An official submitted a secret letter.
The content of the secret message was that the prince told the deposed queen that he had left 80,000 National Guard troops in Wudan, and only asked Wei Qingyan to bring 20,000 National Guard troops back to Beijing.
The letter also mentioned Wei Qingyan's route back to Beijing and the secret guards he sent to follow him all the way.
The handwriting is indeed that of the prince.
That official was also Master Xu, the young master next to the prince, and he was trusted by the prince.
Therefore, his report is more credible.
The prince's brain exploded with a buzz. How could that letter be among the queen's relics?
Mr. Xu has always regarded him as a leader, so how could he betray him?
The prince's party was even more shocked by this sudden scene, and they all glared at Mr. Xu.
Master Xu ignored the gazes of everyone and knelt down and said, "I found this letter yesterday when I was cleaning out the relics left by the prince after his death.
I am a member of the Prince Zhan's Mansion, and I should put the Prince first in everything, but it concerns the national defense army, and my conscience prevents me from pretending that nothing happened.
Coupled with what the prince did yesterday, I made up my mind to present this letter to your majesty, hoping that your majesty would do justice to the national army, so as to appease the hearts of the Wei officers and soldiers.
This is an act of rebellion against the Lord. I asked you to be assigned to the wasteland. Please do it for your majesty. "
The emperor stared at the letter in his hand with an unpredictable expression. For a long time, he said, "What else does the prince have to say?"
The prince heard this and knelt down, "Father, my son and minister have been wronged."
Du Xueyi had heard Wei Qingyan say several times that she suspected that the prince had something to do with Huangshaling.
Now that it was confirmed, he was furious, "I remember clearly that it was indeed the prince who left 80,000 national defense troops because of the instability of Wudan's border and fear of Wudan's renewed ambition.
Liu He identified the empress, and the empress denied everything with one sentence of injustice. Now the secret letter is in the hands of His Majesty. Liu He is a witness, and the secret letter is physical evidence. Both are included. The prince still wants to deny it, because he is fooling the people of this world as fools. . "
The emperor's eyes stayed on Du Xueyi for a moment, and he squeezed the hand holding the letter with slight force.
Xie Shen hurriedly came out, "Your Majesty, the prince's handwriting is not difficult to imitate. If someone intends to frame the prince..."
"Master Xie, as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has not been able to find out the assassination of the Anyuan Marquis Mansion so far.
Now, does Mr. Xie also want to take over and investigate the matter of the prince for ten or twenty years? "
Du Xueyi interrupted Xie Shen's words sternly. It concerned the brothers of the National Guard Army and he could not bear it.
He lifted his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xu is the prince's assistant. This letter was found among the relics of the deceased, and it matches Liu He's previous identification.
The deposed queen learned the whereabouts of General Wei from the prince, so when he was trapped in Huangshaling, the deposed queen was able to send a letter to Wu Yuchu in time to prevent Yan Qing from deploying troops.
As the crown prince of a country, he plots against loyal people, oppresses the people, robs his uncle of his father's property, and curses his uncle for his death. This is really chilling. I beg your Majesty to punish the prince severely so that the souls of the twenty thousand soldiers can be at peace. "
"Du Xueyi, you are so brave." The prince was furious, "If I say this letter is not written by me, then it is not written by me. You must not wrong me."
"There are gods at the top of your head. There are some things that the prince can deny even if he wants to." Du Xueyi frowned and looked at him, "No matter what you do, you can't completely erase the traces."
Xie Shen spoke up and said, "Marquis Anyuan, you must provide evidence for everything. Mr. Xu said that this letter was found among the relics of the deceased, which is inherently suspicious.
If it was really written by the prince, and it was such a big deal, why didn’t he destroy the letter after reading it? Let this letter fall into the wrong hands.
Secondly, Marquis Anyuan believed that this letter was written by the prince, but you cannot deny that someone could imitate the prince's handwriting. "
"Xie Shangshu is so good at analysis. It seems that he is not incompetent. Then why can't he give an answer to the assassin case of Anyuan Houfu for a long time?"
Du Xueyi hummed, "Since Mr. Xie has done the analysis, I will also give you some analysis.
The assassin's target that night was Senior Lan, who was the concubine Shu of the East Palace back then. Senior Lan had only been in Beijing for a short time and had no grudges against life.
Who would want her life? Who is hindered by her presence?
Secondly, who in this capital city can casually send more than twenty soldiers with extraordinary skills to enter our palace to assassinate me?
The biggest suspect is the prince. Mr. Xie would not have thought of this, but he just wanted to protect the prince.
Such an unfair verdict, doesn't Mr. Xie feel guilty when he sits in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?
If the officials of the Wei Dynasty are like you, how can your Majesty not work hard? "
"Marquis Anyuan, the case is not based on speculation." Xie Shen was extremely angry.
"Your Majesty, what Xie Shangshu said is true." Wang Gangzheng suddenly said loudly, "I have done some research on calligraphy. Maybe I can tell whether I am imitating it.
In addition, Mr. Yu Liangzhi and Mr. Yu are highly accomplished in this field. I sincerely ask Your Majesty to allow Mr. Yu to identify one or two things. "
"I second the proposal." Du Xueyi said hurriedly.
Later, some officials agreed.
The emperor nodded and looked at Feng Ruobao, "Please Mr. Yu."
As soon as Feng Ruobao left the palace, Shi Yu also found Wei Qingyan and informed Mr. Xu in detail about the report against the prince.
Wei Qingyan's eyes brightened slightly, "The fish took the bait."
In the past few days, they had led the prince to investigate Princess Yu's affairs, just to see if there was anyone behind Princess Yu.
If so, he would definitely be angry with the prince and take revenge.
Mr. Xu was from the Prince's Mansion, but he suddenly stabbed the Prince in the back. This was obviously revenge.
Otherwise, she couldn't figure out why Mr. Xu suddenly took out the letter.
She didn't believe that the queen would be stupid enough to leave that letter. It was most likely that someone close to her took it away and kept it as a clue.
She didn't even believe that Mr. Xu did this for the sake of his conscience and the National Defense Army.
People like each other, and the prince is so virtuous. How can Mr. Xu be a good person if he can be reused by the prince?
But, "This person can place people around the queen and make Shao Zhanshi give up his future, just to take revenge on the prince. I'm afraid his status is not low."
Shi Yu nodded, "Don't be afraid, the fish will come out of the water sooner or later. When Mr. Yu proves that the handwriting is really the prince's, the emperor will not do nothing."
At that time, the prince will definitely come to the queen mother to ask for help. Let's see how Grandma Wang Chun reacts. "
If Aunt Wang Chun and Princess Yu were in the same group, she would definitely dissuade the Queen Mother from interceding for the Crown Prince.
Wei Qingyan nodded and rolled his eyes slightly, "Did the prince also order someone to pass it on to the queen mother that he wanted to steal your marriage?"
Shi Yu hummed softly, "You said she had a different attitude towards me when she was in Prince Rong's Mansion earlier, so I took the opportunity to see how she would react if the prince insulted me like this."
