Chapter 588: Uncovered
It was already past the hour, the night was getting deeper and deeper, and there was a drumming sound through the palace wall, one fast and four slow, and it was already five watches.
The prince was a little uneasy in the study, and when he heard the sound of beating outside the palace wall, he felt even more annoyed.
"Let's see why there's no news yet?" He waved his hand angrily.
Standing at the door was Xu Lin, a henchman he brought up after Zhao Yang's death.
Xu Lin opened the door lightly and walked out.
The room was quieter.
The prince picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and the cold tea slid down his throat into his stomach, causing his stomach to shrink for a while.
Throwing the tea cup on the table with his backhand, he subconsciously wanted to call the waiter to come in to change the tea, thought about it, and swallowed the shout that came to his lips.
After a few more turns in the room, Xu Lin pushed the door and walked in, his face was a little panicked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, something happened!"
The prince was upset, and when he heard such words, he couldn't wait to step forward and kick Xu Lin.
Xu Lin didn't notice the prince's gloomy face, "The person we sent out was caught by Chen Hui and committed suicide by taking poison, and now Chen Hui has entered the palace!"
"What?" the prince's face trembled, and he suddenly stepped forward in surprise, "Aren't you all arranged?
Xu Lin's face turned even paler, and when he thought of the ending of his predecessor Zhao Yang, his back felt a little chilly.
"I guess they had already taken precautions, or our people in the Punishment Division betrayed us, so they ......" Xu Lin's lips moved and muttered.
The prince's lips trembled twice, "You said that Chen Hui has entered the palace?"
Xu Lin nodded.
"At this moment, the palace gate has been decided, if it is not a military event, he must not knock on the palace door, does he want to knock on the palace door?"
If Chen Hui knocked on the palace door, Emperor Jiayou would definitely see him.
So what is he going to do? The prince's face turned pale for a moment.
Chen Hui did knock on the palace door and entered the palace to see Emperor Jiayou.
Emperor Jiayou, who was awakened by Zhengxiang, who was sleeping, frowned, but did not reprimand Chen Hui.
There is no big deal, give Chen Hui ten dares, and he will not dare to knock on the palace door at night.
"What's going on?"
Chen Hui knelt on the ground and handed over a black purse and two pieces of paper, "Your Majesty, someone has bribed the cell head of the Shen Criminal Division tonight, intending to poison Huangshan, Yin Zhiheng!"
"What?" said Emperor Jiayou, "who is it that dares to be so bold and dare to do such a rebellious thing at the feet of the Son of Heaven?"
Chen Hui handed the paper in his hand forward, "The person who came to deliver the medicine was a faceless waiter, who committed suicide by taking poison after being caught, this is the confession of the head of the Prison Guard, according to him, the waiter is from ......."
Chen Hui paused, his tone a little hesitant.
"Where did you come from?" asked Emperor Jiayou, his face sinking like water.
Chen Hui pursed the corners of his lips and said in a low voice, "From the East Palace!"
The hall fell into a deathly silence, except for the sound of Emperor Jiayou's heavy breathing, indicating that he was in a state of extreme anger.
Chen Hui lowered his head and kept his hands in a state of support.
Emperor Jiayou took the paper from his hand and glanced at it, and the next moment, it was thrown to the ground.
"Evil obstacle, this evil obstacle, what the hell is he going to do?"
"Someone, go and call the prince to me, immediately!"
The chamberlain standing under the porch trotted and disappeared into the dark night.
The crown prince walked into the inner hall calmly, "Father, the emperor ......"
A teapot flew in front of him, and the prince couldn't dodge it, and smashed it directly into the corner of his forehead, and the bright red blood stains immediately left down his cheeks.
"Tell me, tell me, what the hell is going on?"
Two fluttering pieces of paper were thrown in front of his eyes, and the prince's legs softened, and he picked up the paper with force, glanced at it, and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Father, the son is wronged, wronged!"
"Erchen has never sent any chamberlains, this must be someone framing Erchen!" the prince justified in a panic!
"Then you should tell me, who will frame you?" Emperor Jiayou sneered.
"Erchen doesn't know either, but Father, think about it, Erchen is a dignified prince, how can he deal with two Qin criminals?"
The prince gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, now he can only bite it to death and deny it, as long as he does not admit it, just based on the confession of a cell boss, His Majesty cannot convict him!
"I beg my father to see clearly, my son is indeed wronged!" the prince cried with tears in his eyes.
Emperor Jiayou looked at him expressionlessly, and after a long time, he snorted, "I will let people investigate this matter thoroughly, and before you find it out, you will be temporarily grounded in the East Palace!"
The prince knelt on the ground with a pale face, but fortunately he was only grounded.
Jinling City has been very lively recently, two days ago, the young and handsome Dingnan Marquis brought the coffin into the palace to see the driver, which made the people of the capital talk for a long time.
Today, it was reported that the felons who were imprisoned in the Criminal Division yesterday were almost poisoned, and it is said that the person who intended to poison the felons came from the East Palace!
As soon as the news came out, the whole city was in an uproar, and there was everything to say!
The ministers of the DPRK and the central government all went down to the court with pale faces, went home and went into the study, pondering the current form with close friends.
More cautious people especially explained to their wives that they must strictly restrain the children in the family, do not go out in the near future, and study at home honestly.
The crown prince was grounded, it seems that Jinling City is about to change!
On the third day of the prince's grounding, the commander of the Shen Criminal Division presented the results of the interrogation of Huangshan and Yin Zhiheng to the court.
Huangshan and Yin Zhiheng confessed to many crimes.
Two of the most shocking things are!
The first is that Yin Zhiheng confessed that during the flood on Yizhou Road, he received a secret order from Jinling and instructed people to secretly cause a flash flood, intending to kill Song Yanzhao, the Marquis of Dingnan!
And the so-called Jinling secret order, the person who instructed them turned out to be the crown prince.
The second is that Huang Shan admitted that 20 years ago, he took the military exploits of the former emperor of Jingchang and took the military exploits of the former emperor of Jingchang as his own, deceived the former emperor, and obtained the title by fraud.
The results of such an interrogation shocked the government and the opposition, and Emperor Jiayou was extremely angry, and immediately announced that the prince came to ask for an explanation.
After three days of grounding, the prince was a lot haggard, and before he entered the main hall, he was angrily asked by Emperor Jiayou.
After hearing Emperor Jiayou's question clearly, the prince's face was pale and slumped on the ground.
How could Huang Shan and Yin Zhiheng recruit so quickly?
How is that possible? Aren't they all hard bones? What about bones?
"Father, the son is wronged, ask the father to be clear, ask the father to be clear!" the prince kept kowtowing, crying and shouting injustice.
No matter what Emperor Jiayou said, he refused to admit it, and only cried and shouted that he was wronged.
Emperor Jiayou sneered, "The evidence is conclusive, you are an evil obstacle, and you dare to quibble?"
The crown prince was not convinced, "This is just their one-sided words, and there is no human or physical evidence, how can the father suspect his son just based on their one-sided words?"
Fortunately, the queen mother sent someone to go directly to the southwest with a warrant, and did not leave any physical evidence such as letters.
The prince rejoiced in his heart while crying!