What Xie Yaoguang didn't expect was that King Shou's action would be so fast. Not long after taking Dong Sheng from her, he ordered Yu Shitai to write an excerpt of the prince ginseng.

Speaking of which, Dong Sheng is really a cautious person, and he even has the seal of the prince on his booklet. With the evidence provided by Dong Sheng, I am afraid that the prince is doomed to be doomed this time.

First, he united with the Lin family, the mother of the crown princess, to sell illicit salt and seek wealth by selling private salt. Later, he borrowed the hands of the military department to exchange old grain for new grain, and obtained personal benefits from it.

The combination of the two sins means that the emperors will not abolish the prince, and the court and the people will not stop criticizing him. And because of this, I am afraid that his position as the prince is also in jeopardy.

Emperor Li endured his anger and read the excerpts inherited by the Imperial History Desk and Dong Sheng's booklet. The piles and piles recorded in the booklet were shocking, and Zhang Ke, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but smack his tongue after seeing it.

After taking a deep breath, Emperor Li slapped the case suddenly, pointed at the prince and scolded angrily: "You rebel son still don't kneel down for me!"

The Son of Heaven was furious, like a thunderbolt falling suddenly.

The prince was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt on the ground. Seeing this, Emperor Li snorted coldly and smashed the folds of the Imperial Historical Platform on the crown prince along with Dong Sheng's booklet. And the prince naturally didn't dare to hide, so he had to bear it stiffly.

"Take a good look at the good things you have done! It's been in vain that I've done all my hard work to you! Emperor Li stared at the crown prince with hatred and iron, his eyes sharp and cold. He originally thought that it would be okay if the prince was not very successful, and it would not be a big deal to have virtuous ministers and capable ministers in the court to assist him in the future.

But I didn't expect the prince to dare to do such a thing, how can such a person be worthy of being the prince, and how can he be a big responsibility. How can he rest assured!

"Father! Please listen to Erchen's explanation! The sons did not know anything about the things in this book. The prince thought for a while, and bowed his head and exclaimed loudly: "Please also ask my father to investigate!" This must be someone who planted a blame and intended to murder his sons. ”

King Shou squinted at the prince, and there was sarcasm in his eyes. He naturally knew what the prince was referring to, the prince thought that those things were done seamlessly, but he never thought that Dong Sheng would be so cautious.

Evidence was left for everything he did. Thinking about it this way, is the prince just calling the boat capsized in the gutter?

"That's enough, it's a conclusive thing. How else do you want to quibble! Emperor Li mercilessly interrupted the prince's argument, and his face was displeased.

"Father, my sons think that this matter should be strictly investigated." King Shou glanced at the crown prince, and said with a suitable smile on his face: "Since the prince keeps saying that someone has planted the blame, then why doesn't my father order a reliable person to personally judge Dong Sheng." So that the prince can prove his innocence, after all, with the Lin family's wealth, I don't think the prince would do such a thing. ”

Hearing this, Su Qinglin's face changed. King Shou actually brought up the matter of Lin Mansion selling illicit salt again. He was naturally clear about what the prince and the Lin Mansion had done, but what he didn't expect was that the prince would dare to steal grain and grass.

If the crown prince hadn't mentioned this matter, he was afraid that he would have been kept in the dark. When he learned what happened, he immediately asked Su Jue to intercept and kill Dong Sheng to prevent future troubles, but he never thought that Xie Yaoguang, who was sent by King Shou, would take the lead in getting it.

Sure enough, Emperor Li heard King Shou's words. With raised eyebrows, he turned his head to look at the newly appointed secretary of the Criminal Department, Gao Yuyan, and motioned for him to step forward and reply.

After the meeting, Gao Yuyan took a step out with a jade wat in his hand and said loudly: "Return to Your Majesty's words." After many days of investigation, the records of the cargo transported by the official ship. I did find a problem, that is, the Lin family would borrow an official ship to transport goods to Beijing every month, and the minister asked the people on the ship, and they all said that those things looked a little like salt, but because the matter was confidential, no one dared to ask more. ”

Gao Yuyan's words caused an uproar in the court. If what Gao Yuyan said is true, then the Lin family's unauthorized sale of illicit salt is naturally true.

