Chapter 1,208: Impeachment of Princess Chen

The petty official of the Ministry of Justice disappeared. The place of disappearance was a small alley. At that time, a carriage entered that area. Later, the carriage stopped at the back door of the Prince Qing's Mansion. At that time, someone also saw other people appearing in the alley.

That night, a fire broke out in Prince Qing's palace. Men in black invaded. Many people saw it. Prince Qing was injured. Early in the morning, Chu Qing knelt down in the main hall and cried to the emperor.

He said that he didn't know who he had offended, but he actually sent so many people to assassinate him, and asked the emperor to make the decision for him.

The emperor was furious and asked the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to investigate the case together. Prime Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Wen were also reprimanded. Officials from the six ministries shrank their necks like a flock of quails, for fear that the emperor would call their names.

Chu Liuyue stood in front of the stairs, also frowning. He didn't know about the sudden incident. He couldn't help but wonder who did it. He looked sideways at Chu Liuzhou. How could such a reckless thing happen? Maybe it was Chu Liuzhou.

Looking at Chu Liuchen again, it might be Chu Liuchen who was so ruthless.

As for Chu Liuxin, it is unlikely, but there is no guarantee that it is absolutely impossible, and Concubine Ming is not a good one.

Of course, the most suspicious person was King Cheng. Chu Liuyue found some clues and felt that it was very likely that King Cheng was the one.

There are many people who have the same idea. For so many years, everyone has not doubted King Cheng. They think that King Cheng is really pure and celibate. But now many people have found out some things and feel that King Cheng is the most suspicious.

After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were scolded, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to solve the case quickly. After that, he mentioned the Jiang family's matter. The Jiang family's matter was not a trivial matter. The dignified Madam Xingguo Hou was not so unclear. He died in the Ministry of Punishment, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment could not help but feel guilty.

Starting from the time when the Minister of Justice was the Minister of Justice, everyone was fined one by one, and they were determined to find out in a short time whether it was Mrs. Jiang who committed suicide because she couldn't think of it, or whether someone else did it secretly.

The emperor did not mention the lack of a junior official in the Ministry of Punishment.

Regarding Jiang's matter, everyone actually thinks it's better to commit suicide. The Ministry of Punishment was originally a place to maintain safety. Now that a good-looking person enters and loses his life, it will cause panic in the capital.

Hiding the affairs of the minor officials, and finally reporting that one of them could not bear the stimulation and committed suicide, can be regarded as the unified intention of several senior officials. This is good for everyone.

The emperor did not mention the matter of the minor officials. Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least the emperor agreed with their intentions. It was impossible to hide the matter from the emperor.

"Your Majesty, although Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis of Xingguo, behaved inappropriately, her crime was not worthy of death. However, she committed suicide because of Princess Chen. Princess Chen could not escape her responsibility. Please punish Princess Chen." Someone from the official rank said He stood up, knelt down to the emperor, and presented a book, "I impeach Princess Chen for my sake."

As soon as he came out like this, another censor came out and took out a book from his hand: "I will also impeach Princess Chen!"

Someone took the lead, and then someone stood up from the stage and presented the fold.

The eunuch stepped forward, took them one by one, and presented them to the emperor.

Although these excerpts are written in different words, they all have the same meaning. Princess Chen was evil-minded. She knew clearly that Shao Baolin's death would bring great irritation to the Xingguo Marquis Jiang family, but she still went to irritate Jiang family, so that Jiang family went crazy. He talked nonsense, and finally died in the Ministry of Punishment because he couldn't stand the excitement for a while.

Everyone carefully avoids it in their notes.

King Chen, Chu Liuchen, is standing on the steps now. No one dares to stroke the tiger's beard. He only mentions Princess Chen, but does not mention that King Chen sent people to the Ministry of Punishment to spread the word and took the Jiang family away.

"Princess Chen?" The emperor's face was gloomy.

"My lords, what you mean is that what Jiang said before must be false? The story of Marquis Xingguo murdering his brother and sister-in-law is definitely not true? I wonder if you lords dare to vouch for this matter to Marquis Xingguo?" Chu Liuchen said lazily. He said, walking up to the front of the hall, the corners of his lips curved slightly, a smile swaying, but the mocking look in his eyes was very clear.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Jiang said that some people knew about Shao Jing's murder of his brother and sister-in-law, but some people didn't.

Some people who knew it deliberately concealed this, some people didn't take it seriously, and those who didn't know didn't understand the meaning of Chu Liuchen's words, but regardless of whether they understood it or not, they all knew that speaking so rashly would definitely happen. If King Chen is angry, this person is not easy to offend.

"Why doesn't everyone know about this?" Chu Liuchen raised his eyes and smiled disapprovingly. His handsome eyes slowly slid across the faces of the important ministers, "Is it possible that no one knows about it? Since they don't know, How dare anyone make the mistake of saying that the way to be an official is not just hearsay or speculation?"

These words shocked everyone, especially those who had made great achievements.

Although these few were not high-ranking officials, since they dared to go to Zhezi and Princess Chen, they also thought that they would alarm King Chen and were prepared to be criticized by King Chen, but this did not include making the emperor suspect that they were not capable of serving as officials.

An official surnamed Shi raised his head angrily and said, "Your Highness, King Chen, those are what Jiang said indiscriminately because he wanted to drag Marquis Xingguo away."

