dhibooks Chapter 401 Persecution
Chapter 401 Persecution
"Emperor, who beat this man?" The queen mother thought for a while, looked at the emperor and asked.
In the end, this matter still has to be decided by the emperor.
The emperor frowned slightly, looked at Lou Ning, and asked, "Lou Ning, have you found the murderer?"
To question Yunmengxi in front of the queen mother seems to be a little too disrespectful to her old man.
One is a son and the other is an old lady. The emperor finally decided to be a dutiful son rather than a loving father.
Of course, if you don't ask about the crime, you can't say it directly, so the emperor decided to let the head of the guard, Lou Ning, take the blame.
As long as Lou Ning doesn't find the murderer, then naturally there is no need to question him!
Lou Ning looked at the look in the eyes of the emperor, and came back to his senses. He couldn't help being bitter, but he didn't hesitate. He knelt on the ground and carried the pot on his back to ask for accountability: "I'm incompetent, I didn't find this Those who beat others, please punish the emperor!"
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and was ready to let this matter go so vaguely.
However, how could Sima Xunqin and Yu Wenming be willing.
"Lou Ning, how can you open your eyes and talk nonsense, it was me who was injured by Yunmengxi, how can you say that you didn't find the murderer?!" Yu Wenming glared at Lou Ning and roared angrily.
Lou Ning pursed his lips, held the pot tightly on his back, and was unwilling to let go: "The eldest prince forgives the crime, I really didn't find the murderer, and I didn't find any evidence about the murderer, so naturally I can't just say nothing. Feel free to accuse."
"It was obviously Yunmengxi who hit me, how can you say you didn't see it?!" Yu Wenming roared angrily, his chest heaving violently.
He had never suffered such injustice and humiliation.
He is absolutely unwilling to settle this account so easily!
Even if the emperor and the queen mother decided to protect Yunmengxi today, he would never agree!
"Eldest Prince, when I brought people over, I only saw the First Prince and the palace servants lying on the ground, but I did not see the person who beat them. After that, I sent people to search, but they did not find any clues."
Lou Ning felt a little overwhelmed. He glanced at Jing Heng beside him, and decided to drag him into the water: "Also, the Master of the National Teacher has searched for it himself, but he also didn't find any clues."
When Jing Heng heard Lou Ning mentioning him, he felt a little displeased, but after thinking about it, it is not a bad thing to make the eldest prince suffer, especially this is what the emperor meant. That’s right, the poor monk has searched for himself and found no suspicious person.”
"I said it was Yunmengxi who beat me!" Yu Wenming said while staring at Yunmengxi viciously.
Yunhong took a step forward to block Yunmengxi, and met Yu Wenming's sight.
"At that time, the eldest prince told Weichen that he did not see the murderer. Afterwards, weichen and the national teacher searched and found no clues. There is no evidence for this. The testimony of the eldest prince alone cannot prove that it was Xiaoshi Yun who killed the murderer. I'm the eldest prince." Lou Ning said sternly.
He was the imperial guard, so it was easy to exonerate someone, not to mention the support of the emperor and queen mother behind this matter.
"You, you!" Yu Wenming was stunned by Lou Ning and had nothing to say. It was a shame that he was completely bewildered at the time and didn't react at all.
If he had pointed out that the person was Yunmengxi at that time, there would not be such a dispute now.
"Tomorrow."
Sima Xunqin took Yu Wenming's hand, and she glanced at everyone present with a pair of red phoenix eyes, and a trace of coldness flashed across her eyes.
Although everyone else present was on Yunmengxi's side, don't think that their mother and son are easy to bully.
Today, Yunmengxi wanted to leave safely, but not only the two of them refused, but also the Sima family behind them!
She wanted to see if the emperor and the empress dowager would confront the entire Sima family for such a little girl like Yunmengxi!
"Mother Concubine!" Seeing Sima Xunqin holding him back, Yu Wenming's eyes were full of puzzlement.
Sima Xunqin told Yu Wenming not to be impatient, and she ignored Lou Ning and Jing Heng, but looked directly at the emperor.
Because she knew about this matter, the only one who really made the decision was the emperor.
If the emperor is unwilling to pursue Yunmengxi's responsibility, no matter what they say, Yunmengxi will be fine.
On the other hand, if the emperor is willing to investigate, then even if they don't say anything, Yunmengxi won't be able to escape punishment!
Sima Xunqin looked at the emperor, and said persuasively and threateningly: "Your Majesty, father and elder brother have always loved Ming'er, and now Ming'er is being beaten so miserably, if the real culprit is not severely punished, the two of them will definitely not sit idly by! "
Sima Xunqin's father is Sima Zhishang, the grand master of the current dynasty. When his power was at its peak, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty only listened to him, and even the emperor was subject to him.
