diskusbooks Chapter 435 Bold guess
Chapter 435 Bold guess
The surrounding area was crowded with people watching the fun.
Officials from the Ministry of Justice stood in a circle to maintain order.
Mu Heng was entrusted by the Minister of Punishments to lead an army to conduct secret inspections to prevent any accidents.
The official who carried out the execution was the Minister of Justice Wen Liang.
The scene was sad and spectacular, mixed with sobbing.
The people felt the majesty's might and sympathized with these people, but at the same time they thought that there would be no good end to going against His Majesty.
Who made them commit such a big taboo?
Wen Liang looked at the time and began to make all preparations before the execution.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Zhao Chongzheng analyzed the current situation with his crown prince.
"Zhen'er, what do you think would have happened if the young general hadn't been here?"
"Father, the Fourth Uncle has already found out, and it was you who didn't trust him." Until now, Zhao Yuanzhen is still speaking up for the Fourth Uncle.
In the past few days, his father still refused to let him leave the palace. It seemed that his fourth uncle was very dissatisfied with His Majesty's actions. He has not entered the palace since he was released from prison.
Zhao Chongxiu was unwilling to admit that his prejudice against his fourth younger brother was due to his eccentric personality, which had displeased him since childhood.
But Zhao Chongzheng did help a lot.
"Zhen'er is right. The young general came later. When she first arrived in the capital, your fourth uncle had already found Zeng Guangren."
"Your fourth uncle is good at using people wisely. He knew to seek the young general's help. But he didn't expect to fall flat on his face and end up in jail. Father can't be blamed for this. If father hadn't imprisoned him, Zeng Guangren would have definitely been more vigilant and continued to frame him. Father was protecting him."
"He made efforts in the early stage, and the young general used force in the later stage to help capture their people, making things clear step by step."
Zhao Yuanzhen listened carefully, and the slight unhappiness in his heart had dissipated.
"Father, Fourth Uncle has helped so much this time, and you've kept him in custody for so many days, shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
"Your fourth uncle didn't come to ask for a reward, but you're worried about him." Zhao Chongxiu said seriously, "Zhen'er, whose son are you?"
"Of course it's father's." Zhao Yuanzhen's face, which had been icy for a long time, softened and he smiled.
"Why not give Fourth Uncle the title of prince? He will definitely come to the palace to express his gratitude."
"Okay." This time, Zhao Chongxiu listened to Zhen'er.
Zhao Yuanzhen nodded and continued:
"That woman has murderous intentions towards her own son, why is Father still keeping her around?"
The person he was referring to was Zeng Wan'er.
"It's not that Father wants to keep her, it's Che'er. Che'er is so young, but he has learned to threaten Father. He threatened with his own life, saying that if Father kills the Queen, he will follow him. What do you think Father should do?"
Zhao Chongxiu was in trouble.
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. She is not worthy of being a mother. But how can I explain this to Che'er?"
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs?" Zhao Yuanzhen's eyes flickered.
"Father, you also said that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but Zeng Wan'er not only wants to kill me, she also wants to kill my younger brother."
Zhao Chongxiu lowered his eyes, "She is an old person from the previous dynasty. I'm afraid she is disgusted with my father and hates him too much."
"Father, even if she hates you, it doesn't make sense." Zhao Yuanche couldn't understand it, he really couldn't understand it.
Zhao Chongxiu couldn't figure it out at first, but later, because of Zeng Wan'er's identity in the previous dynasty, he understood a little. Now he can't figure it out again.
"Emperor Father can't figure it out either."
"Perhaps, Zhao Yuanche is not my father's son at all. He was adopted by Zeng Wan'er." When Zhao Yuanzhen said this, he felt a chill all over his body and his back was cold.
Zhao Chongxiu suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Zhao Yuanzhen, "No way, how could Che'er not be the son of the emperor?"
Having said that, he himself felt a little flustered.
Judging from Zeng Wan'er's current performance, there is nothing she can't do.
Both father and son were in a state of anxiety. If this was really the case, Zeng Wan'er would be guilty of bringing shame to the royal family even if she died a thousand times.
At this time, a eunuch reported back,
"Your Majesty, one of the general's men has returned."
"Young General? Announce!" Zhao Chongxiu was wondering, what happened?
He absolutely would not allow anything to happen today.
He had already set up three layers of inner and outer defenses around the execution ground, forming a dragnet that stretched heaven and earth.
He has always been decisive in killing people, and he cannot sleep or eat well unless he kills those who try to seize his kingdom.
"Yes." The eunuch took the order and stepped back. When he came in again, Song Jie bowed and entered the hall, kneeling on one knee.
"I pay my respects to your Majesty and to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhao Chongxiu waved his hand to signal Song Jie to stand up.
He was exhausted both physically and mentally and didn't want to hear any changes, but there were some things that he couldn't escape from.
This was the first time Song Jie met His Majesty alone. He was filled with anxiety.
"Your Majesty, we soldiers followed your orders to pick up Princess Xining, but after picking her up, we discovered that the Princess Xining who came to marry was a fake."
"Also, their wedding procession numbered as many as 10,000 people."
Song Jie was in anxiety all the way, for he was afraid that those people would have murderous intentions towards the general, which would lead to a war.
No matter how powerful the general is, the disparity in numbers is there.
"Fake?" Zhao Chongxiu could no longer sit still and suddenly stood up.
"How do you know that Princess Xining has a different identity?"
This report was far beyond his expectations.
While Zhao Chongxiu was asking this question, Zhao Yuanzhen was also shocked and stared at Song Jie without blinking.
Just listen to him continue:
"When we were at the border, our general met Princess Xining and had contact with her for many days."
Zhao Chongxiu recalled Ling Yunxiao's letter and realized that this was indeed the case.
Zhao Yuanzhen frowned, thought for a moment, and said to His Majesty:
"Father, could it be that Zeng Guangren or the people from Beiyan captured the real princess and sent someone to impersonate her?"
"Perhaps, it was Zeng Guangren who sent someone to impersonate me." Zhao Chongxiu said, and then asked Song Jie:
"How long will it take them to get there at their fastest speed?"
Song Jie didn't know either. He guessed based on his own speed:
"Maybe tonight."
Zhao Chongxiu let out a long sigh and ordered:
"Now that you're back, don't go out again. Gather all the troops, strengthen the guard, and be ready for battle at any time!"
He believed that Jiang Yue would return soon.
"Yes!" Song Jie retreated and left quickly.
After Song Jie left, Zhao Chongxiu looked at the sky.
Damn it, no one will survive!
Fortunately, the incident of the false letter that day lured out the other party in advance, so even if a small number of people were caught, they would not cause much trouble.
Now, he is waiting for news from Wen Liang.
...While running, Jiang Yue and other Xuanwu soldiers changed to a road that was relatively far away but had a wider road.
Because the horses were overtired, they passed by a certain place outside the city and changed horses one after another at the post station. They first rested for a while at the tea table next to the post station, and then had something to eat.
They had changed horses twice along the way.