Chapter 215: Drawing fire under the cauldron 1
"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Qi has arrived outside the Jinluan Palace!" Just as the Emperor was about to fall asleep while waiting, Eunuch Gui ran all the way and whispered into the Emperor's ear.
"Bring me that traitor!"
"My lord, I bow to the emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!" Bi Yuntao was pressed up by Commander Lin, put down the box in his hand, and kowtowed in greeting.
"Hmph!" "Bang!"
When the emperor saw Bi Yuntao kowtowing in greeting, he was furious and slapped the dragon case angrily, "You traitor, do you know your guilt?"
"Father, what are your crimes?" Bi Yuntao looked puzzled, raised his head and asked doubtfully.
"How dare you, Prince Qi, to pretend to be stupid in front of the Emperor!" Before the Emperor could say anything, the Minister of Household Affairs, King Wang, suddenly jumped out and said, "In one night, all the members of the Han family, including more than a hundred people from top to bottom, were killed. They have all been slaughtered and these left prime ministers have been identified, how dare you still quibble?"
Bi Yuntao looked at Zuo Xiang. Zuo Xiang was nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice and dozing off. He was called back to Beijing overnight by the emperor. He was also busy investigating the reasons behind the genocide of the Han family. Until now, he couldn't even open his eyes. Never got along.
"There's no need to blame someone if you want to!" Bi Yuntao said calmly.
"Hey! How dare you not do what happened to the Han family?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue was so angry that his teeth itched when he saw Bi Yuntao looking like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.
"Haven't you already checked it out? Now the copywriting should be all on the Long Case, why bother talking so much? If you don't feel tired, I feel tired!" Bi Yuntao glanced at the frustrated Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and didn't bother to dig at it. Nostrils, the look of contempt on his face was fully visible, "The Han family was exterminated, what does it have to do with you?"
"Bold thief! He refused to admit his guilt even when he was about to die! Mr. Han is not only the teacher of the current emperor, but he is also indebted to me! Han Wuyong was taught by me personally. Now that the Han family has been slaughtered by you, you are here again The imperial court is talking nonsense, it is simply arrogant, has no regard for the king's laws, and despises the court!"
Suddenly three big hats were placed on Bi Yuntao's head. Everyone present watched how Bi Yuntao argued. Even the emperor was waiting for Bi Yuntao's answer.
"You, the king, are arrogant, have no law, and despise the court. I will not admit these things." Bi Yuntao retorted, "On the contrary, I want to ask, the emperor said nothing to me, but the emperor did not say anything. Who gave you the courage to speak so boldly before the Emperor?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Wang Meng was reminded by him and knew that he had violated a taboo. Master, if a slave does not have the consent of the master, how can a slave dare to speak out without permission? He quickly knelt down and said, "I was impulsive and wanted to express my grievances for the Han family. That's why I offended the emperor regardless of the difference between the emperor and his ministers! Please forgive me!"
"It's okay!" The emperor waved his hand to him and turned to look at Bi Yuntao, "King Qi, you slaughtered all the Han family and your hands are covered with blood. Can you plead guilty?"
"Of course I don't admit it!" Bi Yuntao said, "Catch thieves and stolen goods, and catch traitors and couples! Father, you just listened to the one-sided words of the left prime minister and concluded that it was my son who did it. Naturally, my son is dissatisfied! I want my son to be convinced. Confess the crime orally and show evidence!”
For a time, the entire Jinluan Palace fell into silence. There was no evidence in their hands, it was just the result of circumstantial speculation. But if you ask me, King Qi didn't do this, and ten thousand of them don't believe it. As soon as something happened to Han Wuyong, the Han family was wiped out at the back. How could there be such a coincidence?
"Is there no evidence?" Bi Yuntao said with a smile, breaking the embarrassment at this moment, "I have it!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering what King Qi was going to do. Why are you still digging your own grave? He actually took the initiative to hand over the evidence, which is really a big deal and nothing short of surprising!
"Eunuch Gui! The evidence is here! Why don't you hurry up and present the evidence to your father!" Bi Yuntao himself took the initiative to confess, but these people were still indifferent. He stood there stupidly and hurriedly called out to Eunuch Gui. beckoned.
"Oh!" Eunuch Gui heard King Qi calling him, recovered from the shock, ran all the way, picked up the box next to Bi Yuntao, and presented it to the emperor!
The emperor did not doubt that he was there, so he opened the box presented by Eunuch Gui. What he saw was a bloody human head, with two empty and horrifying eyes that met the emperor's eyes.
The emperor was immediately frightened out of his mind and threw the box containing the human head out in horror, "Bi Yuntao! What do you mean?"
"Gululu!" Han Wuyong's head kept rolling on the ground. The ministers present ducked for fear of being touched by the head.
The head moved forward unobstructed, and with a "Boom!" sound, it hit the threshold of the Jinluan Hall and stopped.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the two empty and terrifying eyes were facing the direction of the emperor. The mouth that could not be closed due to stiffness was wide open, as if he was pleading to the emperor, asking the emperor to make the decision for him.
"This is the evidence! Now that both human and material evidence are available, the culprit, Erchen, has confessed his guilt in person and asked the emperor to grant Erchen a death!" Bi Yuntao knelt on the ground and kowtowed in mercy.
"Since you want to die, then I will help you!" The emperor had recovered from the panic and regained his former composure, "Come here! Drag King Qi down!"
