Chapter 1387: Final Confrontation
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Zijian had just made a long trip, and when he returned to Beijing this day, he was full of major news that the queen had ordered the retrial of Pei Zheng's old case, which was actually not unexpected by him, because he had already known that not only Jing Zhaoxue, but also Jing Zhaoliu, Mrs. Wei and Liu Yuyi and others had been doing their best for this matter, but now that this wish has finally come true, Zijian still has a sense of trance as if in a dream.
At this time, he was pouring himself a drink in a wine shop, and he heard that the surrounding people were sitting according to their own cases, and the diners who were originally strangers had a heated discussion about the same incident.
"Didn't it mean that back then, Pei and Zheng Ergong controlled the government and the army, and Emperor Renzong had just ascended the throne, and the military and political power fell into the hands of the ministers. Why do you say that this is an unjust case at this time? Although Wenzhen Xue Gong is admirable, but in the end it is the in-laws of the Pei family, will this matter be suspected of partiality? ”
"It's too weird! That Pan Bo conspired against the fact that this person is indeed the in-law of the Zheng family, when Pan Bo colluded with Northern Liao, occupied Yingzhou, and then invaded Yan Zhao, so that Taiyuan was once in danger, if it were not for today's son to lead the Yan Wang Department will be exterminated, maybe even the country has already changed its surname, so retrograde, it can be said that the world knows, just by virtue of Mao Wei's confession, how to overturn the iron case? ”
Pei Zijian held the wine glass in one hand, squinted his gaze slightly, and saw that the questioner was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in brown caftan clothes, wrapped in cloth on his legs, and had a rough face, and judging from the accent, he did not look like a person in Guanzhong, he was about a porter who followed the merchants, and the person who spoke to him was also in his early twenties, but he was wearing a silk dress, with a jade pendant on his waist, and a beard who was half-hugging to accompany the wine.
These hairy guys were not born thirty years ago, and how did they know the deeds of the Pei Zheng clan back then, and the doubts at this time were just hearsay.
Suddenly, I heard another person retort: "When Pei Gong was respected, although he was trusted by Dezong, obeyed the order of the new monarch, and held a high position for many years, how could he ever control the government?" Otherwise, Pei Gong would have vigorously admonished the reform of the system at that time, and cleared up the accumulation so that the people would not be refuted by the nobles, and finally had to give up. ”
This man was already half-drunk, and he opened his half-worn coat, and looking at the color of his temples, he was probably nearly fifty years old, but thirty years ago, I am afraid that he had not yet entered the ranks.
Sure enough, I heard this person say: "The father and ancestor of a certain year, and Pei Gong were officials in the same dynasty, and knew Pei Gong's conduct, and when the reverse case occurred, he also knelt in the court, and tried to ensure that Pei Gong would be slandered, so he was resigned and exiled, and finally died of old illness in the bitter cold land, but before he died, he did not believe that Pei Gong did do something rebellious, his father and ancestor were in the spirit of the sky, and after a long time of 30 years, Pei Zheng's injustice case is finally expected to show snow, and he should also look at Jiuquan and smile at the netherworld!" ”
The gentleman sneered: "Your father and ancestor are members of the Pei Zheng Party, of course you have to fight for the two clans. ”
The man was too lazy to discriminate, and clearly disdained to respond to such baseless ridicule.
But even the guy who served the food also stood up and joined the discussion: "The villain also heard my grandfather say that Pei Gong is really a loyal minister, there was a big drought in Guanzhong one year, and there was almost no harvest, that is, Pei Gong admonished the monarch and immediately dispatched grain and rice for disaster relief, so as not to starve to death, at that time, my grandmother was seriously ill, and my grandfather had no money to ask for a doctor to buy medicine. How do you know that the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion really reported inside, although they didn't see Pei Gong, but there was a steward who came forward to help ask for a doctor, and my grandmother was cured, otherwise I am afraid that there would be no father, and the villain could not be born. ”
Another person said: "When Pei's mansion was raided, the contemptible people happened to serve in the workshop, and they caught up with this mission, but they could see with their own eyes, the gold, silver and jewelry were gone, but there were several boxes of IOUs, and the borrowers were all poor people, some IOUs, and even after more than ten years, the people were unable to repay the loans, and Pei Xiang did not chase them, so virtuous, how could he act rebellious?" ”
Suddenly hearing a cold snort, Pei Zijian looked over, and it turned out to be an acquaintance.
