He was decisive and resolute, and the surrounding officials were all stunned.
"You..." Suddenly Dai Zhide pointed forward and said in amazement: "Aren't you the one..."
I saw that Zhao Daosheng's face was wrinkled and fell off immediately after being splashed with hot water, and large pieces fell off. However, what was exposed inside was not bright red flesh, but another layer of scorched red skin—this was his real face.
"He Lan..." Several chancellors said in surprise at the same time: "He Lan Minzhi?!"
"King Yong!" Empress Wu was suddenly shocked and angry: "What's going on?!"
He Lanminzhi was exiled for crimes three years ago, and was ordered to be executed when he arrived in Shaozhou. However, who would have thought that he was rescued by the people sent by King Yong Li Xian, and he has been hiding in the palace and has survived until now
Li Xian, who had been uneasy since just now, saw the truth finally revealed, and suddenly trembled like a sieve, and fell to the ground softly: "Mother, mother, my son is just..."
"Shut up! Who is your mother!"
Empress Wu turned to the emperor who was completely speechless, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, just now the palace servants have identified that when the soup bowl was served, it was taken in by King Yong's servants, and when the prince was eating soup, only King Yong and He The two of Lan Min, can't figure out the truth of the matter?"
"He Lanminzhi was exiled and poisoned because of clique formation, corruption, and repeated misdemeanors, but King Yong had the guts to deceive his superiors and his subordinates, and took this court criminal back to the capital to hide in his mansion, and even let him have close contact with the crown prince! "
"King Yong!" Empress Wu roared, "You are so bold, what exactly are you planning?!"
King Yong is usually considered a smart, studious, and cautious young man, but at this moment, his three souls are gone, and he can only cry and shake his head in front of Empress Wu: "I don't! My son is innocent! Please judge clearly, son. The minister is really..."
"It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Yong!" He Lanminzhi was held up by the guards, but still struggled and shouted angrily: "It's all you, Queen! You borrowed a knife to kill someone, planted a frame, it was you who killed Mrs. Wei, it was you—"
As soon as Mrs. Wei uttered the words, the emperor suddenly remembered the young and beautiful Helan family who was poisoned by Empress Wu back then, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
-Snapped!
At this moment, there was a loud sound, and everyone was stunned. Xie Yun swung his hand and slapped He Lanminzhi away.
"He Lanmin poisoned and murdered the crown prince, because General Huaihua and I arrived in time, we must have not had time to destroy the evidence." Xie Yun paused, and said: "Come, search He Lanmin's body, and it will be reunited." Search everything inside and outside the palace."
The guards in front of the palace looked at me and I looked at you, hesitating and not daring to move.
Xie Yun said coldly: "Why, I can't command the Habayashi Army, can I?"
Shan Chao exhaled a mouthful of hot and sour gas almost silently, and said in a low voice for a while, "Go!"
The guards clasped their fists and retreated.
Of course He Lan Minzhi would not be so stupid as to hide the poison on himself, but there was no need to go to great lengths to search the palace. After a while, the guards came to report that a celadon medicine bottle was found under the flowers in front of the palace gate. When it was opened, it was empty, but there was still a bright red blood-like powder on the wall of the bottle. The imperial doctor checked and confirmed that it was Hedinghong mixed with cinnabar.
The ironclad evidence is so overwhelming that it cannot be refuted. Dai Zhide and several other prime ministers exploded on the spot.
"You scoundrel!" Empress Wu was so angry that she fought all over, even disregarding her demeanor, she went up and gave Li Xian a heart-warming blow: "—how can I be sorry for you, how dare you kill the current prince?! Do you want to die?!"
Li Xian couldn't stop crying and shouting for grievances, He Lanminzhi roared: "Don't implicate King Yong! It's none of King Yong's business! It's me who changed my face and became a servant of the palace. I planned all this for revenge. His Highness Yong! Do not know at all!"
Xie Yun stepped forward to touch He Lanmin's dumb acupoint, but Dai Zhide stood up suddenly and grabbed Xie Yun's hand with all his strength: "What is Commander Xie doing? Even if this person deserves death, he should be allowed to confess his crime. What are you rushing to seal up?"
As expected of the name, Xie Yun's throat was blocked in an instant.
However, at this moment, Dai Zhide was pulled back by a huge force from his shoulder, and at the same time, he stretched out a hand to separate him from Xie Yun.
"You..." Dai Zhide's cheek muscles twitched heavily: "General Shan?"
"Dai Gong speaks for himself, don't do anything." Shan Chao strode over from the emperor at some point, and pushed Dai Zhide away politely and without rejection. Immediately afterwards, without looking at Xie Yun, he turned to the guards and said, "The holy driver is here, safety cannot be missed, take He Lanminzhi down for interrogation later."
