The emperor also knew that what he said was not bad. He was just responsible for doing things according to orders, and it was impossible for Zhou Qingshan to let him know too much. It seems that in several cells of Dali Temple, there are people from the Zhenguo Mansion. It's not just Dali Temple, but I'm afraid that there are also in the prison cells of the Criminal Department. As for some of the inconspicuous but important positions in the six departments, the people of the Zhenguo Mansion do not need to be said. If you think about it, there must be too many to count.

"Loyalty...... You go to Dali Temple and send a jailer named Li Xie over. The emperor commanded.

"Yes." Li Zhonggui replied and was busy doing it.

The emperor no longer interrogated Qi Changfa, but put him aside and set his eyes on Zhao Kang: "Kang'er, tell me, what's the matter with you." ”

Zhao Kang also knelt all the time and didn't dare to get up, listening to the emperor's question, he didn't even struggle a word, and directly kowtowed: "Weichen is guilty, the crime is unforgivable, I implore His Highness to punish him heavily!" ”

"Tell me, how is it that there is no forgiveness for a sin?" The emperor said in a deep voice

"Wechen is confused...... Zhao Kang's forehead was against the ground, he didn't lift it, and said very regretfully, "Wechen thought about it for a while, and only measured things by human feelings, which almost made a big mistake!" Weichen has nothing to quibble about, but he did something wrong, so that he inadvertently harmed His Royal Highness King Chen. Weichen has the grace of God, and he has the painstaking teaching of his father, and only when he dies can he apologize! ”

Zhao Kang said, his voice was already choked, as if he was very reluctant to commit suicide directly.

"Foolish did something wrong?" The emperor said.

Zhao Kang heard that the emperor was not angry and directly punished, but asked like this, and knew that his method worked. Busy said: "Weichen is confused! At that time, the crown princess asked Weichen to help pass a note to Qu Fucheng, Weichen thought, Lord Qu and His Royal Highness the Prince were also good friends before, although he later wronged His Royal Highness the Prince, but he wanted to come to His Royal Highness the Prince's house with a kind heart, so naturally he would not take it to heart......"

"I think it must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who remembered the past affection of Lord Hequ, and couldn't bear to let him leave him in the cell of the Criminal Department without asking, and couldn't bear to let him wait for death alone with resentment, so he passed on some comforting words to come in. So I didn't think about it, so I responded to Niangniang's words, took the note, and sent it to Master Qu. Later, I heard from Lord Wei that Lord Qu was clamoring to see the prince, but until then, Wei Chen hadn't reacted......

"Weichen thought that Master Qu saw the generosity of His Royal Highness the Prince, and felt guilty in his heart, and planned to make amends to His Royal Highness the Prince! Later, it wasn't until Weichen heard from Lord Wei that Master Qu wanted to see the prince in order to sue King Chen, that he felt that something was wrong. But he didn't think too much about it, and passed in a daze, until today he was called by His Majesty to the imperial study, and after thinking about it here, he understood. ”

Zhao Kang finished speaking earnestly, and directly cried bitterly: "Weichen is confused! I didn't think that it was just an imprudent mistake, and I almost hurt His Royal Highness King Chen because of this...... Father often taught Weichen to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country in a down-to-earth manner, and never care about the deception in the court, but Weichen was confused for a while, and he still fell into the calculations of others and was involved in right and wrong! Wechen couldn't stand his father's teachings......"

The emperor was so angry by him that he frowned and said, "Okay, manly man, what's the use of crying?" Mistakes have been made, and they can only be remedied with intentions. I ask you, what else have you done to the crown prince? ”

Zhao Kang thought about it and said, "There is nothing else. Because of Mrs. Weichen, Weichen and the crown princess did meet a few times in private, but they did not meet His Royal Highness the prince in private. Niangniang remembered that Weichen had a small amount of money, and gave Weichen some silver taels, adding up to two hundred taels before and after, and there were two hundred taels ......"

"What did the crown princess see you doing?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang cares about her sister, and she is worried that her sister will not have a good time in the Weichen Mansion. But because Mrs. Weichen is not a generous person, she is very jealous of the princess, and refuses to communicate with the princess in private, so Niangniang has no choice but to care about her sister's recent situation through Weichen. Later, when I saw that Weichen was really good to Mrs. and could tolerate her stinky temper very much, Niangniang also relieved herself and didn't do much to do more. But Weichen still relaxed his vigilance against the princess because of these exchanges, and the mother asked Weichen to do things, and Weichen thought about it for a short time. ”

"Alright, I know." The emperor was very impatient when he saw him rambling in tears.

called him over, firstly, to confirm whether he had passed on the letter of framing King Chen for the crown prince, and secondly, to see what else he had done for the prince. But at this time, listening to his rambling, I didn't have the heart to investigate it carefully.

He is the son of Taishi Zhao, and if he is dragged into the water in this matter, it will not benefit the overall situation. So even if he knows what he has done for the prince before, it can't be of any important use, and he can't be punished on the bright side, right? So as long as it is confirmed that he is indeed delivering a message for the prince, it is just a matter of making sure that what Qu Fucheng said is true. On his side, there is no need to dwell on it.

