Mu Youjing was almost stupid, he didn't expect Cen Yin's lackeys to dare to fabricate facts upside down in front of the ministers.

"Nonsense!" How could Mu Youjing admit such a heinous crime, and hurriedly denied it, "This is the edict of succession written by my father himself, and my father wants to make this palace the crown prince." Gao Zelu, don't you want to pour this kind of dirty water on this palace! ”

Mu Youjing was more eloquent than every word, and his eyes looked around at the ministers present, wanting them to make decisions for him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can't let villains like Gao Zelu frame this palace here, they obviously want to frame my Mu family!!"

Mu Youjing looked at Jiang Deshen in the queue with a distress look, Jiang Deshen's face was pale, and he was a little confused, and he didn't receive his eyes for a while.

The ministers looked at Gao Zelu for a while, and then at Mu Youjing, and they were suspicious in their hearts, and they couldn't judge who was telling the truth for a while.

But......

The third prince was wearing the clothes of an inner servant, and sneaked into the Heart Cultivation Hall alone to find the emperor, he acted so sneakily, if you think about it, it is indeed very suspicious.

Thinking about it, many courtiers looked at Mu Youjing's eyes with a little suspicion.

At this moment, thinking back to the reason why they appeared here, some of the ministers felt that it suddenly dawned on them that Cen Yin gathered them here specifically to block the three princes.

In other words, Cen Yin had long known that the third prince was going to force the emperor to write an edict to inherit the throne, so he would plan it!

Some of the ministers secretly exchanged glances, feeling that they had the truth.

Yu Bingzhong, the acting head of the queue standing at the front of the queue on the left, was also shocked in his heart, thought for a moment, and said, "High Commander, is there any misunderstanding in this?" ”

Jiang Deshen was already in a cold sweat, and when he heard this, he hurriedly followed Yu Bingzhong's words and said: "That's right, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has always been the most filial, and there must be a misunderstanding in this!" ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly glanced at Wen Yongju and asked him to correct Mu Youjing's name.

Wen Yongju, who was depressed, reacted sluggishly, his eyes slightly open.

He knew that he had no other choice, he had come to this point, Cen Yin would definitely not be able to tolerate it, and so would Mu Yan.

Wen Yongju clearly understood that if the third prince planted it this time, then he would be completely finished.

Now that all the ministers are here, although they are afraid of Cen Yin, and some things will turn a blind eye, but these high-ranking ministers care about orthodoxy the most, and they will never sit idly by and watch Cen Yin brutalize the children of the Mu family, whether they and Mu Youjing can turn over, it depends on this time.

Wen Yongju gritted his teeth and decided to let it go.

"The emperor has a decree to appoint His Royal Highness the Third Prince as the crown prince!" Wen Yongju shouted at the top of his voice, raising his hand and pointing at Cen Yin who was directly in front of him, "It is Cen Yin who controls the government and puts the emperor under house arrest, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince cares about his father, so he will dress up as an inner servant and venture into the Palace of Heart Cultivation to face the saint." ”

"Our family can testify for His Royal Highness the Third Prince, this is an edict written by the emperor himself."

As he spoke, Wen Yongju became more and more excited, looking loyal and loyal, and he almost splashed blood on the spot to show his loyalty.

When his voice fell, the room fell silent.

Most of the courtiers are looking at their noses and noses, and they just can't wait to cover their ears as if they haven't heard anything, and say in their hearts: This Wen Yongju really dares to say anything!

Wen Yongju took a few breaths, and then said: "Since the emperor had a stroke, our family has been waiting by the emperor's side every day, serving tea and feeding medicine, and never leaving. It was also our family who helped the emperor quietly send a message to His Royal Highness the Third Prince. ”

With Wen Yongju's testimony, Mu Youjing was amnesty, and hurriedly said: "That's right, this palace is innocent!" ”

"This palace can learn from the filial piety of my father, and this palace is willing to swear here, and everything I say is true!"

Even though his arms were locked by the two Yu Lin Guards, Mu Youjing still raised his head and chest, with a clear conscience.

Yu Bingzhong's eyes flickered, glanced in the direction of Jiang Deshen, and said: "Since the emperor has an edict to appoint His Royal Highness the Third Prince as the crown prince, then you should obey it." What do you think? ”

Yu Bingzhong said as he looked around at the ministers, and finally looked at Cen Yin in front of him, and looked at him with a hard head.

