Chapter 325: This is a frame-up
As soon as Yuan Yao entered the hall, he only saw the emperor sitting, Mu Chaoyu on the side, and Li Yun also standing under the hall, as soon as he raised his hand to salute, a cup fell to his feet with a snap, and the scum splashed everywhere, Yuan Yao was directly frightened and took a step back, looking at it in horror: "Father? ”
The emperor looked angry, pointed at him and scolded: "You have done a good thing yourself! ”
Yuan Yao was confused: "Erchen... The son didn't understand, so he asked his father to make it clear. ”
The emperor was not angry: "Li Yun, you tell him!" ”
Li Yun made a gesture: "Your Highness, the murderer of Emperor Rongli has been tried. ”
Yuan Yao hurriedly asked, "Who is the one who instigated it?" ”
Li Yun coughed lightly uncomfortably: "Yes, it's Lord Lin Yulin." ”
Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment, and said suddenly: "How is it possible?" Is there a mistake? Why would he do it?! ”
Mu Chaoyu chuckled: "That's what I said!" He's just a little Shangshu, and he has no grudges with me in the past, why did he do this? There's no reason for him to take any chances! ”
Yuan Yao looked at Mu Chaoyu, then turned his head to look at his angry father, and finally reacted, his face changed, and he fell to his knees: "Father!" Are you suspicious? The retainers are wronged! Maybe it's a mistake! Perhaps, someone planted the blame! Father, please be aware of it! ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Li Yun: "How did you try the case?" Is there conclusive evidence? Why do you insist that it's Lin Yu?! ”
Li Yun hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the officials don't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of big thing, those two people are dead soldiers, and they refuse to confess after all the torture, or Emperor Rongli went today with a secret medicine that makes people unable to ask for death, so he pry open his mouth, and later asked carefully, and the confession has been presented to the emperor." ”
"What does that mean?" Yuan Yao said angrily: "What if these people were originally sent to slander him and blame me by the way?" ”
"However, Lord Lin Yu has already committed suicide in fear of sin."
Yuan Yao's eyes widened: "What did you say?!" ”
"When the subordinates took people to the Lin Mansion, Lord Lin had already hanged himself, and the officers and soldiers had searched the whole mansion and found Lord Lin Yu's suicide note."
"Suicide note? What was said? Yuan Yao asked hurriedly.
"The above confessed that he sent someone to assassinate Emperor Rongli, and said that it was because of the frequent wars between the two countries, and the officers and soldiers of Dashuo suffered countless casualties, and he couldn't accept it and just negotiated peace, so he did a foolish thing, and he did things alone, and he was willing to apologize with death!"
Yuan Yao obviously didn't believe it: "What about the faith? Where is the faith? ”
The emperor picked it up from the table and threw it down: "What else do you have to say?" ”
Yuan Yao hurriedly picked it up, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, because ...... This is indeed Lin Yu's handwriting, but for him as a person, the handwriting can't be better understood, he can get to this position today, all by himself, he doesn't have much talent, let alone bold, he dares to assassinate the emperor of Southern Xinjiang? He didn't believe it!
However, now there are testimonies, and there are suicide notes written in black and white, and people are also dead, so it's useless to say anything in vain! Not convincing at all!
Yuan Yao's mind turned quickly, and after finally weighing the pros and cons, he decisively knelt down and said: "Father, Lin Yu is indeed Erchen's brother-in-law, and Erchen also understands him, this matter is really strange, and the reason he said is not justified at all!" Erchen still felt that he must have been wronged, and this suicide note was either copied by someone, or forced him to write it and kill him again! ”
The emperor got up and walked down with his hands in his hands: "This solid evidence is in front of you, and you still have a defense, so you should also come up with evidence!" There is no evidence, don't say that I can't believe it, do you think you can give Emperor Rongli an explanation in this way? ”
Yuan Yao kowtowed: "Erchen, let's go check!" We must find out! "After that, he got up and left the palace, this crime can't be easily admitted! This is not a question of whether he wants to exonerate Lin Yu, but as long as Lin Yu's charges are confirmed, he will definitely be implicated like today!
Everyone knows their relationship, no one instructs, just like Mu Chaoyu said, who would believe that he would assassinate the emperor as a Shangshu?
At that time, this matter will not disappear with Lin Yu's death, but will spread to himself, after all... He advocated war, which coincided with the assassination, which directly affected his father's attitude towards him!
So no matter what, he wants to find out who is planting the blame and going against him! As soon as he returned home, he immediately asked people to find Ji Zongying and Ji Mo, and when Ji Mo heard about it, he clapped his hand and said: "Except for the third prince, there can be no one else!" ”
Yuan Yao frowned: "This palace also thinks so, but he is about to marry the princess of Southern Xinjiang, this Southern Xinjiang can be regarded as a help for him, why should he do this?" ”
Ji Mo took a sip of tea: "Your Highness, don't you know about the Third Prince?" When did he play his cards according to common sense? Besides, he didn't let Mu Chaoyu be killed, but he was injured and couldn't die, and he could still make him and the emperor angry with His Royal Highness, wouldn't this help help him even harder at that time? ”
Ji Zongying also nodded: "The old minister also thinks so, except for the third prince, others really don't have the guts, and they don't have that reason to do this!" ”
Yuan Yao slapped the table fiercely: "This Yuan Ling!" It's getting more and more excessive! The intention of wanting to bring down this palace has been revealed, and this palace must no longer tolerate him indifferently! ”
"It's really better to suppress him as soon as possible, otherwise when he gets married, I'm afraid that he will be even more arrogant, and with his insidious calculations, I don't know how many stumbling blocks he will secretly put on us."
