The crown prince Zhao Ting went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department to ask Lu Wenzheng and Ling Yun for advice on Wenzhi martial arts, but he suddenly died, and everyone was stunned for a moment and at a loss.

"You...... You must have poisoned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ......" Feng Lin's hand trembled and pointed at Lu Wenzheng and muttered.

Lu Wenzheng only felt his head buzz, his face immediately turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Why did Gonggong Feng say this? ”

Feng Lin's eyes were dark, and he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was getting up at the time of the Criminal Department Shangshu Mansion, he had always been radiant and dignified before; After staying in your mansion for more than an hour, he suddenly fell ill and died, and it is clear that your Lord Lu has bad intentions and conspires to kill the king......"

Ling Yun's thin lips pursed, and he said coldly: "Gonggong Feng, you have red lips and white teeth, and you have no evidence, how can you casually frame a good person?" ”

Feng Lin glanced at him with disdain, his voice hoarse and low, "The imperial doctor has said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been poisoned, in order to find out the cause of the prince's death, please ask Lord Lu to immediately send someone to find Sun Yanzuo for an autopsy, so that he can understand all the confusion!" ”

The servant soon came, but it was another servant. Sun Chengzuo had something to do temporarily today, and he happened to be not at home.

But the results of this test are also very vague, and he also said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to have been poisoned, but it is difficult to determine what kind of poison it is.

Feng Lin asked him to inspect the cup in which the prince had drunk tea, and found that there were no traces of poison in the cup.

Feng Linyin's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared straight at Lu Wenzheng and said, "Lord Lu's method of poisoning is really clever!" ……”

Lu Wenzheng said dumbly: "Gonggong Feng, please believe that this mansion is indeed wronged!" This mansion and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are very affectionate, why should they be willing to risk the world's condemnation to plot to kill the monarch for no reason? The government should immediately enter the palace to face the saint, and at the same time explain the matter to the saint, and ask the saint to allow Weichen to find out the cause of His Highness's death and find out the real murderer......"

Feng Lin's inky eyes were filled with layers of dark light, and he snorted coldly: "I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity!" ……”

After saying that, he instructed Zi Yan and others to carry the prince's body into the chariot, and cried all the way away.

Lu Wenzheng sat on the chair in a daze, speechless for a long time.

Helplessness and despair that he had never felt before came to his heart, at this time he seemed to be strangled by an invisible rope, the more he struggled, the stronger the feeling of suffocation, and the whole person was unable to extricate himself, panic.

Ling Yun stepped forward and said softly, "My lord, what should we do next?" ”

Lu Wenzheng forcibly suppressed the violent ups and downs in his heart, and said silently: "Wait for the Imperial Forest Army to come and seal the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department." ”

"My lord......" Ling Yun's heart trembled, as if he had been stabbed severely, and he stirred it so hard that he couldn't breathe in pain.

"This time the conspiracy they devised is so powerful that I can't fight back. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have been careless to underestimate the enemy, hurt myself, and also affected all the brothers in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department......"

Lu Wenzheng's voice was tense and hoarse, and at the bottom of his words seemed to be brewing a stormy sea that was about to come from a mountain rain.

"That's right," he suddenly remembered something, and turned his gaze to Ling Yun Dao: "Zhichao, you are now the eldest prince of the Hou Ye Mansion, and you have already resigned from the Criminal Department a few years ago, and you are no longer from the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department. Now that the catastrophe is coming, you better hurry away so as not to be implicated......"

Ling Yun slowly raised his eyes, facing the wet teary eyes of Lord Shanglu; He smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Actually, from the moment I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, it was already destined that I would definitely not be able to escape from this relationship. What's more, I have been in the Criminal Department for so many years before, and my relationship with adults is so close......"

Listening to Ling Yun say unhurriedly, Lu Wenzheng's sad feeling was like the mud and sand in the muddy water gradually precipitating; I couldn't help but look at the person in front of me in distraction, only to feel that my soul was lost, my heart was ignorant, and I didn't know what to do for a while.

Ling Yun continued: "Originally, I came to say goodbye to my lord today, but something like this happened suddenly, and I couldn't leave. Maybe it's providence – it's providence that has brought us together on this stormy boat, and even if I thought about it, it would be impossible! ……”

"Zhichao......" Lu Wenzheng only felt that his eyes were so bitter that he couldn't go on.

A persistent look flashed in Ling Yun's eyes, and he said in a resolute tone: "So my lord, now I have decided, for the sake of our love for so many years, for the kindness of the adults who once knew me, no matter whether it is life or death, good or bad, Ling Yun chooses to face it with the adults; Even if he dies, Ling Yun will die with adults! ……”

Lu Wenzheng was sad and burst into tears, he grabbed Ling Yun's hand and said, "Zhichao......"

Li Zhishan, the commander of the Ouchi guards, quickly led people to seize the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department. Li Zhishan took out the holy decree and read it aloud:

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said:

Lu Wenzheng, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, was unkind, rebellious, conspiracy to kill the king, and the crime was unforgivable, and now he was removed from all positions, and all the prisoners in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department were sent to the prison, and the Dali Temple was ordered to try the case. Chin this! ”

When Lu Wenzheng heard this, he felt disheartened, he slowly took off his crown, kowtowed, and said, "Weichen takes the order." ”

Li Zhishan waved his hand, and the guards on both sides stepped forward and put shackles on Lu Wenzheng.

