The third prince has a tough mouth, but his subordinates and ministers talk a lot.
With such rapid progress and the confessions of those who were arrested, the emperor ordered Prince Jing and Dali Temple to join forces to investigate, and the momentum was not small.
The third prince is currently under house arrest, the Tang family has been arrested, and the Queen Mother is staying behind closed doors...
With this kind of attitude, no one will take any chances. They have only one idea - to be frank and to be lenient.
Therefore, many people don't bother to go to trial and just tell everything they know. They no longer dare to save their own lives, as long as their family members are not affected in the end!
There are witnesses, there is physical evidence, there is a confession...
The case was heard very quickly. Lord Zhong reported the case to the emperor in the imperial study room the day before, and then brought up the investigation status of the case in the morning of the next day.
Nowadays, the prince is colluding with foreign races. If this matter is revealed, the royal family will be completely embarrassed.
Originally, the emperor thought about concealing the matter, but after learning that his mother-in-law died at the hands of the Queen Mother, he changed his mind. The matter could not be solved so quietly.
The royal family was indeed embarrassed by the actions of the third prince, but this was also a lesson to alert everyone, and at the same time it proved to the people of Liming that the emperor's attitude of breaking the law and the common people were equally guilty as stated by the royal family.
The most important point is that the Jin Kingdom has no control over it. Instead of disturbing the morale of the military when such things come from the Jin Kingdom in the future, it is better to expose this matter directly.
The third prince's affairs were exposed to everyone.
After a series of personal and material evidence were used to prove what the third prince had done, the third prince was demoted to a commoner, sentenced to death, and his bones shattered into ashes.
This is a very harsh punishment. There were many princes who rebelled in the history of the Zhou Dynasty. The only punishment for such a crime was to be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned. But the third prince was not only sentenced to death, but also had his bones shattered and ashes scattered.
From the emperor's point of view, no matter who the royal family rebels against, the throne belongs to the Zhou surname, and the third prince's collusion with foreign enemies is treason, deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors!
He is no longer his own son, but a sinner of the Zhou family. He is ashamed of his ancestors and the people of all surnames! Death is not a pity.
The emperor's anger silenced all the ministers. Everyone knew that no one could protect the third prince, let alone plead for mercy.
Normally all the officials would say things like "calm down the emperor" and so on, but this time in the morning court, no one dared to even say this, which shows the low pressure.
The entire Tang family was executed, the Cui family was exiled for three thousand miles, and three generations of the He family were not allowed to enter the court...
On this day, the imperial court ransacked the residences from dawn to dusk, and a large number of officials changed. The far-sighted scholars and students had already begun to study and forget about food and sleep. The next imperial examination will obviously have a better chance of being reused than before!
Jian Yu was more concerned about the situation of Tang Fu and the third prince. The news that she agreed to come shocked her. The hero and heroine died like this?
Tang Fu and the Tang family were interrogated at the execution ground ten days later. When the emperor announced his death, there were already slaves bringing poisoned wine to the courtyard where he was imprisoned.
Now, the grind may have begun.
The so-called story of traveling through a book has finally come to an end, and what follows is a life that truly belongs to her.
Seeing a relaxed smile on Jian Yu's face, Zhou Jinyan struck while the iron was hot and asked, "Madam, can my husband go back to his room to sleep?"
Jian Yu glanced at Zhou Jinyan, that's all she could think about all day long!
"How is Concubine Liu Guifei?"
As the third prince's biological mother, she was considered a powerful figure in the harem. After all, the person she relied on for the rest of her life was not the emperor, but the third prince's son.
"Hit his head against the wall and died."
Despite the emperor's ruthless behavior, the incident with the third prince was a big blow to him. Zhou Jinyan came back late because he was accompanying his brother in the palace. The death of Concubine Liu Guifei made the emperor even more sad.
"The eldest prince and the second prince might have laughed out of their dreams." Jian Yu snorted coldly.
"These two people are also very frightened. Among the ministers who are related to Jin Nu, there are people from their camp. When they heard that the third prince was crushed to ashes, they were afraid of following in his footsteps."
The two princes are also stupid. The staff around them can actually be instigated by the third prince to rebel. That is to say, the time is not ripe. Otherwise, if the third prince takes action in this regard, they will be finished long ago.
Also because of the stupidity of the eldest prince and the second prince, the emperor never thought of passing the throne to them.
The incident with the third prince made the emperor much older. He said to Prince Jing: "If you fail to raise a godfather, all adult princes will be ineffective. The only third prince who is better actually did something to deceive his master and destroy his ancestor..."
"Everything in the world is unpredictable. If one day I pass away, you will assist the underage prince to ascend the throne and King Jing will supervise the country. At least this will ensure that the Great Zhou Dynasty will have no worries for decades. The eldest prince and the second prince..."
At that time, Zhou Jinyan had sworn in front of the late emperor that he would never be emperor in this life. The late emperor did this because he was afraid that his brothers would fall in love with each other. However, Zhou Jinyan did not have this intention. He really wanted to seize power, so he had already returned to Shengjing from the north.
Precisely because he knew his younger brother's temperament and was wary of the oath he made under the ancestral tablet, the emperor suppressed the idea of passing the throne to his younger brother and said that he would let Prince Jing supervise the country.
How could he have kept Dazhou safe for decades, and how could he have been a prisoner of the country for decades? What the emperor meant was to make his underage son a puppet, while his younger brother did not have the name of a king, but had the reality of a king.
