This man must be a great traitor. This sentence kept replaying in the emperor's ears, making him feel like he was on the edge of the abyss. He felt heartbroken, afraid of Liu Xin's words, and turned his words into a prophecy.

After he heard Feng Nanyang say that Chu Tiankuo was the crown prince, he was always uneasy in his heart, and he was worried about this matter.

He appointed Feng Nanyang as the minister of the Qin Mission to secretly search for the whereabouts of the prince. Why did Feng Nanyang already find out that Chu Tiankuo was the crown prince, but he refused to bring Chu Tiankuo to see him? If it weren't for Chu Tiankuo's weak heart because of the crime, I'm afraid Feng Nanyang would have already brought Chu Tiankuo to recognize him, right?

Could it be that the crown prince Hong Chengye has been living abroad since he was a child, and he has really failed to discipline, committed evil, and become a lawbreaker?

If this is the case, then his wholehearted hope will eventually be disappointed, and he has been searching for more than 20 years, but after all, he has found nothing. Who will take over the imperial business of the Great Western Kingdom in the future?

He felt empty and sad in his heart, and hope had crumbled around him, and it had collapsed without a trace, silently, like a passing dream.

Liu Xin knelt on the ground, seeing that the emperor was not angry anymore, the panic in his heart gradually faded. He couldn't help but glance at the emperor out of the corner of his eye, and saw the anger on the emperor's face dissipate, replaced by a sad look.

He secretly wondered why the emperor's mood had changed so much? He pondered what he had said before. He mentioned that Chi Le, the king of loyalty and bravery, was bewitched by Chu Tiankuo, the prince of Huaifan, and was taken prisoner, is this the reason?

He was self-denying. If this is the case, only Chu Tiankuo is needed, the loyal and brave king Chi Le is innocent, and the emperor should be happy.

Then the problem lies with Chu Tiankuo.

Oh yes. The emperor asked him, do you know how Chu Tiankuo is a person? Could it be that this Chu Tian has a big background? If a person commits a crime and can touch the emperor's heart, then it must be very human.

Liu Xin secretly scolded himself for being really confused, he didn't react to such a superficial thing.

The night was as quiet as a pool of water, as if all the living beings had slept, and everything seemed so peaceful.

The Celestial Dragon Hall was so quiet that it seemed that you could hear the sound of candles burning. Liu Xin listened to his heartbeat and felt that his heartbeat had slowed down. It's so quiet!

He moved his body, knelt facing the emperor, and dared to open his mouth to break the silence: "Your Majesty, the minister should die!" The emperor is angry! Chen really didn't know who Chu Tiankuo was, let alone what he was. Just now, the minister just said it casually. It was the minister who was talking nonsense, and I hope the emperor will forgive the minister for the crime of bullying the king. ”

The emperor's excited mood gradually calmed down, and his heart was still full of sorrow, and there was a melancholy look on his face. He saw Liu Xin kneeling in fear, and said lightly: "Liu Xin, I forgive you for your innocence, let's be even." ”

Only then did Liu Xin dare to get up. He muttered in his heart that the emperor must have been overworked and sleep-deprived. The emperor was so angry that he yelled at him for a word or two, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, the emperor is usually generous and merciful to him.

The Emperor coughed a few more times.

This coughing sound made Liu Xin a little panicked when he heard it. He couldn't help but say something more: "Your Majesty, don't you really need to ask for an imperial doctor?" ”

The emperor smiled bitterly: "It's okay! You don't have to worry too much, my body, I know it in my heart. ”

Is it really okay? Liu Xin had a wooden expression on his face, and a pair of eyes looked at the emperor, with a worried look in his eyes.

After a while, the emperor suddenly spoke, and brought up the old words again: "Fang Cai, I asked you about this person Chu Tiankuo, you must be very strange, why did I ask about this person. ”

Liu Xin didn't dare to come out, and listened with bated breath.

"I tell you now that he is my biological son, the crown prince Hong Chengye who was lost more than twenty years ago." The Emperor said with a sigh.

Liu Xin's face changed with a bluff, his brain had lost the ability to direct his own actions, and he stood there like a log. He never imagined that Chu Tiankuo would be the crown prince. Originally, he thought that the person involved in the case was good enough to have the loyal and brave king, but he didn't want to force the king and then the emperor.

This is amazing. No wonder he said that Chu Tiankuo was a traitorous and evil person, and he would provoke the emperor's anger. Who will feel good when he hears that his son is not good?

At this time, Liu Xin was completely shocked. He thought that the emperor was concerned about this case, and the focus was on King Zhongyong. never thought that this case would also implicate a more powerful figure, the prince.

He couldn't help but think that Chu Tiankuo and Chi Le committed the crime together, and the two must have been close and had a very close relationship. One is the crown prince and the other is the prince, so it seems that the emperor's reward for the loyal and brave king is very likely to be related to the prince.

It's just that Liu Xin is very puzzled. It stands to reason that the emperor should be happy to find his own son. However, he heard a deep sense of helplessness from the emperor's words.

Liu Xin pondered that the emperor was probably worried about the criminal case committed by the crown prince and the king of Zhongyong.

Sure enough, the emperor paced in the Heavenly Dragon Hall for a while, and asked thoughtfully: "Liu Xin, in your opinion, how should I deal with it?" ”

The voice outside his words, if the crown prince Chu Tiankuo and the loyal and brave king Chi Le really violated the criminal law, would he watch them be beheaded? “

Liu Xin thought for a moment before he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the emperor can summon Chu Tiankuo, recognize him first, and then thoroughly investigate the case committed by him and King Zhongyong." The minister believes that the loyal and brave king is a human being, and there must be a hidden story in this case. ”

The emperor touched his chin and nodded: "Liu Xin, your thoughts coincide with mine, and I mean exactly that." After a while, I announced the matter in the court. I decided to recognize the prince first, and then make a decision. ”

Liu Xin immediately expressed his doubts: "Your Majesty, why did you announce this matter in the court?" The minister believed that this move would attract people with ulterior motives to stop him, and the emperor thought twice. ”

The emperor shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said unhurriedly: "Liu Xin, you don't know anything. This recognition of the crown prince is a major matter of the court, which is not trivial, and it must be decided jointly by many courtiers. I am afraid that this is something that I can do alone. ”

He wants to confess his son, and he may confess it privately. However, the crown prince is the prince, the future successor to the throne, and must be recognized by the courtiers.

So that's the case, Liu Xin was ashamed of his loneliness, he smiled embarrassedly, and had to say: "The emperor is wise!" ”

After making a decision at the moment, the emperor sat back in front of the imperial case and continued to review the folds.

The emperor was extremely tired, and was poured round after round by the night breeze of gentle hospitality, and finally could not hold back the sleepiness, and narrowed his eyes slightly. He was concentrating on reading the recital, but in the end he couldn't hold on anymore, so he leaned on the desk to take a nap.

Seeing this, Liu Xin shook his head and sighed, so he had to take a cloak and gently cover the emperor, for fear of waking the emperor up.

In the early days, Liu Xin saw that the emperor was sleeping deeply, and hesitated to wake him up.