On the right side of the main hall, four adult princes stood at the front of the Wu Xun family train.

The eldest prince is still at the head of the four. Even though he is no longer King of Lu, Emperor Kaiping did not adjust the ranking of the princes. In the eyes of many people, this is His Majesty's preference for the eldest prince, but only a few people can see through it.

The profound meaning of this arrangement.

Liu Xian looked calm and calm, recalling Concubine Wu's instructions in his mind.

After the assassination broke out, Concubine Wu's situation seemed to have become very embarrassing. The biological prince was demoted to the rank of general, and Princess Pingyang was banned from the palace for a year. It seemed that she had lost the emperor's favor in an instant. There was never a shortage of gossip in the palace.

They were villains who steered the ship up and down, but before these people could change the direction of the wind, Emperor Kaiping actually slept in Concubine Wu's Jingren Palace that night.

Concubine Wu's seemingly shaky position was immediately stabilized, and no one knew about her conversation with Emperor Kaiping that night.

Yesterday afternoon, she summoned Liu Xian into Jingren Palace. Looking at the son who had lost his title for taking the blame for his sister, Wu Guifei did not reprimand her harshly. After retreating, she said in a complicated tone: "Xian'er, Your Majesty deposes you.

My position as prince is for your own good."

Liu Xian was startled, an unnatural smile appeared on his face, he nodded and said: "Mother, concubine, sons and ministers all understand."

Although she is over forty years old, Concubine Wu is still very well-maintained, with a graceful and luxurious temperament that sets off a charming face. However, she frowned slightly and said slowly: "You don't understand, and you don't need to

clear."

Liu Xian looked at Concubine Wu's slightly disappointed expression and suddenly sighed: "Concubine, Ning Fengzhi is dead."

Concubine Wu was stunned, and a touch of surprise emerged in her heart, and she asked hastily: "Have you really figured it out?"

Liu Xian bowed to pay homage and said sincerely: "My son, I have been thinking quietly in the house these days. I finally figured out the whole story of this matter, and I also understand that my father has not really given up on my son. In fact, my mother and concubine, my son has nothing in his heart."

The meaning of resentment is that Pingyang is not angry because of my eldest brother. Pei Yue did not kill all of them, and his father tried to protect his sons and ministers at every turn. The only person who was at fault in the whole thing was the sons and ministers themselves. If he had not been greedy for money and

If Pei Yue had a conflict, the following things would not have happened. If I could learn from my father's knowledge of people, he would not be deceived by people like Ning Fengzhi, and he would not become a knife in the hands of others."

He gave a wry smile and sighed: "I made thousands of mistakes, and they are all my own fault."

There was a hint of moisture in the corner of Wu Guifei's eyes. She stepped forward to help Liu Xian up and said with emotion: "Xian'er has really made progress."

Liu Xian said ashamedly: "My son and minister are unfilial, and I have made my father, the emperor, and my mother and concubine worry about them all these years."

Concubine Wu patted the back of his hand gently, shook her head and said, "You are His Majesty's eldest prince, and you have to follow the high road in your actions. As long as you can keep your true heart, no one can harm you."

"yes."

"Also, at the court meeting tomorrow, no matter what happens, you should not argue. You only need to obey your father's will in everything."

"My son, please keep this in mind."

…

In Chengtian Hall.

After the court meeting discussed several major military and political matters, Yuan Keli, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out to report: "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."

Emperor Kaiping said expressionlessly: "Come on."

Yuan Keli lowered his head slightly, with a look of helplessness in his eyes. However, he could feel the eyes staring at him in the distance behind him, so he could only consider and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Accounts has recently inspected the Taiping Bank's account books as a routine. Yesterday, it was discovered that

Shen Shixin, the doctor in charge of the trial, discovered that there was something wrong with one of the accounts. He informed Wei Chen of the matter, and after repeated verification and confirmation, Wei Chen thought that it should be reported to His Majesty."

Emperor Kaiping glanced at the ministers and said calmly: "What's the matter?"

Yuan Keli felt a thin cold sweat break out on his back, and said bravely: "The Ministry of Accounts discovered that in the accounts of Taiping Bank, someone had deposited a total of 78,000 taels of silver in installments for six consecutive years. This person was the person who was deposited a few days ago.

The executed prisoner Ning Fengzhi."

There was gradually a commotion in the palace.

Yuan Keli felt Emperor Kaiping's cold gaze falling on his face, and said with difficulty: "Wei Chen rushed to Taiping Bank last night, and after confirming with the bank's general manager, he found out that the money was not deposited by Ning Fengzhi himself, but by Ning Fengzhi himself.

There is someone else."

In the Wuxun train, Pei Yue stared at the gold brick ground at his feet and sighed secretly in his heart.

Until this moment, he still couldn't understand what the fourth prince was doing.

Even if King Yan can really use this assassination to bring down the eldest prince and the second prince, what good will it do to himself? A king like Emperor Kaiping will never be hijacked, not to mention he has six

Sons, even if all these sons are gone, he can still give birth to a few more.

As for whether the real culprit in this matter is the fourth prince, this is not important to the emperor at all, because he does not need evidence, he can wield the Emperor's Sword as long as he sees who the final beneficiary is.

Yuan Keli noticed that there was no movement above him and raised his head cautiously. He saw Emperor Kaiping looking at him indifferently. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the name of the person who deposited the silver for Ning Fengzhi is Qian Yong. He is from a silk and satin shop in Xicheng."

The owner of the village."

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of some of the princes standing on the right suddenly changed.

The second prince, the eldest son of Emperor Kaiping, King Liu Yun of Qi.

Qi Princess Qian's cousin's name is Qian Yong.

In fact, Liu Yun's life has been quite comfortable during this period of time. The sixth prince, who is from the same mother, suddenly became extremely honest and no longer provoked troubles as before. The eldest brother was involved in the assassination case. Not only did Wang Jue lose his reputation, but also his reputation.

It plummeted even more. Seeing the fall of his biggest rival in the fight for the crown prince, Liu Yun would have celebrated grandly in his palace if he hadn't been worried about being suspected by Emperor Kaiping.

Unexpectedly, after the dust settled, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance would still cause trouble. What shocked him most was that the incident was actually related to Qian Yong. What did that idiot do behind his back?

As if he felt the gaze of the middle-aged man on the dragon chair, Liu Yun could not help but have large beads of sweat on his forehead, but he did not dare to say a word.

As Yuan Keli made public the matter of Ning Fengzhi's 78,000 taels of silver, the Chengtian Palace seemed to be plunged into boiling water.

After a brief period of confusion, more than a dozen civil servants immediately came out to report, pointing out that there was another hidden secret in the assassination of Pei Yue by the eldest prince. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain that Ning Fengzhi, a poor man, had so much savings. It is most likely that it was

He was instructed to secretly manipulate the personal guards of Prince Lu's palace to assassinate Pei Yue in the name of the eldest prince, but in fact it was to frame the eldest prince.

Liu Xian stared blankly at those civil servants with whom he had never met before speaking up for him. This bizarre sight made him suddenly realize the true meaning of Concubine Wu's instructions yesterday.

But from beginning to end, no one revealed Qian Yong’s true identity.
Chapter completed!