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Chapter 350 The Evidence Is Here
The Holy Majesty glanced at the crown prince, pointed at him, turned his head and said, "You tell it yourself!"

The prince opened and closed his lips, but he didn't say anything for a long time.But if you don't say it, murdering other people's wives for no reason, doesn't it make you look sick?He looked at King Dingbei, then at Qi Yunhao, and then at Liuli, all of them had iron-faced faces, knowing that they would not give in today.His father refused to help him at all, so he couldn't help feeling resentful in his heart. Qi's family was favored by the court Mo Dahuang, and Qi Yunhao was also favored by the Holy One many times. Now the Holy One still blindly protects them. Under the circumstances, his biological son seemed to be less popular than others.

Feeling angry, he cupped his hands at the sage and said, "Father is wise and mighty, why do you hear others instigate it now? My son and minister have already explained that it was just a misunderstanding, and this general's wife is still pestering me endlessly. Where is it? Where is the dignity of our royal family?"

"Shut up!" The Holy Master yelled at him, and couldn't help coughing again.The eunuch next to him immediately went to serve the marquis again.The prince was not convinced, and said again: "My son will also rule the world in the future. The emperor severely reprimanded me so disregarding my son's face. If my son ascends the throne in the future, won't he become the laughing stock of the world's ministers, how can he convince the public?"

The Holy Majesty stared at him, his face flushed again from the violent coughing.

Qi Yunhao hurriedly said: "Quickly pass on the imperial physician!" He glared at the crown prince fiercely: "The sage's life is boundless, but you keep talking about ascending the throne, what does it mean!"

The prince also grimaced, pointed at him and said, "Pray for Yunhao boldly! How dare you be so rude to me! Someone, take him down!"

"Who dares to touch him!"

King Dingbei suddenly yelled loudly, and stood in front of him with his sword, his eyes looked majestic and majestic, as if the god of war had come to the world! "The prince deliberately murdered his wife, and now he can't give an explanation to the minister. Instead, he still wants to bully the emperor and force the palace, and punish my son for escorting? Although the old minister is not talented, he can't tolerate you being rude and rude!"
"You! You are against it!"

Under the intimidation of King Dingbei, the prince also showed a look of panic. He did not expect that King Dingbei, who is a subject, would dare to intimidate him, the prince, in front of the emperor, and he did not expect that the sage, who had recovered his calm, would not There is no obstruction, but the monarch and his subjects are allowed to confront each other like this.What does this mean? Isn't it obvious that the Holy Majesty has favored Qi's family and Qi's family, isn't it the same as favoring Lu Zhao?

At this time, he didn't realize what a big mistake he had made, that is, he still thought that if he kept the news from Duan Wenhui to him, he would still have a chance to keep himself, and he could use the appeal of the Zhongyonghou Mansion To win over some forces for himself, he didn't know that Liuli's purpose was also with him, but more of it was directed at Duan Wenhui. If he told the truth, Liuli would naturally take the opportunity to turn the firepower to Zhongyonghou's mansion and Duan Wenhui. If he didn't say anything about it, she would have no choice but to cling to it.

Of course, King Dingbei and Qi Yunhao would not just let him go like this. Men are certainly powerful, but for them, the safety and interests of the family are the first priority. If a person does not even care about the family , then why did he take so much power?Even He Cunli, who was insane and insane, climbed up so recklessly back then, wasn't it just to make his branch bigger?Therefore, at this time, King Dingbei, as the patriarch of the palace, will definitely stand on Liuli's side.

Even if the Holy Majesty once murdered his younger brother regardless of brotherhood, even if he is really cruel, but since he is the king of a country, he has the rules of a king to restrain him. Being calculated, in order to stabilize the situation, it is impossible for him to speak for the prince at this time.

Therefore, no matter whether the crown prince admits to this account or not, he has already lost.It's just that if he confessed honestly, the consequences would be a little more respectable. If he didn't confess, if he didn't confess, then the dignity of His Royal Highness would be lost.

"You, immediately issue an edict of guilt, personally apologize to the Dingbei Palace, and promise that if the general's wife's child makes a mistake, you will bear the consequences!"

The Holy Majesty stroked his chest, and gave orders to the prince word by word. After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but gasped, coughed twice, and then said to King Dingbei: "For my sake, let it go." He this time."

What he said was "I" instead of "Zhen", Liuli thought she heard it wrong, and raised her head, only to see that he was staring at King Dingbei, with a strong sense of apology and consolation in his eyes.

"Father!" The prince's face was full of astonishment, "How can my son make an edict against himself because of this matter!"

Since ancient times, the monarchs have sinned against themselves, unless there is a big mistake that hurts the country. Once they sin against themselves, they will be recorded in the annals of history. Even the emperor after ascending the throne will inevitably be stained by it, not to mention that he is just a prince. , and is still a crown prince who is always watched by people coveting the position of the prince. His biggest reliance now is the support of the four ministers of the cabinet. Will it be announced in the court, so won't the cabinet shake him?
"Report to Your Majesty, Master Du has something to ask to see." The eunuch outside the door bowed and came in.