"Wait!" As soon as the emperor's voice fell, Bi Yuntao quickly stopped, "Father, ordinary people have a chance to complain to the officials. Can you also give me a chance to plead your case?"
"Your Majesty, I also think that the King of Qi should be given a chance to plead his case!" Zuo Xiang, who was dozing on the side, woke up from his sleep and quickly stood up to plead for Bi Yuntao, "The King of Qi has always abided by the law. I'm afraid he has other reasons for doing this! It doesn't hurt that the emperor listens to it for now!"
Zuo Xiang, you, King Qi, abide by the law, won't your conscience hurt? This was the only thought of everyone present. Where did King Qi abide by the law? If he abides by the law, all the women who come to the brothel will be innocent.
Aren't you just afraid that the emperor will really punish King Qi and make your daughter a widow before she even enters the house? As for lying like this with your eyes open?
This time, the Right Prime Minister and General Xia Jie were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. They did not stand up to oppose the Left Prime Minister. Instead, they chose to remain silent in a tacit understanding.
Seeing someone giving him a step, the emperor also borrowed the donkey and agreed, "Since the left prime minister has already done this, it doesn't hurt to listen!"
"Father, I have something unclear before, and I want to ask my father!" Bi Yuntao did not explain, but asked the emperor a question.
"Speak!" The emperor didn't say much, just uttered one word.
As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Bi Yuntao stopped talking nonsense and asked the emperor, "Father, as a man, what would you do if you see the woman you love being insulted? Do you want to tear the man in front of you into pieces? How can we relieve our hatred with money?"
"This is natural!" The emperor nodded, "This is human nature!"
"Oh!" Bi Yuntao nodded clearly and continued to ask, "Father, if a certain empress in your harem is defiled, what will you do?"
"Who dares to touch my woman?" The emperor said sternly, his eyes filled with cold light, "Who dares to touch my woman, I will put him to death in Lingchi and punish him from all nine tribes!"
"Hahaha!" Bi Yuntao laughed suddenly, "Father, since you are like this, what is the difference between your behavior and my slaughtering the entire Han family?"
"What do you mean?" The emperor immediately understood Bi Yuntao's words. This matter is thought-provoking.
"I don't know how many things Zuo Lian Lian investigated and found out," Bi Yuntao said. "The cause of the matter is that Xue Ruyue and I were invited to the Zuo Xiang Mansion to celebrate Ruoxi's birthday. But we didn't expect that Han Wuyong would actually do something wrong to Xue Ruyue just when the child was talking to Ruoxi!"
"Er Chen and Xue Ruyue disappeared for three or two nights in Hanfeng Temple. Xue Ruyue had already become Er Chen's woman during those days."
"When I saw my woman, I was about to be defiled. My eyes were already red. Where could I have any sense? When I came back to my senses, Han Wuyong had already died in my hands."
I see! The cause of the matter was finally known, and all the ministers present suddenly realized that it was Han Wuyong who wanted to do something wrong with King Qi's woman, so King Qi killed him. This kind of humiliation is not something that any man can bear, no matter the king.
"Your Majesty!" Ji Youfu is also a good person and knows that this is a good opportunity to reciprocate a favor. Although the icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in a timely manner, it is better than nothing.
"Your Majesty! Since it was Han Wuyong who was at fault first, and now Han Wuyong has been dead for a long time, how about equalizing the merits and demerits and letting this matter settle?"
"I second the proposal!" Xia Jie stood up first.
"I second the proposal!" The left prime minister was not willing to be alone.
"I second the proposal!" The Right Prime Minister followed closely.
"Your Majesty, you can't!" An objectionable voice came out unexpectedly, and everyone looked at Wang Mang.
The emperor looked at Wang Mang who was kneeling on the ground, with a flash of displeasure in his eyes. Of course, the emperor was not the only one who was dissatisfied. The eldest prince who was listening also had a gloomy look on his face.
Now it's time to fall out with King Qi. Wang Mang usually seems to be a very shrewd person, why is he so reckless now? Didn't he see that his father didn't want to find out what King Qi meant?
Only the Prime Minister present knew the contents of the investigation. Even though it was just a thin piece of paper, the contents on it were horrifying.
"Your Majesty! King Qi's hands are dripping with blood. Mr. Han is your first teacher. You must make the decision for the Han family! You cannot let King Qi go unpunished! You must bring King Qi to justice! You must not chill the hearts of the Han family! "
It's you again, how did I offend you? Did I sleep with your daughter or your wife? Oppose me at every turn.
From the moment I entered the Jinluan Palace, you started to find fault with me everywhere, and you started to slap three big labels on me. People like you couldn't survive even one episode of the TV series.
"Indeed! What Wang Aiqing said has some truth! Although there is a reason, human life is more important than anything else. Although Han Wuyong died innocently, more than a hundred members of the Han family are innocent. The king of Qi killed innocent people indiscriminately. According to the laws of the dynasty, it should be Behead him in public display!”
tf! Why is this different from the script? It shouldn't be that his tiger body shook, and his domineering anger surged up, shocking everyone present. The emperor was so moved by his affectionate tour that he should acquit himself directly!
"Your Majesty! Please think twice!" Zuo Xiang was no longer sleepy at this time and immediately became more energetic. It doesn't matter if Bi Yuntao is dead, isn't his daughter ruined by him in vain? Wouldn't this make Ruoxi's plan come to nothing? In the end, not only did she lose her innocence, but she also became a widow because of the marriage! What a good thing!
