In the morning, Dongchang Yamen.

In the study, Zhou An was looking at the documents sent by the Fufu Department, and the small pavilion was accompanying him.

A total of six people were arrested yesterday, all of whom were taken directly to the inner prison of the tutoring department and interrogated overnight. In fact, this was just a gesture. These six crimes of deceiving the emperor can be decisive. Dongchang has been investigated for this matter for more than a day or two. The first batch of people who were arrested for pretending to be sick have solid evidence that they cannot be overturned.

However, it is not certain whether or not the evidence is used, and the sentencing scope of the crime of deceiving the emperor is very wide, so the six people were eventually killed, dismissed from office, or were beaten to death and released. It is not yet decided, and it depends on what Wu Xukuan's reaction is.

Catching them was originally intended to put pressure on Wu Xukuan, and there was no other intention.

In fact, Qian Wanshan should not be killed directly.

Zhou An killed him because of the intentional factor, but it was also true that Qian Wanshan had no brains. In fact, Qian Wanshan was the most difficult to convict. He took sick leave, but occasionally he could go to the Governor's Office to work, argue with others, and go to banquets and drinks, including taking concubines. These are all explained.

If Qian Wanshan knew what Zhou An was going to do first, Qian Wanshan could argue. For example, he took a concubine to make fun of him. Because he was sick, he took a concubine to make fun of him and went to work and argue. He could also be said to be forced to work while he was sick, and he could also talk about his relationship with Su Tong from a romance.

But Qian Wanshan was brainless and could be said to be unscrupulous. He actually admitted in person that his body was well. It was not until the end that he realized that he had to deal with everything he should do!

So his crime of deceiving the king can be determined on the spot!

It’s not that Zhou An didn’t give him a chance, but that he didn’t leave him a chance.

According to the authority given to the Pacification Department by the Empress, the Jinyiwei has the right to take action first and then report, and the East Factory can also assist in arresting and killing people in name, so there is no problem in killing his whole family.

So he died and his whole family died!

Anyway, he is going to die. He will take it back and kill it again, and it is not much different from killing it on the spot, at least for Zhou An.

Just think it's a shocking tiger!

Of course, this is also an extremely dangerous test! Qian Wanshan was directly destroyed, which is likely to cause Wu Xukuan's fierce reaction, which has broken the bottom line that he can tolerate.

However, Zhou An also believed that Wu Xukuan would never directly rebel by force.

He had no reason to directly destroy the current "good situation" just because of Qian Wanshan. He wanted to wait for Kang Longji to die. If Kang Longji does not die, he would not have a good result if he rebelled by force.

Moreover, Zhou An has sent an extremely obvious signal on behalf of the Empress.

The empress wants to force them to go to court!

The reason why those people were killed and arrested was that they pretended to be sick and did not go to court, and they committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Wu Xukuan could not understand the meaning, just to force them to go to court! Therefore, as long as Wu Xukuan controls his emotions and is more rational, he should understand what to do.

In fact, it seems that the empress is forcing Wu Xukuan to do this, but in fact, it can be said that Wu Xukuan is forcing the empress to do this.

Eighty-tenth of the ten important officials in the court were led by Wu Xukuan or coercion and temptation, so they did not attend court with him.

That's why the empress did this.

And if they continue not to attend court, then they will continue to arrest and kill!

Now that even the second grade has moved, you may move the second grade, the first grade, or even the first grade!

Once things come to that point, Wu Xukuan has to turn against it if he doesn't.

But if we really get to this point, who has caused the situation to worsen to this irreversible level? This has to be seen from different perspectives and will result in different results, or in other words, this is the result of neither side concessions!

For Wu Xukuan, rebelling by force now is a bad move, not a last resort, and he doesn't want to take this step.

The empress didn't want to force Wu Xukuan to rebel by force.

Therefore, someone must give in!

...

"Factory." A respectful voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Come in." Zhou An, who was looking at the clerk, said without raising his head.

Tang Hongfei pushed the door and entered the study room, strode to the table and bowed his head to Zhou An.

"What's the matter?" Zhou An asked.

"Just just received the news that Cao Li, the deputy chief of the Military Governor's Office, had hanged himself at home early this morning. Before his death, he strangled his wife and two concubines..." Tang Hongfei said respectfully.

"Cao Li?" Zhou An looked up and frowned at Tang Hongfei. He had no impression of Cao Li.

But he knew that the judge of the military governor's office was from the fourth rank!

"Cao Li had a banquet at Qian Wanshan's home last night..." Tang Hongfei said.

Zhou An was in a daze. After thinking about it for a moment, he looked at Tang Hongfei and blinked, then looked down at the document and said, "Well, our family knows... You take someone to Cao Li's house to check. Our family guessed that he should be hanging himself for fear of crime..."

"Yes, factory man." Tang Hongfei took the order and walked out.

"Hongfei..." Tang Hongfei just walked to the door and heard Zhou An call him again.

"Maintenance." Tang Hongfei turned around and lowered his head.

"Last night, if you have time, you will bring people to visit those people at Qian Wanshan's house..." Zhou An said lightly.

Tang Hongfei looked up at Zhou An, then immediately lowered his head: "I understand."

"Go."

"yes!"

Tang Hongfei left.

Zhou An looked up at the door that had been closed again, then closed the Chinese textbook, threw it on the table, leaned back to the chair, showing a thoughtful look.

Quiet for a while.

"Xiaotingzi, do you think Cao Li... wasn't he so scared by our family that he committed suicide?" Zhou An asked.

"Master, then Cao Li must be frightened by your power. In addition, he has a ghost in his heart, so he dare not survive..." Xiaotingzi bowed and said.

"Well..." Zhou An responded with a nasal voice and did not speak again.

Just being frightened and committed suicide!

Zhou An felt this way, and if this is true, Zhou An would not mind further improving his "bad reputation". If he wanted to become a terrifying person, the East Factory also needed a "bad reputation", so he asked Tang Hongfei to take the time to "visit" several other officials who also attended the Qian Mansion Banquet last night.

*******

In the next few days, Wu Xukuan had no response.

The gate of the Marquis of Wu Wen was closed, and Wu Xukuan stayed in his door and didn't know if he was holding on to his ultimate move! In the past few days, the court has been shrouded in a tense atmosphere. Although the Jinyiwei of the East Factory did not take any action, news about the arrested six people came out of the tutoring department every day.

One of them has died in the inner prison, one of them has been beaten and released, and four others have been detained.

It is the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.

That morning, Wu Xukuan and others still did not attend court.

Zhou An has already taken the next step.

In the morning, he was the usual office in the Dongchang Yamen. Before noon, he received a message from the palace, and the empress urgently summoned him back to the palace!

...

Ganwu Palace, Qianyuan Palace.

When Zhou An came in a hurry, Kang Longji was behind the empress. Gao Hong, Su Chengguo, Yuan Shengshi and other empress's confidant generals had already arrived. Judging from this situation, something seemed to have happened.

Seeing that almost all the people who should come, the empress did not talk nonsense and took out a letter and said, "I just received a secret report from Rong Wang. Wu Xukuan had contacted Prince Ning a month ago. At present, Prince Ning has secretly left Xiningzhou and is on the way to the capital..."

As soon as the Empress said this, everyone present changed their faces!

Prince Ning is a first-class noble prince. He was not a real title, but he did not live in Ganjing. Instead, he was driven to Xiningzhou, the former empress of the Goddess, and was ordered to never return to Ganjing.

This is a first-class prince who has no rights and can be said to be under house arrest in Xining Prefecture!

But his identity is extremely special!
Chapter completed!