Chapter 206: Clearing the Portal
Emperor Jing lowered his head and looked at the appearance of the fourth prince, originally wanted to wait for him to refute, even if he defended a few words, but who knew that he couldn't say a word, but he looked panicked after being poked out of the truth, and anyone with eyes could see that what Mo Xuanchen said was true.
He may have really mentioned the incident of the Lingjiang River bursting, but he never got involved in what the fourth prince and the eldest prince did later.
King Hui stood aside and spoke: "Your Majesty, the matter of Mo Shizi and the princess of the world hoarding grain has already been reported to Your Majesty, and the household department has also been prepared earlier because of their reminder, and there is food donated by the princess, so that the money and food for disaster relief can be collected in time and will not be at a loss due to the flood." ”
"Mo Shizi reminded the four princes that it was a good intention, and he never thought that someone would take advantage of this matter, and asked His Majesty to investigate."
Emperor Jing remembered the things that Mo Xuanchen had taken the initiative to tell him not long ago, as well as the matter of the eldest princess secretly hoarding grain, and he was suspicious of Mo Xuanchen: "Ah Chen, you get up." ”
Mo Xuanchen pursed his lips: "Your Majesty..."
"I never doubted you, and I knew that the son of the Mo family would never do such a thing."
Mo Xuanchen's face showed a look of emotion.
When he got up, Emperor Jing said, "Do you know the account book in Mrs. Xie's mouth?" ”
Mo Xuanchen shook his head: "Ah Jin's parents died in a landslide, she was still young at the time, and when she went to collect the body, even the body was found and handed over to her by the official messenger of Guangning Mansion, she once told me that her parents went suddenly, and even the relics were not left behind, let alone any account books. ”
When Emperor Jing heard this, he believed him.
He had sent someone to check Yun Jinchu's background before, and naturally knew the cause of her parents' deaths, Yun Jinchu was only twelve or thirteen years old when the husband and wife went, and the body was also returned to the Yun family after being checked by Guangning Mansion, in other words, even if there was really any account book, after the hands of Guangning Mansion, it would definitely not fall into the hands of Yun Jinchu.
Emperor Jing looked at Mrs. Xie: "Are you sure that what you said about the account book is true?" ”
Mrs. Xie said: "The courtiers dare to swear by the spirit of the heavens, if there is half a lie, my son will not be able to be born, and whether it is the queen mother or the eldest princess, even my mother-in-law An Jin County Lord also knows that it is all the accounts of the four princes and the king of Zhennan smuggling forbidden objects from the court, and even ......."
She paused,
"There are also some records of correspondence with Mobei Longyuan Kingdom, Beidi and Southern Chu."
Mrs. Xie looked a little frightened, and said in a low voice: "The merchant of the Yun family died in Guangning Mansion, which is extremely close to the southern Hebei where my mother's Guo clan is located, and the eldest princess also wanted my father and brother to help search for it, and even see if they could help cover it up. ”
"I was afraid that my father and brother would not agree, but I was afraid that the eldest princess would embarrass me, so I pretended to communicate with my nephew to inform me of the matter, but in fact, I asked him to remind the clan not to get involved in this matter......"
"You're lying!"
The fourth prince's face was full of anger, "Obviously, it was the Guo family who sent a message to Jingzhong saying that the account book fell into the hands of the Yun family, so I ...... it."
He stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence, realizing that he had blurted out something and shut up abruptly, but it was too late.
Everyone in the hall gasped, and Emperor Jing was completely cold-eyed.
"So, do you really have this ledger?"
"Father's ......"
"You actually colluded with others to smuggle forbidden goods from the court, and you still dare to commit treason and rebellion?!"
"I didn't...... Father, father, listen to me, it's not like this, it's not ......"
Emperor Jing looked at the four princes who were extremely flustered, and only felt ridiculous.
Originally, when Ying Wei noticed that the people of the four princes were in Dingzhou and the people of the king of Zhennan, he was still lucky, thinking that the four princes were just confused for a while or someone was calculating and seducing, but now he knew that his good son had been in contact with Mo Jingyue for a long time, and even smuggled forbidden items in the court together.
He suppressed the military power in the south in every possible way, but his son was sent to the door to help Mo Jingyue rebel.
What a good son he is!!
Emperor Jing was furious: "Come on, take the four princes out of prison, let the people of the criminal department interrogate, no matter the cost, find out what he did!" ”
It's not a prison, it's not a prison of the Criminal Department, it's an edict prison.
The edict sounds no different from the heavenly prison, but everyone in the court knows that the place is like a death row, but whoever enters it should not think of coming out with all his beards and tails.
Previously, the prince dug down the embankment and committed a heinous crime, but he was only put into the prison by His Majesty, and let the three divisions go to trial, it is said that there has not been much punishment so far, but the four princes are directly in the edict, and they are even more let the people of the criminal division, who has always been known as the king of Hades, go to trial.
Your Majesty is really furious.
The fourth prince looked at Emperor Jing in disbelief, and when he listened to the edict and the criminal division, he panicked, and he said in horror: "Father, the father and emperor spared the son, the son was wrong, and the son knew that it was wrong......"
"Gagged, pull down!!"
The people of the forbidden army stepped forward quickly, directly blocked the mouth of the four princes and took them down.
The four princes kept struggling and screaming "woo" in their mouths, desperately trying to beg Emperor Jing for mercy, but Emperor Jing just looked gloomy and had no hint of soft-heartedness.
In the past, the concubine of the middle palace was extremely noble, but now he was dragged out like a dead dog, his face was red and swollen mixed with tears, and his hair was scattered and he looked extremely embarrassed, but no one dared to open his mouth to intercede for him, even the courtiers who followed the four princes before were all necking at this time, and no one dared to speak out.
If it was just an ordinary crime, they would dare to find a way to keep the four princes.
However, colluding with the Zhennan Palace, smuggling contraband, and treason and rebellion, no matter which one is verified, it is a capital crime.
The fourth prince simply blocked his own way of life, and seeing His Majesty's meaning, I am afraid that he really has to give up this son, who dares to come forward to intercede for him at this time, it is simply to hit the blade with his head, and he is afraid that he will die, and he doesn't know how he died.
Who can spare his life as an official in the court?
After the four princes were taken away, the entire hall was extremely quiet.
Emperor Jing said coldly: "Put the eldest princess Rongxian into the edict prison, and then try it after the interrogation of the four princes, the queen's godson is not good, and she is grounded in Fengxi Palace, and the people of her mother's Zhao family are all banned in the palace, and the forbidden army will send people to take care of them. ”
"The ministers obey."
Someone whispered: "Your Majesty, the Zhennan Wangfu ......"
Emperor Jing looked at the person who opened his mouth expressionlessly, and he instantly broke out in a cold sweat and shut up suddenly.
Mo Xuanchen suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, since this matter is related to the Zhennan Palace, there is absolutely no reason to indulge, if my second uncle really colludes with the four princes to smuggle forbidden goods, or even colludes with other countries to betray Daye, my Mo family will never tolerate such a rebellious person, and I will definitely clean up the door for my grandfather and the Mo family!" ”
The Mo family has been loyal for generations, and it must not be destroyed on Mo Jingyue.