From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 283

The next day, in the Golden Palace, the ministers were furious.

"Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, it has been more than 400 years, and it has experienced many vicissitudes, but there has never been such a bad violent incident."

"In the court, the judge is the heaven, representing the will of the sage monarch and the dignity of the court."

"Zhou Yuan killed officials with a knife, how is it different from rebellion? I ask your Majesty to punish Zhou Yuan and punish all nine clans of Zhou Yuan to set an example!"

The Dali Temple Minister's impassioned speech immediately attracted the ministers to agree, and the Golden Palace was noisy.

Empress Zhaojing had a headache when she saw these people. She knew very well that most of them didn't understand the case at all. They only knew that Zhou Yuan was a newcomer and destroyed their vested interests, so he deserved to die.

She said calmly: "Old Yang, you are the Prime Minister, in charge of all the ministers, and also the discipline of the group. Tell me what to do about this matter."

Yang Guozhong stood up and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I think that Zhong Chengyi Bo and his ilk have violated the laws of the Jin Dynasty and should be dealt with according to the law."

"However, Zhou Yuan abolished public law with private punishment and killed the court officials in court. It is really bold and reckless. If he is not severely punished, he will definitely be imitated in the future."

Empress Zhaojing nodded, but looked at a thin middle-aged man.

She said softly: "Prince Fu is in charge of the clan house and the imperial temple. What do you think about the matter of Chengyi Bo?"

Prince Fu raised his head, his face full of confusion.

The ministers also looked at each other and exchanged glances.

In their opinion, the empress's question was really a bit abrupt. After all, Prince Fu's identity was very sensitive. He was once the crown prince. The previous emperor abolished him when he was old and incompetent.

For the current empress, Prince Fu is the biggest threat and has the strongest ability, so she is very low-key and has not caused any trouble.

However, as a lesson from the previous incident of King Jing of Chu, Your Majesty should be more cautious about Prince Fu and ask for his opinion.

"The royal family is not a pig or dog, and should not be slaughtered by anyone."

Prince Fu's words were very sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "Even if Cheng Yibo made a mistake, he should be disciplined by the clan office, and it is not the turn of Zhongwubo to chop off his head."

"Good!"

Empress Zhao Jing said seriously: "It seems that the opinions of all the ministers are very consistent. Although I think Zhou Yuan has made contributions before, it is impossible for me to protect him."

"From now on, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate will jointly try Zhongwubo Zhou Yuan, find out the truth of the Huichun Pavilion rape and murder case, find out the purpose of Zhou Yuan's murder, and punish him according to law without favoritism."

"Prince Fu, this case involves the royal family. You can calm the situation if you come to preside over the trial."

The officials suddenly changed color and looked at each other, and they all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Prince Fu presided over the trial? How could it be Prince Fu?

Zhou Yuan is the confidant of His Majesty. If Prince Fu presided over the trial, he would at least be beheaded.

Has His Majesty given up on Zhou Yuan?

This is not in line with her usual style!

Prince Fu also had a gleam in his eyes, lowered his head, and responded: "I obey your order."

Just when the Golden Palace was bustling, Mo Yunzhai's Dajin Times had already been published.

In the entertainment section, an article titled "Cheap Life and Noble Life" was published.

The article used sharp words and clean and popular words to tell the heinous crimes committed by Cheng Yibo, Bishui Fuma and other five people in the past five years.

Three or five games a year, a total of twenty-one games in five years, a total of 177 decent women were raped and killed, and more than 400 victims' families were silenced, and the rest were all sent away with silver money.

The author compared the people to lambs and the nobles to shepherds. He did not write from the perspective of the people, but from the perspective of the nobles, and described the rules of cheap life and noble life in the most arrogant and contemptuous tone.

The nobles were shepherds who could slaughter the people's lives at will based on their moods, and the law, as a rule, was actually the gate of the sheep pen.

One day, a passerby named Zhou Yuan wanted to seek justice for a group of slaughtered lambs and killed five shepherds.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan was guilty of heinous crimes and was imprisoned and was about to be executed.

The article was emotionless and just narrated the incident from the perspective of a shepherd, as if killing sheep was just natural, and Zhou Yuan, who made trouble, was the one who deserved death.

After reading this article, the sadness and anger in the hearts of the people burst out completely.

Especially when it came to the detailed process of the case and the description of how to torture a good girl, they were out of anger.

"You treat us like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, insult and kill us wantonly, and yet you still blame us for not being honest?"

"What crime did the Earl of Zhongwu commit that he should be beheaded and his entire clan exterminated?"

"Lord Zhou arrived in Beijing last September, and now, in less than half a year, he has made the capital a new place, and he has been loyal to the king and eliminated the rebellion, and was awarded the title of Earl."

"He is a good official who is in charge of our people. Why does heDeath?"

The Dajin Times caused a huge uproar, and the whole capital was spreading everywhere. Storytellers in teahouses, opera singers in theaters, and storytellers on the street all talked about this matter.

Within half a day, the capital was shaken, and millions of people were ignited with rage.

Dozens of victims' families took to the streets, crying and sighing that the sky was unfair.

Countless people followed behind and shouted loudly.

"Today someone else's daughter, tomorrow my daughter!"

"If Zhongwu Bo dies because of this, no one will be willing to be Zhongwu Bo in the future!"

"It's a cheap life, it's better not to live it!"

The first few hundred people soon turned into thousands, tens of thousands, and countless people.

Gathered on the street, they rushed to the government office of Shenjing.

"Redress for Lord Zhou!"

"Redress for us lowly people!"

"Smash the court! Kill the dog officials! ”

Someone shouted: "This time, the presiding judge of Mr. Zhou is His Royal Highness Prince Fu! Let's go to Prince Fu's Mansion!"

Countless people responded and rushed to Prince Fu's Mansion.

When Prince Fu, who had just returned to the palace, saw this scene, he immediately took a breath of cold air.

He murmured: "Guan Miaoshan is putting me on the fire! I wonder why she is so kind to let me preside over the trial!"

An old man followed him and said in a deep voice: "This is twice the poisoned wine! If Your Highness kills Zhou Yuan, the people will hate him to the bones. If he doesn't kill him, he will offend a large number of court officials. "

"Your Majesty's move is really cruel, and we have no way out."

Prince Fu's face was extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The royal family has been so rotten over the years, and it has caused this kind of chaos for me!"

"Who else incited the people to make trouble? Could it be those scholars again? Go and check it for me. ”

The old man nodded and said, "There should be a result in the afternoon. It is not difficult to investigate such a large-scale incitement of the people."

At the same time, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate were also attacked by the people, and the official sedan chair of the Dali Temple was blocked on the street.

"It's him! He is Deng Rong's father! This guy wants to avenge that beast and kill Zhongwu Bo!"

"He dares to be an official after raising such a beastly son!"

Countless fruits, vegetables and rotten eggs all went to the official sedan chair, and Shenjing became a mess for a while.

Yang Guozhong, who returned to the mansion, saw this scene and was silent for a long time before he said lightly: "The Dajin Times can no longer be published. We have to find a way to seal it up."

"Zhou Yuan can't be killed. If he can remove him from the position of the Five Military Camps, it will be a victory."