The emperor already knows the truth, which means that no matter how much Zhao Jiong hopes that his wife and children in the capital can find a way to hide this matter, it is impossible to succeed, and now it depends on how the emperor will send him.

Zhao Jiong knows that this dynasty has always been based on filial piety, although it is said that Zhang is a stepmother, but he is a well-known concubine, just recorded in the name of the original mother-in-law, even if Zhang is a stepmother, he can't stand up in front of her, in the past, he always pretended to be benevolent and filial piety in front of his father and outsiders, and people who don't know him will believe it, he can follow the lì lord, and it has something to do with this, but now if the emperor finds that he committed the crime of killing his mother and brother, how can he let him go? Even if it is in the face of his deceased father, sparing his life, this title will not be saved, he has done so many things to keep the title, and he even disregards his father's life, if he still loses the title to Xiao Erfang, how can he swallow this breath? !

He was so angry that his whole face was trembling, because his body couldn't move, his facial features looked particularly weird and hideous, Gao Cheng looked a little scared on the side, and swallowed his saliva: "Master Hou? ”

"Keep reading!" Zhao Jiong squeezed out these three words from between his teeth.

Gao Cheng had to continue reading.

In fact, as early as after Zhao Jiong confirmed that his stepmother's brother's boat capsized, and he couldn't find their bodies, he already thought that most of them were dead, and before setting off, he also sent someone to send the letter back to his home in the capital by land. Niu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got the letter, and sent someone to find Zhang's mother-in-law, Lu's mother, to get Zhang's private house from her. But because Zhang's "death" has not been transmitted back, it is naturally impossible for Lu's mother to take out the things, and the Niu family is afraid that the matter will be too big and the reputation of the Jiannan Hou Mansion will not be good, so they let her go for the time being, and just sent a few people to monitor the Lu family, planning to wait for the bodies of Zhang's mother and son to be found, and then find a reason to take Lu's mother away and take Zhang's private property. But they never expected that only a few days later, news reached the capital, accusing Zhao Jiong, the Marquis of Jiannan, of killing his mother and brother, indiscriminately killing domestic servants and boatmen, and intending to kill the family of King Guangping who happened to pass by, and the mother and son of the Niu family were frightened.

The news came from the inner court, and the emperor did not bring the matter to the court meeting to discuss for the sake of the reputation of the family behind the old county duke, but summoned several important ministers into the palace to discuss how to deal with Zhao Jiong. Since there are also Zhang's ancestors and grandchildren as witnesses in this matter, the husband and wife of King Guangping and the accompanying guards are all witnesses, and they also have evil servants sent by Zhao Jiong to kill people, so there is no need to question the truth at all, and the focus of everyone's argument is only on how to deal with Zhao Jiong.

Most of the important ministers are in favor of severe punishment, whether it is Qingliu or Xungui, they all think that this kind of thing is too bad, and Zhao Jiong is not a talented or popular person, because he is the eldest son of the old county prince but he is incompetent, and his father's prestige is too far away, and he has been privately despised by everyone for more than 20 years. Although the emperor was worried that the spread of this matter would affect the reputation of the old county prince, everyone said that it was okay not to make it public, just find a painless crime to get rid of Zhao Jiong's title, and nominally arrange an envoy for him to guard the emperor's mausoleum, but in fact imprison him, and save him from being evil again in the future. As for the title of Marquis of Jiannan, Zhao Zhuo was originally his son-in-law, and he should have inherited it, but since he is dead, it will be passed on to his eldest son Zhao Wei. When the world knows, they will only think that Zhao Jiong made a mistake, and they will not think that the emperor will treat his descendants lightly as soon as the old prince dies.

The emperor had already approved of this treatment, but someone from the Ministry of Rites, Shang Shutian, raised an objection.

This Tian Shangshu has been silent in the previous discussion, he is a relatively stable person, no one expected him to say such a thing - he questioned whether the capsizing was instigated by Zhao Jiong, Zhao Jiong may be suspicious, but all the evidence is Zhang said, the knife wounds on the bodies of those who died may also be caused by the water bandits, could it be that Zhao Zhuo's husband and wife actually died at the hands of the water bandits, but Zhang deliberately relied on Zhao Jiong in order to compete for the title? This matter only needs to be seen if the Zhang family asks to pass the title to her grandson afterwards.

His statement was naturally opposed by other important ministers, and he did not insist, and soon retreated, saying that maybe he was thinking too much, Zhao Jiong did make a mistake, but took 10,000 steps back and said, even if Zhao Jiong really committed a crime, it could not be implicated in his children and grandchildren, and the title of Marquis of Jiannan could be inherited by his son and grandson. Zhao Lao Jungong only has two sons, the eldest son has a flourishing lineage, but the second son has only one grandson, and now the second son is dead, and the grandson is said to be in poor health due to falling into the water, what if he dies a day later? Isn't the bloodline of Zhao Laojungong cut off? With the merits of the old county prince during his lifetime, the title cannot be passed on for three generations, which is really a pity! This is by no means a situation that the monarchs and ministers of the DPRK and China want to see. So, anyway, Zhao Jiong's son and grandson don't have any evil deeds on weekdays, and his son is also a little talented, so let his son inherit the title. As for the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family, it is enough to reward some property and appease them, if the emperor is gracious, he can also give her little grandson a low-grade title, and when he grows up in the future and has a future, he can be canonized again.

