usatvline Chapter 553 The General Was Rescued (28)
Chapter 553 The General Was Rescued (28)
Among this group of guards there are naturally people planted by the third prince.
On the surface, they seemed to be doing their best to hunt down the so-called assassin, but in fact they were carefully "creating" the crime scene.
Just before Chen Jiyao fell into a complete coma, those people had already arranged everything strictly according to the plan prepared in advance.
Not long after, the tragic news that the Fourth Prince had been assassinated spread back to the palace like a thunderclap.
Upon hearing the news, the queen felt as if struck by lightning. Her eyes went dark, her body swayed, and she almost fainted.
The emperor was stunned and stood there for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.
"Investigate! Investigate immediately!" The emperor was furious and roared at the top of his lungs, "I want to see who is so daring as to kill my prince!"
Originally, the emperor planned to summon the third prince back to Beijing immediately to assist relevant personnel in the investigation.
However, it seemed that when he asked about the third prince Chen Jiyao.
Those people suddenly remembered that there was a third prince, and they reported: "Your Majesty, the third prince was also unfortunately seriously injured at that time, and is still in a deep coma."
At this point, all forces inside and outside the palace were fully mobilized, and the entire situation became increasingly complicated.
In this world, if the emperor wants to find out something, there is no way anyone can hide it.
Not to mention, behind this incident, there are other people with ulterior motives who are secretly fanning the flames and deliberately "helping".
"As far as I know, a few days before the Fourth and Third Princes met with their misfortunes, he had met with several local officials." At this moment, a minister was respectfully reporting the latest situation to the emperor. "As for these officials, they seem to have a relationship with the Second Prince."
The word "friendship" is already the most polite way of saying it. He almost wrote the word "clique" on his hand.
The deputy beside him directly took out a list found "on the scene", which recorded the locations of many lands that needed to be expropriated for river repairs, and those land holders seemed to point to the second prince.
In fact, the Second Prince had indeed been living in fear during this period. Ever since he found out that the matter of his land hoarding had been exposed to his fourth brother, he had been very worried.
As expected, what you fear will come true. Just a few days after meeting him, my fourth brother was assassinated.
That was the queen's youngest son. Even if he hadn't done it, the second prince would still be worried that he would be blamed.
The crown prince was also in great grief. He sent the list to his younger brother through his own people. He originally wanted to make trouble for the second prince, but he did not expect that the second prince was so cruel that he dared to kill two princes for a small amount of land collection money.
The list fell into the hands of the emperor. After flipping through a few pages, he became furious and said, "Someone, bring the second prince to me!"
Soon the second prince was brought before the emperor. He fell to his knees and shouted in injustice: "Father, although I have contacts with those officials, I have no intention of murdering my fourth brother. I just want to store more land to expand my business."
"I haven't even asked you yet, and you're already talking about your fourth brother. You're guilty as a thief, aren't you?" The emperor snorted coldly, "At this point, you're still trying to quibble!"
The second prince trembled and said, "Someone must have deliberately framed me and wanted to stir up trouble between us brothers."
At this time, the crown prince who had been waiting outside the palace could no longer wait, and walked in regardless of the eunuchs' obstruction: "Father, I think this matter needs to be investigated in detail, and we cannot convict my second brother based on just one book."
The emperor glanced at the prince and his heart moved. He knew that the eldest and the second son had always been at odds with each other, but now they were willing to plead for each other. Maybe there really was some hidden story behind this.
The prince continued, "I should have investigated the case myself and cleared my brothers' names."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "But there have been reports of disagreements between me and my second brother, so I would like to ask you to find an impartial person to handle this matter."
The emperor thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, you are right. I will pass the order down and have someone investigate the matter in detail."
And the person he arranged was the Dali Temple Minister.
This person was quite resourceful, and he had "find out" the truth within five days.
Originally, this memorial was to be submitted to the emperor the next day.
But I don’t know why this news was “leaked” in advance.
"Master, let's do it!" The counselor beside the second prince reminded anxiously, "This is simply a trap set by the prince. He said he was pleading for you, but he did something when investigating the case and made it impossible for you to turn over.
The fourth prince and the third prince are now one dead and one seriously injured. For such a crime, life imprisonment is the lightest punishment. Even if the emperor spares your life, the queen will not let you go.
You should understand what the Imperial Concubine meant yesterday!"