Chapter 140: The Imperial Trial

"It turned out to be Brother Zhang, long time no see!"

Li Mu's face was different, and he remembered the last scene in the tomb of King Qingping.

Zhang Yucheng went and returned, just to let King Qingping see his face before he died.

This pair of brothers, sure enough, has a deep brotherly love and will not swerve until death!

"Hey." Zhang Yulang sighed, "Brother Li, I said goodbye last time, but more than a month, there are so many rights and wrongs, you and I are both involved in it, and the death of His Royal Highness the King of Shu may be difficult to be good." ”

He told Li Mu in a low voice that His Majesty's imperial trial this time would come up with various means to make him mentally prepared.

His posture of kindly reminding him is actually quietly increasing Li Mu's psychological pressure, it is best to make him lose his honor in front of his palace and divert the attention of the ministers, and the pressure on his side will naturally be lighter.

Li Muxu and the snake asked what means they had.

Zhang Yulang never mentioned it, only said that it was an extraordinary measure to increase Li Mu's nervousness.

For this reason, he also introduced Li Mu to be a member of the court, invisibly putting pressure on him.

"Those six are the three divisions and three dukes of my dynasty, the official residence, and the six masters of the Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Divine Mansion! The King of Shu was killed, and the six of them were furious, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Yan joined forces to enter the palace, asking His Majesty to uphold justice! ”

Li Mu looked for the sound, but could only see six backs.

Zhang Yulang pointed to the two of them again and said: "Those two are my left and right ministers, the second rank of the official residence, and the command of the six departments, but there are many gaps in between. ”

Then, Zhang Yulang introduced the six Shangshu, the Nine Temples and the Five Supervisors.

"I'm almost all here." Zhang Yulang said with a smile.

Li Mu was lonely when he heard it, the person had the wrong face, and even if he met it next time, he wouldn't recognize it.

However, what about the eight giants of the Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Shen Mansion, and the remaining two?

"According to the ancestral system, the prince cannot discuss politics, so every time the court meets, the prince will not appear." Zhang Yulang replied.

In the middle of the conversation, the time came.

The Wangxian Gate of the Imperial Palace slowly opened, revealing a straight 'Tongtian' avenue, leading directly to the magnificent Tianyuan Main Hall.

On both sides of the avenue, there were black-armored guards, holding swords and wearing blue steel masks, revealing only a pair of pitch-black pupils.

"Hundred officials come to see ~~" A sharp voice came from the front of the Tianyuan main hall and spread far away to the door.

The purple-robed princes standing in the forefront stepped into the Wangxian Gate.

"Brother Li, I'll leave first." Zhang Yulang arched his hand and quickly returned to his position.

"Li County Order, this person is not well-intentioned."

"You must keep your distance from him."

Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong next to him walked over with solemn expressions, they were very worried that Li Mu and Zhang Yulang would hook up together and put the pot of the king of Shu on their heads.

"Thank you two for the reminder." Li Mu gave up his hand and didn't say anything.

Entering the Wangxian Gate, Li Mu and the three of them followed behind the hundred officials, and it was not until in front of the Tianyuan main hall that they were stopped by a eunuch: "You follow our family to the side hall and wait, and you can enter the palace only if you are summoned by Your Majesty." Let's pass on some of your rules in front of the palace, so as not to lose your honor in front of Your Majesty. ”

"Thank you, father-in-law." Lin Zhiyan stretched out his hand and took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve.

What do you think of me...... The eunuch was furious and felt that his character had been insulted, so he took ten taels of silver as his own mental damages.

……

Tianyuan Main Hall.

The little emperor Ji Xuan was on the throne and looked down on the ministers.

After the hundred officials saw the ceremony, they discussed the major national affairs as usual, and it took two hours for the hundred officials to finish the discussion.

So next......

