Chapter 225 The Prince Who Wins the Hearts of the People

This night was very anxious.

As expected, the rumors in the capital have already spread. It is too late to stop them now. Otherwise, it would be like making the matter even more obvious, further confirming the scandal.

The emperor issued an order overnight: Order the prince to stop executing Zhai Li.

He couldn't kill him, and he couldn't let him go either. The prince was so worried that he couldn't sleep, and he spent the whole night thinking about what to do. The kid was also very quiet and stayed by his side, keeping silent.

The sky suddenly brightened, and the first ray of sunlight shone in. The guards hurried in to report: the people were pouring in, surrounding the government office, demanding an explanation from the court.

"Your Highness, the people are making trouble and may harm you. Do you want to mobilize the city defense troops?"

The prince raised his eyes, his sick face turned even paler, and he said softly, "Take Jincheng out through the back door."

The little devil stood up quickly, grabbed his sleeve tightly and said, "Your Highness, I won't leave."

The prince opened his little hands and said seriously, "Be obedient. If you don't go home overnight, your mother will be worried about you. I'm fine. I'll ask you to come over and play in a few days."

The little devil held him tightly and refused to let go: "No, I won't leave. You lied to me. If anything happens to you, you must not call me again."

The prince did not reply, but said to the guards, "Take him away."

"yes."

"Your Highness! I won't leave! Don't pull me, I won't leave!" The little devil was still howling, but his struggle was obviously useless, and the guards carried him out through the back door.

The Crown Princess was waiting outside, and as soon as the Crown Prince came out, she came over to greet him and asked, "Your Highness, have you made your decision?"

The prince remained silent.

He did it.

Word of mouth spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, at an alarming speed. If he continues to hesitate, not only will he be unable to do anything to Zhai Li, but the situation will only get worse.

Can it be said that he surrendered to Zhai Li? No, not really.

Just like he taught Jincheng, there was still a long time to go, and there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with them in the future. He could only protect others after he had protected himself.

The prince clenched his fists and walked out with a heavy heart. Outside the yamen, the people were clamoring for an explanation from the court, asking whether what happened in the underworld was true and whether the beasts involved were all high-ranking officials of the dynasty.

"Come out, come out, you officials of the imperial court dared to do such a thing, why don't you dare to come out and admit it? Now you dare to trample on the girls in the slums, and in the future you will dare to target the children of ordinary families like us. What did we do wrong? Do we deserve to be bullied by you just because we have no money and no power?"

"If students all over the world study hard for many years only to become officials who exploit the people, then what is the meaning of studying, what is the meaning of being an official, and what is the meaning of the existence of academies and the court?"

"The officials and the government are so mean, they treat ordinary people like rotten vegetables and crush them to pieces with just one step. Why is it so difficult for us to just live a simple life?"

"You dog officer! Come out! Come out and speak!"

…

The officials in the yamen were scolded severely, but without the order from the prince, no one dared to act rashly. They just had a look of indignation on their faces, and this attitude further angered the people.

The prince came out amid the noise. He was dressed in a beige-gold auspicious robe, a leather belt with double tassels and jade belt around his waist, a jade crown on his head, his face was pale and sickly, and his eyes were as calm as ink.

The common people had never seen the prince before and thought he was a young nobleman from some wealthy family, until all the guards and officials knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness, may you live forever."

The people fell silent in an instant, and the noisy scene disappeared in an instant. No one knew who spoke first.

"Prince...Prince?"

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has come to investigate this case!"

"The prince is here! That's great. With the prince here, he will definitely be able to find out the truth and bring justice to the people of the world!"

"Prince!"

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, please save those innocent girls and save us, the common people who have no one to protect us!"

"Kneel down and beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!"

…

The situation was almost one-sided. Just now, all the people were angrily insulting the officials and the court. They were determined to vent their anger even if they felt like they couldn't survive.

But since the prince appeared.

Even though he did not say a word, all the people knelt on the ground in unison. Voices of complaints, grievances, and sobs came from all directions. They seemed to be grasping at their only lifeline, asking the prince to seek justice for them.

Everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves the people like his own children.

It was not until this time that Chu Heng realized... that his people also loved him.

Zhai Li was good at scheming, and he used incitement of the people to force the court to release him. This was a dead end that no one could break, and even the prince was desperate to compromise. But in the dark night before dawn, a group of sparks suddenly rose up, illuminating the road under his feet.

The prince's eyes were red as he looked at the wronged people kneeling and crying at his feet. He suppressed his bitterness and said, "I will definitely give you an explanation."

"Great! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"May your highness live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"

…

Knowing that the prince was in charge, the angry people were pacified and left the yamen reluctantly.

Not to mention the officials, even the guards of the Eastern Palace found this scene terrifying and unbelievable. They had lived for so many years and had never seen anyone who could convince so many strangers just by showing up.

This is the result of winning the hearts and minds of the people.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been helping various departments with their work since before he entered the Eastern Palace; after being named the Crown Prince, he has made full use of his status and solved many major cases.

Between power and the people, he always stood on the side of the people without hesitation, which made the people trust him very much.

As soon as the prince returned, he sat down and wrote a memorial. Since the people did not blame the court for this, it meant that he could not only kill Zhai Li, but also bring all the fifty-five officials to justice.

Thinking of this, he felt that the depression in his heart had finally dissipated, and when he finished writing, he couldn't help but laugh.

Things are moving in the right direction.

"Deliver the memorial to the palace." The prince instructed, and the guard just responded and was about to go downstairs.

At this moment, the Crown Princess came in hurriedly from outside and snatched the memorial from the guard's hand.

The guard was stunned for a moment, but he realized that the atmosphere between the two was not right, so he retreated very tactfully.

"Qingrong?" The prince looked at her with frowned brows.

The Crown Princess' eyes were red, and she clenched the memorial with her fingers, so tightly that she could break it. She said word by word with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, no... This memorial cannot be sent into the palace."