first minister

Chapter 201 The Shi Family Destroyed
Shifu.

"Master, come, have a bowl of Seven Treasure Soup!"

"Jun'er, come on, you have it too!"

Mrs. Shi brought two bowls from the tray held by the maid and placed them in front of Shi Dingzhong and Shi Zijun respectively.

Shi Dingzhong, Minister of Rites who came back from the yamen to have this luncheon at noon, wearing a ribbon-cut Rensheng on his head, stood up with a wine glass in a comical manner, looked at the gathered wives, aunts, concubines and children, and said with a smile: "Today, Ren's Day, I hope this year, everything will be safe and prosperous in my Shi family!"

Everyone stood up and drank it in one gulp, and the atmosphere in the field instantly rose.

Shi Zijun, however, was a little less interested. Ever since the Spring Breeze Station, he had been planning to clean up Xia Jingyun and save face, but after a lot of tossing, he was unscathed, but his own side was inexplicably frustrated one after another. Now his cousin was deprived of the qualification to take the exam and expelled from Beijing.

After all, with his young heart, it was difficult for him to adjust his mood for a while.

And more importantly, he always felt that someone behind this was deliberately trying to punish him and the Shi family, and this person was most likely to be that Xia Jingyun!

Mrs. Shi saw her son sitting there blankly, and quickly reminded, "Jun'er, why don't you eat it! Eat Qibao soup, it will make you a lucky year!"

Shi Zijun pursed his lips, "It's enough to make a point. If I don't eat this bowl, it's possible that my Shi family will be in trouble?"

"Bastard!" Shi Dingzhong slapped the table, "I forgot all the etiquette and rules I taught you since childhood? Why are you talking to your mother!"

Shi Zijun's body trembled, and he lowered his head in fear, but he didn't have much awe in his heart, because after seeing his father's panic and panic a few days ago, his original mighty and perfect image had already been greatly reduced.

Mrs. Shi smoothed things over with a smile, and first complained to Shi Dingzhong, "On this day of great joy, why are you so angry with the child!"

Then he said to Shi Zijun: "Jun'er, mother knows that you see Brother Xian returning home, and you feel uncomfortable. Now it's done, everything is over, we have to look forward!"

Shi Zijun was a little displeased and said: "Go to Qianqian, but I will also avenge my revenge!"

"Be honest with me!" Shi Dingzhong also felt that his son was getting more and more presumptuous in front of him these days, but he didn't think much about it. He only regarded him as a moment of anger after a sudden setback, and said earnestly: "We should be quiet now, and write down some accounts. After the limelight, I will help my father to deal with it."

Shi Zijun was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Really? Didn't my father say that?"

Shi Dingzhong snorted softly, "You can't swallow this breath, how can you bear this loss for your father, it just depends on the timing. These days, my father is also thinking about who is behind this catastrophe. Since you said that Xia Jingyun, my father will deal with him first. If he wants to join the spring, there are plenty of ways!"

Looking at his son's renewed admiration, Shi Dingzhong said boldly: "The setback is only temporary, and my Shi family will grow stronger and stronger. My master, I want to enter the center, Jun'er also wants to become an official in the court, and my wife's order will be restored. The glory and wealth of the rest of the concubines and children will also be enjoyed forever. As for those old and new grudges, we will settle them in one stroke! Don't lose the reputation of my Shi family!"

"Master, it's not good!"

As soon as the bold words on this side came out, the concierge on the other side started yelling like a dead mother.

As soon as the shout sounded, it was covered by the collision of armor.

I saw a group of forbidden soldiers in sharp clothes walking in, and behind them, there were men in black from the black ice platform pouring in like a tide.

A commander of the forbidden army came with a sharp sword hanging from his waist, holding a bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, "Shi Dingzhong accepts the decree!"

Shi Dingzhong looked terrified, pretended to be calm, and asked with a smile, "General Shang, who is this?"

The commander of the Forbidden Army looked stern and shouted, "Shi Dingzhong, accept the order!"

Shi Dingzhong quickly set up the incense table, knelt down on both knees, "Minister, Shi Dingzhong accepts the order."

The commander of the imperial army glanced at him, opened the holy decree in his hand and began to recite.

[In the Imperial Palace, I judged my officials and bureaucrats, thinking that officials are the first to be respected, and officials are only honest and important!

Shi Dingzhong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is quite famous for his etiquette, and he has a reputation for integrity.

Ben should be loyal and diligent in his work, serve as an official with integrity, stick to his long-cherished conduct, and continue from beginning to end.

However, when I look down at the public opinion and hear about you, it is mostly unbearable.

The virtue of abiding by etiquette and integrity is too false; the appearance of being clean and honest is lacking in sincerity.

