In the Fengtian Palace, King Lao Min once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
He was still sitting where he was, feeling the eyes from all directions looking at him, including curiosity, ridicule, disdain and resentment.
King Lao Min had known for a long time that his sons were at odds with each other, but when they arrived at the palace and they looked like they wanted to strangle each other to death, he really felt a deep sadness.
Especially the performance of King Zhennan made him feel extremely chilled.
How could he not see that Zhu Huixun's words were actually diverting trouble from the east?
When he asked himself to testify for him, he actually made himself admit that he was the one who forced Su's death back then.
At the same time, he also allowed himself to prove with his own words that the two brothers, King Guangtong and King Yangzong, had been framed.
To be fair, this is the best way for Zhu Huixun.
After all, King Min is the most senior person in the clan now. As long as he says that King Guangtong and the two are harboring personal vendettas and plotting to frame him, he can win the trust of most of the clan members present, at least on the surface.
But……
After all, he is his son!
Even if you don't like or even hate these two noisy sons, they are blood relatives after all.
He had done this kind of thing once that year.
He sent the Su family to steal the poem. Because of this, his eldest son Zhu Huiyan was found guilty of false accusation by the court. He was deposed and imprisoned in the high wall of Fengyang, where he died in depression.
Now, the same situation is before us again.
In order to protect his son, King Zhennan, would he push his other two sons into the abyss again?
King Lao Min thought so, with a deep sadness in his eyes. He supported the table with both hands and stood up to speak.
However, as soon as he stood up half of his body, his vision suddenly went dark, and he fell straight back...
"Father!"
"granduncle!"
"Uncle King Min!"
As the old Min King passed out, the palace suddenly became chaotic. Fortunately, the chamberlain who prepared the palace banquet was experienced and had already prepared the imperial doctor waiting in the side hall.
After the imperial doctor came forward to diagnose, he stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Prince Min is just angry and angry for a moment. I will prescribe a prescription and take the medicine according to the prescription. You will be able to recover after a few days of good rest."
The imperial doctors who could serve the palace banquets were all good at observing people's emotions. They obviously carried silver needles for first aid, but they insisted on prescribing prescriptions.
Everyone felt relieved, so the emperor said: "In that case, please send Prince Min back to the Tenth Prince's Mansion first."
So several chamberlains came forward and, following the imperial physician's instructions, carefully lifted Old Min King up and headed to the side hall.
At this time, King Zhennan on the side suddenly kowtowed twice on the ground and said sadly.
"Your Majesty, what happened today is actually due to the discord between our brothers, which caused my father to be very angry. As a son, this is unfilial, and I am willing to be punished."
"But my father is old and weak, and now he has this disease. I am really worried. I am still under suspicion. I dare not ask Your Majesty to let me go back to the Tenth Prince's Mansion to take care of his illness. However, my son's voice has nothing to do with this matter. "
"My father has always loved this grandson, and I would like to ask your Majesty's permission to let Yin Zhen accompany my father back to the palace. He will take good care of him and fulfill his filial piety for me."
It should be said that King Zhennan's reaction was very quick.
After he said these words, many princes from the clan suddenly became more fond of him.
Within the clan, what is important is not laws and regulations. Everyone is of the same clan and origin. What is important is the friendship between relatives and the principles of filial piety and brotherhood.
It was obvious that King Zhennan's performance was in line with their wishes.
So King Zhou took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the filial piety of King Zhennan is really commendable. Please grant your permission."
King Xiang also followed suit.
"Your Majesty, what Uncle Zhou Wang said is true. What happened today is really ridiculous. King Guangtong and King Yangzong made a big banquet in the palace and deliberately made false accusations. Now they are so angry that their own father is fainting. Such unfaithful and unfilial people. , how can you trust what you say?"
"In my opinion, these two people should be imprisoned in the clan mansion to await trial, in order to calm the clan's mind."
What King Xiang said was basically what most of the clan members present thought.
It should be said that King Xiang was able to maintain a virtuous reputation in the clan for such a long time largely because he was good at adapting to the changing circumstances.
As soon as this statement came out, many clan princes also agreed, wanting to resolve this terrible farce as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, today's palace banquet will be received by you and your ministers. However, since the uncle of King Min is ill, we cannot continue the banquet. We also ask your majesty to escort King Guangtong and the other two to the Zongren Mansion to await trial and disperse here. Let’s have a feast!”
