After the Crown Prince made a clear statement, the remaining courtiers who were still watching, all bowed down like the wind blowing wheat waves, shouting the word "Secondary". Even King Yu and Duke Huai said something in a low voice after flinching for a moment, and then stood in the queue for remonstrance at the bottom of the steps. In the whole hall, there is only one Daliang Keqing who is still in the same place, watching all this with his eyes as cold as ice and snow.
If it was just the commotion of the ministers, Emperor Liang still had some confidence that he could overwhelm them, but at this moment, facing Xiao Jingyan's fierce gaze, he began to feel a little flustered.
Because he understands this son's feelings for King Qi and Lin's, he would argue vigorously despite the absolute disadvantage at first, but now that the solid evidence has emerged, Xiao Jingyan is of course unwilling to let it go.
If you don't suppress this son, you will not be able to stabilize the current noisy and out of control situation. But Emperor Liang thought about it and suddenly realized that he now has nothing of weight, and he can rule over a prince who has a great political record.
For the cold-hearted old emperor, Xiao Jingyan's growth beyond expectations was far more shocking and unacceptable to him than the truth just revealed by Princess Liyang, so he gritted his teeth and wandered the hall, wanting to Find some strength for support.
Old ministers, new ministers, royal family, harem... The expressions he hoped for could not be seen on everyone's faces, even the gentle and submissive Concubine Jing's eyes were so bright that he couldn't look directly.
After occupying the supreme position and being lonely for decades, Emperor Liang didn't really taste the feeling of being isolated and helpless until this time. More importantly, he can no longer veto all objections forcefully and rudely as he did back then.
After some tumult. The hall gradually became quiet, but the power of silence contained in this quietness made the emperor feel more stressed than the chaotic shouting just now. Because this is obviously not impulsive. It's not a group of ministers who simply follow the trend and calm down. Still all stood in the position of remonstrance, and no one showed any signs of retreating.
Emperor Liang knew that since things had developed to this level, no matter how long the stalemate was, there would always be only one result.
"I... quan Zhu Qing's performance..."
The old emperor spat out these words weakly. Xiao Jingyan's heart was suddenly agitated, but he immediately controlled himself, without showing anything, just glanced at Cai Quan quickly.
"Since Your Majesty has granted permission to re-trial the Chi Yan case, please also ask the presiding judge to be judged together?" The Minister of Punishment bowed respectfully.
"We don't discuss court affairs on this occasion," Emperor Liang refused softly, "...the presiding judge will be decided another day."
"Your Majesty, this matter is a big deal, and it is not appropriate to delay it. Since it's already like this today, why should it be rescheduled?" Liu Cheng, the commander of the middle book, continued, "The old minister just thought about it. The selection of the presiding judge is no trivial matter, and he must be highly respected, loyal and selfless. It's also shrewd and meticulous. I'm afraid it's difficult for one person to take up such a big job, so it's better to choose a few more people. It's better to be the presiding judge." "Lord Liu's words are very true," Shen Zhui said immediately, "This minister recommends Prince Ji."
"Chen recommends Marquis Yan!" Mu Qing's voice was still very loud.
Facing the ups and downs of recommendations, Emperor Liang closed his astringent eyes. In fact, it doesn't matter who is the presiding judge. As long as Xiao Jingyan is still there, the outcome of Chi Yan's case will be clearly visible in the future. Even as the Supreme Being of Ninety-five, he may not be able to stop him now. In the end, King Ji, Marquis Yan and Ye Shizhen, the official leader of Dali Temple, became the presiding judge candidates with the highest approval rate. Emperor Liang gave in due to the sudden tiredness in his heart and agreed with them all. When the three people who were responsible for the heavy responsibility knelt down and bowed to the decree, Xiao Jingyan, who had been holding steady, suddenly felt a little hot in his throat, and involuntarily turned his eyes to Mei Changsu.
Mei Changsu remained silent. In the courtroom, which was churning like a pot of boiling water, he was as quiet as if he didn't exist. But as long as you look carefully, you can find that his bottomless black eyes are staring at the old emperor who is hunched over the imperial steps, as if he wants to penetrate the decayed and weak shell. Stab into his powerful, vicious, solitary past...
But Emperor Liang didn't feel the guest's gaze. He was shaking his gray hair and beard, and stood up tremblingly to escape from the hall that made him unable to breathe. The prince and the courtiers still bowed respectfully when he left, but the feeling in the Supreme Emperor's heart was completely different from when he looked down at the ministers before. .
