Witchcraft, something that the royal family is extremely secretive about.
When this incident happened, all the ministers in the court were frightened into silence. Those ministers who had been bribed by Ye and asked to speak well of Xiao Changtai so that he could be restored to his royal title and given a grand funeral were almost cursing. Such a big thing was not told to them, and they were the ones who were given the bribes!
At the court meeting, Emperor Youning sat in the middle of the dragon throne, holding a doll with needles stuck all over it in his hand. The doll was wearing a crown that only an emperor could wear. On the back was Xiao Changtai's handwriting, which clearly showed the emperor's birth date. His face was terribly gloomy.
The emperor's birth date has always been a taboo, and very few people knew it. The Imperial Astronomical Advisor certainly knew it, but only the Chief Astronomical Advisor and the Deputy Astronomical Advisor knew it. In other words, no more than five people in the world, including the Empress Dowager, knew the emperor's birth date.
Now it has been leaked and used in witchcraft. Even if he is healthy, it is enough to anger the emperor and cause millions of deaths!
Ye Qi really wanted to speak up for his son-in-law, but the implications were too serious. Once he opened his mouth, if the injustice was not redressed, the entire Ye family would be buried with him.
The laws of this dynasty state that if a person lives with a poisoned person, the parents, wives, concubines, and children of the poisoned person, who are unaware of the poisoning, will not be punished.
Ignorance is not a crime, but once you open your mouth, who will believe you if you say you don’t know
In the court, everyone was silent, with their heads lowered and not daring to say a word.
Emperor Youning also wanted them to hear clearly. The writing on the witch doll was the emperor's birth date, so it would naturally not be circulated to other people. The first thing he did when he got the witch doll was to send Liu Sanzhi to investigate the chief and deputy chief of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. One of the deputy chiefs was thrown into the court by the guards.
"To whom did you leak my birth date?" Emperor Youning said in a cold voice.
The deputy supervisor's eyes were filled with tears. He cried uncontrollably, feeling aggrieved but not daring to say much. The only thing in his mind was what the twelfth prince had said to him two days ago: "If one person dies, the whole clan will be exterminated. The deputy supervisor must think this through."
He glanced around with tears in his eyes, and when he passed where the princes were standing, he choked up with sobs, but he did not dare to stay.
Xiao Changgeng lowered his eyes. What was he doing? He was just following orders.
His eyes were empty, and he felt that he might not be able to escape the control of the brother in front of him in this life.
The deputy chief historian bowed his head deeply and said, "I shouldn't have been greedy for wine. I once drank with the Fourth Prince and was tricked by him."
"Behead." Emperor Youning only had this one word.
There is no need to detain him or wait for the autumn festival. He can be immediately released from the palace and executed.
With all the evidence, Emperor Youning looked around coldly and said, "The fourth prince is an unfilial son, an unfaithful minister, and an unrighteous person. Such an unfilial, unfaithful, and unrighteous person is not worthy of being a member of the royal family. He should be expelled from the clan and expelled from the family."
Ye Qi closed his eyes deeply when he heard this. He knew that Xiao Changtai was not dead yet, and Xiao Changtai had not hidden many important things from him.
But what's the point of not dying now? He has been expelled from the clan and expelled from the clan, and has been convicted of witchcraft. Even if he shows up alive, he will die.
After losing this game, Xiao Changtai was completely eliminated and would never have a chance to become emperor again.
Because of the crime of witchcraft, His Majesty will certainly be disgusted with the Ye family. It won't be a big deal for the time being, but within three years, His Majesty will seize every opportunity to make the Ye family quietly withdraw from Kyoto, leaving them with no place at all.