No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 548 Labor Reform

When Lin Mingyan received the news from Li Wei and knew that Mingheng was fine, tears fell from her eyes.

When she came to this world, the person she first established a relationship with was not her mother Xilin Jueluo, but Mingheng.

Mingchen was still young at that time, and Xilin Jueluo was too busy to take care of the child.

Only Mingheng and Lin Mingyan took care of the family. He was only five years old at the time and followed her in and out every day.

Influenced by her past life, Lin Mingyan's most hated creature is "little brother".

She thinks that "brother" is the most disgusting thing in the world.

When she first learned that she had two younger brothers, she felt like the sky was falling.

Unexpectedly, Mingheng, his younger brother, always puts her first in everything. In addition, although Xilin Jueluo is not capable, she loves and cares for all children equally.

This allowed her to accept this family little by little.

Knowing that something happened to Mingheng, Lin Mingyan couldn't sleep for whole nights and couldn't even eat.

They didn't dare spread the news outside, for fear that Old Lady Nianhulu and Xilinjueluo would get anxious after hearing it and something bad might happen.

Now that she had received the news that he was fine, Lin Mingyan grabbed the Fourth Master's hand and clenched it tightly with excitement: "I knew it. Mingheng is so smart, he will definitely be fine!"

The Fourth Master was even happier and praised, "Mingheng not only held on himself, but also saved the soldiers."

"Although we haven't achieved any victories in the past six months, not a single soldier has been wasted."

"Good! Great!"

In fact, the battle in Japan could have been advanced long ago, but the Prince of Zhi had been obstructing it, so there had been no progress.

Now that Prince Zhi has been executed and his followers have been liquidated one after another, all obstacles have been removed.

And the better news is that now that Prince Zhi has fallen, Mingheng can take his place.

If he could achieve the first merit in Japan, he would truly be the person with the most military achievements!

As for Fourteen, who was also on the front line, the Fourth Master was so angry that he wanted to drag him back and give him a good scolding.

He was asked to restrain Prince Zhi, but he acted like he had no brains and didn't notice anything.

Not to mention that there has been no progress between Mingheng and Prince Zhi in the past six months, but that's because Prince Zhi is causing trouble.

But there was no one to stop Fourteen, so he still didn't accomplish anything.

Really...

They are all younger brothers, but the Fourth Master’s own younger brother is inferior to him, and he is very angry.

Fortunately, Mingheng is also his younger brother, so when he thinks about it this way, he feels that it is okay.

Now that the front line has stabilized, the question of how to deal with Prince Zhi and others needs to be put on the agenda.

The reason why we didn't kill him right away was that we wanted to get the truth out of him about what happened on the battlefield.

If we want to execute him openly now, it will not be good for the Fourth Master's reputation.

Therefore, when the rumor spread that Prince Zhi was going to be executed, many ministers wrote letters to plead for mercy.

The Fourth Master came back angrily and slammed the table at Lin Mingyan: "These people only care about reputation, why don't they care about his rebellion or even treason?"

Judging from the actions of Prince Zhi on the battlefield, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was treason.

If Mingheng hadn't persevered on his own, how much would the Qing Dynasty have lost?

Of course Lin Mingyan would not speak for him, but killing brothers does not give you a good reputation.

If they had killed Prince Zhi that night and just said that he committed suicide to apologize for his failed rebellion, it could have been covered up.

But after this opportunity, it would be inappropriate to kill him in a high-profile manner.

"Master, I'm not angry anymore. It's not worth getting sick because of him," Lin Mingyan had no choice but to comfort the Fourth Master.

The Fourth Master took a big sip of water, but his mouth was still dry. "Imprison him, imprison him. As a benevolent ruler, I can only imprison him like the Second Brother."

"But besides not being able to go out, aren't your food and drink expenses still fine?"

Lin Mingyan recalled that in history, the eldest brother was indeed imprisoned, and even after being imprisoned, he gave birth to many children.

Don't the Fourth Master have to take care of his wives, concubines, and children?

It really gave him a leg up!

Lin Mingyan suddenly had an idea: "Master, I can confine them, but can I send my wives and concubines away?"

"Originally, we gave him a chance to live to atone for his sins. Shouldn't he normally rely on himself to survive?"

You want to live a good life after harming her brother?

Let him be a bachelor for the rest of his life, and then send him to labor reform!

"Hmm?" The Fourth Master was confused and hesitated, "Is this okay?"

Since ancient times, no royal relative has been imprisoned without his wives, concubines, and servants.

But the more the Fourth Master thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him.

However, he was a little puzzled: "Why did you think about your wives and concubines? Did someone come to you for help?"

Lin Mingyan sighed: "Zhang came to talk to me, but she didn't mention this matter."

"I feel sorry for her. She married Yunqi in this life, but she didn't enjoy any happiness at all. She suffered a lot."

"She's currently helping out at the palace, and she's been subjected to this unprovoked disaster and even imprisoned. I can't bear to see this."

The one who was wrong was Prince Zhi. The others didn't even know the news, but had to suffer as well. It's so unfair.

Besides, even if the Prince of Zhi succeeded in seizing the throne, given his hatred for Zhang, he might find an opportunity to kill her and marry a new queen from a prominent Manchu family.

It's pure bad luck for Zhang to follow him!

The Fourth Master twirled the ring on his finger and said, "That's it."

He could understand the minister's thoughts, he was just afraid that he would be too tough.

If one can kill even his blood brothers, then wouldn't he be even more harsh on them?

They could not guarantee that they would not make mistakes, but they could only prevent him from setting a precedent of killing ministers.

In this case, as Cha Cha said, life imprisonment plus labor reform is the suffering they should endure.

The court pushed the issue back and forth for several days, and after a lifetime of glory and glory, the final end of Prince Zhi finally came.

All his wives and concubines were dismissed. Those who could return home could go home, and those who did not want to return to their parents' homes could establish a female household.

All the children were demoted to commoners and left with their mother.

When Mrs. Wu heard the news, she couldn't stop crying and she hugged her little daughter and kept rejoicing.

It was difficult for her to go back to her parents' home with her child, so she paid money to establish a female household.

Fortunately, when she had a good relationship with Lin Mingyan in the past, she followed her advice and invested in some small businesses, so she was not short of money.

However, influenced by Irgen Jueluo's memories, she still has some feelings for Irgen Jueluo's children.

Grit your teeth and take all the children with you.

Hongyu is over ten years old, has never been married, and is weak, so it is impossible for him to support a family with his sisters.

He grew up with Wu when he was a child, and now that he saw that she was willing to take them in, he was naturally grateful.

They were settled in, but Moyaqi in the palace became embarrassed.

Actually, she is the adopted daughter of the Fourth Master and was given the title of Princess Heshuo, but she is also the descendant of the Prince of Zhi.

Not to mention that she has trouble getting along in the palace, even getting married wouldn't be easy either...