flstandardbreds Chapter 174 Zhou Chengru is imprisoned
Chapter 174 Zhou Chengru is imprisoned
"The relationship between Nanli Kingdom and Da Zhou has always been bad, and your grandfather is the famous Yun Taifu." Shang Yan seemed to know the Yun family very well, "It's still the crown prince. The emperor of Nanli Kingdom doesn't want to lose the qualification to compete for the throne because of this."
"He went back and married his cousin and gained the support of his uncle."
"Later, he ascended the throne."
"In the second year after he ascended the throne, your father met with an accident. It is said that he was trying to save the Queen Mother's family and was murdered. No one knows the truth."
Su Rutang closed his eyes.
Thinking back to the following years, Master Yun’s health suddenly deteriorated.
He gave thousands of books to Su Rutang, and was worried about her until his death. "Rutang, your grandfather has let your father down. You will inherit all the ancient books of the Yun family."
Su Rutang's heart was as bitter as coptis root.
"I do not believe."
Shang Yan didn't say anything else.
"Rutang. The emperor may have taken a fancy to something from the Yun family, but he's not sure where it is." Shang Yan looked at the moonlight outside, "You'd better not let anyone know where those things are."
Su Rutang was stunned.
There are almost certainly not many people who know that she has it.
Looking at Shang Yan's face.
She felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"I don't know what the Emperor would like."
"Yeah. That's best."
Su Rutang told the Queen Mother about her situation.
"The Queen Mother's people should know that the medicine is poisonous, but she has to drink it no matter what." Su Rutang told Shang Yan what he saw that night.
Even the Queen and the old concubine said it word for word.
Su Rutang believed in Shang Yan from the bottom of his heart.
Shang Yan's clenched fists turned white. "Everyone in the court has doubts, but the Queen Mother is the Emperor's biological mother. They have a very good relationship with each other, so no one suspects these things."
"The imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital has been checking the Queen Mother's pulse."
"There's nothing you and I can do about this matter. I'm going to ask Master Le Ran for help."
"He is a monk..."
"I will definitely take care of the royal family's affairs." Shang Yan stood up, "I'll take this opportunity to leave the city."
"Row."
Su Rutang went back.
Shang Yan left the city.
That night.
A dark shadow entered the palace and crawled out of the cellar.
Quietly enter the Cining Palace.
Blow the powder.
Everyone in the Cining Palace was sleeping soundly.
The man in black first felt the Queen Mother's pulse, frowned, and then gave her an acupuncture.
Finished the needle.
Replace the incense burning in the Queen Mother's room.
Seeing that the taste was about the same, he walked out.
Return along the original route.
the next day.
Su Xingzhi's wife came out to protest, saying that the people in Anhe County did not have the plague. It was all because Zhou Chengru burned the people of Anhe County to death for his own selfish reasons and to hide the evil deeds of his master behind him.
This matter is serious.
The emperor ordered Zhou Chengru to attend court.
above the hall.
Everyone responded sharply.
The people from the Censorate were the first to stand up and criticize.
By the way, he also scolded the fifth prince.
The Fifth Prince's lips turned white with anger. He did have something in Anhe County... but... he did not ask Zhou Chengru to kill anyone.
Zhou Chengru deserves it.
The emperor looked unhappy.
"You said that there is no plague in Anhe County, so the doctors we looked for before were all fake?" The emperor didn't believe that Zhou Chengru, a minister of the Ministry of Works, was so bold.
"Is Minister Zhou so stupid?"
Shang Yan cast a glance at the Lord Censor.
He stood up.
"Your Majesty, Minister Zhou is stupid and conceited, thinking that others are not as smart as him. He naturally does things without considering the consequences. I think what the family of County Magistrate Su said makes sense.
It would be better if the Emperor sent someone to Anhe County to investigate carefully."
Zhou Chengru glared at him angrily.
"Your Excellency the Censor can always find a pretext to accuse me of something. The Supreme Court Justice has already gone to Anhe County."
After a pause, Zhou Chengru turned around and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged."
He knelt on the ground, madness in his eyes.
Fortunately, he made preparations early.
When he left Anhe County that day, he found the body of a person who had died of smallpox and placed it in the mass grave of Anhe County. He also changed the person into a decent set of clothes and put a silver ingot soaked in saliva in his pocket.
"Your Majesty, please wait for the memorial from the Supreme Court."
The fifth prince glanced at him.
"Father, Minister Zhou is right."
Someone objected.
Some people agreed.
