Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 304
The early dynasty of the Ming Dynasty was relatively casual, and more inclined to the occasions where the monarchs and ministers discussed government affairs, so they were generally set up in the Wenhua Palace where government affairs were handled daily.

But now, since such a major case is going to be tried by the imperial court, and all the kings of the clan are required to attend, then it is not appropriate to be in the Wenhua Palace.

In order to show the formality and give the officials and the subordinates some time to prepare, they moved to the main hall of the imperial city, Fengtian Hall.

Half an hour later, the sun had already risen high, and the resonant and upright voice of the ritual officer came from Fengtian Hall.

"Your Majesty is promoted!"

So, under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, all the officials fell to the ground one after another.

At the forefront is the prince's clan, who are also dressed in heavy court uniforms, and behind them are the civil and military officials.

Everyone bowed to the ground and said respectfully.

"I bow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The Son of Heaven had already changed out of the regular clothes he had worn in the early court. He was also dressed in court clothes, with a twelve-pronged crown on his head, and a big gui in his hand. He was sitting upright on the throne with a serious expression on his face.

"Where is Jin Yiwei?"

Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei who had disappeared for a long time, came quickly to the hall in a flying fish robe, and said.

"Chen is here!"

"Bring the plaintiff King Guangtong, King Yangzong, and the defendant King Zhennan to the palace."

"According to the order."

Lu Zhong took two steps back and exited the main hall. After a short while, he escorted the three Zhennan Wang brothers to the hall with a few Jinyi guards.

Although the three of them were imprisoned in the prison of the clan mansion, they were still the kings of the county after all, and they looked pretty good.

It is King Guangtong and King Yangzong who are a little confused about being announced to the palace for no reason.

Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Today, Zhu Yinyu, the eldest son of King Zhennan, beat the Dengwen Drum. According to the system of Dengwen Drum set up by the Emperor Taizu, I have invited the ministers of the clan to try this case."

For more than half an hour, Zhu Qiyu had ordered the clan mansion to send all the detailed case files of the interrogation to the palace for the officials to understand the case.

Therefore, he didn't say much, and turned to Zhu Yinxuan who was at the side, and said.

"Son of the Prince of Zhennan, just now you said that during the trial, Marquis Ningyang and others listened and believed, and did not give your father and son a chance to cross-examine and refute, and also said that you have found evidence to prove that your father was wronged. "

"Then now, I will personally preside over the case. In front of the clan officials, I will give you this opportunity. If you have any evidence, you can present it. If you feel suspicious during the interrogation, you can also question it in court!"

Zhu Yinyu bowed his hand to thank En, and then stepped forward steadily, and came to King Guangtong, saying: "Uncle Wang, you and I are a family, but now, since you slander my father and king so much, as a son of man, my nephew can only can be offended."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yinyu's face became serious, and he turned to the officials and said.

"My uncles, my lords, King Guangtong and King Yangzong have two pieces of evidence to testify that my father slandered Ren Temple and framed the son of the former Min King. One is the so-called poem, and the other is It's the confession of the so-called restaurant guy."

"But what I want to say today is that that so-called poem is simply perjury!"

One stone caused a thousand waves!

All the ministers present were discussing one after another, but the clan kings seemed to have expected this, and they were obviously quite calm, as if they were watching the show.

In contrast, King Guangtong and King Yangzong were very excited and said angrily.

"Little Huangkou, you are talking nonsense. When your father and king did these dirty things, you didn't even wean your milk. What do you know!"

Seeing his son being scolded, King Zhennan couldn't sit still anymore, and also stepped forward to speak.

"Yin Xun is just discussing the matter. You are dissatisfied with this king, and you are here to attack this king. Why scare Yin Xun?"

This look of deep affection between father and son made many clans in the palace nod repeatedly.

Zhu Yinxuan pushed away the fat old man who stood in front of him, his face remained calm, and said.

"You two uncles don't need to be excited. Since my nephew dares to say it, there is of course evidence."

"However, before presenting the evidence, my nephew has some doubts about this case. I need to question the two Uncle Wang and the witnesses brought by Uncle Wang."

