After speaking, Wei Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and ordered: "You can wait for our news in the mansion with peace of mind, I will go to the Jiang Mansion now, and let Lord Jiang help us go to the palace to have a look." No matter what Lu Li says, he is also a hero, and he has just been crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, and not long after the end of the war, it is the time when he is loved by the people, and the emperor will not do anything to him at this time. ”

After being advised, Wei Xiuyuan went directly to Jiangfu.

Jiang Qiming and Xiaoman have always had a good relationship, and he also looked down on the actions of Chen Hu and others, so Wei Xiuyuan said this, and after learning about the whole thing, he immediately decided to enter the palace.

"Lord Jiang, the emperor is angry right now, you have to be careful when you speak." Wei Xiuyuan sent Jiang Qiming to the gate of the palace and said uneasily.

The other party waved his hand and smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, I have been friends with the emperor for many years, even if he doesn't believe in Lu Li, he should always listen to my advice." But we don't know exactly what happened here, and we have to wait until I enter the palace to understand what is going on before we decide what to do. ”

Wei Xiuyuan thanked him: "Thank you, Lord Jiang." ”

The emperor knew that Wei Xiuyuan and Lu Li had a very good relationship, so he had already prepared a rhetoric, wanting to persuade people to go back as soon as Wei Xiuyuan entered the palace. But the emperor didn't expect that the person who entered the palace at this time turned out to be Jiang Qiming.

When did he have such a good relationship with Lu Li?

"Your Majesty, Lord Jiang is waiting outside, look-" The eunuch paused, carefully looking at the emperor's face, pondering whether to invite people in or persuade them to go back.

The emperor frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded: "Let him in." ”

Soon, Jiang Qiming, who was dressed in white, entered the imperial study, and after bowing, the emperor gave him a seat.

Jiang Qiming sat down with a faint expression, and said some other things, such as whether the queen's birthday banquet in a few months needs to be prepared in advance, whether the service of each palace should be the same as in previous years, and what are the best paintings that have been awarded recently, Balabala said a lot, but it has nothing to do with Lu Li's affairs.

Hearing the end, the emperor was a little tired, and simply poked open the window paper directly: "Qiming, are you here to intercede for Lu Li?" ”

Jiang Qiming couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "Since the emperor thinks that I am here to intercede for Lu Guogong, why is he willing to announce me in?" Does the emperor want me to come in and intercede for Lu Guogong? ”

The emperor himself didn't realize that he had this thought, he was stunned for a moment, then turned his face away, and pretended to be angry, "You just have to say whether you are here to intercede for Lu Li, if so, then you can leave now, I never hoped that someone would come to intercede for Lu Li." ”

trespassing into the eldest princess's mansion, and trying in vain to kill the maids in the mansion and frame the marquis, such a crime is not forgiven by anyone who comes to intercede.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't come to intercede for Lu Guogong, I just wanted to ask what mistake Lu Guogong had made that you sent guards to arrest him." Jiang Qiming smiled and asked solemnly.

In the past, when the ministers of the DPRK and the central government made mistakes, the emperor would quietly invite people to the palace, and only after verifying the truth would he send people to the palace to arrest them. And now there is no rumor outside, and there is no movement in the court, and everyone only knows that Lu Guogong has just found the lost child, and under such circumstances, the emperor actually sent so many people to the palace to arrest Lu Li.

All kinds of behaviors are really strange.

If Lu Li is really a villain, it would be fine, but Jiang Qiming knows that Lu Lixing is sitting up straight, and he has always been sincere, and he is not greedy for power and wealth, what mistake would such a person make?

"You don't know!" The emperor was very angry when he talked about this, "Lu Li sent someone to trespass into the eldest princess's mansion, and he also wanted to kill a maid in the mansion to kill him!" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Qiming couldn't help frowning, "Really? ”

According to his understanding of Lu Li, the other party doesn't look like such a person, besides, Lu Li hasn't been to the princess's mansion a few times at all, how can he have a grudge with a maid and send someone to kill him? That's too far-fetched.

Seeing that Jiang Qiming was skeptical, the emperor sighed and said what happened today word for word.

The more he spoke, the more angry the emperor slapped the table after finishing speaking, indignant: "I treated Lu Li well in the past, but I didn't want him to use my trust in him to slander Chen Hu, and I also wanted to kill this maid to kill my mouth, fortunately, this maid was clever and came to me for help first, otherwise I am afraid that no one will ever know about this matter." ”

"What if the maid is lying? Your Majesty, today's Lu Guogong's child was lost for no reason, and it was very strange to find it in the room of the marquis of the eldest princess's mansion, and others could guess what was going on at a glance, but Lu Guogong took care of the royal face and did not find out, but took the responsibility on himself. If he really wanted to slander Lord Hou, wouldn't it be better if he made a big fuss at that time and made it known to everyone in the city? Jiang Qiming carefully analyzed.

The emperor was a little displeased, "Qiming, do you believe that Lu Li is innocent?" ”

Jiang Qiming's expression was faint, "I don't believe that Lu Li is innocent, I just analyze this matter based on what I have seen and what I know about everyone." If the emperor has doubts in his heart, then he should continue to investigate, and if the emperor is sure that Lu Li is such a person, then I have nothing to say. ”

Seeing this, the emperor sighed helplessly and didn't say anything for a long time.