Zhao Kang saw that the emperor was impatient again, so he was busy and didn't dare to continue. There was a worried and scared look on his face, but this heart had completely fallen. Since the emperor can show impatience, he obviously doesn't want to investigate him in detail, otherwise he won't get to the bottom of the matter?

It seems that the emperor has no anger towards him himself, and called him over, just to make sure whether what Qu Fucheng said is true.

After confirming that he had indeed sent a message to Qu Fucheng, the emperor didn't have the heart to listen to these short things between parents and women.

And he also involved Wei Dongqi, and mentioned Wei Dongqi several times, and the emperor's mind was no longer on him alone.

Lord Wei, I'm sorry, in order to protect myself, I have to show your old man. But if there is no evidence, the emperor will not punish you in any way, but he can just think that you are from the prince's side.

As for Qu Fucheng's intention to frame King Chen, he had known for a long time. When Qin Yingyue asked him to do this, she had already made it clear to him. In order for him to be able to do this with all his heart because this matter is against King Chen.

But in the long run, Qin Yingyue's woman is still useful, and she can't be put aside for the time being, so she still has to be maintained.

This woman's wrists are very deep, there is no prince, and there is no king Chen, isn't it?

The current situation is that this throne is ultimately either the crown prince's or King Chen's. Previously, he only thought about clinging to the crown prince with all his heart, so that he would become a supreme minister in the future. But after today's events, he suddenly discovered that the prince is indeed not a very reliable master. He realized this, how could Qin Yingyue, an extremely smart woman, not realize it? I guess I've already prepared myself for both, right?

So he decided to change his strategy, not with the help of Qin Yingyue to cling to the prince, but with Qin Yingyue, don't look at her as a stinky **, but her scheming and courage are much stronger than ordinary men. The most important thing is that it is precisely because she is a stinky ** that she can stand in front of both the prince and King Chen, and she can't do it if she is someone else.

After waiting for almost half an hour, it was already time for lunch, and Li Zhonggui hurriedly came to the imperial study with a small Jingjian jailer.

The emperor asked the people in the imperial dining room to simply bring two small dishes, and they had lunch in the imperial study. Li Xie came, and the emperor didn't rush to ask, but after lunch, he asked Li Zhonggui to pack up his things, rinse his mouth and wipe his hands, and then asked, "How long have you been working for Zhou Qingshan?" ”

Li Xie Leng paused for a moment, looked at Qi Changfa again, and knew that Qi Changfa must have confessed himself.

Before that, although he didn't know that Qi Changfa was also working for the Zhenguo Mansion, after all, they were both jailers of Dali Temple, and they were all familiar with each other, and they would occasionally say hello. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qi Changfa kneeling on the ground, although I was surprised for a moment, but I had already guessed a few points in an instant. At this moment, the emperor asked this, and naturally knew that the warehouse could not be hidden. He didn't know Qi Changfa's identity before, but Qi Changfa knew him.

Therefore it is also painful; "Back to Your Majesty, Uncle Xiao has known the country for five years. It was Uncle Guo who found this errand for the little one, and the little one was very grateful to Uncle Guo. But the small ones are the little officials of the Wind Country, so they naturally do things for the king's law and His Majesty, but they can't be said to be doing things for the uncle of the country, right? ”

The emperor was amused by his clever tongue, and said: "My eldest brother is very good at choosing people, and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals are very brainy." ”

Li Xie knew that the emperor was naturally not praising him, but he was not angry. Therefore, he just hung his head and did not speak, and kept quiet at the right time.

The emperor asked, "What have you done for Zhou Qingshan?" ”

"That is, to pass on the note or something", Li Xie said, "Uncle Guo gave the little one this errand, so that the little one can support his family, and the little one recognizes the old man as a great benefactor." The big benefactor asks the little one to do a little favor, and the little one will naturally do it. ”

"Heh......" The emperor was really amused by the same words of the two people without discussing it in advance, and said with a smile, "I have just heard this." Don't say these exculpatory things to me, just say what you've done, and be honest. Maybe I will spare your life when I see that you are honest. But if you're not honest...... I don't make it until you live the next hour. ”

"Yes, yes......" Li Xie hurriedly kowtowed.

The emperor nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Li Xie raised his head, looked at the ground, and said, "Four years ago, the little one passed the note twice to Wu Junban, who was imprisoned in the B cell, and later ...... Later, Wu Junban committed suicide in his cell. I don't know if it's related to the note of the little one, anyway, the little one still feels guilty, and I dreamed that the Wu Military Office came to ask for his life......"

The emperor smiled: "You didn't kill him, what did he do when he came to you to ask for his life?" ”

"But the little ones are accomplices! Xiao always felt that if it weren't for Xiao's note, maybe he wouldn't have committed suicide. How could it be such a coincidence? The little one had just finished delivering dinner, and before an hour later, he was killed in the cell. But the little one didn't dare to tell others, let alone ask Uncle Guo. Fortunately, Uncle Guo didn't look for the little one again, and the little one felt that this could be regarded as repaying his kindness. ”