"This this… "
Seeing that Mr. Chu in front of him was obviously out of breath, the arrester took two steps back with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Among the crowd, exclamations were endless. No one thought that Chu Ping was actually dead. He chose to commit suicide in front of so many people. Is this... committing suicide in fear of crime, or apologizing with death
"Ping'er!"
Among the crowd of the Chu family, the middle-aged man rushed out quickly, picked up the corpse on the ground, and cried out with grief on his face.
Taifu Chu's body softened, but luckily the servants of the Chu family behind him supported him so that he would not fall down.
After he stood up straight, he waved away the servants of the Chu family who were supporting him, walked up to the arrester, and asked hoarsely, "Do you want to take his body away too?"
The catcher immediately took two steps back and bowed down.
The evidence in this case is conclusive. If Chu Ping is still alive, he will naturally be taken to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation. But since he is dead, he must save some face for the Chu family.
Chu Ping's body was brought in, and the door of Chu's house was slowly closed.
The people standing outside stood in front of Chu's house for a long time, but in the end they didn't rush in.
"Bah, you shitty bone!" Someone walked towards the door of Chu's house, spat hard, turned and left.
One said angrily: "Bah, this old courtier!"
"Chu Ping is dead, and it's time for Miss Shuang Shuang to rest in peace..." One person sighed, walked a few steps, then came back, and said to the door of Chu's house, "Bah!"
…
On this day, almost all the people in the capital visited in front of Chu's house. Although everyone left one after another, the front of Chu's house became extremely filthy. Even the plaque on the gate was destroyed. People pounded down.
A generation of Qingliu family fell into such a situation overnight, and it also let countless officials and dignitaries in Beijing know what kind of power they usually despise the people.
Chu Ping committed suicide and apologized, but the affairs of the Chu family were not over yet.
When Taifu Chu was still the bone of King Jing, it was a very virtuous thing for the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to admonish the king to death, but now that his virility has been removed, all he has done is to wantonly slander important officials of the court, form cliques for selfish interests, have ulterior motives, and even commit crimes. The Golden Palace forced the emperor to do such a treasonous thing, but also shielded criminals and used power for personal gain first, how could he escape the punishment of the law
The Taifus of all dynasties resigned because of old age, and Taifu Chu was the only person who was deprived of the title of Taifu by the court. Chu Ping’s father was also wiped out of his official position. The Chu family’s previous glory is gone. ", no one mentioned it.
Under the heavy punishment from the imperial court, although Chu's house was still kept and the house would not be ransacked, the people in the capital never saw the closed door of Chu's house opened again.
The great Confucian officials who once stood with Taifu Chu did not speak out about this matter. In fact, they were not without one. At the beginning, they also spoke out. disappeared.
The truth of Chu Ping's death came to light. Miss Shuangshuang was so wronged that the court felt wronged. In the capital, a tomb was erected for her for people to pay homage to. It also erected a warning monument for the government.
People will always remember the name "Shuangshuang". It is precisely because of her death that the imperial court was forced to pay more attention to civil grievances and speed up the reform of the law. A filthy place where big shots use their power for personal gain...
Among them, some unexpected things happened.
Jingzhaoyin Zeng Shichun, who was deeply involved in this case, was reinstated as an official after the case was settled. Although he was also fined three years of salary, compared with the impact of this case and the ending of the Chu family, it is really true. It's nothing.
The reason is that Miss Shuangshuang's elder sister, in court, is quite protective of Mr. Zeng.
Although she was taken into the prison of the government office, she was never abused or treated unfairly from the beginning to the end. The servants of the government office took good care of her in prison—even she was able to go to the criminal department Before, they were escorted all the way by people from the government office.
This is obviously unreasonable. If Zeng Shichun really wanted to seal her mouth, the truth would be to silence her as soon as possible, and why did she treat her so favorably, and even punish her, it was all understatement, just a formality...
In fact, some smart people have already figured out the whole story after hearing this.
