Lan Yuan immediately returned to the East Palace and told the prince the news of persuading Cheng Cunzhao. The prince was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked him what he should do next. Lan Yuan pondered and replied, "Your Majesty is now deeply suspicious, and you should take the elimination of the estrangement as the first priority. Why don't you go and persuade the emperor once, let Dali Temple and the Criminal Department try the two nobles before the palace, so that people have nowhere to get in the way, and they are also showing their innocence. ”

The crown prince looked up to the sky and sighed, rubbed his sleeves and said, "This is indeed a good plan, but I ...... I really don't want to meet my father, the last time I went to the dormitory to pay respects, it was like going to the ghost gate, and I'm afraid of it now. ”

Lan Yuan glanced at him meaningfully, then coughed twice, and said coldly, "Your Highness, you should make all preparations. Although His Majesty's body is still very strong, after all, he is almost fifty years old, and I am afraid that he will not be able to support it for too long. You have to keep your emotions in check, and you have to endure any suspicions, and you don't have to go sideways to get the throne, just to get through it in peace...... To sum up, it is nothing more than one word: forbearance! ”

The crown prince touched his chin thoughtfully, showing a sharp gaze: "This king seems to have gradually understood......"

Without much hesitation, the prince put on his clothes and went to the palace alone, facing his father again. This time, the prince was not as flustered as before, and his response was more calm. Although he also deliberately acted in horror and awe, he never let his father's voice really land, and all of them were taken on with relaxed words. The emperor finally agreed to his request, and the two of them retreated without saying a word, as if they were meeting with a courtier, and there was not the slightest warmth between father and son.

"Minister Ye Yongjia, Hunan people, Minghuiguang, bow to the emperor! Long live our emperor! ”

His Majesty sounded a neat voice, and the three officials put their hats in front of them and respectfully completed the three bows and nine bows. The prince motioned for them to get up, and immediately ordered the three of them to stand on the right and left, and asked the eunuchs with him to prepare pen and paper, and then he brought the criminals up and knelt before the emperor's gauze tent.

"Taisu, Cunzhao!" Ye Yongjia suppressed his voice and shouted, "Didn't you say that we wronged our loyal ministers and hindered the Holy Hearing? Now you have fulfilled your wish and let you and the two of you avenge their grievances in front of the emperor, but is there anything else to say? ”

Taisu's face was pale, his legs trembled nervously, and he looked at Cunzhao for a long time, and he couldn't hold back a word for a long time.

Ye Yongjia laughed: "If you are not ready to overturn the case, then I will ask Your Majesty to send an edict and sentence you to death!" ”

"No!" Tai Su widened his eyes and shouted, "Your Majesty, Lu Xinzhong's mouth is just to drag someone into the water, how can it be conclusive!" This Ye Yongjia can't find out in the local area, just relying on this confession, how can he rely on it? He clearly wants to be the next Liuzhen year! ”

Ye Yongjia smiled disappreciatively, but the people of Guoxiang hurriedly jumped out and asked: "Cunzhao, you are also accused of conspiring, can you agree with Taisu's defense?" ”

Taisu also subconsciously looked at Cun Zhao, thinking that he would resolutely refute, but he saw that he was stuffy and didn't move.

Taisu felt that he was asleep, so he gently bumped him on the shoulder and shouted in a low voice: "Cunzhao, Cunzhao." "Cun Zhao still didn't move.

"Looks like you agree?"

"The minister has a saying," Cun Zhao suddenly opened his mouth, "but only for the emperor." ”

The figure of the emperor faintly appeared in the gauze tent, as if he was turning his head to signal to everyone.

"Even if the emperor doesn't believe it, I have to give up this life," Cun Zhao swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he saw the emperor's reaction, and his forehead lightly touched the ground, "Weichen was forced. ”

The emperor shook his head again and headed towards the Hunan people.

"Say it! Who is it forced by? Guo Xiang hurriedly asked.

"Don't hide it, it's Taisu next to the minister!"

Taisu's eyelids rolled and he almost didn't get over in one breath, but fortunately he kept his consciousness awake, and he kowtowed with a bang, without saying a word!

With a little sobbing, Cun Zhao cried: "Wei Chen didn't know about the emperor's uncle's exploitation at the beginning, but later because Lu Eunuch repeatedly sent his henchmen to ban China, he was suspicious, so he questioned Taisu a few words. Na Taisu was not annoyed, comforted me, and walked over, and I didn't care about it. ”

"Who knew that tomorrow, he came to me in a menacing manner, saying that he had stabbed the news of my collection of money to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it would soon enter the ears of His Majesty. Lu Gelding's hands and eyes are all over the sky, where do I dare to offend, panicked, and hurriedly begged him for forgiveness. But this man did not give up, and threatened me to conspire with him and keep the gold and silver treasures sent by the Lu eunuchs. Because of this, there is not a single piece of goods or silver that goes to the Weichen Mansion, and the people of Dali Temple can testify! ”

"Your Majesty......" Taisu didn't even have the strength to refute, so he could only prostrate and beg.

The people of Hunan bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I gave the list of copying the family to the criminal department on the same day, I don't know if you have seen it." ”

"I see," said the Emperor in a tired voice, "I have indeed not seen the name of the Cunsiban. ”

Seeing the situation, the prince hurriedly turned his face and scolded Taisu: "Okay, you old thief, not only ruin the emperor's reputation everywhere, but also collude with the chamberlain and threaten his colleagues!" You guy, it's not enough to calm the anger of the world! ”

looked at Cun Zhao excitedly: "You confessed the truth at the last moment and made a great contribution, otherwise it would have been an unjust, false and wrongful case!" You have endured enough hardships in prison these days, and how many false confessions have been made with Taisu, just to wait until today, face the saint bluntly, this king admires it to the extreme! Please send an edict immediately, restore the old position of loyal minister, and chop the old thief to death! ”

"Let's slow down," Seeing that the 'loyal minister' was about to show off the snow, Ye Yongjia suddenly spoke at this time, and his sharp eyes pierced Cun Zhao, "Let me ask you one more question, you can hear it clearly, and answer well: Lan Yuan, the attendant of the East Palace, went to see you in the edict?" ”

After that, the audience was silent.

Cun Zhao shuddered, and laughed weakly: "What do you mean by saying that you have no beginning or end?" ”

Ye Yongjia didn't say much, and still asked the same thing: "Don't worry about this, you can answer well!" I can see that Lord Lan has gone! ”

"Ye Yongjia!" The people of Hunan were furious for a moment, their eyes widened, and they almost burst out, "You can't get used to the prince, just say it, cover it up like this, who do you want to splash dirty water on your head?" Do you also want to learn Taisu and be executed by the emperor Ling Chi? ”

Ye Yongjia ignored him, turned around and knelt straight towards the emperor: "If Your Majesty is willing to dismiss the minister and execute him, the minister will not complain at all!" Please decide, whether Ye has the right to ask this question! ”