Soon, another article by the "Crazy Scholar" began to circulate on the streets of Kyoto. In this article, the author claimed to be an "insider" who knew some secrets and compiled them into a story, which included a homophonic reference to the Third Prince and the real cause of his death.
It tells the story of a dynasty where a general's daughter was loved by two princes. The general's daughter initially chose the emperor's elder brother, married him, became his sister-in-law, and gave birth to a son.
But the emperor's brother was a sickly person. The general's daughter and the emperor's brother had an affair and often went out together, which made the already frail emperor so angry that he was bedridden.
In order to completely get rid of the sickly husband and marry the emperor's younger brother who had grown up and was healthy, the general's daughter tied up her sickly husband while he was sleeping, and then used wet brown paper to stick layers of it on his mouth and nose. In this way, the emperor's brother who was devoted to her was suffocated to death by her.
Moreover, there was not a single scar on his body. In addition, the emperor's brother had been ill for many years, so no one was suspicious.
But the emperor's brother's mother, who was also a sickly concubine, became suspicious. The general's daughter decided to go all out and killed her mother-in-law as well.
Then the general's daughter and the emperor's younger brother forced the emperor's younger brother's wife to commit suicide, and the two finally "got married".
After Chen Jiao's erotic story came out, Sun Yanan ordered people to add erotic plots to the story, and the whole text imitated the style of "Crazy Scholar".
So the erotic story about the general's daughter and her brother came out, and even at her husband's funeral, she was having an affair with the emperor's brother.
As soon as this little storybook alluding to the royal color was released, it became extremely popular and became the talk of the town and even the whole country.
This erotic article concerned the royal family and also involved the deceased third prince and his mother. No one dared to touch this bad luck and report it to Xuanyuan Hao.
The longer the time dragged on, the more widely it spread among the people, and there were even rumors that the article would soon be banned, so the article became more popular even faster, and handwritten copies became popular.
There were even drunken lunatics who rushed to Ren Jiayu and shouted: "You little whore, you know so many tricks. Come with me and I will let you..."
Although the guards would beat up anyone they caught, such things happened every few days, perhaps because the lust, wine and spirits emboldened them or because there were so many ruffians.
Ren Jiayu was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he wished he could tear these people to pieces.
Sun Yannan had a calligraphy and painting studio in his shop in Pyeongchang County. Originally, he only sold calligraphy and paintings, paper, ink, brushes, and inkstones, but later he began selling books, including storybooks. When the storybooks from Kyoto were insufficient, he hired his own writers...
The Prince of Fuguo's mansion already had a secret room. It was common for newly purchased houses to have servants transferred from their hometowns. Among these servants were scribes and printers. After the scribes finished their work and printed it once in the secret room, Sun Yannan would quietly send them back to Pingchang County. All the printing tools were also destroyed.
However, instead of returning to the bookstore, she went to the farms in various counties. Just like the old times when the Duke of Fuguo was drawing a salary without doing anything, after Sun Yannan took over as the housekeeper, she also added a group of people who had existed for a long time but actually did not exist on her register of grain farmers. This time, a few of them were "revived" first. Of course, the people on Sun Yannan's register of grain farmers would not draw a salary without doing anything on the government's register.
The ministers thought about it and thought it was no use pretending to be ignorant, so they finally asked Wang Daxixi to put the erotic article in front of the emperor.
Xuanyuan Hao read the document and asked someone to call an experienced coroner from Kyoto.
Xuanyuan Hao asked: "What are the characteristics of kraft paper?"
The coroner said, "Your Majesty, this kind of paper softens when it comes into contact with water but is not easily torn. It has a wide range of uses among the people. It is used to seal the mouths of jars for brewing wine and making pickles.
Some are brushed with a thin layer of oil and can replace the steaming cloth in the steamer and can be used repeatedly.
If you are packing food that contains moisture, such as steamed buns or dumplings that have just come out of the pot, you can also use this kraft paper.
Some women even put this paper in a cloth bag and use it on certain days of the month."
Wang Daxi: .... You really tell me everything you know.
Xuanyuan Hao asked, "If you wet this kind of paper and stick it layer by layer on your mouth and nose, will it suffocate you to death?"
The coroner said, "Your Majesty, I will."
"Can an examination of the bones confirm this cause of death?"
"Your Majesty, if the body is well-preserved, then it is possible. But if it has been there for a long time, or even only bones are left, then it will be impossible to verify."
After hearing this, Xuanyuan Hao waved his hand, and the coroner quickly retreated. Wang Daxi stepped forward.
Xuanyuan Hao said, "Have the Jingzhao Yin and Yulin Guard assign some people to keep an eye on Ren Jiayu, Tian Yuanji and his wife. If they violate the law, arrest them immediately."
Emperor Mingzheng picked up the article and read it again. Although the general's daughter in the article was coquettish and vicious, she seemed to have infinite charm. The royal brothers were attracted by her and became her ministers.
This general's daughter kept doing evil, but she was always protected. Even the royal brothers, in order to please her, would use the imperial power to punish those who displeased her and force others to bow their heads, just to make her happy.
Of course, what Sun Yanan wrote was an exaggeration. Only the Fifth Prince had done anything extraordinary for Ren Jiayu, and he did not dare to bully others openly, but always acted in secret.
But isn’t it more interesting to read “The lascivious general has the most female favorites in the world, and the royal brothers are willing to serve him”?
Xuanyuan Hao sneered at this. Who had he offended? He was so bold as to slander the royal family... This article couldn't be kept. Perhaps Ren Jiayu should be punished... But did Ren Jiayu actually kill the Third Prince and his mother? And who published this article?
Because the article was written under the pen name "Crazy Scholar", Ren Jiayu had to call Tian Yuanji and Sheng Caier. Tian Yuanji cried out that he was wronged, saying that he had no courage to write such an article. This was not written by him.
Ren Jiayu ordered his guards to slap Tian Yuanji repeatedly. Ren Jiayu angrily said, "I originally thought you wouldn't be so foolish, but I found out that a large amount of silver notes were deposited into your private account at the bank, and the notes were marked as a fee for writing. How do you explain it?"
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