"Duke Liang, I finally left the palace and wanted to come to your Duke's mansion to have a drink and reminisce about the past. But you are so afraid of trouble and want to ask Mr. Hua to restrain me?"
Emperor Dongling suddenly became furious, and everyone in the Duke's palace knelt down in shock.
And the old Duke knew that he was not angry about such a bowl of wine, but that he was angry at Chao Shang for opposing his increase in taxes. At the moment, he was just using the topic as an excuse.
Under the cold wind, Liang Guogong's pale hair was like the swaying pines and cypresses on the snow-capped mountains. His tall figure was still upright. His expression moved slightly at this moment. He lifted up the hem of his clothes and knelt down.
A chilling air spread out from his body, and his firm and loyal eyes met the anger of Emperor Dongling openly, "I am not afraid of trouble, my Majesty is the monarch of Dongling. There must be no mistakes, otherwise I will belong to Dongling." Sinner!"
"As a minister, you must put the king first in everything. Even if the emperor wants to chop off my head today, as long as I can persuade your majesty to drink less wine and put the dragon body first, I will have no complaints!"
The old Duke, who was invincible on the battlefield, bent down towards Emperor Dongling and spoke sincerely, his heart to protect the Lord was beyond words.
At this moment, his forehead was resting on the ground, as if Emperor Dongling was his god. This scene moved everyone present.
Emperor Dongling's original anger quickly dissipated, and he couldn't help but think of the time when he was a child, riding on the neck of Liang Guogong and playing playfully.
Speaking of which, the old Duke really watched him grow up and always protected him as an elder. Until he ascended the throne and became the emperor, the old Duke's attitude towards him was always the same, without any disrespect.
Others would fawn over him for fear of being punished, but only the old prince dared to stand up and stop him when he insisted on going his own way.
Emperor Dongling seems to have sobered up a lot. The longer he reigns, the less he tolerates disobedience from others. Especially after an illness, he became even more hypocritical, feeling that the old prince would not tolerate him at such a time.
However, when it comes to national affairs, there is no way to act on one's own whim.
"My lord, please wake up quickly. I just drank too much and lost my temper. What are you doing?" Emperor Dongling's tone was no longer as tit-for-tat as before, and Xiao Junlan next to him had a slight smile on his face. , watching this scene quietly.
Unexpectedly, Liang Guogong, who had such a tough back, would be so groveling in front of the emperor.
I had been invited three or four times before, but was rejected by Liang Guogong. This loyalty seemed to be unshakable no matter what happened.
Xiao Junlan couldn't help but squeeze the hand in his sleeve. Why?
Why did Liang Guogong choose the emperor? What is the difference between himself and the emperor?
He was polite to the corporal and lowered his posture, but he could not make Liang Guogong look at him. However, the emperor was so bossy and trampled the pride of the Liang family under his feet, but Liang Guogong could still swallow his anger.
This is a joke.
Since ancient times, few loyal ministers have had a good end.
Xiao Junlan glanced in a certain direction with the corner of his eye. Soon, a guard came in a hurry. At this moment, Emperor Dongling had already lifted Liang Guogong from the ground, and seemed to have put aside his previous grudge.
Unexpectedly, the guard said something in his ear, and Emperor Dongling's eyes changed again.
"The Duke has really taught a good grandson!"
The dangerous aura dispersed from Emperor Dongling's body again. Liang Guogong looked up at him in confusion, and heard the guard next to him say coldly, "Just now, the young master of the Liang family insulted His Majesty, saying that Your Majesty is a foolish king!"
The guard said that he saw with his own eyes that Liang Yuanyi heard that Emperor Dongling was angry in the garden and the old Duke knelt down. She was so angry that she cursed the emperor for being stupid and ignorant of his loyal ministers. At this moment, he was dragged into the house by the servants of the Liang family.
"No! Your Majesty, this must be a misunderstanding!" The old Duke's expression changed. Although Liang Yuanyi was a little impulsive, she probably wouldn't dare to say such lies as the following.
"Is it a misunderstanding? I'll ask him personally."
Emperor Dongling was once again angered. Isn't it natural for Duke Liang to kneel to him?
This Liang Yuanyi is so brave, daring to call him fatuous.
Soon, the group of people headed towards Liang Yuanyi's yard in a mighty manner. No one noticed that Xiao Junlan had already winked with the guard just now.
Along the way, everyone looked at Emperor Dongling's cold expression, and they all knelt down and saluted in shock. The menacing posture made people secretly think that something was wrong.
"Where is the second young master?" Liang Guogong grabbed a servant outside the courtyard and asked, where had he seen such a posture before, "Yes, in the house."
This look fell into Emperor Dongling's eyes, and he felt more and more that it was indeed true. Otherwise, how could the Liang family be so nervous?
Liang Yuanyi, who was changing clothes at this time, didn't know the danger was coming. She heard the closed door being kicked open with a bang, and several guards rushed in, trying to grab his arms.
Instinctively, Liang Yuanyi raised his hand to block it, and the old man immediately shouted, "Yuanyi, please stop!"
"Grandfather?" Liang Yuanyi was startled, but was quickly backhanded by the guards and pushed him to the ground.
There was no warmth in Emperor Dongling's eyes. This boy from the Liang family actually dared to fight back!
Liang Yuanyi looked confused. In his opinion, several people suddenly broke into his house and planned to do harm to him, so there was no reason to just let them go.
"Master Liang, are you changing your clothes?" Xiao Junlan said meaningfully, and then the guard began to rummage through the cabinets, searching for something.
"Yes, Yuanyi has finished sword practice and is planning to freshen up."
Liang Yuanyi had great respect for King Xian. After all, he was Song Jin'er's adopted brother. At this time, he did not realize that Xiao Junlan had dug a hole for him.
Seeing his defenseless look, Xiao Junlan felt a little regretful.
He is a simple child, but his fault is that he was born into the Liang family.
The guard quickly took out the cloak he had treasured from Liang Yuanyi's wardrobe and brought it to Emperor Dongling, "Your Majesty, there is something strange about this cloak."
eccentric?
What's weird?
Jin'er made it for him with her own hands!
Liang Yuanyi saw the guard suddenly take out a dagger and cut his cloak with a gesture. He was so shocked that he struggled repeatedly, "What are you doing?!"
This nervous look became more and more suspicious. With a tearing sound, Xiao Junlan slowly lowered his eyes, with a faint smile on his lips.
I'm afraid Liang Yuanyi never imagined that there was a mystery in the cloak Song Jin'er gave him.
Inside is a dragon robe carefully prepared by Xiao Junlan for the Duke's Mansion.
Insulting the emperor and hiding the dragon robe secretly, his rebellious intentions are clearly revealed!
Liang Yuanyi said that he wanted to freshen up and change clothes. The emperor would definitely think that he was planning to put on the dragon robe secretly. Now that he was caught, Liang Guogong's government was naturally convicted of conspiracy.
In addition, I told the emperor earlier that the envoy from Xiliang had met the old Duke in private, and the introduction was released. The evidence is conclusive, and the Duke's Mansion will not be able to escape this time!
Xiao Junlan sighed in his heart. The Liang family could have been used by him, but since they didn't know how to appreciate them, they could only end up like this.
