Tong Guowei had something on his mind, and the time he was on duty seemed particularly torturous.
After finally getting off duty, Tong Guowei returned home and immediately sent someone to deliver a message to the Minister of Justice. However, the person he sent did not return to the Tong Mansion until more than an hour later.
After being asked in detail, Tong Guowei could no longer sit still.
It turned out that when the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple went to the palace to plead guilty today, four more playboys died in the prison.
That adds up to nine people.
The Dali Temple Minister and the Ministry of Justice did not dare to be careless and directly transferred all the prisoners in the Dali Temple cells to the Ministry of Justice prison.
The Minister of Justice was busy investigating a murder case today and was not on duty at all.
Not only him, but also the Dali Temple Minister, the Tongzhengsi Envoy and the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Supervisory Office all gathered at the Dali Temple to assist the Minister of Justice in investigating the case.
Now the families of the nine dandies who died in the prison cells have also received the news and have gathered a large number of people to seek justice outside the Dali Temple.
The remaining playboys who were arrested but not in trouble also sent people to help.
The impact of this incident far exceeded Tong Guowei's imagination.
Tong Guowei sat in the study, looking at the increasingly gloomy sky outside, his face changing from gloomy to bright.
As an old fox who has been immersed in the court for many years, he has a very keen sense of danger. Even though he was not responsible for the deaths of those playboys, he was the one who sent them to prison.
As long as this matter is discovered, even if he finds evidence to prove that he is not the murderer, it will not prevent those spoiled parents from holding a grudge against him.
After figuring this out, Tong Guowei narrowed his eyes into slits.
There was a cold light in the gap.
It has been so many years. Ever since Kangxi dealt with Oboi and took power, he has never been plotted against by others. This is the first time in forty years.
Tong Guowei was angry, but also felt a little anxious.
His children and grandchildren are not up to the task, and now the Tong family relies on him alone. He urgently needs an opportunity to establish his authority and prove to the world that the Tong family is still not easy to mess with.
Now is a great opportunity.
"Tong Da!"
"well…"
An old voice came from outside, and soon the door of the study was pushed open, and Tong Da walked in slowly.
"Go and call Ye Keshu, Qingfu, Qingtai, Gelni, Yiduli, Lin Kun... I have something important to discuss with them."
In addition to several sons, Tong Guowei also called out more than ten names in a row. Most of these people had close ties with the Tong family, and several of them were disciples he promoted.
It takes a thousand days to maintain an army and only a moment to use it. Now is the time when they are needed to contribute.
Tong Da's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he looked at Tong Guowei in surprise.
What happened that was worth the master mobilizing such a large force?
Tong Da has followed Tong Guowei since he was a child. Except for the time when the emperor took the risk to capture Oboi, he has never seen Tong Guowei so serious.
"yes."
Tong Da's mind was full of thoughts, but he remained expressionless.
He was a smart man and knew that not everything could be asked.
Tong Da responded and turned to leave the study, quickly arranging for the servants to deliver the message.
After he left, Tong Guowei called Tong Er into the study again.
After giving a few instructions, Tong Er went down to work with a serious face.
Prince Lian's Mansion.
Yinsi and Yin'er stood in the sunroom in the garden to admire the moon. In fact, the moonlight tonight was hazy and there was nothing to see. Behind them stood a respectful figure, reporting the news he had received one by one.
After he finished speaking, Yinzhen waved his hand and sent him out.
"Tong Guowei, that old dog, also gets scared sometimes..."
A hint of sarcasm flashed across Yin'er's eyes.
"I don't think he's afraid."
Yinsi shook his head, withdrew his gaze from the moon in the sky, then turned around and sat down at the stone table.
Seeing this, Yinzhen was no longer in the mood to look at the moon. He was originally a common man, and if he was asked to reward gold, silver, jewelry and jade, he would be very happy.
"What's the meaning?"
"Then what do you think Tong Guowei has to be afraid of? He didn't do this, and he has the Emperor's support. Even if all the nobles in the capital hate him, with the Emperor in charge, they won't dare to do anything to the Tong family..."
Yinsi skillfully added charcoal to the small stove and then placed the teapot on it.
"Maybe they got slapped on the left cheek and had to turn their right cheek."
After saying this, Yinsi curled his lips.
"As long as I can benefit from it, what does the death of a spoiled son matter?"
"That's why I look down on them. They're all spineless!"
Yinzhen muttered something in disgust, but soon remembered something and put a smile on his face again.
"It's a pity that he made a wrong calculation this time."
The smile on Yinsi's face also deepened.
"Tong Guowei's confidence comes from his father, the emperor. When he finds out that his father doesn't support him, the Tong family..."
"There is no need for it to exist."
Yinzhen laughed evilly when he heard this.
"My dear, what do you think the Emperor's expression would be if he knew that Tong Guowei had done so many stupid things to avenge him?"
"Hmm... I don't know, but what is certain is that he definitely won't be able to laugh."
"Hehehe, I really want to observe it up close..."
In the next few days, the atmosphere in the capital became increasingly tense. Since those playboys were transferred to the Ministry of Justice prison, no more deaths have occurred.
But their mental state became worse and worse. Every time someone visited them, there was a sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Kangxi also received many petitions asking the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to release the prisoners as soon as possible, but Kangxi remained unmoved.
He had indeed previously instructed the Dali Temple to give lenient sentences to the playboys, but that didn't mean he didn't feel a little angry.
On the contrary, after he learned about the crimes committed by these people, he was always angry. Later, when a murder happened, his anger grew even more.
Kangxi left the dandy family out in the cold, not only to vent his anger, but also to make an example of them.
Let the second and third generation bastards in the capital see the consequences of committing crimes, so that they won’t cause trouble for him every day in the future.
However, when Kangxi was deliberately delaying the release of Dandy from prison, another murder occurred in the Ministry of Justice prison.
This time only one person died.
But this person is the brother-in-law of the current Prince Ping.
The former Prince Ping, Nerfu, had his title stripped by Kangxi a few years ago because of a trivial matter. The current Prince Ping is Nerfu's younger brother. Compared with Nerfu, he has a much kinder temperament.
To put it nicely, it is kindness; to put it bluntly, it is cowardice.
This guy doesn't have any big hobbies, he's just a little lustful.
Some people catered to his preferences and gave him many concubines.
The dandy who died in the Ministry of Justice's prison was the younger brother of Prince Ping's most beloved concubine.
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