Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 163 The Prince's Means

A strong smell of blood radiated from the sky prison, permeating it, and the disgusting scarlet was the source of evil in this cold prison cell.

The thug watched the thugs other than him die one by one by Xia Bin's guard's long sword, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and a mouthful of saliva rolled down his throat. At the same time, he was grateful for his decision .

"Okay, now it's finally clean." Xia Bin smiled, and there was no slight fluctuation in the scene of a dozen lives being slaughtered like cattle and sheep. His falcon-like eyes turned around and then stared at the scene. He passed the only remaining thug, and approached him step by step, with a weird smile on his lips.

"Eldest prince." The thug suddenly became a little scared, but he was still tied to the pillar, unable to move, and could only express his fear by endless struggle, "What are you going to do, what are you doing?" Didn't you promise that whoever tells the truth can live!"

Xia Bin walked up to him, took out a beautifully carved jade-encrusted short knife from his sleeve pocket, and pulled out the scabbard. The sharp blade made the scalp tingle even more under the red light of the torches in the dungeon.

"The prince said it before, and he never regretted it, but the dead know how to shut up best, don't they?"

Hearing a puff, the short knife instantly sank into the abdominal cavity of the last thug, and as his staring eyes gradually lost their brilliance, Xia Bin pulled out the short knife and threw it to the guard behind him. There was a burst of hearty laughter.

"Clean it up and make it clean."

In the imperial study room of the Mercy Villa, Ming Shengdi was leaning on a wicker chair, holding a porcelain bowl with ice cubes in his hands, a slight coolness came out from inside, and Ming Shengdi's hands were covered by the coolness of the ice cubes. He was so cold, but he still refused to let go, the anxiety in his heart couldn't be released, and his whole body became a little distracted.

"Your Majesty, the eldest son of the Emperor is here!"

Xiao Xiazi called in front of the door, and Fu got down to report.

"Hurry up!"

Ming Shengdi sat upright, put down the porcelain basin in his hand, straightened his clothes, and saw Xia Bin strode into the room, respectfully raised his money robe and knelt down to bow to Ming Shengdi.

"My son pays homage to his father, long live his father, long live his father!"

"You don't need to be too polite." Ming Shengdi waved his hands, leaned forward, and asked impatiently, "How did you do what I asked you to do? Can you find out who the rebels who ambushed me on the road are? "

After being frightened by the ambush, Ming Shengdi has been unable to eat or sleep for two days in the Ci'en Villa. At night, he always dreams of King Jinlai coming to demand his life. He can clearly see the reason for forcing the palace to become king All kinds of scenes, and then jump to the scene of being pierced by thousands of sharp arrows, always waking up in the middle of the night screaming.

Seeing the urgent expression of Ming Shengdi, Xia Bin raised his hands together to the top of his head. He seemed to pause for a while on purpose, and said in a weak voice, "Go back to Father, I have found out. Those villains are just bandits from around here. Look There is nothing special about passing by the imperial convoy with the intention of accumulating money and killing one's life." Xia Bin lowered his head, and his tone seemed a little lacking in confidence.

Ming Shengdi's expression of anticipation turned cold in an instant. He slapped the imperial table heavily with his big hand, and scolded: "Why, you think I'm old and easy to fool, don't you? Those thugs resorted to ruthless training Yousu, you are clamoring to kill all the members of the royal family, but you tell me that you are just an ordinary bandit?"

Ming Shengdi only felt that the blockage in his heart instantly made him irritable. These princes thought he was old and no longer useful?How dare you say such ridiculous things in front of him?

The more he thought about it, the more angry he picked up the porcelain bowl on the table and threw it at Xia Bin. The heavy porcelain bowl brushed against Xia Bin's forehead and fell to the ground with a bang, scattering the ice cubes inside everywhere.

"Father, calm down! My son didn't mean to hide it from you!"

Xia Bin lay on the ground in a frightened gesture, and his tone trembled slightly, as if he had been intimidated by the dragon's might of Ming Shengdi.

"My son really dare not say it."

His hesitant appearance made Ming Shengdi eager to know the truth of the matter, only to hear Ming Shengdi snorted, then patted the imperial table and said loudly: "Is there anything you dare not say, I am here, can it be possible?" Who else dares to force you to shut up?"

Xia Bin lay on the ground and looked up at Ming Shengdi. His words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak. Under Ming Shengdi's direct gaze, he opened his mouth and said slowly: "My son was originally serving The emperor ordered the interrogation of those thugs who were captured alive, but the mouths of those people were harder than bones, and they couldn’t be pried open! Moreover, they kept insulting the emperor in their mouths, talking about you, the emperor.”

He swallowed his saliva, then weakly continued: "Say that Father, you are a faint king and want to get rid of it on behalf of the heavens."