"Your Majesty!" Taifu Jiang Mingyuan walked out of the ranks of ministers and arched his hand, "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, the lord of the Divine Mansion, entered Tai'a County on business, but died in Qingping County for no reason. ”

"Please Your Majesty to make the royal judgment for His Royal Highness the King of Shu." Hundreds of officials responded.

This is not that they are of the same mind as the three divisions and three dukes, but that they are strengthening the momentum of the little emperor.

After they chanted three times, the little emperor Ji Xuan slowly got up, his little face showed a majestic look, and said loudly: "The royal family of the King of Shu, the nobles of the heavens, have both ability and political integrity, and after the revival of the aura, he founded the Divine Mansion, and he slept all night and exhausted himself for the great Qian, but he died in Qingping County inexplicably, shocking the world. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Praise from 100 officials.

Ji Xuan said sharply: "Heirloom card!" ”

"Heirloom card~~" Zhang Xi screamed.

Side hall.

Li Mu sat there with his eyes closed, he thought that he would soon enter the imperial trial stage, but he didn't expect that this wait was two hours, from five o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the morning!

If he hadn't been silently reciting the Ice Heart Technique, I'm afraid he would have been upset.

Just like Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong next to them, the two of them looked anxious, and they kept walking around, very uneasy.

"Three adults, Your Majesty summons, come with our family." At this time, a eunuch came in and urged them to go to the main hall.

Li Mu and the three of them didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly sorted out their official robes and followed the eunuchs.

At the same time, outside the main hall, a middle-aged eunuch stepped on small steps, walking slowly, when he saw Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong, his right eye was slightly bright, and there was a faint fluorescence overflowing, looking at ...... Li Mu.

In an instant, the middle-aged eunuch's eyes seemed to be inverted with the sun, moon, starry sky, mountains, rivers, and rivers, and thousands of meteorologies dissolved into one, and then exploded.

Li Mu seemed to be aware of this, and looked sideways at the middle-aged eunuch.

"Ahh......h

At this time, blood leaked from his right eye, dripping down his cheek, and the guards next to him saw him bleeding and hurriedly ran over to ask what happened.

"Queen Mother, take me to see Queen Mother!" The middle-aged eunuch's eyes were black and grief-stricken.

Queen Mother...... Li Mu looked at the middle-aged eunuch who was in tears and blood, and his eyes flashed with essence.

Just now he had a feeling of being spied on, it should be that this middle-aged eunuch was checking himself with some kind of secret technique, if it was usual, Li Mu might think it was an illusion, but this day, in order to deal with the imperial trial, he always silently recited the ice heart trick, so that his spirit was in an absolutely calm state, so he would never be wrong!

True Dragon Qi has a huge effect on the royal family, you have to be careful of the royal family...... Li Mu remembered the warning that the ice dragon would stay in the dragon scales, and his heart sank slightly.

Could it be that the true dragon qi in my body has been exposed?

Why?

That middle-aged eunuch doesn't look at Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong, but only at me?

Puzzled, Li Mu followed a few people to the main hall.

The main hall of Tianyuan is extremely magnificent, with five huge wooden pillars embraced by three people supporting the golden grand roof, which is magnificent!

His Royal Highness, the Manchu Dynasty members are separated on both sides, and the purple and crimson are shining.

And in the center of the main hall, there were already two people standing at this time.

Li Mu looked up and his heart jumped.

These two people, one of them is Zhang Yulang, and the other is a Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain...... Mingshan!

This Taoist priest ...... How did I forget about him!

Li Mu thought that he would kill all the people brought by the King of Shu, but he forgot about this Taoist priest!

He didn't see me in the king's tomb, did he?

If I did, I wouldn't be able to stand here.

"Your Majesty, the witness has been brought." Zhang Xi said softly.

"You five, look up!" The little emperor Ji Xuan spoke coldly.

Li Mu looked up and saw a twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy sitting on a golden dragon chair, he was wearing a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe, wearing an imperial crown, and a childish face, pretending to be mature and majestic.

"I've seen Your Majesty!" The five saluted in unison.

