On the morning of the second day, Youcheng presented his almost sleepless recital to the emperor in person after several revisions.

When the emperor saw the twist, his face changed greatly. The emperor ordered the ministers to circulate the recital, so that everyone could see it clearly and figure out what Youcheng played.

When the fold was passed into the hands of Prince Yi, his expression did not change significantly after reading it. Prince Yi knelt down to defend himself and said: "Father Emperor Mingjian, this Lord Youcheng is usually upright, and his character has caused him to have many enemies in the court. Someone set fire to the Youcheng Mansion, presumably it is also the revenge of the person who committed the crime of the Right Cheng on weekdays, and this matter really has nothing to do with the son! Please don't listen to your father and belief, and wronged your son! ”

The emperor was not annoyed and ignored the prince. He said solemnly to the ministers: "Everyone, Aiqing, you have all watched Youcheng's recital, and you have all heard how Prince Yi defended himself. Tell us what you think about this matter. ”

The ministers looked left and right. Because in the hearts of the vast majority of them, Prince Yi is the future candidate for the crown prince, and some people even believe in this, is it really a wise move to offend their future master in advance? Most of the courtiers were beating drums in their hearts, and they didn't know how to answer the emperor's question?

The first one is very knowledgeable, and his observation of words and colors is naturally first-class. In addition, his calculation method is also quite proficient, so his every move is extremely confident and calm.

Shouzun hurriedly knelt down and solemnly answered the emperor's question: "The emperor is Shengming, the old minister thinks that Lord Youcheng has always been upright and upright, and right and wrong are clear, so if it is not for the conclusive evidence, Lord Youcheng will never write this serious letter." Please think twice! ”

Lord Zuo Cheng has always not had a very harmonious relationship with Lord Right Cheng, which is something that everyone from the emperor to the ministers knows.

After hearing what the first emperor said, Zuo Cheng hurriedly knelt down and said: "The emperor is a sage, and there is almost no personal contact between the ministers and the right Cheng in private. However, as a minister, he must be objective when speaking. Yichen thinks that what the Lord Shouzun said is very right, if this Lord Youcheng does not have ironclad evidence in hand, he has the courage to do so, and he does not dare to write this kind of recital to impeach the emperor's eldest son! As a minister, you must resolutely stand on the side of justice, and you can't reverse black and white just because you walk around more with Prince Yi on weekdays, and there is no distinction between right and wrong! ”

The second venerable hurriedly knelt down and said: "Although the minister is only a shallow learner, he is a person who practices martial arts. But just because of the appreciation of Prince Yi's knowledge, he should not ignore the facts in front of him, and justify Prince Yi with no conscience! ”

The ministers saw that the first honor, the second zun and the left Cheng were all standing with the right Cheng, and they already knew what was going on in their hearts, although the emperor had not yet opened his mouth to make the final verdict, but in fact the general trend had gone, and the prince of Yi was afraid that he would be more auspicious today!

The ministers hurriedly knelt down and shouted in unison: "The emperor is sage, and the ministers also agree with the idea of the first honor, and I hope the emperor will make a clear decision." ”

The emperor's face did not change at this time, and said to Prince Yi: "Prince Yi, although you and I are father and son, we are also monarchs and ministers!" As the eldest son, you should set an example for your younger siblings, but how do you do it? As a minister, you don't talk about the way of being a minister, you know that you are wrong but you don't want to repent, but you have to defend yourself, it's hopeless! Therefore I will rob you of the throne of prince today, demote you to the rank of prince of the county, and never let you be re-elevated to the rank of prince. Did you hear me clearly? ”

Prince Yi knelt on the ground tremblingly, his face as earth-colored. He said in a slightly hoarse voice, "The son's command." In the future, the sons must change their past mistakes and abide by the way of being a minister and the way of being a man! ”

The emperor said to the ministers at this moment: "I am very satisfied today, and the Aiqing are still bright-eyed in the face of major rights and wrongs!" Today, I would like to reiterate what I have always said in the past, this candidate for the crown prince may not necessarily be a concubine, but also a concubine. I want to pass this on to someone who can really be trusted! Don't be wrong! ”

The ministers shouted loudly: "The emperor is really a king of the ages, and the ministers will swear allegiance to the death, and there will be no two hearts!" ”

Although the emperor said this, the ministers already knew clearly in their hearts who was the real inheritor of the unification!