Emperor Que Shaohua

Chapter 55 Want to add a crime

Similar to Wulan Siege, Wang An was in charge of matters before and after Shengjia went to Huangjue Temple, and Luo Junping often had to ask questions in person to check all the preparations for picking him up.Four or five days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, everything was ready, but he would still go around the monastery, and then turn to the Forbidden Army camp stationed nearby to chat with General Wuying.

When the imperial army outside the temple led a monk to the camp to report the news, the two were drinking tea and playing chess.

After Zheng Mingyi heard the monk's stuttering, his complexion changed after many years of experience, and the chess piece in his hand fell into the teacup unconsciously.In charge of guarding, such a major incident happened before the main hall was greeted, no matter what, it was all my own negligence.

Wang An's expression was quite calm, he stood up and said: "General Zheng, I heard that he is not clear, what's going on, you and I will go into the temple to check immediately."

Even if he didn't say anything, General Wuying would definitely go there immediately.He said in a deep voice: "All follow and surround Huangjue Temple for me. The murderer may still be inside, and must not be let go."

Luo Junping was also hesitant in his heart, the prince only said that everything was arranged by himself, but after hearing what the monk said, there seemed to be no survivors inside and outside the main hall, didn't he say that at least Yao Qian'er would be kept as a witness?What's the situation with Luo Pingyuan?

What he and Zheng Mingyi were worried about were completely different, but they were both anxious. A thousand forbidden troops quickly left the camp and surrounded the temple, and the two of them went straight to the main hall with their entourage.

Most of the monks in the temple were too frightened to show up, only a few tremblingly came out to greet them, the two ignored them, and walked quickly to the main hall.Luo Junping heard everyone gasp almost at the same time, and several of his followers immediately drew out their waist knives to protect his surroundings.

"Don't make a fuss, you're blocking my king's way!" He pushed away the guards in front of him and walked into the hall.Then the first thing I saw was Luo Pingyuan who was lying on the ground, beside him was a monk who was stabbed in the opposite direction by Chun Jun, and not far away was the motionless body of Miss Cheng Yihou.

"Why is the Fifth Emperor here?" Wang An was startled, and rushed forward to check.For a moment, he felt that Luo Pingyuan was dead, and his heart twitched, and then he found that King Ning's body was still warm, but with blood on his lips, he was unconscious.

"Your Highness Fifth!" Zheng Mingyi was so shocked that his face paled. If King Ning died here, he could be sure that not only would he not be able to keep his official position, but his life would also be hard to say.

"It was him, it was he who killed Master Yin!" The monk who reported the letter suddenly pointed at Luo Pingyuan and shouted, "The little monk saw him wielding a sword to kill people outside the temple. I messed up my nature, let the little monk go to the general to ask for help, and stayed alone to try to resolve the murder. Unexpectedly, this villain even killed his master!" After finishing speaking, he bowed to the ground and cried loudly.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is His Royal Highness King Ning!" Zheng Mingyi shouted, but he turned his head and recognized that the sword stuck in Yin's body was Chun Jun.

Luo Junping stared at the monk, his words were tantamount to confirming Luo Pingyuan's guilt.It's just that when Donggong's subordinates evacuated, they sent a letter saying that Yao Qian'er was willing to cooperate, but why did they come in and find her dead? Could it be that Luo Pingyuan really killed her?

He knew that the prince had other arrangements in the temple besides Yao Qian'er, but he didn't know the inside story. At this moment, looking at the corpses on the ground and the unconscious King Ning, he suddenly felt chills.

"General Zheng, the matter is too serious, and we must report to the emperor as soon as possible." He frowned and said, "The fifth emperor seems to be injured, and he needs to be diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor as soon as possible. You and I will enter together now." How about seeing the palace?"

Zheng Mingyi was already one head and two big, and the Buddhist temple was polluted with blood. Most of the emperor's Mid-Autumn Festival visits would not be able to take place; The condition is something he can afford, so he can only bite the bullet and make an apology, and then respectfully ask for the holy order.Therefore, when he heard Wang An's proposal, he nodded immediately and ordered the deputy general to stay and deal with the aftermath.

