Chapter 688

The thin two pieces of letterhead fell to the ground, but they seemed to have a thousand weights, and instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. There were faint bursts of sneers in the hall, and everyone seemed to have seen Li Heng's fate.

Li Heng didn't speak, was silent for a moment, knelt forward, and picked up the letterhead on the ground.

These are two letters, one of which is the border military general of the Tang Dynasty and Zhang Yang, the military general of the Beiting. If you understand the border system of Datang, you will know that in the north of Datang, the border is long.

Although the entire north belongs to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, it is subject to the Metropolitan Protector An Sishun. However, in addition to this, there are many fortresses on the long border that extend from the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, which are guarded by heavy military generals.

These generals are not usually controlled by the North Garden, but are only responsible for their own defensive sections, and pass the news to the North Court Metropolitan Protectorate. Once something happens, the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate must immediately send troops and horses to help.

From this, it can be seen that these fortresses are actually similar to "small courts" with political and military independence.

Because of this, most of the border generals of these military fortresses have a high weight, coupled with the importance of the location, most of the generals guarding the town are extraordinary, at least they are all titled generals, so they have been attracted by the princes in the palace.

This Zhang Yang is such a border fortress general.

This letter looks ordinary, discussing some border wars, but Zhang Yang's words are full of appreciation for a prince and the intention of taking refuge.

Li Heng was silent for a moment, and then looked at the second letter. However, after just one glance, Li Heng's pupils suddenly shrank, and his whole face changed.

"Rebel, look at that letter, but it's your notes?"

The voice of the Holy Emperor came from above the main hall like thunder.

"It does look a lot like Erchen's. ”

Li Heng straightened his body and said calmly.

"Hmph, fifth brother, you are really a dead duck with a hard mouth. You dare to deny it in front of your father, can't you even recognize your own handwriting?"

With a sneer, the third prince Li Ju took two steps forward, his face full of disdain.

"Fifth prince, you still confess, it is a felony to form a party for personal gain, and collusion with the military generals of Wencheng in the court, but lying in front of His Majesty, this is a crime of bullying the king, which is much more serious than the crime of forming a party for personal gain, why should Your Highness still deceive yourself and refuse to admit it?"

Yao Zongping, the teacher of the third prince, also spoke at this time.

"What has not been done, how can Li Heng admit it?"

Li Heng said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, you colluded with Zhang Yang, the military general who patrolled the village, and the two sides exchanged letters, which is already conclusive evidence. Even if you want to deny it, it's useless. Zhang Yang has been relieved of his military post by His Majesty and sent to Beijing. Your Highness should not deny it anymore. - Your Majesty, this is actually giving you a chance!"

Taifu Chen Yong shook his head, his face full of disappointment.

Jun Wu joked, although there were also princes who made mistakes in the past, most of them admitted their mistakes on the spot, and the Holy Emperor was able to fall lightly, and there has never been a confrontation like the five princes.

This is never a smart move.

He originally had some good feelings for this newly rising fifth prince, but now the last trace of good feelings is gone.

"Taifu doesn't need to say much, I have my own disposal. ”

In the main hall, the Holy Emperor's voice was so high that he couldn't hear the slightest expression.

"Rebel, you colluded with the border generals, formed a party for personal gain, there are letters as evidence, the evidence is conclusive, since you don't want to admit it, then I won't force you, this list was searched from your study by someone I ordered, do you know the handwriting on it?"

Before the voice fell, the third letterhead, like a sharp blade, floated from above the main hall and flew towards Li Heng.

Li Heng stretched out his hands and caught the letterhead, and in an instant, the mountain-like power on the letterhead suddenly disappeared without a trace.

When Li Heng looked down, he saw one name after another on the letterhead, which was the list of ministers he had shown to Wang Chong not long ago for him to refer to, review, and prepare to win over.

"Zuo Honglin, Su Guosheng, Qi Haiqing, Wei Shaoyou, Cui Yi, Lu Jianjin, Li Han, and even Wei Lan and Wei Jian of the Wei family...... What the hell do you want to do?"

The last sentence, boom, the Holy Emperor slapped it with a fierce palm, and in an instant, the hall roared, and all the princes and teachers, including the Taishi and Taifu, were stunned and silent.

Having followed the Holy Emperor for many years, the Taishi and Taifu knew deeply that once this situation occurred, it would be the time when the Holy Emperor was truly angry.

If the fifth prince, Li Heng, still refuses to admit to death and ignores current affairs, then what awaits him next will be a punishment that is far more serious than forming a party for personal gain.

The fifth prince, Li Heng, may not only be imprisoned, but also have a ruined future, and he may not even be able to be an ordinary person. Even the teacher who taught him, as well as the attendants in the palace, could be punished.

In the worst-case scenario, Li Heng's life may not be guaranteed.

And everything that follows depends on what Li Heng says.

"Father, the son knows that no matter what I say, you will not believe it, and the father said that this list was searched from my study, and the son also knows that there will be no mistake in this. ”

Li Heng's voice sounded in everyone's ears:

"But the sons can confess to their fathers that this list was never written by the sons. I don't know who framed the retainer, or how he got into my study and stuffed the list inside. However, no matter how much effort he put into it and how thorough his plan was, it was still a wise man's thoughts, and he would definitely make a mistake and leave a mistake. ”

"Oh?"

