"Father, due to the complicated relationship behind this case, the many officials involved, and the collusion between the government and the local wealthy businessmen, so the son has ordered Chu Shangshu of the Criminal Department to personally handle the case, and instructed Chu Shangshu to keep investigating whoever is involved, even if it is a relative of the emperor......"

Looking at the emperor who was silent with his eyes closed, the prince said carefully: "Father, is it okay for the sons to deal with it like this?" ”

The emperor nodded, then shook his head again, sighed, and said, "Chu Shangshu...... Alas! I'm afraid he won't be able to handle this case! ”

"Why? Chu Shangshu is a court official of the Criminal Department, and even he can't handle a case, who else in my Hua Dynasty can handle it? The prince didn't understand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The emperor opened his eyes, looked at the prince lightly, and said: "The Jiangnan tax case involves countless officials from the six prefectures, who privately falsified accounts, embezzled nearly four million taels of silver that should have been handed over to the treasury, resulting in an empty treasury, and the soldiers on the border this spring could not pay their salaries,...... Last year, Pan rebelled against the capital and caused chaos in the capital, and I originally ordered Ren Yao to go to Jiangnan to handle the case, but I had to put it on hold for the time being......"

When the prince heard this, a little joy flashed in his eyes, and it flashed away, and then he quickly regained his calm, and said respectfully: "Father, at this time, the thieves have been eliminated, and the four seas have been leveled. ”

The emperor glanced at the prince in a complicated manner, shook his head slowly, and said: "Not yet, the capital is not quiet, and you can't leave the capital without letting go." ”

The crown prince hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking: "Father, there is a question that the ministers have not understood very well, Ren Xiaoyao is a person who is out of character and is a ...... Some of them are slippery, and their knowledge is ...... is not outstanding, why does my father use this person so much? ”

When the emperor heard the prince mention Ren Xiaoyao, he couldn't help but smile: "You don't have to be so polite when you speak, Ren Xiaoyao is unlearned, impetuous, frivolous, slippery, despicable and shameless, he is simply a villain." But...... Prince, the way of employing people is not to see how good his character is and how talented he is, but to see whether he is useful to himself, and put the right person in the right position, and things can be done. And Ren Xiaoyao has one of the biggest advantages......"

"What's the plus?"

The emperor smiled, stared at the prince's face, and said in a deep voice: "...... His greatest strength is that he has no ambition! ”

The crown prince frowned when he heard this, a little panic flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly concealed his strong smile and said: "My father is really wise, and my sons still have a lot of shortcomings, so we have to learn from my father." ”

The emperor stared at the prince's face for a long time, and finally lay back on the bed with a tired look, and said lightly: "Before you startle the snake, call Chu Shangshu back." I'm old, I'm sick, there are some things that you still have to understand by yourself, I'm afraid I can't teach you much, you ...... Do it yourself. ”

The prince's face changed, and he didn't know what his father's sentence "good for himself" meant, so he hurriedly said respectfully: "My father is in his prime, the spring and autumn period is at its peak, and he is only slightly dyed, and he will be healed soon. ”

The emperor didn't look at the prince, closed his eyes, waved his hand tiredly, and said indifferently: "You can step down, I'm tired, I'm going to rest." ”

The crown prince said yes, facing the emperor, and slowly retreated towards the palace gate.

"Prince." The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and stopped him.

"The son is here."

"Liu Changsheng, the leading general of the Shence Army, how did he die?"

The prince was shocked when he heard this, but he still replied with an unchanged face: "Back to my father, Liu Changsheng died of a violent illness, and the work of Jinling Mansion and the imperial doctor of Ouchi have all been checked. ”

When the emperor heard this, a deep look of disappointment and regret flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hand lightly: "Well, I know, you can step down." ”

"The father takes care of the dragon's body, and the son retires."

The crown prince slowly withdrew from the emperor's bedroom with a respectful attitude.

When he turned around, he found that his entire back was soaked with sweat, cold sweat was constantly breaking out on his forehead, and his face was as pale as a dying man.

