There was a tense atmosphere in the air.

A four-horse carriage stopped at the door, and a frowning King Zhao got out of the car, an hour before he had received a notice from the Imperial Governor's Office to come over and participate in the investigation of the case.

After sending Wang Jisen over yesterday, he was worried for a while, for fear that Duan Weiang would notice something from it, and it wasn't until the evening that nothing happened, and his heart returned to its original position.

I slept fairly soundly last night, and it was not difficult to judge from the respectful attitude of the people in the court office just now that Duan Weiang had already believed Wang Jisen's testimony and asked him to come over to close the case.

Taking a deep breath, he strode into the gate of the Imperial Governor's Office, deliberately locking his brows to show his inner grief and indignation, no matter how it is his own son who is in trouble, he can't always be a father who can not appear with a smile, it will cause criticism.

Walking into the lobby, King Zhao saw Duan Weiang sitting in front of the shadow wall, clenched his fists and said, "Lord Tingwei, Xiao Wang is ordered to come." ”

Duan Weiang said expressionlessly: "King Zhao wait for a while, this official is waiting for the will of the palace." ”

King Zhao chuckled in his heart, Duan Weiang's attitude didn't want to be so polite to the person who invited him over, and he also said that he was waiting for news from the palace, what did he mean, could it be that the case had been closed. No, if the case is really closed, why do you call yourself over to do it?

But if the case is not closed, what kind of will come from the palace.

King Zhao was uneasy in his heart, and asked cautiously: "Lord Duan, what is your will?" ”

Duan Weiang was still expressionless, and said: "Of course, it is the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and it is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally passed on the decree, so as to show the importance of the case." ”

Cold sweat was already oozing from King Zhao's forehead, and he asked again: "Did Lord Duan present Wang Jisen's testimony to His Majesty, and what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"The official does not know, so he has to wait for the will. Duan Weiang gave an ambiguous answer, and the words changed: "However, this official heard that His Majesty is not satisfied with the so-called testimony and thinks that it is full of loopholes, so His Royal Highness King Zhao had better be mentally prepared." ”

"Ready...... What to prepare. King Zhao's legs were weak, and he almost sat on the ground, he realized that the situation was very unfavorable to him, and immediately said: "Yes, this king has to prepare, he came out just now is too anxious, and his clothes and headdresses are very inappropriate, so this king will return to the state guesthouse to change his clothes, and then come to listen to the holy decree." ”

With that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Stop," Duan Weiang burst out: "Are you going to run away, this official will absconnd from you in fear of crime,"

King Zhao gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Lord Duan, this king wants to go back to change clothes, who dares to stop me." ”

Duan Weiang sneered: "This official is ordered by His Majesty to investigate the case, has the right to make arbitrary decisions, and has the right to question and detain anyone, even if it is not too much to put you in prison, this department has several masters of the Tongyuan Realm, and this official is also a martial artist of the Golden Body Realm, King Zhao, you have to think twice." ”

Zhao Wangqi almost didn't vomit blood, he has the level of a martial artist in the Tongyuan Realm Reading Period, but it is far from Duan Weiang's Golden Body Realm, not to mention that there are several Tongyuan Realm masters here, once he starts to do it, he will only suffer a loss, and he will be charged with absconding in fear of crime, no matter how it is calculated, it will be a steady loss.

"Okay, this king will stay and wait for the holy decree to see what you can do with me. "King Zhao is a swollen face and a fat man, in fact, he is already scared to the extreme.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels pressing on the ground sounded outside, followed by the eunuch's unique voice that was neither male nor female: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is driving to the court office, and all the officials kneel to greet him." ”

Duan Weiang stood up and walked to the center of the hall, kneeling down towards the door, King Zhao thought for a long time, and finally knelt on the ground, he and the prince regarded him as equals, according to the etiquette system, he didn't need to kneel to greet him, because he didn't have a bottom in his heart.

The prince got out of the car, walked in with a tiger, and said to Duan Weiang: "Lord Duan doesn't have to be polite, please get up, King Zhao...... You just kneel. ”

King Zhao's heart is getting more and more bottomless, Tingwei is so unkind to himself, and even the prince doesn't give him a good face, it seems that it is going to be a bad thing.

Looking at King Zhao, who was trembling all over, the crown prince frowned, and said loudly: "Lord Duan, take down Liu Pengcheng for me and immediately put him in the prison of the Imperial Commander's Office." ”

"Obey," Duan Weiang stepped forward and twisted King Zhao.

The difference in rank between the two was too great, and King Zhao didn't have a chance to resist at all, so he was pressed to the ground by Duan Weiang, half of his face was close to the ground, not to mention how embarrassed he was.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, why is that? King Zhao shouted loudly.

The prince said coldly: "You still have the face to ask why, don't you know in your heart." As a vassal king, conniving at his son to kill the emperor's grandson, blaming the blame, and poisoning the county prince of Anping, any of these three major crimes can make your head fall to the ground, Your Majesty said that you can't repeat it again and again, you just wait to be knifed. ”

"Don't dare, this must be a misunderstanding. King Zhao defended himself.

