I Persuade People With Reason

Sending Xiao Pangji, who was almost tearful and thought his life was going to die soon, back to the palace, it wasn't because he returned to the palace by himself.

There are still many things that he needs to deal with.

...If you guessed correctly, the courtroom will be very lively tomorrow?

Early the next morning, the emperor came to the Taiji Hall and was surprised to find that the number of courtiers seemed to be wrong.

Before he could open his mouth to ask, Prime Minister Su was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to announce."

At the same time as he spoke, his eyes turned to the lower part of the imperial steps, His Royal Highness the prince in a black robe.

This is the first time that Yuan Buwei has officially entered the court after entering this world.

He is tall and straight, with a long body and a sturdy body. There is no trace of waves on his calm face, and he has an unreasonable awe-inspiring aura. Just standing quietly in this Taiji Temple without saying a word, but no one can ignore it.

To be honest, with Prime Minister Su's smooth temperament, he was unwilling to confront His Royal Highness like this, even if he actually knew the emperor's thoughts a long time ago.

But he didn't attend the wedding banquet because of the front foot, and he took the guests of the Xiang's mansion away with the back foot, and still blocked the door of the Xiang's mansion to arrest people. Such a slap in the face has been done. If he still doesn't say a word, I don't know how How many people have secretly ridiculed him for being unworthy.

Facing Yuan Buwu's gaze, Prime Minister Su took a deep breath and continued: "Yesterday, His Royal Highness asked for guests at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and arrested more than ten important ministers and nobles into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Following Prime Minister Su's speech, other officials also stepped forward one after another. A group of ministers who may have disagreements on weekdays rarely unanimously aimed at His Royal Highness, and they all accused him of not doing anything at the entrance of the Prime Minister's mansion last night. move!

Many people here had no opinion on the prince, but what happened last night seemed inappropriate to them.

It is a big event for the prince to be poisoned and murdered, but he can't just grab so many ministers without any evidence, right? Not to mention, without so many people, whether the various yamen can still operate as usual; just to say that there is no reason to arrest people just because of a little suspicion, so many courtiers have a feeling of sadness in the hearts of rabbits and foxes.

- This precedent must not be opened!

The emperor's eyes showed surprise: "Prince, are the words of the Qing family true?"

Yuan did not admit it frankly: "There is indeed such a thing."

Even so, there was a calm expression on his face, and there was no hint of regret.

Immediately, the noise in the courtroom grew louder.

The emperor was also surprised.

Although he had expected that the other party would soon cause a major incident when he handed over the imperial decree to Yuan Buwei, he did not expect the prince to be so resolute, and he didn't even reveal the slightest rumor in advance.

And the emperor was still tumbling on the belly of a favorite concubine last night, and he didn't know his amazing move until now!

He sat majestically on the dragon chair, frowned as he looked at the chaos of the hall.

"Enough! Above the court, the dignified officials and ministers, so loud and noisy, what kind of decency!"

Seeing that the Taiji Hall finally calmed down, the emperor continued: "My dear family, this matter involves the poisoning of the prince, and it is of great importance. For the details, you might as well ask the prince first."

"Prince, what do you have to justify? Could it be that you have found evidence that someone was poisoned?"

The partiality in the emperor's words was already obvious.

At the beginning, he let the prince let go of investigating the case, and even said the words of an impromptu decision. His original intention was to hope that the other party would make random shots under his anger. It is best to offend as many people as possible, and the more involved the better.

...The prince's popularity is really too high! It was uneasy for him to continue like this.

Now, the prince not only understood his intention perfectly, but also executed it far beyond his expectations. Just by looking at the anger of these courtiers, you can see how "excellent" what the prince has done!

So how could the emperor blame him? He even wanted to encourage the Crown Prince to do more votes, it is best to offend all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty!

At this time, the emperor looked at Yuan Buwei with very loving eyes, with a bit of gentleness and concern, full of support belonging to a loving father: let go and do it, as long as the culprit behind the poison can be found out, everything will be done for you be magnanimous.

The prince also seemed to understand his hint, and immediately said: "Father, the emperor has seen thousands of miles. Although the sons have not found evidence of their poisoning, they have gained something else."

He turned to look at the many courtiers again: "As a prince alone, I don't want to arrest people at will. Each of these people who have been arrested has serious suspicions."

In the eyes of Manchu civil and military officials, Yuan Buwei pulled out a stack of memorials from his sleeves.

Looking around, I didn't think I was missing Xiao Chuan. In the end, he raised his hand and beckoned the little **** who was standing in the corner of the hall.

"...you read it."

Seeing that the emperor had no objection, the little **** trotted up to take a stack of memorials, opened it and read it.

The contents of this memorial are all the small actions of the arrested people in private. Of course, it is impossible to tell that they have poisoned the prince just from these, but one by one, they were singled out by Yuan Wei. When the little **** read out the trivial matters in one breath, even the most carefree generals could sense something was wrong.

Because their little actions are all aimed at the prince.

Picking up one thing alone may not be noticed by anyone, and even only regards it as an unimportant accident and coincidence, but when a long list is read together, anyone can feel that there is a problem.

