Chapter 237: The court argues
As soon as these words came out, all the officials who had just been discussing immediately stopped arguing and looked at the prime minister in front of them in horror.
Not only them, but even the emperor looked ahead in shock at this time, and did not speak for a long time.
The prime minister and the ministers around him bowed down like that, without any urging, just stood quietly.
After a long time, the emperor reacted from his shocked emotions, and the corners of his mouth barely squeezed out a smile: "Prime Minister, the rule that the prince should be the prince is the rule set by the ancestors, if you put it forward like this, don't you want to abolish the prince?" I know that there is a disagreement between you and the crown prince, Prime Minister, but you can just settle these things privately, and there is no need to make such a fuss. ”
The emperor's words have been made very clear, neither punishing the prime minister nor punishing the crown prince. Originally, the prime minister only had to go down this staircase, and everything could be treated as if nothing had happened.
The officials present are not fools who have been able to get to this point. As long as the morning is over, it will be as if this happened at all.
But just when the other officials in the audience were relieved, the prime minister raised his voice again and said again: "The old minister is not because of personal grudges, but because the prince is indeed unworthy of being the prince. ”
His voice was sonorous and powerful, and it was much more decisive than before.
This time, even the emperor's face gradually turned cold.
Let Xiao Chumad become the crown prince, this is a decision he made, what the prime minister said at this time seems to be just aimed at the crown prince of the current dynasty, but if you think about it further, isn't it just mocking him as the emperor?
"Is there any evidence for what the prime minister said? It must be known that there must be no child's play in the court. The emperor's voice became colder and colder, and the rest of the ministers in the court all looked down tightly, not daring to face the gloomy atmosphere in front of them.
"Emperor Qi, this time out of the palace, the beloved daughter and the prince went out together, and I never thought that when I came back, my beloved daughter had been killed. Originally, the old minister didn't want to have anything to do with the prince, but someone secretly told the old minister that the murder of his beloved daughter was closely related to the prince. The prince knew that his beloved daughter was in danger, but he watched her not save her. Let me ask, how can such a person without mercy be able to be the holy lord of the world? ”
After the prime minister said that, his body began to shake uncontrollably, especially when he thought of Leng Leyin's sweet smile on weekdays and called himself.
If it weren't for the fact that he was in the court now, I am afraid that the moment he raised his head, tears would flow directly.
As soon as his words fell, the courtiers present all turned their heads in the direction of Xiao Chufang.
In fact, they all knew about Leng Leyin's murder outside the palace, and they also knew that the prime minister had gone to Xiao Liyue's trouble, although there were rumors in private that these were related to the prince, no one dared to say it openly.
Now that the prime minister is actually proposing it in the court at this time, it is obvious that there is some kind of evidence.
The emperor's gaze also slowly looked in the direction of Xiao Chufang, and he saw that he was still the cold temperament he usually had, and his eyes did not have the slightest hesitation or fear, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
Seeing Xiao Chumad's calm appearance, the emperor, who was originally shaken in his heart, also strengthened his heart, waved his hand, and said in the direction of Xiao Chumad: "Prince, you should tell me, is what the prime minister said consistent with the facts?" ”
"Father, the prime minister also said that everything was told to him secretly, not with his own eyes. Therefore, Erchen felt that this kind of rumors in the palace should not make a fuss. ”
Xiao Chufang bent down slightly, and replied respectfully in the direction of the emperor, without even glancing at the prime minister halfway.
"Then, according to the prince, if a person kills someone, if he is not immediately seen, then the killer can get away with it forever and will not be punished by the law?" The prime minister was obviously excited, and walked a few steps directly in the direction of Xiao Chufang, and the scene became extremely tense for a while.
The emperor hurriedly coughed a few times above, and the prime minister reined in a little, and his expression became extremely sad: "Your Majesty, you also know that I only have one son and one daughter in my life. Le Yin was raised as a pearl by me since I was a child, and if there was no evidence that her death was related to the crown prince, I would naturally not say such things in the court again. ”
"Oh? If there is evidence, it may be as good as presenting it now. Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but tilt his head and began to find this thing interesting.
Xiao Chumad grew up with him since he was a child, he naturally knew the other party's words and deeds, and he would never do anything like this to kill Leng Leyin.
What's more, if he kills Leng Leyin, he will only make the prime minister his enemy, this kind of thankless thing is definitely not done by smart people.
The prime minister hurriedly shook off his long sleeves and took out the hosta that Xiao Xueqing had given him before.
Gonggong Yuan carefully took the hosta and brought it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I don't know if you still remember that this hosta was given to Weichen by you when Le Yin was ten years old and used as a birthday gift for Le Yin. Since that day, Le Yin has loved this hosta, and will wear it on his head on weekdays, and this one will be worn for several years. I also took her with me on this outing. The prime minister tried to suppress his crying and said solemnly.
