Chapter 1693 Turn Passive Into Active

It stands to reason that the Forbidden City is heavily guarded, and there is no reason why the secrets behind the plaques in the Qing Palace have been leaked.

Otherwise, why have you been doing well for so many years?

Could it be that the people behind the scenes were so powerful that they were able to hide it from Huang Ama's eyes?

Big brother thinks more and more something is wrong, maybe Huang Ama knew about this and deliberately let the people behind the scenes make trouble.

But what is Huang Ama for? Doesn't this violate the original intention of establishing a secret reserve back then?

Otherwise, wouldn't the secret that has been kept for so many years be for nothing?

Unless...Huang Ama wants to abdicate early?

The elder brother only thought of this, filial piety and good upbringing did not allow him to continue thinking about it.

He shook his head, warning himself not to have the slightest such thoughts.

The elder brother threw away his thoughts and ordered the servants: "Xiao Jingzi, Chuan Ye ordered that the Criminal Ministry thoroughly investigate who the princes have been in contact with recently, as well as the people who have recently entered and exited the Forbidden City."

"Besides, in the past, if the same master had a feud, let our people go and check one by one!"

After Xiao Jingzi responded, he asked cautiously: "Well...does the second elder brother also need to check?"

Regarding this question, Eldest Brother paused, and thought about it seriously for a few seconds, "No need, he's so idle, he just wants to have fun, and he doesn't have the heart to do this kind of thing."

Xiaojingzi: "Hey!"

Those half-brothers must be thoroughly investigated.

Among the brothers, the fifth elder brother is still young, how old is he, and he will definitely not plan these things.

But the second elder brother, although he is a real brother, but the second elder brother is an older elder brother besides the elder brother.

Although he wanted to remind his own Lord Baylor, there are also people in the royal family who are brothers who settle accounts clearly and fight for power.

But he was afraid of being scolded, so he swallowed these words.

It's just that my master Baylor clearly trusts the second elder brother, but what he says is very arrogant!

If the elder brother cast a net to conduct a thorough investigation, he would definitely not be able to find out in a while.

But based on his own inference, he has a limited and thorough investigation of a small area.

The targets of his thorough investigation are only those who have motives for him.

One is his brother who has a competitive relationship with him, and the other is someone who has a feud with him.

No matter which aspect it is, the scope is not large.

In the palace, there are only a few of his brothers, and the second elder brother will be removed, so there will be only the third and fourth elder brothers.

The fifth elder brother is still so young, and he is a real brother, so he was naturally excluded.

But the elder brother is calm and calm, and there are very few people who have a problem with him.

Therefore, that night, the elder brother found out who the little brother who ordered people to make trouble in Qianqing Palace last night was.

"Master Belle, our people have found out that it was the fourth elder brother who took advantage of the dark night and high winds and ordered people to put Mongolian medicine in the night snacks of the guards of the Qianqing Palace."

"After the guards are stunned, order those people to peek at the decree behind the upright plaque." Xiaojingzi told the truth about what he found out.

The elder brother was writing in the study, and when he heard what Xiao Jingzi said, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the master and servant said some more things, and the elder brother put down the pen in his hand, "Go and bring the fourth brother to the master."

"yes!"

The eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother both lived in the elder brother's institute of the third east institute.

The residences of the two are not far apart.

Therefore, after only a stick of incense, the fourth elder brother was invited by the slave to the eldest elder brother's study.

As soon as the fourth elder brother entered the room, his eyeballs rolled around, avoiding the elder brother in his eyes, not daring to look directly at the elder brother, "Brother, why did you ask me to come?"

"Guess." The elder brother leaned back in the chair leisurely.

"Hey..." The fourth elder brother smiled coquettishly, "I can't guess, why don't you just say it directly, brother."

The eldest elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother with focused eyes, and went straight to the showdown, "My people found out that your servant stunned the guards of the Qianqing Palace, and deliberately pasted the decree under the upright plaque of the Qianqing Palace on the gate of the Qianqing Palace."

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother panicked immediately, "Brother, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. You, you just know your status as the heir apparent, so you are going to attack your brother?"

"Don't quibble, your slaves have all recorded statements in the Punishment Department." The elder brother identified it as the fourth elder brother, "Say! Who ordered you to do this?"

Based on his understanding of the fourth younger brother, although the fourth younger brother is usually playful and doesn't like reading or practicing martial arts, his temperament is not bad.

The most important thing is that the fourth brother has such a brain, he can't think of such a big conspiracy, let alone have the courage.

Said that the fourth brother was curious about the decree in the plaque, and he believed it.

But he wouldn't believe it if the fourth younger brother posted the decree on the city gate in order to cause turmoil in the court.

"Who could it be? I'm just curious. I want to know who Huang Ama has appointed as the crown prince." The fourth elder brother knew that he was exposed, but he firmly refused to reveal the mastermind behind it.

Eldest brother: "I want to know who the emperor will make the crown prince, and after reading the decree, stick it on the gate of Qianqing Palace?"

Fourth elder brother: "You asked me, I don't know, I just wanted to peek at the content of the decree. After reading it, although I was a little disappointed, I didn't want to let everyone know, but ordered someone to read the decree again. Stuffed in the brocade box."

"Who knew that when they got up in the morning, they all said that the signboard of Qianqing Palace had been smashed down, and the edict was also posted on the door."

