Li Guang's crime will not survive.
This man induced the emperor to build a lot of buildings. What was even more hateful was that because he had no money to build, he did not know how to use his brain to let the 12th Regiment and Battalion of the Beijing Army work as construction workers for free, which caused the training of the Beijing Army to be suspended.
As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom. As soon as he came up with this idea, the nobles also did the same thing. This is what Wang Hao said, "occupation and military service has become a common practice." Soldiers build houses everywhere every day, how can their combat effectiveness not be greatly reduced?
In the end, the professional army that had been guarding the capital was ruined by a foreman.
In addition, Li Guang also accepted bribes on a large scale.
A rich local man named Yuan Xiang gave him money, so he tried to marry off Princess Deqing (the third daughter of Emperor Xianzong) to him. Such things happened, and the royal family's face was completely lost. You Should this deserve death?
Of course, there are also countless things that are too numerous to mention, such as false orders and official appointments, family members selling private salt, and so on.
Compared with him, Liu Jin is much cuter now.
On the second day, Zhu Houzhao had a good sleep until he heard Liu Jin making noise with others outside.
The person coming is Changqing.
He doesn't want to rush in,
He just knelt at the door of the temple and cried,
"Your Highness! I beg you, Your Highness, to go and save your godfather! Your Highness!"
In the eaves of the corridor, Liu Jin walked quickly and called to the eunuch behind him, "You idiots, how can such a big man sneak in?! Hurry up! Lift this killer and throw him out! His Highness is in the palace. If you sleep, if you wake up His Highness, we will lose our heads!"
Changqing ignored it and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Your Highness! Help! Your Highness!"
In this way, Zhu Houzhao actually heard it vaguely,
And he also heard Liu Jin's voice, "This, this, this... you are desperate! Open your dog eyes and see where this is?! We don't want your head anymore!"
"Liu Jin."
Suddenly the prince's voice came from the palace.
Liu Jin's bones shook off his body, and he quickly turned around and knelt down in front of the main hall to apologize, "Your Highness, this slave deserves to be punished for disturbing His Highness's dream. I will order someone to fork him out now!"
After eight or nine hours of sleep, Zhu Houzhao was actually almost done.
"who is it."
As soon as Changqing heard that His Highness was willing to see him, he struggled to break away and crawled to the door of the palace on his knees, "Your Highness, this servant is a slave of the inner prison. Today, the Emperor called Eunuch Li over, but he has not come back yet. Eunuch Li has not come back yet." He said that he must go to the East Palace at this time, and only His Highness can save his life."
Squeak,
Before he had time to change, Zhu Houzhao, who was just wearing a cotton coat with his hair scattered behind, glanced through the crack in the door.
"What's wrong with Li Guang?"
Changqing kowtows repeatedly, "It's the elders... The elders are leading the memorial. They are all kneeling in Qianqing Palace, forcing the emperor to kill Eunuch Li! If His Highness doesn't go, Eunuch Li will really be dead." !”
"Kill now?"
"Not yet." This was Liu Jin's answer. "The emperor is still a little hesitant about the news that just came, so he has to do divination."
"Divination?" Zhu Houzhao blinked,
He couldn't tell whether he really wanted to kill someone or was just looking for an excuse to delay the killing.
Changqing burst into tears and said, "Your Highness, this servant is brave and begs Your Highness to go to Qianqing Palace. Eunuch Li said that Your Highness is benevolent and will definitely be able to save him."
As the door opened, all the light from outside rushed into the hall, illuminating the prince's figure.
"I... have a kind heart, but why do I want to save him?" Zhu Houzhao turned around and walked in, while glancing at Liu Jin.
Liu Jin was startled and immediately understood.
He knelt down and asked Changqing in a normal tone as if nothing had happened, "Eunuch, please don't be impatient. Let's make it clear to His Highness. Your Highness and Eunuch Li were not familiar with each other in the past. Why?" ...Eunuch Li will ask you to come and beg His Highness to save him?"
Changqing, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly started to feel cold and trembling in his heart when he heard this!
His pupils suddenly widened.
He and Li Guang had been discussing the matter of silver for so many days. It was the silver that the prince wanted!
It was the rescue he promised!
What do you mean? !
What does it mean if he answers truthfully?
Changqing knew that he was somewhat smart, but he had never thought of such a possibility...
Did the prince never plan to save anyone?
If this is the case, then the fact that the prince took the money must never be known to anyone.
So if he answered and told the reasons why Li Guang asked for help from the prince,
It means he knows,
And the conclusion is naturally...
...he will die.
At this moment, Changqing suddenly became scared, extremely scared!
Where is the palace? This is simply hell!
"Your name is Changqing, right? Don't worry, isn't Eunuch Li still fine? Besides, this question is not difficult to answer, right?" Liu Jin smiled kindly.
Changqing couldn't help but tremble a little.
He wiped the snot that was about to fall down and clenched his fists tightly.
Finally, I felt like I let out a sigh of relief,
"Because... because Eunuch Li feels that His Highness has a reputation for mercy, and he will definitely... definitely not let innocent people die unexpectedly."
