After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 532 The scapegoat

The Hai family brothers and sisters took a ride outside the city. Seeing that it was getting late, they rode back to the city.

After entering the city, Hai Jiao dropped his sister off at the door of her home, then turned around and headed to the Zhen Guogong Mansion again.

Today he had an appointment with Zhou Yijun and Tang Meng, and was planning to inquire about the latest news in the capital. Even Jin Jiashu is very concerned about this matter.

Mrs. Ma has been buried, her old servants have all dealt with their own affairs, and her lawsuit has been settled. What about the Sun family involved in the case? There has to be a result, right?
Although the capital is quite far from Chang'an, the Zhenguo Palace keeps fast-horse messengers, and they often travel between Chang'an and the capital in the past two months, so there should be news.

If the Sun family escapes punishment again this time, there will be too many people who are unwilling to be convinced! Even Zhenguo Gong and his wife must reconsider whether it is worth continuing to help the emperor to promote the eighth prince to the throne.

Haitang said goodbye to her brother and returned home on her own. But there is no one at home at the moment. Haixi Ya went to the Yamen, and Mrs. Ma went back to her parents' home to visit her brother and sister-in-law. Hai Chang'an had a rest today because of Wei Xue, so he took advantage of the day off to take his wife and children out for fun. Haitang went back to her room, changed her clothes, and read for a while. She felt quite bored, so she went to her cousin Xie Wenzai's place next door to look for a book to read.

Xie Wenzai seemed to have just come back from outside. He didn't even bother to take off his cloak and was talking to two gentlemen, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian. The expressions of the three of them were a little excited, but they couldn't help sighing, which looked weird.

Haitang saluted the three elders and said hello, then asked straight to the point: "What's going on with my cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu? What happened?"

"Nothing happened." Xie Wenzai paused for a moment, thinking that this cousin's great-niece was quite smart. Anyway, he would have to inform his cousin's family sooner or later of the new news, so he simply told her the answer directly, "There was just a rumor in Beijing. The news came back that the emperor was questioning the Sun family for the Kunning Palace fire and the Wu family fire. The Sun family had blamed Sun Yongbai, and now he was in jail. The emperor ordered a joint trial by the three departments, and he obviously did not intend to let the Sun family get away with it. "

Haitang was surprised. Just outside the city, she was discussing this matter with her brother, but she didn't expect to get the result when she got home.

Recalling that the Sun family's minions left the city today, Haitang felt that the Zhenguo government might have received the information yesterday, and the emperor ordered the three divisions to review the Sun family's case earlier. Did Tu Rong, who was responsible for sending away the Sun family's minions, get the latest instructions from the emperor?

This thought flashed through Haitang's mind, and she asked Xie Wenzai: "This Sun Yongbai seems not to be Mr. Sun Ge's biological son, right? Is it enough to take him as the culprit in the murder of the queen and the prince? What will be found in the trial of the three divisions? The result? Can we drag the rest of the Sun family into trouble?"

This question hits the point.

Xie Wenzai sneered: "The Sun family most wanted to harm the late empress and the third prince. Naturally, Sun Ge and his son were the first. Sun Yongbai was just their vassal. He only had to obey orders. How could he not have Sun Ge and his son? Without permission, he set fire to the palace and killed people! Moreover, when the fire in Kunning Palace happened, he was still serving as a foreign official and his rank was not high. How could he enter the Sun family's palace without any trouble? In order to save Sun Ge Lao, Sun Guifei and Sun Ge Lao's biological son, Sun Guifei's brother Sun Yongping, he chose to push out Sun Yongbai from the next room to become a scapegoat! "

