Chapter 813 Storm!
Chapter Eight Hundred and Thirteen
Fart, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of War, Mr. Xie from the Ministry of Households, Mr. Li, Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Mr. Shen, Mr. Lu, Mr. Huang...all of them are there, celebrating the Yuan Dynasty with the four princes On the festival day, as well as the guardians of the border, they all support the fourth prince to inherit the great rule. I just attended the party there and saw it with my own eyes...
Yang Chao said loudly.
hum!
As soon as Yang Chao's voice fell, the whole restaurant fell into dead silence, all the voices disappeared without a trace, and a needle could be heard, as if he had suddenly gone from a crowded downtown to a remote and uninhabited wilderness. Countless eyes casted on Yang Chao from all directions, and each of them was deeply shocked.
And almost at the same time, as soon as Yang Chao said the words, he immediately realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, but it was too late. Feeling the shocking gazes from all directions, Yang Chao's heart was extremely cold. It was at this moment that Yang Chao saw clearly where he was.
This is the most famous Qingyun Tower in the entire capital, and in the restaurant, almost half of the officials of the imperial court gathered. The doctor He Zhang is also here, his eyes staring at himself, his face sinking like water.
It's over!
At this moment, Yang Chao's heart sank like water, and his face was ashen.
...
Boom!
Like a huge rock falling into the lake, the incident in Qingyun Tower caused an uproar in the entire capital. In the early morning of the next day, He Zhang, the imperial historian, went to the court to impeach Yang Chao. What Yang Chao said in Qingyun Tower caused a huge shock in the court.
It is a taboo at any time for the prince of the Tang Dynasty to entertain the ministers of the court and the central government privately, and to collude with the generals at the border.
Before the morning court ended that day, Yang Chao had already been arrested and imprisoned. However, all of this is just the beginning, and no one can imagine how much shock and impact the Qingyun Tower incident will cause in the future.
On Qingyun Tower, almost half of the people in the court were there at that time, and they heard every word Yang Chao said with their own ears. This was the most deadly thing, and it completely proved Yang Chao's crime.
It is a taboo at any time for the prince of the Tang Dynasty to entertain the ministers of the court and the central government privately, and to collude with the generals at the border.
Before the morning court ended the next day, Yang Chao had already been arrested and imprisoned.
However, all this is just the beginning, and no one knows what kind of storm the next thing will cause in Datang.
In the name of offering sacrifices to the sages on the Lantern Festival and the three officials, the four princes invited the party members of the court to gather together. These people spread across six departments and were deeply rooted in all departments. Moreover, in order to cultivate their wings, the four princes also recruited various frontier generals from the frontier, Anxi Dadu Protector Gao Xianzhi, Husband Meng Lingcha of Qixi Dadu, Beiting Dadu An Sishun, Beidou General Ge Shuhan..., the four princes wrote a letter to almost all Huren of the empire, the Great General, inviting They joined him and supported him on the throne.
What Yang Chao confessed in the sky prison that night quickly caused an earthquake-like, unprecedented storm in the entire court.
It is not a strange thing for the fourth prince to invite the cronies of the ministers to have a night banquet together. Although it does not conform to the rules and regulations of the imperial court, it has always been forbidden by the Holy Emperor, but the dispute between princes is originally a matter of using their own methods. Whoever is more capable will ascend to the throne.
Even the Holy Emperor back then, didn't he secretly win over his henchmen when he was the prince?
But the key lies not in this, but in the several names that Yang Chao signed and confessed, Gao Xianzhi, the governor of Anxi, Meng Lingcha, the governor of Qixi, An Sishun, the governor of Beiting, and Ge Shuhan, the general of Beidou. They are all at the height of the sun, have a pivotal position in the Tang Dynasty, and are also generals who truly command the army and have military power.
For these people, it is a big deal for any one of them to appear on this confession list. What's more, they are still the four top generals of the Hu people of the empire.
Boom!
It was like a thunderbolt falling, this time, even the Holy Emperor was startled, and the thunder was enraged.
On the second day after Yang Chao was arrested, Zhang Xian, Zhao You from the Ministry of War, Xie Po, Li Chang from the Ministry of Households, Chen Tuan from the Ministry of Officials, Shen Xin...all the civil and military officials who attended the gathering of the four princes on the Xiayuan Festival that day All the ministers were arrested and imprisoned one by one, and they were personally dispatched by the imperial forest army, and supervised by the chief supervisor of the court.
However, everyone knows that this storm is far from over.
"Damn it! This Yang Chao didn't accomplish anything well enough, but failed. If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have invited him back then. I'm too careless! This bastard, eating wine recklessly, has caused today's disaster, it is really not a pity to die!"
In Xueyang Palace, next to the fourth prince, a middle-aged scribe who looked like an aide had an angry expression and kept cursing. If eyes could kill, Yang Chao in the prison would have died countless times.
"enough!"
The fourth prince let out a low snort and stopped the middle-aged scribe. Compared with the indignation of his subordinates, the Fourth Prince appeared calmer and calmer. It's just his ashen complexion and gloomy eyes that revealed his true thoughts. More and more details about Yang Chao's matter were exposed. Although Yang Chao leaked it in order to defend himself, it was meaningless to the Fourth Prince.
"Is everything settled?"
