After the scum of the enemy prince, I got pregnant

Funanyin's calculation was correct, Li Pei's return to Beijing was indeed very fast, so fast that the government and the public were a little unexpected.

Originally, the best plan of the ministers and ministers for this matter was that the prince would hand over the king of Linzi quickly, and the two would return to Chang'an together, and then discuss merits and demerits; at worst, the prince would rely on the Northwest Army to resist stubbornly, and the Northwest Camp had fought in the previous battle; The worst... is that the king of Linzi is in danger, and both the prince and the prince will suffer.

But no one would have thought that now General Song brought the crown prince back to Beijing without a single soldier, but King Linzi was still nowhere to be seen.

If not in Northwest Daying, where would it be?

Is the prince still going to trial?

If there is a trial, should this matter be regarded as a private case of the royal family and belong to the Ye court, or should the public case be handed over to the third division?

Before the bell of the morning court rang, everyone stood outside the Xuanzheng Hall, writing their manuscripts in their hearts, until they caught a glimpse of the figure in the red embroidered gold python robe approaching from a distance from the corner of their eyes. The courtiers entered the golden palace unimpededly.

Everyone raised their heads to look at the back figure, and were stunned.

The prince is guilty, which is the consensus of almost everyone in the ruling and opposition parties.However, when they saw that man with majesty walking up the imperial steps calmly without looking sideways, and the several servants behind him tremblingly looked at him like stars holding the moon, the courtiers couldn't help feeling a little dazed again.

Could this matter be handed over to Ye Ting in the end?

"This..." Qin Yushi was still carrying the document that he had drawn up a few days ago in his sleeve, thinking that he would make a fuss about imprisoning the prince in King Linzi in front of the sage and the officials according to Ke Shilang's wishes.It can be seen that Li Pei, who has been away from the court for a few months, did not even wait outside the Golden Palace like everyone else today. This is a privilege he has never had before... He couldn't help but feel a bad premonition in his heart.

Qin Yushi turned his head and looked at Ke Shunzhe, who seemed to want to say something, but found that the latter's eyes were fixed on the direction where the prince left - this was not a strange reaction at all, even the eyes of everyone around seemed to be There seemed to be nothing but reality falling on the prince's back, what was really strange was Ke Shunzhe's eyes, it was no longer the confident look he was used to seeing, but rather confused and vigilant.

It seems that there is something about the prince that Ke Shilang can't figure out, Qin Yushi thought.

But thinking of this, he was even more confused.

Until the ringing of the morning bell interrupted everyone's thoughts, the internal servant led a group of officials into the Xuanzheng Hall to worship the saint, and also saw Li Pei who entered the hall first.

In just a few short months, they realized that the coercion of the figure standing at the head of the group of officials seemed to be a little stronger. This time even Ke Shilang kept his head down and did not say a word.Those manuscripts that were written earlier were stuck in their throats, and the impeachment memorial was tucked in their sleeves. Everyone above the Golden Palace was suppressed, waiting, and praying that the sage would be the first to speak out about the prince. Dare to speak up.

So Xuanzheng Hall subtly quieted down.

The saint on the dragon chair didn't seem to notice the strangeness underneath.For a king who has firmly held power for more than ten years, the noise or silence under the imperial steps does not seem to have any impact on his reaction.His old but energetic eyes were always looking at Li Pei, the son he valued and satisfied with the most over the years, seeing how he didn't care about the countless thoughtful eyes behind him, the only half in his heart Suspicion disappeared.Finally, there was some smile on the face of the sage whose expression was hard to see clearly.

It's been quiet for too long.

So long that the ministers and officials thought that today's court meeting would end in such a mysterious silence, but the saint's steady voice suddenly came down from a high place.

"The prince has merit."

Everyone was silent, some hidden eyes couldn't help but look towards the dragon chair, and some stayed behind Li Pei.Surprise, inquiry, unwillingness and other complicated emotions were brewing and intertwined in Xuanzheng Palace, but no one dared to be the first to speak at this time.

