Xue Nuo's self-defeating behavior completely reassured King Dexiling, and he turned his eyes slightly and spoke:

"In fact, speaking of the minister, it is the most grateful to this child, if she hadn't saved His Majesty desperately, so that the traitor on Jiuli Mountain did not succeed, I am afraid that the notoriety of this retrograde assassination on Weichen will not be cleared away, and there are many people in this court who are twisting and turning, and it is rare to be as honest as him."

Speaking of this, he said as if he remembered something,

"Speaking of this, the minister remembered one thing, when the minister was injured by an avalanche and was recuperating in Qu'an, the entourage accidentally caught a court criminal, and he wanted to tie him up directly and hand it over to the Qu'an Yamen, but who would have thought that he accidentally learned something related to the assassination of Jiuli Mountain from his mouth."

Emperor Tianqing's eyes turned cold: "Really? ”

King Xiling said: "This matter should have been decided by His Majesty, but the minister really feels wronged, it happens that all the clan relatives are here today, I wonder if Your Majesty can pass on his upper hall to make it clear, and it is better to return the minister's innocence?" ”

Emperor Tianqing said coldly: "Tonight, except for the festival, I won't talk about this matter." You hand people over to the Criminal Department, and I will let them interrogate them. ”

How could King Xiling let him fool him like this, frowned and said, "Kechen doesn't want to wait for a day. ”

"The Yuan family was ordered by the emperor to guard the loyalty of Shuoyong's generation, and I never thought that I would be slandered as a rebel, this assassination crime Weichen can't afford it, and the Yuan family can't bear the name of a traitor, Weichen went to Beijing this time for this matter, if you don't find out about this matter, how can you have the heart to feast."

"Please also ask Your Majesty to summon him to the palace and return his innocence."

King Xiling looked at Emperor Tianqing intently when he spoke, wanting to see the confusion and anger on his face, and even thought about how Emperor Tianqing would force him to agree in front of the ministers in front of the court, if Emperor Tianqing refused again, he was bound to let Xu Lizhen enter this Mingguang Hall tonight, and he would never let Emperor Tianqing hide away.

But who knew that Emperor Tianqing only looked at him quietly for a moment and said: "You are an impatient, you can't even wait for a moment, in this case, if I don't summon him to the palace, it will be my fault, where is the other?" ”

King Xiling said, "It's just outside the palace." ”

The prince sitting on the side immediately frowned when he heard this: "Since he is a prisoner of the imperial court, he must be a dangerous person, and I remember that when King Xiling entered the palace, he only brought a few entourages, and no one else ......"

He didn't finish his words, but the doubts on his face made everyone else in the banquet feel that something was wrong.

Even if there is a grievance or something that you want to defend, you can follow the rules, or wait until you ask Your Majesty before summoning him into the palace, but the king of Xiling brought people into the palace as an entourage, as if he had premeditated and deliberately concealed it from others, which is really intriguing.

The prince said in a deep voice: "Tonight's palace banquet is full of important ministers, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and all the patriarchs are here, King Xiling, you took someone to deceive the guards and sneak into the palace without authorization, is it really to wash away your grievances?" If a thief takes this opportunity to hurt the people in the palace and endanger the safety of your father, can you afford it?! ”

King Xiling's face stiffened slightly when he was asked.

Emperor Tianqing had expected such a scene, and he was not surprised by King Xiling's actions, but he didn't expect that the prince would be dissatisfied with King Xiling, and even had a lot of questions between his words, he couldn't help but squint slightly: The prince doesn't know what King Xiling is doing?

What about the Shen family?

He glanced at Shen Zhongkang, and saw that Shen Zhongkang was also frowning, and his expression was a little dark.

"Okay, Prince." Emperor Tianqing stretched out his hand to stop the crown prince, "King Xiling has tried his best to bring people into the palace, so he must have his own intentions. ”

"But there are no rules, there is no circle, if he has a grievance, he can send someone to the criminal department, instead of putting your safety at risk......"

Emperor Tianqing's expression was much gentler, and he waved his hand and said: "King Xiling has not been in the capital for a long time, how can he not be controlled by the court and know the rules like you, since he has gone to such great lengths to bring people into the palace, then let's see it, so as not to waste King Xiling's thoughts." ”

"Someone, go and bring in the people of the King of Xiling."

The sentence "King Xiling's people" made the atmosphere in the palace more and more strange.