It is a friend of Yingyang Zhenren, Li Youzai, who has made contributions to the recovery of Chang'an, only he thanked him several times, claiming that he is used to being idle, and he can't stand the constraints of officialdom, and even the reward of being knighted for merit is also declined, and now he is just opening a school to teach the history of poor children.
Hearing that Pei Zheng's case was finally retried, Li Youzai was very relieved, and invited a few old friends to celebrate the matter on this day, intending to celebrate the incident, and then expressed his opinion, which was even more frank and sharp: "The Zheng family had 100,000 border troops in their hands, if they really wanted to act rebellious, how could they be arrested by the court so easily? Even Pan Bo, the court took him helplessly, seeing him claim to be the king and seize the land, the children of the Zheng family, all of them can fight well, but have you ever heard that the border pass is instigated by it, and there is war? ”
"Although the Pan family is the in-law of the Zheng family, Pan Bo is only a person who was expelled from the clan, when he was awarded the festival of Liaodong, Pei and Zheng Ergong repeatedly discouraged, but Emperor Dezong was stubborn, which caused hidden dangers, Pan Bo was only afraid that Pei and Zheng Ergong hated him, how could he collude with the rebellion?"
"Although Pan Bo's rebellion is well known, the root cause is in Dezong and Renzong! Renzong is gullible and slanderous, and wants to ask Pan Bo for sin, Pan Bo is a rebel, how can he be loyal to the king? In order to avoid death, this is the rebellion, what to do with Pei and Zheng Ergong! ”
"Saying that Pei Gonglang controls the government, why don't you want to think about it, Pei and Zheng were punished, who were promoted, and who was in charge of the government? ! If Duke Pei was in the court, Xie Raoping, Wei Yuanping, Yuan Dezhi, Mao Wei and others, how could they form a party for personal gain, how could they do whatever they wanted, how could they let the Great Zhou Jiangshan almost bury the barbarian swords and iron horses! ”
These words aroused the echo of more people, and the gentleman shrunk his neck and no longer dared to argue.
Zijian smiled slightly, but he almost choked on the wine.
"The clan father, Zijian is incompetent, although he is sad and angry, and he is determined to hate the clan father, but at the beginning, he also knew that he was incapable of redressing the grievances of your relatives, and he only planned to let those culprits help and deserve it, so even this point is not easy...... There are many Xuanzhi, as well as Mrs. Wei, and Liu Jungong, and there are many of them as today's son Shengming, and the relatives are in sight to redress their grievances, and finally the sky has eyes. ”
He put down the cup and returned to the house, but was told by the servants that a visitor had come to the door and had waited for a long time.
It's Xuanji who hasn't been seen for years.
"Liuniang is afraid that I have also heard that the grievances of the clan are expected to show the snow?"
"Third brother." Xuanji saw the salute, but when she raised her eyes, her eyes were full of tears: "The queen did it, the queen still did it." ”
She almost couldn't help but blurt out that secret, but suddenly remembered the meaningful words of Eleven Niang when they met that day - Wu Dan is dead.
Xuanji can be said to empathize with the mood of breaking off the past, so she resisted the impulse: "When the crimes of the Pei Zheng family are cleared, Zhao'er can restore his surname, although it is fortunate that the family has a future, it can revive the court, and the third brother is still indispensable." ”
"Liuniang is Aunt Zhao'er, and she should take care of her in the future." Zijian said with a smile.
