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The reason for Yushitai's impeachment is: Zhao Cheng is suspected of instigating his subordinates to buy and sell Dudu ultimatums without permission.

According to the regulations of Daning, after all Taoist monks receive the degree, not only can they be exempted from corvee and taxes, but they can also receive a certain amount of monthly money.There are fields and houses under the name of the temple, and they even enjoy the money donated by the rich and noble.What should have been a poor life was actually more comfortable than ordinary people.

Therefore, many lazy people donated money to get degree certificates and mixed into the temple.What's more, "fake temples" that don't exist at all are filled with empty certificates bought with money, and used to defraud the land.

According to Yushitai's impeachment document, Zhao Cheng's subordinates had a total of more than a hundred smugglers.Emperor Jing Hui quickly issued a reply: send the emperor's uncle to the imperial prison in the Forbidden Garden, and deal with it after verification.

As soon as the news came out, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked.Many courtiers who had been silent in the past wrote letters to ask for protection for the emperor's uncle.

It is also said that a degree certificate is sold as ten copper coins.One hundred copies are worth one thousand copper coins, which is equivalent to one thousand taels of silver or one hundred taels of gold.Zhao Chenggui is a nobleman of the clan, and the rewards he received from Emperor Huiming in the past year alone amounted to five hundred catties of gold.What's more, it is not certain how much tribute will be given to him for the money sold.

Someone said privately that in fact, Zhao Cheng didn't even know about the smuggler's ultimatum.Yu Shitai just found a random excuse to pull Zhao Cheng off the horse.

As for why Yushitai did this - some people say that Zhao Cheng sympathized with and defended the remnant party of the abolished prince, secretly providing financial aid and shelter.This is why he was really impeached.

Even Tang Ruilang has already seen through all this.

"The Yushitai is just a puppet, and Jiang Qiguang and Zhao Jing are really standing behind it. After holding back for so long, Zhao Jing finally can't wait to do what he has always wanted to do."

Zhao Jing, the Emperor Jinghui who had just ascended the throne not long ago, had already shaken off the amiability he had when he was the crown prince, revealing his sharp minions—this was expected by Lu You, but it was a bit unexpected sooner.

After all, the letters submitted by the ministers still failed to make Zhao Jing take back his order.And when Zhao Cheng was escorted to the Imperial Prison, some "strange voices" from various prefectures in Daning also began to float into the Imperial City like mushrooms after a spring rain.

The censors dispatched by the imperial censor station in the capital kept wandering in various states and counties.They wantonly collected all kinds of real or even unrealistic news, bent the law to suit their feelings, made up crimes, and arrested criminals by sea.

There are ten people including Fan Rui, who landed in Rongzhou, Jiannan Road, and ten people, who spread dissent in the wine shop and criticized the court.Then all the people in the wine shop were arrested and sent to prison, and thousands of their parents and brothers were implicated. The Rongzhou prison was overcrowded for a while.

In addition, Zheng Jingdu, the governor of Ganzhou in Longyou Road, had the intention of rebelling against him. Hundreds of people from the nine clans were implicated, and all industries in the state were depressed.

In areas such as Jiangnan East Road, Qianzhong Road, and Hedong Road, the Yushi even set up special "Taiwan Prisons" in the state capital to detain those who were retained by Yushitai.It is said that the prison is terrifying and bloody, and all kinds of instruments of torture are strange and terrifying.

According to the laws of Daning: in the same case, the same person shall not be punished more than three times, and the punishment shall not exceed two hundred strokes.However, these patrol censors were originally born as foreign officials, and they were familiar with various methods of torture, and they often tortured people to death without using torture three times.

After going on like this, in just a few months, more than tens of thousands of people were arrested and imprisoned in various parts of Daning, and among them, the number of wronged victims is unknown.

In addition, the censor also served as envoys for rent, tax and money, salt and iron, and money making.The confiscated gold and silver property, and the vacant official positions and powers were all handed over to Emperor Jinghui bit by bit.

Zhao Jing, the emperor of Daning who had been hiding his powers and biding his time for more than ten years and designed to kill his two brothers with the same father, is like a traveler who almost died of thirst in the desert. Trying to swallow it in one gulp.

And this is just the beginning.

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This day, Tang Ruilang caught Lu You in the square outside the Qianyuan Hall, and took the time to pull him aside to whisper.

"I've discussed it with my sister, and I'm going to find an excuse to send Zhao Rongze to Tianwu Palace."

"Why?" Lu You was slightly stunned: "Didn't it be agreed that Rong Ze will be adopted by your sister?"

Tang Ruilang said: "The situation has changed... Zhao Jing is going to send Zhao Cheng to Liuquan Palace for house arrest. It is Liuquan Palace again! I think Zhao Jing is still continuing his plan about Gu poison. There will be more in the future." More descendants of the clan were sent there."

