Chapter 407 Zhang Lingduo!

In the court, Duke Wei still had some connections.

At this moment, I heard that something happened to Duke Wei, and Wu Zhi's new law still shakes the interests of the scholars and officials, so many people still stood up to speak for Duke Wei.

One of the court officials said, "Your Majesty, the King of Yan broke into the mansion of Duke Wei at will and arrested Duke Wei. He heard that his family was also confiscated. Duke Wei was a person with hereditary title in the Song Dynasty. The King of Yan was too domineering to act like this."

"I think that this matter should be thoroughly investigated and the decision is made. The Duke of Defense needs to wait for His Majesty to agree before he can arrest him. The King of Yan is good at making a claim without His Majesty's approval. This is not taking His Majesty seriously!"

The speaker is an older old minister with a very prestigious name. He is named Zhang Lingduo.

He is an old minister of the previous generation.

When Emperor Huizong of Song heard the words of the emperor, he was also thinking in his heart.

Although what they said makes sense, Wu Zhi made so much contribution to the Song Dynasty. According to the news, he did not think Wu Zhi did these things wrong.

If you really collude with the Juzhen people and still make money in the disaster, you must be severely punished.

Song Huizong said: "The King of Yan has always acted like this. These criminals violated the laws of the Song Dynasty. The King of Yan prevented them from escaping this time. If there is really something wrong, it would not be too late to pursue it!"

The atmosphere at the scene was a little quiet.

Some court officials talked about the King of Yan, but Song Huizong mentioned Wu Zhi's contribution. He relied on Wu Zhi and also supported Wu Zhi.

So there is a tendency to argue.

However, the old minister Zhang Lingduo did not expect His Majesty to punish Wu Zhi. He just wanted to get the right to interrogate so that he could protect Duke Wei.

The reason why he maintained Duke Wei was not only because he opposed the new law, but because he had a relatively good relationship with Duke Wei.

At this time, another old minister next to him, Gao Huaide also said: "Your Majesty, the King of Yan is reckless and has not yet thoroughly investigated. He even has a stance of murder. I feel that this matter involves Duke Wei and the matter is serious, so he should be handed over to Kaifeng Prefecture for interrogation!"

Both of these old ministers were maintaining the Duke of Defense.

Want to save this person.

He also wanted to fight for the right to interrogate from Wu Zhi. As long as the Duke of Wei robbed them of their people to interrogate, the matter would be done.

It doesn’t matter whether you are guilty or not. What matters is who will handle the case.

If they handled it, there were naturally a hundred ways to get rid of the charges of Duke of Defense.

Then you can save Duke Wei.

However, Song Huizong said: "The King of Yan has always been dealing with this matter, and it is my intention to go to provide disaster relief. Moreover, Duke Wei lives in Yanyun's territory and is managed by the King of Yan. Although he has the position of duke in the Song Dynasty, he will naturally be handed over to King of Yan for interrogation. After all, it is a special period, and snow disasters are flooded! It is not a good idea to move to Kaifeng Prefecture halfway!"

Zhang Lingduo said at this moment: "Your Majesty, even though that is the case, the Duke of Wei was a descendant of the founding elders of the Song Dynasty. He was so easy to hand over to the King of Yan for interrogation. If he killed someone in a confused manner, it would be too late to tell Your Majesty."

"I believe that even if Duke Wei committed a crime, the final result must be decided by His Majesty. The King of Yan cannot handle such a big thing alone!"

"What if the King of Yan is in favor of personal gain and abuses the law and wrongly accuses good people..."

At this moment, Zeng Bu interrupted him: "The King of Yan worked diligently for the Song Dynasty and made many contributions. This time, the Duke of Wei was hoarding food, raising prices, and even colluded with people from the Jurchen tribe. This was the news that the King of Yan personally reviewed and learned. What does Lord Zhang mean by this?"

"Your Majesty believes in King Yan, but Lord Zhang does not believe that it is Lord Zhang's business. I think that King Yan is upright and has never been wronged with Duke Wei. It is ridiculous to wrongly accuse Duke Wei!"

Zeng Bu: "Mr. Zhang seems to have a good relationship with Duke Wei. I am afraid he wants to protect Duke Wei, right?

Lord Zhang, this person is committing the crime of treason for colluding with the enemy and treason. If you protect yourself in this way, is it that you are also an accomplice among them? Colluding with the enemy and treason for treason?”

