prosperous age

Chapter 283 Chapter 282
Zhao Wenhua regretted deeply in his mansion, but around the Zhao Mansion, more and more suspicious people appeared nearby, closely monitoring every move inside, patrolling the front and back doors of the Zhao Mansion and the surrounding courtyard walls.

They were naturally arranged by Jin Yiwei Lu Bing, and their purpose was to completely block the channel for Zhao Wenhua to transfer the stolen money.

Word had already spread from the palace that Emperor Jiajing was furious again after reading the memorial and wanted to kill Zhao Wenhua.

Jin Yiwei naturally likes to do such corrupt officials, because every action means that there is a lot of money in the pocket, so the people who were transferred were all rejoicing, and immediately summoned their subordinates to rush over.

After the incident, several servants holding small signs also left the palace from different gates and rushed to the mansions in various places in the capital.

The news spread quickly without being affected by the night ban.

Soon, the people sent by various families to observe the situation of the Zhao Mansion reported that there were many suspected Jin Yiwei outside Zhao Wenhua's mansion. They had already surrounded the Zhao Mansion. pick up.

Now the Zhao Mansion is still in a calm state, but they also observed a situation, that is, at this time, the Zhao Mansion seems to be in a state where entry is not allowed, and a few people who leave the Zhao Mansion will soon be silently arrested. People are dragged into secluded alleys, and people are never seen again after that.

At this time, Yan Song, who was resting at home, had naturally gotten the news.

Yan Song is different from other high-ranking officials who lived a life of Yinggeyanwu after Qingyun straight up. Yan Song only had his wife, Ouyang, and did not take in a few concubines to live a colorful life. In life, he was completely different from Yan Shifan.

It is also because of Ouyang's relationship that he and Ouyang Bijin are related.

"Is Wenhua really hopeless?"

In the past, Zhao Wenhua was very filial to Ouyang's godmother, at least on the surface he coaxed her well, and Ouyang was also willing to act, showing his love for Zhao Wenhua.

In the matter of Baihuajiu last time, Ouyang actually had an opinion on Zhao Wenhua in his heart, but Yan Shifan felt that it was not easy to turn against Zhao Wenhua immediately, so Ouyang pretended to mediate their relationship and reconciled, everything seemed to be back to normal Same as before.

"No matter what, I still have to try to save me tomorrow, otherwise others will think of me."

Yan Song's cloudy eyes shone brightly at this moment. Many officials in the court were still attached to him. They didn't know that the relationship between the Yan family and the Zhao family had already cracked. up.

Emperor Jiajing sent word to the cabinet that Zhao Wenhua would be dismissed from all his official positions, and he already knew about it.

The emperor's order, of course, must be carried out immediately tomorrow morning, and there can be no delay.

After the decree was drawn up, no matter whether it was the supervisor of ceremonies or the Sixth Division, they would definitely not obstruct it. It can be said that Zhao Wenhua's fate was already doomed when the decree was issued, and he could only pretend.

"Qing'er said before that she would send someone to deliver a letter to Wenhua. Why didn't you stop me at that time?"

Ouyang asked again, "Qing'er, of course, is not referring to Ximen Qing, but Yan Shifan."

Qing'er is Yan Shifan's nickname, so it is rumored that the character of "Ximen Qing" in "Jin Ping Mei" is actually a fictionalized character by the author Lan Ling Xiao Xiaosheng based on the real person Yan Shifan.

"Nothing, if he is sensible, he knows what to do at this time."

The meaning in Yan Song's words is naturally some letters between him and Zhao Wenhua before, after all, the so-called father-son relationship for so many years.

When Zhao Wenhua was on a tour of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Nanzhili two years ago, he and the Yan family also had constant correspondence.

Send a message to Zhao Wenhua, if you are sensible, you should get rid of these messes. If you want to use this as evidence to blackmail anyone, then you are living a dream, and you will die even faster.

Although Lu Bing was highly trusted and favored by Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song was not a vegetarian, and even speaking of power, the Yan family would definitely hold Lu Bing at the top.

In any case, Yan Song is still the chief assistant of the cabinet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is powerful.

And what about Lu Bing?But he is the minion of Emperor Jiajing, the chief of the secret service.

Ordinary corrupt officials are naturally afraid of him, but officials with a certain status and rank are not so afraid of him, after all, all actions cannot bypass the one in Xiyuan.

As long as you still have the Holy Family, you don't have to worry about what Jin Yiwei will do to you.

