The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 279: Killing relatives for justice
After Feng Xun walked out of Xun Mansion, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.

His eyes were filled with anger.

He was a descendant of a noble family, but he had fallen to the point where he had no official position.

That Zheng Mao is so ignorant that he really thinks he is an important official in the court!

And this Xun Yi, he became an important official in the Secretariat only by relying on flattery, but now he dares to ignore the ministers and flatters them wholeheartedly. How long can such a traitor last?

Feng Xun put on a stern face and got on the carriage. The carriage went around and around and soon stopped in front of a mansion. Feng Xun looked around and then walked into the mansion.

There are more than ten people in the mansion. They used to be officials of the Wei Dynasty, but now most of them are civilians.

When Feng Xun returned, someone immediately asked, "How is it? What did Lord Xun say?"

"Oh, he told us to study hard and not to get involved in the affairs of the court."

Everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly.

"Xun Yi, that old scoundrel, what qualifications does he have to be in charge of the Secretariat?"

Everyone started talking.

Feng Xun sat among the crowd and looked at them, "We can't go on like this."

"Look at Chen Qian and Zheng Mao, they are simply the number one treacherous ministers of the Wei Dynasty!"

"What kind of people have they appointed? A farmer's son, ignorant of the classics, a villain without any moral integrity, and now he is able to occupy our position. Chen Qian is cruel and merciless to the wise, and Zheng Mao is lacking in virtue and is close to and flatters the villains."

Someone immediately spoke up and said, "Weren't these two people also appointed by His Majesty? Speaking of which, it was still His Majesty who appointed them."

"Shut up!"

"How dare you be disrespectful to His Majesty?!"

Feng Xun scolded him loudly, and then reminded him again: "There is no good end to opposing His Majesty, at least not now. The person we are dealing with is not His Majesty, but the traitor who deceived him."

"If anyone dares to mention His Majesty again, I will hand him over to the Supreme Court for punishment!"

Feng Xun is not a good person, but he is not stupid. Among the three treacherous ministers in history, he is one of the few who develops secretly, does not engage in direct combat, and only stabs people in the back.

He knew that the emperor had just dealt with the three ministers, and Gao Rou's matter was not over yet and could not be easily shaken. Therefore, they had to adjust their strategy. They did not want to seize personnel power from the emperor, but to seize it from Zheng Mao and Chen Qian.

They are all loyal ministers, and they can naturally do what Chen Qian and others can do.

Immediately, they began to discuss personnel rights.

"Brother! What do you want to do?"

Chen Zhi frowned and stood in front of his brother, his eyes full of anxiety.

"In just the past few days, you've offended everyone you should and shouldn't have offended. Why bother?"

"You know that Lord Meng is an upright man, well-known in the court and the country? How could you capture him directly?"

"As for the others, they have a very good relationship with my father and eldest brother and often visit each other. How could you attack them?"

Chen Zhi really couldn't understand why his brother did this.

All the big families were connected, intermarried, and had close relations. But after the elder brother became the Chief Justice, he began to arrest people without mercy and captured many innocent people. The family had just begun to rise when its allies were arrested by his second brother.

If something unexpected happens and the emperor falls, won’t my family be severely punished?

Even if the emperor did not fall, after such an incident, he would become a thorn in the eyes of the ministers, which would be a bad thing.

Chen Qian put down the memorial in his hand, raised his head and looked at Chen Zhi.

"I am now the Minister of Justice, and my duty is to punish traitors."

Chen Zhi shouted, "Brother! Can you ignore the interests of your clan just for the sake of official rank?"

Chen Qian asked disdainfully, "What benefits?"

"How can these fools help? Is our clan's current strength due to my father's achievements, or to these sages you mentioned?"

"You're an idiot who can't see reality!"

Chen Qian was a little angry. He cursed, "My father relied on his own talent to become one of the Three Dukes, which is why our clan is what it is today. What does this have to do with those people you mentioned?"

"Your Majesty is a great ruler. If I could emulate my father and become one of the Three Dukes, not only would these people you mentioned not resent me, but they would become even more active and enthusiastic than before!"

"Now you want me to take bribes and break the law and let these people go?"

"If I were dismissed for such a fault, do you think these wise men would still remember me?"

Faced with his second brother's questioning, Chen Zhi blushed and stammered.

"Brother, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that making too many enemies is not good for the family."

Chen Qian was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Someone came to see you?"

Chen Zhi nodded helplessly.

"Yes, brother, what you have done these days is really too much. You have completely disregarded your dignity. These people don't dare to come to you, so they come to me and want me to persuade you."

"Brother, I'm not asking you to be corrupt, I just want you to be lenient and not impose too harsh a sentence. Your reputation is ruined now. The ministers all say you're a cruel official who flatters the king."

Chen Qian suddenly understood. He stroked his chin, nodded, and said, "You have some truth in what you said."

