The emperor looked at the four princes who were full of sincerity, and he was a little at a loss for a while, but the emperor is the emperor, and the years of power struggle have made him develop the temperament of not being surprised by changes. He said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Nonsense, you are the prince and the chief judge of this case, what does this look like!

When the fourth prince heard the emperor's words, his heart finally calmed down, and at this moment, everything was already under his control, as long as he put more effort, his goal would naturally be achieved, so how could he be light.

I saw the fourth prince kneeling beside the prince, glancing at the prince, his eyes were full of apologies, which made the prince a little overwhelmed, as if it was not the prince who had just fought against him.

The fourth prince looked at the emperor very seriously, and said very respectfully: "Father Qiqi, the sons can't get up, and the sons and daughters sent someone to invite the emperor's sister-in-law to come in order to maintain the etiquette law, but this law is maintained, but the etiquette is neglected and the royal family is discredited." The son has the teaching of his father, please punish him!"

This is the first time that the four princes are so humble in front of the emperor, this prince is different from other princes, his mother concubine was a legendary figure back then, very rebellious, and since this prince came out, he has repeatedly taken on heavy responsibilities, and has been used by the emperor to balance the crown prince and other princes. Although the emperor has been very dissatisfied with the temperament of the four princes for many years, he never thought that one day, this son of his would kneel in front of him and talk to his attitude.

You must know that if the fourth prince is killed, he won't even blink his eyelids, but he can make him admit his mistakes, especially in the right things, which is more difficult than asking for his life, but today he did it, and he was so sincere.

The emperor didn't know what to do for a while, on the one hand, he was not favored, but he was still glorious, and on the other hand, he was the four princes who had countless merits but offended many powerful people, this choice was really not easy to make.

Although the three princes on the side knew that the crown prince would definitely be scolded, he never expected that the situation would develop to this point, after all, as a prince, he knew his brothers, but it was impossible to know all the thoughts of these brothers, as if he didn't expect that the four princes would suddenly emerge.

Although he was a little at a loss, the third prince knew that if the emperor was forced to go on like this, I am afraid that he would really leave the case unresolved because of a bad choice. Therefore, how to solve the subsequent events has become a difficult problem in front of him at this moment.

After some consideration, the third prince decided to solve it with this method. I saw that this elegant and dashing prince suddenly knelt down, which made the emperor have a headache, and scolded: "What do you mean?"

"Father, today's situation, the responsibility lies with the son, if it weren't for the son's son to persuade his father to leave the palace, if it wasn't for the son's just built yì to continue the trial, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that the prince and the fourth brother won't be like this, so today's responsibility lies with the son. However, there are priorities, and the case is still dragging on here at the moment, if the father delays time for these things that cannot be distinguished for a while, it is really easy to cause rumors, so the son asks the father to make a decision on the case first. "The third prince is very sincere, and it seems that he really doesn't care about this matter, just out of fairness.

The emperor was worried that there was no way to get out at the moment, and he was worried that it would never be a good thing to be trapped in the Terracotta Division by this matter, so when the third prince proposed to deal with this case first, the emperor, who didn't want to deal with it as much as possible, expressed his approval very much.

"Well, the third child is right, you all get up. Now government affairs are important, and grievances are important!" After that, the emperor also stretched out his hand to pull the four princes and the crown prince.

Compared with the prince's small family, the appearance of the four princes is very atmospheric, when the emperor's hand stretched out, the four princes immediately got up on their own, turned to support the emperor, and said in their mouths: "The son is vulgar, I dare not let my father personally carry it, I hope my father will see it!"

Of course, the emperor will not pay much attention to this self-deprecating expression of the four princes, and the most important thing at this moment is not to make a fair judgment, but to escape from this soldier and horse division, so the emperor just nodded at the words of the four princes, but did not say much.

The crown prince on the side seemed to feel that his cousin was being despised and hurriedly spoke, hoping to gain some attention. "Father, the son thinks that Youning is a royal family no matter what he says, if he is interrogated in the Soldiers and Horses Division, he is afraid that he will not be in harmony with the etiquette. Therefore, the son wants to ask his father to allow the son to take Youning back to the house temporarily, if the fourth brother wants to ask something, he might as well go to the prince's mansion to ask. ”

The emperor knew what the crown prince had in mind, but he remained silent, after all, he didn't want to make a big deal about this case, so he didn't make a response.

The four princes on the side were still silent, but the third prince spoke first: "Father, the son thinks that if he lets the imperial sister-in-law return to the house, he is afraid that it will cause criticism, besides, if this precedent is set, the clan will break the law in the future, and this situation will occur when it is dealt with, if the chief judge is not a member of the royal family, I am afraid that no one dares to be as upright and impartial as the fourth brother, so I hope that my father will think twice!"

