Chapter 1181 Search
What's more, some of the ministers who had dissatisfaction with the Emperor before he died were honest and upright officials.
The emperor took out another pile of paper. It was the same amount of paper as the ones he threw before, and the content was the same. There were four copies of all the incriminating evidence. The emperor had two copies, the second prince kept one copy, and the remaining one was waiting for the court to leave. Afterwards, it will be sent to the government office for announcement.
Because there were too many people who made mistakes, the emperor no longer asked the ministers for their opinions. He directly marked the punishments for the ministers on paper according to the size of their mistakes, and then threw them to Eunuch Li for Eunuch Li to read out.
Those who make minor mistakes will be demoted one level, those who make average mistakes will be demoted three levels, and those who make major mistakes will be demoted directly. For those who dare to rebel like the Xiao family, the emperor directly issued an imperial edict to eliminate the Xiao family's prince and demote him to The common people's property was searched, the men were exiled to other places, and the women were driven out of the palace.
The Xiao family conspired this time, and Concubine Xiao was also guilty of the same crime. She was demoted to a beauty by the emperor, and the fifth prince was recorded in the name of a concubine who had never given birth to a prince, depriving Xiao Mei of her rights as a mother.
Not only that, when the emperor was looking for evidence of the crimes of the Xiao family, he also found out many evidences of the former empress. The emperor was angry and revoked the title of empress and demoted the former empress to an ordinary concubine. He also decreed that her coffin would be removed from the Fenghuang Palace on three days. He was taken out of the cave and buried in a cemetery where ordinary concubines of the royal family could be buried.
On this day, many ministers fell from heaven to hell. Overnight, their hope turned into despair, and because of their mistakes, they brought a disaster that was difficult to recover from for the family.
Since there is punishment, there is also reward. This is the emperor's habit of winning people's hearts.
After reading out a series of decrees for punishment, Eunuch Li began to read out dozens of decrees for rewards.
Most of the ministers who received the reward were the emperor's confidants. When the emperor was seriously ill, they not only loyally did what they should do, but also supported the second prince in accomplishing many things.
There was also a small group of ministers who were watching from the sidelines, did not join the party, and kept their duties. The emperor also gave them a small reward.
After the dynasty was over, all civil and military officials came out of the palace in large numbers. Their faces showed some regret, some disappointment, some happiness, and some gloating about their misfortune.
As soon as they returned home, a notice was posted in the government office, with the names of all the ministers who had been punished.
As for the Xiao family and the Zhao family, after the disbandment of the dynasty, hundreds of Yinlin guards surrounded these two houses. Before Prince Xiao could recover, he was arrested by the Yinlin guards. Xiao Guozhang was about to resist bravely, but Chu Yuexi stabbed him in the thigh with a sword.
Chu Yuexi said coldly, "The emperor has an edict. Anyone who disobeys the edict will be killed on the spot."
Xiao Guozhang's face turned red from suppressing it, but he did not dare to resist anymore. He obediently was tied up by the Yinlin Guards and taken to the prison.
There was a lot of crying in Prince Xiao's Mansion. Within a moment, a group of female relatives were driven out by the Yinlin Guards. They only carried a small baggage in their hands, which contained only two changes of clothes and some daily necessities. jewelry used in it.
"Don't drive me away, Master, don't drive me away. We still have Wei'er and the Queen. Master, I haven't eaten yet, I want to eat, wuwu... I want to eat, I'm hungry..."
The cry of Mrs. Xiao’s husband came from the door of Prince Xiao’s mansion,
The second wife of the Xiao family was supported by a maid. She stared with tears in her eyes at the plaque of Prince Xiao's Mansion that had just been taken off by the Yinlin Guards on the doorstep of Prince Xiao's Mansion. She muttered, "It's over, it's over, Prince Xiao." The house is over.”
Then, she looked at Mrs. Xiao, who was crying, and shouted with a distorted face, "Cry, what do you have to cry about? The fate of Prince Xiao's house is all because of you and your wife. If you hadn't instigated my master, If we fight for that throne, how can we be kicked out of our house?”
"Oh, I don't live anymore. My daughter and my nephew are all finished..." The second wife of the Xiao family suddenly collapsed on the ground and started crying. Mrs. Xiao stopped crying, looked at her curiously, and said after a long time, "Are you hungry too?"
Then, he got up, ran over, threw himself on the second wife of the Xiao family, and said, "If you don't cry, don't cry. Mother will cook for you."
Poof...
The common people who came to see the excitement burst out laughing when they saw this scene.
Someone pointed at them and scolded them, "You deserve it. This family was so arrogant back then and how embarrassed they are now."
"Hmph, I regret it now. I shouldn't have done so many bad things in the first place."
"Good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil. Then Mr. Xiao Guozhang is not a good guy. My brother-in-law opened an antique shop on North Street. Mr. Xiao, relying on the fact that he is the emperor's father-in-law, has to go and get it every month. He bought antiques on credit but never gave money. Later, the antique shop was closed because of his credit. My brother-in-law came to ask for debts. As a result, But he was beaten out by the guards of the Xiao family, and his leg was broken. He is still lying in bed unable to get up. The family has lost everything because of the treatment of his leg. He is so poor that he can't even eat. If it weren't for me every month, If we provide some food to their family, I’m afraid my sister’s family will starve to death.”
The man got angrier and angrier as he talked. Finally, he took a sip on the ground and said, "Fortunately, God has eyes, and Prince Xiao's Mansion will also have this day."
As he opened his mouth, the people who gathered around to watch the excitement all told about the things they had been oppressed by the Xiao family.
In the past, they were afraid of revenge from Prince Xiao's Mansion, so they did not dare to come to them after being oppressed. Now, with the fall of Prince Xiao's Mansion, everyone is no longer afraid, and they all talk freely.
I don’t know if I don’t say this, but I’ll be shocked if I mention it.
The Xiao family has done a lot of immoral things. There are more than ten people watching the excitement here who have been bullied by the Xiao family.
There was a girl in the family who was good-looking but was raped by Xiao Wei. In the end, she refused to marry her. If she was in a good mood, she would throw away a few taels of silver to get the job done. If she was in a bad mood, she would be rewarded to his subordinates for fun, and those women who would play with her to death or become disabled were all There are several.
There are also people who directly look for trouble after seeing other people's shops making money, occupying other people's shops, and borrowing money from other people's shops. This is not the only one. There is also an antique shop and a tea shop, both of which are owed tens of thousands of taels by the Xiao family. I can't open it anymore because of the money.
Chu Yuexi, who came to inspect Prince Xiao's mansion, stood at the gate, and her face darkened when she heard the common people angrily pointing out various evidence of the Xiao family's crimes.
Especially when the gold, silver and jewelry in the third warehouse were seized from the Xiao family, with more than 200,000 taels of silver and gold bars inside, my heart became even heavier.
In addition to cash, there is also a warehouse full of various antiques. When Yin Linwei went in to move things, there was no place to put his feet.
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