Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 88
When Lin Qingran woke up the next morning, Shao Ziyu was already gone, and Si Qin came in to help Lin Qingran get up, "When my uncle leaves, let the maidservant tell the lady that my uncle has gone to the punishment department, so don't worry, miss."

Last night in a daze, Lin Qingran only remembered that he slept with her in his arms, came back late at night, and went out to the Criminal Department early in the morning. It seems that last night was rewarding, not small.

"Send someone out to inquire about it." Lin Qingran immediately ordered that such a big event might spread throughout Luodu City soon.

As she expected, news spread in Luodu City in the afternoon that Mr. Lei, the Minister of Internal Affairs, was arrested and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation. Several capable subordinates of Mr. Lei were also taken to the Ministry of Criminal Justice within a few hours. From time to time, news spread that the robbery case that occurred in Pengcheng 17 years ago was about to be retried.

Here at the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the two servants are discussing what to do about this matter.

The person was brought back by General Lu and Deputy Shao Lingshi, so the status of the person brought back is not low. Lei Jing, the minister, is higher than them, and the few people brought after that are also people with high official positions. The interrogation is over. Afterwards, this matter was very hot no matter how you looked at it, and the old General Gu who had passed away for many years was also involved.

"Your Majesty must have known about this matter, my lord, this matter must be reported truthfully." Zuo Shilang reminded that the combination of General Lu and Deputy Lingshi Shao is the grandfather and grandson-in-law, so how could the Grand Master Lin in the court know? If you don’t report this matter to your majesty, they are the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and those who can’t be tried can’t handle the case of the master. Just report it to the majesty, and they will try what the majesty means.

In sum, all the evidence was clearly stated, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment went to the palace to report to the Emperor Ming that night.

If it was said in the evening that the case was going to be retried and that it had something to do with Mr. Lei Jinglei, then the next day it was rumored that it was a robbery case, and the cause of the death of the five sons of the Shao family, Shao Changzhong and his wife, was something else.

There were even rumors that Mr. Lei, whom the deceased General Gu had single-handedly picked up, teamed up with the robbers to hijack the relief money and kill Shao Changzhong and his wife.

As soon as the rumors about Old General Gu came out, Mrs. Shao's Mrs. Gu was alarmed.

Old General Gu has been dead for many years, how could this robbery have something to do with him? The key is that this sentence that Old General Gu ordered Mr. Lei to do this is enough to ruin the reputation of General Gu before his death. .

But before Mr. Gu could do anything, after news about General Gu and the robbery came out, someone also found out what happened four or fifty years ago.

Four or fifty years ago, during the war on the border, Old General Gu designed his subordinate, the now-deceased Master Shaohou, and then forced him to marry his daughter as his wife, and also begged the late emperor to be his wife, Jinkou Give words to guarantee the status of the daughter and grandson in the Shao family.

Combining these two things together, there is a new statement immediately. Four or fifty years ago, General Gu was able to do such a thing, and he would naturally be able to cheat other people's sons without any pressure. If he died, wouldn't the Shao family belong to his own grandson?

Rumors and gossips can be spread too much, and they can be rumored too much. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Good things can be praised vigorously. It can be spread as bad as it can be, and in the end, it must be many times worse than what was first spread.

And these, Gu's has no time to stop.

Three days later, the Ministry of Criminal Justice began to re-trial the robbery case 18 years ago. It involved a lot, and it also related to the deceased General Gu. His Majesty had issued an order to be fair, and he did not investigate clearly 18 years ago. Now, no matter what, I have to give an explanation to the Shao Changzhong couple who died because of this robbery and those innocent officers and soldiers

The Ministry of Criminal Justice's retrial of the robbery case shocked many people. Mrs. Shao was accompanied by her eldest son to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to listen in. At first she didn't know what was going on, and she didn't know who was in charge of investigating the case. The most critical witness in the case appears.

Shao Ziyu appeared after the Minister of Criminal Justice had interrogated Lei Jing and the others. He knelt in the courtroom and said without humility, "Eighteen years ago, my father obeyed the imperial court's order to transport disaster relief money to the south, passing through the city near Pengcheng. Robbers were encountered in the Guandao Valley. In order to keep the silver taels from being robbed, my father escorted the silver taels out of the siege. My father, mother, and more than 18 officers and soldiers were all killed by the robbers. Over the years, I have been concerned about this case. Doubt, the robbers from Tiandao have always robbed the waterways, not the official roads, how could they suddenly go to the official roads? After several investigations by the ministers, they are actually related to Mr. Lei at this time, and the transport route was also revealed by Mr. Lei For the robbers of Tiandao."

"Lord Lei has no grievances or enmities with the Shao family, and there is no disagreement with my father at all. Why is this so? I asked the Lin University scholar in Luodu City for help. The truth of what happened back then came to light. My father and mother died innocently. The few officers and soldiers who died were even more innocent, so the adults must decide for them and change justice." Shao Ziyu knelt and kowtowed, and then retreated after he finished speaking, and Shao Ziyu's expression was very quiet when he passed by Mrs. Gu and the elders of the Shao family.

