However, there was no sound from the imperial chariot for a long time.
The second prince couldn't help but be a little anxious. He took the risk of being severely punished by the emperor and finally invited the emperor here today.
If the emperor had treated the incident with the Black Armored Guard as if it had not happened, how huge would his second prince's losses be this time?
Chen Changfeng will not let go of his fiefdom, Yizhou, just as he will not let go of Chen Qingzhi in front of him.
"father……"
"Chen Qingzhi, someone told me that some of the black-armored guards are not in the camp, but is it true?" The emperor's voice suddenly came from the imperial chariot.
The second prince felt relieved.
As long as the emperor asks, there will be no possibility for Chen Qingzhi to escape from this matter!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the black-armored guards are here..."
"Chen Qingzhi, I remember that you made outstanding achievements in the battle against the Chu Empire and that you are the prince's favorite general. Don't make the mistake." The emperor's voice suddenly turned cold.
Chen Qingzhi's slightest desire to quibble was instantly torn to pieces by the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it is clear that two thousand black-armored guards did leave the camp under my order, but they were all looking for a medicinal material called Phoenix Blood Fruit for me."
"I was foolish for a moment, please punish me." Chen Qingzhi suddenly hit his head on the ground.
He admitted without hesitation that two thousand black armored guards left the camp.
But this reason was not what the second prince wanted to hear.
Looking for medicinal materials for Chen Qingzhi?
Only a devil would believe this nonsense.
"Chen Qingzhi, don't make excuses. Two thousand black-armored guards are going to help you find medicinal materials. Are you that capable?"
"Even if you have it, how dare you not tell Sixth Brother?"
"Tell me the truth, did your sixth brother ask you to do this, and what did he do with two thousand black-armored guards?" The second prince became anxious.
The person I have to deal with is Chen Changfeng, and this guy Chen Qingzhi is just incidental.
Now Chen Qingzhi has taken all the responsibilities on himself. What the hell is this?
"Your Highness, how could the Crown Prince have anything to do with this matter? I don't know where the Crown Prince has gone."
"Your Majesty, before the prince left the capital, he also asked me to supervise the training of the black-armored guards. However, for my own selfish desires, I asked two thousand black-armored guards to search for medicinal materials for me. I deserve death for my crime." Chen Qingzhi said.
He does not absolve himself of any guilt at all.
He was even afraid that he would not die, so he once again mentioned to the emperor that he had asked the black armored guards to search for medicinal materials.
"Chen Qingzhi, do you think this can cover up Lao Liu's crime of leading troops out of Beijing privately?"
"If you don't speak again, I will report it to my father and put you in a water prison with a net."
"I tell you, few people who go into the water prison come out alive."
"You are still so young, you'd better think it over carefully." The second prince shouted again, even threatening Chen Qingzhi with a water prison with a net.
Chen Qingzhi now has some understanding of the snare, and he also knows the horror of the water prison.
Hearing that the second prince threatened to imprison himself in a water trap, a look of fear flashed across Chen Qingzhi's face, but he still did not change his words: "Your Majesty knows clearly that everything I said is the truth."
"You!" The second prince was furious.
Even after he said this, Chen Qingzhi still refused to let go.
Do you really think you are joking?
"Father, I feel that the disappearance of the two thousand black-armored guards must be related to the sixth brother. I would like to ask my father to order the sixth brother to return to the capital immediately to plead guilty." The second prince stood beside the imperial chariot, his face full of tears.
The look of anger.
Of course he knew what the two thousand black armored guards were doing following Chen Changfeng.
But he couldn't say it.
Otherwise, even if Chen Changfeng is unlucky, his second prince will not be able to reap the benefits.
Surrounding and killing the prince, this alone is enough to make him, the owner of the Yizhou fiefdom, miserable.
"Father!" Seeing that the emperor did not respond for a while, the second prince could not help but become worried.
If the emperor didn't care, how could they compete with Chen Changfeng?
"Father, I feel that my father..."
"Second son, are you teaching me how to do things?" The emperor's cold voice came, making the second prince tremble all over.
"Father, please calm down. My sons and ministers dare not." The second prince quickly admitted his mistake.
He stood aside with his head bowed, not even daring to raise his head.
The emperor opened the chariot and his eyes fell on Chen Qingzhi.
Naturally, he would not believe the nonsense about two thousand black-armored guards going out to look for medicinal materials.
If Chen Qingzhi dares to do this, Chen Changfeng will be the first to kill him.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, Chen Changfeng was doing something with the black armored guards, and there was a high probability that this matter was related to the second prince.
Otherwise he is so excited?
Why didn't the third prince come out and say a word?
"Chen Qingzhi, as the commander-in-chief of the Black Armored Guards, the Crown Prince has placed such an important responsibility on you, but you have neglected your duties, which really disappoints me."
"Come here, capture Chen Qingzhi and put him in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Wait for the prince to come back before he is released." The emperor waved his hand.
Chen Qingzhi was captured immediately.
The black-armored guards in the distance did not dare to move forward at all, and could only watch helplessly as Chen Qingzhi was taken away by the emperor's men.
The second prince looked annoyed.
The emperor secretly defended Chen Changfeng to a hopeless point.
This was clearly Chen Changfeng who led the army to leave the capital. The emperor didn't even say a word to question Chen Changfeng.
They just arrested Chen Qingzhi and imprisoned him in the Ministry of Punishment Prison until Chen Changfeng came back.
When Chen Changfeng comes back, I'm afraid Chen Qingzhi will be reinstated directly, right?
The second prince felt extremely unhappy. He felt more and more that the father in front of him was becoming less and less close to him.
…
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?" In the harem, Concubine Duan brought a bowl of white fungus soup.
This is the emperor's daily favorite.
The emperor sat on the chair, with a trace of sadness on his face.
He took the white fungus soup and put it aside. Then he put his arms around Concubine Duan and sighed: "I discovered today that I and the princes below me have become less and less close to each other."
"What did your majesty say? The second and third sons are very respectful to your majesty. They even sent a lot of things over the day before yesterday. They said that if your majesty comes here to rest, please take me for your majesty's use."
"The fifth child also sent people to bring spring fruits and vegetables, but the fourth child is gone, otherwise he would come here this year. As for the prince, the prince always thought that the queen's affairs were related to me, so he never liked me..."
When Concubine Duan talked about Chen Changfeng, she felt a little heavy.
The emperor patted Concubine Duan on the back of her hand: "That boy has a bad temper. Don't be like him. When I see him next time, I will tell him to come and see you from time to time."
"I went to the Heijiawei camp today and found that the fight between their brothers has become more and more intense."
"If this continues, I'm really worried that they will fight against each other and kill each other."
"I was thinking on the way here just now, how about I abdicate directly and let the prince ascend the throne, so that they don't have to fight."
"Concubine Duan, what do you think?"
Concubine Duan was so frightened by the emperor's words that she broke into sweat.
The emperor actually wanted to abdicate and let Chen Changfeng ascend the throne as emperor?
Isn't this a joke?
If Chen Changfeng becomes the emperor, the second and third princes will still have a way to live. Will she, the biological mother of the third prince, still be alive?
Wouldn't it be that what they have been working hard for for so long was in vain?
How can this work!
"Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and the Ming Empire is also flourishing under His Majesty's governance. A generation of saintly kings will abdicate in favor of worthy men?"
"Although I am dull and ignorant of political affairs, I also know that this is an inappropriate move."
"Besides, I said something that I shouldn't have said. If they hadn't been allowed to fight with each other in the first place, how would your Majesty have discovered the prince's abilities?" Concubine Duan looked at the emperor with sincerity in her eyes.