On the same day, the third prince Mu Youjing forced the emperor to write an edict to the throne, and it spread in Beijing.

By the next day, from the courtiers and nobles to the common people, from the streets and alleys to the teahouses and restaurants, everyone was already well known, and everyone was talking.

"No wonder as the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and rat sons make holes." The son of that one is really father and son, and they are in the same line. ”

"That's right. Back then, 'that one' forced the palace to kill his brother and plotted to usurp the throne, and now his son has the same example, and if he has a father, he will have a son! ”

"According to me, this is retribution!"

"Yes, yes, 'that one' has not been well raised since he had a stroke last year, there is no father and son in the heavenly family, I'm afraid his sons are all staring at his position one by one!"

“……”

The various discussions outside became more and more lively, noisy and shouting.

In contrast, Duanmu Mansion is very calm.

At noon on this day, Duanmu Mansion, which had been closed for several days, finally opened the door of the mansion again and welcomed guests into the mansion.

You Junji was led to Duanmuxian's outer study, and his visit today was not only to visit Duanmuxian, but also for yesterday's events.

You Junji didn't hide it, and told everything about what happened in the Heart Cultivation Hall yesterday, including the matter that Cen Yin ordered the three divisions to be tried.

As he spoke, his gaze lingered on Duanmu Xian's red-faced face, with a little scrutiny and a little thought.

After a few days of recuperation, Duanmu Xian not only looked good, but also looked fat, obviously having a very comfortable time at home these days.

After You Junji finished speaking, his mouth was a little dry, and he took a shallow sip of the sour plum soup at hand.

He doesn't like this kind of sweet and sour thing on weekdays, he thinks it's a little girl's family, but this Duanmu family's sour plum soup is different, the taste is just right, and it has a special floral fragrance, and it is not only thirst-quenching, but also quite appetizing.

You Junji couldn't help but take two more sips, pursed his lips hesitantly, and still couldn't help asking, "Brother, how much do you know about this incident?" ”

After You Junji returned home from the Heart Cultivation Hall yesterday, he thought carefully about the events of the past few days, and always felt that Duanmu Xian and Cen Yin had a faint posture of "singing and harmonizing", and he was a little curious about how much Duanmu Xian knew about Cen Yin's plan.

Duanmu Xian's eyes flickered, and he slowly stroked his beard.

Originally, the time had not come, Duanmuxian didn't want to say much, but now You Junji asked, Duanmuxian thought about it with a little hesitation, and finally said: "Brother, it's unfortunate to come to the house." It was the third prince who bought off the unfilial son of the third child in my family, and drugged my medicine to aggravate my condition. ”

Previously, Duanmuxian only knew that the third child of his family was used by the third prince, since this was the case, Duanmuxian simply pushed the boat along the river and followed the other party's wishes, first "sick", and braked quietly, so as to see what the three princes wanted to plot.

Now it seems that the third prince should buy the third child to make himself seriously ill in order to create an opportunity for Yu Bingzhong to ascend to the throne, so that Yu Bingzhong can identify with the edict of succession as the first assistant of the cabinet.

The third prince has a good calculation!

It's a pity, no matter how good and much he calculates, he can't count Cen Yin.

"......" You Junji's eyes widened, and the porcelain cup in his hand almost didn't slip. At this moment, he thought back to the fact that Duanmu Xian had recruited several sons from separate families to serve in the house, and then he understood why Duanmu Xian did this.

Duanmu Xian sighed faintly and continued: "The rest of the matter, I just 'plan it will be calculated'. ”

Duanmu Xian didn't know anything about Cen Yin's plan at first, but Cen Yin knew everything about what was going on in Duanmu Mansion, and even more, Cen Yin was afraid that he had even expected his own reaction in advance, and if he took one step at a time and looked at ten steps, he would arrange one ring after another so cleverly, and finally invite Jun into the urn, so that the third prince could never turn over again.

Duanmu Xian also vaguely understood Cen Yin's intentions when several imperial doctors were "forcibly stayed" in the house, so he could only continue to be sick after that.

You Junji naturally understood the meaning of Duanmu Xian's words, picked up the porcelain cup, slowly drank the contents of the cup, and for a while, he didn't speak, combing through the things that had happened in his mind.

The study was quiet, and the big girl was sent out by Duanmuxian, and only the two of them were there.

Although there were several ice basins in the room, You Junji still felt panicked, so he opened the folding fan neatly and slowly fanned the wind.

After a long while, You Junji looked at Duanmu Xian hesitantly.

Since Duanmuxian said all the ugliness of the family, You Junji also opened the skylight and said brightly: "Brother, Lord Cen has now taken down the three princes, which means that he should not plan to use the three princes to control the regent." ”

You Junji paused for a moment, and then said: "Brother, do you think he is particularly relieved of the regent, or does he have other ......?"

Attempt.

You Junji swallowed the last two words without saying anything.

Duanmuxian also understood, and he was also a little worried.

Cen Yin's mind is probably not so easy to guess, and besides, this matter should not be bothered by himself.

The corners of Duanmu Xian's mouth twitched, thinking of someone who was not in the capital at the moment, he was a little speechless, and muttered: "This Mu Yan doesn't know what to do in Jinzhou, and he is not afraid that when he comes back, he won't even have a place to stand!" ”

Mu Yan's stinky boy is good, patted his ass and said to leave, his heart is too big.

Thinking of his own little granddaughter who also has a big heart, Duanmu Xian's expression is even more strange, are these two children considered a pot with a lid!

You Junji slowly fanned the folding fan in his hand, and his face was groaning.

In fact, not only Duanmuxian, but also other courtiers in the court were also wondering why Mu Yan rushed to Jinzhou at this time.

You Junji thought about it and said: "Although Jinzhou is chaotic, it is still under control, and the situation is slowly improving, it stands to reason that the regent can't leave the capital and go to Jinju to preside over the overall situation......"

The more You Junji talked, the more he felt that he couldn't figure it out.

If you have to talk about chaos, isn't the northern border even more chaotic than Jinju!

Duanmu Xian also thought the same thing, and asked casually: "A few days ago, General Wu came to the military report, right?" ”

"Not bad." You Junji glanced at Duanmu Xian funny, and said in his heart: He knew that this old man couldn't really let go of the court affairs and recuperate in peace.

"General Wu said in the military newspaper that in the past month, they have exterminated some scattered small cottages in the three cities of southern Jinnan." You Junji recalled the content of the military newspaper, "It seems that Jinjiazhai has been a little noisy recently, and there is nothing special about anything else." ”

The two looked at each other, and they couldn't discuss anything for a while.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Duanmu Xian didn't think about it anymore, anyway, Mu Yan was a bastard who didn't play cards according to common sense.

You Junji took a few more sips of the sour plum soup in the cup, and couldn't help but praise: "Brother, your sour plum soup tastes really good." ”

Duanmuxian smiled triumphantly, "This is improved by the four girls in my family, is there a special lotus fragrance?" The four girls in my family are filial piety, and recently they not only massaged my acupoints every day, but also made a lot of food to relieve the heat. If you like it, I'll have someone send you a pot to the yamen of the ministry every day. ”

You Junji looked at Duanmu Xian's smug appearance, and he completely understood that Duanmu Xian, the old man, was obviously living happily at home.

Since there are benefits, of course, he is as good as a stream, and he should go: "Then I will thank my brother." ”

After a pause, You Junji deliberately asked, "Brother, how is your body doing?" When do you plan to come back on an errand? You also know that it is an eventful time, Lord Lin happened to fall his leg again, and now the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites has just been vacated, and the three of us really can't come now. ”

You Junji now feels that the three heads and six arms are not enough, and today he also took advantage of the lunch break to visit Duanmu Xian.

At this time, the Western bell next to it suddenly rang, and a bird walked out of the Western bell, making the sound of "cuckoo cuckoo" and began to tell the time.

You Junji glanced at the Western clock, and his head was also big. He just came to say a few words to Duanmu Xian, how could this not be more than half over!

Thinking of the official documents piled up on the desk, You Junji's forehead ached faintly.

Duanmu Xian said vaguely: "Brother, when I recuperate, I'll go back." ”

He rarely took a few days of rest in a hurry, and the days were comfortable, of course, he had to take this opportunity to rest for a while.

He felt in his heart that You Junji really didn't know what it meant to eat people with a soft mouth, and he promised to send him delicious food every day, but he couldn't stop his mouth!

