322. Chapter 322
"The grass? this is strange, where is the grass?" the emperor asked when he saw that the soldier was serious, and could not help but be curious.
The armor may have really never seen so many big people, so he stood at his feet and said, "Your Majesty, the minister found it near Hua Jiangyue's residence. ”
"Strange, how could it be there, could it be that she covets a national treasure? "What the fourth lady said is not painful, but how can the emperor ignore it?
"Hua Jiangyue, do you have anything to say?" the emperor asked.
Maybe the emperor was just out of compassion, or maybe it was because it was not easy to cultivate a talent, so the emperor finally asked Hua Jiangyue, but in the emperor's heart, in fact, Hua Jiangyue still had doubts, so after Hua Jiangyue made an explanation, the emperor still asked to be temporarily imprisoned.
Just when the fourth lady was excited, a voice suddenly came from outside the hall, attracting everyone's attention.
"Father, the son thinks that Hua Jiangyue is innocent, and there is something else wrong with this matter. Father must not listen to slander and miss the hearts of the heroes of the world!"
Following the prestige, I saw two teenagers walking in, one of them was wearing a plain robe, which was very elegant, and although the other was wearing a cloth robe, that kind of atmosphere could not be concealed.
Everyone in the hall knew these two people, one was the third prince and the other was the fourth prince. No one could have imagined that these two people would suddenly appear and stop the emperor's actions, which was unexpected.
"What do you mean by that? Do you know who the real culprit is?" asked the Emperor.
The fourth prince looked indifferent, as if he was not talking to his father at all, but as if he was chatting with his uncle and aunt in the market, very casually. "Actually, there is no evidence, and I don't know who the real murderer is, but Father, we can prove that Hua Jiangyue never had a chance to steal the national treasure. ”
The emperor seemed a little impatient, but he had no choice but to say, "You can come and see!"
"Yes, Erchen has been guarding his father's bedroom in recent days, and no one has come during this period except for delivering food, let alone Hua Jiangyue will leave, so Erchen feels that Hua Jiangyue has no chance to steal. Don't hurt the hearts of the virtuous!"
What the fourth prince said was serious and the truth, so the emperor had to believe it, but for the sake of face, he still hoped that he could struggle. So he said: "In this case, this case will be handed over to you to deal with!"
Above the main hall, all the people, I am afraid that none of them would have thought that at the celebration banquet personally supervised by the emperor, there would be such a big case, and the owner of the banquet was actually judged to be the biggest suspect. This terrible is the biggest strange case since the founding of the country.
When the emperor personally said that the case would be supervised by the four princes, the ministers boiled again, as a prince, the four princes can be regarded as extremely good. However, recently, this excellent prince in the eyes of the ministers, a rookie in the court that the emperor can rely on, has repeatedly interfered with the emperor's mind for the sake of a folk woman like Hua Jiangyue.
In this world, the heaviest thing is never fame and fortune, but the crown of the emperor who holds the highest group in the world. In the world, you can offend anyone, but you can't offend the emperor. The so-called companion is like a tiger, the emperor's mind has never been allowed to be understood by others, so the best thing to do is to obey, and at this moment, the emperor's plan has been disrupted again and again by the son he personally supported, this humiliation, how big it is, I'm afraid only the emperor himself knows.
Under the imperial court, the elderly emperor personally issued this will, which means that the four princes will have to bear this case, and the weight of it can be imagined. In fact, whether it is the four princes or the ministers, everyone understands that no matter how the four princes handle this case, it is not a good thing, if it is done well, it can only be said that the four princes are for the innocence of a woman, regardless of a qiē, is a merry prince who only loves beauty and has no eyes in the world, if the four princes do not do it well, then there will be a breakthrough in the recent disobedience to the emperor. Therefore, at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on this young prince.
The four princes always lowered their heads and stood under the jade steps, but compared to the trembling emperor and the expressionless queen mother in the court, the four princes had more perseverance and vigor. Some ministers already have a feeling at this moment, they feel that in the future, the four princes may be at their fingertips.
In fact, their feelings are not wrong, although the emperor has never publicly said anything about abolishing the crown prince, but the current crown prince really can't support the wall, and it is only a matter of time before he is abolished.
For the attention of the ministers, for the emperor's angry eyes, the four princes seemed to be unaware, he slowly knelt down, slowly kowtowed, and then lightly spit out a sentence "The ministers obey the holy decree of our emperor, and they will definitely live up to their mission!"
