Fengtian Temple.
Zhu Biao waited very anxiously and asked Wang Yue more than once: "Is there no news from Han Du yet?"
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be rushed..." Wang Yue whispered quickly.
Zhu Biao felt very depressed and waved his hand casually, "I know!"
Even after standing up and walking around for a few steps, Zhu Biao's irritability was not relieved. "If Han Du comes, let him come to see me immediately."
In fact, Han Du had already obtained Li Jinglong's confession, but he didn't know whether he should give it to Zhu Biao.
It wasn't until Wang Yue sent someone to urge him again that Han Du raised his head and sighed: "Just leave it to fate..."
Following the eunuch to Fengtian Palace, Zhu Biao didn't wait for Han Du to salute, and immediately asked: "How is it? Did he recruit?"
Han Du did not answer. Instead, he glanced at the eunuchs and maids around him with a troubled expression, and whispered: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Biao looked shocked, then waved his hand lightly.
Wang Yue immediately swung his fly whisk and drove out all the eunuchs and maids.
"What's going on?" Zhu Biao's face suddenly darkened.
Han Du took out a stack of confessions from his arms and a thick stack of letters underneath, "The emperor should read it himself."
Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Yue, who immediately ran down and took both the confession and the letter to the imperial case.
Zhu Biao's eyes widened immediately after he picked up the confession and glanced at it. He browsed quickly and turned out the letters one after another, but his face became increasingly livid.
After reading everything, Zhu Biao looked ferocious and horrified, and shouted sternly: "How dare they?"
Then seeing Han Du in front of him, Zhu Biao said solemnly: "Go back first!"
"Yes, I will retire." Han Du seemed to have been granted amnesty, bowed his hands and bowed, then exited the hall.
Standing on the stone steps outside Fengtian Hall, Han Ducai breathed a long sigh of relief. This matter is not only difficult, but also involves me to some extent. It would be the best result to let it go and not go into it any further.
Han Du didn't expect that Li Jinglong would be his man.
...
After Han Du left, Zhu Biao sat on the dragon chair, looking at the confession and letters in front of him, the anger on his face getting stronger and stronger.
Wang Yue wanted to put his head under the bricks of gold. He didn't dare to look at the confessions and letters. How could he see an object that even the Duke of Zhen could avoid? Maybe just because I took one more look, I will never see the sun tomorrow again.
Zhu Biao calmly packed up the confessions and letters himself, suppressing his anger and said: "Show me, Yi Kun Palace"
Yikun Palace, the bedroom of Concubine Lu.
Could it be that these things are related to Concubine Lu?
They were silent all the way until Yu Chu stopped.
"Your Majesty, Yikun Palace has arrived." Wang Yue reminded him softly, standing under the imperial banquet.
Only then did Zhu Biao come to his senses. He raised his head and glanced at the plaque of "Yikun Palace" with complicated eyes, and walked down step by step. The further he walked, the faster his pace became; the further he walked, the more determined Zhu Biao's expression became.
By the time he walked into Yikun Palace, Zhu Biao's face was as cold as ice.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After Concubine Lu and Zhu Yunwen heard this, they knelt down quickly.
"I, my concubine, pay homage to your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
Zhu Biao walked in and was slightly startled when he saw the two of them there. Then he sneered and said: "Just in time, you are all here."
Then he walked straight to the upper seat and sat down without letting the two of them get up.
The two had no choice but to kneel and turn around to face the emperor.
Zhu Biao gave Zhu Yunwen a cold look, and his breath seemed to be cold: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Zhu Yunwen's face couldn't help but change, he lowered his head in fear, his hands on the ground began to tremble uncontrollably, and he couldn't say a word.
Concubine Lu looked up with confusion, glanced at Zhu Biao, then looked at her son, and asked in confusion: "What does the emperor mean by this? What happened to Yunwen?" Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao didn't treat her at all well. With a look on his face, he asked in a cold voice: "He is your son, and he was raised by you. Don't you know what happened to him?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if Yun Wen has done something wrong, if there is anything wrong, I will apologize to the Emperor on his behalf..."
"That's enough!" Seeing that Concubine Lu kept talking, Zhu Biao slapped the armrest and interrupted her.
Zhu Biao's eyes became sharp and cold, staring at Concubine Lu, "Do you really think that I don't know the things you teach him on weekdays? Do you really think that I am not aware of your methods? "
Concubine Lu's expression suddenly changed, and she looked at the emperor in disbelief.
Zhu Biao shouted sternly: "I know everything. The reason why I didn't accuse you is that I hope you can turn around and wake up on your own! I didn't expect that not only do you not repent, but you also get worse and worse!"
Concubine Lu still wanted to struggle, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused..."
"Snapped!"
Zhu Biao kept all the confessions and letters in front of Concubine Lu, pointed with his hand and said: "See for yourself, where did I wrong you?"
The moment Concubine Lu saw the letter, she knew it was over. He suddenly raised his head and sneered: "I am forced to do this by the emperor."
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "????????????????Aren't I tolerant enough to you? Where am I forcing you?"
Concubine Lu also gave up, her eyes full of resentment, and she said in a cold tone: "Your Majesty, Yunwen is the eldest son, and I put all my hopes in him. But in the end, you gave the position of queen to Han Jingyun, and you let us mother and son How to handle myself?"
Zhu Biao's eyes narrowed and he said coldly: "It is the intention of the father, the emperor and the mother to accept Han Jingyun as the queen. Why, do you still dare to be dissatisfied?"
Concubine Lu's eyes were full of madness, and she laughed and said, "Your Majesty, please don't use your father, emperor, and mother as a shield. Ask yourself, aren't you greedy for Han Jingyun's beauty?"
Faced with the question, Zhu Biao also said calmly: "Everyone has a love for beauty, and I am no exception!"
