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The dignified prince actually killed himself in full view. Seeing this situation, all the people present sighed. Shocked, they all looked at the old emperor.

I don't know if he was really sad, or he was acting in front of everyone. The old emperor looked at the second prince's corpse for a long time and didn't come to his senses. On his old face, there was a complex melancholy of enduring grief and taking into account the majesty of the king.

No one dared to speak out at this time, even the fourth prince bowed his head in silence. After a long time, the old emperor finally let out a long sigh. He turned his head and couldn't bear to look at the second prince again, and said in a trembling voice: "Come on!" People, carry the body of this rebellious son down, give him some dignity, and bury him respectfully."

Hearing the words, the Imperial Army was ordered to step forward and carefully lifted the second prince's body down.

The old emperor glanced over General Lin and his party, and also over Lin Silue, but he didn't pause at all, as if he didn't recognize Lin Silue, he coughed and said, "Today, Lin Aiqing rescued you." For meritorious deeds, the world can learn from the heart of loyalty to the emperor, I am very pleased, and when I go to the court tomorrow, I will reward you for your merits."

After finishing speaking, the old emperor turned around and said to the fourth prince: "But I am a little tired, and we will discuss today's matters tomorrow. Fourth son, you can stay and take care of the funeral."

The fourth prince was unmoved when he heard the words. He stood still and looked at General Lin who was not far away. He exchanged glances with General Lin with a slight movement of his eyes, and then he turned around without haste, nodding his head He also glanced at Shen Lingyu at the side, and suddenly saw a delicate sachet tied around his waist.

He smiled calmly, and said loudly: "Father, my ministers have just ordered people to release the civil and military officials who were taken away by the rebels from the Jingzhao government office. They are worried about the safety of the father, and they are asking for an audience outside the palace. , all the courtiers are worried, so please ask the father to meet them first, so as to be relieved."

"It's not too late to see you tomorrow, I...cough cough, I'm really tired today, let them go home and wait with peace of mind."

The old emperor looked extremely tired indeed, he coughed several times while speaking, his body trembled slightly, if it wasn't for Shen Lingyu's support, he might have been unable to support himself and stand still.

But the fourth prince was not forgiving, clearly he didn't want to let the old emperor go, he took a step forward and said meaningfully: "Father, in fact, I still have an old case that I want to ask my father for a retrial. It happened that General Lin and Habayashi Wei Also, I want to invite them, and I also want to invite all ministers to be a witness together."

The old emperor's expression turned cold, he stared at the fourth prince with dissatisfaction, and scolded in a deep voice: "I said I was tired, why... Fourth, you can't even listen to what I say?"

Hearing the words, the fourth prince bent down and knelt down, his words were still respectful, but the smile on his lips could not be concealed: "I dare not, but this matter is about the grievance of thousands of lives, and I dare not say anything at all." To be negligent, please ask Father to stay for a while, wait for the son-in-law to explain the grievances of this case, and then ask Father to make another decision."

As soon as this remark came out, the Imperial Army and the Habayashi Guards present were in an uproar. It was an injustice case that involved tens of thousands of lives. It can be seen that there is a heinous injustice in it. It is no wonder that the fourth prince did not hesitate to provoke His Majesty's dissatisfaction because of this case. I don't know when the injustice case happened , they had never heard of it.

What the fourth prince said undoubtedly made the old emperor hard to get off. He looked at the fourth prince and smiled coldly, as if he had guessed what the fourth prince was thinking, but he didn't panic too much, but said with a calm face: "Okay, Since it is such a heinous grievance, then I should listen carefully."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand, and the eunuch inside the door hurriedly brought up the seat, and waited for the old emperor to sit down in front of the palace gate.

The fourth prince quietly raised his eyes to look at the old emperor, feeling a little surprised in his heart. He didn't seem to expect the old emperor to be so calm, but after he stabilized his mind, he still planned to act according to plan: "Father, this case is of great importance. My son thinks that all officials, civil and military, should also be a witness."

