Chapter 163
Chapter 163
The old emperor watched helplessly as his eldest grandson began to investigate the case.
He is such a good grandson.
He also said that the matter must be investigated thoroughly and the criminals must be brought to justice.
Is this a matter of execution?
If anything was found out, what would happen to his reputation?
The old emperor's hoarse voice couldn't stop anyone.
The old emperor looked at his eldest son again.
The prince hesitated to speak, for on one hand it was his father's reputation, and on the other hand he wanted to help seek justice as a son.
When the emperor's eldest grandson saw this, he wanted to investigate further.
At this moment, the emperor's eldest grandson actually felt a secret pleasure in his heart.
Even if he didn't know it at first, his investigation would damage the emperor's reputation.
But now that I know, I want to check it out even more.
Thinking of the torture his father had suffered over the years, and thinking of the fact that he was the eldest grandson of the emperor and was not formally initiated until he was eleven years old.
Thinking of the emperor's moodiness.
The emperor didn't allow him to investigate, but he insisted on investigating.
While the emperor's eldest grandson was still hesitating, Ji Yuan had already set off.
Needless to say, Ji Yuan was very efficient. He immediately contacted General Zhang to first find out what was happening in the southwestern countries, and then sent someone to interrogate the three living Buddhas.
The living Buddhas’ rituals were interrupted and they were all dragged away.
There was no reason to catch them before.
But He Huiguo, one of the southwestern countries, ran away, so there must be a reason.
The night of New Year's Day seems particularly long.
There was panic both inside and outside the capital.
But as Ji Yuan investigates the case.
Things gradually became clear.
A total of sixteen small countries came from the southwest.
Led by Jingguo and Hehuiguo, they also brought three living Buddhas and fifteen monks.
Everything was fine.
But near noon today, Prince He Hui received a piece of news, and his face changed drastically after hearing it.
Then, the person disappeared.
It was not until near evening that General Zhang, sent by the Emperor's eldest grandson, came to look for them, only to learn that all the people of Hehui Kingdom had fled, their luggage had all been packed, and they had disappeared without a trace.
Now, other people in the southwestern countries knew that the emperor of Tianqi fell ill on the altar!
Sacrifice!
It is very important for any country!
The emperor actually fell on it.
When they heard that the emperor's eldest grandson suspected that there was something wrong with the elixirs of the living Buddha and the monks, they became even more panicked.
They really didn't know whether the pill was useful or poisonous.
Everything is dominated by Jingguo and Hehuiguo!
But the people from Hehui Country ran away!
Who would have known that the people of Jing State also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape. Fortunately, people from other small countries in the southwest discovered it, otherwise the people of Jing State would have really been able to leave the capital.
The occurrence of these two events is relatively direct evidence.
The envoys from the southwestern countries, especially those from Jing State, were all detained and interrogated.
Being interrogated in a foreign country, and involving the emperor of a country, these people naturally said whatever they wanted.
In less than an hour, all the news came.
The era was also presented to the emperor in its original form.
In addition, there was the interrogation of many living Buddhas.
More and more complete information was delivered to the emperor, his ministers, and even the common people.
"That Terry is not a living Buddha at all. He is just an ordinary wandering monk from Tianzhu. He was found by Hehuiguo, who said that foreign monks are good at chanting sutras."
"Both of these instruments were bought from a small temple. Their previous owners lived forty and twenty respectively."
"People in the southwestern countries all vaguely knew about these things, but they kept it secret for the sake of rice seeds."
"Your Majesty, they talk about you behind your back for no reason, and they also found the recipe for the elixir at the last minute."
"I don't know. They just tested the efficacy before they came here."
"Toxicity? They don't even know about toxicity."
"The purpose is to cheat the rice seeds."
"We wanted to solve this problem once and for all, and we almost let them succeed."
If you think so.
If it weren’t for Ji Yuan’s constant obstruction.
I guess these people have already left the capital?
Can't even catch anyone now?
