Section 8 Above the court
Moody was drinking a cup of tea in Qingyue's room, giving herself a little time to adjust her body and mind. Today, the black and white Shuangsha with the jade pendant will accuse him above the court, and the death of the three princes of Jian'an is related to him, and it may also involve the destruction of the prince. He had to be careful, the time was near, and there was no more to prepare.
The black and white double evil two people are nearly fifty years old, both are the world's first-class masters, black evil with a long knife, white evil with a soft sword, a hard and a soft weapon, a strong and clever move, after the two are combined, they complement each other perfectly, and the tacit understanding is very, if they are one, no one can beat them. Because the two of them made a deadly move, and they wore black and white long clothes all the year round, people called it "black and white". The two have followed the prince for many years due to chance, treating him like sons, and have a certain prestige in the court and the rivers and lakes.
After returning to the capital, the black and white duo saw the prince's mansion turned into ruins, beat their chests and feet, grieved, and vowed to avenge the prince and his wife.
They came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find the right prime minister Liu Min, the right prime minister has the highest official position in the court and leads the prince's faction. As soon as the crown prince died, everyone looked at him as the horse's head, and his thoughts and attitudes determined where the prince would go.
"Prime Minister, what happened to the Prince's Mansion, where have all the people gone?" Bai Sha asked. The black sha is not good at words, and most of them are done by the white sha.
"Alas! It's hard to put into words. The incident happened suddenly, and I learned the next morning that the Prince's Mansion had been surrounded and suppressed the night before, and that the Prince, the Crown Princess, and other people in the Prince's Mansion had been killed that night, and I heard that more than 20 people had escaped, but their whereabouts were unknown. Now I am not sure who surrounded and suppressed the prince's mansion, but I was told that it was the bandits, and someone saw a large number of royal city guards and the royal palace forbidden army that night.
Hearing the sound of "pop-", Bai Sha got up and said, "It must have been Murdy who did it, and only he has the right to mobilize the guards." ”
"You can't talk nonsense, Modi is not an ordinary person, he is a prince, and he must have ironclad evidence," the prime minister said.
"What's wrong with the prince!? Bringing so many people to encircle and suppress the Prince's Mansion in front of everyone, this is inevitably too bold! There is no one in sight! This will let him get away with it, and God will not tolerate it! Bai Sha said angrily.
"Alas! If you two had been there, this would not have happened," the prime minister sighed, "You two—" and stopped halfway through his speech, looking at the two of them suspiciously.
The two looked at each other and understood that the prime minister was asking why they were not in the mansion during the encirclement and suppression.
"Prince Fei ordered the two of us to go to Yunnan to get something, and we will only return to Wangcheng today," he said, and showed the jade pendant to the prime minister.
When the prime minister saw the jade pendant, he was slightly surprised.
"This jade pendant was found near the corpse of the three princes of Jian'an State, and it was Modi's personal belongings, and it was seen by the county commander and many servants at the scene at that time, and the death of the three princes must be related to Modi," Bai Sha said.
The prime minister was silent, if he had obtained such evidence a few days ago, it would have been of great use, and he would have brought down Moddy with it. And at this time......
"The two of us want to enter the temple and explain the matter in front of all the courtiers, so that Murdi Fufa will confess his sins and avenge the crown prince." Bai Sha continued.
"This ——, the emperor will not come to the court without special things," the prime minister said, a little hesitant.
"So please arrange it for the prime minister," said the black sha.
The prime minister looked at the two of them with decisive eyes, and it was bound to be so. Ponder. "If you help them face the saint and testify against Mo Di in public, now Mo Di is the only heir of Yueyang Kingdom, if he has something, it will definitely affect the country. If I don't help, I will think that I have betrayed the prince, and I will have hatred, and it will be difficult to kill again. ”
"What's the difficulty of the prince? Don't you want to avenge the crown prince? Bai Sha's eyes were cold.
"How so?! It's just that I'm afraid that the emperor may not say anything, so doing his best is "Cheng should be accepted."
"The two of us know very well that the emperor attaches great importance to you, and such a trivial matter must not be difficult to do" Bai Sha continued: "It's set for tomorrow, I'm afraid of things happening after a long time." ”
With that, the two got up and were about to leave. Suddenly he remembered something, and said, "By the way, do you know who escaped from the palace?" ”
"It seems that Steward Wei and the crown princess have fled, the names of the others are unknown, and it is uncertain whether the little princess is alive or dead," the prime minister replied.
The black man let out an "oh", nodded, and the two left.
"It seems that now we have to arrange for the two of them to face the saints, and act at the court. At that time, there will be people from the prince's faction in the court to help the black and white double evil speak, and increase the auxiliary momentum, which can prove the strength of the princeling; Or when Moody is on the line of life and death, he will save his life and leave a personal favor, which will be of great benefit in the future. Moreover, it is not impossible to see how capable Moody is through this matter. Thinking of this, I felt that the Double Evil Face Saint was not a bad thing, so I got up and packed up and stopped and entered the palace.
On the morning of this day, the civil and military officials stood in two columns, the civil officials stood on the right, the right prime minister, the left prime minister, the first rank, the second rank, the third rank, ......, and the five officials stood on the left, and the right general, the left general, the first class, the second class, the third class, and ...... were not participated. In the past, the crown prince stood in front of the right prime minister on the right, and Murdy stood in front of the right general on the left, and there was a two-meter-wide step in front of it, and there was a chair on the right side of the step, on which sat Chitose Naga. Chang Chitose is the eldest son of the former emperor and the elder brother of the current emperor. This person has been idle since birth, and does not do his job. But occasionally he could give some good advice, and the emperor ordered someone to put a chair for him in the court. Chang Chitose understands Moody's situation as the eldest son, and also knows that the succession of Prince Murphy is orthodox, so sometimes towards Moody, sometimes towards Murphy, neither of them cares.
When Murdy entered the hall, everyone was already standing and waiting for the emperor, the emperor generally did not come, and everyone was very worried about this time. Moody took his place and stood. Thinking of what was about to happen, the right prime minister turned his head to look at Moody, saw that his face was pale, and thought: "If your face is so ugly, it can't be nervous or frightened, right?" Moddy deliberately concealed that his shoulder blade was stabbed by Qingyue, and behaved as usual, and everyone didn't know that he was injured.
"Di'er, why is your face so ugly? Is it that women touch too much? Touch it and touch it useful, I haven't had a child out for so many years, it's really a waste. Chitose joked.
Above the court, in front of the ministers, saying these things that are not close to each other makes Moddy speechless, and Moddy is also used to it, and he can't say anything from the mouth of Chang Chitose.
"The emperor has arrived," the eunuch shouted, and the ministers knelt down to pay respects.
The emperor sat down and said, "Get up, Prime Minister right, say that someone wants to see me, and there is something important to report, what about people?" ”
"The black and white duo are already waiting outside the palace," replied Liu Min, the right prime minister.
"Spread the black and white double evil into the temple," another sharp shout.
Shuangsha entered the hall and knelt to pay homage to the emperor.
"Arise and speak, what do you have to report? I don't have to see me. I am not in good health, and the main one said," said the emperor, leaning on the armrest.
"Yes, Your Majesty" Bai Sha said, "I was ordered by the crown prince to go to Yunnan to retrieve a thing, which was found next to the corpse of the third prince of Jian'an Kingdom" said and took out the jade pendant.
Everyone was in an uproar when they saw the jade pendant, and they all knew that this was Prince Di's personal belongings. Prince Di looked at it and didn't speak.
"Di'er, is this your jade pendant?" The emperor asked.
"Yes, Father," Murdy replied blandly.
"Your Majesty, this jade pendant was found near the corpse of the third prince, and the death of the third prince must be related to Prince Di," Bai Sha said, looking at Mo Di.
Moody didn't answer as if she hadn't heard.
The emperor was silent when he saw him, so he had to ask, "Di'er, does the death of the third prince have anything to do with you?" ”
"Father, I don't know why the third prince died, who killed him, and his death has nothing to do with his son," Murdy replied. The tone is calm.
"Then why did your jade pendant appear there," Bai Xue asked persistently.
"My jade pendant was lost a few days ago." Murdy turned to Whites, and said.
"Lost?! How can you lose something in the Di Palace! Usually birds can't fly in, and whether the wind blows in or not depends on your mood," Bai Xu said indignantly.
"When I wore it on my body, I didn't know when and where I accidentally lost it," Murdy said lightly.
"Then how did the things you lost end up with the Third Prince?" Bai is angry.
"Maybe the person who stole my things thought that the three princes would like it, so they dedicated it to the three princes. Maybe there are other possibilities, which I don't know. Moody said calmly.
Bai Sha was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.
"Hahaha-" Chitose laughed and said, "If someone loses something, you say that someone killed someone." I lost a shoe a few days ago, do you think that I slept with all the girls in Hualou? ”
Bai Xu's face was red and white for a while, and he looked at the prime minister on the right. Liu Min lowered his head and pretended not to see it.
At this time, a four-rank minister got up, knelt down in the middle and said: "Your Majesty, the death of the three princes of Jian'an Guo is very important, if Jian Anguo learns that he found the jade pendant of Prince Di near the corpse of the three princes, he will not let go of this matter easily, if he does not give Jian'an Guo an explanation, he will definitely be angry with our country, how to deal with the aftermath, please make plans as soon as possible." ”
This minister is the old ministry of the crown prince, and he is afraid that Prince Di will be confused, and he wants to push things forward. Use Jian'an to press it, so that the emperor is inconvenient to end the matter easily.
The emperor leaned on the armrest and lowered his eyes, as if he hadn't heard, but he was actually thinking: "Jian'an is strong, and he can't afford to offend." If Di Er is handed over to be disposed of, there will be no successor to Yueyang Kingdom, which is equivalent to destroying the country. If Di'er is not handed over, it will be difficult for others to eliminate the anger of Jian'anguo. Let Di'er deal with this matter, whether it has anything to do with him or not, Yueyang Kingdom will be in charge of him sooner or later, and it is natural to deal with this matter. Now that Fei'er is dead, let's see how the court treats him. Thinking of this, he said, "The left and right prime ministers, the left and right generals, tell me your opinions." ”
The right prime minister said: "Whether the death of the third prince of Jian'an Guo is related to Prince Di, it is not yet possible to draw a conclusion, and capable people from various ministries should be selected to find out this matter as soon as possible, and then the truth will be revealed, and the murderer will be handed over to Jian'an Guo to deal with, and then give Jian'an Guo some compensation, so that he can understand this matter." "The words of the right prime minister are avoiding the important and trivial, saying it is equivalent to not saying it, and deliberately focusing on catching the murderer, rather than dealing with the establishment of a safe country. The murderer may or may not be Prince Di, and there is nothing wrong with anyone who hears this. He wanted to wait and see what happened, to remain neutral, to see how things turn out and what Moody would do next before deciding what to do next.
Prime Minister Zuo said: "The prince was killed, and Prince Di is the future of Yueyang Kingdom, and he must not be handed over." At that time, there were many capable people and righteous people in the world, and the three princes of Jian'an Kingdom may have offended some people, and although he died in our country, it should not be completely blamed on us. Just do a little more compensation. "Prime Minister Zuo is the chief figure of the prince's faction.
General Right said: "In the hundreds of years since the founding of our country, we have never been timid or humiliated by other countries. "General Right is not towards Prince Di, but wants to provoke a war, whether he wins the war or not, as long as there is a war, military supplies are indispensable.
General Zuo said: "The minister feels that the affairs of the three princes should be properly handled, the difference in strength between the two countries is huge, and there is no advantage in terms of combat strength, equipment, configuration, supply and other aspects. If there is no fighting spirit in the army, the battle will be defeated. "General Zuo didn't intend to deal with Prince Di, but just talked about things.
Prince Di listened carefully to the answers of several people and thought.
The emperor listened to the answers of several people and had a general understanding. He looked at the sitting Chang Chitose and said, "Brother Wang, what do you think should be done?" ”
"If you want me to say, just select dozens of beauties from the country to give to King Jian'an, give birth to a few to him every year, give him a son who died, and give him a bunch of them, as well as men and women, how good! can still be a beauty every day, and the beauty is dead. Chitose said with a wicked smile.
Everyone was speechless, but they were not surprised. Looking at the emperor's expression, he may have asked with a little regret. Moment.
"Di'er, are you guilty?" The emperor asked.
Murdy was a little surprised when she heard this, and knelt down and replied, "I don't know." ”
"Because your jade pendant is implicated in the death of the three princes of Jian'an Kingdom, the country is in such a predicament. You said that your jade pendant was lost, you are a dignified prince, can't you even take care of your own things?! Whether the death of the third prince is related to you or not, this matter will be handled by you, and you will be responsible for the aftermath of the establishment of the country, do you have any opinions? The emperor said sharply.
"Erchen has no opinion." Moody breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do anyone else have an opinion?" The emperor asked again.
"No opinion," everyone replied in unison.
"Your Majesty, the minister still has something to tell." Bai Xue hurriedly said.
"Say" The emperor yawned, obviously a little impatient.
"We have some clues about the murder of the prince, that night someone saw a large number of royal city guards and the royal palace forbidden army surrounded the prince's mansion, and the only one who could mobilize a large number of royal city guards was the emperor alone. Dare to ask Prince Di, is there such a thing? White glared at Moody.
Unsurprised, Moddy replied, "Yes, it does." ”
There was an uproar in the court, and the voices of discussion were endless.
Murdy continued: "I went to the Prince's Mansion to learn that the Prince's Mansion had been attacked by bandits, and I went to rescue the Prince. ”
"Attacked by bandits? What kind of bandits dare to attack the Prince's Mansion in full view of everyone in the royal city! Obviously, you led people to encircle and suppress the Prince's Mansion. Bai Sha said angrily.
"I don't explain the same question a second time, do you have any other evidence?" Moody said coldly.
"Humph! And, of course. Bai Sha continued: "Your Majesty, the steward of the Prince's Mansion Wei escaped the encirclement and suppression, and he can testify. ”
The emperor nodded at the eunuch, and the eunuch shouted sharply: "Spread the prince's mansion Steward Wei to the palace."
