"Your Majesty, please be careful."
Eunuch Cen Da carefully supported the emperor as he walked.
Ever since he became the eunuch beside the emperor, Cen Da cherished this hard-won position and worked hard to be a good eunuch.
At this time, the emperor Chen Ziyuan was heading to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. When he went there, he was not concerned about the traitorous officials, but to see Emperor Dechang who was called uncle in terms of seniority.
The prison of the Ministry of Punishments is neither too big nor too small.
Throughout the prison, before I even walked down, I could smell the smell of blood.
The steps leading to the dungeon were wet. If you weren't careful, you might end up rolling.
Step by step, with the support of the eunuch Cen Da's thin figure and the emperor Chen Ziyuan's own caution, we have reached the end of the stone ridge.
Looking at the ground, it was also wet, with a cool breeze blowing from time to time.
If this person is in poor health, he will probably suffer from paralysis soon after staying in a place like this.
It was precisely because of the cold wind that the emperor suddenly felt a slight pain in his knees.
But fortunately it doesn't matter, I can still endure the slight pain.
"Your Majesty, be careful." Cen Da, the eunuch on the side, warned.
Regarding this reminder, Cen Da can be regarded as a careful eunuch.
"Which room is he in?" the emperor asked.
Fortunately, the eunuch Cen Da was prepared in advance and hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor and stay in the room over there."
"Lead me the way."
"yes."
Because people are different, after all, he is the emperor, and the emperor Chen Ziyuan wanted to interrogate his uncle in person, so the Penal Department Prison opened a separate cell for Emperor Dechang.
After following eunuch Cen Da all the way, the two arrived at the cell.
"emperor."
"arrive."
Eunuch Cen Da's words made Emperor Dechang raise his haggard face in the cell.
Looking at the man outside the cell who is not very tall and wearing a dragon robe, he must be the current emperor. Looking at the clothes of the other person, he is definitely a eunuch.
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Let me go."
"Let me go anywhere. Don't kill me, don't kill me."
Emperor Dechang begged for mercy on his behalf before the emperor outside the cell could ask him anything.
Just when Emperor Chen Ziyuan was about to say something, a man wearing a government servant's uniform and a long sword on his waist hurriedly ran over.
After seeing that it was the emperor, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake: "The emperor atones for his sins! I'm late!"
Seeing that he had such a good attitude, he didn't waste much time looking at him. The gentle-tempered Emperor Chen Ziyuan did not blame him.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
This yamen servant is Zhang He, the prison chief of the Penal Department Prison.
He was neither fat nor thin, his face was a little dark, and there were many wounds on his hands, which looked like they were caused by fighting with prisoners.
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"What's your name?" Emperor Chen Ziyuan asked.
"Back to the emperor, the younger one's name is Zhang He."
After hearing this, he looked at his uncle in the cell and said, "Open the cell door. I will interrogate him."
"yes."
After answering, the cell leader Zhang He hurriedly searched for the key to the cell in a key chain. Fortunately, it was not difficult to find, and he found the key to the cell in a short time.
The cell leader Zhang He hurriedly inserted the key into the lock of the cell. After some operations, the door opened with a creaking sound.
The Emperor Chen Ziyuan stepped into the cell without disdain. He looked at his uncle sitting on the ground, wearing white clothes, and organized the words in his mind.
Seeing that the emperor in front of him was younger than himself, and for other reasons, Emperor Dechang was still very scared when he saw this man.
"Let me go."
"Let me go."
Emperor Dechang was begging.
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Chen Ziyuan just asked the words organized in his mind:
"You...how did you kill my father back then?"
Hearing this question, Emperor Dechang was confused. He had given up his political duties for more than ten years. Su Yunqi and the others were responsible for managing the ministers in the court. He was just having fun in the harem. When did he do this? Got someone.
Emperor Dechang shook his head: "I did not kill your father. All matters in the court are handled by Su Yunqi and the others. No one lives in my hands."
Hearing these words, Emperor Chen Ziyuan's face became a little angry and puzzled: "Are you sure you didn't kill my father?"
