Leng Ming looked at Leng Xi who was standing aside with his hands down, his brows tightened, and he bowed and replied:
"Father, I heard that you imprisoned the fourth brother in the sky prison. I felt that this was unfair to the fourth brother, so I came here to plead for him. I hope that my father can see that the fourth brother is dedicated to serving the country. Go on, be merciful to him."
Seeing him mention this matter, the emperor's good mood was instantly broken. He used all his strength to pound the table, stared, and shouted:
"It's really unreasonable that you even come to question me? Don't you know that Leng Yu disobeyed me and secretly released the Chu people from the capital? If I don't punish him this time, how will I manage the court in the future?"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Leng Xi glanced at the corner of his mouth and continued:
"What my father said is absolutely true. Although the fourth brother has great achievements, he cannot make independent decisions. Letting the Chu people go is the same as letting the tiger go back to the mountain. In the future, the Chu people will continue to harm the people of Daning. "
The words "greater merit than master" caused the emperor's expression to change instantly. In the past few years, as he got older and older and his health became worse and worse, he became more and more afraid that he would not die soon!
Although he has identified Leng Yu as the future heir to the throne, he is still afraid of death. He still wants to sit on the throne for a few more years. This is the real reason why he believes in Li Fei's words. If there is really an elixir of immortality, He is willing to do whatever it takes to find it.
To be more precise, the current emperor is already a bit dissolute and stupid.
Seeing that Leng Xi's words were adding fuel to the fire, Leng Ming immediately looked at him with a dissatisfied frown and replied coldly:
"What does Lord Xi mean by this? For the sake of the peace of the people of Daning Kingdom, the fourth brother has not returned home for five years. Now he has just come back. Before he could even enter the house or even take a look at his own child, he went to Prince Xi's Mansion to rescue him. Your family is in dire straits, and based on what you said, not only are you not grateful to him, but you also want your father to punish him severely?"
"Sixth brother, you will be wrong about me. Of course I am grateful to him, and I am not targeting him. What I am talking about is this matter. I feel that even if he has made great contributions, he should not disobey my father's will. Letting the Chu people go back to the mountains would have buried all his achievements. My father just put him in a prison and did not punish him for his crimes in Prince Yu's palace. This is already considered lenient."
His words happened to be heard by Luo Lan who had just arrived at the door, which immediately aroused her dissatisfaction. Regardless of the guards' dissuasion, she walked in resolutely and asked in a cold voice:
"Is it possible that Prince Xi still wants to be happy to see me, Prince Yu, being dispatched throughout the palace?"
When this voice sounded, Luo Lan walked in wearing a pink dress and a gloomy expression.
Her pair of beautiful eyes glanced at Leng Xi, then she bowed and saluted the emperor.
"Father, I heard that you imprisoned Leng Yu in the sky prison. I came here to ask Leng Yu what mistake he made to make you so angry?"
The moment he saw Luo Lan, Leng Xi was stunned for a moment. When this woman spoke, she always gave people an aggressive feeling that she should stay away from strangers.
The emperor looked at Luo Lan, who looked calm, and said in a deep voice with angry eyes:
"You don't take me seriously today, do you? Why didn't you inform me when you came in? Are all the guards outside dead?"
Luo Lan lowered his head and replied slowly:
"I don't dare. I heard Prince Xi's words and rushed in impulsively. It has nothing to do with the guards."
Leng Xi's eyes tightened and he looked at her with a slight smile.
"What does Princess Yu mean by this? I don't think there is anything wrong with what I said. It was Prince Yu who disobeyed the Holy Will first, and it is not unreasonable for my father to punish him. What I said is completely reasonable. Why did Princess Yu do this?" Do you think I’m targeting Prince Yu’s Mansion on purpose?”
"Prince Yu did not act in accordance with the emperor's will, but there was a reason for it. Now Meng Xin, the late king of Chu, has died, and his son Meng Letu succeeded to the throne. Meng Letu was a kind-hearted and generous man, and he also agreed Since Leng Yu took over the throne, the Chu people will no longer invade the Daning Kingdom, and the two countries can live in peace with each other; on the contrary, if Leng Yu follows the emperor's wishes, the Chu people will no longer invade the Daning Kingdom. If all the people are imprisoned in the Daning Kingdom, it will inevitably lead to a war between the two countries. At that time, everything Leng Yu has worked hard for for many years will be brought back to its original shape, and the people of the Daning Kingdom will still live in the chaos of war. This is not the result that the emperor and all Daning people want to see."
After Luo Lan finished speaking impassionedly, he raised his eyes to look at the emperor and continued seriously:
"Now the people in the whole city are waiting to see my father hold a celebration parade for Leng Yu, but my father imprisoned Leng Yu in the sky prison. I feel that this is really inappropriate. Even if he is at fault, he still has merit. There is a mistake, father, why don't you let him balance his merits and demerits to show your generosity?"
Her words made the emperor's face turn livid, but Leng Xi snorted softly with his nose and said again:
"What do you mean by Princess Yu's words? Do you want to blame your father? Do you think it was wrong for your father to imprison Prince Yu in the heavenly prison? My father is the king of a country, and his decision-making has never been wrong. This time, if my father According to what you said, Leng Yu was released easily. Then will anyone in this court follow my father's will in the future? Will anyone still care about the emperor's authority?"
Leng Xi's words were obviously telling the emperor that even if Luo Lan's words were reasonable, Leng Yu could not be allowed to walk out of the prison easily. Otherwise, no one would take the emperor's will seriously in the future.
Listening to Leng Xi's words, the emperor's brows instantly knitted into a knot. Seeing this, Leng Ming snorted and replied disdainfully:
"Prince Xi wants to tell us that for the sake of the emperor's authority, even if our father is wrong, we should not correct it?"
"presumptuous."
When the emperor saw that Leng Ming's words were excessive, he immediately pointed an angry finger at him and shouted angrily with a livid face:
"You mean, my decision was wrong?"
"I don't dare."
"There is nothing you dare not do, Leng Ming. Ever since you left the palace, you have never taken my father seriously. Now you dare to come in front of me and accuse me. You are so arrogant. After all, Did I indulge you too much, or were you led astray by some people outside the palace? That made you dare to ignore me?"
When he said this, his eyes looked at Luo Lan from time to time. The emperor knew that Leng Ming had been closest to Prince Yu's palace after leaving the palace, so the meaning of his words seemed to have something else.
Leng Ming naturally understood the meaning of the emperor's words. He bowed, clasped his fists solemnly and said:
"Father, I am not a child of any age. You don't need to learn from others what to say or do, and you don't need to be taught by others. I know what is right and what is wrong. If my father blindly thinks that you are right, Fourth brother is right, I have nothing to say, but I always think that it is unfair for you to treat fourth brother like this."
"Be bold!"
The emperor was so angry that Leng Ming was shaking all over, and waved his hand with a purple face:
"Go away, don't let me see you again, I don't have a son like you."
