After Longkodo stood up, the minister who had spoken to him boldly said: "Your Majesty, forgive me and others for their ignorance. Wasn't the Crown Prince killed by the people of Lianjiang County, Fuzhou? Why is he suddenly related to Prince Lian?
Involving the famine in Fuzhou?"
Not only him, everyone had this question. Although they were instructed by Yunhu to recommend Hongli as the imperial envoy to Fuzhou, they didn't know the reason. Someone once asked Yunhu, but the latter refused to tell them and only asked them
Just do what you say.
Yinzhen turned his eyes and said: "Yunxiang, tell them what is going on."
"Yes." Yunxiang leaned back in his chair and said: "To be honest with you, your lords, in fact, since the death of the crown prince, the emperor has been suspicious, so he sent spies to investigate secretly, until a few days ago, he finally found out
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, it was found that most people under Prince Lian were suffering from the same diseases as the people affected by the disaster in Fuzhou, with skin ulcers and high fever. After asking the doctor, they learned that this was a strange and contagious disease that had never been seen in the capital before. As for
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The reason why the people in Fuzhou got it was because they were so hungry that they could eat people, which caused a reaction in their bodies. Therefore, it can be concluded that these people must have been to Fuzhou. Although the emperor did not want to believe that Prince Lian was related to the murder of the Crown Prince, since
If you have suspicions, you must pursue them, and then the emperor found clear evidence that Prince Lian was involved in the matter. Even the famine in Fuzhou was probably not a natural disaster, but a scandal caused by Prince Lian."
**? All the ministers looked at each other in shock, unable to believe what they heard, because the two batches of grain transport ships sank in the sea, and famine swept across Fuzhou. Thousands of people starved to death. The surviving people began to eat people to survive.
People, at that time, Fuzhou was like a hell on earth, which was unbearable to look at. They thought it was a disaster sent by heaven, but now Prince Yi told them that this was not a natural disaster, but a deliberate act by someone. This...
…how is this possible?
"Although the evidence only points to Prince Lian for the time being, the two Dukes and Princes of Dun have a close relationship with Prince Lian and can even be said to be following his orders. Therefore, the emperor suspected that they were conspiring with Prince Lian and temporarily imprisoned them.
, wait until Zongzheng and the Third Division will review and find out the truth."
Longkodo suppressed the shock in his heart and said: "I have always thought that Prince Lian was gentle and philanthropic, but we never imagined that he would do such a thing. If it is really found out that he did it, the emperor must not tolerate him.
"As his voice fell, other ministers agreed and were busy trying to clear their relationship with Yunhu.
Yinzhen raised his hand to silence the noise and said: "We will wait until the matter is clarified. Okay, I have told you what you want to know, so now is it your turn to tell me something."
What was supposed to come finally came! Longkoduo's heart trembled, and he forced himself to calm down and said: "I wonder if the emperor has anything to say to the ministers?"
Yinzhen's eyes turned cold and he said: "On that day, there was a famine in Fuzhou, and the imperial court wanted to send an imperial envoy to Fuzhou. My uncle and other ministers tried their best to recommend Hongli, who had just joined the Ministry of Household Affairs. I want to know why you recommended him so coincidentally.
Hongli? Hongli is not the only one in the Ministry of Household Affairs who can serve as an imperial envoy."
Longkodo was the first to answer, bowing his head and saying: "Replying to the emperor, although the prince had just joined the Household Department not long ago, the old minister could see that the prince was an extremely smart and wise man with a distinguished status. He would go to Fuzhou with him.
, it will definitely appease the disaster-stricken people in Fuzhou and let them understand that the imperial court attaches great importance to them. In addition, the old minister also said at the time that the imperial envoy was an excellent move for the prince.
The experience will make him more mature and steady in the future." At this point, he lowered his voice and said with a slight sob: "At that time, I felt that this was entirely for the good of the Crown Prince, and that he had the emperor's protection.
The trip must have been a near miss, but unexpectedly something happened, and it even cost the prince's life. Every time I think about this, I feel uneasy!"
Yinzhen nodded noncommittally and said to the other ministers: "What about you? Why did you recommend Hongli?"
Seeing Yinzhen asking questions, all the ministers spoke one after another, and they all used words similar to Longkodo's, trying their best to prove that they were doing it for the sake of the court and had no selfish motives.
When everyone had finished speaking one by one, Yinzhen sneered and said: "You have done a great job for the country and the people. It is really high-sounding. If I hadn't known the reason, I would have been concealed by you."
While all the ministers were panicking, Yinzhen walked down, took the file from Yunxiang's hand and threw it in front of everyone. He said in a cold voice: "This is the list of names that the late emperor recommended Yunhu as the crown prince when he was still alive. I specially
Take it out from the inner warehouse and look at each one to see if your name is on it."
Following Yinzhen's words, many ministers who had pretended to be calm began to tremble. The last thing they wanted to see finally happened, and the true relationship between them was also revealed.
They were not only colleagues in the officialdom, but also the former Ba Ye Party. Although the party was no longer there, in fact it just changed from bright to dark and never really disappeared. Otherwise, Yunhu would not be able to mobilize so many people at once.
The memorial recommends Hongli.
Among the people, only Longkodo was calm. He knew without looking at the file that his name would never be on it, because he had always been a member of the Fourth Master Party and had never been too close to Yunhu.
Before he could rejoice, Yinzhen had already named him and said: "Uncle, you are the only person whose name is not in the file and who has not recommended Yunhu. But I found that before recommending Hongli, Yunhu had approached you to talk to him.
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Longkodo's face turned extremely pale because of his words, and the calmness he had before disappeared without a trace. His whole person was shaking like a fallen leaf in the wind, and he couldn't say a single word.
Just because he didn't say it didn't mean that Yinzhen would give up. He slapped the imperial case hard and said sternly: "Tell me, are you being instructed by Yunzhen to deliberately recommend Hongli as an imperial envoy and make him go to Fuzhou to die?"
Upon hearing this, the ministers knelt down quickly and kept shouting that they had been wronged. Once they were found to be Yunhu's accomplice, they would not even be able to save their lives if they did not support him.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I recommend the Crown Prince is indeed... it is indeed the instruction of Prince Lian. However, I really don't know that he wants to harm the Crown Prince. Otherwise, even if I have the courage to do so, I will never dare to agree to this.
thing."
"Why, are you finally willing to admit it? I thought you were planning to keep me in the dark all this time!" Under the light, Yinzhen's expression looked a little ferocious, so that no one dared to look at him.