Dajin royal family

Chapter 98 Who Gains
King Qi's tears were still on his face, and the teardrops were just like his mood at the moment, neither up nor down.Seeing the way the prince automatically took responsibility, he felt like he had eaten shit.What does he mean by adding fuel to the fire?When did the emperor hand over the task of offering sacrifices to himself because of his physical discomfort? It was obviously because the emperor valued him more that he gave it to him. When did you humbly give it to me?

"Brother Prince, the emperor is not as you said, someone is framing my younger brother!"

Guan Wang silently mourned for Qi Wang in his heart, and did not forget to shirk responsibility even at this time.When the prince said these words, he was obviously taking the initiative to take responsibility, so as to preserve the reputation of his father and younger brother. What kind of heart is this.Obviously it should be the prince's assistant priest, not to mention that the errand was robbed, and now he has to take responsibility for something, the prince's move is to retreat.

King Zhao glanced at the prince, but remained silent.

"Shut up!" The emperor yelled at King Qi, and King Qi was shocked and lost his momentum.The emperor knew this matter better than anyone else, it wasn't what the crown prince said, because of his health, he handed over the altar's seat to King Qi, but he had other plans.Unexpectedly, not only was the crown prince not annoyed, but he was willing to take the initiative to take responsibility at this time. The emperor felt guilty towards him immediately.

Correspondingly, King Qi, who blindly shirked responsibility, disappointed the emperor.As a son of man, as a subject, he didn't want to share the worries of his father, but at this time he still doubted others and his own brother, which made the emperor feel cold.

Seeing the prince prostrating on the ground, the emperor couldn't help but soften his face slightly, "Zhaoer, get up. You are not in good health, so don't keep kneeling."

The prince raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "Father, I know that I am useless, but it is not beneficial to the country to live in the East Palace. I often read this late at night and feel uneasy. As long as I can help my father, my son will not be burdened." I am willing to do anything, the great kindness and virtue of the emperor father and the empress, the sons and ministers dare not or forget."

"Zhaoer." The emperor sighed and said, "What does this matter have to do with you? I'm not so stupid that I don't know loyalty and traitors. I'm so relieved that you have such a heart. The East Palace is the foundation of the country, how can you Nonsense is useless, and such words cannot be mentioned again in the future."

Hearing this, King Zhao knew that half of the emperor's anger had dissipated, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the words on the sacrificial text will not disappear for no reason. In my opinion, either the sacrificial text has been tampered with or the ink has been stained." Rice soup, when writing in this kind of water, the characters will disappear, but the characters will appear again when placed in water.”

The emperor rubbed the center of his brows and said, "Uncle Wang, the sacrificial texts have been burned, so I'm afraid we can't verify them. What's more, I have read both sacrificial texts, both of which were written by Yu Shiji, a member of the inner bookstore. disappear."

"That can only be the second type." Zhao Wangdao: "The sacrificial oration in King Qi's hand should have been dropped and replaced with blank paper."

Guan Wangdao: "What King Zhao said is true. The sacrificial texts have always been kept in the hands of the Ministry of Rites. Those who can handle them are Xiao Dan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the two servants Yu Shinan and Pei Ju. In my opinion, the three of them should be thoroughly investigated immediately, or even thoroughly investigated. The entire Ministry of Rites."

King Zhao shook his head and said, "That's not right. Once something happens to the sacrificial oracle, everyone knows that the people who can handle the sacrificial oratory will be the Minister of Rites and the two servants. May I ask, if this is the case, why did they do this? They're the first to escape."

"This..." Guan Wang paused, Zhao Wang was right, whoever saw this matter, the Ministry of Rites must be involved, so what's the point of their doing this, isn't it courting death?

"Uncle Wang is suspicious. Someone deliberately did this to frame the Ministry of Rites." The emperor's tone gradually became unkind.

