Chapter 309: The Three Princes of Sorrow
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Duan Jingang did not have any position in the Jingye Division, and it should be said that the commanders of the Jingye Division did not have any position on the battle for succession.
These princes can trade with them, but don't want them to show their chariots and horses to support a certain person.
So when he saw the file handed over by the Torture Department at this time, he didn't think about it so much, just report it directly.
He had no obligation to hide these things for the Third Prince.
After Duan Jingang said these words, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and their eyes all looked at the three princes.
The third prince didn't go back to his Yanwang Mansion for the past two days, so he didn't know what was going on in the outside world.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the rest time to go to Situ Xiao and others to deliver some news, but the clever Situ Xiao did not let people send him a message.
It wasn't until now that he knew that it wasn't that Situ Xiao didn't come, but that he couldn't come anymore!
The three princes who reflected it hurriedly defended: "Father, the emperor! This is definitely a misunderstanding!"
Although my subordinate Du Ertoutuo has a relationship with the Maitreya Sect, he has already betrayed the Maitreya Sect since his master, and it must be the people of the Jingye Division who have made a mistake!"
Hearing the third prince say this, everyone present shook their heads and sighed.
The third prince was afraid that he was really panicked, and he said everything, and there was no longer the slightest square inch.
Needless to say, what is the status of the Jingye Division in the Great Cadre, you are wrong with such a sentence about the Jingye Division, but you have offended these people of the Jingye Division to death.
Could Jing Ye Si be wrong? Jing Ye Si would not be wrong, so even if Duan Jingang didn't want to take care of this matter before, he had to confirm the charge of Du Tou Tuo.
And you yourself admit that Nadu Tou Tu has something to do with Maitreya, even if you have really betrayed Maitreya, but now it is a situation where you would rather kill the wrong person than let it go, which is no longer important.
Therefore, what the three princes should do at the moment is not to clear the relationship between Du Ertou and Maitreya, but to clear the relationship between him and Du Ertouta.
Sure enough, hearing that the third prince said the wrong thing in a panic, the fourth prince immediately said lightly: "Brother Third Emperor, this is your mistake, now all the adults of the Jingye Division are doing their best to strangle these remnants of the Maitreya Sect for the sake of the Great Cadres, how can you suspect that the Jingye Division has done something wrong?"
The second prince also said: "Brother Huang, it's not Brother Huang, I said you, you have to change this habit in the future, what do you always say like messing with those people in the rivers and lakes?"
Fortunately, with the calculations of my father and the lords this time, the Maitreya Sect did not really cause any harm to the Great Qian, in case the Maitreya Sect really hurt the people of the capital, then you will be to blame. β
The second prince was even more ruthless, and with one sentence, he directly confirmed the charge that the third prince knew no one.
The third prince fell into the well because the fourth prince promised Gu Cheng before, although the second prince didn't know about it, but at this time, seeing that the third prince was unlucky, how could he not come to intervene?
And not only the second prince, all the princes present saw the opportunity, but they all came to step on the third prince's foot.
The third prince defended: "I didn't ...... I'm not ......."
But two fists are hard to beat four hands, how can he say a group of mouths with one mouth?
Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Li Yuangong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, shouted: "Enough!"
The words fell, and there was a sudden silence in the audience.
Li Yuangong said lightly: "That's it, third child, in the next year, you can put the things in your hands and cultivate yourself in the Yanwang Mansion." β
Li Yuangong had already set the tone for this matter in one sentence, and the result was that the third prince was confined for one year.
Some of the princes present nodded in satisfaction.
Although a year's confinement is nothing for most people, it is fatal for them princes.
The battle for the throne can be described as a race against time, and the three princes were grounded for a year, which probably means that he will lose his qualification to compete for the throne forever.
"The retainers obeyed. β
The third prince knelt down and saluted, his face pale.
"Okay, everyone else should step aside, and the third child will stay. β
After everyone else retreated, Li Yuangong looked at the third prince condescendingly, and said lightly: "Do you know what you are doing wrong?"
The third prince knelt on the ground with a pale face and said, "Erchen should not follow the demon who accepted the Maitreya Sect ......"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Yuangong.
"Are you wrong here?"
Li Yuangong said coldly: "What about the demons of the Maitreya Sect? Even if the people under your command are really the people of the Maitreya Sect, as long as you can control them, then what's the big deal?"
You are wrong to rely too much on those Jianghu people, look at those people under you, is it useful?
Those Jianghu people are dogs, you can use them, but you can't reuse them, and now you are being led by the nose by a group of dogs!
A few days ago, you went out of the city to meet the people of Baiyunguan, right? You promised the other party a lot of conditions, right?
For example, if you are on the throne, will Baiyunguan replace Taixuandaomen and become the first state religion of Daqian?
Do you know that you just made this promise to the people of Baiyunguan, and they delivered the news to me the next day!"