The Holy One took a breath and said, "Rui'er? Let him wait in the side hall."

The eunuch hesitated for a while, and when he was about to say more, a loud voice came from outside the hall: "My Majesty, I have evidence that the crown prince was suspected of murdering the wife of General Zhen Guo!"

Liuli's heart trembled, and she looked out of the hall suddenly, only to see Du Rui striding in with a volume of documents in hand.

King Dingbei and Qi Yunhao also took advantage of the situation to look over, and then glanced at Liuli before turning their eyes away.

After Du Rui entered the hall, he knelt down on his knees and handed over the document in his hand.The Holy Majesty took the document from the eunuch, and frowned again.

When the prince heard him say that the document in his hand was the evidence against him, his expression changed drastically, and his hands and feet were a little at a loss.This was originally a private matter between the two families, and it seemed that it could be private just now. I didn't expect that Du Rui would be involved in it now, and it would cause trouble to the court. This is not a private matter!He suddenly felt a little regretful, why didn't he grit his teeth and agree to the conditions of the Holy Majesty?Even if the cabinet knew that he had issued this edict, as long as he changed his attitude afterwards, he would not be unable to keep this position!

"Where did you come from?" After reading it, the Holy Majesty was not as irritable as before, but put it down and asked relatively calmly.

Du Ruidao: "That day when Weichen Lu met the assassinated eunuch and sent him to Dali Temple, he always felt that there was something strange here, so he happened to be free these few days, so he went to that street for a walk. Then, in the abandoned A sign engraved with the emblem of the Eastern Palace was found in Dou's house. Then, a secret visit was made, and the princess had repeatedly expressed her hatred for the general's wife. The bucket was hit, and it was confirmed that the person who carried the wooden bucket to commit the murder was also the palace man next to the princess. These two cases can actually be combined into one, that is, the prince and his wife in the East Palace wanted to get rid of his wife early, and then quickly, all the witnesses and the assailant The whole process has been written on the document, if the Holy Majesty has any doubts, he can order the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find out whether it is true or not!"

There was a dead silence in the hall, and the prince was already in a cold sweat.

The Holy Majesty stared at the thick roll of documents in his hand without moving for a long time, as if time and space had come to a standstill.

I don't know if it's because of standing for a long time, Liuli's figure is a little wobbly.Qi Yunhao stretched out his hand to wrap her waist lightly, and leaned her in his arms.

The prince took half a step back, and suddenly took two quick steps in front of Liuli, pointing at her and said: "This is all fabricated, fabricated! Father! Rui'er has always been thinking about this woman in his heart, it was on purpose - "

"To shut up!"

The Holy Majesty shouted angrily, shook his body slightly, covered his mouth with a silk cloth and spit out, glanced, threw the silk cloth away, took a long breath as he helped the table, and then waved his hand and said: "Pass my oral order, the prince has no virtue, order Set up an edict of guilt, and announce it to all officials in the court tomorrow. And bear the responsibility of Anyu, the heir of the wife of the great general of the town. If there is a mistake in the birth of the child, the crown prince will be punished. The Crown Princess is guilty of multiple crimes, and ordered the two of them to confine themselves to self-examination for three months, and they are not allowed to meet the court officials' wives."

The eunuch made a note, and went down with his whisk to deliver the decree.

The prince fell to his knees with a plop, and he couldn't even stand up.

The Holy Majesty ignored him, looked down at King Dingbei's family for a moment, and then looked at Du Rui: "I will pass on my will again, and Du Rui will be promoted to a bachelor of the Imperial Academy from now on, and concurrently serve as the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I respect you .”

"Thank you Lord Ron!"

Du Rui kowtowed to the ground.

As a scholar of the Imperial Academy, he also served as an envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although he seemed to be just a minor official of the sixth grade, he has since entered a real official career from a pure scholar, and what is the Metropolitan Procuratorate?It is a place to supervise the morality of court officials. You can bluntly speak about the merits and demerits of all officials. When you meet the Holy Majesty, you will frighten the ministers. The Holy Majesty's seemingly random remarks are full of deep meaning.

After Du Rui got up, King Dingbei stood silently for a moment, then knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I thank you on behalf of my son!"

The Holy One fixedly looked at him, then at Qi Yunhao, and said, "Ji Fei stay, you all step back."

Jifei is the name of the king of Dingbei, and the sage left him alone. I don't know what else to say.But Liuli can't control so much anymore, her goal has been achieved more than half, although Duan Wenhui was not caught in the end, but the prince and his wife were ordered to close the palace for self-examination, and were ordered to issue an edict of guilt, this is already a big deal for the princelings Take a hit.

While the crown prince was unable to leave the palace, Qi Yunhao and Lu Zhao could breathe a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to search for Jin Xuan and other evidence of the crown prince's crimes. They even had the time and opportunity to conquer the four elders of the cabinet.

(End of this chapter)