The crown prince did have meritorious deeds, beheading the enemy's head, destroying Mobei, and taking the golden seal is a world-shocking achievement.

But if the source of the crime is really to be blamed, the commander in charge of Mobei should be the King of Linzi, and the crown prince was the first to seize the tiger talisman; and the king of Linzi seems to have disappeared so far, with no trace left, and this is also inseparable from the crown prince.

The most urgent thing at the moment, the sage did not ask where the king of Linzi was, but said that the prince

Meritorious.

Make your attitude clear.

"Saint, the whereabouts of the King of Linzi are unknown, and now that the crown prince is returning to court, should he ask for clarification first..."

Some courtiers were really unwilling, and brought up the matter of interrogating the prince and detaining Li Jiao in a tortuous and indirect manner, thinking that one is the prince and the other is the heir of the emperor, so it should be a bowl of water.Moreover, this is not only a matter of human life, nor is it just a sentence after touching the law that the emperor breaks the law and the common people are the same crime. This has been a taboo of the emperor's family since ancient times-the dispute between the crown prince and the brotherhood.

Unexpectedly, the sage did not speak, but instead announced General Song who was going to "escort" the crown prince back to the capital, and said to Manchao word by word:

"The sage took King Linzi out of the Northwest camp half a month ago. The disappearance of King Linzi was done by others and has nothing to do with the prince."

Ke Shunzhe, who had kept his head down, raised his head with surprise and confusion until this moment. He first looked at the sage—this was obviously an excuse for the sage to exonerate the prince. King Linzi was detained in the Northwest Camp It's more than a month, if the sage really let him go, why didn't he reveal half of it in the court meeting?Also send two generals, Song and Shen, to lead [-] Jinwu Guards to the northwest to rescue people?

He just didn't understand why the sage still pampered the prince at this time?

Could it be that Li Pei can make the emperor on the dragon chair not hesitate to watch the terrible old incident of the royal family more than ten years ago repeat itself again?

But half of Li Pei's blood is from the Xu family, so it doesn't matter?

It's just that when Ke Shunzhe's eyes fell on Li Pei, the doubts in his heart became a little bit more.

The latter looked stunned as to whether he should refute the holy will in the temple, obviously he didn't know that the saint would have such an arrangement.But even if he didn't know and the charges were cleared, why did he show such an expression of wanting to deny it?There are still scruples, and he hesitates to speak; who is it for?

Fu Nanyin?

A court meeting that had been planned for a long time ended without a problem. Many ministers didn't understand until they walked out of the main hall, and walked towards the corridor in front of the palace gate in a daze.Others gathered beside Ke Shunzhe, and asked worriedly:

"Master, is the sage planning to protect the crown prince to the end? As for King Linzi..."

He once swore to his colleagues that the king of Linzi was safe and sound in the northwest camp.But now that no one is around, everything can't be explained... If it was Li Pei's attack, the saint would not have reacted like this in the hall today; but if it wasn't for Li Pei, the latter would have shown that expression just now... Could it be that it was Fu Nanyin's attack? up?

Or……

An idea took shape in his heart, but Ke Shunzhe was no longer as determined as before.He didn't know what Li Jiao was hiding from him, but he instinctively felt that things were getting out of control.The saint's attitude, the prince's reaction, Li Jiao's disappearance... everything is wrong!

"Servant? Ke Shilang?"

Seeing that he didn't respond for a while, the people on the side couldn't help urging him a few more times.

"What should we do in the future, can you give me a word?"

How to do?

Ke Shunzhe calmed down the unreasonable mess in his heart, slowly raised his head, and he had the convincing appearance of a seasoned power minister again,

"Keep an eye on the minister of the Ministry of Rites who is about to take office. There may be clues about King Linzi on him."

If it wasn't Li Pei, then one of Fu Nanyin and Li Jiao should be the hunter who cast the net.

……

In the Lizheng Palace.

The father and son of the Tian family, whose relationship has not been harmonious for many years, looked at each other calmly across a dragon case.

