On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Dali Temple interrogated a person, causing an uproar in Beijing.

The major assassination case in the palace jointly tried by Sheng Wang Chai Yansheng, Right Prime Minister Cheng Wujie, Zongzheng Temple Chai Xuming and Dali Temple Qing Jin Yiyun was directly arraigned for the trial of the fourth prince Chai Yantan!

According to reliable sources, Chai Yantan stayed in Dali Temple for a whole day, and although he was calm when he came out, he could still see that his spirit was a little haggard. Before everyone came to a reason, two days later, Dali Temple invited Li Xiran, the left minister!

Li Xiran, who had been in Dali Temple for a long time, was full of anger when he came out, and when he returned home, he tied up three stewards and sent them to Dali Temple, but the three never came out. This is not clear to tell everyone, the descendants of the Zuo Xiang family are also involved in the big case? Zuo Xiang is the uncle of the second prince, and he is involved, does it mean that the second prince is also involved?

Does this mean that only the eldest prince is innocent? But the reaction of the eldest prince was also very unusual, he was locked in his house all day, not going out or seeing guests.

Two days later, King Sheng and the right phase entered the palace to face the saint. The two stayed in the main hall of Yishou Palace for two hours before coming out, and then Emperor Jianlong stayed in the palace until the palm lamp was ten ten, and went to Cining Palace without passing on the meal, and the mother and son of the heavenly family talked secretly for a long time.

The civil and military forces in the court smelled an unusual breath, so whether they were facing up or down, everyone was honest like rabbits, and the atmosphere was silent, and the imperial historians who couldn't feel the direction of the wind were as quiet as chickens.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lights in the capital are still like day, and the palace is full of lanterns reflecting the moon, heaven and earth. Emperor Jianlong took the concubines in the palace, the princes, and the princesses to enjoy the lights together, laughing and laughing.

It's just a person who can see that Emperor Jianlong's smile is not up to the bottom of his eyes, and the queen mother also lowers her eyebrows, and the queen does not speak, and the atmosphere is very embarrassing. Everyone present was apprehensive in their hearts, for fear that they would incur trouble for their own actions.

When the moon turned west, the sky suddenly picked up a wind. Emperor Jianlong's eyes straightened as he stared at the swaying dragon lantern, and the atmosphere was weird to the peak, that is, the three-year-old Eighth Emperor was lying in the arms of his nursing mother, and he didn't dare to say a word. At this time, everyone couldn't help but look at King Sheng, but his 10,000-year-old iceberg face really made people unable to see any emotion.

Emperor Jianlong finally spoke, "I have been on the throne for twenty-four years, and I am the longest-reigning emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty. In the past 24 years, I have worked diligently for the whole world of the Great Zhou, and I dare not relax for a moment, hoping that the people of the Great Zhou can live and work in peace and contentment, and the children of the world can share peace. Now that it has finally become prosperous, I am very happy. ”

After Emperor Jianlong finished speaking, all the princes immediately took the lead in saluting and praising Emperor Jianlong's merits.

Emperor Jianlong didn't shout either, and continued, "I Shengming? Long live me? I'm only fifty years old now, and I'm still far from long live, and you feel that I've lived too long, and you want me to die, so you can take my place! ”

"What a good son of mine!" Emperor Jianlong threw the luminous cup on the ground, and the split cup flashed with a little cold light, which made people's hearts furious.

The people in one place didn't dare to come out, and they all wanted to know which one Emperor Jianlong was referring to by this "good son".

"In the Garden of Beasts, all four of you were injured to protect me, and I was distressed and relieved at the time, thinking that all my sons were good, and all of them were exemplary sons of man in the world!" Emperor Jianlong gasped and said, "But who knows, there are some of you who have wolf ambitions to kill your father and kill the king, intending to replace him!" I'll give you one last chance, and if you stand up now, I'll be able to do it lightly. ”

At this time, everyone in the palace peeked at the four princes. This is fatal, when did the third prince finish his work, he only interrogated the fourth prince, does this mean that the fourth prince did it?

But the fourth prince knelt on the ground honestly and didn't stand up.

Emperor Jianlong looked at the four sons who were kneeling on the ground neatly, and nodded, "Chai Yansheng." ”

"The son is here." The third prince straightened up.