As soon as Li Heng's voice fell, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone up and down the hall. The originally serious atmosphere in the main hall also showed a hint of fluctuation, and several princes on both sides of the hall faintly showed a trace of unease.

"You mean, the list and the letters are forgeries?"

The Holy Emperor's voice was thoughtful.

Obviously, this scene was not expected by anyone.

"Exactly!"

The fifth prince, Li Heng, straightened his body and looked up at the majestic figure in the main hall, his expression was calm, without the slightest evasion.

"Buzz!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the words of the five princes suddenly caused a commotion in the main hall. Even the Holy Emperor's left and right sides, with serious expressions, and Taifu and Taishi, who had never been smiling, looked at each other, and a trace of loosening appeared on their stern faces.

Although it is impossible for the Holy Emperor to make a mistake, the expression of the fifth prince Li Heng does not look like a fake, and in the palace, the princes frame each other, such things have happened in all dynasties.

In an instant, both Taifu and Taishi looked at the third prince Li Ju on the outside of the main hall.

"Li Heng, you fart!

Li Ju's face turned red all of a sudden:

"If you have the audacity to do such a thing, why don't you dare to admit it?"

"So, all of this is the Third Emperor Brother, right?"

Li Heng looked at the third prince Li Ju on the side, if it was not clear at the beginning, then the moment the third prince stood up, Li Heng was already sure in his heart, standing behind the trouble, it must be the third prince Li Ju who single-handedly directed all this.

The third prince Li Ju looked stunned, and immediately knew that he was speechless, but soon Li Ju sneered.

"Fifth brother, it's useless what you say now, everything has its own father's holy judgment. ”

Li Ju turned his head as he spoke, and bowed deeply to the Holy Emperor above the main hall. He wasn't worried about the matter being exposed and hated by Li Heng, but if he was mistaken by the Holy Emperor for planting a blame and framing his brother, then everything would be extraordinary.

The Holy Emperor didn't speak, he didn't even look at Li Ju, his eyes always stayed on Li Heng, who was kneeling under His Highness.

Li Ju's face turned red, and he hurriedly stepped aside, closing his mouth and not speaking again.

"Say it!"

The Holy Emperor only said two words, his voice was neither high nor low, but it clearly sounded in everyone's ears, revealing a supreme majesty.

"Father, the third brother framed me for colluding with the patrol general Zhang Yang, I have nothing to say about this, and I can't prove my innocence. But the third brother forged this list of collusion with the ministers of the DPRK and China, if it was true, it would be fine, and the ministers would admit it, but they were clever but were mistaken by cleverness, no matter how fine they were, no matter how hard they worked, there was still a flaw in the end. ”

The corners of Li Heng's mouth curled slightly, revealing a confident smile.

"Li Heng! Don't spew blood! What does the list you draw up by colluding with the ministers of the DPRK and China have anything to do with me?"

When Li Ju heard that Li Heng had planted the blame on him, he immediately became angry. If it weren't for the presence of the Holy Emperor, he would have rushed forward long ago.

"Hmph, Ming people don't do dark things, whether you do it or not, you know it yourself. ”

Li Heng looked up at his brother and sneered. If it was before, he might have restrained himself and admitted it, but this time it was different, since they harbored evil intentions and wanted to put themselves to death, there was no need to retreat in the slightest.

"Go on!"

The Holy Emperor's voice was unwavering, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Yes!"

Li Heng bowed deeply, raised his head again and continued:

"Zuo Honglin, the doctor of the court, the left servant of Shangshu shot Su Guosheng, the general Wu Yanqing, the general of the border cavalry, Cui Yi of the Dali Division, Wei Shaoyou, the Shuo Fang transfer envoy, Wei Lan and Wei Jian, the sons of Wei Shi in the capital...... , these names, Erchen has nothing to say, but it's a pity that the wise man must make a mistake, no matter how cautious the person who drew up this list is, he will eventually make an irreparable mistake, the last name on the list, Secretary Chen Wenxiao!"

"A few days ago, Xu Fuzi happened to tell Erchen about the secretary and supervisor, if Erchen is not mistaken, the twenty-four adults of the secretary and supervisor did not have a person named Chen Wenxiao. ”

After saying the last word, Li Heng's body became more and more straight, and his expression became more and more confident, and for a while, everyone in the hall couldn't help but be taken away by his look.

The princes on the left and right, as well as the teachers of the princes, couldn't help but have their eyelids jumping wildly, especially the third prince Li Ju, whose face changed and became extremely pale.

The secretary is a petty official, and from the rank of Sanpin, his status in the court is not high, and he does not have the power to participate in the government. Therefore, no one in the court and the central government usually notices at all, let alone Chen Wenxiao, who is a secretary and supervisor.

It's just that no matter how much people don't pay attention, they won't think that Chen Wenxiao on that list doesn't exist at all. If Chen Wenxiao doesn't exist at all, it means that this list is not credible at all.

On the other hand, someone is maliciously planting blame and framing Li Heng.

If that's the case, it's not a trivial matter. In an instant, many eyes looked at Li Ju, the third prince, on the side of the main hall.