King An's entourage found a reclining chair and put King Ning on it. Luo Junping looked at Luo Pingyuan who was still unconscious, with the corners of his lips slightly curved upwards.Although his mood was complicated, he was never a merciful person. Since Yao Qian'er was dead, in front of Emperor Tianyi, he had to put on a different excuse according to the plan.

Thinking of this, he winked imperceptibly at a follower who was following the armchair.

In the Huangjue murder case, a group of nine people in Chengyihou's mansion, including the eldest lady Yao Qian'er, were all killed. Four monks in the temple were killed. Among them, the Zen master was the abbot's younger brother, and the murderer who caused such a catastrophe seemed to be the fifth prince. Luo Pingyuan.

Emperor Tianyi, who was about to end his fast, was in Qingliang Hall, accompanied by the prince who came to say hello.After hearing the narration of King An and General Wuying, he was furious.The white jade paperweight on the desk was often held and played with in his hand, but now he threw it to the ground with his hand, the jade shavings scattered everywhere, and one piece scratched Zheng Mingyi's forehead.

"All these people have entered the main hall of the temple, but you don't realize it. What's the use of reporting now? But after a few days of fasting, bloody disasters happened. Do you want me to punish myself?" It is rare to be so angry, everyone including the prince knelt down, and the maids and servants were even more silent, not daring to make a sound.

Zheng Mingyi didn't even dare to wipe the blood on his forehead, and kowtowed again and again: "The minister is weak in guarding, neglecting his duties, and has failed His Majesty's trust. Please order a heavy punishment from His Majesty, so that I can feel at ease."

"My son is also at fault. I invited the Fifth Emperor's younger brother to have a gathering a few days ago. At that time, I felt that he was in a daze, but he didn't take it to heart." Luo Junping also kowtowed and said, "Today, my son also went around the temple for preparations. , but didn’t realize when the fifth younger brother entered, how could he break into the main hall, and begged the emperor to punish him.”

"Father, calm down, take care of your health," the prince quickly persuaded, and blamed himself, "My son saw that Pingyuan was studying government affairs recently, and he was busy with everything. He was worried that he would be disturbed. He didn't care about it all the time. He never thought that something would happen to him. , this is because the son-in-law failed to fulfill his elder brother's responsibility."

Emperor Tianyi waved his hand to stop them from continuing.Zheng Mingyi cannot be entirely blamed for this matter, with King Ning's martial arts, it is not difficult to sneak into the temple, but why did Luo Pingyuan do this?

His face turned gloomy, and he was silent.Visiting the Huangjue Temple has long been issued a decree, which is a major event that everyone pays attention to. Now if it is reported that the main hall is bloodied and the five princes kill people in a frenzy, it will definitely be regarded as an ominous omen, or even a calamity from heaven. What is he doing with himself this day?

"Where is the fifth prince now?" He asked in a deep voice.

A few days ago, King Ning went to the palace to greet him, and there was no sign of confusion, but no matter whether Luo Pingyuan killed the person, it is an indisputable fact that he entered the imperial temple without an order, which is very different from the usual prudence .

"I dare not be good at it, I have brought him back to the palace, and temporarily placed him in the east side hall to wait for the order." Luo Junping replied, after a pause, he said cautiously: "It's just that when he came in just now, he was still awake. I would like to ask for mercy, for the sake of my fifth brother's injury, I beg my father not to let him go to the Zongfu Division for the time being, it is better to seek medical treatment first."

Zheng Mingyi fell on the ground, his heart trembled when he heard the words, the royal clan members would not be sent to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple if they made a serious mistake, but would be handed over to the Zongfu Division, which is already second only to court prisons.Just based on a monk's rhetoric, is it necessary to imprison King Ning who is still in a coma there?

"Your fault is not trivial, and you want to plead for others." Emperor Tianyi glanced at King An coldly, "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. If more than a dozen lives were put there, if it was really the hand of the fifth prince... , even if he is really bewitched, how can the Chengyi Hou Mansion be willing to let it go, many people inside and outside the court are watching, how do you want me to protect him?"

