diskusbooks Chapter 190 Bite back
Chapter 190 Bite back
When this conclusion came out, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent, except for the crown prince who was shocked and said:
"This is impossible!"
"I personally investigated the case, and I personally examined the witnesses. I also spent many days collecting evidence bit by bit. I only reported it to my father after confirming that it was correct. How could there be any problem?"
The emperor's expression showed no emotion. He knew he shouldn't get angry, and he wasn't angry at the moment. He just asked:
"Do you know what the crime is for framing the current prince?"
The Minister of Justice was familiar with criminal laws and added:
"You slandered the prince and made irresponsible remarks about the royal family. According to the law, your entire family should be executed. But if you are willing to repent and tell the truth, you can save your life and only be sentenced to exile. Your family will not be harmed."
The people in the hall were immediately frightened.
When we heard that telling the truth would not implicate our families, we immediately started talking:
"Your Majesty is wise. We didn't have to frame the Second Prince. We were forced to do it!"
"It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who told us to say so!"
"Your Majesty, I am just a prostitute, not a peasant girl from Huai City, and I don't want to be one!"
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty. I know I was wrong!"
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Every word of these words pointed the finger at the prince, proving that he had arranged everything.
He even said just now that the entire case was handled by him personally and no one else had any room to interfere. In this case, it is no one else's fault if these witnesses turned against him in court.
It was simply that these witnesses were frightened by the emperor's majesty and knew that they could not challenge the law at will, so they told the truth.
Ye Zhaonan looked at these people biting back, his face full of shock and anger:
"Asshole! That's not what you said before!!!"
Ye Jiayan saw the opportunity and argued angrily at this time:
"My dear brother, you are so cruel! You have spent so much money to frame me. Fortunately, my father is very perceptive. Otherwise, if you succeeded, I would not be able to clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River."
"And these people, they didn't say that before. It must be because the Crown Prince coerced and bribed them, and even threatened their lives, that they followed his words. But now that father is in charge, they naturally won't be threatened by you anymore!"
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't bribe or threaten them. It was you who planned everything, right?" Ye Zhaonan said angrily.
"Royal brother, please don't turn the tables. I didn't know you were going to attack me today." Ye Jiayan said coldly.
"Who else could it be if not you? You are so calculating!" Ye Zhaonan was furious, but because the emperor was right next to him, he did not dare to be too harsh on Ye Jiayan.
The two brothers were arguing, and the husband said he was right and the wife said she was right.
Ye Zhaonan only admitted that he investigated the case, but refused to admit that he bribed and threatened witnesses; Ye Jiayan refused to admit Ye Zhaonan's false accusation, but instead said that he did everything he could to frame his brother.
The next second, both of them knelt before the emperor and said in unison:
"Please Father, please look into this matter!"
The emperor of Ye State looked at his two sons, a crown prince and a second prince. One was the eldest son and the other had a powerful maternal family.
The two formed two factions in the court, competing against each other and fighting endlessly for the position under him.
It would have been fine if he was ill and dying before, but now that he has recovered, these two people are still eyeing this position. This is simply treason!
Then the emperor said:
"Since the two of you are arguing with each other, let's find an outsider to investigate."
"Fourth Brother, you come and investigate this matter and see whether it was the Crown Prince who deliberately framed him or the Second Prince who was more clever. I will give you the right to act at your own discretion. If you have any difficulties, seek help from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Jingzhao Prefecture."
In the court, the usually invisible Fourth Prince was suddenly called out and was immediately startled:
"Father, me?"
"Yes, it's you." The emperor nodded, "I will give you seven days to investigate this matter. Then you can leave the court."
Shi Lidie said that the emperor should not attend court for more than an hour every day. Today, the time was almost up and the emperor did not want to stay here any longer. After throwing the matter to the Fourth Prince, he left.
The court officials also left one after another. On the surface, there was harmony, but in their hearts they were plotting for their real master, thinking about how to remove their master from this matter and throw the dirty water on the other party.
Soon, there were only three brothers left in the entire court.
The fourth prince looked at his two brothers and stamped his feet helplessly:
"Oh, Crown Prince, Second Brother, why are you doing this? I have no support from my mother's family, no help from the court officials, no confidants around me, and no connections. For many years, I have only been working in the small Ministry of Works."
"How can I, your humble servant, have the ability to investigate such a case? Aren't you making it difficult for me? Sigh..."
After hearing this, Ye Zhaonan immediately said:
"Father has allowed you to do what you want, so you can investigate as you please. I have always been upright and honest, and I have never done anything like bribing witnesses or slandering my brothers. If it weren't for the fact that my second brother's men were not clean, how could I have caught him?"
"Fourth brother, I am waiting for you to find out the truth and clear my name."
After saying this, Ye Zhaonan left.
Ye Jiayan also patted the Fourth Prince on the shoulder and sighed:
"Thank you for your hard work, fourth brother."
After saying that, he left too.
The fourth prince, Ye Honghui, is a true coward and weakling. Since his mother was of humble origin and died young, he has had little sense of existence in the palace since he was a child.
He knew that he had no bargaining chips and no talent for governing a country, so he never wanted that position.
However, he was interested in inventions and creations, so after receiving the assignment, he had been on duty in the Ministry of Works. As a prince, he was a small seventh-rank official.
He thought that no matter how fiercely other brothers fought for land, it had nothing to do with him.
But unexpectedly, the fire eventually burned him. Now he was in a dilemma. No matter what the truth was, he would offend one of Ye Zhaonan and Ye Jiayan.
Ugh……
But since the emperor had given the order, he had no choice but to investigate. He resigned himself to his fate and walked towards the Dali Temple, intending to seek advice from the Dali Temple's chief judge and ask for his ideas on investigating the case.
At the same time, Ye Zhaonan left the palace angrily and drove directly to Princess Dayin's mansion.
Shi Lidie didn't go to the pub today, so she took a day off to rest.
But Ye Zhaonan walked in angrily. After seeing her, he couldn't control his temper and kicked the flowerpot next to him. The flowerpot broke into several pieces with a bang.
"What's wrong with the Crown Prince today? Even if you are angry, you shouldn't take it out on my flowers!" Shi Lidie felt a little distressed, "This is the dowry I brought from the Dayin Dynasty!"
"What time is it, and you are still thinking about your dowry?" Ye Zhaonan said angrily.
"What happened?"
"Today, I wanted to impeach the Second Prince in the court, but those witnesses who had sworn to be so sure suddenly turned against me in front of my father and accused me of slandering him." Ye Zhaonan said, "Princess, what do you think is going on?"