Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

"I received a pigeon letter from the eunuch Tao Xingjian of the Palace Department. Your Majesty left yesterday and can reach the capital camp at 1:00 a.m.! You can enter the Daming Palace at 1:00 p.m.!"

Xie Changqing smiled with great excitement with his toothless mouth, "Your Majesty is returning to the capital this time with a total of five battalions of guards and five thousand soldiers!

"Your Majesty orders the Prince of the East and the Ministry of War to work with the Capital Camp to place troops and horses and deploy defenses in the capital!"

In other words, Emperor Zhaoming has brought 5,000 elite troops from five large camps outside, and these are territories that Prince Yu and Prince Zhongshun cannot reach!

Even King Dong was greatly excited after hearing this!

The capital city is too big, there are too many locations that need to be defended, and there are very few people who can be completely trusted.

When he returned to Beijing from Donghai, according to the rules, he brought very limited men with him.

He and Feng Tang have been working very hard to take care of the entire capital city and the two palace cities these days, but they still feel stretched.

It’s better now!

With these five thousand trustworthy soldiers and horses, and His Majesty still in the palace, it would be as easy as an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves to eliminate the evil spirits in the capital, right? !

When the ministers on the Third Prince's side heard the news, there was a small "boom" in the crowd, followed by a buzzing sound, and everyone began to discuss excitedly!

Cao Feng also took a deep breath and put the heart that was in his throat back into his stomach;

His hands stopped shaking, his calves stopped cramping, his waist stopped being weak, and he even smiled as he looked at the pale Prince Yu:

"Prince Yu," he nodded to Prince Zhongshun, "Prince Zhongshun,

“Since you two have so many concerns and are anxious to report them to the Emperor, who is about to return to the capital;

"Why don't you two go back first?

"You two are princes of the royal family, so you still have the power to make secret memorials.

"I will report to your majesty later and await your memorials."

Master Zhitong also let out a long sigh, put his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and said with a smile:

"I will clean the two single rooms in advance and wait for the two princes to move in and become neighbors with the Western Prince and others."

The Second King's face suddenly turned green and blue, as if his face was covered with rotten vegetable leaves.

Everyone chuckled.

There were countless smiling faces full of mockery in front of me, and Cao Feng's words "a fool who only cares about the beginning and not the end" and "you want to fight for the world with your brain" were heard in my ears;

What comes to mind is that when Emperor Zhaoming was the crown prince, he brought his follower named Lin to refute the emperor's opinion of "appointing relatives";

They also said, "For example, Uncle Yu, apart from gossiping behind people's backs, what ability does he have to govern the country?"

Prince Yu felt a blockage in his chest, his vision went dark, and the world was spinning...

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Prince Yu suddenly turned pale, his good hands and feet went limp, his broken arms and legs stiffened, and he slid off the chair and lost consciousness!

"Oh, you're scared now?"

"You are so timid and yet you want to usurp the throne..."

"Tsk, tsk, crispy!"

The people around them whispered malicious ridicule, and Prince Yu and his party couldn't help but blush and feel embarrassed when they heard it.

But, Your Majesty, this is indeed a little too fragile...

It was just a few words, who knows if they were true or not, but I was scared into this state. If it was more serious, would I be scared to death here?

He always pretends to be a tyrant, and his schemes are dazzling. But how come his courage is so weak?

Many people began to feel resentful and regretful that they had followed the wrong person.

Prince Zhongshun only watched Prince Yu's joke for three or five breaths, then turned his attention back to himself and asked Prince Dun tentatively:

"Now that the palace affairs have been settled, I haven't seen my son for a while and I miss him very much. I wonder if I can let my son go home to see me?"

"King Zhongshun, do you think the monk is talking nonsense when he tells you he will clean your cell?"

Cao Feng still had some respect for Prince Yu because he had assisted in the administration for three years.

