Prince Zhao Ting went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment to ask Lu Wenzheng and Ling Yun for advice on martial arts, but he died suddenly. Everyone was stunned and at a loss.
"You... you must have poisoned His Highness the Crown Prince!..." Feng Lin pointed at Lu Wenzheng with trembling hands and murmured.
Lu Wenzheng felt his head buzzing, his face immediately turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Why did Eunuch Feng say this?"
Feng Lin's eyes were dark and he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was getting up from the Ministry of Justice's Mansion. Before, he had always been radiant and well-behaved. After staying in your mansion for more than an hour, he suddenly fell ill and died. It is clearly you, Lu. Your Excellency has evil intentions and plots to kill the king..."
Ling Yun pursed her thin lips tightly and said coldly: "Eunuch Feng, you have red lips and white teeth, and you have no evidence. How can you casually frame a good person?"
Feng Lin glanced at him with disdain and said in a hoarse and low voice, "Just now, the imperial doctor said that His Highness the Crown Prince was poisoned by some kind of poison. In order to find out the cause of the Crown Prince's death, Lord Lu, please immediately send someone to find Sun Wuzuo for an autopsy." Good insight into all confusion!”
Wu Zuo came soon, but it was another Wu Zuo. Sun Wuzuo had something to do today and happened to be away from home.
However, the results of this autopsy were also very vague. He also said that His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have been poisoned by some kind of poison, but what kind of poison it was was difficult to determine at the moment.
Feng Lin asked the widow to examine the cup from which the prince drank tea, and found that there was no trace of poison in the cup.
Feng Lin's sinister eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes as he stared straight at Lu Wenzheng and said, "Master Lu's method of poisoning is really clever!..."
Lu Wenzheng said dumbly: "Eunuch Feng, please believe that I am indeed unjust! We have a very close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. Why would we risk the disapproval of the world and conspire to kill the king for no reason? I want to enter the palace immediately to face the saint. At the same time, I explained the matter to the Holy One and asked His Majesty to allow me to find out the cause of His Highness’s death and find out the real murderer..."
Feng Lin's cold eyes were filled with light, and he snorted coldly: "I'm afraid we won't have such an opportunity!..."
After speaking, he ordered Zi Yan and others to carry the prince's body into the chariot and left crying all the way.
Lu Wen was sitting blankly on the chair, speechless for a long time.
Unprecedented helplessness and despair surged into his heart. At this moment, it was as if his throat was being strangled by an invisible rope. The more he struggled, the stronger the feeling of suffocation became. He was unable to extricate himself and felt terrified.
Ling Yun stepped forward and said softly: "Sir, what should we do next?"
Lu Wenzheng forcibly suppressed the violent ups and downs in his heart and said silently: "Just wait for the Royal Forest Army to come and seal the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice."
"Sir..." Ling Yun's heart suddenly trembled, as if he had been stabbed hard and stirred hard, until he couldn't breathe due to pain.
"The conspiracy they designed this time is so powerful that I can no longer fight back. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been careless and underestimated the enemy, which harmed myself and all the brothers in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment..."
Lu Wenzheng's voice was tight and hoarse, and his words seemed to be brewing a storm that was about to come.
"By the way," he suddenly remembered something, turned to Ling Yun and said, "Zhichao, you are now the eldest son of the Lord Hou Mansion, and you resigned from the Ministry of Punishment a few years ago, and you are no longer a member of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment. Now A disaster is imminent, you'd better leave quickly to avoid being implicated..."
Ling Yun slowly raised his eyes and met Mr. Lu's tearful eyes; he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Actually, from the moment I met His Highness the Crown Prince here, it was destined that I would not be able to escape this situation. It has something to do with it. What’s more, I have been in the Ministry of Justice for so many years, and my relationship with you is so close..."
Listening to Ling Yun's unhurried words, Lu Wenzheng's sad feeling was like the sand in muddy water gradually settling; he couldn't help but look at the person in front of him in despair, feeling that his soul was lost, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. I don’t know what to say.
Ling Yun continued: "Originally, I came to say goodbye to you today, but something like this happened suddenly, but I couldn't leave. Maybe this was God's will - it was God's will that made us sit on this stormy ship together. , even if I want to choose to escape, it is impossible!..."
"Zhichao..." Lu Wenzheng felt his eyes were so bitter that it hurt, and he whimpered and couldn't speak any more.
A persistent look flashed in Ling Yun's eyes, and he said with a decisive tone: "So Sir, now I have decided that for the sake of our friendship for so many years, and for the kindness that Sir has shown me, no matter life or death, Ling Yun chooses to be with me. The adults will face it together; even if they die, Ling Yun will die with the adults!..."
Lu Wenzheng burst into tears because of his sentiments. He grabbed Ling Yun's hand and said, "Zhichao..."
Li Zhishan, the commander of the Ouchi guards, quickly led his men to seal down the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice. Li Zhishan took out the imperial edict and read it loudly:
"By God's will, the emperor issued an edict:
Lu Wenzheng, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, was an unkind and treasonous minister. He conspired to kill the king. His crime was unpardonable. He was dismissed from all positions. All the prisoners in the Shangshu Palace of the Ministry of Punishment were imprisoned in the sky prison, and Dali Temple was ordered to try the case. Admire this! "
When Lu Wenzheng heard this, he felt disheartened. He slowly took off his hat, kowtowed and said, "I accept the order."
