The Legend of Nanshan Jun

Fan Jianbin knelt on the ground and said word by word, "I am a humble minister - falsely accused by Lord Nanshan - dirty and messed up the harem."

I almost cried out in surprise, and really suspected that I had heard it wrong.

Other people not far away also looked at me in surprise when they heard the sonorous and forceful words from Fan Jianbin's mouth.

Sima Qingyan whispered in Fang Shengze's ear, "Mr. Nanshan framed Mr. Xiling for messing up the harem?"

Fang Shengze also had a puzzled look on his face, but he seemed to be watching the show.

It was indeed a good show.

I was not shocked by his false accusation, I just looked at Fan Jianbin who was kneeling in front of me calmly, with pity in my eyes.

Is this a dog jumping over the wall?

Some time ago, it was just a small warning, but he didn't expect it to make him so impatient.

But I have to admit that this trick is very clever, especially when I have no conclusive evidence.

It was a year ago that Fan Jianbin committed adultery with someone. After that, although I secretly ordered someone to investigate the matter, there was still no conclusive evidence to convict him.

Now because of the Fan family's affairs, he can no longer dictate in the palace as he used to be in the palace, and I know his unbearable things, so he must be so uncomfortable.

"Mr. Nanshan, is this true?" Li Zhenrui asked.

This is really a dilemma.

If I say that there is indeed such a thing, but I can't produce any evidence, I will be imprisoned instead, and I will be proved. It is not easy for him.

After thinking over and over again, I calmly replied, "It's true that Lord Xiling's harem is messy." After taking a few steps slightly, he looked at Fan Jianbin and smiled softly, "It's just that I haven't reported this matter to the emperor yet, so how can I make a false accusation?" Say it?"

This is indeed the truth, Li Zhenrui should be able to understand.

Fan Jianbin hastily continued, "It is precisely because Mr. Nanshan intends to blackmail the minister over this matter that he has not made a false accusation to the emperor for a long time."

I even laughed and said, "Since it's a false accusation, why are you worried? Don't be afraid of my threats."

Fan Jianbin didn't answer my words, he just looked at Li Zhenrui and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yagui happened to be present when Lord Nanshan threatened this minister, please ask Lord Yagui to testify for this minister."

Shangguan Wen Ya paused for a moment, and seemed a little caught off guard.

Everyone looked at Shangguan Wenya unanimously, and Shangguan Wenya replied cautiously, "I did hear that Lord Nanshan and Lord Xiling had some disputes a while ago, but I don't know what happened, so..."

"That doesn't prove that Lord Nanshan is threatening Lord Xiling." Cui Minglang added.

Li Zhenrui frowned, and his tone became a bit harsh, "Mr. Xiling, as a first-rank monarch, you should be self-restraining and respectful. Do you think I dare not punish you if you make trouble like this?"

Fan Jianbin seemed to be ready and didn't look flustered, but suddenly changed the subject, "Your Majesty knows that. Nan Shan Jun is pregnant, and it's normal for him to have mood swings. I think maybe it was just Nan Shan Jun's joke that day. , I took it too seriously, and I apologize to Mr. Nanshan."

I thought that the mountains and rain were about to come, but I didn't expect that the trees would be calm and the wind would stop in an instant.

Maybe other people still couldn't figure out what Fan Jianbin was making such a fuss about, but I instantly understood the true meaning of it.

It's a good thing to turn a big event into a small one, and a small matter turned into a small one.

What a pre-emptive attack, retreating to advance.

Obviously he was at fault first, but instead it became my fault for joking and emotional instability.

Firstly, he used the words of the day to arouse everyone's doubts, and Shangguan Wenya testified, which gave him a little more credibility.But after all, there is no proof, I can't do anything to him, and he can't do anything to me.

It's just that, if I want to accuse him of the crime of obscenity in the future, people will think that I deliberately framed him, which will make me fall into a lower position.

This method is not incomprehensible, and it actually made me feel a little admirable.

"Mr. Nanshan can't be arrogant just because he is pregnant and pampered, and have disputes with other male concubines and affect the peace of the West Palace." Fang Shengze whispered with a sense of unfinished business.

Sima Qingyan on his side tugged at his sleeve, "Brother Fang, forget it, let this matter go like this. No matter whether Lord Nanshan threatens Lord Xiling or not, it would be disgraceful to spread the word."

Sima Qingyan's words made me frown slightly, although it was a way of calming things down, it always seemed to mean something.

I looked at Li Zhenrui, wondering what he was thinking.