"Father," Luo Wenxiao had already stood up, but at this moment he knelt down again, "The Fifth Emperor is young and energetic, and he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility. It is inevitable that the pressure is too heavy, and he made a mistake. He must be Is there any reason for trespassing alone? Moreover, the minister was puzzled, because Yuan Yuan usually behaved well, why did he suddenly lose his mind and go crazy when he arrived in the Daxiong Palace? Evil spirit? There must be a reason for this, I beg my father to investigate carefully. Brother Wu Huang has such understanding and performance, and there is still a bright future, my son really can't see him being ruined for nothing!"

What he said was sincere and sincere, but at the end he was a little choked up, and everyone who heard it was moved.However, with Emperor Tianyi's disposition, the more someone speaks out to excuse him, the more he thinks about it, and he is extremely disgusted with relying on military chaos and even acting alone, so he frowned even more when he heard the words.

King An couldn't be left behind, and knelt down: "Your minister also heard about it. The night before yesterday, Jing Yuwei was dispatched to visit Jiucheng overnight. It must be something important to come to Pingyuan. Maybe he entered Huangjue Temple without authorization. It is also because of another hidden reason that I was confused for a while, so I beg your father to forgive me." In fact, Jing Yuwei searched all night, but it was only in Qipan Street and Guandi Temple, and his words seemed to disturb him. It's not peaceful to get Gyeonggi.

Emperor Tianyi's face sank like water, and the brows slightly raised, which was a sign that he was really angry.It is his taboo to transfer troops without authorization in the inner city.Granting Jing Yuwei as the commander of King Ning, he was supposed to be cautious and prudent, but unexpectedly, within a few days, Luo Pingyuan stirred up so many troubles one after another.His heart was full of anger, and there was a little disappointment in it, so angry that his temples on both sides were throbbing.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Zheng Mingyi saw that the two princes seemed to be pleading, but in fact they stirred up the emperor's anger more and more, as if King Ning's crime had already been confirmed.If things go on like this, even if Emperor Tianyi doesn't lose his body from anger, it's hard to guarantee that he won't make a decision that he regrets later in the day. As the courtiers present, he has to persuade him.

He took a breath, relying on the fact that he was the old minister who accompanied him in the early years, he said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Ning has always been prudent and has never been arrogant in martial arts. The situation is unknown now, and the words of a monk alone cannot be fully believed. Maybe His Highness the Fifth Highness encountered bandits in the temple and was injured by Li Zhan. If you don’t wait for him to wake up first, he will naturally explain the reason.”

Emperor Tianyi glared at him, General Wuying was a man of honor, these words reminded him.In a Huangjue Temple, people from Chengyihou's Mansion and King Ning can enter, but others are not allowed to enter. It is necessary to give Luo Pingyuan a chance to speak and find out the truth before dealing with it.

He waved his hand in annoyance: "Send the fifth prince to Feiyun Pavilion, let him rest there tonight, and then call a few more imperial doctors to diagnose and treat with medicine. Zheng Mingyi sent people to seal off Huangjue Temple to strictly prohibit any news from leaking out. "

Wu Yong was already covered in cold sweat at the side, so he had a moment to whisper to the emperor, "Your Majesty, when the younger one came in just now, he saw Deputy Commander Shen handing over the sign, and he was waiting outside."

With Emperor Tianyi's current state of mind, the sentence "Let him go back" almost came out of his mouth, but he still held back.Since Wu Yong passed the biography on behalf of Shen Ling, Jing Yuwei may have reported his feelings.

"Let's announce him to come in, I just have something to ask." He said with a sullen face, and then said to the three people in the hall: "Zheng Mingyi's guards are not strong enough, he will be demoted to a lower rank, and he will be fined for half a year. He will temporarily take his original position to see what happens later."

Then he said to King An: "The third prince is also at fault. He will be punished for three months and write a letter of repentance within three days. I want to read it carefully. You and the prince are pleading for the fifth prince, and you are thinking about your siblings. I listened to it. Relief. Let's all step back."

The three thanked each other and came out. The crown prince and King An were pondering the meaning of Emperor Tianyi's last words, and they ran into Shen Ling who was led into the palace by the servants.

When he was about to walk out of the palace gate, King An frowned and said, "Why did the man surnamed Shen come so fast? Where did he get the news?"

