The speed of rumors was much faster than Xiao Fangzi imagined, and early in the morning of the third day, several imperial histories of the Supervision Yuan were released, indicating that rumors were already circulating among the people that the three princes would be made crown princes and that the seven princes had fallen out of favor, which made the emperor angry. Fang Mingji, the governor of Zhejiang, who was transferred back to Beijing by order, described the scene in Taibaiju even more vividly, Xiao Fangzi didn't expect him to bump into a big man, Fang Mingjian was sitting in the private room on the third floor at the time, Li Laixi's loud voice made the honorable governor break out in a cold sweat.

Cui Xieyuan, who was afraid of things, dismissed a group of men after Xiao Fangzi and them left, and he didn't even dare to shop, rolled up the gold and silver and fled without a trace, and when the soldiers under the command of the Admiral of the Nine Gates came to the door, the entire Taibaiju seemed to have experienced a catastrophe, and there was no figure at all.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!" The emperor could no longer sit still on the throne, pacing back and forth, "These two minions are so bold, openly discussing the affairs of the palace in front of the public, come here, spread my will, and bring those two bold minions to the main hall, I want to see how many heads they have!" ”

How could anyone dare to persuade the emperor under the anger, and the ministers were all in danger, and in one day, there were several versions of the rumors, and there were really a lot of people involved. The two eunuchs who caused the accident were naturally hated by them. The most worried are undoubtedly those officials under the Three Princes, regardless of whether the rumors have anything to do with the Three Princes, there may be little hope for the crown prince's position, which makes those who are not firm in their hearts secretly play the idea of changing the court.

Xiao Fangzi looked at the guards who came to get him, although he was a little flustered in his heart, but he was very prepared for it, and the guards brought him to the main hall without much effort. And Li Laixi was frightened, and when he brought it up, he was paralyzed to the ground, and he could even smell an indescribable smell between the two streams, which made the minister next to him disgusted. The leading guards knelt down and reported the belonging of the two, and when they heard that Li Laixi was the eunuch in the palace of Concubine De, a hint of strange color flashed across the faces of many ministers. As for how Xiao Fangzi, a small handyman, could be mixed in, everyone was also a little surprised.

The emperor's icy gaze swept over the two of them and stayed on Xiao Fangzi. To say that Xiao Fangzi is also from a scholar's family, and his appearance is a little calm, the emperor didn't expect that there were such people in the palace, and he was surprised for a while, but now is not the time to delve into this, "Bold slave, discussing palace affairs in private, do you know what the crime should be?" ”

Li Laixi couldn't even say a word, and Xiao Fangzi kowtowed neatly, and said on the ground: "The slave knows that he deserves death, and he is willing to be punished, and he also asks the emperor to be merciful, don't even the slave's family!" ”

The ministers immediately talked about it, and no one expected that this little eunuch would have no excuse. At this time, He Weitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came out of the hundreds of officials, knelt down and played: "Emperor Mingjian, this matter is very important, these two minions privately discuss the major affairs of the palace, not to mention the establishment of the prince, if it is not severely punished, I am afraid that it will be difficult to control the people in the palace in the future, and the nine clans will be punished according to the law!" ”

Xiao Fangzi's heart trembled, but he still didn't say a word, he knew that no matter what he said at this time, it would only increase the emperor's anger. Li Laixi was even more disappointingly embarrassed when he heard the words "Zhu Jiu Clan", his eyelids rolled up, and he fainted on the spot.

Although Fang Mingjian was annoyed that these two eunuchs had let him fall into a whirlpool of right and wrong, he had a little compassion for the little eunuch who was responsible for it, you must know that he could hear it clearly upstairs, and it was only that Li Laixi who caused trouble. After weighing it again and again, and thinking of his always generous name and the different color that flashed in the emperor's eyes just now, he came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, at that time, Weichen heard it clearly in Taibaiju, this little party did not discuss the matter of establishing a prince privately, and during this period, he also persuaded another person many times, but that person borrowed wine and did not listen, which caused such a big disaster, so although he has a capital crime, he should not be guilty of his family, please let the emperor know." ”

The hundred officials naturally realized that the main culprit was the eunuch who had fainted, and this little Fangzi who didn't say a word was just innocently implicated, and seeing that the little eunuch was quite bold, he felt a little sympathy in his heart. It's just that after years of qi cultivation and hard work, their cities are as deep as the sea, and they are silent one by one, and no one is willing to delay their future for an insignificant little eunuch.

The emperor's face palened slightly, and then he glanced at Li Laixi, who was fainting on the ground, "Wake up that useless guy!" Hmph, dare to say but dare not admit that there are such useless people in Concubine De! Between the words, even Concubine De brought it in.

