"Mr. Gui, you don't look good. Is there something wrong with you?" King Lu noticed Gui Junxi's expression at a glance and couldn't help but be surprised.
Gui Junxi forced a smile, but before he could reply, he saw Butler Zhang running in hurriedly, turned over and knelt down: "Your Majesty, it's not good!"
"Zhou Liang suddenly disappeared. Everyone couldn't find him. They thought he had something to do with him. Just now, the civil servants of Shuntian Mansion secretly sent news."
"I don't know what kind of crazy thing this guy has. He went to sue the officials at night to accuse Shuiyun Temple of harboring filth and evil!"
"What?" King Lu was furious and stood up immediately: "It's actually Zhou Liang?"
"Is this guy crazy?"
"Back to my lord, it's him, Zhou Liang, who beat the drum of Shuntian Mansion Yamen, reported Shuiyun Temple, and falsely accused you of trying to kill him." Butler Zhang immediately kowtowed heavily and said.
"Nonsense! When did I say I wanted to kill him?"
This was the first time he was touched by someone, and it was by his own slave. No matter how well-mannered King Lu was, he couldn't bear it anymore. He was so angry that his mouth was full of smoke, and he roared: "But now, I really want to kill him. Come on, hurry up." He caught him and interrogated him, what kind of alcohol did this guy drink to make him so crazy?"
"Publish my post and bring this guy back!"
"It can't be done, Your Majesty. The civil servant said that at that time, in the Shuntian Mansion, Prime Minister Zhao Xu Zhao was there, University Scholar and Minister of War Cui Zhaoquan, Lord Cui, and more importantly, Southwest Governor Luo Pei and Dai Wang were both there."
"What, this guy actually made a fool of himself in front of King Dai?" King Lu trembled all over after hearing this. He kicked the table over, looked around, pulled out the sword hanging on the wall, and held it in his hand: " Come, come with me and kill this slave who betrays his master."
Gui Junxi hurriedly stopped Prince Lu who was about to rush out: "My lord, calm down first!"
"Sir, Zhou Liang dares to falsely accuse me, how can I not be angry!" King Lu said angrily, could he be the blue hat king in the future?
Gui Junxi said hurriedly: "Because it is the steward of the palace who is suing the officials, Your Majesty, you cannot mess up the situation, otherwise, you may fall into someone's conspiracy!"
King Lu slowly suppressed his anger and asked: "Mr. Yi, what should I do now? Just let this guy ruin my reputation?"
"Your Majesty, you should know what kind of person Shuntian Prefecture Yin is. He will definitely not enmity with you. The most urgent task now is to ask about the trial process..."
If the governor of Shuntian Prefecture wants to suppress this kind of thing, there may not be anything he can do about it. Other ministers will not offend King Lu, but he can only worry about it on behalf of the king.
King Lu thought this was true, so he kicked Butler Zhang: "Why don't you go check it out!"
"……yes!"
King Lu also spent a lot of money to place people in Shuntian Mansion. The reason why the news was sent back so quickly this time was also thanks to this advance.
King Lu is now hoping that the governor of Shuntian Prefecture can control the situation within a certain range and prevent it from reaching the ears of his father.
Shuntianfu Yamen
The governor of Shuntian Prefecture was livid at this time, with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead, but he had to work hard to maintain his official authority and listen to the kneeling people below.
"In addition to a few selected attendants, the imperial concubine offered incense many times?"
His throat was dry, but with the chief minister and the king watching, the governor of Shuntian Mansion had no choice but to ask this question.
After learning that everyone in Prince Lu's palace, from the princess to the attendants, had been to Shuiyun Temple, he knew that things might not go well today.
And when he heard that Zhou Liang had confessed that in order to escape guilt, the imperial concubine had gone to Shuiyun Temple many times to offer incense, he was so shocked that he sat stiffly and was almost frightened out of his mind.
As Zhou Liang said, this incident is truly the biggest scandal in the world!
In fact, not only the governor of Shuntian Prefecture knew the horror of this matter, but other officials also knew it.
Even Cui Zhaoquan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was sweating on his forehead. He regretted inviting everyone to come and listen. Why are you talking so much?
I accidentally overheard such secrets in the palace!
It is related to the innocence of the palace concubine and the authenticity of the royal bloodline. It is conceivable that this matter will become a fuse, causing the muffled thunder caused by the appearance of the temple to explode!
And it is unknown whether those of them who were unintentionally involved at this time can escape unscathed!
There was silence in the venue. Zhao Xu, the first assistant, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and winked secretly. However, it was late at night and the candle was already weak. Yin Tanping of Shuntian Mansion really couldn't tell.
At this time, Zhou Liang was kneeling on the ground and shouting in a hoarse voice: "Master, it's absolutely true! Before the villain escaped, the prince was interrogating the matter in the palace and beat the maid to death!"
hiss!
This confession made people even more horrified and stirred up their imaginations. The person who wrote the transcript had sweat all over his face, so he wiped his forehead and continued writing.
Yin Tanping, the governor of Shuntian Mansion, stared at this prisoner. If the king and the chief assistant were not present, and he had a special status, he would have ordered this man to be executed immediately in the court.
This might be a small punishment, but it would not be a disaster, but at this moment, he had no choice but to slap the gavel again.
"Bold! Lord Zhou Liang, do you know that falsely accusing the Lord and the Prince is a capital crime?!"
Anyway, he might die anyway. If he admits the false accusation at this time, he is afraid that his death will be even worse, and he will not even be able to die happily. But if he grits his teeth and endures it, he might still be able to live!
By now, Zhou Liangheng had made up his mind, kowtowed heavily, and said: "The villain knows this, and it will be known as soon as the matter is investigated. How dare the villain dare to lie? If there is anything wrong, please chop off the villain's head!"
These words are so confident that once people hear them, they will know that they are absolutely sure.
It seems that this person did not make a false accusation, but told the truth.
Luo Pei listened and looked at Dai Wang again.
Originally speaking from a practical point of view, because he was transferred to the southwest and was responsible for the shrine affairs on behalf of the king, his heart was a little wavering, not for himself, but for his wife and children who stayed in the capital. But at this time, he thought that the destiny of the king was on his behalf. !
"Sure enough, I was right to insist on taking refuge with the King. Once the matter of Concubine Wei is involved, King Lu may be in doom."
At the same time, someone had the same idea.
This person was the chief minister. Looking around, he saw that everyone's face was pale, especially the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, who was almost slumped in his seat, while the king on behalf of the emperor had no expression on his face.
The first assistant thought to himself: "Is there really a destiny?"
The governor of Shuntian Prefecture could not handle this matter, and it was not easy to deal with it. Seeing that it was late at night, Tan Ping could not see his eyes, and he was so flustered that he could not think of this. He thought in his heart that if he brought up the scandal again, it would be a problem for the emperor. , it has ruined the dignity of the royal family, and it is really not appropriate to inquire further.
After thinking about it, seeing that no one else said anything, the Chief Assistant stood up and said, "This matter is not suitable for careful review. It is more appropriate to report it to the Emperor."
As soon as he said this, Tan Ping suddenly woke up and felt palpitations in his heart again. What happened to him? Why was he obsessed? He continued to ask, when it came to Concubine Wei that day, he should withdraw from the court.
At this time, he couldn't help but say: "Come here, take this slave down and put him in prison. No one is allowed to visit him."
"Master, Master, what I said is true..." Immediately, a yamen officer pulled him down. Zhou Liang suddenly felt an ominous feeling and shouted desperately. The long voice faded away and became weaker and weaker.
