Soon, night fell, and the last and most important event of the ritual came to the star.

There is a sacred object in the imperial dynasty, that is, the star lamp, the appearance is a lamp candle, there are some irregular pattern iron covers around, there is a copper ring under the lamp base, add candle charcoal to the wick to make the lamp float into the air, then pull the copper ring, there is a very long thin copper wire inside, constantly extended, like a kite connected to the star lamp.

Every year, during the festival, the star lantern is used to float into the sky at night, and the stars that float by represent the fortune of the coming year and even the future direction of the imperial dynasty.

It is said that the people of that small country have run away, leaving only the emperor and some unyielding ministers who would rather die than to survive.

Liu Cheng loved this thing very much, did not kill those people, and left the official in charge of the small country to divinate the fate of his dynasty every year.

After that, every year's stars were extremely accurate, and even predicted a shocking injustice, Liu Cheng was even more convinced of this, so after sacrificing to the gods in the sky, he would use the star lantern to take a look at next year's fortune.

At the time of the star, the court officials could report some inconvenient things to the emperor at the higher level, and if the unjust case was not for a local petty official at that time, I am afraid that the case would not be overturned. And the results of the star, as everyone can see, the emperor will consult the opinions of every official to make the best judgment and some policy changes.

Slowly, Emperor Liu Cheng lit the star lantern and rose into the sky with a dim candle flame, a place that people have been yearning for but cannot reach.

In previous years, the star lanterns were very strange, and they would float in the sky for at least an hour, but this year they only stayed in the sky for less than half an hour before they landed, and there were special officials who recorded the stars that the star lanterns floated by, and made a map in time to calculate the fortune.

Liu Cheng was very uneasy, and hurriedly asked Wei Xian, who had calculated the star lantern from the loser, to explain the reason, this Wei Xian was the estimator of a small remote country back then, and was appointed by Liu Cheng as the star rising officer, who was responsible for the annual star rising.

Wei Xian hurriedly ascended the high platform, and said to the emperor very happily: "Your Majesty, it is a good omen, this unusual time and route show that the dynasty will go through a change, short and fast, just now the star lantern passed through the two stars of the wolf and the unenlightened, indicating that after this change, the dynasty will become more powerful, and the internal and external unity, the final fall of this star lantern is along the Big Dipper star landing, I am afraid that the dynasty will unify Kyushu is close at hand." ”

When Liu Cheng heard this, his anxious mood calmed down, and he sighed slowly, when he heard that it was more powerful after the change, and even the internal and external unification, the corners of Liu Cheng's mouth unconsciously sent out a little smile, very light, because the ministers were all sitting under the high platform, only the star official Wei Xian found this smile.

"Haha, sure enough, God bless my Qi Dynasty, all Ai Qinger and others can drink freely today, and tomorrow will be off, what else will happen, just drink and dance and get drunk together!"

These laughter were obvious, everyone saw and heard it, and they were very happy, but Wei Xian obviously felt that this was different from the laughter just now, and the laughter just now was very weird.

Under normal circumstances, unless there is a big thing at this time, some officials usually dare not report it, but now they can take the opportunity to report to the emperor, such as corruption cases or something, or to study what is strange about the previous star atlas, but today it is strange, because the star lantern has gone a total of twelve stars, simple and clear, and there is the narrative of the star official, everyone is very clear, there is no need to discuss. So the emperor prepared to end the sacrificial ceremony and return to the palace to rest, after all, he was very old, and it was very physically exhausting to work for a day.

The rest of the courtiers were free to enjoy the feast and singing and dancing until tomorrow when they stayed up all night and returned home on their own.

Just as the emperor was about to leave the high platform, a figure sitting in a corner jumped out and shouted: "The minister has this to play!" Then he knelt among the ministers.

Liu Cheng knew that he was very tired at this time, and the officials also knew that ordinary trivial matters would not be so reckless as officials, and it seemed that things were not small.

Liu Cheng sighed and beckoned, and the four little eunuchs on the side lifted the emperor's seat up, Liu Cheng took a breath, sat on the dragon chair, and said slowly: "What's the matter, say it!" ”

The official at the bottom is Wu Liangfu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, this person is a petty official, and there are many guards in various parts of the Criminal Department, and they can't remember the number, and the emperor doesn't know it, but he speaks amazingly.

"Wu Liangfu, the secretary of the villain's criminal department, sued the king of Beiping for stealing the quicksand stone of the Northern Regions country!"

For a while, the entire Immortal Hall was extremely silent, and many officials lowered their heads and inhaled cool air, where did this Wu Liangfu come from, and he actually dared to sue the King of Beiping.

