Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Under the moon, the clouds are lifted early, and it is late to sleep under the tent in front of the lamp.

She is a girl tonight, but she will be a lady tomorrow.

The maid steals the green quilt, and the groom tries his best to show off his eyebrows.

The most beautiful thing is that when you see someone, you say congratulations.

…

After a night of joy, it is hard to wake up from a good dream, and today happens to be the eighth morning, so a group of eunuchs and maids were waiting outside early.

Lin Qiqi seemed to have transformed from a girl to a young woman overnight, as if she had been conquered both physically and mentally. She also served Zhu Youtang to get up and prepare for the morning court with the maid.

Zhu Youtang noticed the bloody piece of cloth that had been cut out. It was only a few days into the new year and it was already bleeding, which seemed to indicate that the second year of Hongzhi would be a bloody year.

As usual, Zhu Youtang took a dragon chariot to Fengtianmen to preside over the morning court amid the sound of farewell.

In the first month of the year, the capital seemed particularly restless. The massacre of the Qian family became more and more intense. The dispute between Du Er and the Qian family for the house was finally revealed.

"Isn't it a big joke that people from Sichuan dare to come and compete with us in Beijing for ancestral land?"

"I'm afraid this is not a joke. I have already made my wishful thinking. There is no chance that this house will really belong to me!"

"If all Qian's family members are dead, and he is the steward of the Minister of Punishment, the county master must know how to sentence him."

…

The story of Du Er, the steward of the Du Mansion, fighting for the money house spread quickly throughout the capital, and after some careful consideration, the people of the capital seemed to have the answer in their hearts.

"Who killed Qian's whole family? It's clear at a glance!"

"What a sin! It's just a matter of making money, but it's also killing people!"

"Du Ming is deeply favored by His Majesty, so I'm afraid this matter will never be settled!"

…

The people in the capital did not dare to name the matter, but when it came to scholars, they were not afraid. They immediately believed that Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, was the mastermind behind it.

It seemed that he was guided by someone with intentions, or that he was using a provocation method against Zhu Youtang, but he believed that the current emperor would probably choose to protect Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment.

The sky in Beijing is gray and gives people an unpredictable feeling.

As the Qian family's murderous murder case intensified, especially affecting Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, the Shuntian Mansion Yamen was never idle and began to investigate.

Although the Du family has been listed as a major object of disdain, Song Cheng is pursuing evidence, so there is no speculation that Du Ming is the mastermind behind the scenes.

In fact, many people know very well that the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice may not do such a crazy thing, and the real mastermind behind the scenes may be someone else.

To the east of the city, Dongsheng Inn.

puff!

With a flash of white light, a line of blood splashed high on the wall.

A young girl watched a group of masked men break in. She didn't even know what was going on, but she died on the spot.

The waiter chased this group of masked men in and tried to stop them. When he saw the other men showing off their knives and killing people, he was so frightened that he screamed loudly: "Kill them!"

puff!

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of white light passed through Xiao Er's neck, and a bright red wound suddenly appeared.

The waiter was about to continue shouting, but blood gushed out from his mouth, blood spurted out from the wound on his neck, and he quickly fell to the ground.

ah……

A girl in purple clothes came back from outside to fetch water. When she saw the scene inside the room, she screamed in fright.

There was so much noise here that many guests who stayed there ran out to join in the fun. However, when they saw a group of masked men coming out with knives, they were immediately frightened and fled.

The old shopkeeper shouted to a clerk to report to the official, but his old legs could no longer move, and he fell to the ground, and his crotch was completely wet.

"She's over there!" The masked middle-aged man headed by the leader pointed at the girl anxiously and shouted when he saw that the girl had fled to the courtyard below.

Several masked men climbed over the guardrail and jumped down into the courtyard. Although they had not seen the girl's face clearly just now, they were already very sure that this was the person they wanted to kill.

The girl knew that the gang of thugs were coming for her, her pretty face turned pale with fear, and she hurriedly opened the latch of the back door.

"Liu Qi, finish her quickly!"

The masked middle-aged man at the head was too fat after all. Seeing that his men had jumped down from the courtyard, he pointed at the girl and ordered.

"Run!" A young man in a green robe pushed a diesel truck and blocked it in front of the masked man, shouting at the girl who had just opened the back door.

The girl was slender and quickly fled along the alley to the street. However, before she had time to call for help, she found that several masked men with knives were rushing towards the main entrance of the inn.

She thought she would be safe if she fled to the streets, but she found that she was too naive. These people had no intention of leaving her Qian family alive.

"Killing!"

When they saw several masked men chasing the girl, someone finally screamed loudly.

Bang!

Just when the girl's life was hanging by a thread, a knife blocked the fatal blow, and the one who came to the rescue was Zhao Dayan, the head catcher who came to Dongsheng Inn to look for Miss Qian.

