Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

When Su Dequan spoke soothing words, Duke Huiguo's mind moved slightly, but his face remained calm, "Your Majesty, are you going to interrogate the traitor?"

"The traitor will be caught, thanks to General Chen." Su Dequan glanced at Duke Huiguo subtly, then lowered his eyes and spoke earnestly.

Duke Huiguo did not notice the change in his expression, but was only wondering how Chen Changli had gained the emperor's trust.

He had a guess in his mind, but he was unwilling to think deeply about it. He only said earnestly: "I admit that Chen Changli is quite capable, but he is the prince's man. If Your Majesty trusts him too much, I am afraid that the prince will act recklessly, disregard ethics and court rules, and hurt Your Majesty."

"Eunuch Su, please take me to see His Majesty. I want His Majesty to realize the seriousness of the matter. We cannot allow Chen Changli and the Crown Prince to secretly attack Chencang while pretending to build a plank road."

It was obvious that he wanted the emperor to be afraid of Chen Changli. It would be best if Chen Changli could be implicated because of the prince, so that he would be doomed.

Su Dequan raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "I understand the Duke's feelings for His Majesty, but the matter of the internal thief is very serious, and I really can't make the decision. I hope the Duke will forgive me."

He was sincere, gentle and polite in his words and actions, without any sense of alienation.

Duke Huiguo was dissatisfied with his words, but very satisfied with his respectful attitude, because it meant that Su Dequan believed his words and would speak for him in front of the emperor.

"Since His Majesty is busy, I will wait for him here. Eunuch Su, I hope you can tell His Majesty about my concerns so that he can think carefully and not be deceived by Chen Changli and his wife."

As soon as Duke Huiguo finished speaking, Lin Sheng, who was distracted by his thoughts, came to his senses and quickly said, "Your Majesty is right. Eunuch Su, for the safety of His Majesty, you must be vigilant and never let Chen Changli and his wife commit treason!"

After he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ye Xuan and Lin Jing are also untrustworthy. When you go to see His Majesty, I hope you can speak well of me in front of His Majesty so that I can continue to serve His Majesty with all my heart and soul until my death."

"Please rest assured, Lord Lin." Su Dequan glanced at Lin Sheng and saw that he was very excited, as if his arrival could clear his name.

Thinking back to Lin Jing's words without any partiality, Su Dequan suddenly felt that Lin Sheng's loyalty was greatly discounted.

"You two stay here, I will go to see His Majesty now." Su Dequan suppressed his emotions and smiled calmly, "I will bring His Majesty to see you tomorrow morning at the latest."

After calming the two men down with words, Su Dequan turned and left.

After coming out, he told the guards to cheer up and try their best to meet the orders of the people inside. Then he gathered his thoughts and rushed to the emperor's side.

At this time, the emperor had appeared in front of the many traitors. His appearance frightened them so much that their hearts and livers broke and their faces turned pale, as if all the blood had faded away.

"Your Majesty, I bow to you and wish you everlasting happiness and good health."

After being frightened, the traitors reacted quickly and paid their respects to the emperor.

Some of the more courageous traitors calmed down and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, we are innocent. Chen Changli was tortured into confessing. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

Listening to these people trying to confuse right and wrong, Chen Changli suddenly smiled and said, "If I had been tortured into confessing, how could you have been so energetic as to accuse me in front of His Majesty?"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan glanced at the crowd, who were listless and pale, and who seemed to be fine. He couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Why didn't you make yourself look a little more embarrassed before you complained?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the emperor and saw that he had a puzzled look on his face, as if he was trying to understand the situation. He then added, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so he will not listen to your absurd words."

After saying this, he immediately bowed to the emperor, with a respectful and polite attitude: "Your Majesty, these people have ulterior motives and refuse to repent. It is obvious that their consciences have been eaten by dogs."

"We must deal with them according to the law, otherwise they will just think that Your Majesty is easy to deceive and will not reflect on themselves."

Ye Xuan originally wanted to scold those traitors so that the emperor would understand their evil ambitions.

However, the emperor's attitude was unclear, and he couldn't help but worry that if he cursed too harshly, the emperor would blame everything on him. For this reason, he could only tactfully remind the emperor and let him know how hateful these people were.

"Your Majesty, Ye Xuan has long been bribed by Chen Changli. They are in cahoots with each other, which is why we have been wronged."

"Ye Xuan's mind is very vicious, and Chen Changli is even more devoted to the crown prince. We are loyal to His Majesty, and they can't stand it. In order to help the crown prince, they are determined to frame us."

"Woo woo, Your Majesty, it's a good thing you are here, otherwise we would all be unjustly killed and would never be able to serve you again."

The traitors hated Ye Xuan to the core, and they roared without hesitation, as if they were really wronged and wanted to tell their grievances in front of the emperor and ask him to make the decision.

The emperor felt a splitting headache listening to these people's sophistry.

He rubbed his forehead with his hand and said in an irritable tone: "All of you shut up!"

He had just woken up and hadn't figured out what was going on outside yet. These people were chirping like sparrows, giving him a headache.

"I have my own judgment on what you have done recently, and I will not allow you to make excuses here."

The emperor felt that his swollen forehead had gotten much better, so he looked at everyone with a cold face.

Taking in their pale faces, the emperor asked casually, with no emotion in his voice.

"What benefits did Lao Liu and Lao Jiu give you that made you ignore Lao Ba and Chen Changli's warnings and deliver the message to them in the middle of the night?"

When everyone heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

When the emperor saw that they had sweat on their foreheads but did not dare to wipe it, he knew that they were very guilty.

Thinking that his plan was ruined by these people, the emperor didn't want to interrogate them anymore. He simply ordered them to be executed and then found a place to rest.

At 9:00 p.m. the next day, the emperor woke up from his sleep and felt much better.

Su Dequan, who was standing by, immediately helped the emperor wash and served him breakfast, then mentioned the matter of Duke Huiguo and Lin Sheng.

"Duke Huiguo and Lord Lin keep saying that they are innocent, but I have asked the secret guards and found that there is indeed something wrong with them."

The emperor rinsed his mouth, then wiped it with a silk handkerchief and sneered, "When something happens to me, all kinds of monsters and demons come out. It's obvious that these people think I'm old and want to find another master to rely on."

There was a hint of disdain and disgust in the emperor's tone. After Su Dequan heard it, he bent his waist even more and became more respectful.

Throwing the handkerchief on the tray beside him, the emperor raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm, "Chen Changli decided to wake me up at this time, just to let me clean up the mess."

"But Lao Ba didn't even see through this, and let him do whatever he wants. Sometimes I really want to pry open Lao Ba's brain and see what's in it. Why can he be so stupid?"