Li Zhenrui patted my shoulder lightly as if in response, as if to appease me, and I felt a lot more at ease.

That's right, Li Zhenrui will not be deceived because of his insight.

Today's incident may also be an opportunity.

"Mr. Xiling's words are contradictory and full of mistakes and omissions. I really don't understand." I smiled and said, "Please also explain how I blackmailed you, Mr. Xiling? Mr. Xiling claimed to be falsely accused, so why are you still afraid of my blackmail? "

Fan Jianbin fell on the ground, his brows furrowed again, but he still spoke eloquently, "Although I have not done anything to mess up the harem, I have been cautious since the Fan family was convicted, and I dare not be as unscrupulous as before. Lord Nanshan is also in awe and does not dare to make mistakes. Lord Nanshan is jealous of Lord Yagui's favor and wants to let his ministers secretly harm Lord Yagui, but if he refuses, Lord Nanshan threatens with this, saying that it has been faked. The evidence of my crime will be presented to the emperor in the future, so I have to tell the truth to the emperor in order to ask for the emperor's sanction."

What a well-designed excuse, it's really outrageous.

I really feel uncomfortable that Shangguan Wenya is being favored, but I don't despise this kind of lowly behavior.

Besides, if he really wanted to deal with Shangguan Wenya secretly, he wouldn't be able to find Fan Jianbin as an ally, which is ridiculous.

However, he actually said that I forged criminal evidence, which is really scheming. Fan Jianbin would not have such a scheming, and there must be someone to help.

I breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sneer, "You said that I made perjury, so what kind of perjury is it that can make you so afraid?"

"This... I don't know." Fan Jianbin started to look at me directly, "What is the perjury, I can only ask Mr. Nanshan himself."

I couldn't help gasping, this is a trap he specially designed for me, and I was beaten up but I couldn't fight back.

I really don't have proof, and I can't really justify myself without proof.

The word "evidence" hovered in my mind, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and I instantly understood how to deal with it.

Fan Jianbin's sudden denunciation made me passive in a situation where I should have the upper hand. How to turn passive into active is to show the truth to others.

Expediency measures and measures of delay are not the best policy. It is the best policy to break the situation head-on, destroy the dead, and get it done once and for all.

It is a fact that Fan Jianbin had an affair with someone.

Even if I have no evidence, facts are facts. No matter how well they hide, there must be clues that are hard to guard against, and that is my breakthrough...

I was thinking about it seriously, and suddenly a bold idea popped into my mind, I couldn't help but relax, and said, "I have never threatened Lord Xiling, but the evidence that Lord Xiling just mentioned, I have just obtained one recently. I am going to ask the emperor for instructions."

"Oh?" Everyone looked over curiously.

Li Zhenrui said: "Let's listen."

I nodded and said calmly, "This humble minister will be outspoken. Last autumn, this humble minister caught Lord Xiling having an affair with someone on a rockery in the Imperial Garden. In the future, I went to look for it again, and at the same time found some other things left by Lord Xiling and that person."

I glanced at Mr. Xiling meaningfully, he looked nervous, and a drop of sweat dripped down his cheek.

In fact, I haven't looked for the palace card, but Fan Jianbin doesn't know.

It is also reasonable to find some other traces while looking for the palace card.

And I believe Fan Jianbin can understand the "other things" that I didn't say.

"I thought that thing was useless, and I was about to throw it away. Unexpectedly, I got an unexpected harvest from going out with the emperor this time." I smiled slightly.

Li Zhenrui raised his eyebrows, a little interested, "Oh, what's the harvest?"

I paused for a moment, and continued, "It is the treasure of the Qiankun Pavilion in the Western Qin Dynasty—the Qiankun Stone. It is said that this stone can understand Yin and Yang, understand gossip, and know all the secrets in the world. It is the most strange stone in the world."

I immediately took out the stone that Ouyang Kong gave me, and carefully presented it to Li Zhenrui.

The whole body of this stone is red, crystal clear and translucent, which is very peculiar.

I didn't care about this stone back then, but now it comes in handy because of its special nature.

In fact, there is no such thing as Qiankunshi connecting yin and yang, knowing gossip, everything is just my nonsense.

But the Qiankun Pavilion has always been mysterious, with countless treasures, so it is not surprising to have this strange stone.

Moreover, what I said is clear and precise, and I really took out the strange stone, which is unavoidable to be believed.

Li Zhenrui looked at this stone with a subtle expression, but he still acted cooperatively with me, "That's right, I did get this strange stone when I met Xi'er and Xi'er the regent of the Western Qin Dynasty."