And those few smuggler salt dealers happened to enter Beijing with this batch of salt. As for Xue Wenhan, he just hit by mistake, and in a moment of excitement, he accidentally killed the smuggler of salt. Otherwise, such a thing would not have been exposed, and Xue Wenhan would have been a blessing in disguise.

After listening to Gao Yuyan's words, Emperor Li immediately reprimanded: "Spread my will, from now on, the prince will move to the Hongjiao Hall to meditate on his own mistakes, and Yang Minghan of Shangshu Road of the Ministry of War will be dismissed and investigated, and then Dong Sheng will be interrogated by the Criminal Department, and a person must be found."

When the prince heard Emperor Li's words, his face was like ashes in an instant. But he had to receive thanksgiving. King Shou looked at the prince's face like ashes, and his eyes couldn't help revealing a hint of pride.

The prince is already in this situation, if he is adding oil and vinegar and then revealing to his father that the prince once made military armor privately, once this matter is poked out, then won't the prince be directly abolished?

Just as King Shou wanted to speak, he suddenly remembered Xie Yaoguang's words during the summer hunt.

If he rashly poked this matter out, his father would be suspicious of everything the prince had done, whether someone really framed the prince. Thinking of this, King Shou decided to borrow someone's hand to let his father find out about it himself.

"Your Majesty is Wise"

The shouts resounded throughout the temple.

"Thank you for your grace!"

There were ups and downs in the court, and there was no calm in the harem. Concubine Rong was demoted to Chengqing Hall by the queen and punished for three months. And the queen was accidentally injured in the push with the Rong family, and had to recuperate in the palace for the time being, and there was no one in charge of the palace all of a sudden.

After hearing this, Emperor Li immediately canonized Ming Zhaoyi as a virtuous concubine and gave her the title of Hui. and Concubine Xun to manage all the big and small matters of the harem.

As for King Ding, who was not as favored as King Shou and the crown prince, he gradually emerged, and he no longer had to ask for an order to enter the palace to ask his mother and concubine for peace, the grace of this seemingly small measure, people with a discerning eye felt that His Majesty was afraid that he would start to reuse this king Ding, who had not been favored for many years.

But it's not surprising, after all, the prince is not virtuous. There may be a day when it will be easy to store.

In the water pavilion of Xie Zhai, the scenery is excellent. The shore is surrounded by autumn chrysanthemum and golden cinnamon, and there are still residual lotuses on the water surface. Occasionally, there will be a rich atmosphere of cinnamon, diving into the water pavilion with the wind.

Xie Yaoguang sat with his handstove on the railing, playing against Gu Qing while listening to her tell the story of what had happened in the court recently. Xie Yaoguang, who was sitting on the railing, smiled at the corner of her mouth, and nodded in response from time to time, but her eyes were snow-colored.

By the time Gu Qingzhi finished speaking, the chess game between the two had reached a critical step.

"Guess who's going to win this game?" Gu Qingmang raised his lips and smiled while holding a white chess piece

"Is it important?" Xie Yaoguang smiled, picked up a black piece to block the retreat of the white chess, and sneered: "The prince's side is already a dead end, and it only takes one step to cease to exist." As for the Lin family, it's almost the same. If there is such a big commotion, how can our majesty let them go so easily. ”

"That's right, our majesty is best at checks and balances. will not abolish the prince and will not severely punish the Lin family. On the contrary, it was only dismissed Yang Minghan to investigate Dong Sheng. On the surface, he is extremely angry, I am afraid that in fact, it is also to temporarily balance King Shou and prevent King Shou from being arrogant. Gu Qingzhi couldn't help but sneer as if she thought of something, "But whether to abolish the prince or not is already a matter of His Majesty's words." I think if King Shou is smart, he shouldn't have any thoughts about the prince. My aunt, who do you say Your Majesty will train to be the king of Shou and point the opponent to contain him?"