"Steward Wei" Murdy secretly thought, Steward Wei's appearance exceeded Murdy's expectations, and he was a little surprised, but he didn't show it.
After the black and white shuangsha learned that Steward Wei and Qingyue were not dead, they searched for the two, Qingyue was in the Di Wangfu at that time, and the two couldn't find Qingyue but happened to inquire about the whereabouts of Steward Wei. Today, when he went to the court, he also brought Steward Wei here, which can also be said to be arrested.
Steward Wei came to the hall and knelt down to worship.
"Steward Wei, tell me in detail what you know about the attack on the Prince's Mansion, with the emperor and all the courtiers here, no one will embarrass you." Bai Sha said to Steward Wei.
"Yes" Steward Wei said, and he told him how to hit the door, how to fight, how to escape, etc., but he did not say that he had defected and the prince's mansion used a bow and crossbow, for fear of involving himself.
The ministers were all surprised when they heard this, and they talked about it a lot.
"Lord Di, how do you explain this?" White asked Murdy aggressively.
Moody looked at Steward Wei, his gaze calm, but cold. Said slowly: "You are the old prince of the prince, you know that I have been confronting the prince for a long time, and you want to frame me with this, right?" I ask you, who can prove that what you say is true? ”
Steward Wei thought carefully, "Except for me, the other people who fled from the Prince's Mansion don't know where to go, and no one can testify, and it is even more impossible for people on Prince Di's side to testify to me." He was speechless for a moment.
"When my subordinates went to save the prince that night, many people were wounded by crossbows, if it wasn't for bandits, where did the crossbow come from?" Moddy asked again, as if he was asking Steward Wei, but in fact, he was also telling everyone.
"Bow and crossbow?!" There was another commotion.
Steward Wei wanted to say that the bow and crossbow belonged to the prince and was forced to use it in the final struggle, but who would believe it! Steward Wei looked at the black and white Shuangsha, and Shuangsha also knew that there were bows and crossbows in the prince's mansion, but he didn't speak. Possession of a bow and crossbow is a serious crime, and no one wants to be implicated, and no one may believe it. Steward Wei could only be silent.
"Steward Wei, as far as I know, your kung fu is average, and many of your good skills have died, how did you escape? Did you collude with the bandits and save your life? Moddy questioned Steward Wei, his tone unhurried.
"I didn't, I didn't" Steward Wei was so frightened that his body trembled, and he didn't know whether he should make public the betrayal of the prince and report to Prince Di, and everyone would be trustworthy when he said it. Under the coercion of Lord Di, his mind was confused and he was delirious.
Seeing that Steward Wei was speechless, Bai Sha was extremely annoyed. Then he said: "Why did Prince Nadi arrange for someone to burn down the prince's mansion on the second day?" ”
Hearing this, Moddy shifted his gaze from Steward Wei to Bai Sha. became serious and said: "I burned the dead forbidden army of the Prince's Mansion and the entire Prince's Mansion to the Prince, so that they can continue to be used by the Prince." May I?! The tone of his eyes became fierce, and he continued: "I am a dignified prince, the only son of the emperor, do I have to explain to you what I do?!" The word "unique" is emphasized.
As if they had been woken up, the courtiers fell silent in an instant.
"For the sake of the crown prince, I have a lot of respect for you, but without any evidence, you questioned and framed this prince in front of the emperor and all the ministers, who gave you the guts?! Is it really true that this king can be bullied at will?! "Moody's words are sonorous and powerful, and domineering is exposed.
The two evils glanced at each other, and then looked at the right prime minister, knowing that today's result had been decided, and bowed his head and was silent.
"Oops, it's a farce, it's almost over, I'm tired of sitting" Chang Chitose said lazily, looking at the emperor.
The emperor slowly sat up and said, "Black and white, I remember that the two of you have followed Fei'er for many years and are loyal, so today's matter will not be investigated." If he does it again, he will be punished severely. The head of the Prince's Mansion Wei will be dealt with by the Criminal Department according to the law. The crown prince is dead, and the affairs that were previously in the hands of the prince are temporarily managed by Di'er. Recently, I have become more and more unwell, and you can discuss and deal with something. Don't report to me if there's no big deal. As he spoke, he yawned, got up and was carried back to the apse by the eunuch.
Everyone dispersed, black and white looked at the right prime minister, and left with an angry "hum-" voice, very dissatisfied with the right prime minister's performance in the court today.
Moody looked at the right prime minister, looked at each other for a while, and did not speak, but the right prime minister understood what Moody meant, and knew what to do in the future. Moody looked at Prime Minister Zuo again, and Prime Minister Zuo looked relaxed. He nodded with a smile and left.
After everyone left, Moddy slowly walked out of the court hall and let out a long breath.