The prince sneered in his heart, thinking that Zuo Yue's fight was just the beginning. When the father and emperor disposed of the uncle, those people saw the direction of the wind clearly, and they were about to flee one after another. Can't catch it, can't keep it.

The emperor rubbed his forehead, very tired. Li Zhonggui watched from the window and hurriedly instructed his apprentice to make a pot of hot tea. The window was open, and the tea in the teapot next to the emperor was already cold after a while.

The emperor first hung Zhou Qingshan down, and pointed to Qu Fucheng and Zhao Kang a little tiredly: "You two, explain what you did one by one." Help the prince remember it, lest he forget. ”

"Yes." The two whispered almost at the same time.

Qu Fucheng knew that he was going to die, and he was already a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, so he just wanted to save his family's life. Therefore, he spoke first and told the emperor what he had explained to the emperor before. The emperor didn't listen much, closed his eyes and rested.

Li Zhonggui brought hot tea in, changed the freshly cold tea on the table, and handed it out to the apprentice from the window. After the emperor drank a cup of hot tea, Zhao Kang's explanation was finished.

"Qi Changfa, you say." The emperor motioned for Li Zhonggui to pour another cup of tea.

Qi Changfa hurriedly told Zhang Fuhai and the crown princess about going to him. The words fell, and the imperial study instantly fell silent.

The emperor only cared about drinking tea and didn't ask anything more. The emperor didn't speak, and the prince didn't dare to speak first. I can only think of words of justification in my heart.

The light rain outside the window was intermittent and dripping, so that even with the windows open, it was still so dreary in the house. Coupled with the silence at this time, it makes people breathless. The mind is not as bright as it used to be.

The air was dull, his heart was anxious, the prince's breathing was heavy, and his palms, feet, and forehead were full of sweat. I can't tell whether it's a cold sweat caused by fear or a hot sweat caused by the stuffiness. I just felt that even my back was wet, and my clothes were very uncomfortable sticking to my body, which made my heart even more annoyed. I can't wait to tear off my collar and take off my robe so I can breathe freely. It's as if you can breathe freely, and your brain will be able to clear up with it.

But now in the imperial study, in front of his father, he can't do this. For a while, I felt that the royal power was oppressive and oppressive, and I couldn't wait to overthrow all this.

"Prince, are you guilty?" The emperor finished drinking the cup of tea, handed the teacup to Li Zhonggui, and then slowly spoke.

The emperor's words, like an alarm bell, rang heavily in the prince's ears. The tumult in the prince's heart suddenly quieted down for a moment, and there was no sound, and he didn't dare to make any sound. In an instant, I just felt that my mind and heart were blank. I could only kowtow to the ground in a panic, my body trembled slightly, and I didn't dare to come out.

"So, you're pleading guilty?" The emperor said in a deep voice.

The prince naturally didn't want to admit his guilt, but for a while, he couldn't come up with a strong defense.

could only whisper very confidently: "Father Emperor Mingjian, son and son are wronged." ”

The emperor saw his panic and was unconfident, and said with a smile: "Oh? Treat unjustly? Where is the wrong? ”

"Erchen...... Erchen didn't instruct Master Qu to say this...... As for whether the crown princess went to find Lord Zhao, Erchen did not know. Erchen only knew that it was Lord Qu who was clamoring to see Erchen, and Erchen asked his father for permission, and with his father's permission, he went to see Lord Qu. These things, the father and the emperor know, should know that the son and the minister are not half a lie. ”

As he spoke, the prince calmed his mind, and gradually said unhurriedly the retreat path he had left before doing this. That is-to push everything to Qin Yingyue.

Qi Changfa also decided that the last person to give him a note was Qin Yingyue? Immediately, it was Zhao Kang who passed the note to Qu Fucheng, and Qu Fucheng shouted in his cell to see him. Did he make an appearance during this process?

As for Qu Fucheng's confession, who can testify about what he confessed in the back hall of the yamen of the Criminal Department? No one can testify.

But he didn't have to refute it too much, just said one sentence as a defense, and his father naturally understood. only said, "It's Qin Yingyue and the third child who have an unfinished relationship, so they will work together to calculate him."

As long as the father is willing to understand, he will definitely understand. I'm afraid, my father doesn't want to.

In today's situation, it is obvious that my father has decided in his heart that he did all these things. I just wanted him to confess and punish him on the spot.

But no matter how ironclad the evidence is, he cannot plead guilty. Just like last time, he refused to admit his guilt, and in the end, the explanation given by his father was not just that he was disadvantageous in disciplining his subordinates? If you confess your guilt, even if the result is the same as not admitting your guilt, the impact on the future is very different.

As long as he does not admit his guilt, as long as he seizes the right opportunity, he can turn the tables and completely reverse these previous defeats. And if you confess your sins...... It's not easy to take back what comes out of your mouth.

The emperor looked at the prince with a deep face, and asked with a smile for a while: "Oh? So, you don't know about these things. Did you do it all? Did the crown princess find Zhao Kang without authorization and pass on your meaning without permission? ”

"Exactly." The crown prince heard that something was wrong with the emperor's tone, but he didn't have time to think about it. At this time, what he cares about is not whether the emperor can believe his defense, but only whether his defense can be spoken.

