After hearing this, the prince and Suo'etu were immediately frightened and stunned. The Suzhou magistrate had actually arrived in the capital and was arranged outside the palace by his eldest brother.
Only two words popped up in their minds at this moment: It's over!
The emperor looked at the pale-faced prince and Suo'etu, and knew that what the elder brother said was probably true. As for the fourth elder brother, he was probably involved. If the elder brother was allowed to continue talking, the royal family would probably lose face.
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"Shut up!" The emperor stood up from the throne and shouted sternly at the eldest brother.
After the emperor's roar, no one dared to speak anymore. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely suffocating. The ministers lowered their heads and prayed that today's court meeting would end as soon as possible.
Some of the princes were watching the show, some were afraid that they would get caught up in it, and some were worried that they would suffer as a result.
After a long while, the emperor waved angrily to the civil and military ministers of the court: "My dear friends, please leave the court! Princes, please stay!"
The ministers were relieved and couldn't wait to leave the place where things were right and wrong today.
The princes followed the emperor back to the Yangxin Palace with their own concerns. After the maids came in with tea, they were called out by Eunuch Liang.
The emperor who was sitting on the throne had a dark expression. He raised his eyes and glanced at his sons. Except for the fifth son, who was quite peaceful, none of the others were worrying.
The emperor was silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Brother, go and bring the Suzhou magistrate into the palace."
The eldest brother immediately understood. He stood up and walked outside the Yangxin Hall. He gave instructions to an eunuch, and the eunuch quickly ran towards the Meridian Gate.
After the eldest brother finished his instructions, he did not dare to delay and walked quickly back to the Yangxin Hall.
However, within a moment, the expressions of everyone in the Yangxin Hall became uglier than before, especially the prince, who looked panicked and looked like he had been reprimanded by the emperor.
After the eldest brother saw the prince's face, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, but his face didn't show any signs of it and he remained calm.
About two moments later, the eunuch led a middle-aged man wearing gray cloth into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
After the man entered the Yangxin Hall, he first saluted the emperor, and then saluted all the elder brothers, "Wei minister Zhang Binghuai, the prefect of Suzhou, has seen the emperor, the prince, the eldest elder brother, the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the seventh elder brother.
The emperor's eyes swept over Master Zhang, nodded to signal him to get up, and asked with some confusion: "Master Zhang, is what the eldest brother said true?"
Zhang Binghuai replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, what the eldest elder brother told me is true. The prince did steal a civilian girl in Suzhou! The minister originally submitted the zhezi and entrusted someone to deliver it to the fourth elder brother. I don't know why the zhezi arrived.
In Master Suo’s hands?”
When the prince heard this, he suddenly turned his head and stared at Zhang Binghuai. The fourth elder brother was even more shocked.
Zhang Binghuai also met the prince's gaze without fear. The prince was so angry that he said, "Master Zhang, you are such a slanderer!"
Zhang Binghuai ignored it and continued to report to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is true that the prince robbed the daughter of the people. The ministers have seen it with their own eyes, and the local people in Suzhou have also witnessed it with their own eyes. This matter has spread throughout Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places!
If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the local streets in Suzhou to ask anyone at random, and I think they will definitely know the answer."
Upon hearing this, the prince hurriedly stood up from his seat and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to the emperor, "Emperor Ama, I have been wronged! What kind of status do I have, how could I do such a thing?! Please ask the emperor."
Amma knows everything!"
The eldest brother snorted coldly and said in a bad tone: "Prince, the facts are in front of you, why do you need to quibble!"
Zhang Binghuai cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have something that can prove that your Royal Highness went to Suzhou and robbed a civilian girl!"
After saying that, Zhang Binghuai took out a jade pendant from his cuff and placed it in front of the emperor. The emperor took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. The word "礽" was engraved on the jade pendant. This jade pendant was given to the prince by the emperor a long time ago.
After the prince saw the jade pendant, his face turned pale, "Emperor Ama, this."
The emperor threw the jade pendant to the prince and said to the prince in a stern tone: "Prince, do you still want to quibble?"
As soon as the emperor said these words, the prince immediately collapsed to the ground. His eyes were empty and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul.
There was a sudden silence in the hall, no one dared to say a word.
The emperor looked at the prince, then glanced at the other princes, and finally his eyes fell on the fourth elder brother, "Fourth elder brother, was it you who gave Mr. Zhang the envelope?"
When the fourth elder brother heard the emperor's question, he immediately stood up and saluted the emperor: "I am reporting to Emperor Ama. It was my minister who gave the document to me, but I really don't know the content of the document."
When the emperor heard this, he frowned and looked at the fourth elder brother. The emperor knew that the fourth elder brother and the prince were very close to each other on weekdays. If he didn't know about this, how could he give Suo Etu the copy of the complaint?
The emperor's heart was very complicated at the moment. He also thought about the corruption of the prince's accomplices more than a year ago. He temporarily doubted whether the prince he had personally taught was really worthy of the throne.
In recent years, all the things the prince has done are hardly like that of a prince. The princes have gradually become adults, and there are many princes who have abilities that surpass the prince.
The emperor thought about it, weighed it up, and made a bold decision: he decided to depose the prince who had been for more than 20 years and let him think about himself for a few years. If his temperament improved, he would consider reinstatement.
Establish the position of prince.
When the princes sitting in the palace saw the emperor's thoughtful look, they couldn't help but glance at the prince kneeling on the ground.
The prince's face was full of despair. He knew that he had completely failed today.
After a long time, the emperor raised his eyes and looked at the prince, "Since I succeeded to the throne, I have worked diligently in government affairs to ensure the stability of the Qing Dynasty, but the prince I appointed has been arrogant and arrogant, and his words and deeds are inappropriate. I am extremely sad when I think of this, and in order to protect the
The Qing Dynasty is prosperous. From now on, the second elder brother Yinzhen will be deposed from the position of crown prince and the clan's mansion will be banned. The fourth elder brother Yinzhen will help the emperor to abuse him. He will be banned from the Sibeile mansion and will not be allowed to go out unless summoned! "
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the princes present showed expressions of astonishment, especially the prince. He couldn't believe that the emperor had deposed him as prince. His eyes were filled with horror. He knelt on the ground and faced
The emperor wailed and said: "Huang Ama! I know I was wrong! Huang Ama."
The emperor flicked his robe sleeves and impatiently interrupted the prince's cry: "That's enough! You should stay in the clan's residence to meditate on your own mistakes and think about your mistakes!"
Everyone held their breath and looked at the scene in front of them. The fourth elder brother suffered a big stumble this time. He knelt on the ground unwillingly and apologized to the emperor: "My son, I respectfully obey the emperor's royal decree!"
Yinqi's expression was a little unbelievable. Why did Huang Ama depose the crown prince just because the prince snatched a daughter from the people? He was about to stand up and beg for mercy, but his sleeve was pulled by the third elder brother beside him. Yinqi turned his head
Looking at the third elder brother, he saw the third elder brother shaking his head at him.
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