Chapter 302: Investigate the matter
"He Yong, Lin Hecheng." The Emperor of Great Chu paused here and tapped lightly on the table in front of him.
"I am here."
"I am here."
The two of them bowed down hurriedly, but just lay on the ground, not daring to get up.
"Don't worry, I'm not a tyrant. Since someone has reported this matter, I must investigate it. But if it is really as they said, I will handle it impartially."
Although the Emperor of Great Chu said this, his tone was not good.
After saying that, he turned to look at the Second Prince: "Jin Yu, you will be in charge of this matter."
Unexpectedly, the Second Prince stood up and refused: "Father, this matter involves the Third Prince, and it is inappropriate for me to take charge of this matter."
The Emperor of Great Chu did not expect that the Second Prince would refuse, and he was stunned.
Meng Quande couldn't help but worry for the Second Prince. The Second Prince actually dared to disobey His Majesty in public. He was afraid that His Majesty would be angry again.
"Jin Yu is right," the prince stood up and saluted, "I think it would be most appropriate for the Minister of Justice Rong and the Minister of Justice Shen to jointly review this case."
Meng Quande was sweating profusely on his forehead.
Today, the Second Prince and the Crown Prince, one or two of them, are they trying to kill themselves?
Your Majesty obviously looks like he is in a bad mood.
Unexpectedly, the Great Chu Emperor was not as angry as Meng Quande had expected. He just smiled and said, "Jin Yao and Jin Yu are right. In this case, the Grand Secretary and the Grand Justice Minister will accept the order."
The two of them hurried forward and knelt down.
"The first is the Second Prince's claim that Zhao Saiyuan was poisoned. The second is Zhou's lawsuit against He Yong and Lin Hecheng for hiding a murderer. The third is He Yuyao's lawsuit against He Yong and Lin for murdering a government official's daughter."
Speaking of this, the face of the Great Chu Emperor turned a little cold.
He never expected that there would be such dirty things happening in the inner chambers of officials of the Great Chu State.
There has never been such a dirty thing in my huge harem!
Lu Xingwan: That’s because you don’t know how many children your beloved Concubine De gave birth to for you. Don’t you know it?
"These three matters, every one of them, must be thoroughly investigated by me, without any mistakes."
"The relevant witnesses have been handed over to the Crown Prince for their safety. You can ask the Crown Prince for them later!"
Having said that, looking at Rong and Shen in front of him, the Emperor of Great Chu frowned.
Doctor Yushi can't tolerate any sand in his eyes, and the Minister of Dali Temple is upright and incorruptible. If these two people get together, they won't fight, right?
"Prime Minister Lin, please participate in the trial." The Great Chu Emperor pointed at Prime Minister Lin who was "doing nothing" on the side. With this old hand around, the two men would surely be more restrained.
"As for other matters, please consult the prince!"
The Emperor of Great Chu was really tired of sitting this morning, so he stood up, stretched his back, and ran to the harem.
It was not until the beginning of the night that the ministers left the palace.
This morning court session lasted for a full four hours.
At this time, Lord Zhao, the prefect of Jingzhao, who was standing outside the palace, had a look of confusion on his face.
I was going up to the hall peacefully when the Emperor of Great Chu summoned me to the palace with just one word.
It would have been fine if he had just been summoned to the palace, but he actually stood outside the palace for two hours, and then the court was dismissed?
So what is the purpose of my appearance? To be a doorman?
Moreover, during this period, I kept seeing the eunuchs around His Majesty coming in and out, the people from the Yulin Army coming in and out, and even the Third Prince was "escorted" out?
He happened to see the Crown Prince and the Second Prince coming out together, and the Jingzhao prefect hurriedly walked up to them and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and to the Second Prince."
Seeing the Jingzhao prefect’s face red from the sun, the second prince couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Yes, when Zhou came to the palace just now, my father sent someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to invite Lord Zhao.
But later, when He Yuyao entered the palace again, things got out of hand and the emperor actually forgot about Lord Zhao.
The prince also tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that were raised: "It turns out to be Lord Zhao. Thank you for your help today, Lord Zhao."
"Father had something to ask, but later got the answer from somewhere else, so there is no need to trouble Lord Zhao."
Lord Zhao paused and swallowed his saliva: "Your Highness is too polite. Since Your Majesty no longer needs me, I will withdraw."
Turning around, his face was full of grievance.
So Your Majesty summoned me here, but then forgot about me.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke so nicely, but the Second Prince's smile has already revealed the truth.
Song Qingyan and Lu Xingwan finally learned the truth of the matter.
The Emperor of Chu is here.
[Father, please tell me what happened in front of you? ]
【Jinxin asked around, but all she found out was that someone had beaten the drum of injustice, and there was nothing else useful to say.】
The Great Chu Emperor was originally resting on the couch, but when Lu Xingwan said this, he instantly became energetic.
It's a rare occasion that Wanwan takes the initiative to listen to state affairs, so I can get some "inside information" from her.
Although he has always been disgusted with the harem snooping about the affairs of the previous dynasty, people always have double standards. If this matter falls on Wanwan, it is not just snooping, but helping herself!
Thinking of this, the Great Chu Emperor no longer felt tired and sat up instantly.
"Today is quite unusual. Two people actually beat the drum of injustice at the same time, and both sued He Yong."
"Your Majesty..." Song Qingyan turned her head and was about to say something, but then she remembered what the Emperor of Great Chu had said before, "We are just chatting," and so she gave up.
Let him say whatever he wants!
[Wow, father is so sensible, he knows I want to hear this, tell me quickly. ]
"The first one was nothing, but the second one who sued He Yong was actually his own daughter."
The Great Chu Emperor then roughly recounted what He Yuyao had said, even mentioning the testimony of the wife of Marquis Guangqin.
Song Qingyan was stunned.
Lu Xingwan was stunned.
"How could He Yong be such a beast? Pei had already married him, but he wanted to kill her?"
[That's right, how shameless. ]
[You have already received the favor of the Duke of Anguo Mansion, and it would be fine if you didn't repay the favor, but you actually dared to harm them. ]
【My father killed him and his wife as well.】
【Oh no, his wife is dead. 】
[He was killed together with Lin Hecheng. He must have known about it. When I read the story before, I was still wondering, how could the sister of a minister of the Ministry of Personnel become a concubine of a minister of the Ministry of Works! ]
The Emperor of Great Chu just stared at Lu Xingwan, wanting to hear the truth from her.
But according to what she said, it seems that this paragraph is not in the storybook?
[Father, why are you looking at me like that? Do I look like a monster? I am a fairy~]
[Father, rest assured, I am not the kind of person who would kill people. I will not kill you.]
Hearing this, the Emperor of Chu began to cough violently.
Lu Xingwan felt that the Emperor of Great Chu was very strange, so he immediately turned over, left the couch, and walked towards Song Qingyan.
【Mother, mother, father is so weird.】
"Mother~"