The residence of Prince Shou.
Lobby.
Prince Shou knelt on the ground, and in front of him was a mourning hall. The wooden plaque on it was his mother-in-law, who was also the mother-in-law of Li Yi's predecessor.
Prince Shou was so frightened that he kept kowtowing on the ground and muttering something.
The dead soldiers and retainers of the royal palace on the side all had expressions of contempt and disgust.
You can tell it as a person. It's obvious that the emperor is deliberately labeling you.
If you want to accuse someone, why bother?
You either rebel or you surrender. What's the point of pleading with a dead man?
Some retainers couldn't help but said: "My lord, today I am taking this opportunity to kill you. Don't you still resist? Do you really want to wait until the internal machine searches the house?"
King Shou opened his eyes and said, "I have never had any intention of rebellion. The Emperor, the Holy Ming, will never kill me, not to mention that we are from the same mother and he will not."
"Our mother's spirit is here, does he still want to kill me in front of her?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was silent.
Completely speechless.
There are still such stupid people in this world, and the royal family is ruthless, not to mention such a ruthless tyrant today, how could he care about brotherhood? If he did, would King Fu and King Xiaoliang end up like that?
After a moment of silence, some retainers couldn't help but say: "My lord, the little emperor wants to kill you!"
"boom!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall could hear a pin drop, but it was silent but like a thunderbolt from the blue. It was extremely terrifying.
The retainers kneeling on the ground all trembled and trembled.
This is really disrespectful, but it is also true.
"Your Majesty, why don't you rebel!" the retainer roared again.
Other retainers stood up one after another, "Yes, Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, why not do the opposite? Surrendering is death, not surrendering is death, give it a try, this is Jiangnan Province, it is your territory!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the little emperor is here. Why not do the opposite and catch him off guard? Maybe we can still gain a chance of survival!"
"That is, once the little emperor takes action, it will be earth-shattering, and we won't even have a chance to resist!"
"Your Majesty, don't wait any longer!"
Suddenly, King Shou stood up slowly, his face turned pale, but when he turned around, he slapped the retainer who was speaking loudly in the face.
"Snapped!"
The man was beaten to the ground, but still refused to give up, "My lord, if you don't fight back, it will be too late!"
"Nonsense. I am the prince of the Gale Dynasty. If I rebel, then I will become a disloyal and unjust person. I am no different from the traitors like King Fu and King Xiaoliang!"
Prince Shou said angrily: "I am the prince of the Gale Dynasty. How can I be the rebellious official and traitor of the Gale Dynasty? Don't mention it again."
"Do you know that if I rebel, even if I win, those bitter scholars will put the rebellion's shit basin on my head. In the next hundred years, how can I face the ancestors of the Gale Dynasty? Zong!"
The retainer sighed helplessly, with a look of sadness and anger on his face, wondering how he could follow such a master.
The other retainers present also shook their heads helplessly and did not dare to say more.
But now Li Yi has made plans, making the already embarrassed Shou Prince's Mansion even more passive.
I'm afraid that if things continue like this, without Li Yi taking action, the people of the world will drown the Shou Prince's Mansion with their saliva.
"Snap, snap, snap!"
A burst of rapid and loud clapping suddenly broke the dead silence in the lobby.
"Okay, okay, Prince Shou is indeed a loyal minister of the Dafeng Dynasty. He is loyal and courageous. I admire you, I admire you!"
Everyone looked back and quickly made way for a passage.
King Shou took the time to put on a stick of incense, looked back, and said slowly: "Zheng Yunze, why do you dare to come out? Don't you know that His Majesty is all over the streets to arrest you?"
"I know." Zheng Yunze said calmly.
King Shou rolled his eyes at him, "You still dare to come out after knowing it. Are you really not afraid of death?"
A sneer appeared on Zheng Yunze's lips, "Isn't Prince Shou also afraid?"
King Shou stopped his hand, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "What do you mean by this?"
Zheng Yunze laughed, sat on a chair nearby without caring, and shook his robe, "Do you still need to explain? The things Prince Shou has done with Wu Chun in the past few years, any one of them is enough to kill someone."
"snort!"
"I am the son of the late emperor. As my brother from the same mother, your Majesty will not kill me under any circumstances." Prince Shou said with great confidence.
"Oh, is it so?"
"Then what if I tell my current emperor what you have done in the past few years? Do you think he will spare you?" Zheng Yunze sneered.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you will never kill me." Prince Shou began to feel uneasy.
