With the arrival of the prince and Ling Buyi, the palace became more lively.
Because after the prince and Yuan Shen left, Emperor Wen ordered a group of close officials such as Wu Han, Lai She, Cui You, and Wang Chun to be summoned into the palace.
After all, it is necessary to judge the case of the isolated city back then, so some ministers must be found to watch, so as to show impartiality and avoid being criticized.
But it was inappropriate for this person to call him too much. After all, Ling Yi's identity was still a bit sensitive. It would be embarrassing if someone pulled Ling Buyi out without causing trouble.
Therefore, Emperor Wen selectively called a few people so that they could unify their opinions and not be distracted by others.
Looking at Ling Yi who was being detained in front of the palace, Ling Buyi slowly stopped in front of him and looked at him condescendingly.
Upon seeing this, the prince was worried that Ling Buyi would do something outrageous, so he came over and stayed by Ling Buyi's side to watch.
Ling Yi also noticed Ling Buyi's arrival at this time and hurriedly said: "Zicheng, for the sake of the relationship between you and me, you must save your father today."
Ling Yi knew that the only one who could save him at this time was Ling Buyi. As long as he was willing to speak, Emperor Wen might be able to spare him.
No one else would be able to speak easily, not even the prince.
Ling Buyi listened to Ling Yi's plea and looked at his pitiful appearance, and his heart was filled with waves. It was finally time for him to see the real murderer brought to justice, even though he didn't catch it with his own hands.
However, Ling Buyi's expression didn't change much, at least the prince beside him didn't notice anything.
After being silent for a while, Ling Buyi turned around and walked towards the palace, and the prince naturally followed quickly.
As soon as they entered the palace, Emperor Wen, Wu Han and others all looked over. Among them, Emperor Wen was mainly concerned about him, fearing that he would be embarrassed by this matter.
Wu Han and the others were more curious, because a servant had already come in to report what had just happened outside the palace. They also wanted to know what choice Ling Buyi would make, whether to destroy the family for justice, or to hide from each other.
Ling Buyi also saw this, so after coming in, he knelt down and reported to Emperor Wen: "The matter in Gucheng is of great importance. I ask your Majesty to report it to the Duke, and restore justice to the people of Gucheng and the Huo family." .”
Upon seeing this, Emperor Wen hurriedly said: "I know, get up quickly."
After saying that, he winked at the prince and asked him to quickly help Ling Buyi up and take him to sit next to him.
The prince was smart at this time, and immediately stepped forward to pick up Ling Buyi, and then guided him to the seat next to him to sit down.
Now that the audience had arrived, Emperor Wen ordered the servants outside to escort Ling Yi to the palace and began the interrogation.
Of course, this guy Ling Yi would definitely not plead guilty, even if he knew that Emperor Wen sent the imperial army to arrest him, he should have enough evidence in his hands.
But he still had a sense of luck, thinking that if he struggled a little longer, he might have a chance of survival.
Just because he didn't know what the evidence in Emperor Wen's hands was, he could only just cry out for injustice, and then find a way to refute it after the evidence was shown here.
Except for the prince, everyone present was an old fox, including Ling Buyi and Yuan Shen, who were extremely quiet.
Therefore, Ling Yi's plan was naturally clear, but only four people present, Emperor Wen, the Crown Prince, Yuan Shen, and Ling Buyi, knew what the evidence was.
No one else knew about it, so they were very interested in it. They wanted to know what evidence could make Emperor Wen react so strongly after more than ten years.
Emperor Wen didn't come to show off, so he directly asked his chamberlain to bring up the slips. He first gave them to Wu Han and Wang Chun for inspection, and then placed them in front of Ling Yi.
Then he said angrily: "These letters should look familiar to you. They are all written by you. They are irrefutable evidence of betraying Gucheng. Do you still want to quibble?"
Now Chunyu has been imprisoned in imperial prison, and Ji Zun is interrogating her for me. What do you think she will say. "
Ling Yi really collapsed at this time. He had been trying to find out the evidence in Chunyu's hands for these years.
But Chun Yushi hid it so tightly that he always
He didn't succeed, but he suddenly appeared in Emperor Wen's hands today.
Now he really hates the Chunyu family. If he had handed this thing over to him earlier, how could he have been in this situation today.
But he still didn't want to give up, and immediately defended himself: "Your Majesty, these letters were indeed written by me, but I just wanted to find a way to survive for my family.
At that time, there were only a few thousand defenders in the isolated city, but there were 200,000 enemy troops outside the city. Under those circumstances, shouldn't I be struggling to survive?
