The bloody contents on the paper were like knives stabbing into the emperor's heart.
He had never thought that the third prince, the prince he had always placed high hopes on, would actually do such a thing.
Murder the prince and cede the country!
How much do you really know about these princes?
Moreover, even the third prince was able to unite with the Great Chu Li Fengxian with a blood letter, so how could it be impossible for the fourth prince?
Concubine Duan wanted to see how Chen Changfeng forged the secret letter that the four princes colluded with the Chu Empire.
But he didn't expect that the handwriting on the blood book was exactly the same as that of his son, the third prince.
Even at the end, there are the names and fingerprints of the third prince.
Concubine Duan's face turned pale in an instant. She looked at the officials' puzzled expressions and knelt down beside the emperor.
"Mother concubine." The third prince called out. Suddenly he realized something, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Father, that thing is fake. I was captured at that time, and Li Fengxian forced me to write it down. I have no such intention." The third prince quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
He didn't expect that Chen Changfeng really got his blood letter.
The only thing I was glad about was that Li Feng ran away first. As long as he refused to admit it, he could save his life.
"Okay, okay, great!" The emperor stood up, wrapped the blood book again, put it in his arms, and punched his chest hard, with a smile on his face.
The expressions of all the officials changed.
"Look, look, I have given birth to a good son. Look, what does brotherhood mean, what does loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness mean? Good, good!" The emperor said repeatedly, and the look on his face made all the officials laugh.
It's unclear why.
She wondered what kind of evidence Chen Changfeng had given the fourth prince, and actually made Concubine Duan and the third prince kneel down together.
Didn’t Concubine Duan just want to hold the fourth prince accountable for his death? Why did she kneel down first?
The emperor's emotions were a little hard to express. What happened?
"Father..." The second prince didn't know what was going on, and was about to ask the emperor to bring out Chen Changfeng's evidence so that he could expose Chen Changfeng's tricks.
But what he didn't expect was the emperor's sinister eyes.
The second prince's heart trembled, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground.
All the officials were stunned. Yao Xiaoren and Tang Mingren looked at each other and noticed the confusion in each other's eyes.
"It is difficult to tell the truth about the death of the fourth prince, but those who hindered our Ming Dynasty campaign cannot escape the blame. The prince Chen Changfeng killed the fourth prince and thought of serving the country wholeheartedly. He was fined for one year and confined for ten days."
"Concubine Duan just said that she would be punished on behalf of the prince. I should agree to it. Concubine Duan will accept all punishments."
"Concubine Duan, do you have any objections?" The emperor's words made everyone stunned again.
"I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness." What everyone in the Taiji Hall did not expect was that Concubine Duan, who originally initiated the matter, actually agreed.
"The second prince and the third prince delayed the military flight and almost missed the Ming Dynasty. I hope you and others will serve the Ming Dynasty. They will be fined for three years. Each of them will cut off a royal pearl and be closed for a month."
"Quit the court!" The emperor finished speaking and immediately turned around and left without giving everyone time to react.
The officials didn't even have time to digest the news.
Prince Chen Changfeng killed the fourth prince and was only fined one year's salary and ten days of confinement. Concubine Duan also suffered these consequences.
But Concubine Duan really agreed.
why is that?
Concubine Duan shot herself in the foot?
There are also the second prince and the third prince who just delayed the military flight, but each of them had a royal pearl cut off?
Wang beads are a symbol of the status of princes.
Nine beads are for the emperor, seven beads are for the prince, five beads are for the favored prince, and ordinary princes have three royal beads.
This represents status and the degree of importance in the emperor's heart.
Directly cutting off one royal pearl from each of the two princes meant that the emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the two of them.
This is the first time that the emperor has never punished someone like this since he ascended the throne.
But why is this?
Moreover, is this the matter with the fourth prince?
Why is the emperor so partial to the prince Chen Changfeng?
But why didn’t Concubine Duan say anything?
Could it be the evidence that the prince just handed over?
No one among the officials made any sound. They watched Chen Changfeng walk out of the Tai Chi Hall, and no one said a word.
The second prince was also full of doubts.
He didn't do anything, so why did he get a King Pearl cut off?
The third prince knelt on the ground, his eyes full of confusion.
He knew why the second prince was punished along with him. It was simply because the emperor suspected that the second prince was conspiring with the Chu Empire like himself.
Only then did Chen Changfeng lead the army back victoriously. Chen Changfeng was not suspected of conspiring with the Chu Empire.
There is no need for evidence that the four princes colluded with the Chu Empire.
Because the evidence of his third prince was handed over to the emperor by Chen Changfeng.
Even his third prince could conspire with Li Fengxian to kill Chen Changfeng.
Does it matter whether the fourth prince is a dead prince or not?
The moment the emperor saw the blood letter, he was already suspicious of every prince except Chen Changfeng.
What is the truth about the fourth prince is no longer important.
What the emperor cares about is this blood letter!
Concubine Duan sat slumped on the ground next to the dragon chair, with a look of fear on her face.
She looked at her son. She never imagined that her son would write such a rebellious blood letter.
Moreover, it fell into the hands of Chen Changfeng!
As an emperor, the most intolerable thing is for his subordinates to collude with the enemy, let alone the emperor's own son.
If there was no absolute evidence and no witness like Li Fengxian, none of them would be able to escape today!
"Wu-wu-" Concubine Duan lay on the ground and sobbed softly.
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"Prince, the evidence just now belongs to the third prince, right?" Yao Xiaoren chased Chen Changfeng for a while before he suddenly understood.
Tang Mingren obviously still didn't understand, with a look of confusion on his face.
"The third prince wanted to join forces with Li Fengxian to kill me, so he wrote a blood letter to Li Fengxian. Later, the blood letter fell into my hands."
"I originally wanted to bring Li Fengxian back to the capital. Even if I couldn't kill the third prince, he would be unable to gain a foothold in the court. Unfortunately, Li Fengxian was rescued." Chen Changfeng stopped and explained slowly.
Only now did Tang Mingren understand why the emperor spoke like that, and why he only treated Chen Changfeng superficially, but was not polite to the second and third princes.
"If the prediction is correct, the person who rescued Li Fengxian should be the one who caught the trap."
"The prince's request for a snare today must be just to get His Majesty to agree to the prince's establishment of his own organization." Yao Xiaoren nodded and looked at Chen Changfeng with a smile.
Chen Changfeng asked for the net when he came up, but this was just to leave room for him to make conditions.
Of course, the emperor didn't even let Chen Changfeng put forward any conditions, but took the initiative to let Chen Changfeng form an organization similar to Luo Wang.
Obviously the emperor intended to strengthen Chen Changfeng's power.
This great victory gave the emperor full confidence in Chen Changfeng and his intention to make Chen Changfeng bigger.
"After all, I can't hide it from Old Yaotou." Chen Changfeng nodded slightly.
"Speaking of snares, there are many masters in them. The martial arts of these people far exceed those of the generals in the army. If they fight alone, no one can be their opponent."
"The leader of Luowang is called Zhao Gao. He was the eunuch chief beside the late emperor. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he was sent to Luowang."
"If the prince wants to establish an organization similar to Luowang, it will take a lot of effort. The most important thing is to recruit talents." When Tang Mingren talked about Luowang, he was quite sensible.
After all, during the late emperor's time, he was the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.