr. Feng is Ding Wei's fellow party?" ”
Feng Zheng said angrily: "Lu Shenzheng, how can you say that!" ”
The privy envoy Cao used to play in the column: "The Queen Mother is clear, this is the evidence that the minister found in Ding Wei's mansion. ”
At this time, Cao used a servant following behind him to present the tray containing the emperor's crown.
When everyone saw what they were holding from the officer's hand, their jaws were about to drop.
Feng Zheng, the right counselor, was even more frightened and kowtowed: "The minister lost his words just now!" It's the minister's gaffe! The Queen Mother Mingjian, Ding said that his crime should be punished! ”
Deputy Prime Minister Wang Zeng said: "At that time, Ding Wei was the envoy of the first emperor's mausoleum, and colluded with Lei Yungong, the eunuch of the mountain tomb, they ignored the advice of Qin Tianjian, only greedy for private bribes for the project, and moved the mausoleum of the first emperor without authorization.
The minister has ascertained this matter by the order of the Queen Mother, and the specific ins and outs of the minister are written in this book. As he spoke, Wang Zeng handed over a notebook.
Another official came out and said: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian, Ding Wei tampered with the edict of the first emperor back then, resulting in the death of the first emperor. Another copy of the recital of Ding Wei was handed to Liu E's case.
"The Queen Mother, the ministers and guards have confiscated Ding Wei's house, copied out 10,000 pieces of prohibited and transgressed items, and accepted bribes and jewelry worth 10,000 taels of gold, please ask the Queen Mother to order someone to count!"
"The queen mother, the minister has ordered Lei Yungong to be taken down, confiscated his private residence outside the palace, and copied out several secret correspondence between him and Ding Wei. Including the beginning and end of several unfair cases that he handled privately with Ding Wei in the position of the official of the Imperial City Division, many evidences and letters were invited to the Queen Mother. ”
"The Queen Mother, the female Taoist priest Liu Demiao and Ding Wei committed adultery, practicing witchcraft in the palace, she dedicated to the Queen Mother in the "Mixed Yuan Emperor Bestows Virtue Book", it has indeed been found that the grass aconite, bone grass and other toxic powders."
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Liu E coldly watched the hundreds of officials count the criminal evidence against Ding Wei one by one, one by one, and said in her heart:
"It's really a wall that everyone pushes, didn't you all praise Ding Wei for his wisdom and decision-making and outstanding political achievements when he did these things?"
When no one said anything, Liu E said: "Ding said that his crime should be punished, but Taizu was benevolent, and he set the national policy not to kill heroes and ministers, although Ding said that although the capital crime was avoided, the living crime could not be escaped, and he should be exiled." I don't know where Zhong Qing thinks Ding Wei should be exiled? ”
Qian Weiyin, the deputy privy envoy, echoed and said: "The Queen Mother is wise, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the farthest place of exile should be Leizhou. ”
Liu E saw Qian Weiyin and sneered in her heart: "Ding is a good in-law!" But he didn't show it on his face, but said: "Leizhou is the place where Kolai Gong was demoted?" ”
Qian Weiyin said: "Exactly." Kou Gong is now a member of the army as a Sihu of Leizhou. ”
Liu E asked: "Is there no land outside of Leizhou?" ”
"Beyond Leizhou is the vast ocean, there is a desert island on the sea, and it is also the land of the Great Song Dynasty, which is Yazhou in Hainan!"
"There is no territory outside Yazhou?"
"Yazhou is already the end of the world, and there is no more territory."
Liu E snorted coldly and said, "Then Feng Ding will also join the army as a secretary and go to Yazhou to report!" ”
Qian Weiyin Weinuo said: "The Queen Mother is wise! ”
After that, Ding Wei was demoted to Yazhou, Hainan, and his four sons and three younger brothers were all convicted of joint sitting, and the whole family went into exile in Hainan.
More than 100 officials in the DPRK and China who were implicated were all demoted, and even Feng Zheng, who only said a word for Ding Wei that day, was demoted to Henan Mansion.
Ding Wei thought that by laying a net on the court, he could turn the little emperor and the Empress Dowager Liu into his puppets.
It's a pity that it was only overnight that he was caught in the net he had knotted and was on the verge of extinction.
Liu E didn't say a harsh word, didn't show a stern expression, and wiped out all the officials that Prime Minister Ding had colluded with for many years, so that he would never be able to turn over.
This self-righteous prime minister is really to blame, and he can only go to Yazhou, Hainan for the rest of his life.