But even so, I only deliberately deceived Peng Kun, and actually did not commit any treasonous act. The destruction of Gucheng City has nothing to do with me, so please understand carefully. "
When Wu Han heard this, he sneered and said, "If it weren't for your fornication with the bandits, why would the isolated city be captured so quickly?"
Ling Yi replied: "After I escaped the disaster, I went back to investigate the matter. At that time, the reinforcements outside the city had already arrived outside the isolated city.
It was just that Xiao Yuehou used the poisonous miasma to delay the advance, and also let Peng Kun seize the opportunity to assassinate King Lao Qian'an, which resulted in the failure to rescue Gucheng in time.
I have never actually destroyed the isolated city, but the Xiaoyue Marquis actually did such a vicious thing. I am really wronged. "
As soon as Ling Yi said this, Wu Han and the others couldn't help but look at each other. Although everyone knew before that Xiao Yuehou was involved with Gucheng Yiyu, they never expected it to be like this.
When Emperor Wen heard this, he was even more secretly angry. He didn't understand why Ling Yi was trying to drag people into trouble.
Relying on Emperor Wen's mentality of not wanting to deal too harshly with Xiao Yuehou, he used this to gain a chance for himself to escape this disaster.
But Ling Yi didn't know that Peng Kun was not dead, and those letters were not isolated evidence.
So when I heard Emperor Wen say: "Okay, I really didn't expect you to be so eloquent. I really underestimated you in the past."
But who do you think you can deceive with these nonsense? I’m afraid you don’t know that Peng Kun is not dead yet.
As long as I bring Peng Kun to trial, it will be clear whether what you said is true or false. "
Then he said: "Son... Yuan Shanjian, you go out of the palace and go to Ling Mansion to escort Peng Kun. I just want to put an end to this affair today."
Originally, Emperor Wen had a habit of wanting Ling Buyi to go there, after all, the person was being held in his house.
However, considering the special nature of this piece of eucalyptus, Emperor Wen didn't want him to have too much of a presence on this piece of eucalyptus, so he swallowed Ling Buyi's words and handed the work over to Yuan Shen. .
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shen immediately stood up and accepted the promise, then went to Ling Buyi to get the warrant for the arrest, and left the palace to arrest the arrest.
When Ling Yi heard this, he couldn't sit still, even though he had Peng Kun's handle.
But now that the Ling Mansion has been raided and he has been detained in the palace, he has doubts about how much deterrence Peng Kun still has.
And even if Peng Kun was willing to help him, he had never confronted him before, so he would be doomed if he betrayed him.
Therefore, at this time, Ling Yi only hoped that Emperor Wen could forget about him temporarily, so that he could have the opportunity to stay here and speak and guide Peng Kun.
But how could Emperor Wen be so stupid? He immediately had Ling Yi tied up, his mouth gagged, and carried to the back.
Without waiting for a while, Yuan Shen escorted Peng Kun to Emperor Wen. Following Emperor Wen's questions, Peng Kun no longer remained silent in front of Ling Buyi.
Because on the way here, he already knew that the Ling Mansion was raided, and everyone in the house was arrested.
Under this situation, his idea of keeping Ling Yi's secret had already wavered. After all, he had already been arrested, and there was no point in being tortured to keep it secret for him. It would be better to suffer less physical pain.
So he told the whole story in front of Emperor Wen, and after hearing that it was Ling Yi who killed Huo Chong himself.
Emperor Wen was trembling with anger. He originally thought that Ling Yi was being vicious, and at most he would cooperate with the bandits and let them enter the city.
But I never thought about my god-like brother.
, actually died in Ling Yi's hands.
At that moment, he unconsciously began to search around the palace to see where he could find a sword. He really wanted to chop Ling Yi into pieces with his own hands.
The faces of the other people present were also uglier than the others, among which Wang Chun and the prince were better off.
After all, the two of them have nothing to do with Huo Chong, but people like Wu Han, Lai She, and Cui You have close contacts with Huo Chong and admire him very much as a person.
At this time, Ling Yi was completely frightened and collapsed to the ground, because he knew that he was completely finished.
Emperor Wen didn't find the sword in the end, so he could only force himself to calm down, and then ordered people to bring Ling Yi up again.
When he saw Ling Yi, Emperor Wen's eyes had become murderous, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Ling Yi, I really didn't expect you to repay kindness with hatred and dare to kill Brother Huo Chong with your own hands.