It wasn't until this time today that he was completely sure that when his father rebelled against Pan, he had already known that he had forced the Shence army to stand still, but his father had been silent, perhaps from the day Pan rebelled and was executed, his father began to lay out and plan to depose him as the crown prince.

Walking towards the palace gate in a daze, the prince felt a wave of despair and an anger of being abandoned by his father.

Today, the father and emperor mentioned to him face to face Liu Changsheng of the Shence Army, what does it mean? Could it be that his father has decided to have a showdown with him? Is the dethronement of the crown prince just around the corner?

How can I cope? Procrastination, or...... Raise troops to force the palace?

The prince was suddenly taken aback by this idea, forcing the palace, what a distant thing, when did it start, it actually came to the front of him? The situation has forced him to make a choice, what should he do? He only hopes to take over the throne smoothly from his father, and sit on the emperor's dragon chair openly in the congratulatory voice of the ministers.

Forcing the palace, in his heart is just a strategy, even if he succeeds, he is also a chaotic minister and thief in the eyes of the courtiers and the people, a usurper and a traitor, I don't know how many years it will take, how much energy and material resources will be paid, in order to appease the hostility of the court and the people, but now that the situation is in danger, does God really want to force himself to take this step?

"Your Royal Highness, Your Highness......" Xiao Huangmen, who was waiting outside the palace gate, saw the prince walking out alone, and the whole person seemed to be in a state of disarray, and couldn't help but call out loud.

The prince came back to his senses, looked at the sky, and lifted his feet to board the chariot.

"Go home." The prince's weak voice came from inside the car, and the huge driver and honor guard suddenly moved.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Fan Rui came out from inside with a gloomy face. Hurriedly walked up to the crown prince and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, it's not good, something happened." ”

The prince's heart sank: "What's the matter?" ”

"This morning, when the little yellow gate in the house was cleaning in the woods outside the side hall, a corpse was found......"

"What?" The prince was shocked: "Whose corpse is it?" ”

Fan Rui shook his head and said, "I can't be sure for the time being." Looks like an assassin. Maybe it's a thief......"

The prince let go of his worries and frowned: "No matter who it is, why did he die in the lonely mansion?" ”

Fan Rui said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, let's not talk about this matter first. What's even worse is that since this morning, there has been such a rumor circulating in the major teahouses and restaurants in the capital that the people of the Prince's Mansion have killed the king's subordinates. And the body is still in the house......"

The crown prince's sword eyebrows furrowed, and he said, "Could it be that this corpse is really from the British Palace?" ”

Fan Rui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Who knows this?" You can't ask him in front of the king, can you? Even if you ask him, he will definitely not admit it. ”

The prince looked stunned and said: "Then we won't admit it, find a place where no one is in charge, and burn the corpse is ......."

Fan Rui shook his head and said: "No, it's too late, there has already been a lot of rumors in the city, and ...... And ......"

"And what?"

"I went out and looked out, and found that the west side of the house was close to the outside of the wall. There were blood stains sprinkled all the way, from the street to the walls of our house, many people in the city, the soldiers of the city defense army and the officials of Jinling Mansion have seen it, and they can't hide it. It can be said that the officials and people of the entire capital may already know about this by now......"

The prince was shocked: "This ...... Who did this? ”

Fan Rui said solemnly: "Your Highness, if this matter is not handled properly, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble......

"Recently, there have been rumors all over the capital. said that His Royal Highness might be deposed, and hundreds of officials were ready to move. At this critical moment, if it is rumored that His Royal Highness is involved in a murder case, he will even faintly point the charge of the murderer at you...... Your Highness, I am afraid that the situation will be very unfavorable to you! ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, then his face turned iron-blue, two angry flames burned from his eyes, he looked straight at his predecessor, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Who?" Who is it that can't get along with Lone, and uses such vicious means to frame Lone? ”

Fan Rui calmly analyzed: "It's not difficult to guess, the master of this matter must first make sure that after this matter is done, he can get great benefits from it, and then he will do it." The consequences of this incident may lead to His Royal Highness being impeached by hundreds of officials and deposed by the emperor, so the one who benefits the most is the three princes who remain in the capital......"

