The First Traitor [Rebirth]

After much deliberation, she couldn't think of any safe solution for the time being, so she went to play chess with Luo Hanlin, to see if she could find out his attitude from it.Seeing her insinuation, Old Luo Hanlin knew what she was thinking, and said: "If the prince's matter is verified, it should be dealt with according to the law. Although I am the prince's grand teacher, the national law will not show favoritism at present. But since the old man is in the prince's grand teacher's , failing to discover that the crown prince has gone the wrong way, is also dereliction of duty..."

"Old Luo returned to court not long ago, so how can it be blamed on Luo Lao?"

"You can't say that. After all, the old man has been back to the court for some time, but he failed to know the situation in the court. It is also dereliction of duty. By the way, I haven't congratulated Erlang on his precious son." Luo Lao's eyes changed from Yuan Jing's face Sweeping up, there is a hint of food for thought.

"This child... came at the wrong time." Yuan Jing's expression was very awkward, but Luo Hanlin knew what was going on at a glance.He smiled and asked again, "How do you say that?"

"Big Brother's mourning period has not yet passed..." Yuan Jing said with a sigh.

"Forget it, don't talk about these sad things, just play another game of chess with me."

Luo Lao Hanlin's attitude clearly stated that he would not favor the prince because of his status as a grand teacher, and Yuan Ye would not easily get involved with the prince at this time. If he was a little careless, he would be beaten back to his original shape.He couldn't accept falling from a high position, so he still chose to protect himself wisely at this time.

The crown prince no longer has the support of the Feng family, and Jiang Guang, the household secretary, is also under investigation, so he cannot protect himself.Without these important courtiers, the prince is like a mast in the wind and rain, which can be broken at any time.

King Qi took advantage of this and searched for the prince's charges everywhere.The crown prince seems to be getting closer and closer to him...

The prince has been in power for many years, and he has always obeyed the emperor's words, and he is very filial.And his status is higher than other princes, so naturally he won the crown prince without too much effort.Over the years, apart from doing a few beautiful things at first, he has become more and more addicted to pleasure.

King Qi was not reconciled, he was not reconciled to the eldest prince being able to enjoy everything just because he was born to the empress.Fortunately, after the eldest prince died, his ambition began to be revealed, but he was born as a concubine, but the crown prince was born before him and took over everything that the eldest prince had before his death!

He originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the prince Chuli needed to make meritorious service and go out to practice, so he won a lot of people's hearts.But the emperor protected the prince so well that he couldn't find any chance to attack, so he knew that if he wanted to pull the prince down, he had to wait quietly for him to show his feet so that he could catch him.

For so many years, he has constantly won people's hearts to compete with the prince, and at the same time, he has seized the prince's handle.It's a pity that the emperor still favors the prince, and he will be as powerless as if he hit cotton with his fist when he takes out the prince's crimes.

Now that the time has come, he naturally cannot miss this opportunity.

Among the prince's party, Jiang Guang was the first to be arrested and imprisoned.The memorials to impeach him are already full of cases, but due to his status, he can only be dealt with by the emperor himself.The emperor was still a little hesitant to treat the prince, but he would not be lenient when dealing with others, and immediately sent him to the prison for review.

Jiang Guang couldn't stand the torture, so he recruited, but he had too many dirty evidences involving the courtiers of the prince's party. The lives of his wife and children were threatened, and he was forced to tamper with his confession.

Jiang Guang knew that the prince himself was in danger and could not save him, but he still hoped that the prince could save his wife and children, so he personally wrote a blood letter to the prince.The prince accepted most of Jiang Guang's crimes and agreed to his conditions.Jiang Guang hanged himself in prison after getting the prince's guarantee, becoming the first person to die in the prince's case.

When the prince and his party thought that they could breathe a sigh of relief, the king of Qi gained the trust of Qian Ning by using the conditions of "can help Qian Ning get rid of the crime and return to Qian's family" and guarantee that nothing will happen to Qian Appointment.In order to protect himself, he agreed to King Qi's condition and confessed the prince's crimes.This move almost overturned Jiang Guang's responsibility for all the crimes, which caught the prince and his party off guard.

At this time, no matter how you cover it up, you can't hide it after all.The prince's crimes were revealed one by one, some of which were known to the emperor, and some he did not know.When he saw so many crimes committed by the prince, he became more and more disappointed, and the last bit of kindness towards him was gone.

But the crown prince was still his own flesh and blood after all, and he couldn't bear to execute him for a felony.Just when Luo Lao Hanlin, Yuan Ye and others were proposing for him, the emperor first imprisoned the prince in the East Palace, and made a decision after executing the other criminals.

In this way, it will be the end of the year.Everyone guessed the emperor's intention. Although King Qi was impatient, he couldn't act too urgently.Until the Lantern Festival, the emperor entertained his ministers and took this opportunity to amnesty the world.

Although the crown prince can be spared the crime of death, but the crime of living is inevitable, and his position as the crown prince is still in danger after all.As for whether to become a commoner or be deposed as a king, this is still open to debate.

In the end, Zhao Wang and the fourth princess all interceded for the prince. The emperor also knew that according to the prince's temperament and ability, if he was demoted to a commoner, it would undoubtedly be a dead end.That's why the emperor demoted him to the rank of county king and returned to Puyang to guard the tomb for his ancestors.

King Qi asked to reduce the number of soldiers guarding the mausoleum in the name of "preventing the prince from rebelling against the mausoleum". The emperor agreed after thinking about it. In addition to the original [-] people, he only brought seven or eight guards. .But the prince only had seven or eight guards when he arrived in Puyang, and he was afraid that he would die before he arrived in Puyang.

