Chapter 169: The Prince's Suffering
King Chen said bluntly: "My brother met an assassin on the road, and these people and accomplices were caught by my younger brother. But the younger brother deliberately let them go again. Send someone to follow all the way, big brother guess, where did these people go? ”
"Where?" The prince was still smiling. Although he asked, his expression was as if it was none of his business.
"They are a sect in the rivers and lakes, people from Fengyuan Villa. The younger brother's guards chased after him, found the owner of Fengyuan Villa, and went to the Zhenguo Mansion to restore his life. ”
King Chen said truthfully, very openly. But Rong Yunxi listened, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
What did King Chen and the crown prince do like this? As far as the current situation is concerned, they should not have directly pierced this layer of window paper with the prince and the Zhenguo Mansion. Or everyone pretends to be confused, and it is better to be amiable on the surface.
And why did King Chen bring these people to the restaurant? Wouldn't it be better to send it directly to the government office?
King Chen's move made a move, and Rong Yunxi was a little confused.
It was King Chen, who originally planned to send it directly to the palace. But because of the appearance of King Ling, coupled with the prince's reaction since he saw him, he decided to have a showdown with the prince first.
In fact, this layer of window paper and the prince were pierced, but it did not mean that the Zhenguo Mansion was also pierced. Because since he met the crown prince until now, he can conclude that the prince does not know about this.
Therefore, what he adopted was the way in which brothers dealt with each other.
This was not done to show the prince, but to show the four fathers-in-law of the Pure Dust Division who were in the dark.
If these people were asked to come over to see the prince first, and after seeing the prince, they did not send people to the official mansion, then when it reached the ears of their father, they naturally thought that the prince had done it, but it had been resolved between their brothers; If the crown prince doesn't care about this matter and allows him to twist people to the government and pass them on to his father, his father will still praise him for taking care of brotherhood.
So this temporary change of mind is not a hasty move, but a better way to think of it.
It is to let his father see a good son of him, and it is also based on the blood relationship between him and his eldest brother. Also, I want to tell the second brother...... The storm has risen, and his life has been tied to the belt of his trousers. Let the second brother not indulge in his children's private affairs anymore, it is better to be vigilant. Once this dispute has arisen, all the princes will not be able to stay out of it.
Therefore, it is not a bad thing to tell the truth to the eldest brother and the second brother so frankly.
When the prince heard this, he was obviously quite shocked. And because this matter really has nothing to do with him. This shock, he naturally had to show it.
"Third brother, are you serious? It's no joke. The prince said solemnly.
"If you don't take it seriously, the eldest brother should know it in his heart, right?" King Chen smiled and leaned back in his chair leisurely, but his expression was not leisurely: "Big brother, I believe that this matter has nothing to do with big brother, so I didn't directly send these people to the government, but brought them to the big brother's decision." ”
"Big brother, I'm sure it's impossible for big brother to do such a mutilating thing. Just as I can't do anything to kill my eldest brother no matter what...... Big brother, I want to believe you. So these people, as long as the eldest brother says a word to you, the younger brother will let it go immediately. "King Chen said very happily and affectionately.
The prince was silent for a long time......
After all, they are brothers, although the royal family affection is cold, and there has been no pure family affection between these brothers since childhood, but he really never thought of harming the life of the third child. The third child's words did go to his heart.
But he can't completely trust the third child because of this, and he is confused.
Now that the third child has sent people to them, it seems that the best solution is naturally to intercede with the third child and let the third child release these people directly. After all, his grandfather's family was in trouble, and he couldn't get out of it.
But if he really did this, it would be tantamount to being frightened by the third child.
The third child arrested these people, and said that these people assassinated him on the road, but is there any evidence? The more these people confess to the Zhenguo Mansion, the more they are suspected of planting false accusations. So...... In fact, letting these people go to the government may not be able to convict the Zhenguo Mansion. And only by sending it to the government can you get rid of your own involvement.
If he intercedes and lets the third child let this person go, in front of the second child, it is equivalent to admitting that he has nothing to do with this matter, and he is dedicated to protecting the Zhenguo Mansion. If this matter is transmitted to the ears of his father by the second outsider, or by some other means, and the second brother testifies, his road will be over.
The third child is using nice words to set him up, how can he get in?
