imperial study room
As soon as Xie Lan and Chang Geng stepped into the door of the royal study, an inkstone flew towards them. He ducked slightly and the third prince immediately said displeasedly, "King Dingbei, you are so brave. Your Majesty will beat you." Dare you hide?"
Xie Lan glanced sideways, and the third prince immediately shut up, but then said unwillingly, "Did I say something wrong? My father said that what he dislikes most is disobedient people."
"Really?" Xie Lan said disdainfully, "If the third brother had been obedient, how could he have caused so many troubles in just two days. Speaking of which, the third brother has become more and more courageous. Now he dares to smash My palace is in the palace, so in a few days, will my third brother also destroy the study room?"
The third prince was used to Xie Lan's indifference and silence. He suddenly became sharp-tongued and so aggressive. The third prince was extremely unaccustomed to it.
His Majesty's face was also very ugly, "What did the third child say wrong? You know clearly that the girl from the Tao family is the murderer of the young master of the Zhou family, but you actually dare to have her rescued from the prison and sent to your house. What, do you really want to be in-laws with the Chu family?"
When His Majesty said this, there was deep dissatisfaction in his eyes. The flesh on his face was shaking because he was so angry. Even though he was very dissatisfied with him, he kept staring at him, waiting for his answer.
He had seen such a scene many years ago, and it was really... boring.
"What does Your Majesty want me to say? That I do have this ambition, or that I am loyal to Your Majesty and will die?"
Xie Lan's words sounded full of dissatisfaction. Since that incident, even if Xie Lan was dissatisfied with him, he had never said such words again. When he suddenly heard it, His Majesty was angry and surprised.
What makes him angry is that Xie Lan's eyes now are exactly the same as those of the queen back then. There is disgust, disgust, and a bit of discomfort in speaking out. What surprises him is his sudden change.
The emperor did not believe that he reacted this way because Xie Lan was too angry because the third prince had a conflict with people in the palace.
In that battle half a year ago, our army suffered heavy casualties. Xie Lan was protected by so many people and survived. At that time, he was like an evil ghost coming out of hell, with murderous intention all over his body.
But at that time, he didn't have the courage and momentum he has now. What happened?
"How dare you, if you see clearly who I am, you won't be afraid if you dare to talk to me like this..."
"What are you not afraid of? After killing my mother, why don't you dig up the Xie family's ancestral graves and let their bodies be trampled on?" When Xie Lan talked about this matter, there was a strong sense of ridicule in his eyes.
He was obviously smiling, but His Majesty was afraid.
The third prince is also a little afraid of him at this time, but he has always been arrogant and domineering. If he wants him to admit defeat, it is impossible.
Then the third prince jumped out again, "King Dingbei, you are so brave. His Majesty is asking you questions now, not for you to accuse him."
"Really?" Now that Xie Lan had spoken, he would not let the third prince off easily. He originally wanted to argue with this sanctimonious hypocrite before settling the score with him, but he didn't expect him to be so impatient. In this case, he I wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson early.
"You, a person who doesn't care about the life and death of the people and ignores the laws of the court, can stand here so arrogantly. What can I dare not do?
You must have told His Majesty what happened with Tao Yaoyao in this palace.
I guess the reason why you mobilized so many people tonight is to verify this matter.
Since you want to know this matter so much, I will tell you that your guess is correct. She is indeed in the palace, but why did she appear in the palace? This is a question I also want to ask the third prince. "
"If the person is in your house, you will naturally bring him back." The third prince retorted subconsciously, "Don't think that because you confuse right and wrong, my father will believe what you say.
This prince tells you, no matter what you say today..."
"Your Majesty, King Zhou and King Xin are here." Eunuch Liu came in to report.
His Majesty glanced at the sky and frowned, "It's too late. What are they doing here?"
"The king invited them here." Xie Lan looked at His Majesty with a sneer, "The king has been in poor health recently, and I was afraid that he could not bear the grievances he suffered today, so he asked the two of them to come over to discuss matters and bear witness. .”
"Xie Lan, you are so brave." His Majesty was completely irritated, "Don't think that because you are so weird today, I don't dare to do anything to you..."
"Of course your Majesty dares to do so. I have never doubted this." Xie Lan continued, "Back then, I was still a child and was so ill that I didn't know what to do. At that time, Your Majesty didn't even care about the father-son relationship between you and me. .
From that time on, I knew that in the royal family, family ties were weak, and if you valued it too much, you were courting death. I had narrowly escaped death several times in the past few years, and I had already taken everything lightly.
Therefore, if Your Majesty still wants to use the same method to deal with me, Your Majesty might as well stop it. "
"you……"
When the emperor was angry, Xie Lan made the decision and asked Eunuch Liu to bring the people in. Eunuch Liu looked at His Majesty and then at Xie Lan, hesitating and not daring to move.
