The look between Yan Xinghe and Fu Ciyi at this moment didn't look like they were rivals at all...
More like allies.
The prince's heart suddenly began to get nervous, remembering that he had sent people to investigate their relationship for many days, and he had also tried to test it many times, so Yan Xinghe probably would not betray him.
If he dares to betray, he will use A Ting as a handle.
It will depend on whether Yan Xinghe can still be a powerful minister in the cabinet by then.
Thinking of this, his heart began to calm down.
At this time, Fu Ciyi spoke up: "Your Majesty, Crown Prince Long Yaodong has abducted women and wives from the people and privately built a beauty farm. He used this to make money, win over court officials, and attempt to control the court. He has killed countless people and his crimes are too numerous to list. He deserves no punishment."
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The corners of Long Yi's lips curled up.
This brat is worthy of being his son, his blood flows in his body.
He is brave, courageous and bold enough.
The elders of the royal family were all furious.
An old man asked loudly: "Master Fu, do you have any evidence?"
"Don't worry."
After Fu Ciyi finished speaking, he raised his hand towards Yan Xinghe.
Yan Xinghe followed up with a report: "The famous Fufeng Restaurant on Suzaku Street was actually owned by Crown Prince Long Yaodong before it changed hands. He used the high prices of his meals to make money and bribe court officials. This is one of his crimes. Secondly, during the initial construction of Fufeng Restaurant, he forcibly seized the land and houses of the people, causing many casualties."
As soon as these words fell, the whole audience started whispering.
The prince's biological father glared at Yan Cheng angrily: "What a good son Duke Yan has raised!"
"Thank you for your kindness." Yan Cheng responded with a smile.
The prince's biological father felt like he had punched cotton, helpless, and it was not convenient for him to rush forward and fight with the Yan family at this moment.
Jingzhao Yin asked in confusion, "Isn't the case closed?"
"On the surface, the case has come to an end, but in reality, all the people originally registered were the Crown Prince's servants. Furthermore, they and Imperial Physician Yang committed suicide out of fear of punishment, which is also suspicious." Fu Ciyi spoke again, "Your Majesty, I have evidence that these two were murdered by the Crown Prince and made to look like they committed suicide out of fear of punishment."
The emperor did not expect that these two powerful ministers, one the top scorer and the other the second, would do such a thing at the grand banquet tonight.
What he didn't expect was that everything they told him was about why the prince was unable to shoulder the responsibility.
After all, he had heard that many lives had been lost. The emperor said in a deep voice, "My dear ministers, where is the evidence?"
The prince said anxiously, "Father, they are talking nonsense!"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, you can tell by just listening to it."
The emperor's face darkened. He raised his hand and motioned Fu Ciyi and Yan Xinghe to present the evidence.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the prince shouted angrily: "Yan Xinghe, how did you promise me? If you continue to be stubborn, A Ting..."
He didn't say anything further, but the words were full of threats.
"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who's stubborn and recalcitrant." Yan Xinghe said coldly, "As for A-Ting, I was just playing around with her."
After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands.
Someone then presented the neatly organized case files and documents.
The emperor looked at the mountain of information, his face filled with anger, as if a storm was about to come.
"Just reading the words on paper isn't comprehensive enough," Fu Ciyi said calmly, "Please bring in a witness."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone brought over several beauties from the Beauty Manor. Not only that, the people whose land was originally expropriated to build the Fufeng Restaurant also arrived.
"What's going on?" The prince was incredulous. "When did you prepare these people?"
His beauty Zhuangzi is not accessible to ordinary people.
By the same token, the beauty inside cannot come out easily.
Although the beauties who came were only a small part of the group, seeing that they were able to come was a betrayal. The prince was furious that such a small woman dared to betray him.
A Ting knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I was abducted by the Crown Prince five years ago. He first raped me and then threw me into the Beauty Manor. Since then, ministers have been visiting the manor every night."
"Not only did I suffer this, but my sisters did too."
"I also had a good sister who was beaten to death by the prince because she refused to live like a prostitute."
A Ting kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please investigate!"
The women who were on good terms with Ating all told her about how they were abducted and what happened to them.
All the ministers present fell silent.
Yang Shu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my grandson was knocked unconscious by the Crown Prince and thrown into a mass grave. It was only more than ten years later that I learned he was still alive. My Yang family is considered lucky in this matter, but many of our neighbors have tragically lost family members."
Immediately, an elderly man stepped forward tremblingly, speaking incoherently about the prince's wrongdoings: "I am already old, and I am not afraid that the prince will come to harm me again. No one else in my family has been killed, and it was all because of the prince. Please, Your Majesty, investigate and give us people justice!"
"I will give justice!"
The emperor clenched his fist and looked at the clan elders present with a stern gaze.
None of the elders dared to meet the emperor's gaze.
Fu Ciyi pulled out a list from his pocket and presented it to the emperor. "These lists are what Lord Yan and I have gathered over the past few days while investigating the beauty's manor. They also include what A-Ting helped me record. Please review them, Your Majesty."
"Bring it up."
The emperor's face darkened.
Eunuch Song quickly took the list from Fu Ciyi and presented it to the emperor.
For a moment, everyone felt insecure.
He was afraid of being implicated by the prince's beauty Zhuangzi.
The emperor frowned, and after flipping through the list, he looked up at Fu Ciyi and Yan Xinghe who were standing below with neither arrogance nor servility.
How could he say anything good about them?
Two thorns?
After all, with such a list in hand, it can be said that half of the court officials are involved.
If we really want to talk about the guilt, the turmoil in the court can be said to be political instability, and the harm it caused is equivalent to a major earthquake in the court.
The two people in front of me would not have failed to consider this.
But they still do it.
In the long run, he should be thankful that Dajing has ministers like them!
But at the moment, it is true that he, the emperor, is ill, and the government cannot be in chaos, nor can it give foreign countries the opportunity to take advantage of loopholes.
Thinking of this, he closed the list.
The list was torn up in front of civil and military officials.
Fu Ciyi and Yan Xinghe looked at each other when they saw this. They had expected this a long time ago.
So I copied several backup copies early on.
The emperor said, "It's not that I won't investigate, but the mastermind behind this incident is the Crown Prince."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers who had personal dealings with the prince in the past, especially those who had physical dealings with the beauty Zhuangzi and women, all breathed a sigh of relief.
They immediately turned the tables and began to accuse the prince of all the wrongdoings and mistakes he had made over the years since he became the crown prince.
"Long Yaodong has achieved nothing in all these years as the crown prince."
"Yes, I have never seen him do anything that benefits the people."
"I have never seen him help the emperor solve his problems."
"It was all because of him that the Emperor got his arm bitten by a bear. I wonder if the Crown Prince did anything to help him."
"That's right. Many people fell off their horses at that time. Now I think it's no coincidence."
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