"No matter how fast you come, it will be too late after all." The prince smiled, he was not very satisfied with today's situation in his heart.Yao Qian'er died, which didn't match the news he had received. The dead man had already left Los Angeles to avoid the limelight, so he had to send someone to ask about it. It was too late today; what surprised him even more was that Nalan Yu died unexpectedly. Under Luo Pingyuan's sword.The two witnesses arranged to prove that King Ning went crazy and killed both failed, and he could only be forced to be topped by a monk subdued by Nalan Yu in the temple, which greatly reduced his credibility.

Right now, what he is most concerned about is what state Luo Pingyuan will be in when he wakes up.He was not sure about the effect of the Sanskrit technique. If Nalan Yu succeeded in controlling King Ning's mind, he would not be able to be killed.But Luo Pingyuan didn't seem to be injured lightly, so it might not be completely useless.

Luo Junping thought about it, the Feiyun Pavilion was located between the front hall and the back palace, and the location was a bit remote, but Emperor Tianyi sometimes went to take a lunch break in winter, so it was more comfortable.Locking Luo Pingyuan there temporarily, it can be seen that no matter how angry Emperor Tianyi is, he still protects King Ning.

The two walked for a while full of thoughts, and Luo Wenxiao first asked: "Since Miss Chengyihou is dead, have you put away the token properly?"

"Don't worry, Second Emperor Brother," An Wang said, "I'll let someone take care of it, and no one will notice it. It's just that it's not a big deal. Father may not take it to heart when he sees it."

"The matter has come to this point, this is the best policy." The crown prince said, "Father has become more and more disciplined these years, and what he likes is the prudence of the fifth emperor. When he sees that he is not upright and behaves improperly, how can he not?" If you lose interest, you will naturally have the heart to teach him a lesson."

"It's like treating me." Luo Junping smiled, then felt a little slipped, and didn't say any more.

Luo Wenxiao didn't answer either.With Emperor Tianyi's personality, if Luo Pingyuan couldn't be cleared of the crime of murder by evil spirits, he would definitely lose his heart, at least he would be deprived of the authority to command Jing Yuwei and placed under house arrest for a year or two.This is enough for now, and his real goal is King Jing.

He has repeatedly deduced the various possibilities of the development of the situation in advance. Although unexpected situations have occurred, Luo Pingyuan has indeed fallen into the trap. He believes that his side has more than [-]% chance of winning, and the remaining [-]% It was King Jing's reaction.In any case, someone in Huangjue Temple testified that Liao died under the sword of Chunjun, and all the witnesses and material evidence were there, and those who could prove King Ning's innocence were all dead. No one could find a way to solve it under such circumstances. Fa, even King Jing can't do it.Besides, Luo Yanhua himself is still under suspicion.

After all, Emperor Tianyi was an emperor, and if something happened in Huangjue Temple, the anger would always be directed at someone, and as long as Luo Yanhua got involved, it would be doomed to disaster.The day after tomorrow, but August [-]th.

The overall plan cannot be announced to King An, and Luo Junping will not ask questions before or after the event. It is smarter to keep to the point and keep it tacit.

At this time, the two had already left the imperial city, with appreciable expressions of worry on their faces, they mounted their horses and left.They all knew in their hearts that when King Ning woke up, the outcome of this carefully set game would be decided.

Emperor Tianyi in the Qingliang Hall drank strong tea, and listened to Shen Ling's report expressionlessly: The Kunlun Mansion threatened the lives of Huashan disciples, and King Ning rushed there when he learned that the clue was in Huangjue Temple.

"Have you ever been to the temple to see, are there any traces of thieves entering?" He suddenly interrupted Shen Ling's words.

"When I heard that His Highness the Fifth Highness was being sent to the palace, I came here in a hurry, before I had time to inspect the Huangjue Temple." Shen Ling replied with her head bowed.In fact, as soon as he arrived outside the temple, he met King Jing's hidden guards. After learning what happened, he turned around and came to Chonghua Palace.

The emperor tapped his fingers on the table in front of him, which was his usual action when he was pondering.

A servant came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Doctor Wang and Doctor Zhong are seeking an audience outside the palace."

"Announce them to come in." Emperor Tianyi said calmly, he was waiting for King Ning's diagnosis and treatment results.

The two imperial doctors entered the hall and kowtowed, their expressions were trembling.

