[134] Condemned the Three Princes
Of course, Mr. Xiao has more than one son and one daughter, but he has only one legitimate son and only one son, and only one son, is his legitimate son Xiao Qian. At the same time, Xiao Qian is also the companion of the third prince.
An official can't stand in a few ways, such as giving women to the prince, playing companions to the prince, or giving money to the prince. As the mother of the third prince, the Xiao family can be said to be a decline, and all of them have been done for the third prince.
If the Xiao family is really good to Queen Xiao and the Third Prince, it will give you whatever you want. Even if you don’t want it, you will take the initiative to send it.
The third prince's concubine is a girl from the Xiao family, the third prince's companion is the son of the Xiao family, and the guards used by the third prince are also trained by the Xiao family... Oh, by the way, most of the enemies of the third prince are removed by the Xiao family!
The Xiao family did their best for the third prince, which can be said to be the other arm of the third prince. Since Dongfang Yixuan moved Mo Buxing, he naturally would not let the Xiao family, who was the initiator!
Xiao Qian has been very depressed recently. His father was exiled, and his mother became very strange. The family was in turmoil. He was not very good at speaking with the third prince. He was originally a little excluded, but now he is even looked down upon by everyone. Everyone thinks that he can only be appreciated by the third prince because of his family. Now even the family is half destroyed. If he didn't drive him away, it is the third prince who is kind!
Xiao Qian was in a bad mood, so he often drank to relieve his sorrows. That day, he was drunk and came out of the restaurant. The servant helped him get on the carriage, when two men in black rushed out. He had no time to react and was captured.
"Master, the man has been locked in the mountain prison." Xuan Yi reported.
Shanzhu is a secret base of Dongfang Yixuan. It is located underground in the mountains outside the capital. A small number of venues are used to train soldiers, and most of them are real prisons. However, there are not many people in it. Dongfang Yixuan is cruel in style and most of them will be solved directly when encountering enemies!
"What's wrong there?" The Xiao family's direct descendants were small. After leaving Xiao Sanye's family, only General Xiao and Empress Xiao were left. Dongfang Yixuan could not touch them for the time being.
"He already doubted it. After all, the things that happened back then were not carefully planned, and there were many loopholes." Xuan Yi reported that the things that happened back then were actually not considered a conspiracy. The people who hunted Mobuxing were from the Empress. The third prince didn't know when he saved the people, but the third prince was not innocent. After he saved the people, he soon knew the whole story, but he used the grace of saving his life to deceive Mobuxing to serve him, and even deceived Mobuxing, saying that those people had been solved, but Mobuxing had not seen them with his own eyes, and he felt regretful and could not let go.
"What do you think he will do?" Dongfang Yixuan was a little interested in the first counselor around the third prince. "He didn't participate in Yun Xi's affairs, right?"
"No, he is responsible for collecting news about the eldest prince. He didn't see him before the third prince entered the palace that day." Xuan Yi had investigated this specifically and wondered if the master would remember it. After all, Mo Buxing still has some ability. If he was used in a suitable place, he would be a very sharp knife.
"Hmph, he is lucky." Dongfang Yixuan used luck to describe this person, and his implication was to save this person's life.
Mo Buxing didn't know that someone was thinking about his life. He was now in a state of extreme anger, but a little confused. He was devoted to the third prince and even considered the plan for the next ten years for the third prince. But why did everything change overnight?
Mo Buxing is not an indecisive person. He just has a big psychological gap and doesn’t know how to choose for a while, but he doesn’t choose, but someone helps him choose!
The third prince Dongfang Yiming was a very suspicious and careful person. He used and suspected both the Xiao family and Mobuxing, so it was not difficult to find Mobuxing's strangeness. However, at first he knew what happened to Mobuxing. It was not until the Empress sent someone to the place where the outsider was discovered outside the valley that the third prince suddenly realized and knew the source of the strangeness of Mobuxing!
