Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 68 Something big happened, forcing a senior official of four dynasties to death

Chapter 68 Something big happened, forcing a senior official of four dynasties to death
Cao Mansion.

Ding Xiu, the Jinyiwei pacification envoy, came to the gate with a group of Jinyiwei and knocked violently. He came to arrest Cao Ding, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. He first went to the Hanlin Academy, but did not see Cao Ding, so he came to his house.

A middle-aged man opened the door and saw the Jinyiwei. He panicked instantly: "You...what are you doing?"

"You are Cao Zhen, the son of Cao Ding, right?" Ding Xiu waved his hand, "Take me to see Cao Ding."

"Father hasn't gotten up yet today." Cao Zhen led the way.

They arrived in front of a room, Cao Zhen called out "Father", but there was no response from the room. Ding Xiu felt something was wrong, kicked the door open, and then, he was shocked.

Cao Ding had hanged himself, and his body was swaying slightly. Cao Zhen saw that his father had been hanged, and he screamed in fear: "Father...Father..."

Ding Xiu immediately ordered someone to take down the body. He checked it and found that the body had been dead for several hours. He must have committed suicide last night. Cao Zhen lay in front of the body, crying like rain: "Father, you... why can't you let it go? If someone has to die, it should be your son who should die. Isn't it just because of those acres of land? Why is it so, father?"

Ding Xiu's eyes were sharp, he felt something was wrong. After Cao Zhen calmed down for a while, he asked: "Why did Lord Cao commit suicide?"

"Why? Isn't it because of you?" Cao Zhen was furious. "Father has been in a state of panic these past few days, saying that he shouldn't have accepted the land given by Wang Zhen. He accepted those acres of land in order to marry my son."

Ding Xiu frowned and said, "Calm down. We never looked for Lord Cao before. We just came today and he... committed suicide. How can you blame us?"

"Father was already uneasy. It must be because of you investigating him that he was under a lot of pressure, so he committed suicide." Cao Zhen cried loudly, "Get out...get out."

Ding Xiu sighed lightly, shook his head, and left with the Jinyiwei.

……

An hour later, Qianqing Palace.

Shi Biao, the commander of the Imperial Guard, came in hastily and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, something has happened. Today, we, the Imperial Guard, went to Cao's mansion to arrest Cao Ding, the editor of the Imperial Academy. When we entered, we found that he had hanged himself."

"Suicide? Cao Ding?" Zhu Qizhen was shocked.

Of course, he knew Cao Ding, a veteran minister who had served in four dynasties. He had once followed the Three Yangs and even served in the cabinet. However, in recent years, as he was older, he went to the Hanlin Academy to concentrate on his studies.

Although he rarely participated in politics, he had a high prestige in the court, and he was good at writing articles and had a great influence among the scholars. Such an old scholar committed suicide?

"Your Majesty, many officials in the court have gone to Cao's mansion, saying they are going to pay tribute to Cao Ding." Shi Biao snorted, "In fact, they must be using the memorial service for Cao Ding to stir up trouble."

Zhu Qizhen understood immediately and said coldly, "They want to blame the Jinyiwei for Cao Ding's death. In fact, they are pointing the finger at me. They say that I forced a respected old minister to death."

Shi Biao nodded: "Your Majesty, this matter has become a big deal and it is difficult to handle."

Zhu Qizhen frowned, smelling the scent of conspiracy. I'm afraid someone is behind this, using Cao Ding's death to prevent me from officially taking power.

And you want to throw dirty water on me!
"Quick, call Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and the others." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, "Yes, and Yang Guifang too."

"Yes!" Shi Biao looked up and asked, "Should we call Yu Shaobao?"

Zhu Qizhen shook his head: "It's not good for him to get directly involved." Not long after, Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and Yang Guifang came in hurriedly. Xu Youzhen's face was extremely solemn: "Your Majesty, more than a hundred officials have gone to Cao Ding's mourning hall, and they are gathered there. It is obvious that they want to use Cao Ding's death to cause trouble."

"This is going to be difficult." Li Xian frowned. "If we are not careful, the ministers will vent their anger on the Jinyiwei, and eventually it will be directed at you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen smiled coldly: "You blame me for forcing the old ministers of four dynasties to death? It's because I don't have the ability to rule the country myself!"

Yang Guifang, who had been silent the whole time, stood up, a gleam in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I will scold them and drive them away."

Xu Youzhen was startled and quickly stopped him: "No! Aren't you just adding fuel to the fire?"

"Don't worry, I will scold them until they feel ashamed and leave on their own." Yang Guifang said confidently.

Xu Youzhen and Li Xian were both skeptical. Wasn't this young man too confident? However, Zhu Qizhen believed him and waved his hand: "Okay, then you go! I will bear any consequences!"

Yang Guifang bowed and walked out.

……

Cao Mansion, mourning hall.

More than a hundred court officials gathered here, all of them scolding the Jinyiwei for killing people, and some of them even blamed the emperor openly or secretly. They cried hypocritically and shouted for injustice.

At this time, Yang Guifang strode in, knelt in front of the mourning hall, and said in a deep voice:

"Lord Cao, you have suffered a lot! You had a hard life, and you suffered even more after death. These people will not let you rest in peace. If your soul is still alive, you should return to see the plight of these orphans and widows, and the ugly faces of those officials who used the name of crying for you to threaten the court!

Lord Cao, when you were alive, no one cared about you, no one visited you, and a few acres of land caused you to die... But after you passed away, everyone came, but they didn't leave. Lord Cao, do you think they really cried for you? No! They were actually crying for themselves! "

The officials at the scene fell silent. Yang Guifang stood up, looked around the room, and roared:

"Why don't you continue crying! In the past, you all wore tall hats and wide belts, and you were proud of being noble men. However, looking at what you have done, do you have the demeanor of a noble man? What is a noble man? He is the pillar of the world, the elite who possess the five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness!"

"Hmph! You all know that Your Majesty has done nothing wrong, but you are all afraid of losing the benefits you have already gained, so you have gathered together and refused to disperse. How cowardly! If you really cannot give up your positions in the imperial court, why don't you follow the example of Long Feng and Bigan, go to the Fengtian Palace, splatter your blood on the ground, and make your death a warning to show your will!"

"However, you have used a dead person's matter to threaten Your Majesty and intimidate the court. How despicable, selfish, and shameless! I am crying here, not only for Cao Gong, but for you, for the honor of scholars! When you used a dead person's matter to threaten Your Majesty and defend that meager profit, your spirit has truly died... Don't you feel ashamed?"

"It is you, with your despicable greed, who have killed the extremely glorious name of "scholar" and toppled a towering tree!"

His hearty scolding made all the officials present bow their heads. Most of them had achieved their status through imperial examinations and considered themselves scholars.

Still want to save face!
At this time, a strong wind blew by, and Yang Guifang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Listen! There are cries, heart-wrenching cries! This is the cry of the people who have been vigorous and vigorous for hundreds of years, and have been recorded in history. It is truly the cry of the scholars! They are crying bitterly for you, their unworthy descendants!"

Finally someone stood up and bowed: "Let's go, isn't that okay?"

It's the end of the month, do you still have monthly tickets? Give me some, give me some hard! !
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(End of this chapter)

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