Chapter 460: Never Repent (3)

In the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, Gao Wenbao was both shocked and secretly happy to listen to Wei Zhongxian talking about the wrong things he and the officials below. He vaguely felt that the day for him to make a comeback was coming.

At this point, Wei Zhongxian, who was determined to die, had no worries. He dared to pull out no matter who he was. No matter what his identity was, as long as he had done something for himself before, he could be pulled out as his complicity. His intention was to do this was to be a villain's mentality and not want others to live well when he was in trouble. Second, he hoped to use the crimes of so many important officials in the court to reduce his offenses. Perhaps when the emperor was afraid of the rat, he would lightly sentence himself.

But Gao Wenbao didn't think so. When he heard from Wei Zhongxian that his superior was also a member of the eunuch party, he knew that his opportunity had come. As long as he reported all this, even if the emperor was willing to forgive, these adults could no longer occupy the current high position when they were full of shame. So although Wei Zhongxian became more and more serious, he did not stop the recorder, but made people remember it without any mistakes.

After nearly an hour of talk, Wei Zhongxian finished everything in his heart. Then he stopped and looked at Gao Wenbao: "Sir, you must report these words from our family truthfully."

Gao Wenbao did not agree to him anything, but raised his chin and said, "Give him the confession and let him sign and seal it."

Wei Zhongxian immediately pressed his handprints on dozens of confessions. He knew that everything he could do was already done, and he could only look at the emperor's plan. So when he was taken down by the yamen runners of the Ministry of Justice, his face was already calm.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian being taken down, several officials of the Ministry of Justice rushed over. After seeing Gao Wenbao, they all asked: "How is it? Did Eunuch Wei ask all of them? Did he say anything else he shouldn't say?"

"What do you mean to say? I'm sorry that the officials cannot understand." Gao Wenbao put the confession into his bag and covered it with a seal, and said without raising his head. Now he has no respect for his superiors, and he knows that in the near future, these people will no longer be able to stand tall.

"What do you mean?" Several Shangguans felt Gao Wenbao's unusualness and asked with a deep expression.

"As long as the confession recorded on the case is out of the mouth of a criminal, there is nothing wrong with it. Dear sir, this case is concluded by the lower officials and recorded by the clerk. It should be sent to the priest before it is sent to the priest." Gao Wenbao had done everything and was about to hand over the thick confession to the people around him.

"Wait! We have never seen these confessions, why did you dare to seal them up? Do you still have Shangguan in your eyes?"

"It's not that the officials are disrespectful, but it's because these confessions also involve all the adults. To prevent the suspicion of the melon field and the plum tree, it's better for you to not read it. This is what should be reported to the emperor's confession."

When the few people heard this, their faces changed drastically. They strode forward and snatched their confession from the entourage. Seeing their actions, Gao Wenbao sneered: "Sir, this is already sealed with wax and stamped by the lower official. If you open it without authorization, aren't you afraid that the lower official will sue you for a crime of usurpation? Not only the lower official heard Wei Zhongxian's confession just now, but the yamen runners in the hall could hear it clearly. Do you think it would be enough to just change this?"

"You..." Hearing what he said, the official who was about to take off the envelope was soft. Everyone glared at Gao Wenbao. Only then did they realize how wrong the decision they made was. Before, they were afraid that their relationship with Wei Zhongxian would be turned against him in the hall, so they found such a person who had nothing to do with the eunuch party to examine him. However, they did not expect that such a person also had his own plans. With such a chance to remove all of his superiors, how could Gao Wenbao protect them?

When things came to this point, these officials were in a dilemma. After hesitating and hesitating for a long time, they finally put down their confession hatefully: "Hello Gao Wenbao, hello!" As he said that, he strides away. Seeing them leaving, Gao Wenbao felt relieved. He was also extremely nervous. If these people had to disassemble the confession and take out the words that were not good for him, then he would have no choice. However, he did not regret doing this. He was almost fifty years old and was still a fourth-rank official of the Ministry of Justice. Now that he had such an opportunity to go further, he naturally had to take a chance.

Now it seems that Gao Wenbao's decision was right. After breathing a sigh of relief, he turned around and said to the somewhat stunned entourage: "What are you still doing? Come and follow me to enter the palace and present everything to the emperor, and he will convict Wei Zhongxian!"

