Chapter 254: Counterattack

Princess Shu has the confidence to continue to hold tea parties, so naturally she has her reasons. www.biquge.info At this time, the King of Shu had already begun to counterattack the Liao Wangfu.

When the King of Liao first joined the King of Shu, in order to save his beloved son, he did not give up and mixed some forgeries into the real evidence, trying to prove that his beloved second son Zhao Li did not actually mean to violate the laws of the court, but was cheated by the people around him.

At the same time, he also hinted at several tainted witnesses to change their confessions, claiming that the reason why he instigated Zhao Li to participate in the illegal sale of weapons was actually instructed by the envoy of the King of Shu, not just to find a backer with a high enough status.

The King of Liao did this, Zhao Shuo actually didn't approve of it, after all, the evidence of Zhao Li's guilt, the King of Shu had left the bottom. Now that the two palaces have torn their faces, if King Liao's trick is exposed by the other party, won't even the original real evidence be questioned?

However, King Liao knew that it would be very risky to do so, so he insisted on doing it. Zhao Li has been deeply loved by him since he was a child, and his beloved stepconcubine Hu Shi washed her face with tears all day long because of her son's imprisonment. The King of Liao was so distressed that he could not listen to Zhao Shuo's contrary advice? He still had a bit of luck, feeling that the evidence in the hands of the King of Shu might not be very useful. Now that the emperor believed his words and knew that the king of Shu had a history of forging evidence to frame them, the king of Shu would be judged to be a forgery if he came up with other evidence.

King Liao knew that the second son was really planted this time, but deep in his heart, he still had the luxury of letting Zhao Li get away with his guilt safe and sound. Zhao Shuo had no way to stop it, so he could only do nothing.

And this flaw happened to be discovered by the people of the Shu Palace, and it was reported to the emperor in one fell swoop. So the feng shui took turns, and the evidence that could have confirmed the evil intentions of the King of Shu was doubtful. Even if the King of Liao repeatedly expressed his loyalty in front of the emperor, it could not change the fact that he had fabricated evidence to frame the King of Shu.

At this point, the King of Shu and the King of Liao are not clean, and it is impossible to completely whitewash. Zhao Shuo thought that his position as the son of the world had not yet been settled, so he could only come forward again and plead with the emperor for his father.

Zhao Shuo first admitted that some of the facts in the evidence handed over by the King of Liao were not true, but he attributed this to the heart of the King of Liao, hoping to exonerate his son. His deeds are guilty, but his feelings are pitiful. Zhao Shuo's words were extremely touching, and as soon as he said it, King Liao couldn't help crying in the court. He finally listened to the words of his eldest son, admitted the facts, cooperated with the latter's actions, and repented of what he had done.

To tell the truth, the king of Liao has recently been worried about his son, so anxious that his temples are white, and he has lost weight, and now he is crying in court, and he has said a lot of difficulties in being a father, which really caused many officials present to be sad, thinking of his own bear children are also not worrying, and he wants his parents to be worried every day, and he can't help but feel sad for a while, and he also has some sympathy for the king of Liao. King Liao's behavior is certainly undesirable, but everyone is not unable to understand his thoughts.

The King of Shu was probably unwilling to let the King of Liao steal the limelight, so he really washed himself white, and he also cried.

He first admitted that he had indeed coerced the Liao Palace, but it was not that he discovered Zhao Li's crime by spying on other clans with bad intentions, but that he only learned about it by inadvertently. At that time, he heard that Zhao Shuo was deeply favored by the emperor in Beijing, and it was likely that he would be cultivated as a future imperial heir, and he was still happy that the emperor's brother had found a suitable heir, but who knew that Zhao Shuo's wife Xiao Wang and her maiden family made absurd and rude actions one after another, which was a big disappointment. And Zhao Shuo's conniving attitude towards the Xiao Wang family and the Wang family is even more infuriating.

The king of Shu claimed that he was worried about the emperor and the crown prince, and Zhao Shuo was partial to his wife and ruthless to his eldest son, how could such a person become the emperor's heir? Once he became the lord of the East Palace, how would he treat his non-biological father and the more estranged queen mothers and concubines in the harem? There were also the crown princess, the crown prince Liangdi, and the imperial granddaughter born by the crown princess. For the sake of power, Zhao Shuo can be indifferent to his own son, let alone have any deep friendship with other people in the royal family. The King of Shu was worried that the Queen Mother and the Prince's family would be wronged, and he didn't want Zhao Shuo to become the emperor's heir, at least, he had to let him take good care of his wife and the Yue family.

The king of Shu forged letters and threatened the Liao Palace, in fact, all in order to make Zhao Shuo retreat. He said that after he came into contact with Zhao Shuo, he found that this nephew was still a little talented, and his character was not bad, but he was a little cowardly and couldn't control his powerful stepwife and the powerful Yue family. Such a person can't become an imperial heir, but it's okay to be a virtuous king. The king of Shu has already calculated, as long as Zhao Shuo takes a step back under his threat and no longer forces the position of the emperor's heir, then he, who is an uncle, can write a book to fight for him as the prince of Liao. In this way, Zhao Shuo's difficult situation in the Liao Wangfu can also be improved......

The King of Shu repeatedly stated that he had completely good intentions, but his means were not bright enough. As for the accusation that the King of Liao accused him of exposing Zhao Li's crimes, it was completely slanderous. Did he not plan to make a big deal out of it at all? It was the King of Liao and Zhao Li, father and son, who brought a matter that could have been resolved privately to the front of the emperor, in order to attack Zhao Shuo, the eldest son of his grandson, and seize the position of the prince for Zhao Li......

The officials present were dumbfounded, and they finally knew what it meant to reverse black and white. Where is the King of Shu as innocent as he says? He actually beat the King of Liao and Zhao Li. However, there are still people who can't help but believe it, and feel that what he said is not unreasonable.

