Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 453 The prince is in trouble

Besides, Jia Rui, who was in the Yangxin Hall, was dealing with government affairs and asked Qin Shun beside him intentionally or unintentionally: "Are there any rumors outside these days?"

"My lord, there are rumors outside that the eldest prince and the second prince participated in the plan to murder the queen, so people are talking about it."

Jia Rui stopped the pen in his hand, looked at the door of the palace and said leisurely: "People like the royal family have such evil thoughts at a young age, and they will be a disaster in the future."

Qin Shun next to him lowered his head and did not dare to say a word. This kind of thing was not something he could get involved in.

Jia Rui stood up and walked towards the entrance of the palace, Qin Shun followed closely.

After the two came to the door, there was naturally a royal chariot waiting there. Jia Rui sat on the royal chariot and said to the person carrying the sedan: "Go to Changchun Palace."

After that, Jia Rui began to close his eyes and rest.

Soon the group arrived at the gate of Changchun Palace.

At this time, the Changchun Palace was heavily guarded, with soldiers inside and outside. Not even a fly could fly out.

After Jia Rui arrived, the leading officer quickly led others to kneel down and kowtow.

Jia Rui was very polite to these lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers. He quickly got out of the chariot, personally helped the officer up, patted him on the shoulder and said a few words of comfort.

The officer was moved to tears.

He didn't expect that someone like Jia Rui, who was so powerful that he was almost an emperor, could be so harmonious to a little soldier like him.

After that, Jia Rui chatted with a few soldiers. When all the soldiers were moved and fell to the ground, Jia Rui entered the Changchun Palace.

Changchun Palace is now quiet and deserted, because all the maids and eunuchs in Changchun Palace have been transferred to other places, leaving only one or two old maids to serve the two princes.

Jia Rui's group naturally alarmed the people in the Changchun Palace, and soon two children walked out of it.

The leader was a teenager, but he had a heroic spirit on his face.

The one who was younger than him had a more childish look on his face, but his eyes were bright.

They are worthy of being the two princes that Concubine De has trained for many years. With the looks of them, they will definitely become good kings or British masters when they grow up.

It's a pity that just because of this, we can't keep them.

The two princes also saw Jia Rui. It was their first time to see Jia Rui. However, from the palace maids and eunuchs following Jia Rui and his appearance, they guessed that the person in front of them was the murderer of their mother.

The younger one's eyes were spitting fire and he wanted to step forward, but was held tightly by the older prince.

After the elder prince grabbed his younger brother, he took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of Jia Rui with a smile on his face.

"The boy has met the Prime Minister Wu Guogong."

Jia Rui looked at the child kneeling in front of him, and his heart felt cold.

He's only a teenager, but he can actually show his emotions and anger without expressing his emotions, and he can assess the situation and kowtow to himself. This guy has such a deep mind.

Jia Rui did not ask the eldest prince to stand up, but just asked: "What do you think about your mother's murder of the Queen and Concubine Jing?"

The eldest prince was still kneeling there, his face facing the ground, with a trace of resentment in his eyes, but he said:

"Concubine De is so rebellious and dares to murder the queen. It is not a pity to die. As her son, we are deeply ashamed."

Jia Rui sighed, and then asked a eunuch who was following him: "Have you recorded the daily routine?"

The eunuch lowered his head and said, "The words of the eldest prince have been recorded."

The eldest prince who was kneeling below trembled.

You must know that the daily records are the royal secrets that record the emperor's words and deeds, and are also an important basis for future history revision.

As long as it is written down, it is almost impossible to change it. Such words and deeds of the eldest prince are almost recorded on the pillar of shame in this feudal society that pays attention to filial piety.

At this time, the second prince behind could not bear it anymore. He came to his brother's side in a few steps and shouted to Jia Rui:

"Although my mother is guilty, my brother is not at fault. Don't go too far."

Jia Rui looked a little funny. He looked at the child and shook his head gently. He was still young, far behind his brother.

However, at the age of seven or eight, he is quite capable of performing tricks in front of him. In a few years, he will become a prince again.

Because of this, these two people cannot be kept.

Jia Rui sighed, and then walked out of Changchun Palace without saying anything, leaving the two brothers there looking at each other.

Jia Rui came outside the palace and said directly: "The two princes participated in the murder of the queen. They are guilty of unpardonable crimes and should be executed immediately."

The soldiers outside listened to Jia Rui's words and immediately went in with their swords in hand.

At this critical moment, a burst of shouting came from the distance: "Jia Aiqing's sword will save people."

Jia Rui glanced at the figure running anxiously from a distance. This was Emperor Xiaokang.

He was running in front, followed by four or five eunuchs and a dozen soldiers chasing after him desperately. To say that this emperor is not simple, he has practiced before, so the eunuchs and soldiers did not catch up with him.

