Chapter 905: The King's Heart Is Unkind
After the Qin family fell, the Wang family became the number one family in Shengjing City, and Wang Xie, as the head of the Wang family, naturally became the leader of the families.
Even though Wang Xie was thrown into prison and sentenced to death, there were still many people willing to come forward to plead for him, which was enough to show how popular he was among the aristocratic families.
His sudden death caught the aristocratic families off guard.
Everyone was panicking.
The emperor has always been wary of the aristocratic families. He has done many things against them since he was just a prince. Now that he has ascended the throne, he has repeatedly suppressed the aristocratic families, forcing their status to decline again and again.
The aristocratic families had long been dissatisfied with the young emperor.
But the situation hasn't reached the worst point yet, and both sides are being patient.
Wang Xie was forced to death, which became a fuse that directly ignited all the accumulated explosives in the hearts of the aristocratic families.
The entire aristocratic family circle was shocked.
Everyone was shocked and angry.
The emperor could be so ruthless to Wang Xie, let alone those of them who were not as good as Wang Xie.
If this continues, they will surely be eliminated one by one by the emperor.
If they don't want to sit and wait for death, they can only rise up and resist!
Wang Gan took his whole family to the Ministry of Justice to pick up Wang Xie and take him home. They cried as they walked.
The momentum is very huge.
Other noble families in Shengjing City also sent people out to support the Wang family.
The entrance of the Ministry of Justice was filled with people in mourning, attracting many people to watch.
Someone asked what happened?
Someone nearby who knew the situation spoke up to answer.
"The head of the Wang family died. I heard he committed suicide in prison. His death was extremely tragic."
Someone immediately spoke up to refute.
"I have a relative who works in the Ministry of Justice. He said that the head of the Wang family was forced to commit suicide. He did not die voluntarily at all."
"Who is so powerful that he can force the head of the Wang family to die?"
"Tsk, who else could it be?" the man said as he pointed in the direction of the imperial palace, with an expression that said a lot.
When the others saw this, they gasped in fear.
This matter actually involves the emperor!
The Minister of Justice Dong Mingchun originally wanted to handle the matter as low-key as possible, but unfortunately things did not go as he wished. The matter became more and more serious, and seeing that it could not end in a low-key manner, he could only bite the bullet and have Wang Xie's body carried out.
Wang Gan was the first to rush over and kneel beside Wang Xie's body, crying bitterly.
The rest of the Wang family also burst into tears.
There was deafening crying outside the Ministry of Justice, and the scene was extremely sad.
Dong Mingchun couldn't just chase the people away, so he could only pretend that he knew nothing and hide in the yamen without showing up.
To the uninformed people, this scene seemed to indicate that Dong Mingchun was guilty.
It seems that there is something strange about Wang Xie’s death!
After enough people had gathered around, Wang Gan had Wang Xie's body carried back home.
Naturally, I cried all the way.
Wang Gan set up a mourning hall at home, and the heads of various families came in person to pay their respects to Wang Xie.
After burning incense, they did not leave but were invited to rest in the tea room in the backyard.
Almost all the heads of the noble families in Shengjing City gathered in the spacious tea room.
There were a lot of people, but few people were talking.
The atmosphere was very solemn.
The atmosphere did not become lively until Wang Gan and Wang Luoyanzhi from Jing County walked in.
Wang Gan was wearing mourning clothes made of white cotton and linen, with a straw rope tied around his waist. Even the soft silk shoes on his feet were replaced with straw sandals. His eyes were still a little red and swollen, and he looked much thinner, but he was in good spirits.
His voice became hoarse because he cried so hard.
“I won’t chat with you any more.
I guess this person came to me with the same purpose.
None of us wants to see things evolve to this point.
However, things have come to this point, and no matter how reluctant we are, we must prepare for the worst."
Someone said, "Just tell us what you are planning to do, we will definitely support you!"
The others also followed suit: "Yes, just tell us what you think you can do, and we can discuss it together."
"My father treated you with sincerity, but you were cruel, causing him to die with hatred," Wang Gan said, wiping his eyes with his sleeve, his voice choked with sobs, "Since this is the case, why don't you abdicate and let someone more capable take over."
Although everyone had anticipated this before coming here, they were still somewhat frightened to hear Wang Gan say such outrageous words in person.
Everyone concentrated and held their breath, not daring to respond.
Finally, it was Jing County Wang Luo Yanzhi who spoke up and broke the silence.
“In fact, you all know very well that the current ruler has a deep prejudice against aristocratic families.
Judging from his style of doing things, since he has taken action against the aristocratic family, he will definitely try every means to completely eradicate the aristocratic family.
As long as there are no more aristocratic families in this world, all the resources and wealth possessed by the aristocratic families will fall into his pocket.
In his eyes, all of you here are probably no different from fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered."
When he said the last sentence, Luo Yanzhi's tone revealed a hint of bewitching.
Everyone present was not a fool, they could naturally see the intention of King Jingxian's words.
The Prince of Jing County was deliberately trying to sow discord and instigate the noble families to join forces to deal with the emperor.
But what the King of Jing County said was true.
The current emperor is different from the previous ones. He is not only ambitious and capable, but also has great luck and high prestige among the people.
Once he really makes up his mind to eradicate the aristocratic families, they will be in danger.
The previous experience of the Qin family and the Lu family is right in front of us, and now with the addition of Wang Xie, it is very likely that the Wang family will be the next unlucky target.
When the Wang family falls, who will be the next?
Everyone present couldn't sleep or eat well when they thought about this problem.
The reason why they gathered at the Wang family today was to find a solution to the problem.
Although the method proposed by Wang Gan is risky, as long as it succeeds, the aristocratic families will be able to completely resolve the current crisis and at the same time further consolidate their status.
Wang Gan's gaze swept across everyone present one by one.
He paused briefly on one of them.
The man immediately slammed the table and shouted.
"I support Wang Gan. Since the emperor won't let us live, let's make him step down. Anyway, our family has done this kind of thing before, so what's wrong with doing it again now?!"
A person next to him also pounded the table hard and said through gritted teeth.
"I don't want to endure this humiliation anymore. Now the emperor doesn't take our family seriously at all, so why should we take him seriously? Let's teach him a lesson and let him know how powerful our family is!"
With two people taking the lead, others also began to speak out to express their support.
(End of this chapter)
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