After the fourth prince received the holy decree, he took his own carriage to the capital, but the emperor did not say anything specific, only asked him to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

I was thinking all the way, and the time passed quickly.

Return to the house in the capital, change into your court clothes and enter the palace to meet you.

When the emperor learned that the four princes had entered the palace, he did not let him be in the main hall, but chose a side hall and set up the meal.

When the emperor heard the voice of the eunuch outside, he knew he was coming. "Coming back?"

"Knock on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." There was a hint of a smile on the corner of the fourth prince's mouth, and when he looked up, he could see the admiration and reverence for the emperor in his eyes.

"Get up, you're still the same, fourth." The emperor's smile is kind, except for those shrewd and deep eyes, he is completely a kind uncle.

Seeing that the emperor was like this, the fourth prince also changed his name and stood up.

"My father summoned my sons, I don't know what it is?" You have to be what the emperor wants you to be.

"Come, sit, we haven't eaten together in a long time." The emperor motioned for him to sit down, and his smiling eyes couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Yes."

In this way, the two sat down and began to eat. Food is silent, royal rules have always been like this.

Until the emperor put down his chopsticks and waved his hand to signal the palace maids and eunuchs who served the meal to retreat.

The fourth prince then put down the chopsticks, this meal is really tasteless, and the taste is the same as chewing wax.

The emperor took a sip of tea, "A while ago, you went to Yanzhou to open a shop?" ”

The fourth prince smiled. "I really can't hide anything from your insight, just add some inputs." It was common for officials to have their own shops in the imperial court, and the emperor did not object to it, knowing that those people could not support such a large group of people.

The emperor was not in a hurry, put down the tea cup in his hand, and picked up the lid on the dish that had not been opened.

When the four princes saw it, it was the secret medicine! "Father, what is this? Flour? ”

The surprise on the face of the fourth prince was just right, and it didn't seem to be fake.

"Some people make addictive secret drugs similar to cold food powder, mix them with food and sell them to get money." The emperor's voice was faint, and he couldn't hear his emotions.

"This, this is a forbidden thing, who is so bold!" The fourth prince was shocked.

"This is from the shop you opened." The emperor blew the tea, took another sip, and left a fragrance on his teeth and cheeks.

The fourth prince Huo Ran got up and knelt on the ground, "Father, how is this possible, it is impossible for the sons and daughters to do such a thing for the people." ”

The emperor didn't speak, only lowered his eyes and tasted tea.

The dining room was quiet for a while, and the fourth prince secretly scolded Su Bowen and his wife for being nosy and making trouble for themselves.

But at this moment, he resolutely can't admit it, and he pretends to be sincerely afraid, and His Majesty has wronged his sons.

"Father, my son's trip to Yanzhou is just to inspect the local customs and people's conditions, to see how Yanzhou City is governed by the Su family, and there is no selfishness, please Father Mingjian." The fourth prince had pathos in his eyes, as if he was wronged because he was suspected.

"Father, someone must have framed his son! The son was wronged. How did this thing appear and what it did, Erchen didn't know, and how to use it for production. "The four princes have relatives on their faces, and they look like upright and square gentlemen.

"Then what have you found?" Although it was a question, the meaning expressed on his face really didn't care, as if he just followed the words of the fourth prince casually.

"Father Emperor Mingjian, after the son went to open a shop, he saw that Yanzhou was in good order under the governance of Xinchengshou, and it could not be said that it was peaceful and harmonious."

"I know, you go back first, stay at home." The emperor didn't say whether he believed it or not, sighed and asked the fourth prince to go home directly.

There is no basis for words, and such a thing will not be considered evidence.

As a result, within two days, the things found out in Yanzhou arrived, and this box of powder, even if someone wanted to frame it, would not move so many of them in, and there were many pastries mixed with this powder.

The emperor helped his forehead, which ......

secretly summoned the secret guard into the palace, "Go and check on the four princes." ”

"Yes." The Dark Guard dodged out, silent.

"The things should have been delivered, and I don't know if Your Majesty can punish the four princes." Shen Baiqing sighed, really hoping that the fourth prince would not end well.

"No matter how the fourth prince justifies, the emperor has read the secret report, and the seeds of doubt have been planted in his heart, and when he sees what we sent, he will definitely be suspicious and find someone to investigate." Su Bowen was not worried.

"The emperor will take a look, and the secrets in his depths will definitely be dug out." Shen Baiqing snorted, it can be seen from this incident that the hands of the fourth prince are not clean, if you want to investigate, you will definitely find something.

"That's right."

Capital.

The fourth prince was placed under house arrest in disguise in the palace for a few days, and the palace guards returned the results of the investigation in the side hall.

"Back to the emperor, my subordinates took a few subordinates to investigate along the tracks of the four princes on weekdays, and followed up on a barren mountain." The dark guard looked solemn. "I found that there was a training inside, it was not an ordinary guard, it was heavily guarded, and the subordinates couldn't get too close, but according to the grain, grass and food transported in and out, there were a lot of people inside."

"The subordinates didn't investigate deeply, and there are many masters in it, I'm afraid that the fourth prince wants to ...... Rebel! ”

"Bastard thing!" The emperor threw down the fold in his hand and laughed angrily, "Okay, I don't know if I don't check, but there is really a big secret hidden." ”

It is estimated that the secret medicine is to buy grain and grass, and this illegal profit is a trivial matter compared to raising an army to rebel.

"Wear Su Zhiyuan into the palace." The emperor rubbed his eyebrows.

Su Zhiyuan was summoned to the palace. "See His Majesty the Emperor."

"Let's ...... up"

Observing the emperor's frowning eyebrows, "I don't know what Your Majesty is worried about." ”

"I found out that the fourth prince was training private soldiers, buying grain and grass, and intending to rebel! What is Su Aiqing's opinion? Every time he thought about it, the emperor was furious.

"The emperor is a little restless, now the country is stable, the prosperity is peaceful, and the people believe that His Majesty has governed properly, and the four princes will not be supported by the people even if they raise troops at this time." Su Zhiyuan appeased and slapped another wave of sycophants.

"If the fourth prince sends troops at this time, the odds of victory are not great, and we will also startle the snake, I am afraid that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry, and it will not be good if he wants to fight to the death." Su Zhiyuan calmly analyzed.

"In Aiqing's opinion?"

"The minister thinks that for the time being, don't want the four princes, since we already know the tricks of the four princes, we can only block it secretly and slowly reduce their power."

"For the four princes, there is no need to kill them all at present."

The Emperor bowed his head and pondered, "This can only be done first." ”

"I will also secretly stop the spread and expansion of the power of the four princes." Su Zhiyuan saluted, and the emperor asked him to step down.