It didn't take much effort to confirm the identities of all the more than ten corpses.
It took me some time to connect their life trajectories and the time of their disappearance,
They faintly formed a line.
In addition to the various letters and evidence that Princess Yiguang brought out before,
The elders of the Chen clan in the hall have all come to their senses.
Killing or silencing so many people just to send a secret letter.
During the Dinghai Pier War last year, Qi King Chen Xiuzhu secretly instructed the frontier troops to make way for the Japanese pirates in order to achieve their goal of defeating their opponents.
Once the facts were clear, the entire hall became silent.
Lao Zong ordered people to take away the corpses and the people first, and then walked over with a painful expression.
"Yi Guang," he rubbed his hands sarcastically, "the witnesses and physical evidence you produced are full of facts and details, enough to prove what King Qi once did..."
cough.
Having said this, he coughed slightly.
"If they are ordinary princes and grandsons, this sect will send people to arrest all these unscrupulous descendants as soon as possible, and then severely punish them according to the clan rules."
"But now that the case involves the level of a direct prince, no matter how angry I am, there is nothing I can do. I'm afraid that in the end, these personal and material evidences will have to be handed over to His Majesty, and he will decide how to deal with them."
Princess Yiguang took a deep look at Lao Zongling, and then looked back at the other Chen clan elders with different expressions.
"Do you clan elders also mean this?"
Others nodded.
"Yi Guang, it's not that the old uncle is afraid of trouble, it's actually that this has involved... too much. I'm old and frail, and I'm powerless. I can't do much else except for a casual meal."
"Hey, I'm really ashamed."
Pooh.
Some are indignant.
"King Qi, King Qi, no wonder our ancestors said that people should not be judged by appearance, and sea water should not be measured. You usually look like brothers and sisters, and you always look like a gentleman, gentle and elegant, but in the end, you secretly did such a stupid thing to dig into the inheritance of your ancestors. Come."
"It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable. Whatever happens... in the future, I, the king, will be the first to disobey him."
However, most people still look embarrassed.
"Yi Guang, I'm really sorry. We are just a sect house, and we can take care of the disobedient children of each family. As for the rest, it is better to leave it to... Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment."
…
Princess Yiguang listened silently, expressionless.
The others kept chattering away, but as they were talking, they noticed that Princess Yiguang's face looked wrong, so they stopped involuntarily.
Finally, the entire hall once again became audible.
"I understand." After a while, Princess Yiguang nodded slightly.
"This clan mansion manages the ordinary princes and grandsons of the Chen family. No matter who they are, according to the clan rules, as long as they do well, they will be rewarded; if they commit adultery and violate the law, they will be punished and will never be protected in private."
"Lord Zong Ling, is this what you mean?"
What's the meaning?
Lao Zongling suddenly felt a chill in his back.
He looked at the smiling Princess Yiguang in front of him suspiciously, and couldn't figure out what he meant for a moment.
"Linlang," Princess Yiguang ignored him and called her personal female officer again, "bring here all the cases we have collected during this period that were committed by other princes, princes, and grandsons."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves sounded.
The door to the main hall of the Zongren Mansion opened.
Lao Zongling couldn't help but look up, and suddenly felt dizzy.
Linlang was followed by five three-carriage vehicles, which were filled with documents, like mountains.
"Dear clan elders, these are the major and minor crimes committed by your children in the first four months of this year. I have already asked people to investigate. The most minor of these cases will cause bloodshed to the people, and the serious ones will massacre an entire village. …”
Speaking of this, Princess Yiguang's face became even more serious.
"Our Chen family has been able to control such a large empire for more than 600 years because of the support of the people on the outside and the rules of the clan with clear rewards and punishments internally."
"Now please follow the clan rules and give rewards and punishments one by one."
"This, this, this..."
All the clan elders in the hall were stunned.
"So many cases were committed in just four months this year?"
Hum.
Princess Yiguang looked towards the speaker.
"What? Does Prince Liang not believe it, or does he really think that your children and grandchildren have always followed the rules and are loved by everyone?"
"Linlang, bring the case from Prince Liang's house and show it to all the princes and princesses."
The female officer was well prepared and quickly turned over the things committed by Prince Liang's descendants. She pulled them all out and hugged them directly to the old Prince Liang.
"Your Majesty, please!"
The document is very thick and the handwriting is clear.
King Liang glanced at it and happened to see the second son's name. His face suddenly turned red and white, and he murmured in a daze but did not dare to reach out to pick it up.
well!
After a long while, Lao Zongling let out a long sigh.
"Forget it, it's time to straighten out the family tradition."
"Everyone, our ancestors said not to commit small crimes, let alone murder and arson? If you continue to indulge in this way, the Chen family's six hundred years of foundation will be completely destroyed in the hands of people like us. If it really happens like that , in the future, when we go under the Nine Springs, we may not be able to see our ancestors."
After speaking, he glanced at Prince Liang, who had an earthy face.
"Let's start with your Prince Liang's Mansion! Come, ask for the clan rules!"
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Prince Qi's Mansion.
Chen Xiuzhu was discussing with his staff the important matters to be done.
"Everyone, the most important thing now is to do everything possible to get someone close to His Majesty, to find out how his condition is, and whether he has left any edicts..."
"Your Majesty," one of the staff hesitated, "this dead eunuch Changlu has always been by His Majesty's side and is sincerely devoted to His Majesty. No matter who we send in, it is really difficult to get close to the Yangxin Palace."
"Yes," others agreed, "We should find a way to get rid of or transfer the old eunuch first, otherwise it will be difficult to meet His Majesty, let alone find out the information."
Chen Xiuzhu's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he nodded slightly.
"In this case, you should think of a way to make Changlu sick or die. He is already quite old, and it's time for him to rest."
…
Are discussing.
Bang~
The heavy door of the study room was suddenly knocked open, making Chen Xiuzhu and others tremble.
"This is unreasonable. Who dares to break into this important area of the study? Someone, pull him down and chop him down!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness... you are an old slave." Chang Shi ran in panting.
"Is it you?" Chen Xiuzhu's heart skipped a beat, and his brows furrowed even more, "What happened?"
He was so anxious that he didn't even knock on the study door.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened." Chang Shi turned around and pointed towards the front door, "Our palace has just been surrounded by Jinlin Guards. Now the entire palace is only allowed to enter but not to leave."
"What?" Chen Xiuzhu's face changed drastically, and his body became even more limp as if his bones had been ripped out. "Jin Linwei?"
He subconsciously looked towards the palace.
It's over, doesn't that mean it was ordered by Emperor Changxing?
"Your Highness, don't panic," one of the staff asked, and quickly came to his senses, "The Jinlin Guards just surrounded our palace and did not break in. Maybe it is not a big deal."
"Or, let's go out first and see what's going on?"
Phew~
Chen Xiuzhu let out a long breath.
He nodded, not sure whether to comfort others or himself.
"That's right. Du Ziming didn't bring anyone in. It shouldn't be a big deal. Maybe there's some misunderstanding."
"Come on, let's go to the front door and have a look."
The group hurried to the front door.
However, Chen Xiuzhu felt more and more guilty as he walked, and his mind was spinning even more rapidly.
Is it because the father died and the prince took over and prepared to eradicate his dissidents?
Or did he do something to accidentally offend the old emperor in the hospital bed?
(End of chapter)
