Chapter Twenty-Six: The Court Dispute

Zhao Yin went back to secretly contact the officials of the prince's party to meet in Wangyulou, and when it was dark at night, Zhao Yin took the guards to Wangyulou to wait, and when everyone arrived, the guards closed the door and guarded the door. Zhao Yin: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is for the prince's business to call you out so late. ”

"Oh, has there been a change in the matter of the prince?"

"I didn't hear any wind in the court today."

Zhao Yin took a sip of tea and said: "The prince has been grounded, and several princes are eyeing the crown prince's position. ”

"That's right, but if the emperor doesn't let go, we can't help it."

"We're just out there."

"No, we have a way."

"Lord Zhao, tell me quickly, what can be done."

"yes, yes, tell me about it."

Zhao Yin put down the teacup: "At this time, when the emperor is making a move, we can just write together to ask the emperor to forgive the prince." ”

"Wouldn't that be too ostentatious?"

"yes, isn't this telling everyone that we are all princes?"

"It's also bad for us in the future."

"There's no other way, we have to do it."

"The prince's business depends on everyone."

"Why can't you wait?"

"All the princes are preparing for it, and if we wait any longer, we will only miss the opportunity."

"Lord Zhao, the emperor has always loved the prince and will not let the prince be wronged."

"Since ancient times, royal affairs have been unclear, and we can't just look at the surface."

"In case this doesn't work out, the emperor is angry, and we will be to blame."

"Those who do great things should not be afraid of wolves and tigers."

One of them slapped the table angrily: "What do you mean by that, that we are cowardly?"

"Rest your anger and anger, I think Lord Zhao definitely didn't mean that, he was eager to save the prince."

"Who doesn't want to save, isn't it here to discuss when they come at night?"

"Don't be surprised, Lord Li, your worries are not unreasonable, but there are many of us, so I don't believe that the emperor can do anything to us."

"Since everyone has said so, then I, Li, might as well be respectful."

Zhao Yin stood up: "If you are so willing, we will be together, and if you are unwilling, we will not be reluctant." Everyone go back and think about it, write it in the evening, and hand it in tomorrow morning. ”

"That's it, is there anything else that Lord Zhao has to do?"

"It's nothing else, everyone must be careful not to let people catch the handle when they do things recently."

"Don't worry, Lord Zhao, we have our own measure."

Lily of the valley and Fang Tuo both returned to the house, Xiao Yixuan saw him (her) in the study, Fang Tuo first told the situation, and then took out the evidence one by one. When Lily of the Valley came back, she also brought back the previous insider, and Xiao Yixuan sat on a chair and flipped through the account book. I saw him frowning, and after turning over the account book, he threw the book on the desk and asked, "Do they suspect you?" ”

"No, I didn't."

"What do you say sometimes?"

"I said that someone in my family had died and needed to go back to mourn."

Xiao Yixuan smiled: "You can still tell this lie." ”

"I'm just myself in my family."

"Okay, you go back first, I'll call you when there's something. I went to the housekeeper and got the monthly money by the way. ”

Fang Tuo didn't look up: "Lord Xie, my subordinates are retiring." ”

"Lily of the valley, you did a good job this time. I'm going to send you to the Prince's Mansion, what do you think? ”

"I'll do whatever the adults say."

"No, it's up to you to go or not to go."

"Go."

"You want to think about it?"

"I've figured it out."

"Stay in the house for two days and wait for my news."

"Yes."

"Let's go back."

"Yes."

"Why did the Lord suddenly let Lily of the Valley go to the Prince's Mansion?"

"It's not the same time it used to be."

"Do you want to present the evidence tomorrow?"

"There's no rush to see the situation."

"I'll ask the adults to prepare water for bathing, and I have to get up early tomorrow."

Xiao Yixuan raised his hand and waved, and Wang Yi went down.

A group of people in the main hall knelt on the ground to worship the emperor, Xiao Yixuan, as a five-grade official, was in the court outside the hall, and the emperor walked in and sat on the dragon chair under the touch of everyone, and then looked down at the kneeling officials below: "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

"Your Majesty."

"Zhong Aiqing has an excerpt to play."

Gonggong Liu received the folds together and brought them to the emperor, the emperor turned over the folds one after another, and finally threw the folds on the table, and the adults hurriedly knelt down: "The emperor is angry." ”

"Are you trying to force me one by one?"

Zhao Yin stood up: "The crown prince can't be grounded all the time, otherwise what the people think, what the officials will think."

"At this time, you think of the prince's reputation, why did you go before."

"The emperor is guilty, and he failed to spur and urge the prince, but let him go the wrong way."

"Hmph, you're guilty. teamed up with a group of people to jointly write a letter to exonerate the prince. ”

"The crown prince asks the emperor for mercy."

Several ministers who had been excerpted pleaded for the prince together, and the emperor sat on the dragon chair with a serious face, and he didn't like this kind of ganging and faction in his heart.

"If Aiqing intercedes for the prince's matter, he won't have to appear in Kyoto again."

The emperor As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped and didn't dare to squeak, and Lord Zhao Yin and Zhao also closed their mouths. At this time, an abrupt voice sounded: "The emperor has something to report." ”

"Let him come in."

Gonggong Liu walked outside the hall: "Please go inside, this lord." ”

Xiao Yixuan walked to the middle of the hall and knelt on the ground: "Weichen see the emperor." ”

"Flat."

"Your Majesty."

"Say it."

Xiao Yixuan glanced at Lord Li: "What the minister wants to say is about Lord Li." ”

"Oh, say."

"Emperor Li embezzled silver for disaster relief, and collaborated with Jiangyang thieves to intercept the convoy transporting silver, and he killed innocent people indiscriminately."

"Today's court is particularly lively."

Lord Li knelt on the ground and sweated on his head: "The emperor and his ministers have been wronged." ”

"Lord Xiao, what do you say?"

Xiao Yixuan took out the evidence from his clothes: "Your Majesty, here's evidence of Lord Li's embezzlement of silver."

"Bring it in."

Gonggong Liu took the account book, and the emperor smiled after reading it: "Lord Li, what else do you have to say about the evidence?" ”

"The emperor and the ministers are wronged, the ministers are not, they are all fake, there must be someone who wants to harm the ministers."

"Then who do you say is trying to harm you?"

"Yes, yes, the emperor, you have to be the master of the ministers, the emperor."

"Okay, where is Lord Han?"

"Outside the micro-minister."

"I order you to thoroughly investigate Lord Li's case."

Han Yu knelt on the ground: "The emperor's ministers are too old to be competent." ”

"Aiqing, don't be modest, this matter will be left to you to investigate."

"I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to do it."

"I said yes."

"Wechen obeys."

"Someone came to press Master Li to the prison, and everyone in the mansion was not allowed to leave the mansion when they were suppressed, and the violators were immediately executed."

Guard: "Yes." ”

Lord Li fell to the ground and crawled to grab Zhao Yin's clothes: "Lord Zhao save me." ”

Zhao Yin's face suddenly changed greatly: "Lord Li let go, the emperor will find out about this matter."

"Lord Zhao, you can't ignore the feelings of the sunset."

"Let go, you can't live if you do your own evil."

Master Li: "Okay, you all see me in trouble one by one, and you all want me to die, don't you think about it."

"Take it down."

After Lord Li was taken away, the court was suddenly clean, and all the adults did not dare to come out, for fear of angering the emperor.