The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 299 The Eighth Prince's Purpose
Sure enough, as the emperor and Taishi Liu expected, no ministers voluntarily surrendered.Taishi Liu did not expect any minister to surrender himself.It took him two days to thoroughly investigate the case of Da Sinongcheng Zhang Nan's corruption of ink, and not a single minister involved in the case was let go.Of course, the prince and Duke Zhen let go of it for the time being.

Fortunately, there are not as many ministers involved in this corruption and bribery case as the earth-shattering ink corruption case when the first emperor was alive, but there are still 40 to [-] people.

When Liu Taishi handed over the results of the trial to the emperor, the emperor was furious and made a big fuss in the early court.Although it appeared that the prince and Zhen Guogong were not involved in the case, Zhang Nan had something to do with them, so of course he was scolded.

In front of all civil and military officials, the emperor unceremoniously scolded the crown prince and Duke Zhenguo bloody.Not only that, he also punished the crown prince and Duke Zhenguo to face the wall and contemplate for a month.

As for Zhang Nan and his accomplices, those who should be beheaded, those who should be exiled, and those who should be demoted, none of them will be spared lightly.

Unexpectedly, such a big event would happen during Mr. Meng Lao's lecture in the capital.Although this incident was not the prince's fault, Zhang Nan was an official of the prince, so the prince's reputation was still affected.Of course, there are Dai Wang and Xuan Ping Hou's handwriting.

Originally, because Mr. Meng did not see His Royal Highness, scholars and scholars all over the world had already talked about His Royal Highness.Now that it is known that the officials under His Highness the Crown Prince have cheated and concealed corruption and bribery, scholars all over the world have some doubts about His Highness the Crown Prince.

Although His Highness the Crown Prince was not found to be corrupt, but the officials under him were corrupt. Could it be that the officials under him really didn't use the embezzled money to please His Highness the Crown Prince?Is His Highness the Crown Prince really ignorant?Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince instigated the Chief Minister of Agriculture to be greedy for ink...

Most literati and students do not believe that His Royal Highness is innocent.Even though His Highness the Crown Prince was not corrupt, they believed that His Highness the Crown Prince knew about the corruption and bribery of the Chief Minister of Agriculture, and it was impossible for him to be ignorant of it.If His Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't know, then he is too useless as the Crown Prince.

Besides, if His Highness the Crown Prince is really innocent, the Emperor will not punish him to face the wall and think about his mistakes.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have been involved, but because he is the heir apparent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor said he was not guilty because he was concerned about his face.

Not all scholars are nerds who can only read dead books. Most of the students are not only good at reading, but also have some understanding of the affairs of the court.This time, the corruption and bribery incident of Da Sinongcheng Zhang Nan, they believed that it would never be as simple as the investigation results.

Regardless of whether His Highness the Crown Prince is corrupt or not, he must have allowed his subordinates to be corrupt.How can such a prince be respected by scholars all over the world?How can such a prince convince and reassure the people of the world?

Since Dai Wang quelled the rebellion in Liangzhou, His Royal Highness the Prince's reputation among the people was not as good as Dai Wang.In the past few years, Dai Wang did not go out to quell the chaos, nor did he do anything particularly big, but his reputation was still higher than that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

When it comes to His Royal Highness Dai Wang, the people at least know that Dai Wang used to quell chaos outside, helping the court recover cities that were occupied by the rebel army, and rescued the people who were bullied by the rebel army.When it comes to His Royal Highness, the people can't remember what he has done for a while, they only know that he is a filial person.

In the past few years, the most famous prince among the people is not His Royal Highness Dai Wang, nor His Royal Highness Crown Prince, but His Highness Tenth.Because Zhao Yao made Quyuanli, his reputation among the people suddenly increased a lot.That is to say, in the past few years, the reputation of His Royal Highness among the people is not as good as that of Zhao Yao.

His Royal Highness Dai Wang and Marquis Xuan Ping have been smearing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince non-stop these years. Although most of the rumors are false, literati and scholars don't believe them, but the matter of Zhang Nan's greed for ink makes scholars have to doubt Are those previous rumors about the bad prince true?

Because of this incident, His Royal Highness's reputation among the people has deteriorated a lot.Of course, there are still many people who believe that His Highness the Crown Prince is innocent.

For His Royal Highness Dai Wang and Marquis Xuan Ping, it doesn't matter at all that His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation among the people has deteriorated.The result they want is that His Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Zhen Guo will be severely punished.Of course, they also knew in their hearts that it would be impossible for the prince to step down if Zhang Nan was brought down.However, at least he could bite a piece of flesh from His Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Zhen Guo.However, the emperor lightly made His Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Zhenguo face the wall and think about their mistakes.

What's the use of facing the wall and thinking about the past, it won't hurt His Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen Guo, this is not what His Highness Dai Wang and Xuan Pinghou wanted.

For this matter, His Royal Highness became angry and smashed many things in the mansion.Xuan Pinghou was upset, but it was of no use.

"Father actually shields the crown prince like this." His Royal Highness Daiwang raised his hand and thumped the table with a look of displeasure.The teacup on the table fell to the ground. "Without the order of the prince, without the connivance of the prince, give Zhang Nan a thousand courage, Zhang Nan would not dare to embezzle and accept bribes."

His Royal Highness Dai Wang stood up angrily and said: "It's a total of fifty thousand guan, fifty thousand guan! Father unexpectedly spared the prince so lightly!" Dai Wang became more angry as he spoke, his face flushed red with anger.He gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe it's more than [-] guan, maybe it's [-] guan, the emperor didn't hold the crown prince accountable, is the emperor blind?"

"Your Highness, be careful." Xuan Pinghou hurriedly reminded His Royal Highness to be careful with his words, "Your Highness, you can't say that about the Emperor."

His Royal Highness Dai Wang didn't care about Xuan Pinghou's warning at all, and continued to say angrily: "Father is not old yet, is he getting old and confused now?"

"Your Highness!" Xuan Pinghou couldn't help raising his voice, warning His Royal Highness, "Be careful!"

His Royal Highness Daiwang said indifferently: "This is what my palace is afraid of."

"Your Highness, even if it's your palace, you have to be careful that the walls have ears."

His Royal Highness said with disdain: "What I said just now, if someone complains to the father, I will say the same in front of the father."

After Xuan Pinghou heard what His Highness Dai Wang said, he knew that he had lost his mind in anger.

"Your Highness, the Emperor is not a fool."

"If the father is not confused, then why did he let the prince go?" His Royal Highness Dai Wang said, and let out a sneer, "Because the prince is the heir of the Great Zhou, the father can only pretend to be a prince in order to care about the face of the prince and Da Zhou. Confused."

Xuan Pinghou sighed lightly and said: "It's not impossible, after all, the crown prince was appointed by the emperor himself."

The eldest son of Xuanpinghou's mansion continued his father's words: "Your Highness, father is right. It is impossible for the emperor not to know that the mastermind behind Zhang Nan's corruption of ink is the crown prince, but he didn't punish the crown prince severely for the sake of Da Zhou's face."

"For the sake of Da Zhou's face, just let the prince go like this?" Dai Wang sneered, "If the prince does more excessive things than this in the future, will the father still protect the prince for the sake of Da Zhou's face?"

"No, with the emperor's temper, he will only forgive the prince once. If the prince is still greedy for ink in the future, the emperor will never forgive him lightly." Xuan Pinghou was upset, but he was not as angry as Dai Wang. Those who hate corruption, this time Zhang Nan embezzled [-] yuan in bribes and involved many ministers, this has already violated the Emperor's Ni Lin, and the Emperor will never allow the Crown Prince to offend him a second time."

He also said: "As long as the prince is greedy for ink again in the future, the emperor will never be polite and will definitely decree to depose the prince."

After hearing this, His Royal Highness's angry and ugly face eased a little.

"Really?"

"Yes. Your Highness, you forgot that the emperor doesn't like the prince, and he has not been very satisfied with the prince." Xuan Pinghou said patiently to His Royal Highness, "It seems that the prince is safe and sound this time, but he In the heart of the emperor, it is no longer possible."

The eldest son of Xuanpinghou's mansion echoed: "Through this matter, the emperor must be more and more dissatisfied with the prince, so you don't have to be so angry, Your Highness."

Hearing what Xuan Ping Hou and his son said, the anger in His Royal Highness's heart disappeared instantly.

"So, we didn't work hard this time."

"No, on the contrary, we did very beautifully this time." Xuan Pinghou said with a smile, "We won this time."

