The civil official's eyes widened suddenly when he heard this, and Emperor Jingcheng meant to ask.

Do you want me to die?

The civil official did not expect that the bitter persuasion would be exchanged for such suspicion of Emperor Jingcheng, he regretted his recklessness, so he had to take off the black gauze hat on his head in fear, put it to his side, and then knelt down tremblingly.

Emperor Jingcheng walked up slowly, followed by the King of Jin and the King of Qin, and at this moment, Emperor Jingcheng suddenly said something leisurely. z.br>

"The arsenal ordered Liu Taijing to go upstairs with me."

All the way up the stairs, the ninth floor is like a cliff.

The road was slow, and Emperor Jingcheng did not speak from beginning to end. And when he climbed upstairs and stopped by the railing, he just looked up at the eaves.

The smell of new wood is very attractive, and there is a cicada lying on this eaves.

Perhaps the rain was so violent that it did not cry. The cicada's wings open and close, silent as if sleeping.

"As a civil official, it is a good thing to dare to admonish." Emperor Jingcheng looked at it for a long time before he spoke, "What do you two think?"

When Liu Xiuliang heard this, he looked sideways at Liu Xiuyong, the two glanced at each other, and immediately knelt down in unison and said in unison: "Father's life and Tianqi, eternal eternal prosperity."

Jiang Wushuang stood quietly on this side, the high-rise dome, from here you could see the whole picture inside and outside Chongdu. But her gaze was still looking to the north, like a finely carved stone statue.

"Don't say anything against your will." Emperor Jingcheng retracted his gaze, and he turned to the two of them, "I haven't established a prince for a long time, who knows the reason for the two of you?"

The question was so calm that it sounded like a father asking patiently.

But this sentence made Liu Xiuyong and Liu Xiuliang vigilant.

They knew their father best, and Emperor Jingcheng was known as an immortal when he was a teenager. But they are familiar with the deeds of the double dragon in the early years.

Killed all the opponents overnight, from officials to their families, and beheaded all the door, plus the brother of his own compatriots was also decisive.

How can such means come from the posture of immortals?

"The father is here, and the hearts of the sons and daughters are very peaceful." Liu Xiuliang raised his head, "Now that my father is back in charge of the court, I am working hard to govern the court, and Zheng Guo's prosperity began at the beginning, and my sons and daughters only hope to fight for their father and expand their territory."

Liu Xiuyong said in a soft tone: "The rule of the country should be a capable person, my father and emperor have endured it for half a lifetime, and the grand cause is all in one thought. There are clouds in ancient times, and those who can work hard. No one can rule the world better than his father, and his sons only hope to be able to spare their hearts and minds for their father. I don't dare to hope for the crown prince."

Emperor Jingcheng looked at his two sons, and then slowly crossed the walk, crossing the circle around the two.

"Conquer the four fields and expand the territory. I am exhausted and worried about it. Good, good, very good." Emperor Jingcheng crossed behind the two of them and pressed his shoulders and bowed his head, "But I have said something against my will, but I don't want to say it. You lied, you lied."

Both of them were shocked when they heard this, but they both forced themselves to suppress their minds, bowed their heads and didn't dare to say more.

"The royal family is not an ordinary family, and it is a state affair." Emperor Jingcheng let go of his hand and walked to the front of the steps to look at Liu Taijing, "Liu Aiqing, did you say that what I said was right?"

Liu Taijing knelt in front of the steps, he bowed respectfully, and said, "What Your Majesty said is very true."

"Then them." Emperor Jingcheng answered very quickly, he pointed to the King of Jin and the King of Qin, "Is it true or false?"

Liu Tai's face did not change, and he replied directly: "Your Majesty said that the two highnesses lied, and the minister also felt so."

Liu Xiuyong and Liu Xiuliang both turned their heads and looked at Liu Taijing when they heard this.

"Oh?" Emperor Jingcheng laughed, "Tell me what you think in your heart, this ninth floor is my home, and family affairs should be closed and bluntly spoken, you don't have any guilt."

Liu Xiuyong and Liu Xiuliang were stunned when they heard this, and they both had suspicious guesses about Emperor Jingcheng's words.

Housekeeping.

Liu Taijing raised his head and laughed, and then said, "Your Majesty is broad-minded, minister, and bold and outspoken."

Emperor Jing Cheng smiled even more, he waved his sleeves and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"King Jin is a kind person, with an extraordinary mind and bearing. Moreover, the ancient precept is that the elder does not stand the young. If he is an emperor, he can be called

It's right." Liu Taijing commented one by one, "King Qin's bravery and martial arts are unparalleled, and the generals in the army are all convinced, this is the style of a general. It's just that now Zheng is in turmoil, and the battlefield is far away. If His Royal Highness the King of Qin is in Manhong Pass, he will definitely be able to kill countless enemies and set the army on one side."

Liu Xiuliang's expression sank, and Liu Taijing's remarks pushed King Jin to the highest place, but he degraded himself to the lowest place. Although Liu Taijing is just a petty official in the arsenal, no matter whose remarks it is, as long as Emperor Jingcheng listens to a few words, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be affected.

"Lord Liu was originally a subordinate of the Taifu, and this king saw that the Lord was outstanding, so he transferred the Lord to the arsenal to work. And how can you ...... today" Liu Xiuliang looked at Liu Taijing with a smile, "What about damaging this king in front of this king?"

Liu Taijing smiled frankly and said, "Minister, don't dare."

Liu Xiuyong saw Liu Xiuliang exerting emotional pressure, and immediately broke it off.

"Lord Liu is loyal, and it is also his duty to speak out." Liu Xiuyong glanced at Liu Xiuliang sideways, "Second brother, my father has never said who he wants to appoint as the crown prince. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Xiuliang sneered when he heard this, and he said leisurely: "What the eldest brother said is yes, the hundred officials of Shangshutai are all in the same way and begging their father to appoint the eldest brother as the crown prince, and this palace-like little brother can't be put on the table."

"The civil official's bluntness is the courtesy of the sages, and if he flickers his words, he is timid. Isn't this politics a child's play?" Liu Xiuyong's words were still gentle, gentle like a knife, "On the contrary, the second brother is so eager to try, but the words of a loyal person like Lord Liu make you listen to the words of loyalty?"

"Advice is good for deeds. But the younger brother heard that the eldest brother is confident today, and everything is ready." Liu Xiuliang jokingly said in a tone, showing his teeth like a sword, "Even the edict that my father was coerced to draw up, it seems that the rain came tonight is not untimely, now I am only afraid, only the east wind is owed, right?"

Liu Xiuyong looked at Liu Xiuliang squarely, and he said seriously in his eyes: "Second brother, don't be angry and talk nonsense, this kind of edict is an edict. It has long been destroyed after the Chongdu Rebellion, so why did this king come here?"

"Really?" Liu Xiuliang opened his mouth like a beast showing its fangs, "Then brother, how did I hear that the eldest brother sent that edict to Daizhou a few days ago, and it was fabricated by the wife of Ma Fu, the former steward of the Yuzhou Mumen. The content is already a matter of fact. Big brother, how can you be the same as Pang Boyi, cronyism, and don't forget the lesson?"

Liu Xiuyong's expression remained unchanged, but his back was stiff.

He did send the edict to Daizhou for redrafting, but the people he sent were all Jianghu guests, and the person in charge of this matter was Jin Abacus.

The golden abacus has no reason to deceive him, and he is very confident in the city government that controls people's hearts. But now that the East Window incident has happened, he can't hide it.

Liu Xiuyong's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke slowly to ease his inner emotions, saying, "There is no excuse for the sin that you want to add. Second brother, don't listen to rumors, there's no such thing."

"No?" Liu Xiuliang kept smiling and saluted with his hands, "Father, the sons and daughters implore the summons to pass one person into the building."

Emperor Jingcheng didn't care who it was, he was still sitting by the Tianhe River as he had done in the past, watching the stage on the other side of the river singing and I appeared.

It's a good show.

Emperor Jingcheng waved his sleeves in agreement, and Liu Xiuliang immediately waved to the confessor on duty downstairs, and the confessor immediately ran downstairs.

The staircase of the nine-story building was silent, except for the pouring rain outside.

A few people on the top floor waited for a short time, silent people in the silent night, and the sound of footsteps sounded after a while, suddenly like iron hooves falling down the stairs.

One light and one heavy, orderly exchange, making the wind and rain inside and outside the building even worse.

The footsteps finally stopped in front of the stairs, and the person was already standing in everyone's sight like a thin knife that had been restrained for a long time.

Liu Taijing looked at this person with satisfaction, while Liu Xiuliang was proud, but Liu Xiuyong was stunned in frustration the moment he saw this person's face.

"Grass people, meet your lord and two highnesses." Heng Weng limped to his knees and shouted, "Meet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Liu Xiuyong stared at Heng Weng in a daze, he opened his mouth but stopped talking.

Yokoon is in

On the day of the Chongdu Rebellion, he was shot by random arrows, this is a report from the inner city guards, but how could this person be here?

He should have died a long time ago.

"Yokoon." Liu Xiuliang didn't seem to be tired of seeing the expression on Liu Xiuyong's face, "Take out the things you intercepted, and let my good brother take a good look at what this thing is."

Yokoon replied with a "yes", and then took out a roll of precious silk cloth from his bosom. When I opened it, I saw that it was the missing corner of the blood-stained edict.

It was stained with the teacher's blood.

Liu Xiuyong's throat slid involuntarily.

After handing out the edict, Heng Weng continued: "This is the one that His Royal Highness the King of Jin entrusted to Daizhou, and there is also a copy that was sent back to Chongdu to the hands of the King of Jin according to the handwriting. They have confessed to the finest detail, and there is no mistake."

Emperor Jingcheng took the edict and squinted his eyes when he unfolded it.

"Xiuyong." Emperor Jingcheng's call was far away in Liu Xiuyong's ears, "This, how do you explain this?"

The voice came back to Liu Xiuyong's ears from a long time, and he woke up, his expression changed from panic to calm, but it was only an instant.

He calmed his mind and said, "My son doesn't know."

"You don't know?" Emperor Jingcheng threw the edict to the ground, and he pointed at Liu Xiuliang, "The evidence needs to be proven, and it cannot frame innocence."

"It's coming." Liu Xiuliang pointed at Heng Weng with a simple face, "Human evidence carries physical evidence, and my father can listen to his words."

Emperor Jingcheng gestured.

"Before the Chongdu Rebellion, Daizhou Mu Yu Chengyue was detained in prison for his involvement. Among the witnesses are Luo Chuan, who pretended to be a messenger, and Ma Fu, who killed the messenger Jiang Lin." Heng Weng's voice was old, and he said eloquently, "The grass people were originally the leader of the White Horse Gang in the Outer Nine Cities, and they had some horse sales with the school field on the outskirts of Chongdu. After coming and going, he also had some face-showing friends with the commonplace Xi Cao. Through him, the grass people got into the eye of the king of Jin. At that time, His Majesty wanted to personally try the case of Jiang Zimo's fornication, and the King of Jin secretly ordered Caomin to assassinate all witnesses, but Yu Chengyue asked someone to secretly change to the Qinglou at the south gate. The grass people led people to kill people."

Liu Xiuyong's brows tightened, and he turned his head and scolded: "It's nonsense, this king doesn't know you, when did you want to assassinate the murder witness?" Despicable people, why did you frame this king?!"