The night at the end of May was still a little cool, especially in the humid and gloomy environment of the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison, this coldness was infinitely magnified, so that Shen Yichen had to put on a coat after entering.

Shen Yichen is a "frequent visitor" to the edict, whether he is visiting others or being imprisoned himself, he has always been in and out several times.

After all, King Xiang and King Lu are noble, even if they are in the edict of Jinyiwei, they are still placed in a relatively clean and tidy cell. The commander made Zhao Hongjie accompany Shen Yichen, and the one who led the way in front was Wei San, the deputy of the Imperial Prison.

When Shen Yichen was imprisoned in the edict because of the political affairs of the harem, it was this Wei San who delivered the news for him. Afterwards, Zhao Hongjie tried to promote Wei San, and now he is in charge of the edict and prison, which is an absolutely reliable confidant.

"Elder Shen Ge, the two princes have been imprisoned and have not cooperated with the questioning, and their noble status does not dare to torture, so they can only be locked in the cell and wait."

Wei San led the way and briefly introduced the situation.

Shen Yichen was not surprised that such a situation would happen. Unless it is a real cavalry rebellion and is captured on the battlefield, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the Prince of Daming to be punished, and the nobles of Tianhuang represent the dignity of the royal family, and moving them is equivalent to slapping the emperor in the face.

Even on the battlefield, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen left the famous sentence "Don't hurt my uncle" for the sake of word-of-mouth face. As a result, the counterinsurgency officers and soldiers threw themselves into the trap, which perfectly explained what it means to dig their own graves.

"I see."

Shen Yichen nodded, in fact, the purpose of his coming over was not to interrogate, but to pronounce a verdict, and it didn't matter whether King Xiang and King Lu were willing to cooperate or not.

When he came to the cell, King Xiang sat calmly and closed his eyes, but King Lu walked around the room a little impatiently. Until he saw Shen Yichen's arrival, he immediately threw himself in front of the fence and shouted: "Shen thief, don't think about framing King Lu for rebellion again, this king wants to clarify everything to His Majesty!"

After all, Zhu Taikan was full of panic in his heart, he was afraid that he would die in prison for no reason, just like his father who "committed suicide" back then!

"King Lu, if Your Majesty is willing to see you, will you still be imprisoned in the Imperial Prison?"

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, and his tone was even colder than the environment in the edict.

At that time, the land of the three provinces and eight provinces was starving, and the culprit was Zhu Zhaoxuan, the king of Lujing, but Zhu Taikan, the son of the king, was an accomplice, but he successfully escaped without suffering any punishment and successfully succeeded to the throne and became the current king of Lu.

Shen Yichen actually had murderous intentions, and wanted to use means to let Zhu Tai follow in his father's footsteps, to seek justice, and to sacrifice Han Yong's spirit in the sky!

However, the emperor repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to spare the lives of the two kings, which means that he acquiesced in his heart that Shen Yichen was the mastermind behind King Xu, and he was worried that he would strike again. In this case, if there is any death, it must not be tolerated by Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and he will not be able to accept it even if he is generous.

Considering that the emperor "beat" again in the imperial study today, Shen Yichen could only hold back his murderous intent, but the majestic killing intent still could not be completely concealed.

Zhu Taikan had felt this aura once during the orthodox years, and he couldn't be more familiar with it, and the expression on his face immediately changed from threat to panic, and he subconsciously took a step back and replied with a fierce expression: "Shen Yichen, if you plot to kill this king, Your Majesty will definitely investigate it thoroughly to the end, and will no longer tolerate your rebellion."

"King Lu, are you afraid?"

Shen Yichen saw through the weakness in the other party's heart at a glance, and couldn't help but mock.

Later generations often ridiculed the pedantic hypocrisy of the literati of the Ming Dynasty, but at least at the time of the controversy over the court staff of the Great Rites Discussion, there were still literati who shouted that the country has been raising soldiers for 150 years, and the righteousness of the war is today.

But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the mountains and rivers were broken, the country of the Ming clan vassal kingdom had raised hundreds of thousands of people for more than two hundred years, and how many people stood up to martyr?

A history of the Southern Ming Dynasty is comparable to half of the history of Zhao Song's humiliation!

"Shen Yichen, kill if you want to kill, humiliate the prince of the clan, do you really think that you have reached the point where you cover the sky with one hand?"

A faint voice came from the cell next to him, and Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Xiang, who had closed his eyes, opened his eyes, but the expression on his face was very calm.

The experience of supervising the country several times has made his experience and knowledge far beyond that of the second-generation prince like Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, and the crime of daring to conspire against him must be the emperor's instruction.

