Chapter 153 What Clear Stream, What Muddy Stream, Both Are Quite Vulgar

Since the start of the big case, the two kings have made almost no moves, and seem to have accepted their fate.

If it weren't for Wei Yuan presiding over the case, perhaps the two kings would have fought back, after all, it would be the same death.

But now that Wei Yuan is involved, the imperial guards will not be in chaos.

At this moment, Wei Yuan is responsible for searching the Yongwang Mansion, and as for the Yanwang Mansion, it is handed over to Yan Da.

The Imperial City Division in Beijing is out in full force to ensure that there will be no mistakes or chaos.

Not long after, Wei Yuan has brought people to the Yongwang Mansion.

The door is open and not blocked.

Wei Yuan led people straight in.

The guards, servants, maids, and even the children and family members of the Yongwang in the palace.

They have all stood in order.

Without saying anything, the Imperial City Division has surrounded them.

Among those people, Wei Yuan also saw the daughter of the Yongwang, the Princess of Jiacheng County.

She is in her prime and looks pretty.

In terms of status, she is about the same as Zhang Guifen.

She could have taken care of her husband and children and spent her life leisurely.

However, after today, she will become a prisoner.

Today's Jiacheng County Lady is no longer as arrogant as before.

More, she shows the weakness of a woman, is timid in her heart, and is also worried about her future fate.

Wei Yuan looked at everyone in the palace, but did not find the trace of Prince Yong.

It was not until a famous official from the Imperial City Department whispered in his ear that he was relieved.

At this time, Prince Yong was drinking alone in the pavilion in the backyard.

Wei Yuan imagined what would happen when the palace was searched.

There might be a big conflict or a dispute, but no matter what, he never thought it would be so peaceful.

When Wei Yuan was about to go to the backyard to find Prince Yong, Jiacheng County Lady didn't know where she got the courage from, and she actually said:

"I have seen you. When the king's army returned triumphantly, you rode a horse in the street."

"The girl of the Zhang family is blessed."

Wei Yuan did not respond.

The princess tugged at the sleeve of Jiacheng County Lady, signaling her to be careful with her words.

Soon, Wei Yuan came to the backyard alone.

At this time, several imperial city officials had surrounded him.

Wei Yuan saw that he was still drinking calmly, with two beautiful concubines serving him, and said:

"Your Highness is really patient."

When Prince Yong saw Wei Yuan coming, he frowned, waved his hand, and asked the concubines who were already frightened and pale to leave.

Then, he drank another sip of wine and said, "Are you sending me to death, or..."

Wei Yuan said, "You haven't been tried yet, how can you say you're sending me to death? Your Highness is too serious."

Too serious?

Prince Yong snorted, "It's all death, sooner or later."

Wei Yuan said, "It may be stripped of the title and demoted to a commoner, not necessarily death."

Prince Yong said, "Then it's better to die than to live?"

Wei Yuan was speechless.

With Prince Yong's status, once he fell, his former enemies would surely attack him.

Isn't it just worse than death?

The King of Yong drank the wine in the pot and took out a letter from his bosom, with the words "Your Majesty's personal letter" written on it.

"Can you pass this letter to Your Majesty on my behalf?"

Wei Yuan said, "Your Majesty may see you again."

The King of Yong shook his head, "When you first came to Beijing, you were so high-spirited? At that time, I was thinking that I would definitely recruit talents like you and entrust them with important tasks."

"But after you came to Beijing, your youthful spirit seemed to be gone, but you became more worldly-wise as an official. Without spirit, you are less aggressive. I think it's not a good thing."

Wei Yuan frowned. He didn't understand. It has come to this point. What is the purpose of King Yong saying this?

He did not respond, but continued to listen to Prince Yong.

"You and I both know that even if I am stripped of my title, His Majesty will not be at ease."

"What does his son's death have to do with me?"

Wei Yuan's face changed.

Prince Yong continued: "If I don't die, can my child live? Can he live well?"

Wei Yuan remained silent.

If he lives, the descendants of Prince Yong will never have a good end.

If he dies, perhaps His Majesty will take into account the feelings of relatives and leave some incense for him.

"Give this letter to His Majesty."

"My descendants and future generations will all be grateful for your great kindness and virtue."

When Prince Yong said this, he suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and inserted it into his abdomen.

Immediately, he started bleeding.

Wei Yuan picked up the blood-stained envelope and watched the scene quietly.

Just now, Prince Yong drew his sword too fast, and he could not stop it in time.

Since this person has already wanted to die, he cannot be saved no matter what.

Presumably, the Marquis of Zhongshan also had this idea some time ago.

As a subject, the subject should not make things difficult for the monarch.

However, I hope to give the children a chance to live.