Facing the emperor's brother who had a vicissitudes of life on his face, as if he was explaining his funeral arrangements, Zhou Jinyan couldn't help but frown, and asked in a strange tone: "Brother, have you misunderstood something?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands, his eyes full of fearlessness in seeing through life and death, "You don't have to hide it from me, I heard all the conversation between you and the imperial doctor."
"Yesterday?"
"right."
Zhou Jinyan was speechless for a moment, then he smiled.
"Brother, the imperial physician and I told him that the rabbit is dying. The imperial physician used rabbits for experiments before..."
Prince Jing was concerned about the emperor's health and mentioned the last time he was poisoned. The imperial doctor said that he was conducting experiments on rabbits that were poisoned without taking the antidote and that their time was running out.
At that time, problems with the emperor's health were detected. Just in case, the imperial doctors first experimented on animals, and then on the prisoners on death row, to ensure that they were correct before giving it to the emperor.
"Brother Imperial, the imperial doctor said that you have recovered well and will be fine for decades before you die. Don't expect me to help educate your son. I still have to go back to Bianbei to fight for gold slaves!"
Prince Jing, who was afraid that he would be left alone by the emperor again, ran away quickly.
The emperor stood there in a daze, so he was thinking about his funeral in vain?
With such a confusion, the sadness caused by the incident between the third prince and Liu Guifei also dissipated a lot.
"Yu'er, if you want to know anything, just ask!"
Zhou Jinyan said that he knew everything and said everything! He needs to behave well and try to get back to his room to sleep!
"Is everything settled?"
Zhou Jinyan nodded. The collaborators and treasoners had been caught. Not only that, he also used the third prince's connections in Jinnu to get a lot of useful information.
Although those people were instigated by the second prince to rebel, they still had the blood of Zhou Dynasty in their bones. They had chosen that way because the third prince was not a good person and only made people work without providing any protection.
Now that Prince Jing is here, of course they will know how to choose.
Zhou Jinyan is a man who must retaliate against others. For the convenience that the Golden Slave received on the battlefield before, he will repay others in his own way!
"Then when will we return to Bianbei?"
Jian Yu's sudden question made Zhou Jinyan stunned, and then he said with joy: "Yu'er, are you willing to go to Bianbei?!"
This is what Zhou Jinyan is most worried about recently. His princess is a delicate girl, and Bianbei is far inferior to Shengjing in terms of seasons and quality of life.
Just like a good-looking dress, you can buy it everywhere in Shengjing and Jiangnan, but in Bianbei, you can't buy it even if you have enough money.
This is an indisputable fact.
He can stay in Shengjing until the end of winter at the longest. After everything recovers in spring, there will be small moves on Jinnu's side again.
No, it was too late to say that it was the Winter Queen. He planned to use the Third Prince's connections to hit Jin Slave hard, and he had to go earlier.
He didn't want to be separated from Jian Yu, but he was afraid that Jian Yu wouldn't be able to adapt to Bianbei, and he didn't want the blooming flowers to wither in the bitter cold.
Zhou Jinyan never expected that Jian Yu would take the initiative to go.
"That's where you live. We are husband and wife. Of course I have to go with you. What? You don't plan to take me and let me stay in Shengjing?"
"No! I want to take you with me, Yu'er. I want us to be together forever!"
After Zhou Jinyan finished speaking, he sighed and talked about his concerns.
"Do you believe me?"
"Of course I do."
Zhou Jinyan didn't understand why Jian Yu asked.
"How about you beat the gold slaves and I will make the people rich?"
Jian Yu has this confidence. She has specially studied the situation of Bianbei, its geographical location, humanistic customs, and specialty products... She has a comprehensive plan to promote the development of Bianbei.
Now that the emperor's health is fine and Dazhou's condition is stable, she has made a lot of money through her cooperation with Anjia and the merchant alliances in the eighteen counties of Kyushu, and she is fully capable of using part of it to invest in the construction of Bianbei.
Her efforts were not in vain. After the construction of Bianbei was completed and the people's lives were prosperous, it was time for her efforts to be rewarded. As a businessman, you can't keep losing money, right?
Or the problem of the invasion of gold slaves can be solved by then. Sometimes the benefits are large enough and many wars can be avoided.
Anyway, by then, it will be a win-win situation for her, the people, and Dazhou.
As for Zhou Jinyan saying that Bianbei was not as good as those in Shengjing, she was not afraid. In her previous life, she had not always been pampered. She had been to mountains and difficult areas, and she had all relied on herself at that time.
No matter how difficult the conditions in Bianbei are now, given her status, she definitely doesn't have to do the hard work herself.
Her body was recovering better and better, and she was no longer so squeamish in other places, which she could totally accept.
When Zhou Jinyan heard Jian Yu talking about his plan, his heart was pounding hard. Jian Yu didn't often say I love you to him, but she expressed her love in everything she did.
Who would go to Bianbei to provide money and help for no reason? Yu'er didn't do this because she loved him!
"Yu'er, I love you so much."
Zhou Jinyan is a person who expresses his love without hesitation. In the past, it was difficult for him to express his love, but now he can say the words "I love you" easily to Jian Yu.
It’s not that he is glib, but because he comes from his heart, he speaks out naturally.
What more can a husband ask for when he has such a wife?
Zhou Jinyan felt that meeting Jian Yu in his life was worth it.