Without waiting for the emperor to react, a person under the high platform, dressed in a purple and gold green robe of dragon and phoenix Qi Fei, was one of the three princes, Taishou Taibao Li Wei, and drank on the spot: "Bold little official, lawless, he actually dares to falsely accuse the minister of the current dynasty, who gave you the courage!" ”

Wu Liangfu hurriedly said: "It's not a villain's false accusation, there is conclusive evidence!" ”

The officials who sat down were all stunned, this Wu Liangfu didn't know whether he was alive or dead to the point that there was no boundary, the entire Qi Dynasty may have someone who doesn't know what the emperor's surname is, but they will never know who the King of Beiping is, when the Qi Dynasty and Qinmen fought to the death, if it wasn't for the King of Beiping to lead the army to rescue him in time, I'm afraid that the current emperor would be in a different place at that time, these years the King of Beiping is not only a minister, but also the emperor like a brother.

Moreover, the king of Beiping has made friends with righteous people all over the world, has helped many people, and is famous in the rivers and lakes and even in other countries, and he himself is a great master of martial arts, so that many people admire him very much.

It is inconceivable that someone dares to sue the king of Beiping for stealing state tribute.

Li Wei: "You're crazy! If you get evidence today, you can still save your life, and if there is the slightest falsehood, you will be hit on the ground immediately! “

Wu Liangfu said slowly: "My lord, that day the quicksand stone was stolen in Lin'an, the villain's territory, and the divine guards of Lin'an tracked the thieves all the way into the Wushuang Great Wall, but the thief's breath was long, and the divine guards have been unable to catch them, who knew that this thief actually entered, entered the ......!" “

Li Wei: "Don't spit out, say it quickly!" ”

Wu Liangfu: "After entering the mansion of the King of Beiping, the divine guards did not dare to follow up, so they returned to Lin'an, and the divine guards and other guards knew that it was not a false accusation by the villain!" ”

It turned out that the stolen quicksand stone that was boiling some time ago was actually related to the king of Beiping, no wonder I don't know the whereabouts of the quicksand stone and the whereabouts of the thieves until now!

Li Wei thought for a while: "Hmph, even if someone sees the thieves entering the Beiping Palace, how can it be said that the King of Beiping did it, not to mention that the King of Beiping has already been cultivated by the Great Grandmaster, what is the use of the quicksand stone!" ”

Wu Liangfu continued: "My lord, this villain is not very clear, but the thief did enter the Beiping palace that day, and it is impossible not to notice it with the prince's martial arts cultivation, not to mention that the prince does not necessarily want to use it himself, I am afraid that he wants to ............!" “

Li Wei said angrily: "Say it quickly, if you talk about it again, I will kill you now!" ”

Wu Liangfu frightened: "Yes, the villain dares to guess that the king of Beiping probably wants to use quicksand stones to cultivate talents, so as to raise troops to rebel!" ”

For a while, a thousand waves were stirred, and all the officials were sighing how bold Wu Liangfu was to say these words, but some people began to doubt, with the status of the king of Beiping, how could Wu Liangfu dare to falsely accuse him like this, is there really such a thing? “

At this time, except for Li Wei and Wu Liangfu, one of the three princes, who confronted each other, the other officials were silent, completely unaware of what was happening.

When the word rebellion reached Liu Cheng's ears, the emperor, who was already over eighty years old, trembled slightly and glanced at the king of Beiping.

Beiping Wang Longyu reacted, someone actually accused him of rebellion, it was a joke, but listening to his words, I am afraid that the thief really entered his palace, and he wondered very much, he is already a great master, how can ordinary thieves not know when they enter the mansion!

Just as he was about to explain to the emperor, the word "minister" was spoken, and the emperor beckoned to interrupt him.

Liu Cheng looked at Wu Liangfu, who was kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "You little official, fabricated out of thin air, and made a false judgment, you dare to frame the king of Beiping, a major minister of the dynasty, for rebellion, even if the thief enters the palace, it will not have anything to do with the king of Beiping. ”

Then the two guards took Wu Liangfu out of the Immortal Palace, Wu Liangfu was so frightened that his legs were weak when he heard the emperor's words, and he was thinking: "What...... How...... Isn't it different? Fortunately, it's only fifty boards that can stand it...... Stand! ”

When he went out, he glanced at Li Wei and found that Li Wei was also glaring at him, so frightened that he hurriedly left the Immortal Hall with the guards.

After Wu Liangfu went out, Liu Cheng said: "That's it for today, the matter of quicksand and stones is over here, who dares to talk about this matter in front of me again, beheaded!" ”

This turned too fast, and everyone couldn't adapt for a while, so the matter passed? There was no trial, no summons, no verification, no investigation, and there was no discussion of immediate beheading in the future?

Everyone looked at the King of Beiping's face and turned green, who would dare to say that the King of Beiping was not half a word in the future, if it wasn't for today's star incident that made the emperor very happy, I'm afraid this Wu Liangfu would have fallen to the ground!

The relationship between the king and the emperor of Beiping was already well known, and now it is even more difficult to shake.

After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he beckoned and left.

The emperor is gone, some officials are a little more relaxed, eating and drinking until midnight before leaving, although there is this small episode in the middle, but it does not affect some officials to indulge until early in the morning, one does not have to go to court the next day, and this flying feather banquet is a rare delicacy, as well as the beauties of the Phantom Source Pavilion, although they can't touch it, but it's always good to see!

Some officials inevitably had ripples in their hearts, beauty!