Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 602 Sending the Three Princes to Prison

Xu Zhaohua knelt in front of Zhu Youjian, and said in a panic, "Father, my son has a premonition that His Highness the Crown Prince intends to rebel!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Xu Zhaohua and smiled slightly: "Zhaohua, I know that Zhu Cihong has committed a serious crime, but he wouldn't have the guts to do it, right? Do you know what you are talking about now?"

"I know this, and today I risked my life to plead guilty to the emperor. I failed my father's trust. I participated in the case of the emperor's brother Zhu Cihong. I have no other evidence to prove that I did it. But this crystal pendant can prove it. I also burned someone else's memorial to impeach my father. All of this is a temporary obsession of my son and has nothing to do with anyone. I ask my father to punish my son with death. Tell father, Zhu Cihong, he really wants to rebel, and he asked me to tell him all your whereabouts during this time!"

When Xu Zhaohua finished speaking, he couldn't feel the tears falling like rain, and took the initiative to take off the official hat of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

"Xu Zhaohua, Xu Zhaohua, I really don't understand what you are thinking, but since you have confessed, you still have me in your heart. I can spare you the death penalty, but the living crime is inevitable!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and in a short while, hundreds of Jinyiwei appeared behind Zhu Youjian with knives.

Xu Zhaohua looked at everything in front of him in astonishment, and thought, "Could it be that Father has already prepared?"

"Since Xu Zhaohua has taken the initiative to confess, and the action is ahead of schedule, all the officials and servants who colluded with the prince outside the Qianqing Palace will be killed. !"

For a while, the entire inner court began to be bloody and rainy, and Xu Zhaohua was also thrown into the prison, but for some reason, after entering the dark prison, her heart suddenly became more stable, and she showed a relaxed smile.

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"Father, it's not good, big brother wants to rebel!"

Yongwang Zhu Cihong was dumbfounded when he came to Qianqing Palace, because the people in Qianqing Palace were not people he was familiar with. At this time, a series of footsteps came, and a hundred Jinyiwei generals Yongwang Zhuci in flying fish robes came. Lang surrounded in the middle.

"Third son, I didn't expect that you also came to report the news. You are really a good prince of mine. I knew that I would stand by your father's side at this time. However, I didn't expect you to have such a big job. Almost all the people around me bought it, you seem to have made a lot of money in the Songjiang Mansion these years, and the death of Rue Xiang, do you really think that what you have done is perfect?"

As Zhu Youjian spoke, he took out Zhu Cihong's jade pendant:

"When Rue Xiang died, her hands had already been pinched with blood by her nails. Why was there no trace of blood on the jade pendant and tassels? The teapot fell to the ground due to people's disturbance. Why did the teacup on the table not fall? Before even spilling any tea, how capable is he, Zhu Cihong, who can strangle a grown woman to death just after having intercourse!"

"My son, my son, my son doesn't understand what the emperor is talking about." Yong Wang Zhu Cihuan shook his head, but his heart was already very terrified.

"Shut Zhu Cihuan into imperial prison and interrogate him severely!"

As he said that, Zhu Youjian saw Zhang Tongchang, the commander of the imperial guard battalion, running towards him: "Your Majesty, the crown prince has turned his back on him, and brought a hundred people to break into the palace."

"It's really childish and ignorant! All the people who followed Zhu Cihong were killed, and Zhu Cihong was also taken to prison." As he spoke, Zhu Youjian asked Li Ruolian at the side again: "Has King Ding been arrested?"

"Someone has been sent," Li Ruolian replied.

……

As soon as Zhu Cihong arrived at the Huangji Gate, he suddenly saw the Huangji Gate open wide.

Zhu Cihong thought that his third brother opened the city gate for him, but he saw a large number of guards rushing out, and directly shot at the group of people behind him, Shao Baihu and other hundred people were all killed on the spot.

Zhu Cihong was dumbfounded.

"Take it!" Zhang Tongchang yelled, and detained Zhu Cihong. When Zhu Cihong came back to his senses, he had already been taken to the imperial prison. He couldn't help but shouted: "What are you doing! I am the prince, how dare you Take me, and you will be severely punished!"

No matter how Zhu Cihong yelled, no one answered him.

……

As soon as King Ding Zhu Cijiong opened the door here, Jin Yiwei came over: "By order, His Highness King Ding is being interrogated. According to the investigation, the Northeast Governor Xia Wanchun's injury is related to King Ding. I hope His Highness King Ding will cooperate!"

Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong was quite surprised, he didn't expect that Jin Yiwei would know what he did in the Northeast, so he instinctively argued: "Don't spit blood!"

Although Zhu Cijiong was quite annoyed on the surface, he didn't dare to resist, and obediently followed Jin Yiwei to the imperial prison.

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"Your Majesty, Empress Empress, Empress Empress is dying soon!"

Just when Zhu Youjian was about to close the net for the last time, someone from Kunning Palace suddenly told Zhu Youjian that the queen's life was dying.

Zhu Youjian was quite shocked, and rushed to Kunning Palace: "Queen, what's going on with you, you're about to die no matter how well you behave."

The queen turned her face away, her pale lips twitched, as if she didn't want to talk to Zhu Youjian.

"Why, why, why is this happening?" Zhou Hou suddenly cried again, and then grabbed Zhu Youjian's hand again: "I beg you, I beg you, okay, don't waste my son, okay?" ,please!"

"Okay, I promise you, I will let him continue to be my prince of Ming Dynasty, you can rest in peace", Zhu Youjian nodded, Zhou Hou closed his eyes, and lost his breath in an instant.

"Your Majesty, are you still planning to abolish the empress and crown prince?" Wang Chengen asked at this time.

"The queen doesn't need to be abolished, but regarding the matter of the crown prince, I'm just giving her a last-minute consolation, ordering to go down and prepare three glasses of poisoned wine, and I'm going to the prison to interrogate them myself!"

soon.

Zhu Youjian came to the prison and looked at Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cijiong, and Zhu Cihuan:

"Originally, I wanted to give you more opportunities and beat you slowly, but what you are doing is getting more and more terrifying, and time is running out. Western fans are already rapidly expanding their overseas territories, and the Cossack cavalry is rapidly going to Siberia is advancing, Zhungeer is rising rapidly, but what are you doing, colluding with the ministers and not mentioning it, you have completely disregarded the interests of the country and reached out to my side, and even no longer abide by the basic laws and morals."

"Zhu Cihong, among these three brothers, you are the one with the fewest schemes and schemes, but you are too selfish and even unable to control your own desires. Who is Xu Zhaohua? That is your righteous sister, the secretary of ceremonies, Bingbi, and even my wife." I have reminded you a long time ago, but you are very courageous. You have committed misdemeanors in the Supervisor of Rituals, and even set your eyes on your mother's personal maid! Even if you are the crown prince, you are a nobleman, and you regard Gong'e as a lowly life, but Yun Xiang is the maidservant, as a Crown Prince who obeys the law, you dare to touch the maidservant, even if I beat you to death, it will not be an exaggeration!"

(End of this chapter)