Xie Yun wanted to stop him, but at that moment he had already lost his chance.
He Lanminzhi was escorted by the guards and dragged out of the palace, struggling and yelling: "Your Majesty! Think about the minister's mother, Mrs. Han Han, and Mrs. Wei who died unjustly! King Yong is innocent, what about King Yong?" I don’t know, Your Majesty! Your Majesty—"
Xie Yun turned his head and looked at Shan Chao coldly.
The corners of Xie Yun's eyebrows were raised, the ends of his eyes were slender, and the eye sockets were deep and bright. When he stared straight at something from this angle, the handsome and cold outline was very obvious, which made people's heart skip a beat.
Shan Chao closed his eyes, opened them again after a few breaths and shook his head at him.
"Enough is enough," he said softly in a voice that no one else could hear.
He Lanminzhi's figure gradually faded away, but the lingering sound lingered endlessly, as if a sharp awl had pierced the emperor's heart fiercely.
Ninety-Five Supreme seems to have suddenly aged ten years, his face flushed with anger turned ashes, his lips were chapped and trembling, as if he wanted to say something.
"Queen..." he hoarse.
Empress Wu stood in front of him without saying a word.
"What Diao Nu did should have nothing to do with others. King Yong has always respected his elder brother and loved his brothers and sisters. He would not do such a rebellious thing..."
However, the eyes of Empress Wu looking down at the emperor suddenly showed a hint of ridicule.
—Same as ever, she thought.
This sentimental and benevolent gentleman is indeed the same as in memory, and has not changed in his life.
"Your Majesty thinks of Mrs. Wei Helan?" Empress Wu suddenly asked softly.
The emperor said nothing.
"I still remember the year when Helan's Xiangxiao Yu died, the saint went up and down the court, and when he heard the news of his death, he wept loudly on the spot. The sad tears were really worse than today..." Empress Wu paused slightly, and said with a smile : "The tears Your Majesty shed for the prince today may not even be one-tenth of that at that time."
Several prime ministers lowered their heads cautiously.
The emperor looked slightly embarrassed, and looked away.
"Although the Holy Majesty is benevolent, that benevolence is too biased. Why did King Yong risk his life to take in He Lanminzhi, and why did he harbor ill will towards the position of the Eastern Palace? This is something you and I know very well. Respect elder brothers, love younger brothers and sisters." Don't you think the comments are too ridiculous?"
Li Xian burst into tears and said: "I really don't have it! My son has absolutely no idea of the position of the crown prince, the emperor is clear!"
"Where does King Yong disrespect friendship?" The emperor retorted tremblingly: "Where did I say a word wrong?"
Empress Wu sneered:
"Yes, Your Majesty?"
"The person he respects and loves is obviously his biological elder brother He Lanminzhi. As for the prince Li Hong and Princess Taiping, how could they ever be his biological brothers and sisters?!"
All the prime ministers looked at each other with expressions as if they had been struck by lightning.
Shan Chao's pupils suddenly constricted. He never expected that Empress Wu would reveal the secret of King Yong's life experience in front of important officials at this time!
"Do you think that if you save He Lan Minzhi for the time being, you can clear the suspicion of King Yong?" Xie Yun said softly beside him: "Don't be naive, General Shan, when Tianhou wanted to drag him into the water, there was a There are thousands of ways to drag him into the water..."
"...What about you," Shan Chao barely made a hoarse voice: "When she wants to drag you into the water one day, what are you going to do?"
"I'm already in the water," Xie Yun said lightly.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The emperor was full of anger, but the excessively sharp voice gave off a sense of bluff, and said, "Why aren't Hong'er and Taiping his biological siblings? Are you out of your mind?"
"No matter how insane I am, I won't remember how many children I gave birth to, and I won't wake up and mistake my sister's posthumous child as my own!"
As soon as Empress Wu's voice fell, Li Xian's face turned pale: "Mother, you, you..."
The queen quickly stepped forward and picked up Li Xian's skirt, pointed at his face, and said angrily to the emperor: "I just gritted my teeth and recognized this evil species for His Majesty's sake, and declared to the outside world that I was on the way to worship Zhaoling." Damn, have you ever abused him in the past twenty years? Can you eat less than him, wear less than him?!"
"Now his wings have hardened and his ambitions have swelled. He Lan Minzhi was taken in behind your back, so much so that he killed my own son! He killed my prince of the Tang Dynasty!"
