However, Sima Cheng obviously did not intend to listen to his explanation and directly ordered his men to arrest him.
I have enough evidence in my hand, and the girl collected it for me.
After severe torture, a confession with Sima Jue's name on it was handed into Sima Cheng's hands.
When he went to court, he came out with a look of grief to expose his brother's true face, held up the confession with both hands, and vowed to kill his own brother for the sake of justice.
Sima Jue certainly would not surrender without a fight. When he learned that Wang Zhong was captured, he prepared a backup plan. His methods were much more clever than his elder brother's.
Fang Zhiyi also knew that the Sima family was too powerful to collapse so easily.
Looking at the quarreling courtiers, Fang Zhiyi held his head and said, "Stop quarreling!"
He made a series of adjustments, demoting or trying those named in the confessions, and then appeased the two Sima brothers.
Fu Hai, who had been following Fang Zhiyi, was secretly frightened. He was becoming more and more afraid of this pretending to be stupid king. So he took advantage of the civil strife in the Sima family and quietly got everything done.
Those people were transferred when Sima Jue and Sima Ci were promoted last time. This time, their superiors may demote or investigate them, and they can take over without making a fuss.
The blood in this court is being replaced, but the replacement is so subtle that no one can even tell that it is related to Fang Zhiyi!
"Fu Hai, what are you doing?" Fang Zhiyi tilted his head and looked at him. Fu Hai felt cold sweat all over his back and nodded quickly: "Oh, here I come, master, please go slowly." At this moment, he was glad that he had not made the wrong choice.
Now the temporary commander of the Imperial Guard is nominally Sima Cheng's man, but in reality he obeys Fang Zhiyi's transfer orders. Half of the important positions in the three provinces and six ministries are officials who were contacted privately by the emperor in the past. Those frustrated officials are sitting in the new positions, and they are full of gratitude and admiration for this emperor who seems to be incompetent.
Fang Zhiyi had been a powerful official and an emperor. He was familiar with some trends better than anyone else, especially in this relatively backward dynasty. As long as he was given eyes and hands, he could develop his own power under the shadow of the Sima family.
Another major case was uncovered, and the first person to discover the clues was the former Imperial Guard, now the Grand Marshal's personal guard.
This is a case of adultery, but the target of the adultery is actually a Hu person from Northwest China!
The incident shocked the government and the public. Sima Cheng, who was once overjoyed and crazy, sent a large number of people, because the officials involved in this case turned out to be his second brother's faction!
This blow was very heavy, and even Chong'e Fang Zhiyi had no way to deal with it. Smuggling salt and iron to the Hu people was tantamount to treason!
Sima Jue was captured on the spot. The Sima family's forces were ready to make a move, but looking at Sima Cheng standing there with his hands on his hips, they kept silent. They just felt that something was not right.
However, Fang Zhiyi took the Sima family's reputation into consideration and only dismissed Sima Jue from his official position, allowing him to serve his father. This move made Sima Cheng, the empress dowager, and the Sima family's nephews and nieces very satisfied.
However, after learning that his sister was not pregnant, Sima Cheng frowned.
All obstacles have been removed, the annoying Sima Jue, the majestic father, now as long as this emperor is gone, I can experience the feeling of ruling the world! But only then did my sister say that she was not pregnant?
Fang Zhiyi's prediction about him was very accurate. That night, Sima Cheng, the emperor's father, was preparing to seize the throne directly under the advice of his advisers. He didn't want to care about how history books would write about him in the future, but this emperor was a very kind person. He could spare his life and let him and his sister become a pair of ordinary people.
Yes, that sister is too smart, and someone has to be watching her all the time.
Sima Cheng summoned his ministers and conspired to rebel in his house. Everyone present had a solemn expression. "You, Sima Cheng, are not afraid of history books, but we are." However, looking at the soldiers around them, they could not say anything.
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