On that day, due to the Jincheng corruption case, a large number of officials were found to be practicing favoritism and bending the law. After receiving the news, Fan Yushi quickly participated in the case and wrote a memorial to impeach the Xu family. He bluntly said that Xu Taishou was bending the law for favoritism, guarding and stealing, regardless of the life and death of the people of Li. , who only wanted to enjoy themselves, and should be killed according to the law. The sixth prince was involved in the case. Although the crime did not lead to death, he could not escape the crime alive. Now he is also imprisoned in the sky prison, asking the Holy Lord to judge.
Nangong Hao personally escorted the sixth prince to the palace on the night of the incident and listed all the crimes. He said on the spot that the sixth prince had colluded with Prefect Xu to embezzle five million taels of gold regardless of national laws. He righteously claimed that there is an ancient saying that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, that is, He said that the sixth prince should be guilty of the same crime as the Xu family. After several days of thinking, the emperor decided to demote the sixth prince to a commoner and exile him for three thousand miles. He would never be able to return to the capital without a summons.
That day, after Concubine Ying received the news, she took off her phoenix crown and hairpin on the spot. She dressed in plain clothes and sincerely confessed her crime and swore on the spot that she had lived in the palace for a long time and was a woman who had never interacted with the Xu family. They Concubine Ying made it clear that she would not condone adultery. Although she was sad that the sixth prince was being used by his mother's family, she made a mistake after all. The emperor should be punished and killed, but she would never do it. Complain.
The emperor immediately felt sympathy for Concubine Ying who fainted from crying. Since she was a concubine, he punished her to think about her mistakes in the palace. Concubine Ying was very smart and did not intercede for her son. Although she was very incomprehensible on the spot, they blamed her for being too cruel and even six The prince also hated her for not interceding with his father on his behalf.
But after the incident, thinking about it carefully, Concubine Ying made the smartest move. If she implicated her mother clan, she would be deposed as a concubine and thrown into the cold palace if she was not careful. She renounced her relationship with the Xu family on the spot. , and eventually fainted, the emperor had to order the imperial physician to diagnose and treat her, to reassure the imperial concubine that it was important to take care of her health.
In the end, the eldest prince took a turn for the worse and actually petitioned for mercy on behalf of the sixth prince, claiming that the sixth brother had been instigated by the Xu family. Since Taishou Xu was a high-ranking official, he might have accepted bribes in the name of the sixth prince, although there was evidence that the sixth prince had also gained a lot. Despite the benefits, the eldest prince still petitioned the emperor sincerely out of brotherly affection, and promised to make up for the shortcomings of the sixth prince.
No one understood this, not even Taifu Wen. The character of the eldest prince could be seen from his studies.
Taifu Wen served as the emperor's master for two terms. Although he is now old and his health is not as good as before, he is knowledgeable and highly respected. He is highly valued by both the former emperor and the current emperor. When teaching the princes, he also focuses on virtue. Emphasis on explaining that if a person does not even have the most basic kindness, then he is a human being in vain.
To Taifu Wen's surprise, the eldest prince, who was usually very poor in studies, stood up to intercede on behalf of the sixth prince in the name of benevolence and filial piety.
Although the emperor is above tens of millions of people, he also sympathizes with the hard work of the people.
Taifu Wen once persuaded the late emperor to travel among the people, pay private visits incognito, and investigate the sufferings of the people. The current emperor also imitated the late emperor when he was young, so he was able to govern the great prosperity of the Northern Dynasty. Unexpectedly, his own son would hold him back and get involved. In such a large-scale corruption case, this was something he had not expected at all.
The Sixth Prince was a son that the Emperor valued very much. He was not sent to Jincheng originally because he was related to Prefect Xu. The Sixth Prince had to avoid suspicion in order to give an explanation to the world.
But at this moment, the eldest prince ignored the public outrage and tried to protect the sixth prince. Even the queen did not see this clearly. Such a great opportunity to suppress Concubine Ying, the eldest prince actually chose to protect her.
The Empress had finally managed to get this opportunity for the eldest prince. When the Empress got the news that the fourth prince had taken the lead, the Empress fainted and scolded her son for being useless.
Little did he know that An Yuxiao had already given the eldest prince a secret letter and gave him advice. Even if the eldest prince tried to protect the sixth prince, the sixth prince would not be able to escape punishment because the evidence was conclusive and he could not escape.
When the eldest prince was brought to the palace, he didn't understand what An Yuxiao meant, but he saw that his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes and his body was sluggish. He had obviously stayed up all night for the case. He didn't even wear official robes when he entered the palace, and even sued Sin is willing to resign and accept the punishment. Obviously the case had nothing to do with him, but he acted as if he was the guilty party and failed to find out the task assigned by the emperor in time.
But he was pulled out of the woman's room, his face glowing red, and now the emperor was furious, so he immediately devised a plan.
How shrewd the emperor is, where did the evidence of the crime in the hands of the four princes come from? There is a rule in the Great Northern Dynasty that the princes cannot leave the capital without permission, otherwise they will be thought to have formed a clique and colluded with the ministers for personal gain. However, the four princes On the contrary, he went to deal with a disease in Yongxiu County once, which is close to Jincheng. The criminal evidence in his hand may have been collected in Jincheng.
However, the fourth prince detained the sixth prince without trial. This behavior of disregarding brotherhood made the emperor see through the ambition of the fourth prince, and secretly wondered whether he would do the same thing if the fourth prince was not named a prince in the future. It was a treasonous move to force the palace to abdicate.
Finally, after apprehending the criminals of the Xu family, the emperor handed over the cleanup work to An Yuxiao and gave him great power. This meant that the emperor not only did not accept his resignation, but instead gave An Yuxiao An opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
No one could guess what the emperor meant. It was clear that the fourth prince had merit, but the emperor ignored him. Not only did he not receive any commendation, but he was called to the imperial study room and scolded him, telling him to meditate on his mistakes and take more care of them. Brotherly love.
The eldest prince took this opportunity to quietly replace a group of people in the court. They were all relatives of Concubine Xian and people who supported Nangong Hao's faction. For this reason, Concubine Xian had to endure the disadvantage of being mute.
Nangong Hao suffered a loss in front of the eldest prince, but the emperor still acquiesced to the eldest prince's actions.
Immediately, Nangong Hao took out his anger on Lin Ji and An Xilin.
Lin Ji originally wanted to seek refuge with the Fourth Prince, but unexpectedly he was angrily rebuked by the Fourth Prince, saying that he had some bad idea.
At that time, Nangong Hao did not blame Lin Ji too much in order to win over the Prime Minister's Office. He only said: "It's just that I am too young. I failed in the first battle and was disgusted by the emperor."
Lin Ji entered the military camp to learn how to fight since he was a child. He never thought about the Holy Emperor's thoughts, and he never asked the Prime Minister for advice before giving advice to the fourth prince.
Lin Ji returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and told his grandfather about the matter. Only then did he realize that the emperor was not angry with the fourth prince for competing for merit, but felt that the fourth prince's performance revealed his ambition. He did not even take care of his own brother, and he would take care of him in the future. This father?
Lin Ji suddenly realized, but it was already too late. His grandfather must have been the prime minister for decades because of his greatness. Later, Prime Minister Lin supported Lin Ji to join the army. He also considered it carefully, but Prime Minister Lin could not I didn't expect why the fourth prince would be so impatient this time and suffer unreasonable disasters.
