After Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao left the prison of the Criminal Department, they were secretly arranged by Tan Lun to live in a small courtyard.

The place is not very spacious, but it is absolutely quiet and safe. Qin Tai's identity is a bit special, he is neither a prisoner nor an official, he can't enjoy the preferential treatment of the imperial court, and he can't be directly imprisoned, so he was arranged into this place.

It is said that this place once imprisoned a prince who had made a small mistake, and for some reason the emperor at that time did not put this prince in the clan palace or prison, but in such a small place.

Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao are no longer surprised, with many years of experience in solving cases and rich experience in officialdom, they can guess nine times out of ten.

This prince may have said something that should not be said, offending the emperor at that time or someone whom the emperor valued.

But these words can't directly convict this prince, or they can't say this reason to the outside world, so they didn't go through the prescribed procedures.

But this prince must have made the emperor at that time very angry, and he was unwilling to let this prince go like this, so some people suggested that this prince be locked up in this place.

The person who came up with the idea was definitely not the minister of the court or the concubine of the harem, because the minister of the court would not come up with such a bad idea that did not conform to the etiquette law, and the concubines would not be so vicious and far-sighted.

The only people who can come up with such a vicious, subordinate, and unruly idea to deal with a prince with the highest rank of the emperor's relatives and relatives, and who can make the emperor obey his words, are only the eunuchs around the emperor.

Emperor Longqing though

"The roots of the ears are soft", but they would never treat a relative like this. Besides, over the years, I haven't heard that Emperor Longqing has summoned princes from all over the world to return to Beijing to celebrate the festival together.

These princes each have their own fiefs, and they are not allowed to leave their fiefs without the emperor's order, nor are they allowed to have contact in private, otherwise they will seek their own death.

Emperor Longqing did not give an order, so these princes did not dare to come to the capital privately, let alone offend Emperor Longqing in public.

Since it was not in the hands of Emperor Longqing, it was very likely that it happened in the previous dynasty, either during the period of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde or the period of Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing.

Although Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was relatively close to Qin Tai and Zhanxiao's era, Qin Tai didn't think that Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi would do it.

Because the prince here has been locked up for a lot of time, at least for several years. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was a rather short-tempered emperor, and he was a person who was bound to take revenge.

Back then, he wanted to enter the palace as the queen mother for his biological mother, and he did not hesitate to offend all the ministers, as well as the Empress Dowager Zhang, who had been the queen mother for two generations.

Empress Dowager Zhang is not only the only wife of Emperor Xiaozong, but also the biological mother of Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, Empress Dowager Zhang is the great benefactor who helped Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu ascend the throne smoothly, and is also the cousin and aunt of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu.

In order to set a name for his mother, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi could not do without the support of the civil and military ministers, could not have relatives, and could forget his kindness.

Will such an emperor let a prince who offends himself live for many years? Based on Qin Tai's understanding of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu did not have such a great kindness and belly.

During the period of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu ordered the execution and imprisonment of no less than 100 imperial relatives and relatives under various names, and no less than 20 people at the level of princes and princes.

If this prince was in the hands of Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houxi, even if he didn't die, he would be uncomfortable, and he would definitely not be secretly imprisoned here.

Therefore, Qin Tai felt that this prince should have been imprisoned here during the period of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde, not during the period of Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing.

In addition to Qin Tai's understanding of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's temper, there are also some traces of the scene that prove Qin Tai's conjecture.

First, although this place is not big, it is well furnished, and it feels like a self-sufficient little home, not like a prison or a place where people are locked up; Second, there is not only a master bedroom and guest room, but also a kitchen and a firewood room, which shows that there was a fire here.

The prince himself does not know how to cook on the fire, so it can be seen that the prince must have a maid or a servant by his side; Third, when Qin Tai was cleaning up the room, he found some calligraphy and paintings that were not considered high-quality.

These calligraphy and paintings are very likely to be the works of this prince who usually entertains himself, which shows that the caretaker did not strictly control the prince's daily life in addition to restricting the prince's freedom.

If he was replaced by Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, he would never give such a good treatment to those who offended him, not only would he not allow the prince to have his people around him, but he would also not allow the prince to have the opportunity to touch pen, ink, paper and inkstone, lest this prince write something unfavorable to Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, or report to the outside world.

Qin Tai had studied the person of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde on a small scale and knew something about him. In fact, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao is not a good-for-nothing emperor, let alone a person who was criticized by Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi

"The worst emperor of the Ming Dynasty". Although Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde is playful, messing around, and does not love the country and beauty, he is definitely not an imperious and ruthless tyrant.

Emperor Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu and Empress Zhang only have such a son, as early as the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao was born, everyone knew that this country would be handed over to this person sooner or later.

He is one of the most undisputed individual examples of the heir to the throne in history, and almost no one would doubt it.

Although Emperor Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu doted on this son, he never relaxed his cultivation of his son.

Since the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao was five years old, a large group of masters began to focus on cultivating this future prince, and fundamentally speaking, the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao started earlier than any emperor.

Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi only entered the palace to become an emperor at the age of fifteen, and no one had trained him before, and even he himself did not dare to think about the idea of becoming an emperor.

Although Emperor Longqing is the biological son of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, he has not been favored until he was twenty-seven years old, and he did not have the idea of a future emperor until he was thirty-two years old, and he was gradually favored by the outside world at the age of thirty-two.

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"Half-hanging", Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao can be said to have received the most standardized systematic education, and he has long been prepared for becoming an emperor in the future.

The master not only taught Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao all kinds of knowledge, but also taught Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao the way to be a king.

In addition, Emperor Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu was an enlightened emperor himself, not only respecting ministers but also advocating kindness to the people he found.

Therefore, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao never thought about targeting ministers or his own people since he was a child.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde not only does not kill innocents indiscriminately, but also knows how to respect capable people, so after he became emperor, he rarely targeted a certain minister, and the minister must have died.

Although he is playful, he will never joke with his own or other people's lives, let alone force others to obey him for his own preferences.

Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi went but it was different, not only did he want his courtiers to obey him and believe in Taoism with him, but he could do anything for immortality, and human life was worthless to him.

Compared with this cruel, stubborn, ruthless, disregarding family affection, and indiscriminately killing innocent Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, this Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao is really too kind.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde couldn't bear to kill even ordinary people and ministers, and of course he wouldn't poison his relatives.

At most, it is to be imprisoned, forcing the other party to admit defeat to him, and as long as the other party relents, he will release the person immediately.

Qin Tai made a conclusion that was more in line with the current situation and the situation at that time, this prince was very likely to be the elder of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde.

He came to the capital to attend the party of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde, which was often done during the period of Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde at that time.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde not only had no objection to his orthodox background, but he also liked to be lively, and often held banquets in the capital and invited relatives of the emperor to participate.

This prince should have been instructed by someone, or it was said that this prince himself had a whim, and taught Emperor Zhu Houzhao a few words of Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao in the tone of an elder at the banquet.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde didn't like to listen to other people's nagging since he was a child, and after becoming the emperor, he didn't even listen to the words of the Empress Dowager Zhang, only knowing that he did his own thing.

The prince's words may have been too heavy, or the timing of his speech was wrong, but Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde not only did not listen, but was also a little angry.

For this reason, the meeting between Emperor Zhu Houzhao and the prince broke up unhappily, and the prince's words did not play any role.

Because Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was very angry, he was unwilling to let go of the prince so easily, and he couldn't target this prince for this.

That's why the eunuchs around him had a bad idea, secretly imprisoned this prince here, and forced the prince to admit his mistake to Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde.