The emperor entered the palace, and the King of Huaiyang came to ask for an audience.
The queen was guarding the East Palace, and the prince had woken up from pain twice, crying and asking her to seek justice for him.
The emperor raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
He doesn't want to see anyone now.
"Pass the message, I won't see anyone before the court tomorrow morning, and all memorials will be sent back."
The King of Huaiyang waited in front of the palace gate for more than an hour, but when he finally arrived, the Emperor came without anyone.
"Go back." King Huaiyang got on the carriage expressionlessly.
Not seeing him is not a bad thing. After he returns, he will gather everyone to sign a letter and let that witch Cen Yunchu die to thank the world!
It was night, and the lights were brightly lit in the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion. There were hundreds of people who came to discuss matters and waited outside the door for news.
In the early morning of the next day, King Huaiyang led a group of ministers to the court with great momentum.
On the other hand, the Cen family was as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened.
Yao Hu looked at Cen Gang and said in a sarcastic tone: "You, the good daughter raised by the Chen Cen family, seduced the monarch and murdered the prince. Today is the end for you. Think about how to plead for mercy and make your death more pleasant!"
Cen Gang looked at him coldly and said, "Master Shangshu, you need to be careful when you say this. If you say that my mother-in-law seduces the emperor, isn't it saying that the emperor is a coward?"
As for the prince's injury, it was just an accident. The sage said that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. Shouldn't a person be more cautious?
As for us, we have nothing to ask for, because our Cen family has no shame in our hearts."
"Don't engage in unnecessary verbal disputes." The King of Huaiyang said to his son in a deep voice, "Save all your words for the time when you go to court!"
Most of the ministers present believed that the King of Huaiyang would win. Even if they could not really punish the Cen family, they could never let it go too lightly.
As for whether the prince's injury was Cen Yunchu's conspiracy, they didn't really care.
In the battle for imperial power, the truth is never the first priority, but rather who is more powerful and who has better means.
And now they only know that the prince was injured, but they don't know that the prince is likely to be disabled.
When the emperor sat on the throne, the proclaiming eunuch shouted loudly and asked: "Do you have any reports for all the civil and military officials?"
The King of Huaiyang immediately came out of the procession, holding the memorial in his hand and said: "I have this memorial."
The emperor said: "Come here."
"Your Majesty, the prince was injured in Mayan Garden yesterday. The cow that injured him was brought in from outside the palace by Concubine Cen.
Mr. Cen is cunning in his actions and clever in his words. His life experience is neither clear nor correct.
Internally, he contradicted the queen and spoke arrogantly. Externally, he used his relatives to gain power and interfered with state affairs.
We must get rid of these temptresses, otherwise they will cause endless harm! This is not what I am saying alone. There are joint memorials from hundreds of ministers. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch beside the emperor came down and took the memorial from King Huaiyang's hand.
He quickly walked up to Danchi and handed it over to the emperor.
The emperor opened the memorial and read it briefly, then asked King Huaiyang: "How do you conclude that the prince's injury was caused by Concubine Cen?"
"Your Majesty, the Cen family has resented the prince and has been plotting to murder him for a long time. Otherwise, how could he bring the cows in from outside the palace in a safe manner?
She knew that the prince liked to ride horses, but she still did it, which shows that she had sinister thoughts.
Moreover, I received a secret report that Mr. Cen had an affair with another man long before entering the palace, and then flattered the Holy One. His intention is to be punished!"
"Then according to King Huaiyang's wishes, what should I do with her?" the emperor asked.
"Of course there will be strict interrogation and heavy punishment." King Huaiyang replied.
"No one knows better than me whether the imperial concubine is innocent or not. I know you always make a fuss about her engagement to others. Today I will tell you clearly that I was the one who robbed her.
Instead of blaming the imperial concubine, you should accuse me directly."
As soon as the emperor's words came out, the ministers bowed their heads one after another. No one had the courage to openly accuse the emperor.
The emperor continued: "Since the King of Huaiyang mentioned the secret report, I have also received the secret report.
It is said that there was an important minister in the court who committed the grave crime of deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors!
According to the wishes of King Huaiyang, such a serious crime will naturally be subject to strict interrogation and heavy punishment. Yes or no?"
The King of Huaiyang couldn't figure it out for a while and didn't understand why the emperor had distracted his words.
But since the emperor asked this question, he couldn't refuse to answer, so he said: "If the retribution is true, then he should be severely punished."
"Okay," the emperor nodded and said, "King Huaiyang, someone reported that you committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. What do you have to say?"
When the King of Huaiyang heard this, he explained: "Your Majesty, my old ministers are very loyal. How could you do such a thing as deceiving the emperor?"
Immediately a minister next to him said: "This must be someone framing the prince."
And he turned his attention to the Cen family.
Yao Hu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what the person who secretly reported to the King of Huaiyang to deceive the king was referring to?
Everything must have evidence. If there is no evidence, please ask the emperor to punish the person for false accusation."
This is obviously an anti-general army.
"The informant said that the King of Huaiyang has been hiding his identity. In fact, he is not a man, but a woman." After the emperor finished speaking, he looked coldly at the civil and military officials below.
Everyone was stunned at first, then looked at each other, and some even couldn't help laughing.
They also thought that the content of the secret report was that the King of Huaiyang was corrupt, perverting the law, and forming cliques for personal gain.
Who would have thought that it would be such a ridiculous thing.
But they didn't notice that King Huaiyang's face suddenly turned pale.
"Whether it is or not can only be determined by ordering someone to check it." The emperor said, "Besides, this matter is easy to investigate."
"Your Majesty, this person is clearly insulting my old minister. He can't find any evidence that I have broken the law, so he is using this thing to insult me.
Besides, he is also fooling Your Majesty, Your Majesty must not listen to his rumors."
"The Minister of War also said just now that there must be real evidence." Cen Ran said, "As long as the prince proves his innocence, it will be clear in an instant whether he is right or wrong. Why talk more?"
In fact, not only did he think so, but the ministers who sided with King Huaiyang also thought so.
Just take off your pants and let the inspector take a look, but you won't lose any meat.
As a man, you don’t have so much to worry about.
Even if you are a woman, when it comes to critical moments, you have to let Wenpo check.
But gradually they discovered something was wrong, because King Huaiyang was very resistant.
Therefore, the voices supporting King Huaiyang became smaller and smaller, and finally the entire hall fell silent.
"Huaiyang King Yao Chong, I ask you again, are you a man or a woman? Do you agree to the test?" The emperor looked at the Huaiyang King and asked coldly.
The King of Huaiyang has never been so embarrassed. At this moment, it seems that all his clothes have been stripped off in public.
He raised his head and glanced at the emperor, then looked around at the ministers.
He wished that a big crack could open in the ground at this moment, so that he could get in.
Or suddenly the sky collapses and everyone dies with him.
Look at the warm spring clouds. This chapter has been completed!
