If Shen Yu wanted to do this, he didn't need to do it himself. He just needed to give the order and his subordinates would do it beautifully.
After returning to the palace, everything was back on track. With Shang Junlin's order, no one dared to bother Shen Yu with the election. Because it involved the previous dynasty, the focus of the ministers was gradually shifted.
When the previous emperor was in power, there were many suspicious cases left behind. The Lin family was only one of them. The other problematic cases that were implicated by the Lin family should be overturned as well. The ministers were unsure of Shang Junlin's thoughts.
"How should we deal with the Shi family and the Yun family that were implicated by the Lin family?"
"They were implicated because they spoke up for the Lin family. Now that we have to clear the Lin family's name, these families naturally need to be dealt with as well."
"What did the Prime Minister and Official Fang say?"
"The two officials have already gone to the palace to seek an audience with His Majesty. Let's deal with the matters at hand first. As for how to deal with these families, we'll talk about it when the two officials return."
After reaching an agreement, the room fell into a new round of bustling.
When the Prime Minister and Fang Jun requested an audience, Shen Yu happened to be in the imperial study. After listening to the two's narration, Shen Yu didn't speak.
It could only be said that the previous emperor had committed too many sins. A good situation was played out like this.
These days, Shen Yu had read a lot of ancient books. Before the previous emperor ascended the throne, no, before the previous emperor's temperament changed, the development of Da Huan was very good. If it wasn't for the previous emperor's pretentiousness and allowing traitors to harm the loyal, Da Huan wouldn't have been defeated.
"What does A Yu think?"
When Shen Yu came back to his senses, Fang Jun and the Prime Minister were already gone. Only he and Shang Junlin were left in the imperial study.
"What?"
"What the Prime Minister and the others said just now, does A Yu think that we should deal with it again?"
"Isn't this a question for Your Majesty to consider? Why are you asking me?" Shen Yu blinked and didn't answer directly.
"A Yu was distracted just now. Now you don't even want to answer my question?" Shang Junlin pinched the soft flesh on his cheek.
"I didn't." Shen Yu wanted to cover his face. "Your Majesty, don't pinch me. It hurts."
"Zhen used so little strength and it still hurts?" Shang Junlin released his hand and used his fingertips to rub the area where he had just pinched.
It was a little itchy.
"Does Your Majesty want to reopen the trial?" Shen Yu asked.
"The Lin family's matter involves a lot of people. If we really want to look into it, many of the ministers in the court will be implicated. They may not have done anything, but their clansmen may not."
"If there's nothing wrong with these ministers and they've been working diligently for the Great Huan Dynasty, Your Majesty can let the matter rest."
The connections between the aristocratic families were not small. It was like a huge net, and everyone was caught in it.
After the final discussion, based on Shen Yu's suggestion, Shang Junlin set a precedent for the Lin family's incident. Many ministers in the imperial court heaved a sigh of relief.
With a precise order, Fang Jun moved even faster.
In the morning court, Fang Jun knelt down with the evidence in his hands. "Your Majesty, after investigation, the letter that the previous Emperor judged the Lin family to be guilty of treason was forged. The real letter was written by General Lin's adjutant. The other evidence was also prepared by the adjutant himself."
General Lin's adjutant was someone who had been following him for a long time. He was very trusted. If the adjutant hid these things, it would not be suspected at all. As for the letter, the adjutant had been by General Lin's side for many years and was very familiar with his handwriting. It was not difficult to imitate.
The relevant evidence and witnesses were found by Gu Huai after many years of hard work. After Fang Jun took over the case, Gu Huai took out the evidence. Although there were still many doubtful points, it proved that the Lin family did not collude with the enemy and commit treason.
"Gu Huai has so much evidence in his hands?" In the pavilion, Shen Yu poured a cup of tea for himself and Shang Junlin.
"He has been secretly investigating for so many years. He already has enough evidence in his hands. He did not take it out before because he wanted to test my attitude." Shang Junlin picked up the teacup.
"Now it seems that he trusts Your Majesty very much."
"He trusts A Yu. If not for A Yu, he would not have taken out all these things in one go."
After skipping the testing step, everything progressed quickly. Before taking out the evidence, Gu Huai privately asked to see Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin did not lie. If not for Shen Yu, Gu Huai would not have let down his guard so quickly.
"Master, why did you give them all the evidence?" Under the night sky, the man in black half-knelt in front of Gu Huai.
"My brother trusts Guijun very much, so I decided to trust him this time. Moreover, I did not reveal everything." Gu Huai knew that he was gambling. He had been gambling his whole life. Fortunately, he did not lose this time.
Shen Yu had saved Imperial Physician Gu's life. No matter what the reason was, he was grateful. He did not dare to imagine what would happen to him if Imperial Physician Gu had lost his life because of the disputes of the previous dynasty. He had nothing, only his brother. Now that his identity had been exposed, instead of hiding and testing, it was better to end the battle quickly to avoid any more problems.
The moon tonight was a crescent moon. Just like that night, he had lost everything. After tossing and turning for a few years, he was picked up by Imperial Physician Gu again.
He had a home again.
"How is the investigation of 'Fei Meng'?"
"Replying to Master, this subordinate found that 'Spring Pavilion' secretly sold a batch of 'Fei Meng' to the outside world. Forgive this subordinate for being incompetent and not being able to find out the identity of the buyer."
