Chapter 253: Go with the flow
The imperial concubine also felt relieved. She didn't expect that her stupid son would become so powerful now.
Bi Yuntao continued, "As for the fire blunderbuss you are talking about, it is a myth. The fire blunderbuss is strictly guarded by the imperial court, and is supervised by the father and the left prime minister. If you, the king, take out the fire blunderbuss, then I would like to ask you something."
"Now, my body is covered with mud, I don't have a pocket, and I don't have a firecracker in my hand. To catch thieves and stolen goods, to catch adultery and couples, everything depends on evidence. You keep saying that I will beat the second prince with a firecracker. He was seriously injured, but what about the fire gun? I have never seen a fire gun, and I don’t know why the second prince was seriously injured."
"I just heard a noise and went to see what happened. Unexpectedly, I saw the second prince covered in blood and lying on the ground. You even beat me upside down and splashed dirty water on me."
"You, you, you! You are such a mouthful!" Lao Ba was so angry that Bi Yuntao's barrage of attacks made him tremble all over. His outstretched fingers trembled violently. When he saw that this move didn't work, he kowtowed to the emperor repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, what I said is all true. Please be careful, Your Majesty."
"You asked me to observe clearly, then I want to ask you, how do you answer the questions asked by King Qi just now?"
The emperor pondered for a moment and felt that Bi Yuntao was right, so he asked Lao Ba, "I want to hear your answer before making a decision."
This... Lao Ba, who had his head buried on the ground, clenched his teeth with hatred, wishing to tear Bi Yuntao into pieces. Isn't this King Qi a loser? Why is his eloquence so sharp today? He actually made himself speechless and speechless.
"What? Why don't you answer?" The emperor looked at Lao Ba quietly. When he saw Lao Ba buried his head on the ground and had no reply for a long time, his voice turned cold.
"Back to the Emperor, everything I said is true. There are still corpses in the forest. Your Majesty, you can send someone to the pine forest to check."
Lao Ba didn't know how to answer, so he became bald in desperation.
"Of the ten people in the group, only the remaining ones are still alive. I don't know why King Qi's fire blunderbuss disappeared, but King Qi shot the others together in front of the second prince and me."
A group of ten people! This news was like a thunderbolt. The ministers and concubines were shocked and began to whisper.
The whole thing immediately became confusing. The father-in-law was right and the mother-in-law was right. If they couldn't sort it out, it was still chaos. Everyone present was confused.
Why do firecrackers appear and why do firecrackers disappear? Why did the second prince's guards appear at the hunting ground? Why was it that after the second prince and King Qi fought, the unlearned King Qi was safe and sound, but the second prince who had experienced hundreds of battles was seriously injured? Why was the second prince and all the guards killed, and only the person in front of him and the second prince were still alive?
Could it be? The people present were either ministers who had been in office for many years, or concubines who were scheming in the palace compound. No matter who they were, they could be regarded as scheming people.
After thinking about it, I came up with a guess, that is, a woman!
If there is any grudge between Prince Qi and the second prince, it is that Prince Qi acted as a flower picker the night before the emperor was about to announce the marriage between the second prince and Meng Ruoxi, and defiled Meng Ruoxi.
After several twists and turns, King Qi was deprived of the qualification to inherit the throne by the emperor and was given a title. Forced by the situation, Meng Ruoxi agreed to King Qi's request and bowed down to marry him.
The whole thing seemed like King Qi had been punished, but King Qi had never been interested in fighting for the throne, so it was a blessing in disguise, and he got the beauty back.
Instead, the second prince lost his wife and lost his troops! Not only did he lose his woman, but the emperor also took the opportunity to retrieve the tiger talisman that he had never taken back. All the generals who supported the second prince were either relieved of their posts by the emperor or disrupted in various military affairs.
Once this guess emerged, everyone looked at Bi Yuntao and Zuo Xiang with strange eyes.
This Meng Ruoxi is truly worthy of being a beauty and a disaster, and now her reputation as a disaster for the country and the people has become a reality. Sure enough, most of the triggers of war come from women!
Everything they could think of, Zuo Xiang could also think of, and his face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. If the emperor hadn't been here, Zuo Xiang would probably have gone crazy.
As a person in a superior position, he naturally thinks more than others.
As soon as this idea emerged in the emperor's mind, he rejected it.
Only the emperor knows what the second prince does behind the scenes. The second prince's purpose in doing this was to put Bi Yuntao to death.
Bi Yuntao ruined the second prince's good deeds over and over again, and the second prince had long regarded Bi Yuntao as a thorn in his side.
Not far away, in the nearest Miaochun Pavilion, Bi Yuntao accidentally destroyed the stronghold used by the second prince to sell stolen goods.
To the second prince, that place was a gold-selling cave that made a lot of money every day. Cutting off a person's wealth was like taking a life. The second prince naturally couldn't bear this.
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but glance at Bi Yuntao.
The plan cannot keep up with the changes. In this case, why don't I just go with the flow?
