Chapter 3: The Rise of the Wind and Clouds, the Quest for Immortals Section 293: Turning Danger into Relief
"I see who dares to !!"
Just when Xu Yan's words fell, and many guards with knives in the imperial study hall were pure and pure, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and then the words like "spring thunder" fell!
Immortal Daocheng also had a look in his eyes, in the imperial study, no one had ever been so bold!
Not only Chen Yun was stunned, but everyone in the imperial study was stunned, including Su Guifei, of course!
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"
The guards at the door of the imperial study saw that the person who came was the second prince, and they also saluted!
"Da Da Da!"
Renshan walked in quickly, he looked at Li Chengjie who was kneeling on the ground, and the surrounding "ministers", and his face was directly gloomy!
"Father think twice, don't wronged Lord Li!"
Renshan walked into the hall, directly skipped everyone in the imperial study, walked to the front of the royal family, and knelt down on one knee!
"Second prince, what do you mean by this?"
Su Guifei looked at Immortal Daocheng's face and took the lead in asking, he was in this deep palace, so he naturally understood the relationship between the princes and His Majesty, and among all the princes, the one who "dared to collide with His Majesty" the most was this "Second Prince"!
So every time the second prince comes to the palace, he will always quarrel with His Majesty, and it seems that this time is no exception!
Immortal Daocheng looked at the arrival of the Immortal Law Land, as if it was very "nerve-wracking", his eyes rolled, and he didn't bother to look at him!
"Concubine Su, isn't the meaning of Erchen's words obvious? Master Li, he is not guilty, and there is someone else who killed Ling Mei!"
The second prince looked at Concubine Su and said coldly, and in his words, he also looked around for a week, as if he wanted to see clearly who was "uniting together and slandering Li Chengjie".
"Presumptuous, you still know that you call yourself a son, do you think that this crown prince belongs to you?"
Immortal Daocheng exhaled deeply, looking at Su Guifei's instantaneous complexion, as if he couldn't bear it, so he scolded fiercely!
Immortal Daocheng said in one sentence, and there were so many hidden meanings in this sentence that the atmosphere of the entire imperial study was silent and terrifying!
"Whew!"
"Erchen ......"
When the second prince heard his father's words, he was also shocked, and he was also a little anxious today! He forgot his agreement with his father!
"Okay, stand down, are you done with your homework for the day?"
The immortal Dao became the emperor's breath revealed, and the words came out with the law, like a holy decree, which made people not disobey!
"Father, the son can step down, but the son wants to take away the son of the minister today, and the son still has a lot of questions to solve, and he has to discuss it with Zhuang Yuanlang!"
The second prince's eyes are firm, and every word is beautiful!
"What if I'm not allowed?"
Immortal Daocheng snorted coldly, and said angrily at the immortal law!
"Father's ......"
The second prince didn't seem to have organized his language, and after he spoke, he didn't say anything!
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince, Li Chengjie's crime, the evidence is conclusive, you put it down, for the sake of Li Chengjie's youth and ignorance, I believe Your Majesty will spare his life!"
After Zhao Yu and Xu Yan glanced at each other, they said slowly, At this time, it is most appropriate for him to come out to play a round! Of course, he will not let Li Chengjie go.
You must know that among his four sons Zhao Yu, the youngest son is the most popular with him, and Zhao Sigongzi also has the great merit of being a matchmaker for "Your Majesty", although there is no commendation on the surface, but in Zhao Yu's opinion, His Majesty will definitely remember his son in his heart, and this reward will naturally fall on his head invisibly!
"Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, you must know that with your current status as the prince, you are not allowed to participate in the government and politics if you have not yet received an official title! If you come here to study, you can watch from the sidelines, and you should not participate in this matter!"
Xu Yan also took a step forward at this time, bowed down and said! The words are very sincere, and there is a bit of humility! The words are loyal and straightforward, if people who don't know why see such a scene, they must think that he is a famous minister of the world!
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince......"
