Chapter 357: Sophistry
"Holy Lord, my brother knows that my father did something wrong and made you wronged, but my father has already apologized with death, and my brother has been trembling all these years, and he doesn't dare to violate the slightest rudeness.
"The grievances and grievances of the previous generation, the younger brother is helpless. But the younger brother thinks that he is careful to abide by his duty, and he does not dare to be slandered by this thief! ”
King Qi was aggrieved, angry and unyielding on his face, but he regretted it in his heart.
He got the news that Zhao Ji had been executed by Emperor Yuanjia in anger, and there was no evidence for the death, so he dared to provoke the Empress Dowager Zhao to order him to go to the Shili Changting Pavilion with Sun Changyu and others to meet the holy driver, so as to take the opportunity to stage a brother-friend-brother drama in front of the ministers, and prepare for the succession of Emperor Yuanjia after his death.
But who knew that Zhao Ji was not dead at all, he was yin by Emperor Yuanjia!
Knowing this, he obediently stayed in Ci'an Palace, waiting for the protection of Empress Dowager Zhao, why bother to come here and throw himself into the net?
Because he was confident that after the death of Emperor Yuanjia, who had no children under his knees, he would inevitably succeed to the throne, coupled with the protection of the Empress Dowager Zhao, he didn't bring anyone with him except for the little guy he called every day, otherwise how could he be easily taken by Jiang Yi......
Emperor Yuan Jia saw that King Qi's play was done very well, and even Sun Changyu, the head of the cabinet who had gone through two dynasties, frowned when he heard this, sneered, and said, "Is it?" If Zhao Ji's testimony is not credible, then what do you say about these handwritten letters? ”
Emperor Yuan Jia said, took out a few letters from his arms, and threw them in front of King Qi.
When King Qi saw the familiar envelope, his eyes couldn't help but tighten, even if he tried his best to hold his composure, the look of panic and despair still appeared clearly on his face.
"You said that I was suspicious of you, and you have been trembling all your life, but I am afraid that you don't even recognize a few words." Emperor Yuan Jia sneered, "In that case, how about letting Lord Sun read the letter on his behalf?" ”
After that, he turned his head to look at Sun Changyu and said meaningfully, "Lord Sun? ”
Sun Changyu was clever, and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”
After saying that, he walked a few steps to the king of Qi, picked up the letter on the ground, and lamented in his heart that the two brothers were involved in him, an innocent person.
Seeing this, King Qi immediately struggled frantically and shouted injustice: "The subordinate brother is wronged, the subordinate brother is wronged!" ……”
Emperor Yuan Jia was afraid that he didn't know how to read, and he clearly wanted to use Sun Changyu's mouth to announce the crime of privately communicating with Tuhuan and intending to kill the king!
He's got to stop him!
As long as the crime is not carried out in public, then he still has a chance to turn the tables!
After all, he had reached a consensus with Empress Dowager Zhao that after Emperor Yuan Jia died of serious injuries, his cousin would ascend the throne and succeed him. As for the Empress Dowager Zhao, she still enjoys the honor and is her queen mother, and the Zhao family can still firmly establish herself in the court.
How did Emperor Yuan Jia not know King Qi's plan, a cold look was thrown over, and he sneered: "Lord Sun has not read the letter, and you shout injustice, isn't it a thief who doesn't admit himself?" ”
Hearing this, King Qi's face couldn't help but change, knowing that he was too anxious, but instead aroused suspicion, he hurriedly took a deep breath, tried to make a calm appearance, and said with his head held high: "Brother has a clear conscience, but he is just worried that the saint will be deceived by a traitor and wronged a loyal and upright person!" ”
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Zhao Guifei in the carriage.
Zhao Guifei couldn't wait to step forward and slap the king twice, and then use the dagger to test how thick his face was, how dexterous his tongue was, and he turned black and white upside down!
But she also understood that King Qi had wronged her again and again, just to arouse the anger of her and Emperor Yuan Jia, so that they would lose their minds in anger and arouse the suspicion of the ministers, so that he could fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to escape.
Zhao Guifei took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in her belly, and looked at Sun Changyu who was about to read the letter, waiting for the mountain of ironclad evidence, the king of Qi was irrefutable.
The letter was originally searched out by Wei Feng and Wang Ping from King Wara's tent, some of them were written by King Qi and others to Tuhuan, and some of them were prepared to be returned to King Qi and others.
Emperor Yuan Jia has been standing still, just waiting to return to Beijing, and use these iron-clad evidence to make those traitors who fornicate with foreign countries and intend to kill the monarch escape.
The more Sun Changyu thought about it, the more frightened he became, from the time King Qi wanted to protect himself and intend to take revenge, to the eve of the autumn hunt of the Son of Heaven, the two conspired to plan an assassination operation that was coordinated inside and outside.
At the end of the reading, Sun Changyu was dripping with cold sweat in the winter, and hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty: "His words are very disrespectful, please forgive the Holy Ministers and dare not read it again." ”
Emperor Yuan Jia raised his hand, turned his head and asked with a sneer, "Do you still have something to say?" ”
"This is a frame-up, it must be a frame-up!" King Qi was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat, and trembling defended, "Brother Chen doesn't dare to have such evil intentions, please also ask the Holy Lord to investigate!" ”
Emperor Yuan Jia sneered and said, "These things are all found in the secret room of Dehuan. Do you think there will be a fake? Why don't we get our handwriting checked now? ”
With such an important letter exchange, Tuhuan will definitely not allow King Qi to fake his hands on others, whether it is true or not, you will know if it is tried.
When King Qi heard this, he suddenly clenched his hands that were cut behind his back, shook his head and argued loudly: "No, someone must have deliberately imitated the handwriting of his brother in order to frame him!" Yes, it must be so! ”
"You have not read the letter, how do you know that the handwriting is yours?" Emperor Yuan Jia sneered, "With such a flawed defense, are you treating me and all the adults present as fools?!" ”
In a word, he pulled all the ministers to his side and isolated the king.
Sun Changyu and the others sighed secretly, this matter is already a certainty, the human and material evidence is complete, and it is useless to refute it no matter how the king of Qi.
Such traitors who fornicated with Warat and intended to kill the king, they naturally did not dare to get involved at all, so as not to get into trouble and be punished by Emperor Yuanjia as a fellow party under the anger.
Everyone subconsciously moved farther away, and no longer looked at the pale face of King Qi.
Seeing this, King Qi was like a burner, and he seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, and the whole person was cold for a while and hot for a while, and his head became a paste, and he couldn't think of any arguments.
He didn't expect that Tuhuan would leave behind their correspondence! Such a thing is naturally burned after reading it, leaving no evidence!
It's a pity that Emperor Yuan Jiadi caught him off guard, and he was trapped alone, and he didn't even have the slightest way to struggle.
By the way, he still has Empress Dowager Zhao!
King Qi's mind suddenly became clear, as if grasping the last straw, he raised his head and hurriedly said: "The younger brother is here to welcome the holy car at the behest of the Queen Mother!"
"The saint just used a few letters that I don't know who fabricated, and Zhao Ji, a bad thing, to convict me, just ask, after returning to the palace, how should you explain to the Queen Mother?!"