"People from the Shuntian government office, let's evacuate quickly!" The masked man immediately wanted to escape when he saw Zhao Dayan appearing.

Zhao Dayan knew that this gang of thugs was the key to solving the case, and even heard that the leader had a Sichuan accent, so he immediately issued an order: "Capture them all!"

After all, the agents of Shuntian Mansion were on errands at the feet of the emperor. Although they did not dare to provoke the servants of important ministers, they were not afraid of these so-called thugs.

This group of masked men turned around and ran away. Some even dropped the bloody knives in their hands and tore off the black cloth from their faces, smoothly blended into the crowd, and disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people.

However, their leader did not have such good luck. Zhao Dayan had already set his sights on the masked fat man who led him, and soon he led several detectives to capture him.

"The Du family is so crazy that they even hunted down Miss Qian!"

"This matter has nothing to do with that person. He is trying to kill someone and silence him!"

"No way, is that really the one who did it? This world is so crazy!"

…

When word spread that Miss Qian was being chased by masked men in the street, everyone unanimously pointed the finger at the Du family, and they all unanimously concluded that Du Ming wanted to kill and silence her.

Miss Qian was brought back to Shuntian Mansion Office, and Song Cheng also revealed part of the truth.

Contrary to what they thought, Miss Qian was not a witness who had a lucky escape, nor was she abducted. Instead, she was placed in Dongsheng Inn by a man who went to Beijing in one fell swoop.

The reason why Miss Qian chose to run away from home was that after Qian Fu had a son, he no longer cared about her, and the relationship between father and daughter became worse and worse.

Qian Fu seemed to have taken Liu's ecstasy soup. The first two times he took his servants all over the city to search for people, but then he only sent servants to search, and this time he just turned a blind eye.

"I saw that Miss Qian was being teased by that young man, so I acted righteously. It's just that I took her back to the inn and arranged another room for her. I didn't do anything inappropriate. Please be careful!" Sun Gao was fighting against Xu Hong, a son from Guangdong. After rescuing Miss Qian, he also brought Miss Qian back to Dongsheng Inn.

Qian Jing confirmed this statement, and then cried very sadly: "Everything Mr. Xu Hong said is true! I am ready to return home tomorrow, but... woo woo!"

When things got here, in addition to Sun Gao who threatened to kill Miss Qian's entire family, there was also the Du family who was under serious suspicion, and the most important clue was the masked leader who had just been captured.

All he needs to do is confirm whose assignment he accepted, and then the truth of the matter will come to light.

Xiyuan, Yangxin Hall.

Zhu Youtang had just finished opening the memorial of Liu Xuan, Governor of Liaodong, when his right eyelid suddenly jumped, and he felt a strong uneasiness in his heart.

It was at this time that Guo Yong sent a memorial.

Zhu Youtang saw the panic written on Guo Yong's face and raised his hand to ask for it.

Guo Yong swallowed hard and handed the memorandum to Zhu Youtang's hand. When he stepped back, he obviously took one step further than usual.

Zhu Youtang opened the memorial and saw that it was a confession letter sent by Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment. Instead of getting angry, he sighed deeply.

Du Ming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, claimed that after investigation, there was indeed a plot to pay for the house. After his son Du Jian asked for money to no avail, he actually asked Du Er to find the one-eyed tiger, the leader of the Beijing Chengbei Gang, for help.

Du Jian obviously underestimated the bloody extent of the Jianghu people's work, so the Bei Gang massacred the entire Qian family.

Things have become clear at this point. Du Jian, Du Chrome's son, learned that the imperial court was going to build the outer city of Beijing, so he set his sights on the Qian family's house. After the purchase failed, he chose to cooperate with the underworld, which led to this big mistake.

When Zhu Youtang saw Du Ming taking the initiative to resign and wanting to save his son's life, he asked calmly: "Guo Yong, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Your Majesty, I thought this case would be transferred to Dali Temple for trial, and put the main blame on the Northern Gang leader One-Eyed Tiger and the Du family's steward Du Er!" Guo Yong hesitated for a moment and immediately gave a plan.

Although the money house outside the city is very tempting, it can be said to be nothing compared to the power of the Minister of Justice, so he believes that this murder case has nothing to do with Du Ming.

Zhu Youtang picked up the tea cup and asked calmly: "Where is Du Jian?"

"Du Jian can spare his life, just say that he didn't know anything about it. The person he entrusted this time is... sentenced to exile in the frontier!" Guo Yong observed Zhu Youtang's reaction and cautiously proposed.

Although he couldn't tell whether Du Ming gave birth to a crazed and evil son, or whether he didn't consider the Bei Gang to be so cruel, the result of this treatment was relatively satisfactory.

Zhu Youtang took a sip of tea and was about to express his position when Liu Jin came in from outside and said: "Your Majesty, Song Cheng, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, is asking for an audience outside the palace!"