Zheng Yunze continued to add fuel to the fire, "Isn't it possible? If not, King Xiaoliang and King Fu would not have ended up like that. I heard that before King Fu died, all his limbs were severed, and King Xiaoliang was even worse, with his bones all broken. Eaten up by wild wolves.”
"Does Prince Shou think that Your Majesty is closer to you?"
Prince Shou's hands began to shake unconsciously, "No... no, Your Majesty and I are from the same mother and father. He... he won't kill me."
"If the prince's mother and concubine were still alive, maybe the young emperor would still care about her mother's face, but now? It's hard to say."
Zheng Yunze continued: "You also know the young emperor's attitude towards corrupt officials. The Jinluan Palace is a river of blood, and the ten rooms in the capital are empty. Do you think the young emperor will still care about the feelings of the so-called compatriots?"
"Wake up, look at how many pairs of eyes are ambushed outside Prince Shou's residence. They all belong to the little emperor. If you make any move now, you will end up with your head on the ground."
"Ah!" Lord Shou couldn't bear it anymore and sat directly on the ground.
"This... what should I do?" Prince Shou panicked, completely panicked.
He wasn't afraid at first, but after Zheng Yunze's analysis, he was completely frightened.
yes!
Today's emperor is cruel and ruthless, especially when it comes to corrupt officials and wealthy families, they regard them as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and they can't wait to get rid of them.
And for what he did, killing him ten times was enough.
King Shou looked at Zheng Yunze pleadingly, "Brother Zheng, please give me some advice. I don't want to die. When the matter is accomplished, I will definitely remember your goodness."
Zheng Yunze quickly declined, with disgust and contempt in his eyes. It was true that nine sons were born from a dragon, and each of the nine sons was different.
Look at today's people, and look at this person again. They are as different as heaven and earth.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I just have my own opinion, not an idea." Zheng Yunze said deliberately.
Prince Shou had no idea and immediately said: "Brother Zheng, please open the mouth of Chrysostom."
"Now, you are in a dilemma. If you surrender to the Emperor's son, you will undoubtedly die. Your family will be confiscated and your family will be confiscated. If you don't surrender and rebel, you will be infamy and be despised by the world!"
Prince Shou nodded, looking like he was about to cry without tears, "That's right, what should I do?"
Zheng Yunze smiled calmly, "Then it's better to take advantage of the situation and draw out the firepower from the bottom of the cauldron."
Hearing this, King Shou's eyes lit up, "How can I take advantage of the situation and draw out the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron?"
Zheng Yunze smiled evilly and said, "What's so difficult about this?"
"As long as the prince goes to the little emperor to show that he has no intention of rebellion, and also donates all the silver treasures he has gained from corruption and bribery in the past few years, the little emperor will definitely fall into the trap."
When Prince Shou heard that the money was going to be given, he immediately became anxious, his head shaking like a rattle, "No, no, I can't take out the money that I have saved so hard, absolutely not, then I would rather die."
Zheng Yunze was speechless, completely speechless. What the hell is this?
He is really an iron rooster who would rather die than give up his wealth.
High, really high!
"You can make more money, but if you lose your life, you have nothing."
No matter what Zheng Yunze said, Prince Shou would not give up any money.
Finally, in desperation, Zheng Yunze hated the iron and said: "After all, if you become the emperor of today, the entire Dafeng Dynasty will be yours. By then, will you still be short of money? The treasury will be yours, and all the wealth in the world will be yours." It’s not all yours.”
Sure enough, this sentence works very well.
Prince Shou's eyes lit up and he immediately clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I will follow your plan, but there is one thing. If something happens, don't look for me. I am just here to help."
"Okay, as long as you do as I say, nothing will happen."
Zheng Yunze then told the whole story about his plan. Prince Shou was shocked and frightened, but he finally nodded in agreement.
A few days later.
In the palace.
Li Yizheng stared at a list in his hand with surprise, and a confession letter from Prince Shou.
Prince Shou told the truth about how he colluded with local officials, preyed on the people, took bribes and perverted the law, and sold officials to make money. He also handed over all the proceeds from corruption and bribery to the state treasury.
This time it was Li Yi's turn to be in trouble.
This is too smooth, right?
Everything went as he expected, without any twists and turns, but the more this happened, the more worried Li Yi became.
At this moment, Suoyi strode in and said, "Report to your majesty, something bad has happened. Banditry has suddenly occurred frequently in various parts of Jiangnan Province. It has become a climate that the local army cannot cope with. Letters for help have been sent from every state and county. "
