Emperor Liang glared at Chen Yuenian unhappily, then turned around and saw Chen Yuechu smiling with relief again. They were obviously brothers, so why were they so different?

The confidant Chen Yuechu stood steadily, like the main pillar of the hall, his image and appearance were top-notch, and he was pleasing to the eye just by looking at him.

The biggest threat, Chen Yuenian, is already looking forward to the show starting.

Emperor Liang disliked Chen Yuenian so much that he felt like he was having a heart attack if he looked at her for even a few more seconds.

No one spoke for a while. The chief eunuch was about to announce the "adjournment" when the Grand Justice suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Emperor Liang, who was about to stand up, had to sit back down and said, "Speak."

Ye Hua'an, the Dali Temple official, knelt on the ground and said solemnly, "What I want to talk about is the incident of the bandit stronghold in Fengyang County. After some investigation, I found that there is another hidden story behind this matter."

The prince's body trembled, but he quickly calmed himself down and looked calm, as if it had nothing to do with him and he didn't care.

Why should he be nervous? This matter could not be traced back to him. As early as after Chen Yuenian overturned the bandit's nest, he had already found a scapegoat and let Ye Huaan investigate.

If the occasion was not wrong, Chen Yuenian would have liked to move a chair, sit down and watch the show properly.

Emperor Liang frowned and said, "Didn't Chen Aiqing take care of all the bandits in Fengyang County? Several important leaders were strangled by Chen Aiqing. I just asked you to arrest the others. Why is it that you keep going on and on?"

The rewards have already been distributed, are you preparing for another reward?

A few bandits have caused so many troubles, and we still need to investigate them. Are you too bored?

Chen Yuenian watched leisurely, covering his mouth and coughing from time to time. There was no other sound in the hall except his coughing. It was very abrupt, as if he was trying to attract someone's attention.

You can still see gauze wrapped around his neck, proving that his injuries have not yet fully healed.

Emperor Liang was upset. At first, he only asked Ye Hua'an to deal with the aftermath, count the stolen goods, and arrest the fish that escaped the net. Why did he investigate something else?

Originally, the bandit incident had been settled, and all the ministers thought that they were unlucky and were destroyed by the justice-seeking Chen Yuenian, but they did not expect that someone else would be implicated.

But it is indeed strange to think about it. A group of bandits are so bold and reckless. If Chen Yuenian had not experienced this, they would probably have to poke a hole in the sky before being discovered. By then, it is unknown how much money they would have collected.

They only dared to talk about it behind their backs, but they didn't dare to guess who was protecting the bandits. If they accidentally said it, they wouldn't even know how they died.

Chen Yuenian is not afraid of offending people because he repelled 30,000 enemy troops with his sword and killed them back and forth. Even the storybooks dare not write this, but Chen Yuenian did it. If he is unhappy, it is worth it for Emperor Liang to endure the disgust.

Ye Huaan really had no intention of investigating further, but after receiving the secret letter, he decided to go all out and follow the existing clues. After several days of investigation, he followed the clues and directly found the prince.

Ye Hua'an, the Minister of the Dali Temple, was a man of upright character. He had a golden medal of immunity from death bestowed upon him by Emperor Liang himself. The Emperor also granted him the right to execute first and report later.

Ye Huaan was never afraid of offending others, but others were afraid of offending him. He dared to investigate anything, and he was the only one who dared to investigate.

The first person Chen Yuechu thought of was him, but he did not give him the clues, which seemed too deliberate. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. As long as someone does it, there will be clues left. The prince was investigated because of these clues.

If he gave the clue to Ye Huaan right away, it would be easy for him to be discovered that he was the one who informed on the secret. He didn't want to go against the prince for the time being.

He also wanted Ye Hua'an to investigate, so Chen Yuechu revealed it to the third princess's biological mother, Concubine Jing.

Like father, like daughter. Concubine Jing was an upright and selfless person, unique in her own right. No concubine in the palace dared to provoke Concubine Jing, for fear of accidentally offending her. If Concubine Jing told her father, her father would immediately investigate, and all her dirty secrets would be found out. It would simply be a loss, and they dared not gamble with the family behind her.

The most important thing is that news had long been circulating in the previous dynasty that Emperor Liang intended to have the princess marry into other countries in order to gain support from other countries and thereby counter the prince and the Chen family.

Although I don't know who gave Emperor Liang this bad idea, I have to say that he is completely brainless. What's the difference between this and opening the door to welcome robbers? How can a woman restrain the leader of a country? How naive.

If you are given some face, perhaps the princess can live a few more years. If you are not given face, she will die halfway, which is a slap in your face, and you can only say that the princess is unlucky.

This was probably due to the deep love, and Emperor Liang was probably influenced by a treacherous concubine, so he often resorted to the simplest method.

The talent show was managed by Chen Yuechu. The family identity of each beauty was strictly investigated. However, Chen Yuechu had no idea whether there were people who deliberately sneaked in.

Moreover, the Emperor Liang's sexual affairs were not something that he, an outsider, could interfere with. What did the Emperor Liang's nonsense have to do with him?

