Chapter 442: Scapegoat
Mu Yunqian stood next to him and didn't speak, just watched quietly, seeing what tricks the other party was playing.
"I remember," Li Tianzhe pretended to be puzzled for a while, and then suddenly said: "This person was once brought into the palace by the staff of my house, so he met in a hurry, but Erchen and him have no intersection." ”
"Tell me," the Emperor looked at him, his face full of disbelief, turned to look at the witness, and asked, "but he asked you to write these false letters?" ”
After asking, the emperor did not forget to warn: "You can think about it and then say that if you have the slightest concealment, I can punish you for the crime of bullying the king!" ”
"Yes, yes." The witness trembled with fright, nodded, and then turned his head to look at Li Tianzhe before saying:
"Small, the villain does only have one side to this prince...... It was another person who asked the villain to write these letters, and he told the villain that these letters were written for the five princes, and if they were written, there would be a reward. ”
The emperor listened, frowning.
The witness trembled with fright, and did not look like he was lying.
So what's going on here?
Li Tianzhe suddenly turned his head, looked at the witness, and asked, "Is the person who asked you to write the letter surnamed Chen?" The last time we met at the gate of the palace, the man who brought you in. ”
"Yes, yes." The witness nodded.
Li Tianzhe's face changed, he knelt down suddenly, and said, "Father, this matter is negligent on the part of the son, and I ask my father to punish him!" ”
"What the hell is going on?" The emperor looked at his attitude, and his face was full of confusion.
"The minister really doesn't know about this, it's all done by the staff in the minister's mansion." Li Tianzhe said slowly, his face full of guilt,
"He has such ambitions for a long time, and has mentioned some great rebellious things to Erchen many times, and Erchen has warned him many times in the past, thinking that he would not dare to do something, so he kept him because of pity, but he never thought that he would do such a thing!"
Saying that, Li Tianzhe saluted the emperor again, and said: "It's all because the sons and daughters are too soft-hearted, and I ask my father to punish him!" ”
"That's it," even the witnesses said so, and the emperor couldn't do anything even if he didn't believe it, so he had to wave his hand tiredly, "Release Lao Jiu, and the staff in your house will cut it down." ”
"Yes, thank you, Father." Li Tianzhe breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Mu Yunqian stood next to him, and he understood it, it turned out that he had already found a scapegoat, and it was really high.
……
Even if this is the case, Mu Yunqian went to the prison to pick up the Li Changfeng who was released.
Li Changfeng looked a little haggard, the robe on his body was wrinkled, but his eyes were bright, and as soon as he walked out, he walked over and hugged Mu Yunqian, and said with a smile,
"Our little Qian'er is so powerful, he rescued this king so quickly."
"How do you know I saved you?" Mu Yunqian raised her eyes and glanced at him, and it wasn't until she really saw the person in front of her that she was completely relieved, "Maybe I'm here to bring you the last meal." ”
"Even if he comes to deliver the last meal, the king is happy." Li Changfeng smiled and still hugged her tightly.
After hugging him for a while, Mu Yunqian was a little out of breath, and then he reached out to push him away, and told him everything that had happened in the past two days.
Li Changfeng also had an unbelievable look on his face after hearing this, if he hadn't believed that Mu Yunqian would never lie to himself, he might have already doubted whether the other party had taken refuge in Li Zhishen at that time.
"Let's go back first." After hearing the news, Li Changfeng was full of complexity, and he couldn't be happy, so he took Mu Yunqian's hand and walked out.
……
After Li Changfeng went back, he may not have eased up for a long time, and his heart was full of what Mu Yunqian said to himself.
He really couldn't imagine that Li Tianzhe, who he had assisted for so many years, would suddenly do something to him! Be suspicious of him.
Tossing and turning couldn't be calm, he simply went to Li Tianzhe that night.
After all, all these things he calculated were exposed, so when he saw Li Changfeng again, Li Tianzhe's face was also a little empty.
"Brother Five Wangs," Li Changfeng called him with a faint face, and then asked bluntly, "You doubt me?" Do you think I'm trying to rob you? ”
Since the other party has already made it, then you shouldn't be afraid of him asking.
