When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

The prince was held by three men, gasping for breath.

The emperor sneered: "Brother, can you tell me now what else you want to do? You dragged Chen Jiangkuo into this, so it should be more than just hiding the gold mine, right?

What do you want him to do for you?"

The whereabouts of the Chen family children who were kidnapped by the Ninth Prince are still unknown. I guess even the Ninth Prince doesn’t know where the First Prince is hiding them.

Otherwise, he had been tortured many times by the Dali Temple and confessed many things, except for the whereabouts of the prince and the hostages.

It is easy to understand why he does not betray the eldest prince. After all, the eldest prince is the last hope of the ninth prince, and he will never betray his eldest brother no matter what.

The Chen family was not very important to him, so there was no need for him to hide it. Besides, General Chen had already been detained by the Emperor.

That only means that the Ninth Prince really doesn't know where the two children are now.

After getting the emperor's approval, Chen Jin ordered Li Qing to punish the Ninth Prince. Of course, it was not torture, because he was a prince after all, so he could only be beaten with a stick or something.

They did not dare to use too severe torture instruments on the prince, otherwise the clan house would not let him go.

Chen Jin handled this matter very well, without angering the clan court, while achieving the purpose of interrogation.

Even a simple pinching of the fingers was unbearable for the Ninth Prince. As a child of the royal family who grew up in luxury, his skin and flesh were very tender and he had never experienced such hardship.

Therefore, in order to suffer less, the Ninth Prince readily confessed to many things.

As the elder brother of the Ninth Prince, the First Prince had bribed the jailers and gaolers with large sums of money, so the Ninth Prince was not treated too harshly in his life.

Even the Dali Temple had received money from the prince, but everyone thought it was normal brotherhood and did not arouse too much suspicion.

Even the emperor, when he knew that the eldest prince had bribed the Dali Temple, did not say anything, nor did he doubt the eldest prince.

The impression that the eldest prince has left on everyone over the years is truly too successful.

Now that it has been pointed out by the emperor, many people still cannot believe it. How could a prince like this actually want to usurp the throne?

You wouldn't even dare to say that as a joke, right?

The prince looked at the emperor and the courtiers who couldn't believe it with difficulty through the gaps between his swollen eyelids. He said miserably:

"Your Majesty, I didn't. I don't dare. I don't know anything."

The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at the prince for a while, then suddenly smiled.

Ha ha ha ha……

"Even a smart man like my father could be fooled by a showman like you. Why should I be angry? If you dare to do it, you must bear the consequences.

Without real evidence, I would not believe that my gentle and harmless elder brother is the real mastermind behind so many heinous cases."

The Emperor took a few steps closer to the Great Prince and said sarcastically:

"But now that you've been found out, you're doomed to fail. It's a pity to work so hard for half your life and end up failing at the last moment.

Tsk tsk, eldest brother, I have no choice but to let you live in the Dali Temple prison as well, so that you can keep Old Nine company.

By the way, didn’t you send someone to take care of all the people in the Dali Temple a while ago? It just so happens that you can use it now.

It can be seen that there is a plan in the dark. "

The eldest prince let out a low growl like a wild beast, and tried to break free from the shackles. He wanted to crush to death this annoying person in front of him.

He couldn't admit it! Otherwise, he would die a miserable death!

So he still argued cunningly: "I didn't do it, you are framing me! I know, you are afraid that we princes will threaten your position, so you want to kill us all, right?! You have a cruel heart, you are so cruel..."

The three imperial guards had to work very hard to restrain his fat body. What a joke! The person in front of them was the emperor. If they let the people in their hands bump into them, their lives would be over.

Therefore, the three of them tried hard to hold down the prince who was getting very emotional and trying to rush forward.

The emperor looked at the eldest prince's incompetence with cold eyes and anger. He could no longer show him any mercy. He was so stupid in the past that he was deceived by such a person.

That he is vicious?

The emperor shook his head expressionlessly.

"I'm not as cruel as you, Big Brother. You just killed someone right in front of us. You won't forget it so quickly, will you?

Killing people while looking innocent is really a learning experience! But big brother, don't you think you are too skilled at it?

It can be seen that the eunuch just now was not the first person you killed with your own hands! Since you have been hiding your true nature for so many years, how could you be so careless and expose it today?

Just because I didn't ask you to wait in the side hall, you are so impatient to show me your true colors?"

The prince was so angry that he loudly retorted:

"You're talking nonsense. I didn't do that! That was an accident. Stop slandering me. These are just excuses."

The emperor raised his lips and said disdainfully:

"If I want to kill you, do I need to find an excuse? Isn't it said that if the king wants his subjects to die, they have to die! Big brother, you dare not take responsibility for what you did. You are worse than the fourth brother. I really look down on you!"

It’s heartbreaking to kill someone!

The eldest prince has always been conceited, thinking that he is the most talented and the most suitable person to be an emperor. Yet, he actually said that he is not as good as the brainless fourth prince!

The prince couldn't bear it any longer and he struggled violently again.

"you you……"

The emperor was too lazy to look at his ugly appearance, so he turned around and walked back to his dragon throne and sat down.

Jiang Wen, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood aside, with his sleeves rolled up, not saying a word. However, his eyes swept over the prince's body many times, and then he lowered his head and thought secretly.

It seems that whether his nephew Chen Jiangkuo can regain the emperor's favor depends on this prince.

The emperor waved his hand, and the prince was forcibly taken away by the imperial guards and taken to solitary confinement in the Dali Temple cell.

Minister of War Zeng Yunzhou volunteered:

"Your Majesty, I will personally lead people to surround the Grand Prince's mansion and ensure that not even a mosquito can fly out!" This matter did not require a minister to personally take action.

But if he doesn't make his position clear now, when will he?

The emperor looked at him, understood his painstaking efforts, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Okay! I'm confident in your work!" Just take it as a reassurance to Minister Zeng.

He has indeed been much more diligent recently, and the emperor still likes him. What's more, he will still be useful to the Zeng family in the future.

Jiang Wen was anxious because he was an official of the Ministry of Rites and had no role in the confiscation of property. However, it would be a pity to waste such a good opportunity.

He quickly reviewed his connections in his mind, and immediately stood up and gave advice to the emperor: