The second prince could only bite: "Father, my son is really wronged, you have to make the decision for me!"
Leaving it to the Punishment Department under the control of the East Palace is equivalent to leaving it to the hands of the dead old man Jiu!
He is dead!
"Why"
Emperor Xia sighed quietly and reminded him with a severe headache: "Prince, this time the second son brought a large army to suppress the rebellion. There is no way he is with the rebels!"
"So the rebels must have hated him to the core and prepared enough witnesses and evidence to frame him!"
Emperor Xia emphasized the word "big army" a bit to remind Xia Tian and the imperial censor that the second, third, and fifth princes still controlled a large number of private armies, and Daxia could not bear a second civil strife now!
Xia Tian and the imperial censor both understood it!
Speaking of this, Emperor Xia asked directly: "Prince, how can you prove that these beauties are used to frame your second brother?"
The meaning of this sentence is not complicated. The emperor wants Xia Tian to let the second prince go and directly submit the conditions in exchange!
Xia Tian put the memorial back in his sleeve: "As long as the refugees from the fiefdoms of the second, third, and fifth brothers return, and each palace returns the houses, land, and people to them so that they can live, it will be able to prove the inexhaustibility of the three princes." No sense of rebellion!”
"Second, third, fifth, what do you say?
"no problem!"
Of course the second prince would not dare to have any objections!
The third and fifth princes also agreed wholeheartedly!
Since Shi Laojiu has evidence that the two prince brothers are colluding with the wealthy family, there must be evidence that they are colluding with the wealthy family!
Suddenly, Emperor Xia became curious!
How many pigtails of the DPRK ministers does Xiaojiu have in her hands now?
It looks like the harvest is not small!
Emperor Xia narrowed his eagle eyes!
"What other proof is needed?"
Xia Tian then said: "Two months later, the first imperial examination in Great Xia will be hosted by the East Palace, with Erchen as the examiner!"
"Brothers Two, Three, and Five are not allowed to interfere!"
The imperial court of Great Xia had reached a consensus on using the imperial examination system to select talents!
"no!"
The three princes objected in unison: "Absolutely not!"
"why not?"
The three princes tried hard to think of reasons to object!
As long as the old man wants to fight for it, they must oppose it!
"Why do you object?"
Emperor Xia also felt that there was something wrong with Xia Xia being the examiner of the imperial examination!
But what's the problem?
He hasn't found the answer yet!
It was the first time that the Great Xia Empire used the imperial examination system to select officials, and no one had any experience!
"because"
The three great princes are still worried, but they still can't give any reason for their objection!
Xia Tian smiled meaningfully: "Since you can't tell me the reason for your objection, then tell me the reason why I must be the examiner of this imperial examination!"
"good!"
Emperor Xia nodded: "You say it!"
"First, this imperial examination system is a method of selecting candidates that I figured out. Only Erchen has thought about the details of the selection examination the most and deeply, and only Erchen has the most experience!"
"That's true!"
Emperor Xia admitted: "What else?"
"Because I have the ability to recognize people!"
Xia Tian believes that there is no harm if there is no comparison: "Father, in this rebellion, none of the ministers who are friends with me are traitors!"
At this point, Xia Tian changed the topic: "But on the other hand, the ministers who have made friends with the second brother, the third brother, and the fifth brother are all traitors. They are simply ignorant and blind!"
"nonsense!
The three princes turned red with anger and argued forcefully: "Father, we just made an oversight!"
"Yeah?"
Xia Tian's sleeves moved, and under the frightened eyes of the three princes, a memorial appeared magically in his hand: "Father, here are the confessions of the rebel families. The families that the three princes have befriended are all rebels." Backbone core!”
Suddenly, the three princes lost their momentum and did not dare to say anything anymore!
"snort"
Emperor Xia snorted cold air from his nostrils, took the memorial, opened it and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more gloomy his face became: "In terms of eyesight, you have none at all!"
"He's just blind!"
How could he, the majestic founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty, give birth to such a stupid son?
Is it God punishing him for being greedy for immortality?
"Plop"
The three princes knelt down again with fear on their faces!
Is this the real purpose behind the trap set by Dead Old Nine?
Let your father doubt their vision?
Let the dead old nine successfully obtain the position of examiner of the imperial examination?
Then, Death Laojiu can arrange for his own people to serve as officials in the court at will!
What a deep scheming!
At this time, Emperor Xia suppressed the anger provoked by Xia Tian: "Prince, if I am not mistaken, the reason why your three brothers are opposed to you being the examiner is mainly because they are afraid that you will practice favoritism and cheat and place your own people in the scientific examination at will! "
"If you can eliminate their worries, I will agree to let you serve as the examiner for this imperial examination!"
