"That's all there is to it." The emperor nodded solemnly: "Then I will select ten young heroes with good character and morality in my Dahua, report to the princess of Nagoryeo, and choose by herself, and I will give fame and fortune again." What does Gu Shi think?! ”

This method is proper, Gu Shunzhang has no objections, smiles and nods, and the matter of harmony is decided. Giving up such a good opportunity, all the adults in the palace felt a little sorry for Lin San, and some of them knew his relationship with the princess, but secretly praised him for his cleverness, Princess Goryeo and Princess Dahua, which is more important, it is clear at a glance, Lord Lin's choice is extremely correct.

rejected a woman for no reason, and was a little stunned in my heart, but thinking of the true love between Qingxuan and Xian'er, Lin Wanrong was born a lot.

When everyone's expressions calmed down, the old emperor's eyes swept away, and his voice trembled heavily: "Today's convening of the Zhuqing court is because I have a big thing in the court——"

This sound sounded in everyone's ears like thunder, and the court was suddenly silent, and at this sensitive and restless moment, all of you had solemn faces, and you didn't even dare to cough.

The emperor sighed, his eyes were like electricity, and he shot at Chen Biqing tremblingly: "Chen Aiqing, you are supervising the imperial history, and this case is investigated by you and Lin San, what happened?" Hurry up. ”

Chen Yushi's face turned pale, and he vaguely understood why the emperor would send him to investigate the case with Lin San.

"Back to the emperor, my lords, my lords and gentlemen are sent by the emperor to cooperate with Lord Lin Sanlin to investigate the fire in the palace and the disappearance of Prince Cheng." Chen Biqing clenched his fists, beads of sweat rolled on his forehead, and his voice trembled a little: "Lord Lin is gifted and intelligent, when he was searching for the palace, he found an underground secret palace in the backyard lake!" ”

Although it was early spring weather, Lord Chen's back was soaked with sweat, and the involvement of this matter was unprecedented. He carefully considered every word, and did not dare to say a word in vain.

"The Secret Palace? What kind of secret palace? The emperor's eyes flashed, and his face was iron: "Chen Aiqing, what's in it?" Come quickly. ”

Everyone's eyes were on Chen Yushi, the pressure could be imagined, Chen Biqing couldn't care about anything, he knelt down hurriedly, and shouted in fear: "Weichen doesn't dare to say." ”

The emperor sneered a few times: "You are supervising the imperial history, what else do you dare not say?" But come to the truth, and I will forgive you without sin. ”

"Emperor Xie!" Chen Biqing was in a cold sweat, kneeling on the ground and not daring to get up: "This secret palace, buried deep under the lake, has an inscription at the entrance, called Dragon Palace, which is similar to the terrain of my Dahua Palace, and the names of each palace are mostly the same. Inside the gold brick Liuli, jasper jade, the palace has a pseudo-golden palace, a pure gold forged dragon chair, a jade screen, a pseudo-imperial study, a number of side halls. In addition, as of the incomplete statistics before the minister's reign, in this dragon palace, a total of more than 1,200 pearls, more than 2,000 catties of gold leaves, 500,000 taels of silver, and more than 200 boxes of jade ceramics, calligraphy and painting antiques were found.

"Bold!" The old emperor's face was gloomy, and under the fire, he brushed over the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in front of the case with one sleeve, and in the uproar, even the jade platform on the table fell to the ground together. The white and crystal jade instantly shattered into pieces, splashing and shooting out in all directions.

"Please calm the emperor's anger!" Chen Biqing kowtowed like pounding garlic, and there was no blood on his face.

The ministers hurriedly knelt on the ground, shouting in unison in fear: "Holy fire!" Please take care of the dragon body! ”

Lin Wanrong is disabled, so naturally he doesn't need to kneel, the old man's face is gloomy like a dark cloud in the sky, and even Lin Wanrong can't tell whether he is really angry or acting.

The emperor snorted, and did not ask everyone to calm down, and said with a gloomy face: "Chen Aiqing, what you said is the truth?" These, really found in the royal brother's mansion?! ”

Chen Biqing hurriedly kowtowed: "How dare Weichen bully the king?" The dug up Dragon Palace is still in the backyard of the palace, and Lord Lin can testify. ”

"So, it's all true?" The emperor shook his head in pain and sat back on the dragon chair.

