Emperor Youning looked unhappy after hearing this: "Wang Zheng, do you think this is all the Crown Prince's fault? Can I still stand in front of you now?"
This is also what Wang Zheng cannot explain. Perhaps one or two of these things were done by the crown prince, but it is impossible that all of them were done by the crown prince. Otherwise, the crown prince would have enough power to assassinate Your Majesty and ascend the throne legitimately.
"Your Majesty, the poisoning of the ball was definitely not done by a boy." Wang Zheng had to clear his grandson first.
"Wang Erlang committed suicide by hitting his head against the wall in prison." Emperor Youning said calmly, "Your Wang family is a noble family that values reputation the most. He committed suicide before the matter was concluded. What do you want me to think?"
What to think? Apart from dying and shutting up, what else can I do
You know, if he dies like this, there will be no evidence and this matter can no longer be thoroughly investigated.
"Your Majesty, Erlang will never commit suicide!" Wang Zheng didn't believe it.
"I allow you to find the best coroner and doctor to produce evidence and tell me that Wang Erlang did not commit suicide." Emperor Youning simply handed the matter over to Wang Zheng, and then asked Liu San to point to a letter and asked him to hand it to Wang Zheng, "Wang Zheng, take a good look at it."
After Wang Zheng took it and opened it, his face changed drastically. This turned out to be an inference about the chaos during the Lantern Festival. It was a reasonable inference, pointing directly at him. Wang Zheng said calmly: "Your Majesty, I don't know why there is such a fallacy!"
This is just an inference, not actual evidence.
"Whether it is true or not, I will not pursue it. I may not find evidence if I pursue it." Emperor Youning's tone was indistinguishable from his emotions. "It is absurd for others to imply you are implying that you are implying the Crown Prince, and you want me to believe your words without any evidence. Wang Zheng, you are not Gu Zhao."
Gu Zhao was a taboo for the emperor. The emperor killed the person and then rehabilitated him. Your Majesty must love and hate this person.
They knew each other when they were young. When Your Majesty was sent to the northwest, Gu Zhao accompanied him thousands of miles away.
Later, the late emperor became more and more absurd. At that time, the Gu family had an internal struggle. Some people advocated overthrowing the Xiao family and establishing a new king, while Gu Zhao advocated bringing back His Majesty and Prince Qian. He firmly believed that the Xiao royal family was not doomed.
It can be said that the Gu family declined under such circumstances. Gu Zhao won and took charge of the Gu family at a young age. The final result proved that Gu Zhao's judgment was accurate. Although it was not King Qian who ascended the throne, the result was not too unexpected.
During the years when the eunuchs were tyrannical, Your Majesty and Gu Zhao could be said to be of one mind, the ruler and his subject. Their disagreement was that after the purge of the cliques in the court, Your Majesty wanted to vigorously promote people from poor families, and he held special imperial examinations for two years in a row, during which batch after batch of children from poor families were given important positions.
It is obvious that the children of aristocratic families who are more talented and capable are being suppressed, and His Majesty's determination to suppress the aristocratic families is growing stronger. Gu Zhao, as the head of the aristocratic families, was the one who united the aristocratic families to strongly support His Majesty in the past. Now that His Majesty has crossed the river and demolished the bridge, Gu Zhao must give an explanation to the aristocratic families.
This led to various conflicts that followed. Gu Zhao showed his sharp fangs and at his most resolute he directly ordered the three provinces to prevent the emperor's decree from being stamped.
At that time, Wang Zheng was just the unappreciated second son of the Wang family. He never forgot the expression on Emperor Youning's face that day.
An emperor has to do what his ministers force him to do!
In this game between kings, there is no right or wrong, only a conflict of respective rights and interests.