Chapter 61: Attack on the Court 2
"General Liu, you are going to frame the enemy for betraying the country based on the words of one person, and you are also alarmist that the Great Jin is in danger, do you still have the emperor in your eyes? If I really collaborate with the enemy, why don't I kill you while you are seriously injured, and allow you to slander your true nature here? Lin Chengde's eyes were like torches and he said angrily.
"Wechen knows that Zuo Xiang will not admit it, if it wasn't for Wechen pretending to be frightened and insane, he would have died at your hands a long time ago, and after returning to Beijing, Wechen is also thinking carefully, whether to risk the whole family being killed to testify against the Zuo Prime Minister who leans towards the government and the opposition, but after thinking about it, Wechen still has to seek justice by hitting the stone with an egg, otherwise it will be difficult to live in the world." Liu Zhiyuan said impassionedly, with a look of righteous indignation, if it weren't for the person himself, I was afraid that he would be confused.
"General Liu, I'm only afraid that you will be uncomfortable if you have a sweet mouth and a sword and frame the loyal ministers of the court, say, who instructed you to make you do this?" Xiao Mufeng's forehead was exposed, and he was already angry.
"Father, since ancient times, the military ministers have supported the army to stand on their own, and even coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and even more, the practice of replacing them abounds, and the father must be aware of everything, and he can't indulge the ambitions of the petty people." Prince Xiao Mucheng said gloomily, fanning the flames.
"Big brother, what do you mean by this, you obviously know that Zuo Xiang was framed and is still fanning the flames here, do you mean that you are the one behind the scenes?" Xiao Mufeng was so angry by the prince that his body trembled involuntarily, and pointed at the prince and asked loudly.
"Feng'er, is this the way that the master taught you to be a brother and a brother?" The old emperor looked at the angry Xiao Mufeng coldly, and said in a cold tone.
"Please forgive my father, my son is just not angry for a while that someone has framed Zhongliang, I am afraid that my father will be blinded by such a villain and chill the hearts of the people in the world, father, please hand over this matter to my son to investigate thoroughly, and my son will do his best to find out." Xiao Mufeng pleaded word by word.
"Your Majesty, Weichen knows that it is difficult to convince everyone with only Weichen's words, Weichen has a handwritten letter written by Zuo Xiang here, please take a look at it." Liu Zhiyuan took out a yellow letterhead from his sleeve and held it high above his head.
Zhang Fu walked to Liu Zhiyuan's side, took the letter and presented it to the emperor on the dragon throne, after the emperor read it, his face gradually turned from calm to angry, raised his trembling hand and said sharply: "Okay, you are a left-hand minister, I have always trusted you, you have been collaborating with the enemy and treason, I have known you for almost thirty years, your handwriting is clearer than anyone else, what else do you have to say?" ”
"This is impossible, Your Majesty, can the minister take a look at the letter in your hand?" There was a rare hint of panic on Lin Chengde's face, and he frowned suspiciously.
Lin Chengde stood up with difficulty, bowed down and walked to the front of the palace to pick up the letter, and after a while, his face turned pale, revealing a touch of sadness, and said with a smile: "It seems that the acting is done enough, and even the old man's handwriting is imitated and scored exactly the same." ”
The old emperor on the dragon throne had a gloomy face and stared at Lin Chengde like an eagle falcon.
Xiao Mufeng was also very shocked, others may have been shaken in their hearts, but no matter what, he believed that Lin Chengde could not do such a thing, so he took the dark yellow paper from Lin Chengde's hand, and couldn't help but be in a cold sweat when he saw it, the handwriting on the letter could be completely fake, or even more true than the real one.
"May I ask Lord Liu, where did you get this letter from?" Xiao Mufeng's eyes seemed to have a fire that wanted to burn the person he was looking at.
"Since Weichen returned to the army, he had to pretend to have suffered a huge blow and was sick in bed, and it was also the eve of the last battle between my Jin Kingdom and Khitan that intercepted the carrier pigeon released by Lin Shuai." Liu Zhiyuan's head was raised slightly, and he looked calm and composed.
