Chapter 191: King Hong's conditions
The two sang and harmonized, so that Liu couldn't say a word of rebuttal, and saw that the two of them were about to go to Hongwangfu with the fake evil doctor, so they got up and followed them. King Hong was studying the situation in the northwest in the study, and when he heard the housekeeper say that there were many people outside, his brows frowned slightly. "Who are they?"
"Lord An, Lord Huang, and Lord Liu from the Criminal Department are here. The official was also holding a man. According to Lord Liu, it seems that they have come to confront the prince. ”
Hearing this, King Hong's face became more and more ugly. Put down the fold, get up and walk out, "This Liu Department is really getting more and more useless, such a trivial matter can't be done, and now it's even making trouble in the king's mansion," his face was gloomy, and he strode out, and the housekeeper saw this and hurriedly followed.
At this time, in the front yard. An Mingchen and Lord Huang stood on one side, and Liu Department stood on the other side. Lord Huang looked at the trees in front of him with some concern and whispered, "Lord An, are you sure?" ”
"There is something in this world that is 100% sure. Give it a try. An Mingchen was originally very worried, but when he came to this point, he suddenly became less nervous. Now, isn't it time to be a thief and be nervous? He was just trying to find the truth.
When Lord Huang heard this, he became more and more worried, and he opened his mouth to say something, and at this time, King Hong came over with his subordinates. Lord Huang hurriedly put away his emotions and followed everyone forward to salute.
"Lord Wang, I'm bothering you today." An Mingchen took two steps forward and told him what had just happened, staring at King Hong's expression from beginning to end, and he was not surprised to see that he was not shocked from beginning to end.
King Hong is ambitious, and the emperor's trust that can be deep for so many years can be seen to be a person with a deep city, and it is not unusual to be like this now. He did it just to see how he would react next. King Hong seemed to have guessed a long time ago, turned his head to look at the fake evil doctor, took two steps forward, and circled around him, "Do you know this king?" ”
"I don't know, I don't know." Where had the fake evil doctor ever seen such a person with such a powerful aura, he trembled with fright, and unconsciously took two steps back.
"Then how did you know that the king instructed you?" Hongwang continued to speak. The fake healer bowed his head and stammered, "Yes...... It was accidentally leaked by the person who was looking for me, I don't know him, he was the one who found me first. But if he were standing before me now, I would still recognize him. ”
When King Hong heard this, he scolded Liu in his heart, and turned his head to look aside, "What do you think of today's matter?" Now, there is no point in him arguing, if he insists, he will be thought that he is bullying others, and the fake evil doctor has changed his tone because he is persecuting, and he will admit this crime. Either outcome was not what he wanted. Thinking about it, King Hong decided to see An Mingchen's plan.
"The lower officials are worried that this person has framed the prince and ruined the prince's reputation, so he has come to seek justice for the prince. So......" King Hong couldn't hear the meaning of his words, smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, the clear is self-purifying, and this king doesn't care about those false names." Regarding the matter of the evil doctor, the emperor attaches great importance to it, and if there is any news, the king is naturally willing to make peace. It's just that...... But the king is not in a position to say anything about today. How should this king prove his innocence? ”
An Mingchen could hear the coercion in King Hong's words, but he came for this purpose today. When the opportunity came, he categorically would not miss the opportunity, so he stepped forward and saluted, "Since the prince asked the lower official to make suggestions, my lower official will tell me what he thinks." The matter of the evil doctor, the whole Kyoto people are panicking, and the emperor attaches great importance to it, this person is the key person in this case, whether what he said is true or not, the prince and the lower officials know that the emperor must attach great importance to it. ”
An Mingchen took the emperor to press King Hong, and King Hong's face sank instantly. An Mingchen saw it, but pretended that nothing had happened, lowered his head and continued, "The prince must not want the emperor to misunderstand anything, in order to prove his innocence, the lower officials think that the prince should let people search the mansion." Since then, no matter whether what this person says is true or not, no one in the court dares to say a word of gossip about the prince......"
"What is the king, why do they need to point fingers?" King Hong was originally a casual remark, but he didn't expect An Mingchen to be waiting for him here. He is a dignified king, in addition to the emperor, the most noble person, if he asks people to search his mansion today, then no one can search his mansion in the future, he is a dignified king, and it will become a joke of the Manchu Dynasty in the future. King Hong's face changed suddenly, and his eyes stared straight at him, "An Mingchen, you are really a good courage, is it that the emperor is too tolerant of you on weekdays, so that you don't know what the royal family is most taboo about?" ”
"Xia Guan naturally knows. But today, the first is to handle it impartially, and the other is to help the prince prove his innocence. It is not for himself. Today's matter, even if it gets to the emperor, the lower officials will still not shirk their duties. An Mingchen's face was straightforward, and the angry Hongwang's face became more and more ugly, "Okay, it's really good to say, I have a clear conscience." In that case, what does this king promise you? ”
Lord Huang has always been worried, for fear that King Hong will be angry and do something out of the ordinary. Hearing this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could put down this breath, he heard King Hong open his mouth again, "It's okay to search, but in the end, if nothing is found, how do you explain to this king." ”
"What does King Hong want?" An Mingchen had long known that King Hong would not let them search so easily, and when he heard this, he looked calm. Lord Huang felt that the situation was not good, and looked at An Mingchen, but An Mingchen was silent as if he hadn't seen it. Seeing this, Lord Huang had no choice but to give up.
