After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

One year after the new emperor ascended the throne, he held five beauty contests. The daughters of court officials and women from the common people, as long as they were outstanding in appearance, were sent to the palace.

In his second year on the throne, the new emperor indulged himself in sensual pleasures and neglected state affairs. Chaos reigned in the court, with corrupt officials in power. A loyal old minister, attempting to dissuade the new emperor, committed suicide by striking his head against a pillar.

The new emperor was moved and began to re-investigate government affairs.

But within a year, his old habits returned. After that, the new emperor appointed treacherous ministers, built palaces in various places, collected beauties, and indulged in calligraphy and painting.

In order to make money, grain taxes became heavier year by year, and the people suffered terribly.

In the fifth year of the new emperor's reign, the border was breached and there were no capable generals left in the court. The capable old generals had already become discouraged and retired.

The new emperor came three times and staged a drama of emperor repentance. The old general put on armor and fought for the country. This battle lasted for two years and the old general barely won.

The old general returned in triumph, but the new emperor could not forget the humiliation he suffered three times and allowed treacherous officials to frame the old general, who died in humiliation.

In the eighth year of the new emperor's reign, his body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex. He began to desire immortality and asked people to find an imperial teacher. When they couldn't find one, he instead summoned some sorcerers.

The sorcerers were practicing alchemy, and the government was in chaos.

The border was breached again, and the new emperor had no one left to use, so he finally let the treacherous ministers destroy the enemy.

The treacherous ministers were afraid of death and kept withholding military pay. They did not understand military tactics and suffered successive defeats, losing most of the country in two years.

In the tenth year, the new emperor became weak and began to regret. He did not want to let the foundation laid by his ancestors be destroyed in his own hands. He wanted to find Master Chunjian, but it was too late.

There was a rebellion among the royal family, and the new emperor was beheaded. He wanted to establish himself as emperor, but there were rebellious forces everywhere.

Some of them claimed to be royal relatives, some were common people who rose up in rebellion, and some were aristocratic families trying to survive in troubled times.

Whoever becomes emperor will be the first to die.

The previous dynasty perished.

Someone broke into the imperial city and looted the last emperor's private treasury, but found that all the gold, silver and jewelry were gone, leaving only a piece of paper.

The paper wrote about the bet between the imperial teacher and the emperor that spring.

Chun Jian, the national master, predicted that within ten years of the last emperor's reign, the country would be destroyed and the people would die, but the last emperor did not believe it.

The two men made a bet that ten years later, if the previous dynasty had not fallen, Chun Jian Guoshi would be willing to sacrifice his life to give the last emperor a chance to succeed.

You know, the Imperial Master has been in the court for many years, and many strange things have happened. The most surprising one is that the Imperial Master's appearance has not changed in twenty years. Some people suspect that he has become immortal.

The last emperor was in his prime, and with the foundation accumulated by the old emperor, even if he really did not work hard to govern the country, he would not become a king who destroyed the country.

It's just a ten-year bet.

Ten years later, he also wanted to live forever, so the bet was made.

The news of this bet spread quickly, and the outside world was full of speculation: did Imperial Preceptor Chun Jian really have the ability to predict the future? Some were also curious about whether the treasures in the Last Emperor's private treasury had been taken away by the Imperial Preceptor without anyone noticing.

You have to know that the last emperor levied heavy taxes and levied heavy levies, but the wealth he collected did not go into the national treasury, but into his private treasury.

Many people were tempted by such a treasure at that time.

They tried to find the Imperial Master, but found nothing. Now, more than sixty years have passed, and these events have gradually been forgotten.

Zhu Guanfeng found a stone tablet that was suspected to be left by the imperial teacher.

The stone tablet was covered with patterns, which seemed to be a new prophecy. Zhu Guanfeng did not dare to think deeply about it. It was covered with a black cloth and had someone chisel it off and brought back to the capital.

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, Lord Yue, did not dare to look at the stone tablet.

In addition to the stone tablet, Zhu Guanfeng found out that the local county magistrate dared to burn the post station to destroy the bodies, not because he was afraid of taking responsibility, but because he was driven by someone.

The person who ordered him was Princess Mingzhu, and there was a token as evidence.

The emperor pondered for a long time and asked Zhu Guanfeng to hand over the evidence to the Ministry of Justice. He and the Minister of Justice would jointly try the case.

But the matter of the stone tablet should be concealed.

The emperor left the palace in a low-key manner and, accompanied by Lord Yue, went to the Dali Temple.

No one knew what the emperor saw on the stone tablet. Before returning to the palace, he had the stone tablet destroyed.

The next day, the Ministry of Justice formally tried Chen Yong's case.

Unfortunately, the public was not allowed to attend or observe the trial.

Fang Nanzhi couldn't go to the scene, but she knew that Chen Yong had produced something very valuable on the first day of the trial.

One is the account book of salt mining. One of the charges against Chen Zijun was that he opened a salt mine privately.

But this account book is densely packed with information about the salt mining income and its final destination.

They are all local gentry and small families, and none of these families can be related to the Chen family.

Then there was the account book of Chen's business. Every entry was recorded clearly, and there was no inexplicable extra money.

In other words, if the salt mine income is added, the account book will be wrong.

What Chen Yong reported was that there was someone else who had privately opened the salt mine. Chen Zijun found out, but before he could report it, he was framed.

The second one was a letter from Chen Zijun that allegedly accused him of treason and betrayal, and it was forged.

This person is Princess Mingzhu.

After Princess Mingzhu married Chen Zijun, she became someone who could enter and leave the Chen Mansion's study at will.

It is not difficult to get Chen Zijun's handwriting.

Chen Yong took out another letter. The handwriting was exactly the same as the evidence from that year, even the paper and ink were the same, but the content was different.

The previous content of the letter was about treason and selling soil, but this letter became a discussion on opening up trade between the two countries.

Chen Yong believed that it was the Grand Princess who forged the letter and harmed the Chen family.

The reason is the death of Wang Nanming.

Wang Nanming was the fiancé of Princess Mingzhu. After his death, Chen Zijun and Princess Mingzhu had a dispute.

The eldest princess was so angry that she returned to the princess's mansion and stayed for a few days. Many people in the Chen family, even some elderly people in the capital, were excited about this.

It was later discovered that Wang Nanming's death was an accident, and the two reconciled.

But the eldest princess never believed Chen Zijun, always harbored resentment, and plotted to harm the Chen family.

Of course, the latter part is Chen Yong’s guess.

But considering the token that Zhu Guanfeng brought back, this matter became very strange.

If the princess had ordered the magistrate to burn the post station, wouldn't that be to protect the assassin? Was the assassin sent by the princess?

Having harmed the Chen family in the past, it seems reasonable to kill Chen Yong now.

Many people have such speculation.

But Fang Nanzhi felt that something was even more wrong. She remembered clearly that it was Princess Mingzhu who uncovered the case, and then someone reported Chen Yong to the authorities to protest his innocence.

In other words, this Chen Yong should be Princess Mingzhu's man, cooperating with her.

But now, all the blame is directed at the Grand Princess?

This is too strange.

Qin Yan frowned: "Perhaps, during the time when Chen Yong disappeared, someone contacted him?"

As soon as this thought came out, Fang Nanzhi's eyebrows jumped.

"In other words, he came to the capital because of the Princess? Now he's switched sides, and was later discovered by the Crown Prince's people. Was that intentional?"

Fang Yin's face was gloomy: "Don't forget the assassination at the gate of the capital."