If Lin Sanyu came to this matter, everyone would have more or less reservations, but this time it was Lord Chen Biqing who saw it with his own eyes, and Lin San didn't say a word next to him. Then this matter is a nail on the nail and ran away, looking at the sometimes flushed and sometimes pale face of the saint, no one dares to say more.

"Let's all be flat!" The emperor was silent for a long time, and waved his hand tiredly.

"Emperor Xie!" The ministers got up cautiously, their movements were light, and they didn't dare to make a trace of wind at the corners of their clothes, for fear of disturbing the angry saint.

The old emperor's expression was gloomy, his face seemed to age ten years in an instant, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes: "Since my father's biography was in me, it has been more than 20 years. Since I ascended the throne, I have complied with the will of heaven, governed the country and rejuvenated the country, fought the Hu people in the north, and razed the people in the south. is not considered ancient and wise, but he thinks that he is not a faint king. Why do people want to embarrass me, or my own brother-" He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and sighed weakly: "Ladies and gentlemen, tell me, why is this?!" ”

With tears in his eyes, the emperor swept in all directions, and the ministers hurriedly retracted their necks, and no one dared to answer his words.

Emperor Gu Shunzhang slowly got up, hugged his fists and said: "For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, please take care of the dragon's body, don't be too sad." King Cheng is disobedient, the matter has happened, it is useless to say more, it must be dealt with as soon as possible, and the hearts of the people in the court can be appeased, so that the soldiers in front can worry about the future, fight to the death with the Turks, and raise the prestige of our Dahua for all generations. ”

"Thank you Gu Shi for waking up, and the disciple will remember it." When the emperor came forward, the old man hurriedly wiped his tears, and his expression became anxious and gradually became quiet. He sighed and said to Lin Wanrong: "Lin San, where is Brother Cheng now?" ”

"Your Majesty, I got a tip tonight that someone was going to make trouble in the south of the city, and at first I thought it was some small thieves who didn't have long eyes, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, they found that these thieves were more and more numerous, 5,000 people, well-armed and well-trained, and they pounced on the officers and soldiers in groups, and the momentum was very fierce. Lord Lin's face was sincere, and what he said was the same as the truth: "In this case, in order to maintain the law and order of the capital, the brothers of the city defense yamen fought back, not only defeated the invading enemy, but also made an unexpected discovery——"

The Emperor snorted, "What's the unexpected discovery?" ”

"It's really surprising - I found the figure of Prince Cheng in those formations. Because of the suspicion that the prince might be kidnapped by thieves, our city defense officers and soldiers desperately rescued, sacrificing 500 brothers.

This kid was born to play tricks, a thing that everyone is afraid of and respectful, he is like a storyteller, he has to make ups and downs, and when it comes to the critical time, he swallows half of it in his stomach, and everyone is not angry when he listens to it. Gu Shunzhang frowned and said: "Lin San, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, you pick some important things to talk about, don't play dumb riddles again." ”

"Yes, yes, the kid is wrong." This old man Gu was unfathomable, and Lin Wanrong didn't dare to despise it, so he hurriedly snorted and continued: "Seeing that we were about to rescue the prince, suddenly there was a trip to bite the gold halfway - a person suddenly rushed out from behind the prince, only to see that he was five feet tall, with a waist circumference, black beard and thick eyebrows, and his appearance was very strong, and later I learned that this person was actually a military general raised by the prince, surnamed Zhao Mingwu. He was tied to gunpowder, kidnapped the prince, and kept saying things that we could not understand-" At this point, he stopped talking and glanced at the emperor.

The old man's eyelids drooped, and he said lightly: "If you don't understand anything - if you play some dumb riddles, I will make you unable to even sit in a wheelchair!" ”

Lin Wanrong laughed twice: "Then Zhao Wu said-'Lord, no.'" A soldier can be killed, not humiliated, with your noble bloodline, how can you surrender on your knees? Zhao Wu Bucai, I am willing to accompany you to the great disaster! Qi Yue, you bastard, why do you want to trap the prince in injustice? Lord, everyone can descend, but you can't! - Alas, I really don't understand what these words mean! ”

Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, this general was clearly persuading King Cheng not to surrender to the official army, how could you not understand? Everyone knows what he's talking about, and everyone knows he's lying, but at this moment, who dares to expose him.