The third prince was able to involve the two, not because he was so keen, but because he had been wary of Mobuxing. After all, he raised a wolf that had a grudge against him, so how could he take it lightly!
"Sir, go quickly, the third prince is sending a killer!" Just when Mo Buxing was still a little confused, the third prince's killer came and directly helped him make a choice!
Mo Buxing is a master, and the third prince also knows this, so the people he sent are all masters, and they have a very obvious advantage in number, but the cunning rabbit has three holes. Although Mo Buxing has been in various misfortunes for the first half of his life, these misfortunes also made him understand the principles of survival, how can he live long enough and live better...
The third prince was guarding against Mo Buxing, but Mo Buxing was also guarding against the third prince. After all, what he wanted was to use the dragon's skills, not to kill the donkey!
"Let's go!" Mo Buxiong's decisiveness appeared at this time. He made a quick decision and led the people around him into the secret passage!
What followed was a chase. Although Mo Buxing had trained some masters around him over the years, he was still not as good as the third prince's foundation. The people around him died one after another, until in the end, he was left alone, covered in wounds and hopeless!
"The third prince, I'm lost!"
"What? Are you a bunch of waste? You can't even catch a single person. Why don't you go and look for it quickly. If you can't find it, you don't have to come back!"
When Mo Buxing woke up again, he thought he had gone to hell, but the warm bedding and calm fragrance of medicine made him quickly realize that he should have been saved.
"Mr. Bu Xing is awake. You are in good health. Do you have any discomfort? Do you need to ask a doctor to take a look?" The moment Mo Bu Xing opened his eyes, someone else found it.
On the third day after Mo Buxing woke up, something unexpected happened in the court, and the third prince Dongfang Yiming was impeached!
"... His Highness of the Third Prince formed a clique for personal gain and had contact with many ministers in the court. He recruited soldiers in the dark and raised private soldiers. He probably had the intention of being unjust. I dared to submit a report, please ask the emperor to observe clearly!"
The censor Lu Ke, who was sent by the eldest prince to impeach Xiao Sanye, once again became the pioneer of the court struggle. I just didn't know who held his sharp blade this time.
After Lu Ke finished speaking, the whole court was in an uproar. His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the throne, immediately changed his face and asked coldly: "Lu Ke, do you have any evidence?"
"Father, my son is wronged. My son is absolutely unfair. My son is wronged!" The third prince knelt down in the middle of the court, his face slightly pale, his fists clenched, and he looked at Lu Ke's eyes as if he wanted to peel it and get cramps!
Lu Ke was not afraid at all, lowered his head slightly, looking respectful and humble, "I dare not speak nonsense. This is a list of some ministers who have contact with the third prince. This list comes from the third prince's aide Mo Buxing. After the Wei Minister's brief investigation, some are true and some cannot be verified. Please give the emperor a clear explanation."
After Lu Ke presented the first list, when Emperor Renzhong checked it, he said: "Weichen also has a map in his hand, which is the place where the third prince raises private soldiers. However, the Weichen has limited personnel and has no good skills in his guards. He dared not approach the investigation, so he could only ask the emperor to determine the authenticity. This map also comes from the third prince's aide Mo Buxing."
"Impossible! Father, Mobuxun is a traitor. He stole the seal of Erchen a few days ago, and lost his trace after being discovered. After someone checked, he found out that he had done many ridiculous things in the name of Erchen. Father, those were not done by Erchen. Father, Erchen is really wronged!" The third prince was still a little anxious and wise. At this time, he could still think of a reason to excuse himself. However, such a reason is obviously difficult for people to believe.
Emperor Renzhong's face was very ugly. Seeing the third prince's eyes were cold and cruel, it was obvious that he did not believe him. The third prince's body trembled involuntarily, "Father, my son is really wronged..."
"Check! If you are wronged, let's check it out!" Emperor Renzhong handed over the map in his hand to the secret guards, and sent five teams at the same time, each team heading in different directions!
