The concubine is extremely cautious

Dongchuan Hou looked stern. He couldn't let Dong Wei report his crimes to the court...

If he wanted to save himself, the most effective way was to kill Dong Wei.

Once Dong Wei dies, even if there is a confession, there will be no evidence to prove it.

Then transfer the silver hidden in Dong's bank...

As for the people who work for him, they are all loyal subordinates who will not betray him.

When it comes to a matter of losing his head, he will naturally not send anyone who can't keep his mouth shut, as they are all his own people who have a vested interest in the matter and are in collusion with each other.

He felt that his only flaw was this disappointing son!

He has only this one legitimate son, and his wife is the daughter of a general from the Dong family faction. They are married for profit, so even if he is not satisfied, it is impossible for him to change the heir.

But now the threat is upon him, and it's not like he doesn't have a bastard son.

Dongchuan Hou thought calmly for a while and said, "Send someone to the bank to deal with Dong's bank. Send another person to the Ministry of Justice..."

The Dong family also has some connections in the Ministry of Justice.

Therefore, Dong Wei's news could be spread first.

……

The deepest part of the Ministry of Justice Prison.

Dong Wei was locked up alone in a secret cell, with two hanging chains handcuffing his hands.

"Why are you locking me up here?" Dong Wei was very dissatisfied.

Ning Heng, who came in with him, was just sent to an ordinary prison, but he was locked up in a secret cell specially for dealing with serious criminals.

This Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice must be from the Ning family and is deliberately targeting me.

However, Dong Wei was not too worried about his situation. His father would definitely come to rescue him after hearing the news.

Although he said something wrong, Ning Heng would be in trouble if the Ning family continued to insist on their decision.

He should be able to be released after staying for a few days.

The Ministry of Justice did not interrogate him either. Presumably, that was what the Ministry of Justice was planning.

Dong Wei thought so...

Suddenly, a masked man in black rushed in and opened the door of the prison with a key.

Dong Wei was shocked when he saw this man, and looked confused, "You...you were sent by my father to save me?"

He was waiting for his father to fish him out.

But I didn't expect it to be this kind of fishing.

The man in black stabbed Dong Wei with the dagger in his hand without saying a word.

"Ah! Someone help me!" Dong Wei was so frightened that his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

Xiao Xia Zi and several Qilin Guard masters hiding in the dark appeared at the same time and stood in front of the man in black.

The two sides fought for several rounds.

The man in black was no match for four hands with his two fists and was eventually defeated. He bit the poison sac between his teeth and committed suicide.

"How could this happen? Was he sent by the Ning family? The Ning family wants to kill me!" Dong Wei's face was pale and he was still in shock.

Xiao Xiazi glanced at him and snorted, "We were sent by the Queen Mother to protect you. You said the Ning family wanted to kill you?"

"What?" Dong Wei was even more incredulous.

Queen Mother Ning actually sent people to protect herself.

Xiao Xiazi smiled and said, "The Queen Mother asked me to tell General Dong that she has sent a message to your father, saying that you were tortured in the Ministry of Justice and confessed to his crimes."

"If General Dong is willing to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice, then he can atone for his sins, and the Queen Mother can spare your life. Otherwise, if there is an assassin next time, we may not be able to stop him."

Dong Wei finally understood.

Ning Heng deliberately put him in jail, and then the news came out that he had betrayed his father.

This assassin was sent by his father.

Only if he dies, no matter what he confesses, there will be no evidence to prove it.

Queen Mother Ning was now threatening him to report his father. Otherwise, he would die at the hands of an assassin...

You have to choose between saving your own life and sacrificing your life to save your father. Any hesitation for even a second is disrespectful to the assassin!

"I confess! I confess everything! My father did everything. It has nothing to do with me. I didn't do anything!" Dong Wei made a prompt decision and said hurriedly:

"Please don't leave. I don't want to die... The Queen Mother won't go back on her word, right? Can I offset my merits and demerits?"

……

Cining Palace.

Xiao Xiazi presented Dong Wei's handwritten confession, "Empress Dowager, you are as good as a god. The Marquis of Dongchuan really sent people to silence him, and Dong Wei confessed."

Ning Wanyin suspected the Marquis of Dongchuan after the last incident of false military orders.

But there is no evidence.

Ning Wanyin couldn't possibly let such a person stay in the southwest. He was in a high position, and with just a small move, he could cause innocent generals and soldiers to pay with their lives for his ambitions.

Therefore, Ning Wanyin deliberately set up a trap to test the Marquis of Dongchuan.

If the Marquis of Dongchuan had a clear conscience, he would not have to worry about a confrontation in the court even if he arrested Dong Wei. On the contrary, if he really did something that the court could not know, he would definitely kill Dong Wei to silence him.

As for torturing Dong Wei?

There is no actual evidence, and treating a southwestern general who won a great victory in this way gives people grounds for criticism.

In his confession, Dong Wei wrote in detail about his father's false military orders, corruption and bribery, and exclusion of dissidents. He was afraid that his father's crimes were not enough to kill him, and that he would take revenge on him if he survived.

Because he was too disappointing, his father did not let him directly participate in these matters. He was not afraid of being implicated and wrote down everything he knew clearly.

After reading the confession, Ning Wanyin said, "Let the Ministry of Justice arrest the man, and the Qilin Guard cooperate with the operation."

"Yes." Xiao Xiazi took the order and retreated.

In the Dong family's villa.

Marquis Dongchuan was waiting for good news, but what he saw was the Minister of Justice and the Qilin Guards surrounding the Dong family.

Song Chengyi held up a token and said, "Marquis Dongchuan, your son has confessed your crime. Come with me to the Ministry of Justice."

Dongchuan Hou's face changed instantly. Did the person he sent to assassinate him fail to catch up? Did Dong Wei confess everything?

"You tortured me into confessing!" Dong Chuan Hou's heart sank, and he put on a righteous face, "I was wronged!"

Song Chengyi immediately clarified, "Dongchuan Hou, you are slandering and spreading rumors! Not only did our Ministry of Justice not touch your son, we also saved his life."

Hearing this...

Marquis Dongchuan stood there in a daze.

He understood that the news previously released by the Ministry of Justice was false!

The other party was just waiting for him to make a move.

In early August of the first year of Jinghe, two days before the celebration, Dong Wei reported that the Marquis of Dongchuan had committed many crimes, including corruption and bribery, false military orders, excluding dissidents and framing generals.

His father was sent directly to the Ministry of Justice prison.

The court was shocked and the people of the capital were also stunned.

Aren’t you too “filial”?

Xue Zheng was also stunned by this unexpected turn of events. He questioned Dong Wei's testimony and suspected that the Ministry of Justice had used means to force a confession and frame the Marquis of Dongchuan.

He deliberately sent people to the capital to create public opinion, implying that Ning Wanyin deliberately arrested Dong Wei, tortured him to extract a confession, and wrongly accused a meritorious official.

Song Chengyi immediately sent the unharmed Dong Wei for a parade through the streets.

While Dong Wei was being paraded through the streets, he spoke in a clear and powerful voice to clarify to the onlookers that his father was truly guilty and he had not been beaten!

Xue Zheng was almost mad. Okay, okay, you should go first since you have a son like this.

In August of the first year of Jinghe, the Marquis of Dongchuan was sentenced to immediate execution by beheading for multiple crimes.

On the same day, Dong Wei and Ning Heng were both released.

The title of Marquis of Dongchuan is hereditary and will not be abolished unless he commits treason, so Dong Wei successfully inherited the title of Marquis of Dongchuan.

The first thing he did after inheriting the title was to write a letter to the Empress Dowager, saying that he wanted to stay in the capital!

Dong Wei gave up taking over the Dong family army.

Because the Dong family army was loyal to his father, although some generals were implicated in the case of Dongchuan Hou and were questioned, there were still some who were not involved...

He didn't dare go back.

He was afraid that these people would avenge his father.

And after this incident, he finally understood why his father was so afraid of the Queen Mother!

He was scared too!

Wouldn't it be good for him to enjoy the good life with the iron hat title? As long as he didn't betray the country or rebel, he could live in peace and wealth until his death.

Ning Wanyin approved his request and nominated two more generals from the southwest to replace the original positions of the Dong family father and son.