Chapter 212: Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills! If you want to be happy, you have to work hard!
The second prince came today because of a cable report telling him that the third prince and the fifth prince wanted to start with the sisters of the Ji family in order to win over the Liguo Mansion.
The Ji sisters have adopted some orphaned beggars and are going to visit them today. The third prince and the fifth prince also took the opportunity to go there and wanted to have a relationship with the two!
Their royal circle all said, "Politeness goes all over the world"!
Don't care if it's true or not, let's see!
Since the battle for the prince became more heated, the second prince Zhou Jianye began to closely monitor several of his younger brothers who were competitive with him.
When his crown prince and brother were there, he was self-aware, so he worked hard to be a qualified royal gentleman.
However, the second prince is very measured, and he is "gentle" and "gentleman", but first of all, he can't make his emperor's father hate, not only does not let his father hate it, but also makes his father unbearable.
For example, when his crown prince and brother are involved in political affairs, there are differences of opinion with the courtiers, so it is inevitable that there will be a dispute.
The second prince found that those who dared to argue with the prince were either direct ministers or favored ministers of his father.
To be honest, the second prince can't afford to provoke these two kinds of people, and he doesn't think the prince can afford to provoke them.
It doesn't matter, it's important that these two types of people can't be messed with.
No one is used to people like Zhichen, and whoever is caught scolds whom!
Moreover, it seems that whoever is in the big position and who has a high status will show their talent by scolding!
Also, one by one, the three-grade and four-grade masters, standing in the court, scolding an old farmer who farms or a vendor who sells baked cakes, must have gone crazy for him!
The father needs direct ministers, not because he likes to be scolded, but because he wants to show that he has the world in mind and is fair and strict.
Scolding and scolding, whether you listen or not, it's not in the father's emperor!
In other words, the father's need for direct ministers is largely for show!
But what my father likes more is the favored ministers, and the favored ministers are the roundworms in the stomach of the father!
This group of people dared to argue with the prince, but there was no encouragement from his father behind them, and it was also his father's acquiescence!
But the crown prince is the prince of the country, the eldest son of the emperor, and the crown prince.
Although he was dissatisfied with some of the prince's actions in his heart, and he was very annoyed that the prince did not know how to be tactful, as long as it was not too excessive, the emperor could not clearly refute the prince after all.
The prince has no face, isn't it equivalent to slapping the emperor in the face!
The second prince found that when his emperor's father and the eldest brother of the crown prince had a conflict, it was the time when he could make a big profit.
That year, the elder brother of a favorite concubine of the king of Rong'an County bullied men and women on the street, and took a fancy to a young and beautiful girl who went out to buy vegetables.
The little girl's father naturally disobeyed, but was beaten to death by a house slave during the dispute!
When the little girl saw that her father was dead, and thought of the dark days in the future, she was so sad and indignant for a while that she crashed to her father's side.
It happened suddenly, and it was in the downtown of the capital, and in an instant, the people were in an uproar!
At this moment, in the crowd, someone shouted,
"Fathers and fellow villagers! This person relies on his sister to be a concubine for the prince, and he can force people to die in broad daylight, we see his evil deeds, he will definitely kill people! We can't sit still! ”
"Yes!"
"Murder pays for life! Kill them first! We are equal to eliminating harm for the people! ”
"Kill them, see if they are still rampant!"
The people around are all together! The sound was so loud that it almost shook the roof tiles!
Before the people around could react, several people had already rushed up and beat up the brother-in-law and the house slave!
These house slaves are in front of the dead father and daughter who dare to show off their might, although the people in front of them are unarmed, but there are many people, and the crowd is excited, the momentum is overwhelming, and the legs are weak for a while, turn around and run!
"Can't let them run!"
"They're going to move the rescuers, they're coming to kill us!"
"Discount his legs!"
At this time, everyone's blood was surging, and they didn't have time to think calmly, so they followed the shouts and chased after them!
Soon, there was chaos in the streets.
The soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Division and the people of Dali Temple quickly arrived when they heard the sound, and these two groups immediately took down the brother of the favorite concubine and soon went to prison.
There is no doubt that the prince said that he would be beheaded for public display as an example.
However, the king of Rong'an begged that this was just a momentary mistake, and his brother-in-law did not kill with his own hands. It was done by his men.
Some of the ministers support the prince, and some sympathize with the king of Rong'an, who doesn't have a child of a loser!
Moreover, it is clear that someone has calculated the crown prince and the king of Rong'anjun!
Of course, more ministers are silent as quails, waiting for the emperor's final ruling.
The matter itself is not complicated, but it is different when it comes to the king of Rong'an. He grew up with the emperor since childhood, and when the emperor was still a disfavored prince, the king of Rong'an County often ate and slept with him, and spent a lot of sad and uneasy years with the emperor.
Therefore, if it is said that in the Great Zhou, the emperor has several characters who are particularly emotionally inclined, the first is of course Concubine Lu, followed by the county lord of Yuhui, and then the king of Rong'an County.