Seeing that the prince had an understanding, Fan Rui continued: "Among the three princes, King Fu is cowardly, and it is rumored that this corpse is a subordinate of the British Prince's Mansion, so King Fu's suspicion can be ruled out." In my opinion, this should be a play written and acted by the King himself......"

"What do you mean ......?"

"It is rumored that the prince sent people to kidnap the king's subordinates into the palace and kill them, the king is afraid of the power of the prince, dare not speak out, and dare not go to the emperor to complain...... On the contrary, it has dropped a lot, Your Highness, imagine that the biggest benefit from this matter, besides the King of England, who else can there be? ”

"But...... Didn't the King of England assist King Shou? He helped King Shou fight for the throne, what did he do with this benefit himself? The prince looked at Fan Rui suspiciously.

Fan Rui smiled slightly, stroked his beard and did not answer, but the expression on his face had already given the prince an answer.

The position of the crown prince is so tempting, as a prince, who would not have ambition?

"The King! You...... It's too much of a deception! Loneliness will not rest with you! After the prince understood, his face was hideous, his fists were clenched tightly, and he gritted his teeth and said angrily.

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At the same time, the British royal palace is also full of chickens and dogs.

In the front hall, on the smooth white jade floor, celadon teacups and vases were shattered to the ground, the king of England was furious, and several subordinates knelt on the ground under his anger and trembled, silent like cicadas.

"Say! What the hell is going on? How could the corpse of the knife handle appear in the prince's mansion? Didn't he go to Ren's Mansion to kill Ye Ling'er and Ren Xiaoyao? The King was so angry that the veins on his neck jumped.

"Temple...... Your Highness, Your Subordinates...... I really don't know! A subordinate said with a sad face: "...... After the knife handle sneaked into Ren's mansion last night, there was indeed a lot of movement in Ren's mansion, and his subordinates thought he had succeeded, but he never expected that the knife handle would miss, and his corpse appeared in the prince's mansion for some reason......"

Another subordinate interjected: "Could it be that the knife handle escaped from the government after it was missed." In a panic, he went the wrong way, strayed into the prince's mansion, and was killed by the guards of the prince's mansion? ”

"Bang!" The King was so angry that he kicked the subordinate out of the way.

"Going the wrong way? Are you a fool to be a knife handle, or are you a fool to be a king? ”

"Your Highness is angry! According to his subordinates, most of this is done by Ren Yao. After the knife handle sub-mission failed and died. Ren Xiaoyao took advantage of the night to order someone to quietly put his body into the prince's mansion, so as to blame His Highness, this person, this person is too despicable......"

The king of England said angrily: "It doesn't matter how he died. Now what? There are rumors throughout the capital that the crown prince killed the king's people, and the king admits that it is not, and it is not if he does not admit it, how should the king deal with this matter? ”

"Why should Your Highness bother? Anyway, the battle between His Royal Highness and the crown prince has come to the fore. Even if you offend the prince, what's the matter? ”

"What's the matter? Are you a pig's brain? Does this king need to worry about the crown prince? Is the prince happy or angry, what is the matter with the king? The king's concern is that his father must have known about this, and if he asks, how will he answer? What is the intention of sending people to infiltrate the prince's mansion in the middle of the night? How should the king respond? ”

"The knife handle is His Highness's dead soldier, outsiders don't know his identity, if His Highness doesn't admit it, no one can ...... you"

The King sighed and looked at his men. I couldn't help but be even more upset.

Nonrecognition? It's too simple to think about, does the father need evidence to suspect a person, or deny a person? The words are terrifying, and now everyone in the capital knows about it. What would my father think?

At this moment, King Ying regretted it very much, why did he listen to King Shou's words and send someone to infiltrate Ren's Mansion to assassinate Ye Ling'er, now it's good. Stealing chickens does not counter the rice, and puts yourself in passivity.

