Chapter 463

In Chengqian hall, all the civil and military officials stood in silence, looking at the second, third and fourth princes standing in the front, and their minds were constantly changing:

these three princes have never been to the early Dynasty since the death of the former Emperor. They are so neat today, and they are afraid that something will happen. In particular, the second prince, who was granted the title of "de" by the former Emperor, was also the elder brother of the emperor, with the most detached status. The third prince was banned before, but later, the first emperor passed away and granted amnesty to the world. Although the emperor did not reward him, he still has the reputation of a Lord. Moreover, there are four princes behind him. I can't think of it.

Shen Ninghua sat on the top of the throne and swept all the officials in the hall with a light glance: "today, our palace specially invited three princes to come here to discuss the northwest war. As you all know, the northwest is suffering from cold and natural disasters year after year. The emperor has sent a message to my palace that there is no food available in the northwest cities, and soldiers and people live on bark and roots. Now the two countries are at war. If the soldiers and generals don't even have enough food, how can they have the strength to fight and kill the enemy? "

As soon as the words fell, the officials at the bottom could not help talking. They thought that the northwest should be hard, but they did not expect to eat tree roots and bark. Is this too miserable?

The third prince Bai Li Jinyu sneered: "empress, you are too alarmist. Although the conditions in Northwest China are hard, when my father was in power, he ordered the northwest to store grain every year, in order to prevent war. How can there be no food now?"

"This is a good question for the third prince. My palace is also very curious. The local officials in Northwest China have much more power than ordinary local officials, and the grain in official warehouses is completely under their jurisdiction. The emperor sent news that these local officials secretly sold grain and made silver as a sacrifice in order to please their superiors Send it up. It is said that this layer can be sent up to Kyoto. "

As soon as this was said, many officials changed their faces. Some time ago, the emperor dealt with a large number of old-fashioned officials, and the charges were corruption and bribery. Now the state is at war, and the situation is even more critical. If something happens at this time, it will not be beheaded directly for the sake of national stability?

The third prince sneered: "empress, as far as I know, the emperor has not been to the Northwest for a few days. Even if you find any information, it can't be transmitted to Kyoto. What you just said is speculation, and there is no direct evidence."

When the queen looked at the third prince, a trace of ridicule flashed in her eyes. After the previous events, Bai Li Jinyu still didn't learn from him at all: "three princes, the emperor sent people to investigate before he left. Do you think that the emperor did not have foresight, and would dare to resist the expedition?"

"Hehe, the empress has evidence to prove that northwest officials sent silver to officials in Kyoto?"

Shen Ninghua shook his head: "there is no conclusive evidence in this palace."

"Without proof, what are you talking about today?"

"Naturally, it is to deal with a group of corrupt officials."

The third prince laughed: "queen, without proof, you dare to attack the court officials? You're trying to get rid of dissidents, right? Empress, you have just been in prison for a few days, and you began to eradicate people in the court. The purpose behind this is really chilling... "

The fourth prince also came forward. He received the news before he came. Naturally, he knew Shen Ninghua was going to attack them. So he didn't have to hide it today. He just broke his face. Bai Li Jun Yi is not here. A woman, they are not afraid of her:

"empress, you should listen to it. Now it is widely spread outside, and many people are complaining and complaining about the emperor Why didn't you accept the peace terms of the state of Yue, otherwise you would not have to suffer from the war. Now that you are so anxious to eradicate the officials of the court, you can't help but let the king and others wonder whether you have the heart of conspiracy and rebellion! "

As soon as the words came out, there was an uproar. Many old-fashioned officials began to move their minds. Although they were left dead by the emperor, who knows whether he will continue to pursue their previous mistakes according to the emperor's means. If the emperor returns from his own expedition and takes the throne completely, it will not be a matter of raising his hand to clean them up.

Shen Ninghua put people's floating mind in the bottom of his eyes, and a dark light flashed over his eyes: "four princes, there are rumors all over the place. Among them, you and three Wangye have made great contributions. You have to do something behind your back."

