Although Zhang Shan was full of confidence, Changsheng had more worries, because the questions he asked before were very secretive. Except for the emperor himself, no one else could know. To grab the emperor's shoulders and ask questions one after another was a great rebellion. , if he continues to threaten, if Zhang Shan loses sight, there will really be no way to end it.
But there is no turning back when the bow is fired. How can we give up halfway now that the matter has come to this point? We can only bite the bullet and continue to confirm.
You must continue, but how to confirm is a difficult problem. The previous questions were very secretive, and the emperor answered them all fluently. Even if similar questions are asked next, the emperor should be able to answer them.
Seeing Chang Sheng's hesitation, Zhang Shan became a little anxious, "I'll do it!"
Zhang Shan stepped forward while speaking, but as soon as he took a step, Liu Tianlin and others blocked him, "Master Zhang, don't make it difficult for us."
Seeing that the Yulin guards did not believe him, Zhang Shan, although he was dissatisfied, could understand the difficulties faced by Liu Tianlin and others, and stopped without forcing his way in.
In the end, the problem fell on Chang Sheng. Judging from Zhang Shan's posture, he undoubtedly wanted to use torture, but he was unsure. Naturally, he did not dare to torture the emperor. However, the secret question had been asked before. How should he confirm it next? good.
Just when Chang Sheng was secretly worried, Yang Kai said, "Your Majesty, the reason why we returned to the court in a hurry is because you were warned by the goddess of the earthly branches. When you learned that the emperor was in trouble, you just thought that the person sitting on the dragon throne was not someone else. The emperor is himself, but a pretender."
Although Yang Kai is usually taciturn, he is not without resourcefulness. His words really kill three birds with one stone. First, he explains to everyone in the palace the reason for his temporary return to the court. If the person sitting on the dragon throne is not the emperor, After the true emperor is rescued, he will regard everyone on his side as loyal ministers sent by God to assist the true dragon emperor, and the guards in the palace can prove that everyone on his side returned to the court in a hurry after being warned by the gods.
The second is to remind Changsheng not to always regard the person on the dragon throne as the emperor, otherwise he will always be wary and timid.
In the end, it left a way out for Changsheng. If everyone on his side really made a mistake, it would be because the goddess reminded the emperor that he was in trouble, so Changsheng would care about it and act cautiously.
Yang Kai's words really reminded Changsheng that he should not regard the person on the dragon throne as the emperor, otherwise he would not be able to ask questions. He should treat this person as an impostor, completely abandon the preconceived wrong ideas, take the wrong approach, and find another way.
Changsheng did not meet the emperor many times. If someone wanted to impersonate the emperor, they would definitely confirm all the details of the emperor's relationship with him to prevent him from discovering clues in the future. In this way, important details would be less likely to be revealed. Start with the less important details.
After a brief pause, Changsheng asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, who did you send to summon me to meet you that day with your name card?"
The emperor frowned slightly and did not answer immediately. At the same time, he turned to look around at the Yulin guards in the palace.
In the eyes of others, the emperor's move was perfectly normal. After all, it had been a long time, and it was normal for him to be unable to remember which imperial guard he sent that day. However, Changsheng was so confident that it was impossible for the emperor to do so. I forgot who was sent that night, because the person the emperor sent that night was not an ordinary guard. His name was Fan Jingming. After they rushed to Qingyang to kill Yang Fugong and his adopted son Yang Shouxin, the emperor sent this person to take over Qingyang. Jiedushi had recruited Yang Shouxin's 50,000 soldiers and horses. Such an important figure could not be forgotten by the emperor.
"It's been so long, I really can't remember it." The fake emperor slowly shook his head with a calm expression.
"Is this person Fan Jingming?" Changsheng further confirmed.
The fake emperor didn't know the reason, so he just thought that Changsheng was deceiving him. He shook his head hurriedly and said, "My dear, don't make fun of me. Fan Jingming is the governor of Qingyang, how could he do this..."
Before the fake emperor could finish speaking, Chang Sheng grasped the man's left shoulder and collarbone with a sudden force.
"Ah!" The fake emperor couldn't bear the pain and screamed miserably.
Liu Tianlin and others did not know that Chang Sheng had already asked the truth and falsehood. Seeing the false emperor being injured and screaming, they were all nervous and anxious, wondering whether to step forward to protect him.
Changsheng grabbed the man's collarbone but did not let go. Instead, he kept holding the severed bone in his hand, causing the fake emperor to feel severe pain. At the same time, he said, "The person your emperor sent to summon me that day was the emperor." Guard Fan Jingming, Fan Jingming had not yet taken up the post of Qingyang Jiedushi at that time, you have been exposed, stop pretending."
"Love you, love you, love, hey, hey, ah..."
Chang Sheng exerted force on his hands, "I know that the emperor is still alive and is being imprisoned in the palace by you. I will count to three. As long as you tell the whereabouts of the emperor, I will protect your nine clans from being executed. I will also ask the emperor to give you a happy life." If you still don’t tell me after three times, I will kill all the nine clans with a thousand swords.”
"One." Changsheng counted in a cold voice.
Seeing that he had been exposed, the false emperor suddenly opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, wanting to bite his tongue and commit suicide.
Chang Sheng had long been on guard against this move, and before his teeth could close, he sealed the cheek points on his face, making his bite weak.
"Two." Changsheng used pure Yang spiritual energy, and the fire energy entered his body, like a cannon.
"Ah." The fake emperor screamed in pain.
