Manchao Wenwu looked at the old man who was kneeling on the ground, shocked and couldn't help but feel admiration.

The four words of righteous annihilation are easy to say, but if you are not careful, you will lose both inside and outside, and put yourself and your family in an extremely dangerous situation.

In fact, with Li Daoyan's status in the Great Qi court, even if he took the initiative to say that Li Yunyi was an accomplice in the Qingfeng Street assassination case, thinking of his hard work in the past few decades, the Son of Heaven would definitely not be too embarrassed by Jinlin Li, after all, Lu Shen was still standing in the hall dignifiedly.

But it is easy to move forward and difficult to go back, how many people can achieve the status of being above ten thousand people under one person, and still have the courage to leave a stain on themselves?

Li Duan's mood at the moment is very complicated.

His lecture to the three princes in Cining Palace that night was not only a hint to the eldest prince, but also a last chance for the three princes to admit their mistakes.

At the time of the incident, he could not confirm the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, after all, there were many candidates who had reason to attack Lu Shen.

However, outsiders have no idea how deep his control over the capital is.

As more and more details were discovered by Qin Zheng, Li Duan quickly concluded that the mastermind behind the scenes was the third prince.

As for today, he let those people target the eldest prince, and specially let Qin Zheng enter the palace for a while, just to take this opportunity to punish the eldest prince a little, deprive him of the hope of competing for the prince, and finally find out the real culprit of the third prince, so that the second prince can become the crown prince of Daqi indisputably.

The teacher is famous, and this is a king's way of doing things according to the rules.

But Li Duan didn't know that Li Jia Saburo was also involved in this matter, looking at the old man's thin body, he slowed down and said, "Zuo Xiang, hurry up." ”

Xue Nanting and Ning Yuanfu hurriedly stepped forward and carefully helped Li Daoyan up.

Li Daoyan sighed lightly and insisted: "The old minister is not strict in governing the family, and he has produced an unscrupulous descendant like Li Yunyi, and he is really ashamed of His Majesty's expectations for doing such evil things that people and gods are angry about. If you don't accept the guilt because of this, how will the court rule be maintained in the future? I beg your majesty to punish the old minister. ”

Li Duan's mood gradually calmed down, and he said gently: "Although Zuo Xiang has the responsibility of neglecting discipline, but being able to take the initiative to confess the truth of this case today is enough to make up for it, how can I punish you?" As for Li Yunyi, I should punish him in accordance with the laws of the country, but I want to find out what is going on first. ”

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Li Daoyan said slowly: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister was very shocked after hearing about the assassination on Qingfeng Street, after all, such a bad incident has not happened in Daqi for many years. A few days later, the Warp Weaver revealed the appearance and characteristics of the Assassins in the city, and a steward in the old minister's family discovered that he had seen one of the Assassins in the manor outside the city, and that it was related to Li Yunyi. The old minister even called Li Yunyi over and learned the general reason for the incident from him. ”

Next to the imperial steps, the three princes had different expressions.

The second prince frowned, and his face was full of solemnity.

In fact, he knew very early on that the third prince was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and on the surface he was arrogant and domineering, but in fact the city government was very deep, so he had always been very kind to him, but secretly he was careful to be wary.

However, he didn't expect that this third child would be so bold and ruthless that he not only dared to send someone to assassinate the real prince on the street, but also planned to blame the eldest prince in advance.

Now it seems that the Qinglou woman named Yang Liuyue that Qin Zheng said earlier should be the third child's ambush, and the eldest grandson Jun, who disappeared before the warp weaving division came to the door, is the Qingke next to the eldest prince, which is also the fine work placed by the third prince.

Among the three, the eldest prince's eyes were red, and he resisted the urge to look at the other side.

Because he didn't want to lose control on such an occasion and beat the despicable and shameless old man around him half to death.

The third prince probably knew the thoughts of the two brothers, but he didn't care about it anymore, at this moment he was like a trapped beast in a desperate situation, staring at Li Daoyan, the left minister.

"Your Majesty, about half a month ago, His Royal Highness King Jian summoned Li Yunyi to the palace, indicating that he was ready to plan an assassination against the Marquis of Shanyang. Li Yunyi was shallow and simple-minded, and was moved by his words, and then determined the strategy of focusing on the manpower under King Jian, and Li Yunyi sending two masters to help. Li Yunyi was self-righteous and hid this matter from Lao Chen and his father, but he didn't know that this stupid move would put the Li family in a place of no return. ”

Li Daoyan's heavy tone drifted into the ears of the third prince, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

I thought that pulling Li Yunyi on the boat would allow him to form a solid ally with Li Shizhi who had a handle on each other, but he didn't expect this Li Sanlang to be such a waste, he couldn't even hide one or two masters, and all his actions were in the hands of his own parents.

What made the third prince Huo Ran wake up and immediately regret it was that although Li Shizhi had faintly become the representative of Jinlin Li over the years, Li Daoyan was the one who decided everything.

Even though he is already old, even though he has given a lot of power to Li Shizhi, as long as he says a word, Li Shizhi does not have the slightest ability to resist, and honestly recuperates.

Looking back on the past at this moment, the third prince realized that everything he planned was like a joke.

Li Daoyan briefly explained the reason, and finally said to Li Duan: "Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty and is willing to accept all punishments. ”

Li Duan was silent, and turned his head to look at Lu Shen, who was standing in the second row of Wuxun.

That day, at Guanyuntai, this young courtier expressed his heart in front of him, although he admired this frank and upright temperament, but he also felt a great headache.

Lu Shen's appeal is very simple, killing is just paying for his life.

