The Heyang defenders were just nobodies, and they were already trembling when they entered the palace ban, and when they learned that they were going to face the saint back, they were even more at a loss, and they were sincerely afraid.

Led in by the Three Jewels, the defenders hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed.

After Yuan Hong's instructions, Sanbao spoke: "You quickly tell Your Majesty, King Rencheng, and Princess Pengcheng what happened in Heyang to know the truth. ”

The defender didn't dare to raise his head, but still crouched on the ground, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the king of Rencheng, the princess of Pengcheng, and the right son of the abolished prince, Zheng Qiao, yesterday... Yesterday morning in... hanged himself in a forbidden place..."

Seeing that Yuanhong was silent, Rencheng Wang Yuancheng opened his mouth: "You were sent by the army to report to Your Majesty?" ”

The defenders were not ordered to come, but when they heard Yuan Cheng's words, they became more and more frightened in their hearts, and they didn't dare to speak out.

Seeing this, Sanbao hurriedly leaned over and said to the defender: "Let the king of the city inquire about it, if you have anything to say, you can say it directly." ”

The man hurriedly kowtowed again, and replied, "Your Majesty, the king of Rencheng and the princess forgive their sins... It's not the leader who instructed the villain to come..."

Before this person could say anything, Yuan Yu said: "If you come here without the permission of the leader, you are overstepping the rules, and you should be responsible for setting an example!" ”

The defender was already walking on thin ice, and when he heard Yuanyu's words, his face was as pale as earth, and he kowtowed again and again to ask for forgiveness.

Seeing his appearance, Yuan Hong looked at Yuan Yu sharply, and then turned his head to the defender and said: "Since it was not instructed by the leader, you must have another hidden story when you risked your life to enter the Beijing newspaper... You get up and talk back, what happened in Hayang? ”

After receiving the emperor's instructions, and being helped up by the three treasures, the defenders knew what happened in Heyang to everyone.

It turned out that the abolition of the prince Yuan Sui was a few days after the law, and the right son Zheng Qiao gave birth to a son, although he was blessed with the grace of the saint and pardoned his mother and son for the death penalty, but Yuan Sui committed the crime of Zhulian, so Zheng Qiao's mother and son were still confined in the residence of Heyang.

Seeing that Yuan Sui was dead, the leading army of Heyang no longer needed to care about Zheng Qiao's mother and son, and they were all small and small in terms of food and clothing, and they did their best to resist the cold. That's the case, Zheng Qiao is also dedicated to raising her young son, devout to Buddhism, and has no complaints.

Unexpectedly, the leader coveted Zheng Qiao's beauty, and borrowed wine to strengthen his courage and forcibly defiled it. Zheng Qiao grew up in a famous family, and he was also a high-minded and arrogant person, so he was unwilling to suffer this humiliation, so he hanged himself with hatred.

After listening to the words of the defenders, Yuan Hong's face was already dark. Seeing this, Yuan Cheng opened his mouth and asked, "Where are Zheng Qiao's bones now?" Where is the young son? ”

The defender hurriedly replied: "The leader was afraid of disaster, so he asked the villain to bury the right son hastily, and instructed the villain not to leak the matter." The villain was timid and afraid, but because Xuanhong begged bitterly, he couldn't bear it, so he came to report... The villain is guilty, Your Majesty spares his life! ”

Yuan Hong waved his hand and said sharply: "Although Zi Xian's crime is unforgivable, Zheng Qiao is what I mean... This man is so bold that he commits the following crimes, and his crimes deserve to be punished! ”

Looking at the three treasures, Yuan Hong continued: "Jiang Yinqi hurried to Heyang to take down that madman and hand it over to Tingwei for interrogation!" ”

Sanbao was about to retreat in response, only to see the defender bow down again, and said, "Your Majesty, Xuanhong gave the villain a letter, saying that when the right widow was dying, there was a letter forwarded to Zuo Zhaoyi. Between the words, he took out the letter from his bosom and presented it to the Three Jewels with both hands.

After receiving the letter forwarded by the three treasures, Yuan Hong read it carefully, and then locked his eyebrows, but did not speak. The room was silent for a while, and even Yuan Yu didn't dare to make a sound.

After a dozen snaps of his fingers, Yuan Hong opened his mouth: "Order Jiang Yinqi to bring the son of Zi Sui back to Beijing..."

In the Yonghe Palace, He held Zheng Qiao's suicide note, and tears fell like rain.

Wang handed the Jinpa to Yu He and comforted: "Zuo Zhaoyi, Zheng Xiaoniang must not want to see you so sad in the sky. ”

He choked and said: "Buckwheat is also a hard-working person, and it was not his heart's wish to be sent to the prince's mansion by his father that day, and now he has ended up like this..."

Sighing lightly, Wang said: "Everything is fate, maybe it is the will of heaven..."

Looking at He, Wang asked: "Little lady Zheng begs you to raise her young son, what is Zuo Zhaoyi's plan?" ”

He wiped away his tears and said, "The child is innocent, in the end, he is connected to His Majesty's blood, how can I ignore it?" It is a great crime to abolish the crown prince only, and I should ask Your Majesty to show you that it can be decided. ”

Wang said: "Now that the matter after the establishment is unresolved, Changxia Hall is eyeing the tiger, raising the heirs of the abolished prince is not a child's play, Zuo Zhaoyi should think twice." ”

He smiled bitterly and said, "If it weren't for Your Majesty's ambition, I would rather hide each other between the mountains and rivers." ”

Wang said: "Everyone has their own life, Zuo Zhaoyi still remembers the words of the sweeping monk of the White Horse Temple that Mrs. Lin said that day?" ”

He gave birth to Yuan Shu, his mother Che Shi entered the palace to visit, Dao He was born when there was a white snake under the bed, at that time there was a White Horse Temple sweeping monk had said that He was unspeakably expensive, and would be located on top of tens of millions of people.

