Chapter 243: A Shocking Case
The idea is good, he planned with Zhang Ling, Yin Xun, Yuan Tang and Yuan Xu, Yang Jian, Xu Huang and Cao Teng for a long time, and swept the court with the momentum of thunder.
What will happen in the future, and whether it will follow the path set in advance, can only see the moves.
In this purge, not only the Beijing Division, but also the local government also attacked at the same time, and the Tuntian captains and postal supervisors in various places also began hunting operations.
Arrest people as quickly as possible, announce the charges, and then go to jail, except for a few minions, so far, although the storm is fierce, but there is no big killing.
According to the consistent rules of the Han Dynasty, officials with more than 600 stone need to go through two trials, and if it is a capital crime, the emperor must personally approve it before it can be executed.
Of course, for those small characters, kill and kill, in the face of this kind of purge, no family will choose to protect them.
These people are the executors who directly oppress the people, so they are indifferent to the death of this group of people, and they applaud below.
For a time, the people's hearts were longing, and His Majesty's kindness was praised everywhere.
Long Linwei took this opportunity to compile some folk songs, which were sung everywhere, praising the wisdom and martial arts of His Majesty the Emperor, and in the minds of the common people, he became a good king dedicated to the people.
But it was said that above the court meeting, when Zhang Ling threw out this explosive news, it instantly set off a storm.
You must know that Han Yan once served as Situ, one of the proper three dukes, and after being implicated in the Liang Ji case, he was able to make a comeback in less than three months, which shows the breadth of his power.
There are many ministers here who have interests related to him or are related by marriage.
Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, if Han Yan's crime is confirmed, a large number of people will be brought out, and the atmosphere in the hall will suddenly become tense.
"Exactly."
Liu Zhi's voice was steady and majestic, and a discerning person knew at a glance that this was a big drama presided over by the emperor himself.
Thinking about yesterday's astonishing battle, many people wisely chose to keep silent, intending to see the situation first.
"This is the detailed evidence of Han Yan's crime, please take a look at it."
A thick dossier was presented, Liu Zhi flipped through it casually, and then threw it directly to Tang Heng, "Pick up the important ones and read them to listen." ”
As Tang Heng's melodious voice sounded, the face of the full court became more and more ugly, to say that Han Yan's popularity on weekdays is still good.
He has a good family background, a kind temper, and is very capable, and although he is not very low-key, he is by no means the kind of rampant and nobody.
Over the years, the Han family has been inconspicuous and looks no different from other first-class families, but no one expected that such a person would be able to embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars after accumulating more than ten years.
Over the years, he has used the power in his hands to directly arrange more than eighty people for the family, and even more indirectly, many of whom are already middle-level officials in the empire.
The Han family has seized thousands of acres of fertile land, countless mountains, forests, and dry lakes by skill, and its family has bullied men and women, killing dozens of ordinary civilians for various reasons.
The disaster of the family, as the patriarch Han Yan, is to blame, and his own guilt is not small, of course, although this crime is heavy, it is not enough to completely destroy a first-class family.
Therefore, the main event is still to come, there was a shocking case back then, which has been kept in the dark and has not been announced to the world.
That was Liang Ji's poisoning of the little emperor Liu Zhang, although he overthrew the general at that time, but because Liu Zhi did not actually control the imperial court, he used the charge of treason.
It can be regarded as saving a little face for Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Nuying.
But now that the Empress Dowager Liang has passed away, and Liang Nuying has also been assigned to guard the tomb, there is no obstacle, so the truth of this case can also be revealed to the world.
When Emperor Han Zhen died, Han Yan was Zongzheng and was in charge of royal affairs, so if Liang Ji wanted to succeed in this matter, Han Yan would definitely play the role of the aftermath in it.
Poisoning and murdering the emperor, what a heinous crime, except for the main culprit Liang Ji, the rest of the accomplices are also serious crimes of killing the three clans.
As for the causes and consequences of Liang Ji's murder of Emperor Han Qian, over the past few years, Liu Zhi has collected a lot of evidence.
These include the confession of the imperial physician Ling Sun Gan, the confession of some of the eunuchs who were responsible for serving him back then, and the death of Emperor Qian, which was written by Li Gu himself before his death.
There is also the testimony of Liang Rang of the Liang family, and as for the witnesses, there are the personal attendants of the Han Emperor, the loyal old Huangmen, Wang Qian and others brought from the Bohai Palace.