The emperor smiled even more, and said with a smile: "Then what Qu Fucheng said, what explanation do you give to him in the back hall of the Yamen of the Criminal Department?" ”

"This matter, Erchen couldn't figure it out before. But just a thought flashed through my mind, and suddenly I figured it out", the prince said calmly, "It turns out that it is not that Qin Yingyue and the third brother have a grudge and want to harm the third brother, on the contrary, it is Qin Yingyue and the third brother who are still in love and are helping the third brother." They set up a bureau, which seemed to be harming the third brother, but in fact, it was to put the retainers in it, and all the reversals were dealt with in front of the Qufu City Palace. ”

The prince sighed: "Speaking of which, the third child has really made a lot of money in order to bring down his sons." Thinking that it was enough to make money over the years, I felt that those industries were hot potatoes, so I wanted to throw them away. Of course, it can't be thrown away in vain. Even if you throw a big stone into the water, you still have to see the water and listen to the sound, right? ”

The prince hated it, and he wanted to deliberately restrain himself in front of the emperor. The disgust on his face was extreme, but he just snorted coldly with his nose and said with a wry smile: "It's just that the retainers are unlucky, and they fall into the trap for nothing." Let him see the water and hear the sound before he can see it......"

"I just hope that my father will be Mingjian! Don't let your sons suffer this injustice, and let those who really have bad intentions steal fun in the dark! ”

After the prince finished speaking, he kowtowed to the ground again, very earnestly.

The emperor looked at the crown prince, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were shining, but he was very heavy...... It's heavy......

The prince was silent for a long time when he heard the emperor, and his heart had already risen to his throat. But he didn't say anything, just quietly waited for the emperor's reaction.

I don't know why, at this time, he should have thought that the emperor was thinking carefully about his words, and weighing in his heart whether he was justified or the third child was justified; But why is it that at this time, in his heart, there is a kind of anxiety before the storm. It was as if he knew that a rainstorm was falling, and at this time, he was just waiting for it to fall.

The raindrops of beans, the lightning and thunder, he was naked outside, there was no way to avoid it, he could only be doused to death, frozen to death, and hacked to death......

Why he felt this way, he couldn't say.

The sky was a little more overcast.

It was as if the thick clouds in the sky were pressing downward, heading towards this Weiyang Palace City...... Slowly, little by little, and constantly downward...... When a huge thunder sounded, it suddenly fell down, crushing the unavoidable Weiyang Palace City in an instant.

I don't know how long it took, the emperor got up and slowly walked in front of the prince.

The crown prince saw that the emperor's bright yellow Nine Dragon Dynasty boots stopped in front of him. Inside the house, it was as dark as the sky outside, but he felt that this bright yellow was too dazzling, and it made people's eyes chaotic.

Suddenly, the bright yellow boot lifted up......

"Evil Barrier!" The emperor kicked the crown prince on the shoulder!

The prince was caught off guard, and was kicked by the emperor and flew out two steps away, and sat on the ground with his butt!

The emperor pointed at the crown prince, his fingers trembled with anger, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

The prince was so frightened that his body trembled, and he hurriedly changed his sitting to kneel, and kowtowed to the ground: "Father's anger, father's anger!" ”

It's already tears.

He had no time to take care of the pain in his shoulder and body, and the endless panic in his heart was about to crush him. He could only keep kowtowing, intermittently saying "Father's anger". My mind was blank, and I couldn't think of anything else to deal with.

"You rebel ......" The emperor's voice also trembled a little, "Have you forgotten all the etiquette and righteousness you have learned since childhood?" How can you be so disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust! A mouth full of vile nonsense! Full of dirty calculations! How can my royal family have such an obstacle as you! ”

"Father's anger...... The son was convicted...... Father's anger...... I still hope that my father and the emperor will put the dragon body first......" The prince gathered to the ground with tears in his eyes and kowtowed and cried.

"Guilty? Do you know where your sin is? Tell me about it! I want to see what other clever justifications you can make! The emperor was so angry that he was pacing back and forth, pointing at the prince fiercely.

The people in the room were all afraid to come out, burying their heads heavily and heavily, and even Li Zhonggui was a little frightened.

Since he served the emperor, he has never seen the emperor make such a big fire. I didn't dare to step forward to persuade for a while, so I could only stand behind the desk, hang my head, and wait quietly.

It seems that his previous expectations were wrong...... This time, it's really hard to say whether the crown prince can keep his position as the crown prince.

If the prince didn't have that kind of defense, it would have been better. With that defense, the emperor hated the prince's character to the extreme. In this case, I'm afraid that it will really be ...... directly

Li Zhonggui didn't want to go down anymore. Anyway, no matter what happens, it's just a matter of a moment earlier and a moment later, so there's no need to be too surprised.

Zhou Qingshan kowtowed to the ground, and the sweat on his cheeks was already dripping down one by one......