Prince Hatred raised his head and said in a deep voice: "There are widespread rumors throughout the South that those officials who died tragically were punished for their serious crimes. It is said that the souls of those who died in vain after the flood came back to claim their lives. It is said that the nearly ten thousand people in Rongjiang River were killed alive. The people who were burned to death came back to take revenge..."
"This is nonsense!"
Li Wenchang stood up suddenly and shouted: "There are no evil souls in this world. I can see that someone is doing something secretly!"
Not all the people in the aristocratic families are idiots. Some of them are able to serve as officials in the court. Some of them don't know how Lu Chongyuan and Emperor An "hooked up" back then. Emperor An suddenly emerged from an inconspicuous prince and was able to marry into the Lu family. , because of the flood twenty years ago.
The reputation of the violent prince was tarnished, and even the He family's subsequent prosecution was largely due to this incident.
They don't care about the Lu family's reputation or what happens to Emperor An. Even if the emperor's reputation is ruined, it won't have any impact on them. They can even take the opportunity to promote another emperor who is close to the family, but they must never let the matter between the He family and Prince Ru appear. reverse.
The He family was so prominent back then, and Prince Ru was so powerful. Once the incident was revealed and Emperor An's reputation was tarnished, Prince Ru's rebellion and the He family's crimes might also be implicated.
Lu Chongyuan would not lose anything if he died early and the Lu family was destroyed, but none of them who had made trouble to carve up the He family had a good ending.
Li Wenchang was the most familiar with Feng Qiuli in the past. He glanced at Feng Qiuli anxiously. Feng Qiuli felt that his eyes were tightening and he said: "After all, what Prince Hatred said was a rumor. The matter has been determined twenty years ago, and It is nonsense to claim the lives of wronged souls."
"I don't believe in the theory of ghosts and gods. The tragic deaths of officials one after another are probably caused by man-made events rather than accidents. Your Majesty, please investigate strictly."
Grand Master Liang looked at Feng Qiuli who stepped forward to speak despite the pressure, and took him more seriously. Hearing this, he also said in a deep voice:
"Old minister, I don't believe in the matter of innocent souls asking for their lives, not to mention the hateful prince. Since you already knew about the rumors in the south and knew about the officials' wasted deaths, why didn't you report back to your majesty early, but instead hid it for so long? Are you trying to find out the truth, or are you trying to find out the truth? Do you have other agendas?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at An Di:
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. If someone really wants to threaten the court with rumors, he must not let it go lightly!"
For the first time, Emperor An felt that the courtiers of the family were so pleasing to his eyes. He said calmly: "What Grand Master Liang said is, Xie Pingjia, you already knew that there were rumors in the south and that officials died tragically, but you didn't tell the court anything. You are simply without a king and without a king." Father, come here, capture the Prince of Hatred first!"
Prince Hatred had known that he would not be able to settle down after talking about the old case in the Southland today, and he had thought of various ways to deal with it, but he did not expect that his father would be so shameless.
He said directly before Yu Yanfeng and the others came forward:
"It's not that I don't want to report to my father, but that my father hates me. Just because I care about my father's face and is afraid that you will be deceived, and expose the affair between the deposed queen and King Cheng, you almost killed me. Life, even given such a humiliating title."
"My son knows that I have offended you and has never resented you, but I also understand that my father is not happy with me."
Prince Hate looked at Emperor An with red eyes:
"When I first met Zhao Hui and those two, how could I easily believe them? What they said was just rumors from outside. How could I dare to tell my father so rashly before I found out?"
"Later, when I sent people to the south to find out these things, I was so panicked that I wanted to go to the palace to see my father. I also told my father that I had something important to discuss, but my father only had people turn me away. , and even ordered the imperial guards to drive the son out of the palace, but he was nowhere to be seen from the beginning to the end."
"My son also wants to inform my father and discuss matters in the South with him, but how can my father ask my son to speak? Is it possible to inform the eunuchs and guards in the palace about such important events and let them pass on the message, and then cause a fuss? ?”
Emperor An was confused by Prince Hatred's questioning, while many people in front of the palace were stunned.
They did remember that Prince Hatred had entered the palace two days ago and had lingered in front of the royal study for a long time before being kicked out by Emperor An's orders. After this incident was reported, many people laughed at Prince Hatred.
I still remember how embarrassed and depressed Prince Hatred was when he came out of the palace that day. Many people could see it clearly, and they all felt that the former second prince had really angered Shengqian and had completely lost hope. But who would have thought He entered the palace to tell Emperor An about the Southland?
Once this happened, it would be unreasonable for Emperor An and Liang Guangyi to blame Prince Xin for not reporting the matter.
Prince Hate's eyes were red with grief and anger: "I know that my father doesn't like me, but I have never had any intention of offending you. Regarding the old case in Nandi, I just can't bear that there were mistakes and omissions in the past, and I can't bear to see those people take it seriously." An unjust death will never leave the soul of an unjust person."
"My son originally wanted to wait for the palace banquet before going to find his father privately, but just now Cui Shangshu and the others asked him about the Lu family. Grand Master Liang even said that the Lu family and the deposed queen were plotting against each other because they were seduced by Xiao Yan. I was afraid that Someone really blamed the Lu family's fault on someone else, so I had to mention the Southland incident in public."
"Twenty years ago, when there was a flood, Lu Chongyuan was in charge of the disaster relief. It was the Lu family's in-laws who led the troops to pacify the Southland. If someone really set fire to Rongjiang, washed the city with blood, and embezzled the food funds for the disaster relief, making the people of the Southland miserable, the Lu family would be the first to bear the brunt. There is no way to escape the relationship."
"My son is not afraid of being hated by his father, but I am lucky enough to be born in the royal family and be supported by the people of the world. I have the obligation to seek justice for the people of the world!"
The awe-inspiring righteousness that Prince Hatred said, and the courage to not give in even when facing the angry Emperor An with red eyes, made everyone unable to help but feel moved, and what he said also made the courtiers in the palace feel anxious.
The fire burned Rongjiang.
Massacre and bloodbath.
He embezzled funds for disaster relief and killed the officers and soldiers on board the ship. The riots in the south caused numerous casualties to the people.
No matter what happened, it was appalling.
Cao Dejiang said in a cold voice with no expression on his face: "If the old minister remembers correctly, when the southern land was flooded twenty years ago, the late emperor ordered Prince Ru and He Wenzhuo to go to the south to provide relief. After the official ship was sunk, there was great chaos in the south, and Prince Ru The late emperor forcibly ordered him to return to the capital, but He Wenzhuo stayed in the south."
"After the prince returned to the capital, the late emperor ordered the Lu family to go to the south, and His Majesty accompanied him. At that time, the court could not come up with the second payment for food. Prince Ru and the He family sold off their property and raised money and food to go with the Lu family in order to make up for the shipwreck. , and at the same time, dozens of imperial doctors were dispatched all night to treat the epidemic in the Southland, but not long after, it was reported that He Wenzhuo had been corrupt and accepted bribes, colluded with the officials in the Southland, and secretly provided food funds for disaster relief, causing civil unrest."
"The imperial doctor who went to the Southland was killed by the angry rioters. He Wenzhuo was also killed by the rioters and his body was not found. But now it is said that he was ordered by the violent prince to guard Rongjiang."
Cao Dejiang raised his head and looked at Emperor An, his eyes cold and stern:
"If the truth is this, then the fire in Rongjiang that year not only burned to death all the people in Rongjiang, but also burned to death the imperial doctor who went south to treat the epidemic. Even He Wenzhuo died in Rongjiang City. Then what happened to the He family later? Where did the accusation come from?"