Big brother: "That's why I asked you, who is behind the scenes encouraging you to peek at the plaque?"

Fourth elder brother: "Brother, I said it was just a moment of curiosity, no one encouraged me."

Big brother: "The person who encouraged you is the person who deliberately announced the decree to the public. Are you sure you don't want to say it, and you have to bear it alone?"

Brother Si: "I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Very good." The elder brother stared at the fourth elder brother intently, "Do you think the people behind the scenes can protect you?"

Fourth elder brother: "..."

Big Brother: "Don't think that if you refuse to confess him, I don't know that you have been getting close to Eighth Uncle recently."

As soon as these words came out, the fourth elder brother froze in place, unable to say anything.

He thought that the elder brother didn't know about it, and the co-author was clear about everything, so he deliberately played him here, black-bellied!

The eldest elder brother got up, walked up to the fourth elder brother, and patted the fourth elder brother on the shoulder, "I can do it myself."

As early as when the fourth elder brother was called, the elder brother knew that it was the good deed of the eighth master, and he had already sent someone to the eighth master's mansion to invite someone.

To put it bluntly, it is to invite people, but to put it bluntly, it is to invite the eighth master to the palace and wait for the fourth master to deal with him.

The next morning, Big Brother woke up before dawn.

He casually put on a robe, walked out of the bedroom, went outside, and called "Xiaojingzi".

The next moment, Xiaojingzi came in with a group of servants.

Following Xiao Jingzi in, there were court ladies and eunuchs who were waiting for the elder brother to change his clothes and wash his hands.

The eldest elder brother stretched his arms, and let the maid put on his shoes for him.

He held his lips and asked lightly: "But did you invite Prince Lian to the palace?"

"Going back to Lord Baylor, when our people went to Prince Lian's mansion, Prince Lian had already left Beijing overnight!"

The elder brother's eyes tightened, "Going out of Beijing?"

"Exactly." Xiao Jingzi said: "But Lord Belle, please rest assured, Prince Lian was still at the court yesterday, and he can't go far if he thinks about it. Our people have already sealed off the gates of the capital and nearby cities."

"In addition, we also set up ambushes at various mountain passes in the capital."

"Even the waterway that leads to the Thirteenth Line and can go to other countries, we also ordered people to wait on the pier."

"Our people will guard all the roads that can escape the capital. Once Prince Lian leads people to take risks, our people can capture them!"

Hearing this, the elder brother nodded slightly to show that he knew.

However, after three days passed, Ba Ye hadn't been arrested and returned to Beijing.

Xiao Jingzi was disappointed again and told the eldest brother about the matter: "Master Belle, it's been three days and three nights. Our people have guarded all the points, but there is no sign of Master Ba. Could it be that he has already left the city?"

"But we have sealed off the gates of the capital, even the gates near the capital, and we have sent people to guard the rest of the places we can think of. What is the problem?"

Xiaojingzi frowned and thought hard, "Eighth Master is handsome, you think...he won't go out of town disguised as a woman, right?"

As he said that, Xiaojingzi made up his mind about the eighth master of the women's clothing tycoon, it seems... a little amazing?

But soon, Xiao Jingzi shook his head and shook off the thought, "That's not the case, our people are strictly guarding everywhere, not to mention men disguised as women, even a fly is not let go!"

The elder brother sat in front of the desk with his thick eyebrows frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, he asked calmly, "Is there anyone you care about, Prince Lian?"

Xiaojingzi: "Who can he care about? His biological mother and concubine have long since passed away, and his wife has been divorced by him long ago. Two sons are also distributed to his wife and the other son. Tube."

"Over the years, he has also taken in a side Fujin and a few beautiful concubines. A while ago, the Fourteenth Lord broke up with him. Now, he is at the point where all relatives and relatives are separated, and his wife and children are separated... .”

"Wait..." Big Brother interrupted Xiao Jingzi, "You just said that Prince Lian gave a son to his original wife?"

Xiaojingzi: "Yes."

Eldest brother's black eyes tightened, his thin lips curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile, "Then put Prince Lian's original spouse and son in jail, and if Prince Lian doesn't show up within three days, they will be jailed." Take them to the execution ground and let them be punished for Prince Lian!"

"Ah? But what if Prince Lian is far away and cannot appear within three days?" Xiao Jingzi asked.

Big brother: "Our people are strictly guarded everywhere, and flies can't fly away. He is even more difficult to fly as a living person. According to my father, he must be in the city, because the most dangerous place is the safest place. The place."

"It's just that searching the city is too troublesome, and it's easy to scare the snake. It's better to use his wife and children to lure him out of the cave. It's the fastest and most effective way. In this way, we can turn passive into active!"

Xiao Jingzi: "But didn't he abandon his poor wife a long time ago, would he really care about this?"

Eldest brother: "Have you ever seen a man who divorced his wife and returned the children to his wife?"

"That's definitely not the case. Men in the Qing Dynasty, regardless of whether they divorced their wives or divorced, women did not have the right to raise their children."

"As for whether to grant custody to a woman, it's up to the men to decide. However, in the Qing Dynasty, we pay attention to recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan. Generally, no one will let their children live outside unless...the men feel compassion for women. ..”

Speaking of this, Xiao Jingzi paused, as if he understood something, "I understand, I will do as you ordered!"