"This wooden man," Xie Yun lifted the mahogany man, showed it around, and said in a deep voice, "it's not the prince at all."
The hall seemed to freeze for a moment, and then it was like pouring cold water into a frying pan, and it exploded immediately!
"what happened?"
"What did you say?!"
"Impossible, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The emperor looked stunned, panting for a while at a loss, then pointed at Xie Yun with trembling fingers: "You, what are you talking about? Show me here!"
Xie Yun stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, and lifted the mahogany figure up to the emperor's eyes. I saw the wooden man's face was ferocious, painted with cinnabar, and his body was pierced by several golden needles, exuding a disgusting muddy smell; I don't know if it is a psychological effect, but it is really sinister and sinister, which makes people shudder.
On the other hand, there were four characters engraved crookedly on its abdomen. The emperor recognized the moon and the sun in the eight characters of the prince's birthday on the spot, and couldn't help but blacken his eyes: "Isn't this the prince? Why are you sophistrying?!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, if the Queen of Heaven intends to assassinate the Crown Prince, how can she not know the exact time of the Crown Prince's birthday, but only engrave the date of birth? And according to Zhao Daosheng's identification, this wooden figure was buried in the ground by the maid of the Xie Mansion. How could I not do it myself, but let the maid do it for me?"
The emperor opened his mouth to reprimand, but before he could utter a word, he only heard Xie Yunlang say: "This technique of disgusting victory is not aimed at the prince, the birth date carved in peach wood is actually referring to someone else."
"Who?!"
"Report to Your Majesty," Xie Yun said coldly, "It's my minister."
The officials were terrified, and even the emperor was stunned:
"...you, you, you are..."
Shan Chao's first reaction was unbelievable, and then he suddenly discovered a crucial point.
He didn't know Xie Yun's character either!
Xie Yun never had a birthday, and no one in the capital knew his birthday!
"The crown prince's birthday is the third day of April in the second year of Yonghui. The month and day coincide with the minister's, but the minister never celebrates his birthday because he avoids the prince. Those who serve him know it, but they don't know the year of his birth. That's all. There is only the moon and the sun on the mahogany figure, and it is still buried in the side hall where the minister lives, isn't the truth clearly revealed?"
Xie Yun paused, only to hear Zhao Daosheng's angry and shrill voice behind him: "You're lying! Since no one knows your exact date of birth, why don't you just let your words go?"
Xie Yun didn't turn his head and said calmly to the emperor: "The stewards in the minister's mansion and others all know that your majesty can tell the truth from the false in the first trial."
The emperor's expression was obviously hesitant, and Zhao Daosheng didn't think of words to refute for a while, but Dai Zhide, the prime minister who spoke earlier, took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I think it's wrong!"
"... What does Ai Qing say?"
"All the testimonies of relatives, servants, etc., are all beneficial to the person being told. How can such testimonies involving such interests be accepted? Please make a clear decision, Your Majesty!"
As expected of Dai Zhide's family background as a prime minister, his words were logical and reasonable, and several important ministers all echoed him, and even the emperor's attitude began to loosen.
Just when the discussion on the scene gradually began to be one-sided, Xie Yun suddenly said: "—What Dai Gong said is very true. It is indeed biased to only ask the slaves, but there is another person in the world who can prove that the engraved on this witch Gu is the minister. birthday."
"...who?" the emperor asked suspiciously.
Xie Yun maintained the posture of landing on one knee, lowered his head slightly, and formed a very neat arc from his shoulders to his spine: "Return to Your Majesty, Yin Kaiyang."
—Yin Kaiyang, the head of the secret door.
Xie Yun grew up in a secret door since he was a child, and he was led by Yin Kaiyang into the palace for the first time when he was more than ten years old. Although the palace also has records of the names and origins of the people in the secret door, but for these killers whose origins are difficult to identify, how true or false are the records
The one who knows Xie Yun's origin the most is indeed Yin Kaiyang who brought him back from Qianzhou with his own hands.