Therefore, after the emperor ascended the throne, he gave the king of Rong'an a great honor.
The emperor also intends to hold this matter high and put it down gently. Hold the person for a while, let him teach him a long lesson, and after a while, the rumors will subside, and it will not be a big deal to secretly release the person.
If you really say that you want to take the blame, you will just kill two of the house slaves who did it yourself.
But the prince felt that he had to make an example of him.
The crown prince has long looked at the king of Rong'an unpleasantly, and not only on the king of Rong'an. For those imperial relatives or noble ministers who are idle all day long, don't do, and cause trouble, they also look unpleasant. They should all go to the fields and follow the farmer to plow, so that they can know what is:
"At noon on hoeing day, sweat drops into the soil!"
And the life of the king of Rong'an County is corrupt and extravagant, which especially disgusts the prince who advocates diligence and thrift.
The treasury is insufficient, the drought in the south, the flood in the north, and the displacement of the people, this group of people not only does not worry about the country, but also oppresses the people!
Is it tolerable or unbearable!
The prince also wanted to take this opportunity to knock on these people.
But after all, this matter has to consider the face of the father.
The long history of the prince's mansion persuaded the prince,
"Your Highness, don't be impatient, if this matter is really according to the law, it happened suddenly, and the brother-in-law of the king of Rong'an County is not even an instigator, although it is conniving, he has not stopped the evil deeds of his subordinates, and has not been able to control the situation well. However, if you kill this person, it won't deter the King of Rong'an County much! ”
The crown prince calmed down at the moment, remembering what the second prince told him,
"Brother Huang, it's not that you don't know that Emperor Rong'an has countless concubines. At this moment, this favorite concubine is the top of his heart, and the family of the favorite concubine is also regarded as his heart. But after a while, he had a new favorite concubine. The elder brother of this concubine is no different from the other domestic slaves in the palace. Why did the royal brother hold on to a house slave? Still displeased his father? ”
The prince also calmed down at this moment, so he accepted this method of dealing with it smoothly.
The Rong'an County Mansion gave the father and daughter's family a sum of compensation, and buried the father and daughter well.
At the same time, the death penalty was imposed on the two subordinates who did it.
The emperor felt that he had an explanation to the king of Rong'an County, and he was very pleased, and then he heard that the second prince also comforted the prince, so he gave the second prince and the long history a large reward!
Soon, the concubine's brother was released.
Thinking that the matter was over, the concubine's brother was released from prison not long ago and began to live a life of drinking again.
However, he was very happy and sad, and died in the Qinglou within a few days!
It is said that after fooling around with a prostitute, he died in bed the next day.
As soon as this matter came out, everyone applauded, saying that the prince had eliminated harm for the people!
However, secretly some ministers secretly sighed and shook their heads, thinking that the prince's methods were not transparent!
These courtiers thought that the prince was too narrow-minded and small-bellied. I don't let go of a concubine's family.
In addition, if you are really angry, it is better to beat people to death in prison! No one dared to say anything, and it was a bit too unpopular to use such means.
On the other hand, the prince was full of grievances, this kind of thing was really not done by him!
He is a dignified prince of a country, and he can't afford to tarnish his reputation for such a young person.
What's more, it is the king of Rong'an County who he wants to compete with!
But except for a few clear-eyed people, almost no one believes it.
The second prince sent someone to inquire about the Dali Temple, and he shook his head and said,
"That's pretty ruthless! Gee! There are strong aphrodisiacs in the wine! There is a strong aphrodisiac in the incense in the room! Even that prostitute has an aphrodisiac on her body! Such a toss, no one can not die! ”
After hearing this, the second prince was also a little surprised, in fact, he just wanted to teach this brother-in-law a lesson, make him seriously ill, and add some blockage to the prince and the king of Rong'an County!
According to the second prince's assumption, there will definitely be some more benefits!
For example, the Ministry of Engineering recently renovated the city wall!
Or, the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently wants to buy a birthday gift for the Queen Mother's birthday, it's okay!
The aphrodisiac in that wine was ordered by the second prince, but the second prince swore to heaven that the incense and the prostitute were really not instructed by him!
Who is it?
That's it, in short, the prince's anger and murder have been done!
At this moment, seeing that Meilin from Huai'an Houfu is also here, what else is there to say, I must be worried that the third brother will fall in love with the two girls of the Ji family!
These two little boys resolutely refused to accept gifts, and the two young ladies of the Ji family did not show up, they must be worried that they would be bumped into with the third brother and the fifth brother!
Yo he! The third brother, the fifth brother, all look cold one by one, their eyes are above the top, and there is no dust under their eyes, as if they can't eat the fireworks in the world all day long!
The words "Don't talk to me, you're not worthy" are almost written on the door of my head!
It's been a long time, and there are no tricks in secret!
No wonder! I've heard that the guys in the "Good Neighbors" always shout slogans, oh, yes!
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!
If you want to be happy, you have to work hard!