After I was reborn, I was scumbag

In the inner garden of the imperial palace, as soon as the early court was dispersed, Emperor Liang summoned the officials of the second rank and above to discuss matters in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"My dear friends, you must have heard about the matter of Pingxihou Shizi." Daliang Emperor held two jade walnuts in his hands, and only casually wore a bright yellow uniform, his tone was also calm and breezy. , "What do you think of this matter?"

"Your Majesty! You watched Xing'er grow up. The old minister is willing to guarantee the life of the whole family. There is absolutely no way for him to collude with the Wei people and treason with the enemy!"

Lord Pingxi fell to his knees and kowtowed heavily, his eyes filled with sorrow.

Most of the courtiers in the hall were also the courtiers who followed the Emperor Liang to conquer the world. Hearing this statement, most of them showed annoyance.

"The whole family's life?" A sneer appeared abruptly in the silent hall, "Mr. Pingxi, if the prince of your family colludes with the enemy, not to mention your whole family's life, even the nine offshoots of the Murong family will not be spared!"

There was a hint of ridicule on Prime Minister Yang's face, he took a step forward, cupped his hands towards Emperor Daliang and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has sent along the evidence of the prince's collusion with the enemy, and His Majesty must have seen it. Such a serious crime must be done." Strictly investigate and deal with it!"

"Prime Minister Yang, what you said is too biased. Ever since Prince Pingxi went out to fight, all the success stories have been passed on. Now, it is not appropriate to convict the prince of treason with only a Wei dancer, right? "

Emperor Liang squinted his eyes slightly after being crowned, and didn't care about the endless debate among the courtiers below. He tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, as if he had already made plans in his heart.

After the room became quiet for a while, Emperor Daliang gave the eunuch who was accompanying him a wink.

"quiet!"

The hall fell silent for an instant, and the few courtiers who came out took a step back.

"It's a matter of military and national importance, so of course it needs to be strictly investigated. But Marquis Pingxi has been loyal to me all these years, and I won't wrong Zhongliang."

"I passed on my decree to take Murong Xing, the prince of Marquis Pingxi, into Dali Temple, and organize a joint trial of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Procuratorate. The fourth prince will be in charge of the case."

When the imperial decree was delivered to the fourth prince's residence, Yang Ling was drinking tea and enjoying music with Shao Ting.

"Young Master Yang! Hahaha, the case of Pingxihou Shizi, the father actually asked me to take charge of it. You are really good at predicting things!"

As soon as Shao Ting sent off the eunuch who passed the decree, the joy on his face could no longer be concealed, and his face, which was somewhat similar to Shao Guan's, looked a little sluggish because of the wine.

"You said, in this way, if this king saves Murong Xing, it will be a great favor to the Pingxihou Mansion, and worry about not being able to get the support of the generals in the army and get the military power?"

Yang Ling stood up with a smile, cupped his hands and congratulated, without much emotion on his face.

After all, what will be His Majesty's will, the man in black has long written to inform him of his rough guess.

It's really not bad at all.

There was neither an immediate conviction nor a light-hearted release.

There is enough space for the activities of all parties.

Shao Ting looked at Yang Ling's expression carefully, and seeing that he didn't seem to be very happy, he couldn't help being a little puzzled, and asked, "Mr. Yang, why doesn't he seem very happy? Is there something wrong with this matter?"

"Your Majesty is worrying too much. His Majesty will entrust such an important case to His Highness, which shows that he has a lot of trust in His Highness and has high hopes. As His Highness's attendant, I am naturally happy for His Highness."

"Young Master Yang, you have been with me for so many years, and I can tell how you feel." The joy in Shao Ting's heart became a little colder because of Yang Ling's lukewarm attitude, "If you have anything to say, Just say it straight."

"Since that's the case, I'll be blunt." Yang Ling narrowed his slender eyes, and slowly took a sip of his tea, "I think that there is a better way for the Fourth Highness to use this case to win over the Pingxihou Mansion."

Upon hearing this, Shao Ting asked eagerly, "Oh? What's the solution?"

"At this moment, if His Highness is eager to run for Prince Murong and doesn't give him some trouble, even if His Highness saves him in the end, it will appear that His Highness has not contributed much in this case."

"I think that he should be taken into custody according to the laws of our dynasty, without any preferential treatment. After a while, I will represent His Royal Highness to visit the prince in prison. I think the prince will be grateful."

Shao Ting pondered for a few moments, then nodded again and again: "Young Master Yang is right, what he said is right."

First hit a stick and then give a sweet date to win people's hearts.

"Yesterday, I also heard that the convoy escorting Prince Murong to Chang'an is almost here. Please also order someone to wait at the gate of the city immediately. Once you see someone, you will be detained immediately!"

"My king agrees."

The loud voices gradually overshadowed the whistling wind in the mountains and forests, waking up the young man who was resting in the carriage.

Detective Murong Xing opened a corner of the car curtain, and caught a glimpse of the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at the city gate, and a small group of Dali Temple guards in official robes not far away.

The carriage rumbled for a few moments, then stopped slowly.

"Fourth Highness, according to the order of the sage, presides over the case of Pingxihou Shizi, and now Dali Temple has been ordered to escort the son back for trial!"

Xia Tongzhi froze his ears, and when he heard that Dali Temple had directly taken the eldest son away, his complexion changed instantly.

It never occurred to him that His Majesty would not even give his eldest son a chance to defend himself.

"My lord, this..."

"It's about the Marquis, and it's a major issue between the two countries. It's normal to organize a meeting of the three divisions, and there's nothing surprising about it."

When Murong Xing heard the reading from the guards not far away, he simply lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage without much surprise on his face.

Wearing a black robe that was still stained with dust from the northwest frontier, the young man's spine was straight and straight, and his pair of phoenix eyes were cold and deep. He just walked slowly in front of the guards of Dali Temple, and his slightly exposed sharpness forced a group of guards to bow their heads. .

"I have met Pingxihou's son, and I will send you to Dali Temple under the order of the fourth prince."

The domineering voice subdued slightly. Seeing Murong Xing's nod, the leading guard raised his hand to make way for the guard behind him.

"...The prince is now an important suspect. The fourth prince has ordered that everything be handled according to the court's law. Please forgive me, the prince."

Behind all the guards was a crude prison cart, and there were bloodstains that had dried up on the rusty iron railings, and it was unknown how many felony prisoners had been picked up.

If Murong Xing got on this prison cart, he would parade past the busiest place in Chang'an, which would be a great humiliation to ordinary people, let alone a son of the Marquis Mansion.

When Xia Tongtong saw the prison car, he couldn't help the anger in his heart.

"Presumptuous! Your Majesty has never convicted the prince, how dare you let the prince sit in the prison car?"

"Everything is done according to the law. His Majesty the Fourth Highness was ordered by His Majesty to preside over the case. There is nothing you can do about it. Please don't make things difficult for me, Your Majesty."

Murong Xing's hand hanging by his side slowly clenched his fist, his handsome face reflected the magnificent sunlight, showing a bit of coldness.

He slowly took a step towards the prison car.