The emperor carefully looked at the hosta in front of him, and after a long time, he nodded slowly: "This hosta is made of fine mutton fat jade, I remember that there was only such a hairpin in the entire capital at that time, so I naturally remember." ”
Seeing that the emperor did not have any partiality, the prime minister said more and more: "It's this hosta, tell me the person who gave me this hosta that she was there at the time, and she witnessed everything with her own eyes." Obviously, the prince had a chance to rescue his beloved daughter, but he watched her die. How can such a cruel person be worthy of being a prince? ”
The emperor's brows also furrowed, and he said slowly: "If everything is as you say, Prime Minister, the prince's behavior is indeed inappropriate. ”
He slowly moved his head in the direction of the prince, and his tone was stern: "What else do you have to say about what the prime minister said?" ”
Xiao Chumad sneered and took a few steps forward: "Just relying on a hosta, it's like blaming me for the matter." I really don't know if that group of people is too anxious, or if the prime minister loves his daughter and is dazed by their words. Or, the prime minister is really old and can't even figure out the most basic things. ”
"You! You ......"
In front of all the courtiers, he was ridiculed like this by a stinky boy like the prince, and the prime minister was so angry that he almost didn't catch his breath.
"Father, if you look at the hosta carefully, there is no damage on it, and there is no trace of blood staining. Such an intact hosta must have been taken off before Leng Leyin's accident. If it was really me who did what the prime minister said before, how did the other party know in advance that I had such an opportunity, and then take off the hosta in advance? ”
Xiao Chufang had already thought of all the reasons, and at this time, he was comfortable standing in the court, and the smile on the corner of his mouth never fell, and fell into the eyes of the prime minister, only feeling extremely dazzling.
"Father, this is clearly someone who wants to use Miss Leng's death to cause a misunderstanding between me and the prime minister, and I also ask my father to find out." Xiao Chu's simple words were like four or two sets of money, breaking all the remarks that the prime minister had said before.
It's a pity that his sophistry fell in the eyes of the prime minister who had already decided that he was the murderer, but he felt more and more that he was deliberately shirking.
"Your Majesty, this matter ......." The prime minister wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by the emperor.
"Okay, what is right and wrong in this matter, just by relying on the objects presented by Aiqing, I can't judge at all. One of you is my rare minister, and the other is my beloved son, and I don't want to see you become what you are now. As for the outcome of this matter, I will ask the people of Dali Temple to investigate thoroughly, and I will definitely give Aiqing a satisfactory answer at that time. ”
When the words fell, the emperor didn't care that the prime minister knelt down again, and directly got up and walked outside.
"Your Majesty!" The prime minister's voice full of grievances came out again, but the emperor never looked back.
As Gonggong Yuan's sharp voice came out, the ministers in the court all rushed outside as if they had been freed, not daring to take another look inside.
For fear of being targeted by the prime minister, if you have to let yourself go against the prince, it will cost them their lives.
"Prime Minister, I said a long time ago that these things were not done by this palace. If you don't believe it, you can take these things to Dali Temple to let people investigate clearly, but don't fall for the thieves' tricks. Xiao Chu slowly came to the prime minister in a few steps, and said softly.
In fact, he didn't want to have a holiday with the prime minister at this time. After all, he has not yet gained a firm foothold in the palace, so there is no need to offend these ministers who have always existed in the previous dynasty.
It's a pity that the prime minister has a deep misunderstanding of him at this time, and hurriedly took a step back, keeping a distance from him, and his voice was cold: "Prince, people are doing it, and the sky is watching." Don't think that the emperor can do anything wrong if he favors you. If you can escape this time, it doesn't mean that you can escape next time, please do it yourself. ”
Angrily dropped such a sentence, and the prime minister walked out of the hall in a huff.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the talent walked out of the main hall, he bumped into Xiao Liyue, who came to inspect the situation, and the dissatisfaction that had just been hidden was re-aroused, and he scolded the person in front of him directly: "Fifth princess, the old man really misjudged you before." I thought you were going out with Le Yin for her good, but now that I think about it, it's all your conspiracy. ”
Originally, Xiao Liyue was just worried about Xiao Chu's madness, but she didn't expect to be scolded by the prime minister so cluelessly, and suddenly her heart swelled up: "Prime minister, you really have to be careful when you speak, it's windy today, be careful to bite your tongue." ”
The prime minister, who was choked by the crown prince, where could he stand such anger, he raised his hand directly, and it was about to fall on Xiao Liyue's face.
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