The third prince's face was no longer bloody. He felt like he was shaking when he knelt on the ground. What should I do? The damn Mobuxing actually said everything. No, no, Mobuxing didn't know about those places where the dead soldiers and private soldiers were secretly trained!
"Father, no, this is someone who is framed by his son. Mobuxing doesn't know anything at all, so how could he say this? Father, his son is framed!" The third prince has been on guard against Mobuxing, so how could he tell him these secret stakes? At most, Mobuxing will know where he trains to guard. As for the dead soldiers and private soldiers... who are they? Who is the one who is hurting him?
"You mean Mo Buxing doesn't know anything, right?" Emperor Renzhong asked in a mysterious tone.
The third prince had already been occupied by panic at this time, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this for a while. He immediately said with certainty: "Yes, he didn't know anything at all. Someone must have colluded with him to slander his son ministers. Please tell me the truth!"
"Oh, he doesn't know, then what you mean is that this matter is true, but he shouldn't have known it, right?" Emperor Renzhong's tone was faint, but his words were very heartbroken. He seemed to have a judgment on the third prince's affairs.
At this time, the third prince suddenly realized what he said was wrong and said in shock: "No, no, my son didn't mean this, my son never meant this!"
"Hmph! The third prince is not in good health and lives in the palace for the time being. Don't let him go out if you have nothing to do. As for those who want to visit, hehe, don't be afraid of being said to be a clique for personal gain, so go!" He wanted to see who else is behind his good prince! Is it Empress Xiao, the Xiao family, or someone else?
The third prince was placed under house arrest in the palace. When Queen Xiao received the news, she broke her favorite tea cup on the spot. After reporting the incident, she felt a little shaky.
"This, how could this be discovered? This..." Queen Xiao murmured to herself with a pale face. Her men were also very panicked, and she suggested in a hurry: "Empress, should you find a marshal to think of a solution?"
If such a big thing is true, then those who follow the third prince will not have any good ending.
"Yes, I'll ask my father for help. My father must have an idea. I'll go out to find my father now!" The queen said as she was about to walk out, but was stopped by the people around her. "Empress, we can't move at this time, at least we can't do anything on the surface."
Queen Xiao suddenly stopped and said, "Yes, I want to keep my feet steady. I will write a letter now. If you have someone to send it quietly!"
Because Marshal Xiao lived outside the palace, he received the news one step slower than Queen Xiao, but his reaction was even more serious than Queen Xiao. His already sick body could not hold on for a moment, and after vomiting a mouthful of blood, he fainted.
When Marshal Xiao woke up again, a whole day had passed. Although Empress Xiao’s letter was delivered early, she could only wait until now to the old Marshal. After reading it expressionlessly, she spit out five words weakly: "The Third Prince is finished!"
Emperor Renzhong was in his prime, and it was the period when he had the strongest desire to control power and the weakest relationship with his children. Although he allowed all the adult princes to enter the court, this was also a test and surveillance. Especially the third prince, as the legitimate son of the queen, has a mother clan like the Xiao family, which poses the greatest threat to the emperor. Now that this kind of thing happened again, the emperor's actions... seem to be self-evident!
When the situation in the capital had undergone tremendous changes, the days in Ning Yunxi became more and more prosperous. Although the weather was getting colder, Ning Xi Village was still very lively. Not long ago, a snow-watching banquet was held. Although the thin layer of white snow seemed to have no meaning to be viewed, it seemed very elegant with fine wine, delicacies, poetry and songs, and attracted many literati and scholars to participate.
These days, Ning Yunxi can be said to be counting silver while looking at the letters coming from the capital. Until a few days before the New Year, when every household was already busy preparing New Year's goods, the handling of the third prince in the capital finally came to an end.
After investigation, the charges of forming cliques and raising private soldiers were all established. Logically, this should be a death sentence. However, the emperor was kind and eventually expelled the third prince from the royal family and demoted him to a civilian, so he did not add any charges. However, for a prince who only wanted the throne, this may be the greatest punishment for him.
Chapter completed!