If Lu Shen really died on Qingfeng Street, Li Duan, who was furious, might sacrifice the butcher's knife, the problem is that Lu Shen is safe and sound now, he just wants to avenge the six heroic sacrifices.

Li Duan can understand the simple and correct values of the border generals, but he is in the position of a king, and he must take into account all aspects of entanglements, even if he does not take into account that the third prince is one of his only three sons, just the Empress Xu and the descendants standing behind the three princes are a force that must be treated carefully.

Don't kill the three princes, only kill Li Yunyi?

How will the Jiangnan clan view the Heavenly Family?

As if sensing something, Lu Shen looked up at the Son of Heaven.

From Li Duan's expression, he sensed the embarrassment of this Ninety-Five Venerable at the moment, and he couldn't help but feel a complicated emotion in his heart.

This majesty is indeed different from the emperor he knows.

He has the tenacity and patience that a person must have to achieve great things, under the premise that he fled from Jiangbei to the south alone, he relied on the name of righteousness to ascend the throne as the emperor, not only was not overshadowed by the civil and military officials below, but on the contrary, he took advantage of the contradictions of various forces to strengthen the strength loyal to himself, not only gradually regained his authority, but also supported the border army to consolidate the border defense for more than ten years.

It stands to reason that such an emperor should be the kind of temperament that only talks about success or failure regardless of means, but there is still a touch of softness in his heart.

Whether it is his patient persuasion of the eldest prince, or what he said to Lu Shen on Guanyuntai that day, "I only have three sons", or even the delay in making a strong decision when the truth is revealed today, it is enough to show that he is not the kind of ruthless and ruthless person.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Shen stepped forward under the gaze of the princes, bowed to the Son of Heaven, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a few words to say. ”

The third prince followed the prestige, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes, as well as a bit of uncontrollable fear.

In his mind, Lu Shen would definitely not miss this opportunity, and he was bound to kill himself.

Li Duan took a light breath and said, "Speak." ”

Lu Shen said: "Your Majesty, the minister still doesn't understand why King Jian did this. However, now that the truth has been revealed, the battle of words is meaningless, and the minister, as the bitter master of this assassination case, has only one word, please ask Your Majesty to punish King Jianwang and Li Yunyi in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, Li Daoyan turned his head and glanced at Lu Shen, with a little more appreciation in his eyes.

The meaning of Lu Shen's words is very simple, he will not stubbornly ask the Son of Heaven to kill the three princes and Li Yunyi, as long as he can give the world an explanation.

The atmosphere in the Wende Hall seemed to be suddenly relaxed.

Li Duan looked at Lu Shen steadily, and after a long time, he bowed his head and said, "Aiqing has been wronged this time, and I know it very well in my heart. Build the king. ”

The third prince wandered for a long time, and when he heard this cold tone at this moment, he couldn't help but shake violently, and quickly knelt down and said, "Father, the emperor ......"

Li Duan said indifferently: "What else do you have to say about the Qingfeng Street assassination case?" ”

The third prince's tears rolled down, and he said in fear: "Father, son...... The son is guilty, and I beg my father to forgive me! Erchen has always been obsessed with the Marquis of Shanyang because of the old incident two years ago, and this time the idea of revenge somehow came up, Erchen ......"

"Enough!"

Li Duan interrupted him with disgust, turned to look at the courtiers of the full hall and said: "Li Zongjian, the founding king, has an ignorant temperament, does not cultivate his own virtues, colludes with a group of scum bandits, and plots to assassinate the Marquis of Great Qi, the crime is unforgivable!" ”

From now on, he was deprived of the title of King Jianjian of Li Zong, demoted him to a lieutenant of Fengguo, moved out of the palace, and was confined in Qiushan Lane. Without my will, it is strictly forbidden for outsiders to see him, and violators will be punished for the crime of rebellion! ”

As soon as the words fell, the third prince was completely paralyzed to the ground.

Lieutenant Fengguo is the lowest rank in the clan, and for the prince who is the king of the county, this is undoubtedly falling from the clouds into the abyss, and there is no possibility of resurrection in this life.

Not to mention that there is also the punishment of captivity, which means that it will be difficult for the third prince to leave Akiyama Lane in this life, and the Son of Heaven will naturally cut off all contact between him and the outside world.

Lu Shen listened quietly, looking at the three princes who were like a cloud of soft mud on the imperial steps, knowing that this was already the most severe punishment that the Son of Heaven could make, and before that was to kill and behead him.

Li Duan calmed down a little, and said: "This case is masterminded by Li Zongjian, Li Yunyi, as an accomplice, was given eighty rods by the court guard, and then exiled for 2,000 miles, and he is not allowed to leave the place of exile for a single step in this life!" ”

Li Daoyan bowed down and said, "The old minister has thanked Your Majesty for your holy grace!" ”

At this point, the Qingfeng Street assassination case came to an end.

Just as Li Duan was about to disperse the court, Lu Shen suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a small request. ”

Li Duan was slightly stunned, to be honest, today's court meeting has broken away from his original plan because of Li Daoyan's active confession, but fortunately, Lu Shen did not act too stubbornly and could not end it, which made Li Duan's heart quite iron, so he said gently: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Lu Shen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister wants to send King Jian back to his house." ”

This request was unexpected by Li Duan, he could see that Lu Shen still had anger hidden in his heart, but out of the maintenance of the overall situation and respect for him, the Son of Heaven, he did not show it in public.

After thinking for a moment, Li Duan bowed his head and said, "Quasi-play." ”

Immediately, the voice of the great eunuch Lu Shizhou sounded in the hall.

"Retreat!"

(End of chapter)