"Excuse me!" Ji Xuan said coldly, "I have something to ask about the death of the King of Shu!" If you dare to conceal it, you will be a bully! ”

"The ministers don't dare to bully the king." Li Mu and the five of them bowed their heads.

Ji Xuan got up and asked, "Zhang Yulang!" When the King of Shu entered the tomb of the King of Qingping, where were you! ”

"The minister is out on an outing!" Zhang Yulang said.

"What about your brother Zhang Yucheng?" Ji Xuan asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, halfway through the outing, the younger brother left on official grounds, and has been missing since then." Zhang Yulang said.

"Hehehe......" A low sneer came from the side.

Li Mu tilted his head slightly, laughing, it was a few people standing in the first row.

It is the three divisions and three dukes, and the giants of the Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Divine Mansion!

Ji Xuan didn't say anything, but continued to speak: "Lin Zhiyan! When the King of Shu entered the tomb of King Qingping, where were the Zhang brothers? ”

"I don't know." Lin Zhiyan had red eyes and said, "The minister only knows that on the day when the dragon vein turns into a dragon and soars, the people of Zhangfu will go to the empty building!" ”

Ji Xuan asked Zhao Binhong again, and Zhao Binhong naturally answered the same as Lin Zhiyan.

Ji Xuan asked Mingshan again.

Ming Shan thought of the immeasurable Tianzun and said: "Your Majesty, after the dragon vein turned into a dragon, Poor Dao said goodbye to His Royal Highness the King of Shu and returned to Longhu Mountain. ”

Ji Xuan looked at Li Mu and asked, "Li Mu, how did the King of Shu die?" ”

"Seven orifices bleed to death." Li Mudao.

"Why did the king of Shu bleed to death on the second day of the dragon vein?"

"I don't know."

"Is the death of the King of Shu related to you?"

"Nothing to do!" Li Mu shook his head.

"Excellent! All very good! Ji Xuan sneered, "One or two will all clean up by themselves!" You have to remember what you just answered, and I will ask again later, if it is inconsistent with the previous answer......"

Ji Xuan grinned, sat back on the dragon chair, and said, "Come out." ”

Immediately, I saw four people walking out of the princes of the Manchu Dynasty.

One was wearing a purple robe, over half a hundred years old, with a solemn expression and no smile.

The little emperor Ji Xuan sat on the dragon chair and introduced Li Mu to them with a smile: "This person is a third-grade imperial doctor, Zou Ping, Xiu Shunfeng Ear, can judge whether the other party is lying or not through the heartbeat of others when they speak." ”

The second person was wearing a scarlet robe, nearly forty years old, with a smile like a spring breeze on his face.

Ji Xuan continued to introduce Li Mu to them with a wicked taste: "This person is a great Confucian of the Divine Mansion, who takes honesty as the way, wants to lie in front of him, and is a fool to dream. ”

Immediately after that, another officer in a scarlet robe stepped out.

Ji Xuan said: "This person is an official of the Qin Heavenly Prison. ”

This time, Ji Xuan didn't say much.

And the last person is Yao Yan, the left minister!

As the four of them walked out, the princes on both sides watched coldly, and they found that Mingshan, Zhang Yulang and Li Mu were all indifferent, on the other hand, Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong were dripping in a cold sweat, and they were tired of touching.

Zhang Yulang lowered his eyebrows, and the rune paper given to him by Zuo Xiang was hidden in his arms, but even so, his heartbeat was still unconsciously speeding up.

I'm afraid that Dr. Zou has heard the clues, but it can be understood that he is nervous and not a big problem...... Zhang Yulang took a deep breath and pretended to be calm.

Mingshan is really indifferent.

Lin Zhiyan and Zhao Binhong were in a cold sweat, even if they knew that this matter had nothing to do with them, they still couldn't help it!

On the other hand, Li Mu, the murderer, is not red or heartbeat, and there is not even a subtle change in facial expression!

