As soon as he said this, there was a sensation in the crowd. The main hall suddenly fell silent, and even the palace maids who served outside the corridor slowed down and tiptoed, for fear of making a little noise.

"This person is above this hall?" Emperor Qi was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Wei Guifei, came back to his senses, and said with wide eyes, "Loyal Marquis, you ...... Who do you say this person is above the main hall?"

"The minister did not dare to speak falsely. The Marquis of Faithfulness bowed, slowly took out a volume of documents from his sleeve, raised it high and said, "Your Majesty, this is a few detailed confessions of the Northern Wei Dynasty, all of which have been drawn and detained, and they are clearly written, and you can see it at a glance." Your Majesty, please!"

An attendant stepped forward, took the paperwork, and presented it to Emperor Qi with both hands.

Emperor Qi took the document, unfolded it and read it, only to see that his face was getting more and more ugly, and after reading the whole article, the document was not closed, and he threw it to the prince Xiao Minglong on the side, and said angrily: "Hmph, prince, you can also read it." ”

Xiao Minglong stood aside for a long time, anxious and worried, seeing that his father threw the confession document to himself, he immediately guessed the content of the confession in his heart, hurriedly took the document, and unfolded it at a glance. The confession was long and protracted, but the meaning was clear and clear, pointing directly to one person - it was his sworn eldest brother, Long Shaoyang, who is now in the left guard rate of the East Palace.

After reading the whole article, Xiao Minglong handed the document to the chamberlain beside him, walked to the front of the hall with an arrow step, and saluted: "Father, the son thinks that this confession seems to be conclusive, but it is actually a one-sided statement, and it is not enough to believe it. ”

"One-sided words?" Emperor Qi sneered, waved his hand to summon the chamberlain, and said, "Take this document to the ministers in the palace to see, I don't make a conclusion easily." ”

Wei Guifei echoed: "Your Majesty Shengming. Although the concubine did not know who in the palace this confession referred to at this time, His Majesty's move was very bright and lenient, which gave the person a chance to distinguish, and secondly, it cut off the reason for the villain to chew his tongue. ”

The chamberlain agreed, walked in front of Xiao Minglong, carefully took the document, and handed it to Wei Guifei with both hands. She already knew the content of this confession, but she still took it, pretended to see it for the first time, read it carefully, and the changes in the expression on her face matched the progress of the reading, first curious, then fascinated, then surprised, and finally handed it back to the chamberlain in a mixture of doubts and regrets.

The chamberlain handed the paperwork to Zhu Yunque again, and then thought quietly, Xiao Di ...... Circulated one after another, and suddenly there was a commotion in the temple.

Long Shaoyang was the last to take the paperwork, and when he opened it to read, he saw that the confession folded a few pages, which was very long, and several Northern Wei Dynasty confessed that they were commanded by one person, and so-and-so was responsible for investigating the terrain and finding out the layout of the room of the Xiliang Post House, and so-and-so was responsible for finding out the news, where was the whereabouts of the Xiliang envoys, when they entered Beijing to stay, and after they succeeded, so-and-so was responsible for answering Yunyun...... couldn't help but laugh dumbly, secretly thinking that the other party was really painstaking. After reading the whole article, he took advantage of the document to cover his face, secretly glanced at Xiao Di, and hurriedly exchanged glances.

"Your Majesty......" Long Shaoyang's eyes widened, pretending to be surprised, "The minister has always been loyal to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince, and has no second heart, why did he suddenly become a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the minister is very puzzled by this, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter." ”

The Marquis of Faithfulness took over the conversation and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, this matter involves a great deal, and the minister is cautious, lest there be any omission, but this testimony is extracted separately, and everything described is consistent and there are no flaws. Although these Northern Wei Dynasty works were transferred to me from the Ministry of War, and although the follow-up trial was led by the forbidden army, all the officials of the Ministry of War were present, which can be clearly proved by Lord Chen of the Ministry of War, and this confession is believed to be credible. ”

Chen Yuandao: "Yes, there are indeed officials from the Ministry of War present in the follow-up trial. ”

Emperor Qi's face was full of anger, only to feel a dizziness in front of him, and he patted the royal case and said: "Long Shaoyang, since I first met you on the last Wanshou Festival, I have always felt that you are both civil and military, and you are a rare talent, and you and the prince have a lot of trust in you, how could you ever think that you would repay your grievances with virtue and be willing to be a lackey of the Northern Wei Dynasty, now that the evidence is conclusive, how do you explain it?"

Before Long Shaoyang could answer, the crown prince Xiao Minglong hurriedly said: "Father, the son and the elder brother Long hit it off at first sight, although they only know a little about his past sons, but since we met, Brother Long is not afraid of difficulties and is dedicated to the public, which is obvious to everyone in the palace." Brother Long must have been framed, he is by no means a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his sons can be a guarantor!"

Xiao Di walked out of the train, bowed down and said, "Minister Xiao Di is also willing to be a guarantee." ”

"Your Majesty," the faithful Hou Wujun bowed and saluted, "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Xiao Di believe this confession, and think that someone maliciously bit and deliberately framed them, they can be re-arraigned, and these spies are still imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of War." ”

Long Shaoyang's heart tightened, Wu Jun's words were retreating into advance, soft and hard, and thrown in front of Emperor Qi, like a nail, which was difficult to accept. Secretly pondered: If the crown prince Xiao Minglong agrees to the retrial at the moment, it obviously shows that he does not trust the loyal marquis, and even suspects the military department, if he is not fully sure, the crown prince Xiao Minglong will do this? Shicai also admits that he knows nothing about my past, and he will have the courage to retry it? Not to mention that since the loyal marquis dares to put forward the proposal for a retrial, he must have made preparations and kept a hand, and the prince Xiao Minglong naturally wants to do this.

