Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 122 Chapter 122, Wu Sangui accused him face to face, and Zhu Cihong rebelled against the army

That night, Zhu Cihong was called by Queen Zhou.

Empress Zhou was worried, and said to Zhu Cihong, "Xiao'er, have you offended someone recently?"

Obviously, this Empress Zhou also got some rumors.

If it was someone else's business, it was naturally impossible for Empress Zhou to interfere in politics, but now that the matter was about Zhu Cihong, it was naturally completely different.

Looking at the worried Queen Zhou, Zhu Cihong's heart also warmed slightly.

No matter in which time and space, every mother's love for her children is unreserved.

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Mother, let me just say it straight. If you want to do something these days, how can you not offend others? But please rest assured, mother, I have my own measure, and those who are young will not hurt my son." I don't care about it."

When Zhu Cihong spoke, he was full of confidence. After all, he also had a system, and he received the system's tasks early.

Wu Sangui?Just a clown.

Empress Zhou looked at Zhu Cihong with some doubts: "Really?"

Zhu Cihong nodded seriously: "How could my son lie to the queen mother?"

To put it bluntly, Zhu Cihong finally coaxed Empress Zhou.

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Cihong looked at the starry sky above his head, feeling a little curious in his heart.

What kind of tricks will Wu Sangui use tomorrow?
Just let the horse come!
Zhu Cihong himself was also a little impatient, after all the army was about to go south, and it would be very troublesome to leave Wu Sangui in the middle of Beijing at this time, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to completely eliminate Wu Sangui? good thing!
The next day, the Royal Study Room.

Chongzhen sat on the throne, and he was still in a good mood.

Because in Chongzhen's view, the truth about who framed Zhu Cihong can be revealed today.

Chongzhen thought of this, and glanced at Wu Sangui and Zhu Cihong respectively.

Wu Sangui seemed a little excited, but Zhu Cihong was quite calm.

Chongzhen said to Wu Sangui: "Wu Shangshu, now you can explain the whole story to everyone."

Wu Sangui was waiting for this sentence, and immediately said: "The thing is like this, everyone, some time ago, His Majesty summoned me and gave me a task, that is, let me investigate a person who suddenly appeared in Wang Chengen's mansion. letter."

Although everyone already knew that Wu Sangui might be investigating Zhu Cihong, other people including Zhu Cihong were a little surprised when they heard this. They really didn't expect that this incident was actually caused by Wang Chengen.

Wu Sangui continued to speak: "The content of the letter is actually very simple. It shows that His Highness the Crown Prince has evil intentions, and wants to make friends with some ministers in the capital, and do the matter of Li Shimin's Xuanwu Sect!"

When the voice fell, everyone was shocked.

The change of Xuanwu Gate is definitely a well-known event in the history of China.

Everyone involuntarily looked at Zhu Cihong, wanting to know Zhu Cihong's reaction.

Zhu Cihong remained calm, and the expression on his face did not change.

Wu Sangui continued: "After receiving His Majesty's order, I also mobilized all my forces, and with the cooperation of Lord Wang Chengen, I found some people to conduct inquiries and investigations. Some misunderstanding."

Everyone looked at Zhu Cihong again, and this time, Zhu Cihong finally spoke.

Zhu Cihong said lightly: "Next time, if there is someone who dares to forcibly subdue in front of the main gate of Duanben Palace and try to send the chief eunuch of this Palace to prison for interrogation, this person will not be as simple as just eating dirt."

Zhu Cihong didn't panic at all, and even scolded Wu Sangui.

After Wu Sangui heard these words, his complexion immediately became quite ugly. It was indeed a great shame in his life to show his ugly appearance outside Duanben Palace that day.

Wu Sangui took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, the conclusion of this matter has basically been reached now, so please Your Majesty have a look at these confessions and the evidence that I have investigated."

Wu Sangui didn't intend to talk nonsense with Zhu Cihong anymore, so let's directly present the evidence.

The corner of Zhu Cihong's mouth twitched, he was actually a little curious to see what Wu Sangui could invent.

Chongzhen looked at the confessions submitted by Wu Sangui. After flipping through them for a while, his smile gradually disappeared and he suddenly looked up at Wu Sangui: "Is this what you investigated?"

Wu Sangui's expression became unexpectedly calm at this moment: "Return to Your Majesty, this is indeed what I investigated."

Chongzhen was furious, and shouted: "I asked you to investigate this? Have you forgotten what I told you!"

Wu Sangui's expression changed, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, this is the truth of the investigation, please Your Majesty to investigate clearly!"

At this moment, Chongzhen's expression was extremely ugly.