Concubine Jing stood up with Emperor Liang as usual, but just as she stretched out her hands to help, Emperor Liang pushed her away, leaned on Gao Zhandi's shoulders, and boarded the dragon carriage alone. Concubine Jing didn't care about this refusal, a faint smile appeared on her lips, and she walked back to the inner palace peacefully.
On the small kang table in the emperor's bedroom, the unfinished chess game in the morning was still laid out as it was, and the first thing Liangdi saw when he stumbled in was this. On the chessboard, black and white jade pieces splashed all over the place, and a few of them even smashed into his own face, causing a faint pain in his skin.
After Shouyi, father and son fight again... But what can we fight now? No matter what the outcome of the chess game, when he had to go against his will and succumb to the prince and the courtiers, he had already given up and conceded defeat.
The Chiyan case is the biggest knot between father and son. This Emperor Liang already knew about it, but what he didn't expect was that there were so many truths behind this case that he didn't even know. Unexpectedly, after thirteen years, all of this has surfaced again, as if the resentment of the undead insisted on not returning to peace and rest.
Emperor Liang suddenly shuddered, and involuntarily shrank his body, just about to call Concubine Jing, but stopped abruptly.
Before leaving in the morning, the roars from the side porch flashed back to the old emperor's mind at this time. He patted the table and shouted loudly: "Come here! Call Concubine Yue! Quickly call Concubine Yue to see you. The emperor is still the emperor, and the decree is still carried out very quickly. Before a moment, the concubine Yue was led into the temple. She has lost her charm now. She looks like a haggard old woman, only in a pair of beautiful eyes. , from time to time there will be flashes of cold and cold light. As soon as she saw Emperor Liang, she immediately rushed over, and the first sentence was repeated: "Your Majesty. The concubine wants a secret report... secret report..."
"Concubine Yue," Emperor Liang squeezed her chin and raised her whole face, "What do you want to report? Was Li Yang's sudden attack in Wuying Hall today?"
"My concubine wants to report to King Jing... King Jing is plotting something wrong..."
"You are in the palace, how do you know about Jingyan's affairs?"
"It's what Lord Zuo Zhongcheng said..." Concubine Yue said eagerly. Some words were incoherent, "His niece entered the palace... and told his concubine... Lord Dongfang is loyal to the prince, and loyalty to the prince means loyalty to your majesty..."
Emperor Liang frowned, and it took a long time to realize that the prince in her mouth was referring to Xiao Jingxuan, who had been deposed, and his face suddenly sank.
"King Jing has been summoning the courtiers, non-stop, many... Lord Dongfang heard the wind... But His Majesty is not in the court, he can't see His Majesty, he can only think of his concubines. After so long, he is the only one who can think of his concubines... As long as King Jing falls, the crown prince will be able to come back... Lord Dongfang is a loyal minister, and the crown prince will not treat him badly. Your Majesty will not treat us badly either. Duan, bring the prince back... Xuan'er is the prince. The concubine has done a great job in defeating King Jing's conspiracy, and Lord Dongfang also supports Xuan'er, please restore the prince, restore the prince!"
Speaking of which, Concubine Yue's original gloomy expression became extremely excited. Not only was her tone sharp and high, but there was foam on the corners of her mouth, which made Emperor Liang very terrified. Perhaps, like the lord Dongfang, His Majesty the Emperor may not have seen Concubine Yue for a long time. He never imagined that the situation of this once gorgeous imperial concubine had become like this. There is nothing left, only paranoia and hysteria are left. Even if what she said was true, her madness was not false. Realizing this, Emperor Liang began to pull her away violently, but the more she fell, the tighter she grasped, and her fingernails almost pierced into the beam. In the emperor's flesh, the pain caused him to shout loudly: "Someone! Take her down! Take her down!"
"Your Majesty... King Jing is conspiring against you, your concubine's first merit... Please restore the crown prince..." Concubine Yue shouted while being dragged out by the servants in a panic. Emperor Liang only felt cold in his hands and feet, and his eyes were bright and dark. Can't help but crooked to the soft lean, closed his eyes and panted. Gao Zhan hurriedly brought the soothing tea soup and poured it on Emperor Liang's chest and back.
Emperor Liang felt a pain in his chest, he couldn't hang himself, and his limbs went numb. Thinking of what Concubine Yue said just now, she was both angry and helpless. So far, what do you know? He didn't even have the physical and mental strength to get up and deal with it...
"Your Majesty, do you want to call an imperial physician?" Gao Zhan asked in a low voice beside him.
