Chapter 7
The emperor ordered Yuan Wei to be brought up, hoping to learn the whereabouts of the missing three million taels from the system.
Now, the whereabouts were known, and many things also stemmed from it. The most disgusting thing was that the third prince deceived the minister's daughter's body and mind, made the girl pregnant before marriage, and framed the minister to use him.
It is normal for two families to marry and help each other.
The emperor took many sisters and daughters of ministers into the palace, and his son also married girls from court officials' families, but those were all normal marriages.
No one would use such despicable means!
The emperor clearly saw that the old censors were so angry that their faces turned red, their bodies trembled, and they almost died. He was very grateful for the wise decision of allowing the Director and Judge of the Imperial Hospital to attend the court together. If something really happened, he could give them an injection to save them from death on the spot.
"Lin You, bring the Third Prince to confront him in court."
Lin You: "I obey your order."
Without sufficient evidence, the Third Prince was not the Emperor's biological son, and his relationship with the previous dynasty needed to be verified. The Embroidered Uniform Guards could not put the Third Prince in jail, so they could only rush to the Third Prince's residence to invite him to court.
It would take at least half an hour to go back and forth.
What Yuan Wei feared most had been discovered. There was no need to hide it any more. To avoid being stubborn and causing the emperor's displeasure, he decided to tell the emperor everything he had done in the past few years.
These included the Third Prince's promise to him, asking him for money, forcing him to use his position to make money, and many other matters.
At the end of his speech, Yuan Wei looked at the emperor and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
He had fallen into the Third Prince's trap and done some foolish things, but before that, he had no idea that the Third Prince was a remnant of the previous dynasty. If he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to do something like this with the Third Prince.
The emperor soothed him with his eyes, "What did the Third Prince do with the three million taels you sent him?"
Yuan Wei: "I, the guilty minister, do not know."
The system was worried about Yuan Wei: [Of course he's bribing others, buying weapons, and preparing for rebellion! Are you stupid? You don't know what others are going to do, and yet you foolishly give them money?]
Doesn’t Yuan Wei really know?
Not necessarily, there's just no concrete evidence.
He deliberately cooperated with the emperor's questions. It would be great if the system could become curious or unable to bear it and actively inquire and inform him. And now... the emperor is about to get what he wanted.
System: [Sister Huan, do you want to know?]
There were only a few things that the Third Prince had to do. Chu Huan could guess that she wasn't very interested.
[The Third Prince has already established contact with the former general and possesses the treasure left behind by the previous dynasty. Why would he set a trap for Yuan Wei and ask him to make money this way?]
This was something the emperor and his officials neglected.
They subconsciously thought that they set a trap for Yuan Wei first and knew that the treasure of the previous dynasty was behind, but what if it was the other way around?
System: [Alright! I'm going.]
Not long after, [I'm back, Sister Huan, this Third Prince is really a piece of shit! He was found by Yang Huai, the descendant of the previous dynasty's great general, four years ago, when the Great Sheng Dynasty was plagued by natural disasters.]
Yang Huai said that the Dasheng Dynasty suffered so many natural and man-made disasters because it used despicable means to seize power from the Jing Dynasty, and this was punishment from heaven. Bah! How many years has the Jing Dynasty been gone? If heaven really had eyes, how could the last emperor of the Jing Dynasty have lived so long? He would have been struck to death by a thunderbolt long ago!
These words made the emperor smile, and he really wanted to reward this talking system.
The Great Sheng Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, and there have been four emperors. How could this be a punishment from God?
Chu Huan: [A rebellion always requires a reason. This is a legitimate reason. No matter what he says, how can the Third Prince believe it?]
System: [The Third Prince and his biological father look alike. Just standing face to face, it's clear they're related. Yang Huai also holds the tiger talisman of the former general Yang Ming. Concubine Wang's plan to exchange the princess for the prince was a joint effort between the Third Prince's biological father and Yang Huai. With the promise of the former dynasty's treasure dangling before him, of course he wouldn't want to refuse it.]