A head of cold water was poured on it, Li Laixi suddenly woke up, glanced at the eyes around him blankly, he finally realized that he was not dreaming, and pleaded while kowtowing: "Your Majesty, slaves, slaves are wronged, how dare slaves talk about those forbidden things, it's all, it's all this little recipe that the slave said so, you Mingjian, the slave is wronged!" ”

The few words that were reversed were exchanged for even more disdainful glances, and all the ministers heard the facts that Fang Ming gradually narrated just now, so they naturally didn't believe Li Laixi's nonsense, and they especially had more sympathetic glances at Xiao Fangzi, who had never defended. The emperor was even more furious: "You still dare to say that you have been wronged, if it weren't for you, a minion, who didn't listen to dissuasion and pretended to be crazy with wine, how could there be so many rumors?" Someone, spread my will, pull this bold minion down and kill him! Within the nine clans, regardless of men and women, all of them are distributed outside the customs, and they will never be allowed to enter the customs! ”

A few wolf-like guards immediately pounced, dragged Li Laixi out, and after a while, he screamed like killing a pig, and it was quiet after less than a cup of tea. Rao is Xiao Fangzi hated Li Laixi deeply, and he had already prepared in his heart, seeing Li Laixi end up like this, he couldn't help but have two big fights, beads of sweat kept oozing out of his forehead, and fell on the gold bricks drop by drop, and the slight sound was particularly palpitating in the quiet hall at this time.

Disposed of one, the emperor seemed to be much more relaxed, glanced at the silent ministers in the hall, and he spoke: "Ministers, I know what you are thinking at this time, a eunuch and a slave, discussing state affairs privately, this is the end he deserves. As long as the ministers abide by their duties, there will naturally be no trouble, but if anyone dares to form a party for personal gain and do illegal things, I will definitely punish them! "Since he ascended the throne, it is the first time that the emperor has spoken so violently to his subordinates, so everyone who has a heart knows that he is really angry, as for Xiao Fangzi, it is already the greatest grace of the nine clans.

"You say, what should be done with Concubine De and the third prince?" The emperor threw out a topic that shocked everyone, no one expected that the emperor, who had always loved the wind without words, executed the slave, and even the master did not let go, and he was stunned for a while, quite sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

"Emperor Qi, the Seven Princes ask to see without a trace." The silence was broken by the faint voice of a eunuch, and he was seen on his knees trembling, his body trembling incessantly, lest he touch his head.

Everyone was stunned, at this time, what was Feng Wuxian doing, who had been lying and recuperating on weekdays, did he also hear rumors. The emperor is the hottest one, and if it is usual, he will refuse without thinking about it. But the words he talked about with Ming Fang Zhenren last night made him completely change his attitude towards Feng Wuxi. He secretly scolded those palace people who did not fulfill their responsibilities, thinking in his heart how to comfort this son, you must know that the prince's fall from grace is a big deal. "Announce him in." After a long silence, the emperor finally made up his mind.

A big stone in Xiao Fangzi's heart suddenly fell to the ground, and his whole body was relaxed, he thought that this time he was dead, but he didn't expect that the master would come here in person, presumably there must be a perfect plan. He could clearly feel a figure slowly walking past him, kneeling down calmly a few steps away from him and saying, "Erchen respectfully invites Father Emperor Jin An." ”

"No trace, you're not in good health, get up." The emperor ordered the eunuch to bring a brocade stool, and asked the eunuch to sit down carefully without a trace. "It's the court meeting now, and you don't care about government affairs, what's the important thing for you to come to the audience in such a hurry?" The emperor asked knowingly, still holding the expectation that Feng Wuxian did not know the rumors.

"Father, I heard that you are punishing the palace people for those false rumors, I don't know if it's true?" Feng Wuxian looked directly at his father and asked with a worried face.

"Alas, these rumors are enough to make the palace discordant, how can we do it if we don't punish it?" The Emperor sighed, "I just killed one of them with the staff, and there is another one that I haven't had time to deal with. Even Concubine De and your third brother are responsible for negligence, and I am ready to ask them together. Those rumors are not to be believed, and the emperor does not need to worry about them. ”

Feng Wuxian suddenly left his seat and knelt down, kowtowing again and again, this move surprised the emperor and the civil and military officials. "No trace, what are you doing here, my father must be the master of this matter!" There was a bit of dissatisfaction in the emperor's words.

"Father, the son is not worried about these rumors." Feng Wuxian raised his head, his forehead was already a black blue, "The speaker is not guilty, and the listener has a heart." The reason why the rumors are circulating is just the curiosity of the people, and once the father investigates it, it will inevitably make it even more difficult for the sons. In terms of identity, Concubine De is the mother of the son, and the third brother is the flesh and blood of the son, and the people will be panicked if they deal with the royal family for the sake of just rumors, and new rumors will spread all over the capital, so where will the sons and daughters be? I implore my father to think twice, since the first offense has been removed, the others also ask my father to be lenient. After speaking, he touched the ground with his head again and again, and he had a dead look.