Chapter 118: Big Arrest
When Bao Zheng brought a group of people to Kaifeng Prefecture, the Kaifeng Prefecture government office was already very lively. When Bao Zheng and others walked into the court, they saw the King of Wei, King Yi, and their accomplices standing together. The prince was sitting upright in the upper seat and questioning.
The King of Wei and King of Wings were obviously not as bad as they were invited to the court, and the court was also peaceful at this time. The prince asked slowly, and King of Wei and King of Wings both answered respectfully. But if you look closely, you will find that King of Wei and King of Wings were shaking at this time. The calmness on the surface was hard to hide their fear.
Bao Zheng walked to the prince, whispered a brief statement about what happened in the court, and handed the book provided by Lu Wushuang to the prince Zhao Zhen.
After looking through it, Zhao Zhen's face changed drastically, and he immediately slapped the table and said, "It's really a matter of going with the flow. When I was worried that there was no evidence, someone sent the evidence."
Bao Zheng bowed at this time and said, "Your Highness, this account records all the ministers who received the benefits of the Mahjong and helped the Mahjong do things. The amount of silver received was clearly written. With this favorable evidence, even if the ministers who helped the Mahjong worship the great gods are arrested now, the Mahjong would never object after knowing it."
Zhao Zhen looked happy, but instead said, "Ding Wei, the reason why Wang Xinruo and others were able to be powerful is entirely because they bewitched the father's emperor's sacrifice to Houtu, believe in gods, and sealed Yinshan, so they were deeply trusted by his father. If we target these people directly, we were afraid that the father would blame me for hindering his plan to become a god."
Bao Zheng said seriously at this time: "Your Highness, do you believe that you are in trouble and money and pay tribute to the gods? Can you really make the Song Dynasty safe and sound?"
As soon as Bao Zheng said this, Zhao Zhen frowned and thought for a while, and a knowing smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but say, "Bao Zheng, you are right. My father has always been deceived by treacherous ministers. As the prince, I should wake up my father. Even if I am punished by my father for this matter, what should I do? As long as I think this matter is right and for the country and the people, I should persist without hesitation."
When Bao Zheng heard Zhao Zhen’s remarks, he immediately smiled and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince can suddenly understand the interests of it, so you should make a quick decision.”
Zhao Zhen said seriously: "Yes, now I will send someone to arrest all of these rioters who sell their country and seek honor." After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he directly sent someone to notify Pan Su, immediately captured Liu Chenggui, and sent Kou to arrest Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo, Chen Pengnian and others.
Half an hour later, there were dozens of trembling civil servants in the court. Bao Zheng walked to Liu Chenggui at this time and sneered: "Mr. Liu, do you know why the prince can capture all the civil servants and ministers you bribed so accurately?"
Liu Chenggui's face was full of doubt at this time, and Bao Zheng and the prince were much faster than he had imagined.
Bao Zheng took out the account and shook it in front of Liu Chenggui. Liu Chenggui immediately looked shocked when he saw the account. Bao Zheng sneered: "Liu Chenggui, do you know that if you do evil things, you will die? Lu Wushuang should be your daughter-in-law. You still treat her like this, which made her feel so much hatred and she will destroy you at all costs."
When Liu Chenggui saw this account, he seemed to have all his energy and spirit removed. They were originally indispensable officials around the emperor, and they once assisted the emperor in sacrifice to the gods, which could be said to be the emperor's right-hand man. However, even the emperor would not bypass them at this time.
Zhao Zhen ordered: "Come here! Take off the official hats and robes of Liu Chenggui, Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo and others! All of them were sent to prison and wait for conviction!"
In a moment, dozens of large inner guards rushed out and stepped forward to take off all the hats of the famous officials of the Northern Song Dynasty. At this moment, Ding Wei and Wang Xinruo all looked lonely. Ding Wei, as the subordinate of the Secretariat, was under one person and above ten thousand people. Wang Xinruo, as the Privy Councilor, was in charge of the right to dispatch troops in the world. The rights they had seemed to pass by at this moment.
After the literati and officials were leaked from their official robes and hats, they were all taken to the prison. The King of Wei and King Yi were left in the same hall.
The prince was very cautious in his handling of things. He had no right to deal with the King of Wei and King Yi. The handling of the royal relatives needed to be transferred to Dali Temple. Zhao Zhen had actually informed the people of Dali Temple for a long time.
A quarter of an hour later, the Dali Temple Minister walked over with people. Bao Zheng saw that the Dali Temple Minister was only about forty years old, but he was sick, as if he was terminally ill.
After the Dali Temple Minister coughed several times, he bowed to the prince Zhao Zhen and bowed and said, "The Dali Temple Minister Zhang Shide is late, and I hope the prince will forgive his crime."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Zhang Aiqing, if you are not feeling well, I won't blame you. The King of Wei and King Yi and others colluded with outsiders and spyed at the court. Now the evidence is conclusive. I will hand over these people to Dali Temple and report them to your father. There are also Ding Wei, Wang Xinruo and others' treason for treason. However, in order for these people not to be robbed, the prisoners will be transferred to the Dali Temple prison and temporarily detained in the Kaifeng Prefecture prison. You should go and do this matter quickly and leave first!"
Bao Zheng saw the Dali Temple Retreat, and his historical record emerged in his mind. Zhang Shide was the top scholar, and although he was very honored for a while, he seemed to be in his life. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful for the Dali Temple Retreat Zhang Shide.
Zhao Zhen ordered that all the royal criminals including the King of Wei and other royal families be placed under house arrest in a backyard of Kaifeng Prefecture. Bao Zheng knew that the reason why Zhao Zhen did this was to avoid being rude. As a Taizong lineage, Zhao Zhen should be extremely cautious in treating descendants of the Taizu lineage.
After Zhao Zhen finished sending all the people, he turned to Bao Zheng and said, "Bao Zheng, now he has captured two forces. What is your next plan for Bao Zheng?"
Bao Zheng said seriously at this time: "Your Highness, after erasing the two forces, it is the most critical two forces that have not been lifted yet. The first one is the 30,000 secret envoys hidden in Kyoto. If I guess correctly, these people are likely to be Li Deming's confidants. The second one is the Jianghu forces controlled by the Motianhui. If these people know the situation in Bianjing, plus the banner of the King of Wei and the King of Wings, they will easily be used by Li Deming."
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Bao Zheng, do you have a way to deal with these two groups of people?"
Bao Zheng said, "It is actually not difficult to deal with these two groups of people. The reason why a large number of people in the martial arts world supports the Motianhui is because of the King of Wei and the King of Yi. They absolutely do not know that the backstage of the Motianhui is Xixia, and they will never listen to Li Deming. These people are unwilling to be rebels who sell their country and seek prosperity no matter what. Li Deming's secret envoy team has conflicts with this group of people in the martial arts world. Anyone in the martial arts world is hostile to strong foreign enemies. Now that we have controlled the King of Wei and the King of Yi, why don't we take advantage of the weaknesses of these two groups of people and let them attack each other?"
Chapter completed!