"What kind of love for beauty is just based on lust!" Concubine Lu's expression was full of ferociousness, "What's even more hateful is Han Jingyun. If she hadn't seduced the emperor, how could the emperor accept her as his queen?"
Zhu Biao took a deep breath and looked at the obviously crazy Concubine Lu quietly.
There may be many details behind the appointment of Han Jingyun as the crown prince, but the main one is the intention of the father, the emperor and the empress. But Concubine Lu thinks it was Han Jingyun who seduced me, which is simply unreasonable.
Before this, I had only met Han Jingyun once in the Han Mansion. Moreover, Han Jingyun is a master of arithmetic. Even if she doesn't marry me, she can still live a good life!
In fact, Han Jingyun has been living in the palace for a long time, which is a kind of debt to her.
But Mrs. Lu obviously didn't understand these things, and she even blamed all the faults on Han Jingyun.
"Do you think that if I don't accept Han Jingyun as my queen, I will accept you?"
Madam Lu said matter-of-factly, "Other than my concubine, who else in the Prince's Mansion is qualified?"
This is simply unreasonable. Is it my final decision to become the Crown Princess? It is impossible to become a crown princess without the approval of her father, emperor and mother.
And Ms. Lu has been in the Prince's Mansion for so many years. If her father, the Queen and her mother had approved it, she would have been the Crown Princess long ago, and she would not have waited for Han Jingyun to come from behind.
"Don't you know that the fourth child wants to seize my throne? As an imperial concubine and a prince, do you think he will let you go after he seizes the throne? Why did you choose to collude with him?"
This was what Zhu Biao couldn't understand the most. It was precisely because of this doubt that he came to question the two of them personally.
What on earth do they think, instead of helping me, they collude with my enemies?
There was a fire in the backyard, and people were against each other. This made Zhu Biao the most resentful.
Lu suddenly burst into laughter, "Your Majesty, this world will not be ruled by Yunwen in the future anyway. Since he can only be a vassal king in the future, why can't he unite with King Yan?"
"So what if the King of Yan comes to Beijing? He has an unfair position in the first place. How dare he risk the world's disapproval and kill his concubines? He even gives Yunwen a good fiefdom in order to win over the people of the world. Since the result is the same, Then why can’t you help King Yan?”
Zhu Biao was trembling with anger and pointed at Lu angrily: "Madman, you madman!"
"Hahaha... crazy? Of course I'm crazy! From the day the emperor accepted Han Jingyun as the crown prince, I have been crazy!" Madam Lu laughed hysterically.
Zhu Biao glanced at her coldly, then turned to look at Zhu Yunwen who was kneeling on the ground.
"What? Do you think that because you said nothing, this matter has nothing to do with you? Or do you think that because your mother deliberately blamed you, you can get away with it?"
Yes, even though Lu's scene just now was extremely crazy, she just wanted to put all the blame on her body so that her son could be exempted from punishment.
As long as she could keep her son's position, she was willing to die.
But Zhu Biao has been supervising the country and being emperor for so many years. What kind of methods has he not seen before?
With Lu's little cleverness, Zhu Biao knew what was going on without even thinking about it.
"Father, father..." Zhu Yunzhen's mouth went dry and his body couldn't help trembling.
After all, this person is his own son. Seeing him in such embarrassment, Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He said in a serious tone: "Do you think Yun Ye is inferior to you?"
Zhu Yunwen still didn't dare to answer, but of course he thought so in his heart. If he thought he was not as good as Yun Ye, then he would not be eager to win and would not think that the position of prince should be his.
Zhu Biao continued: "But in Kailai, you are only smart and have no great wisdom. Even though Yun Ye is a few years younger than you, in terms of talent, he is far superior to you."
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"Why did your father say this?" Zhu Yunwen suddenly became more eloquent when speaking, and his body no longer trembled. However, the look he looked at his father was filled with hatred.
Zhu Biao didn't care about this. This bit of hatred was not enough to move him.
"You see that's how you are. As long as it doesn't hurt you, you don't care even if it's your mother and concubine. And once it harms yourself, even your father will be resentful."
"Father, son, son, son, no..." Zhu Yunwen suddenly broke into a cold sweat and quickly lowered his head.
Zhu Biao shook his head lightly, "Do you know what I think of your behavior?"
Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to talk anymore.
"You think you are smart, and you pretend to do something to hide it from others. Little do you know that in the eyes of truly capable people, these actions of yours are childish and make you laugh!"
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to raise his head, Zhu Biao asked calmly: "Do you know about the Three Kingdoms?"
"My son has read it." Zhu Yunwen couldn't suppress his desire to show off and immediately raised his head to answer.
But such a move made Zhu Biao sigh even more.
"During the Three Kingdoms period, do you still remember how Cao Cao evaluated Yuan Shao?"
"I remember..." Zhu Yunwen was suddenly startled, his face changed drastically, but he could no longer say the next words.
It doesn't matter, if he doesn't say it, someone will of course say it.
Zhu Biao shook his head and sighed: "Cao Cao said about Yuan Shao: He is fierce and timid, and he is always scheming. He cherishes his life when doing big things, and forgets his life when he sees small profits. He is not a hero."
"If you don't know what kind of person you are, you can compare it with Cao Cao's words. If you think you don't comply with any of them, just say it!"
"My son, my son..." Zhu Yunwen's face was pale, and these words were like a sharp sword, piercing his body completely.
But Zhu Yunwen was unwilling to accept it. He was extremely unwilling to admit that he was someone like Yuan Shao.
Zhu Biao glanced at him lightly as if he was predicting the future, "What? You think you are not a person like Yuan Shao? To be honest, in my eyes, you are not as good as Yuan Shao!"