Contemptuous of laws and despise etiquette, arrogance and extravagance, harming courts, disturbing the common people, bearing the trust of the holy benevolence, and insulting the gentleness of etiquette;
Today, I am dismissed from the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the three jurisprudences will try his crimes. All the property in the mansion will be put into the internal treasury, and the whole mansion will be imprisoned pending trial, and all the rewards will be recovered.

imperial decree! 】

"Shi Shangshu, accept the order!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I have already received a pardon, and it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to issue such a will! I want to see Your Majesty!"

Shi Dingzhong no longer cared about the so-called etiquette and dignity, and roared with red eyes.

The commander of the forbidden army stood upright, looking down at this man who was no longer a high-ranking official, and he didn't force him to accept this order. With a wave of his hand, the forbidden army stepped forward to seize Shi Dingzhong.

And the man in black behind him infiltrated into the stone mansion, and began to trace all the details of the mansion.

When Shi Zijun's hands were cut behind his back and he knelt on the ground, he couldn't help turning his head to look at his unfinished bowl of Qibao soup on the table.

Perhaps, that is the delicacy that he will hardly enjoy for the rest of his life.

Thinking of that ending, his body trembled, and a warm current caused a burst of shame.

"go!"

A Sergeant of the Imperial Army picked it up and kicked it.

Amidst the crying of the whole hall, Shi Zijun staggered out of Shifu, behind him were the Shifu family members who were strung together with ropes like candied haws.

The Shi family, which was so prominent for a while, suddenly collapsed.
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In the central courtyard, everything is so peaceful.

It seems that the downfall of one of the six ministers and the downfall of a whole family in the capital did not touch them at all.

It's just that this calm seems a bit too calm.

So much so that those who entered to work in it wondered if the ministers of the central government died collectively, and then couldn't help grinning when they thought that they would also have the opportunity to sit in.

Time passed by, and not long after noon, Prime Minister Qin got up, walked out of the courtyard, picked up the sedan chair and went back to the mansion.

And following his movement, the rest of the ministers of the central government seemed to have made an appointment. According to the order, they would leave one after a while, and soon there was only the official minister who stayed on duty today in the central government.

Standing by the window, he watched the last central minister other than himself leave, and gradually felt a bit of sadness in his expression.

How about the six books?So what if he is a central minister?
He had struggled for half his life, had great power, and all kinds of glory, but with a change of mind, they all disappeared.

Behind him, he followed in a low voice: "Master, why don't you stop your Majesty?"

The heavenly official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who has always been dedicated to his duties, thought about the appearance of the princes in the imperial study before, and said softly: "Perhaps they wish to have such a thing to distract His Majesty's attention. It seems that this is the court."

He paused for a moment, but he didn't finish his sentence. Thousands of words turned into a long sigh.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

At Qin Xiang's mansion, the staff heard the sigh and asked in a low voice, "Why does Xiang Ye sigh?"

Qin Xiang shook his head lightly, did not answer, but said with emotion: "The loyal are not loyal, the filial are not filial, the death of the Shi family is their own fault. But Jin Youwen yesterday, Shi Dingzhong today, the spring breeze in Zhongjing City seems to be stronger this year!"

He walked slowly towards the back hall, and said calmly, "I will clean up Guangling Prefecture and other places I can think of. I don't want to follow in Shi Dingzhong's footsteps someday in the future."
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"What did you say?"

The British government called a theatrical troupe over, and Lu Rusong, who was listening to the play leisurely with his family, stood up and blurted out an exclamation.

It was as if the pause button was pressed in the building where there was only babbling and opera, and the family members all looked at him in unison, and the actors on the stage froze in place, not daring to make a sound or move.

The British prince got up straight away and walked outside, only then did the theater regain its vitality.

The mansion center turned to him and said: "My lord, it is absolutely true. It was the imperial army who sent out to arrest people, and Heibingtai ransacked the house. Now the entire Shi family has been sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. There is no room for change in this matter."

The Duke of England frowned, "How could this be? The crisis of the Shi family has passed. His Majesty took money from the Shi family and made a decree. Why did he go back on his word in such a short period of time?"

The center of the mansion said: "This matter is a formal imperial decree, which must have been passed by the center. Obviously, something happened in it that forced the princes of the center to agree to this matter. This subordinate will go to inquire."

The Duke of England is in the battle for the heir apparent, so his focus is naturally different, and he suddenly asked, "Did you say who will succeed the Minister of Rites?"

This brain circuit made my confidant stunned, and immediately said: "I heard that the spring is coming soon, and the center has not moved arbitrarily, let the Ministry of Rites follow the order, and the left servant will take over."

He also suddenly realized the problem, isn't the left servant of the Ministry of Rites the same as Wang Ruoshui who just rose from the position of the secretary of ceremonies?
The British Duke's eyes lit up instantly, he gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "Concubine De!"

(End of this chapter)