Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 367 His Highness Ninth Prince is not innocent

After Song Chun expressed his stance, Song Run and Song Fu immediately followed suit. Others sitting still looked at each other, wanting to see what other people's plans were.

Song Yuan did not follow suit, and her mind turned quickly. Song Chun's request for a thorough investigation was just to save the situation and delay time. If Emperor Hong Ming was allowed to be angered and do something extreme, I'm afraid he would not be able to escape the reputation of being a coward.

Although he wanted to sideline him, he became a foolish king and was of no benefit to Song Chun. As the prince, he could not be alone.

Under the pressure of chaos, Song Yuan looked at Huo Ying. Unexpectedly, Huo Ying was also looking at him. He did not urge Song Yuan to express his position, but just looked at her calmly.

He believed that Song Yuan had a plan in mind.

"What is the reason why Tingwei Mansion suddenly went to the northwest to investigate the case?" Mu Guogong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. His deep tone was extremely calm, and he calmed down the tense situation almost instantly. Passing through the crowd, he looked straight at Song Yuan: "Is it because His Highness the Ninth Prince interfered in the exile?"

Song Yuan's heart tightened. She knew that someone would make excuses for her involvement in the exile. As he asked, Emperor Hong Ming's eyes also moved over. The moment his angry eyes fell on Song Yuan, he immediately became more angry. A bit disgusted.

Song Chun looked at Duke Mu as soon as he finished speaking. His eyes were sullen, as if he was warning Mu Guogong not to drag Song Yuan into trouble. Being stared at by him, Mu Guogong did not regret it. He looked calm and calm and continued to stare. With Song Yuan.

Huo Ying clasped his fists: "Yes, in the past years, the judgment of the Tingwei Mansion arrived in the northwest. It was not easy to determine how to implement it. We could only rely on the receipt to determine that the personnel had been resettled. However, the receipt received last year was different, which added to the matter of the Governor's intervention. I am hereby This is suspicious."

"Master Huo, do you really believe in His Highness the Ninth Prince's judgment?" Mu Guogong pointed out something.

His words had only two meanings, indicating that the relationship between Huo Ying and Song Yuan was extraordinary, and implying that Song Yuan had a hand in the impeachment of others in the Tingwei Mansion. She was the cleanest among the princes. A thorough investigation The northwest is harmless to her.

Such an obvious provocation made Song Yuan nervous. She could not guarantee whether her brothers would be guided by Duke Mu. If the provocation was successful, she would be a thorn in everyone's side after today.

"It's not that I believe in His Highness the Ninth Prince's judgment, but that I believe in my own judgment." Huo Ying did not blame Song Yuan in a confused way: "There are so many female relatives in the northwest who are exiled every year, and these are not seen in the household registration books every year. Isn’t the trace of the exiled women enough to raise suspicion?”

Situ immediately said: "I can prove that Huo Ying did go to Situ Mansion to check the household registration. I checked the exile list and found that these female dependents were not found. According to the receipt, they should have been freed after three years of hard labor. Just re-register and register."

He testified for Huo Ying, and Duke Mu was too embarrassed to say anything.

"Your Majesty." Song Chun continued to ask for orders: "Those who are clean will be clean themselves and will not be afraid of strict investigation."

What he said was grand, but few ministers stood up to echo it. Everyone was not blind, so how could they not understand his plan?Moreover, Emperor Hong Ming's reaction was not innocent at all.

"Check!" Emperor Hong Ming was furious and slapped the dragon case hard several times in succession. His eyes swept over everyone in the hall with hatred: "Check carefully and let me see how many dirty things I can find."

He fluttered his sleeves and left, but all the ministers were unmoved. Song Chun straightened up, and others stood up one after another, but the whole hall was silent.

If it is understandable that Emperor Hong Ming's previous attempt to frame Song Shu and other former princelings was driven by lust for power, then it is difficult for people to surrender that he knew the northwest was unclean but defended it at all times without even having the courage to face up to his own shortcomings.

"Huo Ying listens." Song Chun leaned slightly sideways, holding one hand in front of his lower abdomen and clenching his sleeves: "I order you to go to the northwest in person to conduct a thorough investigation and avenge the victims." Going to the northwest in person?What is the difference between this and a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Huo Ying's face was calm. He looked at Song Chun, fully understanding the meaning of His Highness the Crown Prince's words. He calmly clasped his fists and said, "I accept the order."

He did not refuse, and after Song Chun left, he stepped forward to help the chief writer up, who had been kneeling for a long time. The chief writer looked at Huo Ying, his eyes clear and his face full of determination and arrogance.

"This has caused great harm to your lord. I thought I could shoulder the burden myself."

Song Run and others left one after another, and the other ministers also left. Song Yuan slowly stood up and looked at Huo Ying but hesitated to speak.

She believed that today's impeachment was not designed by Huo Ying, but Emperor Hong Ming and others might not believe it. Now asking him to go to the northwest to investigate in detail would push him to a dead end.

No matter what he found, he was doomed.

Song Yuan knew his elder brother too well. The tolerance and kindness he showed were actually telling Huo Ying that if you want justice, then you will be given the opportunity to pursue justice, but you will not have the opportunity to tell the world about justice.

"Your Highness should know that I am not impulsive." He knew his fate when he answered Emperor Hong Ming's inquiry.

They appreciate Huo Ying's uprightness, but the premise is that this uprightness will not block their way.

Song Yuan nodded: "Take care."

She left with a solemn expression, and when she left the main hall, she saw Duke Mu heading towards the East Palace from a distance.

Song Chun did not go to the angry Emperor Hong Ming. Today's morning incident caught him off guard. Although temporary arrangements had been made, the bad effects had already appeared. He could not wait for Huo Ying to investigate clearly and then restore people's hearts.

As soon as he returned to the East Palace, Duke Mu followed him closely. When he saw him, Song Chun showed dissatisfaction: "Song Ling made a mistake and was caught first. It is difficult for him to be safe when something happens to him alone. Why does the Duke need to Are you procrastinating?"

"Your Highness, do you really believe that His Highness Ninth Prince is innocent?" Mu Guogong was not angry because of his attitude, and looked very calm: "I suspect that His Highness Ninth Prince is not groundless. Firstly, he went to the northwest for too short time, but his political achievements were outstanding. I have no choice but to It is admitted that His Highness Ninth Prince's ability in civil affairs is indeed remarkable. He is the cleanest and no dirty deeds can be found on him.

His Highness Erzejiu has been in charge of civil affairs for the past two or three years. Although he has no real power in his hands, it is really easy for him to win over people's hearts. He knows the situation in each county very well. If those county governors and magistrates want to rise to power, they can only choose to deal with them. His Highnesses are only popular among the military, and are far less popular among the people than him.

His Highness Sanzejiu is not a nosy master. For the first time, he intervened in the exile. Didn't he know that saving the daughters of those guilty ministers would offend all of your Highnesses?He knew it, but he did it anyway. He was so confident that it was hard for people to believe that he was only kind for a moment. Besides, Huo Ying was very close to him. "

Three reasons, one more powerful than the other, each word hit Song Chun's heart.

He pondered for a long time and still said harshly: "Yuan'er wouldn't be like this."

(End of this chapter)