Hypocrites

Yang Xi was furious, and was about to confuse right and wrong and deceive the emperor to seek revenge, when Duan Boyu suddenly made a gesture to stop him.

Qiu Zhiyuan was able to continue: "The veterans of the two dynasties who are present today must still remember that Emperor Huan passed away more than 20 years ago. , the heir was selected from the clan, and the one chosen was Liang Weizi, the eldest son of the Zhangshan Prince's Mansion. At that time, the person who was ordered to be summoned was Chang Shilang Shanguan, and I, Master Tong and Master Niu, went to Zhangshan County together as followers. But there I heard a private and widely circulated saying..."

"...Concubine Zhangshan and a maid beside her gave birth on the same day many years ago. The concubine gave birth to a dead baby, and the one who survived was the son of this maid. You don't have to look at me like this Lord, send envoys to Zhangshan County immediately, arrest ten people on the road, and eight of them have heard of the rumor. It's just that rumors are rumors after all. Lord Shan ordered me and Lord Tong to verify this in the palace and confirm The lineage of the son is correct. After all, princes and nobles are not allowed to be questioned at will. But—”

Qiu Zhiyuan leisurely paced behind the sedan chair, leaned over and raised Liu Weng's head, facing the officials.

"When my father saw the two elders with his own eyes, and heard the identification of the parties with his own ears, the previous facts were overturned."

One person exclaimed: "Look at his mole!" It was an official standing close to the third eunuch in the rank of military officers.

As soon as the words came out, everyone noticed that this old man with a decayed face had a round mole on his lip, which was supposed to be black when he was young, but as he got older, the color gradually faded and turned into a little mud.

The blood on Liang Heng's face disappeared, turning pale.Someone secretly glanced at him, although this Majesty's face is fair, but everyone remembers that the late emperor also had such a short-lived mole on his lips, even the location is exactly the same!

Someone said: "Lord Qiu, how did you hide such an important matter until today?!"

As soon as Qiu Zhiyuan let go, Liu Weng's head hung down again: "Naturally, the reason is the same as that of Huo Tingwei - I just found witnesses recently to overturn the old case. Liang Weizi suddenly ascended the throne, and the Zhangshan Palace knew it Capital crime, in order to cover up people’s eyes and ears, the two elders Liu and Weng were imprisoned for nearly 30 years, until the late emperor died and the guards relaxed their vigilance, the two elders escaped and came to Wangdu City to avenge their grievances.”

This explanation made the audience full of doubts.Just looking at the half-dead appearance of this old man and an old woman, who can imagine that they escaped from the prison spontaneously and traveled thousands of miles?What's more, it's not good to turn to whom to avenge. Right now, there is a Tingwei who is in charge of the imperial prison. Why is he looking for you, Qiu Changshilang?

Naturally, he knew in his heart that this was Qiu Zhiyuan's rhetoric, and it was too stupid to take it seriously.The important thing is whether what he said is true!

So countless eyes turned to the throne, hoping that His Majesty would punish this bold accusation.

Liang Heng couldn't help feeling cold, the situation seemed to have changed again, and no one remembered what Yang Xi and others had said about the three eunuchs' crimes.

Xu Zhuan said: "Your Excellency Qiu speaks for himself, and he puts on a good show. May I ask what these two witnesses have proved? Could it be that you, Qiu Changshilang, mean what you say, and turn a deer into a horse, and turn a turtle into a turtle?"

Qiu Zhiyuan was unmoved, and slapped Liu Weng on the head: "Speak."

The old avatar is dead.

"say."

He slapped Liu Weng and the old lady loudly together.

Tong Fang thought it was funny, so he laughed out loud.

Liu Weng "lived" and opened his mouth to reveal his barren gums: "..."

Those who were close heard him clearly, what he said was: My son was stolen.He also said: The prince locked me up for the rest of his life, I hate it.

For a moment, Liang Heng thought he was facing a monster in the skin of an old man, and those cloudy eyes looked directly at him, revealing a flash of success.

Yang Xi sternly said: "There are old men and women like this everywhere in Donglu. Master Qiu has a good plan. Your Majesty will investigate the corruption of your Penglai Garden, and you will shirk the fortification after the late emperor's approval. Now that you are suspected of murdering the late emperor, You got worse and dared to fabricate lies to frame the late Emperor and His Majesty! The crime of regicide is unforgivable! You should be hacked into pieces and exposed to the public!!"

Xu Zhuan immediately scolded: "How dare you slander the royal family! Qiu Zhiyuan, do you think that if you use a civet cat in exchange for the prince, what you poisoned is not the late emperor, but any civilian?! It's too lawless!"

Qiu Zhiyuan said: "Okay, there is no evidence for empty words, since this is the case, let's provide physical evidence."

At this time, Liang Heng finally spoke the first sentence: "Qiu Qing, the late emperor could tolerate you, but I will definitely not tolerate you. Telling stories, slaughtering states and counties, spending extravagant ministers, and ruining the lives of the people. The three of you are already With many crimes added to one's body, the death penalty is hard to get rid of, no matter how stubborn you are, you can't erase this fact."

Qiu Zhiyuan said respectfully: "What are you afraid of? My physical evidence has not yet been presented in court, come here."

Duan Boyu didn't expect this situation, and realized that things had gone off the rails, and his expression was not good.

Liang Heng said wearily: "Stop making unnecessary defenses. Guards, block the front of the hall and prohibit the southern army from entering."

Duan Yanling was supposed to lead people forward, but there was no response.As if entering the land of no one, the southern army presented a square wooden box.

It's over, Liang Heng thought, it's over.

He wanted to see Shen Yu, but Shen Yu was standing behind him out of sight, making him want to cry.

