It's night, outside the prison.

Yang Yong and Zhao Kun were guarded with injuries.

"Who the hell is Your Highness asking us to wait for?"

Zhao Kun said puzzled.

Yang Yong: "It doesn't matter who waits, it matters who comes." His Royal Highness said, we just need to find out the identity of the other party, don't startle the snake! ”

"Okay!"

"Brother Yang, look, someone is coming!"

Yang Yong's eyes lit up.

"You guard the carriage, I'll go in and see!"

"Okay."

In the heavenly prison, Yang Yong used the token of the Shaoqing of Qinyun Dali Temple to enter it smoothly, and he followed the man far behind.

Obviously, the man didn't want anyone to know his identity, and he was wrapped in a turban the whole time.

When he came to the front of the Tianzi No. 1 room, he stopped, and the man handed the food box in his hand.

"Father-in-law, you have suffered!"

The father-in-law in his mouth is none other than Chen Shutong.

Chen Shutong groaned: "Your Highness, you shouldn't come!" ”

The man said: "Father-in-law, I can't watch you suffer, don't worry, I will explain everything to my father early tomorrow morning!" ”

When he mentioned the emperor Chen Shutong, his eyes darkened, he shook his head, and he advised: "Your Highness, don't think about the old man, but please be kind to the old man's daughter, and the old man has left some things for you, you can come with your ears!" ”

The man possessed him, but Yang Yong didn't hear what they said specifically.

The two chatted late into the night, and Yang Yong cautiously followed.

……

In the early morning of the next day, an exclamation came from room No. 1 of Tianzi.

"Oh no, Lord Chen is dead!"

The cell boss who came to deliver the meal saw Chen Shutong and hung himself on the beam.

Qin Yun received the news as soon as possible, but he was not surprised.

On the contrary, the ministers of the DPRK and China were in a state of panic.

Why did Chen Shutong commit suicide?

But there was a bloody letter left behind in the prison.

"Your Majesty, the ministers deserve death, the 300,000 flooded souls of the river capital in the past few years have come to seek the lives of the ministers day and night! The minister is uneasy, now there is only one death, to thank God, only one death to comfort the soul, and please remember the minister's conscientious work for several years, please forgive the minister's family, the embezzlement of silver back then, and one person, this person is the prime minister of the dynasty, Yang An! ”

At the court meeting, Qin Yun read the suicide note with an expressionless face.

Everyone's eyes were on Prime Minister Yang An, but the four princes on the side were uneasy, and his grandfather was his biggest supporter.

He immediately stood up and said, "Father, this is slander, pure slander!" ”

The ministers of the Yang Party also stood up and accused: "Your Majesty, the prime minister has been law-abiding all his life, and there is no greed for ink, this must have been framed by someone!" ”

"Besides, Lord Chen's dignified Ministry of Etiquette, how could he die in prison so aggrieved without waiting for Chen's invitation, there must be a hidden secret in this, and please send someone to investigate."

"Your Majesty, the minister suspects that Qin Yun, the Nine Emperor Princes, deliberately designed to kill Lord Chen!"

"The minister also has such doubts."

……

For a while, everyone pointed the finger at Qin Yun.

Qin Ying raised his hand and pressed it, and the ministers were silent.

"Qin Yun, what do you say?"

Qin Yun arched his hand without humility or arrogance: "Father, the son thinks that Lord Chen's suicide is true, as for Lord Chen's suicide note, Lord Yang's corruption is not true. ”

"Yesterday, Erchen expected that someone would go to communicate with Lord Chen, so he sent someone to squat outside the prison, but he found that someone went to the prison to see Lord Chen, presumably that person was one of the root causes of Lord Chen's suicide!"

"Oh, who is this man?" Qin Ying asked.

Qin Yun looked around, and finally his gaze fell on Qin Hao.

"Father, this person is the second prince Qin Hao!"

Qin Hao's face was as pale as paper.

"Father, the son doesn't! Erchen just asked Lord Chen for news last night, and Erchen really didn't force Lord Chen to commit suicide! ”

Qin Yun sneered: "When did I say that you forced him to commit suicide?" ”

"Besides, what ability do you have as a prince who dares to force the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites to commit suicide?"

"Someone else forced him to death!"

Qin Hao: "Then who do you say?" ”

Qin Yun looked around, and finally his gaze fell on Qin Ying! ”

"It was none other than Lord Chen who forced him to death, it was my father."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

The eldest prince seized the opportunity at this moment, stood up and said: "Father, the ninth brother is so bold, he dares to arrange his father!" ”

The fourth prince also stood up and said, "Father, please punish the ninth brother!" ”

Qin Hao wanted to speak, but he retreated for some reason.

And Qin Ying also frowned, but he didn't get angry, but asked with interest: "Qin Yun, you said that I forced Chen Shutong to death!" Why don't I remember this? ”

Qin Yun said word by word: "Of course there is!" That year, the Jiangdu Luochuan was flooded, but at the same time, the Northern Qi invaded the border, and the imperial court fought for many years, and it was impossible to get enough money for the border army. ”

"At that time, my father happened to be the vanguard general of the border army, and in order to raise military salaries for my father, Lord Chen had to be greedy for the silver money used to build the river embankment as military salaries."

"Most of the people in the court knew about this back then, but only Lord Liu Shiqiliu didn't know."

"Because he's a clean official."

"Jiangdu Luochuan has no money to build a river embankment, resulting in 300,000 people being homeless! But if the border army had no salary, the Northern Qi Iron Hoof would have already invaded the hinterland of Great Xia, and at that time, it would be the suffering of 300,000 people! ”

"Great Xia and Kyushu will fall, and tens of millions of people will be affected by the war."

"Father, the son has the courage to ask, Lord Chen's death, but the father forced it?"

Qin Ying slowly stood up.

"Yes and no!"

"I have never forced anyone, I am guarding this country and guarding this society."

Qin Yun looked at him with four eyes: "However, the 300,000 people in Luochuan, Jiangdu, are innocent, and Lord Liu is also innocent." ”

Qin Ying laughed: "Qin Yun, I ask you, if you sit in my position, what would you do?" ”

As soon as this remark came out, the whole house was shocked.

The princes were even beating drums in their hearts, but Qin Yun was unusually calm.

Qin Yun smiled: "Father, there is no if in this world. But if the sons were really in their positions, they would do better. ”

Qin Ying snorted coldly: "Then you say, what should I do?" If you can't tell you why, I'll take your throne. ”

Qin Yun said: "Father, if the sons and daughters say it so that everyone is convinced, can you agree to a condition for the sons and daughters!" ”

"Yes, I promise you!"

"Father, the emperor must not!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Everyone persuaded each other, but Qin Ying seemed to have made up his mind, he didn't believe that there was anyone else who could do better than him.

"You say."

Qin Yun slowly spoke: "First, if you are faced with the same situation, Erchen will never ignore the lives of 300,000 people. That year, heavy rain had already been reported in many places. ”

"It's a pity, in the eyes of the ministers, where can the people compare to the mountains and rivers of Sheji! Therefore, they only care about the border army fighting, and if they organize the evacuation of people in advance, how can there be such a tragedy. ”

"Second, Erchen will use the money originally left for disaster relief in the vicinity as wages, so that the victims can strengthen the river embankment in advance."

"Father, the rivers and mountains are not only the mountains and rivers, but also the people!"

"The people are here, the rivers and mountains are there!"

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat!"