Chapter 1809 The Third Prince is Dead
Meng Yunzheng replied, "The Third Prince is dead. They planned a coup, thinking it was a foolproof plan, so the Third Prince personally led the charge. Unexpectedly, they fell into the Emperor's trap and were shot dead on the spot."
After the Third Prince died, Consort Xiao, who was still living in the palace, received the news and immediately hanged herself.
"What about the rest of the Xiao family..."
"Except for the Xiao family's parents and their branch of the family, everyone else was arrested and imprisoned."
The arrest of the Xiao family members was personally led by Xiang Weinan. Only then did the eldest branch of the Xiao family realize that Xiang Weinan had always been a man of the current emperor. No wonder that no matter how the Xiao family tried to win him over, all sorts of unexpected events always occurred, keeping the Xiang family out of the vortex.
They never imagined that they would be so easily fooled by a junior; they must have been blind.
The Xiao family's property was confiscated, and Xiao's parents were taken back to the Xiang family by Xiang Weinan for resettlement. They will be properly taken care of after the outcome of the Xiao family's case is determined.
Those who sided with the Third Prince were all imprisoned.
"What about the Second Prince?"
Meng Yunzheng glanced at her. "He's locked up in jail now."
His glance gave Shu Yu a strange feeling. "The Emperor's punishment for him was..."
"There's nothing to do for now, and we can't kill them."
"Why?" Shu Yu had barely finished asking the question when she realized, "The black market?"
“Yes.” Meng Yunzheng nodded. “The black market in Changjin Prefecture has been found, and another one has also been found, near the capital. But there is still one black market that we haven’t been able to find yet.”
They have all witnessed the consequences of the black market in Chenggu County.
It contained weapons, gold and silver, manpower, and even well-trained management personnel.
More importantly, the black market is protected by local officials and possesses a great deal of important information and leverage over these officials.
If the Second Prince is beheaded, the last black market will likely descend into chaos again.
The emperor wanted to find out the whereabouts of the black market from the second prince, so he had to lock him up and interrogate him slowly.
"What do you call this? A scourge that lives on for a thousand years." Shu Yu couldn't help but marvel at the Second Prince's good fortune.
Those who joined him in the rebellion are all dead. The last one was Gongqiu, and the one who ordered his execution was the late emperor. However, the late emperor had to consider his reputation and couldn't openly execute the second prince, so he let him live.
This time it was the Third Prince who ordered the execution, but the current emperor was the one who did it. However, the emperor still had to consider the black market he controlled and the items and information it possessed. He was hesitant to act rashly and could only imprison the man first, and he survived.
The Second Prince must be a chosen one favored by fate; he's practically invincible.
Shu Yu said worriedly, "We can't let him find another chance to fake his death and escape this time, can we?"
Meng Yunzheng chuckled, “Given the lessons learned from the past, if such negligence were to occur again, the Emperor would say he could abdicate and pass the throne to a more worthy successor.”
Having finished speaking and applied the ointment to his hands, Meng Yunzheng placed them on the table to dry.
He said to Shu Yu, "Don't worry, there are so many capable people in the capital, we don't need to worry about these things." He quickly changed the subject, "The new magistrate of Chenggu County is on his way and should arrive in the county soon, then you can finally get some rest."
"And what about the prefect of Changjin Prefecture?"
Meng Yunzheng shook his head. "The Ministry of Personnel hasn't come up with a suitable candidate for prefect yet. It will probably take some more time, at least until after the New Year."
(End of this chapter)
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