"18 years ago, the southern border was flooded, the disaster was serious, and the people were displaced. The imperial court ordered the Minister of the Household Department to send officials to carry out the matter, and send the relief money to the southern border as soon as possible. The officials who were in charge of this matter had been appointed, and several ministers headed by old general Gu jointly signed the petition. , this is a very important matter, and it is more appropriate to entrust this matter to an official who is familiar with the southern border. Among the hundreds of officials who can take on this important task, the eldest son and youngest son of the Shao family have followed Master Shao to the southern border, and the eldest son of Shao At that time, he was ill, so this matter fell on Mr. Shao Changzhong."

The following words are all statements from the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. How did the old general Gu and several veteran ministers change the candidates for the transport, avoiding the ill son of the Shao family? After this matter fell on the five sons of the Shao family, And how did he instruct Lei Jing to let Lord Lei Jing, who was still in Yanzhou at that time, communicate with the robbers to plan this matter.

More than ten years have passed, and it would be impossible to guess who would look at this matter at the beginning. Old General Gu's performance at that time was reasonable, and the accident was just an accident. But the whole thing is connected in series. It's a deliberate thing to do.

After the Minister of Criminal Affairs finished speaking, Lei Jing pleaded guilty.

From the time he was arrested until now, he has never defended himself, the only thing he emphasized is that he did not let the robbers kill Shao Changzhong and his wife.

The purpose of robbing the official bank is to make Shao Changzhong lose his official position. Losing such a large amount of silver is not only the official position, but all the glory of the Shao family may be lost to him.

It would be too stupid to not be able to understand the whole story of the robbery.

Which one of the spectators is not a smart person, the most important thing is the title of the Shao family, but now, the title of the Shao family is in the hands of the master.

Some people couldn't help laughing. Old General Gu's planning had brought him a lifetime of fame, and even the reputation of Mr. Lei, whom he single-handedly brought up, and it ended up being nothing.

After explaining all the details of the case, the Minister of Criminal Affairs clarified the case, "The prisoner, Lei Jing, conspired with the robbers in the disaster relief case. He was dismissed from the position of Minister of the Interior and took back the mansion he was given. Thinking that he has made countless contributions to the court, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. , exiled into the army and dispatched to the south, his family members were exiled from Luodu City, and their descendants were not allowed to be officials."

"The prisoner, Gu Zhenxiao, was the mastermind of the robbery. Because he passed away, he took back all the merits bestowed by the court. The Gu family was expelled a hundred miles away from Luodu City. Lettering"

While the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was talking about the result of the execution, Mrs. Gu couldn't bear it anymore and passed out directly, so she couldn't hear the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice's last oral order on behalf of the emperor, "It's all due to the title of the Shao family, and human nature is sinister. To avoid further incidents, from now on, the title of the Shao family will be withdrawn, the plaque of the Shaohou Mansion will be removed, and it will be changed to the Shao Mansion."

The case is over, and there are many people involved. Those who were demoted were demoted, and those who were dismissed were dismissed. Even the inscription on the achievements of General Gu when he died was dug up, leaving a lonely tomb, and the former glory disappeared. exhausted.

Lei Jing was exiled to the southern border, that place is not considered a barren land, but for a person who has lived like this all his life, such punishment is painful.

But the trial of the case is over, and the rumors have not stopped.

Old General Gu was also a legendary existence back then. He made countless contributions for the late emperor. At that time, there were so many border wars that he needed to guard them all the year round. That is not an exaggeration at all. If it can calm down so quickly, maybe a few cities will be damaged.

But even such a brilliant person can make a sensation in the whole city by doing stupid things.

Old General Gu has had countless concubines in his life, but he only had one daughter. Everyone said that he had committed too much crime. God punished him to let the Gu family have no heirs. The power swayed his heart and charmed his mind. Old General Gu was not reconciled, so he chose Shao Ying. This is the only son of the Shao family.

The Gu clan gave birth to three sons, and the old General Gu stared at the title of the Shaohou Mansion. When he was old, no one could persuade him with this despotism and confusion.

Then there is this confusion, so many years after his death, he has to throw a handful of ashes on his grave.

On the day when the plaque of Shaohou Mansion was removed, the gate of the Shao family was very lively.

The officers and soldiers who came to pick up the plaque, as well as the onlookers blocked the road on the Shao's side.

What a new thing, the Shao family's battle for the title is a big joke, and now adding this incident, it is a big joke.

There are also title disputes in the family, and they are all brothers. The Shao family is good, not the same mother, and even the grandfather's family also intervened. It is a pity that the Holy One said a word and retracted it.

Mrs. Shao's wife, Mrs. Gu, has been ill since the day she came back from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The atmosphere of the entire Shao family was stalemate. Now everyone understands that it is the case that Shao Ziyu investigates, and the fifth master and the fifth old lady are going to decide.

This is my own family beating my own family. Shao Ziyu's investigation will completely ruin the Shao family's title and reputation, but who can blame him, and who can blame him? A person is lonely, without his parents, he is just asking for the justice that should be won back
(End of this chapter)