Chapter 678
Just as the lady-in-waiting had predicted, the Second Prince did indeed intend to use this incident to take action against the First Prince.
Regardless of what crime Su Zhengyu committed, it's unacceptable that he died before he could even be tried.
Moreover, Su Zhengyu is a guilty person. If we don't do anything about it, what if an innocent person enters the Jingzhao Prefecture in the future and ends up in the same situation?
The innocent are far more pitiful than the truly evil. Even if justice is finally served, what good is justice when the person is gone?
The second prince seized upon this point and submitted a memorial to the emperor, which attracted the emperor's attention. The emperor immediately ordered the censors to interrogate the officials of the capital prefecture.
When the news reached the ears of the eldest prince, he was so angry that he smashed his teacup.
"This is outrageous! Why are they putting all the blame on me? What, am I supposed to target every prisoner the Jingzhao Prefecture arrests? Don't I have anything else to do all day long?!"
The eldest prince is so wronged!
Since the crown prince was deposed, his mood had been unusually good. He hadn't even had enough of his joy yet, so why would he care about prisoners?!
The eldest prince paced back and forth in the room a few times, then couldn't help but say, "Last time, one of my men fell into the hands of the second brother, and he used this method to kill him. Now that his man is in my hands, why is he using this trick again!"
The retainers, upon hearing the eldest prince's words, all felt increasingly helpless.
Who knew that this Second Prince would act so unpredictably?
They could understand killing their opponents, but how could they possibly expect someone to be so ruthless as to deal with their own people and then shift the blame onto them?
The retainers only dared to grumble in their hearts, but the eldest prince had already cursed loudly: "That ruthless old thief, so ruthless! He's gone too far!"
The retainers looked at each other, but all they could do was listen silently.
After the eldest prince had vented his anger, everyone began to offer their suggestions.
Fortunately, the eldest prince had already made two preparations. Even if the current Prefect of Jingzhao could not be retained, the eldest prince had someone who could immediately replace him.
However, the eldest prince was still unhappy about being tricked like this.
"Didn't Huo Shu and Shen Rang go to Lingnan? It's been quite a while, and there's still no news of them?"
The person in charge of gathering intelligence bowed and said, "Your Highness, it seems that Lord Shen hasn't found anything yet. However, on their way there, Prince Huo and Lord Shen's group have already encountered six assassination attempts. If it weren't for Prince Huo's familiarity with the terrain and the fact that he brought along elites, they would probably have perished on the way."
Although the eldest prince had anticipated that the journey would be turbulent, he had not expected it to be this dangerous: "The two of them are going on the Emperor's orders, and with Prince Huo protecting them, how dare those people?"
The words were spoken without needing a reply; the eldest prince had already figured it out.
Lingnan naturally holds too many secrets.
Although assassinating Huo Shu and Shen Rang was dangerous, there would be no more worries if it succeeded. However, if they were allowed to obtain the evidence and return to Luoyang safely, they would be doomed.
In order to survive, people will naturally do everything they can.
The eldest prince sighed and then began to arrange matters concerning the Jingzhao Prefecture.
The Jingzhao Prefecture is extremely important. He cannot openly get involved, but he cannot avoid operating it behind the scenes.
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However, these troubles have nothing to do with the Huo family.
At this moment, the Huo family gathered together, worrying over a letter.
This was sent by Huo Shu from Lingnan. He said that they had arrived safely. Although they encountered several assassination attempts along the way, they escaped unharmed and everyone was safe.
Anyone else would have inevitably concealed the assassination attempt in the letter, but the Huo family did not; they said what they meant.
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