Chapter 306 Empress-Wu Qing
Chaoyan saw that something was wrong with Lin Zhiqing:
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, Miss!"
"I'm fine." Lin Zhiqing adjusted his breathing and suppressed the heartache.
She will never be able to repay Aunt Mu’s kindness in her entire life.
"Jiang Liuyun!" Lin Zhiqing whispered the name, and the hatred in his heart grew wildly like vines.
She always remembered that the murderer behind Aunt Mu's death was Jiang Liuyun and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
She is determined to re-examine the case of Lin Congrong, overthrow the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, and avenge Aunt Mu, Lin Congrong, and those innocent people who died!
She took a deep breath, adjusted her breathing, and gradually broke free from the hatred.
write a letter!
Her arms trembled slightly, but the words she wrote were very neat.
She wants to know everything about the empress!
Only by understanding this empress could Lin Zhiqing understand why the neutral ministers opposed the retrial.
Only after finding out the reasons why they opposed the retrial could Lin Zhiqing prescribe the right medicine, change their minds, and make them support the retrial.
Only by re-examining Lin Congrong's case of treason can Lin Congrong be cleared of all charges, the Lin family be allowed to come forward, and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion be overthrown!
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing's heart slowly calmed down.
After she sent the letter, the first person she thought of was Lu Huai.
In terms of understanding of Dasheng, she is far inferior to Lu Huai.
Lin Zhiqing asked Chaoyan to deliver a message to the Lu family, hoping to analyze the matter of this "empress" with Lu Huai.
But after Chao Yan went there, he returned empty-handed.
Lu Huai and Yun Feng were not at the Lu family. They seemed to be busy with the Ministry of Revenue.
However, she did gain something else from this trip.
"What? The Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was robbed?" Lin Zhiqing raised his eyebrows.
Chao Yan nodded and said, "Miss, I heard from the beggars on the street that the lights in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion were bright last night, and people kept coming out, as if they were looking for something."
"But this is just a street rumor and is not very credible."
last night?
This is indeed a special day, Lin Zhiqing thought about it in his heart.
Last night, Jiang Liuyun went to the Minister of Justice's residence because of the matter of Mole Mother. Marquis Zhenyuan had not returned home yet, so there was indeed no one in charge of the Marquis Zhenyuan's residence.
The possibility of theft is small, but not impossible.
However, it remains to be seen whether Jiang Liuyun deliberately released this news for some purpose or whether a theft actually occurred.
Lin Zhiqing is now extremely cautious and dare not believe these things easily.
In addition to the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, Lin Zhiqing also asked Chaoyan to pay attention to the movements of the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice was quiet and there was no unusual movement.
This was within Lin Zhiqing's expectations.
The mole girl is bound to die, but the fate of her body will determine the actions of the Minister of Justice.
If Jiang Liuyun had failed to take away the body of Zi Niang, the Ministry of Justice could have made a big fuss about it and announced to the public that the escaped prisoner was dead, thus making up for the Ministry of Justice's previous mistake.
If Jiang Liuyun wanted the prisoner dead or alive, then the Ministry of Justice would not be able to make public the fact that the escaped prisoner was dead, and the matter would have to remain buried.
Judging from Jiang Liuyun's condition, he must have taken away the body of the mole girl.
Even though there was no body, it could not make up for the mistakes made by the Ministry of Justice, but now that such a walking jailbreak had been eliminated, the Minister of Justice felt relieved.
For the Ministry of Justice, this deal is not a loss.
But it is certain that the relationship between the Minister of Justice and the Zhenyuan Marquisate has broken down.
Both of them have their own positions and cannot compromise.
If you have different ideas, you cannot work together. Breaking up is inevitable.
Lin Zhiqing temporarily put the matter of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion behind him.
She began to look for various books, trying to uncover the mystery of the empress.
A few days later, a reply from Bianliang arrived.
Ever since Fourth Aunt was sent back to Bianliang, the Lin family has become increasingly deserted.
Lin Zhiqing had also asked Lin Congli and Lin Congyan about the empress.
But the two Lin brothers also knew nothing about this empress.
Lin Zhiqing didn't find it strange, because she had been searching for information about the empress continuously these days, but had never found anything.
This means that the empress either did not exist or all traces of her existence were erased.
Lin Zhiqing believed that Aunt Mu would not lie, so she was looking forward to the letter from her grandfather.
After receiving the envelope, Lin Zhiqing could feel that it was very thick.
Moreover, the sealing wax on the outside is sealed very tightly.
She opened the envelope and what caught her eye was slightly messy handwriting.
"Qing girl, matters concerning the Empress are taboos in the current court. You must not reveal a single word of what I'm saying to you. Remember that!"
Lin Zhiqing slowly repeated the opening words, feeling very happy.
If that’s the case, the Empress did exist!
But it is rare for Lin Qingshan to use the word "taboo".
Lin Zhiqing vaguely felt that this matter must be no simple matter. She glanced down and read the letter carefully.
Half an hour later, Lin Zhiqing slowly raised his head and burned the letter to ashes according to Lin Qingshan's instructions.
As she watched the flames engulf the letter, her brows were furrowed, not relaxing at all.
In Dasheng, a world that is extremely harsh towards women, there was once a woman who actually reached that position and stood tall among the crowd.
No, according to the content of the letter, the reason why the people of Dasheng were so harsh on women was closely related to this empress.
To be more specific, Lin Qingshan's decision to abandon literature and take up military service was also related to this empress.
The empress's name was Wu Qing. She was the eldest daughter of the then Protector of the Country Wu family. Later, she entered the palace and became the empress of the previous emperor.
The previous emperor fought his way to the throne among his brothers. When he succeeded to the throne, the court was in turmoil, officials died or were killed, and talented people were dwindling.
The reason why Wu Qing was chosen as the queen was because of the status and military power of the Duke of Protectorate.
With the assistance of the Duke of Protectorate, the government of Dasheng gradually stabilized.
But what followed was the problem of external relatives interfering in politics.
The Wu family's ambitions gradually grew, and the conflict with the royal family became more and more serious.
Unfortunately, the previous emperor was injured in the struggle for power and was unable to fight against the Wu family.
Just when the regime was about to fall, Wu Qing stood up and used thundering means to kill his relatives for the sake of justice and clean up the Wu family.
This was originally a good thing, but after the Wu family fell, Wu Qing did not retreat but advanced instead. He used the illness of the late emperor as an excuse to rule the country from behind the curtain and discuss state affairs.
Soon, this delicate balance was broken after the late emperor fell seriously ill.
Wu Qing gradually took control of the court and hated those who were originally related to the Wu family.
According to Lin Qingshan's guess, Wu Qing originally did not want to enter the palace, and she was forced by the Wu family to enter the palace as queen.
Having experienced the uncontrollability of military officers in power, and because of his resentment towards the Wu family, Wu Qing vigorously promoted civil officials and suppressed military officers.
At the same time, she indulged in pleasure and ignored state affairs.
Not only did he increase taxes and build palaces, he also promoted treacherous officials and persecuted loyal officials.
The families of officials such as Grand Secretaries and Grand Tutors have all been oppressed.
Under such circumstances, when there was war on the border, Dasheng had no generals available.
Wu Qing was foolish and incompetent, and repeatedly ceded territory in exchange for peace, which made Dasheng's national strength increasingly weak.
The court officials were indignant, and the people were even more miserable. They privately called Wuqing the shame of Dasheng!
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