If it weren't for the friendship between the two for many years, he would never have given up on this matter, but ...... The person who framed him was his brother, who had been friends with him for many years, and who he had assisted and supported for many years.
"I ......" Li Tianzhe was a little weak after all, and he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.
He didn't know what kind of mind he was thinking, and he often couldn't help but doubt Li Changfeng, thinking that he had a plan to be good to him.
"I will only say what I said today, whether the five kings believe it or not, it depends on what you think." Li Changfeng raised his eyes and stared at him, a pair of eyes seemed to have the ability to see through people's hearts, which made Li Tianzhe's heart empty.
Li Changfeng didn't care what he thought, and opened his mouth directly, saying: "I have no interest in that throne from beginning to end, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have chosen to support you back then, but fought hard by myself." ”
"I know what kind of situation I am in, and I have never had such ambitions, I just want to support you to find a fief to live a peaceful life after you are on the throne."
Li Tianzhe looked at him with a suspicious expression, after all, this throne was too attractive to him, so he couldn't imagine that others would not be interested in the throne.
"If I really want to ascend to the throne, I won't go to great lengths to save you that day when I hear the news that you don't want to be framed." Li Changfeng sighed, Li Tianzhe's attitude really disappointed him, "After all, if my father really puts you in prison in a fit of anger, I will have one less competitor." ”
Li Tianzhe thought in his heart, if Li Changfeng really had the heart to fight for the position, he would only add to the trouble, as long as he was not a fool, I am afraid he would not do that.
Thinking about it, he felt a little guilty again, he was really too impulsive......
"Ninth brother, Brother Wang just wanted to take this opportunity to test you, but he didn't want to do it a little too much, I ......" Li Tianzhe opened his mouth and said with some embarrassment, wanting to explain his behavior.
But in fact, if it weren't for Mu Yunqian and Li Changfeng's guards who found evidence to rescue him this time, Li Changfeng would probably have been sent down by the emperor. k
Li Changfeng himself knew this very well in his heart, he was really disappointed in Li Tianzhe, but the other party was Brother Wang, who he had supported for so many years, and he couldn't break with him because of this time.
Chapter 443: The Big Wedding Is Delayed
"There is no need to say any more," the person in front of him still had the intention of continuing, but was interrupted by Li Changfeng's mouth, and said: "I will treat this incident as if it never happened, and I will continue to support you to ascend to the throne in the future, but after this incident, I only hope to ......"
Li Changfeng said, his eyes gradually met Li Tianzhe's slightly weak eyes, "Brother Wang can give me more trust." ”
"That's natural, this king ......" Li Tianzhe also believed his words in his heart, and when he heard this, he relieved himself and nodded lightly, just about to guarantee something.
But Li Changfeng didn't mean to listen to it at all, so he just said: "I still have some things to do, so I'll go back first." ”
After saying that, turn around and leave.
Li Tianzhe, who was left in place, had a somewhat ugly face, but he finally believed what Li Changfeng said.
……
Following.
Li Tianzhe went out to run errands, but happened to meet Li Zhishen in the teahouse.
The two have always been on opposite sides, so Li Tianzhe didn't pay attention to him, and directly wanted to cross the other party and enter the box.
"Wait," but Li Zhishen didn't let him go, but took the initiative to stop him, and asked playfully: "Why didn't the fifth brother say hello when he saw his brother?" I did you so much of a favor for my brother that day, don't you have the heart to express your gratitude at all? ”
"Help?" Li Tianzhe frowned and said, "Brother Sanwang, isn't he joking?" Why don't I remember what you helped me? ”
"You don't have a good memory, just help you remember for your brother." Li Zhishen still had a smile on his face, and he didn't pay attention to Li Tianzhe's disdainful eyes, and said, "If this king hadn't rushed to the imperial study in time that day and helped you, how could the ninth brother be able to go to prison so smoothly?" ”
Li Tianzhe secretly sighed "bah" in his heart, thinking that the person in front of him was really shameless, where was he helping himself, in fact, he was just specially fueling the trouble, wanting to see them dog-eat-dog!