Lu You frowned: "Zhao Jing and Zhao Qing have a very deep relationship. He has never had an idea of ​​Rong Ze before. Are you a little worried about this matter?"

Tang Ruilang insisted: "Probably not now, but I can't be sure what will happen in the future... Zhao Qing is gone, how long do you think Zhao Jing will miss the old relationship? What's more, Rong Ze has the blood of my Tang family no matter what, In the event of a conflict between the two companies in the future, maybe something will be written about him. After thinking about it, I can't take this risk."

"..."

When Lu You thought about it carefully, what Tang Ruilang said was indeed reasonable.What's more, although Zhao Rongze has now inherited the title of King Duan, his blood origin is still somewhat obscure.Even though Zhao Jing misses Zhao Qing's old love, if one day he finds out that Zhao Rongze is not from the Zhao family, the consequences can be imagined.

Coincidentally, it will be the Qingming Festival in a short time.When the time comes, Rong Ze will ask Ying to take the initiative to escort Xinhuo in the palace to Tianwu Palace, pay homage to Anle King Zhao Nanxing, and pray for Zhao Qing in front of the Shuiyun Mirror.

After deciding on this matter, Tang Ruilang is going to report to Zhao Jing the recent progress of several new policies, and Lu You is also preparing to return to Lizao Hall.

At this moment, I saw Lin Yi, the internal servant of the Yeting Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, walking quickly towards this side, saw the two of them from a distance, and bowed and made a bow.

Although there was no communication, Lu You understood that this was something urgent.

Tang Ruilang couldn't modify the time of meeting with Zhao Jing at will, so he had to leave first, leaving Lu You to follow Lin Yi and walk towards the north quickly.

After walking into the thousand-step corridor, Lin Yi, who was always cautious, lowered her voice after confirming that there were no other people around.

"There is a change in the Crane Feather Hall."

However, just now, Emperor Jinghui suddenly made a request to the Ye Ting Bureau, requesting to transfer several senior female officials to instruct the newly promoted ladies who were selected into the palace by the envoys of flowers and birds, so as to teach them to show off at the palace banquet on the day of cold food. talent.

Several of the female officials selected by Zhao Jing are serving Ye Yueshan in the Crane Feather Hall.As a supplementary replacement, the same number of female officials will also be sent to work in the Crane Feather Hall.

At first glance, this is just an ordinary intrauterine adjustment, and the same thing happens many times a day.However, it is rare for the emperor to personally order it.

Lu You thought for a while, and asked directly: "What are the backgrounds of the maids who will be transferred to the Crane Feather Palace?"

Lin Yi replied: "They started working in the East Palace a few years ago, serving the Crown Princess. After the Emperor ascended the throne, the Queen Mother didn't let them follow her into the Zichen Palace, so she shouldn't be too fond of her."

The maid from the East Palace who served Tang Manhua was sent to the Crane Feather Palace?

Lu You's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood seven or eight points.

He knew what tricks Zhao Kyung was going to play next.

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Thinking about Lin Yi's matter in his heart, Tang Ruilang rushed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as he left the Zichen Palace.

In the Lizao Hall, he heard Lu You tell about the personnel changes in the Heyu Hall, and immediately realized that there was a fraud.

"Zhao Jing sent the palace maid who served my sister to serve your sister. It's fine if nothing happens, but if your sister has any headaches, wouldn't you blame it on my sister?"

Having said that, he hastily glanced at Lu You again: "Uh, I'm not cursing your sister!"

"No need to explain, in fact, I have thought about what you are worried about."

Lu You told him not to worry too much: "The reason why Zhao Jing took my sister into the palace to show his favor in a high-profile way, I think, is to create a false impression - to make everyone think that the child in my sister's womb is likely to become the prince of the East Palace. .”

"Yes."

Tang Ruilang also considered this point: "Then, Zhao Jing will find an opportunity to kill your sister and the child in her stomach, and then put the blame on my sister... In this way, it will not only solve the problem of your sister who knew the past. The insiders of the East Palace have an excuse to abolish the queen and get rid of the Tang family, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone!"

"This is indeed a 'good move'."

Lu You also had to nod and admit: "Zhao Jing always thought that my sister was a lonely family. He isolated her in the Crane Feather Hall, as if he held her life in the palm of his hand. If we hadn't been secretly monitoring the Crane Feather Hall , caring about her safety...I'm afraid this poisonous scheme will proceed very smoothly."

Having said that, he and Rui Lang fell silent at the same time, and both had the feeling that they were only half a step away from the abyss of the cliff.

Fortunately, there are, but more of them are horror and hesitation.

"Zoran, what should we do now?"

Tang Ruilang vaguely had some thoughts in his mind, but he still turned his head to look at the people around him.

Lu You calmly said: "Wait for Zhao Jing to make a move, we will play by ear."