"Let's get started." Ji Xuan's eyes were jumping, and he couldn't wait to debunk their lies, "Zhang Yulang, come forward!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Yulang subconsciously swallowed his saliva and took two steps forward.

Imperial Doctor Zou Ping smiled and used his spiritual power into his ears and listened attentively.

"Don't deceive yourself inside, don't deceive others outside!" The Great Confucian of the Divine Mansion opened his mouth, and a pale golden Haoran righteous qi turned into a square shape, enveloping Zhang Yulang.

The official of Qin Tianjian said: "People don't know what to do without faith!" ”

A cyan halo swirled and flew and landed on Zhang Yulang's side.

Zuo Xiang Yao Yan said lightly: "Those who are sincere, the way of heaven, those who think sincerely, and the way of people." ”

A purple light enveloped Zhang Yulang in an instant.

At this time, Zhang Yulang was surrounded by pale gold, blue, and purple lights, and his robe was windless and automatic, and the hunting sound seemed to fly away against the wind.

"Your Majesty, it's time for interrogation." Yao Yan, the left minister, gave up his hand to the little emperor.

Ji Xuan got up with a smile, urged Wei Yan with his spiritual power, and asked again: "Zhang Yulang, where were you when the King of Shu entered the tomb of King Qingping!" ”

The minister is in the tomb of King Qingping...... Zhang Yucheng didn't think about it, and subconsciously blurted it out, but at the critical moment, the dance hidden in his arms overflowed with a faint fluorescence: do the opposite!

"The minister is out on an outing!" Zhang Yulang said loudly.

"What about your brother Zhang Yucheng?" Ji Xuan frowned slightly.

"Back to Your Majesty, halfway through the outing, the younger brother left on official grounds, and has been missing since then." Zhang Yulang replied with dignity and awe!

What's going on?

He didn't lie?

Is there something wrong?

Jiang Mingyuan, Pang Taishi and the others looked at each other, a little incredulous.

"Your Majesty, can you allow the old minister to ask a few words?" Taifu Jiang Mingyuan couldn't help but speak.

Ji Xuan glanced at him and nodded: "Taifu asks." ”

Jiang Mingyuan came to Doctor Yu Shi and asked, "Has his heartbeat accelerated?" ”

Zou Ping hesitated slightly, and then shook his head: "No." ”

Jiang Mingyuan walked to the Great Confucian of the Divine Mansion, this is his own family, so he asked very simply: "Is there a mistake?" ”

Da Ru shook his head decisively: "There is no mistake!" ”

Jiang Mingyuan nodded slightly, walked up to Zhang Yulang, who was reflected by the three-color light, and asked, "You are in Tai'a County, have you ever seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu?" ”

"Nope!" Zhang Yulang shook his head calmly.

"What about your brother? Why did he disappear? Jiang Mingyuan asked.

"Xia Guan really doesn't know." Zhang Yulang sighed.

"Then ...... you" Jiang Mingyuan had to ask again, but Zhang Ziyao, the secretary of the ministry, couldn't help it, and interrupted him sharply, "Mrs. Jiang, that's enough!" Whether the dog is lying or not, all officials can see it, so why should you embarrass him? ”

"Mrs. Ben just wants to find out the truth!" Jiang Mingyuan snorted coldly.

"The truth is that this matter has nothing to do with dogs, Mrs. Jiang, don't take revenge for personal gain." Zhang Ziyao sneered.

"You!" Jiang Mingyuan was furious and was about to have a seizure, when the little emperor Ji Xuan coughed lightly.

Jiang Mingyuan had no choice but to suppress his anger, snorted coldly, and retreated.

The interrogation continued.

"Mingshan, you come!" Ji Xuan said.

Mingshan took two steps forward, let a few people cast spells, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the poor road has nothing to do with the death of His Royal Highness the King of Shu. ”

This is the Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain, and the death of the King of Shu has nothing to do with it, and everyone didn't pay too much attention to it, looking at the remaining three.

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