Therefore, if Yan Song and Lu Bing face each other, Lu Bing will generally choose to stay away from each other, and will never fight Yan Song.

At this time, Xu Jie, King Jing's Mansion, and Prince Yu's Mansion, which are enough to stir up the situation in the capital, already knew the news, and no one deliberately concealed it.

Wei Guangde's house was exceptionally quiet tonight, and there were no idlers waiting to deliver letters. Chen Ju delivered the news far faster than others, but Wei Guangde didn't intend to do anything about it, but chose to do it. View from the wall.

At this time, the gate of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town was opened, and teams of Jinyiwei were dispatched to arrest criminals inside and outside the capital.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing would not directly attack a second-rank official of the imperial court just because of a memorial, even if he was already at home.

Emperor Jiajing didn't take such a pot back when Asuka tried his best to hide his bow.

Naturally, the memorial to impeach Zhao Wenhua for embezzling royal assets and embezzling Xiyuan masonry materials for the construction of his own luxury house has been handed over to Lu Bing. Now all the criminals involved in the case must be arrested immediately. .

The case ordered by Emperor Jiajing is naturally considered an imperial case. Lu Bing did not dare to be negligent, so he immediately summoned his elite soldiers to analyze the case, identify all the people involved in the case, and deploy the arrest operation.

That night, the city of Beijing was in turmoil. From time to time, there were scenes of Jin Yiwei Ti riding his horse and shouting loudly on the street. At this moment, the city of Beijing, which was locked at night, seemed to be rejuvenated.

The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who were watching the night were also confused by this unexpected battle, but they didn't dare to stop these knights in red battle suits.

For many years, there has not been such a large-scale Jinyiwei in the capital to arrest people.

The guards in red uniforms are different from the guards in gray and blue military uniforms on the street. They are responsible for arresting people, but they don't care about the affairs on the street.

Many low-level officials and craftsmen who participated in the construction of Xiyuan were dragged out of their beds by them in their sleep and brought back to Beizhen Fusi. Outside the alley, the already eerie alley became even more terrifying.

The movements in the capital naturally reached Zhao Wenhua's ears, especially the news sent by the Yan family. The servant climbed up the courtyard wall to observe around, and soon found the whereabouts of those suspicious people around the courtyard.

All of this made Zhao Wenhua go from being regretful at the beginning to being filled with deep fear now. He didn't know what Emperor Jiajing would do to him next.

Think about it a few years ago, Xia Yan, who was the chief minister of the cabinet, beheaded in the street to show the public.

On the second day, when the sun rose, the capital remained the same as before, except that there were few people outside the mansion located in Dashi Yongfang.

After a night of fermenting the news, the civil and military officials in Beijing at this time already knew what happened last night, and the source of everything pointed to this former second-rank official of the imperial court.

Those officials who participated in the impeachment of Zhao Wenhua were naturally rejoiced. They gathered in twos and threes to discuss what to do next, whether to continue the impeachment, to expose Zhao Wenhua's illegal facts or what.

After Yan Song entered the cabinet with the support of Yan Shifan, he immediately approached Xu Jie to discuss how to draft the imperial decree that Emperor Jiajing wanted to dismiss Zhao Wenhua from his official position.

After repeated revisions several times, deliberately downplaying Zhao Wenhua's guilt, he personally sent him to Xiyuan to face the saint. When he got there, he naturally had to say a few good words for his godson Zhao Wenhua.

The result was already doomed, and everything did not exceed Yan Song's judgment. Although Emperor Jiajing didn't refute his face in person, he only said that everything was under investigation, so don't be impatient.

With such a result, Emperor Jiajing already gave Yan Song a lot of face.

Naturally, such news quickly spread in the capital.

Wei Guangde couldn't avoid the custom since he entered the Imperial Academy. He gathered with his colleagues to scold Zhao Wenhua as a corrupt official. This is a manifestation of political correctness, and they are all clean.

But for this kind of thing, they just need to talk about it. It didn't take long for Yintai and Yin Zhangyuan to come over and ask them not to get involved in this matter.

For the senior officials of the court, they have experienced more, so they will naturally think more. At this time, Yin Tai stopped someone in the courtyard from continuing to impeach Zhao Wenhua. subordinate.

Whether they listened or not was another matter, and none of his business.

Some people in the Imperial Academy also impeached Zhao Wenhua a few days ago, and they are still encouraging everyone to continue, but after hearing what Yin Tai said, most people still chose to wait and see.