Just thinking about it, he suddenly heard Wei Guifei say: "Your Majesty, what the Loyal Marquis said is extremely true, how can the confession of the Loyal Marquis and the military department jointly interrogated in black and white?

Xiao Minglong hissed: "Father, Brother Long is a rare talent, and a confession alone is not convincing. If you are convicted in this way and dealt with in a hurry, it is tantamount to turning the knife inward and damaging your arm, please think twice!"

Seeing this, Long Shaoyang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since the minister entered Beijing, he has been deeply encouraged, and it is difficult to repay the emperor's favor even if he is broken." Ask yourself, the minister has not done the slightest thing to disappoint His Majesty, and he is ashamed of Daqi, pointing out that the minister is a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty and assassinating the envoy of Xiliang, but someone made something out of nothing and deliberately framed him. Please Your Majesty be aware and give justice to your ministers!"

Emperor Qi looked at the crown prince, then at Wei Guifei, and then at everyone, raised his right hand, and stopped in mid-air. He was originally cowardly and indecisive, but when he saw the scene in the palace at this time, he couldn't help but hesitate for a while, "This ...... This ...... "I don't know what to say."

At this moment, Zhu Yunque suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this matter is for the country, about the relationship between Qi and Liang, and about the reputation of Daqi, and it is indeed not appropriate to delay it for a long time." As far as individuals are concerned, it is also related to the life and death of Long Wei's personal life, honor and disgrace, and it is not appropriate to deal with it arbitrarily. The minister thinks that he will continue to collect other clues, evidence, or good laws. ”

These words seemed to be thoughtful and impartial, and everyone in the temple nodded frequently, and they all thought it was.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of this case did not participate, and Long Weishu had nothing to do with the ministers. Zhu Lark said, "That being the case, Rong Chen made a suggestion abruptly, can the old minister, the intermediary, ask Long Wei a few questions in front of this palace?"

Emperor Qi nodded and said, "Old Xiangguo, please take care of yourself." ”

Zhu Yunque bowed, slowly walked towards Long Shaoyang, and said, "Long Weishu, dare to ask where you were on the night of the incident?"

"It was dark and rainy, and the road was slippery, so I didn't go out that night, and stayed in the Xiaofu Courtyard. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"Drink and drink. ”

"Alone or?"

"Drink with Cheng Bo, the old servant of Xiao Mansion. ”

"But there are other people around?"

"Nope. ”

"Long Wei rate. Zhu Yunque's eyes flashed and said, "How long did you drink with the old servant of the Xiao Mansion that night?"

"I chatted with Cheng Bo while drinking, and only dispersed late at night, about the end of the year. Long Shaoyang said lightly, "At that time, I only felt dizzy, the smell of alcohol surged, and I fell asleep in bed." ”

"Dare to ask that the old servant of the Xiao Mansion is still by your side at this time?" asked Zhu Yunque.

Long Shaoyang's heart shrank, but he had to say truthfully: "No, his old man went back to his room to rest." ”

His answer was the truth, but to others, after the old slave of Xiao Mansion left, no one proved that Long Shaoyang was still in the house, and there was no need to break it, everyone in the palace knew it. Taking a step back, it is not known whether it is true or false if it is true or not, after all, the old slave is a slave of Xiao Mansion, and it is not a difficult thing for the two to conspire to make up a lie.

The corners of Zhu Lark's mouth hung up, smiled wordlessly, and said "That's the case", then stopped asking questions, turned around and returned to the train.

At this moment, a guard from outside the palace hurried in, walked up to the Marquis of Faithful, whispered a few words in his ear, and then turned away.

The Marquis of Zhongxin nodded with joy on his face, glanced at Wei Guifei again, walked to the palace, and saluted: "Your Majesty Hongfu, the surviving envoy among the three envoys, after a few days of recuperation, his consciousness has been sober, and his mood has calmed down, he is outside the palace at this moment, why don't you invite him in and tell me about the situation on the night of the incident? ”

Emperor Qi nodded and motioned to bring him in.

After a short time, a middle-aged man with a sturdy physique and gray hair walked into the hall, and saw him wearing a long robe, a round neck, and narrow sleeves, and a nomadic outfit. After he entered the hall, he walked straight to the hall, knelt on his left knee, shook his elbow from side to side, as if dancing, and saluted according to the Xiliang etiquette system: "Xiliang envoys see His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qi!"

Emperor Qi flicked his hand and said enthusiastically: "Your envoy, please get up, you don't have to be formal!"

The envoy then stood up, looked left and right out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly exclaimed loudly: "Ah, it's you! It's you! Why are you ......here?"

He looked around in a panic, and saw that the Loyal Marquis was standing upright, and hurriedly took a few steps back, hid behind the Loyal Marquis, pointed at Long Shaoyang with trembling hands, and said sharply: "It's him, this person is the one who sneaked into the post house that night to assassinate and kill people!"