Li Chengjie looked at the mountain of people kneeling in front of him, and he realized at this time that he, an apprentice with a body like a mountain, knelt down in front of him, and really had a feeling of "being able to shelter from the wind and rain"!
"Your Majesty, Su Yuke's death, rumors are spreading in Kyoto, and the impact is so bad that it has already endangered the reputation of the imperial court and the royal face!
"Therefore, although the sons are not allowed to be officially sealed, but this matter is so big, the sons and daughters cannot stand idly by, even if they can do their meager efforts, they are also the sons of the ministers' fists and filial piety! The sons have also made new discoveries! The sons said that Lord Li is not guilty, not just open his mouth, father!"
Renshan heard that Li Chengjie was about to speak, he thought about what his grandmother had said before, and at this time he also blurted out in a panic!
As soon as Renshan's words came out, Li Chengjie was also surprised, he didn't know that Renshan still had such a good side, although there was still a lack of tempering in his words, but it could be regarded as "making wisdom in a hurry", in this way, he could help him provide new evidence openly!
"Li Chengjie asked Renshan to investigate before, and he prepared it for now, but all this came too fast, so he didn't have time to communicate with Renshan again!"
"Now, Renshan broke into the front of the palace alone, and he was still a little worried about Renshan, whether he would be convicted of losing his words, and now it seems that Renshan is still a little clever!"
Li Chengjie smiled slightly, people have "filial piety" in their hearts, if the ministers stop it again, it will be old-fashioned and pedantic! And tonight's matter, even if it is introduced to the Imperial History Tower, no one will be able to play this senate!
"Today
The danger of being late should be solved!"
Li Chengjie thought to himself, his waist stiffened again! Although he was still in the shadow of the mountain of people, he could already see the changes in the faces of many people in this imperial study at this time!
"Okay! Haha, my son has really grown up! Then you get up and say, what have you found to prove Li Chengjie's innocence!"
After listening to the words of the Immortal Law Land, Immortal Daocheng was in full bloom, and his face was filled with that smile, which had spread from the corner of his mouth to the entire hall!
Xu Yan, Zhao Yu, and Su Guifei looked at His Majesty's smile at this time, and they had no choice but to keep silent, if they interjected again at this time, they also knew that they would not be able to get any benefits!
"Above the court, the relationship is complicated, who has no private friendship with whom! But if it is above this "Ming Hall", in front of everyone's eyes, the more people who have friendships, the more they have to avoid suspicion, even Your Majesty is no exception!"
"But once the righteousness is in hand and the filial son is the head, then no one can stop ......"
"Thank you, Father!"
The second prince kowtowed gently, then stood up, and looked at the many ministers in the imperial study very proudly!
"Now, Xu Yan understands a little bit, the relationship between the second prince and Li Chengjie! And the other people are very confused, they don't want to think that Li Chengjie, who has just entered the court, has such a relationship with His Royal Highness the second prince!"
And Chen Yun was also at this time, looking at Li Chengjie and the second prince, what he was thinking about now was not what was in front of him, but, "Since the second prince can speak up for Li Chengjie at this time, and one day in the future, when His Majesty establishes the prince, maybe Li Chengjie will also speak blatantly for the second prince!"
Chen Yun believes that by then, Li Chengjie will definitely have a place above the court situation!
Coupled with the current situation of the royal family, as well as His Majesty's words just now, "Do you think that this crown prince is none other than you?"
All of this had to be weighed carefully by Chen Yun, and the second prince had already attended that kind of banquet on behalf of the royal family when Geng Yulan had a peach and plum banquet......
Judging from the current situation, the second prince is crowned as the prince, which is simply a certainty!
"Bring it on!"
After the second prince got up, he waved his big hand and shouted!
The people in the hall looked at the two guards and the one who was carrying them!
"Second prince, who is this?
Xu Yan looked at the person lying on the stretcher and had an ominous premonition!
"Lord Xu, he is a crucial witness in this case!"
Renshan sneered and continued!
"Father, this person's name is Niu Er, he was originally a miscellaneous servant in Xu Liuyun's mansion!
