Chapter 1077: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
It was the emperor's birthday and no one dared to cause trouble at this time. Dao Mang was named Princess Chun'an, and no matter what everyone thought in their hearts, they could only smile and say congratulations.
However, nothing is absolute, and there are indeed people who are not afraid of death and choose to stand up at this time.
Censor Jia knelt down in the hall with a thud, and kowtowed three times loudly, with such force that it seemed as if the head was not his.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince, in order to seize the so-called Crouching Dragon Land, wantonly massacred the villagers, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of innocent villagers. I beg Your Majesty to redress the injustice of the people."
The high-pitched and mournful tone, coupled with the blood flowing from Jia Yushi's head, vividly portrayed him as a loyal minister who cared deeply about his country and the people.
The hall, which was originally filled with laughter, suddenly became silent as if the pause button had been pressed.
The emperor looked at Censor Jia coldly. After a moment, he retracted his gaze and picked up a handkerchief to wipe Daomang's mouth.
Below, everyone was extremely surprised.
Today is the emperor's sixtieth birthday. Even if something happened, it shouldn't be made at this time.
The eldest prince and several others also frowned and looked at Censor Jia coldly, not knowing what they were thinking.
At this moment, the Second Prince, the person involved, was already shaking with anger. He looked at Censor Jia with a look that looked like he wanted to kill him on the spot. "Censor Jia, what nonsense are you talking about? I won't allow you to disrupt my father's birthday!"
At this moment, the Fifth Prince's face looked extremely ugly.
It’s simple, Censor Jia is on his side.
But he didn't know why Censor Jia made such a fuss. He had never asked him to do this.
Xiao Yeyang looked at the emperor, then stood up and walked towards Jia Yushi, grabbing him and saying, "It's the emperor's birthday, you can't make trouble here. Come, take this man away."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards came in immediately.
When Jia Yushi saw this, panic flashed across his eyes. Then he made up his mind and rushed directly to the pillar in the hall: "Your Majesty, I will die to show my determination. Please make a decision for the people."
Unfortunately, Xiao Yeyang was standing nearby and would not let him succeed. He stretched out his leg and tripped Censor Jia to the ground, and was then taken away by the guards who followed.
The emperor, who had no reaction before, became completely disheartened when he saw that Jia Yushi wanted to hit the pillar.
The censor committed suicide to show his determination, which was a disguised way of saying that he was an unvirtuous ruler. He even did it at his 60th birthday party, which was just to disgust him.
When Censor Jia saw that he did not die, he was extremely panicked. He had heard about how horrible the punishments of the Jinling Guards and the Imperial Guards were. His face suddenly turned pale and he looked at the Fifth Prince as if for help.
"Fifth Prince, save me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers took a deep breath.
Is Censor Jia the Fifth Prince’s man?
Does that mean the fifth prince wants to harm the second prince?
Xiao Yeyang listened to the officials' whispers and saw that the emperor's face was getting uglier and uglier. He quickly said, "Uncle Emperor, today is your birthday. You shouldn't let Censor Jia ruin your mood. Why don't you take him away first and wait for his punishment later?"
The Emperor glanced around the situation in the palace, finally turning his attention to the Second and Fifth Princes. "What do you want to say?"
Obviously, the emperor did not intend to deal with it later.
The second prince and the fifth prince quickly stood up and knelt in the hall.
"Father, I am wronged!"
"Father, I am wronged!"
Knowing he was doomed, Censor Jia roared, "Your Majesty, I have evidence." He then turned to the Fifth Prince and said, "Fifth Prince, have you forgotten that it was you who asked me to monitor the Second Prince?"
"If not, how would I know that the Second Prince ordered the Bai family to massacre hundreds of villagers?"
"Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, you can immediately send your guards to check at Lulu Village. There's a stone pit over there where all the villagers who were massacred were buried."
"Your Majesty, every word I said is true."
Hearing this, the Fifth Prince looked evasive. He had indeed instructed Censor Jia to monitor the Second Prince.
But the eldest prince and his men are all doing this kind of thing.
Moreover, Censor Jia had never reported the Bai family's massacre of the village before.
The second prince looked at the fifth prince's expression and immediately realized that Jia Yushi was the fifth prince's man. He really hated him in his heart. He thought that his fifth brother was framing him!
He swore that he had never asked the Bai family to massacre the village. He knew about the Wolong land and had asked the Bai family to buy it.
It was bought and money was paid. The story of massacring the village is simply nonsense.
However, the second prince felt a little depressed by the confident look of Jia Yushi's words.