His words, whether it is the emperor or other important ministers, feel that it is not very appropriate, but the Zhao family's second house heirs are thin, it is indeed the truth, in case Zhao Wei dies after the attack, Zhao Laojun will have no inheritance, I am afraid that Zhao Jiong's descendants will inherit the title, so what is the difference with Tian Shangshu's Jianyì? But if he really took his Jianyì, it would be too cruel to the duchess of the county and the son of Zhao Zhuo, who were victims after all. Therefore, the matter is still inconclusive.

When Zhao Jiong heard this, his nostrils opened wide with excitement, and his face turned red: "Okay!" Good! God has eyes, and there are still people who are willing to say justice for me! Gao Cheng was also happy to follow.

After being happy, Zhao Jiong recalled that it was Tian Shangshu who helped him speak, and he had never had any friendship with him, if he reluctantly said that there was, that is, Tian Shangshu's daughter married King Ying as a side concubine, and King Ying happened to be his biggest handle Zhao Jiong now!

Zhao Jiong's expression immediately distorted. He didn't have to think about it, he knew that King Ying was deliberately gracious to his family and wanted to continue to let him die! However, when the emperor was still the crown prince, King Ying was so favored that he couldn't kick off his eldest brother and sit on the throne, and now the emperor has been on the throne for more than a year, and he has not seen any difference, but he still has the reputation of "good at admonishing" among his subordinates, which can be said to be very well received, and he also gave birth to several princes, more than half of whom have married and had children.

King Ying did have a reputation for being smart and talented in the past, but there was nothing really good at it, that is, he relied on the favor of Emperor Taizu, and now no one talks about how good he is, if it weren't for the emperor's benevolence and brotherhood, he gave him a princely title, allowed him to deliver his birth mother out of the palace to be raised, and rewarded him very much, and treated him very favorably in many things, what kind of life will he live now, or two words.

Such a prince who is destined to have no future, and wants to delusionally think about the supreme chair, Zhao Jiong really doesn't want to continue to do things for him, but is he in charge of this kind of thing? If he refuses to agree, firstly, it is difficult to protect his title from home, and secondly, King Ying has his name in his hands, what if King Ying betrays him in anger?

But if he agrees, he will not end well in the future, and if he loses, which is a ninety percent chance, then his fate will only be worse.

Zhao Jiong was so entangled that after a while, he squeezed out the three words from between his teeth: "Keep reading." ”

Gao Cheng carefully glanced at his expression before continuing to read.

Next is the words of Niu and Zhao Jiong's son Zhao Jue, who are all accusing Zhao Jiong.

Niu said that it was discussed at the beginning, as long as the mother and son of the Zhang family were brought back to Fengxian and away from the palace, why did he have the idea of killing? Now that the title is almost gone, he really has nothing to do! In order to keep his children and grandchildren, he can only sacrifice him, and ask him to endure the anger for a while for the sake of the wealth and glory of the whole family, and stop doing anything to the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family for the time being.

And Zhao Jue begged his father, now the meaning of the palace is unclear, but King Ying and Tian Shangshu have sent people to contact the family privately, no matter what, they will try their best to protect the title of Xiao Changfang, so that he doesn't have to worry, but if the holy decree comes down and he wants to reprimand him, then ask his father to admit his mistake no matter what, and then take the fault on himself, and make it clear that this qiē is his own initiative, and his wife and children and grandchildren are definitely not involved, so that Zhao Jue has a greater chance to inherit the title. As long as Zhao Jue becomes the next Marquis of Jiannan, Zhao Jiong, as the father of Marquis Jiannan, lives in his hometown, no one will dare to disrespect him without a long eye, he can continue to enjoy glory and wealth, and he does not have to worry about letting the emperor see it and remember what good things he has done again, so as to anger the Zhao family. And Zhao Jue, his mother, wife and children will also work hard to intercede for him in the capital, so that he can get the emperor's pardon as soon as possible, so that he can stay in his hometown with peace of mind and don't make trouble!

Zhao Jiong listened, his eyes widened, and his face was red. Gao Cheng looked very worried: "Master Hou? Are you alright? ”

Zhao Jiong didn't respond, but everyone could see his anger.

Gao Cheng complained bitterly in his heart, but considering who his real master was, he still opened his mouth to persuade him: "Don't be angry, Mrs. and Uncle are also a last resort, and now it is important to keep the title." Besides, Uncle is your own flesh and blood, are you still afraid that after he gets the title, he will disrespect you? ”

Zhao Jiong's eyes widened, and he stared at him.

Gao Cheng shrunk his neck and whispered: "Don't worry, this is a letter from ten or twenty days ago, Mrs. and Uncle must not know about your falling horse, and when they know, they will think of taking you back to the capital to recuperate." ”

Take it back? When they thought that he was able-bodied and able to run and jump, they were still reluctant to let him go back to Beijing, for fear of hindering their affairs, and now that he is paralyzed, they have more reasons not to take him back, will they still open this mouth? Zhao Jiong never expected that he would also be regarded as a roadblock by his wife and children and grandchildren, and he would kick it away!

"Evil obstacle-" Zhao Jiong squeezed out these two words from between his teeth, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fainted suddenly.