PFC Chapter 557 The General Was Rescued (32)
Chapter 557 The General Was Rescued (32)
When Huo Yuan entered the room, he bowed and said, "I am here to protect Your Highness in compliance with the command of Your Majesty. I hope Your Highness will take good care of yourself."
When Chen Jiyao heard this, his expression froze slightly. From the meaning of these words, he could tell that his plan had been successful.
But there is always a feeling of unreality.
However, there were still other people around him, so he didn't dare to ask rashly. He just lay down slowly and said softly: "I am really a little tired. I will take a rest first. You can do whatever you want."
After saying this, the attendants all went to their respective posts and started working.
As for the imperial physician, he was waiting quietly in the side hall, ready to be summoned at any time.
As the eastern sky gradually turned pale and the sky brightened, a shocking news reached the palace like a gust of wind - the emperor had successfully captured one of the counselors who secretly instigated the second prince to launch a rebellion to force the emperor to abdicate.
What is even more shocking is that the strategist’s hiding place is actually inside the prince’s residence.
When this man was arrested, his face was full of astonishment. It was obvious that he had never expected to be arrested. The first thing he blurted out was: "Prince, I failed!"
As soon as he said this, he seemed to realize that he was exposed and turned around to "escape".
But how could a scholar like him possibly outrun these imperial guards? He was quickly captured.
He was a man of character. Not long after he was captured, he took advantage of a moment of distraction to break free from the guards' grasp and hit his head against the rockery in the Prince's Mansion, breaking his head and dying.
When the news came, the emperor gave only one word as a comment: "Check!"
Therefore, the scope of this investigation was no longer limited to the Second Prince's residence, but the Crown Prince's residence was also included in the list of key inspections.
Sure enough, not long after, in the extremely secretive secret room of the Prince's Mansion, the prince's privately made dragon robe was found, as well as some letters, all of which were evidence of collusion with certain forces in the court.
It is worth mentioning that the secret room is right under the rockery where the man committed suicide.
As the dragon robe appeared, the entire palace was shocked.
The emperor was furious, and for a moment the pain of losing his son didn't seem so severe.
This is a rebellious son!
"All of you go out, I want to be alone." The emperor said to the officials.
After everyone left, the eunuch who had been there before still did not leave, and he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What do you want to say?" After all, he was an old man by his side, and the emperor knew him very well. If he didn't know something very important, he would never speak at this time.
The eunuch knelt down and kowtowed three times to the emperor, then handed over some letters that the people had searched out of the "Prince's Secret Room" to the emperor: "The other letters are fine, but these two..."
The emperor took the letter without any hesitation.
But then again, three of his four sons had died, so nothing could really depress him!
Thinking of this, he began to read the two letters.
One letter was about someone replying to the Crown Prince that they had handed over the list of land hoarding to the Fourth Prince, and wrote: "Given the Fourth Prince's temper, he will definitely cause trouble for the Second Prince. If things get out of hand, the Emperor will be alerted!"
In other words, the evidence that made the second son want to kill the two was deliberately sent out by the prince.
The second letter was from the Queen to the Prince, and its general meaning was: Since you have already led the troops into the palace, it would not be cost-effective to just get rid of the Second Prince, so if you are going to do it, you had better do it on a big scale.
Although it is not written what this big event is, it is not difficult to guess.
"Great! This is my good son and my good queen!" The emperor's expression suddenly turned cold. "I thought it was normal for a family to have fights and quarrels, and there was no need to discipline them too strictly. Now it seems that I was wrong."
"How could your majesty be wrong!" the eunuch said hurriedly, "Your majesty just hopes that what you have experienced, you don't want the princes to go through it again. It is they who have let you down!"
He had followed the emperor in the fight for the throne, so naturally he had witnessed the other party's methods and ruthlessness.
Now that I'm older, I've gradually become more calm.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne like this and didn't speak for a long time. The eunuch didn't stand up either, but just knelt beside him to accompany him.
After an unknown amount of time, the emperor finally spoke: "How many people have read the contents of the letter!"
Although his tone was calm, there was murderous intent hidden in his words now.
"Except for the gentleman who is investigating, it is this old servant!" The eunuch kowtowed to the emperor and said, "This old servant has overstepped his authority. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
"What should I punish you for?" The emperor chuckled. "If you are all gone, I will be completely alone. Some time ago, I was annoyed by the quarrels between the eldest and the second son, but now I am completely alone."
"Issue an order that the Empress, who is overly worried about the loss of her son, should move to Chanxiao Palace to recuperate." The Emperor then added, "The Empress' family members are not allowed to enter the palace without an imperial decree."