Ever since the emperor vomited blood and fell into a coma, the entire capital seemed to be shrouded in a huge shadow.
The first thing the crown prince did after taking office as the regent of Jian Guo was to thoroughly investigate this major case.
The first is to deal with the beginning and end of the incident where he beheaded more than ten ministers in the street in a fit of anger.
Of course, it wasn't because His Royal Highness woke up and began to regret the impulse that day, on the contrary, he still wanted to investigate to the end. Not only were those people stripped of their titles and their homes were confiscated, but even a few people and their entire families were exiled, and they were also used as clues to investigate all those who had close contacts with them.
—For this reason, the prince directly changed some of the hidden guards from the dark to the bright, and temporarily reorganized into a brand new Imperial City Division as the main force to investigate this case.
This made the ministers very dissatisfied.
The Imperial City Department and Supervisors have always been hated by these courtiers. From the beginning of Beili's establishment, ministers have been trying to abolish the Imperial City Division, but they have never been successful.
After fleeing south for ten years, the role of this yamen has been suppressed to the lowest point, and now there are signs of resurgence, how can we not let them worry
After the words in the court were invalid, some people began to spread rumors secretly in an attempt to stir up trouble.
For a while, people in Beijing were panicked.
With the attitude shown by the crown prince, it is obvious that he wants to get involved. This is something that only those stupid and tyrants in the history books can do!
Especially those who have been friends with criminal officials in the past are even more anxious, fearing that one day they will be directly arrested and sent to Zhao Prison, and they will never be able to come out again.
But these remarks failed to have the slightest impact on the prince.
As if he had changed himself, he directly rejected the intervention of civil and military officials at the court meeting. Instead, he arbitrarily chose to entrust the case to Qin Mo, the commander of his personal guard, and temporarily transferred him to the Imperial City Division.
To do so seems to distrust the courtiers.
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Looking at His Highness the Crown Prince sitting on the throne, and meeting his murderous eyes, even the dissatisfied ministers couldn't help but shut their mouths tightly.
After all, this incident was caused by the assassination of the prince, and the prince should be furious because of this.
What's more, they have already learned from the imperial physician how powerful this heart-corroding poison is, and it is very common for a person who is poisoned to have a drastic change in temperament.
Today's His Royal Highness even dares to sit on the emperor's throne, what else is he afraid to do
They also only have one life, how can they dare to be right with such an irrational prince
Even so, the officials couldn't help cursing the poisoner behind the scenes in their hearts.
Thinking about the prince in the past, although his temperament was a little cold, he was not overly arrogant. But now he has become so cold and arbitrary, moody and moody, he is naturally affected by the heart-corroding poison.
But speaking from the heart, apart from being too domineering in the matter of the Imperial City Secretary, the current prince seems to have changed back to his original appearance when dealing with other government affairs.
Such an extreme contrast is naturally due to the fact that His Royal Highness is enduring unimaginable pain with his inhuman willpower, so that he can suppress the poisonous mania and struggle to maintain his sanity and sobriety.
Then, as courtiers, how could they criticize His Highness the Crown Prince's sudden impulse instead of choosing to be considerate
——Even if there are people who do not want to be considerate no matter what, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is "poisoned in the body and out of reason", will teach them to be a good person, so that they can reach understanding and choose to be considerate.
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Half a month had passed since the emperor was in a coma.
This day was another ordinary court meeting, but what was unusual was the person standing in the center of the Tai Chi Hall.
Qin Mo was dressed in the court uniform of the Imperial City Secretary, and stood upright in the Tai Chi Hall, gazing at the gazes from all directions with a blank expression, without even changing his gaze.
He looked calm, calm, and unhurried.
It made many courtiers look sideways.
System 999 thoughtfully gave the narration: [It seems that the eight winds are not moving, but they are actually panicking. Look at how this person has been repeatedly used by the host! Alas, host, you are really deceiving people!]
Under the eyes of the officials, Qin Mo was silent for a while.
He knew that these courtiers might have thought that he was the most trusted confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince, that's why they were selected to investigate the case of the Crown Prince's poisoning. During this period, many people even tried to befriend him so as not to be implicated.