"Let it go! You vile and shameless villain! Bastard! The King gritted his teeth and scolded.

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The despicable and shameless villain and bastard Comrade Ren Xiaoyao is shopping.

Throw the assassin's corpse into the Prince's Mansion without noticing. For him, it was just a stir up of the already muddy waters of the capital, and he felt that he had just done a very dirty prank, just like everyone made a joke on April Fool's Day in his previous life, which was harmless.

Of course, Ren Xiaoyao never expected that his joke, which was not kind but not very malicious, caused much trouble and panic to the crown prince and the king.

At this moment, Ren Yaoyao, full of ambition, walked on the street of the flower market with a radiant face, holding a candy man in his hand, sometimes sticking out his tongue and licking a few times, a pair of thief eyes kept looking at the ass and breasts of the big girl and the little daughter-in-law who kept coming and going, the more he looked at it, the happier he became, and a trace of crystal clear saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't tell whether it was licked by the candy man or the girl who saw it.

Qian Yun and Yanran went to the Ren family business to settle the accounts, Ren Xiaoyao stayed at home and thought about it, feeling that the wives were tired of making money to support the family for him and the Ren family, as the male owner of the Ren family, the current helmsman of the business, if he always ignored the family's business, it would inevitably seem too irresponsible, after Qian Yun complained about him yesterday, Ren Xiaoyao got up early in the morning today, walked to the business, formally cared about the business, and by the way, extended the sweetest condolences to the wives who were busy at the forefront of making money.

Walking on the bustling street with endless crowds, Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh, looking at how fulfilling the lives of ordinary people are, running around and working hard every day to survive, returning home with his wife and son, and enjoying his family. can look at himself again, he has nothing to do every day, and even his wives live a much more meaningful life than him. He really doubted that the purpose of God letting him cross was to let him eat and wait for death in ancient times, and be a down-to-earth ...... Rice worms?

If that's the case, that's too ...... Happy! Alas, if there were no troubles in the imperial court, his life through the past can be said to be flawless, after solving this matter, simply take his wives out of Beijing to travel, and ride around the world in a carriage, wouldn't it be happy?

"Ah, there are thieves! There are thieves robbing things! ”

An exclamation interrupted Ren Xiaoyao's beautiful vision for the future.

"Catch him! Pocketbook! Oh my purse! ”

Ren Xiaoyao looked intently and found that not far from him, a middle-aged man dressed in a rather luxurious costume looked like a wealthy businessman, who was running and screaming in anger, chasing a panicked young man holding something in front of him.

The chase and running of the two soon attracted the attention and onlookers of passers-by, one ran desperately in front, and the other chased desperately in the back, and soon, the two of them were getting closer and closer to the place where Ren was standing.

Ren Xiaoyao looked at the scene in front of him. couldn't help frowning deeply, and said hatefully: "The world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient!" In broad daylight, such a heinous and heart-wrenching robbery occurred on the streets of the capital. What does Yin eat in Jinling Mansion? Ming'er, I have to read him in front of the emperor! ”

The guards guarding behind Ren Xiaoyao looked at each other.

Just grab a money bag. This kind of fact is so commonplace, is it necessary to describe it as serious as "outrageous and heartbreaking"?

However, Lord Ren's next words can be described as "peaks and loops".

I saw him staring at the money bag in the thief's hand, revealing greedy eyes. Licking his lips, he said regretfully, "...... I knew I was coming to grab it, but it's a pity that this fat sheep was taken by him first, damn! I'm so jealous......"

The guards fell.

What do you say...... It's called "outrageous", right?

Young people who grab money are at the forefront. Seeing that the departure from office is getting closer and closer.

The guard couldn't help but ask, "My lord, do you care about this?" ”

Ren Xiaoyao said: "Tube! Of course! As an official of the imperial court, it is his duty to protect the safety of the people's property...... Heck, I'll go on later, bastard, see the tricks! ”

It was too late to continue flaunting and bragging, and seeing that the thief had run in front of him, Ren Xiaoyao hurriedly ran two steps, and then jumped up. A beautiful volley kick knocked the thief to the ground.

