The next day, accompanied by Ping Baihou, Chen Qi beat drums at Dali Temple to complain and sue the prince.
He accused the prince of amassing money with Qingzhou, increasing taxes, colluding with officials, and making the people miserable.
Second, he accused the prince of killing Chen Fuyin, the former governor of Qingzhou, and killed the whole family with cruel methods.
He escaped and saved his life for the sake of Chen's son, but he did not want to let go of the people who killed his parents and family, so he stood up. He only hoped that Dali Temple and His Majesty could give him justice and give justice to the world. Give justice to the people of Qingzhou.
As soon as this incident came out, the Imperial City was in an uproar.
When the prince's party learned about this, their faces suddenly turned pale, they couldn't bear it, and they fainted.
Taifu Song threw a tea cup in his hand and trembled with anger: "It's true that mud can't support the wall. He is really crazy to do such a thing!"
"It's okay if you do it, but you have to give someone a handle on it!"
“Even if I want to silence them, I still can’t completely silence them!”
Taifu Song was originally the emperor's teacher, and was appointed by the emperor to teach the prince. His granddaughter is now the prince's concubine. If something happens to the prince, the Song family will not end up well.
Song Dian, the eldest son of Taifu Song, asked anxiously: "What should we do now?! If something happens to the prince, what should the princess do? What should our Song family do?!"
Taifu Song closed his eyes and said: "Now that I think about it, there is only one person besides Chen Qi. If Chen Qi is here, it will be living evidence that can prove the prince. But if Chen Qi is gone, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Song Dian said: "Chen Qi is now being protected by King Sui's people. How should we start?"
How could King Sui let something happen to Chen Qi, a key figure? There was no telling how many people were protecting him.
Taifu Song said: "If you can't do it now, you have to do it. Send the dead men in the house to get rid of Chen Qi at all costs!"
Song Dian was stunned for a moment, and had to accept it. If the prince was unlucky, the Song family would not end well. Although it is difficult to cultivate a dead man, but now that the family is rising and declining, it can be done even if it is reluctant.
Chen Qi's complaint against the prince also shocked the Dali Temple Minister. He asked the reason for the matter, and felt angry and worried at the same time. Dong Zhao did not have more than nine states, and there were only nine governors in this state. To do this In terms of position, he is also a high official in the court.
Naturally, the Minister of Dali Temple knew about the death of Qingzhou Prefecture Yin's family a year ago. He only said that it was a fire and no one in the family was spared. The people sent out to investigate the case came back and said that the fire was accidental. After the case was concluded, new arrangements were quickly made. The governor passed by.
But I didn't expect that there was such a thing.
The matter was of great concern, and it concerned the crown prince of a country. Moreover, the evidence provided by Chen Qi was so clear that the minister of Dali Temple did not dare to try the case on his own, so he had to file the case and tell His Majesty that he would try it again.
Then he took some evidence, turned around and went into the palace to report to the Ming Emperor.
The emperor heard what the Minister of Dali Temple said about this matter, and then read the evidence presented to him. No matter how calm he was, he couldn't help but darken his face.
The Minister of Dali Temple knelt on the ground and said after a long time: "I wonder, Your Majesty, how should I handle this matter?! As usual, I will invite His Highness the Crown Prince to go to Dali Temple for trial."
After saying this, the Minister of Dali Temple lowered his head. He was just an official. Although he was an official who tried the case, he was still an official under His Majesty. When he said that he wanted to interrogate the prince, he was worried that he would lose his head the next moment.
After a long time, he heard the emperor ask: "When will this case be reviewed?!"
The Minister of Dali Temple lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
The emperor took a slow breath, and then said: "Let's interrogate him tomorrow. I will send someone to send the prince there tomorrow. You can interrogate him how you want."
"Come here and draw up a decree, ordering King Zhao and Taifu Song to serve as a jury tomorrow."
The Qing of Dali Temple was trembling in his heart, thinking, if the trial really continues, according to the law that the emperor commits the same crime as the common people, will the prince still be alive? !
"His Majesty."
"Back off."
The minister of Dali Temple hesitated to speak, and had no choice but to leave after hearing the words.
Not long after the minister of Dali Temple left, Taiji Palace announced the imperial doctor, and King Zhao entered the palace in a hurry.
When King Zhao came, the emperor was drinking medicine. When he saw King Zhao coming, he waved the people around him to leave.
"Brother, are you feeling better?!"
The emperor said: "It's better, please sit down."
When King Zhao saw the silver hair on the emperor's ears and temples, he felt sad at the time: "Brother, please take care of yourself."
The Emperor and Prince Zhao were seven or eight years apart. They were truly brothers and sisters supporting each other for most of their lives.
Although the two of them won the throne, the elder brother became the emperor, and the younger brother also became Prince Zhao, but the older brother was always worried that his younger brother would not have a good life. What would happen without his younger brother? The younger brother was always worried about his difficulty and worked hard day and night. .
The emperor gave up and said, "I understand, please sit down."
King Zhao went over to take the medicine bowl from him, put it on the table beside him, and then sat down next to him.
"When I came in just now, I met Prince Sui, Prince Ming, and the Ninth Prince outside the palace. They were all worried about my brother."
The emperor lowered his lips and said, "I don't want to see them."
King Zhao said: "The Chen family sued the prince in Dali Temple. It has spread in the imperial city today. What does the emperor plan to do?! I don't know whether the prince's matter is true or not. If the emperor can trust his younger brother, he will let him know." Brother, go check it out."
The emperor said: "The current Qingzhou Prefect is a member of the Sun family, and Chen's case was also investigated by the Sun family. Now that the Chen family has come forward, this matter is probably true."
The emperor's expression was very bad: "Prince, this is so disappointing."
If it was what happened at Qingfeng Courtyard before, the prince made him feel angry and disappointed. He felt that the prince had not learned well, did not have the tolerance that a prince should have, acted rather selfishly, and was reckless and lacked vision.
But when this incident came out today, the emperor saw the prince clearly and was completely disappointed in him.
Serving the people as slaves and killing loyal people is like a foolish king.
If he ascends the throne, the country of Dong Zhao will change hands sooner or later, or war will start again.
King Zhao looked at the emperor, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. It was not like he didn't have a son who caused trouble. Zhao Minghui had a bad temper and would often go crazy, otherwise he would cause trouble everywhere.
After a long time, the emperor asked King Zhao: "What do you think of Mingzhan?!"
King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and almost jumped up when he thought about it: "Brother Emperor!"
King Zhao felt his mouth was a little dry: "This, this cannot be done."
The emperor calmed down now. Compared with his sons, Zhao Mingzhan is indeed very good. He is excellent, ambitious, capable, rigorous and proper in his work, and will not bully others. If someone asks for help in front of him, he will It will also help one or two.
The emperor has always been fond of this nephew, and many times he wondered why he was not his son.
But it doesn't matter now.
The emperor said: "The prince cannot be the king."