With Li Zhenrui's approval, other doubtful people had no choice but to believe.

Shangguan Wenya asked, "Then how does this stone connect Yin and Yang, and understand gossip?"

This question is on point.

I took the jade in Li Zhenrui's hand, observed it in the sun, then bit my finger and dripped my blood on the jade.

The original blood-red jade miraculously turned jade-white, revealing a soft shimmer.

This miraculous scene not only stunned everyone, but also surprised Li Zhenrui.

"This is the oath. I have become the owner of this stone, and I can know what I want to know through this stone."

My words are not entirely false.

The blood-dropping stone has changed, which means that I have indeed made an oath with it, but the object of my oath is not this stone, but the Qiankun Pavilion.

Ouyang Kong's deal popped into mind unexpectedly, but I didn't care.

Even now, I don't feel the need to rely on the power of Qiankun Pavilion, everything is under my control, so my beauty skin will never be given to Qiankun Pavilion.

"There are such stones in the world." Fang Shengze murmured to himself, "The treasures of the Qiankun Pavilion are indeed unique and rare in the world."

I gathered the stone in my palm, looked at Fan Jianbin again and said, "Mr. Xiling, I will give you another chance. Do you admit that you have an affair with others?"

Fan Jianbin hesitated for a moment, he was already indecisive.

I saw that his expression was bright and dark, and the meaning was unclear.

Inadvertently glanced in Fang Shengze's direction again, and finally regained his original composure and said, "I don't admit it, I have never done this."

It seems that he is not the only one involved in this matter, so I don't know who gave him attention.

Fang Shengze?Sima Qingyan?Or... Shangguan Wenya?

I believe the answer will be revealed one day.

"Okay," I gave up the inquiry and unfolded the stone, "The Qiankun Stone has heard your answer, is your majesty interested in seeing the truth that the Qiankun Stone has found out for us?"

Li Zhenrui nodded enthusiastically.

I straightened my expression, called Dieyi to my side and whispered, handed the jade into her hand, and said, "It will take some time, please wait patiently."

After a while, Dieyi came back, followed by an attendant, in the attendant's hand was a small black bag, which was empty.

I pointed to the bag in the attendant's hand and said, "My lord has ordered someone to let the Qiankun Stone appraise the things left by Xiling Lord that day. Now, someone only needs to put his hand in and let the Qiankun Stone match with it, and then we can be sure." Who is it for an affair?"

Everyone was in an uproar.

I asked Li Zhenrui for instructions, and Li Zhenrui nodded to me.

"All male and female concubines please verify one by one. Now please put your right hand in the bag. Pay attention, you must touch the jade, otherwise the jade will not be able to sense it. Can you hear me clearly?" I emphasized.

All the male and female concubines behind nodded and said, "Understood."

Sima Qingyan said, "Since Mr. Xiling is suspected, why not let Mr. Xiling try but let all the concubines try?"

I glanced at him, "Because there is another person, maybe it's among us."

I also thought that maybe Fan Jianbin would have an affair with the guard or the guard, but seeing that he defended the person with whom he had an affair, he never mentioned it. Now that he is doing this again, that person must be different and in a high position. Recalling the scene at that time, maybe it was an acquaintance.

Li Zhenrui agreed, "Mr. Nanshan's words are justified, let's start."

"Weichen has not entered the palace a year ago, can I not try?" Shangguan Wenya asked.

Li Zhenrui nodded, "Forget it, Mr. Yagui."

Shangguan Wenya asked again, "I still have a doubt, for the sake of fairness, should Mr. Nanshan also give it a try?"

As soon as this remark came out, Fang Shengze smiled coldly, "I'm afraid he won't be able to test Nan Shan Jun's stone."

Shangguan Wenya is really not easy.

I thought to myself, but I didn't show anything on my face. I just smiled and looked at Fan Jianbin, "Mr. Xiling, do you think I have had an affair with you?"

Fan Jianbin's face turned deep red, and he said in a rough voice, "No."

I couldn't help but smile, "Me too."

Inadvertently, someone seemed to have pinched my waist, I looked at Li Zhenrui in pain, so I had to add another sentence, "Actually, the emperor knows best about the innocence of my minister."

He glanced sharply at Shangguan Wenya again, "Are you doubting me, Mr. Yagui?"

"I don't dare." Shangguan Wenya then lowered her head and dared not speak again.

After everyone had no objection, I ordered people to cover the eyes of all the people being tested, and separate each person so that they could not whisper, and then let them reach into the bag one by one to touch the jade one by one.

After a cup of tea, everyone finished the experiment, and the attendants withdrew.