The old emperor coughed violently a few times, waved his hands and said indifferently: "Then it's up to you, let them listen to it."

The fourth prince got the order, stood up and ordered the imperial guards at the side to order all the civil and military officials gathered outside the palace gate to be put into the palace.

Not long after, the officials who had been waiting outside the palace trotted to Fengyi Palace one after another. Seeing the corpses of the rebels all over the ground, and seeing that the old emperor was safe and sound, they knelt down and kowtowed in tears.

The old emperor asked them to stand up, and then said the grievances that the fourth prince had just said, and asked them to sit in and be a witness.

General Lin looked at the fourth prince and the old emperor with complicated expressions. He dreamed of seeking justice for his brothers who died in vain all these years. Now this day has finally come. Maybe soon he will be able to question the old emperor why he was so cruel and betrayed back then. For the people who charged forward for him, but he was not happy at all.

It's just because the fourth prince didn't really want to clean up the grievances of his brothers at all, but just used those dead people to force the old emperor to admit his mistake and abdicate. How could this make him happy under the use of it.

Lin Sishen didn't know what General Lin was thinking at this moment, she sighed secretly, and gently held General Lin's hand to express comfort, General Lin turned his head to look at her, shook his head with a wry smile, no matter how late To be fair is also fair.

The fourth prince walked down the stone steps slowly. In front of him was General Lin and a group of civil and military officials. Behind him was the gloomy old emperor. Under the breathless gaze of everyone, he walked slowly towards General Lin, and then waved his sleeves. Please, look around the crowd and say loudly: "Everyone, it's not my king's turn to appeal today's grievances. General Lin should speak up in person."

All civil and military officials were in an uproar when they heard the words, only Zhang Duan, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked a little strange. He raised his head and looked at the old emperor uneasily, then he lowered his head with his teeth clenched secretly, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

General Lin had no way out. He took a deep breath and looked at Lin Sishen beside him. Under Lin Sishen's gaze, he took a step forward, opened the scar in his heart, and told the story of the year.

"Presumably, colleagues should still remember that 23 years ago, the Lao army invaded our border. I was ordered by His Majesty to lead [-] Yulin guards to the outside of the customs day and night to help the defenders repel the Lao army. After driving the Lao army out of the country, His Majesty ordered me to annihilate the Liao army, and I was ordered to lead the army in pursuit..."

Speaking of this, General Lin gritted his teeth in grief and continued: "Because the Lao army was dying to counterattack, I ordered to open the pass and let the Lao army enter Xingling, and then formed a formation to surround and divide the remnants of the Lao army. The battalion attacked and gnawed away from the flanks. Seeing that Qin Xiao's strategy was only to wipe out the remaining Lao troops, but for some reason the main force of the Lao troops suddenly learned of this. Zhang rushed to Xingling two full days earlier. Not only did he see through my defense along the way, He also led the army to approach the vanguard battalion where I am."

General Lin's voice became more and more trembling, so that there was a hint of crying at the end: "I led the vanguard battalion to fight and retreat, and ordered the Habayashi Guards to return to help, but I didn't expect the Lao army to be prepared and use me as a bait to lure the army to fall. Into the siege, I wanted to order the army to disperse and break through, but there was no news from the scouts who went there. Forty thousand soldiers, a total of forty thousand lives, but only a hundred people survived. Died in Xingling."

Everyone present knew about this matter, they looked around silently, even a fool could guess that there was something hidden in it, but they didn't seem to dare to speak.

Seeing this, the fourth prince turned his head to look at the old emperor, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Father ordered people to investigate the case thoroughly, but only found out a small soldier from the Habayashi guards, saying that he colluded with the Lao army to leak military information, hastily Convict him and execute him. However, Erchen couldn't understand why a soldier who joined the army was able to know General Lin's defenses in advance and leaked the military information to the Lao army thousands of miles away. I don’t know if there is another inside story, or should we say that Joining the Army is a god-man with three heads and six arms.”