"Queen, you are spitting. As a member of the royal family, I naturally want to maintain the royal dignity. How can I spread these words? Do you have witnesses or physical evidence? "

If you don't kill all the people of Wang's family in the middle of the night, if you don't kill all the people in the Wangs' house at night, if you don't have a chance to spread the rumors, it's not because the four people in the Wang's family are killed at night In order not to let this palace find out, you killed and destroyed them immediately after they had spread the rumors. It was really a waste of effort. "

Four princes stood still, his face full of Justice: "empress, these people were killed, I am also very sad, these days people have been looking for the murderer, but, Queen, how can you rely on your own guess, put the matter on my head? What rumors, what to destroy the corpse, is simply nonsense. Today, my wife will certainly give me an explanation! "As soon as this saying came out, many people began to agree: "yes, please tell the empress to the minister and others, otherwise you can't convince the public!"

"Yes, we can't just rely on one's own guess to convict, especially the king of the dynasty."

"The wind can't last long, or the country will be in turmoil."

“……”

The new officials were not very good. They supported Bai Li Jun Yi and admired Shen Ninghua's skill. However, today, the queen was too anxious to make a rash move. There was no evidence that she could not convict the fourth Prince and others, but also let him bite back. The situation is not good! At once, many people came forward to speak for Shen Ninghua:

"this incident involved many lives, which should be paid attention to. The empress was just guessing, but you were so reactive. Isn't it suspected that you were guilty?"

"Exactly, the body is not afraid of the shadow slanting, if you don't do something bad, naturally you don't have to rush back."

Zhu Zheng, the representative of Yan Guan, suddenly stood up and looked at the three princes and the four princes with bad eyes: "four princes, rumors stop at the wise. It's nonsense that if the queen is abandoned, the war can be calmed. It's just a piece of nonsense. The wolves of the state of Yue are clearly trying their best to bully and humiliate Da'an country and to suppress the morale of Da'an country. The empress is the mother of a country. How can we easily abolish it? The four princes were aggressive in the court, and they said that the empress was suspected of conspiracy. Do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence to talk nonsense, is not there also a heart of disobedience?

What's more, there are so many people dead in the fourth Prince's mansion. It should be Bai Li Jin Jing's eyes not good at staring at the Ministry of punishment Shangshu: "what witness, where did you get the witness?"

"It's not easy to find out the source of rumors. Fortunately, the empress has been prepared for fear that some people will shake the hearts of the people during the war. Therefore, people have been sent to watch the important teahouses and restaurants. It happened that they had a clear understanding of the process of this incident. Although they did not have time to catch the people who spread the rumors directly, they were killed, but the first batch of them contacted each other Their surnames were taken to the Ministry of punishment for questioning. "

"People? Let the common people be witnesses? "

Shen Ninghua raised his eyes: "why, can't the common people be witnesses? Fourth Lord, now there is evidence to prove that rumors were spread by your people. What else do you say? "

"Even if it is proved that those people spread rumors, do you have evidence, Queen, that they were instructed by me?"

Shen Ninghua looked at his determined look and couldn't help but smile coldly: "I have no evidence."

Bai Li Jin Jing complacent smile, no evidence, can Naihe?

"I don't have any evidence, but many things don't need conclusive evidence. If someone comes, escort the three princes and the fourth princes back to the mansion, they will be well recuperated in the mansion these days, and no one is allowed to disturb them."

The third prince's face changed: "queen, are you going to house arrest us?"

"How?" Shen Ninghua said in surprise, "this palace just let people send you back to have a good rest, and send someone to protect your safety. Where is house arrest?"

"You..."

Shen was not willing to continue to argue with them: "in a special period, several princes' identities are valuable, so we need to send extra personnel to protect them. Come on, escort the two princes back to the house! Oh, wait a minute, and Lord Qi, Lord Liu, Lord Chen who just talked They are also important officials of the country. They are specially protected in a special period, and they are sent back together! "

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