"Now, everyone, please raise your hands." I said calmly.

Although everyone was puzzled, they slowly raised their hands.

In an instant, Li Zhenrui was so angry that he crushed the teacup in his hand.

Shangguan Wenya was also shocked, "This... so it turned out to be like this..."

The crowd started to become agitated. I pointed to a few of them and ordered someone to pull them to the front. Then I said, "Now everyone can take off their masks."

The moment they opened their eyes, they looked at each other and stretched out their hands in surprise.

"Why are my hands full of ink?" one of them asked, and the others responded, "My hands are too."

The timid one quickly knelt down, "I am a clean minister, and I have never gone beyond the border. I would like to ask the emperor to learn from me."

"Yeah, I have never done anything dirty, how could it be..."

"The humble minister was wronged."

The few people I pointed out looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled—their hands were clean without any ink.

Li Zhenrui's expression gradually eased, and he only looked at the male concubines with cold eyes, "I know that there are some people in the harem who are restless, but I really didn't expect you to do such a thing, it really impressed me."

"What does the emperor mean?" Fan Jianbin asked suspiciously.

Li Zhenrui didn't look at him, but said in a cold voice, "Fan Jianbin, Lord of Xiling, was demoted to a commoner and given to death. Sima Qingyan, Lord Qinggui, was demoted to a commoner, and sent to the cold palace. Lin Shijun, Lin Jingshan, was sent to the cold palace, and everyone else will be sent to the cold palace." die."

The fire at the city gate caused the fish in the pond. I didn't expect Lin Jingshan to be involved in Fan Jianbin's hands. It's a pity for him.

The faces of those who mentioned their names turned pale.

Sima Qingyan knelt down in front of Li Zhenrui, and grabbed the corner of his robe in aggrieved way, "Your Majesty, why did you put this humble minister into limbo? What did I do wrong?"

Li Zhenrui pulled out his robe in disgust, "I know what you did best, right? Don't show me such a pretentious look, I just feel disgusted."

Sima Qingyan shivered now, and looked at me pitifully, "Brother Ling Xi, please explain to the emperor for me, please, I was wronged!"

At the last moment he was thinking of himself.

But Fan Jianbin, who had already accepted his fate, looked at him obsessively, no longer begged for mercy, no longer struggled, and only focused on Sima Qingyan, as if looking at him for the last time.

I didn't expect Sima Qingyan to be the person behind the scenes. This was really beyond my expectation. I looked at Fang Shengze, whose hands were full of ink, and had to lament that I didn't know people well.

I originally thought that the person behind the scenes might be Fang Shengze, who was always against me, but I didn't expect it to be Sima Qingyan, who has always been innocent and harmless.

There is one point that I have never seriously thought about: Although Sima Qingyan is the youngest of all, Master Sima has twelve wives and more than 30 children. No one understands the instinct to come better than Sima Qingyan.

I think he should have lived a simple life when we first met, but the life in the palace these years has made him lose his heart.

"You have not been wronged." I said slowly, "Look at those people behind you, their hands are covered with ink, but your hands have nothing."

"That's right, it's because I don't have ink that I'm innocent." Sima Qingyan argued eagerly.

I shook my head and only asked, "Did you touch the jade?"

Sima Qingyan nodded without hesitation, "It's natural."

"You're lying, you didn't touch the stone at all." I looked cold, "I specially ordered people to dye the whole body of the jade with ink, but anyone who touches it will definitely touch the ink. What do you say quietly when you dry your hands? ,it goes without saying."

I looked at his suddenly pale face, and added, "Actually, it's an ordinary stone. It's all my nonsense. I just didn't expect that there are so many people with ghosts in their hearts."

It was only then that everyone realized that there were those who were lucky and those who were regretful, but Sima Qingyan looked at me with hatred.

"Xie Lingxi, you are so ruthless. If I had known today, I should have..."

I sneered and said, "Should I have been killed earlier? It's a pity that Xie Lingxi has a big life. As long as I don't want to die, no one can take my life."

"Your Majesty, ten thousand deaths is not enough to apologise, but Sima Qingyan is young and ignorant, and has never served in bed. Please forgive him." Fan Jianbin knelt in front of Li Zhenrui and kowtowed.

I didn't expect Fan Jianbin to be so infatuated, which really surprised me.

...but, what did he say?

Sima Qingyan has never served in bed?How can it be……

I peeked at Li Zhenrui, seeing that he was indifferent, so I suppressed my doubts.

Glancing at Lin Jingshan who was involved in the incident again, his face was frighteningly pale at the moment, and he seemed about to faint, quite miserable.

