Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 358 Framed!

Outside the Chongzheng Hall, Lu Dafang and Wen Yanbo smiled at each other.

Now the power of investigation is in their hands, and whether Su Yun is guilty or not is still under their control.

Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "Minister Lu, I am old and useless. You should be the main investigator for this investigation, and I will just do some auxiliary work."

Lu Dafang said quickly: "What are you talking about, Lord Wenlu? Naturally, you are the leader. You can come up with the direction from a high vantage point, and I will leave the execution to you."

Wen Yanbo laughed and said, "Okay, okay, let's not do this. My family has collected some secrets of the Su Society. I will have someone send them to you. Maybe they will help with the case."

Lü Dafang said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Wenlu."

After Lu Dafang broke up with Wen Yanbo and returned to the Secretariat, he immediately arranged for the Imperial City Division to secretly monitor Su Yun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Bi Taihua and others.

Soon after, he received a large package full of secret information sent by Wen Yanbo. After reading it, Lu Dafang felt cold all over.

Among the things sent by Wen Yanbo were letters, testimonies, and archives of the Privy Council.

And what is proven is a few things.

One is the correspondence between Su Yun and his disciples, many of which contain content such as "contacting local forces to counterattack" and "inciting students to protest", which basically confirmed the fact that the Su Society intended to subvert the government;

One category is the letters exchanged between Su Yun and secret envoys from Western Xia and Liao, the contents of which involve borrowing the power of foreign enemies.

In particular, the victories that Su Yun won in the northwest were basically fabricated by Su Yun and Xixia generals, which confirmed the fact that Su Yun was collaborating with foreign enemies;
The first category is the confessions of the members of the Su Society and the teachers and students of Meilin Academy, which confirmed the fact that Su Yun ridiculed the government and incited rebellion in the Su Society;

Another category is the Privy Council archives, which are Su Yun’s border defense deployment decisions during the Salt War. His deployment of troops was suspected of deliberately weakening the power of the imperial guards and completely ruining the outcome of the final battle.

In addition, during Su Yun's administration of Fuyan Road, a huge amount of military funds were embezzled, and the blame was directed at Su Yun, the governor of Fuyan Road.

Lu Dafang felt a chill all over his body and began to feel deeply wary of Wen Yanbo.

These things are very realistic. To be honest, if Lu Dafang himself was not in charge of the investigation and knew that Wen Yanbo had no chance to do these investigations, he would definitely think that these things were real.

It only took a few days for him and Wen Yanbo to completely kill Su Yun.

In the past few days, Wen Yanbo has been able to forge so many things that are impossible to tell are forged...

Oh, the rich experience and sophisticated methods are jaw-dropping!
However, Lu Dafang was shocked for only a moment, and then he found an idea. He immediately arranged people to confirm the chain of evidence one by one according to this idea.

First, they began to formally arrest students from the Su Society and find some teachers and students from the Meilin Academy, and coerce and bribe them to make confessions based on the information provided by Wen Yanbo;
Second, after searching the library warehouse of the Soviet Society, no evidence of treason was found, which was expected.

Lu Dafang was not in a hurry. He directly forged a large number of anti-poems, rebellious manifestos, and rebellious Su-xue ideas according to the information provided by Wen Yanbo.
The third was to send a large amount of forged Privy Council information into the Privy Council through the Lu family’s connections, directly replacing the original information!
After doing all these things, Lu Dafang couldn't help but feel pleased with himself: Duke Wen Lu is certainly very capable, but what he did is not inferior to him!
Just as he was feeling complacent, he heard hurried footsteps, and then his confidant rushed in from outside, anxiously saying, "Minister! Su Yun is missing!"

Lu Dafang stood up suddenly and said, "How could he be missing? Isn't there someone from the Imperial City Bureau watching him? Are they idiots?"

The confidant said anxiously: "Yes, it shouldn't be like this, but Su Yun disappeared right under their noses!"

Lu Dafang frowned and asked anxiously, "What's the situation at the Su Mansion? Where are his wife Zhang Ruo and his young son?"

Upon hearing this, the confidant slapped his thigh and said, "I'll go check it out right away!"

He left in a hurry, and came back a moment later, panting, "It's gone too!"

Anxiety suddenly appeared on Lu Dafang's face, but he did not get furious. Instead, he sat down and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he smiled and said, "Well, that completely proves his guilt.

He is absconding because of fear of crime. There is no need to investigate further now. All the civil and military officials in the court can give their confessions. "

He immediately gave the order: "Go and make arrangements everywhere. If you find any trace of Su Yun and his family, do you know what to do?"

The confidant quickly said: "Don't worry, I will find them and bring them to justice."

"Stupid! What's the point of catching them! If you find any trace of them, help them escape and let them go!" Lu Dafang scolded.

"Ah?" The confidant was stunned.

Lu Dafang snorted and said, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Just do it."

The confidant hurried away.

Lu Dafang snorted and whispered, "Why did you bring him back? Did you bring him back to test the authenticity of the evidence? It's good for him to leave now. All the evidence is confirmed. Isn't it good for Su Yun to have no place in the Song Dynasty?"

Lu Dafang was not anxious, but waited until his trusted subordinates came back and reported that there was no trace of Su Yun in Bianliang and speculated that he had left the city. Then he pretended to be panicked and asked to see Empress Dowager Gao to report that Su Yun had fled for fear of punishment.

When Empress Dowager Gao heard the news, she was furious and immediately summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter. During this period, some people questioned the truth of the matter, but as Lu Dafang brought out a lot of information, everyone shut up.

