My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 73 Fang Xuanling enters the palace to meet the emperor, the prince plots a rebellion
Fang Xuanling could not have imagined that the prince was actually planning a rebellion.

Although the matter is not clear yet, he feels that it should not be false.

From the preparations made by the second son Fang Yiai and the King of Wei, it was not that they were planning to frame someone from the beginning, but it was only after they met Hegannuo that they decided to forge some evidence.

So is the prince plotting a rebellion?
This is the key.

Fang Xuanling believed that there was, especially judging from recent trends.

Nowadays, most people think that the prince seized power in order to suppress the King of Wei and stabilize his position as the crown prince. Now it seems that the crown prince is more powerful than anyone imagined.

But at this moment, Fang Xuanling hesitated.

Because if the prince really rebelled, as long as it could be confirmed, even if it was a minor matter, the King of Wei would have a great chance of seizing the throne.

He did not take sides before, and even when His Majesty appointed him as the Grand Secretary of the Wei Wang Literary Academy, he deliberately kept his distance because he knew very well that the possibility of the Wei Wang successfully seizing the throne was too small.

But now, if the Crown Prince's rebellion is confirmed, His Majesty, who has always been wary of the Crown Prince, will most likely depose the Crown Prince.

After the crown prince is deposed, there is a 90% chance that the next crown prince will be chosen as the King of Wei.

Even though many important officials in the court disagree with King Wei, for His Majesty, the possibility of choosing King Wei is too great.

At this time, Fang Xuanling had to consider whether he really wanted to stand on the side of King Wei.

But now, he couldn't make up his mind.

"Du Ruhui, ah Du Ruhui, why don't I have the same decisive mind as you?"

Fang Xuanling paced back and forth and couldn't help but sigh, thinking of his old friend who had passed away.

If it were Du Ruhui, he would definitely not be as conflicted as I am.

As people get older, they have more things to consider.

The more things you consider, the more confused you become.

"Father, is it because of the prince's matter?"

Fang Yizheng saw that his father looked a little sad and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I, as a father, am still unsure whether I should stand on the side of the King of Wei."

"After all, the prince is plotting a rebellion."

"And it's not groundless yet."

Fang Yizhi replied, "Father, I think that since you have received the news that the crown prince is plotting a rebellion, you should not hide it from Your Majesty."

"It would be better if you could report the whole story to His Majesty in detail."

"Even if you don't directly support the King of Wei, he will still remember your kindness."

"As for the Crown Prince, after reporting to His Majesty, my father will ask the King of Wei to bring a witness. Whether it succeeds or not, it is all because of the King of Wei who is standing in front."

"Even if the Crown Prince is angry, he won't take it out on my father."

"On the contrary, if my father knew about it but did not report it, after the King of Wei explained the matter, Your Majesty would blame my father in his heart."

After listening to his eldest son's story, Fang Xuanling felt that it made sense.

At the same time, I feel relieved that my son has finally grown up.

"Prepare the horses. I will go to the palace to see the emperor now."
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East Palace, side hall.

After listening to the report from the eunuch Wen Zhong, Li Chengqian was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that Di Zhixun actually found out something about the Helan Chushi murder case.

According to the current findings, Helan Chushi may not be the murderer.

"Your Highness, Di Zhixun is waiting outside. Should we let him come in and talk to Your Highness in person?" The eunuch Wen Zhong was very happy. Di Zhixun was the talent he recommended. Now that new things had been found out, he could be considered to have a share of the credit.

"Okay, let him tell me the details of the situation."

Li Chengqian didn't really care whether Helan Chushi had really killed anyone or not. After telling Hou Junji about the letter, he was already a dead man.

But I am still curious about the truth of the case.

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."

After entering the hall, Di Zhixun bowed and saluted.

He still looks pretty good, with a handsome appearance, a nice face, and a handsome face.

"Tell me about the situation here."

Li Chengqian had a good eye and asked gently.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Di Zhixun began to narrate: "I conducted an investigation earlier and visited the Nanqu wine shop in Pingkangfang where Helan Chushi was at that time."

Pingkangfang is divided into three sections. The northern section is where lower-class prostitutes live, while the middle and southern sections are home to extremely elegant brothel ladies.

"Through detailed questioning, the people in the tavern described the situation at the time, which seemed to be exactly the same as the situation described by the Wannian County Government Office. The coroner performed an autopsy and found that Lu Sili also died of internal bleeding and internal injuries."

"Fortunately, my son reminded me that if someone harmed Helan Chushi, they must have beaten him in the same way when Lu Sili left the tavern and was on his way home."

"Therefore, I asked another coroner to re-examine the body. Although the cause of death has not changed, the cause of death is that he suffered multiple severe blows to the abdomen."

"We learned from previous inquiries that when Helan Chushi beat Lu Sili, everyone saw with their own eyes that he kicked and slapped Lu Sili in the face, but he did not throw any punches."

"I also asked Helan Chushi in the Dali Temple, and he also said that he did not move his hands, but his feet."

"I infer that after Lu Sili left the tavern, he was beaten to death by another group of people, and the blame was put on Helan Chushi."

Dickson didn't say who the other group was, but it was already very obvious.

This must have something to do with Wannian County Magistrate Lu Yizhong, so much so that Di Zhixun did not trust the public coroner.

Based on the current investigation, the injuries on Lu Sili's body did not match the description of the scene, which was enough for Helan Chushi to escape.

Only then did Li Chengqian realize that there were still many talented people in his Eastern Palace.

"Di Neizhi has made great contributions to the Eastern Palace this time. He should be rewarded according to his merits and promoted to Master of Ceremonies."

The Si Yi Lang is in charge of admonishing the attendants and making reports to the emperor, in order to fill the vacancies of the Shu Zi and Zhong Yun.

From Neizhilang to Siyilang, from the upper sixth rank to the upper sixth rank, it is not just a promotion of one level, but two levels in a row, with the lower sixth rank in between.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."

Di Zhixun was very happy. Neizhilang had no power, but Siyilang was an official position with real power, and it was also considered that he had entered the power center of the Eastern Palace, even if it was on the periphery.

"We still have to continue the investigation. Although Helan Chushi has been cleared of suspicion, the real culprit behind the scenes has not yet been caught."

"The murderer who dared to murder Fanyang Lu must be extremely evil and must not be let off."

At this point, there is naturally no reason to stop. Li Chengqian guessed that there is a great possibility that the murderer is from one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families.

It is either the Qinghe Cui family or the Fanyang Lu family itself.

What a cruel person! In order to frame Helan Chushi, he even killed his own people.

But Li Chengqian couldn’t understand why he spent so much money just for Helan Chushi?
Could it be that the conspiracy has been exposed and they want to extract evidence from Helan Chushi?

If you think about it carefully, it's impossible. Helan Chushi is not a fool. How could he possibly tell others about such a thing as the execution of the entire family?

(End of this chapter)