Dai Wang heard the words, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "That's good." He asked again, "Uncle, what shall we do next, take the opportunity to add fuel to the flames?"

"Your Highness, the prince's people are going to deal with us next, and we have to deal with it." Xuan Pinghou frowned, his eyes filled with worry, "We made the prince and Duke Zhen suffer such a big loss this time. Impossible not to fight back."

Dai Wang was not too worried: "Our people are not greedy for money like Zhang Nan."

"Your Highness, but not all of our people have clean hands and feet." Xuan Pinghou had fought against Duke Zhen Guo for decades, so he still had some understanding of Duke Zhen Guo's temperament and methods. "With Duke Zhen's vengeful nature, they will never make it easier for us after they have suffered such a big setback this time. With his methods, maybe they will make us suffer worse than them."

Dai Wang didn't take it seriously and said: "He has been under house arrest by his father in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, thinking about his mistakes, what else can he do?"

"Duke Zhen is full of tricks. Even if he is imprisoned in the mansion of the Duke of Zhen, he has the means to retaliate against us." Xuan Pinghou has suffered many losses from the Duke of Zhen, and he is very vigilant about the revenge of the Duke of Zhen. "Next, we must increase our vigilance, and we must not take it lightly."

Seeing that Dai Wang still looked disdainful, the son of the Xuanping Hou Mansion couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, have you forgotten how the Lord Zhen Guo couldn't get you to add the beads before?"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Dai Wang's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Uncle, you are right, you must be vigilant against Duke Zhen."

Xuan Ping Hou and his son had a careful discussion with Dai Wang.

After discussing well, Xuan Ping Hou and his son left Dai Wang Mansion.Before leaving, Xuan Ping Hou reminded the Dai Wang not to forget to reward Wei Yan.This time Zhang Nan was brought down, thanks to Wei Yan.

Xuan Ping Hou felt that Wei Yan was talented, and suggested that the Dai Wang reuse him, maybe he could do great things in the future.

Dai Wang did not forget to reward Wei Yan heavily.After listening to Xuan Pinghou's reminder, he sent Fu Zhong to find Wei Yan with the things himself.Dai Wang was very generous, and rewarded Wei Yan with a hundred gold, some cloth, and a set of precious four treasures of the study.

That night, Wei Yan quietly went to a secret house in Beishi to meet the Eighth Prince.He reported to the eighth prince exactly what the king had said to him.

The Eighth Prince was not at all surprised that the acting king wanted to use Wei Yan again.Wei Yan has made such a great contribution this time, it's strange that Dai Wang and Xuan Pinghou don't reuse him.

The eighth prince asked Wei Yan to help the Daiwang do things well, so that the Daiwang and Xuanpinghou should value him more and more.

"Your Highness, what are we going to do next, should we strike while the iron is hot?" Wei Yan's so-called strike while the iron is hot is someone who continues to deal with the prince.

The Eighth Prince said lightly, "Don't do anything."

Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi were puzzled when they heard this.The two asked in unison, "Why?"

"No matter how much you strike while the iron is hot, the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen will not be able to do anything for the time being." The Eighth Prince stroked the rim of the teacup and said meaningfully, "Father will not severely punish the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen for the time being before the time comes."

Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi showed doubts on their faces: "The time has not yet come?"

"Let's not do anything, let the prince and Daiwang continue to bite the dog." The eighth prince was not surprised at the result of the emperor punishing the prince and Duke Zhenguo to face the wall and think about it.If the emperor severely punished the crown prince and Duke Zhen this time, the eighth prince would find it strange. "Next, the hall will be very lively." With Duke Zhen's temperament, it is impossible not to avenge this time.

Wei Yan and Lin Xueyi saw that the eighth prince didn't say when the time was, so they didn't continue to ask.After talking with the Eighth Prince for a while, they left.

As soon as they left, Wang Siqi arrived on the back.

Early tomorrow morning, Wang Siqi will go to the Western Regions in person, with the purpose of robbing the Yuan family's business.

The Wang family, the Xun family and the Xie family all received the news of the death of the second son of the Yuan family.Of course they will not let go of such a good opportunity.There is a saying that when you are sick, you will die. If something happens to the Yuan family, other aristocratic families will naturally take this opportunity to annex the Yuan family's business in the Western Regions.