I know he is pitiful, and I am afraid he was forced to have an affair with Fan Jianbin, but a mistake is a mistake, and people should have the courage to bear mistakes, instead of trying to muddle through.

However, he was better than Sima Qingyan. Although he was also thrown into the cold palace, he was not demoted as a commoner.

"Your Majesty, everything is the fault of the grassroots alone. The others are all coerced by humble ministers. Please spare them."

Fan Jianbin was still pleading, so I added plainly, "The assassination at the Yunshan Hunting Ground that day, and then the Xuanjilou assassin was hired to assassinate outside the palace. Are these actions done by you alone or at the instigation of someone else?"

Fan Jianbin responded angrily, "Of course I did it alone. You know something you shouldn't know. Of course I can't let you live in the palace for a long time."

"Then you were the only one who thought about falsely accusing me this time?" I laughed.

"of course."

I couldn't help shaking my head, "The person you want to protect hasn't pleaded for you a word, so why are you taking the blame for others?"

Sima Qingyan sneered, "Mr. Nan Shan has always been eloquent and confounding black and white, who can say that to you?"

I also replied, "You, Sima Qingyan, who is as clever as a tongue, provoked the conflict between me and Fang Guijun, and instigated Fan Jianbin to assassinate him repeatedly. I am ashamed of this kind of scheming."

"I just hate that I spared your life, otherwise I wouldn't have suffered today." Sima Qingyan said regretfully, and it seemed that he was willing to go all out.

Fang Shengze suddenly realized at this moment, thinking of all the entanglements with me in the past, he looked at me with less hostility, but he was full of hatred for Sima Qingyan.

"Your Majesty, please spare Sima Qingyan." Fan Jianbin's forehead was bleeding.

But Li Zhenrui kicked him away angrily, "Shut up. Fan Jianbin, your father and I have been born and died for many years, and they are upright and upright. How did you give birth to such a shameless thing?"

Fan Jianbin's face was also pale, and he shed two lines of tears while trembling.

"I originally turned a blind eye to some of the things you did for your father's sake, but I didn't expect you to get involved with so many male concubines. You should be punished!"

"Emperor... on..." Fan Jianbin was so frightened that he couldn't make a sound.

Li Zhenrui frowned and looked at the male concubines who were kneeling on the ground, and finally sighed, "Forget it, the palace scandal should not be publicized, I won't hurt your family, just let you fend for yourself in the cold palace."

Fan Jianbin finally stopped pleading, feeling ashamed, Sima Qingyan lowered his head, only Lin Jingshan looked at me with obvious jealousy.

I understand his state of mind at the moment, I was not as good as him at the beginning, but now I stepped on his head and caused him to be sidelined, presumably he hates me very much.

But I'm not a kind person who can help the world with a pot, I only live for myself, and the person he cares about is Li Zhenrui, if one day I am destined to become an enemy, then I will not be merciful at this moment.

However, in the future, I will be lonely in the cold palace, so I will try my best to take care of him.

"Come here, drag them all out, don't dirty this pear orchard." Li Zhenrui called the guards, and all those who committed crimes were taken away after a while.

"Your Majesty." I called out to Li Zhenrui, "There is still some unhealthy atmosphere in the palace, can I let this minister handle the rest?"

Li Zhenrui nodded wearily, and patted my shoulder, "Then I'll leave it to you, I don't want to hear about these things in the future."

"Okay." I agreed.

After Li Zhenrui left, I explained a few more words and let everyone leave.

Only Shangguan Wenya, I stopped him.

"You taught Fan Jianbin to falsely accuse me, right?" I looked up and saw that Shangguan Wenya was still gentle and submissive.

"Why did Mr. Nanshan say that?" Shangguan Wenya showed a puzzled look, "I am really wronged."

I smiled lightly, "Whether it's you or not, I hope you take care of yourself, otherwise I don't mind letting Shangguan's family lose one more person."

Shangguan Wenya's expression changed slightly, he lowered his head and said, "I don't dare, the king calms down."

"That's good." I smiled coldly and walked away.

I'm not sure if it was Shangguan Wenya's idea, I hope it wasn't him, I'm really tired of being calculated.

In the next month, I strictly enforced the palace discipline in the palace, and found out the adultery and theft between Zheng Xuanshi and Zhao Xuanshi, and both of them were sentenced to death.

At the same time, I pointed out and corrected all the mistakes I encountered in the Chenghui Palace, and everyone in the harem respected me, and never dared to be as unscrupulous as before.