If there is no evidence, then only evidence.

The crown prince is now acting as the king, and there will always be no problems with the evidence he personally asked, and those witnesses have "committed suicide in fear of crime" in prison, and several princes have no way to overturn the case, so they can basically confirm the charge of slandering the prince.

Although this crime is not serious, it is enough for the prince to take this opportunity to drive the three princes out of the capital.

Although this method is not very clever, it is more useful than that, and it can be effective immediately, and it is obvious that there are also shrewd people in the prince's east palace.

Early the next morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first went to Changle Palace to ask to see the Son of Heaven, but the Son of Heaven still did not see him.

However, he went to see the Son of Heaven just to go through the motions, not really to see the emperor, after returning from Changle Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately summoned the other three princes and several prime ministers to the East Palace in the name of the prince.

In the main hall of the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat on the throne, and the five prime ministers and the three princes also sat separately, but this time, Jingzhao Yin Li Ye of Jingzhao Mansion also reluctantly sat in.

Jing Zhaoyin is the capital of the capital, even if the status is different from several prime ministers, but in fact, it is not much worse, Li Ye has been an official in the court for many years, and most of the five prime ministers are familiar with him, after entering the East Palace, they all nodded to Li Ye with a smile.

However, Li Fuzun obviously didn't have a good mood at this time, but seemed uneasy.

After everyone was seated, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coughed and cleared his throat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after a day and a night of arrest in Jingzhao Mansion, some of the thieves who posted anti-texts have been arrested and taken to the prison of Jingzhao Mansion."

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced at Li Ye.

Li Ye hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is good, Jingzhao Mansion did catch some posters yesterday... The splash of the anti-text. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince slapped the table hard.

"Lone personally interrogated them!"

As he spoke, His Royal Highness the chubby Crown Prince took out a few pieces of white paper with confessions written on them from his sleeve and slapped them on the table.

"That's their confession!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood up suddenly, glanced at his three brothers coldly, and said sharply: "Those people said that it was the three of you who made them frame this palace, this palace is the prince, and it is your eldest brother, you don't treat you harshly on weekdays, you are actually ambitious, treat your brother like this!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the three princes reacted differently.

The third prince stood up directly: "Big brother, do you have any evidence?" ”

The prince pointed to these pieces of paper and sneered: "These are not evidence? ”

His Royal Highness King Zhao said in a deep voice: "Where are the witnesses, the ministers should ask them in person, how did I instruct them!" ”

The prince sneered: "The witness died inexplicably in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion last night, I think someone is a thief and wants to kill people." ”

Hearing the prince's words, His Royal Highness King Wei glanced at King Qi quietly.

"If there is no proof of death, the eldest brother dares to take it out as evidence of the crime of the prince!"

His Royal Highness King Zhao had a violent temper, and immediately said angrily: "If a few pieces of paper can be determined, who in this world cannot be a sinner?" ”

At this time, the fourth prince also finished reading those confessions, he stood up, looked at the prince lightly, bowed his head and said: "Big brother, someone has a sticker to slander you, and the brother is also very angry, which is understandable, but the eldest brother can't just sprinkle his anger on the brothers because he is angry. ”

"Besides, this sesame-sized thing is worth the three of us working together?"

As he spoke, His Royal Highness King Qi glanced at the Seventh Prince with a smile.

"Big brother, this method of sticking stickers on the street, as far as the younger brother knows, is now Yulin Youlang invented Li Xin, this Li Lang will be very friendly with the seventh brother, the eldest brother should go to check the old seven, don't wronged the third brother and the younger brother."

In comparison, His Royal Highness the King of Wei was much calmer, he slowly got up from his chair, and said respectfully to the prince: "Eldest brother, if the East Palace can come up with evidence of the meeting between the younger brother and the two elder brothers, the younger brother will be willing to admit his guilt and be willing to accept any punishment from the eldest brother." ”

The conversations of several princes were listened to by the prime ministers.

Zhang Qu and Huan Chu sat together, and the two old men drank tea and talked in low voices.

Haoran took a sip of tea, shook his head and said: "The prince is too anxious, if he uses this method well, it will not be a problem to bring down a prince, but he is too impatient and wants to bring down three in one go." ”

Huan Chu glanced at Li Ye who was not far away, and said in a sullen voice: "Jingzhao Mansion is too disagreeable, so it condones Donggong Hulai." ”

Zhang Qu smiled bitterly: "It's not that all officials have the courage to resist the documents of the East Palace, and it is difficult for Li Ye to do it, and he can't be blamed for this." ”

As soon as the two prime ministers mentioned Li Ye, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince slapped the table angrily.

"Li Fuzun, tell me, are these confessions true?"

Li Ye had already divided the body of this fat prince in his heart.

However, in desperation, he could only reluctantly stand up, arched his hand at the prince, and said with a wry smile: "If you go back to Your Highness, these confessions ...... Surely the hands of those bandits were found. ”

The prince glared angrily: "Did you hear that?" ”

"Jing Zhaoyin has already said that these confessions are true, then you have all committed the crime of disloyalty and unfilial piety!"

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked cold.

"This morning, the palace went to Changle Palace to ask my father, and my father did not express his position, but since my father made this palace the crown prince and asked this palace to act as the government, then this palace can make its own decisions on this matter."

He slapped the table hard.

"You three listened to me!"

"The third son of the emperor Ji Chong, the fourth son of the emperor Ji Huan, and the seventh son of the emperor Ji Wen, disrespect the sheji, disrespect the father and brother, stubborn and arrogant, unbearable to discipline, order the Yamen to divide the domain immediately, and the three princes will immediately leave Beijing to take up the domain!"

With that, he slapped the table heavily.

"This palace acts as the king's agent, this is the first edict of this palace, do you listen to it?"

The prince's set of tricks is actually not wrong at all, and his identity at this time does have the right to do these things.

With the Chengde Heavenly Son not interfering, the current power of the crown prince can even directly abolish these three brothers.

Just find a suitable excuse.

And the excuse that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has found now is too inappropriate.

But it doesn't matter if it's not suitable, this is called using power to suppress people, and these three princes basically have no qualifications and capital to fight back.

The third prince's face turned pale, and he stood up directly: "The eldest brother is really majestic, just find a few pieces of paper and drive our brothers out of the capital, is it that in the future, the eldest brother will be the son of heaven, and if you find a few pieces of paper, you will kill all three of our brothers?" ”

Actually, it does.

The fourth prince was also angry, and he said angrily: "Big brother, my father is still in bed, so you started to attack your brothers, aren't you afraid that your father will be cold?" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in his seat and did not speak, but only shivered slightly: "My father has entrusted all the state affairs to the hands of this palace, and this matter has also been sent to Changle Palace, since my father has not refuted, it is a tacit acquiescence." ”

"This palace only asks you, do you obey or disobey this edict?"

The prince said coldly: "If you don't obey, you will resist the decree, and the palace will issue an edict now, so that the sect will take away your prince and be demoted to a concubine!" ”

This is the power of the crown prince's title, although he has no one under his hands now, but he has been officially canonized, the prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, he holds the seal and ascends to the palace, which is no different from the emperor.

His Royal Highness King Qi took a deep breath, bent over to several prime ministers and said: "Several slaughter assistants, you have also seen the current situation, how long has the eldest brother been ordered to supervise the country, so he does not pay attention to the rules and misbehaves, I will stay in the capital only to fulfill filial piety, please let a few prime ministers be the masters!" ”

The prince saluted them, and several prime ministers couldn't sit still, so they hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, and Zhang Qu, the left prime minister, returned the salute to King Qi, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, although we are zaifu, there is an auxiliary word after all, after all, we can't be the master." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now holding the seal and supervising the country, and his edict is no different from His Majesty's edict, not to mention that these are the family affairs of the Heavenly Family, and it is difficult for us to intervene."

His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who had been silent, stood up, bowed deeply to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, bowed down and said: "The eldest brother is the father, no matter what the reason for the eldest brother's edict, what the eldest brother says as the younger brother should obey it. ”

Saying that, His Royal Highness King Wei's eyes were a little red: "It's just that my father is seriously ill and bedridden, and my son really can't bear to leave Beijing at this time, so I implore my eldest brother to give me a month of grace and let my younger brother accompany my father and emperor in the capital to spend this New Year's Day......"

The fourth prince glared back at King Wei, his eyes full of disbelief.

Old Seven...... Gave up?

At this time, the three princes will fight together, and the prince may not be able to win, if he goes out of Beijing at this time, then there is really no hope for the throne!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded with satisfaction, and said indifferently: "The old seven filial piety is pitiful, and it will take a while for the imperial court to divide the land and be knighted. ”

As he spoke, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked coldly at the other two princes.

"The seventh has already recognized it, do you recognize it?"

"If you don't recognize it, this palace will have to contact the sect!"

The third prince was naturally unconvinced, but he was stupid, and he didn't know how to refute it, so after holding it for a long time, he could only say sullenly: "You don't count, I want to see my father!" ”

"Father, is it the emperor that you can see when you say you can see it?"

The prince's face was cold: "My father is seriously ill, you must recuperate with peace of mind, all the affairs of the court and the central government are undertaken by my East Palace, the edict of this palace has been issued, you should not, you want to rebel!" ”

His Royal Highness King Qi's face turned red, and he patted the table and said, "Big brother can't overwhelm people with power?" ”

The prince sneered.

"Everyone is a brother, and it should be a brother and a brother, but some of you have a ghost in your heart, so if you have to worry about the position of this palace, if you don't give you a little bit of power, you won't know what a prison is!"

The fourth prince was not afraid, and raised his head and asked, "What crime have we committed, and you want to drive us out of the capital?" ”

"You slander the prince and slander the brother!"

His Royal Highness King Qi smiled coldly: "The big-character poster has also been read by the minister, the minister, please ask the eldest brother, which sentence is slander and which sentence is slander?" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face suddenly turned red.

That's what he's up to.

If he didn't do those things, no matter how outsiders spread them, in the end, he was the one who cleared himself, but his ass was not clean, and what was written on the big-character poster was true!

The fourth prince smiled coldly: "The eldest brother did evil in his early years, some people can't see it, and they want to appeal to the public, but the eldest brother not only does not repent, but takes those righteous people into the Jingzhao Mansion prison to persecute to death, and now, he wants to use these false testimony to attack his own brother!" ”

He was sharp-tongued.

"The eldest brother used to behave like that, but now with this character, it is better to kill the brothers with a knife now, lest after he ascends the throne in the future, he will have to send someone to the fiefdom for a trip!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince scolded angrily in his heart.

You think this palace doesn't want to kill you!

If your father is gone, you ......

Thinking of this, the chubby prince's face suddenly turned cold: "Fourth, do you want to resist the order?" ”

"What am I resisting?"

His Royal Highness King Qi looked cold: "My father is still here, you just keep saying that you are resisting the decree, in the past month, my father has not seen anyone, now look at the eldest brother's character, could it be that the eldest brother bullied his father and the emperor and put his father under house arrest?" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes widened and he scolded: "Fourth, don't spray people with blood!" ”

The fourth prince sneered: "I don't know who sprayed people with blood!" ”

"The eldest brother has a lot of bad deeds in the capital, in the early years, he was covered by Jingzhao Mansion, and now the eldest brother has an incident in the east window, and he uses Jingzhao Mansion to escape responsibility, so disregard for the law of the country, you are also worthy of being the prince!"

Ji Huan was not too happy when he said this, he turned his head to look at Jing Zhaoyin Li Ye again, and sneered: "You are also worthy of being a parent official!" ”

At this point, the dispute between the four princes and the crown prince has officially shifted from secretly to the open.

To be honest, there is still a lot of gap in the strength of the two of them at this time, but today, His Royal Highness the King of Qi has no choice, if he doesn't stand up, he will be driven out of the capital and become a vassal, which is something he can't accept no matter what.

He chose to officially turn his face with the crown prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said angrily: "Fourth, do you want to rebel? ”

"It's not a rebellion, I just hope that the eldest brother can get lost and return, don't be blinded by power!"

The quarrel between the two became more and more fierce.

The third prince couldn't interject, so he could only sit aside and not speak.

His Royal Highness King Wei put his hands in his sleeves, lowered his head slightly, and did not get involved in this scolding battle.

Several Zaisuke on the side looked at this scene in their eyes, and they were all playful.

"Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, there has never been a time when the heirs have become like this."

Zhongshu Ling Ram Shu shook his head and sighed, hugged his fists at Zhang Qu and said: "Zhang Xiang, it's not a way to make trouble like this, you go to the palace now to see Your Majesty, and let Your Majesty suppress this matter......"

Haoran sighed, shook his head and said, "If you don't hide the book order, the old man won't see the Son of Heaven half a month ago......"

The scolding in the East Palace intensified.

At the end of the Chengde Dynasty, the court became more and more restless......