"Returning to Your Highness, everything was dealt with on the night Yang Chao was arrested. All the evidence that would be against His Highness has been dealt with. Even the most critical letter of Fumeng Lingcha's letter was sent to His Highness. After tearing it apart, we all gathered up the debris and burned them all to ashes, so as to prevent those people from the Zongren Shifu from collecting the debris and putting it back together again."
The middle-aged scribe who looked like a staff member bowed his head.
"Um."
The fourth prince nodded, and his expression suddenly became much better:
"As long as there is no solid evidence, no matter how the ministers in the court try to catch the wind, and no matter how the censors impeach me, it is impossible for the father to convict me based on this alone. However, if they find out the conclusive evidence evidence, then we really have no chance."
In the last sentence, the fourth prince's expression was sombre, and he felt much more lonely, revealing the real worry in his heart during this period.
Misfortune fell from the sky, and what happened to Qingyun Tower was something he never expected. But as a prince, he can't leave, can't escape, he can't even leave the palace. Not only that, he had to pretend to be calm as usual and not show anything. The more critical the situation was, the less he could panic.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, nothing will happen."
The middle-aged scribe, who looked like a staff member, looked gloomy, and comforted him softly. At the time when she was ambitious, complacent, proud, and showing her great ambitions when she was originally supported by the Imperial Guard and the courtiers, who would have imagined that at this moment, the situation took a sudden turn for the worse and fell to the bottom of the valley in an instant.
Hiss!
The fourth prince took a deep breath and quickly calmed down. He has never been a self-pitying person, and until now, he has never given up resistance.
"Father has already grounded me, Yang Chaoren said lightly, no matter what he said, just based on his one-sided words, there is not much persuasion, and it is impossible for Father to really put me in prison. But wait until Zhang Xian, Zhao You interrogated more content, and everything will be completely different. Father, I am afraid that he will be imprisoned in the prison soon. You can send a letter to Fumeng Lingcha, tell me, That letter has been properly dealt with. At that time, no matter what happens on the court side, he will shirk it completely, without knowing it, and he will definitely be safe. In addition, in the future, once this storm is over, wait for me to come out again. Me and him The agreement between us is still valid. I hope he will also abide by the promise between us."
The fourth prince said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Highness. This subordinate will do it now."
The middle-aged scribe respectfully said.
A centipede is dead but not stiff. Although the fourth prince's access is restricted now, he still has some energy after such a long operation. It is not a problem to just pass some letters. Next, the fourth prince confessed a lot more, and the critical moment has come, he must win the greatest chance for himself.
"Step aside!"
"The Holy Emperor has an order to invite the Fourth Prince..."
And it was almost half a cup of tea, a burst of noisy sound suddenly came from outside, and the sound of clanging footsteps continuously and quickly came in the direction of Xueyang Palace. Hearing that voice, the faces of the Fourth Prince and the middle-aged scribe who looked like an aide changed drastically.
"Go!"
The fourth prince pushed the middle-aged scribe violently, and almost a moment later, the door opened with a bang, and a group of heavily armed imperial guards walked in with a gust of cold wind:
"Fourth prince, please!"
...
"boom!"
With the capture and imprisonment of the fourth prince, the impact of the "Xueyang Palace Incident" on the Xiayuan Festival exploded rapidly and reached its peak. All those who participated in the feast of the Fourth Prince's Xiayuan Festival have all been arrested and brought to justice, and have been handed over to the Clan Mansion, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment for joint trial, and several princes of the imperial court are also jointly supervised.
Not only that, even Gao Lishi, Eunuch Gao, who has always been by the Holy Emperor's side, was sent to thoroughly investigate the case. The seriousness of this matter can be imagined.
With the confession of Zhang Xian, Zhao You and others from the Ministry of War, the matter has further fermented, and one thing has been confirmed for sure:
In order to cultivate their wings and fight against the first prince, second prince and others who have received the support of a large number of important officials inside and outside the court, the fourth prince unexpectedly made outstanding moves. He thought that at the same time, he would win over the Hu people's generals and generals at the border. People are important ministers.
Moreover, according to Zhang Xian's confession, the fourth prince also received the allegiance of one of them, or a few Hu people's generals and a large number of border generals under their command, and there was also a letter of refuge signed by them, claiming to fully assist the fourth prince , Ascended the throne.
If you talk about Yang Chao, it's just full of nonsense. After all, when a naturally noble prince in the palace is involved, it's not just him who speaks freely and makes decisions. Then the confession of Zhang Xian, Zhao You and many other important members of the six ministries made the impact of this matter completely different.
The four princes colluded with the General Huren at the border and intended to rebel. By this time, it was not just a simple confession by Yang Chao alone, but it was conclusive.
"Bastard!"
When this news came out, the Holy Emperor, who had never expressed his attitude, was furious, and with a bang, an unprecedented earthquake was set off in the political arena of the entire empire. Within a day, the imperial edicts of the twelve emperors went directly to Beiting, Anxi, Qixi, and Longxi, requiring the four chief protectors to go to Beijing to explain in person.
At this point, the Holy Emperor's anger set off an unprecedented wave.
The atmosphere of the entire court was unprecedentedly tense, and the "Xueyang Palace Incident" that originally happened in the capital, even far away in the border, the Beiting Metropolitan Guard An Sishun, Anxi Metropolitan Guard Gao Xianzhi, Qixi Metropolitan Guard Fu Meng Lingcha and Longxi Ge Shuhan, the famous Beidou general, was deeply frightened and uneasy.
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