Phew, he's a dog!
"What Brother Sanwang said is too strange, I have always had a deep friendship with Brother Nine, you have the heart to harm him, how can you help me?" Li Tianzhe said directly without giving any face, the implication is that he and Li Changfeng are the same party.
"Fifth brother, you are, don't laugh." Hearing this, Li Zhishen couldn't help but laugh twice, returned what he just said to the other party, and then said: "Is it true that you don't have any suspicions in your heart, Li Changfeng is plotting against him?" Now he is pretending to stand on your side and say that he wants to support you, but he is just preparing for the future! ”
Speaking of this, he paused, and then continued: "When everything is in hand in the coming day, I will kick you away again, and I will succeed to the throne smoothly." ”
Li Zhishen said as he approached the box that Li Tianzhe had booked before, picked up the wine jug on the table and poured a glass of wine and drank it.
After drinking it slowly, he raised his eyes again and asked, "Can't you really see it at all?" ”
"Brother Sanwang, it's too despicable to use this kind of drama to sow discord." Li Tianzhe's eyes became a little weird, but his face was still full of disbelief, and he said coldly.
"I'm just waking you up, do you really think that there will be people in this world who have no intention of power? That's the position of the lord of the world, how can he willingly fight for you? Li Zhi opened his mouth slowly, and did not look at him when he spoke, and poured wine and drank leisurely.
What he said was indeed what Li Tianzhe himself thought, and it was precisely because Li Changfeng kept emphasizing that he had no intention of power, that he would have doubts.
After finishing speaking, Li Zhishen glanced up at him, and said, "Fifth brother, I thought you could see it clearly, so you attacked him...... But I never thought that you would be so confused. ”
Li Tianzhe was silent, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"This king is also kind to remind you, otherwise if you continue to believe him, you will be bitten back by surprise, but it will be too late."
"Brother Sanwang, there is no need to say any more, I believe it or not is my business." Li Tianzhe listened to his words, his heart became more and more chaotic, and he frowned and said, "Don't forget, we are now in an antagonistic relationship." ”
After saying that, he turned and walked away without looking back.
Li Zhishen looked at his slowly departing back, and said leisurely in the back: "There are no eternal enemies, and there are no eternal friends." ”
Li Tianzhe in front of him walked farther and farther, and he didn't know if he listened to the words.
Li Zhishen didn't care about this, remembering what Li Tianzhe had just said, he couldn't help but mutter: "What about being despicable, it's better to be useful." ”
Although Li Tianzhe still believed in Li Changfeng on the surface, the seeds of doubt had already taken root in his heart.
The more time passed, the more Li Tianzhe couldn't help but wonder, is the friendship between Li Changfeng and him really so deep? Will Li Changfeng willingly help him succeed to the throne?
……
The wedding has almost been prepared, as long as they wait for another day, the two can get married justifiably.
But at this important juncture, something else happened.
A fire broke out in one of the palaces, and a fire broke out of nowhere, burning the palace to ruins, although it did not endanger lives, but many people in the palace were rumors, which was a bad sign.
And not only in the palace, at the same time, there were also many places outside the palace that caught fire, the cause of the fire is unknown, and no suspicious people were caught at the scene.
The emperor called the two into the palace, and called the queen to discuss the delay of the wedding with several people.
The original words were, "There have been so many fires in the capital in the past two days, and no matter how atmospheric the day is, it can't stop this bad omen, so in order to avoid anything bad, your wedding will be postponed for a while." ”
In fact, Li Changfeng and the others didn't think there was anything in their hearts, but the emperor had already spoken, and they couldn't say anything more, so they had to respond.
When the two left the palace, they sat in the carriage and heard the people outside talking about it.
"I heard that there is a tea house in the south of the city today that is also inexplicably on fire, and the people inside almost didn't escape! It's horrible. A woman carried a vegetable basket and discussed with the sisters around her with great interest, and her face still looked frightened.
"Yes, I don't know what's going on, since the fire broke out in the palace, there have been fires all over the capital, and they can't stop...... I don't know which one is bad-hearted, so I went around setting fires. When a woman next to her heard this, she also nodded and said.