Cui Lin originally wanted to bring Prince Hatred with him to force Emperor An to interrogate Xiao Yan. He even wanted to let him be the leader and take the lead in adding insult to injury to block his "edge" today, but who would have thought of this waste? He actually bit him back.
He had never known that Prince Hatred was so mouthy, and he actually went to help Xiao Yan. Was he crazy?
Xiao Yan had set up a trap to harm him and get him such a disgusting title. They were on the same team. Wasn't he afraid of offending him and the Cui family in this way? Wasn't he afraid that the family would dislike him and choose another prince? !
The partial hatred for the county prince was not enough, so he continued: "Cui Shangshu has always been stingy, and he has made things difficult for Governor Xiao several times. But after all, as an official in the court, you must not take advantage of your father and everyone for selfish purposes."
"you!"
Cui Lin was almost angered by Prince Hate.
Taishi Liang frowned and looked at Cui Lin, who was trembling with anger as soon as the hated Prince said a few words. However, the hated Prince who always lowered his status to them in the past was particularly strong today. He suddenly felt that something was wrong and was thinking When he opened his mouth to speak, he heard a change in Prince Hatred's voice.
"Furthermore, my father, I actually have something I want to report to my father tonight."
Emperor An watched his son step forward to rescue him, and Cui Lin's face turned pale. He also laid out Xiao Yan's matter so that he would not be forced to interrogate in public, and gave him time to deal with Xiao Yan privately.
It was a rare sight for him to look at his second son, and the pain in his head eased a little. Emperor An just thought that Prince Xin wanted to change the subject to help him out, so he squeezed out some kindness on his face and asked, "What's the matter?"
Prince Hatred: "A few days ago, I was reckless and fell seriously ill after being scolded by my father. In order to recuperate and not to offend my father in the capital, I went out of the city. I rested for a while in Zhuangzi."
"When I was staying in Zhuangzi to reflect on myself, my guards accidentally rescued two people who were traveling from Zhaohui to Beijing to visit relatives. They were robbed by bandits on the way and almost died. Because the two people were too seriously injured, they took them back to Zhuangzi. Stay temporarily."
Emperor An looked at Prince Hatred in confusion, not knowing what he wanted to say.
The other people in the palace also looked puzzled.
Prince Hatred brought him up to save people, couldn’t he just do it to make people praise him for his kindness?
Ignoring the gazes of others, Prince Hatred continued: "Those two are merchants from Zhaohui, and they have quite a lot of money. Since they don't know who I am, I want to give them generous gifts. When I see that they talk well, I don't want to treat them as princes." Because of his identity, he only interacted with the two of them in the name of ordinary rich people..."
"Hate the prince!"
Cui Lin saw that the topic at the table had changed, and he interrupted Prince Hatred with a cold look on his face.
"What we are talking about now is the collusion between Xiao Yan and the deposed queen. No one wants to hear about your personal relationship with others. Even if Prince Hatred has a close relationship with Governor Xiao, he should not talk about anything else before the Holy Emperor!"
Prince Hatred: "If nothing else, I have my own intentions. Cui Shangshu wants to accuse me of having a personal relationship with Governor Xiao. What are you afraid of?"
Cui Lin: "What do I have to be afraid of?!"
"Since you're not afraid, why don't you dare to let me finish what I'm saying. Why are you so anxious?"
"you……"
Cui Lin was angry and wanted to speak.
"Okay!" Emperor An stopped him with a frown and looked at Prince Hatred: "Keep talking!"
Prince Hatred leaned over to thank Emperor An, then snorted coldly at Cui Lin and continued:
"Those two people have lived in Zhaohui for a long time. They are very familiar with the customs and customs of the northwest. They also travel around as businessmen, so they have a lot of experience. My son has never left the capital, so naturally he talked with them very happily. The two people are also grateful to my son. I know everything about my kindness in saving my life."
"My son originally just wanted to know some of the surrounding scenery from their mouths, but who knew that during the chat, he unexpectedly heard a very shocking rumor."
Seeing everyone in the hall looking over, they were obviously attracted by his words. Even Cui Lin and the others frowned at him.
Prince Hatred said: "According to those two people, a rumor suddenly spread in Zhaohui a few days ago, saying that dozens of officials in Shezhou, Langzhou, and Raozhou died one after another, and all of them were The death was miserable, or the blood was drained and hung on the roof beams, or the limbs were split as if they were tortured to death."
"My son was shocked when he heard about it and quickly asked for details. The two people said that they didn't know the details. There were only rumors that the people in the south had committed crimes. Those officials were all killed in vain and the ghosts demanded their lives, so they died without knowing the ghosts. Unconsciously, my miserable death was all due to repaying old debts."
Emperor An was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong with Prince Hatred's words, and Liang Guangyi suddenly frowned.
Among the aristocratic families in Beijing, the Lu family has the closest relationship with the officialdom of the Southland. The Lu family’s ancestral home is in Jiangnan. Although they later moved to the capital, the Lu family’s control over the officialdom of the Southland is still extremely amazing. After Lu Chongyuan took over the Lu family, Jiangnan is regarded as a treasure.
Although Liang Guangyi had sent people to pay attention to the news in the Southland in the past, since the Caoliang incident, the Lu family was involved. He was afraid of dragging the Liang family into the water. In addition, the Privy Council sent people to the Southland many times to investigate, so he involved the Liang family. The family members withdrew, and so did the other families.
Later, troubles occurred one after another in the Lu family, and until Lu Chongyuan died in prison, they had not paid attention to the news in the Southland for a long time, but they listened to Prince Hatred talk about the "tragic deaths" of officials in the Southland one after another.
Not to mention Liang Guangyi, even Cui Lin and others noticed something was wrong.
Cao Dejiang, who had never spoken before, frowned and said, "Prince Hatred is saying that more than one or two officials from Shezhou, Langzhou, and Raozhou suddenly died tragically, so why is there no news at all in Beijing?"
"That's what makes me suspicious."
Prince Hatred replied in a deep voice: "The officials rumored to have died were not just one or two, but there were also important officials such as the Governor's Mansion Chief Shi, the Sima of Shezhou, etc. However, there has been no news from Beijing, and there has been no news from the three prefectures. Report to the Ministry of Officials or the Emperor Father."
"I originally thought that someone was spreading rumors to confuse people, but because the incident was so shocking, I was afraid that someone wanted to use this to cause trouble for Chao Gang, so I sent someone to Shezhou, but who knows..."
"There are even more rumors in Shezhou and the three places, and everyone knows about the tragic death of officials."
Prince Hatred had arrived in front of the palace at some unknown time, and his voice was somewhat tense and serious when he spoke.
"The people of Erchen visited various places and learned that since more than two months ago, the family of Sima Lou Yong'an in Shezhou suddenly fell off a cliff and died, and their bones were eaten by wild wolves. A few days later, the Governor Shi Zhou Jungui drowned and died. , and in just over a month after that, several people died one after another in the Shezhou officialdom, and officials in Langzhou and Raozhou also began to die tragically."
"Those people all died miserably, and most of their relatives did not survive. The few officials and family members who were lucky enough to survive seemed to have been frightened crazy. They huddled in the house every day, shouting that retribution was coming, saying that there were innocent souls asking for their lives. .”