"It's not your fault. At that time, no one knew that 'Fei Meng' had other effects besides being an aphrodisiac. Epidemic? How laughable. Why did it have to be the Lin Family and the Lin Family Army who contracted the epidemic? "
Some truths were deliberately hidden. For example, the true cause of the Lin Family's death and the true reason for the Lin Family Army's defeat were not because they wanted to lose to the enemy. They were just holding on. How could they defeat the 'enemy' who came prepared and knew all their weaknesses?
There were many things that Gu Huai did not know in his early years. Over the years, he had taken in the old subordinates of the Lin Family and pieced together the truth bit by bit. The more he understood, the angrier he became.
He sent the evidence he found to Fang Jun, but only a part of it was sent. However, this part was enough. It was enough to prove to the world that the Lin Family had died unjustly. It was enough to strip the Lin Family of the crimes that should not have been committed.
"General Gu, please wait."
After the morning court, Gu Huai was stopped by someone. He stopped in his tracks. "Minister of Revenue."
"I called you to ask you some questions about the Lin Family. Could you spare some time to talk in private?"
Gu Huai did not know why the Minister of Revenue wanted to talk about the Lin Family, but he did not refuse.
"General, have you heard of the Min Pao?" the Minister of Revenue asked after taking a seat.
"I have." Gu Huai was stunned. He did not expect the Minister of Revenue to suddenly mention this.
"It's like this. We want to know about the Lin Family through the Min Pao. There are some details that we hope the General can clarify for us."
"So it's about this matter. Minister, if you have any questions, just ask directly."
Gu Huai knew about the Min Pao, and he knew that the Min Pao almost dominated the direction of public opinion. He had read a few issues out of curiosity and felt that the Min Pao was indeed an existence that could represent the attitude of the imperial court.
The two talked for a long time. A few days later, the Min Pao published the Lin Family's matter.
The Lin Family Army might not be very familiar to the younger generation, but to the older generation, it was an existence that could be heard in great detail.
"So the Lin Family was framed by scoundrels?"
"After so many years, the Lin Family's injustice has finally been cleared. My husband's spirit in heaven can also rest in peace."
"This auntie's husband is …"
"I used to be in the Lin Family Army. This old woman has endured until now just to wait for the day when the imperial court is willing to give them justice. Finally, I have waited until the end of my life."
"Since the founding of Dahuan Country, the Lin Family has shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding the country for the Emperor. However, they have met with such an end. People's hearts are really not what they used to be."
"Fortunately, His Majesty is willing to overturn the case for the Lin Family."
"His Majesty is really a good ruler. He thinks about Dahuan and the people in all aspects."
After the Lin Family's matter was revealed, the streets and alleys were all talking about the Lin Family. After several reversals, Shang Junlin's reputation had become extremely good. The people spontaneously attributed the credit to him.
In the Imperial Palace, Shen Yu listened to Mu Xi talk about the situation outside.
Mu Xi: "Young Master, you don't know how good His Majesty's reputation is now among the people. Everyone says that it is the blessing of several lifetimes to have met such a good ruler."
Shen Yu: "The main reason is that the previous Emperor did too many wrong things. His Majesty just corrected these mistakes."
Mu Xi: "If it were up to me, Young Master also contributed greatly. If it weren't for Young Master, His Majesty might not have cared about these things."
Shen Yu: "What are you saying? Don't say it again in the future."
Mu Xi: "Young Master is protecting His Majesty. I know. I promise I won't say it again in the future."
Shen Yu put down the book in his hand. "Isn't it time for His Majesty to come back?"
As they were talking, Shang Junlin came in with Eunuch Meng and the others. Mu Xi lowered her head and smiled secretly.
"What are you talking about? Why do I hear A Yu calling me? "Shang Junlin lifted his robe and sat beside Shen Yu.
"I'm talking about how popular His Majesty is." Shen Yu admitted directly.
"Because of the Lin family?" Shang Junlin raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes. Has His Majesty also heard about it?" Shen Yu tilted his head and rubbed Shang Junlin's shoulder.
"The Minister of Revenue even specially went to Gu Huai for this matter. He asked for some details and wrote them in the newspaper." Shang Junlin stroked Shen Yu's forehead.
Shen Yu raised his head. "Is Gu Huai really a member of the Lin family? Didn't the Lin family all … "
Shang Junlin nodded. "At that time, there was a mole in the Lin family. After Madam Lin's wet nurse found out, she swapped the identity of her child with Madam Lin's child at the last moment. Then, she sent the child out of the residence through a servant. Just as this was done, something happened in the Lin residence. The wet nurse didn't have time to tell anyone."
"So that's why everyone thought that the Lin family didn't have any descendants." Shen Yu touched his lips. "Gu Huai has been investigating the incident all these years. He cares so much about 'Fei Meng'. What role did 'Fei Meng' play in this incident?"
"Gu Huai refused to say, but the Hidden Dragon Guards found out that the incident that happened to the Lin family seemed to be related to 'Fei Meng'. At that time, the Lin family was falsely accused of colluding with foreign enemies. Many people in the imperial court spoke up for the Lin family. Originally, this matter shouldn't have been concluded so early. However, no one expected that the 100,000 Lin family soldiers would be defeated by 20,000 enemies. Moreover, they were completely defeated. Because of this incident, the Lin family was accused of colluding with foreign enemies."
"According to the strength of the Lin family soldiers, they should be able to fight against 200,000 enemies. How could they be defeated by a mere 20,000 enemies? There must be something hidden in this incident. "
Shen Yu thought about what happened in his previous life and continued, "Did the Lin family soldiers act strangely at that time?"
What if the Lin family soldiers were already at the end of their rope?
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