Li Zhishan waved his hand, and the guards on both sides stepped forward to put the shackles on Lu Wenzheng.
When several imperial guards came forward to arrest Ling Yun, Ling Yun could not hold back. He raised his sword eyebrows and performed a clever "White Rainbow Jingtian" move, swinging his arms in one stroke.
A series of movements were performed smoothly and smoothly. The two guards who captured him stumbled back a few steps, unsteady on their feet and fell to the ground!
"Oh, who did I think was so powerful? It turns out to be the famous Commander Ling!..." Li Zhishan heard the sound and walked over, glancing at him with a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, with undisguised mockery and sarcasm.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered that you are no longer from the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment. I should call you the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion! Mr. He, you said that you are uneasy and safe in the Marquis Mansion. Wait, what are you doing here when you have nothing to do? Look, now Lu Wen is involved in a big problem, and you are also implicated, right?..."
As he spoke, his face couldn't help but darken, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon's, gleaming with cold light, and his voice was as cold as quenched ice.
"The Holy One has decreed that all the persons involved in the case in Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment will be arrested, and no one is allowed to be missed. Therefore, no matter what the truth of the matter is, follow-up investigation and follow-up are required. I think the eldest son is a reasonable person, and no matter what, Will you disobey the imperial edict?"
Ling Yun frowned slightly, and his face was frozen for a moment.
"Young Master, this will offend Mr. Li." Li Zhishan's gloomy eyes flashed, and taking advantage of Ling Yun's stunned moment, he signaled to the guards on the left and right.
Several wolf-like guards came forward holding chains.
Ling Yun glanced at them coldly, no longer hiding the dissatisfaction and unwillingness in his heart, and his sharp eyes pierced through them like a knife.
The guards had always been in awe of him, but when they saw his sharp eyes, they couldn't help but feel a shiver in their hearts and hesitated to stop.
"It seems that this Ling Yun is indeed a difficult master!..." Li Zhishan couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Before he could say anything else, Lu Wenzheng said: "Zhichao, don't be rude, don't forget that you are a subject of the Song Dynasty! I believe in the Holy Emperor and the court, and we will get justice and innocence."
When Ling Yun hesitated for a moment, the guards on both sides stepped forward in time and put the chains on him without any explanation.
The imperial guards came in and out, driving the guards, servants, servants, maids, maids and others in the Shangshu's Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment to seize the property in the mansion. The whole house was in chaos.
Lu Wenzheng was upset when he suddenly heard the sound of wailing. He turned around and saw Mrs. Lu being escorted out with disheveled hair.
When Mrs. Lu saw Lu Wenzheng, she burst into tears and desperately rushed forward to hug Lu Wenzheng and said, "Master, why is this happening? You have been innocent all your life and are loyal to the Holy One, but they want to arrest you. What crime have you committed?" What sin?..."
Lu Wenzheng sighed but said nothing.
Li Zhishan ordered people to pull Mrs. Lu away and take her down.
Mrs. Lu cried while being dragged by others: "Master, I know that you were wronged. One day you will be redressed, and heaven will definitely give you justice! I will be there in the dark. Bless you! I have supported you all my life. To protect your innocence, I took the first step!..."
After saying that, she suddenly broke away from the guard who was escorting her, took two steps forward, and hit the big red pillar in front of the palace!
The blood stained her face and the white marble steps on the ground.
Lu Wenzheng screamed miserably: "Madam!..." Tears fell like rain.
Ling Yun, who was standing by, was also heartbroken.
Mrs. Lu's breath was still lingering. She fell to the ground, her eyes straight, and she kept watching Lu Wenzheng gradually walk away, his back gradually disappearing from her sight...
Prince Zhao Ting is the only heir of Emperor Zhao Yu, and both the Emperor and the Queen Mother love him dearly.
Now that the prince suddenly passed away, the emperor and the queen mother were as grief-stricken as if their hearts had been cut out, and they vented all their resentment and anger on Lu Wenzheng.
In anger, the emperor originally wanted to arrest Lu Wenzheng and kill him on the spot, but Zhao Fu, the prince of Jinling, interceded for him, saying that the prince's death was strange and that Lu Wenzheng should be detained pending trial until the truth was found out. Disposal. Otherwise, if you wrongly accuse a good person, it will damage the reputation of the Holy One.
After the emperor hesitated, he met Queen Mother Wei to persuade him.
Empress Dowager Wei lost her beloved grandson. Although she was sad, she thought of Lu Wenzheng's kindness to her in the past, so she felt compassion and said some fair words to Lu Wenzheng: "Your Majesty, Lu Wenzheng is an important minister of the imperial court after all. You must be careful when dealing with him! Once the truth is found out and it is confirmed that he conspired to commit regicide, it will not be too late to deal with him."
The emperor finally nodded. After issuing an imperial edict, he sent Li Zhishan, the commander of the internal guards, to lead the Royal Guards to raid the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment, and escorted Lu Wenzheng, Ling Yun, Yang Zhen and other persons involved in the case to the prison and sent them to the sky jail.
He Yuting, Ding Jinzhi and other close ministers were summoned overnight and asked them to be responsible for the trial of Lu Wenzheng's murder of the prince together with Prince Jinling.
After coming out of the emperor's place, Ding Jinzhi and He Yuting returned to Ding Mansion together.
Ding Jinzhi's deep eyes flashed, and he softly asked his close family member Ding Yi: "Is Young Master Li still there?"
