Chapter 328 The Law of True Fragrance
"Isn't this a headache for Your Majesty?" Zhang Guifen looked at Zhao Xing's frown and said with some distress.
"It really gives me a headache."
Zhao Xing sighed, asked someone to remove the low table on the soft couch, lay down, rested his head on Zhang Guifen's lap, and said, "Queen, please do it for me."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guifen put her hands on Zhao Xing's head and slowly pressed him down.
“Comfortable.”
Zhao Xing's brows widened and he said: "You said that my father has given many rewards to the Zhu family in recent years, and the Zhu family is not short of money. Is human greed really that big?"
"I don't know, either." Zhang Guifen shook her head and said, "But Minglan said a way, which may be of some use to Your Majesty."
"Oh?"
Zhao Xing opened his eyes with slightly narrowed eyes and said, "Tell me and listen."
Zhang Guifen told Zhao Xing Minglan's method.
Zhao Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "It's true that the authorities are confused and the beholder is clear."
"Your Majesty, do you mean that Minglan's idea is useful?"
"No, it's of no use. Those people are not stupid either. My uncle's matter can only involve some minor officials. But her method did provide me with an idea." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
He has been thinking about how to save Zhu Shiquan, and how to explain to his mother and concubine if he cannot.
But he forgot that he had incriminating evidence of many officials.
Originally, he was just trying to scare the monkeys this time. After all, it was impossible for him to kill all the problematic officials in the court.
Even if he is killed, will there be no problem for those who are promoted?
Killing is not the purpose, the purpose is to make those people feel scared and not object to what he does next.
But looking at it now, the deterrent effect this time is not enough.
Since killing Peng Qingzhong and others is not enough, more people must be moved.
When Zhang Guifen heard this, she didn't ask any more questions and said with a smile: "Well, Minglan has made a meritorious service this time. Your Majesty, please don't forget to give me some reward."
"Haha, I remember it, I won't forget it." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
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The next day, Zhao Xing came to Longtuge and asked Sanshui to send someone to find Yin Hanzhang.
Before Yin Hanzhang arrived, Yan Kuan came.
"Your Majesty!" Yan Kuan saluted: "Peng Qingzhong died in prison last night."
"What did you say?" Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this.
He saw something wrong with Yan Kuan's face when he came in, and he had a bad feeling.
Unexpectedly, Peng Qingzhong died in prison.
Yan Kuan repeated it again, knelt down and said, "I was negligent. Please punish me!"
"Trash!" Zhao Xingxing kicked Yan Kuan down and said angrily: "When something goes wrong, he will say negligence and plead guilty. What have you been doing?"
Although Peng Qingzhong was sentenced to death, execution and unexplained death in prison are two different things.
Yan Kuan was kicked to the ground and quickly got up and knelt down.
Zhao Xing took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and asked, "Did you find anything?"
"Back to Your Majesty, after I learned the news, I asked people to control all the jailers who had been in and out of the prison. I found that one jailer disappeared. Now the news has been blocked." Yan Kuan said.
"Idiot, if you block the news, doesn't it mean that there is no 300 taels of silver here?" Zhao Xing kicked him again angrily when he heard this.
Since a jailer has disappeared, it means that the news has been leaked.
Yan Kuan was smart enough to block the news. If he couldn't find out who sent him before noon today, how could he communicate to others?
Zhao Xing could already predict that when Manbian and Beijing would spread the word, the Ministry of Punishment would beat him to death, and Peng Qingzhong would be seriously injured and die in prison.
Although the evidence has been conclusive before, how many people can the evidence be shown? Can the people distinguish the authenticity of the evidence?
As long as someone is secretly adding fuel to the flames, it will be difficult for this matter to end.
"You go back immediately and send people to search for the whereabouts of the jailer. I will order the Five Cities Military Division to cooperate with you and make the matter as big as possible!" Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!" Yan Kuan stood up quickly after hearing this, responded, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to continue the execution at noon today?"
"Continue!" Zhao Xing said lightly. "Yes!" Yan Kuan saluted and hurried away.
"No one else died, but Peng Qingzhong died. The purpose was too clear, right?" Zhao Xing sneered.
Peng Qingzhong and Hu Zhongyan were connected, and Zhao Xing knew it.
However, he has no intention of touching Hu Zhongyan for the time being. After all, Hu Zhongyan is one of his husbands.
He has only been on the throne for a few months, so this move on Peng Qingzhong and others is also a test.
Now it seems that Peng Qingzhong's death is inseparable from Hu Zhongyan.
Of course, it's also possible that someone saw that they couldn't stop him and deliberately muddied the waters.
"Your Majesty, Commander Yin is here!" A chamberlain came in and reported.
"Let him in!" Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!"
The servant who reported the news retreated, and soon Yin Hanzhang walked in.
"I pay homage to your Majesty!" Yin Hanzhang saluted.
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "Peng Qingzhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, died in the prison of the Ministry of Justice last night, and a jailer disappeared. Find out the matter as soon as possible, and focus on Hu Zhongyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Yes!" Yin Hanzhang responded.
"Go!" Zhao Xing waved his hand.
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Hu family, study
Hu Zhongyan sat behind his desk, frowning.
Hu Zhongyan's entourage hurriedly walked outside the study, bowed and said: "Master!"
"Come in!"
The follower opened the door and walked into the study, saluted and said: "The troops from the five cities in the city came out in full force to strictly check the people entering and leaving the city. Restaurants, inns, tea shops and other places where people are densely populated are being searched."
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"I understand, step back." Hu Zhongyan waved his hand.
The entourage bowed and retreated after hearing the words.
"Want to make things bigger?"
Hu Zhongyan murmured: "Don't forget, there are many scholars in Bianjing City who are rushing to take the exam."
There is still more than a month left before the proficiency test. At this time, the scholars rushing to take the exam have almost arrived in Bianjing.
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division searched everywhere, which caused a lot of discussion among the scholars in Bianjing City who were rushing to take the exam.
Soon, news spread throughout Bianjing that Peng Qingzhong, the minister of official affairs, died in prison.
Then came the news that Peng Qingzhong was beaten into a trap and died of serious injuries in prison.
When the scholars heard the news, they exploded instantly.
Learned martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family.
For scholars, passing the imperial examination is not only a class leap, but also a disguised way of obtaining a gold medal for immunity from death.
It can even be said that in the Song Dynasty, the so-called death-free gold medal was not as useful as a civilian official.
There were rumors that the officials wanted to execute several civil servants, and the scholars were actually filled with dissatisfaction.
After all, if they can pass the exam this time, they can become officials in the court.
As a result, before they could enjoy the special treatment of civilian officials, the officials were killing civilian officials, so they were naturally dissatisfied.
This kind of psychology is easy to understand. In the words of later generations, it is the law of true fragrance.
I hate privileges because I can’t enjoy them.
When I have the opportunity to enjoy it, but the privilege is gone, I am naturally not willing to accept it.
(End of chapter)