Before, their business in the Western Regions was taken away by the second son of the Yuan family.Now that something happened to him, of course they want to get it back.

"Yuan Han has rushed to the Western Regions at full speed, but it will take half a month at the earliest."

The Eighth Prince's eyes were cold: "When he arrives, it will be his death."

Wang Siqi came up with a plan and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to frame the Xie family and the Xun family?"

"It's useless, the Yuan family won't believe it." Don't look at the four major families in the capital who usually compete for each other, but they have a strict rule in private, that is, not to kill the other's son.

As a bastard, Wang Siqi didn't know about this rule.

"I've already made arrangements. The Yuan family will find out that it was the people of King Youxian who did it." The goal of the eighth prince is not to let the aristocratic family dog ​​bite the dog, but to make King Youxian break up with the Yuan family.

Wang Siqi was not curious to ask the Eighth Prince how he arranged it.He knew in his heart that there were some things that he could know, and some things that he could not know.If His Highness wants him to know, he will definitely tell him how to arrange it.However, His Highness did not say anything, which means that this matter is beyond his knowledge.

"Your Highness, where is King Chen?"

"When Yuan Han dies, King Chen will be next." Although King Chen and the Eighth Prince are blood brothers, King Chen has the blood of the Yuan family in his body, so he must die. "Any news about that thing?"

Wang Siqi knew what the Eighth Prince asked about, shook his head and said, "There is still no news."

The Eighth Prince frowned slightly, and asked, "Is there any news from Shu?"

"No." Wang Siqi said, "Han Zhong thought that what the Pei family hid back then was a treasure map, but he didn't know what it was."

"Where did Han Zhong hear about the treasure map? Have you found it?" The fact that the Pei family has a treasure map cannot be groundless.Han Zhong must have heard something somewhere.

"I have found this. It is said that Han Zhong saved an old eunuch when he was fleeing, and the old eunuch told him before he died." Wang Siqi reported truthfully, "The old eunuch told Han Zhong that the treasure map of the Pei family is from the south. Wei's treasure."

"Old eunuch?"

"This old eunuch was the eunuch who cleaned the imperial garden in the previous dynasty, so he heard some unknown things."

The Eighth Prince asked solemnly: "Is there anything else?"

"No, the old eunuch knows this is the most important thing." Wang Siqi knew what the eighth prince wanted to know the most, but the old eunuch didn't know.

The eighth prince tapped the teacup's stomach lightly with his fingers, and said with a thoughtful face, "Where is that thing?"

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that thing has long since disappeared." Wang Siqi felt that that thing might have disappeared from this world long ago. "That thing is not very important to you, why do you keep trying to find it?"

The Eighth Prince sighed softly and said, "That thing belongs to the Southern Wei Dynasty after all, so keep looking."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will keep sending people to inquire." After Wang Siqi finished speaking, he remembered the things in Shu, and asked, "Your Highness, the Eldest Prince is about to fail, should we lend a helping hand?"

The Eighth Prince nodded lightly and said, "Help him."

Wang Siqi reported something to the eighth prince before leaving.He was going to leave early tomorrow morning, and his family must have something to explain, so he had to go back early.

With a click, the Eighth Prince stretched out his hand and crushed the teacup in his hand.

Seeing this, Yu Hai who was standing by the side quickly lowered his head to check the Eighth Prince's hand.Seeing that His Royal Highness's hand was not cut by the fragments of the teacup, he was relieved, and immediately took out the fragments of the teacup from the Eighth Prince's hand.

"Your Highness, be careful, and be careful not to cut your hands."

"It's okay, I know it well." The Eighth Prince looked up at Yu Hai, and ordered, "Tell Lu Hui to be more careful when he strikes, so that King Chen's death will be more ugly."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Eighth Prince smiled inexplicably and said, "Just wait for Yuan Han to go to the Western Regions now."

In the capital, it is unwise to attack Yuan Han.If Yuan Han is assassinated in the capital, there will definitely be an uproar at that time, and it may be exposed at that time, so the best place to kill Yuan Han is in the Western Regions.

Although the Yuan family did business in the Western Regions, they did not have much power in the Western Regions.In addition, there are many people in the Western Regions, and they are all foreigners, and the situation is complicated, so it is most suitable to fish in troubled waters to kill Yuan Han.

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