Originally, Chongzhen thought that after handing it over to Wu Sangui for investigation, he would be able to find out the mastermind behind Zhu Cihong's frame, but after reading all the investigation reports, Chongzhen discovered that it said...Zhu Cihong really wanted to be Li Shimin's second!
Originally, you were asked to investigate and prove your innocence, but you ended up saying you were guilty after the investigation?

Chongzhen wanted to slap Wu Sangui twice, but at this moment, Wu Sangui spoke again.

"His Majesty, the facts are the facts. Since I have followed the order of His Majesty to investigate, then I must investigate the truth of the facts. No matter whether it is the prince or anyone else, the minister will treat everyone equally. If there is a problem, there is a problem. If there is no problem, it is no problem!"

Hearing this, everyone already understood that Wu Sangui was calling Zhu Cihong by name!
Chongzhen was furious: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

There was a silence in the hall.

At this moment, Zhu Cihong suddenly laughed, and said: "Father, since Wu Shangshu said that there is something wrong with my minister, then I would like to hear what is wrong with my minister. Why don't you ask Father to read it to you?" How about these confessions and case details?"

Zhu Cihong really wanted to know, how did Wu Sangui fabricate the information?
Chongzhen took a deep breath, glanced at Wang Chengen: "Read!"

Wang Chengen directly took the pile of files in front of Chongzhen, flipped through them, and read some more important ones.

Several officials of the Prince’s Mansion who were taken away by Wu Sangui confessed that Zhu Cihong had been paying close attention to the affairs of the army during this time, and also confessed that the prince’s ambitions were revealed in the conversations, and he felt that Chongzhen, the emperor, should be worthy of even the Ming Dynasty. If the country is subjugated, it is better to let Zhu Cihong come by himself.

In addition, there is another piece of evidence that when guarding the city of Beijing, Zhu Cihong suddenly and inexplicably took out a batch of weapons and equipment for the newly recruited young men. Wrongdoing.

After Wang Chengen finished reading, the complexions of the people present began to change, and the way they looked at Zhu Cihong was also different.

As far as these evidences are concerned, they are not considered solid hammers, but there are indeed witnesses and evidence.

Could it be that His Royal Highness really...

The British public raised the case and said: "It's just nonsense! Your Majesty, the prince's life is well understood. His Highness is dedicated to the country, and he is even more loyal to His Majesty. How could he do such a thing? Wu Shangshu, this is obvious. It is because you had a conflict with the prince that you weave these things to slander the prince!"

Facing the accusation from the Duke of England, Wu Sangui was also unexpectedly calm, saying: "It is unreasonable for the Duke of England to say this. Didn't I just say it? This is His Majesty entrusting me with the task, and I All the investigations are traceable, Wang Chengen also cooperated with me in my work, do you think Wang Gong also betrayed His Majesty?"

Wang Chengen coughed in embarrassment, and said: "Our family is mainly responsible for the affairs inside the palace, and Wu Shangshu is responsible for the affairs outside the palace. Our family has only heard a little about the details."

Although Wang Chengen tried his best to clear it up, Wu Sangui used him as a shield, which indeed played a certain role.

Chongzhen's heart was full of surprises and doubts, and he doubted life for a while.

Could it be that Lang'er has always been pretending that he really wanted to be Li Shimin?
Is my throne, Lang'er really thinking about it?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but look at Zhu Cihong, and then there was a meal.

He suddenly discovered that Zhu Cihong was still very calm, even too calm.

How is this going?

Chongzhen said slowly: "Lang'er, don't you have anything to say about this matter?"

Zhu Cihong laughed and said: "I don't want to hide it from my father, my son does have something to say."

Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Cihong walked up to Wu Sangui, and said calmly, "Wu Shangshu, is this all you have to do?"

Wu Sangui looked at Zhu Cihong, and felt a little complacent in his heart.

These "evidences" of Wu Sangui were all carefully prepared, especially those officials who "confessed" all had fatal handles in Wu Sangui's hands, and they were not worried about them retracting their confessions at all.

In many cases, as long as some unfounded and speculative words can cause palace changes, Wu Sangui has evidence and material evidence, so he doesn't believe Chongzhen or doubt it.

As long as Chongzhen starts to suspect Zhu Cihong, Wu Sangui will surely win!

So in Wu Sangui's view, Zhu Cihong at this time is nothing more than the howling of a defeated dog, struggling uselessly.

Wu Sangui still had a sincere and apprehensive expression, and said: "His Royal Highness has misunderstood, the humble minister is really just following orders."

Zhu Cihong shook his head, then turned to look at Chongzhen: "Father, this Wu Sangui is indeed framing my son-in-law, and the son-in-law also has evidence."

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and said, "What evidence?"

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and said: "This evidence is not in the hands of my son, but in Wu Sangui's study in his mansion!"

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, Wu Sangui's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition began to arise.

(End of this chapter)