Chronicle of Emperor Jing

The retrial of Yongning Hou Weiyan's private indulgence of King You's remnants was finally tried by the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

On the second day after Wei Yan arrived in the capital, the Ministry of Criminal Justice re-opened for interrogation of the case.Wei Yan was just dismissed from office and exiled back then, and his title is still there. Now that the emperor requested a retrial, he made it clear that he wanted to reverse the case for him. Naturally, the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not dare to neglect it. In fact, this interrogation is not much different from interrogation.

Then, Wei Yan sat in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice and told a story with twists and turns, which made the Minister of the Ministry of Justice who was the presiding judge stunned for a long time.

The story Wei Yan told is this: that year when Wei Yan went to Youzhou to proclaim the decree for prison, one day he ran into an official escort on the street and escorted a group of unofficial slaves and servants to pass by. Among them was a woman who was charming and radiant.When Wei Yan saw it, he fell in love with him. After searching around, he redeemed the woman. After that, the spring breeze came several times, like glue like paint.

He originally wanted to bring her back to Beijing and report to his parents to take her as a concubine, but unexpectedly, he was captured by strong men at the wharf of Qiyang Mansion, and he didn't know where he ended up.Later, Wei Yan sent people to search and search in many ways, but they couldn't find anything, so they had to give up.

Later, when the case of King You's remnants of private indulgence broke out, Wei Yan, because he didn't know the details of the woman, thought it was really You Wang's remnants, so he could only plead guilty in fear.Later, when Wei Yan went to Jiangnan, he received a letter from the woman who had entrusted her before she died, so she knew the whole story.

It turned out that after the woman was kidnapped by a strongman, she was sold to Jingzhou, where she happened to meet a subordinate official of King You who had served in King You's mansion.At first, the official rescued her because of his old love, but later saw that she was pregnant, he had evil thoughts in his heart, and forced her to admit that the child in her womb was the posthumous son of King You.

That woman is a weak woman, how can she be stronger than a ferocious man, in order to save the life of the child in her womb, she can only temporarily agree to it, and take it slowly.It's just that she didn't expect that the subordinate officials would quickly use this banner to gather You Wang's party who had escaped or hadn't been exposed back then, and then plotted against him.

By the time the woman realized it, it was already too late. Countless rebellious parties had already been gathered by the official in the name, and in order to make the birth of the child in her womb convincing, these rebellious parties forced her The name was also compiled into the book of the rebellious party, so that everyone would believe that the child was really the posthumous son of King You.

Later, seeing that the incident was getting worse, the woman tried to explain the truth to others in private, but the officer found out and imprisoned her, never letting her see her child or other people.

The woman missed her child, and soon became ill with worry. Before she died, she left a letter explaining the truth. After several years of going around, this letter finally reached Wei Yan's hands.

"What does Lord Hou mean?" After hearing this incredible story, Minister of the Ministry of Justice opened his mouth wide enough to put down an egg. It took a long time before he realized and continued to ask questions.

"There has never been any remnants of King You. Luzhu is my concubine who was taken away by the strongman and has not entered the mansion. The remnant of King You who was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice is my child. He was forcibly fabricated by the rebellious party to become King You." Remnants." Wei Yan gave a serious conclusion.

In fact, when Wei Yan heard this story, he was just as dumbfounded as the Shangshu in the hall. He could put eggs in his mouth, but he was forced by his old man to spend a whole night turning the story over and over again. Repeatedly, until he could recite it backwards, and no matter how others asked him, he would not reveal his truth. Finally, he no longer had the feeling that he was listening to the scriptures about this story.

However, he has not yet been able to fully connect what happened in the story with himself.

In this story, there are one or two sentences that are true, that is, the person who made up this story is sincere and did not intend to deceive everyone.

After listening to his conclusion, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice wiped off his cold sweat and recruited his subordinates to come forward for discussion.

The so-called remnants of You Wang generally refer to the You Wang party who escaped by chance, but specifically refer to a ten-year-old child who was confirmed to be the posthumous son of You Wang. Gather up the old people of King You, and then plot rebellion.At present, the child and many rebels have been captured and are being held in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and interrogation is being stepped up.

At this moment, Marquis Yongning actually said that this child was his child, not some posthumous child of King You. After hearing this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment really didn't know how to react.If this matter is confirmed, others will probably be like him, swallowing an egg in their mouths, but if those rebellious parties find out, they may even want to die.

But this matter was so important and extremely hot, he really didn't know how to proceed with the trial.

Seeing his embarrassment, the subordinate officials immediately shared the worries of their superiors.

"It's better to write a letter, begging His Majesty for a trial in the Golden Palace." Finally, a certain subordinate came up with a good idea.

Such a hot potato is not easy to pick up, and I am afraid that no one dares to pick it up. If you want to push it, you can only push it to the person who is capable of taking over.At present, the person most capable of taking over is of course His Majesty the Emperor.

Hearing this, the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice thought that this idea was very good. He hurriedly wrote a report to the emperor, saying that the matter was of great importance, and he was not capable enough to bear the heavy responsibility.

After the emperor received this booklet, he agreed.The next day, Wei Yan told the story to the emperor and his ministers again in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"If King You's remnant is Qing's child, it can indeed prove that Qing was wronged. But if you say that You Wang's remnant is Qing's child, do you have evidence?"

They haven't seen each other for so many years, and now they can only listen to his voice coming from above from a long distance away, even looking up is not allowed by etiquette.

Wei Yan suppressed the inexplicable emotions in his heart, stabilized his mind, and replied in a deep voice: "There are criminals."

