The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 19
I don't know what tricks He Huai'an and Gu Zhun used to make Wen Renyi open his mouth for an unprecedented time, revealing a very simple secret - father and son!
This secret is so close that neither of them can guess it, but since it was given like this, there must be a reason.He Huai'an sent his most powerful men to investigate Zhang Mingshan, and Gu Zhun sent someone to investigate Zhang Mingshan's son, Zhang Liren.Finally, a month later, when both of them were exhausted, a breakthrough was made—Both Zhang Mingshan and his son are very masculine!But because Zhang Mingshan, an old fox, is very cautious, and Zhang Liren is also motivated, so they all do this kind of thing very covertly.

Zhang Mingshan has a Zhuangzi outside the city, and there are several handsome young men in it. The Zhuangzi looks like an ordinary farm on the outside, but there are many guards guarding it.The father and son didn't have a fixed time to come here. They were afraid of being noticed, so they just couldn't hold back, so they came here, so He Huai'an and the others couldn't find out.However, it is not known whether the emperor knew about it.Although Wen Renyi held many secrets, not all of them would be reported to the emperor. Anyway, this would not affect the imperial power, not to mention that his daughter was still a favorite concubine.Maybe Wen Renyi himself is a person who likes to collect secrets.

Knowing this situation, He Huai'an and Gu Zhun set out to set up a trap for Zhang Mingshan to jump in, but it's really not easy for such a cautious father and son to set a trap.

Finally, a month later, a major event happened in the capital.The son of today's chief assistant is jealous of others, and even fights for a man and hurts him.Originally, this was just pornographic news, although it was not accepted by others, it had little impact, at worst, it would be reprimanded.But the one who was injured was the son of Hubu Shilang, how could he swallow this breath?Immediately, he joined Shoufu and sued Shoufu's son for injuring someone, and Shoufu also shielded criminals.

Is Zhang Mingshan a vegetarian?His son Zhang Liren vehemently denied it, only saying that it was the servant boy who accidentally bumped into the corner of the table and got injured, and it had nothing to do with him at all, and he even found out the man involved.

Because of the particularity of the parties involved in the case, the emperor personally tried the case. When everyone saw the man, they all thought the scandalous news was true, because the man was very handsome, neither tall nor short, and had a thin body.

"Who are you, tell me your name!" the imperial eunuch asked.

"Caomin Weizi kowtowed to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

"Head up!"

Wei Ziqi raised his head, but he didn't dare to look directly at him.

"Well, very good." The emperor was vague, "Tell me about the situation at that time."

"Your Majesty. Cao Min made an appointment with Li Hongying to have dinner at Sixi Pavilion that day, and happened to meet Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang said that he and Li Hongying hadn't seen each other for a long time, so we should sit down together. We also agreed. But no, we had a few drinks After drinking, Mr. Zhang said something inappropriate to the grassroots."

"Oh? What's wrong?" the emperor asked lightly.

"...He said that Cao Min was pretty, and he felt aggrieved by following Li Hongying, so it's better to follow him." Wei Ziqi lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly, but it was really not easy to say such words in front of everyone, " He also said that Cao Min has experienced many men to be so attractive."

There was a sigh in the hall.

"Nonsense! You untouchable, it's clear that you framed me!" Zhang Liren hastily denied it. He didn't remember what he had said.

"Your Majesty is very aware. Liren is diligent and conscientious. Everyone praises him. He has never done anything wrong. How can he say such obscene words? This pariah must be talking nonsense!" Zhang Mingshan wondered if it was Li Shilang It's a ghost, but I can't say it clearly. It is useful to let the emperor judge for himself.

"Your Majesty is wise, the grassroots are not lying, and Li Hongying can testify." Wei Zi knocked his head on the ground with a "boom".

"Nonsense, you knew that Li Hongying was unconscious on the bed, and you asked him to testify!" Zhang Liren scolded.

"Wei Ziqi, right? What's your relationship with Li Shilang's son Li Hongying?" the emperor asked again.