The second prince said slowly, Xu Yan's face changed slightly when he heard this!
"Rescued from the Taiyuan Lake?"
Immortal Daocheng twisted his eyebrows, he looked deeply at the man named Niu Er, the skin all over his body was swollen with blisters, it seemed that it was indeed caused by being immersed in water for a long time!
"Father, when the son found Niu Er, his legs had been broken, there was a long line as thick as an arm above his ankle, and a huge stone was hanging under the line, which clearly showed that someone wanted to make it and drown to fake his death!
The second prince looked around and continued!
"After Erchen rescued this Niu Er, he has sent people to continue to search along the water potential of Taiyuan Lake, if it is not as Erchen expected, those thieves should wait for them to hold their breath, go down to the lake to cut the rope under their feet, and let them drift down the river, even one day, it will be discovered by the fisherman, and it will be just a nameless case of drowning!"
When the second prince spoke, his face was full of compassion! And from the tone of Renshan, it can also be heard that the meaning of "loving the people", Li Chengjie is very satisfied!
According to Niu Er's confession, he was a domestic slave in Xu Liuyun's mansion, and he was sent home after Lord Li sealed the mansion today. And when Niu Er returned home, a man found him, gave him more than 20 taels of gold, and asked him to spread malicious remarks about Master Li everywhere!
"And the remarks that Your Majesty and even many adults have heard are deliberately spread by people like him! And according to the remarks confessed by Niu Er, they are extremely confusing and inducing! The following confessions are available, please take them over!"
Renshan took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it with a piece of paper!
A father-in-law who served tea beside His Majesty also hurriedly walked down and passed on the pleadings submitted by the second prince to His Majesty!
When Concubine Su Guifei saw His Majesty open it, she also leaned her head to look at it, looking at the remarks on it, and sure enough, it was written in great detail!
"Hmph! Who is so bold, how dare to be the sister of this palace! Your Majesty ......"
When Su Guifei saw the "clumsy" words on the paper, she was immediately furious, it was really written on the paper, which was even more unbearable than the various unbearable remarks she had heard!
"Chan'er, don't worry, your sister is also my sister, I will definitely not let go of such evil people!"
Immortal Daocheng looked at what was written on the envelope, and he also slapped the paper on the dragon case!
"Father, this Niu Er received twenty taels of gold from that person, and it has been found in his home. And after he spread a lot of remarks, he felt that he had achieved the effect of what that person had ordered, so he hurried to the place they had agreed before, this Niu Er was also greedy, and wanted to ask for more!"
"However, this Niu Er also didn't want to think about why others did this! While he was still thinking stupidly about the fragrant gold, as soon as he arrived at the promised place, he was beaten with a smothered stick, and then woke up again
He's been sunk into the lake, and his legs have been broken!"
When the second prince said this, Niu Er also let out a painful roar!
"Woooooo
That Niu Er rolled on the spot, his mouth made a Wuyang Wuyang sound, and his expression was extremely painful!
"He ......"
Immortal Daocheng, when he heard the terrible voice of Niu Er, he immediately felt very uncomfortable!
"Father, this Niu Er, because of his forced breathing in the lake, now he has to suffer great pain every time he says a word! His vocal cords are going to be soaked by the water of the lake! Of course, the doctor who treated him said that he may have been drugged in the mouth before!"
"When this Niu Er told his son about the case, he was really crying, and while crying, he told his son about all this! Father, the people of Li are also the children of the father, and the son is very unbearable to see that he is suffering so much, and the son asks for his life, comprehensively search for the murderer, and bring him to justice!"
"Such a wicked person lives in the world, I think my father, it will be difficult to tolerate him!
The second prince's voice was one degree higher, and he clenched his fists and asked for his life!
"This matter, falling on the people, harming the court, should be under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple! You said that Li Chengjie was not involved in the case, but there is other evidence?"
Immortal Daocheng said slowly, his words were subtle, and his tone was even more incomprehensible!
Xu Yan and Zhao Yu also frowned when they heard His Majesty speak like this! Because listening to His Majesty's intentions, if Li Chengjie is not guilty, then he can personally investigate this case! This is a great disadvantage to them!
