Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Liang Qian tilted her head to look at him and asked instead of answering, "What does the emperor think?"

Gao Yang frowned and recalled the performance of the people in the court. After thinking for a while, he said, "Just now, the people of the Lu family spoke rudely and badly to Prince Yong'an. Others took the opportunity to make a fuss and add insult to injury. Prince Yong'an was in the wrong and had no way to defend himself. He had no choice but to ask for punishment and confinement to his palace."

He raised his small face, his expression particularly serious: "I have to say that this is indeed a plan that kills two birds with one stone. It not only gets rid of the Shangshu Ling, but also suppresses Prince Yong'an. Therefore, I guess it is either Prince Nanyang or Prince Changguang. Of course, it could also be another uncle of the emperor."

His childish voice was deliberately made to sound steady.

Just like in the imperial court, he sat alone, naked, on the large dragon throne, facing a group of unpredictable courtiers.

Even if she was present, she was hidden behind the beaded curtain behind him, and the courage and momentum she could give him were limited.

He did better than she expected, that was the truth.

Gao Yang saw Liang Qian's expressionless face and wondered, "What does the Queen Mother think?"

Liang Qian looked at him and said frankly, "What the emperor said just now makes sense, but I think Prince Yong'an is also a possibility."

"Prince Yong'an?" Gao Yang was surprised and puzzled.

Liang Qian nodded slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty, don't forget that war is all about deception."

She lowered her brows and spoke in a low voice: "However, if it was really done by Prince Yong'an, then we really underestimated your uncle the Emperor."

Gao Yang was puzzled: "Even if it is really Prince Yong'an, how will the Queen Mother deal with it?"

Liang Qian stopped and faced him, her eyes fixed, as if looking through him into somewhere deeper and farther.

"In my opinion, it doesn't matter whether he is the Prince of Yong'an or not. What matters is that this incident has inspired me. Perhaps, we can change our ways."

Change of course?

Gao Yang frowned and thought: "The Queen Mother wants to say that although we have lost the Minister of Chancellery, we still have my cousin General Hulu and General Wang, right?"

Hulu Qiguang and Wang Tingyue?

Indeed, this is their strongest supporter.

Liang Qian shook her head and sighed: "I just hope that when I think of this now, everything will still be in time."

Gao Yang tilted his little head, and the doubts in his dark eyes grew stronger.

Liang Qian just stared at him without saying anything else.

*

One day in the court, someone reported that General Wang Tingyue had a close personal relationship with the traitor Gao Yi.

Immediately, there was an uproar in the court and the country.

This incident happened suddenly and without any warning, which was shocking and shocking.

After all, everyone knew that Prince Guangping was guilty of regicide and rebellion, and the evidence was conclusive.

Wang Tingyue was the descendant of a criminal minister. If the late emperor had not pardoned him out of consideration for his innocence, not only would he have missed the chance to serve in the court, but even his life would have been in danger.

After that, his career was promoted with the support of Lu Xu.

The reason why the late emperor appointed Wang Tingyue as the general before his death was not only because of Lu Xu's strong recommendation, but also because of his merits in protecting the emperor and quelling rebellions.

But what if this so-called protection of the emperor and suppression of the rebellion was a betrayal after knowing that the situation was hopeless and arguing over every little thing?

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

The Lu family was already badly damaged without Lu Xu, and now seeing that Wang Tingyue, whom he had promoted during his lifetime, was being questioned, it was clear that he had ill intentions.

Therefore, someone from the Lu family spoke up to defend him immediately.

Upon seeing this, Liang Qian also spoke up for Wang Tingyue, and confessed to everyone that the late emperor had told her that in several battles with the enemy in Tuyang and Lianzhou, Wang Tingyue had gone through life and death with the late emperor, and had made meritorious contributions in protecting the emperor several times.

Seeing that the empress dowager brought up the late emperor, everyone felt it was not appropriate to continue.