"Tell me, tell me what that beast has done!"

"Yes!" The third master said loudly, "On the tenth day of the lunar month, someone secretly sent someone to collude with Lu Gui, the eunuch supervisor of the Hundred Beasts Garden, and Sang Qing, the major general of the prison guard, to take advantage of the opportunity to transport food to the Hundred Beasts Garden, and smuggled in a batch of weapons, which were hidden in the White Tiger Mountain and the Cold Palace respectively. On the twentieth day of the lunar month, fifteen more people secretly infiltrated the palace and lurked, and on the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, they were assassinated in the garden of beasts. The person who planned this matter was the eldest prince - Chai Yanchang! ”

Concubine De's face was discolored, and the eldest prince Chai Yanchang was struck by lightning. The mother and son knelt and climbed a few steps out of the ranks, shouting that they were wronged.

Everyone present couldn't touch Emperor Jianlong's thoughts, and no one dared to intercede for the eldest prince. In the cold wind of early spring, the voices of the two of them drifted away with the wind, and they couldn't stir up a wave at all.

Emperor Jianlong stood up, "I have wronged you or not, you know it yourself." ”

Chai Yanchang knelt and climbed a few steps to the feet of Emperor Jianlong, touched the ground and said loudly, "Erchen is wronged, Erchen is selfish, but Erchen is just jealous that the third brother is reused by his father, and he doesn't dare to hurt the holy driver even if he dies." Please see your father, please see your father......"

"Selfishness? Eat one's heart out? Emperor Jianlong kicked Chai Yanchang away, "Your third brother has been running around for the country and the people for several months, and what he got was not the appreciation and care of your father and eldest brother, but jealousy?" You are truly my good son! Come on, take this beast to Dali Temple, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Zongzheng Temple will be tried together, and this case will definitely be investigated by me! ”

Chai Yanchang's angry cries gradually faded away, and only the sound of the wind and the cry of Concubine De remained in the imperial garden. Emperor Jianlong lowered his eyes and looked at Concubine De, who was sitting on the ground, and said softly, "Concubine De has been thinking about it behind closed doors since she was right away. ”

After Concubine De was also dragged down, there was only wind left in the imperial garden.

Emperor Jianlong sat on the dragon chair dejectedly, looked at the shadows of the trees on the ground and sighed, wanted to say a few words but was not in the mood, only waved his hand to let everyone disperse.

When Concubine Hua retreated to the gate of the imperial garden, she whispered to her son, "Since the matter is over, it is good to rest in the mansion, don't burn your body." ”

"Yes." The third master said in a low voice, "The concubine should also be careful these days. ”

The eldest prince was detained, Concubine De was imprisoned, and there will be constant ups and downs in the palace and the previous dynasty, Hua Concubine nodded. The mother and son didn't talk much, so they separated, Hua Concubine returned to Chonghua Palace, and the third master stayed outside the imperial garden.

Guarding outside the Imperial Garden with him were the Second and Fourth Princes. At this time, the second prince was comfortable and sad in his heart, but the fourth prince was flustered, he couldn't help but lean over to the third master and asked in a low voice, "Third brother......

The third master's phoenix eyes were only nailed to the moon gate of the imperial garden, "Don't ask me, I told my father everything I should say." ”

"That'...... What shouldn't be said? The fourth prince asked worriedly. In Dali Temple, in front of the right minister and the third child, he personally admitted that he had known that the eldest prince had made small moves, and even made some small moves to fish in troubled waters...... Does my father know? If he didn't say anything, would he take the initiative to admit his mistake or pretend that he didn't do anything?

The third master retracted his gaze and asked, "What shouldn't you say?" ”

The fourth prince was speechless, secretly scolding the third child for not being a thing.

When Emperor Jianlong came out of the imperial garden, his eyes swept over the three sons who were still waiting one by one, and Emperor Jianlong only said to the third son, "Yan Sheng has worked hard to try the case for many days, go back to the house and rest for a few days, and when you are rested, I still have a mess of things waiting for you to do." ”

The third master said yes.

"Let's disperse." After speaking, Emperor Jianlong held Dexi's hand and walked away slowly.

The second prince, Chai Yanyi, looked at his father's slightly hunched back and slow steps, and squinted his eyes.