Wanli Youming

Chapter 32
And Xu Fan didn't know this yet.

He who had just rushed to the capital from Puzhou to wait for news of his appointment was talking to Wei Fengxiang:
"My father told me not to act against Jiang Ling's wishes."

"But in fact, how did my father know that if my Xu family doesn't even have an official in the court now, it will only make other powerful officials in the world look down on the Xu family, and even the local governors and even the county's parents may think that I am Xu The family has lost power, even though Jiang Ling is my father's student, he must have betrayed the Xu family, and he also despised my Xu family, how can my Xu family gain a foothold?"

"Brother Shi is right. Even if old Mr. Xu has no intention of becoming an official, he should think about his children."

Wei Fengxiang also followed suit.

He has already hugged the Xu family's thigh, and naturally hopes that the Xu family can continue to exert influence in the court, and then help him progress in his official career, and said:
"Brother, you don't have to worry, Xu Jue is reliable, and many people who apply to Eunuch Feng through him will get their wish."

Xu Fan nodded.

But at this moment, it was suddenly rumored that Feng Guan came to Wei Fengxiang's mansion to announce the decree, and read out the decree that Wei Fengxiang was dismissed as a civilian and would never be used.

Wei Fengxiang immediately froze in place with a look of astonishment.

And Xu Fan was quite surprised: "This..."

Then, not long after, Xu Fan learned through the "Di Bao" that Feng Bao had fallen, and he was ordered to continue to perform filial piety at home.

Therefore, Xu Fan could only leave the capital in despair with Wei Fengxiang.

"quick!"

"quick!"

"quick!"

At the same time as Feng Bao's downfall, the flag school of Dongchang also rushed to Feng Bao's outer house and the mansion of Feng Bao's party members again, and arrested Feng Bao's family members and party members.

At this time, Hai Rui also received the order from Feng Bao, the presiding judge.

This cheered him up again, and he was determined to try Feng Bao's crimes of bullying the king's country.

It is worth mentioning that because Wang Yongji and Hai Rui jointly impeached Feng Bao, he was appointed by Zhang Juzheng as a doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to assist in handling the case. The eunuch and the head of the Xu family even dealt with the matter that the weavers of the Weaving Bureau were transferred by the Xu family to their own parents.

However, Zhu Yijun was not in a hurry to tell the Queen Mothers about Feng Bao's imprisonment.

Because Zhu Yijun didn't know whether Zhang Hong would tell the queen mothers of the two palaces.

He'll have to wait and see.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun first came to Queen Mother Chen after Feng Bao dismissed him and ordered Zhang Jing to pass his oral order to the cabinet to draft an order for Hai Rui to preside over Feng Bao.

Moreover, Zhu Yijun specially brought Xiao Yongning to Queen Mother Chen's place.

When Empress Dowager Chen saw Zhu Yijun leading little Yongning, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly picked up little Yongning, and asked with a smile: "Is our little Yongning greedy again?"

"It's the emperor who wants to come. If it's hot today, the queen mother will come out less and less. It's necessary for the emperor to come to see you a few more times, and bring the emperor's sister to see you, to make you happy."

Zhu Yijun said with a smile.

Empress Dowager Chen was even happier when she heard this, she hugged Xiao Yongning into her arms, and asked Zhu Yijun, "How are you doing with your books recently?"

"It's okay, sir, boasting, and my big companion is also watching closely, and I didn't dare to neglect my homework."

Zhu Yijun replied.

Empress Dowager Chen nodded, and then said: "Feng Bao is doing his duty."

"That's right, Da Companion is very capable. It was his idea for the emperor to confer the titles of the two queen mothers at the same time."

Zhu Yijun replied.

When Zhu Yijun said this, Empress Dowager Chen stopped smiling immediately, and then sneered: "Really, I always thought it was Mr. Zhang who came up with the idea, so it was him!"

"Mr. Zhang is only staring at Huang'er, how could he think of this."

Zhu Yijun replied.

"Too."

Empress Dowager Chen nodded, and then said to Zhu Yijun: "You take Xiao Yongning back first, I am also a little tired, I have to rest earlier. I don't need to come at night."

Zhu Yijun got up and said yes.

And not long after Zhu Yijun came back, Zhang Hong came to Qianqing Palace, reported to him the news that Feng Bao had been imprisoned, and asked him: "My lord, Feng Bao's crimes, look, do you want your slaves to tell the queen mothers of the two palaces?" Know?"

Zhu Yijun nodded in relief.

He found that Zhang Hong was really interesting, even if he told the Empress Dowagers about Feng Bao's imprisonment, he first came to ask himself for instructions instead of telling the Empress Dowager Li directly.