Is there really a force that is secretly targeting the prince?

The courtiers all changed their faces, and the courtiers who had previously accused the prince of arresting people also silently retreated without saying a word. They always felt like they were involved in an unfathomable pool of muddy waters.

The emperor was a little uneasy, and the joy in his heart faded.

The atmosphere in the Taiji Hall gradually became strange.

The little **** couldn't help but shrank his neck and continued to read on with a shiver. The previous Yuanwei did not just list those "suspicious traces", but did not name the specific people. And now, the little **** finally read the most crucial part, a series of names, official titles, and titles came out of his mouth.

Among them were even two princes, a county king, several officials above the fourth rank, and two military commanders.

The emperor listened and listened, and his expression was wrong.

...the names were all too familiar to him. Isn't this the confidant he tried so hard to subdue? Is his absolute die-hard.

With a thud in his heart, he almost stood up from the throne.

Fortunately, he forced himself to calm down, and his eyes immediately swept carefully from the courtiers.

Although he realized that the number of people in the hall was wrong before, these courtiers were lined up in several rows, and the people in front blocked the people behind. The emperor glanced over, but did not see who was missing.

Looking at it carefully now, I was instantly furious.

... Sure enough, except for a few who were not eligible to go to court, everyone else was wiped out by the prince!

But it was not because of this that he stabbed a knife in his heart again: "I have fought alone for many years, and I never thought that I would be so hated by others. Most of the people who want to come behind the scenes to poison the lonely are among them."

Having said that, His Royal Highness the Prince sighed softly.

His appearance is very good. Usually, there is frost and snow in his eyebrows, and he has a dignified awe that cannot be looked down upon. But at this time, he sighed softly, and the cold meaning suddenly turned into a sense of disappointment. Let other people's emotions not be affected.

—His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was fighting abroad, dedicated to defending his family and the country, but there was a villain behind him maliciously, how could he not be saddened by this?

All of a sudden, I understood the thoughts of His Royal Highness, and all the courtiers who were filled with righteous indignation fell silent, and suddenly understood why His Highness was so irritable last night.

In the past, they only saw that His Royal Highness was invincible in attack and invincible in battle. It seems that they have only noticed the many difficult aspects behind this. Thinking about it again, His Royal Highness is staying in the capital because of the recurrence of old injuries...

Before the emperor could speak, the courtiers stepped forward one after another and began to take the initiative to defend the prince.

Such as "His Royal Highness is just impulsive, it is all blamed by the thieves for deceiving people too much", "Although there are so many ministers implicated without evidence, I can understand His Highness's painstaking efforts", "The murder of the Crown Prince is ulterior motive, and anyone who is suspicious cannot be let go. However, colleagues who want to be arrested should also understand." Yunyun.

Except for a few smart people who have vague guesses about the emperor's mind, they did not express their opinions, and the attitudes of other courtiers have changed drastically.

Of course, among them, there is also a group of people who support the prince to fish in troubled waters and incite public opinion.

Not looking at this scene, the corners of his lips curled slightly.

This is the hope that Qi Xuan has accumulated over the years!

As a prince, he joined the army as a young man, won a hundred battles, and recovered the Central Plains... There are so many ministers in the imperial court who admire him, not to mention the common people.

No wonder the emperor was so jealous.

Looking at the scene in the hall, the emperor sitting high on the throne took a few deep breaths, but he couldn't suppress the stuffy air in his chest. Instead, he covered his chest and let out a violent cough.

—The power he granted the prince to make an impromptu decision was for the prince to offend the ministers and lose his prestige, not for the prince to wipe out all his confidants, and to take this opportunity to win people’s hearts!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A breath was stuck in his chest, but he couldn't let it out, the emperor patted his chest and coughed violently.

Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Father!"

For the first time, His Royal Highness, who had always looked indifferent, changed his face and rushed forward.

"Father, what's wrong with you? Don't ruin your body for such a treacherous villain!"

The emperor was so angry that he was speechless, raised his finger, rolled his eyes, and completely fainted.

Quickly ordering someone to carry the emperor down, His Royal Highness turned around in pain, with a murderous look on his face:

"As a high-ranking official of the imperial court, he intends to murder the prince, and even hurt His Majesty's dragon body... The crime is unforgivable!"

His pale and handsome face seemed to show a dash of crimson because of extreme anger, his dark eyes were as deep as a cold pool, and an invisible evil spirit suddenly radiated.

The courtiers immediately realized what he wanted to do and looked horrified. Prime Minister Su stepped forward first:

"Your Highness, no, this is according to the law..."

He didn't look at him for a glance, he immediately closed his mouth.

"Extremely pure and filial," His Royal Highness, "inflamed with anger because of His Majesty's dizziness," has turned around coldly, with a sullen expression on his face.

"Royal father has been murdered to such an extent, these disobedient ministers...how can they be allowed to live longer?" His tone contained a deep anger, and the sudden burst of aura made the ministers dare not say a word.

In the silence, only his cold and chilling voice could be heard.

"Immediately push out the Meridian Gate and kill them all!"