Emperor Xia is bargaining with Xia Tian!
Everything is as expected in summer.
He took a step back and said, "Then Brother Three Kings will serve as the deputy examiner for this imperial examination. He will not interfere with the arrangements for the examination, but will supervise the examiner so that I cannot engage in malpractice for personal gain. Is this good?"
"good!"
Emperor Xia nodded: "What do you three think?"
"OK!"
The third prince is ecstatic!
Damn it, I'll let you draw water from a bamboo basket in vain this time!
This time, Brother Wang will let you see what is so sinister about people’s hearts!
He wants to insert all his people into the central court!
The third prince said happily: "Father, let's do it like this!"
"If the prince, the examiner, does not practice favoritism and malpractice, I will definitely help him select good officials and talents for the country!"
"good!"
Emperor Xia said directly: "I will now appoint the prince as the chief examiner of the Daxia Imperial Examination, and the third child as the deputy examiner. I will immediately spread the announcement of the imperial examination to all nine states, and everything will be carried out in accordance with the detailed examination plan formulated by the prince!"
"According to the order!"
Everyone takes orders!
The second prince then said: "Brother Prince, you are now the examiner of the imperial examination. Can you prove that I was indeed framed by the rebels?"
Xia Tian's face turned solemn: "Of course it's a frame-up!"
"That evidence doesn't count!"
The second prince finally felt relieved: "That's great!"
Xia Tian raised his eyelids: "Father, although those rebels who framed Brother Wang really have a way to die, the two brothers who falsely passed on the imperial edict and went to the Ministry of Punishment to kill people should be punished, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Please give me a warning!"
Emperor Xia has long wanted to beat up the blind second prince!
He hated the fact that iron cannot become steel and said: "Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be spared. Take me out and give you fifty big blows!"
"yes!"
The commander of the imperial army came out: "Second Prince, please come!"
The second prince buried his hatred in his heart: "Damn old nine, we are not done yet!"
In this scientific examination, I will return this board to you!
must!
actually.
What everyone didn't know was that as long as Xia Tian was the chief examiner, all the officials selected would be the prince's disciples, and there would be no need for any malpractice for personal gain.
As for the third prince's thoughts, Xia Tian knew it very well.
No one can stand in his way!
At this time.
"Papa pa pa"
The sound of the torture stick hitting the flesh could be heard outside, and the second prince's cry of pain could also be heard: "It hurts! Be gentle."
Emperor Xia thought for a moment and said, "You all should stand down!"
"Prince, stay!"
"yes!"
Everyone quit!
The imperial censor hesitated to speak, but when Xia Tian didn't express his position, he quietly retreated!
Wait for everyone to leave!
Emperor Xia said solemnly: "Prince, did you know that you almost made a big mistake?"
"Father, please show me!"
"You want to protect the women and children of those rich and powerful families, but you make the poor families and small family criminals who suppress the rebellion murmur and almost turn to your three royal brothers!"
"You are the prince, you must learn to win people's hearts!"
"My son knows!"
Xia Tian smiled calmly: "The reason why they raised troops to help the imperial court suppress the rebellious wealthy families is that they have been fighting to the death with those wealthy families. They hope that their enemies will be killed so that they will have no future troubles!"
"If I don't kill all my sons, they will naturally have grudges and want to take refuge with the three princes. It's understandable!"
"But now, the three king brothers have killed all the women and children of each family. The grudges in their hearts have disappeared. They have seen the ruthless style of the three king brothers who must eradicate the roots. They will choose to follow the benevolent. The son and minister are the princes, and they will follow As a matter of course, when I leave the palace today, I believe they will come to pay their respects!"
Emperor Xia's eyes flashed: "It seems that everything is under your control!"
"If your brother Wang doesn't kill those women and children, will you really let them go?"
"meeting!"
Xia Tian answered seriously: "I have ten thousand ways to prevent them from living in hatred, so that they can live well!"
Emperor Xia understands!
"So even if you let the second child go for the time being, you still have to beat him up to vent your anger!"
"yes!"
"very good!"
"The layout of your plan amazes my father!"
"With this flying stone, you only killed three birds!"
"Father, what are you talking about?"
Xia Tian looked horrified: "My son, I only work seriously and serve the public wholeheartedly, and never harm others!"
Emperor Xia looked at Xia Tian with a complicated mood and changed the subject: "There was an urgent report from the border just now. The Sirius Empire, the Black Man Empire, and the Barbarian Empire have gathered large armies on the border, as if they are about to invade. What should we do?"