Cao Dejiang's words were not cruel, they hit the nail on the head and set Emperor An up.
Everyone in the palace was looking at him, even those in the clan frowned and looked unpredictable.
Twenty years ago, during the disaster relief work in the South, Emperor An was ordered by the emperor to take over the mess left by Prince Ru, and it was only from that time that the Lu family and he began to have an "unrequited" relationship...
Emperor An's scalp was numb when everyone saw him. For the first time, he felt that Cao Dejiang was more ruthless than Liang Guangyi. He was so ruthless that even if he just said that he didn't want to, he would be known as guilty, making everyone suspicious, and even more so. The target of public criticism.
He gave Xiao Yan a stern look, completely murderous. When he looked at Prince Hatred, he still had no trace of the kindness that he had just "rescued" for him. He only regretted that he didn't directly beat the traitor to death that day.
"What Duke Cao said is that he hates the prince, please continue."
Emperor An said one word at a time: "It concerns the lives of dozens of officials. Think clearly and explain clearly. If you dare to make any mistakes or omissions, I will not spare you!"
Prince Hatred's heart trembled. He understood the threat in Emperor An's words, and even more clearly understood the undisguised murderous intent in his tone. However, he knew better that if he had had a way out before speaking, he had already come to this point. In one step, he and Xiao Yan were completely tied to death.
He had no chance to retreat.
If Xiao Yan dies if he takes a step back, he will die too.
The abyss of Qiu Hou's reckoning will swallow him to the bone, and even if he retreats, his father will not spare him.
Prince Hatred was an ambitious person to begin with, not to mention... He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was standing not far away with an indifferent expression. He only panicked for a moment and then calmed down. When he looked up again, there was no trace of fear on his face.
"My son, I will naturally report it to my father clearly, so that everyone in the world will know the truth."
Emperor An's hand shook, causing Feng Neishi to tremble in pain.
Prince Hatred stood in front of the palace and spoke in a deep voice: "After I found out that those officials who died tragically were related to the disaster relief work twenty years ago, I was shocked to realize that something was wrong. At this time, another rumor leaked out, and even more... Push this matter into the dust."
"It is said that after the official ship that was escorting disaster relief grains sank, the wife of the widower who examined the bodies of the hundreds of officers and soldiers who were escorting the ship and later sank in the river, learned that those officials related to that year died tragically one after another. After that, he was so frightened that he went crazy and shouted for his life every day."
"The son of the widow was afraid that his mother would be frightened to death, and he was also frightened, so he took his mother to the Buddhist temple to confess. He personally confessed in front of the Buddha that all the hundreds of officers and soldiers on the sunken ship had died before they fell into the water. , and his father was bribed to give false testimony after the autopsy."
"He said that after his father's autopsy, he was shocked to realize that the sinking of the official ship was man-made, and that the missing relief food funds were probably secretly contracted by others. He originally made a false promise and wanted to find an opportunity to report the matter afterwards. Prince Ru and He Wenzhuo, the third master of the He family, went to the Southland to provide disaster relief, but before he could find an opportunity, riots suddenly broke out in the three places of Shezhou."
Prince Hate's voice was not too loud, but it was like thunder in the ears of the stranger.
Every word and every sentence is fascinating.
"The fault for the sinking of the official ship fell on the He family and Prince Ru. There were rumors everywhere that the court did not care about the lives of the people in the south. In addition, more and more people died after the flood. The court was unable to come up with a second tranche of food relief funds. , the violent prince was forcibly recalled to the capital by the late emperor for questioning."
"Before he left Nandi, a plague broke out in Rongjiang in Shezhou. Prince Li did not dare to leave the matter to others, so he left the third master of the He family to guard Rongjiang in Nandi. He returned to Beijing to raise money and food, and dispatched imperial doctors to go south. , but who would have expected that shortly after the imperial doctor left, Rongjiang River was flooded and no one was left in the entire city."
When Emperor An heard "Rong Jiang", his face was extremely ugly.
Waiter Feng, who was standing next to him, could clearly feel that his breathing had become heavier.
Grand Master Liang below was clenching his fists hard, trying to interrupt Prince Hate's words, but he couldn't find any reason to speak.
The Prince of Hatred County said in a deep voice: "Afterwards, everyone thought that Rongjiang lived at the mouth of the river and was flooded because the dike was destroyed and burst twice due to floods. However, the son of Wuzuo said that his father saw with his own eyes the officers and soldiers who went south for disaster relief besieged Rongjiang. , saw them throwing torches into the city, and saw the entire Rongjiang River burned to the ground by fire."
"The fire burned the entire Rongjiang night sky red, and the screams in the city spread throughout the surrounding mountains and fields. People kept hitting the city gates in an attempt to escape, but officers and soldiers from outside blocked all parts of the city until everything in the city was burned by the fire. People screamed and died."
Wow——
The palace instantly erupted, and everyone looked horrified.
Marquis Wenxin slapped the table and said angrily: "What did you say? Did you say that someone burned Rongjiang back then and burned everyone inside?"
"yes!"
Prince Hatred's face was also full of sorrow: "The man witnessed the burning of Rongjiang River with his own eyes. Afterwards, someone opened the embankment of the upper reaches of Rongjiang River, causing huge floods to destroy the entire Rongjiang River, leaving traces of burning along with the corpses. They were all swept into the river, and Rongjiang City was washed clean by those officers and soldiers, not even a trace was left."
"After the man fled in a hurry, he didn't dare to mention the matter of the official ship. It happened that the person who bribed him to do the autopsy sent him a large sum of money. In fear, he pretended to be accomplices, took the money, and lived with his wife, children, and children. A rich man lives his life by pretending that he knows nothing."
"Those people saw that he was greedy for wealth and honor, and just after the third master of the He family died in Rongjiang, Prince Ru ordered people to investigate. They were afraid of causing trouble and did not kill him. However, the widower had a bad conscience and was tortured by that night every day. What he saw was a frightening nightmare, and he died of illness in the house within five years."
"He told his wife and children about the matter before he died, not only out of guilt and uneasiness, but also because he was afraid that his wife and children would not be able to protect themselves if someone investigated the matter in the future. The wife's son kept the matter in his heart and never mentioned it to anyone. , until this time officials from the three places in Shezhou died tragically one after another, and among them, Sima Lou Yong'an of Shezhou was the one who was responsible for salvaging the corpses and buying off the corpses to conduct fake autopsies. "
"The wife of Wuzuo was frightened to the point of madness, and the son of Wuzuo was also in a panic all day long. That's why he came up with the line of confession before the Buddha."
Prince Hatred looked at the courtiers with different expressions, and looked at the generals such as Marquis Wenxin with anger, and whispered:
"Buddhist temples are places where female relatives like to go. In addition, people have died tragically in three places in Shezhou, and there are rumors of ghosts and gods making noise in the world. Even more people go to pay homage to Buddha and seek peace."
"When the son of a widower took his mother to confess, someone heard him mention the burning of Rongjiang River and the bloody massacre of the city. He also mentioned the news that someone killed the relief officers and soldiers, scuttled the official ship, and embezzled millions of grain money. It leaked out.”
"Nowadays, let alone Shezhou, Langzhou, and Raozhou, rumors are rife in other places."
