The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 437 Extra 28 Evidence

Along with the boy's shouts, the shouts of other people in the distance were carried over by the wind.

The servants scattered to various courtyards and ran to inform the other masters of the Wei Mansion. They were all frightened to death.

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Why is Jin Yiwei here? !

Everyone in the hall looked at each other. The original cheerful atmosphere was no longer there, and the atmosphere took a turn for the worse, becoming a bit colder.

"What?!" Mr. Li blurted out with a frown. The hand holding the tea cup shook, and some tea spilled from the mouth of the cup and wet his cuffs, but he didn't even notice.

Wei Jing's face turned cold. He had been in a high position for many years and had an intimidating aura when he was angry.

The boy who came to report had already stepped into the hall, his face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Sir, Commander Pei has personally brought a group of royal guards here, and now the royal guards have surrounded the outside of the house!"

Wei Jingze had experienced three dynasties and had seen a lot of ups and downs, so he quickly calmed down.

He raised the corners of his lips mockingly and snorted: "Isn't Pei Linye busy getting married to the Queen's biological mother?! He actually comes to my place for a walk when he has time."

"Humph, it's really unseemly. In order to win over Gu Jue's cronies, the queen even gave up her biological mother. It's simply a violation of ethics!"

A look of contempt flashed across Wei Jingze's eyes.

Seeing that Wei Jingze was as calm as usual, several other adults calmed down a little, but they were still a little uneasy in their hearts.

As they spoke, they saw Pei Linye, who was wearing a bright red unicorn uniform, leading a group of Jin Yiwei in fragrant ma flying fish uniforms, coming towards them menacingly. All the Jin Yiwei were tall and mighty, with cold faces.

There were two women who tried to stop Pei Linye, saying in a panic: "Commander Pei, please stay back. Please let me go and report..."

"Get out of the way!"

"How dare someone stop us Jin Yiwei from doing our work!"

The two Jinyi guards domineeringly pushed aside the woman who was blocking their way. After a while, Pei Linye and the Jinyi guards walked to the eaves outside the hall.

The spacious hall instantly became crowded due to their intrusion.

Pei Linye casually dusted off the unnecessary dust on his sleeves, and then stood leisurely with his hands behind his hands. Dressed in official uniform, he looked like an unsheathed sword, and his temperament was much sharper than usual.

Pei Linye slightly raised his hard-lined chin and said in a low voice: "It's the father's fault that the son doesn't teach him well. Mr. Wei can't even teach his son well. He doesn't reflect on himself, but he has the leisure to gossip and stir up trouble!"

What he said was almost straightforward, but Wei Jing was like a talkative woman.

Obviously, Pei Linye also heard what Wei Jingze said about Shen Zhi just now.

Wei Jingze: "!!"

Wei Jing's face was as dark as water, and his eyes were gloomy and cold.

Before Wei Jingze could speak, Pei Linye raised his hand and ordered lightly: "Take it down."

Of course Wei Jingze and everyone else present heard it. One of them shook his hand and the teacup slipped from his hand.

"Crack!"

The tea cup fell to the smooth marble floor and shattered into pieces. Broken porcelain pieces, tea leaves and tea soup flew onto someone's soap boots.

Wei Jingze's face became gloomier again, he slammed the table with one hand, and asked Pei Linye: "Why?! Pei Linye, what kind of law have I broken? You dare to take someone at the residence of a dignified second-rank official?" ! You Jin Yiwei are too rude and arrogant!"

A group of Jinyi guards didn't care at all what Wei Jingze said, and swarmed towards the five officials present, obviously intending to capture all five of them.

"How dare you?!" Wei Jingze suddenly stood up from his chair and shouted to stop.

Jin Yiwei showed with practical actions whether they dared or not.

A certain Jinyi guard said "I'm offended" with a smile, but his actions were not polite at all. He roughly pulled up Mr. Li, Mr. Liu and other four people who were sitting on the chairs. Apparently, they had already Treat these officials as human prisoners.

Master Li and the others were pale and dejected, but Wei Jingze remained arrogant and puffed out his chest and shouted: "Pei Linye, we are just sitting together, why do you take someone else! Everyone present is here. Official of the Imperial Court!”

The other four people quickly echoed:

"That's right, we are also officials of the imperial court!"

"Jinyiwei just wants to take people, so there should be a name for it!"

"We are just here to visit Mr. Wei, wouldn't it be a sin?"

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These people were talking all over the place, getting more and more enthusiastic.

Pei Linye was too lazy to talk to these people. He raised his hand and flicked his fingers quickly.

The mustachioed Jin Yiwei next to him understood what Pei Linye meant, and immediately took out a piece of tissue paper folded into a long strip from his belt. After unfolding it, he read to the tissue paper:

"Just now Master Wei said: Gu Jue is not impatient, he is trying to scare the monkeys!"

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"Then Mr. Liu said: Mr. Wei, don't forget that the queen's natal family is also involved. Just try to meet the second young master before the meeting and set up a good conversation in advance..."

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"Master Wei also said: The most dangerous time is also the safest time. Gu Jue will definitely not think that we would dare to attack him during the re-examination."