The onlookers immediately burst into applause.

"Oh, this boy is very skilled, that flying leg just now makes it so beautiful!"

"That's right! What's even more rare is that this son has justice in his heart. The ancient road is hot, and he is really a chivalrous character! ”

Ren Xiaoyao was overjoyed by the praise of passers-by, and he tried his best to hold back his smug smile and made a circle around. Righteous and awe-inspiring: "Everyone carry love, lift love!" Eliminate violence and peace. Seeing the road is uneven is the obligation of our generation, it's nothing, hehe, it's nothing......"

"Money bags! My money bag ......" The middle-aged wealthy businessman who was robbed stumbled into the crowd, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be grateful to Ren Xiaoyao and thanked him again and again.

Ren Xiaoyaojun's face sank, and he glared angrily at the unlucky robber who was kicked down, and shouted: "Bah! Bold thieves, molesting women of good families in broad daylight......"

The robber screamed, and when he heard the words, he raised his head and said, "...... What are you talking about? I only robbed money, not women......"

Ren Xiaoyao was also stunned, turned his head and asked the guard next to him: "I just said that he molested women?" ”

Seeing the guard nodding, Ren Xiaoyao scratched his head, how could I say that? Did I speak my subconscious?

Seeing that the robber was still looking at him with a pitiful face, Ren Yao shouted awe-inspiringly: "...... I don't care what you did! You've done something bad anyway! Bah! If you don't study well at a young age, learn to be a thief, where is your conscience? Where is your shame? When you dream back in the middle of the night, do you feel ashamed? Feeling cold? ............" Ren Xiaoyao began a long preaching, and the onlookers were fine, so they surrounded Ren Xiaoyao and listened to Ren Xiaoyao to teach the robbers a lesson.

Seeing that everyone was so supportive, Ren Yaoren went crazy, and couldn't help but start chattering more and more proudly.

There were several people in the crowd who looked like generals in armor, with complicated eyes in their eyes, staring at Ren Xiaoyao who was foaming at the mouth in the field for a moment.

The leader is the deputy general of the garrison of the capital, Qin Chong. Ren Xiaoyao's nominal subordinate, but it's a pity that the lazy General Ren has never taken office.

Qin Chong has been very annoyed lately, and he is under a lot of pressure in his heart.

There are all kinds of signs that the crown prince is about to be deposed, and with the nature of the prince, of course, it is impossible to let things develop like this, and there must be action.

This action was something that Qin Chong didn't want to see.

He has always been very grateful to the prince for his kindness in promoting him, but Qin Zhong has also read books and knows the truth of the righteousness of the monarch and the minister. Go?

These days, Qin Chong has been struggling in his heart.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, several of his cronies pulled him out and walked around the street, distracting themselves, but they didn't expect them to encounter this scene.

"General, isn't that Ren Yao?" A partial general recognized Ren Xiaoyao.

There's no way, Ren Xiaoyao is too famous, and he loves to be in the limelight too much. No matter which corner he throws it in, he can achieve the effect of a glimpse in the crowd.

Qin nodded, and his eyes were a little different.

It is said that Ren Xiaoyao is shameless and immoral, and he has not done a good thing since he became an official. Among the courtiers, the reputation is extremely poor. Everyone said he was a vile villain, but today it seems that the rumors cannot be fully believed!

How despicable and shameless Ren Xiaoyao was, Qin Chong had never seen it. What he saw with his own eyes was that Ren Xiaoyao was acting bravely on the street today, capturing robbers alive.

Could it be that everyone misunderstands him? With doubts, Qin Chong once again looked at Ren Xiaoyao.

Ren Yao's preaching is over. Although he was a little unsatisfied, he couldn't bear the dry mouth and wanted to drink water.

The robber who was trained drooped his head, like a monkey who had been recited by Tang Seng with a mantra, with an expression of pain on his face, and when he saw Ren Xiaoyao's mouth, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.