The incident happened on West Street. The prince was taken away by runners from the West City Military Division, so he was naturally locked up in the inner prison of the West City Military Division.
The prince and the eunuch were taken out of the cell and met the West City Inspector Yu Shi.
The Wucheng Bingmasi was responsible for arresting people, and the Wucheng Yushi was responsible for interrogating people. These were also divisions of responsibilities.
"Are you the villains who committed the scandal in Zhenbao Pavilion, causing three people to die and dozens of people to be injured due to the trampling of the people?" Xicheng Yushi was a middle-aged man with a long face. He was having a headache at the moment and felt that the case was a little difficult to handle.
The scandalous act committed by these two people can be regarded as damaging to public morals, but it resulted in casualties, which is a bit difficult to judge.
Fortunately, there is the Ministry of Justice to support us, so the case will be sent to the Ministry of Justice after the initial review.
For the Gojo Guards, it was also necessary to send difficult cases to the Ministry of Justice after preliminary interrogation.
"How dare you call our master a traitor!" the eunuch shouted angrily.
The eunuch's unique shrill voice startled Xicheng Yu Shi. He immediately glanced at the eunuch. Seeing that the man who was speaking had a pale face and no beard, his heart sank immediately.
Oh no, this looks like a father-in-law!
Looking at the Great Zhou, the only people who can use a eunuch are the royal family, to be more precise, either the palace or the prince's mansion...
If the person in front of him was a prince, he could not afford to offend him. But if he was someone in the palace - Xicheng Yu Shi shuddered.
It's no longer a question of not being able to afford to offend.
"Shut their mouths!" Xicheng Yu Shigu could no longer interrogate him. He immediately stopped the eunuch from revealing his identity, and cursed the commander of Xicheng Bingmasi to death in his heart.
These idiots were trying to kill him, but they didn't find out the truth before bringing him back.
Fortunately, there is the Ministry of Justice!
Before the prince could react, he had been neatly dealt with (the key point was that his mouth was gagged) and sent to the Ministry of Justice.
"Why are you still gagged?" the official from the Ministry of Justice was surprised.
The clerk in charge of the escort pointed to his head and said: "These two people are not normal. If you don't keep your mouth shut, they will just talk nonsense..."
The criminal official was relieved, looked through the case records, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, there is something wrong with his brain. Why did he do it in a crowded place like the Treasure Pavilion?..."
As the official from the Ministry of Justice was speaking, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Anyone who can go to the Treasure Pavilion to cause trouble must be rich, right?
If you have money, then it's not considered crazy. Those young men in Beijing dare to do anything for excitement.
Based on their experience, these two people might be of great status——
"Open their mouths."
The prince's mouth was finally free and he breathed heavily.
"Who are you?"
If they were children of wealthy families, it would be a good opportunity for them to make some money. But these two people probably don't want their elders in the family to know about their ugly deeds.
As for the casualties caused by the stampede in Treasure Pavilion, that's easy to deal with. Just make the two of them pay more money.
Can't pay? Sorry, I can only inform the family to pay the money to redeem the person.
The officials of the Ministry of Justice were quite thoughtful.
If it was a murder case, it certainly couldn't be handled so casually, but today's casualties were caused by accidents, so there is a lot of wiggle room.
Faced with the questions raised by the officials from the Ministry of Justice, the prince did not know what to do for a moment.
He was gagged twice before when he stated his identity. What if he was gagged again this time?
The first time he was gagged, he was sent to the Bingmasi Yamen. The second time he was gagged, he was sent to the Ministry of Justice. If he is gagged again, won’t he be sent before my father?
When the prince thought of this, he felt dizzy.
"Why don't you say anything? Who are you? Tell me now!"
The prince was panicked by the question. He turned to look at the eunuch anxiously, rushed over and pulled off the eunuch's pants.
The eunuchs were confused, and so were the officials from the Ministry of Justice.
When he saw the eunuch's empty lower body, the official from the Ministry of Justice was startled out of his senses and his face immediately became very ugly.
The prince heaved a sigh of relief: "See, he is a eunuch!"
"You are——"
"I am the prince."
The officials from the Ministry of Justice fell down immediately.
The prince was delighted.
Is this believing?
"Let me go quickly. I will forgive you for your disrespectful behavior."
Before the prince could finish his words, the official from the Ministry of Justice covered his face and ran away quickly.
The prince was stunned for a moment and looked at the eunuch: "What has he been doing?"
The eunuch was pale and staggered, "Did he go to report to his superiors?"
The eunuch, who was considered extremely stupid by the prince, finally guessed correctly.
After hearing the report from this humble official, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice changed his tone: "The man we captured claimed to be the crown prince?"
The subordinate nodded vigorously: "The subordinate has confirmed that the other person is indeed a rootless eunuch."
The first reaction of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice was to escape, but when he thought about the stampede and casualties that occurred in the Treasure Pavilion, he knew that if the person captured was really the crown prince, he would eventually be unable to hide the truth, and if he tried to escape, he would be held accountable later. So he gave up the idea of escaping and pulled his beard with worry.
"My Lord, what should we do?"
"Forget it, let's report to the Minister first."
The Minister of Justice was a little more patient than the Vice Minister of Justice. He went over to take a look and his scalp immediately exploded.
It’s really the prince!
The prince saw the Minister of Justice and shouted, "Minister Gao, let me go!"
The Minister of Justice didn't know how he got to the Crown Prince: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the Minister of Justice knew him!
"No need to be polite. Tell these people to let me go. It's too late for me to return to the palace today."
The Minister of Justice bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness has been wronged. I will escort Your Highness out now."
The prince finally felt at ease.
It was around this time that he recently returned to the Imperial City from the Ministry of Revenue. If he went back now, no one would notice him.
The prince left the Ministry of Justice and went straight to the Ministry of Revenue. He took the secret guards who were left there and hurried back to the palace.
What the prince didn't know was that right after he left the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of Justice went to see Emperor Jingming.
Things have come to this point, and the Minister of Justice is powerless to cover up for the Crown Prince. The smart thing to do is to report it to the Emperor as soon as possible.
Emperor Jingming had just inquired about the prince's recent performance. Naturally, he did not believe a word of his ministers' praise of the prince, but he was relieved that the prince could honestly go to the government office to observe government affairs.
There's no way. Who made his only legitimate son so mediocre? He can't just send him back and have another one.
Logically speaking, the prince's education has never been relaxed, and those who teach and answer his questions are all great scholars of the time. Why is it that the prince has not grown up well?
Emperor Jingming was deeply confused and wondered if he was asking for too much.
Anyway, if the prince can behave himself, he will have no problem being a king who maintains the status quo.
Just after he comforted himself, Emperor Jingming's eyelids began to twitch.
Emperor Jingming's originally calm expression suddenly changed, and he had only one thought in his mind: Oh no, something strange has happened again, who is it this time?