flstandardbreds Chapter 360 Shocking News
Chapter 360 Shocking News
"So, my sister wants to tell me——
Luo Xiaoran, must she die?"
The sarcasm of Emperor Tianqi was too obvious, and Chen Lingyi could no longer pretend not to notice it.
"I guess this is what the Lin family meant."
"Is it the Lin family's intention, or yours, Imperial Sister?"
As soon as Chen Lingyi finished speaking, Emperor Tianqi asked a series of questions. His cold tone was like a basin of cold water, poured directly on Chen Lingyi's head.
Chen Lingyi knew that her brother looked ridiculous on the surface, but was actually very smart, and she could not hide what she did from him...
Chen Lingyi just didn't expect that this time, he would say it clearly.
"Yes! Qingyi wants Luo Xiaoran to die!"
Seeing Chen Lingyi admit it so readily, the angry Emperor Tianqi calmed down.
He curled his thin lips and became interested.
"why?"
Chen Lingyi showed an embarrassed expression, then let out a deep breath.
Finally, the embarrassment turned into grievance.
"Your Majesty, you may not know yet, our good elder brother, the late crown prince praised by everyone, left behind a bastard when he inspected the salt business in Yangzhou!"
Emperor Tianqi's pupils shrank. Of course he didn't know about this. His hands and feet were tied, and his ears and eyes were blocked. Naturally, he had no channel to learn this important news.
And his royal sister has been well versed in espionage since she was a child. Now, perhaps she is not as well-informed as she is about the Lin family!
“When the news of that evil creature reached me, I immediately sent people to deal with it, but I didn’t expect him to escape.
Later, this evil child unexpectedly met Luo Xiaoran, who adopted him as her younger brother and raised him by her side.
Your Majesty, Luo Xiaoran has raised that bastard for more than a year, so he must have known some things that he shouldn't know.
Therefore, Qingyi does not allow her to live!"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Chen Lingyi thoughtfully, "So, the emperor sister killed Lin Yuanfang and framed Luo Xiaoran."
"Yes!"
Chen Lingyi became more and more confident.
"Luo Xiaoran was involved in Lin Yuanfang's death, the Lin family will definitely not let her go, and she... is the future Princess of Yan. If the Lin family and the Yan King confront each other, both will consume their own power, and Your Majesty can just sit back and watch the fight.
Furthermore, Lin Yuanfang was the commander of the Imperial Guard and was the Lin family's eyes and ears placed by your side. Now that he is dead, the emperor can take the opportunity to place someone he trusts in this position.
The Lin family has been reckless for many years, and the tragic death of their eldest son is just a small lesson for them. In the future, Qingyi will help the emperor take control of the government and let these noble families understand the duties of being a minister! "
The more Emperor Tianqi listened, the brighter his eyes became. He couldn't help but ask:
"Who do you think can replace Lin Yuanfang as the commander of the Imperial Guard?"
Emperor Tianqi had listened to all of his words, and realizing this, the aura around Chen Lingyi relaxed.
"Since he is a person close to the emperor and trusted by him, Qingyi dare not make any comments casually."
Emperor Tianqi was very satisfied with Chen Lingyi's answer. He waved his hand to let Chen Lingyi leave and then called Huo Qingyun back.
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On the second day, the news that the murderer of the commander of the Imperial Guard, Lin Yuanfang, was Concubine Tang and Luo Xiaoran was acquitted spread throughout the court and the country!
So much so that many people ignored the second message.
Emperor Tianqi directly abolished the Imperial Guard Department. The Cavalry Guard Team, which was composed of personnel personally selected by him over the years, became the replacement for the Imperial Guard Department. This was a thundering measure!
When Chen Lingyi learned that Luo Xiaoran came out of the prison safely, her beautiful eyes were full of disbelief!
"Your Majesty was clearly persuaded by me yesterday, so why did he let that bitch Luo Xiaoran go?"