When everyone looked at King Xiling, they already had a preconceived idea that there was something wrong with the person brought by King Xiling, and it was more likely that he deliberately found a "human witness" in order to get rid of his crimes, and when the palace people led a few people behind him to come in and saw the person walking in front, the hall was quiet for a moment, and someone suddenly blurted out.

"Xu Lizhen?!"

Wow –

Everyone's eyes widened, and no one expected that the so-called witness found by King Xiling would be Xu Lizhen, who disappeared after being robbed not long ago.

The banquet was boiling, and everyone was talking in low voices.

"How could it be him?"

"He ...... with King Xiling What's going on? ”

Everyone was whispering and puzzled, and Zhang Jun, the head of the household department in the crowd, suddenly spoke: "Which court criminal is my Dao, it turned out to be him, dare to ask the prince, did you really capture him in Qu'an?" ”

King Xiling turned his head: "What do you mean?" ”

Zhang Jun looked at the King of Xiling and said: "On that day, Xu Lizhen was imprisoned in the prison for murdering courtiers and killing people, His Majesty sent heavy soldiers to guard it, and then he was robbed and taken out of the capital. ”

King Xiling said: "When this king entered Beijing, he brought his relatives with him, and when he was recuperating from his injuries in Qu'an, he saw the sea fishing documents issued in Beijing, and the people in the palace accidentally bumped into him and captured him. ”

Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Yes, why didn't the prince hand over the person sent by His Majesty to arrest the fugitives?" Since you don't want the Yuan family to be aggrieved for a moment, you should send people to the capital for interrogation early, why did you leave people in Qu'an and even cover up his whereabouts for him without revealing the slightest news? ”

"And since Xu Lizhen has escaped from the capital, he should know that it must be a capital crime to return to Beijing for what he did, but I see that he is neatly dressed and there is no trace of being forced, and he is obviously willing to return to Beijing, I don't know how the prince persuaded such a selfish and vicious person as him to return to Beijing to testify for you even regardless of his life?"

Every sentence Zhang Jun asked was extremely sharp, seemingly respectful but every word was heartfelt.

King Xiling was asked for a while.

Seeing this, Xu Lizhen said lightly: "Lord Zhang doesn't have to target King Xiling like this, the reason why I returned to Beijing is just because I am unwilling." ”

Zhang Jun frowned at him.

Xu Lizhen raised his lips and mocked: "Whoever has done all the evil things for people, cattle and horses, but once they are killed by them, I am afraid that they will be as unwilling as me." ”

"The Xu family is dead?" Zhang Jun looked stunned.

"Then ask Your Majesty."

The hall was instantly silent.

Xu Lizhen looked at Emperor Tianqing: "I have been working for Your Majesty for many years, although I am not loyal, I have never really betrayed you, you just kill me, why do you want to slaughter my parents, wife and children?" ”

When the lights went out, Emperor Tianqing said in a cold voice: "When will I slaughter your wife and children?" ”

Xu Lizhen stood in front of the hall, his back was soaked with cold when he faced Emperor Tianqing's undisguised killing intent, but he had no way to retreat for a long time, and if it weren't for Emperor Tianqing's cold treatment of him and forcing him to find another way to find a way to survive for himself, he would not have taken the risk of being calculated by Xue Nuo.

Thinking of his parents who died tragically, and remembering that his wife and children were still in the hands of that ruthless woman, he showed true hatred on his face, "At the foot of the imperial city, if it weren't for you, who would dare to kill my wife and children?" When it comes to crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, who can compare to Your Majesty?! ”

"Presumptuous!"

The prince shouted, "Obviously, you are too greedy, and it will cause today's evil results by killing people's lives for your own selfish desires, and your father has been used for you in every way over the years, you don't want to be grateful to do things for the court, and now you dare to slander your father, why do you need to do this if your father wants to destroy your Xu family?" ”

"Of course he didn't dare let people know!"

Xu Lizhen's eyes were red and he sneered, "He doesn't dare to let people know what I did for him, he doesn't dare to let people notice that he has the intention of killing him, he is afraid that my dog will jump over the wall in a hurry to involve the past, and he is even more afraid that people will know how mean and ungrateful he is as an emperor!" ”

"You talk nonsense." The prince drank vigorously.

Xu Lizhen raised his head and his eyes were full of mockery: "Your Highness protects Your Majesty like this, have you ever known how many times Your Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince and put you to death?" ”

"Hugh is talking nonsense, the position of the East Palace is given by the emperor's father, how can the father abolish the orphan ......"

