XXXVI. Scapegoating
As soon as the news came out, the impeachment of the prince had already been piled up. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Song Chengwei was concise and to the point, and glanced at Song Chuyi and Song Jue respectively: "This time the matter is not so easy to end. Let's not talk about the Thunder Fury of the Holy Saint, even if it is to give an explanation to the people of Jiujiang, the matter cannot be lifted high and gently put down. ”
Yes, otherwise, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people of the world----- their prince has not yet ascended the throne and reached out to get the people's life-saving money, if he doesn't give a result that people can rest assured, wouldn't it be Emperor Jianzhang who connived at the prince and regarded the lives of the people like mustard? It is said that water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat, this matter is not handled well, I am afraid that Jiujiang is the second Yangquan, Yangquan can still make such a fuss for some mines, not to mention the people of Jiujiang who have been exploited for so many years and are miserable?
Song Jue had a cold face, and he really felt unbelievable for the absurdity and greed of the prince, although there was King Duan pressing step by step, and King Gong was eyeing him later, but in general, Emperor Jianzhang never moved the idea of abolishing the prince, and King Duan later wiped out the whole army. Zhou Wei Zhaoyangquan's good impression brought to the East Palace in the first battle is basically exhausted now...... He looked back at Song Chuyi, and his tone was heavy: "Although the crown prince has never been close to His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, but if something happened in the East Palace, the prince was blamed, and His Royal Highness the Grand Sun was inevitably implicated. ”
This is also the reason why Song Chengwei and Song Chuyi were hesitant to go to the ship of the East Palace, it was really the prince's favor for the Da Fan family, he couldn't do a bowl of water at all, and he couldn't even do the affairs of the inner house as a fair prince, so how could people rest assured that they would entrust their lives to him and accompany him to fight? Now that this worry has come true, Song Chengwei coughed: "Although this incident is a big mistake, it is unrealistic to say that the Holy Lord really treats the prince because of this matter." After all, the East Palace has not made a big mistake for so many years, His Royal Highness the Taisun and the King of Dongping County are also considered to be successful, and this time the case of Jiujiang is still under the supervision of the King of Dongping County......" He was silent for a while, and then followed closely: "After all, the prince has been the prince for so many years, and he also knows how to deal with the saints. I'm afraid that after a while, the vassal king will enter Beijing and make a fuss about it......"
Mr. Chang also sighed: "It's time for the vassal king to enter Beijing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince usually guards against these people's defenses, and he knows that at such a critical juncture, he still makes trouble at this time, isn't this clearly adding to people's blockage?" ”
Song Chuyi's heart moved, and he felt that he seemed to have grasped something important, but then he was shocked by his own thoughts, his face turned pale, and his heart beat faster----- if it was really as he guessed, then the prince would really be terrible.
Fu Youde, who received the news, was shocked and sick, this time he was really sick, and he was scared by the prince's audacity----- he was worried when the prince was doing business in the northwest, but the prince really needed silver, and this matter was not done by the prince himself, but under the pretense of the reputation of the Fan family, he turned a blind eye and pretended not to know. But he didn't expect that the prince would accept Yang Yunyong's money, and help Yang Yunyong to carry out his relationship, so that he couldn't see the benefits of half the money of the household department...... This is obviously because I think I am too happy, and I can't find happiness for myself, otherwise where would I have a good way to hit the south wall? The prince colluded with the local officials, what kind of crime is this?! Just thinking about it, Fu Youde was going to faint.
He went to the East Palace with a headache and cough, and waited for Chen Dezhong and others to finish expressing their opinions, and sat in the same place for a long time without saying a word----- he thought that the prince was hiding this from everyone in the East Palace, but now it seems that Chen Dezhong clearly knew about it a long time ago, and even intervened in it.
The prince was so confused, he glanced at the prince and coldly interrupted everyone's gossip: "So, this thing is true?" Lao Chen, have you personally handled this silver? ”
Chen Dezhong opened his mouth, glanced at him with some weakness and evasiveness, and then turned his head away----- naturally yes, otherwise Yang Yun would have been discovered by someone who was brave and honest in sending money to the East Palace.
The prince's face was very bad, and there was no blood on his lips, he looked much haggard than Fu Youde, he rolled up his hand and coughed for a while, feeling some fishy sweetness coming up from his throat, and his mouth was full of rust smell, so he turned his head and glanced at Fu Youde with discomfort: "Now that the matter has come out, it's useless to ask these questions again." It's important to think about how to deal with it. ”
How to deal with it? Fu Youde's skinned lips moved slowly, and he glanced at Chen Dezhong next to him first: "How to deal with it?" As Your Highness said, you have never taken Yang Yunyong's silver with your own hands, nor have you ever met Yang Yunyong, let alone exchanged any letters with him. Although Chen Dezhong is from our East Palace, who can guarantee that he will not see the money and use your reputation to collect money? ”
Chen Dezhong was so shocked that he almost jumped up, staring at Fu Youde with wide eyes, you can't say a word for a long time----- Fu Youde actually asked the prince to push him out as a scapegoat!
Fu Youde didn't care about him, he didn't even look at him anymore, in his opinion, it would prompt the prince to do such a stupid thing, and it would be a scourge to keep it, and it would be useless. He looked at the crown prince, then looked around at the complicated officials of the East Palace, and asked: "If Chen Dezhong goes to confess the guilt, you are at most not strict with the emperor, and you are said to be too lenient, but if it is you who accept the money, then you are colluding with local dignitaries...... I don't need to say the difference between the two, you know it. Besides, could you think there's a better way? ”
The prince then looked at Chen Dezhong with heavy eyes.
Chen Dezhong only felt that he was beaten up all of a sudden, and the whole person was stunned, and he didn't expect that this matter would finally come down to himself, he trembled and met the prince's sight, and his chaotic brain finally got a moment of clarity.
He didn't have a choice, he had to memorize it whether he wanted it or not...... Otherwise, it would not be him who died, but his family would be unlucky......
It was clear that the Mid-Autumn Festival had not yet arrived, and it was clear that the weather was still very hot, but his body was cold, and the cold was no different from a dead man, and he knelt on the ground with weak knees, unable to say half a word.