The enthronement ceremony of the Son of Heaven has passed, and Emperor Xuanping's body is enough to support the daily court. Even if the courtiers don't mention it, Emperor Xuanping should also fulfill his promise and deal with the eldest prince and others who have been imprisoned for more than a year.

Emperor Xuanping had already thought about it for a long time in his heart, and once he made up his mind, he did not hesitate.

On this day, after discussing the politics with the ministers, Emperor Xuanping suddenly said: "I want to go to the heavenly prison and see the Marquis of Jinning." The Duke of Weiguo, the Duke of Jingguo, Su Shangshu, Mu Shangshu, the four of you stay, and go to the prison with me later! ”

Su Shangshu, the Duke of Weiguo and the Duke of Jingguo, was the minister designated by the first emperor before his death, and he was also the head of the military generals of the civil ministers. In addition, Mu Shangshu of the Criminal Department, accompanied by the four of them, can also show that Emperor Xuanping is open-minded.

The Duke of Wei Guo and the Duke of Jingguo glanced at each other and bowed their hands together.

Su Shangshu and Mu Shangshu also gave up.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the four old ministers went to the prison with Emperor Xuanping. As the commander of the imperial guards, He Qi led a group of imperial guards to accompany and guard.

A group of people marched to the outside of the prison.

Zhu Qijue, the horse guarding the prison, led the guards to greet him, bowed his hand, and said loudly: "The last general welcomes the emperor." ”

Guarding the prison is a chore, you can't leave half a step without permission, and it's the easiest to hate. Zhu Qijue kept the prison silent for more than a year. Emperor Xuanping was quite satisfied with this brother-in-law, and helped Zhu Qijue up with his own hands: "Please get up." ”

Zhu Qijue thanked the Son of Heaven for his grace, and when he got up, he quickly glanced at He Qi.

He Qi nodded slightly.

Zhu Qijue suddenly knew in his heart.

It seems that today is the time to interrogate Jin Ninghou and Zhen Yuanhou.

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The dungeon was dimly lit, stuffy and smelling unpleasant mixed with an unknown stench.

Compared with the prison of the Criminal Department, the prison in the palace is better. At least, it's clean and you can eat enough every day. The town of Jinninghou, who has been imprisoned for more than a year, has lost a lot of weight, has some vegetables on his face, and is in low spirits.

Both of them were chained to their hands and feet to prevent them from suddenly hurting others.

No one knows how much resentment the two have in their hearts. However, it is not visible from the surface.

The two knelt down together and bowed fully: "The guilty minister has seen the emperor." ”

Emperor Xuanping swept his eyes and said lightly: "Jinning Hou Zhen can get up and reply from a distance, there is no need to kneel." ”

There was no warmth in his tone.

After sitting on the dragon chair, he knew that the height was unbearable. In his position, he cannot be merciful. If the interruption continues, there will be endless consequences in the future. Therefore, he must take this opportunity to severely punish the Marquis of Jinning.

The Marquis of Jinning and the Yuan Hou of Zhen were already ready to die. The two did not scold, nor did they kneel and cry for mercy. After thanking the Son of Heaven for his grace, they stood up together.

The chains on the wrists and ankles rattled.

He Qi pressed his right hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and his eyes stared coldly at the distance of Jinning Houzhen.

Jin Ning Hou Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart at the same time.

The two of them were half-fed and imprisoned for more than a year, each sick twice. No matter how good you are, you can't help such a soft knife. Not to mention that the two of them were locked by heavy iron chains, but there were no iron chains to lock their hands and feet, and the two of them did not have the ability to suddenly assassinate the Son of Heaven under the noses of He Qi and others.

Moreover, they want to save the lives of their own people, so that the children and grandchildren of their families can escape this fate. Where do you dare to do anything to break the net.

Under the attention of everyone, Jinning Hou Zhen waited far away and sat down slowly on the chair.