Afraid that You Junji would be entangled in this topic, Duanmu Xian simply changed his words: "I don't know when the third prince will be sentenced in this matter?" ”

You Junji also knew that Duanmu Xian was changing the topic, and followed his words: "It should be soon." The folding fan in his hand paused, and his voice became slower, "After all, the evidence of the crime is conclusive. ”

As You Junji said, this case of conspiracy was indeed tried very quickly, and at Cen Yin's instructions, the trial of the three divisions was held on July 25, and the Dali Temple Qing presided over the trial, and some ordinary people and students were allowed to watch the trial process on that day.

Yu Linwei commanded Gao Zelu to appear in the Dali Temple court as a witness, and when a pile of evidence was laid out in the court, the onlookers and students made an uproar, even the people who had a little doubt in their hearts looked at the edict with crooked handwriting and the inner service on Mu Youjing's body.

Of course, Mu Youjing could not admit his guilt, and repeatedly shouted those clichés in the court:

"You have reversed black and white and slandered the palace, it is clear that your father wants to make the palace the crown prince!"

"As long as you ask your father, you will know as soon as you ask!"

"This palace is the rightful prince!!"

“……”

Mu Youjing screamed hoarsely, emphasizing over and over again.

He had been imprisoned in the prison for several days, and at this moment he was desane and emaciated, and his bloodshot eyes looked like a madman.

The onlookers turned their heads to each other, and they didn't know who said, "He can't be a hypothesis, right?" ”

"I look like it!" An old woman in Tsing Yi nodded again and again, "In the past, when the old Wang daughter-in-law next door to me committed a hypothesis, he was like this, God and God, crazy and crazy, not to say that she was the Nine Heavens Xuannu who descended to the earth. ”

Another middle-aged man touched his beard, and he was also concerned, "That's it." Didn't you say that the emperor had a stroke last year? Isn't this person who has suffered a stroke just paralyzed on the bed and unable to move? What else can you write?! ”

"You see, these three princes have triangular eyes, a sword-sharp nose, and no flesh on their faces, people with this kind of face are selfish and mean, and they like to calculate others in the open and in the dark! It's not good at first glance, so I'll ...... with him."

An old man who looked like a fortune teller kept talking so eloquently that he almost blurted out the emperor's name.

The other people also felt the same way, thinking about the things that the emperor had done, and they all wanted to be angry with the three princes.

This case is already the trend of the times, and the officials sent by Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to try the case all know it in their hearts.

On the same day, the case of the three princes' rebellion was effectively convicted, and the presiding judge Dali Siqing sentenced:

"The third prince Mu Youjing conspired against him, the evidence of the crime was conclusive, and he seized his clan status, and since then he has been demoted to a commoner and exiled for three thousand miles."

What the?!

When this verdict came down, Mu Youjing was stunned.

He quickly reacted and turned to the three presiding judges in front of him:

"This palace is not convinced!"

Mu Youjing yelled dissatisfiedly, strong on the outside and dry on the middle, and there was a nervous soul hidden under the seemingly strong appearance.

"You are not qualified to interrogate this palace, and you are not qualified to take the identity of the prince of this palace!"

That's right, they don't qualify!

He is the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, he is the bloodline of the Mu family, and he has the most noble bloodline in the world, how can he be reduced to the same fate as those untouchables!

He was originally a prince, and he didn't have to kneel even if he was tried in the public court, but now, his clan status has been taken away, and the officials are not polite, and they kick him directly in the calf.

Mu Youjing snorted and knelt on the ground, his knees aching.

Mu Youjing, as a prince, has ever knelt down for his courtiers, his face is blue, white, and red, and his blood is surging.

"Presumptuous!" He wanted to get up, wanted to teach these people who were not long-sighted harshly, but at the same time as he got up, his eyes were dark, and a feeling of dizziness on his head enveloped him in an instant, and his consciousness was engulfed......

He rolled his eyes, fell backwards, and fainted in the courtroom, motionless.

For the three chief judges of Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it doesn't matter whether Mu Youjing fainted or not.

Dali Siqing directly slapped the shocking wood and ended today's interrogation with the words "retreat".

After that, the people who watched the interrogation scattered, and it is conceivable that in the next half month, Beijing will not worry about the topic after tea and dinner.

