Song Gexing

Chapter 150: Who am I afraid of in a verbal argument?

Wu Kui saw something bad and hurriedly came out and said: "I agree with what Xianggong Han said, the Song Dynasty cannot set this precedent, otherwise the country will not be a country and chaos will break out!"

When everyone saw it, they all agreed. This kind of breach must not be made, otherwise there will be endless troubles. If anyone impeaches me for this crime in the future, I will not be able to sit on it.

Qian Gongfu should not have said that Zhao Pan'er had no fault. He could have just said that her father was suspected of collaborating with the enemy. This was the result of superfluous measures.

It seems that Mr. Qian himself is hesitant. He wants to get rid of Zhao Pan'er, but he doesn't want to make Zhao Fang lose face. To put it bluntly, he is also loyal to Zhao Fang.

It's just that being loyal to the emperor does not mean submitting to the emperor in everything. As a royal censor, you still have to complain when you should. This is a matter of responsibility and has nothing to do with character.

"Although I support Mr. Han's remarks, I still have something to say to Imperial Attendant Cao. Please tell me, Your Majesty!"

After the noisy agreement ended, Wu Kui spoke again.

Zhao Zhen looked at him and nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.

"Zhao Qian, the father of Imperial Attendant Cao, came forward in this matter and said that he changed his surname before he was canonized as Imperial Attendant. Now it seems inappropriate. Zhao Qian is the only daughter. Doesn't a woman need to get her father's consent to change her surname? It was possible back then. It is said that Zhao Qian is serving a sentence, but he did not question this matter after returning to Beijing, or is there someone who is using his power to bully others and prevent him from letting his daughter change her original surname? "

After the two question marks came out, Wu Kui looked around and continued: "Furthermore, Zhao Qian died of illness, and Imperial Attendant Cao returned to his hometown for the funeral as a filial daughter. Therefore, I can judge that changing the surname to Cao will not hide the public eye. If so, people with the same surname will not get married. It is the court's law, His Royal Highness is trying to test the law by himself, please make it clear!"

Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at his son, with a smile on his lips.

Zhao Fang understood immediately when he saw it, and immediately stepped forward and said: "Excuse me, Wu Qing, what other charges are there besides this? Please explain it once and for all, so that you will not come up with another excuse after I refute you."

Wu Kui was surprised. He also saw the smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth. Could it be that there was something inside? This accusation could not shake him at all.

But he had to answer Zhao Fang's questions, and he was rude to the prince in public. Even without the prince saying anything, the civil and military officials in the court would beat him into a pig's head.

After a moment of hesitation, he said: "I have two points. One is not to marry with the same surname, and the other is Zhao Qian's collaboration with the enemy. There is nothing else."

Zhao Fang shook his head and said: "The collaborating with the enemy is over and has not caused any losses to our country. Later, he repented and cut off his ties with the enemy. This crime can no longer be used. After all, the law is nothing more than human relationships. Spring and Autumn Jue Prison It’s broken in the same way.”

Wu Kui responded quickly: "What His Highness said has some truth, but it is too one-sided. Regardless of whether we, the Song Dynasty, suffered losses or not, it is a fact that he collaborated with the enemy. Although repentance can alleviate the sin, death penalty can be avoided, and living crime cannot be escaped. Or It’s about guilt.”

"Oh! What crime should Wu Qing be charged with?"

Zhao Fang still did not respond to the first point and continued to dwell on the matter.

Wu Kuicai is not stupid. He can't say anything about his crimes. That would be beyond his authority.

Looking at Wang Gongchen, the president of the Court of Punishment, he silently thought to himself, "Old Wang, you must not show favoritism. Although you are a princeling, you are also an upright person."

When Wang Gongchen saw him looking at him, he frowned and said, "According to law, Zhao Qian can be sent to the army for his crime. The specific number of years depends on the harm."

Zhao Fang nodded and said seriously: "There are case files in Kaifeng Mansion. Gao Jin and Wang Zhao have both confessed that they did not leak any information about our Song Dynasty after collaborating with the enemy. However, they hesitated after being persuaded by their daughter, and finally left. established contact with the Liao Kingdom."

