The two of them didn't know what the content of the holy decree in the old general's hand was, but they also knew from the old general's tone that the matter must be extraordinary. Bailijiu handed over the tokens and military talismans in his hands to the old general, where did he dare to delay?

The old general called the commander, and the two immediately mounted fast horses, and did not bother to bring rain gear, so they went out of the city first.

The old lady and the conductor's wife didn't know what was going on, so naturally they couldn't ask what the emperor's secret decree had explained.

Bailijiu and Nuoya didn't dare to say it explicitly, but comforted: "The two of us went to the palace once, there should be important military situations to discuss, you don't have to worry." ”

If the military is really discussed, the emperor will not summon Nuoya to enter the palace together, so where will the old lady believe Bailijiu's consolation? However, as a family of military generals, there are many such sudden changes, so the old lady can still be in danger and tell Baili Jiuduo to be cautious.

The two of them also got on the horse and only took the palace gate. The wind became stronger and stronger, the dust and sand were raging, the streets were empty, all the shops were closed, and only the sound of the horses' hooves of the two people was heard echoing in the empty streets, so that Bailijiu had soldiers coming to the city, and half of the city was full of smoke and sand.

There were several horses parked at the gate of the palace, as well as a few carriages, and the two knew that they were the vehicles of the three princes and their party. It turned out that the third prince and others had also arrived in Beijing and entered the palace directly.

Bailijiu's first thought was: his entry into the palace this time must be related to the private manufacture of weapons in Handan City. The investigation of the three princes seems to be not only eyebrow-raising, but also afraid that they have found conclusive evidence of the crime.

The person behind it must also be in a high position of power, which is extraordinary. Otherwise, the emperor would not have had to make such a big move, take precautions and mobilize the army.

The guards at the gate of the palace had already been advised, and there was no need to inform them, so the two abandoned their horses and went straight to the imperial study, and walked with the prince who also hurried together.

The prince was a little surprised, half-covered his face with his sleeves, and squinted his eyes: "Xiao Jiu, why are you here too?" When did you return to Beijing? ”

Baili Jiu pretended not to know, and shook his head: "I just returned to the capital, and I was sitting in the house eating wine, and I was summoned." ”

The prince was a little puzzled: "What happened to be so anxious?" Is it the third child that they have come back from Handan City? ”

Bailijiu nodded: "It should be, you'll know when you go." ”

Then he hurriedly closed his mouth, covered his mouth and changed the topic: "Such a big wind and sand, a mouth is a mouthful of soil, so teeth." ”

The prince also complained: "That's it, what the hell is this weather." ”

The three of them stopped talking, and went straight to the imperial study with ease.

In the imperial study, after the emperor sat on the dragon case, there were a few people standing in the middle, the three princes who were in the dust, and the few Qincha adults who rushed to Handan City together, in addition to Taishi Li, and two high-ranking officials that Nuoya didn't know.

The three of them entered the imperial study, and the emperor instructed the eunuch on duty behind him: "Grandpa Sun, pass on my will, retire all idle people, etc., and then order the Royal Forest Army to surround the imperial study, withdraw from the three zhangs, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, including the queen!" ”

As soon as the prince heard the holy decree, his face changed suddenly, he was not stupid, the emperor did not allow the queen to enter the study, what could it be for? Could it be that today is mainly aimed at yourself?! He was frightened, looked around, and collided with Taishi Li's gaze, Taishi Li was sweating profusely, and even the back of the court robe was wet, which showed that this matter was very important.

What kind of cunning mind is Baili Jiu, judging the situation, he immediately understood the cattiness.

The inside of the room was suddenly even more dreary than the outside, and the coolness of the ice basin resting in the corner involuntarily chilled my heart.

Outside the house, there was a sound of uniform footsteps, and the Imperial Forest Army had surrounded the Imperial Study, and the water was impassable.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning tore through the gloomy sky, and then thunder erupted, shaking the earth as if it were trembling.

The emperor was not angry and arrogant, but now he is sitting behind the dragon case, his face is sinking like water, and his whole body exudes a cold and majestic momentum, which makes people feel like Mount Tai is pressing on the top, and they dare not look up.

He slowly swept through the people in the study, and said to Noah first: "It's hard work, you can move a chair next to me." ”

Everyone didn't understand what it meant, why the emperor treated her so preferentially. Baili Jiu immediately understood the emperor's intentions, and nodded invisibly to Nuo Ya.

Noya groaned slightly, but in fact, he vaguely guessed a little bit of the emperor's thoughts. After thanking the emperor, he walked to a place three feet away from the emperor and stood still, and said respectfully: "Noya is not tired, just stand." ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and Noya raised twelve points of caution.