Cen Yin seemed to raise his eyebrows, his narrow eyes flew obliquely, and when he looked at people, he always looked at people with a little bit of superiority and a little unfathomable.

“……”

“……”

“……”

The other courtiers present looked at each other, but no one agreed.

Several courtiers hung their heads silently, the corners of their mouths twitched, and said in their hearts: Lord Cen didn't say yes, who would dare to respond!

"......" cold sweat flowed on Yu Bingzhong's forehead, and at this moment, he didn't know whether to hesitate more or regret more.

For him, it was a rare opportunity to ascend to the position of first assistant, and he didn't know how long he would have to wait to miss this time.

When Mu Yan ascends the throne in the future, Duanmu Xian's position will only be more stable, which means that he will have to stay up until Duanmu Xianzhishi can become the first assistant, but at that time, his age is not young, can he wait for that time? !

Maybe if you miss this time, you won't have the next chance.

Therefore, when Jiang Deshen personally came to lobby him, he was moved.

Taking advantage of Duanmuxian's illness and impeachment by the ministers this time, his reputation was damaged, he first sat in the position of acting first assistant, and whether he could sit down for a long time in the future depends on his own ability.

At the beginning, he also weighed it carefully, and felt that the risk of this matter was not great, after all, if the third prince was so useless that he couldn't even enter the Heart Cultivation Palace, he wouldn't be able to involve himself.

But if the third prince successfully entered the Yangxin Palace, met the emperor smoothly and got the edict of succession, then he only needed to deal with this matter "fairly" and call on the ministers to act according to the holy order.

Even if in the end, Cen Yin won and the third prince lost, he just said some fair words, and at most he was angry with Cen Yin, so he would not have the impact of his life.

And once this matter is done, then he will be the first assistant of the cabinet, the head of a hundred officials, and have a chance to go down in history!

He felt that the benefits outweighed the risks, so after thinking about it for a long time, he finally agreed.

Previously, the plan went well, and he successfully took over the position of first assistant temporarily.

According to their plan, the next step is to wait for the three princes to get the edict of succession, they will gather the cabinet ministers and the clan, at that time, he only needs to express his order, and then, as the first assistant, take the lead in calling on the ministers to agree with the identity of the three princes and the crown prince.

Everything is in accordance with the ancestral etiquette and naturalness.

Jiang Deshen revealed to him that he would probably act in the past two days, so he looked at the spring breeze in the past few days, but in fact, he had been a little worried in his heart.

Today, when he was announced to the Heart Cultivation Palace, he thought it was done at first, until he saw Cen Yin suddenly appear, he knew that things were not good.

Sure enough, the third prince was escorted out by Yu Linwei's people, and his infiltration into the Heart Cultivation Hall was still discovered!

Yu Bingzhong tried hard to maintain a calm appearance, and felt in his heart that the third prince was acting too imprudently, but now, he was somewhat difficult to ride a tiger.

Although the third prince was discovered by Cen Yin, the edict of succession has been obtained, and the matter is halfway through, maybe the third prince still has a chance, which means that he may still have a chance.

I can only give it a go. Yu Bingzhong convinced himself in his heart.

After a long silence in the main hall, Cen Yin slowly put down the teacup and asked, "This edict is written by the emperor himself?" ”

His voice was neither hurried, nor light, nor heavy, nor could he hear joy or anger.

But the hearts of the ministers were raised, and they held their breath.

Mu Youjing bowed his head confidently and said, "Exactly!" ”

"Oh?" Cen Yin spat out another word.

Gao Zelu hooked a sneer, unfolded the edict in his hand, held it high, and calmly confirmed the edict with the eyes of the ministers present.

The eyes of all the ministers widened, and their expressions became very strange.

The people present are all close ministers of the Son of Heaven, important ministers in the court, they are very familiar with the emperor's handwriting, especially the regular script, the emperor's words are dignified and dignified, straight and smooth, it is regular script but with the line of calligraphy.

However, the handwriting on this edict is crooked, and it is worse than that of a dog.

No one can say that this is the emperor's handwriting!

The cold sweat on Yu Bingzhong's forehead became more dense, and his heart sank, he didn't expect that the third prince had spent so much effort to get such an edict.

You Junji cleared his throat and sighed: "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, this word is really ...... It's hard to read. ”

The other ministers also nodded their heads in agreement. The strokes on this are too unfamiliar, to put it mildly, they can also write such an edict with their left hand, claiming to be written by the emperor himself.

There were also several ministers who were good friends secretly exchanging glances, with complicated expressions. If this is really the emperor's word, then the emperor's current dragon body is only afraid that there is no sign of improvement.

Mu Youjing also felt bad in his heart, and immediately said: "This edict has the fingerprints left by my father!" ”

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the blood-red fingerprint in the lower left corner of the edict.

"Really?" The corners of Gao Zelu's lips curled higher, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince really doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin." It is clear that His Royal Highness the Third Prince forged the edict of succession, and forced the emperor to press his handprint on this forged edict! ”

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has no king and no father, as a son of man and a minister, but he intends to usurp the throne, it is really intolerable!"

Gao Zelu looked at Mu Youjing with cold eyes, and did not hide the mockery in his expression.

"You...... You...... You deliberately planted this palace! Mu You's face turned blue with anger, and he only felt that he was really hard to argue.

Cen Yin drank the tea leisurely again, looking pleasant, as if he had not seen this fierce dispute at all.

The eyes of the ministers looked at Gao Zelu for a while, and then at Mu Youjing, and most of them were suspicious.

As Gao Zelu said, when the emperor is in a stroke and the dragon is weak, anyone can press the emperor's finger on the seal and leave the fingerprint on the holy decree.

Whether it is the handwriting or fingerprints on the edict, it seems too child's play.

Seeing that most of the ministers looked at him with a little suspicion, Mu Youjing's heart became more anxious and more panicked.

This is his last chance!

Once he fails, Cen Yin will not let go of himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my father is in this palace, as long as you go and ask your father in person, you won't know!" Mu Youjing said excitedly, dying like a trapped beast.

Yu Bingzhong's head was as big as a fight at the moment, and he could only respond: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is not unreasonable. Whether this edict is true or false, just ask the emperor to know the result. ”

Cen Yin hooked his lips and smiled, and a bewitching smile bloomed on his beautiful face.

"Okay." Cen Yin nodded briskly.

The other ministers around him all looked at Cen Yin with an incredulous gaze, but You Junji on the side showed a strange expression, he didn't think Cen Yin was such a good talker.

Cen Yin smiled and stretched out his hand to make a petition, proposing, "Why don't you just go in and ask because of the adult?" ”

"......" Yu Bingzhong was dumbfounded.

Not only Yu Bingzhong, but everyone present thought of An Dinghou and Jian Anbo, who had not come out since the last time they entered.

Yu Bingzhong had no doubt that if he went in, I am afraid that he would not want to come out again, and he would have to stay inside to "serve the sick" of the emperor. Then, his position as the acting head assistant and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites will naturally be handed over.

Moreover, since Andinghou and Jian'anbo gave the emperor "service", Andinghou's Mansion and Jian'anbo's Mansion were even more implicated and plummeted. Although the titles of the two mansions are still there, the errands of the people in the mansion have been taken away, and one person has committed a crime, and the whole family has suffered.

He is not the only one in their Yu family, the Yu family is full of scholars, there are at least a dozen people who are officials in the court, and there is also the future of the younger generation......

Yu Bingzhong's heart sank little by little.

Cen Yin didn't ask Yu Bingzhong again, he just looked at him so fixedly.

Yu Bingzhong broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and he only felt a weakness under his feet.

Opportunities often coexist with risks.

In the risk there is opportunity, and at the same time, there is also risk in the opportunity.

However, what he didn't expect was that the risk would be so great.

Yu Bingzhong took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "Since it is the high-level commander who has seen it with his own eyes, it will not be bad if he thinks about it." ”

Mu Youjing's pupils shrank sharply, and his face was ugly, as if he had been slapped in public.

"That's good." Cen Yin smiled slightly, looked at Jiang Deshen in the queue on the other side, and shouted, "Lord Jiang." ”

Jiang Deshen stood there in despair, and until now, his thoughts were still chaotic.

It was too far from what they had expected.

Everything was going well, why did it get to this point?!

Could it be that Cen Yin deliberately set a trap, so it would have gone so smoothly before?

The more Jiang Deshen thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't understand Cen Yin's intentions.

He really didn't understand what Cen Yin wanted to do, he didn't want a justifiable reason to completely suppress the third prince!

Is it to pave the way for Mu Yan, Cen Yin?

Jiang De suppressed the doubts in his heart, tried to calm down, and thought about what else he could do for the third prince.

