Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 295
He Liu was shocked!He didn't expect that Lu Fang, Chen Hong, and Liu Da would have the courage to use the dragon robe and dragon crown to blame King Yu.

He Liu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I must find out who planted and framed our Daming Crown Prince!"

Emperor Jiajing smiled: "How do you know that this is planting?"

He Liu replied in a loud voice: "Prince Yu is the heir apparent of my Ming Dynasty! When the emperor becomes immortal and ascends to the immortal world, King Yu will succeed to the throne sooner or later. Why should he be in such a hurry?"

Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin: "Stupid servant girl, what do you think?"

Huang Jin said: "I think the sixth master is right. Prince Yu's filial piety can be learned from heaven and earth. He will never do such a rebellious thing."

Emperor Jiajing nodded: "Yes. Alright, you two go down. I'm tired and need to sleep for a while."

He Liu carried the dragon robe and dragon crown out of the main hall of Yongshou Palace, and was about to walk towards the gate of the palace, but Huang Jin stopped him.

Huang Jin said: "Master Liu, wait a moment, I have something to ask you to do!"

He Liu asked: "What's the matter, just tell Eunuch Huang."

Huang Jin sighed: "Oh! Although Hai Rui's letter was treasonous, it touched the emperor's heart. The emperor has stopped taking pills now. He also ordered Li Shizhen to come to Beijing to diagnose his pulse and prescribe medicine to recuperate his body. But Li Shizhen travels around the world, her whereabouts are erratic, so it's hard to find. Jin Yiwei has eyes and ears all over the world, can you send someone to look for Doctor Li?"

He Liu nodded: "Eunuch Huang, don't worry, I'll send someone to take care of this right away when I return to Beizhen Fusi."

Huang Jin pointed to the dragon robe and dragon crown again, and said, "Looking for Li Shizhen is a trivial matter. It is a major matter to clear up the grievances of Prince Yu! Sixth Lord, Prince Yu's innocence depends entirely on you!"

He Liudao: "Don't worry, Eunuch Huang. Whoever dares to frame our Daming Prince, Jin Yiwei will definitely tear him to pieces!"

An hour later, Beizhen Fushi was on duty.

A group of eunuchs surrounded the dragon robes and dragon crowns, talking in a hurry.

He Liudao: "The emperor usually wears black Taoist robes in Yongshou Palace. But every year when the emperor goes to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices to his ancestors, he wears dragon robes. Fifth, you are a Nansi follower of thousands of households. Every year the emperor goes to the Taimiao As a sacrifice, you have to lead soldiers and guards. You should have seen real dragon robes. Tell me, what are the similarities and differences between the dragon robes and dragon crowns in front of us compared with the ones worn by the emperor?"

Han Wu talked eloquently: "The dragon robes and dragon crowns in front of me are very finely crafted. However, the material is far less luxurious than the real dragon robes. Huang Jin and Mr. Huang are in charge of the needlework bureau. I heard Mr. Huang said , the emperor's dragon robes cost no less than 5000 taels of silver. The materials used are the best Jiangnan silk brocade, and the dragon body is embroidered with gold and silver threads, and then dyed. Liu Ye, you Look at the dragon robe in front of you, the embroidery is just ordinary needlework."

Lao Hu interjected: "Lao Liu, look at this dragon crown again. The Yishan dragon crown used by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be woven into golden dragons with gold thread, and symmetrically decorated on both sides of the crown. The crown should also be inlaid with night pearls, even if it is plain Some former emperors, like Grandfather Cheng, at least had to inlay an ordinary gemstone on the top of the crown. But on this crown, there is no luminous pearl, no gemstones. It does not look like a real dragon crown, but rather like a folk opera. costumes!"

Elder Eleven Li Zipian said: "During the time of Taizu and Chengzu, it was strictly forbidden for folk troupes to wear dragon robes. When it came to the late emperor Zhengde, who loved Kunqu opera himself, he made a decree to allow actors to wear dragon robes. But opera The dragon robes you wear have four dragon claws, but the real dragon robe is a golden dragon with five claws."

He Liu counted the dragon claws on the dragon robe in front of him, and there were indeed five claws.

Old Hu said: "There are only two kinds of people in the world who can make dragon robes. One is the imperial tailors of the needlework bureau in the palace. Eunuch Huang is in charge of the needlework bureau, and most of the imperial tailors belong to him. I think the imperial tailors They will not help the evildoers and make fake dragon robes to frame Lord Yu. The other kind of people are folk tailors who specialize in making dragon robes for troupes. The imperial court has extremely strict control over these people. Every time a dragon robe is made , you have to go to the local yamen to register.”

When He Liu heard this, he ordered Xu Qi: "Go to Shuntian Mansion immediately and check the archives of the dragon robe for the costumes in the past two years. Then, according to the names of the tailors on the archives, send out eyes and ears to find out who among these people has recently Change."

Xu Qi took the order and left.

He Liu said in a loud voice: "Someone framed the crown prince! We Jinyiwei eat Junlu, we must be loyal to the emperor! To be loyal to the emperor, we must be loyal to the emperor's son! This time, no matter who is involved in the frame-up case, we must be arrested first. Say it again!"

Li Zipian asked: "What if the supervisors are involved?"

He Liudao: "As long as the evidence is convincing, you can catch him!"

After a errand, He Liu and Lao Hu returned home.

Bai Xiaoyan hurriedly greeted him: "Prince Yu is still under confinement in Dongchang?"

He Liu nodded: "King Yu is still under confinement by Dongchang, but at noon today, Dongchang found a dragon robe and a dragon crown in Yuwang's mansion!"

Bai Xiaoyan was surprised and said: "Could it be that those people have eaten the bear's heart and leopard's courage? How dare they frame my Daming prince?"

Old Hu said from the side: "Nephew and daughter-in-law, this is called jumping over the wall in a hurry. The emperor's body is getting worse every day. Those traitors are afraid that the emperor will die, and Prince Yu will inherit the big position, so they will be unable to eat. That’s how they took the risk.”

Bai Xiaoyan said: "I heard that the emperor took the elixir every day and became unconscious. He wouldn't kill King Yu in a fit of anger, right?"

He Liu said with a smile: "You don't know about this. Ever since Hai Rui got on the "No. [-] Book in the World", the emperor no longer took the pills that the Taoist gods entered! His old man is now He is more sober than ever! If he is confused, he will hand over the origin of Cha Longpao and Dragon Crown to Dongchang! Instead of handing it over to Jin Yiwei!"

Bai Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! You have already stood by Lord Yu's side. Our family and Lord Yu are both hurt and prosperous. If King Yu is abolished, the lives of our whole family will be in jeopardy!"

(End of this chapter)