"Your Majesty, I request that Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, be interrogated!" Song Cheng said astonishingly after coming in to greet him.

Zhu Youtang looked deeply at the dark-faced young man in front of him, and then refused calmly: "Do you know that Du Ming is a minister that I rely on, and he is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty. You, a small Shuntian governor, want to Want to be arraigned?”

"I can give you the whole truth!" Song Cheng naturally knew that his position was not enough, but he seemed to have clear eyes.

Zhu Youtang took a deep look at Song Cheng and pointed out a fact: "Du Ming just confessed his crime. It was indeed his son Du Jian who instructed the Northern Gang leader One-Eyed Tiger to help seize the house. This matter can be concluded as a coffin." ”

Now that the case has come to light and he is destined to lose an important minister, it is better to close the case quickly and minimize the impact of this case.

As for justice, Du Jian was severely punished when he was sentenced to exile, and the steward Du San and the Northern Gang leader One-Eyed Tiger Zhanli finally came to terms with each other.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you can't trust Du Shangshu's character, or you don't want to know the full truth of the matter?" Song Cheng had his own judgment and immediately continued to lobby firmly.

Zhu Youtang naturally believed in Du Ming's character, but he also knew more clearly what kind of family members these important officials were, and how many great corrupt officials in later generations were dragged into the trap by their wives and children.

In fact, I can still bear the current result, but I am really worried that someone with intentions will burn the body of Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, forcing me to finally behead Du Ming, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

Zhu Youtang always suspected that there were forces in the capital that he could not see through, and even suspected that there was a big pit waiting for him to jump into.

"Your Majesty, Qian Fu is not an ordinary rich man. Please take a look at it!" Song Cheng saw Zhu Youtang's hesitation and immediately took out the latest information he had.

Money rich?

Guo Yong and Liu Jin couldn't help but look at each other, but they didn't understand why Song Cheng was involved in an inconspicuous little person.

Zhu Youtang read the information about Qian Fu and looked at Song Cheng for confirmation: "Song Qing, can you really find out the whole truth?"

"I am Neng!" Song Cheng responded confidently to Zhu Youtang's inquiry.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Shuntianfu Yamen was overcrowded.

As the news of Song Cheng's public trial of the Qian family's annihilation case spread, people throughout the capital flocked to the Shuntian Mansion Office, wanting to know the final outcome of the trial.

"I've already heard that it was actually the Du family who committed the murder."

"Isn't this nonsense? Who else could it be if it wasn't the Du family?"

"In my opinion, Du Jian is also a scapegoat, and there is someone else behind the scenes!"

"My darling, that one doesn't have a particularly good reputation, but that's not the case, right?"

…

The people watching were already aware of the development of the case, and also knew that Du Ming personally admitted that his son was responsible, but many people still silently pointed their finger at Du Ming.

Song Cheng had just ascended to the throne, but the crowd below was in a commotion.

"The Marquis of Huichang, Sun Ming, has arrived!"

"Prince Ruianbo has arrived!"

"Changning Bo Zhou Yu has arrived!"

…

A group of Qi Xun appeared here together as if they were holding hands on time.

Wang Yuan, the Bo of Ruian, and Zhou Yu, the Bo of Changning, naturally came to cheer, while Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, came for his son.

Although his son was almost cleared of suspicion, after all, there were so many arrogant children in the capital, and a few harsh words casually said could not be taken seriously, not to mention that Sun Gao had no interest in Miss Qian's family. Especially regarding the Chengbei Gang, it was the Du family who gave the instigation, but it had nothing to do with their Huichang Marquis Mansion.

After all, it involved his son and the face of Huichang Hou Mansion, so he chose to come and observe the case to prevent Song Cheng from judging the case indiscriminately.

Song Cheng could only attend the ceremony in front of the court, but as soon as he returned to the public case, there was another commotion at the gate of the front yard.

"Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Service, has arrived!"

"Li Si, the Minister of Household Affairs, has arrived!"

"Jia Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has arrived!"

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At this time, a group of important ministers came together, and everyone seemed to be full of official authority.

Although Song Cheng had always ignored the cliques in the court, he felt a burst of pressure when so many ministers joined forces to support Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment.

But he knew in his heart that these people hoped that he could stop it, rather than taking the opportunity to really burn the flames of Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment.

Fortunately, the court hall of Shuntian Mansion was very large. According to the principle of Wen left and Wu Right, there were rows of seats arranged for the important ministers and Qi Xun who came to hear the trial to sit.

Song Cheng finally made arrangements and had just returned to the case in the courtroom. He was about to pick up the gavel and knock it on the table, but there was another commotion in the main courtyard.

Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and others looked at each other in confusion, but they didn't know who came to support Du Ming. But when they all turned their heads to look over, they were suddenly stunned.