"Now, what do you want to do?" The Emperor asked. Because he didn't talk or sleep for a long time, his voice was dry and hoarse.

Yang Ling seemed to smile: "Your Majesty's question is strange, what to do, don't you have the final say?" ”

The emperor sneered, "Until now, the night has passed, and no one has been able to enter this Yilan Palace, whether it is my princes, or my ministers, whether it is the Rong family, or anyone, no one can enter this palace. I've got the final say? What else can I say? ”

The people in the hall did not dare to come out.

Yang Ling said lightly: "Your Majesty's words don't dare to be a minister. What are they doing here in the middle of the night? Your Majesty didn't summon them, did he? ”

"It's not good for you to make such a fool of yourself. Don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, we all know what happened this night. Just say what you want. If you don't, I won't be able to guess what you're trying to do. ”

"Your Majesty, you are the emperor of a country, and you hold the law of the country in your hand, how to do it, shouldn't you have a scale in your heart? Or rather, Your Majesty, you never held this scale well? ”

The emperor's face was dark.

He thought there would be today. When Yang Ling entered Beijing and walked in front of him, he knew what he was here for. But he didn't have a choice.

In front of Yang Ling and the powerful Rong family, he could only choose this son who didn't like him very much.

The emperor's helplessness is even more painful than ordinary people.

After a long time, he sighed, "It's not that I don't want to follow the law you said. It's just that as an emperor, the burden on his body is by no means so simple. One day, when you sit in my place, you will understand that not everything can be handled according to the immutable law. ”

But there are some things that can only be dealt with according to the testimonies. If you lose the law, you lose the checks and balances...... Forget it, I can't understand it when I talk to people like you. In your heart, there is only your own desire for power, and what else do you have besides the desire for power? ”

"!" The emperor was so angry that he slapped the case, and his eyes widened, "What do you know?" I'm not here for this cool country, the foundation of my ancestors! ”

"If you really take the foundation of your ancestors to heart, will you govern Da Liang into what it is today?"

Yang Ling stared at him coldly, his tone was very flat, but every word was stuck in Emperor Lu Jian's body like a knife. Knife after knife, all poked above his wounds.

The emperor was furious, but he couldn't vent it, he trembled with anger, and finally only said one sentence: "You rebel!" I really regret believing you! ”

"Regret believing me? Have you ever believed me? You just chose me in desperation. Yang Ling smiled coldly, turned his gaze to Ah Er, and said, "Bring all the evidence." ”

Ah Er went out, and after a while, he turned back again, holding a big box in his hand, which seemed to be very heavy, and rested on the table, "Lord, it's all here." ”

Yang Ling glanced at it and said, "All the evidence of the year has been collected here. The witnesses of that year, although they died and died, there were still a few people left, and I had already asked them to wait outside the Golden Palace. What to do, you decide. ”

After a pause, he was afraid that he would not understand, and said, "I hope you will make the right choice this time." If not, I don't mind letting you know what it's like to see a blood-stained country. He turned, "It's time to go to court, Your Majesty the Emperor." ”

He walked straight out.

The emperor staggered to his feet, one was unstable, and he fell down again, Feng Bao hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Your Majesty, be careful." The emperor pushed him away, sat down with his ass, trembled with anger, even his hands were trembling, trembling to open the box, tried a few times, but did not have the courage to open it.

Xia Guang asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to open this box?" Slave to help you. ”

As he spoke, he neatly removed the lock hanging from the box and opened it. Unexpectedly, the box was full of letters.

Xia Guang asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to see it?" ”

Feng Bao glanced at Xia Guang, and there was a flash of emotion in his eyes that he didn't know what it was, but he didn't say anything.

Xia Guang picked up an old envelope on it and read, "Kuler personally opened it." ”

The Emperor slowly raised his head, "Kule? ”

Xia Guang said: "The former prince of Qiang Rong has been dead for many years. The signature below this is Wang Zhi'an. ”

"Wang Zhi'an?" The emperor stared and thought for a long time, and then he vaguely pulled Wang Zhi'an out of his memory, and nodded, "Oh, my brother-in-law, the younger brother of the late queen." ”

"The letter said that he was very interested in the wines of Qiangrong, and asked him if the fine wines stored in the cellar could be opened, and if so, he would go to Qiangrong in the autumn."