When several Ouchi guards stepped forward to grab Ling Yun, Ling Yunyan could be restrained, he raised his sword eyebrows, and he made an ingenious "White Rainbow Jingtian", and his arms flicked one by one.

A series of movements flowed smoothly, and the two guards who grabbed him had stumbled back a few steps, and fell to the ground unsteadily!

"Oh, who should I be so powerful, it turns out to be the famous Ling Commander! ......" Li Zhishan walked over when he heard the voice, and glanced at him with a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling, with undisguised mockery and sarcasm.

"By the way, I suddenly remembered, you are no longer from the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, I should call you the eldest son of the Hou Ye Mansion! Master He, you said that you were restless and stable in the Hou Ye's Mansion, and you had nothing to do here? You see, now that Lu Wen is on a big deal, you are also implicated, aren't you? ……”

As he spoke, his face couldn't help but sink, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, revealing a cold light, and his voice was as cold as quenching ice.

"The Holy Providence decrees that all the people involved in the case in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department will be arrested, and no one shall be missed. Therefore, no matter what the truth of the matter is, follow-up investigation and follow-up are also needed; I think the eldest prince is a reasonable person, and he will not disobey the holy decree no matter what! ”

Ling Yun frowned slightly, and there was a momentary stagnation on his face.

"The eldest son, so Li is offended." Li Zhishan's gloomy eyes flashed, and he took advantage of Ling Yun's stunned efforts to signal the left and right guards.

Several wolf-like guards stepped forward with chains.

Ling Yun glanced at them coldly, no longer hiding the dissatisfaction and unwillingness in his heart, and his sharp gaze stabbed like a knife.

Those guards had always been in awe of him, and when they saw his fierce eyes, they couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, and hesitated to stop.

"It seems that this Ling Yun is indeed a difficult master! ......" Li Zhishan couldn't help frowning slightly.

Before he could say anything more, Lu Wenzheng had already said: "Zhichao, don't be rude, don't forget that you are a subject of the Great Song Dynasty!" Believing in the Holy Lord, believing in the imperial court, will give us an axiom and innocence. ”

When Ling Yun hesitated slightly, the guards on both sides stepped forward at the right time, and it was impossible to say that they had brought chains to him.

The guards in and out of the Ouchi guards, driving the guards, house slaves, maids, maids, servants and others in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, seized the property in the mansion. The chickens and dogs jumped up and down the house, and there was chaos.

Lu Wenzheng was upset and suddenly heard the sound of crying, and when he turned around, he saw Mrs. Lu being escorted out with her hair scattered.

When Mrs. Lu saw Lu Wenzheng, she immediately cried bitterly, and rushed forward to hug Lu Wenzheng desperately: "Master, why is this?" You have been innocent and loyal to the Holy One, but they want to arrest you, what crime have you committed? ……”

Lu Wenzheng sighed, but did not speak.

Li Zhishan ordered someone to pull Mrs. Lu away and take her down.

While being dragged by someone, Mrs. Lu cried: "Master, the concubine knows that you are wronged, one day you will be wronged, and the sky will definitely give you justice!" The concubine will bless you in the dark! The concubine has served you all your life, in order to protect your innocence, you are one step ahead! ……”

With that, she suddenly broke free from the guards who escorted her, took two steps forward, and hit her head on the big vermilion pillar in front of the hall!

Blood stained her face red, staining the snow-white marble steps on the ground.

Lu Wenzheng screamed miserably: "Madam! ...... "Tears rained down.

Ling Yun on the side was also terrified.

Mrs. Lu's breath was still breathing, she fell to the ground, her eyes were straight, and she kept looking at Lu Wenzheng gradually walking away, and her back disappeared in her field of vision little by little......

The crown prince Zhao Ting is the only heir of the emperor Zhao Yu, and the emperor and the queen mother love him like a treasure.

Now that the crown prince is suddenly violent, the emperor and the queen mother are as if they have stripped off their hearts, grief-stricken, and vented all their resentment and anger on Lu Wenzheng.

In a fit of anger, the emperor originally wanted to arrest Lu Wenzheng and behead him on the spot, but Zhao Fu, the prince of Jinling, interceded for him, saying that the prince had died strangely, and Lu Wenzheng should be detained pending trial first, and then dealt with after finding out the truth. Otherwise, if you wronged a good person, it would not damage the reputation of the Holy One.

The emperor hesitated, and later persuaded Empress Wei.

Empress Dowager Wei lost her beloved grandson, although she was sad, but remembering Lu Wenzheng's kindness to herself in the past, she was moved by compassion, and also said a few fair words for Lu Wenzheng: "Your Majesty, Lu Wenzheng is an important minister of the court after all, and he must be cautious in his treatment!" After the truth is found out, it is sure that he conspired to kill the king, and it is not too late to deal with it. ”

The emperor finally nodded. brushed a holy decree, and sent Li Zhishan, the commander of the inner guards, to lead the guards of the Imperial Forest Army to raid the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, and escorted Lu Wenzheng, Ling Yun, Yang Zhen and other people involved in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department to the case and put them in prison.

He Yuting, Ding Jinzhi and other confidants were summoned overnight, and asked them to be responsible for hearing the case of Lu Wenzheng's murder of the prince together with the prince of Jinling.

Coming out of the emperor, Ding Jinzhi and He Yuting returned to Ding's mansion together.

Ding Jinzhi's deep eyes flashed, and he asked his confidant Ding Yi softly: "Is Gongzi Li still there?" ”