coobybook Chapter 197 The awakening prince!
Chapter 197 The awakening prince!
A word can awaken a person from a dream. The prince was suddenly awakened by the princess' words.
"Not bad!"
The Crown Prince suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He trembled slightly and said, "She is plotting against me. If it was just because she had her hands on the inner guards, my father would be furious, but he certainly wouldn't take her life. At most, he would demote her to a commoner."
"She must know this! But if she leaves the capital, I won't be able to defend myself!"
"She's plotting against me!"
Seeing her husband come to his senses, the Crown Princess felt somewhat relieved and said, "If she doesn't leave the capital, even if she is demoted to a commoner, with Your Highness's kindness, I'm sure he can ensure she lives a worry-free life!"
"But she fled the capital, becoming a criminal, adding another crime to her own. She couldn't possibly be unaware of the severity of her crime. Now that she's escaped, it only means she must have other secrets, secrets that are enough to leave her dead without a burial place!"
The prince returned to his seat in silence, still looking somewhat puzzled. "If it was just a secret, she could just keep it to herself. From what I've learned, the only crime she's guilty of is interfering with the inner guards."
"In other words, no one knows this secret except him..."
"unless……"
The Crown Princess took over the conversation and said, "Unless the secret is not yet ready to be exposed! Is he planning a rebellion?"
"rebel?"
The prince was startled: "But where did she get the soldiers?"
If you want to rebel, you must have soldiers and horses. The one who is now in charge of the city defense camp is the descendant of a meritorious general. Among the imperial guards, except for one person who is secretly loyal to him, the others are all the emperor's confidants.
Not to mention the Jingji camp outside the capital, the troops are all commanded by those who have made great contributions to the founding of the country. After all the calculations, she has no one at all!
"Your Highness, perhaps we're mistaken. She doesn't have any soldiers, but she has controlled the Imperial Guard for five years. The Imperial Guard monitors everything in the capital. If she wanted to plant some people in the palace during those five years...it wouldn't be difficult!"
"This……"
The prince was startled and asked, "What does she want to do?"
"What else can be done in this palace? Your Highness, think about it, in a few days..."
"New Year's Banquet!"
The prince exclaimed, "She's going to take action at the annual banquet?"
"That's right! She has spies in her hands. Judging from her actions, I'm afraid she gave up Yuheng on purpose. She must have a backup plan in the capital."
Poisoned?
Assassination?
The prince thought of many possibilities in his mind, and the entire process of the New Year banquet flashed through his mind.
"No, the most urgent thing is that I must report this matter to my father. If I can find out her purpose, then everything will be easy, and I will be cleared of suspicion!"
The prince slammed the table and shouted, "Come here, write for me!"
"Your Highness, we haven't figured out what she's up to yet. If we rashly report this to the emperor... he might blame us!"
"I can't care about that. I'm currently confined in my palace, and there's only so much I can do. I can only report this to my father, and I'll let the internal security investigate the rest!"
The prince couldn't care less. Although what he could do was limited, it was better than sitting in the East Palace and waiting to die!
It is almost the end of the year, and all government offices and even the palace are at their busiest. This is when omissions are most likely to occur, although the supervision in the palace is also stricter at this time.
However, if Jin Lehuang does the opposite, the probability of success is still very high.
After all, Jin Lehuang was also familiar with the procedures in the palace.
There are so many things involved in a New Year's banquet. From the supply of ingredients to their preparation and then to the table, there are countless people involved. Plus, the banquet is always crowded...
The prince wrote down everything he could think of on the memorial. After a long time, he closed the memorial and handed it directly to the eunuch beside him.
"This memorial must be presented to the Emperor personally. No mistakes can be made!"
Now he is not sure who he can trust in the palace.
After the eunuch left, the prince put down his pen dejectedly and sighed, "Now I can only rely on fate!"
The Crown Princess nodded silently!
……
All the major forces in Beijing have heard some news about Jin Lehuang's involvement in the Internal Security Bureau.
Upon learning that the prince was imprisoned in the palace, everyone had different thoughts.
The Yuanrong clan, who rose to power following Emperor Xia, were all filled with worry.
As the first people to follow Emperor Xia, they had a close relationship with the late Empress Wende and were clearly separated from the aristocratic families. Although they did not participate in party struggles and the fight for the throne, they all hoped from the bottom of their hearts that the prince would succeed to the throne.
After all, the prince succeeded to the throne, and the relationship between them existed.
After all, the Crown Princess's family also came from the Yuanrong clan, and they were currently marquises.
Now that the Crown Prince is imprisoned and the Crown Princess's family is also implicated, Emperor Xia has given them leave and they are not allowed to go to the capital camp to lead the troops without an imperial decree.
Emperor Xia is already on guard against them.
All the founding nobles of the Yuanrong faction were somewhat worried about this move.
As for the aristocratic family...
This group of officials from aristocratic families who have nothing better to do than to plot conspiracies every day have gathered together again.
"Prime Minister, now that the Crown Prince is imprisoned, should we continue to add fuel to the fire?"
"That's right! Why don't we take this opportunity to unite the various families and submit a petition to depose the crown prince and promote other princes to the throne!"
Yin Hong was the most enthusiastic about this matter. When he heard someone propose to depose the crown prince, he became extremely active.
Song Pu glanced at him indifferently: "This matter has not yet been concluded. We should not rush it now. We just need to prevent the internal security from finding any clues. With time, everything will naturally fall into place!"
He said this, but in his heart he felt a little disgusted with these brainless people in the Yin family.
The current situation of the prince was caused by them. If they were to rush to the emperor as soon as the prince fell into trouble, it would be bad.
It's possible that this would provoke Emperor Xia to take action. After all, Emperor Xia had just issued an order to take away the land from them a few days ago, and now the crown prince is in trouble.
There will definitely be suspicion, but as long as there is no evidence, Emperor Xia will not choose to cause trouble with the aristocratic families at this time in order to ensure the normal implementation of national policies!
"Remember, for the next period of time, no matter who the Emperor questions, do not attack the Crown Prince again! If this matter remains unresolved for too long, the Emperor's trust in the Crown Prince will be greatly diminished!"
Considering that other families might be anxious, Song Pu couldn't help but remind them again!
After hearing this, Yin Hong just curled his lips secretly. Although their Yin family was also one of the five major families, as their influence in the officialdom gradually weakened, they gradually got involved in the military.
Therefore, although their Yin family still bears the title of one of the five major families, they are often despised and regarded as stupid by the other four families.
After Empress Wende passed away, the Yin family was lucky enough to have the position of empress fall on their family.
Now he is the second prince's uncle. If the second prince ascends the throne, their Yin family will surely rise to a higher level.
Is this also the reason why these old Bidens always imitate two people when they speak?
only……
late……