Chapter 872

After Dong Mingchun entered the palace, he reported his findings to the emperor.

The group of mountain bandits who attacked Li Qingyan were indeed disguised by killers, and these killers were not ordinary killers, they were all specially reared dead men.

Their master is Wang Kai.

Wang Kai is the current head of the Wang family.

When the Qin family was at its peak, the Wang family was second only to the Qin family.

Now that the Qin family has been destroyed, the Wang family has naturally become the first family in the entire Shengjing city.

At the same time, the Wang family is also the family with the largest number of fields.

Once the new tax law is implemented, the amount of tax the Wang family needs to pay is enormous.

Obviously, the Wang family is unwilling to pay the money, and they do not want the new tax law to be implemented smoothly.

So there was the incident of Li Qingyan being attacked.

Dong Mingchun presented the collected evidence to the emperor.

He has done what he should do, and the final decision depends on the emperor.

Luo Qinghan said expressionlessly: "King Xuan see you together."

Not long after, Wang Kai came.

He is now in his seventies, and in this ancient times where the average age was only in the fifties, he would definitely be considered an advanced age.

His hair was gray, his face was wrinkled, and his long white beard was vertical to his chest.

He stepped over the high threshold, walked into the imperial study, and respectfully bowed to the emperor.

"Wei Chen greets His Majesty."

He used to be the tanhualang appointed by Emperor Shengguang. No matter his talent or bearing, he is a dragon and a phoenix among people.

Later, he entered the Hanlin Academy, and rose step by step from the seventh grade editing, and finally joined the cabinet and became a scholar of Wuyingdian University.

But even if he entered the cabinet, he was always held down by Qin Lie.

It was not until the Qin family was destroyed and Qin Lie died that Wang Kai had a chance to turn over.

The most glorious moment in his life was probably the period after Qin Lie's death.

Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he saw that the new emperor was not a good friend, so he voluntarily resigned as a cabinet minister. The new emperor intentionally kept him twice, and when he saw that he had decided to leave, he agreed to his request and granted him the post of Grand Master.

Taishi is responsible for teaching the emperor's knowledge. It seems that he has a high status, but he has no real power, just a virtual position.

Luo Qinghan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and let people put the evidence in front of Wang Kai.

Wang Kai seemed to have expected this.

In the face of overwhelming evidence, he was not surprised at all, and even smiled helplessly.

"From the time when His Majesty was the Crown Prince, it can be seen from the overthrow of the Qin family in one fell swoop that His Majesty is not friendly to the family.

Therefore, after His Majesty ascended the throne, Wei Chen immediately retreated bravely and voluntarily resigned, hoping to save himself and the royal family by doing this.

Unexpectedly, it ended up failing.

In fact, when Wei Chen decided to attack Li Qingyan, he had already predicted that he might not be able to retreat completely this time.

But Wei Chen is in the bureau, and some things have to be done, please forgive me. "

When the Qin family was destroyed, he secretly joked that Qin Lie was too stupid, but now that Feng Shui takes turns, and it is his turn to be in this position, he finds that many things are beyond his control.

Who doesn't want to be a pure minister who is dedicated to the country and the people and can be famous for the ages?

But people are not alone in this world.

He has parents, wives, children, siblings, and a lot of family and friends.

These people formed a huge network of relationships, shrouded him in it, he couldn't avoid it, and he couldn't avoid it, and in the end he could only accept the reality.

Luo Qing asked coldly: "Do you know what the crime of assassinating a court official is?"

Wang Kai spit out four words with a wry smile: "The whole family is smashed."

Then he continued: "But Li Qingyan is not dead, and the assassination was unsuccessful. Wei Chen can only be regarded as an attempted assassination, and it shouldn't be a full-fledged assassination."

Luo Qinghan: "Even if it's not a full house, you can't escape death."

Wang Kai: "Wei Chen is willing to die."

Speaking of which, there is nothing to say.

Luo Qinghan sacked Wang Kai from the post of Taishi on the spot, and ordered him to be put in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, waiting for his execution in the autumn.

The next morning, many officials stood up to intercede for Wang Kai, hoping to save Wang Kai's death.

But they were all rejected by the emperor.

The aristocratic families in Shengjing were panicking.

The Wang family is the first family, and Wang Kai is the head of the Wang family, which means that he is the benchmark of many aristocratic families today.

Now that this benchmark has fallen, the rest of the aristocratic families only feel that their lips are dead and their teeth are cold.

First the Qin family, then the Lu family, and now it's the Wang family's turn.

Who will be the next unlucky one?

No matter how many ups and downs there are outside, the harem is always peaceful.

Concubine Li lost all her money as usual today.

She shouted indignantly: "No money, no more playing!"

Xiao Xixi asked curiously, "How much is your manuscript fee left?"

When this topic was mentioned, Concubine Li was even more angry.

She gritted her teeth and said: "All the royalties for the concubine went into your pocket, and there is not a tael of silver left!"

Xiao Xixi: "Then don't you have to go back to catch the manuscript to make money?"

Concubine Li was sad and angry, and did not want to speak.

Yao Jieyu next to her showed envy.

"Sister Li Fei can still make money by writing manuscripts, it's great!"

Her family background was not as good as Concubine Li's, and her parents' family gave her very little support. She could only live by that amount on weekdays, and she was quite strapped for money.

So she is really envious of Concubine Li. She can make money by herself and spend the money she wants, how comfortable it is!

Xiao Xixi looked at Yao Jieyu and suggested, "You can also make money by writing."

Yao Jieyu quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I don't have the brain of Concubine Li's sister, so I can't read this story if I write it."

It's not that she hasn't tried writing a script, but writing a script requires a little talent.

She really has no talent in storytelling, and every time she writes a dry story, let alone show it to others, she just finds it boring.

Xiao Xixi suggested: "You have to write what you are good at. Since you like to talk about gossip, then write some gossip-related manuscripts, but such manuscripts must be time-sensitive, and there is no way to print them like a book."

The little hope that Yao Jieyu had just given birth to was extinguished after listening to what the imperial concubine said.

She smiled wryly. Sure enough, not everyone can make money by writing manuscripts like Concubine Li.

At this time, Drizzle came in with food.

There are milk tea with ice cubes, iced watermelon, and ice cream frozen with milk and fruit.

When Concubine Li saw the small bowl of ice cream, she was quite surprised and didn't know how to eat it.

It was not until she saw the imperial concubine digging with a silver spoon to eat that Concubine Li followed her example. She also used a silver spoon to dig out a small piece and put it in her mouth. Flavor, super delicious!