Chapter 117 Treason
"You...!"
Wang Ze was horrified, how could the letters from the Wang family and Wu Guo get into the hands of Yuan Qichang.
Could it be that...
He turned back sharply and looked at His Majesty in horror.
"Your Majesty?"
"Send it up!"
Eunuch Taiyou presented these letters and placed them respectfully on the table.
Zheng Yi opened it and saw that although he had already read the contents of the letter, the more he read it, the more frightened and angry he became.
He suddenly pushed the letters on the table to the ground and said angrily: "Wang Ze, Wang He, what else do you have to say?"
The two of them trembled and fell to their knees. Wang Ze still wanted to resist, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Qichang is just a small fifth-rank official, how could he obtain such an important letter?"
"This letter must be a forgery. I hope your Majesty will notice clearly!"
"Forgery? Well, well..."
Zheng Yi was so angry that he laughed back, still struggling at this time?
"Your Majesty, I have a starting point!"
Suddenly someone spoke again. Everyone turned around and found that it was actually a martial arts man wearing a cyan court uniform with a third-grade tiger-shaped pattern on his upper garment.
General Chaoyi, Jinpeng!
This man was not a court official, but a member of the Longxiang Army. He was the leader of Xu Mu's army and a general who had made great achievements.
He returned to Beijing half a month ago to report on his duties, and at the same time reported to the court the specific affairs of the two newly occupied states of Wu State.
At the same time, he is also the representative of Xu Mujun in the court.
Zheng Yi said quietly: "Jin Aiqing, what do you want to report?"
"Return to Your Majesty!"
Jin Peng said: "General Xu Mujun sent out news a few days ago that he dispatched tens of thousands of troops to clean up Heishanguan and dig out all the ruins and rubble in Heishanguan."
"In the office of Turga Mansion, the gatekeeper of Heishan, I found a large number of correspondence and contact information of aristocratic families and merchants in Bingzhou, Youzhou and other places. Among them, the one with the most trees belongs to the Taiyuan Wang family in Bingzhou."
"In addition, we also dug out a large number of weapons, armors, etc. engraved with the 'Dayu Border Army' inscription from the ruins. These weapons are brand new and unopened. It is obvious that someone sold them to Heishanguan!"
"From the warehouse, we also found a large number of account books about the transactions between many merchants in Bingzhou and the defenders of Wu Kingdom, which recorded in detail the details of each sale of materials..."
Before Jin Peng could finish speaking, Wang Ze and Wang He were spread out on the ground, their whole bodies shaken and their foreheads covered with sweat.
The other officials who had been following the two people had extremely ugly expressions on their faces and stood there tremblingly. Some of the timid ones also collapsed directly on the ground.
Xu Mujun!
Since he can send Jin Peng to start the matter, it has been proved to be 100% irrefutable.
The Wang family is finished!
After Jin Peng finished speaking, Zheng Yi looked indifferently at Wang Ze and Wang He who were kneeling on the ground, and said: "My dear friends, what else can you say?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, I, I! This, these are the words of General Xu Mujun..."
"Your Majesty, I have a starting point!"
Another person came out and attracted most people's attention.
The most surprised among them was Kong Xiangsi, the Minister of Rites.
Because the latest person to be listed is someone from his Ministry of Etiquette.
The head of the Ministry of Rites, Cai Dashi.
This person is in charge of diplomacy. He has little power but a very important position.
However, Cai Dashi was not conspicuous among all the officials of the Ministry of Rites. He relied on his wife's family for his position. On weekdays, he was looked down upon by the Ministry of Rites and was ostracized by others.
The most important thing is that Cai Dashu is not from Dayu, but from Weiguo bordering Binzhou.
As a guard, but serving as an official in Dayu, one can imagine his literary talent and ability.
It's a pity that because of his identity, he was ostracized by his colleagues, feeling depressed but unable to resist.
Finally, after Jin Yiwei's investigation, he fell into Zheng Yi's eyes and was accepted as a member of the imperial party.
After joining the Imperial Party, Cai Dashi found the direction of his efforts and always tried his best to repay His Majesty for his kindness.