"What happened then?!" Gu Shunzhang asked. Above this golden palace, except for the emperor, he is the only one who is qualified to speak.

"Because the prince was kidnapped, we don't dare to act rashly. Unexpectedly, the general named Zhao Wu ignited the gunpowder on his body as if he was mad. At the last moment, it was a strategist named Qi Yue under the prince who was loyal to the lord, and the prince was spared the catastrophe, but it was only a pair of legs of the prince-"

"What's wrong with Brother Wang's leg?!" The emperor stood up in horror and asked anxiously, the concern on his face clearly visible.

Lin Wanrong shook his head and sighed: "The water and fire are ruthless, the gunpowder ignited, and the prince's legs were blown up from his knees—"

"Brother Wang-" The saint screamed, and under the excitement, his body trembled continuously, and he was about to fall, but fortunately, Gao Ping beside him hurriedly protected him: "Your Majesty, you mourn, the dragon body is important!" ”

King Cheng has committed such a big sin, but the emperor still remembers him so much, this benevolence and righteousness, the adults in the palace are secretly moved. Lin Wanrong's eyes were sharp, and the corners of the old man's eyes were full of tears, and a trace of viciousness and pleasure quickly wiped over, although it was fleeting in the blink of an eye, it was falling in the eyes of a caring person.

"Brother Wang—" The old saint's tears rolled down, and he struggled to get up with Gao Ping's hand: "Lin San, where is Brother Wang now, I want to see him!" Imperial Doctor, pass on the Imperial Doctor quickly, you must heal Brother Wang's leg-"

The emperor is also benevolent and righteous to King Cheng, and all the ministers are emotional, but Lin Wanrong knows the most in his heart. He said lightly: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor is treating the prince. ”

"Okay, I'm going to see him-" The emperor didn't care that he was still discussing, he didn't even shout to retreat from the court, and went out with his legs, but was stopped by Gu Shunzhang with his fists. The emperor's expression was calm: "Your Majesty, judging from the facts just narrated by Chen Yushi, it is not appropriate for you to go to see King Cheng now." ”

"Master Gu, why is this? Can't I even see my own brother? "Although the emperor lost his posture, he didn't dare to be rude to Gu Shi.

Gu Shunzhang nodded slightly: "The emperor is a wise monarch through the ages, and the truth of the first monarch and the ministers and then the brothers must be very clear." ”

"First the monarch and the minister, then the brother?" The emperor muttered to himself: "Master Gu, do you mean that I should first cure the sins of Brother Wang, and then talk about brotherhood with him?" ”

Gu Shi's expression was serious and meticulous: "Your Majesty, this is not the meaning of the minister, but my Dahua's royal law." As the saying goes, the prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. If King Cheng really has bad intentions, conspires against him, and does not punish him for his crimes, then where does the king's law and justice exist, and how does the emperor face all the people in the world? ! ”

This is strange, Gu Bingyan and King Cheng are grasshoppers on the same rope, but Old Man Gu is encouraging the emperor to cure King Cheng's crimes, isn't he afraid of cutting his precious son too? Lin Wanrong wondered.

As soon as the emperor admonished him, the emperor also calmed down, he closed his eyes, his hands were flat behind his back, and he was silent for a long time, who dared to pick up this topic? The adults hurriedly retracted their heads, afraid that they would be hit by the emperor.

"Xu Wei, you say!" No one dared to come up with an idea, and the emperor was also a little annoyed, pointed to Xu Wenchang in the first column on his right, and named him.

With the emperor present tonight, Xu Wei basically didn't make a sound except for a glance with Lin Wanrong at the beginning. Seeing that the saint hit himself, Lao Xu stepped out, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has broken the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. ”

The crime of rebellion, if it is dealt with in the same way as the common people, then there is only one death, Xu Wei's words are concise and to the point, but the weight is more than a thousand pounds. He has been fighting with King Cheng for many years, and everyone knows the grievances in the middle, and everyone is not surprised to see that he advocates strict handling.