Hearing the words of the third prince, the emperor suddenly thought of the consequences of this move, after all, as an emperor, more important than family affection and face. If it is really for the sake of a crown princess and loses her morality in the world, I am afraid that it is really a little impossible.

After thinking about it, the emperor suddenly threw the topic to the fourth prince, "Fourth, what do you think?"

Of course, the fourth prince understood why the emperor asked him, so he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Erchen thinks that the imperial sister-in-law is the key to this case, if the imperial sister-in-law is allowed to return to the house, there is a business trip, and the son-in-law and the imperial brother can't afford it; Therefore, the sons and daughters mentioned yì, temporarily removed the status of the imperial sister-in-law, and then temporarily grounded in the Ganye Temple, which was taken care of by the forbidden army. That's pretty sound. ”

After a little thought, the emperor seemed to feel that there was indeed no more suitable way now, so he approved it, but then he seemed to think of something else, so he asked: "The Soldiers and Horses Division is responsible for catching thieves and thieves, if this case is a civil case, where should it be tried?"

The third prince seemed to feel that his sense of existence was a little insufficient, so he spoke: "Father, if it is a civil case, it should be tried by Jingzhao Mansion, and the Criminal Division will review and investigate, and the final case will be approved by the Criminal Department." ”

"Well, this is indeed a normal procedure, but if the crown princess is allowed to condescend to the dignity and toss around like this, where is the face of the royal family, it is not appropriate!" The emperor listened to the words of the third prince, although there was nothing wrong, but the scruple about the dignity of the royal family touched his heart again, so he said very embarrassed.

The four princes on the side understood that if they did not accommodate the emperor, they were afraid that this case would always stagnate, so he adopted a workaround and said to the emperor: "Father, this case does not need to be so complicated, the ordinary process is to be afraid that the chief judge of the case will be biased, so it must be reviewed layer by layer, but this case is a serious matter, and the father should be able to believe that no one will be so bold and biased." When talking about the word "partiality", the fourth prince also deliberately accentuated his tone, and then glanced at the prince, as if he was alluding to the prince's fake public and private interests.

The emperor nodded and said, "That is what I said, but how to try it nearby is still a difficult problem. What do you have to say?"

The crown prince on the side finally couldn't help it, just now because of the emperor's attitude, he didn't dare to react too much. But he understands that if he doesn't open his mouth again, he is afraid that he will have no chance of winning, and every qiē will be in the hands of the four princes. Especially at this moment, Tang Youning was personally ordered by the emperor to be temporarily demoted to a concubine, if the wall really fell down and everyone pushed it, then I am afraid that this battle will directly promote the status of the crown prince dang.

The crown prince deliberately raised his tone and said to the emperor: "Father, this is the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses, why don't you ask the chief officials here what they think." ”

It's not that the prince has no thoughts and wants to fight to the death, the reason why he recommended the chief official to put forward his opinions is actually that he knows that this chief official has always been an old-fashioned diehard, and his loyalty to the prince is definitely not lower than that of the emperor, so it is probably the best way to launch him at this moment to propose a plan.

The Emperor pondered for a moment, and then said, "Since this is the case, then it is up to you!"

The four princes on the side understood that without knowing that the subordinate he sent to deliver the letter had been arrested, this chief official would probably regard himself as a full crown prince. Therefore, something had to be done so that Yiqiē didn't make a big change.

The chief officer had just watched a good show from the sidelines, and he was already nervous at the moment, after all, this was a royal secret, and a person of his own status heard it was a disaster, but at this moment, he experienced it himself. Now that the emperor inquired, this could be regarded as his only chance, so he came to the emperor tremblingly and knelt down in front of him, shouting "Long live".

The emperor waved his hand, he had no feeling for this kind of etiquette, not to mention that at the moment he was not concerned about etiquette but about opinions. The emperor looked at the chief officer and asked, "You have also contributed a lot to this case, now, tell me your opinion!"

The emperor's tone is majestic and inviolable, the rank of the chief official has not been able to see the emperor for almost many years, unless there is a big case, it is difficult for him to even see the prince, and at this moment he was asked by the emperor, and he was speechless for a while.

The four princes on the side seized the opportunity and said to the emperor: "Father, this person has always been very fair in handling this case, in order not to be rude, he also specially sent someone to inform the prince, and also lent a lot of soldiers and horses to his sons. It can be seen that this person has good ability, but he suddenly faced the king, and he was a little flattered for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it, and he hoped that his father would forgive him!"