The prince received the holy decree, his heart was dissatisfied, he had just been with the beautiful concubine, then received the holy decree, he was a little impatient to ask the messenger, the envoy reciprocated and said that it was His Majesty summoned after the Duke of Qi entered the palace. Now the prince can be regarded as sober, he didn't expect Guo Shun's movements to be so fast, originally he estimated that Guo Shun could only arrive before dawn.

Knowing the news, the prince didn't dare to slack off, but the East Palace was obviously on the edge of the imperial city, but when the prince arrived at the Ganlu Palace, he found that in addition to Zhu Yue, King Rui and his people were there, and there was a person he didn't know, all kneeling in the palace, and Emperor Yue didn't seem to see it, just chatting with Guo Shun without a match, and didn't care about the four people kneeling on the ground, which made the prince secretly scream.

"The son asks his father to say goodbye. Seeing this, the prince knelt down and saluted, but after waiting for a while, Emperor Yue still did not tell him to get up, and the prince's heart couldn't help but sink downward.

"The son asks his father to say goodbye. The prince said even louder, this time, Emperor Yue was not good at hanging a few more people, just "um", the prince quickly got up, and found that several people were still kneeling, even King Rui, who was usually very favored by Emperor Yue, had been kneeling, and the prince was even more difficult to speak easily.

He originally felt that Guo Shun was not so fast, and he wanted to strike first above the court and win the support of the ministers, so he was more sure, but now, his plan was not so easy to implement, he thought about it carefully, and decided to take a look at the situation first.

The crown prince asked tentatively: "Father, what mistake did the third brother make?" The father wants to punish him, presumably it must be my brother who misdisciplined him, but the third brother has always been honest, this is more exposed, it is better to let the third brother get up first, so as not to hurt his body." ”

The crown prince couldn't figure out the attitude of Emperor Yue now, so he had to make a gesture of brother, friend and brother first, so as to leave a good impression on Emperor Yue, and by the way, see Emperor Yue's reaction.

"You don't discipline well?" Emperor Yue glanced at the prince sideways, and the ridicule was even worse, "Then it seems that you are ready to take responsibility for this matter, but on yourself?

Guo Shun added a vigilance in his heart, Emperor Yue obviously wanted to remove the prince from this matter, and wanted King Rui to take the blame, although it is not clear how deeply King Rui has to do with this matter, but the Guo family and the prince have obviously torn their faces, coupled with the prince's conduct, Guo Shun is not ready to let the prince go out of here completely.

Guo Shun said: "Your Majesty, after all, this matter happened suddenly, it must have been done privately by his subordinates, and the prince did not know in advance, should Your Majesty call someone to ask again, so as not to be innocently wronged by His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

is obviously a person arrested by the Inspection Department, although it is a purge by the Criminal Department in charge of the court, but in the final analysis, this matter has nothing to do with the prince. Therefore, Guo Shun naturally helped the prince to speak, but in a few words, he detained this matter on the prince's subordinates, so that the prince could not escape the involvement. The prince thought about this layer clearly, and secretly hated Guo Shun in his heart, but his face had not broken out for the time being.

At this time, King Rui suddenly interjected, "Father, this matter is not strict with my royal majesty, it is my negligence, but when the Criminal Department and the Inspection Department usually act together, they have always been in a hurry, first cut and then play, but I didn't expect that General Guo would be implicated this time, and I almost killed someone in the Duke Mansion of Qi, and the prince didn't know about this matter, it was his subordinates who made the claim, and I hope that my father can investigate it clearly." ”

Guo Shunle and King Rui spoke at this time, although it seemed that he was exculpating the prince, but in fact, he was deliberately reminding Emperor Yue that this matter seemed to be accidental, but in fact it was an outbreak of chaos in the capital recently, suggesting that Emperor Yue must have an inside story, and it will never be so simple behind it.