Chen Lingyi couldn't understand it. She felt that after meeting Luo Xiaoran, many things became difficult and her feelings were repeatedly violated.
How could this Luo Xiaoran be so hard to kill! She was simply his nemesis!
Not satisfied with breaking a room full of valuable porcelain, Chen Lingyi went on to provoke and kill several servants!
For a moment, everyone in the Princess's Mansion felt insecure.
"Princess, Concubine Tang was originally the scapegoat we arranged. Now that this has happened, we have cleared ourselves of all blame.
As for Luo Xiaoran... the emperor is a dictator, so he must still value Prince Yan, so the princess doesn't need to worry about it."
A total of eight bodies of maids were carried out at night. With such a commotion, it was certain that someone with ulterior motives could not be concealed from the matter in Kyoto.
Zhu Yan didn't feel sorry for those lives, but she was afraid that these corpses would be discovered. They all looked similar to Luo Xiaoran, even though she had destroyed their faces.
As one of the most capable people around Chen Lingyi, Zhu Yan knew that Chen Ji held a very high position in Chen Lingyi's heart, but he didn't know that it was an extremely high position.
It would have been fine if she didn't mention Chen Ji. Once she mentioned Chen Ji, it would have reminded Chen Lingyi how Luo Xiaoran relied on Chen Ji's power to have unparalleled influence in the entire Kyoto.
He was even able to extricate himself from the vortex of the death of the eldest son of the Lin family!
No one cared about Chen Lingyi's rage, because on the third day after her conversation with Emperor Tianqi in the imperial study, the whole Kyoto was shocked by another piece of news.
Jingzhao Yinfu received a complaint, a complaint filed by dozens of Jingdu citizens against the Tang family.
The Tang family condoned their slaves indiscriminately lending money at high interest rates, and colluded with Quan Ya Pavilion to force women of good families into prostitution, take human lives lightly, and dump their bodies into Qiandai Lake. This is outrageous and has angered both God and the people!
The news reached the court, and coincidentally, Lin Xiaotian, who had been claiming to be ill, actually recovered and went to court!
What's more coincidental is that, as if agreed upon, the Jiang family, the Yun family, and the Huo family came out one after another to impeach the Tang family -
"According to the law, the second son of the Tang family was not included in the previous amnesty, but he returned to Beijing without permission!"
"The mistress of the Tang family secretly accepted money and fertile land, and used her connections in the six ministries to help the candidates who offered bribes to pass the imperial examination next year!"
"Since taking office as the Minister of Personnel, Minister Tang has been corrupt and has manipulated the selection and appointment of officials by accepting bribes!"
"..."
The Tianqi Emperor was furious and ordered the Inspectorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple to hold a joint trial and get to the bottom of the case of the Tang family's servants reported by the people of Kyoto!
As for the impeachments against the Tang family in the court, they must be investigated one by one. We must purify the administration and cleanse the court!
The reason why Lin Xiaotian was willing to go to court after "recovering from illness" was naturally because he heard about the Tang family's servant case and wanted to negotiate for the Tang family in the court.
But what he didn't expect was that the Tang family's slave case was just the beginning, and the main event was the Jiang family, the Yun family, and the Huo family joining forces to impeach the Tang family.
If it was just a case of a domestic slave, with some manipulation, they could completely put all the blame on the domestic slave who committed the crime, and the Tang family would at most be charged with a crime of failing to exercise adequate discipline.
But now...the three families involved are the masters of the Tang family, and as far as he knows, these are all true!
If this case was only handled by Jingzhao Prefecture, there might be a glimmer of room for maneuver, after all, the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor was his disciple.
But now, Emperor Tianqi has issued an edict to have the three courts hold a joint trial...this is going to be difficult.
Although most of the people in the Ministry of Justice are his subordinates, the old stubborn people in the Supervisory Office have always disliked him, and there are not many of his people in the Dali Temple...