The King of Liao was angry, he couldn't bear the fact that the King of Shu had seized the initiative again, and was about to step forward to argue with the other party, but the King of Shu came up with the same surprising evidence. This time, it is not to prove the innocence of the King of Shu, nor to prove how the father and son of the King of Liao are guilty, but to prove that the reason why the royal history who was rumored to play at the beginning heard about the crime committed by Zhao Li was that he "inadvertently" listened to the conversation of the people at the next table in the teahouse, and went to the criminal department to check the file, and confirmed that it was the truth, so he wrote the chapter.

Who was the tea guest at the next table who revealed the secret to him at that time? It couldn't be more coincidental, it was actually a subordinate of the Liao Wangfu, and it happened to be the eldest follower of Zhao Yan, the youngest son born to the Liao King and his step-concubine. According to the recollection of the imperial history, the two elders were talking loudly in the teahouse at that time, saying that their little master was drunk at a young age, and scolded his brother when he was drunk, and he was very angry and sad, because the princess and princess favored his fellow brother, and knew that his brother had committed a big crime, and he had to find ways to cover it, but he didn't pay attention to his little son at all. The little master was wronged, and those of them who were subordinates were also upset with the little master. How can there be such eccentric parents in the world?

The two elders also discussed, when the second master of their palace poisoned his brother and sister-in-law, the brother escaped his life, and the sister-in-law died after being poisoned. But their little master occasionally whipped a commoner, called the court and the central imperial history ginseng, but it was just a matter of paying for some soup and medicine, but the prince and princess would only scold him. The two brothers are the same mother, but the treatment is so far behind, the little master is really sad and unfair.

This imperial historian and the two long-term followers didn't know how the king of Shu invited them, and after saying these words in court, everyone was dumbfounded. The emperor and the courtiers were surprised by Zhao Li's ruthlessness; Zhao Shuo finally determined the cause of the death of Yuan's wife, and sighed in his heart; the king of Liao almost went crazy when he learned that it was the younger son who leaked the crime of the second son; the eldest lord Wang felt that since the death of his son-in-law Yuanbei was caused by Zhao Li, the bad reputation of their Wang family's previous forced death of Zhao Li's original partner could be regarded as clarified; and some courtiers felt that the Liao Wangfu family was not a good character, and the two sons born by the step-concubine were all ruthless. Ruthless and unrighteous, Zhao Shuo was born in such a family, and he may not be a suitable candidate for the emperor's heir.

For a while, there was chaos in the court.

There were also courtiers who were at odds with the Wang family before, and took the opportunity to fall into the trap against Zhao Shuo and the Wang family, asking the emperor to investigate their crimes of not reporting what they knew. Although this is not a big crime, as long as Zhao Shuo's candidacy for the imperial heir is lost, it will be their victory.

There were also officials who stood on the side of the King of Shu to intercede for him, saying that although his actions were wrong, but the Liao Wangfu was hiding filth and dirt, which was even more hateful, and asked the emperor to see the loyalty of the King of Shu and treat him lightly......

The officials of the two factions attacked each other, and both Zhao Shuo and the king of Shu blamed each other not to be outdone, and in the end, the farce ended after the king of Liao vomited blood and fainted in front of the court. King Liao was rushed to Tai Hospital for treatment. Zhao Shuo actually wanted to stay with the emperor and confess to himself again, but he was worried that he would maintain his filial character, so he could only follow his father to the Tai Hospital. By the time the King of Liao woke up and was discouraged to leave the palace and return to his palace, the emperor had already issued an order to dispose of the two palaces in the Qianqing Palace.

The second son of the King of Liao, Zhao Li, was conclusively guilty and ordered the Zongren Mansion to try it, and the verdict would be pronounced after the case was cleared. But this time, in addition to the crimes of fornicating with foreign countries, selling weapons without authorization, forging documents, and framing his eldest brother, he also added another article of poisoning people, but I am afraid that he will be sentenced more severely.

The king of Liao was charged with arsoning with evil, and also participated in the fabrication of evidence and framing others, so he was fined three years. The emperor also temporarily stripped him of his military powers, and later assigned another official to Liaodong to investigate corruption in the army. If there is a more serious crime, then the punishment will be imposed at that time.

The king of Shu was charged with exploring the territories of other princes without authorization and forging documents, but the crime was not deep, and he was only fined for three years, and ordered him to return to the domain to study as soon as possible. As for whether his youngest son can join the royal family, the emperor didn't mention it at all - the crown prince is still there, what kind of heir?

The two royal palaces of Liao and Shu have been hit hard. The Liao Wangfu looks even more miserable, the second son doesn't know how to sit in prison in the Zongren Mansion for a few years, and what the younger son has done has caused a family storm, and the two siblings must be turning against each other, and Zhao Shuo's future has also been affected.

But the Shu Wangfu is just okay on the surface, but in fact, it didn't get a good result. The queen mother in the palace heard what happened, and she was dissatisfied with the husband and wife of the king of Shu, and had no intention of saying good things for them. The king of Shu may really want to go back to the domain ahead of schedule this time, how can he still seek the position of imperial heir for his son? At present, he has not even had a good family affair, and the title of the younger son has not yet been obtained, and he has lost his fortune for three years, which is simply in vain.

But Princess Shu is an undead person. The holy decree only said that the king of Shu wanted to return to the domain, but did not say that she, the princess, and her youngest son Zhao Yan also wanted to go back together. She has to hold the tea party as usual, she has to marry her daughter-in-law as usual, and the queen mother has to stammer as usual. Things haven't reached a dead end yet, who said that her son would never be able to become the master of the East Palace for the rest of his life?