Rather than showing the cowardice in his heart and being humiliated by a courtier, it is better to maintain the dignity and nobility of being the Prince of Daming.

At the same time, Xiangwang Zhu Zhan believed that even if Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu really planned to take his own life, he would definitely retain enough dignity and would definitely not let Shen Yichen come to the edict to mock and humiliate.

Doing so must be Shen Yichen's private behavior!

"It seems that King Xiang is ready to die?"

"It's useless to say more, if this king dies in the edict prison without explanation, the world will be in chaos."

"This king will look at today, how to sue the temple in the future!"

King Xiang snorted coldly, still with a tough posture, he didn't believe that the emperor would tolerate Shen Yichen's killing of the prince, and he didn't believe that the emperor was not afraid of the rebellion of the feudal domains.

At most, he was demoted to a concubine without a certificate or a certificate, and went to Fengyang Mansion to guard the ancestral tomb, waiting for Wang Shizi to inherit the title, maybe he could wait until the day when the case was overturned.

"It seems that King Xiang is sure that this official will not dare to do anything to you."

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, not at all angered by the toughness of King Xiang and others.

But soon he faded the smile on his face, and continued in an indifferent tone: "This official came this time to require the two princes to confess their guilt and draw a prisoner."

"King Xiang instigated to participate in the rebellion of King Guangtong and was regarded as an accomplice, and was demoted to a concubine and imprisoned in the ancestral tomb of Fengyang Mansion, and Wang Shizi was demoted to the rank of lord. In addition, since the "Sect and Domain Regulations" have been promulgated, let's start with King Xiang, and Wang Shizi will be demoted to an auxiliary general as a whole, and the feudal state will be removed."

Under the clan rank of the Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was the first rank of the prince, and then the next rank was the king of the county, and then there was no feudal treatment.

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu clearly ordered to keep King Xiang's life, so Shen Yichen was within his authority and used the punishment to the extreme. And the "Sect Domain Regulations" promulgated can not become a dead letter, it is better to find a prince to open the knife and establish authority, it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, King Xiang and King Lu are very suitable.

"You want to remove this king's feudal kingdom?"

Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, who was still calm, heard that Shen Yichen not only wanted to abolish himself as a concubine, but also to remove the feudal country and his children and grandchildren. In an instant, the whole person's qi and blood surged, and a pair of eyes were red and grabbed the cell door and roared.

"Why not?"

"Woe to the descendants, even if this king gives up this life, he will never admit his guilt and draw a prisoner. If you have the ability, you will kill this king on the spot, and let the clans and vassals of the world see how the current saint can become the second Jianwen Emperor!"

King Xiang fell into a state of madness at this time, you must know that his agitation to participate in the rebellion is still very different from the rebellion. Under normal circumstances, considering the status of the emperor's relatives and the influence on the feudal domains, most of them will choose to be punished lightly.

Even if the emperor is unwilling to forgive and wants to set an example for a typical killer, as long as his son inherits the throne and lies dormant for a period of time, when the emperor is angry or the new emperor succeeds to the throne, there is still a chance for the salted fish to turn over.

If Shen Yichen's punishment is carried out, although he retains a life, it is actually no different from cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and from then on, the line of King Xiang will be eliminated from the sequence of the Great Ming Sect, and there is no possibility of turning over.

King Xiang knew very well what the consequences were, either Shen Yichen would force himself to death and attract condemnation from all the clans in the world. Either it is to withdraw the punishment of demotion and defestation, and you can consider compromise and concession, and there is no third way to choose.

Facing the tough statement of King Xiang Zhu Zhandong, Shen Yichen's face became more and more cold, he slowly walked to the prison door and looked directly at the other party's eyes, and then said coldly: "King Xiang, when this official was still a mere scholar of the Wupin Zhan Shifu, he dared to kill King Lu Jing, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

This is the first time that Shen Yichen has been in front of outsiders

said that he killed King Lu Jing, and still in front of the two princes of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as these words came out, Xiangwang Zhu Zhanyuan's pupils instantly dilated, and his eyes were full of incredulity. You must know that no matter how realistic the rumors are, a petty official's killing of the Prince of Daming is a bit of nonsense after all.

But when Shen Yichen admitted it himself, everything became a little different.

"Shen Yichen, my father was really killed by you!"

Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, who was imprisoned in the cell next to him, was also sad and indignant at the moment, and his suspicions and speculations were now confirmed at this moment, and the enemy who killed his father was in front of him.

"Doesn't your father deserve to die?"

Shen Yichen, who had maintained an indifferent attitude before, turned sideways and shouted angrily at Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, not only the anger of these two Ming princes, but also the anger in his chest at the moment.

