Li Huguo found all this a headache. In fact, in many cases, abdication meant forcing the emperor to convict. A long time ago, when Li Huguo was still a writer, he had looked for some unofficial historical data, including the theory that Yao was imprisoned and Shun died.
The three thousand years of moral cornerstone of Confucianism is just a cover. The ancient three generations of government were not so beautiful. Confucius must have known this. However, in order to establish a moral system, Yao, Shun, and Yu could only be whitewashed as beautiful governments and holy kings.
Many documents praising the beauty of the abdication system and the sages of the Yao, Shun, and Yu eras are not so authentic. There are many loopholes and even errors during the period, because during the feudal period, Confucianism was dominant, and benevolence, righteousness, and morality were the foundation of Confucianism. Yao, Shun, and Yu were boasted for An important reason why Confucianism gained the support of rulers is that in the era of tribal alliances, fighting for power and profit was actually the norm. From the battle between the Dongyi tribe and the Huaxia tribe, and the battle between the Huaxia tribe and the Sanmiao tribe, Gun seized power and was killed by Yao, and Yu's son Qi established the Xia Dynasty , and then passed the throne to his son. These processes were all full of battles and bloodshed.
So in this way, the so-called abdication was caused by the powerful ministers in the court coercing the emperor to abdicate. Since the successor was a minister of the ruler, in order to avoid the reputation of disloyalty, they used the banner of abdication to gain legitimacy. The so-called The same was true for the abdication of Yao, Shun, and Yu.
The same is true this time. In the information Li Yuguo dug out, the prince wrote the word "abdication".
The civil and military ministers all looked at Niu Dingtian. Niu Dingtian opened the box, and inside were edicts one after another. These were not the edicts of the emperor, but the edicts of the prince. Niu Dingtian said: "His Royal Highness the prince has gathered thirty gangs in the world. It’s for the two-step plan.”
"Keep talking!" The emperor's face darkened.
The prince's face turned purple. He let out a scream and stepped forward and said, "Father, please take a closer look! Someone must be framing my son, someone is framing me!"
"These are all obtained from the princess's dormitory. The prince has ten wives and concubines, but he has the best relationship with the daughter of the prince. In the world, the prince has a private alliance with the prince... The prince gathers people in the world to borrow outsiders. With his own hands, he will eradicate his competitors, such as His Highness the Third Prince! And when the Crown Prince officially becomes the Crown Prince, he will ask His Majesty to abdicate!" Niu Dingtian said.
The emperor took a deep breath. He thought his two sons were just having a little fight, but he didn't expect that such a powerful city wanted to force him into the palace
Is this retribution? The emperor thought.
Niu Dingtian said: "After the competitors are eliminated, the prince will use the following crimes to kill all these people in the world. Of course, when he kills them, he will ask your majesty to give the prince some military power. At that time, the prince will unite with the princes outside the wall. Lieutenant, if you work together inside and outside, you can immediately surround the palace and force the palace emperor!"
"Father..." The prince knelt on the ground, whimpering.
Li Huguo saw all this, and everything was going on according to the score he wrote.
An hour ago, the prince just came out of the mansion. He immediately went to look for Bai Long, and Fan Sha sneaked into the prince's mansion at this time. Although Fan Sha's cultivation was average, he had a demon eagle as an investigation target. So he immediately knew where the prince's dormitory was. Later, Fan Sha used his superb interrogation skills to interrogate matters about the prince's ambitions. After some checking, he found the letters between the prince and the lieutenant over the years, and also There are promises to those in the world.
A copy of the promise to the people in the Jianghu was copied by Li Hugo, and it was plastered all over the four city gates of the capital before sunrise. It was already dark, and a drama of seizing the heir was going on in the palace, but at the city gate, There was also a commotion, as the quacks realized they were being taken advantage of and began to stir up trouble.
The emperor looked at the letters one after another. The more he looked at them, the uglier his face became. He gritted his teeth and his eyes were bloodshot.
He never expected that his beloved son would have such ambitions.
"They are all the prince's handwriting..." the eunuch said, "Your Majesty, look..."
The great eunuch looked at the emperor.
The emperor scattered these letters on the ground and said slowly, "Take Subo to the prison and remove him from the title of prince! Issue an edict to take back all military power of the prince..."
"Your Majesty, please be slow!" Li Yuguo took a step forward and said.
Immediately, the surrounding palace guards immediately stopped Li Huguo. After all, Li Huguo was only a general and could not come to the front. The emperor waved his hand and said, "Li Huguo, what do you have to say?"
"Now that the evidence is conclusive, Your Majesty cannot act rashly. The Taiwei and the Second Prince have an army of 500,000 troops outside, so I think... Your Majesty should detain all the families of the Second Prince and the Taiwei, young and old, and summon some troops to the capital. It’s just a precaution, and although the prince’s case is unquestionable, he is also the prince of a country. If he is punished like this, I am afraid that the neighboring countries will laugh at my South Vietnamese royal family... "
"So the prince can be detained first. This will also save the face of the prince and His Majesty, and the prince's position can be deducted first."
Li Huguo's words made the emperor very shocked. He said that Li Huguo was so young that he could get along with such countermeasures at this moment. This son has a bright future.
The emperor said: "Why can't we touch the Taiwei?"
In fact, the emperor now knew what Li Huguo was thinking. Li Huguo was worried about forcing the Taiwei to rebel, but he wanted to test Li Huguo deliberately.
Li Yuguo clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the general will be away, and your life will be compromised. If the Taiwei knows about this, I'm afraid he will lead an army to the capital in the name of King Qin..."
What Li Yuguo said was very serious, but it also made everyone present break into a cold sweat. If this incident had occurred, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty would have been killed or injured!
The emperor nodded: "Then why can't the prince be imprisoned in the prison?"
"There are too many people and there are many eyes." Li Yuguo said, "From now on, we must race against time. Since we have determined that the Taiwei is disloyal, we must have corresponding countermeasures, so all the adults present must start sealing the news. As the saying goes, nothing can stop the fire. What happened here will spread out sooner or later, but if it spreads one day later, we will have one more day to prepare."
Li Huguo's words made the emperor very happy. He nodded, and he was very happy in his heart: "Okay, it is indeed a good plan! Come, seal the entire court, I want to announce some news, and... escort the prince back to the East Palace. , other relevant persons were secretly arrested!”
"Yes!" A large number of Ouchi guards came to the left and right, clasping their fists one after another.
The third prince was already speechless with excitement and looked at Li Yuguo with a look of approval.
The third prince was almost crying. He had been waiting for this day for ten years, ten years!