He recounted all the birthmarks on the child that he had memorized in advance.Since someone went to check it immediately, he came over and reported: what Yongninghou said is true, and the position and shape of the birthmark are all exactly the same.

As soon as this conclusion came out, more than half of the court officials believed it, but a small part obviously still had doubts.If the emperor intends to exonerate the Marquis of Yongning, it is very simple to send someone to investigate this matter, and then tell the Marquis of Yongning, and it is impossible to do it at all.

"Actually, there is only one way that can best explain the problem, and that is to admit relatives with blood." The emperor was like a roundworm in those people's stomachs. He knew what they were thinking very well, and immediately made the next request. , Sit down in front of everyone.

In the end, the results of the confession of relatives by dropping blood certainly convinced the officials.

Since this child is really the child of Marquis Yongning, then the story of Marquis Yongning is of course true. Since the story of Marquis Yongning is true, then the case of Marquis Yongning being exiled back then is a great injustice.

However, for this huge unjust case, the emperor did not pursue the responsibility of those officials who caused this unjust case back then. He just gave Wei Yan some encouragement and then retired.In fact, those officials who were involved in this matter back then, dead or demoted, are no longer in the court. Even if the emperor wanted to pursue it, he might not be able to find anyone to pursue it for a while.

"Golden Palace imperial trial, confession with blood, witnessed by the officials. No matter whether this child is the child of Yongninghou or not, from now on it must be the child of Yongninghou, and no one can overthrow it. The emperor's move is very good. .” The queen mother heard the news and expressed her approval for the emperor's actions in this matter.

Of course the Empress Dowager knew the truth was not the case, but the emperor made up this tortuous story, and the person who was going to deceive was not her, but a group of officials who didn't know the inside story.As long as the officials believed the story, the emperor had achieved his goal, and it didn't matter what the truth was.

"Lao Hou Hou Wei then posted another report, saying, 'Young son has misbehaved, and he has owed the grace of God, but the child is innocent and can't bear to be left outside. I implore His Majesty to allow this son to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors'. His Majesty will soon agree. I have complied with his request." The female officer who chatted with the Queen Mother continued to describe what happened next.

"His Majesty is wishing for such an offer at this time. Old Hou Ye Wei really knows how to understand the holy will. This time, the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, can be said to cooperate very well."

The Empress Dowager also has a deep understanding of Master Wei's intelligence and understanding of current affairs, but because of Wei Yan's relationship, the Wei family inevitably sided with the emperor, but even so, Old Master Wei would still come to the palace to greet the Queen Mother .Old Master Wei is well versed in the way of being a minister. As long as the future ruler of the Wei family can learn a little from his father, the Wei family will be able to stand firmly in the court.

"The queen mother is right. After His Majesty approves, the Wei family has already picked an auspicious day, and is going to open the ancestral hall with great fanfare to include the child in the genealogy."

"This kind of thing naturally needs a lot of fanfare. The more people know about it, the better." When the queen mother said this, she suddenly thought of something, "Did the Marquis of Yongning enter the palace to thank you?"

"Not yet."

"Not yet?" The Queen Mother was puzzled.It stands to reason that after the trial in the Golden Palace, the Marquis of Yongning should enter the palace to thank him, why hasn't he come yet?

In fact, not only the queen mother felt strange, even the members of the Wei family began to feel strange why Wei Yan never entered the palace to thank him.

"Yan'er, no matter how many grievances you have, you still have to go to the palace to thank you..." According to Liu's intention, it would be good for the son to have nothing to do with the emperor for the rest of his life, but it was not easy for the son to come back safely. , what should be done still has to be done.

"Your Majesty sent someone to deliver an order, saying that if the child wants to continue as before, he can enter the palace to thank him within three days; if he doesn't, he can enter the palace three days later to thank him." Wei Yan lay on her mother's lap, feeling a little distressed Open your mouth.

What happened in the past, although Wei Yan spoke vaguely, I believe his mother knows all about it.

"What do you mean by Yan'er?" Liu asked helplessly as he touched the head of his ten-year-old son who was lying on her lap.

"My child doesn't know." The emperor never gave him a choice before. Whether he wanted to or not, he had to be willing. Now that he was suddenly given a choice, Wei Yan suddenly didn't know how to choose. He was already troubled for a while. All day long, no decision has been made.

At this time, the emperor's bedroom was in chaos, and the maids were rearranging the bedroom according to the emperor's will, taking out all the things that the Marquis of Yongning used to use from the warehouse, and putting them away. If it can't be used, buy a new one quickly.

"Master, tell me, what should I do if Master Hou enters the palace in three days?" Fudge watched the scene in front of him, and asked his master, Director Gao Yonggao, somewhat uneasily.

He was the one who passed on the emperor's oral order. After passing it on, he began to look forward to the Marquis of Yongning entering the palace quickly. Everyone could imagine how angry the emperor would be when the Marquis of Yongning entered the palace again three days later.

"Don't worry, Hou Ye has been with His Majesty for these years, so he shouldn't be so stupid, thinking that His Majesty really let him choose this time." Although Gao Yong comforted his apprentice in this way, in his heart, how would he choose Wei Yan? , also very uneasy.

Of course, there is one thing everyone is sure of.That is, the oral order this time was nothing more than the emperor being stimulated by the queen's words, and it was just a pretentious gesture of generosity.If the Marquis of Yongning is willing, everyone will be happy; if the Marquis of Yongning is not willing, the emperor has plenty of ways to make him say yes.