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Shen You, who was on duty in the palace, suddenly felt heart palpitations.

Shen You frowned subconsciously, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the palace gate.This is also the direction of Cui Zhai.

There is a tacit understanding between husband and wife.Feng Shaojun was going through the labor pains, Shen You hadn't received the news yet, but already had a vague premonition.

Emperor Qing'an was reviewing memorials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the prince Zhu Yun was waiting for the pen and ink.The Hall of Supreme Harmony was quiet, only the sound of scrolling memorials.

with a snap.

Suddenly, Emperor Qing'an threw away the memorial in his hand, and an angry light shot out from his eyes: "You bastard!"

Zhu Yun silently went to pick up the memorial, and took advantage of the opportunity to read it.It turned out to be a memorial in the imperial history, and the Cao family was impeached in the memorial.The evil deeds committed by the Cao family are enumerated above, such as occupying fertile land, forcibly buying civilian women, embezzling and extorting bribes, and a total of ten crimes are listed.

During the turmoil in the imperial mausoleum, King Qin and King Han launched troops to rebel.Among the thousands of dead men, there are dead men who have been secretly raised by the King of Qin for many years, and those of the King of Han, the Cao family also contributed a lot.Conspiracy and rebellion is a felony to exterminate the nine clans.The king of Qin and the king of Han had no chance of punishing the nine clans, and the Cao family had no such luck.

Emperor Qing'an was quite calm, and was not in a hurry to deal with the Cao family.They ordered Cao's family to be sealed up, and all the men of Cao's family were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, awaiting interrogation.The female family members of the Cao family were also imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Now, Emperor Qing'an has successfully ascended the throne, and the court is stable inside and outside, which is a good opportunity to liquidate the Cao family.

Zhu Yun knew it well, put the memorial back on the imperial case, and said in a low voice: "Father, please calm down. The Cao family has committed many evil deeds, let the Ministry of Punishment interrogate them one by one, and then deal with it for a decision."

As soon as the words "Cao Jia" came to his ears, Shen You immediately calmed down and looked at Emperor Qing'an silently.

Feng Shaojun's original intention as a spy was to reverse the case for his father Feng Lun.The mastermind who secretly set up a scheme to murder Feng Lun was Cao Zhen, Governor of Jiangnan.

The Cao family is backed by the Empress Dowager Cao and the concubine Cao Guifei, the mother and son of the King of Han, with many in-laws and great influence.When Emperor Qing'an was still the King of Yan, he did not dare to deal with the Cao family lightly.

Now that Empress Dowager Cao has been buried and Concubine Cao is dead, the King of Han is almost like a waste man.It is a good opportunity to liquidate the Cao family.It's time for this old case to be reopened for interrogation.

Emperor Qing'an said coldly: "Pass down my oral order to summon the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to have an audience."

The official office of the Ministry of Punishment is not far from the palace.In less than half an hour, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was summoned into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Emperor Qing'an gave the memorial to the Minister of the Ministry of Justice: "Liu Shangshu, you can also read this memorial."

Before Emperor Qing'an was made the crown prince, he was the King of Yan for more than ten years and had been in charge of the Ministry of Punishment.Liu Shangshu can be said to be the emperor's confidant and important minister.After reading the memorial, one can understand what Emperor Qing'an meant.

Liu Shangshu bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, the Cao family will know whether what is said in the memorial is true or not after the first trial."

Emperor Qing'an said in a deep voice: "Okay. I will leave this case to you. I will give you ten days to interrogate the evil deeds committed by the Cao family one by one and present them to me."

Liu Shangshu respectfully accepted the order.

Then, I heard Emperor Qing'an say: "Among the men in the Cao family, Cao Zhen, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, has the highest official position. Please try Cao Zhen carefully."

The emperor deliberately mentioned Cao Zhen, naturally for some reason.

Liu Shangshu understood, and cupped his hands again: "I would like to obey the emperor's order."