"This is the entire dossier of the killing of Emperor Xiaozhi, the minister has copied hundreds of copies, you all take a look, if you feel any doubts and injustices, you can raise them."
Zhang Ling waved his hand, and immediately there were guards presenting hundreds of dossiers, and everyone handed out one book, and there was no exception.
The records in the dossier are clearly organized and coherent, and the ins and outs of the case are clearly described, and there is really nothing to criticize.
If you really want to be picky, we can only say that many of these witnesses have died, and although the identity of the living person is powerful, there are too few.
Among them, Li Gu's handwriting is the most important testimony, and his handwriting is familiar to most people, and his son Li Xie can also serve as a circumstantial evidence.
Reminiscent of the former Emperor Han who died of a violent illness for no reason, Li Gu, who was the captain at the time, was indeed the first to arrive at the scene.
That night, rumors came out that His Majesty because of the sentence "This is a general!" Liang Ji held a grudge, and he was even more worried that he would be difficult to control in the future, so he poisoned him.
At that time, almost all the people serving around the little emperor were arranged by Liang Ji, and arsenic was thrown into the bowl of soup cakes he ate.
Liu Zhang's abdominal pain was unbearable after eating, and Li Gu, who happened to be in the palace at the time, rushed to hear the news, and the little emperor begged him, "I have been poisoned, and I can live with water." ”
Li Gu was about to give water, but was stopped by Liang Ji, saying that the little emperor only had abdominal pain and couldn't drink water indiscriminately.
As soon as Li Gu hesitated, Liu Zhang had already fallen to the ground, and he had lost the opportunity to rescue him.
In this situation, Li Gu immediately understood that he had been fooled, but it was a pity that it was too late to regret it, and His Majesty had already controlled Bintian.
Therefore, Li Gu immediately asked for an autopsy, but the palace was controlled by Liang Ji, and as a captain, he couldn't do anything.
After returning home, he deliberately spread the news, hoping to attract the attention of the Queen Mother and thoroughly investigate the case.
As a member of the Liang family, the Empress Dowager Liang chose to help her brother cover up the crime even though she was suspicious.
From this point alone, the fall of the Liang family is not wronged at all, and Liu Zhi can leave Liang Budo in the same vein, which is already extraordinarily gracious.
The more everyone looked at it, the more solemn their faces became, and they only felt cold sweat on their foreheads, this matter was too big, so big that no one or any family could afford it.
At this time, everyone was secretly glaring, fortunately they didn't rush to defend him just now, otherwise they might not be able to escape the suspicion of the same party at this time.
However, because Liang Ji's case killed many people at that time, some of the people killed by Zhao Jie's rebellion later were also related to this.
So up to now, there are very few people who can be implicated in this case, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be a river of blood again.
"If you have no objections, tomorrow the Criminal Department and the Taiwei and the Sili Lieutenant will be tried together, if the evidence is conclusive, the three clans will be killed!"
Liu Zhi said this sentence very calmly, but it inexplicably made people feel chills down their spines, and everyone was in danger.
The nature of such a big case that shook the past and the present is so bad that it is impossible for anyone to be stupid enough to jump out and express their opinions.
At this time, any normal person will quickly break off the relationship with the Han family, especially those who have an in-law relationship with the Han family, and they are even more trembling, for fear that they will be affected by this matter.
There was a dead silence in the court, and most of the people's faces were very ugly, this case has long passed for many years, and His Majesty will not turn it out sooner or later, but it will be thoroughly investigated at this time.
It is obvious that there are other intentions, but what this intention is, many old politicians have come back to it, but they don't know to what extent His Majesty intends to go.
What effect will be achieved before stopping, will it be impossible to stop killing all sides from now on......
Immersed in officialdom for many years, they are all a little panicked at the moment, when they encounter such an emperor who does not play according to the routine, everything is unknown, and no one knows whether it will be rainy or stormy tomorrow......
The case of poisoning the little emperor spread out on the same day, shocking the entire Jingshi, and the rumors of the past were dug up again.
The people have a scale in their hearts, and they don't need any evidence, they have already made a judgment in their hearts.
In particular, it also involves the highly respected old lieutenant Li Gu, out of respect and trust in him, many Confucian scholars and civilians subconsciously feel that this matter is beyond doubt.
Wuyang Han suddenly became the thief pointed out by Qianfu, assisting Liang Ji to poison the emperor's rebels, such an evil act, not killing is not enough to anger the people.