The servant on the side lowered his head tremblingly, thinking that the last time the two confronted each other in such a quiet and weird atmosphere was a few nights ago, and the two had a quarrel over Mobei National Normal University, and the prince slammed the door and left Turning around, he led the guards of the Eastern Palace to protect the Proton Mansion.

Now it is clear that the Proton Mansion is gone, and Mobei Guoshi has also made great contributions to enshrining the Minister of Rites, how can he still...

"The matter of Mobei," since ancient times, no matter whether it is between the monarch and his ministers, or between the father and the son, there has been no rule that the former bows his head first, but when it comes to Li Pei, it is the other way around.The sage opened his mouth as a compromise, "You did a good job, what reward do you want?"

Li Peisi

He almost knew that the sage would ask this question, and he even waited for the sage to ask him this sentence.

Waited a long time.

But he still asked back: "What reward do you think I should ask for?"

The shadow of the saint is projected under the light.

The emperor never showed his joy or anger on his face, but the silhouette under the dragon case inadvertently revealed something.

Those hands were folded under the desk, and with some emotion, they began to grind slowly.A deep voice sounded at this moment:

"Before, Funanyin asked me for the post of Minister of Rites. At that time, I didn't know that he was pregnant. Now that the emperor has given birth to... child, if you want him to have a position in the East Palace, it's okay."

Li Pei was silent for a short while, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground at this sentence, but at this moment, there was another idea clamoring in his mind.He closed his eyes, as if weighing.

But even in this very short gap, the saint also wanted to fill in something abnormally: "The position of the crown princess is not easy to grant, don't think about bargaining with me. When will the two of them return to Chang'an?"

Li Pei opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched undetectably upwards.

"The sage, do you still remember what I said to you when I returned to the imperial court half a year ago and invited myself to go to Mobei?"

cold.

Although the servant guarding the gate of the hall could not hear what the prince said to the saint, he could clearly feel the chill and coercion emanating from the dragon case.The silhouette on the ground suddenly moved, and the hand seemed to want to pick up the hot tea on the case, but when it touched the teacup, it seemed that it was trying to restrain itself, so it didn't smash the cup and tea on the prince.

"To this day, do you still want to seek justice for the Xu family?"

"Yes."

The saint suddenly laughed.

His hands trembled slightly, but he still picked up the tea steadily and took a sip very slowly.

"You know, Funanyin is a descendant of the Ning family, and his biological father is the Concubine Ning who used to be in the Princess Qin's house."

If the words are irrelevant, Li Pei was stunned for a moment, thinking that the sage really knew about A Yin's life experience.But in an instant, his reason returned, and he couldn't help frowning again.

"I'm talking about Xu's stepmother's family, the Xu family under the rule of the uncle Anpinghou. Shouldn't the sage give justice to the injustice case that was turned upside down five years ago?"

"Li Pei, remember, the Xu family is guilty."

After a while, the sage said.

Li Pei was taken aback, and asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

Five years ago... that's not what the sage said.

When he was kneeling at the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall, begging his father helplessly to let Xu's family survive, what the person in front of him said was...

authority.

That's right, power, merit, when he has nothing to do with it, the saint told him to learn to hold the supreme authority in his hands first; but when he really holds those things in his hands, how can the saint be so light? Tell him that the Xu family is guilty?

"No," Li Pei denied sarcastically, "The evidence in the hands of Yushitai, the Third Division of the Ministry of Punishment and Ke Shunzhe was forged, and I have already found out."

The sage knew about it a long time ago, but he acquiesced to what the court did, and even promoted several ministers involved in the case headed by Ke Shunzhe.

"Have you found it?"

The saint also sneered, but he didn't say the words he wanted to remind.He was a little tired, and he didn't want to bring up these meaningless old things, but he didn't want his son to remember this matter for so many years, even after Fu Nanyin and his heirs...

The teacup was placed on the table with a "click", and the sage raised his hand and made a "go" gesture.

"Whether the Xu family deserves the word 'fairness', you can check it yourself..."

Found it?

Still a long way to go.

The Xu family is not innocent at all.