The officials raised their heads to see that what was placed on the tray was an ebony box.Qiu Zhiyuan originally wanted to say that the elders of the three dynasties present should remember, but then remembered that all the elders of the three dynasties had been killed by himself, so he reluctantly explained: "Ever since the old Liu and his wife found Wangdu City, I feel that something is wrong, Emperor Huan Regardless of the Emperor Ling, he is an ancient person, let alone order the old prince and princess to come to the palace. There must be evidence to support it, and the evidence is the thing in this box—”

"Emperor Huan's bone ring!"

Qiu Zhiyuan opened the wooden box, on the purple velvet cushion, there was a ball of white powder.Everyone stretched their necks, but they saw a breeze blowing by, and the powder in the box fluttered and scattered.

The ministers: "..."

Liang Heng: "..."

Qiu Zhiyuan's face changed drastically, Yang Xi couldn't believe it, he was very angry, and cursed: "Good, you Qiu Zhiyuan! Emperor Huan's bone ring is enshrined in the emperor's mausoleum, how dare you steal it privately and even destroy it?! The more serious the crime, the death penalty is inevitable!"

Xu Zhuan blushed and his neck was thick: "Are you playing us like monkeys?! As soon as you are found guilty, you make up accusations and frame others. Isn't this your usual trick? Now you actually framed my Daqi royal family, it's so embarrassing!" A hundred-year-old Guozuo has become your stepping stone?!"

Huo Liang also scolded, what he scolded was: "Are all the warriors in front of the palace dead? Why don't these three treacherous criminals be imprisoned for trial!"

He originally had a big belly and a red face, but when he yelled at someone, his official authority was more powerful than Xu Zhuan and Yang Xi.

At this moment, Qiu Zhiyuan realized that he was being tricked, so he threw away the wooden box, and said seriously: "Okay, Mr. Tingwei wants to try the case, so I will take down the criminal for you. The generals of the Southern Army obey the order." , arrest the false emperor in the hall, don't hurt the officials!"

Liang Heng and Huo Liang couldn't respond to each other, but before Qiu Zhiyuan could finish his conversation, the Southern Army from all sides swarmed in.The first arrow was released and hit the belt of a certain adult—"Ah!!"

"Qiu Zhiyuan! Are you going to seek rebellion!" Huo Liang shouted.

In the main hall, there are many spears and spears, waiting to drink blood.At this time, the southern army showed their characteristics of absolute loyalty, loyal to the three generals of cavalry, chariot and household.Some of the officials might be trembling all over. Before going out, they didn’t think that the Golden Palace would be the guillotine today. However, Qiu Zhiyuan ordered not to hurt the officials. This seemed to give them a little hope. At this time, the prime minister ended his long silence.

"Qiu Zhiyuan Tong Fang Niu Shida, as the leader of the southern army, forced the palace to rebel against Chen Bingdian. It has become an irrefutable fact. Everyone, as the ministers of Qi State, you should defend the royal family in times of crisis, and carry Yulong as the king to death. You can do it well. Are you ready to die?"

"Those who shrink back are regarded as the same crime as treason, and those who advance and retreat with the king are the loyal ministers of Da Qi, and the official historian will record it, and his name will last forever!" Shen Yu's voice resounded through the Golden Palace.

Liang Heng was taken aback, several teams suddenly rushed in behind him, Zou Fang and Wang Jianzhi were the first.The ministers saw that there were still people in His Majesty, and the civil officials headed by Yang Xi and Xu Ruan hurriedly gathered around, and the rest were all generals of the Southern Army.

"Do it!" Tong Fang spat out two words.

"Protect Your Majesty! Slay the rebels!" Zou Fang roared, and the Taiwei disciples drew their swords and stood outside the civil servants, fighting hand-to-hand with the Southern Army.

Wang Jianzhi and Shen Yu were on the left and right, protecting Liang Heng. Shen Yu's sword was gone, so he picked up a writing brush from the table and swung the spear point flying away.This move was used by Lin Zhu Kongshou and him when he was in Tianmen Town. Later, he taught him the style of flying flowers and twisting leaves.

"Group fights are not allowed!" Wang Jianzhi roared, "Retreat! Go to the high platform and wait for reinforcements!"

"Where are the reinforcements?!" Huo Liang shouted.

Wang Jianzhi: "His mother's reinforcements are also waiting for help!"

The apse was cleared by the Jingsha Department, and everyone retreated backwards. In the crowd, someone grabbed Liang Heng's hand and asked with a smile, "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

When Liang Heng saw that it was Tong Fang, it turned out that the front was chaotic, so he led a few soldiers to sneak around to capture the king.Liang Heng was startled and angry, bursting out with rare strength, which made him stagger.

"Sword!" Shen Yu shouted, and Wang Jianzhi threw his sword to him.The long sword came into the hand, with a sharp arc, it chopped off the three spear points like a bamboo, stirring up a bunch of blood flowers, Tong Fang's hand broke away from his body, and he still held Liang Heng tightly.

"Ahhh!!" Tong Fang cried out in pain.

With the point of the sword pressed against his throat, Shen Yu yelled sharply: "Get out of the way! Otherwise, your Che Lang will be executed first!"

Tong Fang: "Save, save me! Save me!"

Wang Jianzhi tore off the severed wrist hanging on Liang Heng's body for Liang Heng: "The accessories are quite unique, Your Majesty."

Liang Heng couldn't stop sweating, his feet felt weak, a flying arrow brushed his scalp and nailed into the screen. "Escort!" Wang Jianzhi stood in front of him.

"Kill." Qiu Zhiyuan ignored Tong Fang and ordered coldly.