Contrary to the common people and Confucian scholars, all families were in danger, and they did not dare to find the emperor to find out, so they hit the head of the Taiwei Yin Xun.
Today's Yin Xun can be said to be in the limelight in the court for a while.
At this time, there was a shortage of one member of the three dukes, and due to the rise of the Yushitai Monk Mansion, Jiuqing gradually declined, so his status was even more special.
There was an endless stream of people who came to him to inquire about the news, and in order to calm the panic of the family, lest they make any drastic moves, Yin Xun almost did not refuse to come, and received all of them.
Of course, he didn't give any clear answer, and although he was vague, he also tactfully expressed a point.
That is, His Majesty's main purpose is to deter, not purge, so as long as they are cautious and cooperative enough, things will be controlled within a reasonable degree and will not bring them ruin.
Of course, if anyone has to go against His Majesty and resist to the end, it is difficult to say what the result will be.
This operation has reassured many families who think that they have no great bad deeds, they know His Majesty's true purpose, understand that it has nothing to do with them, and they will no longer be afraid and afraid.
They will not give wrong judgments and follow those radicals to do something rebellious.
Another part of the family knows that the good and bad disciples of the family are uneven, and some people are usually indeed corrupt and pervert the law, and do all kinds of evil.
But most of the people in the family are still good and have nothing to do with it, so they chose to continue to wait and see, ready to see the situation before deciding on their next move.
If His Majesty really doesn't plan to connect the family, then to a large extent, they will lose their cars and give up this part of the family cancer in exchange for long-term peace and glory.
But there are still some families who know what they are doing, and if His Majesty's real purpose is to completely rectify the rule of officials, then they will definitely be in trouble.
Even if the family will not be wiped out, it will be greatly damaged, and it will fall from the position of a first- or second-rate family to the altar, and it will be difficult to recover from it again.
You must know that if an individual is killed, as long as the family does not fall, it is possible to make a comeback at any time, but if it is the entire family that falls, then there will be no chance to come again.
Therefore, they were so worried and panicked that they began to actively and secretly conspire with him, hoping to put more pressure on His Majesty, so that he could take back his life and escape this fate.
As for Han Yan, in everyone's hearts, he has become a dead man, and he wished he had never known him.
At this time, everyone was busy drawing a line with him, dissociating themselves, and even some were timid, and divorced the daughter of the Han family as quickly as possible.
There are also those who immediately forced the Han family to divorce their wives and wanted to take their daughters back before the Han family's trial and conviction.
Because according to the law of the Han Dynasty, the scope of the Yi three clans is not fixed, in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Yi three clans refer to the three generations of fathers, sons, and grandchildren, that is, the clan is the dominant.
But then it gradually became chaotic, sometimes the father's family, the mother's family, the wife's family, and some parents, brothers, and wives were the three families.
How to decide the specific execution depends on the crime and the emperor's intentions, but under normal circumstances, married daughters will not be killed.
If you marry a bride who has not yet given birth, if her family is tough enough, she can also escape punishment.
Since the Han family is a famous big family in Wuyang, Ding is prosperous, and most of the people who have in-laws with him are famous families.
In this case, if the implementation is too strict, then there will be too many big families involved, and those who receive people at this time are actually testing His Majesty's attitude.
If the emperor does not allow any family to take back their daughters, it means that they are also at risk, and vice versa, they will not be implicated.
Liu Zhi did not intend to add more connections, and under his instruction, the Criminal Department also adopted a policy of turning a blind eye and acquiescing to these black-box operations.
As long as the family can not be affected, how many people will sympathize with Han Yan? I wish he died as soon as possible, lest he get into bad luck.
On the second day, the imperial court held a public trial of Han Yan, and for other crimes, in the face of ironclad evidence, Han Yan did not try to quibble, and pleaded guilty very happily.
Being able to go to Situ's position, he also has his own advantages, and he can definitely see the situation clearly.
But Han Yan resolutely denied that he conspired with Liang Ji to poison the little emperor, but as Zongzheng, he was responsible for the emperor's funeral at that time, and he said that he didn't know that His Majesty was poisoned, and no one believed it.
Han Yan knew that he couldn't admit this charge anyway, so he insisted that the matter of being in the coffin and sealing the coffin at that time was personally controlled by Liang Ji's people, and he had no chance to touch his hands at all.
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