"Lord Ann is so courageous. Although this matter is all for the court. It's just that this king is a dignified king, if you let you search your mansion casually today, how will the people of the world look at this king in the future, and how will the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty look at this king. Lord An, this king has no choice, and I ask Lord An to forgive me. "If you say the glamorous words, King Hong will come with his hands, and after speaking, he looked at everyone and smiled, "It's okay to search, but if you don't find out, you, Lord An, will kowtow to this king in front of everyone and admit your mistakes, and clean this king's mansion again." What does Ann-sama think? ”
"Lord An must not agree." Lord Huang subconsciously spoke. Let's not say that King Hong is so sure that there must be ghosts, even if King Hong puts forward this condition, An Mingchen can never agree. King Hong is a personal vendetta and deliberately insulting An Mingchen. If the evil doctor was really not found in the end, even if An Mingchen was humiliated, and the matter was rumored, no one would say that King Hong was no.
However, An Mingchen, because of the humiliation of this matter, coupled with the impact on his reputation, and offended King Hong, such an unwise decision must not be made.
An Mingchen naturally knows what King Hong's idea is, but now that the arrow is ready to be sent, he has already offended King Hong, even if he stops now, King Hong still won't let him go, but instead give him an accusation of framing loyal ministers in the court, and he will be even more unreasonable when the time comes. Now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, he has no other way but to go down.
"The prince's remarks are really not excessive, it's just ...... This matter is complicated, and it is not possible to get the result by searching on the surface, besides, this will delay us here for a long time, if there is really anything in the palace, I am afraid that this will have been disposed of. An Mingchen stared at King Hong with a smile, the corners of King Hong's mouth were still smiling, and he said coldly, "Then Lord An is still searching?" ”
"If the prince allows the lower officials to investigate one house by one, the lower officials will agree to the conditions just now. One day. If the lower official can't find any clues of the evil doctor in the palace, the lower official will kowtow to the prince in person to admit his mistake, and clean up the place without pretending to be anyone. An Mingchen also had his own plans, and after speaking, he turned his head and made a look at the guard next to him. The guards stood in the very corner, and quietly slipped out of the Hongwang Mansion while everyone was not paying attention.
Huangfu Mansion, Huangfu Xue knew that An Mingchen had a big move today, and he didn't go anywhere because he was worried that something would happen to him, so he stayed at home and waited for the results, and as time passed, his heart gradually began to feel uneasy. Seeing that noon was approaching, but there was no news over there, Huang Fuxue's heart began to panic.
"Second Miss, there is a criminal officer outside the door asking to see you," the magpie came in. When Huangfu Xue heard this, she stood up and said, "Where is the person now, hurry up and bring this person in." ”
"Yes." A moment later, the magpie walked in with the guards. Huangfu Xue sat at the table and stepped forward when she saw this, "But what's wrong, Lord An." Where are you now. ”
"Your Excellency is in Hongwang's Mansion at this time, and your Excellency wants to search the palace with the confession of a fake evil doctor, and Hongwang puts forward a condition, if you can't find any news, you will kowtow and admit your mistake in person, and clean up the entire Hongwangfu."
"What?" Huangfu Xue had long known that King Hong was not easy to deal with, but he didn't expect King Hong to put forward such a condition. Glancing out the window in a panic, "Your adult has a promise." ”
"This ......" The guard glanced at Huangfu Xue and said with some embarrassment, "Your Excellency asked your subordinates to come, obviously to agree." ”
Yes, if that's not the case, why find someone to report it? An Mingchen's move was to ask her for help, and let her go to An Wanru to think carefully about yesterday's events, hoping to find some clues. Huangfu Xue was angry and anxious, said a word and hurriedly took the magpie to An Wanru's room, but fortunately, the two were not far away, and they arrived in a short time. An Wan seemed to have a rare time not going out, she was embroidering in the house, and she was surprised when she came in, and then got up, "Sister-in-law came over this time......
"Don't worry, listen to me." Huangfu Xue pulled her to sit at the table, "Like, listen to me, now the situation is urgent, your eldest brother is now in the Hongwang Mansion, and the Hongwang said that if your eldest brother can't find evidence today and can't catch the evil doctor, your eldest brother will kneel down with the Hongwang in public, and clean the Hongwang Mansion himself." Now you are the only one who can save your eldest brother. ”