After discussion among the ministers, several decisions were made:
1. Su Yun was dismissed from his posts as a Hanlin scholar and deputy privy envoy, stripped of all his honors, and put on wanted list for collusion with foreign countries, fabricating military achievements, and plotting rebellion;

2. Su Shi and Su Zhe were close relatives of Su Yun, but they did not discipline him, which led to Su Yun's rebellion. Although they did not need to be implicated, they did need to serve as local officials and reflect on their actions;
3. Zhang Dun was Su Yun's father-in-law, and his daughter Zhang Ruo was also involved in the rebellion case and was demoted to Lingnan;
4. All Su Shi's disciples who are officials in the court will be demoted to other places. If they make extreme remarks, they will be dismissed directly and will never be employed again.
5. Students of the Su Xuehui and Meilin Academy must sever their ties with Su Xue. If they express any nostalgia for Su Xue, they will be disqualified from participating in the imperial examinations.
6. Imperial College and all academies are prohibited from spreading Su's theories, and bookstores and publishing houses are prohibited from publishing and selling Su's books. Violators will have their operating qualifications revoked and the organizers will be imprisoned. …

The imperial court issued an order, and the market was in a state of awe. A large number of books on Su's teachings were burned, many students wrote letters of guarantee to completely distance themselves from Su's teachings, and many of Su's disciples were exiled to other places...

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Su Shi lifted the curtain at the back of the car, looked at the majestic city of Bianjing, and sighed softly.

A concubine cursed with tears on her face: "It's all that damn Su Yun's fault. If it weren't for him, how could my husband be banished to the countryside?
"My dear husband, you have returned this time and are highly regarded by the Queen Mother. You have already been promoted to Imperial Academy. Maybe you will be the one presiding over the next imperial examination. Now you have been implicated by this damn Su Yun, and your bright future has been ruined!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the car suddenly became stagnant.

Wang Zhaoyun stared at the concubine and said, "Young Master Su Yun is your nephew. Do you think you can slander him? Slap yourself in the face!"

The concubine was still unconvinced and said, "Am I wrong? He is the one who harmed our family! I am scolding him..."

"Shut up!" Su Shi suddenly turned around and looked at the concubine. The concubine was frightened, but still said stubbornly, "My dear, I am doing this for your own good..."

Su Shi shouted, "Stop the car!"

The driver outside quickly stopped the car, and everyone in the car was caught off guard and swayed forward together.

Su Shi looked at the concubine coldly and said, "Take your package, get off the car, and make a living on your own."

The concubine was terrified when she heard this. Tears and snot burst out. She quickly knelt on the carriage and kowtowed to Su Shi. Su Shi's wife Wang Runzhi couldn't bear it and said, "My dear, forget it. She is just a little girl. She is very considerate when serving people on weekdays. She just speaks her mind."

Su Shi looked at the concubine with disgust and said, "Get out of the way!"

The concubine felt as if she had been pardoned. She quickly squatted in the corner and dared not speak again.

Su Shi looked around at his wife Wang Zhaoyun and others in the car and said, "You don't understand the important matters in the court, so don't listen to other people's discussions blindly, and don't go out and talk nonsense. Runzhi, you should take care of the family."

Wang Runzhi was immediately embarrassed when he heard this, and quickly nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, I remember it."

Su Shi saw Wang Runzhi's expression and knew that she was upset. Thinking of her life with him, he felt a little sorry for her and said, "I know exactly who Ju Zheng is.

Someone must have framed Ju Zheng in this matter. Have you all forgotten the Wutai Poetry Case?

Was it because I was dissatisfied with the court that I was treated like that?

It's just because of the frame-up by a villain, and the same goes for Ju Zheng's case.

As for the matter involving us, could it be that I implicated fewer people back then? Did they ever resent me?
They don't hate me, so should I hate Ju Zheng?
When I was demoted to Huangzhou, if it weren't for Ju Zheng, I might have died on the way. If it weren't for Ju Zheng, would you have been able to live a good life in Huangzhou for so many years?

If it weren't for Ju Zheng, would you be able to live in a big house with no worries about food and clothing when you came to Bian Jing?
If there was no Ju Zheng, where would the houses and dowries for Su Mai's brothers and sisters come from?

And you, Hongxia, if Juzheng hadn't given you money to treat your mother's illness, the grass on your mother's grave would be three feet tall now!

Others can slander Ju Zheng, but you cannot. Madam pleads for you. I will not drive you away, but you are not allowed to enter my room again!"

Su Shi looked at the concubine in the corner and spoke sternly.

All the women in the carriage were afraid to speak.

Su Shi didn't care about them. He leaned back in the carriage, closed his eyes and thought about his problems.

Alas, Ju Zheng, I hope you will be safe and sound!
Su Shi recalled that when he was in Huangzhou, he had tried every means to force Su Yun to become an official. If he had known this would happen, he would not have done that in the first place!

If he had not used various methods to make Ju Zheng famous, first finding Li Chang and then finding Zhang Dun, Su Yun might still be the happy young man today.

He goes fishing and writes poetry every day. Alas, he doesn't like officialdom or visiting brothels. He just likes fishing and cooking delicious food. Isn't that good too?

Alas, I only hope that my nephew Ju Zheng can be safe and sound, find a place to live in seclusion, and after this matter is over, write to me, your uncle, and I will visit you secretly.

I just don’t know if I will have the chance to see Ju Zheng again after this separation!
Thinking that he would never see Su Yun again, Su Shi suddenly burst into tears and couldn't help crying softly.

Wang Runzhi and Wang Zhaoyun looked at each other and were both shocked.

No matter what difficulties their husbands encountered over the years, they always laughed it off and never seemed to be particularly depressed (they had not yet reached the most difficult time when Su Shi first arrived in Huangzhou). Unexpectedly, he would lose his composure like this this time!

(End of this chapter)