"Call... go call..." In any case, life was the most important thing, and the more he panted, the more frightened Emperor Liang felt. Fortunately, the imperial doctor hurriedly came to check carefully and said that the five internal discords were caused by the dryness of qi and blood, and that there was no major symptom. He prescribed a medicine and hurriedly fried it, and then it was a little more peaceful. Take a bath and fall asleep.
I don't know if it was the effect of the concoction, or if Emperor Liang was old and didn't bother, he fell asleep in a quarter of an hour. Gao Zhan knelt on the corner of the bed and stood guard for a while, and when he heard that there was no sound, he got up gently, glanced at the bed, curled up and quietly retreated, step by step to the side door, dodged and slipped silently. out.
Outside the side door is a long Genting folded corridor. Concubine Jing is still standing under the corridor with a gentle style, her clothes are fluttering, the wind is full of sleeves, her eyes are clear and peaceful, and there is no special expression. Gao Zhan stopped at a distance of about ten feet away from her, and stared at the empress who was gradually rising to the top without any struggle. Looking at it, the head of the six palaces, who always lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, showed an expression for the first time on his face, which was a secretly determined expression.
Gao Zhan knew that the time had come to clearly choose the final position.
"Niang Niang, it's Zuo Zhongcheng Dongfangzhi..." He approached Concubine Jing, and he only whispered such a simple sentence. After speaking, he curled up and waited for the result without moving.
Concubine Jing's bright eyes turned slightly, and she only gave a faint "um", and said nothing, but the tight lines on Gao Zhan's face had obviously loosened up a little. After bowing deeply again, he saluted. He went back to the dormitory along the same path.
Emperor Liang on the couch still maintained the position just now, but his breath became more and more disordered. After a while, he began to commotion, his head kept rolling back and forth on the pillow, his forehead was drenched in cold sweat, his hands were scratching twice in the air from time to time, and there was a murmur in his mouth.
"Wake up Your Majesty, I'm having a nightmare again." Concubine Jing appeared in the hall at some point and gave a gentle order.
Gao Zhan responded quickly, got up, leaned over to the bed, and gently shook Emperor Liang's arm.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!!" After shouting more than a dozen times, Emperor Liang suddenly sat up as if he had been shaken by something, and stared blankly ahead, sweating profusely. What is your majesty dreaming about again? "Concubine Jing gently wiped the sweat of the old emperor with a Supa, and said softly, "This time it should be not only Concubine Chen, but also others?" "
Emperor Liang's whole body trembled, he waved her hand away, and said angrily: "How dare you come to see me? You have treated your mother and son with such grace, yet you have ulterior motives and are planning to overturn Chi Yan's case! I am really blind. Seeing it, I actually doted on something unfaithful and unfilial like you!"
"Even if we are deliberate," Concubine Jing said peacefully, "But there is one thing Your Majesty must be clear about. The reason why Chi Yan's case was overturned and cleaned up is due to our deliberate consideration, and there is another more important reason."
"What, what's the reason?"
"The truth. The truth was originally like this." Concubine Jing's eyes pierced directly into Emperor Liang's heart as if it were tangible, "Your Majesty is the emperor of the emperor, as long as you don't want to admit the facts disclosed today, of course no one will force Not you. But even the Son of Heaven, there are always things that cannot be done. For example, you cannot influence the conscience of the world, you cannot change the comments of later generations, and you cannot stop those old people who come to you in dreams…”
"Stop talking!" Liang Di's face was sallow, and he was fighting all over. He held his forehead with both hands, and fell backward with a loud cry, panting like twitching on the pillow.
Concubine Jing stretched out a cool hand, gently rubbed it in front of Emperor Liang's eyebrows, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, in terms of loyalty and filial piety, Lin Shuai is not disloyal, and King Qi is not unfilial. As a role model, Jingyan will never do anything they didn't do back then, so please don't worry, Your Majesty."
Emperor Liang slowly released the hand covering his face, and looked at Concubine Jing steadily: "Can you guarantee it?"
"If Your Majesty really knew Jingyan, he would not have asked the concubine for a guarantee." The corners of Concubine Jing's lips had always maintained a light smile, but her eyelashes were drooping, making it difficult to see her eyes. "What Jingyan asks for is nothing more than truth and justice. If His Majesty can give it to him, why should he be suspicious of other places?"
Emperor Liang pondered for a long time, his eyes fixed on Concubine Jing's gentle face for a long time, and finally he took a long sigh and murmured: "... this is the end... it's up to you... Zhen don't say anything..."