"Yes, Second Prince, your evidence, whether true or not, can only prove that this remark was deliberately guided by someone, and the remarks may also be true? After all, Lord Li is in a temple, and the official is of the third grade, maybe that person is just using this means to reveal Li Chengjie's true face!"
Zhao Yu was obviously a little anxious at this time, stepped forward, and said in a panic!
"Oh, Lord Zhao, what do you mean by that?"
Listening to Zhao Yu's words, Renshan chuckled and asked rhetorically! As soon as he said this, all the smart people present could hear a trace of "unusual" from it, and His Majesty would definitely be able to hear it!
"Ahem, ahem!"
When Xu Yan heard Zhao Yu speak at this time, he also hurriedly reminded him to not let him make mistakes again and again!
Zhao Yu listened to Xu Yan's cough, and then looked at the complexion of this family, as well as His Majesty's dragon face, he also realized that what he just said was a little "wrong"!
"This official, this official, just raised a possibility, which ...... This ......"
Zhao Yu didn't know how he should come back at this time!
"Second prince, do you have any other evidence? Please take it out together, it's late at night, Your Majesty will have an early dynasty tomorrow, and there should be a result in this matter, if it doesn't work, Li Chengjie will be temporarily detained and supervised first, and then we will discuss it at a later date?"
Xu Yan also stood up at this time, how to say, Zhao Yu has made a lot of contributions to this matter, and he should protect him!
"Lord Xu, since you have spoken, then this palace will say it directly. ”
Renshan's eyes were Ling, what he was waiting for was Xu Yan's words, as long as Xu Yan felt that his chances of winning were not high, then it was their chance to win!
"Come on, I'm tired too, this matter should be settled tonight!"
Immortal Daocheng yawned and ordered!
"Your Majesty, the reason why Erchen didn't say it just now is the next evidence, Erchen is a little hard to believe, so he has been observing here, and now the more he looks at it, the more he looks like it, the more he looks like it, please visit it to his father!"
The second prince took out a page from his sleeve this time, and there was a portrait of a person on the paper, but at this time, people couldn't see who the painting was, and they could only see a figure vaguely!
The father-in-law beside Xian Daocheng walked down quickly again, brought the paper in the hands of the second prince, and presented it to His Majesty!
"What is this?"
Immortal Daocheng looked at the portrait on the paper, and then looked at this, kneeling down in the middle, he looked at it in comparison, and said, "Like, who is this painting?"
"Father, the person on this portrait is drawn according to Niu Er's description, and he was hired to spread rumors!"
The second prince bowed and said!
"Xu Aiqing, Zhao Aiqing, look at the person painted on this paper, but he?"
His Majesty raised his hand and pointed at it, and then threw the paper down!
Xu Yan raised his eyebrows, and his heart was shocked! Although he hadn't seen the person on the portrait yet, listening to His Majesty's tone, he already knew that it would be impossible to convict Li Chengjie tonight!
Zhao Yu was also a little flustered at this time, he quickly picked up the drawing paper on the ground, and when he saw it, he said continuously, "Impossible, impossible, how could it be his!
"What? Lord Zhao, what do you say is impossible?
The second prince smiled coldly at this time, looked at Zhao Yu and said!
Xu Yan listened to Zhao Yu's words, he hurriedly snatched the drawing paper in Zhao Yu's hand, and when he looked at the person on the portrait, his wheezing voice suddenly became thick! As soon as his eyes were closed, he knew that his plan had completely failed!
"Lord Xu, look at the person in this portrait, but this witness of yours?"
The second prince chuckled again, and he was very happy to see Xu Yan's current appearance! He pointed to the official who had just identified Li Chengjie and said!
"Now, the whistleblower has instantly become a suspect! Then what he says naturally has no credibility!"
"This palace asks you, why do you want to slander Lord Li?!"
The second prince walked in front of the officer, his eyes were like swords, his words were like knives, and he directly put it on the man's neck, and asked majestically!