As for Wei Guangde, after Yin Tai had finished speaking and left, he also clasped his fists at his colleagues and went back to his office first. He still had to figure out how to write a memorial to ask for leave, let alone get involved.

The imperial decree was sent to Zhao Wenhua, although he was mentally prepared, he still looked pale.

This is just the first step. Since last night, his mansion has been monitored by Jin Yiwei. He has received news that many of his confidants have been taken to Beizhen Fusi by Jin Yiwei. This is Emperor Jiajing's liquidation. him.

And the family members of those officials who were taken away didn't know the details, and they ran here crying after dawn, hoping to get Mr. Zhao's protection, and using connections to get them out made him even more terrified.

After receiving the order, Zhao Wenhua was really sick and felt uncomfortable all over, so he could only lean on the recliner and rub his swollen belly non-stop.

It was pretending to be sick before, but now it is really true, and I can't even stand up.

I have been in office for more than 30 years, and I don't know if I still have a chance to recover.

However, even though he was unwell, Zhao Wenhua did not dare to stay in the capital at this time, and he did not dare to stay in the capital any longer before the new imperial edict of Emperor Jiajing was issued.

Leaning on the reclining chair, he ordered his family to get a car out of the city and leave the capital, a place of right and wrong.

As for the belongings in the house, take as much as you want with you, and leave the ones who don't have time to clean up slowly, and then go on the road after packing up.

Zhao Wenhua got a lot of money over the years, but he didn't actually save much for himself.

In Zhao Wenhua's view, as long as he hugs the big tree of Yan's family, he will be able to have a prosperous official career and enjoy a long life, so most of the property from greedy ink was given to Yan Shifan and his godmother Ouyang.

Of course, he also bought a lot of property in Jiangnan. He himself is from Zhejiang, so he has naturally saved a lot of property for his life after he has been an official.

In the past, life was also extravagant and extravagant, doing extravagant things, naturally he could gather money as well as dissipate it. In fact, there was not much money around him, which disappointed Master Lu of Jinyiwei.

At this time, Zhao Wenhua had been dismissed, so he could leave the capital at any time, at least when there was no new order from the palace.

When Wei Guangde was on duty at night, Lu Bu quietly came to Wei Guangde and reported in a low voice: "My lord, at noon, Zhao Wenhua left the capital in a carriage and rushed to Tongzhou. home."

"In such a hurry?"

But soon Wei Guangde understood what he said. Now that he, Zhao Wenhua, has completely lost power, staying in the capital will only make it more unsafe, so he might as well take this opportunity to escape as soon as possible.

Far away from the capital, out of sight and out of mind, maybe that Xiyuan guy will spare his life because of his love in the past.

The fact is indeed the case, when the Zhao family was preparing to drive, Lu Bing had already received the news, and hurriedly sent someone to the palace to report the news, but he did not get a response from the palace.

The Jinyi guards arranged around the Zhao residence did not receive orders, and could only watch helplessly as Zhao Wenhua was carried into the carriage and drove away.

Beizhen Fusi has already collected some evidence, including personal witnesses, proving that Zhao Wenhua did embezzle some Xiyuan materials to build his own house. The way he came to beg for mercy.

When Jinyiwei reported that Zhao Wenhua was packing up and leaving the capital, Emperor Jiajing still didn't give the order to arrest him.

Zhao Wenhua left the capital, and the storm centered around him gradually calmed down.

Wei Guangde didn't want to get much benefit from this movement to overthrow Zhao at the beginning. His seniority is too light, and it takes a lot of effort to do anything, so it's better to marry his wife first.

I have written a first draft of the memorandum for leave, of course I can’t hand it in, I have to revise it again, the words should be more touching, write it as prose, express my feelings for my family and hometown, and try to let Emperor Jiajing read it for more than one month. Marriage leave.

Qingliu in the middle of the capital, after confirming that Zhao Wenhua had escaped from the capital, also stopped planning to continue entanglement.

There are still unwritten rules in the officialdom, that is, you can impeach as you please before you step down, but you should not do it again after you step down. After all, everyone has to leave the political arena, give up their position, and settle the past grievances.

The official circles in the capital returned to calm, but a few days later an urgent report was sent to the capital, adding vitality to the cooling movement against Zhao.

"Wenhua's old illness was Gu, and he was condemned to lie in the boat. Yiyiyi couldn't talk to himself. One night, he touched his abdomen with his hands, his stomach ruptured, and his viscera protruded. He died."

(End of this chapter)