Compared with Guo Shun's provocation, Rui Wang is obviously more advanced. As long as Emperor Yue can perceive the taste of this, coupled with Guo Shun's angry pushing, the prince will never easily withdraw from this matter.

Guo Shun also thought of this, so the choice he made at this time was not to speak, Guo Shun wanted to cooperate, but the traces could not be too obvious.

Emperor Yue really heard the unusual meaning from these words, frowned, and thought about it a little, which made the prince's heart tighten, so he had to quickly interrupt Emperor Yue's train of thought, and said: "Third brother, you should also know the severity when you arrest people, this is the Mansion of Qi State, not other mansions, how can you arrest people at will, and inform one or two in advance, so as not to let General Guo put down his heavy military affairs and rush back with all his hard work, making everyone restless in the middle of the night, third brother, you have to be more thoughtful next time." ”

The prince's words, although he was reproaching King Rui for not doing things well, was actually reminding Emperor Yue Guo Shun to leave his post without permission, and his words damaged both of them in this case, provoking trust between the two and Emperor Yue, and vainly trying to divert Emperor Yue's attention.

However, Emperor Yue did not follow what the prince thought, but said to King Rui: "Why does the Criminal Department always cut first and then play when handling cases?

As soon as these words came out, the prince's heart sank, and there was no conclusive evidence to search the Qi State Mansion, and it was necessary to investigate before the evidence could be found, and then the criminal department secretary and the criminal department squire signed a search warrant before they could be searched. However, the position of the squire of the Criminal Department has been vacant for a long time, and the search warrant has not been issued in recent years, and it has always been done directly, which will inevitably lead to conflicts, but it is just in the way of the Criminal Department, and generally does not dare to clash with it head-on. I didn't expect that this time the matter was too big to suppress, didn't they have to restrain when they did it, how could this happen.

Now it seems that there is no room for reversal with the Guo family, the prince's murderous heart gradually rose, and his eyes glanced at Ke Jinjie, who had been kneeling beside him from the beginning, and made a look, and after getting a positive answer, the prince showed joy.

Zhu Yue saw the prince's expression, although he couldn't see Ke Jinjie's reaction behind, but he could also refer to one or two according to the prince's reaction, thinking that the opportunity for meritorious service had come, and said anxiously: "The position of the squire has been vacant for a long time, and the search warrant has not been issued normally in recent years, and this sudden search of the Qi Guogong Mansion is not arbitrary, although there is no search warrant, but it is also conclusive evidence, but I don't know if the Duke of Qi refused to cooperate at home, resulting in accidental injury, but what happened?"

After hearing this, Emperor Yue's eyes became a lot deeper, and he just glanced at Guo Shun silently, his eyes revealing a trace of unbearable, a trace of sadness, and fleeting. It was so fast that except for Guo Shun, no one could see it clearly.

Ke Jinjie was secretly happy in his heart, and couldn't wait to follow Zhu Yue's words and said: " When we cooperated, that is, we received a message from the Ministry of Justice, saying that there was evidence in the Guogong Mansion, and we were afraid that the evidence would be destroyed when it was too late, so we did it, but there was inevitably a misunderstanding in the process, however, we found some letters, suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and the minister did not dare to speculate, however, the servant girl was very familiar with current affairs, and all of them had been recruited. With that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and held it to his head.

The smile on Ke Jinjie's lips couldn't be hidden, he seemed to see that the position of commander was beckoning to him, with this merit, it was not impossible to be crowned a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, as long as the prince successfully ascended the throne... He seemed to see the Taiji Palace, he stood at the head of the ministers, and the ministers bowed to him...

After listening to this, Emperor Yue's eyes became much sharper, and when he looked at Guo Shun's eyes, he also became a little erratic. The prince observed silently, and the smugness in his eyes really couldn't be concealed, King Rui's face was much whiter, but his eyes became a little ruthless, as if he was secretly making up his mind.

Only Guo Shun listened to this accusation, stood still, and sat confidently on the top of the hall, and the prince's eyes were more undisguised ridicule.