The emperor patted the case, "He still dares to say that he did not collude with Qiang Rong!" He still dares to say! ”

Xia Guang didn't move, and said: "This second letter was returned to Wang Zhi'an by Kule, and the letter said that the wine had been prepared, and he was only waiting for Wang Gongzi to go, and he would rest as soon as he got drunk." ”

"Xia Guang, you say, isn't this collusion together?" Pen in Chinese

Xia Guang still read: "The snow lotus on the snow mountain has bloomed, enjoy the flowers and drink, the good things in the world, Junning will not come?" ”

"Today is full of troubles, and my sister is pregnant, so I'm afraid I can't go immediately...... However, I'm really interested in it, and let's see if I can find time. ”

"It's annoying, or only the wine and beauty make people feel calm, don't leave soon, brother and wait patiently."

"Your Majesty, these letters are written with several place names." Xia Guang glanced up at the emperor, "It's the names of several places where Qiang Rong raised troops back then." But...... Your Majesty, there are some words circled on it with a red pen, you see. ”

The emperor sat and didn't move, Xia Guang put the letter under his nose, took out another letter in front of him, and said: "Your Majesty, although these words circled by the red pen are similar to the previous handwriting, they are also different, very much like imitating the previous handwriting. ”

The emperor picked him up: "What do you want to say?" ”

Xia Guang silently retracted his hand, without much explanation, and picked up another letter from the box, the envelope was written with the name of Kurban, that is, the current king of Qiangrong, Xia Guang opened the envelope, there were still some words circled by the red pen on the letter, and the words circled by the red pen in the previous letter were the same words, Xia Guang said: "Your Majesty, you see, the handwriting of these words is more similar." ”

The emperor glanced at it, but was speechless, Xia Guang said: "This letter was written by General Rong Zhen to Kurban. ”

In fact, everything was expected by the emperor. What did he do back then, didn't he have a number in his heart? It's just that how can he admit that it was he who connived at the Rong family to wronged his brother-in-law Wang Zhi'an, wronged his father-in-law's family, and even his queen was killed in the cold palace?

"Rong Zhen wrote it to Kurban?"

The emperor repeated.

"Or, Your Majesty, would you like to see the contents of this letter?"

Xia Guang handed the letter to the emperor.

The Emperor hesitated for a moment before taking the letter.

On that letter, it was Rong Zhen and Kurban who conspired to kill Kule to seize power, and Rong Zhen promised Kurban to help him sit in the position of King of Qiangrong, and he proposed to Kurban that he would bring the Wang family in and kill the Wang family.

I think back then, this was instructed by him as the emperor. He didn't ask what Rong Zhen did, but he knew that the Wang family was innocent. He never imagined that the letters of the year would be left until now.

But although the evidence pointed to the Rong family, it had not pointed to him for the time being, and he was slightly relieved in his heart, thinking that fortunately he was just telling the Rong brothers what happened back then, and he did not make any will, nor did he leave any written evidence.

Xia Guang continued to take out another letter.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes, "Where did he collect so many letters?" ”

Xia Guang replied: "This ...... The slave doesn't know. Prince Ling is a capable person, probably there is always a way to get these things. ”

"I don't know where I got it." The Emperor muttered.

Feng Bao added: "These letters seem to be in the hands of Qiang Rong's Kurban, right?" ”

"Has he seen Kurban? No, haven't all his whereabouts been checked clearly over the years? There is no trace of going to Qiangrong. ”

"Your Majesty, he doesn't have to go in person, he has someone under him. His subordinates are not easy to get along with. I heard that his business is very large, and it is very convenient to use the convenience of his business to obtain some information and evidence. ”

Xia Guang glanced at Feng Bao and said, "What Father-in-law Feng said is very true. But is it that important how he got these letters? What's important, aren't the letters themselves? After speaking, he quickly lowered his head and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "Your Majesty, the slave is not right, the slave should not discuss political affairs in vain, please punish Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor didn't have the heart to pay attention to such inconsequential matters.

He waved his hand, "Alright." What is that epistle in your hand? ”

Xia Guang lowered his eyes and glanced at the letter in his hand, his face changed suddenly, and the emperor narrowed his eyes, "What did you write?" Why do you have that expression? ”

He had a sense of foreboding.

Xia Guang handed the letter to him.

He took the letter, glanced at it, and then was shocked. It wasn't a letter, to be exact. It was a handwritten message written by him, with his seal on it.

"Xia Guang, when did I write such an edict?"

The emperor's eyes were full of doubts, and he tried to think about it, but he still felt a little confused.

Xia Guang knelt down, "Your Majesty, the slave really doesn't know when this edict was written." ”

The emperor handed the edict to Feng Bao, "Take a look. ”