Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 276: The Grand Secretary’s house was sealed, and the imperial guards shocked the capital!

After Zhang Tong found out the real mastermind behind the incident from Liu Yinghuai, he asked Liu Yinghuai to sign his confession.

Then he immediately entered the palace with the confession.

After Zhu Houcong saw this confession, his expression suddenly became gloomy:
"It turns out that the traitor who wants to control my life and death is right at the foot of my imperial city!"

"Let Shi Bao from the Pacification Office lead the imperial guards to seal off Grand Secretary Li's residence immediately!"

"All the men, women, young and old, and all the books and writings of the Li family are confiscated!"

Zhu Houcong immediately gave instructions to the eunuch Qin Wen of the Imperial Household Department.

Qin Wen was dumbfounded at this time. After Zhu Houcong looked at him, he came to his senses and nodded in agreement.

Half an hour later.

Captain Liu Shi personally led a large group of Jinyiwei cavalry to West Chang'an Street, and headed towards Dashiyongfang with murderous intent.

"quick!"

"quick!"

"quick!"

……

Da da!

For a moment, there was the sound of horse hooves and the urging voices of the Jinyi officers.

The soldiers guarding the various government offices on West Chang'an Street were all extremely surprised.

Passersby also avoided it with horrified expressions.

And that time.

In Dashiyongfang, in the residence of Grand Secretary Li, which was granted by Emperor Yingzong, Li Yun, former Minister of Military Selection, and Li Yang, the Liangzhe Salt Transport Commissioner, were celebrating the killing of Liu Qi.

Because Liu Qi and Liu Yinghuai were the only two people who knew that their Li family was the mastermind behind the poisoning of Imperial Physician Zhou.

Now, Liu Qi is dead.

In addition, they had learned from the "Dibao" and Liu Qi that Liu Yinghuai had died suddenly in the imperial prison.

Therefore, the two of them felt much more relieved about this.

The two of them also used this as an excuse to drink and celebrate at home.

That’s right, Li Yang is still alive.

The person who actually committed suicide was the scapegoat who looked like him and was raised in the Li family's mansion since childhood.

The powerful and wealthy would keep slaves, and some would even consciously keep people who could take the blame for their crimes. There were even professional people among the people who could take the blame for their crimes.

Li Yang was lucky, as he had already kept a servant who was similar to himself in another place. He even customized an identity for his servant a long time ago.

Even when he was studying and working as an official, he used the native place and identity customized for this servant.

Therefore, the only thing the government could find out about his identity was that he was from Sichuan, but they did not know that he was a descendant of Li Xian, a grand councilor who moved to the capital.

When the Li family asked Liu Yinghuai to kill Doctor Zhou, they asked Li Yang's servant to commit suicide to apologize when the Jinyiwei went to Hangzhou, while Li Yang himself returned to the capital before the Jinyiwei went to Hangzhou.

The Li family also instructed Liu Yinghuai in advance.

If he was still found out by the emperor's people, he would only give up Li Yang, the Liangzhe Salt Transport Commissioner.

In the eyes of the Li family, if Liu Yinghuai was really discovered by the emperor's people and the emperor sent the Jinyiwei to investigate Li Yang, they would only see Li Yang's body and would only know that Li Yang was from Sichuan. Even Li Yang's friends in officialdom would only know that Li Yang had an accent and was from Shu.

That way, the emperor naturally wouldn't be able to find out about them.

Therefore, Li Yang is now able to hide at home and be a rich and idle man.

of course!

The people of the Li family were also afraid that Liu Yinghuai would betray other members of the Li family except Li Yang, so they asked someone to find Zhang Tong through Yao Lai and let Zhang Tong silence Liu Yinghuai.

However, after they learned that Liu Yinghuai had been silenced, they also learned that the Huai'an mutiny had failed, and that Yao Tan and Yao Lai were both thrown into prison. The true situation of the Liu family would undoubtedly be dug out by the emperor.

Therefore, they had no choice but to mobilize their own people in the Beijing camp to silence Liu Qi.

Now, for Li Yun and Li Yang, the two descendants of the Li family, Liu Yinghuai and Liu Qi have been silenced, so the case of Yao Tan and others cannot implicate them.

Now the two of them can naturally continue to live a luxurious and dissolute life with confidence.

Li Yang was very happy to say to Li Yun, "Brother, I'm afraid that Zhu Houcong still doesn't know that the person who really killed Doctor Zhou and wanted to control his death is right under his feet, right?"

Because it happened behind the scenes and at home, and they were all spoiled since childhood and were the only ones in the family, and they had not experienced many setbacks, they did not have the caution and awe of their ancestors, so they spoke the emperor's name bluntly, and even arrogantly used that guy to represent the emperor.

"Although I don't know, I can probably think of this possibility, but he can't produce evidence of guilt, and he can't kill all the powerful and wealthy people in the capital!"

"So, he can only sulk now, especially after knowing that Liu Qi was also silenced by us. I guess he is so angry that he can only take it out on the servants around him!"

Li Yun, who was as proud and fearless as Li Yang, did not blame his brother for his rude words. He also knew that his brother would know how to cover up and pretend to be humble in public, so he just laughed and talked along.

Li Yang continued to laugh and said, "I hope he can vent his anger on the servants in the palace, so that we can instigate one or two servants to be our spies."

"hope so!"

Li Yun replied, then suddenly his face darkened again, saying: "This time, we failed to make Liu Yinghuai his most trusted imperial physician, and the Huai'an mutiny did not succeed. For us, the outcome is not as satisfactory as we expected!"