When Gao Wenbao entered the palace and handed Wei Zhongxian's confession to the emperor, Chongzhen was still worried about how to deal with the officials of the eunuch party. After Tang Feng's persuasion, Chongzhen had already made up his mind to clean up in the court, but he was struggling to find a breakthrough. But after seeing this confession from Wei Zhongxian, the sad face on Chongzhen's face was wiped out: "I didn't expect that in the end, Wei Zhongxian was the one who could help me in the end."

Tang Feng also looked through some confessions at the emperor's greeting. After reading a few pictures, he also smiled on his face: "I have said that villains have their own unique functions. Wei Zhongxian, as the leader of these villains, did not disappoint me." Thinking of this, Tang Feng had an idea in his mind: "Your Majesty, I already have a way to get rid of the eunuch party in the court."

"Oh? Let's talk about it." Chongzhen asked with interest.

"Tomorrow morning, Your Majesty will disperse some of these confessions and then let the ministers in the court accus them of their crimes. I thought that at this time, without a unified head, these eunuch party officials will definitely undermine each other and accuse each other. This will make it much easier for the emperor to condemn anyone. Moreover, with the selfish character of these eunuch party officials, it is probably difficult to protect each other, and it will be easier for His Majesty to deal with them."

"Well, this is indeed a feasible solution." Chongzhen pondered for a while: "Just do what Tang Qing said! The eunuch party members have done so many evils over the years, so it's time to repay them. And Wei Zhongxian, but these things he confessed and done by himself are enough to kill him a hundred times, not to mention things in the palace and other things that no one has ever mentioned. Gao Wenbao——" The emperor suddenly looked at the officials of the Ministry of Justice who stood up respectfully below.

"I'm here." Gao Wenbao, who was thinking about the emperor's thoughts, heard the emperor calling him, and hurried forward to respond.

"I will give you an order to assassinate Wei Zhongxian's punishment of lingchi, and execute him in Caishikou in three days."

"I obey the order, and when I go back, I pass on the emperor's will to the Ministry of Justice to know." Seeing that the emperor had no intention of keeping him, Gao Wenbao kowtowed and left the palace with joy. Although he did not hear what he wanted to hear from the emperor, he was still very happy, because from some words, he still heard that many officials of the original eunuch party would suffer this time.

The storm in the Beijing officialdom began completely with Wei Zhongxian's trial at the Ministry of Justice. On the morning 17th of the first lunar month, the emperor took out these confessions and mercilessly scolded the officials in the face, and asked them to impeach the eunuch party officials who were accomplices of the tiger. This move immediately caused everyone to be in danger. In order to try to clear their crimes, these officials of course tried their best to pour sewage on others. In just two days, hundreds of officials were impeached. To Chongzhen's surprise, even Tang Feng was attacked by many people.

There are many reasons for them to impeach Tang Feng, including those who helped the eunuch party to provide advice and deal with the Donglin party, and those who later had frequent contacts with Wei Zhongxian. There are even those who had no choice but to report Sun Chengzong to the point of winning the trust of Wei Yin. These things have become the transgressions of the first person who was the eunuch.

When he saw these memorials, Chongzhen was really amused and crying: "These people really don't know what they are thinking. What Tang Qing has done is obvious to all, but they are trying to make a big fuss with such a thing, which is really a pity."

Tang Feng could only smile bitterly. He knew very well what these officials were thinking. Without Wei Zhongxian's protection and he was in such a situation, they were all trying their best to protect themselves. Some of them would think of themselves. In addition to resentment, they valued their own characteristics that are now highly valued by the emperor. If he was also called the backbone of the eunuch party and the emperor did not punish him severely, those eunuch party officials who were not too serious would have an excuse to evade severe punishment.

"Tang Qing, what should you do with these people?" the emperor asked after throwing the memorial on the table.

Tang Feng didn't know what he should say at this time, after all, the matter had already involved him, so he replied: "Everything depends on the emperor's holy. No matter what kind of ending I face, I will not have any complaints."

"You..." Chongzhen sighed and said with emotion: "I know you are loyal, but things have come to this point. Please avoid some things for a while. With these memorials of attacking each other, I am enough to remove some people. In addition, Wei Zhongxian will be sentenced to death tomorrow, and the eunuch party will disappear."

"I obey the order, thank you for your care." Tang Feng bowed, and he felt a little disappointed. Sometimes things may not be as good as they wish.
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