Liu Xingzhi said scornfully: "Who is as incompetent as you? I have to go to the palace and argue with Liu Yan in person. From ancient times to the present, no nephew has poisoned his uncle. This little brat is so vicious, which really makes the people's teeth cold." , if he could become the emperor, wouldn’t it be great for the world..."
Liu Xingyuan quickly covered his brother's mouth, lowered his voice and asked: "You don't want your life! The emperor is still in the room!"
Just as the two brothers were pushing each other, Zhang Cen came hurriedly into the yard. Liu Xingzhi hurriedly and enthusiastically stepped forward to stop Zhang Cen and asked: "Eunuch Zhang, how is the situation? Please tell the emperor that our family is really worried about my father's comfort and see if we can come into the house to visit. .”
Zhang Cen looked troubled, "You'd better wait obediently! It's not like you don't understand the emperor's temper." When Zhang Cen was about to leave, he turned back and whispered, "But it should be soon." After that, he went into the house. .
Liu Xingzhi was so confused that he didn't understand what Zhang Cen meant. Why did he scream so fast?
Zhang Cen pushed the door open and carefully closed the door. Looking back, he saw that the emperor was still sitting on the couch in a daze, so he had to stand aside timidly.
Emperor Han suddenly asked: "Is the matter settled?"
"It's arranged." Zhang Cen replied.
"What do the courtiers look like?" Emperor Han asked calmly.
Zhang Cen paused, "Everyone is a little surprised?"
"Where is the prince?"
"He..." Zhang Cen hesitated for a moment, "Prince, he seems a little nervous."
"Where's Lu Zuo?"
After Zhang Cen thought for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't see any changes!"
"What time is it now?"
"It's almost noon."
At this time, Emperor Han seemed to be moved. The wrinkles covering his cheeks were like ravines that were difficult to fill. A cloudy teardrop crossed his face and hung on his face, not falling for a long time. Emperor Han shook his head and sighed in despair, wiped away his tears, stood up, straightened his clothes and said, "Go to court!"
At noon, all the court officials waiting in the Xuanzheng Hall had their legs and feet numb, and several obese officials had begun to sweat profusely. But even so, everyone seemed to keep quiet tacitly, knowing that a storm might be coming. Thinking of this, everyone's eyes would involuntarily fall on Prince Liu Yan.
Prince Liu Yan was in a dilemma at this time. The plan failed last night and Deng Zhuo was caught by Lu Zuo. Fortunately, Deng Zhuo had already lost his head and could not confess himself. However, the emperor's grandfather suddenly appeared again. Before going to court, it was probably because of this matter that it was related to Prince Ning's poisoning. Thinking of this and looking at the strange looks from the courtiers around him, Liu Yan felt a chill run down his spine.
Xun Mou stood behind Liu Yan, took a step forward, and gave Liu Yan a wink. Liu Yan understood and leaned closer to Xunmou to listen.
Xun Mou whispered: "Your Highness, remember what I said. If you are asked to accuse me, deny it flatly. Don't hesitate."
Liu Yan was obviously a little nervous and was speechless. He simply nodded to understand.
Prime Minister Li Shizhi was worried and stood in the front row of the literature class. Seeing the prince's nervous expression, and having heard about the prince's events in the past two days, he was actually worried about the prince, but the emperor didn't know what would happen this time. What about dealing with the prince? Once the emperor blamed the prince, what attitude should he take to remonstrate with the emperor? Why! After all, he is his uncle. If anything happens to him, he probably won't get any good results.
A tall figure stood next to the dragon pillar in the main hall. At this time, he had already had his own thoughts. His brother had recently died. Not only did he fail to save his life, but he also brought infamy on his brother. This time when the emperor comes to court, he must punish him. A fair one.
In another corner of the courtroom, Lu Zuozheng was carefully observing the changes in everyone's expressions. Next, it was time to collect the first fish. Cui Hao, who was standing diagonally in front of Lu Zuo, suddenly turned around, his eyes searched around, and then landed on Lu Zuo. The two nodded in understanding, and then turned back.
"The Emperor has arrived..."
A harsh sound came, and all the officials in the hall trembled in unison. Prince Liu Yan's reaction was obviously much slower. He was stunned for a moment before he knelt down and shouted long live the mountain together.
In the Xuanzheng Hall, Emperor Han was sitting upright, his face rosy, and he was completely gone from the fatigue he had in the morning.
The ministers knelt for a long time, and they were all at a loss when they saw that Emperor Han still had no intention of letting everyone get up.
When Liu Yan couldn't help but want to look up at Grandpa Huang's face, Emperor Han suddenly said seriously: "Everyone, get up and speak!"
Baiguan, you look at me and I look at you. After hesitating for a moment, they stood up in twos and threes.
The Xuanzheng Hall returned to a dead silence again. No one dared to take a breath, and no one dared to leave the office and speak first, because everyone still didn’t know the emperor’s position at the moment. If they stood in line first, what if they stood with the emperor On the opposite side, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?
After a long time, the Han Emperor finally said: "Where is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
The air in the hall suddenly condensed for a moment, and everyone was caught off guard. They couldn't guess whether the emperor really didn't know, or whether he said it on purpose. All the officials looked at each other again, at a loss.
Seeing that no one stood up to answer, the Han Emperor asked again without changing his expression: "Who is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
Gao Jun was already crying and hurriedly left work. He knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is now vacant. It was originally held by my eldest brother Gao Han. Now he..." Before he could finish his sentence, he burst into tears again and continued with choked sobs, "He died unjustly in prison, and his body is still hanging on the west gate of the city..."
"What?" Emperor Han shouted angrily, "Is this happening?"
Seeing that the emperor was finally willing to speak for his brother, Gao Yun couldn't help sobbing so much that he almost fainted. Several officials nearby hurriedly stepped forward to press Gao Yun's crown.
Prince Liu Yan quickly went out to report: "Grandfather, last year it was Gao Han, Minister of Industry, who was responsible for dredging the river and building embankments and dams. Now that the Yellow River bursts its embankments, it should be Gao Han who is responsible for it. That's why my grandson put Gao Han in prison." , but I never thought that Gao Han committed suicide in prison."
"Then you have any real evidence?"
"This..." Liu Yan hesitated for a moment and then continued, "My grandson just wanted to put Gao Han in jail first and then interrogate him carefully. He never expected that Gao Han would commit suicide out of fear of guilt."
Prime Minister Li Shizhi hurriedly went out to defend the prince and said: "The breaking of the Yellow River's embankments is of great importance. If we don't give an explanation to the people, I'm afraid the people all over the world will point their fingers at the imperial court. At that time, there is deep resentment among the people, and I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to rise up. ! It is understandable that His Royal Highness the Prince sent Gao Han to prison, after all, he was directly responsible for this matter."
After hearing this, Emperor Han hesitated for a long time, looked at the others, and saw that no one had any objections, so he cast his sharp eyes to another corner of the chaoban, and then said slowly: "Master Lu, what do you think?"
