Song De was so confused that when he raised his head, he met Emperor Liang's eyes full of scrutiny.
"Second brother, isn't that what you told me when you first came here?"
"You said these businessmen are all profiteers with criminal records!"
"You didn't tell me that these people are all royal merchants from Daliang!"
"Also, you were the one who told me that Lin Shuang was beaten to death by the fourth child, right?"
Song De's cold sweat quickly ran down his back.
"Yes... it was the young guard from Dali Temple who told me earlier that Mr. Lin was beaten very seriously!"
Song Huan keenly captured the key point of Song De's words: "Why do the guards of Dali Temple report to you?"
"Why, are you secretly colluding with Dali Temple officials?"
Song De was immediately shocked: "What nonsense are you saying!"
"When did I ever say such a thing!"
"Anyway, it's true that you took the initiative to hit people, so stop messing around here!"
Song Huan didn't say much about what the truth was. I believe Emperor Liang had already made a judgment in his heart!
After Song De said this, the Yangxin Hall suddenly fell into a suffocating and embarrassing silence.
Lin Shuang had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak to Song Huan: "I have misunderstood, Your Highness, please forgive me!"
"Weichen promises that in future cases, we will find out the truth before going to arrest people!"
Song Huan lowered his eyes: "Master Lin was also reported by the masses, so there is nothing wrong with going to arrest him."
"It's just that I want to know which member of the public did Mr. Lin receive the report from?"
"We might as well bring this person here. I want to ask him why he reported today's discussion!"
Lin Shuang's eyes suddenly widened, and his heart almost jumped out of his body!
He looked at Song De as if asking for help, and his eager eyes seemed to say: "Your Highness, you didn't tell me who should have reported it before!"
Song De didn't dare to have any eye contact with Lin Shuang, but silently moved his eyes to the side.
"Master Lin, as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Dali Temple is now temporarily acting on behalf of Kaifeng Mansion in all matters!"
"You are the parent official of the people of Bianjing!"
"When you speak and do things, you must pay attention to evidence, and you can't just talk!"
Hearing this, Lin Shuang was stunned.
He knew that Song De's words were not as simple as they seemed!
Lin Shuang has a pair of elderly and frail parents. Now with the help of the general, he has the top doctor in the capital to diagnose and treat their illness.
It is precisely because of this that Lin Shuang has been working silently for the general, and even did not hesitate to steal information from Shangguan Yi for the general!
Now Song De can mention the three words "parent official", isn't he reminding Lin Shuang——
Your parents' lives are still in the hands of the general. You should think twice before you act!
Thinking of this, Lin Shuang gradually calmed down.
"Your Majesty...Wei Chen pleads guilty!"
"It was the businessman Zhou Yingkai who was expelled from the imperial merchant register. He was jealous, so he gave the minister a favor..."
"As long as Wei Chen disrupts today's discussion meeting, he promised to give Wei Chen a large sum of money!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Liang's expression became extremely angry in an instant.
"That's unreasonable!"
"This is my imperial court official in Daliang, colluding with merchants?"
"Lin Shuang, do you know your guilt?"
Lin Shuang calmly leaned down, no longer as frightened as before.
Probably because he already knew his final outcome, Lin Shuang became extremely calm at this moment.
"All the mistakes are because the humble officials are blinded by money!"
"All of these are Wei Chen's personal actions and have nothing to do with the other guards of Dali Temple!"
"The humble minister has been convicted of his crime, but he will be punished by the Holy Spirit!"
Emperor Liang was too lazy to say anything more to Lin Shuang in front of him. He simply told Xue Hai: "Get the guards to drag him down."
"Take him to the Prison Department Prison and deal with him in accordance with the law!"
"yes!"
Lin Shuang was dragged down by the guards. Seeing that his mission had been completed, Liu Qing said goodbye with a wink.
In the Yangxin Hall, only Emperor Liang, Song Huan and Song De's father and son were left again.
Just as Emperor Liang was about to speak, Song Huan knelt down with a "pop" sound.
"Father, my son is guilty!"
Emperor Liang showed a hint of surprise on his face, but the previous suspicion and doubts were no longer there.
Obviously, he was indeed very satisfied with the 70 million taels of sponsorship money raised by Song Huan.
Song Huan pretended to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said to Emperor Liang from the bottom of his heart: "I shouldn't have secretly organized this sponsorship meeting without telling my father!"
"Originally, Erchen's original intention was to save some money for our Daliang treasury."
"Winter has entered now, and several state capitals are currently facing severe snow disasters."
"My son is thinking that if this move can leave some money for the treasury, then my father will no longer have to worry about disaster relief!"
"Originally, I wanted to give my father a surprise, but in the end, it turned out to be a shock!"
Song Huan sighed, obviously regretting his behavior.
It can be seen from today's events that Emperor Liang cannot have 100% trust in each of his sons!
Song Huan understood that if he did not perform this good show, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of Emperor Liang in the future.
Sure enough, seeing Song Huan's move, Emperor Liang immediately stood up and helped Song Huan up personally.
"Fourth, what are you talking about?"
"How could I be frightened?"
"I see your thoughtfulness in my eyes, and I am touched in my heart!"
"I am a great blessing to have a son like you!"
"In the future, whenever you need anything, just ask, and I will satisfy you one by one!"
If it had been in the past, Song Huan would have been grateful to hear General Liang's words.
But now, Song Huan has to face a cold truth——
What Emperor Liang said was just a casual remark when he was happy.
The emperor's mood was moody and uncertain.
If he touches his reverse scale one day, everything he said before can be forgotten!
All the emperor's words are all illusions.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable, this is the norm!
Being helped up by Emperor Liang himself, Song Huan looked moved and extremely frightened: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely report to you in advance what I will do in the future!"
"I will never let you face such a shock again!"
"By the way, Father, I haven't told you yet what the purpose of this steel mill is!"
The father and son were about to have a long conversation when they turned around and saw Song De standing at a loss.
Although Lin Shuang's self-destruction just now allowed Song De to escape, at this moment, his hands were still shaking uncontrollably.
I am afraid that I will be angered by Emperor Liang!
Especially when he saw the scene of Song Huan's deep love with Emperor Liang and his son, he was so angry that he was shaking all over.
He didn't understand why Emperor Liang wouldn't treat him so affectionately even though he was his son!
