flstandardbreds Chapter 158 Let the Zhou Family Know
Chapter 158 Let the Zhou Family Know
Although Han Yaojun's Han family had never been to the capital, they still knew something about the struggle for succession in the capital.
Even though the Han family's position has always been neutral, they still need to understand what they should understand. After all, who the future emperor of the Great Zhou will be will have an impact on the Han family!
Han Yaojun indeed had no intention of participating in the fight for the throne, but he still sent people to privately learn about the personalities of several princes.
The third prince was born to the late queen. His maternal grandfather was a great scholar of the time and is now the dean of the largest academy in the Great Zhou. From any perspective, he should be the most suitable and honorable candidate.
This year, the other party took the initiative to go to Yunzhou for disaster relief and made considerable contributions, and the public's support for them was quite high.
He has outstanding abilities and has the full support of the Crown Prince Chu Jiang.
However, His Majesty has never liked the Third Prince. Even though the Third Prince has a noble status, he seems to be the furthest away from the position of Crown Prince.
The seventh prince, Zhou Jinye, has the support of the Duke of Weiguo. His mother is His Majesty's favorite Concubine Jiang. No matter how you look at it, he should be the apple of His Majesty's eye. Unfortunately, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion does not seem to support the seventh prince very much.
She has been avoiding suspicion and staying away from the Seventh Prince intentionally or unintentionally.
The eighth prince, Zhou Hanjin, appears to be as gentle as jade. He treats any virtuous person well and has the demeanor of a future wise ruler. In addition, his mother is the empress dowager, so he can barely be considered a legitimate son.
Behind him is the Yao family, which is considered a first-class noble family in the capital and its strength should not be underestimated. In addition, the eighth prince has a good reputation and seems to be the most likely to ascend the throne.
By the way, there is also an eldest prince who is famous for his military achievements and has the power of 100,000 soldiers. Although he has been fighting outside for many years, he still has the strength to compete with other princes.
The only pity is that the eldest prince's mother was of low status, just the daughter of a minor official, and she passed away not long after giving birth to the eldest prince.
Four princes with completely different personalities are now fighting fiercely in the capital for the position of crown prince.
The Han family had no intention of getting involved in this undercurrent of struggle for the throne. They only wanted to guard the border of the Great Zhou and keep all foreign enemies who were eyeing the Great Zhou outside the border.
Han Yaojun had a good impression of the Eighth Prince in the past. However, his move of flooding Xi'an City, colluding with the enemy and treason, causing civil unrest, and trying to fish in troubled waters...
Han Yaojun completely lost all hope for the Eighth Prince. He even felt that the eldest prince, who was a warrior by nature, was more suitable for the throne than the Eighth Prince.
A prince who does not care about the lives of soldiers and civilians must be cruel and ruthless.
Since he is so cruel and ruthless, he would not let Yu Chengwen and others who might threaten his status and reputation at any time return to the capital alive!
Because of Han Yaojun's words, Yu Chengwen clenched the sand on the ground with both hands and remained silent for a long time.
Yes, the eighth prince...will not let his family go.
There is no difference between saying it or not saying it.
Chu Xi continued slowly, "If you confess, you are an accomplice. Even if you are guilty, General Han and I will submit a petition to protect your family, at least to prevent them from being implicated by you and being implicated like this!"
Han Yaojun did not refute Chu Xi's words.
Yu Chengwen had no idea what he was thinking about, his face gradually turned increasingly grim, he clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands.
It seemed as if he was going to jump up and punch Chu Xi hard in the face at the next moment.
Every word Chu Xi said hit the point and was true, but at the same time it also ruthlessly tore open the bloody scar, revealing the hideous and terrifying reality inside.
Qin Sanyuan, who was watching from the sidelines, was worried that Yu Chengwen would be so angry that he would faint.
Of course, this is a kind of worry. In fact, Yu Chengwen is not so fragile. Being able to participate in such a plan, Yu Chengwen is naturally not a person with weak tolerance.
Yu Chengwen had already anticipated the consequences of this matter if it were to be exposed, but he did not expect...that it would be exposed so quickly.
It was as if Chu Jiang had anticipated their every move, just waiting for them to fall into the trap and catch them in one fell swoop!
Chu Xi had almost finished speaking, and turned his head slightly, facing Chu Er behind him.
Chu Er immediately understood what Chu Xi meant. He took out all the paper, ink, brush and inkstone that he had prepared in advance and placed them in front of the two of them. "Write down everything you know."
His tone was always indifferent, without any ups and downs.
The things were placed in front of Sun Changfan and Yu Chengwen. Whether to write or not was up to them. As for Qin Sanyuan and other minions caught by Chu Xi, even if they didn't know the overall plan.
But according to the rules, they also have to write a confession.
After all, they were also involved in this matter.
Before Sun Changfan was arrested, even Chu Xi was not sure whether Sun Changfan was the one who hid the deepest, so she did not reveal his name.
Until Sun Changfan himself joined the game, Chu Xi no longer needed to say anything. Doctor Qing, Zhou Qi, and Han Yaojun, who witnessed it all, could serve as witnesses afterwards.
Chu Xi didn't kill Sun Changfan in order to make them write down the entire planning process and whose orders they followed.
Only by making this matter public and letting the people of the Great Zhou know about it, will Your Majesty no longer be able to favor anyone!
Even the Eighth Prince behind the scenes cannot escape!
Jin'an quickly wrote out the prescription for the antidote. After taking the antidote, tens of thousands of soldiers woke up one after another, feeling like they had just had a good sleep.
Before falling down, Bian Hangqing, Shi Zheng and others had already prepared themselves for poisoning, but they never expected that they would be able to wake up!
Han Yaojun did not conceal the whole process of the incident, nor did he keep it secret. In addition to the few people in the tent that night, there were more than a dozen soldiers waiting outside.
They could all hear the noise inside. In addition to these, there were also the guards who were knocked unconscious. There were too many people who knew about it.
The military camp is big, but not too big either. Any movement would spread quickly as if it had wings.
Yu Chengwen and his gang were all temporarily detained and guarded by people sent by Zhou Qi, who took turns to take turns. Except for these guarding soldiers, no one else was allowed to get close to them.
Everyone knows the fishing method. Han Yaojun cannot be sure that all the Eighth Prince's hidden agents in the military camp have been eradicated. He deliberately left it open at this time in order to let other hidden agents who may still be hidden come out!
Once the Eighth Prince gets to know this news, he will definitely mobilize the remaining hidden lines that have not been exposed, and take action against Chengwen and others at all costs to eliminate future troubles.
Han Yaojun wrote down everything that happened that day and sent it to the capital via an express express with a speed of 600 miles.
In addition to his memorial, there were several confessions, including those from Yu Chengwen and Sun Changfan. As the two most important pieces in the overall plan, the confessions they wrote were very important!
In order to ensure that the person delivering the memorial would not be silenced on the way, Han Yaojun specially sent his most trusted guards, one in the open and one in secret, to set out from different routes.
One is in Ming, 600 miles express.
One set out in secret by water, and two of them traveled together, dressed in disguise and carrying military household registration cards which served as proof of their identity.