Chapter 151: Killing the Nine Clan
"That day, I went to the county government office to buy land, and the master deliberately raised the price several times and sold Mo Yushan to me. Then the master even accepted bribes and privately reduced his sentence. If I really wanted to investigate, I felt that the master and Boss Wang who exposed him were guilty. Of course, you censors who believed in slander were also guilty!"
Qi Yan said this and scared Yang Yongming and others to kneel on the ground and shouted that they were wronged.
"Emperor Yan's cleverness, our loyalty can be seen by the sun and the moon, and we have no other intentions. What the Crown Princess said is not true, we are wronged!"
Emperor Yan waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. He rubbed his temples with some headaches.
"Yang Taijian, look up at the sky, open your eyes wide, take a look. The sky is covered with dark clouds and there are signs of rain. How can you tell the sun and moon you mentioned? So how can you let Emperor Yan know clearly? I think this matter. Even if you are confused, you will not only neglect your duties, but also deduct the charges to the prince."
After Eunuch De's words, he said something hidden, but everyone understood the meaning.
Yang Taijian and the others are going to be finished.
"Qi Yan, do you have anything to say?"
Emperor Yan looked at Qi Yan.
"Back to the emperor, Qi Yan has something to ask about."
Qi Yan bowed slightly, and when Emperor Yan agreed, he looked at Yang Yongming.
"Yang Taijian, as a censor, I want to ask, what should I be punished as an official appointed by the court and falsely accusing the royal relatives?"
Qi Yan suddenly asked.
Yang Yongming was stunned, but answered truthfully, "Using my Dayan law, accusing the royal relatives of the country, the least they will be deducted one year's salary and demoted to the third rank. The worst of them will be removed from office and will be a commoner. The children of the clan will be slaves for generations, men will be slaves, and women will be servants."
Qi Yan asked again, "What if he framed the prince?"
Originally, waiting for someone else, I don’t know why Qi Yan suddenly asked this, but when he heard this, everyone understood that Qi Yan was asking Yang Yongming to convict herself!
What awesome Crown Princess!
With Emperor Yan present, Yang Yongming naturally did not dare to say falsehood.
This move of killing people is so clever.
Yang Yongming trembled all over and kowtowed to Qi Yan and apologized with several censors around him, and said, "The official... dare not say it."
"Why, you are despising my Dayan Law and are unwilling to say it?"
Qi Yan looked at the other party coldly.
Eunuch De shouted sternly, "Censor Yang, the Crown Princess is asking you!"
At this time, Yang Yongming's face was pressed against the ground, and his hands, who were holding the ground, kept shaking, as if he had seen his future destiny.
But Emperor Yan was above him, but he had to say it.
With tears in her eyes, Yang Yongming gritted his teeth, and said with a slightly deformed voice because of fear, "Using my Dayan Law, the court ordered officials to falsely accusing the prince without any evidence, and dismissed the official position on the spot. Later, he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and a date was chosen to be executed, and the nine clans were killed."
Although the officials present knew the laws of Dayan.
But when everyone heard Yang Yongming say this in person, everyone still took a breath.
Qi Yan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Emperor Yan and smiled, "Back to the emperor, Qi Yan has finished asking questions, there is nothing to ask."
Emperor Yan nodded, then looked at Eunuch De, and the expression on his face became a little relaxed, "You have heard that, so do what Yang Taijian said, take all these people down and hand them over to the Ministry of Justice after returning to Beijing."
"Yes, I'll do it now."
Eunuch De did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly discussed with Si Nanjian and asked him to help detain Yang Yongming and others.
Then, Emperor Yan looked at Prime Minister Wei and Grand Master Min with deep meaning.
"Just just now, the two of you strongly agreed with the ideas of Yang Taijian and others, hoping to severely punish the prince. I remember correctly, right?"
After hearing what Emperor Yan said, Prime Minister Wei and Grand Master Min kowtowed at the same time.
The two knew that Emperor Yan had settled the score with them.
Master Min said with sincerity, "The old minister is willing to be punished. The old minister only wants to think about the people of Dayan. He just listened to the slander of Yang Taijian and others, and then he blamed the prince incorrectly."
"Yang Taijian has ulterior motives and falsely accused His Highness of the Crown Prince. Even if he kills the nine clans, he will be a light punishment. The old minister has devoted himself to Dayan for many years without any complaints. However, he did not expect that he misunderstood the crown prince because of his confusion and misunderstanding. The old minister has no face to face the emperor and is willing to step down as prime minister and retire to the countryside. Please allow the emperor."
Prime Minister Wei was so scheming that he actually took a step to sell miserable chess, which made Emperor Yan, who was about to sue, feel that he was too merciless.
Look, the officials' eyes were staring here.
Emperor Yan sighed. If he really agreed to Prime Minister Wei’s request, this matter might have given the royal family an explanation and a satisfactory answer.
But in the hearts of all officials, they will definitely have the impression of Emperor Yan being ruthless and ruthless.
Considering the future of the Great Yan, Emperor Yan had no choice but to give up.
"Forget it, you two are old ministers. Although this matter has been ineffective today, it is also a kindness. As for the fact that Master Min and Prime Minister Wei have made many contributions to my Dayan over the years, I will not pursue this matter again."
"But, the punishment still needs to be punished."
Emperor Yan said.
"This is natural. How can the majesty of the royal family allow others to trample on it? The old minister knows that he is confused and is willing to be punished!"
Master Min was delighted and said immediately.
"The old minister is willing."
Prime Minister Wei agreed.
"It just so happened that the border between Da Yan and foreign vassals have repeatedly invaded each other. The war is approaching. You two donated 100,000 taels of silver to help the military, which can be considered as making up for the merits." Emperor Yan said.
"I'm willing!"
"After I returned to the capital, I prepared this matter as soon as possible."
Prime Minister Wei and Grand Master Min said repeatedly.
Then, Emperor Yan turned his head and looked at Old Qi beside him.
"Duke Ding Guo feels satisfied?"
After all, although the matter is against the prince.
But Mr. Qi is now the prince's side, so Emperor Yan naturally wants to ask Mr. Qi what he meant.
Old Qi hesitated for a moment and glanced at Prime Minister Wei and Grand Master Min.
Emperor Yan seemed to see Mr. Qi's concerns and then said. "Prime Minister Wei and Master Min are also old ministers. Everyone in the court has made contributions to Da Yan together. Such punishment is the best result."
Mr. Qi came to his senses and quickly said, "The emperor's arrangements are very appropriate. The old minister thanked the emperor for his kindness. He just remembered the war situation of the foreign vassals and felt emotion. He left the gods and asked the emperor to forgive his crimes."
Afterwards, Mr. Qi thought about it and then came, "The old minister fought on the border for many years in his early years. Now the battle in the Great Yan border has not yet settled. After returning to Yanjing, the old minister also donated 10,000 silver to help the military funds."
"Hahaha, it's so good. Mr. Qi is so righteous!"
Emperor Yan was very happy.
So, this matter passed.
It’s just that although the matter has passed, some people are worried about it.
Chapter completed!