595 The End of the Second Prince
Arrived safely at Zhang's house.
My father and Grandfather Zhang were already waiting in the study, and soon, Uncle Zhang also arrived.
"Ping An, I asked you to come here today because tomorrow is the Lantern Festival and the Chinese New Year is over. A lot of things have happened in the past few days. We haven't had a proper Chinese New Year and we are worried all day long. We have to have a good meal together today.
I won’t talk about these.
What I want to say now is that I will take Jinyu to the farm early the day after tomorrow morning, telling others that I am taking her to recuperate, but in fact I am taking her to cultivate her mind and character. If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. I did not teach Jinyu well, and this is my responsibility.
Son-in-law, you went through a lot of things when you were young, and then you passed the imperial examination through your own efforts. It's not easy for a man to be away from home, and you should be comfortable when you return home. However, Jinyu did not become a good wife and mother, and I'm really sorry.
Ping An, your stepmother has been cold and indifferent to you these years. You are not worthy of calling her mother. It is all because of my failure in educating her. When she was young, I only let her learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but forgot to teach her the principles of being a human being. Grandfather has also let you down."
Ping An hurriedly said, "Grandfather, why is it so? It's normal for mother to be like this. I have never blamed her. After all, I am not her biological child. You can't ask her to treat me the same way as she treats Yan'er. It's not fair."
The old man's eyes were red, and he waved his hands: "It's wrong, but I hope she will change for the better in the future. You should give her another chance. Jin'er is very well behaved now. She learns needlework and housekeeping from her aunt, and also goes to the academy to study and learn the truth.
Son-in-law, it’s about Yan’er. I want to teach him to Ping’an, and teach him together with his son Pingxuan. That child is well educated and is one year younger than Yan’er.
Of course it's fine to let the Zhang family go, their aunt is kind and willing to take care of them, son-in-law, what do you think we should do?"
Chang Chunfeng lowered his head and said, "Dad, this is not good. Ping An is so busy that he doesn't have time to take care of him. It will only trouble his mother."
Ping An said, "Dad, as long as you agree, I can bring Yan'er home, but there is a prerequisite, you can't interfere with the way I raise my child.
My younger brother was raised free-range. He was only five years old last year and was thrown into the farm. He followed my guards to learn martial arts and read and write when he had time. He only went home once every ten days. Of course, my uncle lived in the farm.
Pingxuan is six years old this year, and we are planning to start his formal education. If Yaner comes back with me, the two children will study and practice martial arts together."
The Zhang family's father and son looked at Chang Chunfeng. In their hearts, they also wanted Ping'an to teach Yan'er. Only when they get along with each other can they develop feelings and have deep love among brothers. Ping'an is a rare talent and his future is bright. Naturally, they hope that Yan'er can be closer to his elder brother. It's not that the Zhang family is unwilling to raise the child.
The Zhang family is not very large, and a child is like a movable treasure to the Zhang family. How could they not want to raise a child?
Chang Chun couldn't even hold up his head anymore.
Ping'an is his son, but at the same time he is Wan Changsheng's stepson, and Mei Niang has become Wan He. How can he have the nerve to trouble them?
I'm afraid there is no such thing in the world.
"It's not right, Dad. It's still not right."
Zhang Jinping knew that his brother-in-law was too embarrassed to do so.
"Dad, leave Yan'er to us. It's time for him to go to school this year. I think it's almost time for dinner. They are here tonight, so let's drink together. Ping An, I don't have much rice wine left."
The old man laughed and said, "Ping An, your uncle now thinks you are a winemaker."
Forget it, just raise Yan'er at home.
"Grandfather, you came in a hurry today. Tomorrow I will have someone send you a few jars of rice wine to drink at the farm. Drinking some rice wine is good for your health.
Also, how far is your farm from the capital? It can’t be too far. If you feel unwell, come back to see a doctor as soon as possible.”
The old man was soft-hearted and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, I won't run far. The carriage will only take a day. If I feel uncomfortable, I will definitely return to Beijing to see your master and disciple for treatment."
Two days later, the old man took his daughter, some guards, maids and servants to the farm. No one was asked to see them off, and he chose to leave when they started their posts.
On this very day.
The mastermind of this palace coup, the Second Prince and his family were confined in the Second Prince’s Mansion, and were not allowed to leave the mansion for the rest of their lives without an imperial decree.
The severity of this punishment depends on how long the emperor bans his family.
If you cannot go out for your entire life, you are no different from a living dead person. Apart from having food and drink, the only things you can see are your family members, some eunuchs, and palace maids.
The oldest of the Second Prince's children is only ten years old, and the youngest is only three. If they were to be locked up in the mansion with their parents like this, no one would be able to bear the fact that they were once the best of the best, but today they have become birds in a cage.
After all, the Crown Princess lost her life because of the palace coup, the Crown Prince lost his wife, and the Crown Prince lost his mother. Even if the Emperor does not want to avenge himself and the Queen, he cannot just lock them up for a while and then release them.
What's more, many soldiers died and countless were injured.
Another biggest culprit is the old duke, but the old duke is dead, so his body can only be thrown into a mass grave. The dead are gone, and the living are suffering. He is in his sixties and did not die a good death. Now even his body cannot be buried properly.
The second master of the Xu family, Xuzhou, was captured at the city gate with serious injuries and died a few days ago. His wife and children were all killed without mercy, and the execution date was set for three days later.
Also sentenced were the third son of the Xu family and his family, but the third son of the Xu family is now in the Minzhou military camp, and with him is his eldest son. The rest are all in the capital.
I heard that the Dali Temple in the capital had already sent people to arrest General Xu and his son.
This made Ping An feel sad. General Xu was a very casual person and it was obvious that he loved the military camp very much. However, his wife and children lost their lives because of his father's choice. It was really pitiful and lamentable.
Three days later, seven or eight middle-level generals were also executed. These people wanted to rise to the top with the second prince, but unexpectedly, the palace coup ended in a farce.
Because the father and son of Duke Yong rescued hundreds of adults and officials' families in time, and it was verified that they were indeed not aware of the incident before the incident, they were spared the death penalty, but they could not escape the punishment of life. The eldest family and their clansmen were exiled to the northern border, never to return, and they left the city immediately after watching the execution three days later.
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Three days later.
A group of people were beheaded in front of the Meridian Gate as a public display, including young and old, and countless people watched.
Ping An and his family did not go.
This kind of thing is too bloody and unbearable to watch. Even if one has ambition, it is something that only a few men have. Once they fail, they will bring harm to the whole family.
It would be fine if it implicated the whole family, but nowadays everyone has relatives and clansmen. If you commit a serious crime, your clansmen will be implicated.
This time the old Duke dared to risk the wrath of the world for the sake of his own grandson, and when the plot failed, all nine clans were to be implicated. However, the Emperor said that since the Empress had escaped death, it should be regarded as a blessing, and he directly pardoned the last six clans and only counted the nearest three clans.
In fact, there are many people in the three tribes, and these people are innocent, but Ping An cannot say that this kind of involvement is definitely wrong. To a certain extent, it does control the occurrence of many crimes because people are afraid to do so.
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