si-mexico Chapter 772 Game within a game
Chapter 772 Game within a game
The prince used military force to not only remove the chief censor from his post, but also ordered all officials of the Censorate to investigate what Chu Ying had done during his time as regency.
This move made all officials realize that in the next period of time, the Crown Prince would definitely fight fiercely with the Fourth Prince.
No one dared to disobey the prince's words.
Even though the officials of the Censorate had remained neutral before, they were leaderless after Wei Xun resigned.
In addition, today the prince ordered the soldiers from Sizhou to come to the hall, which was very powerful!
Under such circumstances, they did not dare to oppose the prince at all. Everyone knew that if they opposed, they would be liquidated by the prince.
The current situation in Kyoto City has become difficult to control, and no one wants to become a victim between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
He did whatever the prince asked them to do.
Even if the emperor blames him, the prince will take the blame.
What's more, the prince also mobilized troops here, and they were forced to do so. If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely not blame them.
Therefore, after the court was dismissed, officials from the Censorate went down to investigate.
The Fourth Prince has been regent for several months and has handled many state affairs. It is impossible for him to be involved in everything, so it is easy to investigate the evidence of the Fourth Prince's crimes.
And the Crown Prince obviously has more than just this one trick to deal with the Fourth Prince!
After court was dismissed, in the East Palace Hall.
The prince laughed out loud in the hall with excitement on his face: "Hahahaha, Lord He's plan is indeed brilliant. The fourth one has been fooled, and the position of Imperial Censor has fallen into my hands!"
He Peng smiled and bowed, "Congratulations, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. Next, you just need to let the officials of the Censorate investigate the Fourth Prince, and the situation will be favorable to you.
However, many ministers in the court are now attached to the Fourth Prince, and it is not enough to just impeach the Fourth Prince, there must be solid evidence. "
The prince's eyes lit up: "What do you think, Lord He?"
He knew He Peng's character very well, and he would not say anything if he was not sure.
He Peng raised his lips slightly, with a hint of coldness: "Your Highness, although Lord Ling, the Minister of Justice, has returned home to worship his ancestors, all the officials of the Ministry of Justice were brought up by him!
If you order the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with the officials of the Censorate to investigate the Fourth Prince, this will surely succeed."
The Censorate only had the duty to impeach princes and officials, and had no right to investigate.
But the Ministry of Justice is different, it has the right to investigate!
As long as the officials of the Censorate impeached someone, the Ministry of Justice would be responsible for investigating and compiling complete evidence.
In this way, the impeachment of the Fourth Prince will surely succeed.
The prince reacted, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face: "Great, great!"
"As long as I can find evidence of the Fourth Master's crime, I will be able to take him down this time. He will step down before my father returns to the palace!"
The prince's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Regent has always been the prince's right, but father let the fourth son regent, it is clear that he has other intentions.
Humph, in that case, let’s take advantage of the time when Chu Ning is not in Kyoto City to deal with Lao Si first, and then take Chu Ning down when he comes back! "
Although Chu Ning now has great power, he has not gained the trust of the emperor and may even be suppressed by the emperor intentionally or unintentionally.
On the contrary, the fourth prince Chu Ying not only obtained the power of regent, but also received the support of many officials.
In comparison, the fourth prince Chu Ying is more dangerous than Chu Ning!
Although Chu Ning is difficult to deal with, the ministers in the court do not support him and the emperor does not like him, so he cannot threaten the position of crown prince for the time being.
But the fourth prince Chu Ying was different. Not only did he have the support of the ministers, but the emperor also liked him.
If we don't deal with the Fourth Prince while Chu Ning is away, it will be difficult to deal with him once Chu Ning comes back.
Two tigers fighting each other is better than three forces standing side by side!
The prince became more and more excited the more he thought about it, so he made a prompt decision: "Sir He, please go to the Ministry of Justice in person and convey my intentions."
As he spoke, he took out his jade pendant and handed it over: "This is my king's token. When the officials of the Ministry of Justice see this jade pendant, they dare not disobey."
He Peng took the jade pendant with a respectful look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, please rest assured. I will definitely handle this matter well."
The prince laughed wildly and said, "Master He, I am naturally confident in your work. Master He, please leave immediately without further delay."
"I'll take my leave!" He Peng bowed and left.
At the same time, in the living room of the Fourth Prince's residence.
The Fourth Prince had a gloomy face at this moment, while Liu Yuntao standing in the hall and Mo Yushan who had rushed back had worried looks on their faces.
They didn't expect that the plan they had planned would end like this.
They thought they would be obstructed by the prince today, but they did not expect that the prince would dare to mobilize troops.
"My Lords, things are not going well for me. What should I do next?"
The depressing atmosphere was finally broken by the Fourth Prince.
Mo Yushan frowned and said in a deep voice: “The prince controls the troops of Sizhou, and the ministers in the court are very wary of this.
But this is also your chance, Your Highness. If you can take this opportunity to impeach the Crown Prince, I'm sure His Majesty will not sit idly by.
Moreover, the prince has offended so many officials today, and I believe these people will also want to impeach the prince.
As long as we unite these officials and impeach the prince jointly, he will definitely be punished.
Even if His Majesty does not return to the court in person, he will still question and suppress the Crown Prince!"
As expected of the Minister of Personnel, his speech was full of court flavor.
The reason for joint impeachment is, on the one hand, to increase their power, and on the other hand, to dispel the officials' fears.
If he were to impeach someone alone, he would definitely be retaliated against if the prince found out.
This will also lead to officials in the court not daring to impeach!
But joint impeachment is different. There are so many people, the prince can’t retaliate against all of them, right?
Moreover, this matter was led by the Fourth Prince, which gave everyone a backbone!
The Fourth Prince nodded slightly upon hearing this: "That does make some sense, but if the Crown Prince finds out about this, he will definitely send someone to intercept the memorial impeaching him."
Chu Ying said with some worry: "If the memorial is blocked, the prince will definitely take action against me!"
This made Liu Yunqing look a little ugly: "Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince is now asking the people of the Censorate to impeach you, and he has taken the lead!
If you continue to hesitate, we will be in a passive position. If the prince takes the initiative, he will definitely not give us another chance.
Now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is not in Kyoto, the only powerful people in the city are you and the Crown Prince. Judging from the Crown Prince's current actions, he must want to take you down first."
Chu Ying, who was still hesitant, looked gloomy and snorted coldly: "I have not made any serious mistakes, how can the prince take me down so easily?"
Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and a soldier came to report:
"Your Highness, the Minister of Works, Lord He, wishes to see you."
Chu Ying sneered: "He Peng? Very good, I was looking for him. Why didn't he tell me in advance about the prince's mobilization of troops?"
"Tell the executioners to wait in the side hall. I will smash the cup as a signal. As soon as you hear the sound of the cup smashing, rush over and hack He Peng to death!"
He had no place to vent his anger, and He Peng happened to be the target of his discovery!