Chapter 380: Mo Xuanchen's "Congratulatory Gift"
Yun Jinchu did not have the slightest intention of resisting, obediently as if he really felt that it was good for the future child to stay in the capital, Emperor Jing lowered his eyes and looked at her for a moment, and saw that she was so knowledgeable and more satisfied.
Everyone in the palace had different thoughts, but their faces were not the slightest, only full of praise for Emperor Jing and the monarchs and ministers of Zhennan Wangfu.
Emperor Jing was in a good mood and laughed, and people sang and danced, and the palace was extremely lively for a while.
After three rounds of drinking, when the atmosphere of everyone gradually rose, Yun Jinchu suddenly smiled and said: "Today's festival, the prince is in the south and it is inconvenient to return to Beijing, but he is very worried about His Majesty. ”
"Oh?" Emperor Jing was interested, "What congratulatory gift?" ”
Yun Jinchu smiled and said: "The congratulatory gift is a bit big, and it is still in front of the palace gate at the moment, without His Majesty's will, the courtiers dare not bring it into the palace without permission." ”
Emperor Jing immediately laughed when he heard this: "Since it is a congratulatory gift, what dare you not bring, and you are so obedient to the rules, Ah Chen's kid has been away from Beijing for several months, I am curious about what he sent me back, Ganhe, go to the palace gate and bring things in." ”
When the imperial commander Gan He heard this, he received the order, and Yun Jinchu also called the outer Yan Hui to accompany him.
The people in the hall were quite curious about what the prince of Zhennan would send back to Beijing, could it be that he was looking for something good to please His Majesty? Only the prince of Chengjun glanced at Yun Jinchu, who was smiling, and then his eyes fell on the second prince and the British prince whose eyes suddenly showed a little eagerness, and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
After Gan He left for a while, when he came back again, he took a few people with him, all of them burly, carrying a huge iron cage covered with black cloth, and when he walked, he could vaguely hear some movement inside.
"What is this?"
"Looks like a living thing, huh?"
"Could it be that it is some kind of auspicious beast?"
In previous years, there were many local officials and courtiers who would offer some auspicious beasts to please the saint, and the people in the palace were speculating, thinking that Mo Xuanchen would not do this trick, and wanted to trick himself to please the saint?
Emperor Jing also thought that there was some beast in the cage, and said with a smile: "Ah Chen, that kid is slippery, should he also learn what kind of beast he has found?" ”
"Your Majesty laughed, the things in this cage are more precious than the Rui Beast."
Emperor Jing was suddenly curious when he heard this, Yun Jinchu raised his head towards the person next to the iron cage with a light expression, and the person stepped forward to untie the rope tied to the black cloth, stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of the black cloth and lifted it hard, and the entire iron cage was no longer exposed to everyone in the hall.
The people in the hall were silent for a moment, and then there was an uproar.
The Queen Mother and Concubine Rong were all taken aback, just because the man in the iron cage was actually a bloody and embarrassed man.
He was curled up in a cage, his clothes were torn, his hands and feet were chained, and his long hair was disheveled, but the armor on his body showed a bit of identity.
Emperor Jing was startled for a while, and after carefully identifying it for a while, he saw clearly who the person in the cage was.
"Mo Jingyue?" Emperor Jing's pupils shrank sharply.
Yun Jinchu said with a smile: "Previously, Mo Jingyue rebelled and fled, and the prince ordered people to search for him, and he was finally caught a few days ago. ”
"Your Majesty's kindness to the Zhennan Wangfu is as deep as the sea, and the Mo family has also been valued by the Murong family for many years, this person lives on the throne of Zhennan, but he has failed the monarch's grace and lived up to the ancestral teachings of the Mo family, colluded with Nanchu, and conspired against the rebellion.
Emperor Jing listened to these extremely respectful words, only to feel that his heart was extremely ironed, and even the other people in the palace heard that Mo Xuanchen actually sent Mo Jingyue back to the capital, and they really felt that this Mo Shizi was afraid that he was as loyal to the court as the ancestor of the Mo family, and he was truly loyal to His Majesty, and he was selfless.
"Good! Good!! ”
After Emperor Jing said hello a few times, Lang smiled and said, "Ah Chen is worthy of being the son of the Mo family, and when he returns to Beijing, I will definitely be rewarded." ”
When he finished speaking and looked at Mo Jingyue, Emperor Jing was cold-eyed,
"The thief of the erection is in vain for Jun'en, and I am so trusting of you with the old prince, and I put the entire southern border in your hands, but I didn't expect you to dare to collude with Nanchu and betray Daye, the Mo family's reputation for many years was almost ruined in your hands, and someone came to pull Mo Jingyue down to the front of the palace gate and behead ......"
A chaotic thief like Mo Jingyue can only be relieved when he dies.
When Gan He heard this, he wanted to step forward and let Mo Jingyue take him away, but at this moment, the British Duke suddenly got up: "Your Majesty, slow down." ”
The British duke is old, but he can be tall and tall.
After seeing him walk out of the banquet, he stood in front of the hall and said loudly to Emperor Jing on the dragon chair: "Mo Jingyue and Nanchu colluded to rebel and rebel, and they really deserve death, even if they are cut with a thousand knives, he deserves to bear it, but the treason is not his fault." ”
"The previous case of the four princes colluding with the south to smuggle contraband has not yet been concluded, and the people involved in the DPRK and China have not been cleared, because there is no witness evidence, the four princes have been detained in prison, and the smuggling case has been delayed so far, I don't know how many people are still at large, and now that Mo Jingyue has been captured, His Majesty should also conclude the case, so as to give the court and the world an explanation."