Hua Jiangyue looked at the behavior of the four princes, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, she didn't have much communication with the four princes, but recently she has always been tied to the side of the four princes by fate. If the four princes vouched for themselves before, it meant gambling on their future and currying favor with the queen mother, but now, in full view of everyone, the four princes, who should have been grounded, openly disobeyed the emperor's wishes for themselves, and took such a hot potato.
The emperor seemed to really care for his own face, and when the fourth prince took over this will, the emperor immediately sensed the possible changes in the imperial court, so he immediately changed his own words.
Before the four princes got together, the emperor waved the wide sleeves of his robe and said to the four princes: "I miss you for many years of hard work for the country, and now this case is big, if there is a mistake, it will definitely damage your reputation, so the three princes are specially ordered to investigate this case, and the two of you need to work together to find out this case as soon as possible!"
As soon as the reissue was spoken, the ministers began to discuss again, knowing that the true intention of this reissue was not simply to help the four princes consider. Everyone understands in their hearts that as an emperor, the most important thing is not talent, but the division of power, the division of everyone's power, so that all princes and important ministers have an opponent and a counterbalance. If this case is handled by the four princes alone, once the case is completed, then in the people and localities, the capable image of the four princes will inevitably be established, so the threat of the prince will naturally be greater. And the four princes and the three princes handle it together, so it's really hard to say which is the greatest or lesser credit. Even if the case is unfavorable, it can be said that the three princes are only co-organizers and have no main responsibility, and it is only the four princes who are implicated in the end.
The four princes didn't seem to perceive the emperor's thoughts, knelt on the ground respectfully, and said: "Erchen Xie Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”
The tone of the four princes was very cold, so cold that it made people feel that he was not in the court, but as if he was on the battlefield, and a kind of indifferent and murderous momentum filled the body of the four princes. Looking at the behavior of the four princes, the emperor seemed to be finally satisfied, and turned his gaze to the third prince.
In fact, when the four princes received the order, the three princes were also calculating, just now he also wanted to testify for Hua Jiangyue, but the three princes who are heavy on literature and light on martial arts on weekdays can not compare to the speed of the four princes, so everyone's attention in the court was also attracted by the four princes, and the three princes could only silently stand at the end not far from the door and observe silently.
Now that the emperor personally arranged for himself to assist in the investigation of the theft of the national treasure, as the third prince with a very keen sense of smell, the deep meaning is self-evident, but if he participates, he may set off a storm again, and he is really a little hesitant about how to decide.
When the emperor looked at the three princes, the three princes were standing aside with a stern face, like that, as if he was the one standing in front of the court and distinguishing from himself. Helpless, the emperor could only say to the third prince: "What's the matter, the third one, you don't want to accept this will from me?"
"Qi Qi Xià, Erchen didn't dare, but the matter was big, Erchen really didn't dare to answer His Majesty so quickly. I also hope that His Majesty will realize the truth, and Rong Erchen will think for a moment. The third prince looked panicked, hunched over and said to the emperor, his face full of sincerity.
This reaction of the three princes made the emperor a little embarrassed, after all, if the three princes were forced to accept the order, all their thoughts would leak out, so the gains outweighed the losses, and they would leave a reputation of favoritism.
After the emperor silently calculated in his heart, he waved the sleeves of his robe and said with a generous elder demeanor: "Well, in that case, you should think about it, how about the time I give you half a pillar of incense?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Erchen has already decided, Erchen is willing to take the order, and work with the fourth brother to investigate and solve the case. The third prince arched his hand, saying it easily, but there was no emotion on his face, as if he was being coerced.
Regarding the appearance of the three princes, the emperor only thought that the three princes were under pressure, but the current situation already made him very satisfied. Therefore, he didn't do much to investigate, but in fact, the third prince had another plan in his heart.
In fact, the third prince made such an appearance just now, but it was just a show, after all, if he happily agreed, then the emperor might feel that the third prince and the fourth prince were in a faction. If they investigate the case together in the future, they may be considered by the emperor to be a threat to the throne, so the three princes naturally have to be more careful.
I have to admit that the third prince is a thoughtful person who doesn't care about statements, even if everyone is in full view, the three princes can still make sacrifices for the sake of interests. In the eyes of the third prince, only by leaving an indecisive image to the emperor will his future be more long-term, so disguise and performance when necessary are essential.
Regarding the table of the three princes, Hua Jiangyue saw it in her eyes, and guessed the possibility in her heart, so she didn't think much about it. But in the hearts of the four princes, the image of the three princes has changed a lot, although the two had a lot of political differences before, but after all, it was just a court dispute, and the image of the three princes as a brother could not be affected after all, but now this kind of expression, the situation is really different.