Chapter 421 Who is the real mastermind behind the scenes
The emperor was furious, and the prince was involved. This kind of thing that shakes the foundation of the country, logically speaking, this three-judge trial must be over.
But Mr. Shi Mo, the inspector who was supervising the head of the institute, suddenly stepped forward again and said——
"Your Majesty, I have something to report - when I was reviewing the fire case in the Prince's Courtyard, I discovered that two of the injured were Western doctors."
"They once treated the Dongchang rebel general Yun Ni, and several of them implicated the prince in the assassination in the Queen's Palace. I have brought those people here!"
The faces of the people present in the prince's party were ashen, and everyone was shocked.
Didn't it mean that in the fire in the Prince's Courtyard, all the Prince's retainers were burned to death, and only those innocent servants survived?
Emperor Ming froze and stared at Yushi Mo: "Mo Qing's family, are you...sure?!"
What do these people want to do? Do they want to force him to punish the prince on the spot?
The Queen Mother was furious because of everything she heard. She sternly said: "Announce the witness!"
Censor Mo simply raised his hand and saw four or five embarrassed-looking people being escorted in by the imperial army.
Two of them looked like Westerners, and the remaining two or three looked like counselors. Among them, Mr. Bai, whom the prince was worried about, was also trembling.
The emperor's face also turned pale, and he closed his eyes, knowing that the prince could not be saved.
He was not very satisfied with the prince, but this feeling of being forced to do something made him extremely angry!
He is the emperor!!
The anger in Emperor Ming's heart had nowhere to vent.
He opened his eyes suddenly and looked at General Zhou coldly. Everything must have been done by the Zhou family!
The Zhou family is forcing him to depose the crown prince so that King Qin can take the throne. What a drama!
He suddenly looked at the Minister of Punishment fiercely and said angrily——
"Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, since the assassin was the original Dongchang rebel general, where did your Ministry of Punishment find these so-called 'assassins' to frame innocent people!"
The Minister of Punishment trembled all over and knelt down with weak legs: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I was not aware of it for a moment..."
He still wanted to quibble, but Emperor Ming had already said angrily: "Come here, the Minister of Punishment will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and the three tribes will be exiled. He will not be allowed to enter the official position for three generations!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...!!"
The Minister of Punishment was forcibly dragged out of the hall by the Imperial Guards. Who would have thought that the chief who was reviewing the case would be the first to be punished.
General Zhou couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw Emperor Ming's fierce gaze, and he suddenly realized - So that's it! That's it!!
He instinctively looked at the cold figure above him who had never spoken.
This is all Cang Qiao's handiwork!
He had heard about the fire in the Prince's Courtyard. When he heard about it, he and his staff believed that Cang Qiao was venting his anger and had seen the Prince's jokes.
But now I know——
The eunuch didn't burn down the other courtyard just to vent his anger. He did it to steal these "witnesses" quietly from under the prince's nose!
Fortunately, I gave the prince a fatal blow today!
The fire that day killed so many people, and the people on the Prince's side simply counted the number of corpses, and it was impossible to determine the identities of all the charred corpses one by one.
The prince had no idea that some of his guests were not dead at all, but were kidnapped!
However, the prince saw that all his loyal followers suffered heavy casualties, Li Guojiu lost his official position again, and all the previous failures were added on!
Under heavy pressure, the prince must be like a caged animal, full of anger and fear.
He must be afraid of being replaced by King Qin, and urgently needs the opportunity to stand up and suppress King Qin!
At this time, the Zhou brothers and sisters conspired to kill Ming Lanruo, and then took the opportunity to dispose of Cang Qiao.
But somehow the news of this incident leaked out, and the prince found out about it. The prince felt that his chance to make a comeback had come——
The prince secretly used Yun Ni and the killers he had raised to temporarily replace the men he had originally planned to kill Ming Lanruo, and even took the opportunity to kill Queen Zhou!
When the Zhou family and Cang Qiao confront each other, no matter who loses, the prince will reap the benefits and become the ultimate beneficiary!
But……
The prince probably didn't know that all of this was actually Cang Qiao's method of forcing him into a desperate situation!
No wonder Cang Qiao made no move after knowing that his sister was out of trouble. He, the real mastermind behind the scenes, had been planning everything at that time.
The Zhou family and the prince are so smart, how could they know that they are the pawns in Cang Qiao's hands!