The prince looked down at his terrified face and said, "Liu Pengcheng, do you really think that you are the only smart person in the world, and everyone else is stupid?" The so-called confession is full of loopholes, Liu Wenkang is just an eighteen-year-old boy, how could he come up with an extremely ingenious serial drug plan, you dare to say that you did not participate. Just get an entourage to come out and take the blame, and blame yourself cleanly, you really think you can get away with it. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I was really wronged. King Zhao still refused to plead guilty.

All this was expected by the prince, and he waved his hand: "Locked in prison, this prince is too lazy to talk nonsense with this kind of person, and when the holy decree arrives in a while, he will immediately open the knife and behead." ”

King Zhao's heart fell to the bottom of the ice valley all of a sudden, and it seemed that the emperor really wanted to kill himself, what could he do.

Duan Weiang picked him up and walked to the cell in the back hall, where he was handcuffed and shackled a few minutes later and thrown into a dirty cell.

It was only then that he realized the seriousness of the situation, which was definitely not a joke, but how did the emperor think that he had something to do with the case. By the way, the poisoning has nothing to do with Liu Wenkang, and it has nothing to do with himself, so why should it be counted on my head. According to the principle that there can be no more and more than two crimes, as long as this one charge is cleared up, there is no need to die.

He felt that he had grasped the life-saving straw, and shouted at the top of his voice: "This king is wronged, I want to call His Royal Highness the Prince, let me see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Duan Weiang sneered and said, "Die that heart, do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will let you go, don't dream." ”

"No, this king has an important case and wants the prince to tell him, it is really very important, please Lord Duan must let me see him. Zhao Wang said with excitement on the table.

Duan Weiang snorted coldly: "It's strange to believe you, you just want to plead with the prince and ask to be spared from death." People like you have seen a lot of people, all of them don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin, thinking that the emperor and the crown prince will remember the old love, let me tell you the truth, I won't give you this kind of opportunity. ”

"No, no, no, Xiao Wang definitely didn't see the prince to intercede. King Zhao said solemnly: "It's about the poisoning case, I asked Wang Jisen to give perjury, in fact, the murderer is someone else, please invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over, I will tell him the truth." ”

Duan Weiang frowned and said, "Are you sure you're not lying to me." ”

"I swear by the ancestors of the Liu family, and I will definitely not deceive you. King Zhao swore and said.

Duan Weiang reluctantly said: "Okay, this official will go to tell His Royal Highness the Prince, but I don't know if he believes it or not, and I can't guarantee whether he will come to see you." ”

"Thank you, Master Duan, for making it complete. ”

A few minutes later, the prince's voice sounded outside the prison door: "Lord Duan, King Zhao is in your favor, he has already admitted that the culprit of the poisoning is Liu Wenkang, how can he say that there is someone else, this is obviously a lie, and he wants to take the opportunity to see this prince to intercede for himself." ”

"The official is also suspicious, but what he said is true, so I feel that I would rather believe it than not, so you can meet him. Duan Weiang's voice.

King Zhao's heart rose to his throat again, and his mouth muttered: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you must believe it......"

At this time, the prince's voice came: "I still don't see him, my father has already set his heart to kill, killing the emperor's grandson, marrying trouble, and poisoning these things together, how to say it...... It's a scandal of the royal family, my father doesn't want to see things expand, and the people will feel that the children of the royal family are too much to use, Lord Duan, do you know what I mean. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty meant. ”

"In the name of not being strict with his son and conniving at his son to kill the emperor's grandson, he executed King Zhao, let his son succeed to the throne as the new King of Zhao, and privately compensated the Duke of Anping County, and tried not to let this matter spread to the people. ”

King Zhao's eyes widened, in his opinion, the throne and life are equally important, and even a bit of a character who sacrifices his life and money, he can't accept deprivation, let alone lose his life and throne together, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I want to report King Wei, the real culprit behind the poisoning is him, I shouldn't let my dead son take the blame for him, please come in and I will tell you the truth." ”

The sound of the cell door opening sounded, and the prince walked in with his nose covered, and said with displeasure: "What a howl, do you still want to bite others when you are dying, how can King Wei be the real culprit behind the poisoning, Wang Jisen's testimony is clearly written, it is obviously Liu Wenkang's doing, and this prince has reason to believe that you are one of the masterminds." ”

King Zhao said excitedly: "No, the poisoning has nothing to do with me and Wenkang, it's King Wei, he said that if I don't agree to let my son take the blame, he will use all kinds of methods to put me to death, and this king agreed under his coercion." ”

The prince raised his eyebrows: "You really have nothing to do with poisoning." ”

"Really," Zhao Wang said.

"That means that you have something to do with the assassination of the emperor's grandson and the blame for the county prince of Anping, right? The prince said sharply: "I advise you to invite you truthfully, only if you tell the truth, this prince will intercede for you in front of the emperor, and daring to hide anything is a dead end." ”

King Zhao's face tightened, and now he had to tell the truth: "Yes, Wenkang wants to find Ye Yunyang for revenge, so Xiao Wang came up with an idea for him, but Xiao Wang definitely didn't instigate him to kill the emperor and grandson, just suggested that he just find someone with a head and face to kill him, it was he who found out that Liu Yao was alone and made a temporary decision." ”

He didn't notice that one of the entourages following the prince was Ye Yunyang.

The corners of Ye Yunyang's mouth rose, King Zhao finally confessed, not only confessed himself but also confessed to King Wei, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, too perfect.