At this moment, the Second Prince had no way to defend himself. Censor Jia dared to say these things in public, so he must have arranged everything. Whether he denied it or not, the evidence would point to him in the end.
Thinking that all his hard work over the years had been destroyed by the Fifth Prince, the hatred in the Second Prince's heart directly devoured his reason.
"Father, I have never had a village massacred. I want to become the crown prince, but I won't resort to such unscrupulous means. Fifth brother, on the other hand, is a bit too impatient and has even secretly prepared a dragon robe."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince flew into a rage: "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever make a dragon robe? Don't slander me!"
"Yes, Censor Jia is my man, but I don't know anything about the massacre of the village, and I didn't ask him to do what happened today."
"I'm not a fool. Why would I both get hurt at this time?"
The fifth prince's roar made the second prince sober up a little. In fact, he didn't know that the fifth prince had secretly made a dragon robe. The secret guard told him this news before he left today.
The second prince and the fifth prince looked at each other, and then suddenly woke up, realizing that they might have fallen into someone else's trap.
Then, the two of them shouted to the emperor that they were wronged.
Watching the Second and Fifth Princes accusing each other in the hall, the First Prince was agitated. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to put them down, he immediately stood up and said, "Father, let the Imperial Guards investigate to see if our two brothers have been wrongly accused."
The emperor glanced at the eldest prince, who was beaming with joy, and then at the sixth prince, who remained motionless. "Then let's investigate!" He then looked at the fourth prince, whose expression was gloomy and unclear. "Fourth prince, you will be responsible."
The Fourth Prince was startled and quickly stood up to agree.
The birthday banquet was in such a mess that no one had the appetite to eat or drink. The emperor looked at everyone coldly, then stood up and left with his arms around the rice stalks.
As soon as the emperor left, there was a sudden buzz of discussion in the hall.
Seeing the officials looking at him from time to time, the joy in the eldest prince's heart slowly faded away, but after a moment, his expression suddenly changed.
If the second and fifth sons fall, who will benefit the most?
Isn’t it him?
What happened today was obviously weird, and you could tell at a glance that someone had planned it.
Isn't the best suspect myself?
The eldest prince's face became gloomier the more he thought about it. Had he also been tricked?
Who is it, who is harming him?
The eldest prince suddenly looked at the sixth prince, but the sixth prince was nowhere to be seen. He had already helped Concubine Shu back to the harem.
The evidence provided by Censor Jia was so sufficient that the fourth prince investigated the matter thoroughly the next day. He found the stone pit where the body was buried and the privately made dragon robe.
The emperor looked at the evidence presented by the Fourth Prince and asked him to leave without saying anything. Seeing Xiao Morong sitting with Daozi doing homework, he called him over.
"You should know everything about your second uncle and fifth uncle. What do you think about this?"
Xiao Morong didn't expect that the emperor would ask him this. He hesitated, not knowing whether to tell the truth or hide his shortcomings. At this moment, the scene of Xiao Yeyang and Gu Jian getting along suddenly appeared in his mind.
The reason why the Duke of Fuguo likes Uncle Wang so much is probably because Uncle Wang has always kept a pure heart in front of him and has never deceived or concealed anything.
Who is the Emperor and how can he hide it?
Xiao Morong immediately made a decision and spoke his mind: "Grandpa Emperor, I think my second and fifth uncles were being plotted against."
The emperor nodded: "Anything else?"
Xiao Morong: "They may have made some mistakes, but they wouldn't dare to do something like massacring a village or secretly making dragon robes."
The emperor nodded again: "Anything else?"
Xiao Morong took a breath and said, "On the surface, yesterday's incident was against my second and fifth uncles, but I think it was also against my eldest uncle."
The emperor smiled and asked, "Who do you think it is?"
Xiao Morong hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to say, "Someone who wants to be the crown prince."
The emperor looked at Xiao Morong quietly, and after a moment, waved his hand to let him leave.
After Xiao Morong left the hall, he found that his back was soaked.
Soon, everyone discovered that the Second Prince's Mansion and the Fifth Prince's Mansion were surrounded.
It is true that the Second Prince was searching for the place where the Wolong Emperor was, it is also true that the Bai family seized the people’s land, and it is also true that they accepted bribes; it is also true that the Fifth Prince colluded with officials and made rebellious remarks.
Both of them have rebellious intentions!
Watching the guards surrounding the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yeyang in the teahouse said to Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai beside him: "Kill three birds with one stone, what a good trick."
(End of this chapter)
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