After the Taishan Martial Arts Conference eight years ago, Yin Kaiyang had a talk with Shengshangche. I don't know how he persuaded the emperor. Even the empress Wu who was intent on spying couldn't know his methods. I only know that the final result is that the emperor didn't blame him for the felony of using illusion, but let him leave Chang'an and go to Dongdu .
For the next eight years, the secret door hibernated in Luoyang, the eastern capital, extending and infiltrating all aspects of Luoyang City, but could not touch Chang'an, where Xie Yun was in charge.
But now, Yin Kaiyang is actually required to come forward to give this crucial testimony for Xie Yun
The emperor's complexion was changing, while the Queen of Heaven maintained her calm, unafraid look with her hands folded in her sleeves just now.
Xie Yun's handsome side face drooped slightly, his eyelashes covered all expressions, as motionless as a white marble carving.
"...Master Yin lives in seclusion in the Xuanyang Mansion in the city." It took a long time for the emperor to speak slowly.
He casually pointed to the confidant eunuch beside him:
"You, hurry up and show him this witch-gu wooden figurine, and ask him if he recognizes the character horoscope on it."
The eunuch carefully wrapped the mud-covered wooden man with red silk, bowed and retreated.
Everyone in the hall held their breath, like a pile of wooden stakes, the air was so tense that it almost solidified. The emperor slumped in the armchair, his cloudy eyes unconsciously glanced at his feet, and suddenly found that Xie Yun was kneeling quite close to him, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly: "General Shan."
Shan Chao didn't expect that he was caught off guard and called out: "Yes."
The emperor pointed to his side, although he remained calm, he could hear the vigilance in his tone: "Come to me with the negative sword."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was in danger, and several prime ministers changed their colors in horror!
Shan Chao could feel his shoulders and muscles trembling slightly due to excessive tension, but when he stood up, every move was very steady, and even his voice was calm as usual: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Shan Chao stepped forward, passed Xie Yun with his footsteps, then bypassed the silent Empress Wu, and stood by the emperor's hand.
Looking down from this high position, the expressions of everyone in the hall can be seen at a glance. Grief, anxiety, panic, anger... and even some schadenfreude hidden in the corners of their brows and eyes are all clearly reflected in their eyes.
Although the timing was wrong and the location was wrong, Shan Chao suddenly had an irrelevant thought in his heart: so this is the appearance of all living beings that the emperor who lives in the Golden Palace has to face every day
Then when the Ninth Five-Year Supreme stood on the top of the Daming Palace, looking down on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and hundreds of billions of people, how did it feel
Shan Chao's thoughts turned, and his eyes suddenly fixed on Xie Yun.
Xie Yun maintained the posture of kneeling on the ground just now, submissive and silent, as quiet as a virgin, and outsiders would not notice any abnormalities. However, in the eyes of Shan Chao, who has been together day and night for many years and has had the closest physical contact, there is something wrong.
—Xie Yun's body was very stiff.
He put one hand on his lap, and the other pressed the dark golden floor tiles of the hall, and the five fingertips changed color slightly. If you look closely, you will find that his upper arms show a vague outline under the sleeves, which is a sign of extreme muscle tension.
Empress Wu stood between Xie Yun and the emperor, her hands were lowered without saying a word, but her cheeks were slightly protruding because of her clenched back molars.
In an instant, Shan Chao realized something very bad—
They actually don't know how Yin Kaiyang will answer!
This was not planned in advance!
There was a sudden chill on Shan Chao's back, and he subconsciously looked at Zhao Daosheng who was not far away, and found that the man was actually smiling.
It wasn't the kind of smile with the corners of his mouth curled up, but the indescribable satisfaction and anticipation were clearly revealed from his long and thin eyes, which he couldn't even cover up.
Who the hell is he
Is he really an ordinary servant in Prince Yong's mansion
At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes at the door, and then the eunuch rolled off his horse, hurried up the steps, lifted his clothes and stepped over the threshold.
