Chapter 390: Arrest
No matter how uneasy Rong Guangsheng was, he was forced to enter the palace.
Emperor Tianqing was quite surprised to see that they found out the truth so quickly, especially when he saw that the Marquis of Yongshun actually came with him, he still had a little bit of the meaning of looking at Rong Guangsheng's liveliness, but when he heard a few people say that the culprits of the Rong family were Xu Lizhen and the third prince, his face couldn't help but turn cold.
Zhan Changdong replied in a low voice:
"Weichen and General Rong have already interrogated those prostitutes, and two of them confessed that they came from the Peng family who bewitched Meng Dehui at the beginning, and were sent to Beijing by Chai Chunhua and Zheng Hongan in order to cling to the powerful people in the court to benefit them, and these two were sent to the Rong family temple by Xu Lizhen two months ago."
"Xu Lizhen pretended to befriend Rong Dai as an excuse to provoke the relationship between him and General Rong's father and son, and led him to indulge in women's sex."
"Today's incident is that the king of the county used the deed as bait to blackmail one of the women, so that he deliberately clashed with the Liu family and led the Liu family to the Rong family temple, he just wanted to expose the Rong Dai affair and ruined the reputation of the Rong family, but he didn't expect that Rong Dai would be drunk and resentful and say a big rebellious remark, which alarmed His Majesty."
Zhan Changdong calmly said the results of the trial, without adding any oil and vinegar, and even had a lot of meaning to exonerate the Rong family between his words.
"The Rong family was indeed framed by someone, Xu Lizhen colluded with Anbo, and secretly framed him with the king of the county, leading the Yongshun Marquis Mansion and the Rong family as enemies to provoke the dispute between the two mansions, and today's incident will occur, General Rong and the second prince are innocent."
Rong Guangsheng listened to Zhan Changdong's words to excuse the Rong family beside him, and he didn't feel the slightest gratitude, he only looked at Emperor Tianqing's increasingly cold face, and his heart fell to the bottom.
If it was just Xu Lizhen who calculated the Rong family and could still find an excuse to say that it was a personal grudge, His Majesty might not move him, but Xu Lizhen got involved with the king of the county, and conspired with Cheng'an Bofu.
His Majesty had already suspected that he would not be able to delay the case of private salt when he was looking for his master, and he had been treated coldly since he returned to Beijing from Jiangnan, and now that he knew who the "master" behind him was, he would inevitably think of what he did in Jiangnan that day, thinking that he had already betrayed his lord and defected to the king of the county, how could His Majesty spare him?
Zhan Changdong seemed to be extricating the Rong family, but in fact, he was pushing them towards the fire pit.
Once Xu Lizhen has an accident, it will not only involve Cheng Anbo and the king of the county, but even their Rong family and the second prince will not want to stay out of the matter!
At this time, Yongshun Hou also added a fire to the side: "Your Majesty, this Cheng Amber is too rampant, last time he used the Peng family to stir up the household department and used the treasury as his Zheng family's private treasury, Your Majesty has already let them go with extrajudicial grace, but this time they actually dare to use such shameless means against the courtiers again, it is simply hateful." ”
"The old minister just wants to quietly guard the Yongshun Marquis Mansion, but they have repeatedly bullied my Liu family, this matter the old minister will never give up, and General Rong will definitely be unbearable!"
Rong Guangsheng: "......"
Even if he hated Yongshun Hou in his heart, he could only pretend to be angry when he looked at Emperor Qing: "Cheng Anbo is really hateful!" ”
Zhan Changdong saw that Rong Guangsheng's back was tense with anger, but he had to follow along to condemn Xu Lizhen's appearance, and when he looked up, his expression was already awe-inspiring: "This matter involves the prince and the courtiers, and the ministers dare not arbitrarily decide, so they can only let Lord Wang temporarily detain Rong Dai and others in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion and wait for His Majesty's holy ruling." ”
Emperor Tianqing was calm when he heard this, but he didn't speak immediately, he glanced at Rong Guangsheng and Yongshun Hou: "You two go outside first and wait, Zhan Changdong stays." ”
Yongshun Hou and Rong Guangsheng retreated.