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Within a few days, the day of Ding Wei's exile came, and Ding Wei's family of 225 people set off to the south in a mighty way, and the family's vehicles and slaves walked for nearly a mile, attracting tens of thousands of onlookers along the street.
When he was about to leave the Xuanhua Gate, Ding Yuehua, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly ran out of the car and ran towards the crowd. The officers and men who had escorted them followed with spears.
"Someone is trying to escape!"
"Chase!"
Three or five officers and soldiers caught up, but saw Ding Yuehua stop in front of a man riding a tall horse, and the man saw that everyone was looking at him, so he had to jump off the horse.
"Brother Xi! You save me! Ding Yuehua cried and trembled all over. The person in front of her was Cho Yoon-hee.
At this time, Ding Yuehua was very pitiful, but Zhao Yunxi led the horse back without pity, it turned out that he was just passing by to see the excitement, but he didn't want people to pay attention to it.
Ding Yuehua grabbed Zhao Yunxi and begged: "Brother Xi, please save me, I will be a concubine or a maid for you, I don't want to go to Yazhou, which is barren and full of miasma, I don't want to die there!" ”
Zhao Yunxi felt very embarrassed, and shook off Ding Yuehua's hand vigorously, just wanting to leave quickly.
But several officers and soldiers surrounded them, and Zhao Yunxi wanted to retreat but had no way out. I had to keep saying, "You don't want this!" You don't want that! ”
Ding Yuehua saw that Zhao Yunxi was hard-hearted, knelt on the ground, grabbed the hem of Zhao Yunxi's splendid cotton robe, pointed to the Fanta not far away, and said:
"Brother Xi, in front of you is the Xingci Pagoda of Tianqing Temple, you and I have enjoyed the spring flowers here, 'the high ground is out of the sky, looking at the spring of ten miles in the imperial capital', have you forgotten these beautiful things?"
The Xingci Pagoda in this Tianqing Temple is a nine-storey hexagonal pagoda, which is also called "Fanta" because it is built on the Fantai.
Because this tower is the commanding height in the south of the city, the best place to view the scenery, every spring, here visitors are weaving, you can see the spring color of half of Bianliang City, so "Fantai Spring" has become one of the famous eight views of Bianjing.
Zhao Yunxi listened to Ding Yuehua's words, not only did he not recall any good things, but he increased his disgust even more, he said coldly: "At that time, you were the granddaughter of the prime minister, and you could compare with me, but now you are just an exiled slave, and An dares to let me marry you!" Get out of here, slut! ”
As he spoke, he kicked Ding Yuehua away, led the horse and turned away.
Ding Yuehua's former pride was like a glass cup falling on the blue brick ground and shattering.
She suddenly sneered like crazy, laughed twice, and Ding Yuehua suddenly said to Zhao Yunxi's back who hadn't gone too far: "Brother Xi, you forgot the spring color of Fantai, but you should remember the delicious food upstairs in Daqing, right?" ”
A sentence reminded Zhao Yunxi, he trembled like a cold tremble, turned around and walked back to Ding Yuehua, and whispered, "What are you talking nonsense?" If you dare to speak out, we will all die! ”
Ding Yuehua raised her head arrogantly, staring at Zhao Yunxi with cold eyes like a knife: "If I die, I will also pull you as a backstop!" ”
"Okay, count you ruthless! You wait, I'll find a way to get you out. ”
Ding Yuehua clenched her silver teeth, and her heart was colder than her eyes at this time.
Ding Yuehua's original maid ran over to help her up and said, "Girl, let's go back to the car!" ”
Ding Yuehua took one last look at Zhao Yunxi and slowly walked back to the team.
Zhao Yunxi looked at Ding Yuehua's back, his eyes were full of murder and hatred.
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brought down Ding Wei, the status of the Empress Dowager Liu E flourished day by day, and the hundred officials knew more and more about the Empress Dowager Liu's methods, and no one dared to compete with it.
The emperor failed to bring down Ding Wei, and as soon as the Queen Mother dispatched, Ding Wei immediately fell off the horse, and the emperor and the Queen Mother were able to make judgments for the superiors, and there would be some waves in anyone's heart.
The official Zhao Zhen was weak and had not been in court for a long time, and the ministers in the court were looking forward to the will of the queen mother. The courtiers who originally had a wait-and-see attitude also began to waver, and many people began to lean towards the queen mother's side.
There are only a few die-hard people left, such as Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others who are silent and have been marginalized.