Chasing King

Before the ice and snow melted and the first month came, something unexpected happened. It happened in the harem.

In Princess Wen's bedroom, a man dressed as a small prison wanted to assassinate the second prince Chen an, who was only 12 years old. Fortunately, he was captured by the bodyguard and was in no danger.

Emperor Zhaowu was so angry that he ordered to find out the person in charge within three days. He also wanted to change the position of Zhu Lanting, the commander of the Imperial Guard. The ministers begged for mercy one after another, and then punished them according to their discretion after finding out the case.

interrogation, this assassin is indeed not a real official. He has a cheekish face, black face and blush. He confessed that he was instructed by Princess Hui to assassinate the second prince. He was not familiar with the terrain of the harem. It was Princess Hui who led him to Princess Wen's bedroom. That day, Princess Hui did visit Princess Wen. As soon as she left, the assassin came.

This result is not trivial, involving the prince and Princess Hui, who dare not say, Dali Temple minister had to truthfully report the content of the trial, but he also immediately went to discuss with Yan Zilian.

The assassination of the prince has caused a storm all over the city, and everyone is talking about it. Although the content of the trial is confidential, there is no airtight wall in the world. Soon, the news spread, and almost everyone in the Hanlin academy knew it. When Yan Sikong learned the result of the trial from his colleagues in the past, Yan Zilian had already gone to the palace.

Yan Si is hollow and urgent. People with discerning eyes can see that huifei can't do such a thing. She is just a little girl in the countryside who doesn't know big words. She has no background and is timid. Besides, her son is already the crown prince. How can a prince assassinate a vassal.

Yan Sikong, like many people, suspects that Princess Wen framed her. Princess Wen's father is the Minister of the Ministry of war and has many contacts with the imperial guards. It seems that it is not difficult to insert a person into the palace, but it must have nothing to do with Zhu Lanting. Zhu Lanting is decent and can't lift a stone and hit himself on the foot.

Yan Sikong is not suitable to stay in the Imperial Academy for a long time. He plans to visit Yan Zilian's house again in the evening. He thinks that Chen's mother and son must be panicked at this time. He really wants to go to the east palace to appease him. Unfortunately, he can't do anything unless

Yan Sikong thought of Xianfei, his future mother-in-law, who was deeply respected and loved by Emperor Zhaowu. If Fengye could go to seek Xianfei and speak well in front of his majesty, it would be more helpful.

When he thought of Fengye, Yan Si was in a hurry. He had tried his best to avoid thinking about Fengye, but he still couldn't contain himself. Moreover, he was shameful to find that he expected an excuse to find Fengye more than huifei.

He scolded himself bitterly, which was really stupid, not to mention that he and Fengye were in such a situation now. From Xie Zhongren's strange words at the banquet that day, we can see emperor Zhaowu's fear of King Jingyuan. He used to hope that Fengye would support the crown prince with him, but after King Jingyuan defeated Wala, he hoped that Fengjia would not be involved in the battle for the throne, otherwise he would be more doubted by the Lord.

That night, Yan Sikong went to visit Yan Zilian's house and asked about the assassination case. Yan Zilian sighed repeatedly, saying that the holy anger was rising, Princess Wen was crying again, and Xie Zhongren was still stirring up the flames. The emperor could not listen to anything. He and several senior scholars were admonishing at the same time, only in exchange for a few days' reprieve, so that Dali temple could continue to investigate the case.

Yan Sikong asks about the investigation again, but Yan Zilian is even more helpless. He says that the man is determined to be the instigator of Princess Hui. I'm afraid it's the dead man bought by Princess Wen. What's more, Xie Zhongren also asked the Du Chayuan to intervene in the investigation. Yan Zilian did not dare to neglect it and asked the Ministry of punishment to intervene. It's inconceivable that such a simple case should be tried jointly by the three justice departments. Because the Du Chayuan and the Ministry of punishment are the party members of Xie Zhongren and Yan Zilian respectively, and the Dali temple is just. Xie Zhongren has put weight on the balance, so Yan Zilian can't keep up.

Yan Sikong frowned and said, "this eunuch let the imperial court intervene. His behavior is suspicious. Is he also involved in this matter, for fear that we might usurp confession in private?"

"I also have this doubt. It's not easy for Mr. Ting Wei to persuade him to usurp the confession. Even if he can be convinced, it's impossible for Mr. Xie Zhongren to order the censor to intervene."

"You can't usurp confession. What if you kill the assassin? There's no proof of death. "

Yan Zilian nodded: "this is the next policy. If there is no better way, it can only be so. Let's see if the three law departments can make the assassin change his words."

After Yan Sikong returned to his house, he couldn't sleep all night. His heart was full of uneasiness and uneasiness, and he always felt that it couldn't end well.

The next day, Yan Sikong's premonition came true.

The official of Xie Zhongren's group, Li kegei, played in court. He said that when the crown prince went to the northern suburb to worship the mausoleum and pray for the empress dowager, he called straight in to the north to pick up incense and perform the ceremony of the son of heaven. Before he succeeded the throne, he was so fatherless and despicable. It was a great treason.

This memorial aroused the storm of Manchu Dynasty. Emperor Zhaowu was so angry that he called the prince to confront the official.

The prince refused to admit it, but the official said that the bodyguards around the prince naturally protected the prince. But on that day, the scene in the northern suburbs was full of rumors.

The official had no evidence, but he dared to impeach the prince, and a group of people had nothing to do with him.