Emperor Xuanping sat three meters away, and Duke Wei Jingguo and Duke Su Shangshu and Mu Shangshu also sat down on either side of Emperor Xuanping. There are also some meanings of three-class triage.

The one who is being questioned today is the Son of Heaven. The four important ministers came to hear the trial, and there was no need to open their mouths for the time being. Just listen with your ears up.

"Marquis of Jinning," Emperor Xuanping first named the Marquis of Jinning: "I ask you, when the Pei family left Beijing, they met a group of bandits on the way. Those bandits are played by the Zheng family's secret guards, yes or no? ”

For more than a year, Emperor Xuanping has not been idle, and has already secretly asked people to strictly investigate the Zheng family and the Wei family. This investigation is a pile of deadly black material.

Jin Ninghou's face was a little pale, but he didn't deny it: "Yes." ”

The Duke of Wei Guo and the Duke of Jingguo all changed color, and one scolded in a low voice: "Bastard! ”

One scolded in a low voice: "Confused! ”

Emperor Xuanhe had already found out that this matter was committed by the Marquis of Jinning. Worried about the eldest prince and the fourth prince, he gently let this matter go.

Emperor Xuanping's expression did not move, and he continued to ask: "On that day, the four emperor brothers joined forces to assassinate me. Jin Ninghou also knows about this matter! Those three razor-sharp daggers were privately presented to the eldest brother by the Marquis of Jinning, am I right? ”

Marquis Jin Ning's face turned a little paler, and he replied in a low voice: "Yes, the criminal minister deserves to die." ”

It's all come to this, and there's really no point in arguing.

Since Emperor Xuanping is so determined, he naturally has physical evidence. Everything that has been done has traces. Under the order of strict investigation, everything was found clearly.

Emperor Xuanping said lightly: "The eldest brother and the fourth emperor brother are the nephews of your relatives. Over the years, you have been secretly planning and contributing to the eldest brother, hoping that the eldest brother will be made the crown prince. My father died and went west, and the eldest brother had the heart to kill me during the mourning period of my father's death. You didn't do it, but you knew about it. ”

Hearing this, the Marquis of Jin Ning's face was already as depressed as earth.

Emperor Xuanping said coldly: "Marquis of Jinning, you are a good general of Great Chu, and you have made great contributions to the court. But you are too selfish, and you have made many great mistakes in disobedience. I have imprisoned you for more than a year, and from this day on, I will cut you off your title and give you a cup of poisoned wine. The Zheng family was exiled to the border. ”

"Are you convinced of such a disposition?"

The Marquis of Jinning was full of sadness and obscurity, perhaps, and endless remorse.

His lips moved, and it took a long time to spit out a few words: "The guilty surrender is willing to die." Thank you to the emperor for sparing the lives of the Zheng family. ”

Emperor Xuanping did not cut the grass and eradicate the Zheng family, which was already extraordinarily gracious.

Moreover, Zheng Qinghuai and He Qi became friends. The Zheng family was exiled to the border and went to the He family's territory to survive. In the future, He Qi inherited the title and became the chief general of the border pass, and he could also take care of the Zheng family.

Emperor Xuanping looked at Zhen Yuanhou again: "Zhen Yuanhou, you really don't know about the assassination." The mastermind of this matter is the eldest brother and the fourth emperor brother, and the fifth emperor brother and Concubine Wei Xian were calculated and became substitutes for the dead. ”

"The fifth emperor brother, Concubine Wei Xian, has long since died, and he has taken his life. You are implicated by them. If you have not done anything rebellious, I will spare your life. ”

"Death is avoidable, but living sin is inescapable. From this day forward, I have stripped you of your title. I ordered you to guard the Emperor's Mausoleum. No one is allowed to leave the imperial tomb without an edict. The Wei family will also move out of the capital. In the future, without my permission, you will not be allowed to set foot in the capital for half a step. ”

"Are you convinced?"