Half an hour later.
The courtiers followed Emperor Liang back to the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Facing the table full of delicacies, each of them could no longer work up their appetite.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Xu Rong was even more upset and wanted to get up and leave several times.
Today should have been a ceremony for him to receive his blessings and wash away his dust. It should have been a moment for him to shine and enjoy his sole glory.
However, the imaginary promotion of officialdom and nobility does not exist.
The entire reception ceremony suddenly turned into a drama of human relations in the palace!
Xu Rong was extremely upset, but seeing that Emperor Liang's face was really not pretty, he could only suppress his words of wanting to leave.
Not long after, Shadow Guard Huo Qi appeared in front of the hall again.
The difference is that Huo Qi does not appear alone this time.
I saw him carrying a thin and small eunuch with one hand, like an eagle catching a chicken, and strode to the front of the palace.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates found this person outside Leng Palace."
"A pack of silver needles was found on this person."
With that said, Huo Qi took out the silver needle and placed it on the open space in front of the hall.
The ministers all stretched their heads to take a look, and saw that the package was densely packed with silver needles of different sizes and thicknesses.
At first glance, it was very similar to the silver needle that Lu Qianxue always kept with her.
Emperor Liang asked Lu Qianxue who was standing aside: "Physician Lu, come and see, is this silver needle used for consultation?"
Lu Qianxue stepped forward and took a look, then bowed her head to Emperor Liang and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed a silver needle used for consultation."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Unexpectedly, the fourth prince was right, and the person who really drugged Qingbi was someone else!
Looking at the little eunuch lying on the ground, trembling slightly, Emperor Liang said sternly: "Speak!"
"Who told you to do this?"
The little eunuch was startled by Emperor Liang's questioning voice, and his body shook violently.
He raised his head tremblingly and secretly glanced at Song Huan standing in the corner.
"Fourth Prince, don't you recognize this servant?"
"This slave is the sixth son of the Shenxing Division..."
"Fuck your mother!" Song Huan couldn't help shouting angrily, "Sixth of your mother's size!"
"You have such a rough voice, how dare you pretend to be a eunuch and deceive my father?"
Hearing this, the great eunuch Xue Hai also stepped forward and looked at the young eunuch's face.
"Are you from the Criminal Punishment Department?"
"Do you know who the eunuch in charge of the Punishment Department is?"
The "eunuch" who called himself Xiaoliuzi lowered his head in panic and hurriedly searched for excuses in his mind.
"Slave... I just entered the palace not long ago..."
"Not familiar yet..."
Not to mention Emperor Liang couldn't stand such poor acting, even the other courtiers couldn't stand it.
"Where did the thief come from? He dared to pretend to be a eunuch and sneak into the palace! He is so brave!"
"That's right! He actually dared to frame the fourth prince. How audacious!"
"Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise and powerful! Otherwise, the reputation of the fourth prince would have been ruined by this person!"
"Strict investigation! Strict investigation must be carried out!"
"..."
Seeing that Song Huan had been cleared of suspicion, all the courtiers changed their tune instantly like grass on the wall blown by the strong wind.
Emperor Liang waved his hand and motioned to Huo Qi to drag this man down.
"Take him down and make sure he tells the truth!"
The Shadow Guards are very capable, and for them, torture and extorting confessions is easy.
Huo Qi answered "yes" in a low voice, and then he led the people and disappeared into the night outside the hall.
A farce ended so hastily. Faced with Song Huan who was freed from suspicion, all the courtiers couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Ahem...that, I said it a long time ago! The fourth prince is an upright man and there is no way he would do such a disgraceful thing!"
"Yes! How could such a rebellious act be committed by the fourth prince?"
"The traitor behind this frame-up is too abominable! We must find out who is behind the scenes and give justice to the Fourth Prince!"
Song Huan had long been accustomed to the courtiers' cunning behavior and was too lazy to argue with them.
"Father, you must be tired after this twists and turns, so go to bed early!"
Emperor Liang nodded. After struggling for so long, he did feel a little tired.
"I'm exhausted. If you haven't had enough fun yet, just do what you want!"
"Let's talk about other things in the morning tomorrow!"
As soon as Emperor Liang left, the courtiers naturally lost interest and had to disperse in small groups.
Several officials from the Ministry of War rushed to Xu Rong and congratulated Xu Rong.
However, Xu Rong's eyes followed Shangguan Yi closely as he left.
"Ha, we haven't seen each other for a few years, but Grand Master's thoughts are more delicate than before!"
"Speak and do things without leakage!"
"Do you really think that he can cover up the whole court with one hand?"
Seeing Xu Rong's sarcastic face, Qian Zhutong, the Minister of War at the side, took the initiative and said: "General, you haven't returned to Beijing for many years, I'm afraid you don't know yet!"
"Now that the prince is banned, the second prince went to Liangzhou to quell the chaos. The fourth prince seized this opportunity and took advantage of it!"
"It's very popular now!"
Xu Rong smiled after hearing Qian Zhutong's words.
"I know about the prince's grounding!"
"But even if the prince is grounded and De'er goes to Liangzhou, it won't be the fourth prince's turn to show off here!"
"This guy was a straw bag when he was a kid, and now he's just hooking up with the prime minister's daughter. Does he want to take advantage of this east wind to rise to the top?"
"Daydreaming!"
Seeing that Xu Rong did not take Song Huan seriously, Qian Zhutong was a little worried and warned: "General, the fourth prince is different now from before."
"You must be careful about him!"
"Look, didn't the emperor just hand over the position of instructor of the Shenji Battalion to the fourth prince?"
"The position of commander of the Shenji Battalion was also given to the fourth prince's brother-in-law, Cheng Tianlin!"
"The fourth prince now has the full support of the prime minister, and some civil servants in the court are beginning to lean towards him!"
"If he is allowed to reach out to the military again..."
Speaking of this, Qian Zhutong looked worried.
Xu Rong smiled coldly, his face full of arrogance and disdain.
"Put your hand into the army?"
"Joke, what a big joke!"
"I haven't died on the battlefield yet, and someone is trying to reach out to the military camp?"
"Do you really think I'm just a decoration?!"
"As for the Shenji Camp..."
"Everyone in our Xu family army is loyal and brave. Even if we go to that divine machine camp, we will never be bribed!"
"What's more, the Shenji Camp is only a small camp of 3,000 people, so it's not worth mentioning!"
Although Xu Rong did not take the Shenji Battalion seriously, he was not willing to just give up the position of commander of the Shenji Battalion to others.
If you don’t get it, then it will be destroyed!
Xu Rong is very confident in his Xu Jiajun.
In less than three days, the Shenji Camp will definitely be like a piece of loose sand, unable to be successfully established at all.
Not to mention going to Liangzhou to suppress bandits in advance!
He wanted Emperor Liang to bow his head to him and ask for his release.
He wants everyone in the world to know who Daliang deserves to be the God of War!