Emperor Qing'an glanced at Liu Shangshu: "The case of salt tax corruption in Lianghuai Salt Road eight years ago is a bit strange, and it has something to do with Cao Zhen."

Liu Shangshu's ability to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has his own merits.Excellent memory, never forgetting.When Emperor Qing'an brought up the old case eight years ago, Liu Shangshu's eyes flashed, and he immediately took over the conversation: "The emperor is talking about the case of Yandao Feng Yushi being escorted to Beijing and assassinated?"

Emperor Qing'an nodded slightly: "Exactly. The Ministry of Criminal Justice should have taken over the trial of this murder case back then. Unexpectedly, the emperor directly sent Jin Yiwei to investigate the case. At that time, Xue Lin took people to investigate the case, but did not arrive. In a few days, the green forest gangsters who assassinated Feng Yushi were caught. The gangsters were beheaded, and the murder case was hastily closed. I always felt that there was something wrong with this case, so I investigated it privately. When Cao Zhen was found, there was nothing wrong with it. Check it out."

"After so many years, I would like to ask Cao Zhen, what happened to the salt tax corruption case back then. Who ordered the gang of green forest bandits who assassinated the court officials?"

Is the emperor trying to reverse the case for Feng Yushi?
How could a mere censor of the salt road be remembered by Emperor Qing'an for eight years?Want to retry the old case to clean up Feng Yushi's notoriety?

By the way, Feng Yushi is the son of Feng Shilang.Could it be because of Feng Shilang's face?
Not quite like it!If Feng Shilang has such a holy family, why wait until today?Or, is it because of Shen You?After all, it is reasonable for Shen You to marry Feng Yushi's daughter, and to reverse the case for his father-in-law, who has been dead for eight years, before the emperor.

Liu Shangshu felt that he had thought clearly, and bowed his hands and accepted the order to retreat.

Zhu Yun obviously thought of something with Liu Shangshu, glanced at Shen You, and said with a casual smile: "Commander Shen, my father personally ordered to re-investigate the old case. If Feng Yushi really has any grievances, he can wash away his bad reputation."

Shen You settled down, took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said: "The last general thanked the emperor."

Emperor Qing'an's gaze became much gentler: "I have intended this for a long time, and now I have finally waited for the right opportunity." After a pause, he said pointedly: "When you go back to Xiumu, tell your daughter-in-law about this, so that you She is relieved."

Tell Feng Shaojun that I have never forgotten the promise I made.

I will re-investigate the old case and rectify Feng Yushi's name.

Shen You suppressed the excitement and joy in his heart, and thanked him again.

A smile flashed in Emperor Qing'an's eyes, and he said suddenly: "If I remember correctly, Mrs. Feng is about to give birth too!"

When Feng Shaojun asked for leave, she was already more than two months pregnant.It was still late autumn.It is now April, and counting the time, it is almost time to give birth.

Feng Shaojun incarnated as Eunuch Feng, secretly doing errands, and made countless meritorious deeds.It can be called the capable confidant of Emperor Qing'an.It was normal for Emperor Qing'an to ask a few questions about him.

Shen You didn't feel that there was anything wrong, so he opened his mouth and replied: "Yes. I will not hide it from the emperor, the last general is working in the palace, and I always think about her in my heart."

Emperor Qing'an hummed, and said casually: "At that time, I will allow you to take a few days off, and you will come to work after the child has been washed."

Shen You's spirit lifted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yun, who was listening, was a little surprised and murmured inwardly.

Shen You has made many meritorious deeds, and he has made great contributions in the chaos of the imperial tomb, and now he is the commander of the emperor's personal guard.Look, father is concerned about such things as Shen You's daughter-in-law is about to give birth.

Once he was the emperor, he took care of all kinds of affairs every day, and he still had the leisure to pay attention to the family affairs of his courtiers, which showed that his father trusted and loved Shen You.

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