The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

Back to the present, Prime Minister Cui was framed. In addition to the incident of horses running free at the palace gate and trampling eunuchs, there was actually an old incident that was brought up and magnified, and people rushed to impeach him.

That is, an imperial censor impeached Prime Minister Cui for wearing a purple official robe under white mourning clothes during the funeral ceremony of the late emperor and entering the Mingzheng Hall, where the late emperor's body was placed.

At that time, Prime Minister Cui was still the deputy prime minister. At that time, the former emperor suddenly became seriously ill, and the three kings were fighting with each other, and the situation almost broke out within the palace.

The late emperor, with his last breath, demoted and imprisoned the three kings, and had his wandering fourth son, Zhao Zhen, brought back and immediately made him the crown prince.

The court at that time was in chaos. The prime minister at that time was a veteran minister who had served in three dynasties. He was over seventy years old, almost eighty years old.

Although he was highly respected, he was too old. He could be a mascot, but to do anything, he still needed Prime Minister Cui, a deputy prime minister, and then Privy Councilor Han, who was the deputy privy councilor at that time.

The emperor passed away just a few days after the crown prince was enthroned.

Then there were the funeral ceremonies of the late emperor and the coronation ceremony of the new emperor. All the complicated matters depended on the busy work of a group of loyal ministers in the court.

Naturally, as a minister, he should wear official uniform in the yamen, and change into mourning clothes when entering the hall where the body is kept.

However, Prime Minister Cui went between the Zhengshi Hall and the Mingzheng Hall many times every day. Sometimes he went in to keep vigil with the prince, so he could naturally stay for a while longer and changed his clothes.

Sometimes he would just go in to ask the Crown Prince or the old prime minister a question. For the sake of convenience, he was too lazy to change and would just wear mourning clothes over his court clothes.

Unexpectedly, this incident was seen by someone with ulterior motives. They did not say anything after seeing it, but just wrote it down silently.

It was not mentioned at the beginning, but several years later, after the new emperor had secured his seat in the court with the assistance of Prime Minister Cui and Han Shumishi, that the old account was brought up again and used as evidence to impeach Prime Minister Cui.

As long as the emperor is not confused, he can actually distinguish right from wrong.

But Prime Minister Cui offended the Queen Mother, and the interests of the Queen Mother's family were affected by Prime Minister Cui's new laws.

The Queen Mother's servants were frightened by Prime Minister Cui's horse.

Prime Minister Cui had completely offended the Queen Mother, so she held on to the matter.

There were people with ulterior motives who took advantage of this opportunity to catch all these important and senior officials of the court in one fell swoop.

The tricks they used were still so shameless and crude. Since the blame could be put on Han Shumishi, the blame could be put on Cui Xiang as well.

Especially when it comes to accusations of an affair between a man and a woman, they are so accurate that the parties involved have no way to defend themselves.

In fact, the more you argue, the faster the rumors spread.

Ancient and modern Chinese and foreign, no exception.

Prime Minister Cui's eldest son won the first place in the imperial examination held by His Majesty the present.

The young talent rode a horse through the streets and married the eldest daughter of Han Shumishi.

Of the three great blessings in life, he encountered two at once.

But unfortunately, this top scholar died of illness three years after getting married and when his eldest son was one year old.

Prime Minister Cui was heartbroken over the loss of his beloved son, and also felt sorry for his eldest grandson who had lost his father at a young age, so he paid close attention to his eldest grandson's education.

As a result, I had more opportunities to meet my eldest daughter-in-law, Han.

Those people actually bribed the servants of the Cui Mansion and slandered them, accusing the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law of having an affair.

When Prime Minister Cui heard this, he sneered and thought it was nonsense.

But the more rumors like this spread, the faster they spread, and soon the news spread throughout the capital.

When the censor heard the news, many sealed letters were delivered to the emperor.

Han also heard about this and was heartbroken over the loss of her husband.

Later, with the comfort and love of my parents-in-law and seeing my young child, I felt a little more relaxed.

I am determined to live well for the sake of the elders who love me and the children without a father.

At this time, the government was overwhelmed by public opinion, and every day people gathered at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, watching and pointing fingers.

Those dirty words were like sharp knives and arrows, whizzing towards Han.

Originally, Han planned to follow her husband after her son grew up.

Now something like this happened.

Now her innocence is at risk, and both her natal family and her husband’s family are implicated by her.

One day, she washed up, put on her bright red wedding dress for her wedding day, and put on her makeup.

Let the maid take the child to her parents-in-law.

Two letters were placed on the child.

An hour had passed when the mother-in-law accidentally discovered the letter while playing with the child.

Everyone rushed to see Han, but she had already hanged herself in her bedroom.

Under the bright red wedding dress is the plain white mourning dress.

This white mourning dress is to mourn for her husband and to prove her innocence.

In the letter, she solemnly apologized to her parents, parents-in-law and children.

She found it difficult to hold on any longer, so she had no choice but to follow her husband.

Upon hearing the news, Han Shumi and Cui Xiang went crazy.

My political opponents can attack me however they want, but to involve my family is really too much.

Han Shumishi and Cui Xiang, along with members of the Han and Cui families, knelt at the palace gate to protest against the death.

He demanded that the murderer be severely punished, otherwise he would kneel and die at the palace gate.

In fact, the hands of the Saint and the Queen Mother were not entirely clean in this matter.

Someone has died, so someone has to take the blame.

The saint was furious and sentenced many people to death.

The highest-ranking official was the Vice-Chancellor, and several ministers and vice-ministers in the six ministries were also dismissed.

Those people originally planned to use this incident to overthrow the old ministers of the court and make room for the newcomers favored by the saint.

As a result, he shot himself in the foot. He failed to steal the chicken but ended up losing the rice. Instead, his own camp suffered a large loss.

For a time, the capital was in a state of panic, everyone was in danger, and several large families fell into decline.

Even the saint, under the pressure of the censor, issued an edict. Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone knew that it was actually a miniature version of the "Edict of Confession of Sins".

Her Majesty the Queen Mother, no one dared to punish her, so she punished herself - by taking out half of the property in her palace.

The imperial decree clearly stated that the money would be used to build an ancestral hall for Han and to enshrine her spirit.

The rest was left as Han's property to her only son.

However, Han Shumishi and Cui Xiang refused to accept the reward, saying: They have their own ancestral temples to worship their wives.

The descendants of the Han and Cui families will be protected by their own clansmen, so the Queen Mother doesn't need to worry about them.

The Queen Mother refused to withdraw her order, and finally the Saint came out to mediate and donated the money and property to the Charity Bureau in Beijing.

To support and raise the homeless elderly and children.

When the dust settled, both the court and the people thought that the matter was finally over.

But there was breaking news.

Han Shumishi requested to be sent to the front line to serve as a military commander.

Prime Minister Cui was even more resolute. He directly wrote a letter, saying that he would like to resign from all his positions and return home.

Han Shumishi's resignation still needed the court's approval, so it could not be carried out for the time being.

Prime Minister Cui did not wait for the saint's reply. He took a servant with him, patted his butt, and left.

I don’t want to serve you anymore, you can do whatever you want.

Cui Xiang's heart was truly broken.

The people of Yi County were not aware of these previous events.