"How about this, tomorrow morning, I will announce you to go with me after I see the situation, and you will bring along the Zhu Ben who impeached Feng Bao by Hai Rui."

Zhu Yijun then gave another order to Zhang Hong.

"Yes!"

Zhang Hong agreed and left Zhu Yijun's place.

The next day, after Zhu Yijun learned that Empress Dowager Li had gone to Empress Dowager Chen, he called Zhang Hong over, and then went to Ciqing Palace with him.

At this time, Zhu Yijun told the Queen Mothers about Feng Bao's dismissal and imprisonment.

"What exactly is going on?"

Empress Dowager Li frowned when she learned that Feng Bao had been dismissed and sent to prison.

Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Hong: "Zhang Hong, please read Hai Rui's bullets to the two queen mothers."

Zhang Hong read Hai Rui's bullets to Queen Mother Li and Queen Mother Chen.

And after Zhang Hong finished reading, Zhu Yijun said: "After the emperor received this bullet about the big companion, he couldn't believe that the big companion would do such a thing and sell the weavers of the weaving bureau to the Xu family. But after all, it was played by someone like Hai Rui who is famous all over the world, so he couldn't say anything, so he asked Mr. Yuanfu Zhang to draft it. Therefore, Mr. Yuanfu Zhang also asked Hai Rui, and said to the emperor, Hai Rui There is indeed evidence in hand, so we can't forgive my big companion. After all, it is Hai Rui who impeached him this time, if the treatment is unfair, it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"This Feng Bao! I thought he was good at pretending in the past, but I didn't expect him to be so sanctimonious!"

"A direct minister like Hai Rui believes that Feng Bao has done such a thing, so there is no doubt about it!"

"I think the last time he allegedly misheard a report from Wei Chao, wronged the emperor, and said that the emperor was playing with crickets. I'm afraid he already had the intention of deceiving the emperor when he was young, and committed the same problem as Gao Gong!"

At this time, Empress Dowager Chen immediately followed up with a few words, and her tone was quite cold.

Empress Dowager Chen said so, and Empress Dowager Li could only nod along, and said with a sneer: "My sister said that it was Hai Rui who impeached him, so there is really nothing to say. Mr. Zhang made such a vote just to show The emperor's wisdom is not wrong. In the past, I thought he was quite loyal, but I didn't expect him to secretly deceive our orphans and widows."

Then, Empress Dowager Li asked Zhu Yijun again: "Since Feng Bao committed a crime, who do you plan to let be in charge of the ceremonial supervisor?"

Zhu Yijun replied: "Naturally it is Zhang Hong, among the inner courts, he has the most ancient history and is naturally the most reliable."

Queen Mother Li nodded with satisfaction: "Very well!"

Empress Dowager Chen also nodded with a smile.

After Zhu Yijun left here, he announced to Zhang Jing, and ordered: "As soon as the result of Hai Rui's interrogation of Feng Bao is reported, let me know immediately!"

Zhang Jing bowed his hands and said yes.

As for Hai Rui, after receiving the order to preside over the interrogation, Feng Bao and his family members were interrogated overnight.

Hai Rui is also considered an old criminal case, so he knows that the prisoner should not be given too much time for psychological construction.

Because of this, Hai Rui soon got more conclusive evidence about Feng Bao, and also learned that Feng Bao committed the crime of using the princess as a tool to make money by privately promising the princess to marry others, and through the evidence obtained from Liang Guozhu Regarding the written evidence of Feng's promise to let his son be a son-in-law in the future, Feng Bao was forced to admit this evidence.

Hai Rui also said to Feng Bao because of this: "Feng Bao, not to mention that you pretended to be a military leader for your own children and sold your official rank, you dare to sell even the princess! The princess is the heir of the emperor, and you are treasonous if you do this! It should be obvious But if you want to be entrusted by Yukao and serve for a long time, you should be dealt with leniently;”

When Hai Rui said this, Feng Bao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he glanced up at Hai Rui.

The jury officials also showed consternation.

Because everyone knew that Hai Rui had always handled cases harshly, and was criticized by officials and gentry.

But at this time, Hai Rui wanted to be lenient towards Feng Bao, which was really surprising.

"However, leniency is leniency, but capital punishment is inevitable. Because you have deceived the king and the country, your crimes are serious. Therefore, this court has decided to hang you! You will lose your family property!"

But Hai Rui went on to say something more.

Feng Bao was taken aback.

Immediately he just cried loudly: "I'm sorry to the emperor, I'm sorry to the empress dowager, and I'm even more sorry to the first emperor!"

(End of this chapter)