The emperor looked at Secretary Shen, "Secretary Shen, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think we should keep Minister Zhou under guard until the Supreme Court Minister returns with his report."
"Then go to prison."
When Zhou Chengru heard that he was going to be sent to the imperial prison, he was so frightened that his eyes turned black and he fell to the ground.
The people in the court were frightened by him.
The emperor's face was filled with anger. Such a useless thing was actually scared like this.
Shang Yan hated Zhou Chengru.
When Yao Tongzhi learned of Zhou Chengru's character, he squatted beside him and checked on him, touching the carotid artery in his neck through his collar.
"Your Majesty, Minister Zhou was so frightened that he fainted."
The emperor snorted coldly:
"Drag him to the imperial prison."
Du Yue did not dare to plead for mercy. After following the emperor for a while, he realized that he would get angry easily after taking the elixir. His temper was also unpredictable. Several young palace maids and low-ranking ladies were punished one after another.
"Kill him."
Just kill him.
All the ministers in the court were afraid to speak.
The censor knew that Zhou Chengru deserved to die, but whether he lived or died would depend on what happened in Anhe County. The emperor couldn't just kill him without saying anything.
The Fifth Prince's men didn't dare to speak.
Afraid that the anger would be diverted.
The Imperial Censor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Zhou has not been convicted yet, so we cannot execute him. We must wait until the report from the Supreme Court Minister is sent back before we decide."
The emperor glared.
Your Excellency the Censor is not afraid of death, and his name will go down in history even after his death.
As censors of the Censorate, they simply disregarded life and death.
"If we really kill him right away, outsiders will think that Minister Zhou is a scapegoat. It must be that the emperor wants to protect those who deserve to die and kills those who don't deserve to die at will."
"Your Majesty may be angry, but you must think carefully. You must first find out the evidence of his guilt before you can decide whether he lives or dies."
"You... good job." The emperor was so angry that he wanted to kill someone to commemorate the monkey.
All the censors of the Censorate knelt down.
"Your Majesty, rest your anger."
"The lives of tens of thousands of people in Anhe County cannot be allowed to die so easily."
"If he dies, it won't calm the people's anger. Some people will use this to attack the emperor."
"Save Minister Zhou's life."
……
Having said this, the emperor regretted it again.
Shouldn't Zhou Chengru and Su Rutang have been allowed to divorce in the first place? Wouldn't that give the Su family a reason to be punished?
As long as he is on good terms with Xiliang.
Then...Su Zhixun should also die.
The emperor calmed down.
"Then let him stay in the imperial prison. Search Zhou's mansion." The emperor didn't care what happened in Anhe County.
He hates betrayers.
The emperor glanced at the princes present, wondering who was close to Zhou Chengru. Finally, his eyes fell on the fifth prince.
"If I knew who was colluding with Zhou Chengru, humph..."
A "humph" made everyone's heart tremble.
The fifth prince even broke out in a cold sweat on his spine.
Yao Tongzhi asked someone to take Zhou Chengru away.
Down to court.
Shang Yan personally led people to Zhou’s house to search and confiscate the property.
all of a sudden.
It caused a sensation in the capital again.
Some people murmured that the Zhou mansion had bad feng shui.
Why do so many bad things happen one after another, as if a bad luck queen had come into the house.
The second branch of the Zhou family had already built a wall to separate from this place.
Zhou Chengzhang felt something was wrong earlier.
He gave away his valuable gold and silver and hid them in the small courtyard he bought, and now he came out in a hurry.
"Commander, what's going on?"
"Zhou Chengru was suspected of burning disaster victims and embezzling relief grain. The emperor ordered him to be imprisoned and the Zhou family to be sealed off." Shang Yan said lazily. It was rare that he was in the mood to say these words to Zhou Chengzhang.
Zhou Chengzhang almost vomited blood.
Once confirmed, it would be a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan.
Pooh.
idiot……
A good hand of cards was played badly.
He had a blessed daughter-in-law like Su Rutang, but he had to have an affair with Murong Feiyue who wore white mourning clothes all day. Zhou Chengzhang wanted to cut Zhou Chengru into eighteen pieces.
His face was filled with fear. "Impossible. Second brother can't possibly..."
Wang Yuehong, who rushed over, fell to the ground.
Ruined.
"What Minister Zhou did this time was truly immoral. He committed a heinous crime and treated the people like ants."
Shang Yan snorted coldly:
"I'm just curious, are you Zhou family really innocent?"
His double meaning made Zhou Chengzhang's heart skip a beat.
Zhou Chengzhang said coldly:
"What Zhou Chengru did has nothing to do with our Zhou family."