This Mr. Zeng put her in prison, seemingly persecuting her, but actually protecting her, because the Chu family's background is really deep, Taifu Chu alone can unite many great Confucian scholars, literati and officials in the capital, and even half of the court. Courtiers, slandering and slandering a pillar of the dynasty who has made great contributions to this country... a Jing Zhaoyin, what is it to them
He couldn't resist the Chu family, so he could only use this method to protect the woman, otherwise, the case of Miss Shuangshuang would never be overturned.
Loyal ministers become sycophants, clean streams become turbid streams, upright officials become treacherous officials and then upright officials, just like these days in Kyoto, the turmoil rises and then calms down, calms down again...
"The Injustice of Dou E" ended its curtain call, and there was another new play in Goulan. The turmoil was a little calm, and only some aftermath remained.
"You said that sycophant..."
Inside a steamed stuffed bun shop, just as a scholar in Confucian shirts said something, a steamed stuffed bun flew from the front and hit him hard in the face, followed by an angry voice.
"Who do you say is a sycophant, say one more thing!"
The scribe picked up the buns that fell on the ground, looked at the shopkeeper of the bun shop, and said in a daze: "I said that Taifu Chu, as a bone, stretched out his hands to be loved by the people and trusted by the courtiers. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing of reputation?" The thing is really..."
The treasurer of the bun shop looked surprised: "Ah, you are talking about that old courtier?"
"Otherwise who else?"
The bun shop owner waved his hand and said awkwardly: "Hey, I'm so sorry, I've become addicted to you scholars a while ago, it's all right, I'll treat you with that bun, and I won't charge you..."
…
"The Chu family has completely declined now, and no one in the capital wants to have anything to do with them. After the law reform, the pressure on the government has increased a lot. Fortunately, after a busy period of time, it has eased a lot now. Most cases , In fact, it’s not that complicated, and it’s not like there are injustice cases every day... Without Mrs. Chu taking the lead, that incident can be considered completely settled.” Li Mingzhu looked at Li Yi, sighed, and said, “It’s finally over.”
After not getting a response for a long time, she stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Li Yi's eyes.
Li Yi came back to his senses and asked, "Ah, what did you just say?"
Li Mingzhu looked at him, finally waved his hand and said, "It's nothing..."
"What is this the end?" Li Yi shook his head, opened the curtain of the car, and said, "This is just the beginning..."
He jumped out of the carriage and walked towards a building ahead.
It was an ancestral hall, and a stele was enshrined in the ancestral hall.
People in Kyoto lined up in a long line, like flowing water, and after sticking a stick of incense in front of the stele, they left from the other side.
Li Yi lined up, burned incense in front of the stele, and stood aside for a while before coming out.
Li Mingzhu was still standing beside the carriage, looking at the other carriage.
A young servant in blue came over from there, bowed, and said respectfully: "Master, please go over."
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Who is your master?"
"My lord will know when he passes by."
Li Yi looked at the carriage parked in the corner and strolled over.
When he walked to the side of the carriage, the curtain was lifted by a hand like a withered pine, revealing a wrinkled face.
The old man seemed to be ten years older than the last time he saw him. Li Yi cupped his hands and said, "Master Taifu, long time no see."
Behind the car curtain, the old man looked at him without any emotion, and said in a hoarse voice: "You once asked the old man if it was worth it?"
"The old man ruined the entire Chu family for his own selfishness. It's really not worth it."
He shook his head, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, "But it is natural for the eldest son of the emperor to return to Beijing to inherit the throne. Have you ever thought about what you are doing and whether it is worth it? What exactly do you want to do?" !"
He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Prince Jin is young, and you have no connection with other princes. Tell me, what do you want to do!"
Li Yi looked at him and asked slowly: "Does Master Taifu really want to know?"
Taifu Chu didn't say a word, but just stared at him firmly.
"Since Master Taifu wants to know..." Li Yi shook his head, and walked into the carriage, Taifu Chu leaned forward, leaned over his head, and whispered: "I won't tell you..."