The second prince's residence.
Guo Huai, the censor of Zuodu, was walking around the hall anxiously, waiting for the second prince to appear. There were also some officials who also worked for the second prince.
Ever since he received the report from the owner of Hongyun Restaurant and found out that his son had been arrested, along with the son of Mr. Qiao, the Minister of Industry, he couldn't bear it for a moment.
He directly sent people to join Mr. Qiao's people to go to Jian Tiansi to ask for someone. He dared to arrest his son in full view of the public. He really didn't take himself seriously.
And Jian Tiansi dared to do this based on his current status, how could he possibly indulge them.
He had already thought about asking his colleagues to impeach Jian Tiansi when he went to court tomorrow morning. It would be best if he could use this opportunity to completely disappear Jian Tiansi.
Unexpectedly, when the servants came to report, they were kicked out without even entering the gate of Jian Tiansi.
Can he bear this?
But before he could make other arrangements, he heard Lord Nie Rongnie, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, personally sending someone to invite Lord Qiao. He said that it was related to the massacre of the family. After receiving the complaint, he also knocked on the door of the Ministry of Punishment, which had not been visited for many years. The drums sound.
Master Nie conducted the trial in person, and there were countless onlookers.
Combined with the fact that his son and Qiao Shilang's son were arrested by Jian Tiansi at this time, he immediately thought that this was Jian Tiansi's handiwork. This giant beast that was almost ignored by everyone had opened its mouth. Fangs.
"What's the matter? Why are you so anxious to find me?"
The second prince, Wu Chengqian, is twenty-four years old this year. He is smart and strong. The gorgeous brocade robe draped on him really complements each other. He is worthy of being a royal nobleman.
While he was busy outside, he heard Guo Huai urgently asking for a meeting. He didn't care about what he was busy with and hurried back.
"Your Highness, something happened, something big happened." Seeing the second prince back, he seemed to feel relieved.
The second prince sat on the main seat, picked up the tea that had been prepared on the table, and took a sip: "What happened? Tell me slowly, the sky won't fall yet."
Guo Huai said anxiously: "Your Highness, my son and Mr. Qiao were arrested by the Supervisory Bureau. Just now, the Ministry of Punishment received a report that someone had sounded the drum that the Ministry of Punishment had not sounded for a long time. Mr. Nie Rongnie, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, personally opened the door. Court interrogation.
This matter directly points to Mr. Qiao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who has just been taken away by people from the Ministry of Punishment and put on trial in public.
What's even more frightening is that this news spread throughout Kyoto in a short period of time. It is still spreading rapidly, and the person behind the instructions and manipulation of all this should be Jian Tiansi. This is their long-planned conspiracy. "
The second prince frowned slightly when he heard this, "Well, Nie Rong is my eldest brother's uncle. Who doesn't know that Mr. Qiao is from this palace. He made this matter bigger. It is understandable to do so. But the fight between this palace and my eldest brother, What does it have to do with the Supervisor Tiansi? Do they still think they are the Supervisor Tiansi when the country was founded?"
"Your Highness, do you still remember that His Majesty had the intention to re-establish the Supervisor Tiansi last year?" Guo Huai observed the second prince's expression and said cautiously: "From the perspective of the following officials, although this matter was opposed by all the ministers in the court at the time, Your Majesty had no choice but to let it go, but according to His Majesty's temperament, he would definitely not let it go in private.
This matter should be His Majesty's test of the adults in the court. Your Majesty is looking at their bottom line. Once it is suitable, he will definitely take the opportunity to directly activate Tiantiansi. Mr. Qiao was originally on your side, but this time he became theirs. I hope His Highness will come forward to protect Mr. Qiao once. "
Guo Huai directly led everything from Qiao Yu's crime to the conflict between Jian Tiansi and the government and the opposition, and even the game between the officials and His Majesty. The transfer of conflicts was really easy.
"How much criminal evidence has been obtained by Mr. Qiao? How many people are aware of this matter? How wide is the scope of the case?" The second prince asked. He never doubted whether Mr. Qiao had made any mistakes. If he had not, that would be the reason. He was surprised.
But this person can be used by himself and can help him sit on the throne of the prince. Not to mention that he has killed a whole family, no matter how big a mistake he made and made trouble for others, he still has to help cover up the whole situation.
Guo Huai whispered: "Master Qiao did something extraordinary for that woman back then, and the woman was really good-looking. When he was imprisoned in Bieyuan, Wei Chen also..."
The second prince's eyes widened. He didn't think that the life of a woman or a family could be serious, but you, the imperial censor of Zuodu and a minister of the imperial court, who are already over fifty years old, can actually do this? This kind of thing.
He said angrily: "Tell me clearly what happened, who else was involved, and what else is being hidden from me?"
Guo Huai had no choice but to tell all the things he had done before. Some of these things happened after they pledged their allegiance to the second prince, and some happened earlier. But as far as he knew, all of these things had been revealed by the woman's complaint. , he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
"What are you talking about, the right minister is also involved in these things?"
The second prince expressed surprise when he heard the name of Right Minister Xue Ziling. He didn't expect that this person had done such dirty things behind his back. It really surprised him.
"How could we have made such a big move without the support of someone behind us in the Southern Territory incident? The right minister was also responsible for finishing the matter afterwards, but he was very cautious in doing this. Even if we knew it was him, we were still under his control. He was ordered to do something, but there was no evidence of his involvement."
The second prince sneered: "If others don't know, unless you do nothing, as long as he does it, it will be exposed. Otherwise, do you think that the target of Supervisor Tiansi's making such a big move is really you and Shilang Qiao? Then we think too highly of ourselves, and also underestimate Sir Sizheng of the Supervisory Tiansi, or rather our father."
"Your Highness, what should we do?" He had never felt this way when he committed crimes, but when retribution was about to come, he felt more fearful than anyone else.
Once you are used to being on top, you can no longer accept the feeling of being stepped on in the dust.
"Now that things have happened, Supervisor Tiansi dares to take action in such a big way and make this matter a fuss, which means that they already have conclusive evidence in their hands, but their mistake lies in their own personal consequences.
You immediately go to everyone who participated in the Southern Territory incident and tell them that once Mr. Qiao is convicted, everything that happened back then will not be covered up. When the time comes, it will be light to dismiss him from office and give up his title. The specific consequences will be determined by them. Smart people, no one can guess it. "
The second prince didn't want to get involved, but after listening to Guo Huai's words, almost more than 60% of the people involved in the case were related to him. Once he lost the support of these people, his power in the court was bound to plummet, so what else could he do? Competing with eldest brother for the crown prince position?
So even if it was not for them, but just for himself, he had to protect people like Qiao Yu, but fortunately there was a right minister behind him, otherwise he would be really frightened in the face of his father's censure.