"By the way, they also said behind my back, how could the emperor of Tianqi believe such a thing."
“All living Buddhas are fake.”
"The pills are also fake."
"The magic weapon is also fake."
"Immortality is even more fake."
"It's a scam targeting you."
These words are naturally not said so directly.
But every word and sentence seemed to be stabbing the old emperor's heart.
I can't say any more.
Don't say anymore.
Please.
"They felt that it was worthwhile to exchange these things for 50 million kilograms of rice seeds."
50 million kilograms of rice seeds.
Countless gold and silver.
In exchange for his death?
The old emperor didn't want to listen, but these words got into his ears.
Ji Yuan stood aside and watched the emperor's eldest grandson report with great interest.
The Fifth Prince stepped forward and pushed him away: "What are you doing! Are you deliberately trying to piss off your grandfather?"
After that, the Fifth Prince pointed at Ji Yuan and said, "It's all because of you. If you hadn't invented the rice seeds, would this have happened?"
Ji Yuan remained calm, looked at the Fifth Prince, and said slowly: "Okay, then is the Champa rice ruined?"
"The growth cycle of Champa rice is 75 days, and the yield per mu is nearly 500 kilograms. All of it is destroyed."
Ji Yuan had known about this accusation for a long time.
But can he be blamed for this?
Can we blame the high-yield rice seeds?
"The southwestern countries should be blamed, especially Hehui and Jing, for their greed."
Greedy.
The old emperor stared at Ji Yuan viciously.
Although I'm not talking about him, if this sentence gets out, it will definitely be blamed on him.
His lifelong fame.
His reputation.
The idiot Fifth Prince was still arguing: "Don't threaten me with this kind of thing."
"Just destroy it! It's just a rice seed!"
“Without Champa rice, wouldn’t people in the world be fine?”
After the Fifth Prince finished speaking, Grand Secretary Chu couldn't bear to look any longer.
It is no exaggeration to call this kind of rice a divine rice.
Even He Huiguo was able to succeed in his fraud because of the Champa rice.
The Fifth Prince said, it’s just a rice seed.
Isn’t it just a rice seed?
If the people of the world heard this, they would probably stab him twice.
Sure enough, when Ji Yuan heard this, he simply ignored him.
The Fifth Prince stepped forward angrily but was stopped by General Zhang's men.
General Zhang not only brought the interrogation results, but also brought a lot of soldiers.
Both the capital city and the Temple of Heaven and Earth are already under the control of Prime Minister Li.
Yes.
Prime Minister Li.
The emperor's eldest grandson alone cannot mobilize so many people.
But with the intervention of Prime Minister Li, the Prince's tutor, everything became much simpler.
These murderous and heart-breaking words were not only heard by the emperor.
The minister heard it.
The people heard it.
It will also spread throughout the entire Tianqi Kingdom.
Everyone will know.
In order to achieve immortality, the emperor is willing to exchange 50 million kilograms of the best seeds.
And I was cheated.
I was deceived by a group of barbarians.
Those so-called living Buddhas are all big liars.
His Majesty is confused!
Why is the emperor so confused?
Don’t forget that before these living Buddhas, he also had the Secret Buddha Temple.
Those people in the Secret Buddha Temple were corrupt and committed crimes, framing loyal and good people.
So, that’s why he fell ill while offering sacrifices to heaven and earth?
Can heaven and earth no longer bear this?
Once the surface peace is torn, the hole cannot be repaired.
Ji Yuan looked at the chaos before him and watched the old emperor fall into a coma again and wake up again.
He was trying really hard to stay alive.
Ji Yuan could see his struggle, his distortion, and his unwillingness.
The old emperor doesn't want to die.
Even now, he still doesn't want to die.
"Return to the palace."
"Return to the palace."
At least you can't die in the Temple of Heaven and Earth.
What would that make him?
He died while offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.
What will people outside say?
He had to at least retain a bit of dignity for himself.
The prince said, "Father, it is already late at night and it is too cold outside. Your body cannot bear it."
