The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 271
The physical evidence submitted by Wang Yun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, was a 100 tael silver note, and the seal on it was Wang Fu's private property.Song Huizong knew better than anyone else the seal on it. Wang Fu's seal was bestowed by him himself, and it was a piece of high-quality Hetian jade carved by a master in the palace.

Originally, this piece of jade was collected and played by Song Huizong himself, but later because Wang Fu did have some talents, he rewarded him.Therefore, seeing the truth about the above seal has emerged, this seal is not allowed to be used by anyone unless Wang Fu himself uses it, it is a reward from the emperor.

Wang Fu learned that the aftermath had been resolved, and rumors of Zhao Gou had spread in the market, so he drank a few more glasses in a good mood; it happened that Wang Ba came to ask for silver taels, and after Wang Bo told him, Wang Fu, in a good mood, took out the wine from his body. 100 taels, with his seal stamped on it himself.

It's just that Wang Ba didn't know how to read and write, and couldn't read the small seal characters on it. He could only read 100 taels, and he was afraid that the news that Zhang Sheng was still alive would spread, so he fled in a hurry, and was caught by Wang Yun.When Wang Yun found this thing, he was overjoyed and thought to himself that Wang Fu's crime had been confirmed.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, is the story true?" Zhao Ji snapped.

Wang Fu replied dejectedly: "As they said, it is indeed the crime of the minister!"

"Why did you frame the censor?" Zhao Ji asked loudly, "As far as I know, there is no conflict between the two of you, and there has never been a quarrel. What is the reason that made you take the risk to frame the king of the county! As a prime minister, don't you Maybe I don't know what crime I should be guilty of framing the king of the county!"

"The guilty minister knows, behead his head and show it to the public!" Wang Fu answered truthfully with a face ashamed.

"I know, you still know how to break the law!" Zhao Ji roared heartbroken, "The king of the county is my son, regardless of his status, just because of his illustrious military exploits, even other generals in the dynasty are not far behind. Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

Wang Fu remained silent, he had nothing to say.

Zhao Ji went on to say: "The king of the county was not yet a weak crown, and his weak body went to the front line, rescued the people from the fire and water, put down two rebellions, and relieved my worries. As the prime minister, you should be a model of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty. , for the country and the people.”

"However, not only did you fail to set an example, but you became a negative teaching material. Not only did you take the lead in framing the king of the county without any charges, but you even paid for murder afterward. Your behavior is heinous and chills my heart. Do you know how heartbroken and chilled I am by doing this? what!"

"If I listen to the rumors and misunderstand the king of the county, I will definitely cut off the power in his hands, demote him to a commoner, and even send him to the frontier to serve as an army. In this way, will your wish be fulfilled? Do you know that this is really the case, How will the Great Song Dynasty be?"

"Do you think those judges are really giving up? No! I know they will never give up, but they can't find a suitable opportunity. If I really believe the rumors by mistake, I'm afraid those with bad intentions will take action, then What happened to Da Song Jiangshan?"

"You slapped me in the face by doing this. As a subject, you should share your worries for the king. As a prime minister, you not only failed to set an example, but also made me worry. This is your way of a subject? Your heart is eaten by dogs Is it? Or is your loyalty selfish from the very beginning?"

Zhao Ji was furious, and Wang Fu was ashamed; Zhao Ji's roar echoed throughout the hall, the officials remained silent, the atmosphere became much more depressing, and the entire hall was silent.Everyone lowered their heads one after another, even if Zhao Ji's roar was not aimed at them, it still made them tremble with fear.

"Come here!"

"Chen is here!"

"As a prime minister, Wang Fu has never set an example. He framed Zhongliang and sent people to assassinate him. Although he failed, he deserved to be punished." Zhao Ji roared, "My will: you can depose the official position and demote you to a commoner, and push it to Caishikou at noon tomorrow. Beheaded to show the public, thinking about the merits, his wife, children and others will be exempted from death, except for the due silver, all other property will be confiscated by the treasury!"

Suddenly, Wang Fu panicked and passed out.With his head drooping and his face ashen ashes, someone stripped off his court clothes, official boots, etc., and dragged him out.

Zhao Gou stood on the sidelines with cold eyes, Wang Fu was dragged away, he deserved to be beheaded tomorrow, he never showed any mercy, looked at Prince Zhao Huan, saw his gloomy face, silent, Gao Qiu and others The same is true, with a sneer: "Gao Qiu, Wang Fudi, today is your tomorrow!"

"To play the emperor, the minister has a book to play!"

Zhao Ji's anger couldn't be dissipated, and seeing Zhao Gou stand up again, he said in a deep voice, "Quick play!"

"This is everything I learned from my investigation, please take a look at it, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Zhao Gou also took out a memorial, Zhao Ji was taken aback for a moment, then gave Zhao Gou a hard look, and ordered someone to present it.Then, Zhao Gou continued: "This is the evidence of the minister's investigation of Wang Fu's land. This guy not only owns tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, but also has a secret room in the mansion, which contains countless gold, silver and jewels. In addition, during Wang Fu's tenure as prime minister, he filled his own pockets." , arranging positions for his wife and brother, etc., are all idle jobs in the court but are 'fat jobs'."

"Yantie Division, Duzhi Division..." Zhao Ji frowned, his face was ashen, and he said through gritted teeth: "It's really a 'fat job'!...The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment ordered all these people to be dismissed and investigated. If anyone escapes, you are the only one to ask!"

Wang Yun said respectfully: "I obey the order!"

"Zhang Sheng listened to the decree, I think you practiced Taoism, you are not deeply involved in the world, and you fell into the schemes of evil people, I can't blame you, I will not pursue it anymore; you practiced Taoism, and respected the teacher, I will give you a hundred taels of gold to return home, Renovate your master's tomb, as for the refurbishment of the Taoist temple as your place of practice, are you satisfied?"

"Thank you, Majesty Long En!" Zhang Sheng was overjoyed when he heard that he had not been punished and was rewarded, and thanked tearfully.

"Get up and stand aside!" Zhao Ji signaled him to step back, keeping his eyes on Wang Ba, and said sharply: "You obey others' orders to do unrighteous things. Righteous person, I will not kill you, I will give you a chance to reform your mistakes, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the life penalty will be hard to forgive, and you will be sentenced to eighty sticks, are you convinced?"

"The grassroots are willing to be punished!" Wang Ba dared not obey, just suffering a little flesh and blood is nothing compared to his life.

"As the housekeeper of the prime minister's mansion, Wang Bo obeyed Wang Fu's orders, and he did not remind him, so he was not a good man." Zhao Ji said coldly, "Since you and Wang Fu are masters and servants, the relationship must be deep, and I grant you to accompany him on the road! Come on, pull it out!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life! Forgive your life!..." Wang Bo was so frightened that his butt peed, and he still couldn't escape his death even though he was crying and begging for mercy.

"My emperor is holy!" Zhao Gou shouted in a timely manner.

"My emperor is holy!" Prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others echoed unwillingly.

Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, readily accepted it, and said earnestly: "If such things happen again in the court, I would rather be in vain than indulge in killing them all; if there is no real evidence, don't spread rumors and make trouble. All the lovers are ministers in the court and should be kings. Share worries, share difficulties for the country, and seek benefits for the people."

Everyone shouted in unison: "I obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)