Emperor Dechang was still confused. He had no idea who the father he mentioned was or how he had harmed him. He asked in confusion:
"Who is your father?"
"The former prince." Chen Ziyuan whispered.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Dechang was frightened and his expression changed.
After a while, I saw Emperor Dechang sitting on the haystack, shaking his head and talking to himself.
"impossible."
"This is impossible."
"impossible."
"You're not his child, you're not."
Listening to these mutterings to himself, Chen Ziyuan really wanted to kill this uncle.
"Why is it impossible?"
"So, you admit that you killed my father with your own hands."
"Brothers can even do this."
After hearing these words from Emperor Chen Ziyuan, Emperor Dechang still firmly denied it because he was afraid that he would be killed by him:
"not me."
"not me."
"I wouldn't do such a thing."
"Brother, I didn't kill him."
"He is not!"
Seeing the refusal, Emperor Chen Ziyuan felt helpless for a moment.
"Not you?"
"Then why did my father leave?"
Faced with this question, Emperor Dechang didn't know how to make it up for a while.
hesitated for a moment
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Immediately afterwards, he directly blamed Sun Zhicai.
"Yes...it's Sun Zhicai!"
"It was him who killed your father."
"Back then, your father went out to fight, and several court officials put on a show to see into Sun Zhicai's heart."
"Unexpectedly, he finally exposed his true nature and wanted to let the prince seize the throne early. When the late emperor found out, he punished them."
"I didn't harm your father, really not!"
After listening to these words and looking at his face like this, Emperor Chen Ziyuan suddenly didn't know who to believe, but he still somewhat believed in Sun Zhicai.
"Is this true?" Emperor Chen Ziyuan asked.
Emperor Dechang didn't think too much and nodded: "Take it seriously. It's not fake."
Chen Ziyuan, who didn't know who to trust for a moment, looked at this uncle's suddenly so determined face, and didn't know how to proceed with the interrogation.
Looking at the face of prison chief Zhang He behind him, he ordered: "Keep an eye on him. No one is allowed to visit him without my permission. No one is allowed to torture himself without my request. Food will still be provided."
"Xiao Zhizhi." Zhang He said.
After Chen Ziyuan glanced at this uncle, he turned around and walked towards the cell door and towards the palace.
Seeing the opened cell door locked again, and looking at the wet and somewhat desolate prison environment, Emperor Dechang wanted to return to the ground and continue his life.
Thinking about the child's question just now, Emperor Dechang felt a little regretful.
If I hadn't been bewitched by those traitorous officials at the beginning, maybe I wouldn't be like this now.
But there is no regret medicine in this world. Once you have done it, there is no way to change it back.
After returning to the palace, Emperor Chen Ziyuan sat on the dragon chair in the palace, looking at a bunch of things in front of the table, and thinking about what he had said when he was in prison, Chen Ziyuan suddenly felt a little confused.
For a moment I didn’t know who was right and who was correct.
At this time, eunuch Cen Da walked over quickly.
"emperor."
"Prime Minister Sun has something important to see you."
After hearing this, Emperor Chen Ziyuan raised his head and looked at eunuch Cen Da:
"Let him in."
"yes."
After a while, Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister, walked in wearing a crimson official robe with a serious look on his face.
When he walked in front of Emperor Chen Ziyuan, his face showed some gentleness.
"What important business does my grandfather have with me?" the emperor asked.
"Return to the Emperor."
"Right now, the treasury is in a hurry, and Emperor Dechang's mausoleum has only been built less than half way. I wonder if the construction of this mausoleum can be postponed?"
After hearing this, looking at the smile on Sun Zhicai's face, and recalling what his uncle said when he was in prison, Chen Ziyuan hesitated a little.
Regarding the matter of Emperor Dechang's mausoleum, Emperor Chen Ziyuan did not immediately answer, but wanted to relieve his worries first.
"Grandpa, was it really my uncle who was deceived by the gang of treacherous ministers who committed my father's crime back then?"
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