Liang Guangyi has not felt so aggrieved for many years, unable to speak, unable to distinguish.
He took a deep breath and didn't want to get entangled with Xiao Yan, so he just ignored him and spoke up with calm eyes:
"Your Majesty, I really don't know what happened tonight, let alone conspired with Cui Shangshu. I was just worried that the palace servants would collude with the concubine and endanger your majesty's safety, so I spoke up. Now that it is an injustice, I can ignore it. , but it is true that Xiao Yan deceived you."
Liang Guangyi didn't talk about Cui Lin, he didn't talk about Zheng Kun, and he didn't even mention anything else. He only held on to Xiao Yan's identity.
"Back then, the He family conspired with the violent prince, and the late emperor personally issued an order to kill the nine He family members. If Xiao Yan was a member of the He family, he would have rebelled against him, and conspired with the Xiao family to make him change his name and hide in Jiangnan. You deceive the king from behind."
"He used excuses to get close to Shengqian, and used His Majesty's trust to take action against the Lu family one after another. He may have hidden selfish motives for dealing with the courtiers many times before. It is undoubtedly a big treason to disturb the court like this and make everyone in the capital uneasy!"
Cui Lin's mind, which had been in chaos because of being exposed about Mrs. The opposite is reversed.
It would be better for Xiao Yan to be a member of the He family. As long as he could be pulled down and Emperor An could execute him, it wouldn't matter if he lost some reputation.
The most important thing now is Xiao Yan.
Cui Lin had no time to care about his eldest son's indifference towards him, so he suppressed his physical discomfort and said loudly: "Master Liang is right. If Xiao Yan is from the He family, and those Xiao family members have been hiding in Jiangnan for many years, maybe they have a premeditated plan."
"The officials who died tragically in Shezhou, as well as the so-called rumors about the old flood case twenty years ago, are probably related to him and the Xiao family. He must have deliberately spread the rumors to mislead the people and the southern officialdom. The reason is to use old events to exonerate the He family."
Cui Lin's mind was clearer than ever before, and when he spoke, every sentence hit the point.
"The He family followed Prince Ru in the rebellion, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive. The late emperor personally decided the case and issued an order to kill the nine members of the He family. Everyone in the world knows it."
"Now Xiao Yan suddenly shows up using the identity of He Jiazi to make slanderous remarks, provoke people's feelings, disturb the court, massacre southern officials, trouble the court with rumors, and fabricate old cases in an attempt to confuse the truth."
"Your Majesty, no matter whether he is a member of the He family or not, we must not spare such a lunatic who regards the law of the court as nothing!"
Although the courtiers of the aristocratic family also hated what Cui Lin had done, they were even more unwilling to see the He family stand up.
When the He family fell, the remaining big families sucked the blood of the He family. Now it seems that Cui Lin and Liang Guangyi are facing off against Xiao Yan, but once Xiao Yan wins, the Cui and Liang families lose. , if Xiao Yan finds an opportunity to turn things around for the He family, then no one of the remaining aristocratic families will have an easy time.
After Cui and Liang spoke, they all stood up one after another.
"Xiao Yan is really bold and daring to kill court officials. He should be punished for his crime!"
"Your Majesty, the so-called old things are most likely made up by people. Things that happened twenty years ago have long since changed. How could such a coincidence suddenly appear again? Your Majesty, please tell me clearly."
"The matter of the He family has been settled for a long time. If Xiao Yan is the son of the He family, he should be killed!"
"Your Majesty, this person sneaked into the palace and now calls himself the He family. Who knows what the truth is. Maybe Xiao Yan is a spy from another country or a traitor and bandit who uses the name of the He family to try to destabilize the court. Your Majesty will definitely The severe punishment is based on the law."
The courtiers of the aristocratic family stepped forward to silence themselves, and the palace was quiet as before.
Although Qian Baokun was surprised by Xiao Yan's identity, he still stood up without hesitation and angrily said, "You people are really weird. There are rumors in the south, and Prince Hatred also brought witnesses. Xiao Yan was murdered by Cui Lin. You all Turn a blind eye.”
"It doesn't matter if he is from the He family. The execution of the He family happened suddenly, so there is no guarantee that there will be no errors or omissions. What's more, the old flood case 20 years ago involved the unnecessary death of countless people. Without trial or questioning, Xiao Yan will be executed. What are you afraid of?"
Cao Dejiang also frowned and said: "Your Majesty, if today is just an old incident between Xiao Yan and the He family, he must be punished for concealing his identity and sneaking into the palace. But if there is a real reason, it concerns the people of Rongjiang City and the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of people affected by the flood that year. man of."
"Back then, it was the Lu family and Your Majesty who took over the relief work for Prince Ru and the He family. I believe that Your Majesty is definitely not that kind of violent person who is inhumane and unscrupulous. But now there are such rumors, and someone who knew about it back then has appeared."
"Before the old case from twenty years ago is clarified, Your Majesty must not touch the blood of the He family. Otherwise, if word spreads, His Majesty will only be thought to have a guilty conscience!"
"Cao Dejiang, you are so presumptuous! How dare you slander His Majesty like this?!" the family members angrily shouted.
Cao Dejiang did not retreat: "I am just telling the truth. Unless we kill all the people attending the banquet in this palace, Xiao Yan's identity cannot be concealed."
"Rumors from the Southland have spread to the northwest. Even people in Zhaohui and other places already know about the past disaster relief, not to mention the people in the Southland who were there and saw the tragic death of officials with their own eyes. His Majesty thought it was just a matter of taking down Xiao Yan. Can it be solved?”
"If you cannot find out the truth, find out whether the massacre in Rongjiang is true or false, clarify the past events in the rumors, and make the facts known to the world, your Majesty will not be able to silence the world."
"At that time, your Majesty's reputation will be ruined, the royal family will lose its authority, and the people of Wei will lose their hearts. Will those of you who are bewitching your majesty to kill Xiao Yan today come to bear the burden for your majesty?"
"You!" The courtiers of the aristocratic family looked at him angrily.
Cao Dejiang ignored them and looked directly at Emperor An: "Your Majesty, you should know that the new emperor of Beiling has ascended the throne and is eyeing the Wei Dynasty. The Southern Qi Dynasty has always been evil and harassed the border. Lu Jiuan escaped from the Lu family. Where is he? Your Majesty." clear."
"Once things in Shezhou and other places get serious, and the past of the He family is involved, but His Majesty directly kills the He family blood without asking, it will definitely arouse doubts and chaos among the people in the world. If the people with different intentions are exposed again, If someone like Beiling or Nan Qi takes advantage of the situation, our Wei Dynasty will definitely be in chaos..."
"Cao Dejiang, don't be alarmist!" someone yelled.
Qian Baokun sneered from the side: "Alarmist?"
"You all sit quietly in the capital, with high beds and soft pillows, so you are unaware of the border crisis and the chaos outside. Once it is true as Duke Cao said, and you kill the blood of the He family and cause chaos in the world, Master Chen will use your delicate skin and tender meat to defend the capital? "
"Or will Mr. Li let those weak sons of your Li family fill the border battlefields? And Mr. Dong, let your son who spends a lot of money to buy prostitutes and smiles every day to guard the gates of Wei Dynasty and expel intruders. ?!”
