Emperor Xia put down his pen and asked, "Why does the prince see me?"
Xia Tian said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Father, my son and I joined the Second Prince Brother to falsely pass on the imperial edict and secretly led troops into the Penal Department Prison to kill people and silence them!"
"ah?"
Emperor Xia was a little surprised!
This was different from the scene he imagined.
"defamation!"
The second prince was also surprised and jumped up: "What about killing people and silencing them?"
In front of the desk.
The imperial censor asked speculatively: "Your Highness, is it possible that the second prince has something to do with those rebellious wealthy families?"
"No!"
The second prince was so confused by this accusation that he couldn't use all the prepared words: "This king has absolutely nothing to do with those rebels!"
"Yeah?"
Xia Tian raised his eyelids: "Then why did you pretend to pass on the imperial edict and personally lead the troops into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to kill people and silence them?"
"That is the true decree!"
The second prince argued loudly: "That is the secret decree given to me by my father himself!"
"is that so?"
The corner of Xia Tian's mouth curled up with a hint of meaning.
Suddenly, Emperor Xia had a bad premonition in his heart!
Xiaojiu is going to cause trouble!
really.
Xia Tian said respectfully: "Father, you said that I will have full authority to deal with the aftermath of this rebellion, right?"
"yes!"
Emperor Xia admitted: "I said this!"
Xia Tian asked again: "My son's method is very simple, which is to only punish the first culprit and exile the women and children of each family to the barren state to engage in production and atonement. My father also agrees with this solution, right?"
"yes!"
That bad feeling is getting stronger and stronger!
The words just fell!
Xia Tian took out a memorial and said: "Father, here are the confessions of the Niu family and the Dugu family. They confessed that during the New Year and festivals, the second, third, and fifth brothers would bring a large amount of money from the fiefdom. Silver jewelry, give it to the major families with real power, and also give it to important officials in the court, hoping to bribe them for their own use!"
"Over the years, the three prince brothers have used gold and silver to clear the way, forming cliques in the court, trying to compete for the throne of the East Palace Crown Prince, and they have joined forces with one family and one car!"
"nonsense!"
The faces of the second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince changed drastically, and they immediately denied: "Father, there is absolutely no such thing!"
"Now that everyone is dead, you can make empty claims. My brother, the prince, can say whatever he wants!"
Emperor Xia frowned: "Is this evidence in the prince's hand?"
"Exactly!"
Xia Tian handed it over and said: "Here are the confessions of each family. They had signed and stamped their names before they died. Please take a closer look, father!"
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on the faces of the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince!
not good!
Have they fallen into Death Laojiu's trick?
The dead old man Jiu calculated that they would kill and silence them, so he used his plan to kill them and silence them, and dug a big trap for them to jump into!
The three princes became more and more frightened as they thought about it.
At this time.
The emperor took the memorial and read it carefully!
The imperial study fell into silence, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn!
The more Emperor Xia looked at it, the more solemn he looked. After reading it, he looked at the second prince, third prince, and fifth prince with complicated expressions: "You guys are really rich, even if you give me a car as a gift, you are richer than me!"
"Since ancient times, wealthy and aristocratic families have been fawning over princes and princes. If you want to give gifts, they must be given by wealthy and aristocratic families!"
"How nice of you, you turned around and fawned over a wealthy family!"
"What a good son I am!"
The emperor's tone was cold, containing not only the resentment of hating iron but also boundless fury.
"Plop"
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince knelt down directly: "My son and I have been wronged!"
“There’s no need to blame someone if you want to!”
"Father, please take a closer look!"
Emperor Xia was very disappointed!
He dared to conclude that the confessions of each family were true!
These three princes have really brought shame on his old Xia family!
But now, he needs these three stupid sons to help him check and balance the prince!
"Cough cough cough"
Emperor Xia coughed a few times with a guilty conscience: "Prince, is there a possibility that those rebels wanted to frame your three brothers before they died, so that we would be suspicious of each other?"
"Father is wise!"
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince were relieved: "Father is wise!"
"Okay! Even if this is the attack of the rebels!"
Xia Tian was not impatient: "Today we are going to kill the main rebel, and the Criminal Department has already sent the detainees to the Meridian Gate. As a result, Brother Er Wang went to the Criminal Prison to kill him, as if he didn't want to wait for a moment, and went directly to prison to kill. If If it’s not killing people and silencing them, what is that?”
The topic is back again!
This time, the imperial censor said seriously: "The second prince, Chen Shen, committed suicide without permission!"
"The imperial edict is true!"
The second prince responded calmly: "Father is here, how dare I lie?"
"you are lying!"
Xia Tian's voice suddenly became louder: "Father is a holy king, and he has governed the country conscientiously for twenty years. There is no way he would first give his son the power to deal with traitors, and then give power to the second brother!"
"If the secret decree you presented is true, then wouldn't my father become a foolish king who changes orders every day?"
Xia Tian finally took out the secret decree: "There is no red jade seal on this secret decree at all. The handwriting is imitated by my father. It is definitely fake!"
Suddenly, the faces of the three princes froze and they did not dare to say anything anymore!
Emperor Xia's face also froze!
This brat is so calculating!
He was waiting for him here and roasted him on the fire without any effort!
Emperor Xia glanced at the historian who was already writing and waiting for an answer!
Then, he looked at the doctor in front of him who was staring at him with big eyes, as if as long as he dared to say "yes", this "big crab" in red robe would step forward to admonish him!
His reputation as a faint king will be confirmed!
After playing the role of Mingjun for twenty years, Emperor Xia will never allow his achievements to fall short!
However, if he announces that the secret edict is false, then the second brother will be found guilty of falsely passing on the edict and murdering others!
Emperor Xia stared at Xia Tian's shining eyes and smiled meaningfully: "The prince is indeed good!"
The second child, the third child, and the fifth child all fell into this kid’s scheme!
The kindness of women does not exist!
However, it is true that this boy wants to spare the lives of women and children!
Maybe no matter what the second child, third child, or fifth child do, they will all fall into the prince's trap!
"Hahaha"
Emperor Xia laughed heartily. Having a son like this is a blessing in life!
It’s getting more and more interesting to fight with this guy!
Finished laughing.
Emperor Xia's face turned solemn: "Prince, in fact, this secret decree is false!"
"I have never given you a secret order!"
"As expected!"
A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Xia Tian's lips: "Father, the second brother falsely passed on the imperial edict and killed people to silence him. I request that he be captured!"