"Millions of people in the land of three provinces and eight prefectures, because of King Lu Jing's greed and selfishness, dug the embankment of the Yellow River, so that the people were hungry and cold, and the people were miserable. They even planned to join forces with Zhang Qiu's county order to trap 30,000 displaced people to death, and this kind of behavior is simply outrageous!"

"If I hadn't been a petty official at that time, but a powerful minister who controlled the power of the world, I would have waited for my father and son to ask Ling Chi!"

The monstrous killing intent could not be suppressed, surging like a substance, Shen Yichen would never forget the scene he had seen on the way out of Zhenshan, which was why he would risk offending the emperors of the feudal domains and must implement the "Clan Regulations".

Only the law can restrain the greed and cruelty of the Ming Dynasty vassals, and the tragic situation of the Yellow River flood in Shandong will never happen again!

Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, who was originally sad and indignant, felt the overwhelming momentum on Shen Yichen's body, and subconsciously took a step back in fright, and instantly died and did not dare to compete with him.

He had no doubt that Shen Yichen would do what he said after he took control of power, this son's rampant and transgressive rules were beyond imagination, and there was no one more powerful minister in all dynasties than this.

Lu King Zhu Taikan is such a coward, Shen Yichen doesn't want to talk to him more, as long as Xiangwang Zhu Zhan confesses, then the latter will naturally bow his head and beg for mercy.

So he shifted his gaze to Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, again, and said word by word: "King Xiang, this official will give you one last chance, either confess your guilt and detain the ancestral tomb of Fengyang to live and die, or die in Jinyiwei Prison now."

"Don't threaten any rebellion of the feudal domains against the chaos in the world, this official has suppressed the rebellion in the southeast, and has not fought any battles in the northern frontier. If any vassal king dares to rebel, this official will let him see what it means to be a soldier and not a subordinate!"

Shen Yichen didn't want to cause chaos in the world, and the flames everywhere caused people's livelihood to suffer. But in many cases, if there is really any rebellion of the feudal domains, then with the help of the east wind of the counterinsurgency, the problem of the Ming clan will be solved from the root.

It's a long process to be demoted to a knight, so it's better to go straight to the ground!

A long time ago, Shen Yichen understood the truth of "goodness is not an official", and the bodhisattva's heart is only complete with thunder means.

In the face of Shen Yichen's naked threat, Xiangwang Zhu Zhandong's chest rose and fell violently, and the other party's words and deeds had completely broken through his cognition. Zhu Zhan knew that Shen Yichen was not a good stubble, but he couldn't imagine that this son would reach the point of ignoring the clan relatives of the imperial court, which was definitely not the emperor's instruction behind him.

It only means that Shen Yichen didn't put the Daming Sect in his eyes.

Anger, shock, panic, fear and other emotions were mixed together, and Xiangwang Zhu Zhanfeng subconsciously looked at Zhao Hongjie on the side. The commander of Jinyiwei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and under normal circumstances, it is the kind of emperor's henchmen who swear allegiance to the death, Shen Yichen is no different from a minister who is so rebellious, is Jinyiwei familiar with it?

The answer was indeed as imagined by Xiangwang Zhu Zhandong, Zhao Hongjie was unmoved in the face of his questioning gaze, and Wei San, the deputy Qianhu who was standing further behind, had a calm expression on his face.

Even if Zhao Hongjie and the other Jinyi guards showed a look of fear on their faces, Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, could still understand that they were afraid of Shen Yichen's power. As a result, the other party's expression was so natural and calm, it could only prove one thing, the emperor's most trusted Jinyi Guard's commander was all subdued by Shen Yichen

Finish!

It turns out that Shen Yichen's power in the capital division is already terrifying?

It wasn't until the appearance of this scene that the psychological defense line of Xiangwang Zhu Zhan was really broken, and his proud Tianhuang noble status, the death-free gold medal cast by the royal bloodline, was actually vulnerable in front of Shen Yichen.

The other party even dares to win over the emperor's henchmen, will he still care about a clan vassal king?

However, even if Zhu Zhan is dead, he will not be able to accept the punishment of Ge Jue going to the country, after all, in the traditional Chinese concept, many people work hard all their lives for future generations and the prosperity of their families.

If you admit guilt and draw a prisoner, there is no possibility of overturning the case, and you would rather die than do this.

"Shen Yichen, this king will not admit his guilt, and if you kill me, Your Majesty will know that you are a chaotic minister and thief!"

"Heh, I didn't expect King Xiang to be so backbone, then this official will fulfill you."

Shen Yichen still replied flatly, but after finishing speaking, he added a murderous sentence.

"This official can also tell King Xiang one thing, then whether you confess your guilt or not, the result of Ge Jue going to the country will not change, remember this is what I said!"

(End of chapter)