Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 254 Whipping the Ministers
The East and West factories, Jin Yiwei, almost went through the capital and the suburbs of Beijing.Zhai Kun had a clear goal. First, he went to interrogate everyone in Wujiazhuang one by one.He did find out something.

It turned out that this Wu Di was sent to the palace and had sex with the Taoist concubine several times. At that time, it was not confirmed whether he was pregnant, so Wu Tongzheng sent him to Zhuangzi.Although he can't step out of Zhuangzi, he can still drink with others in Zhuangzi.

One time he drank too much and others laughed at him. He couldn't stay in the Wu Mansion and was demoted to the village.Wu Di took advantage of drinking a few more glasses of wine, and he became angry at that time:
"You say I have no ability? How can you see that I have no ability? Our queen thinks I am very capable! I can even sleep with the emperor's women. If I give birth to a son in the future, my son will be the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty! You can forget it I wish I wouldn’t even be able to see you even if I kowtow!”

Everyone thought he was talking drunkenly, laughed and ridiculed him, but didn't take it seriously.Now that Dongchang came to interrogate him, the other two people who had been drinking remembered everything again and reported that Wu Di had said this.

It was that time that Qi Lefeng, who was hidden in Zhuangzi, quietly found Wu Di and revealed to him that he was the younger brother of the Taoist concubine.The two of them sympathized with each other because the concubine was suffering from the same illness, and they finally had someone to talk to about the things they had been holding back, and gradually got closer.

What kind of dirty things did Zhai Kun not see in the palace?After combining a few pieces of convenient information, I quickly guessed the whole story of Wu Di.The two people we are looking for now, one is Concubine Dao’s brother, and the other is Concubine Dao’s lover!

Both Wu Di and Qi Lefeng knew that the end result of the concubine was to leave the mother and leave the child, and when they ran away, the concubine had not yet given birth.Therefore, it is very possible that the two of them were lurking in the capital, waiting for the Taoist concubine to give birth to her child, and then rescue her and leave together.And because of their special status, Zhai Kun guessed that there was another possibility, that is, they had fallen into the hands of the Crown Prince or Prince Kang!

There must be one out of three!Zhai Kun thought about it and came up with an idea.When Li Guangming of Xichang went to Qi Lefeng's hometown and searched house to house, he fought back to the capital.

It doesn't take much effort to monitor the Taoist concubine's Biquan Palace and the prince's East Palace. After all, every move in the palace is eye-catching.The Prince's Mansion and Prince Kang's Mansion are a bit difficult. There are many soldiers and guards in the two mansions. It takes a master to make moves under their noses.

Zhai Kun felt that it was not time to break up.In other words, he was waiting for a reason to break up.

In the streets and alleys of the capital, people from the factory guards can be seen checking identities at any time. Anyone who is suspicious is taken to the jail for execution. The factory guard's jail is not big, and it soon becomes overcrowded. They also requisitioned the Shuntian Mansion Prison. and prison of the Ministry of Punishment.People are crammed into the prison every day.

For a time, people in the capital were panicked.Those with thin skin and tender flesh were beaten to death by mistake, those who were beaten to death after finding something wrong was still beaten to death. Every day, corpses were dragged to mass graves outside the city.The streets of Beijing are empty, and people are trying to hide at home. It’s easy to go out, but you don’t know if you can come back.

"All this must stop!" The prince clenched his fist and said: "Even if we can't defeat them, we must let Wu Di come out and show up. We can't let them continue to investigate like this."

"They are all outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid Wu Di will be dead before he even walks in front of the Emperor." Yan Shi said.Although they were just suspected, they still wanted to get the person out before Zhai Kun searched the house.He knew very well that the former Yan Shisan and now Zhai Kun would definitely find excuses to search the house.

"Yes, I also think we should wait. I heard from my father today that they are preparing to jointly impeach the factory guards for killing innocent people indiscriminately. My father and others analyzed that this may be just Lu Ping's order, not the emperor's intention. Let's work together Only by joining hands can it be possible for heaven to hear." Sun Yanxi said.

The prince felt something was wrong.

"Yan Xi, go and ask Mr. Sun and the others to stop! Now is not the time to go up to Shu. Lu Ping is looking for an opportunity to establish his authority. He is a ruthless man who can do anything. I'm afraid that the adults will just hit the knife edge. !" The prince looked at Sun Yanxi anxiously.Yan Shiyi also frowned and said, "Prince, you can't take action, otherwise you will give the factory guards a chance to search the Prince's Mansion and the East Palace!"

Sun Yanxi hurried back to Sun Mansion without saying a word.But it was too late, Mrs. Sun said, his father had been gone for more than half an hour.Sun Yanxi rushed to the palace gate while asking someone to report the news to the Prince's Mansion.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Sun Yanxi was stopped by Zhao Muzhe. "Why are you still rushing in? Your father and my father are all kneeling outside the hall!" Zhao Muzhe said anxiously.

"What's going on inside now?" Sun Yanxi had sweat on his forehead.

"I was on duty today and saw my father and dozens of people petitioning outside the main hall to write a remonstrance to the emperor. I went over and wanted to kneel beside my father, but he drove him out. He asked me to stop him. Prince! My father said last night that he didn't like such advice, but he couldn't stand it and all the old ministers were coming. If he didn't come, he would have become a member of the eunuchs!" Zhao Muzhe was a little frustrated, which could have been avoided. , it’s all those old antiques’ fault!
"How many people are there?" The prince also arrived on horseback. He did not expect that these old ministers would be so determined.

"Fifty or sixty, I didn't count." Zhao Muche asked anxiously: "I have to go in immediately. The Yulin Guard, Jinwu Guard, and Jinyi Guard are all dispatched. Let us control the adults on the field to prevent rebellion. Bullshit. ! Where did the rebellion come from! What should we do now?"

"You go in first, stay still, and only do what you are sure of. When necessary, lead your people to protect the adults." The prince said firmly.At this point, he can only take one step at a time. Even if he has to pay a price, he must protect those who risk their lives to remonstrate.

As soon as Zhao Muzhe entered, Prince Kang's carriage also arrived at the palace gate.This time, he and the prince had the same hatred, because his father-in-law was also there.

"A bunch of idiots!" King Kang scolded: "He's rushing to die, and there's nothing he can do to stop him!"

Many of the six ministers were in it, and Shen An had put in a lot of effort to bring Pei Shiyan and Ye Jiquan in.He convinced them that by combining the power of the court, it would be impossible to defeat the Superintendent of Ceremonies.

Firstly, Pei Shiyan felt that the chamberlains did not dare to do anything to him; secondly, he was afraid that if the remonstrance was successful and he did not participate, without his contribution, part of the court's right to speak would be given away, and he was not willing to do so.Besides, the law does not blame everyone.

Lu Ping, who was outside the Wuying Hall, smiled and touched his nose: "These old guys, do you think that if you kneel outside the hall, the emperor will feel sorry for you? They sent it to you, but I was disrespectful. They thought I didn't dare. Take action? Then I really want to show them who has the final say now!"

"Commander Hou, ask your people to go over with the whip, one lash for one sentence of resistance, ten lashes for two sentences of resistance. Let's see if they dare to persuade you or not!"

Lu Ping was very handsome, even a bit feminine, but when he laughed at this time, it made people panic.

(End of this chapter)