"Yes!"

"We originally wanted to make Liu Yinghuai his most trusted imperial physician, so that we could kill him if we wanted, or make him sick if we wanted, just like how our ancestors controlled Liu Wentai back then!"

"But this man is too smart. He knows how to bribe the imperial doctors with high positions and generous salaries. When rewarding Liu Yinghuai, he deliberately called all the imperial doctors to come. It is obvious that he deliberately wanted to make other imperial doctors tempted!"

"And that Chen Chong, he actually showed his compassion as a doctor, and even questioned Liu Yinghuai behind his back! And now the emperor can trust him to prevent diseases."

"That's fine, but there was a mutiny in Huai'an, and we don't know who leaked the secret. It seems that the reform of the canal transportation system can no longer be stopped. We have suffered heavy losses!"

Li Yang followed suit. Bang!
After Li Yang said this, Li Yun threw the silver wine glass in his hand onto the carpet with great force, and his expression became ferocious, and it was obvious that he could not stand such an unpleasant result.

Li Yun had just smashed the silver cup when he saw his personal servant Mo Yin coming over and asked, "What's the matter?"

Mo Yin replied, "Tongzhou Magistrate Xing sent someone to tell me that the Liu family members were captured by the Jinyiwei and taken to the capital, and he was unable to stop them!"

"understood!"

Li Yun replied, "Catch them if you want. Liu Qi and Liu Yinghuai are both gone. It will be useless even if Zhu Houcong tortures all the Liu family members!"

"That's right!"

Li Yang also smiled faintly.

Xing Luan, the prefect of Tongzhou, was hired by Li Yun at great expense when Liu Da was the governor of Shuntian. His purpose was to assist the Li family in smuggling grain, military equipment and overseas goods, while also keeping a close eye on the Liu family.

It can be said that Xing Luan and the Li family are people who prosper and suffer together.

Therefore, Xing Luan stopped Lu Bing when he went to Tongzhou to take away Liu's people. His purpose was to delay Lu Bing and allow the Li family to respond in advance.

But after seeing Lu Bing draw his sword, he did not dare to continue to detain Lu Bing, and only dared to send someone to Beijing to inform the Li family of the matter afterwards.

After Li Yun said this, his trusted servant Mo Yin also retreated.

But after about a quarter of an hour, Mo Yin came running again, looking very panicked.

Li Yun, who was holding a concubine for pleasure, couldn't help but take his hand away from his concubine and frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Jinyiwei!"

"The Royal Guards are here!"

Mo Yin replied.

Here, Li Yang, who had already undressed his concubine, stopped what he was doing and looked at Li Yun:

"Why are there Jinyiwei here?"

Li Yun himself was also puzzled.

at this time.

The Jinyiwei had already rushed into Li's residence, and like a sudden burst of flames, they quickly burned throughout the entire residence.

"roll!"

Qianhu Liu Shi, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, kicked away a servant who was about to step forward to ask questions. He brought the officers such as the captain and the general flag, and after interrogating a servant in a majestic manner, he came directly to Li Yun and Li Yang.

Li Yun and Li Yang hadn't come to their senses yet and hadn't even had time to put on their clothes.

The concubines around them were all frightened out of their wits.

Seeing this, Liu Shi just smiled coldly, then took out the driving permit:
"By order! Seal off your house. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Li Yun asked first: "Why do you want to seal up my house? My house is a university scholar granted by the emperor!"

"You know it clearly!"

Liu Shi said as he waved his hand: "Catch them!"

As a result, his Jinyiwei immediately rushed over and dragged out Li Yun and Li Yang, along with their concubines.

"what!"

The concubines also screamed.

Li Yun and Li Yang themselves also looked pale.

Li Yang couldn't help but ask Li Yun: "Brother, why is this happening?"

……

……

Furthermore, when the Jinyiwei went to arrest the Li family's people, the dispatch of so many imperial guards naturally alarmed the officials in the court.

After all, West Chang'an Street is not far from the central government offices.

Therefore, many court officials not only knew that the Jinyiwei were dispatched, but also soon found out that the Jinyiwei were going to seal off the Li family.

Xie Qian's second son, Xie Pi, the Imperial Academy Lecturer, soon learned about this, and immediately said in a deep voice to the Imperial Academy members who used to be close to him:
"How can we allow the imperial guards to disturb the noble families of the ministers?"

"Gentlemen, are there any of you who would follow me to the Zuoshun Gate to kneel down and make remonstrances?"

"I will follow Xie Gong!"

Many Hanlin scholars responded.

So, Xie Pi brought a large group of Hanlin scholars and rushed to Zuo Shunmen.

Zhu Houcong soon found out about this and said with a smile: "Why, a noble family cannot copy it?"

"It should be that the Xie family and the Li family are indeed connected. Your Majesty, you should remember what Jin Chengxun told me. If this matter is investigated further, it may involve Master Xie's family!"

Fei Hong, who was in front of the emperor, said something at this time.

Zhu Houcong nodded: "It should be!"

"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Cui of Jingshan requests to see you!"

At this time, Qin Wen suddenly came in and reported something.

Zhu Houcong frowned and asked, "Why did he come to see me?"

Qin Wen replied, "He said that the Prince of Huai and others had submitted a petition asking the Emperor to treat the court officials well! Do not launch a large-scale prison, implicate the upright and meritorious military officials, and undermine His Majesty's virtue!"

"I am investigating the traitors, why are these princes joining in the fun?"

(End of this chapter)