Liu Jin glanced at the crown prince.
The prince stood there, seemingly expressionless. In the end, he only uttered four words, "Come here, change clothes."
So many palace maids and eunuchs came in with a crash.
Clothes and everything are ready, ready to serve.
Liu Jin glanced at Chang Qing with a complicated expression, and then reached out to help him up.
As soon as he touched it, he found that Chang Qing's arms were shaking slightly and there was a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Oh, it seems that he is also a filial person. Something happened to Eunuch Li. You are in a hurry. You are sweating so much in the winter." Liu Jin spoke slowly and slowly, and sounded very meaningful.
"My family was just like you, pretending to be something, and we were scared every day. Later, when we told it, His Highness didn't take it seriously. Then we realized that there are many things that we ourselves frightened. . Your Highness’ kindness is not forgiveness, but understanding. It’s difficult for me, it’s difficult for you, and it’s difficult for Eunuch Li in this palace. It’s not easy.”
"What Eunuch Liu said, my servant... I don't understand what it means."
Liu Jin was not annoyed and said: "It's better if you don't understand. The more you understand, the less likely you will live long in this palace."
Changqing didn't dare to hear the last three words.
After a while, the crown prince packed up, took the people around him and prepared to leave the East Palace.
Naturally, Changqing would not follow him.
on the road,
Liu Jin asked: "Your Highness, this person has a close relationship with Li Guang. Otherwise..."
"No need. If people don't know, don't do it unless you do it yourself. Can we take every precaution to prevent Li Guang from leaving written evidence? Let him live. He almost died of fright. But it was Li Guang who sent him at the last moment. Such a person...didn't he risk his life for him?"
Changqing was obviously frightened when he replied. He probably thought that the prince had murderous intentions, so he didn't dare to say some things and only said what he said. That sentence can be said by any person at any time, and what does it have to do with the situation he and Li Guang are facing at this time.
In fact, he chose to keep himself alive and watch Li Guang die. This is what happens in such a deep friendship.
Zhu Houzhao and Li Guang don't have that kind of friendship yet.
Although the money connected the two people, the money was illegally obtained and should be turned over to the country, and he represented the country.
Outside Qianqing Palace,
As soon as Zhu Houzhao arrived, he saw officials in blue robes and red robes kneeling all over the door.
When these people saw the prince, they seemed to be crazy and shouted in unison, "Your Highness is here! It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Your Highness! Please punish the traitors!"
"Your Highness! Li Guang sold his official position and built palaces wantonly! Your Highness, please tell His Majesty one by one. Don't let Your Majesty be deceived by this villain, Your Highness!"
…
If someone shouts like this from outside, they will naturally hear it from inside.
After a while, Eunuch Xiao Jingxiao hurriedly came out, "Your Highness, the emperor has a decree, please come in quickly."
Zhu Houzhao nodded seriously with his eyebrows raised.
Once inside, what was even more surprising was that Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian... were all there.
The white-haired Li Guang knelt at the feet of Emperor Hongzhi. When he saw the prince coming in, he hurriedly looked for help, but unfortunately Zhu Houzhao just glanced at him normally.
"Zhao'er, come to me."
"Father. What's going on?"
Liu Jian snapped and said sternly: "Your Highness, Li Guang has brought trouble to the palace and is greedy for money and money. Yesterday, the Yuxiu Pavilion in the palace was flooded. This is a warning from God. For the sake of Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, he is like a big thief in this country. Must kill!"
"The divination results also show that Li Guang's moral behavior was corrupt and angered God." Li Dongyang added.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and it was obvious that he could not make up his mind. He held Zhu Houzhao's hand and looked at neither here nor that.
"Father, I thought that I would either not do divination, and now I have divination and I don't listen to it. This is really not a good thing."
When Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help but admire Li Dongyang secretly!
Li Ge Lao's plan is really beautiful, and His Royal Highness really helped him at the critical moment!
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other courtiers were also very excited. In recent days, everyone knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was a virtuous man!
Nowadays, major events are before us. At the critical moment, look at the key statements. The prince's words are enough to make all the princes in the court feel at ease and return to their hearts!
The prince also had a great contribution in killing Li Guang!
The only person who was dumbfounded was Li Guang.
He was really dumbfounded, not that he didn't expect this possibility at all, but at that time he had no way out, so he could only keep mentally hinting that he believed in the prince. But now that the prince said this, it really broke him. Line of defense.
Li Guang was completely panicked, because he knew that if the Crown Prince said this, he would have no chance at all, "Your Highness! Your Highness, you can't do this! I have already donated the money to you. You personally promised me that I will not call you a civil servant." You are the one who killed me, Your Highness! Your Highness, how could you..."
It stands to reason that Li Guang exposed his shortcomings in front of everyone and dragged him into the water.
But Zhu Houzhao was not at all panicked at the scene. Instead, he looked at Li Guang with a smile.
But the smart Li Dongyang's heart rang like a bell: Li Guang is in danger, great things can be accomplished!
"Your Majesty! Li Guang is so bold and speaks arrogant words! He dares to slander the prince in public!"
