Twin Brocade

Chapter 966 Interrogation
"My royal father, he is unattainable and unshakable."

When Emperor Qinglong was mentioned, the King of Chu had deep fear in his eyes.Emperor Qinglong was like a huge mountain, lying in front of him.He never felt that he had the possibility of defeating him.

"Jiang Chen, the crown prince, and King Qi, the three of them tied together will not be able to win against Emperor Father." King Chu said in a low voice, "Even if you add me and sister Zhaoyang, you will not be able to win."

Princess Chu was terrified when she heard that, she grabbed his skirt with her fingers, and her knuckles turned white from the force.

"Then... will we lose this time?"

The King of Chu looked up at the beams and pillars on the gazebo, sighed and said, "No. Father is also a human being, with human flaws and weaknesses."

Emperor Qinglong's shortcoming is the former Crown Princess Jiang.He tried his best, but still couldn't break his heart.He felt guilty towards the Jiang family, and this guilt was passed on to the prince born by the Jiang family.

Prince, there is one last chance.

With Jiang Chen's help, King Chu can be sure that the crown prince will succeed.But he can no longer predict what will happen after he succeeds, and he can only prepare for any possible situation.

It was raining heavily, and a servant knocked on the door of Quan Mansion and came to Fang Jinshu.

"Grandma Si Gu, Da Furen ordered me to inquire. Has Si Gu Ye returned home?"

Yanyue held up the candlestick, and Fang Jinshu put on his outer robe and said: "I haven't returned home yet. Tell your mother, stay safe and don't be impatient. It's important to guard the door. I reckon that I won't be back tonight."

Quan Moxian said before going out that after such a major event, all officials above the fourth rank were summoned back to discuss the state affairs, and Fang Shuyu was naturally no exception.

After the servants of the Fang family left, Fang Jinshu couldn't sleep anymore, and after sitting for a long while, he told Fang Zhi: "As soon as the sun rises, go to Guangying Goods Store and bring Yangliu and the others in."

"Besides, if Master Ji and Mrs. Han have nowhere to go, I also invite them to come together."

She had a premonition that the capital would be turbulent in the future.

The people she cares about, whether it is the Gong family of the Fang family or Princess Jing'an of the Cui family of the Wu family, have the power to protect themselves.Only Mrs. Han and his wife, with the huge reputation of Guangying Merchandising Company, will be a piece of fat in the eyes of the rioters and mobs if their true identities cannot be revealed.

God, it finally dawned.

The heavy rain rested for a while, and the Qingshi street, which had been washed by the rain for a day and a night, glowed with a cold light.

Emperor Qinglong waved his hand wearily in the Xuanzheng Hall: "Take a rest first, and then continue the discussion later." The officials below agreed and bowed to send him away.

The abolition of the crown prince is a major event related to the fate of the country.

It's nothing to discuss all night.But most of the ministers present were old, and it was too much for them to survive the whole night.What's more, this night, most of the time was arguing.

Watching the emperor's clothes disappear into the side hall, Guan Jinghuan took the lead in attacking with a cold snort: "Master Zhu, I advise you not to be stubborn anymore! Since ancient times, it has been the rule to set up a heir and an elder!"

Zhu Zihou sat on the chair, raised his eyelids and ignored it.

He is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he is qualified to sit in the Xuanzheng Hall, and of course he is even more qualified to ignore Guan Jinghuan.

Before yesterday, between King Qi and the prince, he did not express his position.But in the early morning yesterday, seeing the evidence of the prince's crimes presented by King Qi, Zhu Zihou became a person who insisted on abolishing the prince.

He didn't speak, which made Guan Jinghuan very embarrassing.Guan Jinghuan glanced at a black and thin official, and the black and thin official rolled his eyelids with his sleeves in his hands and said, "Master Guan is asleep? Since he is old, he shouldn't be involved anymore. It is better to go home and take care of himself."

Fang Shuyu took half a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, may I ask where this is?"

The black and thin official was taken aback, and said, "Xuanzheng Hall."

Fang Shuyu cupped his hands and said: "Since your lord knows that it is the Xuanzheng Palace, why are you uttering wild words here and disrespecting lord Zhu? The emperor governs the country with filial piety, my lord, if you disobey the emperor's order, it is disloyal, and if you commit crimes below, it is injustice."

"Such an unfaithful and unrighteous person, how dare he stand between heaven and earth?!" Fang Shuyu was originally a modest gentleman, but this question was deafening.

All the ministers in the hall suddenly remembered that Fang Shuyu's eloquence was also an invincible person in Luoyang City back then.It was only after he entered the Imperial Academy that he was gradually forgotten.

The black and thin official was already at a loss, but he was speechless after being refuted by him.

Fang Shuyu didn't look at him anymore, turned around and cupped his hands towards Guan Jinghuan, and said: "Master Guan, establish a heir and establish a leader, I think it's right."

"Dare to ask, isn't King Qi the eldest son of the current empress?" He looked around, glanced at everyone one by one, and asked, "Who can answer me?"

The officials who supported King Qi secretly applauded in their hearts.

This interrogation was extremely exciting.

The identity of the prince is not so justifiable in serious terms.When the Jiang family was abolished, it was only the princess concubine, not the queen.Emperor Qinglong canonized him as the crown prince after he ascended the throne, and the Jiang family was still the abolished crown princess.

This is an obvious fact, even the officials who support the crown prince cannot deny it.

No one mentioned it before, because they were afraid of offending the prince and angering Emperor Qinglong.

And Fang Shuyu's questioning at this time is the best time.

Empress Cao is the rightful empress of Emperor Qinglong.There is no doubt about King Qi's identity.

This question left Guan Jinghuan and the others speechless.

Guan Jinghuan turned slightly and winked at Gu Shangshu.Gu Shangshu cleared his throat, and said: "Maybe Fang has forgotten that only the original spouse can be called the eldest son."

"Let me give you an example. The fourth daughter of your family married Quan Shilang and became the second wife. Isn't the eldest son still the young master?"

He brought Fang Shuyu's family affairs to the court, and he deliberately emphasized the word "second wife", which was really a bit vulgar.But his metaphor is irrefutable.

Just because what he said is true.

In the Quan family, the eldest son is Quan Yiting, not Quan Weipu.

The air was stagnant, Fang Shuyu looked at Gu Shangshu, scolded countless "despicable" in his heart but couldn't find words to refute.

The fourth-rank officials stood a little farther back, at this moment, Quan Moxian stepped out from among them, cupped his hands and said: "Master Shangshu's words are wrong."

Gu Shangshu looked at him, his eyes full of threats.

This kid who doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth dares to come against him at a critical moment.This stupefied young man, does he know when is this?
"What's wrong?" Gu Shangshu said with his nostrils upturned, "Could it be that your newly married wife is not a concubine in front of your original marriage tablet?"

He just wanted to insult Fang Jinshu verbally, in order to make Fang Shuyu mess up.

This court meeting, only civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above were present.The prince was grounded, and neither King Qi nor King Chu was summoned.

He is Guan Jinghuan's number one confidant, so he naturally wants to support the prince and suppress the Qi Wang party.It's best to let the other party mess up.For this purpose, he can say anything.

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