Zhang Yushi was very dissatisfied with Murong Jie's attitude and stepped forward and said, "Prince Regent, please stop talking about rebellion. We are not entering the palace to rebel. We are here to visit the emperor and to confirm whether the emperor has the ghost face sore."
Murong Jie glanced at him and said, "Zhang Yushi, I heard that you have a nickname called Zhang Daozi. Your knife is very sharp, but be careful that someone will use it to kill someone else."
Taifu Liang sneered, "Murong Jie, why do you have to be so indirect? Just speak directly. Do you still need to beat around the bush?"
“I have been very direct. I am talking about you and your gang. Eunuch Lu has taken note of everything tonight. The emperor will know how loyal you are.” After Murong Jie finished speaking, he did not waste any more words with them and went straight back to the palace.
Taifu Liang and others looked at each other, unable to leave, and not knowing what to do if they couldn't stay.
Everyone gathered around him, "Grandmaster, what should we do now? The palace gates are locked, people outside can't get in, and we can't get out either. This is like a trapped beast fighting a fight. Can we defeat Murong Jie?"
Master Liang was also very confused and had no idea what to do for a moment.
"Are you sure that the emperor has ghost face sore?" He asked the prince and Concubine Liang again, but in fact, he knew that there was no point in asking, it was just to make himself feel more at ease.
Liangpin and the Crown Prince nodded, "Yes, we all saw it."
"It's a ghost face sore, how long can he hide it?" Taifu Liang was really puzzled. What exactly did Murong Jie want to do by setting up this suspense array
Now almost two hours had passed, and he was almost certain that the emperor would not see them, because the ghost face sores could not be concealed. Even if the arms could be concealed, the red spots on the face would be clearly visible.
However, he also knew in his heart that if he could not see the emperor tonight, no one would be able to see him in the future. When he passed away, the royal family would handle the funeral themselves, and it would not be made public. In this way, the emperor's face would be saved.
When everyone saw that the Grand Tutor couldn't make up his mind, they panicked and blamed him for being too hasty.
At this time, Eunuch Lu came out and said, "The emperor summoned you all to the bedroom to meet him."
Taifu Liang was slightly shocked. The emperor really wanted to see them
"Master, please!" Eunuch Lu took a step forward and bowed to invite him.
The brainless prince's face lit up and he said, "Okay, since our father has summoned us, let's go in."
With so many people in, Father can't just kill them all, right? These are all important officials of the court.
Taifu Liang looked at the overjoyed prince and felt heavy-hearted.
But now I have no choice but to go in.
Everyone followed Eunuch Lu into the inner hall, where more than a dozen candles as thick as babies' arms were lit, making the bedroom as bright as day.
In front of the dragon couch, a curtain was dragging on the ground. Xia Zian was standing outside the curtain. As for Murong Jie, he was sitting on a chair in the hall. Even the empress dowager was there.
Taifu Liang was the first to kneel on the ground and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I finally see you. Are you all right?"
He sneered in his heart. Summon him like this? He was hiding behind the curtain, so who could see him
The ministers also came forward and knelt, "Your Majesty, we all miss you very much!"
The prince rushed forward and was about to lift the curtain, saying, "Father, please let everyone see you. Everyone is looking forward to seeing your holy face."
Eunuch Bao stepped forward and pulled the prince aside, "Your Highness, we are here for you."
The prince took a step back, his face smug, "Okay, thank you, Eunuch Bao."
Eunuch Bao slowly pulled up the curtain and hung it on the eight gilded tassel mosquito net hooks on both sides. He half-sat on the bed, slowly turned his head and looked at the ministers.
Tutor Liang looked up almost immediately, and when he saw the emperor's face, he felt as if he were struck by lightning.
Apart from being a little pale, where are the red spots on the emperor's face
The prince and Concubine Liang were also shocked. How could this be possible? They clearly saw red spots on the emperor's face and ghost face sores on his arms.
"No, that's not the case!" The prince shouted in horror.
The emperor had no expression on his face, staring at the prince who had lost his composure, "What's not like this?"
The prince actually rushed over and grabbed the emperor's arm. Where was the ghost face sore on that arm
"How dare you!" The emperor was furious. Even though he was ill, his rage was still extraordinary. The prince collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"It's impossible. My mother and I saw it with our own eyes." He murmured.
The emperor raised his hand and, with all his strength, hit the prince hard on the face, gasping for breath and cursing, "Beast, beast!"
"Father, Father..." The prince climbed up crying, trembling with fear, "I didn't mean to offend you, but everyone said they were worried about your condition, so they wanted to visit you in the palace. I didn't say anything."
"Get out!" The emperor was furious. "Come on, drag him out, give him fifty lashes, and throw him into the prison to be punished by the lord!"
The emperor had been in a state of rage ever since he learned that they were forcing him to abdicate, but he could still endure it. However, when he saw the prince, all the grief and indignation in his heart surged up. How could he have given birth to such a beast!
He and Concubine Liang came in and saw his ghost face sore. At that time, he was thinking of giving him a chance. If the prince saw it and didn't go out to tell others, then he could still be saved.
But now it seems that he is really hopeless. So many years of hard work have been wasted. The worst thing is that he has tarnished the reputation of the Murong family.
This beast, whoever feeds him is his mother. Now that the Grand Tutor supports him, he can even betray his father.
Liangpin's legs softened, she knelt forward and said in a pitiful voice: "Your Majesty, please spare him."
The emperor glanced at her coldly and said sternly, "You have been demoted to Liang Concubine, but you still don't repent? You are to blame for what happened today. If it weren't for your connivance and instigation, he wouldn't have forgotten his ancestors. Come on, take him down together and throw him into the Heavenly Prison."
The guards came up immediately and dragged the Crown Prince and Concubine Liang out. The Crown Prince cried heartbreakingly. He knew that this time was different from the last time and the time before that. His father really wanted to depose him.
When everyone saw that the emperor had both Concubine Liang and the prince thrown into prison as soon as he spoke, they knew they could not escape their crimes and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.
Only Taifu Liang stood up slowly with a blank expression on his face. There was no need for him to beg for mercy, because the emperor would not let him go.
The emperor glanced at the face of the Grand Tutor and said to all the ministers, "I know very well why you came to the palace today. It is nothing more than a rumor that I have contracted a ghost face sore. I know who spread it, and you should know it too. Yes, it was indeed spread from the Regent's Palace at first, but was it really spread by the Regent's wife? Now I think you all understand that the princess is innocent and the rumor was spread by someone else."
The news came from the Regent's Palace. If it wasn't the Regent Princess, who else could it be
King of Huainan!
He had joined everyone in forcing the emperor to abdicate, but escaped at the critical moment. So, this was a trap set by King Nan Huai to get rid of the prince and the Grand Tutor's party.
Zhang Yushi was a straightforward person, and he spoke up immediately, "Your Majesty, I know my crime. I shouldn't have been instigated by the evil villain Nan Huai Wang. I am not forcing the emperor to abdicate today. I just want to verify your illness. Now that I know that your Majesty does not have a ghost face sore, I am relieved and I am willing to accept your punishment!"
The emperor said coldly: "You go out first, I will have a few words with the Grand Tutor."
(End of this chapter)