Chu Lingxiao immediately walked to Ning Nanhou and reported to Jun Qianche respectfully: "Your Majesty, the clothes Ning Nanhou is wearing are
Not a dragon robe. --"
The ministers looked at each other and said in puzzlement: "This is obviously a dragon robe! Why did the Prime Minister say it is not a dragon robe?"
Duke Zhenguo laughed sarcastically: "Prime Minister Chu, I didn't expect that you are not very old, but your eyesight is not very good. This is clearly a dragon robe. All the adults are looking at you, but you say no, isn't it because you have a bad eyesight?" Well? You should go see a doctor."
The ministers laughed.
Chu Lingxiao looked at Duke Zhen and smiled calmly: "Mr. Zhen, it's not that he has bad eyesight. It's because Duke Zhen is old and may be a little dazzled! Look at the dragon on Ning Nanhou's clothes. , it is clearly four claws, and the four claws are not dragons, but mangs, so this is a python robe."
Upon hearing this, the ministers took a closer look at the so-called "dragon robe" worn by Ning Nanhou. The dragon on it indeed had only four claws. Although the pattern was very similar to the emperor's dragon robe, this dragon only had four claws, so it could not It's called a dragon robe, but a python robe.
Jun Qianche's eyes also fell on the dragon pattern on Ning Nanhou's body, which indeed only had four claws, which was a bit surprising. It was clear that someone was deliberately trying to frame Ning Nanhou for his rebellion. Since it was a deliberate frame-up, it was impossible to use a python robe. From this point of view, someone had secretly tampered with the dragon robe. In this case, I will cancel my plan for the time being and use this python robe to settle the case.
The Duke of Zhen Guo was surprised when he saw it. He didn't understand how a good dragon robe suddenly turned into a python robe! Even so, Ning Nanhou cannot be let go easily.
So Duke Zhenguo raised his hands to Jun Qianche and said: "Your Majesty, even if this is a python robe, it is not something that the Marquis of Ningnan can keep secretly. A Marquis is not qualified to wear a python robe. He has the guts to hide it secretly. I have the guts to hide the dragon robe secretly in one step, and I ask your Majesty to investigate clearly. Ningnan Hou’s wolf ambition has been exposed, and I ask Your Majesty to severely punish Ningnan Hou.”
Jun Qianche glanced at the crowd with sharp eyes, and suddenly smiled: "It turns out that the Ningnan Marquis secretly hiding the dragon robe and plotting rebellion, which has been agitated for so long, only started because of this python robe. It seems that this matter is to blame. I am.
I have secretly sent people to investigate Ningnan Hou's behavior and style in Ningnan these days, and found that Ningnan Hou is a good man who cares about the people and is loved by the people. He has made many contributions to Ningnan, so Ningnan is in his place. Under his leadership, he became even more prosperous, so he planned to make him the prince of the opposite sex, so he sent someone to make this python robe and send it to him. My imperial edict was planned to be sent to Ningnan Hou on his birthday. It was a congratulatory gift for Marquis Ning Nan, so when he gave the python robe, he had someone secretly give the robe to his daughter, and asked his daughter to take it out on his birthday and then arrive with my imperial edict. , it must be a surprise. Who knew that this python robe would be mistaken for a dragon robe by some people, and they told the Duke of Zhen, causing such a big misunderstanding. It turns out that the dragon robe that Duke Zhen Guo has been talking about is this python robe. If he had known this, he should have asked Duke Zhen Guo to bring this dress to the palace for all the ministers to see.
I specially asked the embroiderers to embroider this python robe because Marquis Ningnan is not a member of the royal family. Even if he is named a prince, he must be distinguished from the princes in the royal family. Therefore, the python robe is made like this, which makes the ministers misunderstand. , I should be blamed. If I had known there would be such a fuss, my imperial edict should have been sent together with this python robe. "
After hearing this, all the ministers looked suddenly enlightened: "So that's it."
But Duke Zhenguo didn't believe what the emperor said, because when he got this piece of clothing, the dragon on it did have five claws, but now it has four claws. It must have been tampered with.
But the emperor deliberately wanted to protect Marquis Ningnan. When things turned out like this, he had nothing to say.
Chu Lingxiao looked at Duke Zhen and asked, "Mr. Zhen, now that the dragon robe you mentioned has become a python robe, and it is a python robe personally gifted by the emperor, what else do you have to say?"
Duke Zhenguo looked at Jun Qianche and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know that I want to make Marquis Ningnan the prince. Whether it is a dragon robe or a python robe, Marquis Ningnan cannot keep it secretly. I also think about the safety of Huachen Kingdom. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Jun Qianche's eyes flashed with disdain, but he said calmly and magnanimously: "Those who don't know are not guilty. I was negligent in this matter, so I can't blame Duke Zhen. Duke Zhen also did it for the safety of Huachen Kingdom. I am very pleased. Now I will confer the title of Ningnan Marquis as the King of Ningnan in front of all the ministers, and continue to benefit the Ningnan area."
Ning Nanhou immediately knelt down to thank him: "I thank you, Your Majesty."
"King Ningnan, get up quickly." Jun Qianche's lips curved up. It seemed that a difficult matter was solved like this. It was very dramatic.
Although it is a pity that Duke Zhen Guo did not bring down Marquis Ningnan, the current situation is that it is impossible to bring down Marquis Ningnan. If he persists in pursuing the case, it will be detrimental to them. The emperor has settled the matter and has given them Save face.
After the morning court, Jun Qianche was in a good mood, but he also had doubts in his heart, so he asked Chu Lingxiao to stay and go to the imperial study room to discuss things.
Duke Zhen Guo and Jun Yuehen walked out of the court together.
Jun Yuehen said casually as he walked: "I didn't expect that Marquis Ningnan was so lucky. He was about to be convicted of the crime of rebellion. In the end, not only did he turn the bad luck into good luck, he was also named the King of Ningnan."
"Are the Seven Sages happy for King Ningnan?" Duke Zhen asked.
Jun Yuehen smiled calmly and said quietly: "How could a good dragon robe become a python robe! The patterns and colors on that dress were clearly embroidered according to the dragon robe, because the dragon robe on it was It was so clever to allow Marquis Ningnan to escape death without a claw! That piece of clothing has always been in the hands of Duke Zhen, how could Duke Zhen not notice it?"
Duke Zhenguo said displeasedly: "What do the Seven Sages mean by these words? There is no doubt that I have tampered with this. If so, why would I go to such trouble to ask the emperor to convict Marquis Ningnan of treason?"
Jun Yuehen stopped and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhen Guo, you have misunderstood what I said. What I mean is, is there a spy around Duke Zhen? Someone must have been there when the Duke was not around."