The third prince 'pounced', his head hit the ground and he didn't dare to raise it at all, and cold sweat couldn't stop flowing down.
"Erchen is wrong! Erchen is wrong!"
Li Yuangong waved his hand and said: "Go down, you are all my sons, I have already given you the opportunity, whether you can hold it or not, it depends on you."
You haven't become a prince yet, and you have so unscrupulously promised the benefits of Daqian to others, what will you become when you become a prince?
Recuperate at home for a year, then leave Beijing and go to your Yanwang Mansion. β
Hearing this, the third prince stood up stiffly, his mind was in chaos, and even he himself didn't know how he got out of the palace.
It sounds like a very majestic thing to be a prince in a fiefdom, but it also means one thing, that is, he has been completely insulated from this throne!
In the Jingye Division of the Eastern Regions, Gu Cheng has been busy catching the demons of the Maitreya Sect for the past few days, of course, this time he is really arresting.
After Jing Yesi's side had almost been arrested, the Nine Emperor Princes Li Xiaozhun took the initiative to find Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng was surprised: "Your Highness, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the imperial city at this time?"
Li Xiaozhun shrugged his shoulders and said: "I am not qualified to participate in this kind of national event, only the fourth brother and the princes with real power are qualified to participate, and it makes no sense for me to listen to it on the side."
The fourth brother will not leave the imperial city for the time being, as an alternate for the recitation of the sacrifice, he has already determined that when the ancestor worship ceremony is held again in a few days, he will be the one who reads the sacrifice, so he has to stay in the imperial city to familiarize himself with the process of the ancestor worship ceremony.
So the fourth brother asked me to come out and thank you, if it weren't for you this time, we wouldn't have won so easily. β
When he saw the Maitreya Sect make a move, the four princes also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and secretly said that they were lucky.
If Gu Cheng hadn't come forward, he would really be ready to make a desperate bet and fight the second prince to the end.
At that time, whether he wins or loses, it will be empty.
Therefore, the fourth prince really wants to be grateful to Gu Cheng, it can be said that he helped him win the inside and win the face.
Gu Cheng waved his hand and said, "The fourth prince is polite, I said before that it was a transaction, and everyone should take what they need."
By the way, what happened to the three princes?"
Li Xiaozhun said with a hint of a smile: "The Third Emperor Brother lost very badly this time, your blow can be said to be the weakness of the Third Emperor Brother, and he can't wash away this basin of sewage."
And he said the wrong thing in the court, but it caused many people to be unhappy.
On the spot, his father ordered him to be grounded for a year, and then went out of the city to the fief to be his king of Yan. β
Gu Cheng nodded, of course he understood what this kind of punishment meant, which meant that the third prince had no future, and his future was best to be an idle prince, and then pray that the future emperor would not settle accounts and find trouble with him.
The pressure on his side of the royal family can be said to have been solved.
"By the way, Lord Gu, there is one more thing I want to ask your opinion, Gu Yuanzhong's father and son have been interrogated by the imperial court, and the other people under the command of the three emperor brothers have been treated as fellow members of the Maitreya Sect, and they were directly killed on the spot and their bones were scattered, and all the corpses were not left.
But after all, Gu Yuanzhong's father and son are descendants of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and they think of the title of their ancestors, so they give them a decent way to die, and exile them to the bitter cold land of Liaodong after abolishing cultivation, of course, this is basically the same as the death penalty, and they can only live for three days without cultivation in that place.
In this way, the title of the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion will be vacant, and the Gu family will only have you, Brother Gu.
At this time, no one will care who a small title with no real power will fall into, but as long as Brother Gu wants the entire title, the fourth brother will help you report to the court and let you inherit the title smoothly. β
Gu Cheng thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, there have been too many things to make for this empty title, so let it completely disappear." β
From the beginning, Gu Cheng didn't fancy this title, and besides, this title belonged to the 'Gu family', not his.
As for Gu Cheng himself, his current real power can be said to be far greater than that of those idle princes who have no real power, why do you need this title to support the faΓ§ade?
And the name of this Zhongyong Marquis is not very good, in the eyes of others, Zhongyong may be the affirmation of Daqian's descendants of these meritorious deeds, but for Gu Cheng, does he need to be loyal to Daqian?
So let this title of Marquis of Loyalty and Courage accompany the Gu family to completely disappear.
Hearing Gu Cheng's decision, the Nine Emperor Princes didn't care, thinking that he was just sad and didn't want to have anything to do with the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion anymore.
After a few greetings, the Nine Emperor Princes left, and the new ancestor worship ceremony was held on the auspicious day after the seven days.
This time the ancestor worship ceremony went smoothly, and nothing happened, of course, this is only on the surface, but there is still an undercurrent surging in the dark.
For example, Ye Hongsleeve, she should also succeed this time, Gu Cheng is still waiting to share the spoils.