But the reality is quite the opposite.
Qin Mo slowly took out a stack of memorials from his sleeve.
At this time, this light and weightless memorial was heavier than a mountain in his hands, making his palm feel as if it was being burned.
Just because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked him to write the names on it, he managed the emperor for almost ten years and wiped out all the forces hidden in the dark.
The fact that these people were found out so quickly had something to do with Qin Mo.
And he, as a traitor who betrayed the emperor and personally uprooted the emperor's power network, can imagine what kind of hatred he will receive.
As long as this memorial is handed in, Qin Mo will have no way out. If His Highness the Crown Prince no longer protects him, or if His Highness the Crown Prince is defeated in this confrontation, he will definitely be hacked into pieces by the emperor, and he will never be restored.
Qin Mo took a deep breath, held up the heavy memorial, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. I have already found out the rest of the people involved in the case. The evidence of the crime is convincing. Please handle it with your Highness."
There was a commotion in the hall, and all the officials looked at Commander Qin, who had never noticed before, with surprise in their eyes.
Never would they have imagined that this reckless man, who in their eyes was full of martial arts, would have such a formidable ability to investigate a major case clearly in a short period of time
The ministers fell silent.
Originally they mistakenly thought that His Highness the Crown Prince did not trust all the court officials and chose Qin Mo, but now it seems that their vision is too narrow.
As an emperor, as long as he knows people well, it is enough. As the crown prince, the prince has already shown this characteristic. How could they be dissatisfied
A young eunuch stepped forward to receive the memorial, and after unfolding it read out the incomparably detailed criminal evidence.
This long memorial was recited in one breath, and it took more than half an hour, and the people involved in it ranged from court officials to small officials, all of them, it is shocking!
Hearing this list for the first time, many ministers couldn't help but gasp. The depth of the secret behind the scenes and the danger of their minds are creepy!
His Royal Highness's expression sank.
He immediately stood up from the throne, and the gloomy aura around him was almost condensed into substance, so that the invisible evil spirit filled every corner of the Taiji Hall, even officials who wanted to make excuses, under the aura of His Royal Highness, would not There is a feeling of being out of breath.
On the surface, he was furious, but in fact, he was calm in his heart. In order to successfully frighten the courtiers, he waved the butcher knife again, with an indifferent expression and no mercy.
"Assassinating the crown prince of a country, according to Bei Li's law, it is not an exaggeration to copy one's family and exterminate one's family."
His gaze swept down the steps lightly, and the corners of his lips curled into a very dangerous arc.
"Because these people are not the chief culprits, we will only punish the people involved, the parents, wives and children at home, and we will not pursue it."
Hearing what he said, the officials who were still tense at first breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today seems to be a lot easier to talk about. It seems that although the heart-corroding poison is strong, it cannot withstand the willpower of His Highness the Crown Prince.
These ministers never thought that if His Royal Highness made such a decision half a month ago, although they would agree, they would never think that His Highness is gentle and kind.
Before they knew it, the courtiers didn't even realize that their bottom line had been tested step by step by Yuan Buwei, so that their tolerance towards His Royal Highness was getting higher and higher.
After dealing with this matter, the next thing is more important.
His Royal Highness looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Besides, the matter of Father's coma..."
When the emperor was in a coma, the imperial physicians only diagnosed that the emperor was angry. They thought he would wake up in a short time, but unexpectedly, the emperor never woke up.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been filial, naturally recommended the most brilliant Doctor Xiao in his family.
Doctor Xiao really lived up to his entrustment, and soon diagnosed that the emperor was not simply in a coma, but was poisoned.
First the crown prince and then the emperor were poisoned one after another. If such news spread, it would shock the world!
There was an earthquake directly in the court.
Under such circumstances, the filial His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would thoroughly investigate the entire palace, and there was a lot of discussion among the court officials. No one objected, and they all strongly agreed.
His Highness the Crown Prince nodded in satisfaction, and looked at Qin Mo again: "Since that's the case, Commander Qin, I will leave this matter to you as well. How can the palace tolerate such rampant thieves? It must be cleaned up."
Qin, the king of blame, Mo: "..."