Since the second prince has already formed a life-and-death feud with Bi Yuntao, I might as well intensify their conflict, so that I can eliminate a serious problem without getting my own hands dirty.
It doesn't matter if Bi Yuntao loses. I will use my free plan to keep him alive, so that I can eradicate the second prince in an honest and fair way under the pretext of investigating the cause of Bi Yuntao's death.
After reconsidering it, the emperor felt that this idea was indeed feasible, so he said: "Prime Minister Zuo, now you send people to search for corpses in the pine forest, and when they are found, bring those corpses to me."
"I accept the decree."
Bi Yuntao was stunned by the emperor's actions. What on earth was the emperor thinking? He actually actually listened to Lao Ba Suo! Before co-authoring, I had to spend a lot of money and my mouth was dry, and it turned white!
I am your son! You don't believe your son's words, but you listen to a foreigner! You are really my biological father! As long as you are not related to me by blood, I must let you know how much it hurts to be kicked in the face by a forty size big foot!
"Shu Fei, I know you feel sorry for Yun Di. You have nothing to do with me here. Hurry to the Imperial Hospital to see how he is injured. As long as I am here, I will make the decision for Yun Di!"
"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty! I, my concubine, will retire first!"
A woman stood out among the concubines. Although her appearance was not as beautiful as that of the imperial concubine, her appearance was still one among ten thousand.
I think this is the concubine Shu who I have never met before! Bi Yuntao stared at Concubine Shu carefully with his lustful eyes, but after Concubine Shu turned her head, Bi Yuntao lost interest in her.
Although she has outstanding looks, she has a mean and mean look on her face that is not flattering at all. She is short, has no breasts and no butt, and just looking at her makes people uninterested. I don’t know why the emperor included her in the harem when he chose his concubine.
When Concubine Shu walked up to Bi Yuntao, an unnoticeable killing intent flashed through her eyes, but it was only for a moment. As she took steps forward, the killing intent was hidden in her eyes until it disappeared.
As Concubine Shu left, no one made a sound in the entire room, which fell into silence until the left prime minister led a group of guards and came in carrying several corpses.
"Your Majesty! I only found six corpses," said Zuo Xiang.
After hearing this, the emperor got up and came to the corpse to inspect it.
When he saw the two corpses with bleeding foreheads, the expression on their faces suddenly became gloomy.
"King Qi! Do you know your guilt?" The emperor sat back on the dragon chair again and said with a sullen face.
"Your Majesty! What crime am I guilty of?" Bi Yuntao doesn't believe in evil. Does the Emperor really intend to destroy the family for justice?
"Hmph! You dare to quibble when you are about to die!" The emperor roared angrily, "Let's not talk about the other corpses for now, but the two corpses with bleeding foreheads are obviously the marks left after being hit by fire cannons! Hurry up! Tell me quickly, where did the fire blunderbuss in your hand come from?"
"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit childish to draw a conclusion based on just two bullet holes?" Bi Yuntao retorted, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Isn't it possible that they were holding firecrackers, their disagreements led to internal strife, and my son happened to appear and was seen by the left prime minister, so he was involved in this incident?"
"Your Majesty! Everything I say is true. If you still don't believe it, as long as the second prince wakes up, you can go and ask in person!"
Seeing that the emperor pointed all the fingers at Bi Yuntao, Lao Ba was very happy. Let's see how you can get away with it this time!
Damn it! Yaya, bah! If I had known earlier, I should have killed Lao Ba first! Unexpectedly, my sudden enthusiasm for fun caused such a disaster! I really regret it!
Now the emperor is obviously on Lao Ba's side, and the situation is very indifferent to him! How to excuse it? If the emperor proves this crime to himself, I am afraid that he will really not be able to escape death!
Bi Yuntao, who had no countermeasures for a while, was sweating profusely. Suddenly a light flashed.
"Your Majesty! As far as I know, two men in black went to the gunpowder workshop to steal some items a few days ago, and now there are gunpowders."
"You also know what kind of people are around my son, a group of playboys. Naturally, they have no interest in the fire blunderbuss. Since there are fire blunderbuss here now, and the second prince has been in the army for decades, naturally Know the power of firecrackers."
"Then it could be that the second prince sent someone to steal the fire blunderbuss for trading, but their deal happened to be broken up by the son. The second prince killed the person and silenced him, framing the son and putting the blame on him!"
What Bi Yuntao said made Lao Ba feel a chill in his heart. How the hell is this okay? Do you really think you can deceive the emperor by lying with your eyes open?
What he said could not fool even a child, let alone the emperor and ministers present.
"Haha! Do you believe what you say?" The emperor looked at Bi Yuntao like a fool.
"Of course I believe it! If I don't believe it myself, how can I let others believe it?"
"I really don't know whether you should be smart or stupid!" The emperor said in a cold tone, "Someone, please push King Qi down. When I return to Zichen Palace, I will deal with it."
"yes!"