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Every word that Mustache Jinyi Wei read was exactly what Wei Jingze and others had just said.

They were talking freely in private just now, but when they heard these words from other people's mouths, Wei Jingze and others' faces turned pale and they were all shocked.

No one expected that things would develop like this!

Therefore, all the words they just said during their discussion were listened to by Jin Yiwei and recorded. Once these words are brought to court, they will not only commit fraud, but also commit the crime of disrespect!

Wei Jingze's heart plummeted, feeling as if he was stuck in a cold quagmire. In these days, Pei Linye has not accompanied the new emperor to the morning court. He thought that Pei Linye was too busy with his marriage to take care of him. It seemed that this was just a strategy for the new emperor and Pei Linye to divert their attention.

No matter how flustered he was, Wei Jingze still showed no timidity on his face and continued to shout: "Slander! This is your Jin Yiwei slandering us!"

Now that the matter has come to this, all Wei Jingze can do is never plead guilty. Even if he goes to court, he still will not plead guilty.

Pei Linye's eyes were bright and sharp, and he stabbed at Wei Jingze like a sharp sword. A confident and calm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly: "Wei Jingze, do you think you have no evidence? Then I will come and find the evidence. , let’s see if this evidence is really destroyed so perfectly!”

Although Wei Jingze, Mr. Li and others were confident that the evidence in the fraud case had been destroyed, they were still shocked by Pei Linye's words.

Pei Linye waved his arm and ordered simply: "Take them all to the prison!"

These five officials, including Wei Jingze, were just powerless scholars. Under the hands of these extraordinary Jin Yiwei, they had no power to resist and could only be escorted out of the main hall, one by one. The man staggered like a defeated rooster.

They all heard Pei Linye's calm and composed voice coming from behind:

"Tell me to go down and search for me! Dig the ground three feet and search!"

All the Jin Yiwei who stayed in the hall accepted the order in unison, and they immediately began to search the Wei Mansion. The mustachioed Jin Yiwei left in a hurry again and rushed to the gate to call more people into the house to search.

The people in the Wei Mansion inside and outside the hall were all at a loss. No one in the capital knew the reputation of the Jin Yiwei. Even their master was taken away, so how could they dare to stop the Jin Yiwei.

The hearts of the servants are all broken, and the trees are falling and the hozens are scattered. Once the master is convicted, even the servants like them will be sold, and their future will be worrying!

An uneasy atmosphere spread like ripples on the lake with the wind. It was not just the Wei Mansion that was raided today. Jin Yiwei's troops also arrived at the mansions of four adults, Mr. Li and Mr. Liu. All of these mansions were sealed, inspected, and ransacked.

Jin Yiwei's move was like several huge rocks falling into the originally calm lake, causing a thousand waves and the whole capital to be in an uproar.

Since the reign of the late emperor, no one in the capital has ever seen such a big move by the Jinyiwei, especially since Wei Jingze, Mr. Li, Mr. Liu, etc. who were taken to prison were all important ministers in the court, including Shangshu. , there are ministers, there are censors...each of them is a well-known figure and a minister of the imperial court.

Naturally, several other ministers in the cabinet also got the news and went to Zhang Shoufu's house that day. Xu Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs, suggested that they should go to the palace overnight to ask for an audience with the new emperor, but Zhang Shoufu suppressed it.

Gu Jue has only been on the throne for a few months, but several pavilion elders have had the most contact with him. From his daily behavior, they already have a fifty-sixth understanding of the new king's temperament.

Gu Jue's methods of dealing with things can be described as decisive, but he is definitely not a tyrant. He will not follow the example of Wu Ming.

There must be a reason why he asked Jin Yiwei to mobilize so many troops and go to war today.

Zhang Shoufu said this, and several other pavilion elders also agreed. They all decided to wait and see what happened and return to their respective mansions.

This night was a sleepless night for many courtiers, especially those who had ghosts in their hearts and woke up several times during the night, fearing that their front door would be knocked by the guards.

During the morning court session the next day, the atmosphere in the Jinluan Palace was a bit strange. Under the subtle eyes of the ministers, the Vice-President Zuo spoke righteously about yesterday's inspection of various mansions by the Jin Yiwei, and expressed his disapproval of it:

"Your Majesty, Daqi has laws and regulations, and the country is governed according to the law. Even if the ministers are guilty, they should be thoroughly investigated by Jingzhao Mansion or Dali Temple according to the procedures. Your Majesty really shouldn't let the Jin Yiwei arrest people for no reason and make people panic!"

The courtiers had different expressions, and they all knew that the deputy imperial minister Zuo had no contact with Wei Jingze. The old man had always been an old-fashioned man, an upright and honest official, and he would say whatever he wanted, as he had done for decades.

Several officials from Wei Jingze's party secretly exchanged glances with each other, feeling that this was a long time.

So, three or four civil servants came out one after another and agreed: "I second the proposal!"

"Master Wei and Master Li have been officials for many years, and even if they have no credit, they have worked hard. Now the Jin Yiwei has no proof and no evidence, and they will conduct inspections as they say. It is really chilling!"