The emperor was furious and wanted to interrupt her several times, but tried to open his mouth but could not make a sound, only to see that the whole head and face were flushed with blood, the eyeballs were bloodshot, and the veins on the forehead were bulging, which looked extremely scary.
"This rebellious, brother-in-law thing has now become the eldest son in name, and will become the emperor you will allegiance to tomorrow!" Empress Wu turned around abruptly, and the gorgeous red treasure inlaid pure gold finger guards came from the faces of several prime ministers one by one. Pointing to the past, he shouted: "Are you willing to bow three times and nine times to this impure blood, and enshrine this kind of person to the ninth five?!"
Dai Zhide and the others hesitated.
Although the Eastern Palace Party and the Empress are mortal enemies, the current situation is treacherous and difficult to distinguish. If King Yong is really suspected of killing the prince, how can they not avenge the prince
Take ten thousand steps back and say that even if they are willing to be loyal to King Yong and use King Yong as their camp to fight against the Queen of Heaven, they may not end well. Isn't Lan Minzhi the best example
In such a moment of hesitation, Empress Wu had already thrown King Yong to the ground, and said loudly: "Come on, imperial guards! King Yong Li Xian secretly hid death row prisoners, poisoned the prince, immediately searched the palace, and took him to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. !"
He even skipped Dali Temple and went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, which obviously meant King Yong's life. Li Xian roared sadly: "Royal father!"
As soon as the words fell, the emperor staggered to his feet and stretched out his hands forward as if trying to stop something.
But his cheek muscles convulsed, his arms trembled violently, and with all his strength, he could only gurgle phlegm from his throat. Others could only hear a few vague "don't" and "let go", and saw the emperor's eyes turned upside down, The whole person flips backwards!
Surprises sounded from around: "Your Majesty!"
I saw the strong wind howling, the figure flashed, and Shan Chao rushed forward, supporting the emperor in a blink of an eye.
However, the emperor's condition was very bad. His facial features were crooked and trembling, and the corners of his mouth were drooling, as if he had been caught by wind evil!
This change came too hastily, even the prime ministers who have been in the officialdom for a long time may not be able to immediately measure the severity of the situation; however, for some reason, like a certain intuition passed down in the blood, the extremely complicated political situation is now Shan Chao's mind was unraveling, and it instantly turned into a clear idea: the crown prince is dead, and King Yong has lost power. If the emperor collapses due to a stroke, there will be no power in the Daming Palace that can compete with Empress Wu.
what to do? !
The hall was agitated, and Empress Wu said loudly: "Don't hurry up to announce the imperial doctor?!"
Shan Chao gasped for breath, and suddenly stretched out his hand to press down on several large acupuncture points on the top of the emperor's skull, gritted his teeth, and poured his true energy into it continuously.
This is actually very dangerous. After all, no one knows how the emperor's condition is, and whether he will die suddenly after being stimulated at the key acupoints on his skull. But the stroke develops extremely quickly, often within a few breaths, if you don't make a decisive decision, and wait for the imperial doctor to come, there will be no medicine and stones, and it will be too late.
Since ancient times, many emperors can share adversity, but cannot share wealth, and the same is true for Empress Wu. The cunning rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, and the birds are doing their best to hide their bows. Only when Empress Wu is in crisis, Xie Yun, whom she relies on, is the safest.
"What are you doing?" Empress Wu sternly yelled, and hurried over as soon as she turned around, intending to stop Shan Chao.
However, at this moment, Xie Yun stood behind the chaotic crowd and flicked his fingers in his sleeve.
——The invisible energy shot out like a sharp arrow, and hit Empress Wu's knee in an instant!
Empress Wu staggered, was caught off guard and nearly fell, and the palace servants hugged her in alarm.
In such a short time gap, the emperor twitched under Shan Chao's hand and opened his eyes: "... Shan... General Shan..."
"quiet!"
Shan Chao turned his head and faced His Highness and his highness, his clear male voice filled with inner strength instantly overwhelmed everything else: "—Your Majesty has awakened, send the imperial physician!"
Empress Wu was supported by the palace servants to stand up, her complexion suddenly changed drastically.
"King Yong..." The emperor's voice was vague, but he could still hear intermittent words: "Bring King Yong back to the mansion... Shan Chao led the Yulin Army to guard day and night, and he was not allowed to enter or leave..."
"Give general Shan the golden book and iron certificate, Shang Fang's sword, anyone who tries to collide, kill... kill without mercy!"
The emperor struggled to his feet under the horrified gazes around him, his chest was leaking like a bellows, and his throat made a terrible sound of phlegm.
Immediately afterwards, he rolled his eyes and passed out completely.