Now that Queen Zhou has died and the prince has fallen from power, His Majesty believes that the Zhou family did everything, and has punished the Minister of Punishment to the end, feeling resentful of the Zhou family in his heart!
Only Cang Qiao was unscathed...
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The more General Zhou thought about it, the more frightened he became. When Cang Qiao interrupted the meridians of his limbs, he just hated Cang Qiao.
He felt that Cang Qiao was just a despicable villain who was more powerful than him, a vicious dog beside the emperor, and a despicable and shameless flatterer.
But this time, he realized for the first time what a terrifying state of mind and methods the man sitting in front of the emperor had.
General Zhou was sitting in a wheelchair, breaking out in cold sweats.
Shangguan Hongye next to him could tell that something was wrong.
"Uncle?" Shangguan Hongye asked in a low voice.
General Zhou looked at Cang Qiao.
The man still looked careless and aloof, as if everything happening here had nothing to do with him.
Yes, why not?
Except for one line he made sarcastically about the Minister of Punishment at the beginning, he has remained silent until now and just watched the excitement.
"Your Highness, I am fine. I will go to see Your Majesty in a moment. During this period, you should try to keep a low profile in the mansion and do not go out."
General Zhou's expression was a little stiff, and he tried hard not to show a depressed expression.
If Your Majesty hates him, forget it, but don't implicate the King of Qin, thinking that the King of Qin joined forces to force him to depose the crown prince.
Although he really wanted to depose the prince, he would never use this method to make Emperor Ming hold a grudge!
Shangguan Hongye was not really stupid. After hearing all this and seeing the emperor's suspicious and angry eyes, he probably knew in his heart...
I'm afraid my father is also jealous of him.
His eyebrows were furrowed and his mood was a little complicated. It seemed that his job in the Criminal Department was no longer guaranteed.
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This three-division trial ended hastily with the Minister of Punishment disposed of and Li Guojiu imprisoned.
The sky has changed, the clouds are gathering, and it looks like it will rain heavily.
Although His Majesty the Emperor did not deal with the prince immediately.
But everyone's hearts are just like the sky, with a thick layer of clouds hanging over them. Everyone knows that the sky is going to change...
Everyone is worried and worried about being implicated.
There was only one person wearing a gorgeous cloak embroidered with gold thread, holding a string of jade beads in his hand, walking slowly in the corridor.
He even hummed a short passage from "Borrowing the East Wind" in a leisurely manner: "Looking at the north of the Yangtze River and locking warships in a row, I sighed that the east wind was setting fire to the warships... This is also the time to escape the trap..."
Xiao Qizi followed behind, thinking that his Chitose Master, with his naturally good voice, would be a famous actor in the troupe even if he was not an official.
She has such good looks, and if she wants to sing, she will be stunning in all directions.
But he didn't dare to say these words, or he would die!
When I arrived in front of the emperor's bedroom, I saw a man kneeling crookedly in front of the palace door. The attendants beside him looked anxious, but they did not dare to help him.
Xiao Qizi was stunned, "Oh, that's General Zhou. All four limbs are disabled. No wonder it's so difficult to kneel down."
General Zhou was kneeling with cold sweat on his head and was feeling uncomfortable when he suddenly saw a corner of a gorgeous and exquisite robe being dragged in front of his eyes.
A cold voice sounded in his head: "Well, isn't this General Zhou? What is it that makes you apologize here?"
General Zhou froze, gritted his teeth and said, "The governor is really a good calculator."
What can he do if he doesn't kneel down? The emperor is full of anger now, and he can only think of ways to calm the emperor down.
Cang Qiao smiled slightly: "General Zhou is joking."
"Master Chitose, you are here. Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time." As soon as the young eunuch guarding the door saw Cang Qiao, he rushed down to salute.
"Yes." Cang Qiao nodded, did not speak to General Zhou anymore, turned around and went to the palace.
In the bedroom, Emperor Ming sat irritably at the table. Chun Zhaoyi knelt at his feet and hammered his legs with a small jade hammer.
Her voice was gentle and soft, and she whispered comfort: "Your Majesty, don't be upset. Although you didn't get rid of the Ming Concubine, it may not be a bad thing."
"What a good thing, nothing good will happen if you get involved with that dead girl! My prince is dead!" Emperor Ming's eyes were scarlet and he said angrily.