Several people talked to each other, hoping that the new emperor would release Wei Jingze and others.

All the ministers were observing Gu Jue's reaction.

Gu Jue, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked calm and didn't even move his eyebrows. He didn't say much to the people below and called Pei Linye over first.

When going to court today, Pei Linye wore the same bright red unicorn suit as yesterday. The already bright robe became even more dazzling against the backdrop of the magnificent palace.

Pei Linye clasped his fists and saluted Gu Jue, and then began to report the results of yesterday's search in the Wei Mansion, stating Wei Jingze's several major crimes:

First, forming a party for personal gain.

Second, through nepotism in the position of Minister of Civil Affairs, the performance evaluation of local officials was privately modified.

Third, privately release 200,000 loan sharks to compete with the people for profit.

Fourth, corruption and bribery, with more than 20,000 taels of gold and one million taels of silver stored in the cellar.

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Pei Linye listed the eight major crimes of Wei Jingze and handed over some account books found from the wall of the Wei family's study room, which clearly stated the corruption and bribery of Wei Jingze and other officials. Details.

In addition, Pei Linye also handed over the incriminating evidence copied from the houses of Mr. Li, Mr. Liu and other officials.

So, they pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud, and more than ten officials from the court were also involved in this case.

There was a dead silence in the Jinluan Palace, and it seemed that even the breathing had stopped. Especially the officials whose names were mentioned by Pei Linye were all covered in cold sweat and looked as embarrassed as if they had been fished out of the water.

Only Gu Jue and Pei Linye looked normal.

Gu Jue ordered Pei Linye: "Send the found evidence to the cabinet and the Third Division to see if they have any opinions."

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The expressions of the ministers became more complicated.

They previously thought that the new emperor wanted to investigate Wei Jingze's party because Wei Jingze's second son was involved in the fraud case, but they did not expect that the new emperor did not investigate the fraud case, but instead asked Jinyi Weijian to go astray and investigate other members of Wei Jingze's party. guilt.

Wei Jing was an old minister during the reign of Emperor Renzong. He was the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time. Later, after the late emperor Gu Lang ascended the throne, he was appreciated by Gu Lang and promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and was also the second assistant to the cabinet. He enjoyed great fame.

Other courtiers also knew that Wei Jingze relied on his status as a veteran of three dynasties, relied on his elders and betrayed his elders, and was a bit of a clique for personal gain, but they did not expect that he had committed so many shocking crimes.

Just the second crime Wei Jingze committed was a taboo for an official, which was enough to get him sent to prison three thousand miles away.

Now that so much evidence of crime is in front of everyone, no matter what method Jin Yiwei used to find out, no one can say that Gu Jue ordered Jin Yiwei to take people for no reason.

The Jinluan Palace became even quieter, and there was no sound.

Gu Jue said calmly: "This case will also be handed over to the three divisions for trial. Do you have any objections?!"

objection? !

All the ministers seemed to be mute. How could they dare to have any objections?

Even the left deputy censor, who had been upright just now, silently returned to the queue.

For crimes like those committed by Wei Jingze, even if the new emperor ordered him to be dragged down and beheaded, no one else would dare to intercede for him, lest he himself would become a suspect.

The person who really has a headache is Sansi.

The fraud case that is about to be heard today is enough to cause a headache. Next, the case of Wei Jingze and his party will also be a major case that shocks the court and everyone.

Moreover, there are more people involved in the case than in the fraud case, so many people are bound to be implicated.

The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple exchanged glances with each other and felt that this case was so intricate that they might not be able to finish it even if they were busy for a month, and they would have to work overtime again.

Since all the officials in the palace did not speak, Gu Jue assumed that they recognized his idea, patted the handrail and said: "Pei Linye, please hand over these account books and letters to the Third Division, who will review them. Today. Jinyiwei will take down all the people involved in the account books, check them when they need to, and seal them when they need to. "

Hearing the last words, several officials who were already frightened became even weaker at their feet.

Suddenly, one of the short, fat, middle-aged officials rolled his eyes, fell to one side, and hit his head heavily on the gold brick floor.

Obviously, he was so frightened that he fainted.

Everyone was silent, knowing that Mr. Hua's name was also on the account books, and he was now half dead.

Gu Jue glanced at the ministers below as if he didn't see anything, dropped the word "retreat from the court", got up and left directly.

The uniform voices of the ministers came from below: "Congratulations to your Majesty!"

Gu Jue strolled down from the high throne and walked around behind the golden carved screen. At a glance, he saw Shen Qianchen standing there in front of him in a purple skirt. She smiled brightly at him. For a moment, it seemed that the tree was full of trees. The peach blossoms suddenly bloomed, delicate and charming.

"I'll help you change." The little girl said with a smile, holding a purple straight jacket in her hand, which was prepared for Gu Jue.

The two of them had agreed yesterday that after leaving the court this morning, they would leave the palace together and go to Dali Temple to hear the trial.

"Okay!" Gu Jue's eyes were no longer cold, and his smile was warm. He was completely different from when he was sitting on the dragon chair just now.

Suddenly, he changed from an emperor to her husband.

(End of chapter)