Chapter 51: Treason with the Enemy
On the Jinluan Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials stand in columns.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"
"Zhong Aiqing, what do you have to tell you?" Xiao Jingyu was wearing a black crown robe, walked up to the dragon chair gracefully, sat down in the midst of everyone's greetings, and asked.
"The Ministry of Rites, Li Yan, there is something to play." Among the civil officials, a person stepped out holding a jade plate and bowed his head to proclaim.
"Quasi-play." Xiao Jingyu raised his hand in response.
"Qi Emperor, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and it cannot be without a queen for a day, the former queen Murong Yi has a loss of virtue, and I implore the emperor to set up another queen.
In the current harem, only the noble concubine Zhao Yingying and Mrs. Li Zhaoqing are eligible for the posterior. The minister privately recognized Li Zhaoqing as having both ability and political integrity, and was the queen's best choice. β
This Li Yan is a member of the Li clan, so he naturally hopes that his own person can become a queen.
Murong Bai pinched his fingers tightly, holding back his anger, he didn't expect that his sister had only been abolished for half a year, and this group of people couldn't wait to stand up.
Yan Zijin and Li Junye couldn't help but glance at their friends, between them, in addition to their personal ideological standpoint, they stood on their friend's side, and more often stood on the family's standpoint.
"Zhong Aiqing, what do you think?" Xiao Jingyu pondered for a while and asked the ministers present.
"Your Majesty, Rong Bai does not agree with Li Yan's words, there are many suspicious aspects in the case of my imperial sister Murong Yi, and it has not been investigated clearly.
As soon as Xiao Jingyu's words fell, Murong Bai came out to refute, and everyone in the Murong family came out to second.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing suspicious about the fact that the former and the latter have been stolen. The minister thinks that the emperor is better to set up another queen, and the minister thinks that Zhao Guifei Zhao Yingying, virtuous and intelligent, is the best choice for the queen. β
Zhao Jia is Zhao Yingying's father, so he naturally hopes that his daughter can be elected queen.
Murong gritted his teeth angrily, and immediately retorted: "Zhao Jia, you haven't seen my imperial sister with your own eyes, don't frame my imperial sister with a few words."
For a while, the court was full of taste, and the people of the two families scolded each other.
Xiao Jingyu heard the chatter below, and he had a headache, so he hurriedly stopped it and said: "This matter, let's discuss it later, what else does Zhong Aiqing have to do."
"The minister has something to do." Among the military attaches this time, a strong man stepped out, Sima Huan, who rarely went to court.
This person has nothing to do but ascend the Three Treasures Palace, and when he ascends, there is a big event.
Xiao Jingyu was secretly vigilant, and said with a smile: "Sima Aiqing, what do you want."
"The minister revealed that the Mu clan collaborated with the Northern Han to commit treason, and Murong Bai secretly harbored the enemy's horses in Stone City, had an affair with him, and leaked military secrets privately, so please punish the emperor severely."
Sima Huan looked at the side, and Murong Bai, who was long and jade, said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked, and they all looked at Murong Bai.
Murong Bai was also full of surprise, but he didn't expect that Sima Huan would target him.
Xiao Jingyu frowned when he heard this, and said, "This matter is not small, General Sima has evidence."
Sima Huan clapped his hands, and two people came out of the hall, one was a mute old woman in her early fifties, and the other was a mute little girl about eleven or twelve years old.
Murong Bai saw these two people appear, his face was a little ugly, he looked directly at Sima Huan sharply, and confronted: "These two people are not from my mansion, does General Sima want to slander Rong Bai out of thin air."
"Hehe, naturally it's not you from King Murong's mansion, but you are in Stone City, temporarily hired to take care of Han Qing's servant, General Mu has a bad memory, but your subordinates have a good memory."
Sima Huan clapped his hands, and Yang Zuo, a deputy general under Murong Bai, appeared above the court.
"Yang Zuo, ...... you" Murong Bai saw that his right-hand man was actually rebelled, and his eyes were immediately filled with the anger of being betrayed.
"Long live the emperor, the minister is Yang Zuo's deputy general under Murong Bai, I can confirm that Murong Bai secretly hid Han Qing in a residence thirty miles away from Chengguan.
When he was in Stone Town, he used to go out every night to meet Han Qing with Han Qing on a royal horse, and often returned before dawn.
Chen had personally followed and glimpsed Han Qing, the Northern Han horse locked by the cold lock chain, and the two behaved intimately and unusually like husband and wife. β
Yang Zuo avoided Murong Bai's stern gaze, knelt on one knee, and said to the emperor.
"Murong Bai, what do you have to say?" Xiao Jingyu squeezed the handle of the dragon chair and asked solemnly.
"You are spewing blood, talking nonsense, how can I have a special relationship with Han Qing, please let the emperor know clearly, don't listen to the words of traitors."
Murong Bai pointed at Sima Huan's stinky face, scolded with an ugly face, and when he saw the emperor's darkening dragon face, he quickly knelt on one knee and said to save his reputation.
"General Mu, I'm not spewing blood for no reason.
When you were imprisoned in the Golden Gate Pavilion by Han Qing, every time you brought red bean cakes and a men's script to please him, you were so affectionate in private that Hualang and Yulin called each other, do you still need me to bring witnesses? β
Sima Huan looked at Murong Bai's angry color, took a step forward triumphantly, opened his square mouth, and said face to face with Murong Bai.
"You ......" Murong Bai couldn't speak, all the evidence available was not against him, this was a trap that had been prepared a long time ago.