Saying that, Zhu Yinyuan turned around and cupped his hands at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please summon the waiter from the restaurant to the hall."

Zhu Qiyu didn't hesitate much, and agreed, the person was already waiting outside the hall, so, after a while, the old man who claimed to be the waiter of the restaurant was brought to the hall.

Although Jin Yiwei had already given him psychological training, it was the first time he had seen such a big battle.

As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt on the ground, bowed his head deeply, and his body was trembling.

After Zhu Yinyuan got the permission, he asked, "You claim to be the clerk of the restaurant in Wugang City. During the Shangyuan Festival in the second year of Xuande, you saw King Zhennan having a banquet in the restaurant. Is there such a thing?"

The old man didn't dare to lift it up, so he said yes tremblingly.

Therefore, Zhu Yinxuan asked again: "Before you confessed in the hall that you had seen Zhennan King write a poem that day, and then Prince Min's son broke into the restaurant, and the two had an argument and broke up unhappy. Is that true?"

The old man still can't say yes.

The officials watched from the side, with a trace of doubt in their eyes.

Up to this stage, the development of the case is no different from the trial process of the Clan Mansion, and nothing new has emerged.

Could it be that this Prince Zhennan just wanted to go through the process again, or wanted to prove that this witness was a fake?

The former is meaningless, and the latter is probably a bit more difficult.

No matter how biased Ningyanghou and others are towards King Guangtong, they would never dare to cheat on such a major matter. After all, if this kind of thing is faked, it can be found out in the first trial.

The crime of framing the county king is not something they can afford.

But soon, they understood Zhu Yinyu's intentions.

After the two sentences were finished, the old man's nervousness subsided a little bit, and Zhu Yinyu continued to ask in a steady voice without any waves.

"In this case, can you see what is written in the poem written by King Zhennan? Or, did you hear that the people present read the content?"

The old man raised his head slightly, and said in a timid voice.

"Reporting to your nobleman, the younger one is illiterate, and doesn't know what was written on it. At that time, the king of Zhennan had just finished writing it, and the eldest son of King Min led someone in. The scene was chaotic, and the younger one didn't dare to approach, and there was nothing hear."

Zhu Yinxuan nodded, signaling Jin Yiwei to take the old man down again, Fang turned around and said to the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, from what this witness just said, it can be known that he cannot confirm that the poems written by my father on the first night of the Yuan Dynasty in the second year of Xuande are the so-called poems in the hands of King Yangzong that slandered the Temple of Ren. "

"It's common for scholars to have banquets and sing poetry and wine. How can we conclude that the poems my father wrote that night are poems that slander Ren Temple? This is too far-fetched."

On the other side, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao's face darkened.

From the moment Dengwen's drum rang, he noticed that this so-called Prince Zhennan's son had definitely come prepared.

Today, if he was really asked to turn the case around, he would not be able to escape the accusation of framing the clan and being partial and unfair.

Therefore, after Zhu Yinyu finished speaking, he was the first to stand up and question, saying.

"My son's words are wrong. Although the man is illiterate, he can't directly prove that the poem is a poem that slanders Renmiao, but it can be proved that after Zhennan King wrote this poem, Zhu Hui, the former son of King Min, Then Yun broke into the restaurant and took Zhennan Wang and the poem away at the same time."

King Guangtong also sneered and said.

"That's right, this king remembers clearly that after the eldest brother ordered someone to bring him back to the palace, he was immediately imprisoned."

"Then the eldest brother filed a letter to the court, saying that he slandered Renmiao, and claimed that he had real evidence in his hands. How can you erase the connection between the two with a single sentence?"

"This……"

Rarely, Zhu Yinyu hesitated a little, looked at his father and king, and hesitated to speak.

At this moment, an old voice sounded in the hall.

"This king came to prove that Huixun's detention at that time had nothing to do with the so-called slander of Renmiao!"

Everyone looked at the source of the voice, but saw that the speaker was the old Min King who had just recovered from his illness...

(End of this chapter)