The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 93 The Crown Prince

After Feng Chuan was arrested, he was terrified. He knew very well how severe the torture in the Eastern Depot was, so he confessed everything without waiting for the torture.

Taking advantage of a business trip out of Beijing, he disguised himself as a businessman and went to Shanxi to secretly meet with Liu Jun, the governor of Shanxi, to persuade him to work for the King of Qi.

Feng Chuan accidentally met Lv Youliang in Pingyang. He was about to sell the book "Guifan Zhuan" to a bookstore, but was rejected.

Feng Chuan was quite interested, so he stopped Lu Youliang and flipped through the book. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind: he could use this book to gain a reputation for Concubine Zhou as a virtuous woman!

So he paid for the book and presented it to Concubine Zhou.

Feng Chuan collapsed in front of Xie Changan, crying bitterly: "I thought that after the money and goods were paid, there would be no problem. It was the Earl of Ningyang who insisted on cutting the grass and eradicating the roots to prevent future troubles. It was not my idea to murder Lu Youliang..."

Xie Changan asked coldly: "Did you participate in the murder of Lu Youliang?"

Feng Chuan cried, "That was also what Earl Ningyang forced me to do..."

Feng Chuan confessed everything, and it was no use for Ningyang Bo to deny it.

After reading the confession, the emperor couldn't help but vomit blood again.

The verdict came down quickly. The main culprits Feng Chuan and Ningyang Bo were executed, Ningyang Bo's entire family was demoted to commoners, and the Feng and Zhou families were exiled outside the Great Wall, and were not allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations.

Liu Jun, the Shanxi Provincial Governor who had been "visited" by Feng Chuan, was dismissed and investigated.

In the case of Feng Sihai's "demon book", because the content of the "demon book" was true and not a false accusation, he was only charged with the crime of disturbing public order. After Feng Sihai's title of scholar was revoked, his entire family was released.

At this point, the case of the "demon book" has finally come to an end.

Although people have always refused to acknowledge that Feng Sihai was the author of the "demon book", the real author could not be found. This has led to the name of the "demon book". I'm afraid it was really the work of some evil spirit.

I have to say, this is also the "truth".

As soon as the verdict came out, all the literati and scholars gathered at the Longmen Gathering were delighted and shouted in unison, "Your Majesty is wise."

The Shanxi scholar who had nearly lost his life due to the incident cried for joy. After he was released from prison, he ran to the Qiancheng Gate of the imperial city, knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times respectfully, shouting "Long live the emperor!"

Nangong Qinghe stood in a private room on the second floor of Longmen Yaji, looking at the talented scholars downstairs ready to compose poems and write books about this matter. He couldn't help but smile, with great pride rising in his heart.

Cui Jue on the side bowed and smiled, "Congratulations, Your Highness, the big thing has been settled."

Nangong Qinghe let out a sigh of relief.

A'li, the matter has been decided. Are you willing to share this vast empire with me?

The old emperor felt that his time was running out, so he no longer hesitated and issued an edict to appoint Prince of Jin Nangong Qinghe as the crown prince. After the enthronement ceremony, he ordered the prince to attend court together to govern.

He wanted to make good use of the few remaining days and teach the prince hand in hand.

I owed this son a lot in the past, and I hope I can make up for it in my last days.

As soon as the decree was issued, Empress Zhang and Duke Zhenguo were overjoyed. Jiang Li even ran around the cold palace for more than ten laps in joy, and wanted to set off some firecrackers to celebrate.

The heads of various noble families came to the capital to meet the Duke of Zhenguo.

After the two clan leaders of Qinghe Cui family and Fanyang Lu family had a secret talk with the Duke of Zhenguo, they returned satisfied.

The King of Qi, on the other hand, had a deserted and dejected look.

The Prince of Qi drank to drown his sorrows in his palace every day and got drunk, while Concubine Zhou went crazy in the palace every day and smashed everything that could be smashed to pieces.

When Empress Zhang heard the report, she smiled happily and said, "Ms. Zhou has become insane. Let her stay in the palace and take good care of herself. Don't let her out."

Concubine Zhou was put under house arrest. Although she was not banished to the cold palace, it was almost the same as that.

When Zheng Shoucheng heard that the King of Qi was drunk every day, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood: "This boy is not worth considering!"

So what if he temporarily lost the position of crown prince? As long as the crown prince has not ascended the throne, there will be plenty of opportunities.

