"No, no, no, Wei Chen didn't!" Nie Shen's eyes were as round as bells and he tried his best to deny, "Wei Chen would never kill his elder brother!"
He finished speaking.
Yunze stepped forward, clamped his wrists, and tore off the clothes on his body.
Under his coat, there was actually another coat that was exactly the same as the clothes of the deceased Nie Zhou.
"This, this..." Nie Shen stammered, "I always wear the same clothes as my brother, there is nothing strange about this..."
Yunze exerted force suddenly, and Nie Shen's wrist was broken, and he let out a scream.
Yunze then rolled up his sleeves.
Several new scratches are very eye-catching.
"This, this was caught by my concubine this morning..." Nie Shen endured the pain to defend himself.
But his defense seemed so weak.
Everyone present had already understood what was going on.
"This Er Nie is so cruel that he even killed his biological brother."
"Master Nie has supported the Nie family by himself. If Master Nie dies, the Nie family is basically finished. What is Nie Er doing?"
"Master Nie is loyal to the Queen Mother. Nie Er killed Master Nie for fear of being..."
The voices of the group of people discussing gradually became quieter.
Yunchu looked at Chu Rui: "I don't know about this matter. What does the regent think?"
A modest smile appeared on Chu Rui's face: "It is true that I was careless. I didn't expect that there was such a thing as fratricide. We can hand it over to Dali Temple for a thorough re-investigation and give justice to the deceased!"
"Dali Temple?" Yun Chu also smiled, "This case happened under Master Chang's nose, and Master Chang also conducted an autopsy in person. The Ai family asked again and again, and Master Chang said he fell to death... How can such a person bear the burden? Do you want to take up the important post of Minister of Dali Temple?"
Mr. Chang stepped forward quickly, bowed his waist and said: "Wei Chen was wrong for a moment. Please calm down the Queen Mother. Wei Chen will definitely investigate the case carefully..."
"Pass on my decree!" Chu Hongyu said coldly, "Chang Yuanshan neglected his duties, took human lives seriously, removed him from his duties as minister of Dali Temple, and left it to be re-examined!"
Master Chang knelt on the ground with a plop: "Your Majesty, please show mercy, Your Majesty..."
Chu Hongyu kicked him away.
He could only look to Chu Rui for help.
Chu Rui looked away indifferently.
Chang Yuanshan neglected his duties in public, even he couldn't survive.
"Drag it down!"
After Yunchu gave the order, the imperial guards did not dare to slack off anymore and dragged Chang Yuanshan out.
It had only been more than two months since he became the Minister of Dali Temple, and he was dismissed just like that before his butt was still hot.
Yunchu looked at Zhen Zuo again: "Even the most basic determination of the cause of death was wrong. You are in vain to be the first Wu Zuo in the Jin Dynasty. From now on, you are no longer allowed to engage in the profession of Wu Zuo. Someone, come and take him down and lock him up." Three years.”
Zhen Wuzuo fell to the ground helplessly.
He was found by a man last night and gave him ten thousand taels of silver, so that when he was invited to the palace the next day, he only had to say that he had fallen to death.
With just one sentence, you can earn ten thousand taels of silver, so why not do it.
He thought it was a very simple thing, but unexpectedly, it ended his working career.
"Of course, if Zhen Wuzuo can reveal the person behind it, Aijia can spare you the pain of prison." Yun Chu followed the temptation.
Zhen Wuzuo lowered his head.
Last night he only received a deposit of five thousand taels of silver. He didn't even see the person who gave the money, let alone the person behind it.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yunchu asked someone to drag him down.
She looked at Nie Shen coldly: "Tell me, why did you murder your own brother?"
"I..." Nie Shen shivered, "I didn't..."
A few days ago, the regent Chu Rui found him and promised that as long as he killed his brother, he would make him the head of the Nie family.
He will also be promoted to the position of elder brother and given a big house for the Nie family.
Over the years, the number of people in the Nie family has increased, but the house is only that big and the small courtyard is not comparable to that of an ordinary merchant's house. Thanks to his brother, he is still a second-rank minister in the court.
My brother's family lived in the main courtyard, while his family lived in the side courtyard. Because the house was too small, he could only take in two concubines because there was no place to put them.
He didn't understand why the Nie family was already a second-grade official, but their lives were still so tight.
For this reason, he and his brother had quarreled, but it was no use, because his brother had a stubborn temper.
When the regent first came to him and put forward various conditions, he was undoubtedly tempted. He followed the regent's plan and killed his brother.
However, he regretted it the moment his brother died.
Now, my regretful intestines are green.
But he had no choice, he couldn't reveal the person behind the scenes.
Otherwise, his wife and children would also die.
Nie Shen raised his eyes and looked at the regent in the crowd.
He saw intimidation in those eyes.
"I am jealous of my brother, jealous of his rapid rise to prominence, jealous of his gaining favor from the Queen Mother!" Nie Shen closed his eyes, "I regret it, I am willing to pay for my brother's life!"
He stood up and hit the rockery in the yard of Zhaiyue Pavilion, killing him instantly.
The whole place was in an uproar.
Yunchu closed his eyes.
If the fight between her and Chu Rui doesn't end, people will continue to die.
To die on the battlefield is a worthy death.
What does it mean to die in an internal fight?
She said slowly: "The Emperor's birthday banquet is over, please go back."
The officials dispersed with their wives.
The palace maids cleaned up the Zhaiyue Pavilion as if nothing had ever happened.
The Nie family came soon, and it was the old man of the Nie family who came to take away the bodies of the two legitimate sons.
His old man had just experienced the pain of losing his wife in the morning. Within half a day, his two legitimate sons also died. In one day, he lost three close relatives.
"Son..." Mr. Nie was heartbroken, "Mother Queen, my second son has caused trouble, and I am willing to take the blame on my behalf..."
Yun Chu's eyes turned red: "It's my fault that I didn't protect Nie Zhou... Don't worry, old man, I will spare no effort to avenge Nie Zhou, please believe me."
Mr. Nie's voice was choked with sobs: "Compared with revenge, the stability of the country is more important. The Queen Mother must not let the dispute between their brothers affect the overall plan."
"Let's take care of Nie Zhou's funeral first." Yun Chu said softly, "I will ask the Yun family to help find a geomantic treasure place for Lord Nie to rest in peace."
The Nie family was so poor that they might not even be able to find a cemetery, so in the end they might just be buried on that hilltop.
Mr. Nie thanked him again and left with his two sons.
Looking at the old man's stooped figure, the tip of Yun Chu's nose suddenly felt sour, and he quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
"The Queen Mother is smarter than I thought."
A voice sounded from behind.
Yunchu turned around and saw Chu Rui.
Chu Rui stepped forward: "I killed one of the Queen Mother's generals, and the Queen Mother broke off one of my arms. If you come and go like this, the court will suffer in the end. This is obviously not the case. Why do you want to increase the number of killings?"