Zhang Lingduo looked ugly: "Zeng Xiang, I'm just telling the truth. You must be cautious in this matter. After all, Duke Wei is not an ordinary person."

Zeng Bu: "According to Lord Zhang's opinion, if an ordinary person is really wronged, it would be fine. Duke Wei has a title, so even if he has obtained the evidence, he still needs to conduct a re-examination to give him a glimmer of hope, right?"

"You!" Zhang Lingduo was angry.

Gao Huaide also came out and said, "This matter of Duke Wei should be left to Your Majesty to handle. This is what we mean. Zeng Xiang doesn't want to mess around with the audio and video! Only Your Majesty can deal with people with titles, not King Yan!"

Zeng Bu: "Your Majesty has given the matter to the King of Yan to handle it, and he has already given the qualification to handle it with full authority. Is there anything wrong?"

Gao Huaide: "No matter what, it is related to Duke Wei. This matter still needs to be handed over to the people of Kaifeng Prefecture for trial. In the end, His Majesty will decide the most appropriate decision!"

Everyone was arguing hard at the scene, while Cai Jing didn't say a word among the crowd.

Cai Jing had a handle and was caught by Wu Zhi, what could he say?

He was also happy to watch the show.

Of course, he was not on Wu Zhi's side. If Wu Zhi stepped down, it would be the most beneficial to him, but he did not dare to target Wu Zhi casually. Now that Wu Zhi has mastered his crimes, he will be corrupt and embezzled the construction project of Wansui Mountain. If it is revealed, it will be enough to remove him from the position of prime minister.

At this moment, Song Huizong was also in a little embarrassed.

Wu Zhi was sent out by him, so naturally Wu Zhi would do everything.

He himself did not have the time to deal with such a thing.

But he couldn't ignore these old ministers in front of him.

After all, they are all influential officials in the court.

Zhang Lingduo held the jade butterfly in his hand and bowed: "Your Majesty, corrupt officials are a serious disaster for the Song Dynasty, but because of this, we must be cautious. If you review this matter a few times, there will be only benefits and no harm!"

Gao Huaide: "Yes, Your Majesty, if Duke Wei really committed these crimes, it would be too late to kill them. If King Yan was asked to kill them directly, who would know what was going on inside!"

In short, these two people were determined to protect Shi Xun, Duke of Wei.

In the past, when Cai Jing and Wu Zhi were in opposition, these old ministers did not participate, but now Wu Zhi reformed the new law and had to deal with their people, so these old ministers could not sit still. So they came out to safeguard the Duke of Wei.

If the King of Yan dealt with Duke Wei this time, what about next time?

He dares to execute Duke Wei!

Will he also have to review all the officials of the Song Dynasty next time? You must know that if he is so rigorous, how many officials of the Song Dynasty can withstand such scrutiny?

I am afraid that after the King of Yan dealt with Duke Wei, he would be lawless and would be doing some new reforms. At that time, these old ministers would probably lose their security in their later years.

The request of these people was not to release Duke Wei, but to propose to take the person back to Kaifeng Prefecture for interrogation.

This requirement is not excessive and very reasonable. According to normal procedures, people like Duke Wei do need to be cautious.

In fact, Song Huizong himself didn't think this was anything.

But these people danced very well and the requirements were reasonable.

In addition, not only these two, but also the previous generation of old ministers led by these two, stood up and spoke.

When Song Huizong thought that it would be of no benefit to anyone if he made a big deal for this small matter, he had no choice but to agree.

Song Huizong: "Forget it... I passed on my oral instructions, and ordered the King of Yan to escort the Duke of Wei and other criminals to return to Kaifeng Prefecture immediately and ask the people from Dali Temple to examine the matter."

Hearing this, Zhang Lingduo and Gao Huaide looked at each other and felt relieved.

As long as people come back, everything will be fine.

They were just afraid that people would not come back, and they would be killed by the King of Yan in Yanyun, and then it would be too late.

They didn't expect that Song Huizong was so fond of Wu Zhi. If there was anything in the past, Song Huizong would probably approve it if they had just one sentence. After all, they were old ministers, and the requests they made were more reasonable.

However, this time, Song Huizong actually argued with them for a long time before reluctantly agreeing.

It is precisely because of this that they want to suppress Wu Zhi more and more.
Chapter completed!