Jia Rui looked displeased when he saw the emperor running over. He had already imprisoned the emperor. Who dared to release the emperor because of his heart and courage?

The emperor ran to Jia Rui's side. Regardless of the disparity in status, he fell at Jia Rui's feet.

"For my sake, Jia Aiqing, just keep the eldest prince and the second prince alive. At worst, they will be deposed as common people, or imprisoned, whatever you want, as long as you keep them alive, Jia Aiqing will handle the rest! "

At this moment, there was a shouting inside, and several soldiers had already grabbed the eldest prince and the second prince and came out.

The emperor became anxious when he saw this scene, and immediately stood up and rushed towards the eldest prince.

Very good, the eunuch beside Jia Rui was clever and quickly stepped forward to block the emperor.

The emperor also wanted to rely on his own strength to open the eunuch, but he didn't know that his strength was far inferior to that of Jia Rui's personal eunuch.

He pushed the eunuchs' hands like ants shaking a tree.

Jia Rui glanced at the emperor at this time, and then said: "For the emperor's sake, give the eldest prince and the second prince some dignity, and give them their whole bodies."

As soon as Jia Rui finished speaking, a personal eunuch naturally picked up a few ropes and put them around the necks of the eldest prince and the second prince.

The two princes who had been playing tricks on Jia Rui just now turned green in the face. They did not expect that Jia Rui would kill them in front of everyone.

The emperor's eyes also showed despair. He once again fell in front of Jia Rui, hugged Jia Rui's legs and begged:

"Prime Minister Wu Guogong, please keep them alive. As long as they are alive, you can do whatever you want. Please keep these two roots for my father's sake." The emperor has already There is no other way but to play the emotional card and even move the Emperor out.

Jia Rui's heart trembled. Speaking of it, the Supreme Emperor treated Jia Rui well. Although most of them were controlled by Jia Rui's spells, humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?

Faced with the emperor moving out the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui still felt a little soft-hearted.

Just as he was about to say something to punish these two people lightly, suddenly the little prince spoke.

"Father, don't kowtow and beg for mercy like this traitor. At worst, he will be a good man again in eighteen years. I will still take revenge after I come back."

Hearing these categorical words, Jia Rui's soft heart hardened again.

"Let's do it, what are you waiting for?"

Following Jia Rui's instructions, the hands of several eunuchs began to tighten. The two princes had turned pale as the rope tightened, and opened their mouths desperately trying to breathe.

At the same time, two young hands grasped the rope around his neck, trying to create some distance.

But with their little strength, how could they relax the rope a little, so as the rope became tighter and tighter, their faces became blood red and their tongues began to stick out.

Seeing this scene, the emperor lay down at Jia Rui's feet and kept kowtowing.

"Jia Aiqing, please, spare their lives, spare their lives."

Jia Rui glanced at him, and then said in a cold tone: "Spare their lives? Then when you grow up, you will avenge your mother?"

After listening to Jia Rui's cold words, the emperor already understood that the incident could not be changed, so he sat slumped on the ground, looking at the two children who were gradually dying, with both hatred and despair in his eyes.

Jia Rui then asked the eunuch who followed the emperor.

"Isn't the Emperor in Qianqing Palace? Why are you here? Isn't there anyone stopping the Emperor?"

After listening to Jia Rui's words, several eunuchs were so frightened that they could not answer a word.

Qin Shun glared at the eunuchs. These guys were all his own. He didn't expect such an omission.

However, since they are on my side, I have to say a good word to them. If I ignore them, then my subordinates may defect to Lao Li's side.

So Qin Shun licked his face and said with a smile: "My lord, it's no wonder they are so noble. The emperor has to leave the Qianqing Palace because of his noble status. They can't stop him. They can't hurt the emperor's dragon body, right?"

Jia Rui felt something wrong after hearing this. Is this a problem caused by the emperor? Or was there someone who tipped off the emperor? Otherwise, how could his information be so accurate?

So Jia Rui didn't care about Qin Shun's face and said directly: "Kneel aside and talk, when will I be satisfied and when will I stop."

Qin Shun was shocked after hearing this. He didn't dare to hesitate at all. He immediately knelt down and slapped his face. In less than a dozen times, his face was swollen.

Jia Rui ignored Qin Shun, but turned to look at the others and said: "The emperor is sick and is recuperating in Qianqing Palace. No one should disturb him in the future, and the emperor should not leave Qianqing Palace. If the emperor does not listen to your advice, Break your legs and send them back."

When the emperor lying there heard Jia Rui's words, his face turned livid. He didn't expect that Jia Rui would give up his pretense and just give him a cruel blow.

Then Jia Rui waved his hand, and several soldiers behind him stepped forward and controlled the emperor's arms.

"Send the emperor back to Qianqing Palace."

After saying that, Jia Rui turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)