Of course, he will spare no effort to help Jing Zhao Pei revitalize the court, which is also his only responsibility in this life.
"I'm not Pei Liuniang anymore." Xuanji said resolutely: "Pei's daughter, I'd rather die than defile myself, and I can't be a concubine, so Pei Liuniang has already died in exile, the official prostitute Xuanji has nothing to do with Pei's, Zhao'er can't have such an aunt as Xuanji, so the third brother, Zhao'er can only ask you to take care of it." ”
Why bother? Zijian also wanted to try to persuade him, but Xuanji gave another big salute: "Xuanji is very fortunate to be peaceful and calm now, if you drag Zhao'er down and implicate the family style and be humiliated, I am afraid that I will fall into self-shame for the rest of my life, so I implore the third brother to be considerate and tolerant." ”
Seeing that she was so firm, Zijian finally sighed, and stretched out his hand to help this ill-fated woman: "Xuanji lady, Zijian promises, and will live up to the trust." ”
They are already ready, and it is expected that there will be no suspense in the retrial of the old case this time, and of course, Eleven Niang will not allow this matter to change again.
After questioning witnesses and checking old records, Tao Baoyi, who was originally half-convinced, also changed his attitude, Feng Jizheng had already determined that the Empress Dowager Wei had no room to turn over at this time, although he was unwilling, but for self-preservation, he naturally refused to work for the Empress Dowager's party, and he originally had an indifferent attitude towards this case, so he did not provoke and question.
So the suspects who slandered the rebellion of the Pei and Zheng clans were quickly locked, and Xie Raoping, Wei Yuanping, Yao Qian, etc., including Empress Dowager Wei, surfaced together.
The final public trial will be held in the Zichen Palace, and not only the queen and the crown prince will attend, but even the ministers and princes above the fifth grade in Beijing.
Because Mao Wei confessed, the mastermind was the queen mother, and Wei Haichi was also invited to the court by Eleven Niang.
For the sake of fairness and to make the case beyond doubt, the suspect should also be given the opportunity to defend himself.
The crown prince is in the right position, and the eleventh mother also succumbs to the right, and the queen mother is on the left.
But she knew that this would probably be the last time she was in vain.
Xue Qian was still stating the facts of the case, and the four eyes met after the second seat.
Wei Haichi didn't see his anger this time, and Eleven Niang didn't see his martial arts.
Their eyes are as calm as a deep pool, and on the surface they seem to be calm, but there is a dark tide in the depths.
Pei Zheng clan Zhu and Wu Dan were killed, to be precise, it has been twenty-six years, and finally to Bo Gongtang again, this hardship is enough for Eleven Niang to endure grief and indignation, she started to work since she was five years old, and through twenty-three years of hard work, of course, she must clear up her grievances today.
Wei Haichi, retribution is not happy, from today onwards, I will let you experience the four words that you deserve it.
She didn't look away, even though she heard Xie Raoping and Wei Yuanping denying it outright, and was gradually forced to be speechless by Xue Qian, she still kept a firm eye on the culprit.
She saw a hint of a sudden flash in Wei Haichi's calm eyes, an extremely vague, but triumphant smile.
"Xue Xiang, there is no need to ask Duke Xie anymore, the old body admits the crime, he is indeed an old man at the beginning, he is dissatisfied with Emperor Renzong's obedience to Pei Guang's words, he is worried that the ministers will force the king, and he will be trapped in rebellion, and he will be in peace."
Admitted the accusation like that?
Xue Qian looked at the Queen Mother suspiciously, but was stunned.
Everyone sighed when they saw the Queen Mother, and their faces were full of defeat: "The crime is all borne by the old body, Zhuqing does not need to implicate the innocent, Xue Xiangguo, you should judge the crime according to the law, even if you are executed, you deserve the crime of the old body." ”
Eleven Niang raised the corners of her eyes slightly, and she had already gained insight into the Queen Mother's plan.
Sure enough, he immediately heard Xie Raoping let out an angry shout.