His father had been feeling better since last September and had been very kind to him.
The prince still thought that his father would have some tenderness towards him.
Unexpectedly, the old emperor cursed with his last bit of strength: "Who said I couldn't bear it? Are you hoping that I will die soon so that you can take over the throne?"
After saying this, the old emperor fell into a coma again.
The prince slowly stood up, closed his eyes, and said, "Let's go back to the palace."
The prince's tone at this moment no longer seemed like that of a prince.
Like the one who controls this country.
After all, he can even influence the emperor's affairs.
The ministers in the outer palace were almost starving and cold. When they heard that they had to return to the capital, they felt it was ridiculous but also normal.
Go back.
After I go back, maybe I can go home?
Someone whispered, "I guess not."
"We must observe mourning."
To mourn.
That's right.
To mourn.
Ji Yuan watched the emperor being lifted up. His face was still rosy, but his lips were very dark blue.
The abdomen is slightly bulging, which does not mean that you are fat, but that there is water in the abdomen.
Heavy metal poisoning basically looks like this.
The emperor's internal organs were slowly burning and rotting, yet he still had a bit of consciousness.
But this awareness is also going to disappear.
Because all the civil and military officials in the court had to observe mourning.
The old emperor was unwilling, he really didn't want to die.
So when he died, his eyes were open.
At the end of the hour of Hai on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which was around eleven o'clock, the old emperor, who was carried onto the carriage and anxious to return to the palace, died.
He died on the way back to the palace, in the southern suburbs.
It is neither in the Temple of Heaven and Earth, nor in the Imperial Palace, nor even in the capital.
With your eyes open.
Dead.
In the dark, no one needs to hide their expressions.
But under the dim lanterns, many people felt relieved.
This result is not unexpected.
It even makes people feel relaxed.
A whole day of ridiculous farce.
No, after several years of ridiculous farce, it is finally coming to an end.
All interrogations, all investigations, all open and secret struggles seemed to be suspended.
Ji Yuan walked in the winter night, his eyes sweeping over Scholar Chu.
And the Grand Scholar Chu happened to look over here as well.
Scholar Chu, who always had a relaxed expression, sensed a hint of danger.
He had rarely felt this way before.
But at this moment, I really felt it was dangerous.
Things happened so fast that no one had time to think.
Everyone was led forward.
Besides the era?
Scholar Chu simply couldn't figure out the connection, just as Prime Minister Li had never doubted Ji Yuan.
It's just that these two people are more sensitive than others.
But what’s the use of just being sensitive?
Who is Ji Yuan?
He was devoted to the emperor. He did not believe in gods and Buddhas at first. He even helped the emperor to dig out the secret Buddha temple. Later, he investigated the truth about the living Buddha.
If it weren't for him, everyone would be kept in the dark.
He just wanted to protect the good seeds for the people, and he just wanted the people of Ning'an Prefecture to pay less.
Is there anything wrong with this?
That's right.
He even had merit.
Still a great achievement.
Not only was he praised by the imperial court, but his reputation among the people was also second to none.
Only now did Grand Scholar Chu take a deep breath.
It was his mistake to bring Ji Yuan to Dianzhou Prefecture. He should have killed Wang Changdong early on to make Ji Yuan calm down.
But it was too late.
Scholar Chu turned around and saw Prime Minister Li smiling at him.
General Zhang's men came over immediately.
"Master Chu, you are colluding with the Southwestern Kingdoms! Are you also involved in the murder of the emperor?"
Ji Yuan has already looked away.
How could a fight end with the death of one person?
It will just start another way.
Scholar Chu was the first person to be liquidated.
This reckoning has nothing to do with Jiyuan.
That was the aftermath of the dispute over the position of Prime Minister.
And he just had to follow the team back.
The emperor is dead.
Scholar Chu was escorted back.
This time, he really has to pack up and prepare to be sent abroad.
The time should be just right, right?
When I got there, it was the time to plant wheat there.
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