Chapter 948 Misfortune (Part 2)
Sun Cong and Sun Bi brothers arrived in front of the palace almost at the same time. After looking at each other, Sun Bi smiled and went forward to pay homage. In response, the prince Sun Cong just waved his hands indifferently and then went straight into the palace gate first. At the same time, he wondered, why did the father suddenly summon the two of them to the palace today? Could it be that Li Ling's case has already been concluded?
Thinking of this level, he was determined to win and looked back at Sun Bi who was following him intentionally or unintentionally, but saw that the latter looked calm and he didn't seem to be worried about Li Ling's surprise. This made him feel a little unhappy, so he simply took a step slower and said, "Seventh brother, why did you say that your father suddenly asked me to enter the palace?"
"Is my father so wise, so stupid as I can guess thoroughly?" Sun Bi responded casually. This naturally made Sun Cong feel a little dissatisfied, and he immediately smiled and said with a slight smile: "You really don't know? I never thought that something was going to happen to your right-hand Li Ling."
"Li Wenzhong is a court minister, not a subordinate of me. And I also believe that he is innocent and will never be blamed by his father." The answer was still calm and without any flaws, which made Sun Cong even more dissatisfied. So he stopped talking, snorted, quickened his pace, and went straight forward.
Seeing this, Sun Bi laughed silently and subconsciously became faster.
The conversation between the two brothers naturally fell into the ears of the eunuch who accompanied them to see him. This one looked at his nose and nose, as if he had heard nothing, and he was just leading the way, but his back was already wet with sweat.
Soon, the two brothers came to the palace where the emperor was. As soon as they reported their identities one after another, Wei Tang's voice came out: "Please come in and talk to each other."
After the two looked at each other, the prince took the first step, and the King of Ying followed. Then he saw about a dozen officials kneeling in the hall, all of whom were nervous. The prince saw Jian Chong and Sun Daming with bitter faces at first sight, and finally felt a little uneasy in his heart. However, it was not easy to ask at this time, so he could only pay homage and salute first. Finally, he asked boldly: "I wonder when the father and the emperor urgently summoned his son to the palace to give orders?"
"Haha, you did something big without me, so I thought about asking you in person." Although the emperor smiled, he did not feel happy at all, but with a terrifying and murderous look, he directly pressed on the prince, causing his body to tremble suddenly, but he still said: "Son minister, I don't know what the father is referring to..."
"When will you hide the matter of the border army until I have? Also, Lin'an Meizhuang is really a good place, and it can really make you feel at ease." The emperor said a few words lightly, but his eyes were fixed on him.
The prince's face also changed drastically at this moment, from the confusion and uneasiness just now to fear. His body was shocked, and his eyes were facing his father head-on. After feeling the murderous intent, he was so scared that he had no other thoughts. He immediately kowtowed and said, "Father, my son and minister have just learned about this..."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall changed color at the same time. OK, now I really don’t tell you. After the emperor said a few words, you will recognize the mistake you made. It’s really dangerous now.
The prince has always lived under the pressure and shadow of his father, especially in recent years, he has already known that his father is constantly suppressing himself in case he threatens his imperial power after he becomes a senior. Therefore, he used to be awe of his father, but now he has more resentment and fear, especially the latter, which makes him dare not play alone in front of the emperor.
It was this fear that made him dare not lie in front of his father, even if it was related to his life and death. In addition, the principle of being a thief was guilty, so he sold himself completely with just one sentence.
The emperor was caught off guard. After a moment of silence, he laughed: "Okay, I am really my good son. I dare to act and take responsibility. It is indeed courageous and knowledgeable! Then have you already made further preparations? Now there are even more people outside the palace. With just one word, thousands or tens of thousands of imperial guards will come into the palace and kill me, an old emperor, and help you ascend the throne?"
This sentence finally made the prince come back to his senses from his anxiety and regret, and he immediately kowtowed in fear: "Father... Father, what do you think of your son as? Even if you gain and lose your heart, you will never dare to have such thoughts. Father..." Within a few words, blood was already knocked out of his forehead, but he didn't care at all. He still kowtowed his head with a bang, knocking all the gold bricks in front of him into pieces of blood. It was so miserable.
