Gao Heng's words were heavy, and they were even more shocking and harsh to Emperor Zhou's ears. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Not only because there is a difference between the facts he said and what the prince just said, but also because each of the various evil deeds described in it is a felony that cannot be pardoned.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou could only hope in his heart that the crown prince was not involved in all this.

Even though he has made many small mistakes over the years, in the heart of this father who still has expectations for him.

I still want to believe that he will never do such a big evil thing that hurts heaven and reason.

However, Gao Heng did not give Emperor Zhou too much time and room to breathe, but turned his eyes, and then looked at Princess Yuanxi beside him with a grateful and entrusted look.

Looking at Gao Heng, who was different from what he had ever been, without any coldness and hostility, and even with a hint of light, Princess Yuanxi only felt like a spring breeze in her heart.

After taking a deep breath to stabilize his mind, he took a step forward and bowed down respectfully towards Emperor Zhou with a solemn expression.

Although she inevitably felt nervous and contradictory in her heart, for Gao Heng's sake, she still revealed the unknown secret back then.

Even though Princess Yuanxi did not directly participate in the peace talks between the prince and Yuan Peng at the Dufeng Pass three years ago, fortunately, she had heard Yuan Peng talk about this matter before, and heard Cheng Jinzhi clearly describe the beginning and end of this old official case.

Although he couldn't go out all the details, just saying the general outline of this matter was enough to make Emperor Zhou's heart tremble, his face changed greatly, and he suddenly stood up and held the desk with both hands.

"You... You said that it only took one day for the crown prince to persuade you to withdraw from the Great Chu and return to the court, because he gave you a sum of 10,000 taels of gold as a generous gift for persuasion of peace?"

Emperor Zhou stared at Princess Yuanxi in disbelief, his chest rose and fell violently, and his breath was very disordered and short, so frightened that the eunuchs on the side hurriedly handed him tea and appeased him again and again.

After seeing Princess Yuanxi nodding, she only heard a crisp cracking sound from the teacup falling to the ground.

And this sound, in the eyes of Emperor Zhou, is more like something in his heart that he has insisted on and guarded for a long time is finally crumbling in the wear.

Pieces of small but sharp shards pierced straight to the tip of the heart.

In addition to the pain, there is more of a deep disappointment and sadness.

I saw Emperor Zhou's shoulders slump, and he sat back on the dragon chair in a daze, his eyes stayed in one place emptyly, and his eyes were full of sadness.

Everyone present could clearly see that this seemingly indifferent calm and silence was far heavier and more powerful than Emperor Zhou's angry shouting.

On the surface, there seems to be no direct connection between the peace talks between Zhou and Chu and the old official bank case.

But by such a coincidence, the robbery happened just a few days before the prince's peace talks.

Moreover, Wei Yan at that time was recommended by the crown prince, so he was able to replace the previous derelict official and sit in the position of the head of the household department.

What's more, the amount of 10,000 taels of gold is huge, and even the crown prince, who is the prince of the prince, cannot have so much money.

Therefore, if you take 10,000 steps back, even if these silver taels are not the proceeds of the robbery, they are definitely not coming from the right way.

At that time, when he heard that the crown prince was able to persuade the Chu people to withdraw his troops so easily, although Emperor Zhou had a slight doubt in his heart, he was more willing to believe that he did have such intelligence and ability, and he could defend his home and country without spending a single soldier or a penny.

But he never imagined that this outstanding feat, which had made him happy to this day, would hide such a heinous truth behind it.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has already examined His Royal Highness the Prince's wounds. ”

At this time, I saw He Quan walking out of the inner hall and coming to Emperor Zhou with a peaceful expression.

However, what is surprising is that the crown prince, who is the central figure of the incident, did not appear with him.

"The wound on His Highness's shoulder is arc-shaped and piercing deeply, and it really doesn't look like it was wounded by a weapon with a smooth cut like a sword. Truly... It really seems to be caused by the hairpin in the hands of His Royal Highness King Yan. ”

Although He Quan's words were concise and clear, they were tantamount to adding insult to injury.

"What about the prince? Why didn't he come out?"

Emperor Zhou closed his eyes slightly, and asked softly in an extremely tired and weak voice, and He Quan couldn't help but show fear on his face when he heard it.

"His Royal Highness asked Weichen to come first to inform His Majesty, and he will be there immediately......"

He Quan glanced at the inner hall with a puzzled expression, but before he could finish speaking, he saw the two palace maids who stayed in the inner hall to serve ran out in a panic and knelt in front of Emperor Zhou.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not good, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fainted in the inner hall!"

Hearing such news, Gao Heng and Cen Feng glanced at each other with deep eyes, but they did not show any surprise.

According to the prince's personality, even in such a situation where he can't get out easily and has nothing to do, he will definitely not admit his guilt easily.

In that case, he will definitely try to play some tricks to delay time, so that he can avoid the looming disaster before him.

But what the prince didn't know was that this time it was involved in the old case of official banking and the major diplomatic relations between Zhou and Chu, and the situation was serious.

At the same time, it has also become a knot in Emperor Zhou's heart that cannot be ignored.

No matter what happened at this moment, he was already determined to put an end to the matter.

"How could such a good person pass out!"

Emperor Zhou let out a sigh of displeasure, and the corners of his eyes were filled with a deep and painful look of helplessness.

"He Quan, you go and take a look, as long as the prince still has a breath, he will wake me up and drag him over. ”

After being silent for a long time, he raised his tired eyes and fell on Princess Yuanxi.

"Princess, where is your royal brother now? Since he was the one who personally participated in the peace talks with the crown prince, I would like to hear a few words about him. ”

Seeing Emperor Zhou suddenly mention Yuan Peng, Princess Yuan Xi's eyebrows trembled, and a nervous feeling suddenly spread in her heart, which made her unconsciously purse her lips.

Originally, Princess Yuanxi had already tormented Princess Yuanxi in her heart, thinking that she had betrayed her family and her father and brother.

Now Emperor Zhou wants Yuan Peng to come to further confirm the matter, which is tantamount to a huge torment for Princess Yuan Xi.

She was even worried that Yuan Peng would completely deny what she had said before and overturn all her efforts for Gao Heng.

"Your Majesty said this, is it because you don't want to believe what the courtiers say?"

Princess Yuanxi restrained her expression and tried her best to pretend to be calm, but her heart was already turbulent and a little overwhelmed.

"This matter is very important, and I can't make hasty judgments, otherwise I won't be able to give an explanation to the civil and military officials. ”

Emperor Zhou tightened his eyebrows with a complicated expression, said a perfunctory sentence casually, and then gave an order directly to the outside of the hall.

"Someone, pass on King Heng to enter the palace. ”