kingnovel Chapter 1011 A sigh of relief is still a long way off.
Chapter 1011 A sigh of relief is still a long way off.
When Emperor Hongde issued an imperial edict to Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, the thoughts of all the civil and military officials in the hall were immediately... unleashed!
They simply couldn't understand it!
To be honest, the former Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan was imprisoned by the Emperor in a fit of anger.
Although the Vice Minister's residence was quickly surrounded and ransacked by the Imperial Guards, ... the promised joint trial by the three judicial departments had not yet begun!
Yesterday's interrogation of Zhang Jinyan was conducted in secret and was not made public.
Therefore, in the minds of the officials, the charges against the former Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan have not yet been definitively determined!
As for the wife and daughters of former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan...
They were only convicted through trial by the Shuntian Prefecture. After that, the case files of the Shuntian Prefecture had to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for approval.
Only after the Ministry of Justice reached its conclusion were the charges against the mother and her two daughters confirmed.
However, the Ministry of Justice has not yet reached a conclusion on the crimes of this mother and her two daughters, and their charges are still pending!
As for the concubines and illegitimate children of the Second Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan, how they will be dealt with in the end... whether they will be exiled or directly sold into slavery by the government, will only be determined after the crimes of Zhang Jinyan and his legal wife and daughters are confirmed.
And now, before the former Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan could even undergo the joint trial by the three judicial departments, he died suddenly on the eve of the trial.
Zhang Jinyan's wife and daughters are the same.
Before the Ministry of Justice could issue their final verdict, they died suddenly in the Shuntian Prefecture prison.
In this way, the former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan's family is said to be guilty... but there is no final judgment from the Ministry of Justice;
Although they haven't been given a final verdict, they have indeed committed capital crimes!
The Emperor suddenly issued this imperial edict today, ordering Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, to collect the bodies of Zhang Jinyan's family...
Hehe...Is His Majesty intentionally making things difficult for Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi?
Or was he deliberately trying to annoy Prince Xiao Jingyi?
Let's see what Prince Xiao Jingyi will do after receiving this imperial edict.
What else could he do?
While the officials pondered Zhang Jinyan's family, they all secretly glanced at Emperor Hongde, who sat expressionless on the dragon throne.
Judging from the Emperor's expression, since Zhang Jinyan's entire family is dead... then let it go!
Come to think of it, if there's no one to interrogate... then what's the point of interrogating?
Then let's not review it!
The people are dead; now they're all corpses.
One corpse is in the imperial prison, and seven corpses are in the Shuntian Prefecture prison. What else can be done besides collecting the corpses?
I guess this matter... will be over after Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, collects the bodies of Zhang Jinyan's family... right?
Those of Prince Yi's cronies mixed among the civil and military officials were secretly rejoicing...
Before the joint trial by the three judicial departments even began, former Vice Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan had already died...
This is really bad!
With Zhang Jinyan dead, they no longer need to worry that he might not be able to withstand the torture during the joint trial by the three judicial authorities and would reveal all the things they had secretly plotted with Prince Yi, thus dragging them all into the abyss!
In other words, all of them, the henchmen of the Prince of Yi, are safe for the time being!
Those who were in the mood to relax included figures like Marquis Guo Yuan of Dongping and Jiang Ciche, the Second Grand Secretary of the Cabinet...
Some were extremely frustrated, such as Xia Qinian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
It was precisely because he feared that Zhang Jinyan, who was in prison, would implicate him during interrogation;
I'm terrified that something unimaginable and catastrophic will happen next...
That's why, just in case, they hurriedly sent away their descendants.
However, Zhang Jinyan died suddenly in prison on the eve of the joint trial by the three judicial authorities.
Zhang Jinyan's wife and daughter also died suddenly in the Shuntian Prefecture prison.
It's quite obvious... that His Highness Prince Yi decisively took action to eliminate any future troubles!
Therefore, the Yiwang Party survived this ordeal without serious harm!
They can breathe a sigh of relief!
Some people can breathe a sigh of relief, but others find it hard to relax!
Thinking of his own offspring...
Ugh!
Xia Qinian sighed inwardly...
The offspring that should have been sent away... have now fallen into the hands of the East Venezuelan delegation, becoming their hostage to coerce him into obeying them!
Sending away the offspring as a safety measure backfired!
Xia Qinian glanced furtively at Guo Yuan, the Marquis of Dongping, and several other military officers in the opposite entourage...
strange!
Their faces showed only ease, not worry.
Could it be... that their offspring weren't kidnapped by the East Venezuelan delegation?
Or perhaps... their offspring were also kidnapped by the East Venezuelan delegation, but they just don't know it yet?
Xia Qinian turned his head in confusion, only to find himself facing Prince Yu, Xiao Jingyu, who was looking in his direction!
Xia Qinian's eyes narrowed sharply as if pricked by a needle, and he hurriedly looked away...
Xia Qinian's heart pounded, and a wave of inexplicable tension surged through him. He dared not meet the gaze of Prince Yu, Xiao Jingyu, whose eyes seemed to see through everything.
Xia Qinian's gaze averted...
When Xiao Jingyu withdrew his gaze, he glanced at the Second Assistant Minister Jiang Ciche and Marquis Guo Yuan of Dongping. The expressions of the two men were noticeably more relaxed than before. The word "relieved" was most appropriate to describe them at this moment!
Are you relieved?
Still early!
Xiao Jingyu thought.