"Report to Your Majesty. Caomin was saved by Li Shilang many years ago, and then he became a doorman next to him, so he is also acquainted with the young master."

"Seeing that you are also a scholar, why are you willing to be a disciple instead of obtaining fame?"

"Your Majesty, Caomin's hands are disabled and he cannot stand in the court hall." After speaking, Wei Ziqi stretched out his left hand, which only had three fingers.

"It turned out to be like this. Well, then you go on, how did the two of them fight?"

"After Mr. Li heard this, he was very upset for the grass people, so he had a quarrel with Mr. Zhang, and then they started fighting. The grass people only saw Mr. Zhang push Mr. Li, and Mr. Li hit the corner of the table, bleeding a lot. That's it."

"It doesn't sound serious, nothing serious." The emperor said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the son of Weichen is still unconscious. The imperial doctor said that his life is in danger. Mr. Zhang's young master has indeed injured someone. Moreover, Mr. Zhang refuses to admit it. Your Majesty, please investigate clearly!"

"What? Or did I wrong you because of my unfair judgment?" The emperor's voice sounded cold.

"I dare not." Li Shilang knelt down, not daring to get up.

"By the way, Wei Ziqi, since you were there, why didn't you persuade the fight?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive the grassroots for being rude!" After finishing speaking, Wei Ziqi turned his head, a piece of scalp fell off on the back, raised his right arm, and rolled up his sleeve. There were several times of cotton cloth wrapped inside, and blood was still oozing from it.

"Okay, this is not a big deal. Besides, Zhang Liren's achievements in the official department are obvious to all. He is loyal to the emperor and patriotic to his superiors, and considerate to his subordinates. How could he come to the palace because of a trivial matter? Li Shilang, I know Your son was wronged, but it was all accidental, I sent the best imperial doctor to live in the mansion, your son is lucky, he will recover soon." The emperor turned to He Huai'an again, "What do you think, He Aiqing? "

"Your Majesty is wise, Zhang Liren is in the Ministry of Officials on weekdays, and he is widely recognized by his colleagues. He is a role model for everyone. In my opinion, there may be a misunderstanding in this matter, and no one else was present at the time. Only this Wei Zi was alone. It's hard to believe."

"Well, what about Wen Aiqing?" The emperor asked Wen Renyi again, such a matter should have been tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"The Holy One is wise!" Wen Renyi's answer was simple.

"That's how it is. Zhang Liren was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials due to the strong recommendation of He Huaian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but due to his misconduct, he was fined for one year. Li Tingmu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is stable for the society and has awe-inspiring righteousness. His position will not change, but his salary will be the same as that of the Minister. Give a hundred taels of gold and a night pearl to Mr. Li Hongying. As for Mr. Wei, he is a mere pariah who provokes disharmony among the sons of aristocratic families. He is expelled from the capital and banned from entering the capital for life!"

No matter what everyone thinks, now they can only shout long live and send the emperor away.

When Zhang Mingshan took Zhang Liren to leave, he glanced at Wei Ziqi, and Li Shilang said to Wei Ziqi with tears in his eyes: "Nephew Wei Xian, I have wronged you."

"Li Daren is serious, Ziqi has been taking care of you for the past few years!"

Li Shilang patted Wei Ziqi on the shoulder, and left quietly, hunched over, as if suddenly aged ten years.

Originally, this matter ended like this, but the next day, that Wei Ziqi hanged himself, leaving a suicide note, saying that he could not bear the humiliation, and that he had brought the benefactor and his son into trouble.

Because Wei Ziqi hanged himself at the gate of the city openly, many people saw it in the early hours of the morning, so rumors quickly spread to every corner of the capital.Zhang's father and son, who originally thought of peace in the world, were once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion.Coincidentally, the day after Wei Ziqi's death, Li Hongying, the son of Li Shilang's family, woke up.He cried a lot, because it was the emperor's judgment, he didn't dare to cry out for injustice, so he could only sing a long song and cry. I heard that he passed out several times from crying, and even the servant fell ill.For a time, rumors were rampant.