The old emperor leaned on the back of his chair and stared at General Lin with half-closed eyes: "Of course I remember this incident, it's just that it has happened for many years. If there is a grievance in it now, then does Lin Aiqing have any personal evidence? In a word, I will naturally not spend a lot of time re-investigating the old case."

"Naturally."

The fourth prince couldn't wait to take the words, then turned around and said: "Come here, bring the witness up."

As soon as the words fell, two people dressed as guards outside the door escorted a lame old man and a young and handsome girl out.

When passing by General Lin, the old man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly called out: "General."

"Old He."

These two people are He Qin who was controlled by the second prince early in the morning, and his adopted daughter Mei Xiang. Seeing that the old man is safe and sound, General Lin was overjoyed and wanted to step forward, but Lin Sishen stopped him in time.

Lin Sishen shook his head at General Lin, and then looked at the guard who was escorting Mei Xiang. Although he was dressed in men's clothing, Lin Sishen recognized Li Luo at a glance. Ever since he said those heartless words in the alley that day, Li Sishen Luo has been working for the fourth prince, and beside Li Luo holding He Qin's arm is Zhang Heng.

After bringing He Qin and Mei Xiang to the side of the fourth prince, Li Luo and Zhang Heng took a few steps back and stood a few steps behind the fourth prince.

Lin Sishen kept staring at Li Luo's back, but Li Luo hung his head motionless and never looked at Lin Sishen since he appeared.

The fourth prince pointed at He Qin, raised his head and bowed his hands to the old emperor, and said, "Report to Father, this person is the witness."

The old emperor nodded, and asked quietly, "Who are you?"

He Qin had never seen such a scene before, but he didn't panic at all. He staggered and knelt down and replied: "The villain is He Qin, the scout of the former vanguard battalion of Habayashi Guard. The encirclement by the plain army means that the villain breaks through the encirclement and informs the main force to come back for help."

The old emperor pondered for a moment, then thoughtfully said: "The fourth child said that you are a witness, so you know the inside story of that incident back then?"

"good."

He Qin gritted his teeth. He hated the old emperor for so many years, and he didn't bother to pay attention to the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers. He suddenly raised his head and stared at the old emperor, complaining tremblingly: "The villain is naturally If you know the inside story, if you don't know, you should have recognized General Lin long ago, the villain has been hiding in fear all these years because he is afraid that the real murderer behind the scenes will kill the villain and silence him."

The old emperor looked dissatisfied: "Oh? Who is so bold?"

Seeing the old emperor pretending so much, He Qin couldn't bear it any longer. He sneered a few times, raised his hand and pointed at the old emperor, and said viciously: "Is there anyone who can scare the villain from fighting with General Lin?" If we recognize each other, it will naturally be you, you dog emperor!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone gasped. They were not surprised that He Qin had identified the emperor, but that He Qin was not afraid of death and dared to offend the king in public.

Sure enough, the old emperor was furious when he heard the words, he slapped the chair and got up angrily: "Presumptuous!"

He Qin was neither humble nor overbearing and was not afraid at all. His eyes were red and he risked his life, and his voice was resounding: "The villain has no courage to frame the current emperor, because everything the villain said is true. If there is even half a lie, the villain is willing to suffer thousands of cuts and five horses." Torture!"

After finishing speaking, He Qin continued to glare at the old emperor, and complained hoarsely: "The villain was ordered to break out of the encirclement, but he was tricked by Du Hengliang, the supervising army sent by your dog emperor. You messed up your plan to kill General Lin, and stabbed the villain in the chest. He thought the villain was dead, so he called another person to plot, and the villain heard it clearly. Du Hengliang said that this is the oral order of you, the dog emperor! "

While talking, He Qin tore off the clothes on his body, exposing the scar on his chest as proof, he stood up and stopped kneeling, and scolded the old emperor in front of everyone: "Emperor dog, you betrayed me!" We, you betrayed those soldiers who were dedicated to the country. We threw our heads and blood on the battlefield to protect the country and the people, but you sat on your throne and killed thousands of my fellow soldiers with just one sentence. Brother Pao!"