The emperor was completely unmoved, his eyes fell on him and he did not ask questions, as if he wanted to see him kowtow and die in front of him. For a moment, only a dull sound in the hall was heard, which made everyone behind him feel scared, but they didn't know what to say at all.
The severe pain on the forehead kept passing, which made the prince's confusing thoughts slightly clearer because of fear, so he quickly said tremblingly: "Father, my son, my son, I do have some selfishness, but my loyalty and filial piety to my father have never changed... Moreover, the matter of materials in the northern border army was kept in the dark before, and it was not until yesterday that I got the news from Jiangnan...
"At that time, I was also frightened. I really didn't expect that the people below were so bold and did such a bold and reckless act without hiding them. The son was also confused for a while, so he pretended not to know anything... The son was indeed selfish, because Li Ling was always enemies of me, and this time it was the son who asked someone to find out that he was related to the ills of the border army and wanted to do this.
"My son is indeed wrong, but I have no dissatisfaction with my father and the Dayue court, and I dare not have any other thoughts. I hope my father will understand..."
After becoming a self-destructing truck, the prince finally became a little more awake and gave some explanations for his behavior. However, these explanations were too pale and powerless. Not to mention the emperor in front of him, even the ministers behind him did not believe this statement.
Did you know about Meizhuang just yesterday? What about coaxing a three-year-old child? If the matter is revealed tomorrow, would you say that you only know the truth today?
Especially Jian Chong and the others, they felt even more bitter and full of complaints. The prince was too unreliable. Such an important thing had not been communicated with him early, which led to them being so passive.
The resentment in their hearts made them not react at all at this time. They just looked at the prince in a mess, kowtowing and his face was covered in blood. Of course, in addition to their concern that their words would cause trouble at this time, the more important reason was that they knew that nothing they said at this time was useless.
The emperor was not in a hurry to say anything, and still stared at the prince quietly. Until he finished what he should say, he asked slowly: "In other words, this matter has nothing to do with you? Is it the people below who reached into the border army camp that you hid in your hand, stealing military rations and weapons, and transporting these things to Jiangnan?"
"That's right..." Now, no matter what, the prince can only stick to this statement.
"Two questions, first, how did Meizhuang allow them to put their arms in their own village? Did they vacate your name, or did Mei Zihua have any other ideas? Second, when the border army incident occurred before, they had never advised you not to cause trouble?"
A lie needs more lies to cover up, and at the same time, lies can also bring unexpected troubles. The two questions raised by the emperor now correspond to these two points.
The prince thought that Meizhuang was also deceived by them, but when the words came, there was still a change: "Father, the emperor, has not had any contact with Meizhuang for half a year. I really don't know about this..." At this time, take care of yourself first, otherwise the more you say it, the more you will be, and you will not even be able to save yourself.
But his answer made Jian Chong and the others suddenly feel cold. They knew very well that what such an answer would bring to Mei Zihua and the entire Meizhuang was a catastrophe! And then he could give up his father-in-law's family, which was extremely close to the prince. What about him?
Compared with the British King's unyielding relationship with Li Ling, the level of the two princes is very obvious.
The prince no longer cared about what others thought. Now he only wanted to protect himself. What is the life and death of others? So he continued: "For Li Ling, the son-in-law was eager to take revenge, so he did not think much about the truth or falsehood. As for others, there was no reminder.
"By the way, this is the strategy set by an aide under Erchen. He has helped Erchen design several times before, but he has not succeeded. Obviously, there must be some grudges between him and Li Ling. If the father doesn't believe it, he can send someone to ask him and he will definitely know the truth...
"Also, because of his outstanding ability, my son-in-law gave him many things, including correspondence with Meizhuang, and contacts with some past friends in the border army..."
Since he has decided to give up some people who are insured, there is nothing to say, and he will sell people to the end. For example, Mr. Mo, since his plan has completely failed and has brought such a big crisis to himself, he doesn't have to stay this person anymore, just take him to the tank.
The prince's decisiveness and coldness surprised the emperor. After a while, he smiled and nodded: "You still have something to do. However, I still have some doubts about your statement. King Ying, what do you think? Do you think these explanations of the prince are reasonable?"
Chapter completed!