"Making too many enemies isn't a good idea. Who are these people who are looking for you?"

"Who else could it be? Those people who were recently punished by my brother and lost their official titles." Chen Qian nodded, then frowned and scolded sternly, "How dare you! As an Imperial Censor, how dare you collude with a criminal?!"

"Someone come! Capture this guy!"

Immediately, soldiers rushed in. Chen Zhiren was stunned. He didn't react until the soldiers grabbed him from both sides.

"Brother?! What are you doing?!"

"I will never tolerate anyone violating the laws of the Great Wei, even if it's my own brother!"

"Take them away, interrogate those who colluded with them, and arrest them!"

At Chen Qian's command, the soldiers took Chen Zhi away directly.

Chen Zhi looked at his brother in disbelief as he was taken all the way to the prison and thrown in.

It wasn't until Chen Zhi sat in the cell that he realized he had been captured by his own brother.
At this moment, Chen Zhi's face became very gloomy.

Well, for your future as an official, you even arrested me!

Well, let's see who has the last laugh!!
After finishing the work at hand, Chen Qian immediately got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.

Walking on the road, Chen Qian looked at the knights patrolling back and forth outside, but he began to think about the important events in the future.

The outcome has been decided. In Chen Qian's view, the emperor has already secured victory, Sima Zhao is powerless to reverse the situation, and the emperor's personal rule has become an fait accompli.

When Chen Qian learned that the ministers were hostile to him, he even felt a little happy.

The more the ministers hate me, the more Your Majesty will use me.

The current situation is different from the past. It can be predicted that the great cause of unifying the world will probably be accomplished in the hands of this emperor. As long as the great cause of unification can be accomplished, the personal prestige of this emperor will surpass that of previous generations of emperors, and he will become a truly powerful emperor. Judging from his personality, he may become a king like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

By that time, the ministers would have no resistance to the emperor, and killing the three officials would be as easy as killing a chicken.

Therefore, he did not need to worry about the pressure from the ministers. As long as he followed the emperor with peace of mind, he would be able to accomplish an unprecedented great cause sooner or later.

Zhong Hui seems to be very proud now, but in fact, with his character, he will sooner or later cause big trouble in the future. To achieve real great things, he still has to rely on himself to accomplish them.

At this time, Chen Qian had already put himself in the position of the first minister in the revival of the Wei Dynasty.

When he arrived at the Taiji Hall, the emperor was not alone.

"Your Majesty, this is what happened."

Cui Zan lowered his head and sat carefully beside Cao Mao, telling him everything about Xun Yi coming to see him.

Cao Mao frowned and became alert again.

He had just dealt with the three ministers, and these ministers started to get restless again.

As expected, it is impossible to govern the world with such insects.

They still have to be cleared out one by one, and no trouble can be left behind.

Cui Zan looked a little worried. He couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, I haven't met with other ministers in recent days."

"Lord Cui, don't worry. What Lord Xun said is actually quite true. I really like ministers who can speak frankly and give advice, and I will never kill innocent people for such a thing."

Cao Mao smiled and soothed him, "If any ministers come to you, just listen to their opinions and then submit a letter to me."

"Don't worry."

Cui Zan hurriedly agreed, and then he stood up and said goodbye.

Zhang Hua said unhappily, "This person appears to be here to express his loyalty, but in reality he's acting as a lobbyist for Xun Xi, informing Your Majesty of the ministers' movements in advance, leaving Xun Xi with a way out."

Cao Mao was very calm. "This is what a group of ministers should do. Xun Yi went to find Cui Zan, probably because he wanted him to tell me about his current difficulties. He wanted me to know that he was doing his best to appease the people. If anything went wrong, it wasn't because of him."

"He himself did not dare to come, fearing that he would completely lose the support of his ministers."

Cao Mao said seriously, "It seems that the ministers will make some big moves in the near future."

At this moment, an official came to inform that Chen Qian came to pay a visit.

Cao Mao hurriedly let him in.

"His Majesty!"

Chen Qian's face was full of seriousness. "I have come here specifically to apologize to Your Majesty."

"Oh? Apologize?"

"My younger brother, Chen Zhi, colluded with the guilty ministers and wanted me to commit corruption and abuse of power, and then pardon those people. I have already apprehended him and imprisoned him in the Imperial Court Prison. I am ready to interrogate the rest of the accomplices!"

"It was my fault for not disciplining my younger brother properly that he made this mistake."

"Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Cao Mao was stunned and looked at Zhang Hua beside him. Zhang Hua was also shocked.

Ruthless!
Killing relatives for the sake of justice? ?
Cao Mao hurriedly helped him up and said, "How can you say it's your fault? Your brother was young and ignorant, and he was deceived by a traitor. It can be forgiven."

"How about this? Don't torture him. Simply remove him from office and find the traitors who instigated him. Those traitors must be severely punished!"

"only!!!"

(End of this chapter)