Concubine Jing had no way of knowing whether the marriage was true, but it was definitely not groundless, which showed that Emperor Liang did have such an idea.

Concubine Jing only gave birth to the third princess, who was raised like a treasure.

There are so many concubines in the palace now, and they have given birth to so many princes and princesses, but there are only a few who are suitable for marriage. The third princess is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the depths and geese fall to the ground. Concubine Jing wants to find a way out for the third princess.

If Chen Yuechu wants to muddy the water, then he should pour dirty water into it. When the water becomes muddy, the fish that have been sitting still will take the opportunity to swim around.

He exaggerated the matter of the marriage, and then the rumor gradually spread that it was the prince who proposed it.

The prince gave them the princess in order to gain their support and help him seize the throne.

The Chen family does not participate in the disputes among the royal family, has always remained neutral, and has made it clear that they will only be loyal to the monarch. No matter how hard you fight, they will serve whoever sits on that position.

First, use the power of another country to seize the throne, and then let the Chen family beat them back. It seems to be a perfect strategy.

Therefore, it may not be reasonable to put the princess's marriage on Emperor Liang's shoulders, but when it comes to the crown prince, everything seems to make sense.

The prince has evil ambitions, and he almost said it out loud: Old Deng, get off the throne for me.

Concubine Jing was extremely anxious. If Chen Yuechu revealed the clues at this time, Concubine Jing would be like a pedestrian in the desert who got a cup of water, quenched her thirst in time, and then found a river along the water.

Facts have proved that Chen Yuechu did not choose the wrong person. Ye Huaan is still quite capable. He investigated everything thoroughly so quickly. No wonder so many people wanted to bring him down but failed. He is quite capable.

Ye Huaan presented the prepared petition, which was handed over by the chief eunuch beside Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang flipped through a few papers with a rustling sound. He was impatient at first, but as he read on, he almost laughed. The rule of not showing one's emotions on one's face did not apply to him. However, he did not get so carried away that he lost his sense of proportion and maintained his dignity as an emperor.

"Liang Linyan, look at what you have done!" Emperor Liang threw the complaint angrily, and several pieces of paper soon floated down.

The prince did not show any panic, but took a step in the middle, lifted his robe and knelt down just below Emperor Liang, his back straight. Even kneeling did not affect his demeanor at all, "I don't know what crime I have committed."

When it comes to emotional management, Emperor Liang is not as good as the Crown Prince, who is able to remain calm and not panic. Chen Yuechu sincerely thinks that the Crown Prince is okay, as he has the Grand Tutor to teach him personally, and is indeed different from Emperor Liang, who is a recommended student.

Emperor Liang laughed out of anger when he heard this. He pretended nothing happened even when he was about to die. Did he treat his son too well, so that he had the illusion that he could take advantage of him?

"Everything in this petition is clearly written. What else do you have to say? I have high hopes for you, but you recruited troops and colluded with other countries behind my back. Are you planning a rebellion? I am not dead yet!"

Chen Yuenian stood at the front, picked up a piece of paper, and clicked his tongue as he read it. After he finished reading it, he passed it to the back so that others could talk about it. "Your Highness, don't you think that the monthly allowance given by His Majesty is too little to cover your daily expenses, so you conspired with a group of bandits to rob the people of their money?"

"If you don't have enough money, just tell me earlier. I have saved some private money without telling my husband. If Your Highness needs it, I can give some to the Crown Prince."

The prince stared at Chen Yuenian with a sharp gaze, and said confidently: "I don't know what General Chen's intention is. He actually wants to slander me together with Lord Ye. I eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. How can I be in cahoots with bandits? Can you convict me based on just a few pieces of paper? If I show a few pieces of paper and say that General Chen is colluding with the enemy and treason, should General Chen be executed on the spot?"

"Collaboration with the enemy and treason? This is such a huge accusation for me. Your Highness cannot throw dirty water on me just because you have been caught." Chen Yuenian snorted disdainfully.

As he spoke, Chen Yuenian knelt on the ground with a plop, and without saying a word, he began to howl heartbreakingly, "Your Majesty, you must do something for me. Your Highness the Crown Prince has charged me with such a serious crime just because I told him a few truths. My whole family, young and old, has been protecting Your Majesty, Your Majesty's territory, and Your Majesty's people with all our heart. The heavens of my heart can bear witness to this, and the sun and the moon can show it. You and your people can all see it.

Although I have occasionally offended your majesty, I am loyal to you and will never do anything to betray your majesty. Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to erase the achievements of my ancestors with just a few words. This really makes me feel cold and makes every military officer who has sacrificed his life and shed his blood feel cold. I, Chen Yuenian, swear here that if I have any intention of betraying my country, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. Let all my Chen family members have a miserable end. "

Chen Yuenian roared very loudly, but his words were clear, and even the minister standing at the end could hear it.

Many ministers stood on the side of the Chen family, especially the military generals who followed Chen Yuenian. Therefore, when Chen Yuenian howled, many people immediately stood up to vindicate Chen Yuenian.

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