"Father, this is definitely a slander against your son!" Chu Mo stood out of the queue and directly vetoed Liu Shutong's report.

Emperor Chu nodded, looked at Liu Shutong again, and asked, "Liu Qing's family, the prince said that you were slandering him." Now that the prince has arrived, do you have any real evidence to prove that the prince's poems are fake?"

Liu Shutong nodded heavily, "Your Majesty, the book of poems that Weichen presented before is the best physical evidence." ”

Hearing this, Chu Mo sneered, looked at Liu Shutong and said, "Lord Liu, you only rely on a book of poems and a few folk rumors to convict you of the crime of fraud? ”

"The prince can rest assured, if Weichen does not have conclusive evidence, he will not rashly report the prince's fraud. Liu Shutong said confidently, and then said to Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty, in addition to that book of poems, Weichen also found a witness. At this moment, the witnesses are waiting outside the palace, and I beg His Majesty to order the summons of the witnesses into the palace. ”

"That's right. Emperor Chu nodded.

Hong Sifeng immediately shouted outside, and the two little eunuchs who were guarding outside immediately hurriedly ran towards the palace gate, and after a while, they led a middle-aged man with a goatee into the main hall.

"Your Majesty, the witnesses have brought. The little eunuch said.

Hong Sifeng hurriedly waved his hand to them, and the two little eunuchs retreated outside the hall to guard.

At this time, the middle-aged man with a goatee standing in the middle of the main hall bowed to the Emperor of Chu and bowed: "King Beard of the Grass People, meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu, may Your Majesty live long live Long live Long live!"

"Excuse me. Emperor Chu said.

After thanking him, Wang Huzi stood up, and then glanced left and right. When he saw Liu Shutong and the eldest prince and others, his eyes showed joy.

However, when he turned his head and saw Chu Mo also standing on the main hall, his face couldn't help but show a trace of surprise, as if he felt that 'Mo Chu' shouldn't appear here.

Before he could figure it out, Emperor Chu asked, "Liu Qingjia, who is he and how can he be a witness?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this Wang Hu is the owner of the study that makes and sells this collection of poems, and he has something to say to Your Majesty. ”

After Liu Shutong finished speaking, he immediately glanced at Wang Huzi.

Wang Huzi understood and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when the grass people were printing this poetry collection in the workshop, a young man who claimed to be Mo Chu suddenly broke in and threatened the grass people to print and sell his poems without permission, and to take half of the silver taels of the grass people's business income. ”

Liu Shutong next to him frowned when he heard this, and reminded in a low voice: "Pick the key point." ”

Wang Hu Zicai changed his words again: "Your Majesty, the young man who calls himself Mo Chu is the one who won the King of Poetry at the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting in the Tianren Pavilion that day. This person is outstanding in learning, and after becoming famous in the Heavenly Pavilion, his reputation is on a par with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which can be called the best in the world. This should have been a happy event, but when Mo Chu came to ask for money for poetry that day, he unintentionally revealed a message to the grass people, and he told the grass people that the four poems in this poetry collection were all written by him. ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire court was in an uproar, and all the ministers immediately began to discuss.

Emperor Chu's face also became extremely ugly, and Liu Shutong and the eldest prince and others also showed a victorious smile, just waiting for the last blow to Chu Mo, and he would never want to get up again.

However, after seeing Chu Mo's calm and relaxed appearance, the eldest prince Chu Sheng suddenly became worried again.

Fortunately, at this time, Hong Sifeng sensed the meaning of Emperor Chu, and hurriedly shouted to His Highness: "Silence, silence!"

After the ministers quieted down, Emperor Chu asked Wang Huzi again: "Wang Huzi, I ask you, can you find the Mo Chu in your mouth and come to testify in court?"

Wang Huzi was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Chu Mo, and saw Chu Mo smiling at him, Wang Huzi replied to Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty, isn't that Mo Chu Mo Gongzi in the palace?"

As he spoke, Wang Huzi immediately walked towards Chu Mo and said to him, "Young Master Mo, at this moment, in front of His Majesty, please tell the truth." Are all the poems in that book written by you?"

This Wang Huzi didn't know the crown prince Chu Mo, but after being summoned into the palace, he saw 'Mo Chu' standing beside the eldest prince, and he thought that the eldest prince had invited 'Mo Chu' to testify.

So when Emperor Chu mentioned 'Mo Chu', Wang Huzi said this.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the eldest prince next to him widened his eyes and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Chu Mo immediately glared at him and motioned for him to say a few more words, this matter would have nothing to do with him. Chu Sheng also understood this in his heart, so he had to immediately stiffen his face and pretend not to know this Wang beard.

Only then did Chu Mo retract his gaze, walked to the middle of the main hall, and said to Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty, the four poems in that poetry book are indeed written by me. ”

When Wang Huzi heard this, he immediately rejoiced: "Your Majesty, now that the human and material evidence is there, you can find the prince to confront the court!"

Chu Mo did not come to the court for several days, and Liu Shutong would bring the king's beard with him every day when he went to the court and let him wait outside the palace.

Therefore, Wang Huzi still thought that Chu Mo was still hiding in the prince's mansion as before, in front of the turtle with a shrunken head.

But when he finished saying that, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly quieted down, and the expressions on their faces were very strange, and even Liu Shutong showed an expression of disbelief.

After being silent for a long time, Emperor Chu finally asked, "Wang Huzi, I will ask you again." Is that Mo Chu you are talking about the young man next to you?"

"Your Majesty, exactly. This is Mo Chu Mo's son, he once won the first prize in the Poetry Meeting of the Heavenly Pavilion, and the picturesque girl of the Oiran of the Heavenly Pavilion can also testify that this person is Mo Chu. ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall was silent again, and the civil and military officials also looked at Chu Mo one after another.

The eyes were full of disbelief.

Could it be that the so-called Chu Mo is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the current dynasty?

Emperor Chu seemed to understand something, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and asked, "Prince, what is going on? Why have you become a poetry genius in Kyoto 'Mo Chu'?"

"Prince, Mo Chu?" Hearing Emperor Chu's words, Wang Huzi reacted, looked at Chu Mo beside him with a shocked face, and asked, "Are you, His Royal Highness the Prince?"

"Lone is the crown prince, and he is also Mo Chu. Chu Mo smiled faintly at him and nodded slightly.

After speaking, he looked at Emperor Chu and said with a smile: "Father, my son heard that the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting in the Tianren Pavilion was very lively, and in order to participate in that poetry meeting, he pretended to be a flat-headed common man and turned into Mo Chu. ”

"But I didn't expect that the two poems written at random at the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting in the Tianren Pavilion actually made 'Mo Chu' famous, and also named 'Mo Chu' a poetry genius, which caused such a misunderstanding. ”