Contract Prince

Xiao Guan's anger frightened all civil and military officials.All the courtiers hurriedly knelt on the ground, bowed their heads and ears, and shouted for His Majesty to calm down.

At this time, the right minister Li Chaochen said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Wu'an's words are indeed extreme, but what he said is not unreasonable. Lu Zhong's behavior today is too absurd. If this can be forgiven, then I really want to replace Tao. I can't accept the policy."

"Tao Ce only offended the maid at the beginning, and he was sent to death row." Li Chaochen paused for a moment, and said generously, "Today Lu Zhong offended Princess Zhao, and his crime is much more serious than Tao Ce. Your Majesty If it is not fair and just, then the majesty of the court's legal system will be challenged. I hope that Your Majesty will deal with it fairly!"

Li Chaochen dared to speak out, he was the most proud of civil servants, and he could not tolerate a single grain of sand in his eyes.What he has always been loyal to is not authority, but the law.His voice was extremely powerful, echoing in the huge hall of King Zhao's Mansion.

"Father, my son thinks what the Prime Minister said is true!" Xiao Cong agreed, and kept winking at the ministers who were close to him.

King Zhao wanted to win over Lu Lin before, but after this incident, he and the Lu family father and son have formed a sworn feud!As a man, the most intolerable thing is that his wife is raped by others.Ordinary men can't bear this bad breath, let alone such a high-spirited prince like Xiao Cong?

Many ministers have already attached themselves to King Zhao's sect, and naturally they will stand on King Zhao's side when this happens.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's words are justified, and I'm waiting for your second opinion!" A large group of officials with high ranks said in unison.

Not only the minister expressed his opinion, but Concubine Li also knelt in front of the emperor and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines agree!"

Under this situation, even if Xiao Guan wanted to protect Lu Lin and his son, he was powerless.He can use the authority of the emperor to suppress the ministers of the court, but he can't disobey Concubine Li's wishes.

Seeing that the situation was turning to Tao Shen and Li Chaochen, Lu Lin felt bad.

"Your Majesty, although Lu Zhong has done it, the old minister feels that this matter is not simple. There must be a huge hidden secret behind this, and the old minister begs His Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter."

"Mr. Ning, what you said is really interesting." Tao Shen sneered and sarcastically said, "At the beginning I said that Tao Ce was wronged, but you spared no effort to let His Majesty punish him. Why is it that my son is involved now? Come on, is that what you say?"

"Tao Shen, you...!" Lu Lin's complexion changed suddenly, and he wanted to refute Tao Shen, but he couldn't find any words to refute.

Lu Lin's pupils shrank and his chest heaved violently. Although he was speechless for a while, he was extremely intelligent.After a moment of silence, he said in a cold voice: "Old man, if I remember correctly, the Marquis of Wu An kept saying that my son Lu Zhong was the murderer who framed Tao Ce, so can I also say today that you are the one who made such a ridiculous move by Lu Zhong?" Who was framed?"

"Mr. Ning, you must have evidence for what you say! Without evidence, it is false accusation!" Tao Shen glared.

Lu Lin's face was gloomy, and there was a cold killing intent on his elegant face: "You accused Lu Zhong of doing it without evidence, isn't this a false accusation?"

"The reason why Marquis Wu An said that is because Tao Ce had a problem because he drank Lu Zhongjing's wine." Li Guifei scolded, "The wine Lu Zhong drank today was respected by Princess Zhao. Could it be that Duke Ning thinks that the wine of Prince Zhao's mansion Is there a problem with the wine?"

Lu Lin's heart seemed to be pressed down by a huge rock, and immediately, his arrogance also dissipated a lot.He whispered: "Your Majesty misunderstood, this old minister has no such intention."

Concubine Li Gui was not on the same front as Tao Shen, but at this time she and Marquis Wu An had a common enemy, and that was Lu Lin.The so-called enemy of an enemy is a friend. Invisibly, she and Tao Shen became allies.

"Shut up, what are you arguing about, I have my own opinion!" This wave of verbal strife made Xiao Guan very upset.He slowly sat back on his seat, lowered his eyes and said: "Lv Zhong openly offended Princess Zhao, which is a felony! Come here, send Lu Zhong to death row first, and wait for punishment!"

"Your Majesty..." Lu Lin kowtowed and begged, his knees kept moving forward, "I would like to guarantee with my life that my son Lu Zhong must have been framed. I would like to ask for an order to investigate this matter thoroughly. Framed, my father and son are at the mercy of His Majesty!"

"Duke Ning, don't need to say too much." Xiao Guan slightly turned his face to the side, and said while waving his sleeves.

At this time, Gu Yunjing said indifferently: "Father, my son thinks that Ning Guogong's words are reasonable. Although Lu Zhong is a little proud of others, he is not too confused about the seriousness of the matter. There must be something strange about it. My son feels that it is necessary to investigate this matter."

"Since my father has sent Lu Zhong to the death row, I don't say that I'm partial to him, and naturally I won't be offended. Dealing with Lu Zhong still needs to go through some procedures. In this spare time, you might as well ask someone to investigate. today's matter."

Gu Yunjing's words won Lu Lin's favor. In a short period of time, he sent countless grateful looks to the son-in-law.Gu Yunjing nodded lightly and smiled knowingly.

While the son-in-law pleases Lu Lin, it also makes Zhao Wang and his ilk extremely angry.If it wasn't for the scene, Xiao Cong might really want to mention Gu Yunjing and beat him up.Seeing his nephew's fury, Hussar General Qin She slowly pressed his hand, shaking his head to signal him not to be impulsive.

"Uncle, why don't you say a few words for me?" Xiao Cong was curious and complained, he thought Qin She would resolutely stand on his side.However, to his surprise, during the entire birthday banquet, Qin She'an quietly remained a spectator who stayed out of the event, and never expressed his opinion in a single word.

"Cong'er, no matter what happens, don't be impulsive." Qin She warned, "There is something strange about this matter. Be careful that someone will be used as a gun."

"Uncle, what do you mean?" Xiao Cong asked.

Qin Sheyu said earnestly, "I'll talk to you later."

Under the comfort of Qin She's words, Xiao Cong really calmed down a lot.Concubine Li Gui originally wanted to continue to reprimand Gu Yunjing, but when she saw the look in her brother's eyes, Qin Shi held back the anger in her heart.

Besides Xiao Guan, Lu Lin and him are also teachers and friends, the relationship between the two is extraordinary, Xiao Guan treats him far more kindly than ordinary ministers.

Seeing Lu Lin kneeling on the ground begging bitterly, the emperor felt extremely sad.What the son-in-law said was really clever. It not only brought the emperor down a level, but also made the teacher-student relationship between him and Lu Lin less awkward.

Xiao Guan said in a deep voice: "I think what my son-in-law said is very reasonable, so I will follow my son-in-law's opinion!"

Wu Anhou said: "Your Majesty, I have a small suggestion. Since the matter of Lu Zhong can be thoroughly investigated, can the matter of Tao Ce also be investigated? Only in this way can we not be biased and show His Majesty's fairness and generosity."

Tao Shen reflected a little on the extremes of his language just now, and felt that his mind was really controlled by impulse.The emperor is also an impatient master, so he must not use words to provoke Xiao Guan, and can only give him advice in an extremely euphemistic and reserved way of expression.