At this time, King Zhou and King Xin came in.
The third prince frowned when he saw this, "Father hasn't summoned you yet, how did you get in?"
King Zhou was tactful. Since he dared to come in, he naturally thought of his words before coming in. No, as soon as the third prince finished speaking, King Zhou started to pretend to be stupid, "Didn't your Majesty call me to come in? Why did I hear Your Majesty?" Did you let us in? King Xin, did you hear that?"
King Xin came in together with King Zhou, so naturally he was on King Zhou's side.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister and King Zhou are a bit old. If we heard wrong, we will go out and wait now."
The God King said that he was about to turn around and leave. When His Majesty saw this, he almost cursed him on the spot. They have all come in, and they can be driven out again, so that tomorrow morning they will meet him in the court again.
Besides, this matter is not a secret. After they knew what the third prince had done, they were in trouble again.
If it can be solved tonight, that would be great.
After thinking about this clearly, His Majesty was reluctant to keep them, "Now that they have come in, let's talk about how to deal with this matter."
King Zhou stepped forward and said, "This matter has been the fault of the third prince from beginning to end. King Dingbei is the one who has been wronged. As an old minister, it is better to let the prince express his opinion."
His Majesty and the third prince looked at King Zhou at the same time.
One is unhappy and the other is angry.
"King Zhou, have you figured it out? I am kind enough to visit King Dingbei tonight. Even if he doesn't appreciate it, he actually lets people in his house hurt my prince. I didn't let my father lock him up. It's already the end of benevolence and righteousness.
Furthermore, you know the murderer of Zhou Yu, right? There was a storm in the city this morning that he was kidnapped. Do you know the result? This person is in Dingbei Palace, and the prince admitted it just now. "
Speaking of this matter, the third prince looked proud, "Secretly concealing a serious criminal from the imperial court is a serious crime of beheading."
"A repeat offender from the imperial court? Who is it?" King Xin looked at the third prince with a puzzled look, "I heard that the eldest son of the Zhou family was killed and the murderer has not yet been found. The Tao girl is just a suspect.
Third Prince, although you are not working in the Ministry of Justice, you have cleared the case review process of the Ministry of Justice. The reason why you are called a suspect is because this matter has not been investigated clearly.
Since there is no clear investigation, how can we say that the person is a repeat offender? "
King Xin looked at the third prince with a preachy look, which made the third prince look angry. Was he discussing the relationship between the two with them? He was obviously telling them what Xie Lan had done.
From what they said, he did something wrong?
No, King Xin and King Zhou were helpers invited by Xie Lan, so they naturally turned to him.
"Father, King Zhou and King Xin must have been bribed by King Dingbei, otherwise why are they favoring King Dingbei both inside and outside their words." The third prince sowed discord, "Father, before I just thought that King Dingbei was This was done inappropriately, and now I find out that he was relying on someone to help him, so he was so arrogant and domineering."
It must be said that the third prince really dared to say anything because of His Majesty's favor. He didn't even look at who King Xin and King Zhou were. If he offended them both with just one sentence, he wasn't afraid of being plotted against later.
The third prince is used to being arrogant and domineering. Even if he thought about it, he would think that he is the king and they are ministers. What does it matter?
Besides, if His Majesty has been so kind to her, he will definitely be able to sit in that position in the end. When the time comes, they will be nothing. Anyone who is unhappy will be killed.
"Your Majesty, please give me the death penalty."
King Zhou suddenly knelt on the ground and cried with tears and snot. His Majesty and the third prince were stunned when they saw this, "King Zhou, what's wrong with you? You're so fine..."
"Father, my son said that he and King Dingbei are in the same group. He must feel that what he has done has been discovered by you. He is afraid and wants to confess and be lenient."
His Majesty looked at the third prince with a look that looked like a fool.
His Majesty has been on the throne for many years. Although he is not the smartest emperor, he has been dealing with these ministers for so many years, and he has still managed to get rid of them.
King Zhou is a cunning fox. Whoever he wants to plot against will definitely not be able to escape, but whoever wants to plot against him will have to shed his skin even if he wants to die.
The third prince wanted to threaten him, but he was simply asking for trouble.
It was obvious that King Zhou was angry. After His Majesty came to his senses, he knew that if he said anything more, it would only make him more angry, so he followed his words.
"Tell me what's going on."
King Zhou didn't mention a word about his injustice. He just kept asking his majesty to kill him. In the end, his majesty was annoyed and simply ignored him and looked directly at King Xin next to him.
Upon seeing this, King Xin immediately stepped forward and said, "King Zhou feels that he has been wronged and feels uncomfortable. Your Majesty also knows that this man is old and has a small mind. But you must not blame him. After all, he is old. He can’t control things.”
