Chapter 406 What a vicious mind!
Everyone was silent.
The Third Inspector of the Judicial Department couldn't swallow his food. He continued, "Your Majesty, the weapons hidden in the Prince Xiang's Mansion are all brand new, as if they were just forged, not something that has been hidden for a long time. The property accounts of the Prince Xiang's Mansion are also normal, with no unusual transactions. The Prince Xiang's Mansion's wealth is not large, and all of it comes from clear sources. Since ancient times, if you want to rebel, you must have a large amount of wealth to support it. These were discovered after a detailed investigation, which took a long time. At that time, the dust had settled, so I didn't report it specifically..."
The more he spoke, the quieter the scene became. Xuan Huang's face was as gloomy as water.
Prime Minister Zhou took a sip of his golden bird's nest porridge. "Let me summarize. Prince Xiang's rebellion happened quickly! The Emperor witnessed Prince Xiang assassinate the eldest prince and imprisoned him, intending to sentence him to death. Immediately, Prince Xiang's former subordinates came to break out of the prison and enter the imperial palace to force him to abdicate, accusing the Emperor of immorality and demanding he abdicate. Then, the prison became chaotic and a fire broke out. The breakout failed, and Prince Xiang was burned to death. Once Prince Xiang was dead, his former subordinates, seeing the situation was hopeless and under siege, committed suicide by kissing him. Then, they searched Prince Xiang's mansion and found a large cache of weapons...
This incident happened within a single day. Prince Xiang died, but the evidence of treason was irrefutable and the charges were proven..."
This is all the facts about King Xiang’s rebellion.
Everyone knows it.
"Everyone, don't you think it went too smoothly? Everything started because the emperor witnessed Prince Xiang assassinating the eldest prince, and then everything went too smoothly." Prime Minister Zhou continued to analyze.
He changed the subject, "And Your Majesty, did you see the eldest prince of the Xiang Dynasty stabbed? No. Your Majesty, you didn't see it. At that time, I went to the crime scene with you. I was playing chess with you. When you heard that the King of Xiang had entered the palace to see the eldest prince, you and I didn't finish your game of chess before we went to look for the King of Xiang. At that time, the King of Xiang had been away from the capital for half a year and you missed him terribly. I accompanied you to the Eastern Palace and saw the eldest prince lying in a pool of blood with a knife in his chest. He was still breathing..."
Xuan Huang once again recalled the scene he didn't want to recall.
The eldest prince used his last breath to tell him that his uncle, Prince Xiang, had gone mad and assassinated him. He said that his uncle had killed him and would also kill his father. His uncle was planning a rebellion and coveted the throne of Da'an. He asked his father to avenge him...
Xuan Huang didn't want to think about it, because it was true fratricide! It was the deepest pain in his life!
"yes……"
Liao Jiu said calmly, "The crux of the matter lies here. If the real cause of the eldest prince's death was indeed poisoning and being controlled to kill Prince Xiang, then everything makes sense."
Everyone gasped.
If that were the case...
Then...his heart is damnable!
Who has such a vicious mind, planning everything so perfectly...
It is absolutely impossible that there is no traitor.
"Your Majesty! This matter is of great importance and must be thoroughly investigated! Otherwise, the country will be in danger!"
"It's fortunate that Governor Liao found the orphan of Prince Xiang and discovered clues to the case. If the orphan of Prince Xiang had died, no one would have investigated the matter. Who knows, the conspiracy behind the scenes might have succeeded one day, which would have been a disaster for our Da'an Nation."
"Your Majesty, I suggest that you protect the Crown Prince and make sure that no one with ulterior motives can take advantage of him. Your Majesty has few children, so I suggest that you select more concubines to enter the palace..."
Xuan Huang coughed and said, "We'll discuss this matter later. Now, all of you must assist Governor Liao in thoroughly investigating this matter."
Everyone bowed their heads and agreed.
Then, Prime Minister Zhou stroked his beard and said, "We must first cure the poison of the Eagle Master of Baihua Tower. Let's see if we can find the truth and eliminate this cancer of Baihua Tower in one fell swoop."
The Minister of Justice said, "How about we hand it over to our department for interrogation? We are better at getting confessions..."
Liao Jiudao said, "Torture won't work. If you push him too hard, his automatic protection mechanism will kick in and he'll pass out. We still have to detoxify him first."
At this moment, a eunuch outside the palace came in with a sharp voice to report, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Zhang and his men have returned to the palace to report. They have just returned to the city and entered the palace."
Emperor Xuan was reluctant to summon the emperor to meet him. Imperial Physician Zhang had gone to get the Gastrodia elata ginseng for him. He had already known that the ginseng was not obtained. The Second Princess had already used mechanical means, and the man riding the wooden horse had returned to the city to recuperate long ago. He had already complained to her several times.
Now that Doctor Zhang and his group have just returned to the city, at most they have come to apologize in front of him and file a complaint against Liao Jiu. Now his mind is occupied by the matter of rehabilitating Prince Xiang and he doesn't care about Gastrodia ginseng or not.
He was about to say no.
The messenger bravely added, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Zhang is with the head of the Imperial Hospital. The head said the matter is of great importance, and Imperial Physician Zhang has something important to report. Not only is he reporting on the ginseng harvest, but he also said the man captured by the Six Gates has been poisoned. Imperial Physician Zhang can cure it, and he asked this servant to make sure to convey this message clearly."
Everyone's eyes lit up.
Including Xuanhuang.
Doctor Zhang is the most skilled among the doctors of Da'an State and the best among all doctors. In the medical competition held every five years, Doctor Zhang has been ranked first for three consecutive years.
"Xuan."
***
Qingning Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Zhou didn't sleep well last night. She had something on her mind and couldn't fall asleep.
He got up in the middle of the night and went to the Buddhist temple to chant sutras and pray for his son. He chanted until dawn. He couldn't eat breakfast, so he just ate half a bowl of bird's nest porridge and continued to chant sutras.
It was not until the servant who was running errands outside brought back the news that he felt relieved.
The servant came from the Prime Minister's residence, and the Prime Minister sent someone to deliver a message to report that he was safe.
After listening to this, Mrs. Zhou was relieved that the emperor did not blame Liao Jiu and trusted him to continue investigating the case. He just passed over the matter of violating the emperor's order and injuring the second princess. She thought this matter was extremely serious, but she didn't expect it to be downplayed so easily.
Then, on the other hand, what happened in Prince Xiang’s Mansion was extremely shocking.
"The rebellion in Prince Xiang's Mansion is a foregone conclusion, yet there's actually an inside story. Wuyang actually found Prince Xiang's youngest son. This is unbelievable. That Baihualou must be the one who hunted my son before. They're so evil. If there really is an inside story behind the rebellion in Prince Xiang's Mansion and they were framed, then wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone? What a vicious mind! The eldest prince was living in the East Palace at the time. There must be a traitor in the palace!!"
The nanny reminded her, "Madam, be careful with your words. We can't discuss these things. The emperor and his men have already thought of everything we can think of..."
Madam Zhou nodded. "That's right. We'll see what the Emperor says. If the Emperor says there's something wrong with this matter, then there is a problem. It's just that it's been so many years since this happened. I don't know if Wuyang can investigate it thoroughly. And with Baihualou being so arrogant and rampant, is there any danger?"
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