"Let's talk," Emperor Tianyi signaled them to get up impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense, I want to hear the truth."

Doctor Wang said, "His Royal Highness King Ning's right hand was injured by a sharp knife. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, but I waited to see his pulse. It seemed that he had exerted too much force, and his internal organs were shaken so that he vomited blood. You only need to stay in bed for half a month, and you will be fine." get well."

It doesn't sound like being hurt by others, but it seems that he was delirious and hurt himself.

Emperor Tianyi's eyebrows twitched: "Since the injury is all right, when will I wake up?"

"His Highness Fifth seems to be losing strength, and because he hasn't taken any food or water, he is a little weak. Judging from the pulse condition, it will take several hours to wake up." Zhong Yu said.In fact, King Ning's pulse was weak, more like he had been drugged, but when they came, they had already heard some rumors about how they dared to take the responsibility, so they avoided the seriousness and ignored it.

"Haosheng prescribes a prescription to treat him, and he will report to me after he wakes up." Emperor Tianyi showed no joy or anger on his face, "Go down."

When the two imperial doctors kowtowed to the leader and were about to step back, Doctor Wang took out another item from his arms and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this fell from the lapel of His Highness Fifth Highness's coat just now. If you don’t dare to hide the truth, please read it, Your Majesty.”

When everyone looked at it, they saw that it seemed to be a handkerchief bag in his hand. Wu Yong stepped forward to take it. It was a autumn-colored handkerchief embroidered with large golden chrysanthemums. The paper is written in a charming and charming manner, obviously from the hands of a woman.

He didn't dare to look more, and presented it to the emperor.

Emperor Tianyi glanced at it, and there was a poem first on the paper: The mountains have trees, and the trees have branches.The next few lines roughly say that on August [-]th, I am honored to enter Huangjue Temple to offer incense, and I am willing to spend a while in the temple with His Highness the Fifth Prince. I have nothing else to ask for in this life.If you can't fulfill your wish and express your sincerity, you would rather die.The signature is two words: Qian'er.Although the diction is not very elegant, the meaning is quite tactful and sad, and it seems that it was written by the dead Yao Qian'er.Needless to say, this delicate silk handkerchief was also hers.

Emperor Tianyi's complexion became very ugly, he gave and received privately, and even stole into the forbidden area for this, it was indeed a scandal, he ignored the two imperial doctors who retreated, and threw Su Jian to the ground with his hands, Right in front of Shen Ling: "Don't say any more, let's see what good deeds this scoundrel has done. He also said that he was doing it to save people. I think he's going to a private meeting!"

He was already very angry. What he heard and saw today was completely different from the five princes he had seen in the past few months. He was like two different people. If he said he didn't believe it, he had solid evidence.A thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that he was really bewitched?

Shen Ling was taken aback, picked up the piece of paper and looked at it, for a moment he didn't know how to speak up to defend King Ning.He knew very well that Luo Pingyuan's thoughts had been on saving people these days, and it was impossible for him to be moved by Yao Qian'er's letter, there must be some secret means in it.It's just that there is no proof, and it can't be said that this is false, so I had to say boldly: "His Royal Highness Ning Wang would never do such a thing, and he was injured and unconscious when he was discovered, and I don't know what happened in the temple. I pray that Your Majesty will find out the truth and return His Highness the Fifth Highness' innocence."

"You don't need to say much, of course you can't wrong him," Emperor Tianyi said coldly. Although he was angry, it didn't affect his thinking. Face to face. Didn't you just say that the First Prince knew about the robbing of Huashan disciples, and asked him to come in and answer at that time. I am also tired, so you can step back."

Then Shen Ling saluted, only to hear Emperor Tianyi say again: "Wu Yong, you go and pass on my oral order to Commander Li, asking him to take someone to Huangjue Temple in person. Zheng Mingyi is a man I can trust, but he is a leader. I am not familiar with the affairs of Jianghu, so I have to go and check with Commander Li, so I can rest assured."

Shen Ling's heart trembled slightly. This was originally the duty of the Jingyu Guard, but King Ning was suspected, so the emperor appointed the Ouchi Commander to intervene.Instructing him in front of his face, it was obviously to Jing Yuwei to avoid suspicion and not to do anything else.