If it weren't for your brother's support in every possible way, would you be as wealthy as you are today? Now I have to cut you into pieces to vent the hatred in my heart. "
After hearing what Emperor Wen said, Ling Yi couldn't help but kowtow to beg for mercy from Emperor Wen, and even asked Ling Buyi to intercede for him.
Emperor Wen was so angry that he didn't even want to see Ling Yi again, so he immediately ordered: "Come here, take this evil thief Ling Yi to the imperial prison, and he will be executed at noon tomorrow, along with all the other members of the Ling clan... …”
At this point, Emperor Wen suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ling Buyi, because he thought that Ling Buyi was also a member of the Ling clan, and was the son of Ling Yi, with the closest bloodline.
Speaking of which, Emperor Wen now doesn't know how to face Ling Buyi. After all, this era still pays attention to sitting together, loving the house and the bird, and hating the house and the bird.
Although Ling Buyi had the blood of the Huo family, he also had the blood of Ling Yi, and Ling Yi was the murderer of Huo Chong himself.
But in the end, Emperor Wen still wanted to protect Ling Buyi. After all, the relationship between them for so many years was still there, and he was the last candidate to inherit the Huo family's bloodline, so Emperor Wen decided to relent.
Anyway, we can get over this matter first, wait for a while, and then find another reason to clean up the Ling clan.
Emperor Wen's sudden stop naturally attracted the attention of everyone present, and Ling Buyi also guessed Emperor Wen's thoughts.
His hatred for the Ling clan was no less than that of Emperor Wen, so he never wanted to let the Ling clan escape because of himself.
So he decided to confess his true identity and kill people. Telling the truth in front of Ling Yi was a decisive blow for Ling Yi.
Even if he has no direct evidence of his identity, even if he may be questioned for it, he will tell it.
Just when Emperor Wen was about to continue speaking, Ling Buyi suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have an old matter that I deceived Your Majesty for more than ten years, and I want to apologize to Your Majesty.
I am not the son of Ling Yi, but the son of Huo Chong, Huo Wushang. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was really shocked. Even Ling Yi, who was still kowtowing desperately, forgot to kowtow.
By chance, after his desperate struggle, the cloth that blocked his mouth had loosened, and he pushed it out with his tongue.
He immediately roared loudly: "Zicheng, what nonsense are you talking about? You can't just talk nonsense like this just to clear your relationship with the Ling family."
Emperor Wen also woke up at this time, and looked at Ling Buyi with a bit of suspicion. After all, this timing was indeed too coincidental.
Just after Ling Yi was convicted, Ling Buyi suddenly came out and said that he was not a member of the Ling family. Even if he trusted Ling Buyi, he still had some doubts.
Of course, from the bottom of his heart, Emperor Wen really hoped that what Ling Buyi said was true and that his Huo Chong and his heirs would still be alive in the world.
Therefore Emperor Wen asked: "Zicheng, you need to know what you are talking about. When you and your mother just returned to the capital, I asked you in front of your mother what your name was, and you answered yourself that you were Ling Bu." suspect."
Ling Buyi heard the voice and replied: "Yes, that's what I answered that day, because I and my aunt have always known that Ling Yi was the real culprit who caused the destruction of Gucheng.
I personally watched the evil thief Ling Yi kill my father.
But after those two years of suffering, when we returned to Gucheng, my aunt was sometimes normal and sometimes crazy. Under those circumstances, how did our aunt and nephew, one crazy and one young, fight against Ling Yi.
Therefore, my aunt called me Ah Li and asked me to recognize the thief as my father, in order to protect me from being silenced by Ling Yi. If your majesty does not believe this, you can ask your aunt for confirmation. "
Ling Buyi's words naturally sound reasonable, but the problem is that everyone knows that Huo Junhua is acting crazy. Can her words really be trusted?
Of course, Emperor Wen was still willing to believe it, because this was the outcome he hoped for.
But at this time Ling Yi also reacted and said immediately: "Ali, you were only five or six years old back then. How could you know anything? Of course you believed whatever your mother said!"
But your mother hated me so much, hated me for changing my mind, hated me for marrying another Chunyu family, so she made up many vicious stories to trick you into hating me!
Ah Li, I don’t blame you for being a father, but you can’t be confused. Don’t be deceived by your mother! "
This moment made Emperor Wen shaken again. After all, in his heart, it was true that Huo Junhua loved to lie.
It was precisely because Huo Junhua deceived Concubine Yue that she almost fell into the hands of bandits that Emperor Wen began to alienate her.