The system of this dynasty, the so-called Yan Guan, refers to the imperial censor of the duchayuan and the liukegeishi. The imperial censor includes the 13 supervisory censors who are in Beijing and patrol all the government roads, and specially supervises all the officials inside and outside the court. The liukegeishi supervises the six departments. Most of them are of very low rank, but they have a unified privilege, that is, they can "tell the story", which means hearsay It's not a matter of my own university, my own government, or even the emperor's palace.Most of the officials, including the emperor, are fed up with this group of poor and maggot chewing yamen, but they can't violate the patriarchal system. Moreover, yamen is a sharp sword that everyone can use.

In a rage, Emperor Zhaowu jailed Princess Hui and the prince at the same time, saying that he would thoroughly investigate the case with her colleagues.

At this point, everyone speculated that the emperor would abolish the crown prince, and many of them pointed at the second prince. They thought that he was hard to get rid of this matter, and the court was in a panic for a moment.

When Yan Sikong heard the news that huifei and the prince had been put into prison, his legs were so weak that he could hardly stand. He held the door and stood for a long time before he went to Wenyuan pavilion to find Yan Zilian.

When the teacher and the student met, they were all pale.

Yan think empty urgent way: "teacher, three law department can examine what?"

Yan Zilian shook his head heavily: "sure enough, Princess Wen has colluded with Xie Zhongren. Today's impeachment of the prince is from Li Ke to Shi Zhong." He gritted his teeth and said, "a eunuch, a woman, in collusion, intends to usurp the throne of crown prince!"

Yan Sikong clenched his fist: "this eunuch..." He could not have skinned Xie Zhongren!

"Although the princes and empresses have been admonished for a while, they have been sent to prison..." Yan Zilian covered his tired eyes. "Your Majesty doesn't like the prince, let alone huifei. Otherwise, you won't put them in prison just by saying two or three words. That's my prince of Dasheng. What's the system?"

"Now there's no system." Yan Sikong said hastily, "just as the teacher said, your majesty does not like their mother and son, and has always wanted to establish another second prince. Now the Empress Dowager is too tired to put pressure on your majesty. I'm afraid your majesty will take the opportunity to abolish the crown prince!"

"That's what we're most worried about." Yan Zilian opened his eyes. Every deep wrinkle on his face was full of the old state of excessive worry. "To abolish love is to do the opposite. Your majesty can't be confused."

"Your Majesty, is it the first day?" Yan Sikong gritted his teeth.

On weekdays, Yan Zilian had to teach Yan Sikong to be careful in his words and deeds. But at this time, he thought the same thing. Yan Sikong just said it for him. He said: "I'm afraid that your majesty will let the third division interrogate the empress and the prince next time, which will be more troublesome."

According to the law of this dynasty, anyone who goes to prison, no matter whether he is guilty or not, will be punished before the trial. Most of his relatives and relatives will be exempted. But if his majesty issues an imperial edict in person, who dares to neglect him? Although the mother and son have been neglected for many years, they have never suffered from flesh and blood, not to mention what humiliation it is.

Yan Sikong felt cold in his heart and said in a low voice: "Princess Hui is cowardly. If she is frightened or induced by torture, she will say something that she shouldn't say, and the crown prince will be doomed."

"That's what I'm afraid of." Yan Zilian said, "I'll go to see Mr. Tingwei in a moment. The situation is so serious. If he doesn't agree with the enemy, won't he let the thief bully my future emperor and convince him with righteousness?"

"I hope so." What suddenly occurred to Yan Sikong, "teacher, how did Shizi react to this morning's court?"

The officials of our court, four or more, will go to the early court. He heard that Fengye had recently returned to Beijing. Today, he said that the officials were slandering the prince, so Fengye must also be present.

Yan Zilian said: "he advised his majesty to think twice and think that the prince was wronged." He stares directly at Yan Sikong, "do you have a way?"

"The student thought of a way, just..." Yan Sikong lowered his eyes and covered up the emotion in his eyes. He was already agitated in his heart. "Because of the marriage, I have been estranged from my son. If I go to ask him, it may not work."

"Well, I'm worried about the complaints of the aristocratic family. I advise your majesty not to release any news before marriage. It's to prevent Xie Zhongren from joining in and urging your majesty to marry wanyang to others. Who would have thought that the aristocratic son cared so much about his family." Yan Zilian looked at Yan Sikong, "what can you do? Do you want King Jingyuan to plead for them? "

"No way." Yan Sikong said, "if King Jingyuan asks for help, it will add fuel to the fire."

Yan Zilian immediately realized the key: "yes, the emperor is afraid of King Jingyuan. If He intercedes for the prince again, he will not be able to keep his position as crown prince. So you mean... "

"Let Princess wanyang ask the Empress Dowager."

Yan Zilian's eyes brightened: "good plan. Your majesty dares to do so without telling the Empress Dowager. The princess goes to the Empress Dowager to say hello every day. As long as she secretly tells the Empress Dowager about this, she won't be involved. Now I'm afraid that only the Empress Dowager can save Princess Hui and the prince. Wait... " He worried again, "but when the emperor enters the palace, there are records of the guards. It can't be concealed from the emperor."

"I don't need to go to the palace. I just need to write a letter and give it to Xianfei. The teacher is going to do it. Can the teacher persuade commander Zhu to send a letter for me? Now the palace is heavily guarded. Only he can do it. "

Yan Zilian said with a wry smile: "let me show my old face and ask to move him. Besides, commander Zhu is the martial arts teacher assigned by the Empress Dowager to the prince. I believe he also wants to help the prince. So, are you sure you want to change the world? "

Yan Sikong's face was full of embarrassment: "No."

Yan Zilian seized Yan Sikong's hand, and his eyes were sharp as eagles: "Sikong, you know the interests of this matter. You can't do without it. You must have it."Yan Sikong knelt down slowly: "student, I will do my best."

Feng Ye