He Qin's questioning resounded through the sky, and General Lin's eyes were already filled with tears, and the guards behind him also clenched their fists, looking at the old emperor with angry and unwilling eyes.

"Today, I, He Qin, want to seek justice from you, the dog emperor, for those brothers who died in vain!"

The civil and military officials were silent at this time, and they were not surprised that the old emperor could do this, but they didn't want to come forward to seek justice for those heroic souls who died in vain. Let the old emperor get angry and hurt Chi Yu.

The fourth prince looked at the cold and trembling old emperor with his hands behind his back, and he was both happy and proud. He had already prepared everything and waited for the old emperor to plead guilty and abdicate silently.

But the old emperor looked uncertain, as if he had been patiently waiting for something, he didn't argue, and he didn't order He Qin to be dragged down and killed to vent his anger, until someone among the group of ministers suddenly appeared, walked in front of the crowd, and shouted loudly. Rebuked He Qin: "Bold thief, this place will not tolerate your nonsense to frame the king!"

It was Zhang Duan, Minister of the Ministry of War, who stood up for the old emperor. No one thought why he, who had always been timid and cautious, suddenly became the first bird. His face was pale and covered with cold sweat. Under the surprised eyes of everyone, he scolded He first. Qin, then bent his knees and knelt down towards the old emperor, and said in pain: "Your Majesty, the old minister deserves death!"

Zhang Duan's move was obviously beyond the fourth prince's expectation, he said in a deep voice: "What is the meaning of Mr. Zhang's words?"

Zhang Duan lowered his head and murmured disheartenedly: "What happened back then was done by the guilty minister and has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

He Qin looked at Zhang Duan in disbelief, and in an instant he understood why Zhang Duan came out, and he said angrily: "Impossible, you clearly want to take the blame for the dog emperor!"

Zhang Duan was determined, he raised his head and glared at He Qin: "Shut up, if you want to scold me, you thief, just scold me. Your majesty is so innocent, how can you allow you, a young man, to insult you wantonly."

Zhang Duan's sudden intervention stunned everyone present, and even General Lin was a little confused.

Zhang Duan knelt on the ground and shivered. He didn't dare to look at the old emperor. He just explained to himself: "Back then, Lin Zheng's high position and authority won the favor of His Majesty, and he was very popular for a while. I am a dignified Minister of the Ministry of War, but He stole my limelight and didn't pay attention to me at all. I was so angry that I was confused for a moment, as if I was using the hands of the Lao army to get rid of him. It was I who secretly handed over the defense map to the Lao army, and it was also my false pass on to His Majesty Tell Pu Hengliang to cooperate with the Lao army inside and outside. All this is done by me and has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

The fourth prince looked gloomy and said nothing, while the old emperor snorted coldly: "Zhang Duan, you are so courageous!"

Zhang Duan kowtowed desperately when he heard the words, "It was the guilty minister who killed the [-] Yulin soldiers. It was the fault of the guilty minister. It is unforgivable crime for His Majesty to be wronged for the guilty minister. Your Majesty... ...I also hope that Your Majesty will forgive the sinful ministers, and the guilty ministers are willing to apologise, so as to comfort the spirits of those soldiers."

Zhang Duan's words and deeds were too abnormal, as if he planned to take the blame for the old emperor from the very beginning, and he ended it very simply. The dagger stabbed fiercely into his stomach, and he fell to the ground in pain immediately with blood flowing.

But after a while, Zhang Duan was killed, leaving everyone with blank and astonished faces.

In the end, it was the old emperor who broke the deadlock first. He sat down slowly, sighed and said: "It seems that there is really a grievance in this old case, but now that Zhang Duan knows that he cannot escape the guilt and has committed suicide, this matter will be resolved." Let's call it a day."