The emperor snorted and said angrily: "Brother Wang is my own brother, just like my hands and feet, how can I cut off my hands and feet in one life?" Yu Wenzheng, you can tell me. ”

The one named Yu Wenzheng is the Wenhua Pavilion bachelor who just recommended Lin San and his relatives, his sycophant kung fu, even Lord Lin admires it very much, look at him standing behind Chen Biqing, it seems that his status should not be low.

"Weichen thinks that the emperor is broad-minded, benevolent and kind, and the wisdom contained in his chest is beyond the guess of our courtiers. As long as it is the emperor's idea, it must be wise, we only need to deeply comprehend and observe it with our hearts, even if we study for a lifetime, it is difficult to understand what happens. Yu Wenzheng's expression was serious, and his voice was so loud that Lin Wanrong's eardrums buzzed.

The emperor nodded and smiled: "Yu Aiqing, you just say your opinion, I won't blame you." ”

"Yes. Weichen thinks that with the sins committed by the prince, the emperor will deal with it severely, that is the righteous destruction of relatives, and set an example for the people of the world, and the people will definitely love the emperor more. If it falls lightly, it is also the emperor's benevolence and heaviness, touching people with virtue, educating the people, which can be described as the world's instrument, and all the people are grateful for the emperor's kindness, which will inevitably restrain self-discipline, and my Dahua is thriving, just around the corner. ”

This is something that the brother said for a long time, and he slapped a bunch of sycophants, but he didn't say anything. There are talented people in the country, and listening to this brother Yu's words, Lord Lin is ashamed.

The emperor named Chen Biqing again. Chen Yushi saw that the emperor seemed unwilling to use heavy punishment on King Cheng, and after thinking about it for a while, he said cautiously: "With King Cheng's sin, it is not an exaggeration to kill his head." Only my emperor is benevolent, treats his brothers well, and does not want to kill each other, and his ministers are grateful and moved, but this great crime must be cured. Since the prince's legs are crippled and he is a waste, it is better to remove his title, send him to the frontier, and let the sergeant monitor his words and deeds, and he will never return to Beijing, and he will never return to a remote place. This move not only punished him for his sins, but also demonstrated the emperor's benevolence, and was admired by all the people in the world, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. ”

"The minister is against!" Xu Wei hurriedly said: "Lord Chen, this is appeasement and connivance!" King Cheng is rebellious, angry and resentful, if he is not severely punished, how to explain to all the people in the world. ”

"Lord Xu, it's not that killing people is punishment, going to the title and distributing the frontier is also a big punishment. The implementation of benevolent government for a crippled person can better reflect the wisdom and martial arts of our emperor and the virtue of the world. ”

The two were-for-tat in the court, you came and went, and they were about to quarrel, and the emperor slapped Long Ting angrily: "Enough!" You two don't have to say anything more. ”

Xu Wei and Chen Biqing hurriedly stopped their voices and didn't dare to speak anymore. The emperor snorted and said slowly: "Zhuqing's heart, I know it in my heart, and I know that you are all thinking about my Dahua. Brother Cheng Wang is my own brother, the royal lineage, only me and him are left, how can I poison again? When the emperor was alive, I swore that in this life and this life, I would never add a sword and axe to my brothers, and you can forget it, but I will never dare to forget. I'll never do that fratricidal thing! According to Chen Aiqing's words, he stripped off the title of Brother Wang, and sent it to the north of Sichuan, supervised by the garrison on the spot, and was not allowed to return to Beijing for the rest of his life. ”

Before Xu Wei could say anything more, the emperor glared at him angrily, and Lao Xu was completely dumbfounded.

What is the distribution of the frontier, isn't this the return of the tiger to the mountain? The old man is crazy?! Lin Wanrong was in such a hurry, she almost jumped up!

"Master Gu, do you think it's okay for me to deal with it like this?!" The emperor's eyes were earnest, and he looked at Gu Shunzhang eagerly, obviously seeking his support.

"Very good, very good!" Gu Shunzhang praised