What is even more unexpected is that on the same day, there was another storm in the capital.

In the afternoon, Duanmu Xian ordered the third son Duanmu to be sent to Jingzhao Mansion, accompanied by the small cyan porcelain vase containing "Nine Paralysis", accused of murdering his father.

The Central Plains has always emphasized filial piety for thousands of years, and the same is true of the Dasheng Dynasty, filial piety is the first, and unfilial piety is a big crime, not to mention that the son poisoned his father, Jingzhao Yin He Yushen was also shocked after taking this case, the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and he simply ran to Duanmu's house in person.

As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized.

Although unfilial piety is a felony, generally speaking, even if the daughter-in-law is really unfilial, most people rarely take the initiative to let outsiders know, so as not to let people see their own jokes, not to mention that the father personally sent his son to court and sued his son.

Moreover, this plaintiff is still the head of the court.

Once this lawsuit is tried, it will inevitably become the focus of the court and the entire capital, and if it is not done well, it will damage the reputation of the Duanmu family.

He Yu Shen's head was as big as a fight, and he secretly sighed that Jing Zhaoyin was embarrassed.

The Duanmu family not only has the first assistant, but also the little ancestor, and he must be cautious and cautious in this case.

As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs.

For the sake of prudence, He Yushen personally went to Duanmu Mansion, not to persuade Duanmu Xian, but to probe the tone and inquire about Duanmu Xian's attitude, he just wanted to scare Duanmu Qi, or really decided to abandon this son.

After all, this is related to how he judges this case, if Duanmu Xian just wants to scare Duanmu Period, he will sentence too heavily, and in the end, it will be unfortunate that he is the person caught in the middle, and he will only be unable to please both ends.

Duanmu Xian still knows a little about the current Jingzhao Yin He Yushen, knowing that this person has always been sleek and cautious, and he also guessed the purpose of the other party's trip, and asked the other party to sit down with a smile.

He Yushen was even more unsure of Duanmuxian's attitude, Duanmuxian looked at the red light, and he really didn't look like a patient who was so angry with his son that he had a stroke.

"I heard that Lord Duanmu is unwell and has never come to visit, so it is really rude for the lower officials" He Yushen cautiously probed, "I don't know how you are doing lately?" ”

Duanmuxian politely replied, "It's good", and then turned the topic to business: "Lord He, are you visiting today for my unfilial son?" ”

He Yushen cleared his throat and nodded in response: "That's right." ”

Duanmuxian didn't go around in circles, and simply stated what he meant: "Lord He doesn't need to think about it, you can handle this case impartially." ”

Seeing that Duanmu Xian was neither angry nor impulsive because of anger, He Yushen had a slight count in his heart, and politely greeted Duanmu Xian: "Lord Duanmu is an important minister of the court, a pillar of the country, and he has done his best for Dasheng and the people, and has always been a model for my generation, and the lower officials have great respect for the adults." ”

"Lord Duanmu, take care of yourself!"

“……”

By the time He Yushen came out of Duanmu's house, the sun had already set in the west.

When he came, he was stupefied; When he left, he was calm.

Although it was already time to go down, He Yushen still went back to Jingzhao Mansion and summoned the team leader to order him to go down.

As a result, all the original preferential treatment in the Duanmu period is gone.

Originally, when Duanmu Period was just taken to Jingzhao Mansion, He Yushen naturally treated Duanmu Period with a few points of courtesy because he didn't know the bottom of his heart, and did not directly put him in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion, but temporarily placed him in a side room, and let the officials guard outside the house, which can only be regarded as house arrest.

Now that there is a letter from Duanmu Xian's side, He Yushen has amplified his courage and directly asked Duanmu to be imprisoned.

"This is it!"

The two jailers rudely dragged Duanmu to a dark cell.

It was pitch black, except for the dim glow of the lantern in the jailer's hand, and the air smelled of damp and cold, with a hint of mustiness and an indescribable stench.

One of the jailers took out a bunch of keys and opened the brass lock of the door, the chains screeching against the locks.

Duanmu was stunned, he had been to a poor and remote place like Ruxian County as a county magistrate, but he had never been to a pickled place such as a prison cell in person, and this was the first time in his life that he came to the prison of the government office.