Yuan Yao took a deep breath: "But it's not easy to investigate this matter now!" Ji Mo, this palace will be handed over to you, be sure to find out as soon as possible! It is also good for my father to dispel his suspicions about this palace. ”
Ji Mo got up and said, "Xia Guan understands, let's go." ”
As soon as the two of them went out, a woman suddenly rushed in, crying and throwing herself into Yuan Yao's arms: "Your Highness! Please be sure to call the shots for my brother! He died so unjustly! "This person is none other than the crown princess Lin Qianyu.
Yuan Yao patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the palace has already sent someone to investigate, once the murderer of him is found, he will definitely avenge him!" ”
And at this time, a small figure also staggered in and hugged Yuan Yao's leg: "Daddy, play!" ”
Xiao Su'er is just over seven months old, very smart, and in good health, she can already walk staggeringly, Xu Yan accompanies her every day, takes care of her meticulously, and teaches her to speak early, which is very pleasant.
As soon as Yuan Yao looked down and saw Xiao Su'er, he was about to bend down to hug him, but Lin Qianyu, who was in Yuan Yao's arms, raised his hand and pulled it: "Go to the side!" Why is the child not optimistic? ”
Xu Yan in the back heard this sentence as soon as she came over, her face immediately changed, and she strode over and picked up the child: "I'm really sorry, the child just wants to come to Daddy." ”
Yuan Yao patted Xiao Su'er's cheek: "It's okay, Yu'er's younger brother just had an accident, she is in a bad mood, she didn't mean to, you can take the child down first!" ”
Xu Yan's face softened a little: "Then please mourn my sister, the concubine will take the child down first." ”
As soon as Ji Mo came out of the prince's mansion, Ji Zongying stopped in front of the sedan chair: "How are you going to check?" ”
Ji Mo smiled: "Teacher, don't you forget, the prince's side, but there are still us!" ”
Ji Zongying twisted her eyebrows and thought for a while before she suddenly realized: "You mean the younger brother of Wudutong who changed his name and surname?" ”
Ji Mo nodded: "Since the third prince has done this, he must have planned very carefully, and it must not be so easy to find flaws and evidence, so he can only find some things for him first, and see if he can gain something, if it can really be confirmed that the third prince did it this time, then he will naturally fail to marry the princess of southern Xinjiang, and the emperor will be angry, and it will be difficult for him to turn over and fight against the prince." ”
Ji Zongying patted him on the shoulder: "You have always been smart and know how to do it, so go quickly!" ”
Ji Mo didn't go directly to Wu Yuan's house to visit, but found someone to send a post, about a secluded teahouse after all, and sure enough, Wu Yuan came before half an hour.
As soon as he entered the private room, Wu Yuan arched his hand and said, "My lord." ”
Ji Mo smiled kindly: "What are the two of us polite?" Sit down! ”
Wu Yuan lifted the hem of his clothes and sat down: "Since the adults returned to Beijing, Wu Yuan has not had the right time to place them, Lord Ji doesn't blame him, right?" ”
"What are these words? You have a special status now, and it is indeed inconvenient to meet more often, of course this official knows that there is something to find you this time. ”
Wu Yuan lowered his head and took a sip of tea, hiding the indifference in his eyes: "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”
Ji Mo sighed: "The assassination of the emperor of Southern Xinjiang was found out today, and he said that it was the prince's brother-in-law Lin Yu, who was the mastermind, the key is that Lin Yu also left a suicide note and committed suicide in fear of crime, and now the prince can't say it clearly!" ”
Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Really? Then Lord Lin would do such a thing? ”
Ji Mo shook his head: "Of course it's impossible!" So this official is looking for you to investigate this matter now! ”
"So, then why kill yourself? What is written in the suicide note? ”
"It was obviously harmed, and the suicide note was made by himself in a moment of confusion, but the prince felt that he was forced to write it."
Wu Yuan's eyes flashed: "Since this is the case, whether it is Lord Lin or not, he did it himself, he has admitted it, and the prince doesn't have to worry about it, right?" ”
"How can it be as simple as you think? Even if he bears the suicide note himself, the emperor will suspect the crown prince. ”
Wu Yuan pretended not to know: "Then since someone else framed him, why did he force Lord Lin to write a suicide note, and he also wrote that he did it himself?" Wouldn't it be better to let him identify His Royal Highness the Crown Prince directly? ”
"That's where the opponent comes in." Ji Mo sighed: "Writing like this, anyone will think of the prince's side, after all, his identity is limited, and he has a close relationship with the prince, so the prince can't say clearly!" If the prince is really identified in the suicide note, it will not be convincing, no one will believe that since he has committed suicide and confessed to the prince in one more move, he will be suspected of being a false accusation at that time! ”
Wu Yuan said slowly: "I see, ...... so"
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