He said lightly: "The constant of the way of heaven, the always of knowing life, let the reason of nature, no need to worry!" ”

Let's say that Jiang Yinqi rushed all the way to Heyang and detained the leading army in prison. The leader knew that the death penalty was inevitable, so he knelt down and begged Jiang Yinqi, saying that there was a secret report to the emperor, in order to atone for the crime.

got a reply from the capital, and when Jiang Yinqi detained the leader to Luoyang, it was already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month.

In the Chengqian Palace, Yuan Hong sat in the middle, and Rencheng Wang Yuancheng, Xianyang Wang Yuanxi and Pengcheng Wang Yuanxian knelt on both sides.

Yuan Hong looked solemn and said: "I personally interrogated Qiu Fengyang, the leader of Heyang this morning, and in order to protect himself, he reported Li Biao to me, saying that the correspondence between Zi Sui and Yuan Long was not intercepted by the Heyang defenders, but Li Biao ordered him to make perjury to frame Zi Sui!" ”

Yuan Hong's words shocked everyone. Yuan Cheng opened his mouth first: "Your Majesty, Li Biao, as a close minister of His Majesty, why did he frame the abolished prince for no reason?" Is what this man says true? ”

Yuan Hong said: "Jiang Yinqi has taken down all his wives and daughters, brothers, sons and nephews, and he doesn't dare to deceive him." ”

Everyone in the government and the opposition knows that Li Biao has been promoted by Li Chong and has today's honor, and the two can be described as intimate and dead. Hearing Yuanhong's words, Yuan Xi hurriedly spoke: "Li Biao is valued by His Majesty as a minister of his heart, and it has nothing to do with whether the abolished prince survives or not, so why should he be framed?" ”

Yuan Xian, who was on the side, shook his head and said, "Second brother, having said that, people's hearts are unpredictable... This Qiu Fengyang is just a small leader, if he doesn't have real evidence, how dare he blame Li Biao? ”

Yuan Xi was about to argue, when he heard Yuan Hong's voice: "I have announced that Li Biao is confronted in person, and now it is time to enter the palace." ”

Yuan Hong's voice was about to fall, and he saw that Sanbao had led Li Biao in.

Li Biao didn't know why the emperor summoned him to the palace to meet him, and at this time, seeing that the kings were also in the palace and everyone was solemn, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

Kneeling on the ground, Li Biao said: "The ministers see Your Majesty, the princes, I don't know what Your Majesty's edicts and ministers have to order?" ”

Yuan Hong did not signal Li Biao to get up, but said, "Can the secretary know Qiu Fengyang?" ”

Li Biao's heart tightened when he heard this, and he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Qiu Fengyang is the leader of Heyang, and the ministers have traveled back and forth to Heyang many times during the abolition of the prince's captivity, so I know him. ”

Yuan Hong said: "What can Qiu Fengyang have with you?" ”

Li Biao didn't know why the emperor had such a question, although he was suspicious, he didn't dare to be half lazy, and said busily: "There is no festival... Your Majesty, the minister has no contact with Qiu Fengyang, so he is not familiar with him. ”

Yuan Hong said: "If you are not familiar with each other and have no festivals, then this person has no motive to frame you..."

Suddenly, Yuan Hong said sharply: "Bold Li Biao, you deceived the king and blamed the troublemaker, and you didn't recruit it from the truth!" ”

Hearing Yuanhong's words, Li Biao was shocked, kowtowed again and again, and shouted to the sky.

Seeing Li Biao's appearance, Yuan Hong waved his hand and motioned for Sanbao to bring Qiu Fengyang to the main hall to face the case at the three heads. When Li Biao and Qiu Fengyang looked at each other, they knew that the general trend had gone, so they told all the things about Right Zhaoyi Li ordering him to frame the abolished prince.

Li Biao was full of tears and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is worthy of His Majesty's love, and he regrets it, and the minister is guilty!" ”

Yuan Hong was angry: "I trust you so much!" You have been an official in the imperial history of the middle of the Cheng and Du Zhi Shangshu, but you didn't expect that your desires were difficult to fill, and you actually framed for your own selfish desires. ”

Turning his head to Sanbao, Yuan Hong said again: "Jiang Yinqi imprisoned him in the stone room and handed him over to Tingwei for interrogation!" ”

Without waiting for Sanbao to answer, Yuan Cheng spoke: "Your Majesty, the matter involves the abolition of the crown prince and the reputation of the royal family, and Your Majesty cannot hand it over to the court lieutenant for interrogation. ”

Hearing Yuan Cheng's words, Yuan Hongfang eased his mind, thought for a while, and Yuan Hong said: "Imprisoned Li Biao in the stone room, regret your mistakes... His wife and children were repatriated to their hometowns and were not allowed to stay in Beijing. ”

Looking around at everyone, Yuan Hong then said to Sanbao: "Go to Changxia Hall and bring the Li family for questioning!" ”