Zhang Shun had also made preparations. He had already secretly planted a poison in the Ye family!
When the truth comes out, he will pretend to send people to break into the Ye family and he will definitely find out the truth.
The Ye family is bound to take the blame for secretly storing poison and attempting to murder the emperor.
The Ye family and the Fifth Prince are in the same boat. They prosper together and suffer together. The Fifth Prince might even be implicated.
Maybe the emperor would even suspect that the fifth prince was the mastermind behind this incident!
As for the Xue family, they are nothing more than cannon fodder in this conspiracy.
Zhang Shun has a really good plan, with everything connected to one another!
Throughout history, the most taboo in the imperial palace has been the practice of witchcraft, a practice that carries with it the ultimate fate of the deceased. If Zhang Shun's wicked scheme succeeds, the Xue and Ye families, the imperial concubine Li, and even the Fifth Prince will all suffer a disastrous fate!
Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, no matter how good Zhang Shun’s plan was, it was useless!
Xue Huan shot out the second-level puppet talisman, which silently stuck to Zhang Shun's body and then disappeared.
At this time, Zhang Shun was no longer the same Zhang Shun as before, and had completely become Xue Huan's puppet.
A first-level puppet talisman could only make a person obey simple commands, but a second-level puppet talisman could make a person obey the talisman's orders completely, and even if it meant asking him to die, he would do it without hesitation.
Of course, his consciousness was still his own, but his body was no longer under his control.
In addition, Xue Huan had already recognized the puppet talisman as its master, so Zhang Shun's every move was under her control. Even if she was far away from Zhang Shun, she could issue orders at any time.
Pawnshops all over the world.
Wang Yan was reporting intelligence to Pei Ji: "...Zhang Shun sent assassins to assassinate Cai Kuo, but Xuan Ya rescued him and reunited him with his son, Cai Ji. Cai Ji cried and complained that someone wanted to kill him. Cai Kuo knew who wanted to kill him without us telling him.
"When Cai Kuo was convicted, he tried to protect Zhang Shun because his son Cai Ji's life was in Zhang Shun's hands. Now that Cai Ji has been rescued by us, Cai Kuo is freed from his constraints and hates Zhang Shun to the core. Naturally, he can't wait to expose Zhang Shun.
"Three days ago, Xuan Ya had already taken Cai Kuo and his son to the capital. They will probably arrive in a few days. By then, Zhang Shun's tenure as governor will be over."
Xuan Ya is the intelligence chief who manages the pawnshops in the north.
Pei Ji hummed, "Tell Xuan Ya to hurry up, it's almost the end of the year, and I don't want to be disturbed by Zhang Shun this year."
Wang Yan bowed: "Yes."
Cai Kuo was exiled to Youzhou, which was far away from the capital. The journey, which was originally at least half a month, was compressed into eight days by Xuan Ya.
In the second half, Cai Kuo was tied to a horse and rushed all the way, and he was almost exhausted.
The moment he saw the city wall of Beijing, his eyes were filled with tears, and he was so excited that he fainted.
Xuan Ya didn't give him much time to rest. The next day, he ordered him to go to the Jingzhao government office and beat the drum to file a complaint to the emperor!
Cai Kuo also knew that Xuan Ya and his gang rescued him and his son not out of kindness, but just wanted to use him to deal with Zhang Shun and the Second Prince behind him.
But he was now at the end of his rope and could only do as he was told.
Anyway, he now hates Zhang Shun very much and hopes that he will get into trouble as soon as possible.
Under the secret escort of Xuan Ya and others, the disheveled Cai Kuo successfully arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture and struck the drum to report his actions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the Dengwen drum meant that a shocking crime had occurred! The eyes of the nearby people immediately lit up with gossip fire and they gathered around.
Anyone who beats the drum to report a crime must first be punished with thirty strokes of the cane.
After thirty beatings, the man was almost disabled.
This is also to prevent people from knocking the drum randomly, so the punishment is set heavier. Otherwise, if anyone knocks the drum, how can the emperor have so much free time to judge the case?
After thirty beatings with the cane, Cai Kuo was brought to the Golden Throne Hall. The emperor sat on the high imperial steps, and below him were several court officials who had been summoned.
What happens next is clear.
Cai Kuo knelt down and kowtowed to confess his guilt. He gave out the name of Zhang Shun, the governor of Quanzhou, and took out the evidence he had hidden on his body.
After reading it, the emperor was furious and ordered Zhang Shun to be arrested and brought to the capital.
After Zhang Shun was escorted to the capital, he was imprisoned in the Tianlao. That night, the Second Prince's men secretly delivered a message to Zhang Shun, basically promising to rescue him and asking him not to speak nonsense.
In fact, the second prince was seizing the opportunity to distance himself from Zhang Shun.
However, the second prince never expected that Zhang Shun not only confessed to his crimes, but also exposed him!
Not only the second prince, but all those who had had connections with him in the past were exposed by him.
It can be said that a large number of people fell, and almost the entire officialdom of the state was shaken.
And almost all of these people are more or less related to the Second Prince's party.
The second prince cried out that he was innocent, but the evidence was right in front of him, so how could he prove his innocence?
The emperor immediately removed him from his position in the Ministry of Personnel, ordered him to go back and reflect on his mistakes for three months, and fined him two years' salary.
You have to know that the emperor loved this son the most in the past and would reward him from time to time. Now that he has done this, it can be seen that he is really annoyed with this son.
The second prince no longer dared to cry out for justice. Under the persuasion of his staff, he went back to reflect on his mistakes and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Cai Kuo was still sent back to Youzhou to serve. After all, the corruption and abuse of power he had committed before were all true and could not be washed away. However, because he had testified against Zhang Shun this time, his original life sentence was commuted to a fixed-term imprisonment, and he would be free after serving only eight years.
A group of officials headed by Zhang Shun were either beheaded or exiled, and they all got the punishment they deserved.
A lively exposé of the officialdom continued until the end of the year.
As we entered the twelfth lunar month, the weather became colder.
The day before Laba Festival, there was a moderate snowfall, and a thin layer of clear snow accumulated on the eaves and the ground.
The family had Laba porridge in the morning.
The eight ingredients for the porridge were prepared yesterday: glutinous rice, sesame seeds, coix seeds, longan, red dates, red beans, lotus seeds, and mung beans. They are sweet and soft.
After eating Laba porridge, the family went to work or school.
Xue Huan took Pei Ji back to Shanghe Village first to warm up the house that had not been lived in for a long time.
The family must spend the New Year in their hometown. Activities such as making rice cakes, slaughtering pigs, worshiping ancestors, and paying New Year's greetings can only be enjoyed in the hometown.
As soon as they entered the village, Dahei seemed to smell something and ran towards them from a distance.
As a dog that grew up running freely in the countryside and mountains, Dahei was not used to the restricted life in the city, so after Xuetuan and a few others were weaned, Xue Huan sent it back.
Xuetuan and the others would look for their mother at first, but they got used to it in two days.
This time when he came back, Pei Ji also brought back "Tai Chi" - the name he gave to his little puppy.
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