Even if he ascended the throne, so what? History is full of cases of regicide and usurpation of thrones!

How could the King of Qi be so vulnerable that he could not recover after encountering a little setback?

Everyone was happy and everyone was sad, but at this moment, Xie Changan's heart felt as if it had fallen into an icy cave.

In the secret room of the East Factory, a faint shadow appeared. It was a secret guard dressed in black and wearing a mask.

He was as thin as a child, but the half of his face that was exposed looked like a teenager.

After he handed Xie Changan a report, he disappeared like a shadow.

This person is none other than Yin Shiwu, the one among the Yin Guards who never shows up!

Among the Yin-character secret guards, Jiang Li is most familiar with Yin Eleven and Yin Twelve. He has also seen Yin Thirteen and Yin Fourteen. They are all free and easy and heroic chivalrous men.

The only thing she had never seen was the youngest member, Yin Shiwu, and the others knew very little about this mysterious Yin Shiwu as well.

Secret guards are not allowed to inquire about each other's identities, so no one knows who Yin Shiwu is.

In fact, in addition to the secret guards, the East Factory also has a more mysterious team - the shadow guards.

As the name suggests, the Shadow Guard is like a shadow and never appears in public. They carry out top-secret tasks of the East Factory and only obey the orders of Liao Wuyong and Xie Changan.

The emperor has always been closely protected by shadow guards.

After Nangong Qinghe completes the enthronement ceremony and officially becomes the crown prince, Liao Wuyong will also assign two shadow guards with high martial arts skills to be by his side.

Although the Shadow Guards were more secretive, Xie Changan did not recruit Jiang Li into the Shadow Guards in the first place because he was afraid that she might be sent to the emperor and reveal her identity.

Put her in the secret guard team, under his nose, so that he can monitor her.

Yin Shiwu is the shadow guard who obeys Xie Changan's orders.

After Lu Youliang showed up, because the plan had changed, Jiang Li needed to keep in touch with Nangong Qinghe at all times so as to adjust the plan according to any unexpected situations.

The sudden and frequent contacts between Longmen Trading Company and Li’s Company naturally attracted Yin Shiwu’s attention.

After he secretly followed and inquired, he was shocked to find that the account books of Longmen Trading Company came from the hands of Yin Shiliu of Dongchang, passed through Longmen Trading Company, were sent to Li's Trading Company, and finally entered the Prince of Jin's Mansion!

He reported the situation secretly to Xie Changan.

Xie Changan's face turned pale, and his heart seemed to have fallen into an icy abyss, sinking continuously.

Jiang Li had actually been maintaining close contact with Nangong Qinghe through Longmen Trading Company!

Could it be that while she was being affectionate with me, she had also been secretly having an affair with the Prince of Jin?

That night, a dark shadow, like a ghost, sneaked into Prince Jin's Mansion silently.

After Nangong Qinghe came out of the study, the young eunuch Yuanbao extinguished the candle, closed the doors and windows, told the guards to keep a close eye on the door, and then went to help Nangong Qinghe go to bed.

The guard stood guard for a while and felt a little sleepy.

A puff of light smoke came, and he fell to the ground without realizing it.

A tall, masked man in black quietly emerged from the darkness, gently pushed open the study window, and swiftly climbed in.

He reached out and fumbled around on the bookshelf for a few times, then opened the secret room as if he was familiar with it and entered quietly.

The man in black took out a night-shining pearl, and the dim light illuminated the secret room. He was immediately attracted by the paintings on the wall.

The painting only shows Jiang Li and Nangong Qinghe!

He looked at the pictures one by one. The painter had great painting skills. The characters' expressions were lively and lifelike. The paintings were exactly the scenes of Jiang Li and Nangong Qing's acquaintance and friendship!

First meeting in the cold palace, dining together, plotting to seize the throne...

Jiang Li, with blood on his face, wrote a line of words on a piece of paper - "Only by reaching that position can you avoid being bullied"; Jiang Li, wearing the uniform of a secret guard, huddled under the table with Nangong Qinghe, talking and laughing...

There was also the scene in the tree of the hunting ground, where the two of them smiled at each other; on the dark street, Jiang Li held a sword to protect Nangong Qinghe in the carriage...

In the painting, the deep affection in Nangong Qinghe's eyes is about to overflow from the painting.

The eyes of the man in black gradually turned red.