When Zhang and his son were trying to establish a good image in front of the emperor, a young man with a haggard face fell not far from the palace. It was a common thing, but for some reason, the emperor also heard about it. It was such a strange thing that someone fell outside the palace gate, so he sent the man into the palace to inquire.Who would have thought that that man would be willing to risk his life for exposing the crimes of Lord Shoufu and his son.They were all locked in the basement, and some of them were candidates who were rushing to take the exam, and their future was cut off.After the man finished speaking, he bumped into the palace pillar and died, leaving no way out.

After hearing this, the emperor, regardless of the denials of the Zhangs and his sons, sent troops to the Zhuangzi immediately, searched in a carpet-like manner, and indeed found a basement in the Zhuangzi.Due to this action, the emperor did not make it public, so what others heard was mostly rumors.According to rumors, that basement is like an underground farmhouse with all the facilities. There are many young and beautiful boys raised there, some of whom have not seen the sun for three or five years, satisfying the desires of the Zhangs and their sons.

The emperor was furious. He never thought that his loyal subjects would do such inhuman and despicable things. He immediately drafted an order to suspend Zhang Mingshan and Zhang Liren from their posts, and put the whole family under house arrest without permission.

These incidents happened one after another, and the public's mouths were not enough. I don't know what to spread this. Some people even rumored that Zhang Mingshan had a strange body and could only marry men, not women. That son and The daughter may not be her own, maybe it was Mrs. Zhang who had an affair with someone, and, for such a big official, there is not even a concubine room in the mansion, so one can imagine Mr. Zhang's problem.

It was also rumored that Mrs. Zhang wanted to hang herself for this, but luckily she was saved.

All these things were reported to the palace one by one, and of course Concubine Zhang heard about it, she blew the wind into the emperor's ears, and made a soft and weeping appearance.

"Your Majesty, you know the loyalty of father and younger brother. Although the concubine does not know the facts, the loyalty of father and the others is true." Concubine Zhang Gui was smart and did not cry out to plead for her father and brother, "However, regardless of your majesty How to punish father and brother, I believe that the family will not have any complaints."

"Well, it's still Aifei Mingli! I thought Aifei would intercede with them."

"Of course I hope that my father and brother will be safe and sound, but I believe in His Majesty's sageness even more!"

"Don't worry, I won't treat them badly. It's just that rumors are spreading. Although that Zhuangzi is not in your father's name, those people are accusing him, so let them take shelter in the mansion first."

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Guifei hugged the emperor and said emotionally, "I know that His Majesty will judge fairly. I first thank Your Majesty on behalf of my father and brother."

"Oh? How is the noble concubine going to thank me?"

"His Majesty……"

Afterwards, the imperial concubine returned to her natal home under the pretext of visiting relatives, and was granted by the sage to stay at her natal home for one night. What a great grace this is.For a while, the ruling and opposition parties thought that the Shoufu family was about to stand up.

But unexpectedly, on the second day after the imperial concubine visited relatives, it was reported that the imperial concubine had a dispute with her elder brother, Zhang Liren accidentally killed Zhang Guifei, and Zhang Liren committed suicide to apologize.The Holy Majesty reprimanded Zhang Mingshan for being incompetent in discipline and lacking in virtue, for not being a model for all officials.So Zhang Mingshan begged for bones and hurried back to his hometown with the bones of his wife and son, but he encountered robbers on the way and the whole family died unexpectedly.The guards around Concubine Zhang Gui were all punished due to ineffective guards. The maids and nuns who were close to her were all executed, and none were left behind.

This case involved so many things that it caused many people to talk about their discoloration. They didn't expect that a dignified chief minister would die in Huangquan overnight, and the noble concubine who was so favored would disappear overnight.Many people simply use this as an example to educate their children in the family that they must love each other and never follow in the footsteps of Shoufu's family.

(End of this chapter)