Zhao Wang pondered for a while, and said: "It is not yet possible to draw a conclusion on this matter, but the officials of the Ministry of Rituals are unavoidably responsible for the loss of the sacrificial text. What I mean is that His Majesty has thoroughly investigated the Ministry of Rites on the face of it, and secretly handled all the sacrificial texts." Everyone involved must be investigated. Including the servants, the clerks under the Ministry of Rites, and even Wen Lang who temporarily kept the sacrificial texts, and even the attendants who delivered the sacrificial texts, none of them should be spared."

"This man is so bold that he acted like a monster at the ceremony. He is not only framing the prince, but also provoking the majesty of the royal family. This matter must not be exposed just now. We must investigate to find out the truth and find out who is behind the scenes. Otherwise, what is your majesty's majesty? Two, no one can guarantee that these thieves will dare to make any bold moves next time."

The emperor's face gradually turned ugly, what King Zhao said was right, these people dared to act like this in the sacrificial ceremony, what else would they not dare to do.Guan Wang glanced at Zhao Wang in surprise. He thought that Zhao Wang had selfish intentions in treating the Ministry of Rites, but he didn't expect to think so much. No wonder the emperor asked Zhao Wang to lead the minister to take charge of the six departments. He admired the thoughtfulness of this.

"Father, my son thinks what King Zhao said is justified, please investigate thoroughly and return my innocence." King Qi cupped his hands.

The crown prince also cupped his hands and said: "Although I am sick and weak, I am willing to share my father's worries. I am willing to ask for orders to thoroughly investigate this case."

The emperor looked at the two sons, and thought of King Qi's appearance just now, he couldn't help feeling jealous, and then said: "King Qi, don't worry, you can go back to the mansion as soon as possible and think about it behind closed doors. Although today's incident was framed by thieves, you can't find it in time. You are also responsible for causing the current situation.”

Hearing this, King Qi opened his mouth, and said unwillingly: "Father, my son is willing to issue a military order, and he will thoroughly investigate this matter and catch the culprits." He knew that the crown prince took the initiative to take responsibility today, and let his father have an impression of him. A lot has changed. If we close our doors and think about our mistakes at this time, when will we get the Sacred Heart again.

The crown prince wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Father, the second younger brother was also framed by someone. I can understand his feelings at this moment. I am willing to investigate this case with the second younger brother. As the saying goes, brothers work together to cut money. The joint efforts of Erchen and the second brother will surely solve the case as soon as possible."

Hearing this, the emperor glanced at the prince lovingly. Could he not be clear about who was being framed by King Qi? He said, "Zhaoer, it is the country's good fortune that you have such a heart." He turned to look at the prince. To King Qi, "It's also your luck."

King Guan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, since both the crown prince and King Qi are willing to investigate this case, it is better for one to investigate openly and the other to investigate secretly."

Zhao Wang glanced at Guan Wang, then bowed his head without saying a word.

In the outer room of the imperial study, an internal servant was informed and entered the inner room. After a while, the internal servant came out with the imperial decree, proclaimed the decree to the ministers, and all the ministers bowed and bowed.The servant said: "Holy edict: I only worship the heaven and the earth, but Xiao Xiao acted recklessly, usurped the sacrificial documents, and the supervision of the Ministry of Rites was not effective. Xiao Dan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Yu Shinan, Pei Ju and [-] officials of the Ministry of Rites couldn't be blamed. blame."

The imperial decree was very long, but after the servants finished reading it, the ministers summed up the essence and came up with the meaning: the Ministry of Rites did not take good care of the sacrificial text, and let the thieves change the sacrificial text, which humiliated the royal family.According to this, Xiao Dan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, temporarily resigned from his position as Minister of the Ministry of Rites and ordered him to think behind closed doors.Under this, the servants, Si Cheng, etc. were fined for one year.In addition, the crown prince was ordered to take up the post of Shangshu temporarily, and the king of Zhao was in charge of the punishment department, and Dali Temple investigated to find out the culprits.And Qi Wang, because he was not good at handling things, was punished by the emperor to think about his mistakes in the palace.

Everyone here knows that there are no words on the sacrificial text, so there is no way to tamper with the sacrificial text, it is just to deceive people's eyes and ears.

(End of this chapter)