At the beginning, the emperor was indeed angry and angry, he felt that Lu Li had deceived himself, and even had the audacity to break into the princess's mansion to kill people, but after calming down, he found that there were many strange things in this matter, but at that time Lu Li had been arrested, and he had no way to regret it, so he had to let Lu Li be sent to the prison first, and then tried again.

The reason why Lu Li has not been interrogated is also because the emperor also feels that something is wrong in his heart.

Now listening to Jiang Qiming's analysis, the emperor is worried again, what if this matter has something to do with Chen Hu? Do you want to give up your own nephew for the sake of Lu Li?

"Your Majesty?" Jiang Qiming reminded, "Do you really think that the Lu Kingdom Guild sent people to the Eldest Princess's Mansion to kill people?" ”

The emperor pondered for a moment and shook his head, but then waved his hand again, "I still believe in the evidence." ”

"Is it just that assassin who claims to be Lu Li's men?" Jiang Qiming sneered, "If this is the evidence, then Lu Li can also say that he doesn't know that person." ”

Being asked by Jiang Qiming like this, the emperor's already wavering heart became more and more hesitant, he sat on the couch and thought for a while, then got up and beckoned to Jiang Qiming, "You accompany me to the heavenly prison, and I will personally interrogate Lu Li and the assassin." ”

Jiang Qiming got up, but he was not in a hurry to go out, but asked: "If it is confirmed that the assassin lied, then how will the emperor punish the person who framed Lu Guogong?" ”

If it turns out that the Assassin lied, then someone must have instructed him to frame Lu Li. He was found in the eldest princess's mansion, and the eldest princess personally told the emperor who framed him, and the emperor must have a clue in his heart, so when he heard this question, he subconsciously chose to avoid it: "Let's talk about it then." ”

After speaking, the emperor strode out, Jiang Qiming, who stayed in place, snorted lightly, and then slowly followed.

The heavenly prison is not far from the palace, and it is close to the Yin Yamen.

When he arrived at the prison, the emperor was about to order someone to interrogate Lu Li and the assassin, but Jiang Qiming on the side suddenly stopped him, "Your Majesty, I think these two people can be interrogated separately." ”

The emperor pondered for a moment, and responded to Jiang Qiming's request, "Bring the assassin over first." ”

"Your Majesty, it's better to interrogate Lu Guogong first." Jiang Qiming said again.

The jailer stopped in the middle of the way, scratching his head in embarrassment, not knowing who to listen to.

The emperor frowned, looked sideways at Jiang Qiming, and said in a gloomy tone: "Jiang Qiming, you have repeatedly blocked me, why don't you let you interrogate these two people?" ”

As soon as the discerning person heard it, he knew that the emperor was angry, but the person concerned, Jiang Qiming, just pursed his lips and chuckled, arching his hand, "The reason why we want to interrogate Lu Li first is to create the illusion that we want him to know about the assassin, so that he can show his feet." ”

After speaking, when the emperor was about to nod his head and praise it, Jiang Qiming's words suddenly changed: "Actually, I want to be arraigned, but I am not good at this matter by nature, so I should ask the emperor to come up." ”

When the emperor ascended, his face darkened again, he snorted coldly, ignored Jiang Qiming, turned around and ordered the jailer: "Arragate Lu Li." ”

"Yes." The jailer breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly brought Lu Li up.

Because of the stubborn resistance before, Lu Li had a lot of large and small wounds on his body, although they were not fatal, but they looked a little terrifying, plus Lu Li's hair was scattered, there was blood hanging from the corners of his mouth, and there was sweat on his forehead, which looked as if he had undergone some kind of torture, which was very pitiful.

Jiang Qiming smacked his lips when he saw this, and muttered casually: "This has not yet been interrogated and the charges have been confirmed, so I will be tortured first, tsk." ”

The emperor glared at him coldly and did not speak.

"Lu Li, some people say that you sent people to the eldest princess's mansion to kill people and kill people, and you also tried to slander Lord Hou, but is there such a thing?" The emperor said in a deep voice, his eyes looked at Lu Li coldly, and he asked angrily.

Lu Li under the hall was still kneeling, he first kowtowed to the emperor, and then said: "The minister has never been to the eldest princess's mansion since returning to Beijing, so how can he talk about having grievances with the people in the eldest princess's mansion?" Moreover, if the minister wants to kill people and kill people, he can take advantage of this time to do it when the emperor allows the minister and Lord Jiang to search, so why do they need to send people? ”

"I've caught the Assassin who claims to be yours." The emperor pressed forward step by step, not giving the other party the slightest respite.

But Lu Li, who heard this, suddenly laughed, there was still blood on the corner of his mouth, and he looked particularly desolate when he laughed, "He can be said to be a subordinate of the minister, and the minister can also say no, and verbal identification does not mean anything." But if he can produce evidence that he is a minister, then the minister will no longer refute it and will be willing to admit his guilt. ”

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Qiming shouted anxiously: "Lu Li!" You're not afraid—"

"Jiang Qiming, it's me interrogating, not you." The emperor didn't have to open his mouth to interrupt, word by word, full of anger.