Xiangmen Concubine: The Emperor's Abandoned Concubine

Chapter 814 One Stone Arouses Thousands of Waves (2)

"The wife of the minister, Xu, was the cousin of the minister back then. Back then, the minister was able to go to Beijing to catch the exam, thanks to the help of his uncle, and he didn't mind that the minister was alone and his family was poor."

"After Weichen came to Beijing, the Xu family became dissatisfied. He made friends with powerful people and caused troubles. When he heard about the salt incident, he secretly participated behind Weichen's back. Up to now, the ill-gotten wealth in Weichen's mansion has reached nearly 50 taels!"

"I know that I don't regret my death, but I hope that the emperor will read it when he is young..." At this point, Shi Shilang knocked his head on the ground.

Zixu watched, opened his mouth, and finally said nothing.

Feng Jiuyou watched, with a quiet face, no one could guess what he was thinking at this moment.

Shi Shilang on the ground, at this moment, all the nerves in his body have been gathered, and the panic and fear in his heart are getting worse and worse.

After a while, at the moment when Shi Shilang was about to hold his breath, Feng Jiuyou finally opened his mouth slowly: "Shi Aiqing, I have let someone find out about your wife Xu's problem. As the servant of the household department, I should know about smuggling Salt is a capital offense."

Shi Shilang's forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he nodded respectfully: "Yes, it is not a pity for me to die!"

Feng Jiuyou laughed when she heard the words, looked at Shi Shilang and said, "Death is not a pity? Hahaha, if I let you die, I don't know how to arrange it for me in the future!"

Lord Chaozhong looked at their lofty emperor in puzzlement.

Looking at the crowd, Feng Jiuyou said in a low voice, "The smuggling of salt was handled by your wife Xu and her cousin Cao. I am not a faint king. If I betray you and die, what do you think others will think of me in the future?"

"Your Majesty?" Shi Shilang raised his head in disbelief, the expression in his eyes was extremely complicated.

Feng Jiuyou said: "The person who deserves death is your wife Xu. As a wife, you should serve your husband well and take care of the backyard. Even if you interfere in the affairs of the front yard, you should know your identity!"

"The Cao family is bullying and domineering, and the Xu family is blindly covering up the Cao family because she is her cousin. Until the end, he also partnered with the Cao family and participated in the smuggling of salt. He deserves to be punished!"

"As for you, Shi Chengwang, you knew that your wife's behavior was inappropriate, but you didn't stop it in time. After learning about your wife's smuggling of salt, you didn't report it to the court in time, but wanted to cover it up. You should be punished for your crime!"

The ministers took a breath, didn't they say before, don't you deserve to die?Are you worried about the historian's impeachment?
Why now...

Looking at Shi Chengwang who was kneeling on the ground, Feng Jiuyou said, "But you did a good job in one thing, that is, you tried to distribute the dirty money to the common people after you found out about Xu's salt smuggling."

Shi Chengwang trembled, his face turned pale.

The fact that he tried to transfer the dirty silver out, no one knew except himself, how did the emperor know?
Could it be, the man in the dark clothes?
"My queen once went out of the palace to relax, and I just happened to see it." Feng Jiuyou said casually.

Shi Chengwang: ...

Today's empress, see?

I saw that he wanted to sell the stolen goods, but he didn't stop him.But today the emperor didn't seem to intend to kill him, but tried to explain everything clearly, it was his wife Xu and cousin Cao's problem.

Regardless of Shi Chengwang's thoughts, Feng Jiuyou said slowly: "If the queen hadn't heard about the salt smuggling and mentioned this incident these days, I would not forgive you for your capital crime!"

The implication is that the person who pardoned Shi Chengwang's death crime this time should be the empress of the dynasty who deserved the most credit.

The empress who hardly ever left the Jiuyou Palace unexpectedly bumped into her by accident.Shi Chengwang didn't know whether to say that he was very lucky, or that he should not die.

He has no foundation in the court, and he doesn't want to get involved in the salt smuggling issue.But when he found out, it was already too late.

Mrs. Xu secretly transferred the money from the cashier, and handed it all over to his cousin Cao, who participated in the salt smuggling.

He was furious when he learned about it, and called Mrs. Xu over to give him a stern speech.Tell her to stop quickly, who knows that Mrs. Xu will not repent, and also said that the emperor and empress will definitely not find out.

But he was always uneasy, and finally, in desperation, after obtaining the place where Xu and Cao hid their ill-gotten wealth, he hired someone to move out all the money.

Every night, he got up secretly, went to those poor areas in person, and delivered the silver to each family.He didn't take chances and think he could escape.

I just hope that when the emperor starts a thorough investigation in the future, he can spare his seven-year-old child.

Looking at Shi Chengwang, who looked a little dazed, Feng Jiuyou said: "Shi Chengwang, the servant of the household department, is straightforward and upright. Although he was wrong in the salt smuggling, I am gratified that he took the initiative to admit his mistake! The so-called prodigal son will not change his money when he returns, so don't do it again in the future." Change! This time the salary will be fined for three years, and you will not be promoted for three years!"

Zixu listened, and smiled knowingly: "The emperor is wise!"

"Your majesty is wise!" The court ministers quickly followed suit.

In this way, he was pardoned for the capital crime, and he was only given a very light punishment. He was fined for three years and not promoted for three years.He never dreamed of such a punishment.

All along, the emperor's methods were extremely vicious. If such a thing was committed, how could he be let off so easily.

However, the emperor's golden words were spoken in this palace, so naturally they cannot be false.

Shi Shilang knelt there, because he couldn't believe it, he even forgot Xie En.If it wasn't for Zixu reminding him with a smile, I don't know when he would recover.

"As for your wife Xu and your cousin Cao, as well as the Xu family and the Cao family, all the people involved, I have sent someone to pass the imperial decree. At this time, they should have been overwhelmed by the court and ready to execute Already!"

When Shi Shilang heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The hand in the sleeve robe was clenched into a fist.

"My minister, thank you Lord Long En!"

It was time to thank the Lord Long En, but he only mentioned all the participants of the Xu Clan and the Cao Clan, and did not involve him, the head of the family, nor their Shi Clan. He was already extremely grateful.

"So, among all the lovers, is there anyone who took the initiative to stand up?" Feng Jiuyou asked casually.

Some ministers stepped out one after another: "Your Majesty, I'm guilty!"

"Your Majesty, this minister is guilty!"

"emperor……"

Those who confessed, one after another, the voices of confession, one after another.Feng Jiuyou sat on the dragon chair, looking indifferently at the ministers kneeling on the ground.

And Zixu and the officials on the side have already started to record the confessions of the ministers one by one.

After some records, there were as many as 11 ministers who took the initiative to stand up.However, the participation of these ministers is generally below 100 million taels.

Feng Jiuyou looked at those ministers, and dealt with it according to the method he said before.

Corruption and bribery is less than 100 million taels, I will not implicate his family!And if the family is more than 100 million taels, the family is confiscated, and the family members in the mansion are slaves and maidservants. Within five generations, they are not allowed to become officials! Those who have more than 300 million taels will be ransacked and exterminated, and no tolerance will be given!
Among the 11 people, six were executed because they voluntarily pleaded guilty and did not implicate their family members.

Most of the other five people were forced to be used. Feng Jiuyou dealt with them lightly, some of them were pulled out of official positions, and some of them retained their official positions to deduct their salary.

(End of this chapter)