"It's not that he can't be abolished, it's just that he can't be abolished, if it weren't for the Shen family and other old ministers desperately protecting him, and with the protection of Princess Yongzhao Yu Yin, do you think you can still sit firmly in the position of the prince?"

Xu Lizhen's words made everyone's faces in the hall change greatly,

"Weichen has no grievances with you, no one has instructed you, why have you been biting you for many years?"

"Wechen is just from a humble family, with no family background or background, and there is no one else to help in the court, if no one acquiesces and connives, how dare Wechen go toe-to-toe with His Highness, if no one gives Wechen the power to pour the sky, how can Wechen force you and the Shen family to be desperate?"

The crown prince was asked by Xu Lizhen and his jaw tightened.

During the banquet, when Shen Zhongkang raised his hand, he accidentally bumped into the cups and saucers on the table, making a crisp sound in the silent Mingguang Palace.

The crown prince couldn't help but look at Emperor Tianqing: "Father, what he said is true?" ”

Emperor Tianqing looked at the prince who was struggling with his eyes, and then looked at Xu Lizhen, he didn't answer the prince's words, but just looked at King Xiling: "So this is the truth of what you call Jiuli Mountain?" You hid the fugitives into the palace just to sow discord between me and the prince? ”

King Xiling raised his lips: "If Your Majesty and the crown prince really have a deep father-son relationship, how can others provoke it?" ”

"King Xiling!"

The queen mother saw that the situation was wrong, the prince's eyes were red, and the atmosphere in the palace was even more stagnant.

She couldn't help but scold Queen Xiling, and then said to Xu Lizhen, "The mourning family sees that you are a bunch of nonsense, the prince has been a prince since he was a child, and His Majesty is even more kind to him when he is carefully cultivated, how can he allow a villain like you to hurt the prince." ”

"In the past, you ignored the grace of the saint and bent the law, sought money and killed people, and robbed the prison with others, but now you are unrepentant and slandered Your Majesty in public, and the good New Year's Festival has been ruined by such a ruthless and vicious villain as you, come here, and don't drag this rebel thief out of the mourning family!"

King Xiling laughed: "What is the Queen Mother doing in such a hurry, why don't you wait for him to finish speaking......"

The Queen Mother said angrily: "It's all nonsense, dirty the ears of the mourning family!" ”

King Xiling smiled: "Are you afraid of dirty ears, or are you afraid that he will say something that he shouldn't say?" ”

"King Xiling, you are presumptuous!" The Queen Mother shouted angrily, her face stained with haze, "This is not your Shuozhou, and you can't help but be wild!" ”

She didn't understand what King Xiling wanted to do before, but she had already come back to her senses since Xu Lizhen appeared.

Although she has not interfered in many things in the palace, it does not mean that she does not know at all, many of the things Xu Lizhen has done for Emperor Tianqing's arm over the years are disgraceful.

At this time, seeing that he looked torn up, how could the Queen Mother still sit still?

The Queen Mother slapped the chair hard: "What about the people, don't drag them out of the mourning family yet!" ”

The voice of the queen mother resounded in the hall, and there were forbidden troops in front of the hall who walked in quickly, only one of them was hit in the head by the wine glass thrown by the king of Xiling when he approached Xu Lizhen, and when the person covered his head and snorted miserably, the Xiling Palace, which had come in with Xu Lizhen before, was blocked by Xu Lizhen's side left and right.

When the forbidden soldiers wanted to make a move, they took the lead, and one of the forbidden soldiers was kicked out and crashed into the side of the table, which frightened the courtiers on the other side to scream.

The Queen Mother's face turned slightly pale: "King Xiling, do you want to rebel?!" ”

King Xiling patted his sleeve and sneered: "The queen mother, don't button the rebellious hat to the head of this king at every turn, this king is not the concubine of the year, you will take advantage of yourself and end up with a stigma." ”

"This king was guarding Shuoyong Pass well, and he just wanted to fulfill his responsibilities, but His Majesty made a fuss about Jiuli Mountain and blamed this king for assassinating the holy driver. Everyone knows what His Majesty summoned this king to Beijing for, and it just so happens that this king also wants to know something, so you might as well let all of you follow and listen. ”

The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard his arrogant words like this, and the rest of the people in the hall were also uneasy, always feeling that something was happening.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the hall, and a moment later a man in light armor rushed in in a state of embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, someone is surrounding Miyagi outside!"

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