Through the wooden fence, it was clear that the floor of the cell was haphazardly laid with dry straw, a dung bucket was placed in one corner, and on either side there sat three or four prisoners, each of them dirty, with their hair scattered and unkempt.

In the dark, they looked at Duanmu with a kind of scrutiny, as if they wanted to guess who he was and what crime he had committed.

These people were all imprisoned after committing crimes, and they all had fierce eyes, like jackals, tigers and leopards in the jungle.

At this moment, Duanmu was scared, and his feet were soft.

Before, when Duanmu Xian was told to break the matter of drugged in the decoction, he was not afraid, more panicked and frustrated.

In his opinion, he is his father's son, blood is thicker than water, no matter what, he is his own family, even if he does something that is not in line with his father's wishes, his father will never be able to beat or kill him.

And he didn't do anything wrong!

People don't destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, he just thinks about himself, is it wrong?!

If his father doesn't think about him, can't he think about himself yet?!

Duanmu Qi always thought that Duanmu Xian was scaring himself, even if he was taken to Jingzhao Mansion, he also thought so, he would be locked up for a few days at most, and sooner or later he would be let go.

I didn't expect my father to come for real!

Duanmu looked around the cell, and his face instantly turned dead white.

He hurriedly struggled and shouted excitedly, "Let me out!" I'm Shousuke's son, you can't lock me up! ”

The two jailers had already been reminded from above, and they were indifferent at all. Besides, what happened to Shoufu's son, these days, even the emperor's son said that he would be exiled.

"Click."

The lock opened, and the cell door creaked open.

The jailer said mockingly: "Such a good father is on the stall, but he has made himself in prison, and he dares to quarrel!" I think you might as well save some effort! ”

As he spoke, the jailer shoved Duanmu from behind, pushing him into the cell in front of him.

Another jailer immediately closed the barred door and then expertly locked it.

Duanmu turned around, grabbed the wooden fence of the cell, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Let me out!" I want to see my daddy! ”

However, no matter how much he called, he couldn't call back the two jailers.

The jailer walked away with the lantern, and the surroundings gradually became dark, pitch black as ink.

However, Duanmu was still calling unwillingly, and his voice was slightly hoarse.

The cellmates behind him sneered disdainfully, and one of the bearded men plucked out his ears and said in a rough voice, "What Shousuke's son?!" According to Lao Tzu, this is because he was imprisoned for fraud, right? ”

"That's it." The other triangular eye smacked on the ground, nodded and agreed, "Where is it possible for Shousuke to have such a son who is in prison!" ”

"It's no wonder that you will be caught in prison, if you want to deceive people, then you don't make up a credible identity!"

Several of the inmates burst into laughter, leaning forward and leaning back.

Looking at these vulgar and strong men in front of him, Duanmu Qi was both angry and a little weak in his heart, but he still pulled his throat to justify: "Presumptuous! Of course I'm Shousuke's son! ”

"I think he's either a liar or he's hysterical and has a bad brain!" Triangle Eyes pursed his lips disdainfully, revealing a mouthful of jagged yellow teeth, and looked Duanmu up and down, "But this dress looks good, pretending to be a dog!" ”

The bearded man snorted contemptuously: "If Lao Tzu's father is the first assistant, it must be fragrant and spicy, and there are people waiting for him wherever he goes!" Where will it be mixed with your virtue! ”

"If he is Shousuke's son, I will still be Shousuke's father!"

“……”

Listening to these unbearable words and laughter, Duanmu Qi's face turned blue.

These vulgar people are very different from the people he deals with on a daily basis.

When he was in Ru County, when the court was opened, of course, he inevitably talked to those ordinary people, but who didn't kneel on the ground and call him Lord Qingtian in a proper manner, how could he have been treated like this by these ordinary people!

Although Ru County is bitter and remote, Duanmu has not suffered any major crimes as a county commander, that is, the county is a little desolate outside the county, far less prosperous than the capital.

And here......

Duanmu looked around at the cell he was in again.

There was nothing here, no beds, no tables and chairs, no tea, no snacks, not even a toilet with a lid, just casually placed in the corner. It's the height of summer in July, and the stench coming from the toilet bowl is disgusting, and many flies and mosquitoes are buzzing around the toilet.

Duanmu couldn't stay here for a moment.

Father is so cruel that he is locked up in such a place!

(End of chapter)