The emperor also seemed a little moved, frowning and hesitating.
Seeing this situation, Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao below was a little unable to hold back.
Glancing at the two kings of Guangtong and Wang next to him who were frightened by King Min's fainting, he couldn't help but secretly cursed a piece of trash. He was so messed up by that old guy like King Min that he became so helpless. No wonder they had been plotting for so many years and still couldn't. He was eaten to death by Zhu Huixun!
This case definitely cannot be tried in court. What they want is not to convict King Zhennan in the palace, but to retry the case.
Nowadays, these clans only want to imprison King Guangtong and others, but they say nothing about King Zhennan. What are they talking about retrial?
What's more, if they want to retry this case, it will be fatal!
The reputation that King Zhennan has accumulated over the years is too obvious to compare with the reputation of King Guangtong and King Yangzong, two bastards with a lot of bad records.
Therefore, if he is to be convicted, the entire trial process must be transparent. Otherwise, it will be easy for the clan members to question the fairness of the conclusion.
It is really difficult for the clan mansion alone to withstand the pressure of so many clan princes.
What's more, the biggest effect of this incident is to stir up public opinion among the government and the opposition.
However, the clan government manages clan affairs, and the entire interrogation and verification process is kept secret from the outside world.
It's all kept secret, so what kind of trouble will it cause?
When they were at the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion, Chen Mao and King Guangtong confirmed again and again that the poem was definitely the real evidence and was the handwriting of King Zhennan.
In this case, it is natural to make a fuss as big as possible.
In desperation, Chen Mao had no choice but to step forward.
"Your Majesty, I believe that no matter why King Guangtong and King Yangzong reported to the court, these matters involving the dignity of Ren Temple cannot be ignored and should be investigated in detail."
"Although the Zongren Mansion is in charge of clan affairs, it has never tried such a major case. What's more, this case is so important. I'm afraid the conclusion of the Zongren Mansion alone will be difficult to convince the public."
There is no doubt that Chen Mao's words aroused dissatisfaction from most of the clans present.
However, given that Chen Mao was in charge of the affairs of the clan and that he was famous for his military campaigns in the north and south, many clan members just looked at him angrily.
Facing so many dissatisfied looks, Chen Mao took a deep breath. Although he was a little helpless, he still said firmly.
"Your Majesty, the matter involves the Ren Temple and is a clan affair. It is not a trivial matter. I ask your Majesty's permission to have the clan's palace preside over the trial. The Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will coordinate the trial to find out the truth and restore the innocence of King Zhennan."
At the end of his words, Chen Mao was still a little tactful, but he still couldn't stop the clan members' anger towards him.
However, although Chen Mao's move offended the clan, it was in line with the thoughts of most of the courtiers present.
If something like this happens in the clan, whether it is for the dignity of the court or the decency of the royal family, the elders must find out clearly.
If given the opportunity, the elders would not hesitate to take this opportunity to suppress the clan again.
Of course, there are also those with a keen sense of smell who are vaguely aware of the potential dangers behind this case, with a hint of worry in their eyes.
But generally speaking, most courtiers, who are accustomed to the court suppressing the clan, still tend to give a good trial.
Then, everyone looked up at the emperor.
This time, the emperor did not hesitate for a long time and said after thinking for a moment.
"In this case, as requested by Marquis Chen, we will allow the Zongren Mansion, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to conduct a joint interrogation, and the East Factory will supervise the investigation to investigate the case in detail."
As he spoke, the emperor glanced at King Guangtong and others who were kneeling below, and continued.
"However, what Uncle Zhou Wang and Uncle Xiang said is reasonable. Today's incident was instigated by King Guangtong and King Yangzong. You two disrupted the banquet and made a scene in public. You should be punished, so I temporarily imprisoned Yu Zong. He is in prison and will be dealt with after the case is found out."
"As for the King of Zhennan, I think of his filial piety and allow him to return to the Tenth Prince's Palace and work with Zhu Yincheng to serve the uncle of King Min. However, he is not allowed to leave the palace. He must also cooperate with the interrogation of the clan to prove his innocence."
Although this handling is not the best, it still barely takes into account the wishes of both parties.
Therefore, both parties said no more and each saluted, thus the banquet came to an end...