After all, Murong Bai was a person who had experienced wind and rain, so he quickly calmed down, seized the loophole in Sima Huan's words and said: "Everyone knows that I have a cold lock chain, since you said that I used a cold lock chain to trap Han Qing, then how can you prove it?"
"Your Majesty, this is the cold chain, a close-quarters weapon when Murong Bai trapped Han Qing, which was given to the little boy after Han Qing left the hut.
We haven't heard of General Murong Bai's news of the loss of the cold lock chain, so the fake cold chain on his body is mysterious.
After verifying the authenticity of this cold lock chain, please ask the emperor to behead this rebellion in public to set an example. β
Sima Huan waved his hand, showing the last morning lore, a servant carrying a red tray, and a jet-black chain that was thinner than a little thumb was neatly placed on the white cloth.
This lock is different from other locks, there is no key and no key, it is a password lock person, but the prime minister Li Junye personally forged the chain - cold chain.
Sima Huan pointed to the cold lock chain, and said solemnly to Xiao Jingyu on the dragon chair.
"Prime Minister Li, you go and recognize this chain, but you designed it yourself." Xiao Jingyu commanded with a cold face.
Li Junye took heavy steps, stepped forward to check the iron lock chain, and finally nodded silently.
"Do you have any evidence that this cold lock chain was forged exclusively by you?" Xiao Jingyu looked at Murong Bai, who was pale and drenched in cold sweat, and asked solemnly.
"Here in the cold lock chain, there is the sign of the minister, and only I know." Li Junye was on the cold lock chain, and when he dialed the password, a string of numbers appeared on the lock of the cold lock chain.
"Murong Bai, what do you have to say?" Xiao Jingyu closed his eyes and said.
"This matter was done by Murong Bai alone, and it has nothing to do with the Mu clan, and the minister did not communicate with Beihan and leaked any military secrets. Except for me to save Han Qing's private hiding in the city pass, I didn't have any cheating, just taking care of my friends. β
Murong Bai said with acknowledged eyes.
He never expected that his cold lock chain was hidden by the little boy, he thought that he was taken away by Han Qing and rebuilt one.
"Please ask the emperor to punish Murong Bai." Above the court, they all pleaded and said, more than half of the people kneeling in Ulaladi, these people are Sima Huan's people.
When the people of the Mu family saw Murong Bai admit it in person, they couldn't refute it, so they pleaded for Murong Bai, saying that he was young and ignorant, and it was impossible for him to collaborate with the enemy to judge the country.
"Remove Murong Bai from his position, come here, put Murong Bai in prison, listen to orders, and disperse the court!" Xiao Jingyu waved his hand, and a few people came up and took Murong Bai down.
"My emperor, long live, long live, long live." Xiao Jingyu got off the golden dragon chair amid the farewell of the courtiers.
In the Ouchi Prison, Murong Bai, who was relieved of his court clothes, was tied to an iron frame.
"Smack-"
"Son, what are you doing to harbor Beihan's concubine, I think you are really fascinated by him, and now you are dragging down the Mu clan, you are the sinner of the whole clan, and even I may not be able to cover your head."
Mu Nanrong raised his hand and threw off his son Murong Bai with a big-eared melon seed.
Murong Bai's handsome face immediately swollen, and he defended: "Han Qing and I are simple friends, we can't see death without help, don't misunderstand our relationship, Dad, I'm sorry for dragging down the whole clan."
"You are hostile, how to be friends! Now that you are dead, will he come to your rescue? Mu Nanrong hated the lesson that iron does not become steel.
Murong Bai stubbornly pursed his lips and did not speak.
"You...... You...... What kind of gossip do you listen to him...... Alas, "Father Mu sighed and left with the help of his servants.
"Rong Bai, how can you hide Han Qing privately? The people of the Sima family have been holding the hat of collaborators, and the great pastoral calendar is not good for you, how to protect you from getting out now. β
Yan Ziqing and Li Junye looked at each other, described as embarrassed, Murong Bai said without saying a word.
The people who came to visit him walked wave after wave, and it was only in the dead of night that Xiao Jingyu appeared.
"Brother-in-law Huangβ" Murong Bai looked at Xiao Jingyu, who was dressed in casual clothes in front of him and stood with his back to him, opened his sleepy eyes, and said softly.
"Rong Bai, I told you a long time ago that you and Han Qing should not be too close, this will bring disaster to you." Xiao Jingyu said heavily.
"Brother-in-law Huang, I was wrong." Murong Bai obediently bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"I see that if you come again, you will still save Han Qing, or you will repeat the mistakes of the past." Xiao Jingyu unceremoniously revealed, Murong Bai's head was getting shorter and shorter, and he didn't refute.
"You are like this now, you can no longer do things for Mu Yun, Rong Bai, you have to remember your position, think about the future of the Mu clan and the future of Mu Yun." Xiao Jingyu said with something in his words.
"Your Majesty, are you going to abandon your ministers?" When Murong Bai heard this, he suddenly raised his head and said with teary eyes.
"Rong Bai, you will always be my courtier, Muyun will always be your home, when we see you again in the future, I hope we are still courtiers." After Xiao Jingyu said this, he disappeared into the prison.
A day later, the emperor personally issued an imperial decree and announced to the people:
Murong Bai was tempted physically and mentally, collaborated with the enemy and treason, and privately exchanged military secrets with Han Qing, the horse of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the evidence was conclusive.
As soon as this order came out, the people above and below Muyun were boiling and talking.