Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

After hearing what the Patriarch of the Cheng family said, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment hesitated a little.Your Majesty is the heir designated by the late Emperor before his death. If this is really an imperial decree issued by the late Emperor, if he still follows His Majesty's order to investigate, will His Majesty be accused of being unfilial?

"Bold Cheng Yuanxu! How dare you falsely pass on the imperial decree of the late emperor!" Before the servant of the Ministry of punishment came to a conclusion, the deputy commander of the imperial forest army stood up and yelled at him loudly.

"Your Majesty said long before I left that the Cheng family was valued by the late emperor, and he specially issued an order to reward the Cheng family and give you some convenient rights." The deputy commander's voice was loud enough to make everyone present Hear what he has to say.

"Your Majesty said that since you were valued by the late emperor, you specifically ordered me to give you more opportunities. I didn't expect that you not only didn't cherish it, but also maliciously misinterpreted the late emperor's will!"

"Delusionally trying to use the imperial decree of the late emperor to cover up the evil deeds I committed, not only deceiving your majesty but also humiliating the late emperor, this crime can affect the three clans!" The deputy commander of the imperial forest army drew his weapon without giving Cheng Yuanxu any rebuttal Opportunity, "Come here, take them down quickly, and anyone who resists will be killed!"

After speaking, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army walked forward with his sword in hand.Those nurses standing in place were stunned for a moment, and after they realized what the deputy commander said just now, they all backed away.

"Nonsense, this is the honor that the late emperor bestowed on my Cheng family. No one can touch my Cheng family..." Cheng Yuanxu originally wanted to say that the late emperor's decree stated that the Cheng family was a scholarly family, and that future generations enjoy certain preferential treatment unless He committed the crime of treason, otherwise no one would have the right to move the Cheng family.

It's a pity that the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army was so fast that he was knocked out with a hand knife in the past, and he was not given a chance to continue talking.

After seeing the actions of the deputy commander, the rest of the Royal Forest Army also moved very quickly, directly pushing those guards to the ground, and even those who dared to resist mercilessly drew their swords.

After being confused for about half a cup of tea, everyone staying in Cheng's mansion was controlled by the Imperial Forest Army.

"Let's go, go to the study room first." The servant of the criminal department did not expect the situation to turn out like this. After all, he just came here this time to take Cheng Yuanxu away for questioning. He didn't expect that he would make a foolish trick and want to take advantage of the late emperor. The imperial decree to confront His Majesty.

Once Cheng Yuanxu was brought under control, the rest of the people cooperated very well.If you want to look at the study, look at the study, and if you want to check the warehouse, check the warehouse.Because of the sudden investigation, the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs gained a lot in the study and warehouse. If it wasn't already late when the investigation was completed, he would have gone directly to the palace to report!

Cheng Yuanxu woke up halfway through the investigation by the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. Before he could speak, the Imperial Forest Army who was in charge of guarding him skillfully gave him a hand knife, making him continue to faint.

Your Majesty is about to start liquidating the family!After seeing the Cheng family being imprisoned in the prison, the aristocratic family who received the news couldn't help becoming worried, and began to use their contacts to inquire about Zhou Xingzhi's intentions.

In the early morning of the next day, after the routine report was over, the censor came forward and mentioned the Cheng family's affairs.

"Your Majesty, the Cheng family has received a commendation from the late emperor, granting permission for their descendants not to be imprisoned and not punished, and there is a chance to be exonerated." Zuo Du Yushi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please learn from me."

Zhou Xingzhi's style of work is very clear to Zuodu Yushi. If the Cheng family hadn't made a big mistake, they would definitely not have ended up like this.But as a censor, it was his duty to persuade the king.It is also a fact that the Cheng family was honored by the late emperor. In order to prevent His Majesty from getting a bad reputation in the history books, this matter must be resolved.

Zhou Xingzhi didn't lose his temper when he heard Zuodu Yushi's words, after all, Yushi's words were already very tactful, "Aiqing is right, but Aiqing, do you still remember what your father said about the Cheng family when he was in power? "

"If I remember correctly, the late emperor once praised the Cheng family as a family of pillars." Zuo Du Yushi replied cooperatively.

"Yes, as the pillars of the country, the Cheng family should contribute more to the imperial court and the well-being of the people." Zhou Xingzhi said, with a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone, "But now, the Cheng family is condoning the tribe's enclosure, oppressing the people, and wantonly buying and selling women Slave, everything you do is something that only a country moth would do!"

"I simply didn't take what my father said seriously! I wasted my father's great love for the Cheng family!" Zhou Xingzhi directly changed the concept, turning the late emperor's praise and gifts to the Cheng family into a cage to restrain their behavior.

After all, the late emperor said that you are a good person. If you become a bad person, you have deceived the late emperor, and you have made a big mistake!

Zuodu Yushi was stunned when he heard Zhou Xingzhi's words. Can the imperial decree of the first emperor be understood in this way?

"Your Majesty is holy." Liu Qi, who has been successfully promoted to the rank of fifth rank official, stood up and said, "The Cheng family's actions should be punished more severely. Your Majesty, please punish the Cheng family severely, so that the Cheng family will not embarrass the late emperor!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!" The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment immediately stated his position. He had a lot of evidence in his hand, and soon began to accuse the Cheng family in an orderly manner.

After Zuodu Yushi saw a courtier come out to express his position, he did not continue to speak, and acquiesced to Zhou Xingzhi's rhetoric.

As for the other courtiers, they only knew that the Cheng family made a mistake and were targeted by Zhou Xingzhi, but they didn't know what their family had done.So when he heard the criminal minister read out the Cheng family's crimes one by one, the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart were drawn out little by little.

Now they can still occupy a high position safely, and none of them has made a big mistake. Although they will use their positions to seek certain benefits for themselves, they still have a bottom line.

The final result was very simple. After listening to the Minister of Criminal Justice's words, no one was willing to speak for the Cheng family, and they all asked Zhou Xingzhi to punish him severely.

"I picked the Shaoqing out of Taichang Temple. The Patriarch of the Cheng family is probably going to die, and the others are at least going to be exiled." After he came down to court, Zhou Xingzhi told Ye Ningxuan the result.

"Fortunately, Sister Qin Ran reminded me, otherwise the Cheng family would suddenly move out of the late emperor's will, and we would really have a hard time doing it." Ye Ningxuan sighed, "The family is worthy of being a family, and the cards are always in the hands."

Zhou Xingzhi did not refute Ye Ningxuan's words, "As long as we take care of the Cheng family, the rest of the aristocratic family should have a sense of propriety and know what can and cannot be done."

"Then do you want to take this opportunity to clean up some aristocratic families?" Ye Ningxuan asked.According to the current situation, if the Cheng family collapsed, not only would the treasury have a lot more money, but a lot of land would also be confiscated.

"This matter is not urgent." Zhou Xingzhi's thinking mode is more mature than that of Ye Ningxuan. She is very clear that it is impossible for the aristocratic family to be completely cleaned up. After all, the era she originally lived in still existed like a wealthy family with great power. , can control the regime.

What they have to do now is to balance the strengths of the aristocratic and poor families, so that the forces of the poor families can gain the upper hand, and at the same time prevent these poor families from becoming aristocratic families too quickly.

The author has something to say: Rubbing my hands, I feel like I'm almost done!