Therefore, after being silent for a long time, he didn't even ask a word more, and said to King Chen: "Since you said that these people are trying to kill you on the road, it is a great crime. Even if the third brother is too troublesome and unwilling to pursue the palace, you can't let them go, you must find out the person who instructed you! ”
"Second brother, third brother, look at this palace, we have almost eaten the wine. In this way, don't delay, this palace and the two younger brothers will personally send these daring bandits to the official mansion, so that Cai Qing can have a good trial, how about it? ”
The prince asked "how", but he had already stood up directly.
King Chen is like a good younger brother, and he is obedient: "The younger brother listens to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother is the master alone." ”
The prince nodded, still without looking at those people, and strode out.
The room was so quiet that King Ling followed the prince out, followed by Rong Yunxi and King Chen. Immediately, the rest of the room followed.
Their group walked in the night market with the five gangsters with iron chains on their wrists, which was extremely conspicuous.
Huai'an City is very lively in the summer night, before the arrival of the sun, the market lanterns set up the night market vendors, the merchants with the doors wide open, the pedestrians who come out to hang out after dinner, this bustling ten-mile long street, make the appearance of daylight.
In the crowd, there were four middle-aged men dressed as ordinary people, and with the crowd following them, it looked as if they were going to the mansion to see the excitement.
The prince didn't say anything all the way, and his mood was very heavy. Not because of the trouble that this interrogation might cause him, but because of ...... He really believed that his grandfather's family had done it.
Although the third child is scheming, he is also very cautious. Deliberately creating this kind of thing to ruin his reputation, although it is also an excellent way to trap him, but the real thing may not be a very comprehensive follow-up layout, let alone fake?
The third child's trip is mainly to supervise him to govern the Sanhuai River, and if he wants to catch him, he can start directly from the matter of the river? Why do you want to do such a trivial thing yourself? It's self-defeating.
A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, the third child is not an arrogant person, he will not give himself the opportunity to find this mistake. For the third child, this trip is still safe and secure, which is more beneficial to him.
But if this really happens, it is impossible for the third child to be good-natured to help him and help the Zhenguo Mansion cover it up. After all, the third child is not a bodhisattva, and he is not so timid and afraid.
In fact, even if he didn't think about it, he already believed it when the third child first said it. It's a completely subconscious belief.
My grandfather was always ruthless. It is because the queen mother inherited the character of her grandfather that she will manage the harem in an orderly manner.
And "prevention before it happens" has always been the principle of the queen mother's harem, and it is also the style of the grandfather's family.
This time, my grandfather did such a thing, and the starting point was to "prevent problems before they happen". When the third child is full of wings and his power is bigger, it will not be so easy for them to kill the third child in such a simple way.
Not to mention whether the thing can be done or not, and the escape after the thing is completed, is a big problem that is very difficult to handle.
But now it's a different story. The situation is unclear, and the father and emperor can't tell for a while whether the Zhou family will kill King Chen first, or King Chen will harm the Zhou family first. So even if someone bites, the father may not believe it completely. My father himself didn't believe it completely, so how could he make a big fuss about it? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to convince the public?
So this matter, most of the time, is just after attracting some inconsequential discussions to the Zhenguo Mansion, it will be over.
My grandfather's abacus was jingling, which can be described as a great success and a harmless one. But they only missed one thing, and that was him.
He is the crown prince, and his grandfather's family did these things, naturally under the guise of stabilizing the position of the crown prince for him, but he didn't even inform him of these things. In the eyes of his grandfather, he, the prince, is so important. He doesn't have to ask or know a lot of things, he just does things obediently.
Who is assisting whom? Who is at the mercy of whom?
This kind of assassination of the prince of the dynasty, the grandfather's family acted so arbitrarily, where did he go?
The prince was very depressed in his heart, but he couldn't find an outlet for catharsis.
When his grandfather did things, he didn't let him know everything, but in front of his father and in the eyes of his ministers, no matter what thing he failed, he couldn't get rid of it.
Now the prince is walking on the edge of a cliff. Not only must you beware of the people under the cliff from pulling him down to climb up to occupy his position, but also prevent these people who are protecting you from accidentally pushing him down!
And he couldn't help but want these protections. If he hadn't had for these protections, he might have died sooner. Those people didn't push him down by mistake, but deliberately pushed him down.
There was a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, and he was sandwiched in the middle, and there was no chance to move his hands and feet. I can only dare not come out.
When he arrived outside the mansion, Cheng Dazhi sounded the drum of reporting the case in front of the mansion......