At this time, a minister beside Jiang Deshen quietly pulled down his sleeve, Jiang Deshen came back to his senses, and listened to Cen Yin's soft voice into his ears: "Lord Jiang is the grandfather of the third prince, I don't know if Lord Jiang is aware of the rebellion against the third prince and forged the edict, is he aware or not?" ”

Although Cen Yin's words were aimed at Jiang Deshen, Yu Bingzhong listened to it, his heart sank lower, and his scalp was numb. Cen Yin's implication is very clear, he has already convicted the three princes of conspiracy to commit rebellion.

The other courtiers also understood, looking at Mu Youjing's eyes as if they were looking at a dead man, sympathy, pity, embarrassment, ridicule, sighing, etc., all there.

"......" Jiang Deshen's eyes widened, and his heart became even more chaotic.

The answer is obvious, how can he admit it!!

To put it mildly, the Jiang family is standing in the court, and the three princes still have a little hope, once the Jiang family falls in, they will really be finished.

Jiang Deshen glanced at Mu Youjing with complicated eyes, Mu Youjing was embarrassed at the moment, his robe was still stained with the ink that had just been poured by the emperor, the five-beam crown on his head was crooked because of the struggle, a few strands of broken hair were scattered from under the crown and hat, his face was pale, and his eyes were panicked, which was like the noble and calm third prince on weekdays, but more like a criminal chamberlain.

Jiang Deshen gave Mu Youjing a complicated look, and could only say with difficulty: "Lord Cen Governor, the lower officials didn't know about it before. His voice seemed to be squeezing out between his upper and lower teeth.

"Oh." Cen Yin replied faintly, and he didn't know if he believed it.

Jiang De took a deep breath and said: "Lord Cen Du, the lower officials think that the conspiracy is very important, and it cannot be judged by the words of one person, but should be judged by evidence. ”

"Well said!" Cen Yin gently stroked his palm and said, "It should be judged by evidence, check carefully, search carefully, and see what the third prince has done in the past few days, and what people he has met......"

Jiang Deshen's pupils shrank sharply, sweating like rain, and he only felt that Cen Yin's words meant something.

The fact that he and the third prince met in the Qingming Teahouse is not without traces, and if Dongchang really wants to investigate, I am afraid that even he will be implicated, so Dongchang is afraid that he will rush into the Jiang family to investigate thoroughly!

At that time, the Jiang family will be finished!

Jiang Deshen hurriedly said: "Since the human and material evidence is complete, why do you need to investigate it again." ”

Cen Yin's slender and white fingers clicked casually on the armrest of the chair a few times, and said lightly: "It seems that Lord Jiang, as his grandfather, also thinks that the third prince has rebelled?" ”

Green tendons appeared in Jiang Deshen's neck, and he secretly hated Cen Yin for being too deceitful.

He looked at Mu Youjing again in a tangled manner, Mu Youjing looked at Jiang Deshen earnestly with a pleading look, and now only his grandfather could help him.

Jiang Deshen didn't understand Mu Youjing's eyes, but he was already in a dilemma at the moment, so he could only cut off his tail to survive and make a decision that would cause the least loss to the three princes and the Jiang family.

The big picture counts.

Jiang Deshen gritted his teeth, his gaze moved away from Mu Youjing's face, and he bowed his head and responded: "Yes, Lord Cen is very fair in dealing with it. ”

The atmosphere in the hall was more subtle.

The other ministers were silent, and no one would believe that Jiang Deshen really didn't know, in this game, Jiang Deshen and the three princes lost all the games.

Mu Youjing was like being struck by lightning, and he couldn't believe it.

Jiang Deshen's words were almost equivalent to a fatal blow to Mu Youjing, which made him feel as cold as ice.

He stared at Jiang Deshen in a daze, for more than ten years, he had always respected this grandfather and obeyed him, but at the moment of crisis, his grandfather betrayed his trust and abandoned him!

At this moment, Mu Youjing's heart was extremely disappointed and desperate, like being trapped in a cold quagmire, sinking deeper and deeper, deeper and deeper......

Cen Yin didn't care about Mu Youjing's reaction at all, looked around at the ministers, and announced lightly: "The third prince forged the edict of succession, and if he conspired against him, he will be handed over to the three divisions for trial. Take it with you. ”

"Yes, Lord Cen Governor." Yu Linwei immediately received the order.

Since the three divisions are to be tried, then of course the three princes will be imprisoned.

Jiang Deshen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, for the three princes, it is better to go to the prison than to send them to the edict prison in Dongchang, at least their lives are safe in the prison, and since they want to be tried by the three divisions, it means that before that, no one will lynch the three princes.

As for the other ministers, their expressions were even more complicated, and they were all confused in their hearts, unable to figure out Cen Yin's true intentions.

Cen Yin set up such a big bureau, obviously intending to punish the three princes, but why didn't he simply send him to the edict of Dongchang, but let the three divisions interrogate.

You Junji really misses Duanmu Xian at the moment, if Duanmu Xian, or that little girl from Duanmu's family, should be able to guess Cen Yin's intentions, right?

Under the different eyes of the ministers, Mu Youjing was dragged out of the hall by two Yulin guards.

"......" Mu Youjing came back to his senses and panicked even more.

He has been a prince since birth, living in the palace, with fine clothes and food, except for the emperor, he does not need to kneel or bend his waist to anyone, he has never suffered anything in his life, and at this moment he heard that he was going to become a prisoner of the ranks, and he couldn't accept this reality at all.

"Let go of Hongu!" Mu Youjing struggled desperately, and during the struggle, the Wuliang crown fell off his head, and his hair was messy, however, he didn't realize it, and shouted like a madwoman, "This palace is the prince, and there is an edict as proof." You can't do that to Hongu! This palace is the prince, and no one has the right to treat this palace like this except for his father! ”

Many courtiers shook their heads secretly.

If His Royal Highness the Third Prince doesn't say anything else, he really doesn't have the demeanor of a prince!

Is a person like this qualified to be the crown prince of their Dasheng, or even the future son of heaven?!

This question surfaced in everyone's hearts, and only Mu Youjing was the only one in the hall, and the hysterical voice echoed in the air, getting higher and higher, and becoming more and more sharp.

No matter how Mu Youjing scolded, Cen Yin was always as immobile as a mountain, his eyes were gloomy, and the clouds were light and breezy.

For him, Mu Youjing was insignificant, and if he didn't kill him before, it was just to keep it as a shield for Mu Yan. It's a pity that Mu Youjing has neither the ability to judge the situation nor the self-knowledge, so he has to die and can't stay.

However, Mu Youjing has the identity of a prince after all, if he disposes of it for no reason, even if he does it himself, others are afraid that they will only think of Mu Yan, thinking that it was Mu Yan who killed people with a knife, it was Mu Yan who killed people with a knife, it was Mu Yan for the throne, and for the sake of his father's grievances, he couldn't tolerate his cousins, and it would only affect Mu Yan's reputation.

He has long been notorious, and it doesn't matter if there is one more crime that makes those literati and scholars criticize him, but Ah Yan is different, Ah Yan is a person who wants to rule the world, and it is not worth being stained because of a clown like Mu Youjing.

Therefore, Cen Yin patiently came step by step, tempted step by step, and then closed the net at this time, so that Mu Youjing could not be distinguished.

This time, Mu Youjing will not only not be able to turn over, but will also be charged with rebellion, fall to the dust, and will never have the opportunity to make waves again.

"Let go of this palace, you traitors who conspire against you!"

"Cen Yin, you can't die well!"

"Father, Father......"

Mu Youjing was still roaring and shouting, but he was still dragged out of the high threshold by Yu Linwei.

Mu Youjing couldn't suppress the tremor in his voice at this moment, his tone was scattered, and his heart was chilling.

Jiang Deshen gave Mu Youjing a reassuring look and wanted to tell him that he would find a way, but Mu Youjing had long been desperate for him and didn't look at him at all.

Jiang Deshen was anxious, but he was helpless, Cen Yin was still staring at it, he would only say a lot of mistakes at this time.

Mu Youjing's hoarse shouts faded away.

The ministers were silent, and no one spoke. Most people feel that since Cen Yin dares to let the three divisions interrogate openly, then the three princes are afraid that they are not so innocent......

And Yu Bingzhong, what role does he play in this matter?

Several eyes quietly fell on Yu Bingzhong, who was sweating like rain, with thoughts in his eyes.

Obviously, there were several ice basins in the hall, but everyone felt that the air was very hot, as if something was pressing on their hearts, and they couldn't breathe.

Wen Yongju slumped to the ground, looking at the direction Mu Youjing left, unable to move.

Wen Yong's heart was like a drum, he was afraid and afraid, his mind was in chaos, and the scene that had just happened flashed repeatedly in his mind, and he still had a feeling of being like a dream.

Cen Yin was so bold!

The third prince is the bloodline of the Son of Heaven, the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, Cen Yin actually said that he would take it down, and he said that if he closed the prison, he would close the prison.

Is he crazy?!

(End of chapter)