When the crown prince and Prime Minister Liu Cheng were called into the imperial study of the palace overnight, they bumped into each other in front of the imperial study, and when the two of them saw each other, they were very surprised, and they didn't understand what the emperor was doing when he called them here so late.

Prime Minister Liu asked the prince cautiously: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you know what His Majesty summoned us to the palace so late to see the driver?" ”

The crown prince frowned, isn't it, he only saw the emperor during the day, it stands to reason that even if he wants to check the evidence himself, he shouldn't be in such a hurry, and he was called again in just a few hours, shouldn't it be the same thing as during the day?

So the prince shook his head: "The palace doesn't know what the situation is, I'll know when I see my father, don't worry about messing up your own position!" ”

Prime Minister Liu nodded: "Got it." ”

After entering the imperial study, the two of them saluted respectfully, in which, in addition to the emperor, there were only a few eunuchs waiting, the emperor closed his eyes at this time, looking like he was thinking about something, the room was very quiet, no one made any movement.

Prime Minister Liu and the crown prince glanced at each other, for the situation in the imperial study at this moment, it was the first time they had seen it, and they didn't know what the emperor was doing at this time.

The crown prince hesitated, and cautiously opened his mouth tentatively: "Father, the son has already come, I don't know why my father summoned us so late?" ”

The emperor opened his eyes violently, threw the fold on the table in front of the prince, and said sharply: "See for yourself! Open your eyes and see what good things you've done! ”

The prince hurriedly opened the fold to check, and Prime Minister Liu Cheng next to him immediately leaned over to look at it, and the content written in it really made them feel shocked when they looked at it, just because those things were true!

The crown prince and Prime Minister Liu made eye contact, neither of them had figured out how these things were known by the emperor, and who handed this note to them, their eyeliner had been staring outside the palace, and they hadn't heard that Jiang Qiancheng and Jiang Qianbai had entered the palace!

"Done?" The Emperor looked down at them, his eyes full of disdain: "If someone hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you two had done so many good things behind my back!" How? Don't want to admit it? ”

The crown prince hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Father, this is just a twist and turn, it can't prove anything, these things are so appalling, how can it be that we did it?" Someone must be maliciously framing us! ”

Prime Minister Liu Cheng also hurriedly explained: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal to you, how could he do such a bold and indiscriminate thing?" There must be some misunderstanding in this, maybe someone wants to maliciously frame the old minister, and please ask Your Majesty to learn from it! ”

The crown prince also echoed and said: "Please ask your father to know this matter, don't listen to the villain's one-sided words!" ”

The emperor suddenly sneered, waved his big hand, and the eunuch who had been waiting next to him immediately carried a box to the prince and Prime Minister Liu, which contained physical evidence of the evil things they had done, everything was complete, and they were stunned directly in place just by looking at it.

The prince's face was incredulous, these things had obviously been destroyed by others, why did they appear here unharmed now? How can it be!

The crown prince hurriedly spoke: "Father, son, ......"

"So far, what do you want to quibble!" The father slapped the table, and his voice was stern: "Prince, prince, you really live up to my expectations of you, look at what you do, is it what a prince should do!" ”

The crown prince lowered his head and didn't dare to quibble anymore, but just knelt in front of the emperor, as if he had accepted his fate.

Prime Minister Liu and the crown prince had the same reaction, he didn't expect that those things that he had destroyed with his own hands could still appear in front of him completely, and now, he really had nothing to say.

"You two used to be the people I trusted the most, but what you did really disappointed me!"

The emperor raised his head, closed his eyes and sighed deeply, and said: "For the sake of Prime Minister Liu Cheng's worries for the country, he will be exempted from the death penalty, but all his official positions will be removed, all his family funds will be confiscated, the Prime Minister's Mansion will be closed, and all the family members and entourage in the palace will be disposed of by the Internal Affairs Office, as for Prime Minister Liu, you will be exiled to the border!" ”

Prime Minister Liu Cheng knelt on the ground, trembling all over, but in the end, he couldn't even say a word of rebuttal, so he could only kowtow to the emperor heavily: "Thank you...... Your Majesty! ”

The prince also knelt on the ground, trembling the same, for fear that he would also be exiled to the border, he grew up with brocade clothes and jade food, but he couldn't bear that hardship!

The emperor sighed again, his eyes looked at the prince with a panicked expression, his eyes were full of disappointment, and he said: "The prince killed his siblings, misbehaved, and perverted the law, and now the evidence is conclusive, abolish his status as the crown prince, demote him to a commoner, exile him to the border, and he will not be allowed to enter the imperial city again!" ”

"Father!" The crown prince kowtowed vigorously: "Father, spare your life, please beg your father not to exile his sons to the border, his sons can't stand that suffering!" ”

"Then sentence to beheading, and be executed in half a month!"

“…… Father! ”

"It's useless to talk too much!" Father frowned: "I am really disappointed in you, I don't want to give you any more chances, come on!" Drag them out! ”

The guards outside soon came in and took Prime Minister Liu out, although the prince struggled desperately, but where would he have the strength of those guards, and finally he was dragged out and put in a prison, waiting for execution.

After the quiet in the imperial study, Jiang Qiancheng and Jiang Qianbai, who had been standing behind the screen, walked out slowly, and the emperor looked tired, looking really angry with the crown prince and Prime Minister Liu.

Jiang Qianbai said: "Don't be too sad Father, see their true colors earlier, you should relax as soon as possible, villains like them are not worthy of your Father's sadness for them." ”

After speaking, Jiang Qianbai gave Jiang Qiancheng a look, Jiang Qiancheng was a little helpless, and was unwilling to say anything comforting, but Jiang Qianbai bumped his arm, he was really helpless, so he could only say: "Father, don't worry so much, things will pass sooner or later." ”

"Yes, father, instead of being sad and sad, it is better to relax and get rid of these villains with ghosts, which is also a good thing for us in the Western Jin Dynasty."

The emperor nodded, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows: "I know, you go back first, I have already made a decision on this matter, there will be no changes, go back and rest, you have worked hard during this time." ”

Jiang Qiancheng and Jiang Qianbai looked at each other, and at the same time arched their hands and said, "Yes, Erchen retired." ”