Who would have thought that at this moment, Sun Liangping took out the private letters between Wang Tingyue's wife Xu and Prince Changguang's wife Lou Yunchu.

In addition to exchanging letters, they also met frequently, and even recorded when and where they met. It is hard to say that they did not have other intentions.

Even the fire at Zixiao Temple was related to the Xu family.

Sun Liangping also said that according to Xu's personal maid, the empress dowager, who was still the queen at that time, went to Zixiao Temple to pray for the country. One day, Xu went to Zixiao Temple with a sullen face, and when she came back, she was even more furious and cursed, as if she wanted to get rid of someone.

Unexpectedly, a fire really broke out in Zixiao Temple that night, and the temple was assassinated by unknown men in black.

The Queen Mother was seriously injured and the princess died.

This is when things get serious.

This was originally a case of regicide and treason, but now there is the suspicion of intentional murder of the Queen Mother and the Princess, so a thorough investigation is bound to be conducted.

As expected, Xu was taken into custody and imprisoned.

Faced with witnesses and evidence that proved his wife Xu's guilt, although Wang Tingyue was completely unaware of the situation, he was unable to protest and had to be detained for investigation.

Unexpectedly, just two days into the interrogation, something even more bizarre happened.

The general's wife, Xu Yunzhu, was the fourth daughter of Wuwei General Xu Bingcheng.

Her other identity is Liang Jiao, the daughter of the criminal Liang Cheng.

That woman should have been the fourth lady of the Liang family: Liang Jiao, who was abducted by men in black and drowned in the river on the night of her brother Liang Zhang’s wedding many years ago.

She is also the sister of the current empress dowager.

When the confession came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

The marriage between Xu and Wang Tingyue was granted by the Empress Dowager.

In the past, the Liang family was convicted because Liang Cheng usurped the imperial gifts, Liang Zhang raped and murdered Lou Xueru, and poisoned the former deposed empress Cao.

Those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who deserve to have their property confiscated will have their property confiscated.

Except for Empress Dowager Liang, the rest were all convicted.

Liang Jiao, a criminal, not only changed her appearance and became a girl in Xu's mansion, but was also granted marriage, which she kept secret for so many years.

This is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Seeing that the matter was exposed, Wuwei General Xu Bingcheng hurried forward to apologize.

He confessed that Liang Jiao was indeed his daughter, and revealed his affair with his cousin Zhang...

Upon careful investigation, many old stories and truths were unexpectedly unearthed.

For example, the order to pardon Wang Tingyue came from the former deposed empress...

In order to avoid involving more people, the Queen Mother ordered that the digging should not be continued.

However, after several days and nights of sleepless investigation and interrogation, the truth was finally uncovered. The reason why Liang Jiao had a private relationship with Princess Guangping was purely personal and she only wanted to curry favor with her.

As for the deliberate murder of the Queen Mother and the Princess, it was because the Queen Mother had doubts about his identity. She was afraid that her identity would be exposed and she would be convicted, so she wanted to kill him...

In short, Liang Jiao confessed all the crimes and was willing to take full responsibility. It had nothing to do with Wang Tingyue.

Even though all this had nothing to do with Wang Tingyue, Wang Tingyue still wrote a letter in front of the palace, frankly stating that he and Liang Jiao were husband and wife no matter what, and begged the empress dowager and the emperor to show mercy, saying that he was willing to reduce his past merits in order to lighten the punishment Liang Jiao had suffered.

Even ask him to punish him as well and take his place.

Some people agree, and naturally some people oppose.

Someone else took over the conversation and said that the two countries were still in a truce, so it was okay to remove his title of general and take back the general's seal.

Even if the Queen Mother was soft-hearted and considered that they were sisters from the same clan, she could not ignore the law.

Putting aside other things, the charge of plotting to murder the royal heir cannot be easily forgiven.

When the matter was settled, Liang Qian summoned the guilty woman Liang Jiao.

When Liang Jiao was escorted to the front of the palace with disheveled hair and dirty body, Liang Qian was sitting upright on the high seat.