The maid's road to success

The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice in Kyoto were very busy. Li Changan sat in front of his desk for a long time, unable to calm down, looking at the orders issued from above.

So this was An Zizhong's goal, to thoroughly investigate the poisoning of the late emperor and overturn the case for Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion. He looked at An Zizhong who was transferred to the Ministry of Justice to help, and saw that he was still calm and composed, with a measured attitude.

I don’t know what he feels in his heart, but such a person is destined to succeed.

"Master Li, a group of people have been captured outside. Master Wang asked you to take them to interrogate them."

Li Changan looked at An Zizhong who was still calmly looking through the files, took a deep breath, and took his men to the Ministry of Justice prison.

When passing by An Zizhong, An Zizhong looked up at Li Changan and nodded to him. Li Changan also nodded back. Others thought they were being polite out of classmate friendship, but only Li Changan knew that An Zizhong was thanking him.

Li Changan smiled bitterly and walked towards the prison. In order to pry open those people's mouths as quickly as possible and investigate some clues about the late emperor, Li Changan had tried every possible means and stayed in the Ministry of Justice day and night.

In order to prevent his identity from being discovered, An Zizhong tried his best to restrain himself. After all, it was impossible for the helpers transferred from other government offices to really participate in the interrogation of prisoners. In order to reassure him, Li Changan interrogated as many prisoners as possible and participated in discussions with his superiors.

The purpose is to replace An Zizhong, become his eyes and hands, to find out as much information about the case as possible, and let An Zizhong know the most things.

But there was no need for him to be so polite to him. They had studied and worked together, and planned for the future together for so many years. In Li Changan's heart, An Zizhong had long been like his brother. He had received so much help from An Zizhong, and now it was finally his turn to contribute.

There was no need for An Zizhong to thank himself.

Li Changan stood at the prison gate. He wanted to find out the truth as soon as possible and help An Zizhong complete his road to revenge, but he was afraid that after everything was settled, they would drift further and further apart.

Just before the Chinese New Year, the case was finally solved.

"The death of the late emperor has been ascertained. The culprits are Lord Cheng'en and Gao, who poisoned the late emperor and murdered loyal ministers and generals. Their crimes are unforgivable. All nine clans must be executed, and Gao will be imprisoned in the cold palace."

As for Gong Qisu, he is already at the end of his rope and is just holding on. After all, he is the emperor, and even if he is guilty, it is not up to his subjects to convict him. The Sixth Prince is not in a hurry about this. After all, he has been waiting for so many years, and it won't be just a few days. Why should he be in a hurry to ascend the throne and get a reputation of forcing his brother?

After all, Gong Qisu has been the emperor for such a long time, and there are still many people supporting him. It is just a matter of time, and there is no need to create more trouble.

"First, the Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion has suffered injustice. This prince is deeply saddened. I will order Liangzhou to escort the women of the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion back to the capital as soon as possible and properly settle them. The rest can be discussed later."

This was also the idea after An Zizhong and Prince Li discussed it. On the surface, there is now a male heir in the Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion, who is Princess Yong'an's son, Zong Ge.

However, An Zizhong had stated that he did not want Zong Ge to inherit the Huaiyuan Marquisate. Prince Li thought that it was because of him that the Huaiyuan Marquisate kept it in mind, so they did not want Zong Ge to inherit the title.

After all, the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion had suffered a lot of injustice because of my affairs, and I had blamed them for so many years. If I had known this earlier, I would not have allowed them to bully the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion like this.

But it was too late to say anything now. Zong Ge also had his own blood on his body. Prince Li knew he was in the wrong and had no objection.

However, An Zizhong realized that Prince Li might be overthinking it, and added.

"Zong Ge cannot inherit the title not because of the past between you and the old marquis, but because there are other arrangements for the future. Your Majesty, don't think too much about it and find out what I told you as soon as possible."

Prince Li looked at the smug expression on the Sixth Prince's face as he sat on the dragon throne. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart and lowered his head so that no one saw him.

Did the Sixth Prince really think that he could become the emperor smoothly?

It's really funny. The Fourth Prince and the Emperor have been fighting for the throne, military power, and authority. I don't know how many lives have been lost and how much damage has been done to the court. Doesn't the Sixth Prince have any of his own?

The reason why An Zizhong and the ancestor chose the Sixth Prince to be the final winner was that the crime of the Huaiyuan Marquisate was the murder of the late emperor, and those involved were the emperor's concubines and descendants.

Therefore, if they want to overturn the verdict, restore their innocence and not be criticized by anyone, these people who are the legitimate sons of the royal family must bring it up themselves.

They chose the Sixth Prince simply because the Sixth Prince had never directly harmed the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, and the final fruits of victory could be tolerated to be touched by the Sixth Prince.

But he should forget about becoming the emperor of Chen State, after all, he had done a lot of cruel things. When he was framed in Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion, he also shared a lot of benefits.

They stepped on the corpses of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, seized the property of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, and even humiliated the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion in front of and behind people many times. They used the miserable appearance of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion as a funny story to accompany their drinking.

Even if such a person could become emperor, he would only be more foolish than Gong Qisu.

One was obsessed with women, and he collected women from all over the world without caring about their status or position. He brought them into the palace and even did not spare his father's concubines.

One is stupid, jealous, self-willed, and cruel.

Yes, he was extremely brutal. An Zizhong said that after the Sixth Prince established his own palace and was crowned king, he tortured to death thirteen maids and nine servants.

The reason why he did such a cruel thing was simply because the Empress Dowager once made a decision for him in a domineering manner, or scolded him in public and made him lose face.

The Sixth Prince did not dare to rebel against the Grand Empress Dowager, nor could he deal with the Sixth Princess, so he attacked the servants around him, and no one knew about this, as the Sixth Princess managed the Sixth Prince's Mansion like an iron barrel. The deaths of those servants were also handled very well.

Prince Li and Marquis Wu'an also believed that the Sixth Prince was not worthy of being the Emperor. Even if the Fourth Prince was imprisoned, the Emperor would not be able to hold on for long. The other princes below had no possibility of succeeding to the throne, and it would not be him.

"Your Majesty is wise."

After successfully restoring the former title of Marquis Tang Huaiyuan, the remains of the framed men could be moved back to the Chen family's ancestral tomb in broad daylight, and the female family members could return to Kyoto. Prince Li was relieved.

The next step is to investigate the matter of the Sixth Princess.

An Zizhong told him that he used to be a spy planted by the Sixth Prince in the Princess's Mansion. He found out that the Sixth Princess seemed to have her own army. It was not large in scale, but each of them could fight ten people at once.

The Sixth Princess's mother's family was once a famous family of military generals. What they were best at was not fighting, but training troops.

The soldiers they trained were also more ferocious in assassinating foreigners.

The Sixth Prince established a very loyal image in front of the ministers on the night of the rebellion, so he would be the best person to inherit the throne.

But if this is the case, people in the world will suffer more, and an emperor who is not a wise ruler will be the doom of people in the world.

What they chose was to let everyone know that the Sixth Princess was also secretly raising an army and had ulterior motives.

This will reduce the possibility of the Sixth Prince inheriting the throne. Moreover, the military power and the right to speak in Kyoto can also influence him.

The Sixth Prince had never actually been on the battlefield, and he had no prestige in the army. If anything happened to the Sixth Princess, it would definitely affect his reputation, and he would also lose the influence of the Sixth Princess's family in the army.

By then, all the evidence of the Sixth Prince's crimes will be presented to everyone, and he will never have the chance to ascend the throne again.