He had always resented the fact that he was born to a prostitute, and hated it most when others told him so. After learning about his origins, he couldn't wait to believe it. On one side was his prostitute mother, who offered him no help but endless humiliation. On the other, he had royal blood from the previous dynasty, and someone with money was willing to help him seize the throne. Even a fool would know which choice to make.
Yang Huai wanted to dig for treasures from the previous dynasty in order to quickly recruit troops and restore the previous dynasty. The Third Prince felt that since he was already a prince, he had an innate advantage. He could easily ascend to the throne by winning over the court officials and becoming the crown prince, without having to start a rebellion from scratch. He was also afraid that the treasure hunt would cause a lot of noise and be discovered, so they targeted Yuan Wei.
Chu Huan was shocked by this move and was speechless for a long time.
The emperor held his forehead, unable to believe that the third prince he raised was such a thing.
All the officials were just thankful that the matter was exposed early, otherwise many of them would have become the second Yuan Wei.
In silence, the Embroidered Uniform Guards came with the Imperial Hospital Director and the Third Prince.
The Imperial Hospital Director said: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince's wife is pregnant with a boy."
The emperor nodded slightly, and the Imperial Medical Envoy returned to his position. He gave his colleague a questioning look, and his colleague nodded quickly: We already know.
The Imperial Physician couldn't help but feel regretful. He had tried his best to hurry on his way, but he still missed a lot of melons.
In the blink of an eye, he saw Yuan Wei kneeling there and the third prince brought by the Jinyiwei, and he immediately perked up. It’s okay, he can still enjoy the big melon on the spot!
On the way here, the third prince tried to ask the Jinyiwei why he was invited to the court, but the Jinyiwei was too ignorant and refused to reveal a single word.
When he ascends the throne in the future, he must be severely punished!
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty!" The third prince saluted in a formal manner.
Normally, the emperor would call him to stand up soon after he saluted, so he was ready to stand up as soon as he saluted. Unexpectedly, today the emperor did not call him to stand up, but he was halfway up.
This is very embarrassing.
The Third Prince cautiously probed, "But how have I, your son, displeased your father?"
The emperor raised his chin slightly and said, "Look at him, do you know him?"
The Third Prince had already seen the person kneeling in the court and knew who he was. He glanced at him casually and said, "Minister of Revenue Yuan Wei."
Emperor: "Yuan Wei confessed that his corruption was at your instruction and that all the money he obtained was given to you. What do you have to say?"
The Third Prince calmly stated, "Your Majesty, please understand. This is all Yuan Wei's one-sided statement. I am of royal blood, and I will not tolerate such slander from a mere criminal. I beg Your Majesty to punish this man severely and uphold the dignity of our royal family."
He knew that the house of the Minister of Revenue would be raided overnight and Yuan Wei's crimes would be exposed, so he made preparations early.
At that moment, the emperor felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.
Yes, you are of royal blood, but it is hard to say which royal bloodline you are.
How dare you say such high-sounding words? Let me punish the minister severely and uphold the majesty of the royal family of your previous dynasty.
The emperor was so disgusted that he didn't want to talk. He waved his hand and said, "Lin You."
Lin You stepped forward and said, "Third Prince, the silver Yuan Weisuo obtained through bribery and corruption, as well as the silver he gave you, are all recorded. The relevant account books have been found. Do you want me to compare them one by one?"
The Third Prince turned the tables and said, "Oh, whatever he says is true. How come I didn't know that this is how you Jinyiwei handle cases now?"
The Jinyiwei usually did not handle cases this way. They would either arrest people after solid evidence was obtained, or they would arrest people and torture them before looking for evidence.
This time, the emperor was anxious to confront the emperor in court and did not have time to collect much evidence, nor could he torture the third prince.
Lin You: "The Imperial Guards arrested Yang Huai, an aide to the Third Prince. He has confessed to being the former general Yang Ming. A tiger talisman from the previous dynasty was also found in his residence. I'd like to ask if there's solid evidence that the Third Prince is harboring remnants of the previous dynasty."
Of course this is fake. The Jinyiwei are not that fast. They simply rely on the information provided by the system to deceive the third prince.