"Don't think that we can't find out your clan even if you die," Changsheng said in a dark voice, "The Protector of the Country is here, and it's easy to find your roots and ancestors. Even if you die, your soul will not be freed."
After Chang Sheng's words, the final count was, "Three."
Knowing that he could not escape even through death, the false emperor collapsed completely and shouted anxiously, "I say, I say, there is a secret room under the third wing on the west side of the Rihua Gate."
As soon as the fake emperor said this, the guards in the hall immediately ran out of the hall.
"Stop!" Chang Sheng shouted, "There must be some accomplices among the imperial guards, stay where they are! Master Zhang, could you please go with General Liu and General Yang to rescue the emperor, we are waiting here."
Zhang Shan nodded and turned around, walking quickly. Liu Tianlin and Yang Kai hurriedly followed. The three of them didn't even walk when they left the main hall. They directly used body skills and flew southward.
Changsheng dragged the false emperor off the throne, and then sealed several of his acupuncture points, making him immobile and speechless. He was worried that his comrades in the palace would kill him and silence him, so he concentrated on guarding and protecting him closely.
The Rihua Gate was very close to the main hall where the emperor went to court, and it didn't take long for Liu Tianlin to arrive quickly, carrying the emperor on his back and protected by Zhang Shan and Yang Kai.
The emperor was only wearing a single suit at this time. Since he had been imprisoned for a long time, the white single suit was already dirty. His body was thin and his hair was disheveled. In his eyes, there was both the fear of escaping from death and the anger of being imprisoned and humiliated.
Seeing the emperor's appearance, the Yulin guards inside and outside the hall knelt down one after another. When Liu Tianlin entered the hall and put the emperor down, Chang Sheng hurriedly carried the fake emperor away from the high platform and stepped forward to salute, "I am late to save you, I hope the emperor will forgive me."
"I, I," the emperor grabbed Chang Sheng's arms and trembled all over, "Okay, okay, I really saw the right person, Chang Sheng, I almost won't be able to see you."
Before Changsheng could answer, the emperor came back to his senses. Realizing that crying with joy was unworthy of the emperor's majesty, he hurriedly held back. Seeing the fake emperor slumped aside, he angrily pointed out, "You damn thief, did you ever think that I could see the light of day again? Come on, drag this evil thief down, cut him to pieces with a thousand knives, and cut him into pieces."
"Your Majesty, this person must have an accomplice, so let's kill him, lest someone slip through the net." Liu Tianlin tried to dissuade him.
Although the emperor was furious, he still calmly accepted the advice, "immediately put him in prison and keep him under strict supervision."
Liu Tianlin loudly received the order and ordered the Yulin guards to drag the fake emperor out.
"Yu Yi, Datou," Changsheng called out loudly, "There may be rebels among the guards. You go with the guards and interrogate this person personally. Stay close to prevent the rebels from killing anyone."
Yu Yi and Da Tou should have taken the order. When Yu Yi bent down to take the order, he looked up at Changsheng. Changsheng knew why Yu Yi was looking at him, so he nodded slightly to indicate that his move was to create the illusion that she was staying in the palace. Today No matter what happened outside at night, it had nothing to do with her.
"Prince Yong is still thoughtful," the emperor nodded in approval, and then shouted an order to Liu Tianlin, "Quickly take people to the harem to capture Concubine Li, and capture the eunuchs and maids around her as well."
Liu Tianlin solemnly accepted the order and personally led his troops to capture the people.
"Yang Kai, Shi Xuanming, you all go together." Changsheng ordered again.
After Liu Tianlin, Yang Kai and others left the hall, several eunuchs who had been frightened and hid in the corner quickly stepped forward and tried to help the emperor sit on the throne.
Unexpectedly, their arrival would make the emperor furious, "Get out of here, get out of here, you blind things, you can't even recognize your master, you are worse than a dog, you are worse than a dog!"
Seeing that the emperor was so angry, the eunuchs turned pale with fear and fell to their knees one after another, trembling.
Worried that the emperor would offend innocent people in his rage, Changsheng hurriedly said comforting words, "Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of your dragon body."
The emperor was trapped for many days, and his heart was full of anger. He disliked everyone, but he was extremely grateful to Changsheng and Zhang Shan. "A friend is really seen in need, and a loyal minister is revealed in a country in chaos. No one can be relied on in a critical moment, and only my two beloved ministers stand up." When you come out, Qingtian will protect you. Internal servant, I will pass the decree to the three provinces and six departments. Anyone who dares to slander the heroic prince and the true protector of the country in the future, and alienate the relationship between our monarch and his ministers, will be punished and imprisoned."
"According to the order." The eunuch responded with a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty, your words are serious, this is our responsibility," Changsheng stretched out his hand to support the Emperor, who was trembling with excitement, "Your Majesty, you have just escaped from danger, please go to the harem to rest."
"Do I still dare to go to the harem?" The emperor was emotional and looked around in fear. "Who else do I dare to trust except you?"
Seeing that the emperor was in shock and fearful of being nervous, Changsheng could only comfort him while helping him get on the dragon throne.
After the emperor sat down, Changsheng wanted to leave the high platform, but as soon as he turned around, the emperor grabbed him and said, "Don't go."
Changsheng had no choice but to stay on the high platform and stand aside.
Seeing that Zhang Shan was still in the audience, the emperor hurriedly said, "Give me a seat, give me a seat, quickly give me a seat to the Protector of the Country..."
