More than 300 people forced their way in, but how could the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department let them run wild? The two sides began to fight and curse. As we went back and forth, we gradually became angry at each other.

I don’t know who made the move first, and the two parties soon began to struggle with each other.

A dozen people are no match for hundreds of people. Just when the people of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were about to lose their strength, another scribe came back with more than a hundred city guards.

Seeing the scene in front of them, the city guards secretly complained and hurriedly stepped forward to start a fight. Unexpectedly, before they had time to separate the two sides, each of them received several blows on their bodies.

What followed was a complete melee.

"Bastard! Bastard!" In the Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Yuanhe Longyan was furious. He slammed the tea cup in his hand and smashed it to pieces on the jade steps.

The maids and eunuchs instantly knelt on the ground, trembling with fear that they did not dare to make a sound, lest their lives would be saved if they hit the head of the gun at this time.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Manager Tong hurriedly took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the water stains on the dragon robe.

Emperor Yuan He took a deep breath, stood up and walked back and forth in the hall, his brows furrowed tightly.

Manager Tong didn't dare to say anything and stood aside with a bow.

Yesterday, more than 300 people broke into the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and fought with more than 100 city guards. Although no one died, dozens of people were seriously injured, and as many as 200 people were slightly injured.

Most of them are ordinary people.

When something like this happened during the Chinese New Year, the chief of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division lamented that it was bad luck. He was also afraid of being blamed by his superiors, so he did not report it to the Minister of War (the Wucheng Army and Horses Division was affiliated to the Ministry of War), so he suppressed the matter and worked with the capital.

Zhaoyin arrested all the troublemakers and put them in jail.

Under the emperor's feet, he knew that he could not hold them down for long, and he just wanted to wait until the New Year to release these people. As a result, in the afternoon, the relatives of these people gathered together and rushed to the prison to demand their release.

This person has been locked up, so how can he be released? A disagreement broke out between the two parties, and it turned into a big melee again.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, the commanders of the Five Cities Military and Horse Department did not dare to continue to use force to suppress the situation, so they could only report the whole story to the Minister of War.

The Minister of the Ministry of War cursed his subordinates and immediately summoned the officials of the Ministry of War to the mansion to discuss countermeasures.

While they were discussing, more and more people gathered together, not only asking Jing Zhaoyin to release the imprisoned people, but also to arrest Princess Jiaming, claiming that vicious women like Princess Jiaming should be killed as a warning to others immediately.

execution.

The fact that Princess Jiaming poisoned Zhang Cifu's family and set them on fire, leaving their bodies intact, had spread like thunder throughout the streets. The two riots made the people believe that Princess Jiaming could not possibly pay for Zhang Cifu's family.

Under the deliberate inducement of thoughtful people, many families who were not very kind to their daughters-in-law, or whose daughters-in-law had a bad temper, believed that Princess Jiaming had corrupted the morals and would lead to more women being corrupted if she was not severely punished.

This matter could no longer be suppressed. The Minister of War hurriedly entered the palace yesterday evening, reported the matter to Emperor Yuanhe, and asked Emperor Yuanhe to severely punish Princess Jiaming to avoid causing more serious riots.

Emperor Yuanhe issued an order to Jing Zhaoyin to release the imprisoned people, and allocated money from the Ministry of Household Affairs to treat the injured. That night, someone was secretly sent to bring Princess Jiaming, who was burned and unconscious, into the palace.

Unexpectedly, someone leaked the news. Almost overnight, all the people in the capital knew that Princess Jiaming was in the palace. So hundreds of people gathered together again and went to the palace gate early in the morning to avenge Zhang Cifu and his family, demanding that County Jiaming be severely punished.

host.

After the ministers in the court knew about it, they were so panicked that they did not dare to pass the New Year. They entered the palace and knelt outside the Qinzheng Hall, and petitioned Emperor Yuanhe to put Princess Jiaming in prison to express the anger of the people.

The sun's shadow moved southward, and the gray sun shone into the hall from the gate, illuminating the plaque hanging on the imperial desk inlaid with the four words "Work hard and love the people."

Emperor Yuan He stared at the plaque for a long time and then said: "Xuan Qinhuai."

Manager Tong bowed: "Yes."

Soon a young eunuch came outside the Qinzheng Hall and conveyed Emperor Yuanhe's oral instructions to the civil and military officials standing at the foot of the steps.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and everyone looked at Qin Huai.

Qin Huai ignored their looks, straightened his clothes and walked towards the Qinzheng Hall.

When passing by the Chief Assistant to the King of the Cabinet, I suddenly heard him say: "Now that Mr. Zhang is gone, Mr. Qin will be able to join the cabinet soon. I recall that Mr. Zhang repeatedly expressed his merits for you in front of the emperor, which shows that he values ​​you very much, and I must hope so."

Qin Huai had a sad look on his face: "Master Zhang's kindness to me is unforgettable. I was supposed to tie a grass ring, but I didn't expect..."

Wang Shoufu sighed and patted his shoulder: "My sympathies to Mr. Qin. Since you have this intention, just punish the murderer severely for Mr. Zhang. This is also your duty."

Qin Huai sneered in his heart, lowered his eyes and said: "This matter is of great importance. It will be decided by the Holy One. The lower officials will listen to the Holy Will."

After saying that, he bowed his hands towards Wang Shoufu: "I don't dare to bother you, Your Majesty. If you have nothing else to do, I will go ahead first."

Wang Shoufu covered his eyes and said very kindly: "Master Qin, please."

Qin Huai bowed and strode away.

Until he could no longer see his back, an official from the same party as Wang Shoufu whispered: "Sir, you suspect..."