On the first day the system appeared, it was revealed that the Third Prince was a remnant of the previous dynasty. The secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard kept an eye on the Third Prince's residence at all times, and no one dared to tip off the Third Prince, so the Third Prince still didn't know about Chu Huan and the system.
The unsuspecting Third Prince fell into the trap. Seeing that Lin You knew so much and that the Jinyiwei had a bad reputation, he thought that Yang Huai could not withstand the Jinyiwei's punishment and confessed everything.
The Third Prince's face changed, and he immediately knelt down to plead, "Father, please understand! I was unaware of this! My eldest brother holds military power, and my second brother is an envoy to the Southern Barbarians. They both have achievements and prestige, and can recruit good advisors. I have nothing. I only saw Yang Huai as someone who seemed good, so I accepted him. Who knew he was a remnant of the previous dynasty?"
He said with a look of resentment, "If I had known earlier that he was a remnant of the previous dynasty, I would have killed him immediately. Why would I keep him in the mansion and even keep such deadly evidence as the previous dynasty's tiger talisman? Father, someone must be maliciously framing me!"
Having said that, the Third Prince carefully glanced in the direction of the Second Prince and then quickly looked back. He had even found the person to frame him maliciously.
Second Prince: “…”
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
How come this practice is so familiar that it's a bit disgusting?
System: [Is this all right?]
The third prince was stunned. How could there be a child in the court?
Chu Hua: [There's nothing that's impossible. Imperial affairs are never determined by the sufficiency of evidence, but by who the emperor trusts the most.]
The third prince was even more stunned. How could a woman speak in the court?
He looked left and right but didn't see any woman. He looked at everyone else, but no one reacted. Could he be the only one who could hear the sound?
System: [The faults are all others', you are the most pure and unworldly. The guilt is all others', you are the most innocent! Yue——I have never seen such a shameless person!]
Chu Hua: [You haven't seen much.]
System: [Damn it! I have to dig some melon to soothe my wounded heart.]
The emperor and his officials: Eating melons? Eating melons is good!
The emperor and all the officials wanted to eat melon, but the third prince was puzzled by the strange sound and waited obediently.
Then, they heard the system's extremely arrogant and satisfying laughter.
[Hahahaha my god, the Third Prince complained that Yuan Wei's daughter had only given him one daughter in three years, calling her a hen that didn't lay eggs. Then Yuan Wei's daughter turned around and hooked up with the handsome guard, making him a cuckold.]
Every time the Third Prince went out to hook up with other girls, she would have sex with a few guards. The couple would each have their own fun, and they were quite extravagant~
The Third Prince's face turned green. He actually had more than one green hat on his head?!
The emperor and his officials had to try very hard to suppress the urge to laugh out loud. The nausea brought by the third prince was immediately cured by the third prince's green hat.
It turns out that heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine!
The system continued to reveal: [She had a doctor take her pulse and knew early on that she was pregnant with a son. She often scolded the Third Prince, despising him as a rooster that couldn't lay eggs. She even wanted to kill him after the son was born so that she could use his money to support other men and other people's sons. This girl is so awesome, hahaha!]
The corners of Yuan Wei's mouth curled up wildly, daughter, well done!
He has been killed by the Third Prince, and it is estimated that few members of the Yuan family will survive. He is happy to see that the Third Prince is not having a good life!
The third prince's eyes were wide open, his whole body was trembling, a strange hoarse sound came from his throat, and a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Seeing Yuan Wei like this, the Third Prince thought that he had known for a long time that he was cuckolded. He was so angry that he punched and kicked Yuan Wei: "Yuan Wei! How dare you plot against me!"
Lin You was afraid that the Third Prince would say something he shouldn't, so he slashed at him with a knife, and the Third Prince fell to the ground on the spot.
Chu Huan was outside the palace, so she didn't see what was happening inside, nor did she care. What she wanted to know more was: [Is the Third Prince really incapable?]
System: [Hmm... No, it's just not very good.]
emperor:? ? ?
Officials: ???
Is this going to work or not?
After leaving court, Lin You received a secret mission from the emperor: to find out whether the third prince was really incompetent.
Lin You: “…”
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