"Your Majesty!"
Cai Dashi suppressed his excitement and said: "When the minister received the envoy from Wu State the day before yesterday, one of the envoys from Wu State was moved by the power of Yu Tianwei and willingly surrendered. He also presented information and secret letters from the high officials of the imperial court who had taken the initiative to contact Wu State. .”
"Among them are Wang Ze and Wang He, as well as other colleagues."
"These officials serve as officials in Dayu, but they try their best to betray the interests of Dayu, just for their own selfish interests."
"Selling national intelligence, selling military supplies, smuggling salt and iron armor..."
"The facts of each case are vivid in my mind. Each letter is shocking!"
With that said, Cai Dashi took out a package from his arms and said respectfully: "This is the evidence presented by the special envoy of the State of Wu. This evidence has the handprints of your lords and your private seals. There is absolutely no possibility of forgery!"
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"Send it up!"
A eunuch walked down quickly and picked up the bundle.
At this time, many ministers in the court realized that today's court was a Hongmen Banquet for the Wang family!
Your Majesty already has all the evidence, all he wants is a process and justice.
The leader, Lu Xiangqing, reacted quickly. Just as he was about to get out of the queue and speak, there was someone who was faster than him.
Zheng Xuanyue!
"Your Majesty! This case is very involved, and there are actually two cabinet ministers involved. However, the minister is well aware of the justice of the family and the country, and hereby requests that the two adults be dismissed from their posts and investigated by the three departments."
Zheng Xuanyue said solemnly: "Once the truth is found out, we will deal with it strictly."
Zheng Yi did not speak, but looked at the information in his hand page by page.
After half a stick of incense, he asked indifferently: "Once the truth is found out, what if it is as what the beloved ladies said?"
Zheng Xuanyue said without any hesitation: "Smuggled in liaison with the enemy, smuggled salt and iron, betrayed our Dayu border information, and even hid and sold armor... to kill the nine tribes!"
"My lord, second the motion!"
Lu Xiangqing quickly stepped out of the queue and said.
The other officials quickly followed suit:
"My lord, second the motion!"
"My lord, second the motion!"
"My lord, I second the motion..." "Your Majesty!"
Wang He suddenly shouted: "It's wrong! I'm wrong...!"
Zheng Yi was too lazy to continue pretending, threw away the letter in his hand and said: "Declaration!"
The chief eunuch who was the eunuch Bingbi, the chief eunuch who followed Zheng Yi closely after Liu Chengen left, Ma Dehai quickly drew out the imperial edict and said loudly:
"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:"
"There are eight merchants in Datong County, headed by the descendants of the Wang family, who have secretly collaborated with the bandits of the Wu Kingdom, rebelled against the country and sought glory, and privately sold salt, iron, weapons, armor and even border garrison information..."
"We will conduct a joint trial among the three divisions and strive for notarization."
"Order! The evidence in this case is conclusive, and the certified physical evidence is all there. However, I am compassionate and remember that the Wang family has been kind to the country. I hereby express my mercy to only the first offender in this case, and the other accomplices can be given lighter punishments!"
"Guards in royal robes and county soldiers from all over the country are wanted to capture all the people related to the eight major merchants in Bingzhou. The fields, family properties, and shops under their names are all sealed and no one is allowed to get involved."
"After finding out the truth, the first culprit will kill the nine clans, and the entire clan's property will be used to fill the national treasury. Thank you for this!!!"
When Ma Dehai's voice fell, the whole hall was silent, and no one could believe their ears.
Kill the nine tribes.
Killing the Nine Clans again!
It has only been six years since Your Majesty took the throne. How many people have been executed by the Nine Clans?
King Tang, Yang Xuansu, King Yan, Tian Wenjing, and now Bing Shang will be added to the list.
This goes on...
What did the courtiers think?
But Zheng Yi didn't give them a chance to think about it at all.
"Jinpeng."
"The humble position is here!"
"Where is General Xu?"
"Back to Your Majesty, General Xu has led his army to Bingzhou to gather the border troops of Bingzhou. No one dares to take it!"