Everyone looked back at the same time, and saw the eunuch holding the red silk in his hands, hunched forward in three steps and two steps forward, and knelt down beside Xie Yun with a distance of a few steps, facing the emperor directly: "report—"
At that moment, no one moved, no one even made a sound. All eyes were fixed on the wooden man in the eunuch's hand. If there was heat in the eyes, the piece of red silk would probably be on fire right now.
Can I take Xie Yun away? This idea popped up in Shan Chao's mind irresistibly.
When the situation has reached the point of no return, can I risk my life and take Xie Yun away
"Master Yin knocks on the emperor from a distance, and welcomes the holy driver!"
The eunuch took a breath and said loudly: "Return to the Holy Majesty: the remaining part of the eight characters carved on this wooden man should be born on the third day of April; he knew that there were only two people born on this day, one was the current prince, and the other One is Commander Xie of the Beiya Imperial Army, please Your Majesty look into it!"
Xie Yun closed his eyes instantly, and let out a deep breath that was almost inaudible.
The queen's back molars, which were clenched tightly to death, suddenly loosened.
"No...impossible!" Zhao Daosheng cried out, "How could Yin Kaiyang say that?!"
Before everyone could react, Xie Yun suddenly turned his head and stared at him: "Bold! How dare you call the head of the secret sect by the name of a lowly slave?!"
When the words fell to the ground, Shan Chao's eyebrows trembled violently.
Zhao Daosheng was bewildered, and his whole thinking was in chaos. At this moment, Xie Yun said in a deep voice: "Just think about it, Your Majesty, if Tianhou intends to kill the prince, poisoning or stabbing is not straightforward. Why? Do you want to use witchcraft that not only has no practical effect but is also easy to expose? Tianhou was also a person who was harmed by the deposed queen Wang with witchcraft, but now it has any effect? The birth date engraved on this wooden figure coincides with that of the minister, but Has the minister been affected in any way because of this? It can be seen that the witchcraft is just catching wind and shadows, but the actual effect is to plant and frame, and to fabricate charges!"
"Besides!" Xie Yun got up suddenly, and walked towards Zhao Daosheng with great strides under the eyes of everyone, saying each word coldly and clearly: "Witch Gu's methods are ever-changing, but the prince died from the poison sealed in the body of this mahogany man. How could there be such a coincidence?"
Zhao Daosheng's lips trembled and he couldn't say a word.
"Whether the conspiracy between Tianhou and I went bankrupt, or was someone planted a frame, you can see what's going on?" Xie Yun said condescendingly, and said with an emphasis: "Is that right, Internal Servant Zhao?"
Zhao Daosheng struggled to get up and shouted hoarsely: "I don't believe it! I clearly watched Jin Xin take the wooden figure out of your bedroom and bury it in the ground...it's impossible!"
"Really? Then, would you like to ask your Majesty to search the palace in my side hall to see if you can find any evidence?"
Zhao Daosheng said angrily: "—You!"
"I'm right in front of you, why don't you come and search for yourself?" Xie Yun leaned forward suddenly, almost sticking to Zhao Daosheng's ear, his soft and magnetic voice was full of malice: "Didn't you Do you want to search me after being planted, huh?"
Zhao Daosheng's face changed drastically.
The corners of Xie Yun's soft lips twitched, he turned around and walked to the side of the dragon and cloud pillar in the main hall, snatched the teapot from the arms of the palace servants who were waiting for the hot water, and then waved it decisively!
Wow!
Zhao Daosheng couldn't dodge in time, he was splashed all over his head and face, and he screamed instantly!
"You, you!" Yong Wang Li Xian rushed forward, stammering, "What are you doing?"
"What am I doing?" Xie Yun repeated with great interest, his eyes turned to Li Xian: "—His Royal Highness took in the criminals of the imperial court, cheated the world, stole them, and even got involved in the murder of the crown prince. What does His Highness want to do? !"