"Impossible, on the eve of the last battle, the minister and His Royal Highness King Ning, His Royal Highness King Mu, and Xu Chu have been discussing the next battle plan until late at night, and the minister has no chance to release this letter at all, the emperor can ask His Royal Highness King Ning and His Royal Highness King Mu, or he can summon Xu Chu for questioning, and they can all testify!" Lin Chengde categorically vetoed.
"Zuo Xiang, although you are with them, it does not prove that this letter is not from you, most of the people in the army are your people, and it is not impossible that you have arranged in advance for them to release carrier pigeons." Liu Zhiyuan answered fluently, as if he had rehearsed in advance.
"You! You are spewing blood, the minister is wronged, please ask the emperor to be the master of the minister, otherwise the minister will not be blind! Lin Chengde was so angry that his hair trembled, pointing at Liu Zhiyuan's hand trembling, he turned his head to kneel down to the emperor and said in a deep voice.
"This matter is full of suspicions, the handwriting can be imitated, if you are convicted on the basis of a letter alone, it is too hasty, please ask my father to hand over this matter to his sons and ministers for investigation!" Xiao Mufeng knelt down again and pleaded.
"The second brother is the son-in-law of the left minister, you will inevitably fall into the notoriety of protecting your father-in-law when you come to investigate, father, it is more appropriate to hand over this matter to your son-in-law, ask for your father's permission." Although the crown prince Xiao Mucheng is usually absurd and does not have too many city mansions, this time it is impressive.
The old emperor's face was as blue as bronze, but his old eyes were unusually strong, staring back and forth at the people under his feet, without saying a word.
The sworn brothers who once fought together, ate and slept together, now have the power above ten thousand people under one person, and also have the praise and love of the people, which really makes him uneasy.
After the old things that were dug up the day before yesterday, and after today's events, he couldn't tolerate it anymore, even if he Lin Chengde didn't have this idea now, he couldn't ensure that he wouldn't have it in the future, rather than waiting for the uncontrollable situation to happen, it was better to take the initiative in his own hands first.
That's it, this country, this glory, this supreme power, you must not be taken away by others like this, brother? This one is gone, there can be others, but the country and the throne are different, I would rather him bear the people of the world, than let the people of the world bear him, when the group of people under His Royal Highness Jin quarreled, the old emperor had already made a decision in his heart and made a trade-off.
When he made a decision in his heart to look at the group of people below, there was a trace of joy and happiness in his heart, which quickly amplified and overflowed his entire chest, and suppressed the slight guilt and sadness in his heart.
Thinking that if this matter fell into the hands of the prince, then Lin Chengde would be more than lucky, Xiao Mufeng was anxious in his heart, and when he was about to argue, the emperor had already made a decision, "The prince's words are reasonable, Feng'er, you can't handle this matter properly, just leave it to Dali Temple to investigate, where is Xing Yuan, the Qing of Dali Temple?" I order you to investigate this matter, and you are limited to investigate this case within 10 days! This matter is very important, and Lin Chengde, the left minister, was first confined in the prison of Dali Temple and awaited arraignment! Zuo Xiang, I don't want to believe that you have the heart to rebel, so I will wronged you for a few days for the time being, and I will return your innocence after finding out. ”
The emperor's words made Lin Chengde's heart gradually sink to the bottom, as cold as ice crystals like the cold winter wax moon, and he didn't want to believe that he had the heart of rebellion, not that he didn't believe that he had the heart of rebellion, only one word was missing, but there was a difference of thousands of miles.
The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die!
Originally, the major cases were investigated and handled by the Criminal Department, but the emperor uncharacteristically ordered Dali Temple Qing Xing Yuan to investigate the case, which made everyone can't help but have a plan in their hearts.
There are two diametrically opposed voices in the court, one faction does not believe that the left minister will collaborate with the enemy and treason, and advocates a thorough investigation and clearing up grievances, and the other faction advocates investigating and retorting against the party and dealing with it severely.
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