His Royal Highness, he is plotting against me

Chapter 48
After three days,
The good will be stuck on the edge of the bottom line in the hearts of the ministers.

Today's morning court can be said to be full of swords drawn and quarreled endlessly.

Xun Shangshu and Dali Siqing were almost scolded by everyone pointing at their foreheads, saying that if they could not understand the investigation of the case, they would quickly return Lu's "innocence".

"Teacher Lu is a veteran of the three dynasties. His disciples are all over the court and the public. He has devoted himself to Dajing and died. If such an old official is made to feel cold... Your Majesty! It is my Dajing's shame!"

"Subject! The crown prince falsely accuses Fan Yang and the Lu family on the basis of some refugees and testimonies who don't know where they came from, and it's still on such an important day as the Duanyang Festival. This is disrespect to the teacher and contempt for His Majesty!"

"Nonsense! The crown prince of a country is also able to speak nonsense? His Royal Highness has already said that finding out the facts is to restore the innocence of the Lu family. You are messing around and covering up in every possible way. Could it be that you are with that murderer and arson, enclosing land and hiding people, and selling officials to sell the nobles?" Are you in the same group?!"

They chatted endlessly, but the emperor sitting on it was a little drowsy.

Noisy, noisy, the big court is noisy to the small court.

His ears are almost calloused.

A fight was about to start in the hall, and His Majesty's brother-in-law, who is also the prince's brother-in-law, and his father, Wang Shangshu, also stood up:
"Your Majesty, the concerns of the court officials are not unreasonable. Your Majesty has insufficient evidence, but His Majesty has already imprisoned the Lu family. If it is discovered afterwards...wouldn't it be that the Grand Tutor will suffer innocent injustice?"

He paused for a moment, and everyone understood what he meant.

The prince also understands.

So he looked at this uncle who never liked him, but always pretended to think about himself in everything.

He was dressed in a black and gold four-clawed python robe, with a straight back and a bit more vigor than before.

At this time, he raised his eyes, hooked the corners of his mouth, and asked:

"Wang Shangshu's meaning is that he is framing it wantonly?"

Wang Shangshu lowered his eyes, with a tone of thinking for the prince:

"No! I'm just afraid that the prince is young, so he will inevitably be deceived by others, and he will not think carefully..."

"After all, the Tai Tuo taught you a lesson. If the Crown Prince has any dissatisfaction, you can talk to His Majesty privately. It takes so much trouble. If it ends up being a misunderstanding, it will be bad for His Highness and Tai Tuo."

He said, it turned out that the prince did this because he was dissatisfied with the Taifu's "personal grievances".

He is really his good uncle!
The prince looked at his father coldly, and asked unceremoniously:
"Lonely and dull, I don't know what's wrong with this?"

"The Dajing law clearly states that no official may refuse to respond to a lawsuit for any reason."

"There are more than 100 people in Baijia Village who were killed. A family of more than a dozen surnames traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to sue the imperial court, even if it was an orphan! Which prince! Shouldn't Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Investigation investigate?"

"Or...Wang Shangshu thinks, because he is the Taifu? Because he is from the Lu family? So they should be above my Dajing law? Above my Dajing royal family?"

The hat was not small, and everyone lowered their heads in the face of the prince's aggressive questioning.

Wang Shangshu opened his eyes wide, looking sharply at his good nephew.

"The prince is serious, I dare not! The law is the foundation of my Dajing dynasty. No one can override the law, let alone the royal family!"

Above the main hall, Wang Shangshu said such soft words, but the crown prince still asked:

"Even if the Son of Heaven breaks the law, he needs to make amends. So, Wang Shangshu, and all your lords, shouldn't Grand Tutor Lu investigate?"

Wang Shangshu sneered: "Of course, we should investigate!"

He has hesitated for so many years, and now it seems that he is thinking too much.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, like his imperial grandfather, is merciless towards their families.

That being the case, what kindness does he have?

Just as he was about to say something, there were sudden shouts in a hurry outside the hall.

"Report!"

"Eight hundred miles urgently!"

"Jizhou urgent report!"

Hearing the word "Jizhou", Wang Shangshu's expression was inexplicable, and so were the others in the hall.

How is this Jizhou urgent report?

……

The messenger with the order flag was unimpeded all the way, riding a fast horse straight into the inner city, and only got off his horse and galloped towards the Taiji Hall when he reached Chengtianmen.

"Jizhou urgent report!"

"Your Majesty, I am under the command of General Cui, the garrison of Jizhou. A large number of rebellious refugees appeared in Mao County and Gong County of Youzhou. They besieged Dali Temple and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. General Cui has captured them. I am here to ask Your Majesty for instructions!"

He handed over a sealed letter, apparently from their General Cui.

Eunuch Lu, who was beside His Majesty, came down to pick up the things in person, and handed them over to His Majesty after confirming that there was no problem.

But their Majesty suspected that he had heard wrong, so he specifically asked, "A rebel refugee?"

The messenger said with certainty: "Exactly! A total of 500 refugees gathered and surrounded Xiaonanshan, intending to kill the imperial envoy sent to Youzhou by the imperial court!"

500 people.

That was indeed "a mass of rebellious refugees".

Hearing what the orderly said, everyone felt as if the dust had settled.

Let’s just say, how could it be Jizhou Jibao.

Even if there is news now, it should be from Youzhou...

Eh?
No!

Why is it that the garrison of Jizhou was responsible for the incident in Youzhou?

His Majesty opened the urgent mail and looked down at ten lines at a glance. His expression gradually became dignified from the initial laxity.

"It's unreasonable! It's crazy! It's devoid of conscience!"

"Send an order to ask Cui Rong to personally escort all the people back to the capital. If there is any resistance, those who stop him will be killed without mercy!"

"Also, ask Cui Rong to escort the people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment back to Beijing safely! I want to see, who dares to kill people in front of me?!"

The messenger got the order, turned around and was about to run back.

I don't know if his horse is still at the door...

The perennially gentle emperor suddenly became angry, and everyone was so frightened that they choked back their questions.

Cui Rong is the garrison of Jizhou, how could he suddenly appear in Mao County?
And so coincidentally brought hundreds of people?Found the rebellious "refugees"?
He also saved the people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment?
Cui Rong is Cui Xiang's own nephew!

Wang Shangshu was thinking a lot, and his eyes were on the Cui Xiang and the prince who were thinking about the future and had nothing to do with him.

He remembered that there was a side concubine in the East Palace, she was the old man's granddaughter, right?
He felt that he had figured out something, so that many courtiers began to question the eight hundred li urgent report, but Wang Shangshu retreated quietly.

Some were smart, and some followed suit and gradually lost their voices.

Dali Temple Minister caught up with him: "Your Majesty, I wonder if the dog is still there?"

His Majesty the Emperor: "..."

How much do you look forward to your son's absence?
Simply speaking, their Majesty is quite reliable, and asked Eunuch Lu to read out the contents of the urgent report word by word for everyone to listen to.

After reading the urgent report, everyone will ask again.

I only heard their majesty drop a sentence:
"Everything will be discussed after Cui Rong brings him back!"

Then, for the first time, he swung his sleeves upward.

It made many people panic.

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(End of this chapter)