Wei Yuan asked the guards of the Imperial City Division beside him to launch a fireworks signal.

It was to tell Yan Da, who was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, that the matter was over.

Soon.

Gu Qianfan also came to the backyard. Seeing that Prince Yong was dead, he frowned and bowed to Wei Yuan:

"Marshal Ma, what should we do now?"

Wei Yuan said: "Order the coroner to collect Prince Yong's body. After the matter at Prince Yan's mansion is settled, I will immediately go to the palace to see the emperor."

"As for Prince Yong's family, they will be imprisoned where they are for the time being and are not allowed to leave the mansion. Those who disobey the order will be executed!"

Gu Qianfan bowed solemnly, "Yes!"

Then, Wei Yuan remembered something, looked at Gu Qianfan, and asked with a smile:

"I heard that you are also a descendant of the Qingliu family, and your family has produced Shangshu."

"These days, there are countless famous families who have given up the military and followed the civil service, but this is the first time I have seen those who abandoned the civil service and followed the military."

"Why come to the Imperial City Division?"

Gu Qianfan clasped his fists and said, "In terms of a humble position, there is no such thing as pure and turbulent. All we do is work for His Majesty and fulfill our duties faithfully. That is the clear stream."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "That's right."

He watched as Wu Zuo began to collect King Yong's body.

Thoughts can't help but swirl in my heart.

King Yong and King Yan both claimed to be representatives of Qingliu.

But what is Qingliu? What is turbidity again?

But they are just vile people who do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

If King Yong and King Yan gain power today and even affect Zhao Zhen's status, then Zhao Zhen's fate will never be better than these two kings.

Not to mention Zhao Xi, the son of Zhao Zhen and the current crown prince of the country.

Soon, Yanda had arrested King Yan and others.

The largest treason case in this dynasty, which has lasted for more than a month, also heralds the end.

All that is left is for the emperor to speak out and make a direct judgment.

Zhao Zhen had already known about today's Imperial City Division's plan.

He seemed to be in a good mood. After all, after today, there would be no major events in the country.

So he did not claim to be ill and did not go to court. Instead, he asked ministers from various ministries to come to the Xuanzheng Hall with the government affairs they had accumulated in recent days.

Among them, there is also Han Zhang.

It was not appropriate for Wei Yuan to choose to meet the Holy Spirit at this time, but the matter was so big that there was no room for delay.

When he and Yanda arrived at the palace, Zhao Zhen directly let them enter the Xuanzheng Hall.

And let them sit in a remote corner.

When the ministers and central ministers saw these two people approaching, they immediately understood that the matter seemed to be over.

Wei Yuan and Yanda listened quietly to the reports from the officials.

What they talked about were some difficult and urgent matters in various places, which were delayed due to the big case in Bianjing.

For example, a few days ago, there were heavy rains in Bianjing and other places for several days and nights, which may cause the river embankment to burst. I want money to repair the river embankment.

Another example is that there was some turmoil over Jinghu South Road, and bandits were rampant.

There are also incidents of cults growing and growing in various places.

These are commonplace problems. Even if they are solved this year, they will still appear next year.

I don’t know how long the monarch and his ministers discussed these trivial matters.

Until Wei Yuan's buttocks were numb.

Suddenly he was attracted by Uncle Ouyang Yong’s voice,

"Your Majesty, because the case of collaborating with the enemy and treason has been investigated for too long, there are vacancies in various departments and officials, and even the former Minister of Civil Affairs has missed the job."

"I suggest that some officials need to be promoted to supplement various departments. Otherwise, major affairs in the court will be complicated and difficult to make progress."

Immediately afterwards, Tomi Yanguo and others also spoke one after another:

"The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is an important one and must be filled by someone whom Your Majesty trusts and who will not cause any problems. Your Majesty, what about Fan Chunren?"

"Su Che, the son of Mr. Su, is also good. He may be able to help Fan Chunren sort out the official affairs as soon as possible to avoid any mistakes."

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Wei Yuan's brows gradually furrowed as he heard that one of them was making mistakes on the left and the other was making mistakes on the right.

Do you think you have been investigating the case for too long?

Why don't you take the initiative to ask for orders to investigate?

Now that it’s over, let’s talk about this again?

What a waste, what a waste, what a delay in your search for a concubine?

Wei Yuan took a deep breath.

Now that the case is about to end, you can't wait to start arranging people to get started?

The food appearance is really ugly.

Sure enough, both clear and turbid currents are quite despicable.

On the side, Yanda also heard the hidden meaning of those civil servants' words, but he didn't care too much. After all, the most important thing was to complete the errand and satisfy His Majesty.

But he suddenly looked at Wei Yuan's unhappy expression, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

General Wei, did you curse?

It seems like he was scolding quite dirty?