Before the King of Qi came and gave orders to let the aborted prince die like an accident, the emperor ordered him to lead the troops to escort the abolished prince to the land of Puyang.

It was only then that King Qi knew that he had been sent to the army by the emperor: he escorted the deposed prince, and if something happened to the deposed prince, he would not be able to escape the guilt.At that time, the emperor will put the suspicion of the deposed prince being killed on his head, and he will be infamous as a brother who will be killed, and the emperor will not let him succeed the crown prince.In order not to let himself fall into such an excuse, he could only do everything possible to protect the integrity of the abolished prince.

This can be said to kill two birds with one stone, and King Qi gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Two birds with one stone? Lian'er doesn't think it's three birds with one stone?" Yuan Jing asked.

"What did you do again?"

"Since the initial purpose of getting King Qi to leave the capital has been achieved, then naturally he cannot be allowed to return to the capital easily."

Nan Lian raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Aren't you taking revenge on him and Zhang Songwei for letting you go to Linjin Mansion and almost never coming back?"

"A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, I have never been a person who would say "A grown-up never forgets a villain." After Yuan Jing finished speaking, he smiled again, "You know, I am a villain."

Nan Lian covered her mouth and said, "Don't say that about yourself."

Yuan actually took her hand and rubbed it in the palm of his hand. It was still cold, and if there was no heater, she might not even want to get up.Although Nan Lian's body is much better now, her palms are still a little cold in autumn and winter, and she is worried for a moment.

Nan Lian laughed that she was more and more affectionate now, but in her heart she felt at ease because of this.

"Does Lian'er remember that in the previous life, the Yellow River burst due to too much rain in Puyang and Kaifeng?" Yuan Jing asked again. Sometimes there was a person like herself who shared her secrets or past with her. Nothing could have relieved her more than this.

"There will be a Yellow River burst every two or three years, but it's not very serious. What's the cause for concern?"

"It's because there are too many times and it's not serious, so it's logical for King Qi to pass. The Ministry of Industry is already preparing for the diversion of the Yellow River. If King Qi wants to make some achievements, he will definitely accept it."

"Then you are not afraid that he has really made good political achievements and made the emperor's uncle look at him with admiration?"

"At that time, I don't need to deal with him, someone will try every means to deal with him." Yuan actually twitched the corners of her mouth, since King Zhao and the fourth princess pleaded for mercy for the deposed prince this time, but King Liang didn't see anything, she knew what happened last time Things are what he does.

Zhao Wang's mind is not as deep as that of Liang Wang, so his pleading for the deposed prince must not be a play.On the contrary, Liang Wang has been a hypocrite for long enough, and at this time he will not pretend to be so that the prince is really forgiven.In the past, he and Zhao Wang had a common enemy, so they united together. Now that the abolished prince is gone, Qi Wang's status in the emperor's heart is not as good as before. If he doesn't take this opportunity to attack first, then in the future, he and Zhao Wang Fighting is bound to be very difficult.

However, the assistance of courtiers is indispensable in order to gain an advantage.Yuan Jing was on the side of the two of them before, but now that they are on the opposite side, Yuan Jing's position will be much more ambiguous.

After the king of Qi was forced to escort the deposed prince to leave the capital, the emperor suddenly aged a lot, and temporarily handed over the affairs of state affairs to a few academicians, and it was rare for the court to be peaceful for a moment.

Pei Jijiu of Guozijian has also reached the age of becoming an official. With the emperor's approval, he completely relieved his burden and returned to his hometown.Many people thought that the position of offering wine to the Guozijian would fall on Yuan Jing's head. Although she was young, her father was Yuan Ye, and behind her was the old Hanlin Luo and the emperor's backing. They were all very surprised when they were the academicians of the Hanlin Academy and served as the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine.

However, it didn't take long, under the transfer announcement of many officials, they discovered that Yuan was actually promoted to the doctor of the Ministry of Officials, and the official rank was five.The Ministry of Officials Examination Department is in charge of officials' examinations, promotion and promotion, and assists the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

As far as the world is concerned, being able to enter the Ministry of Officials is undoubtedly more worthy of celebration than Ren Guozijian offering wine.The Ministry of Officials itself is a rich yamen, and Yuan Ye and his son are in the same yamen. In the future, the promotion of officials will be decided by them. envy!

Now that the deposed prince has fallen, most of the former prince's party was disposed of in the last incident.If no one was available, the emperor would have dealt with them all cruelly.And among these people, there were also those who Yuan Ye pleaded for and spoke for. After they escaped a catastrophe, they were grateful to Yuan Ye.

And the King of Qi was separated from the capital by the emperor, and the party of the King of Qi, without a leader, could only calm down for the time being, watching helplessly as the courtiers of the prince's party followed Yuan Ye and Luo Lao Hanlin.

The courtiers saw the situation clearly. Now that the Yuan family is in full swing, temporarily relying on them is also a strategy for survival.Coincidentally, Yuan Li's funeral has passed, and Yuan's mansion has returned to its usual bustle.

It turned out that she had a few days of free time due to her promotion to the post of doctor in the examination department of the Ministry of Officials. In order to avoid these people who came to visit her, she and Nan Lian went out for an outing in disguise.

It turned out that she hadn't taken Nan Lian out for an outing for a long time, so she didn't think about anything this time, she just wanted to be quiet with Nan Lian.However, as Yuan Li's wife, Nan Lian couldn't leave the mansion openly before the three-year mourning period expired, so she changed into plain clothes and went out with Yuan Jing.