The sky outside had already darkened, and Rong Guangsheng's face was even darker than the sky.
Palace lamps had been lit everywhere in the palace, and under the dim light, Rong Guangsheng glanced at the direction outside the palace, and only secretly prayed that Feng Yuan could get the news early and send it to the second prince, or that the second prince could learn the news and deal with it in advance, but the uneasiness in his heart still spread.
Seeing his frowning appearance, Marquis Yongshun stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the evidence of this incident is conclusive, and they can't be allowed to quibble, Your Majesty will severely punish the king of the county They will never let Xu Lizhen escape, General Rong, don't worry." ”
Rong Guangsheng smiled and said, "Thank you Lord Hou for your concern." ”
Yongshun Hou grinned and said: "Thank you, the same enemy!" ”
Rong Guangsheng: "......"
I'm tired and don't want to talk.
In this hall, Emperor Tianqing looked at Zhan Changdong and asked, "Is this really Xu Lizhen's doing?" ”
Zhan Changdong nodded: "It was Rong Dai who confessed in person, and there are also the Rong family's subordinates, Lord Wang, and Yongshun Hou as evidence." ”
He paused after speaking,
"Just ......"
"Just what?"
Zhan Changdong frowned slightly: "Weichen just thinks it's strange, the Rong family temple is not an ordinary place, how can Xu Lizhen easily enter and exit it, if he hadn't known Rong Dai for a long time, he might not be able to let go of his guard so easily, and why did the King of the Jun and Cheng Anbo calculate the Rong family so much, they have a grudge against the Marquis of Yongshun and want to use the Liu family to borrow a knife to kill people, but why did they choose the Rong family and the second prince?" ”
"Weichen remembers that the relationship between the second prince and the king of the county is extremely good, and when Cheng Anbo was seriously ill, the second prince often came to visit, why did he suddenly turn his face?"
Emperor Tianqing's eyes crossed the gloom, which was also where he was puzzled.
Let's not talk about why Xu Lizhen of the Rong family temple can bring people in so easily, let's just say that there is a feud, and the prince, the third child and the Zheng family are the first to bear the brunt.
If they really want to find someone to provoke the Yongshun Marquis Mansion and benefit from the defeat of both sides, then they should also go to the prince's subordinates, even if they use dirty means to deal with the prince, Emperor Tianqing is not surprised, but why is it the Rong family who has no grievances?
"One more thing......"
Zhan Changdong glanced at Emperor Tianqing with some hesitation, "I don't know if it's a minister's delusion, General Rong seems to be extremely reluctant to involve Xu Lizhen in this matter, and he used to move on him when Rong Dai confessed to Xu Lizhen when he was in Jingzhao Mansion......"
He shook his head halfway through speaking,
"But it should be that Weichen thinks too much, Xu Lizhen and Cheng Anbo colluded with them to frame the Rong family, how can General Rong excuse him, maybe he is just too angry to help but act."
Emperor Tianqing did not have any doubts when he heard this, but his expression became more and more cold.
Rong Guangsheng has been an official for many years, although he is not a good person, he is by no means a generous person, Xu Lizhen has already climbed to the top of the Rong family's head to, how can he bear this breath? But he still didn't want to pursue it......
Unless Xu Lizhen has some handle from the Rong family in his hands.
Emperor Tianqing couldn't help but sneer, okay, his sons and courtiers really don't have any worry-free things, they seem to be loyal and honest, but in fact, one is more cunning than the other, he wants to see what is going on with Xu Lizhen and the Rong family and the Cheng'an Mansion, how many masters are there behind him!
When he came out of the palace again, Rong Guangsheng was left in the palace by Emperor Tianqing to "play", and Zhan Changdong had already received the holy decree of arresting the king of the county, Cheng Anbo and Xu Lizhen.
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