After finishing speaking, he looked at He Qin with an unbelievable face, and snorted coldly with his sleeves: "As for you... I think you just uttered wild words just to seek justice for the unjustly died heroic spirit, which is considered courageous , I will forgive your sins and let them go, thank you and leave."

"Ha ha."

The fourth prince who had been silent for a long while lowered his head and suddenly sneered. He looked up at the old emperor. Under the old emperor's gloomy gaze, he shook his head sarcastically and clicked twice: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. I was careless, I didn't expect my father to have prepared a countermeasure early on."

The old emperor squinted his eyes when he heard the words, and asked in a cold voice: "Fourth, today is enough chaos, why? You want to add chaos to me?"

The fourth prince spread his hands as if nothing had happened, raised his eyebrows at the old emperor as if not to be outdone, and then suddenly turned around to look at General Lin who was not far away, and said, "General Lin, I think you can see clearly enough, even if you kill him He will not plead guilty, he never felt that he was wrong, such a cruel and heartless monarch, are you willing to continue to assist him?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar again. The fourth prince's purpose at this time was clearly revealed. He didn't want to be ordinary for General Lin, he clearly wanted to persuade General Lin to rebel.

The rebellion of the second prince subsided. The corpses all over the place have not been cleaned up yet, and the fourth prince unexpectedly rebelled. The rebellion of the two princes within a day is really a wave of unrest.

The fourth prince stared at General Lin with burning eyes, regardless of what other people said, he walked slowly behind He Qin, raised his hand and lightly pressed on his shoulder, and said loudly: "General Lin, it's up to you to decide."

In fact, today's decision has long been left to General Lin, which is why Shen Qingwan said that General Lin would play a vital role in this turmoil.

Today, the old emperor really disappointed General Lin. When the fourth prince blurted out and asked him to make a choice, he was really moved.

All eyes were on General Lin, and the same was true for Habayashi Wei behind him. Since General Lin transferred the army with a soldier talisman that was suspected to be fake, it proved that Habayashi Wei would not directly obey the old emperor. On the contrary, they will obey General Lin unconditionally.

The old emperor's gaze was even more like an arrow, staring straight at General Lin, waiting for his decision.

The expression on General Lin's face changed several times, and his heart was moved. What's more, He Qin was still in the hands of the fourth prince, and the balance in his heart slowly tilted towards the fourth prince.

Over the years, the fourth prince has been slowly inducing General Lin step by step, just to grasp his mind. Back then, he knew that his subordinates were killed by the old emperor, but he had always felt guilty for doing nothing. No matter what, he didn't want to see He Qin, the former old minister, die in front of his eyes.

Lin Sishen sensed the fluctuation in General Lin's heart, and also knew that if she didn't stop General Lin, she would really obey the fourth prince, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed General Lin's hand, calling in a low voice, "Father."

And the reason why Lin Sishen wanted to stop General Lin was not only because he knew the fourth prince's plot early in the morning, but also because Li Luo, who had been standing next to the fourth prince and kept his eyes downcast and motionless, suddenly raised his head to look at her.

With just one glance, Lin Sishen sensed Li Luo's intentions. She told Lin Sishen to stand still, which was actually in line with Lin Sishen's conjecture. This matter was not that simple, and there was another conspiracy involved.

Lin Sishen tightly held General Lin's hand, and whispered comfortingly in his ear: "Father, calm down and don't listen to his bewitching, don't make a wrong step."

General Lin had already taken half a step with one foot, but he was dragged back by Lin Sishen. He trusted Lin Sishen without any doubt, but he still couldn't let go of He Qin who was held hostage by the fourth prince, and asked in a low voice Said: "What about Lao He?"

The fourth prince also noticed that Lin Sishen was stopping General Lin, he glanced over with a hint of coldness and threat, but Lin Sishen was not moved by it at all, instead he raised his lips and sneered: "Don't worry, wait and see what happens. "

Lin Sishen's heart was a little confused, she was looking forward to it but couldn't restrain her deep grievance and unwillingness, it was nothing but because she was coming.