Emperor Jing's face suddenly became gloomy, and he looked deeply at the people below him: "The British public is reasonable, since Mo Jingyue is put in prison in this way, he will be tried again after the ......."
"Your Majesty, no."
How could the British prince let Emperor Jing fool this matter, he and the second prince chose to do it today, just to force Emperor Jing to finish off the four princes and cut off his chance to recover.
During this time, he could see that Emperor Jing had no intention of killing the four princes, and he had never been strictly interrogated when he threw people in prison, but after Mo Jingyue plotted to flee, he had a perfunctory plan to perfunctory the past, how could the British prince be willing?
They finally defeated the four princes, how could they see him escape, and only after the smuggling case was strictly tried, could they disrupt the current situation, replace some people above important positions, and take the opportunity to install their own forces, not to mention that the southern border is now in hand.
How could the British prince and the second prince let go of such an opportunity?
The British Duke said in a deep voice: "This case has dragged on long enough, and the four princes should have been convicted of digging the embankment, but because the smuggling case has been delayed until now, they have been in prison safely, and rumors have long spread outside, questioning that Your Majesty intends to show favoritism because of the relationship between father and son, and protects the four princes in disregard of the imperial court discipline." ”
"All the ministers are here tonight, and Mo Jingyue has also been brought to justice, for the sake of His Majesty's holy name, it is better to try the smuggling case here, and it is good that His Majesty can clear his name."
Emperor Jing's face was pale, and he just wanted to reprimand the British duke, but he saw the second prince get up from the side, stand next to the British duke, and take out a book of accounts.
"Father, the son of the emperor thinks that the British public statement is reasonable, this time the son went to Dingzhou for disaster relief, because of fate, he got a volume of accounts, which records the details of the collusion between Mo Jingyue, the king of Zhennan, and the four princes, to collect the important ministers of the court, smuggle forbidden things in the court, and seek huge profits by private bribes from other countries."
"Erchen suspected that this thing was fake, and he didn't dare to take it out easily for fear of wronging the fourth brother, but now that Mo Jingyue is in the case, there is no longer any fear, as long as this account book is confirmed, my father can use this to clean up the court, clear up the corrupt people in the court, and return my big Ye Lang Lang Qingtian."
The second prince was holding the account book in his hand, and the people in the hall were in an uproar, many people were frightened, and the first Emperor Jing was even more clenched his teeth.
Good!
Very good!!
Sure enough, it's his good son!!
Emperor Jing grabbed the cup in his hand and was so strong that he couldn't crush it, after he learned from Xun Ying that the second prince and the British prince might have obtained the account book, he had always been wary and had made a tentative speech, but the second prince was extremely respectful and had no intention of doing anything, and even never mentioned the fourth prince from beginning to end, even the British prince was extremely guarded with himself, and there was no abnormality around him.
It has been more than half a month since he came back from Dingzhou, and neither of them has moved, Emperor Jing thought that Xun Ying had guessed wrong, and he also misunderstood the second prince, but he never thought that these two people did not want to do it, but they had already thought about choosing today.
They chose to choose when everyone was in full view and the whole dynasty was there, and when Mo Jingyue was captured and sent to the palace, and the human and "physical evidence" were all there, forcing him not to retreat......
Emperor Jing's mind turned sharply, and his heart suddenly chuckled, he suddenly remembered something, this "gift" was sent to the capital by Mo Xuanchen, why did the second prince and the British prince know about it a long time ago? They forced him to strictly interrogate the smuggling of the four princes at this time, was it a coincidence, or had it been planned a long time ago?
Emperor Jing was faintly uneasy in his heart, and the Queen Mother next to him also noticed that something was wrong.
Seeing that Emperor Jing seemed to be on a high place, the Queen Mother suddenly spoke: "There are human and material evidence, why do you need to be in a hurry, tonight's New Year's Festival family banquet, when it should be celebrated, don't let these filthy things spoil the interest of the mourning family, the emperor, it is better to take people to the next year and then try them later." ”
Emperor Jing turned his head: "Yes, the queen mother ......"
"Although what the Queen Mother said is reasonable, Weichen feels that it is inappropriate to postpone this matter."
A person from the British public faction stood up, "The four princes colluded with the south to betray Daye, this is an act of inhumanity, injustice, filial piety and disloyalty, it is because of tonight's celebration that we should take this opportunity to clear up this case, so that the subjects of the world know Your Majesty's benevolent and selfless heart." ”
"Weichen seconded the proposal, this case has been delayed for a long time, and now that the human and material evidence are there, why should it be retried after the year."
"The minister also thinks that what the British public said is reasonable, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch, and you must not let the four princes tarnish Your Majesty's holy name with such vicious and evil deeds, and let the people of the world misunderstand Your Majesty's favoritism."
"Weichen seconded!"
Many people in the hall stood up one after another, and Chen Feng'an and Xun Ying sat quietly on the side.
Chengjun Wang Shizi looked at Yun Jinchu opposite with an expressionless face, his eyes fell on her indifferent face, the uneasiness became more and more intense, even Song Hongxian, who had been sitting below, also changed his face slightly, since Mo Jingyue appeared, some things seemed to have become different, the British prince and the second prince were not stupid, how could they dare to persecute Emperor Jing like this if they had no other thoughts?
And with such a coincidence that Mo Jingyue was captured, the second prince and the British prince had colluded with Mo Xuanchen?
They have the support of the Zhennan Palace, or ......