Cao Gengyun said: "Sun Yongping has been famous for so many years because he has a good father, a good sister, and no other biological brothers. In fact, he has no talent and no virtue. He is most mediocre and incompetent. He also has a reckless temperament and loves to get into trouble. I don't know how many times Mr. Sun Ge had cleaned up messes for him. Later, he simply arranged for his cousin Sun Yongbai to be his assistant and help him clean up the mess. It makes people disgusted at first sight. "After he came to Sun Yongping, the credit was Sun Yongping's and the fault was all his. He was a wealthy man, but he was even slower than others in getting promoted. It's just that he relies on the Sun family, so even if his rank is lower, no one dares to underestimate him. He was not an honest person either. He often used Sun Yongping's name to do evil things outside. When something went wrong, he tricked Sun Yongping into standing in front of him and gained a lot of benefits. Letting him take the blame for Sun Yongping would not be considered an injustice to him. After all, Sun Yongping would never take risks in dirty or tiring work. Sun Yongbai and his people did those risky things when running errands. He certainly couldn't escape the involvement in the two fires that year! "

"Having said that, the Sun Ge family is the culprit. If we really succeed in shifting the blame to others and get away with it, how can we be willing to accept it?!" Lu Bainian sighed, "At least Sun Yongping must be punished. Punishment! It’s not just about being dismissed from office. The empress of the middle palace and the legitimate prince are killed, and the whole family is in trouble! For such a big case, even if Sun Yongping loses his life, it’s not enough!

It depends on what the emperor thinks about this kind of thing. If the emperor is still reluctant to question Concubine Sun and pull Sunge Lao from his position, what can others do if they are unwilling to do so? The three survivors of the Wu family are not in the capital. Only Emperor Deguang is a family member of the victim. He has no intention of redressing the grievances of his deceased wife and son. It is useless for outsiders to be angry.

Haitang was silent for a while and asked Xie Wenzai: "The three divisions are ordered to conduct a joint trial. Who are the presiding judges? Is it for Mr. Sun Ge or the Wu family?"

Xie Wenzai paused for a moment: "There are three families: the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and the Ducha Yuan. The minister of Dali Temple is the emperor's servant; the censor of the left capital of the Du Cha Yuan is Shilin Qingliu, and the censor of the right capital has an old relationship with Wu Wen'an, and his subordinates Even though many officials were not born in the Wu clan, they still sympathized with the Wu clan and even disliked Sun's party. The Minister of Punishment had always been close to Mr. Sun Ge and was recommended by Mr. Sun Ge to join the cabinet. "

From this point of view, the three divisions in the "Three Divisions Trial" also represent different factions behind them. It is still unknown what the outcome of the trial will be. It's not that Sun Yongbai is in prison, the Sun family's crimes will definitely be exposed to the world.

Cao Gengyun wanted to understand this and couldn't help but said "tsk": "Is it possible that the Sun family escaped again this time? With only a cousin in the next room, his family could escape the serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. ? That’s too cheap for him!”

Lu Bainian said in a low voice: "Actually, as long as the emperor is determined, there is no need to worry about insufficient evidence, and Sun Ge and his son can be prosecuted and imprisoned in a fair and just manner. As long as they lose power, those officials who are attached to them will find their own way out. With the Sun family's They are mean and unkind, no one would be willing to risk their lives for them!”

Haitang blinked: "Then will Sun Yongbai be willing to sacrifice his life and fortune for the sake of Sun Ge and his son?"

The three old men all looked up at her.

Haitang pursed her lips shyly and smiled: "Grandpa Cao just said that Sun Yongbai was arranged by Mr. Sun Ge to help Sun Yongping. He didn't have much credit and was not promoted quickly. But if Sun Yongping got into any trouble, he would be the one to clean up the aftermath. If he was a smart person, he would definitely feel aggrieved to be among the mediocre and stupid people, right? But he tolerated it all and knew how to use Sun Yongping to benefit himself, which shows how much he values ​​fame and fortune. Power. For the sake of power, he can endure anything. But now that he is pushed out by the Sun family, all his fame, wealth and power will be in vain. Unless the Sun family can save his life and promise to protect his wealth in the future, how can he do it? Are you willing?”

As the nephew of Sun Ge's old cousin, Sun Yongbai had been working for Sun Yongping for so many years, so he must be fully aware of the Sun family's shady activities.

Once he becomes resentful towards the Sun Ge family, he might stab the Sun family hard in the back with the idea of ​​"You guys can't get over it if I'm in bad luck"?

(End of this chapter)