The father is old and suspicious. Lao Wu dares to enter Beijing openly like this. Even if he avenges his son, it is a big taboo for his father.

As long as the father pursues the fifth brother, all this will develop into a situation that is beneficial to him.

After King Zhuang waited for a while, a small eunuch came to pass the imperial edict.

He is very happy.

He was right, and the father really minded this matter.

The emperor was still in the Qinzheng Hall, and he stood there with his hands behind his back, with the dragon robe on his body, becoming more and more profound and majestic. His eyes were filled with the silence that had been eternal.

There was not only the emperor, but also the Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor, and the left and right prime ministers. I didn't see him just now, but I was very sorry that I didn't want to see him, but that was only one of the reasons. He was indeed discussing major events with these important officials in the court.

What they discussed happened to be the deposed prince.

At this moment, seeing them pretending to be over, although they were all experienced in court and were not surprised by their favors and disgraces, they were somewhat strange in their hearts.

As the crown prince, this person, who created an assassination incident in the street, was still blindly denying the evidence. He thought he was self-righteous and did not know that his fox's tail was exposed. He was indeed unworthy of being the crown prince.

Thinking about the fact that when the former crown prince was abolished as King Liang and established the new crown prince, the emperor also wanted King Zhuang, but he was even more interested in King Li. They advised him that King Zhuang was calm, cunning, good at dealing with things, and the style of a crown prince.

Moreover, King Zhuang is the eldest and King Li is the youngest. Since both sons are virtuous, then the establishment of the crown prince is not the youngest, which is also the rule of ancestors.

Unexpectedly, King Zhuang slapped them hard with reality.

In just over a year, why did King Zhuang suddenly become unable to get along with Prince Cheng?

You said that if he attacked King Li, it would be reasonable. It could be said that he threatened his position as the crown prince. King Cheng asked him to provoke him?

It's really stupid to act against an irrelevant person.

After King Zhuang entered the hall, he knelt on the ground to pay his respects.

The emperor looked unaware of joy and anger and said lightly: "Have you really seen Lao Wu?"

Whether it is a letter, a note, a legend, or a guess, as long as you don’t see a real person, you won’t be sure. But if you see a real person, it will be different.

King Zhuang raised his head, his eyes firmly, and he vowed: "Father, after I returned from the palace, I had not yet entered the mansion, but I saw the smoke in the mansion rolling and the water had left. I was very anxious and hurried back to organize the servants to put out the fire."

When I heard that the Zhuang Prince's Mansion had caught fire, the emperor's face darkened. This is the capital, so how could the fire have occurred?

The four important officials present originally wanted to retreat, but the emperor did not ask them to retreat, so they had to listen here. At this time, their faces were also serious.

King Zhuang sighed, "I went back too late, and I was burned four yards in the end. I felt something was wrong. First, I was very strict in my administration, so there shouldn't be any mistakes such as water flowing in the mansion; second, although these four yards are adjacent, they are not connected, and they burn so quickly unless the four yards catch fire at the same time. Therefore, I suspected that it was done by outsiders, and they would definitely leave after seeing the results. My yard's guess was correct."

After saying this, the emperor's eyes were slightly sunk and he looked over.

When King Zhuang saw his father paying attention, he was happy, but his face still looked pitiful: "I saw that on the roof of Zhuang Ya's loft in Erchen's mansion, the fifth couple was there. The fifth was wearing green clothes, and the fifth princess was wearing white clothes. They were there sneering at me."

The emperor frowned and said, "Are you sure you are really seeing the fifth couple?"

King Zhuang kowtowed and swore: "What my son saw with his own eyes is absolutely true. Not only my son, but also my servants in my son's house saw it."

The emperor said lightly: "I understand, you should step down!"

King Zhuang was stunned, it's over!

He came here not only for this purpose, he wanted to expose the fifth brother and then preserve his position as the prince.

So, he finally struggled and said, "Father, my son is wrong. My son should not attack Lao Wu's son. My son knows that he is wrong and will never do this again! But all this was designed by Lao Wu, and it was Lao Wu who is harming me. Lao Wu has no king's law, has great traitors and evil hearts, and pretends that he has not been in the capital for many years. In fact, he has hidden ambitions, Father!"

The emperor's face darkened: "I told you to retreat!"

"Father..."

The emperor frowned and said, "I will check what you said in detail. You retreat first!"

King Zhuang was helpless, and he was afraid that he would really anger his father, so it would be more than worth the loss. Anyway, the nail had been nailed down, and the father knew that the fifth couple had come to the capital. He also told the story of the fifth couple framing him. As long as the father had any doubts in his heart, there would still be hope for his position as the prince.

He left Qinzheng Hall like a step back three times.

He didn't return to Prince Zhuang's Mansion, but waited in the small pavilion outside the hall.

In the hall, the emperor glanced at the four important officials and said slowly: "What do you think of all the ministers?"

The Grand Master Bao Zhangyuan pondered for a moment and said, "If Your Highness Cheng really comes to the capital from Yunzhou, it will be that Wuhuang will return to the capital. The vassal king Wuhuang will return to the capital. If it is of a bad nature and serious nature, you can directly seize the title of vassal king!"

Left Prime Minister Jiao Liyun said: "Now we have to find out whether His Highness Cheng has really arrived in Beijing!"

The Grand Tutor Zhao Yuecheng said lightly: "What the Prince of the Crown Prince has seen with his own eyes must be true!"

The right prime minister Xia Shien shook his head and said, "According to His Royal Highness Cheng, he came to the capital with Princess Cheng. Where do they live? If Guang is only King Zhuang sees it alone, this needs to be cautious!"

Zhao Yuecheng said unhappily: "Your Highness the Crown Prince won't lie, right?"

Xia Shien didn't say anything, a smile flashed across his lips. The smile was meaningful, but everyone understood. For the sake of profit and purpose, what is lying?

Being in the royal family, he stole the heads for that position. What is the big deal to lie?

However, this statement will not be put into the open, after all, it is the crime of deceiving the monarch.

If the prince said it was true, then the prince and his wife were guilty; if the prince just knew that he would not be able to be a prince for a long time, in order to maintain this position, he was telling a lie, and the nature of the matter would have completely changed.

The emperor said: "I will send someone to investigate the affairs of Lao Wu. You can also go down and prepare for the matter of the Taimiao Festival tomorrow! If there is any change, I will send someone to notify you!"

The four of them were a little surprised. The emperor summoned them to the Taimiao Festival tomorrow, and read out the edict of the deposed crown prince and the edict of the world.

This matter has not been announced on a large scale, so only these four important officials have been summoned.
Chapter completed!