Zhao Shoufu raised his hand to stop what he was about to say: "You can't talk nonsense without real evidence."

The official looked horrified and subconsciously looked in the direction Qin Huai left, unable to believe that he really had the guts to do so.

"This is a fierce tiger. If you stretch out your claws, you will see blood. Be careful in the future!" Wang Shouxu looked at him and reminded him lightly, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared.

"Yes, I understand." The official suppressed the fear in his heart and bowed in agreement.

Qin Huai came to Qinzheng Hall, faced the gloomy-looking Emperor Yuanhe, and stepped forward to salute: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuan He did not cry out, but looked at him with a deep look, which was a bit unfathomable.

The situation that has arisen in just three days is because someone deliberately muddied the water. It is not terrible if the water is muddy, but the fish must be caught in one's own hands.

Qin Huai just pretended not to know and let him look at him.

After a while, the voice of Emperor Yuan He came from above: "Ping Shen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Huai stood up and stood quietly in the center of the hall.

Emperor Yuanhe did not keep him waiting for long, and directly stated the purpose of announcing his entry into the palace: "Previously, someone participated in Zhang Hu's connivance with his confidants to bully men and women, and plunder other people's property. Did you know about it?"

Qin Huai did not hesitate and said respectfully: "I have heard a little bit about it."

"Oh? Tell me." Emperor Yuan He seemed to have just noticed that he was still standing, and motioned to Manager Tong: "Show Qin Aiqing his seat."

Qin Huai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The maids and eunuchs had already retired. In the huge palace, no one except Manager Tong knew what the monarch and his ministers were talking about.

Near noon, the ministers waiting outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony saw that Qin Huai had not come out, and they did not see the second person summoned by the Holy Emperor. They could not help but murmur, suspecting that the emperor and his ministers were behind their backs, and discussed how to exonerate Princess Jiaming.

How does this work?

Some ministers could not wait any longer and ran to the chief minister of the king and said: "Sir, the people outside the palace are making trouble again. We must find a way to appease them. If they continue to make trouble, it will be detrimental to the reputation of the Holy Emperor and the royal family!"

"Yes, yes, if we don't deal with that poisonous woman in time, it will be difficult to stop the world's Youyou!"

"It is difficult for the Holy One to decide this matter, so it is even more necessary for us to share our worries and come up with a proper solution."

"..."

The ministers expressed their opinions and started arguing outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Although they had different ideas, they all agreed that Princess Jiaming should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.

Filled with such righteous indignation, forcing a woman to die under the guise of seeking justice for Zhang Hu's family is nothing more than a self-interest.

Everyone knows that after the death of Zhang Hu and his son, someone will inevitably take over the power running in the court. With their ability, they dare not think of taking the position of secondary assistant, but they can promote their own people to the position, thereby indirectly benefiting.

As long as the knife did not pierce themselves, they would not think about Princess Jiaming's reasons or whether she was innocent, nor would they think of ways to fundamentally reduce the occurrence of the tragedy.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this kind of tragedy can benefit them, they would like to do it again every day.

"Okay, this matter will be decided by the Holy One. I will just obey your orders." Wang Shoufu's ears hurt from their quarrel, so he simply took out what Qin Huai said and blocked their mouths.

When the ministers heard this, they were all shocked and confused, thinking that with such a good opportunity, it was impossible for him to give up on gathering Zhang Hu's power.

No matter what they thought, Wang Shoufu dropped these words and walked straight towards the palace gate, obviously not intending to wait any longer.

The others looked at each other in confusion, unable to figure out what Wang Shoufu was thinking.

However, a few ministers saw something and felt that it was not appropriate to get involved in this matter, as it might cause a scandal, so they hurriedly left the palace with the king's chief assistant.

At the gate of the palace, the common people saw Wang Shoufu and others, thinking that they were coming to give an explanation. They swarmed up and prepared to surround them. They shouted in unison that they wanted to execute Princess Jiaming. They could not let a good official like Zhang Cifu die in vain.

But before they could get closer, the guards guarding the palace gate stepped forward with swords and guns in hand and forced them all back.

Seeing this, this group of people thought that Emperor Yuan He was trying to protect Princess Jiaming, so they became more and more noisy, as if they were the biological father and mother of the Zhang family who had been killed.

However, they had a kind of heartfelt awe for the Tian family and did not dare to act recklessly at the entrance of the palace. The guards in the middle asked the most senior official Wang Chief Fu: "May I ask your lord, how will the Lord deal with that poison?"

Wife."

"We are not here to cause trouble, we just want to get a result, and we hope you will make it clear."

"Yes, we are seeking justice for Zhang Cifu's family, and we don't want their family of six to die in vain."

"..."

Originally, Wang Shoufu didn't want to speak easily, but he didn't know what he thought of. He stepped out and raised his hand to signal the people to be quiet: "The rumors in the market are not credible. The tragic death of Zhang Cifu's family is closely related. The Holy One is wise and powerful, and he will definitely get to the bottom of it. You are the best."

Don’t worry.”

I don’t know if he seemed trustworthy or if he knew that if he continued to make trouble, there would be no results today. The people calmed down their excitement and whispered among themselves: "This is true. The Holy One is a wise king and will definitely not let the evildoers go."

, and will not wrongly accuse good people!”

"Yes, yes, such a big case involves six lives. It must be investigated clearly. And no one has seen with their own eyes that Princess Jiaming set the fire."

"That's the truth. We all heard this. We really can't take it seriously. We'd better wait for the Holy One to find out."

"..."

Hearing these words, Wang Shoufu narrowed his eyes and advised in a gentle voice: "Everyone, please go back first. The truth of this case will be made public, and then it will be clear how to deal with Princess Jiaming."
To be continued...