Only then did the emperor slowly sweep everyone's faces and say to the third prince: "Qing Xiu, give the confession in your hand to the prince to see." ”

The third prince stepped forward, handed over a piece of the fold in his hand to the prince, and then took a few steps back, a few steps away from the prince, Bailijiu leaned over quietly, and stood three feet behind the prince.

The prince took it in his hand suspiciously, opened it to see, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he angrily closed the chapter with a "snap", and angrily reprimanded: "Nonsense, framed!" ”

The emperor raised his hand to pick up a few letters from the head of the case, threw them on the ground in front of the prince, and said coldly: "Look at it yourself." ”

The prince suppressed his anger, picked up the letter on the ground, opened the seal, took out the letterhead and unfolded it, just glanced at it, threw it on the ground hatefully, pointed at the nose of the third prince and scolded: "I have long known that you have coveted my position as the prince for a long time, and today I finally made a move." Where did you forge so many letters against me?

"Qingxun, these letters and pleadings were all tried by Qingxiu and Dali Temple, and several adults from the Criminal Department, why, could it be that they wronged you?"

Chu Qingxun is the name of the crown prince, he "pounced" and knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "These letters are all fabricated out of thin air, the child has never dealt with the prefect of Guangfu, let alone done such a rebellious thing, and asked his father to find out." ”

It turned out that it was really the person behind the Handan case, and the investigation was carried out on the prince's head. If it is only the three princes who are responsible for investigating this case, the credibility is still up for debate, but now it is the emperor's extremely trusted ministers who have joined forces, and blocked the news and imprisoned personal freedom, no wonder the emperor will directly make a big fuss.

"You said that you don't know the prefect of Guangfu, but why did the household department investigate the case file, and this You Daoju was not admitted to the scientific examination back then, but was personally recommended by you in the 17th year of Dachu?"

"Personally recommended?" The prince still didn't believe it, turned his head to look at the old lady, and Li Taishi lowered his head, glanced at him secretly, and secretly made a gesture. The prince's heart was half cold.

Perhaps, it is not necessary that this tour prefect really recommended it himself.

Suddenly, he was dumb and ate coptis chinensis, and he couldn't speak, and he didn't know how to argue.

The emperor saw all his words and deeds in his eyes, and couldn't help but sink in his heart, and the little hope he had left was all in vain.

Many people present knew about this matter, and it may be that the emperor was kept in the dark. In order to expand his influence in the court, the crown prince Pingsuri secretly did a lot of buying and selling officials, regardless of talent and knowledge, let alone character, as long as the silver was in place, and he was willing to be loyal to himself, he would try his best to ensure that he was promoted to the court as an official, and there were countless such transactions. And after a long time, he himself couldn't figure out who he had recommended and who his surname was.

"Is it possible that the seal on the letter, as well as your handwritten handwriting, is it also fake? Can't my father even recognize this? The emperor asked sharply.

The prince was a little dumbfounded, and said hesitantly: "The seal and signature are indeed the child's, but this letter is not written by the child himself. ”

"Then you mean that someone deliberately framed it?"

The prince nodded categorically: "The child will definitely not make such a big rebellion, and I ask my father to take a closer look and give the child justice." ”

The third prince on the side also immediately turned over and fell to the ground, and said in fear: "The child doesn't want this to be true, but he doesn't dare to deceive his father, so he has to report it, and he has no ill intentions to frame the eldest brother." ”

As soon as he said this, several other ministers immediately fell to the ground: "The emperor clearly observed that the letter was yellowed, which shows that it is definitely not a temporary forgery. We can also testify for the three princes. ”

After the dragon case, the emperor sneered: "If you don't die until the heart of the Yellow River, I will naturally have a judgment." ”

As soon as the words fell, someone outside the door was three feet away, and he reported: "Yan Yushi asks to see." ”

"Xuan!" The emperor shouted in a deep voice.

The door of the study was pushed open, and a damp smell of rain poured in with yellow sand. Yan Yushi carried a purple leather bag in his hand and stepped in from the outside, and the eunuch outside immediately covered the door. Noya saw sharply that the queen's golden luanjia was blocked out of the study, and the queen looked into the study, frowning, and her face was full of anxiety.

One glory and one loss, the prince's honor and disgrace are also related to the rise and fall of the queen's party, can she not be worried?

The door was closed tightly again, Yan Yushi came in, knelt down in the dust, and after shouting three times, he pardoned his body and respectfully handed the burden in his hand to the emperor.

"The old minister and the commander led the defenders to raid the Prince's Mansion, and searched this from the wall of the Prince's Mansion."

The emperor couldn't trust the Imperial Forest Army, but directly dispatched the city guards to the prince's mansion to search, and Nuoya felt a sadness for him in his heart. As a father, he is so high, he needs to beware of children who covet his throne like this, what does it feel like in his heart?

Moreover, regardless of whether the prince's crime is convicted or not, what kind of ruthlessness is it to order Yan Yushi to raid the prince's mansion?