"Chiang hates Marquis Xingguo so much?" Chu Liuchen raised his eyebrows, cut off Master Shi's next words, and asked him to continue on with his topic.

"The death of Shao Baolin caused a great change in Jiang's temperament. He also heard that Marquis Xingguo was going to bring a concubine into the house. He was so angry that he wanted to drag Marquis Xingguo down with him." Mr. Shi had no choice but to follow Chu Liu. Chen asked.

"The Jiang family actually hates Marquis Xingguo so much that he wants to let him die. In order to let him die, he would rather make up such words. It shows that the Jiang family hates the Marquis Xingguo so much. In this case, does the Marquis Xingguo also hate the Jiang family? From this point on From a point of view, isn't it that Marquis Xingguo should be wishing for Jiang's death, so... Jiang is indeed dead!"

Chu Liuchen's expression was quite gentle, but his eyes were as cold as ice, and his gaze fell firmly on Mr. Shi, "Of course, if this is true, Mr. Jiang should die. Since Mr. Shi put this The matter was brought to the imperial court, which shows that he must have a deep understanding of this matter. So Master Shi, please tell me, is this true or false? If it is true, Xingguo Houdi's behavior will be fatal. How will Mr. Shi deal with himself then?"

Even if what Jiang said is false and Jiang behaves like this, he and Shao Jing are at odds with each other. Jiang wants Shao Jing to die. Why doesn’t Shao Jing have the same idea? He must strike first. .

If this is true, then the problem will be even bigger. Shao Jing killed his brother and sister-in-law and took away his title. He will die. This matter was investigated by the people around him, Jiang, and even told it. Shao Jing would definitely not Let Jiang go.

No matter which aspect, Jiang's death may have something to do with Shao Jing!

There was silence in the main hall, Master Shi's face was red, he couldn't say a word after being accused, he was very embarrassed.

"Uncle, please check the truth. The Crown Prince Xingguo and Princess Qinghua were the same before. Jiang's death was deeply suspicious, and it was not like an ordinary suicide. After that, there was a fire in Prince Qing's Mansion. Is there any connection between these two things, or is it possible that these two things are connected?”

Chu Liuchen turned around, saluted the aloof emperor, and said.

Could these two things be related? Everyone was shocked at first, and then many people's expressions changed. If these two things are really related, what does it mean?

Are the princes and princes unable to resist taking action?

The emperor frowned tightly. He actually didn't want to inquire too much about Jiang's affairs. It was best to treat Jiang's affairs as a suicide. Chu Qing's matter cannot be concealed. It is a big deal. Jiang's side It would be very inappropriate for something like this to happen again.

If other sons had mentioned this, the emperor would have definitely reprimanded him, but when Chu Liuchen mentioned it, the emperor just frowned and said, "What King Chen said makes sense. Since the Jiang family's matter cannot be verified for the time being, let the Ministry of Punishment Summon Shao Jing to come over and ask clearly."

This means that he agrees with Chu Liuchen, and Shao Jing has to check it out.

Wen Xiang's gaze fell on Chu Liuchen, and his eyes moved slightly. He stood in front and saw clearly that the emperor's previous intention was clearly that he did not want to interfere with Jiang's affairs anymore, and to make this matter a big deal and a trivial matter.

Wen Xiang has been an official for many years, and he and the emperor are considered monarchs. He knows the emperor's temperament well, and the decision has been made and will basically not be changed. However, because the person in front of him is King Chen, the emperor actually changed his mind easily. Unexpectedly, He pushed this matter aside calmly. The emperor treats His Highness Chen Wang better than his own son?

Where can there be love for no reason in this world, let alone the home of an emperor, right? Wen Xiang's eyes secretly slid across Chu Liuchen's face, and he had some guesses in his heart.

He would not act in vain until he was sure.

Zhang Xiang glanced at Chu Liuchen, stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, Jiang's matter has basically been found out. This matter has nothing to do with Marquis Xingguo. The main reason is that Jiang himself couldn't think about it for a while, so he hit a wall. , Princess Chen didn’t make much of a mistake in this matter, and the Xingguo Marquis Mansion didn’t inform her of what she couldn’t say, so even if she said something that irritated Jiang, it wouldn’t be a big deal!”

Zhang Xiang's words sounded very fair. He didn't say it was Shao Jing's fault, nor Shao Wanru's fault. The blame was only on the Jiang family. It was all because of the Jiang family's own inability to figure it out. It had nothing to do with anyone else.

This kind of speech is much gentler than that of Princess Zhenzhi before, and it seems to be truly selfless.

"Zhang Xiang is wrong. It involves the former Crown Prince Xingguo and Princess Qinghua. Since Jiang mentioned it and then died unexpectedly, the matter becomes even more suspicious. If Xingguo Hou is really innocent, he is naturally not afraid of investigation, but the Ministry of Punishment More people may be needed to guard him. If something happens to Marquis Xingguo again, it’s hard to tell, and I may have to be blamed unjustly."

Chu Liuchen said lazily. He said it casually, with a hint of evil. Even with Zhang Xiang's sophistication, he was also slightly angry at this time. King Chen's words really made people dislike him. stand up.

These words were so tricky that he couldn't answer them for a while. He could only turn to the emperor and let the emperor make a decision. Zhang Xiang understood that if he said more at this time, he might arouse the emperor's suspicion. King Chen was too difficult to deal with... …