"presumptuous!!!"

Ming Shengdi became furious when he heard this sentence, swept his sleeves on the imperial table, and the memorial inkstone fell to the ground cracklingly, his face was even more bruised, with a bloodthirsty murderous intent, as if To see the heart of the eldest son of the emperor!
"Father, calm down. It's not what my son said! It's what those thugs said."

Xia Bin knelt down in a panic, not daring to vent his breath.

Ming Shengdi tried his best to endure the anger in his chest, and lowered his voice: "Go on!"

"After the thugs insulted the father, they bit the poison bag in the back molars and committed suicide. I didn't expect them to be so fearless. I regretted the interruption of the clue. In order not to disappoint the father, the son The aides were summoned overnight to discuss and secretly investigate at this time, and this investigation has discovered something extraordinary."

The night bird outside the window quacked twice, and the hoarse bird chirping made Ming Shengdi's nerves tense up, waiting for Xia Bin's next words.

"Those thugs seem to be the second emperor's younger brother."

The second emperor brother Xia Bin was referring to naturally refers to the prince Xia Qin.

"what?!"

Ming Shengdi Long's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it, he looked at Xia Bin fixedly.

"My son was as surprised as my father when I investigated it. That's why my father didn't dare to say it when I asked my son just now. After all, this matter is too involved, and my son dare not jump to conclusions."

Ming Shengdi shook his body and sat back on the rattan chair. With an unreadable expression in his cloudy eyes, he stared at Xia Bin again after a long while.

"Then you are the one who knows you are the prince!"

"Father, do you still remember Song Renbo?" Xia Bin asked.

"Song Renbo" Ming Shengdi recited the name silently, mobilizing memories in his mind, but couldn't remember this somewhat familiar name.

Xia Bin reminded: "Song Renbo is the former secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. Five years ago, you were sentenced to death by your father for corrupting the law and buying and selling officials and titles. This Song Renbo is the biological uncle of the side concubine Song Shi in the prince's mansion. "

Ming Shengdi's eyes flashed suddenly, and he remembered everything five years ago. He pinched the beard on his chin, and his eyes were full of light.

"I remember this hateful and damned rebellious minister who lied to others! Isn't this rebellious minister dead?" Ming Shengdi remembered that the crown prince went there personally when he was imprisoned. Asked for a sentence.

"Returning to my father, my son thought that I had made a mistake at first, but after some careful investigation, I suddenly found out that this Song Renbo was not dead, but escaped from Shangjing with an incognito name, and spent five years recruiting and training people. Finally, at the end of Father's journey to the Mercy Mountain Villa this year, he took advantage of the darkness and the soldiers were tired to plot against him."

Ming Shengdi tightly clenched his fists against the imperial table, and let out a few suppressed teeth gnashing sounds from his throat.

A person who should be sentenced to capital punishment is living in the world well, and has been dormant for many years and wants to rebel. How can Ming Shengdi accept such absurd things?And how Song Renbo was able to escape from death became a knot in Ming Shengdi's heart, and the knot naturally pointed to Prince Xia Qin.

"Father, what do you think about this matter? I don't want to believe that my brother is so confused, but this matter is in front of me, so that I don't know how to think about it." Xia Bin pretended Sighing, seeing Ming Shengdi's face turn livid suddenly, a triumphant smile spread in his heart.

"Hmph, I'd like to see what kind of heart the prince has in mind!"

Ming Shengdi let out a low voice from his throat, and pinched white marks tightly with his hands behind his back.

Under Xia Bin's instigation, Ming Shengdi soon became suspicious of Prince Xia Qin.

He secretly ordered the people at Yushitai to privately investigate the relationship between Song Renbo and the prince in the past five years, and deliberately investigated all the details of when the prince supervised the beheading of Song Renbo.

There is a saying that the water in the pool is mixed with fakes and real ones. Xia Bin created evidence against the prince overtly and secretly, and sent his subordinates to deliberately discredit the relationship between the prince and Song Renbo. The prince, who had a slight relationship, was unknowingly labeled as having a close relationship with Song Renbo by Xia Bin.

When Ming Shengdi announced the prince to the study and threw out the evidence provided by a group of Yushitai people, the prince Xiaqin looked surprised and bewildered, and could even be described as bewildered.

"Father, son-in-law has nothing to do with this person at all. He is indeed the uncle of son-in-law's side concubine, but son-in-law has never dealt with him, even when he was beheaded by father five years ago. Didn't my son go there in person?"

As soon as he said this sentence, Xia Qin regretted it. Song Renbo escaped from the dead, and he himself proposed to go to the prison to clear the relationship. Ming Shengdi would not think that Song Renbo's escape was arranged by him alone. Bar.
(End of this chapter)