In order to solve the Bingzhou family and the eight major mergers and acquisitions, Zheng Yi even transferred Xu Mujun back to the central government in the name of "reporting on his duties."
The purpose is to suppress Xiaoxiao and stabilize the situation.
As for the major military and political affairs in the two Manghuang states, all of them have fallen on Zheng Zongxian.
Over the years, the Bingzhou border army has been corrupted by the eight major mergers and acquisitions.
Otherwise, where did the Wu Kingdom come from so many Dayu-style armaments? They were all sold by the Eight Great Mergers!
On the other hand, as the New Year is approaching, Xu Mujun has not returned to Beijing to reunite with his family for three years.
Zheng Yi's move was also for the sake of Concubine Xu and Xu Mujun's family.
"Retreat!"
"Retreat!!!"
The dynasty retreated, and many officials retreated like running water.
The news about the downfall of the Wang family spread like a storm throughout the entire court and Dayu.
"The Wang family has fallen!"
"What's going on? What happened?"
"The Wang family colluded with the Wu Kingdom and not only sold salt, iron, cloth, and even weapons and armor privately!"
"The Wang family is the worst thing, and he dares to sell border army intelligence!"
"They also sold the frontier army's ordnance, including the crossbows."
"Hiss... No wonder I, Dayu, have been losing consecutive battles in recent years. Only General Xu Mujun can suppress the northern border."
"I think it is the advantage of the new army's firearms!"
"Yes, yes, the new army established by His Majesty is indeed powerful. In just one month, all the Yongzhou rebels were suppressed!"
Countless courtiers discussed it, and in Bingzhou, the eight major merchants headed by the Wang family, as well as many aristocratic families, landowners, and small businessmen, were destroyed by the joint suppression of Zheng Yi and Xu Mujun.
Zhengyong six years, November 20th.
Liu Cheng'en, together with Cui Xiawu, secretly detained the principals and clan leaders of the Eight Great Mergers and Mergers, and sent people to the Eighth Mergers and Mergers' Courtyard and Wubao.
An imperial edict was also announced, agreeing that the eight major merchants headed by the Wang family were suspected of treason and rebellion. The entire family was suppressed and sent to prison!
Zhengyong six years, December 15th.
Dayu Dynasty.
Emperor Zhengyong announced that the Wang family of Datong had twenty-one crimes, mainly treason, treason, and deceiving the emperor. He sentenced the Wang family of Datong to execute the nine tribes, and the Queen of Autumn asked to be executed!
The rest of the accomplices were sentenced to punishment ranging from being executed by the Yi tribe to being executed or exiled.
The ministers were frightened, private rumors were boiling, and the political situation was in turmoil.
Many aristocratic families began to send a large number of people to the capital to win over the court officials and explore His Majesty's movements.
Privately, the aristocratic families began to unite closely, forging weapons, strengthening forts, and recruiting refugees. For a time, the entire Da Yu was in a tense atmosphere.
Zhengyong six years, December 28th.
Xu Mujun led his army back to Beijing, and the people lined the streets to welcome him and pay homage to the military appearance.
On the 10th, the emperor personally led hundreds of civil and military officials to welcome him at the Shenwu Gate of the palace.
The two emperors and generals held hands and talked happily, and walked into the palace unexpectedly.
That night, the emperor held a grand banquet in the White Jade Capital. Concubine Xu appeared, accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials, to congratulate General Xu on his triumphant return.
Xu Mujun's granddaughter, Zheng Yuxuan, the fourth princess of Dayu, performed a dance that was so cute and cute that it attracted praises from countless ministers.
Xu Mujun loved him so much that he sat next to him and regarded him as the apple of his eye.
Late at night, Xu Mujun stayed in Bai Yujing, and the emperor himself accompanied him. The two talked until late at night, what a blessing!
The next day.
The two chatted all night, but they were still in high spirits. After all, they were both strong in the Xiantian realm.
It is normal to stay awake for several days.
"Your Majesty, you were too hasty this time!"
Xu Mujun said cautiously: "Your Majesty, what are you so anxious about?"
(End of chapter)