What?
Did His Highness do it on his own initiative?
Zhu Kun froze for a moment, thinking that he had heard wrong. In his opinion, the third child should be busy clearing the relationship.
Although the third child behaved a little abnormally during this period, this time was different from the past. Such a big thing happened, and he openly killed a third-rank official of the imperial court and defied the imperial court.
Forget it, the workers rebelled in the name of great talents, which no emperor could tolerate.
What's more, my father hates talented people to the core. If he doesn't clear up the relationship at this time, he is simply seeking death.
But in the end, Fan Renli actually said...
All the courtiers also looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine Zhu Tai and Fan Renli were selling in their gourds. Several ministers who were close to Fan Renli subconsciously moved away, as if to draw a clear line, for fear of getting into trouble.
Zhu Tianzheng's cold eyes narrowed slightly, containing anger.
Naturally, Zhu Kun would not miss this opportunity, with a cold expression on his lips, "Master Fan must be responsible for what he has said. Lin Qingfeng despises the court, and the third child will not be forgiven for being in league with him."
"I second my opinion. The third prince does not know the importance of the matter. It is really inappropriate!"
"Who says it's not the case? The third prince makes mistakes again and again. He was Danfeng Tower before. It can be said to be nonsense, but in the face of big right and wrong, he and Lin Qingfeng..."
Many courtiers talked a lot and revealed all the embarrassing things about Zhu Tai, as if they hated the iron.
A hint of joy appeared in Zhu Kun's eyes.
Zhu Tianzheng's eyelids twitched wildly.
Fan Renli's face was calm and he said: "What you sirs are saying is that His Highness felt that he had been too reckless in the past, so he decided to change his past and do some real things for the court and the people."
"War in the north, snow disasters in northern Shaanxi and Hedong, plus the Red Lotus Sect taking the opportunity to cause chaos, and such a big thing happened in Ezhou New City. The workers were unable to survive and the situation was precarious."
"Under such circumstances, His Majesty the Third Highness wanted to relieve His Majesty's worries, so he secretly went to Ezhou and falsely conveyed the imperial edict, ordering Southwest to support Ezhou."
"In addition, they also secretly investigated the corruption situation in Ezhou Xincheng, investigated and dealt with more than 30 corrupt officials, and seized millions of embezzled funds."
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked at each other in shock.
Zhu Kun sneered.
Originally, he just wanted to teach the third child a lesson and accuse the other party of colluding with Lin Qingfeng. But now, Fan Renli actually admitted that the third child had falsely conveyed the imperial edict.
Then you can't blame him.
Immediately he said quickly: "Master Fan, falsely spreading the imperial edict is a capital crime. Ezhou New City is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ezhou Prefecture's Yamen. It is also a serious crime for the third child to rashly intervene."
Falsely spreading the imperial edict is a capital crime, and the other one is equally serious. Once confirmed, the third child will never be able to stand up again.
Zhu Kun's face was full of pride.
In contrast, Qin Zhengyang had a hint of doubt in his eyes.
According to the information obtained from Han Wenqing, Zhu Tai received a letter from Southwest when he went to the southwest. This was not what Fan Renli said. Zhu Tai falsely conveyed an imperial edict to ask Southwest for support.
Not to mention that Zhu Tai didn't dare to do this, even if he did, the Southwest King might not obey his orders.
This is very confusing. This is obviously not the case. Why would Zhu Tai prefer to bear the name of falsely preaching the imperial edict? You know, this is a capital crime.
etc!
Qin Zhengyang's pupils narrowed slightly. Is this to take into account His Majesty's face?
His Majesty and Lin Qingfeng were in such a quarrel that he would not ask Southwest for help, nor would he issue an order to Southwest.
But Lin Qingfeng arrived in Ezhou, so how did he get there? At present, Li North and Southwest China are still blocked! His Majesty's face will be damaged no matter how he goes, but it will be different if Zhu Tai falsely delivers the imperial edict.
Not only was His Majesty's face not damaged, but he became even more majestic. After all, it was just a fake imperial edict that made the King of Southwest spare no efforts. Doesn't this further demonstrate His Majesty's majesty?
This false imperial edict not only took into account His Majesty's face, but also eased the relationship between the inland and the southwest.
Stabilizing the overall situation is simply wonderful.
There is only one person who takes the blame, and that is Zhu Tai.
But this blame was worth it. Even if His Majesty scolded him on the surface, he still hated Lin Qingfeng deeply in his heart, but his view of Zhu Tai would definitely change greatly.
Because Zhu Tai was taking care of His Majesty's face, taking into account the overall situation, and solving the Ezhou problem at the same time.
After thinking about this, Qin Zhengyang's face suddenly turned ugly.
"The second prince said so!"
Fan Renli said, "Your Majesty, the Third Highness also knows that he is guilty, but Ezhou was built with the hard work of the Third Highness, from site selection to planning to construction."
“His Third Highness cannot bear the thought of Ezhou New City being abandoned halfway.”
"So despite knowing that he is guilty, he still insists on going his own way. His Highness is willing to bear all the punishment. I only hope that Your Majesty will be lenient. When the crisis in Ezhou New City is completely resolved, I will come to apologize to Your Majesty in person!"
Fan Renli observed the words and expressions as he spoke.
It was obvious that Zhu Tianzheng's eyes had softened a lot, and his heart couldn't help but relax.
At the same time, I also admired the great talent more and more in my heart. It was really annoying to compare people with each other. It would be so hurtful if there was no comparison. It would be great if this was my nephew.
He sighed sincerely!
Zhu Kun obviously did not have such a moral character. Hearing this, he scolded: "The third child is simply unreasonable. He knows that he is guilty but still insists on his own way. He has no regard for the law of the country."
"Father, my son suggested that we immediately recall the third child."
Zhu Tianzheng's face was gloomy, his cold eyes swept towards him, and asked: "What happens next?"
Zhu Kun was startled for a moment, vaguely feeling that something was wrong with his father's eyes, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he said: "Of course it will be dealt with according to the law."
Zhu Tianzheng glanced at the ministers, "Do you think so too?"
The courtiers seemed to be aware of it, and there were obviously fewer people who agreed.
Zhu Tianzheng ignored him and turned to Fan Renli and asked, "Since the third child has taken over Ezhou, how is the situation in Ezhou?"
Fan Renli said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Director of the Bureau of Commerce embezzled a huge amount of project funds, ignored the workers' demands, and ordered the Ezhou prefect to take tough measures against the workers. This caused the workers to cause trouble."
Zhu Kun said angrily: "That's nonsense. The workers rebelled in the name of Lin Qingfeng. Lin Qingfeng was ambitious. The third child was mixed up with him. He is also to blame."
Zhu Tianzheng's face became even more ugly.
Qin Zhengyang was so frightened that he didn't know how to remind him even if he wanted to.
Fan Renli said: "Your Majesty, the Third Highness has obtained conclusive evidence. The so-called Lin Qingfeng rebellion was completely deliberately arranged by Zhang Weimin in order to prevent corruption from being exposed."
"The people he arranged for that day have already confessed. The Ezhou magistrate and the commander-in-chief, as well as countless soldiers and civilians can all testify."
"It is precisely because of this that His Highness had to kill him on the spot in order to quell the public's anger."
As he spoke, Fan Renli handed over a letter and continued: "This is the relevant evidence sent by His Highness the Third Highness, as well as a list of corruption among some Ezhou officials."
"In addition, His Highness the Third Prince also said that the situation in Ezhou has been temporarily stabilized, all arrears of workers' wages have been paid, and the construction of the new city has restarted."
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