But he had no good feelings towards this loyal and obedient prince who was addicted to eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He spoke in a very sarcastic way:

"Your son is loyal, filial, chaste and righteous. He respectfully obeys the Emperor's order. He dares to shoot an arrow at the head maid of Kunning Palace if she breaks into the palace and does things recklessly!

"With your majesty's generosity and kindness, you will surely raise such a good child well and help him grow up!

"So, Prince Zhongshun, your father's bloodline will never be cut off!

"You can go to...Dali Temple with confidence!"

Although Cao Feng replaced the word "death" with "Dali Temple" at the end, everyone around him understood it. They looked at each other meaningfully and smiled at each other.

Tai Shang had regarded this person as a mascot in his early years, and had only suppressed him secretly throughout his life, and had never really killed him outright.

In the hands of a sinister person like the present emperor, the scandal of the royal family fighting each other is really unpleasant to hear, and it is easy for history books to make distorted comments thousands of years later. He will definitely find a way to smooth over this matter.

If the prince of Prince Zhongshun's mansion is really the kind of person Cao Tianguan described, it is hard to say whether Emperor Zhaoming would directly give Prince Zhongshun a cup of poisoned wine and let the prince inherit the title!

Since everyone else was thinking this way, Prince Zhongshun naturally couldn't help but guess this.

His face also looked ugly.

So this is actually a shameless way of clinging to the title? !

How ignorant is this!?

The King of the East frowned as he looked at him, "The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules.

"Now that the testimonies from all over the place match the evidence copied from the palace, Prince Zhongshun cannot escape the charge of 'treason'. According to the law, the entire palace should be executed!

"Lord Cao, please do not speculate on the emperor's intentions without authorization."

Prince Zhongshun suddenly felt his legs starting to go weak!

Cao Feng readily followed suit and agreed, saying "Oh, oh" and then saying "damn it, damn it". Then he smiled and asked King Dun to order "the two kings and all the adults" to be "sent back home".

At this moment, Prince Dun was very perceptive. He took the Third Prince's hand with a smile and said:

“Now that the Shangyuan ceremony has not yet been completed, the Third Prince who is presiding over the ceremony on behalf of the Emperor is still in charge of the Hanyuan Hall.

"Please give the order, Your Highness."

The Third Prince hesitated for a moment, looked at the Eastern King first, and when he saw him nod, he looked at the middle-aged man in the crowd:

"Doctor Zhai?"

Zhai Daogong hurriedly bowed and gave the Ministry of Rites' advice: "According to etiquette, this is exactly what should be done."

The Third Prince then took a deep breath and ordered loudly: "Come here!"

King Dong then coughed.

The guards outside, who had been silent, suddenly responded loudly: "In!"

“Capture all the members of Prince Yu’s and Prince Zhongshun’s factions and send them back to their respective residences!

"According to the practice of raiding all prefectures on the tenth day of the lunar month, all males will be arrested, females will be confined to their homes, and relevant evidence will be searched!

"If a major case arises, report it immediately to the Prince of Dongping and Shoukang Palace. No mistakes can be made!"

The third prince spoke clearly and logically.

——Although the last half sentence about Shoukang Palace was added inexplicably.

The ministers looked at him with satisfaction, each taking their positions, raising their sleeves and bowing: "Yes, we obey the Third Prince's order!"

The two kings and their gang saw the guards outside suddenly appear like a tide, and quickly arrested all their accomplices, two by two serving one, and they couldn't help but feel angry and regretful.

Someone burst into tears: "Just now, just now, the King of Dongping was actually showing weakness and setting a trap..."

"Otherwise, how could Prince Yu be so proud and confess everything?" Cao Feng told them the truth kindly, "Although we have a few confessions, they don't cover much. They can't compare to what he said in person, which is both detailed and straightforward."

"You, you induced a confession!!!" Prince Yu's confidant's eyes turned red with anger, and he pointed at Cao Feng and wanted to curse him!

Cao Feng was panicking: "I have never been in charge of the Ministry of Justice, so I am not very good at judging cases. If there is anything wrong...

"I think your majesty will forgive me~"

This is what is called being in high spirits.