It is true that Zhao Qian never leaked the news. He originally surrendered to the enemy because he wanted to get the news about Zhao Fang from his daughter. The main reason was that the Liao Kingdom was unwilling to give up and wanted to assassinate Zhao Fang.

But how could Zhao Paner be willing? He was her beloved husband, how could she let him do this?

He finally figured out that his daughter loved Zhao Fang deeply. If he killed him, not only would he not get revenge, but he would also ruin his daughter's happiness in life, so he finally decided to give up revenge. "If this is the case, then you can be sentenced to exile for one year. However, since the person is dead, this crime should not be pursued."

Wang Gongchen said solemnly, then returned to the queue with his hands raised.

Wu Kui was in a hurry, and asked loudly: "Is he the only one to be sentenced? Don't the family members want to be sentenced?"

Wang Gongchen looked up at him and said, "The family members can be sentenced, but his wife has already been sentenced. How else does Wu Jianyuan want to judge?"

"The daughter is still alive, how can she not be sentenced?"

Wu Kui resisted and asked, but Wang Gongchen laughed and said: "Is there any law for judging married women? Could it be that the new punishment set by Wu Jian Yuan is not enough?"

Wu Kui was dumbfounded. Then he remembered that Zhao Pan'er was already married when Zhao Qian committed the crime. Since ancient times, even married women were not involved in house raids. He had lost his mind.

In ancient times, it was emphasized that the water thrown out by a married daughter would no longer be part of her natal family after marriage. Crimes committed by her natal family must not involve the married daughter. This is clearly stipulated by the law.

Except for the major crime of killing the nine clans, the daughter is not implicated in the other crimes.

Seeing that Wu Kui was dumbfounded, Zhao Fang said with a smile: "Then Gu Lai will answer Wu Qing's first point, people with the same surname are not allowed to intermarry."

Wu Kui perked up and immediately looked at him with stern eyes. He put away his frustrated mood and said in his heart that this is the most fatal thing. It depends on what you say.

After Zhao Fang looked around at the ministers, he looked at him and said with a smile, "Does Wu Qing know my Pan'er's life experience?"

"Why?"

Wu Kui's eyes were full of doubts, and he hesitated and said: "Isn't it known to everyone that she is the daughter of Zhao Qian and a descendant of the Zhao family in Dengzhou?"

"Does Wu Qing know who my queen, Yue Zhao Qian, is?"

Zhao Fang quickly changed his words and almost called his father-in-law out. This was a mistake. In terms of etiquette, he only had one father-in-law, and that was Meng Xin's father. The parents of other concubines cannot be called parents-in-law.

Wu Kui ignored his almost slip of the tongue, and now he couldn't care less. He looked at him in astonishment and said, "Is there some hidden meaning behind this?"

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "In the later Tang Dynasty, Li Siyuan had a son-in-law named Zhao Yanshou. Does Wu Qing know what Zhao Yanshou's original surname was?"

"My surname is Liu, who doesn't know this?"

Wu Kui answered and asked in confusion. Zhao Fang touched his nose in embarrassment. He really didn't think of it at first. If his father hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.

At this time, Wu Kui's eyes widened in astonishment. He realized: "Impossible? Your Highness is saying that Zhao Qian is a descendant of Zhao Yanshou? How is this possible!"

"What's impossible? Zhao Yanshou died that year, and Princess Yong'an gave birth to a son who was unknown to outsiders. He was taken away and raised by Li Jun. Before Li Jun rebelled, he kicked him out of the house and settled in Dengzhou. At that time, Prime Minister Pang investigated the matter. When it came to assassinating me, Li Jun’s descendants personally confessed.”

Zhao Fang talked eloquently. He talked about this past event very well, but everyone was stunned. Not only Wu Kui was dumbfounded, but no one knew about it. I am afraid that only Emperor Zhao Zhen knew about it.

(End of this chapter)