After the current emperor Yu Wenchang came to power, he slowly gathered his power and promoted officials, and only then did he barely control the power in his hands.
But even so, Sima Zhishang is now the only one in the court, not to mention that his son Sima Weibo is now the minister, and he is also powerful.
Seeing that Sima Xunqin carried Sima Zhishang and Sima Weibo out, the emperor clenched his fists behind his back, the veins on the back of his hands protruded from the excessive force.
As an emperor, he has to be constrained by his courtiers, which is definitely the most humiliating thing for Yu Wenchang in his life.
However, even though his heart was already full of anger and murderous intent, Yu Wenchang showed a gentle smile on his face and said: "The Grand Master is old, so you don't need to let him know about such troublesome things."
"The concubine doesn't want to let my father know. It's just that the concubine is like this tomorrow and the murderer hasn't been found. Even if the concubine wants to hide it, she can't hide it!" Sima Xunqin held a handkerchief and said eagerly: "The concubine is only like this." A son, if something happens to him, the concubine will die!"
"What stupid things are you talking about? Ming'er is also my son. He is injured, so I will naturally feel distressed. Don't worry, I will never forgive this murderer lightly!" Yu Wenchang held Sima Xunqin's hand, did he loosen it? mouth.
The Empress Dowager looked at Sima Xunqin with disgust in her eyes, but more helplessness.
What Yu Wenchang said was that Yunmengxi must be punished this time, otherwise, if Sima Zhishang and Sima Weibo were involved in this matter, Yunmengxi's fate would only be worse!
Looking at the situation in the arena, Yunhong felt anxious and became confused. He hated that he was in the imperial study at that time, otherwise, he would be able to shoulder this responsibility for Yunmengxi right now.
He is the prince, even if he moves out of the Sima family, he will not be punished too much, at most he will be locked up for a few months.
However, if Yunmengxi is responsible for this matter and beats up the prince, he will be imprisoned in a prison cell, or deprived of his title and demoted from Beijing!
Regardless of the ending of the two, Yunmengxi has no good fruit to eat.
Yunhong's brain was running fast, and he began to think about how to solve the current predicament. No matter what, he would not let Yunmengxi have an accident!
"With the emperor's guarantee, the concubine can rest assured." Sima Xunqin nodded with a smile, looked at Yu Wenming, and signaled him to do it.
Without the emperor's protection, there would be no obstacles for them to deal with Yunmengxi.
Yu Wenming understood, looked at Yun Mengxi who was behind Yun Hong and said, "How dare you hit someone, don't you dare to admit it? Now what are you doing hiding behind Yun Hong like a shrinking turtle?"
Yun Hong frowned, deliberately delaying time and asked, "What does the eldest prince mean?"
"What do you mean?" Yu Wenming said with a sarcastic smile on his lips, "The person who hit me was Yunmengxi, Yunhong, it's useless even if you protect Yunmengxi now!"
"Do you say it was mine that hit me? Do you have evidence?" Yun Mengxi poked his head out from behind Yun Hong, looked at Yu Wenming and said angrily.
"Who else but you? You were in the Imperial Garden at that time!" Yu Wenming yelled angrily at him, his eye sockets turned red angrily when he saw Yunmengxi's face.
"Minger!" Sima Xunqin held Yu Wenming back, looked at Yunmengxi with a smile and said, "Young Master Yun is right, it is true that you cannot be easily convicted without evidence."
"Mother Concubine..." Yu Wenming's eyes widened, completely unable to understand how Sima Xunqin would speak for Yunmengxi at this time.
Of course Sima Xunqin wouldn't speak for Yunmengxi, she changed her voice and continued, "But Prince Yun was near the Imperial Garden at the time, and his skills were amazing, so there is naturally something suspicious about him."
"Of course, according to the Yun family's loyalty to the emperor, as long as Shizi Yun does not admit that you did this thing, then this Palace will never doubt Xiaoshi Yun for half a second, and will not hold Xiaoshi Yun half responsible afterwards!"
On the surface, Sima Xunqin's words seemed to be to let Yunmengxi go, but in fact, they were harboring evil intentions.
It's fine if Yunmengxi admits it, but if he doesn't, then the Yun family's loyalty to the emperor will be greatly compromised.
If a general with a heavy army in his hand and who is away all the year round loses the emperor's trust, the consequences will be self-evident.
Yu Wenming was taken aback for a moment, and understood what Sima Xunqin meant, and he no longer had the previous rage.
If he could exchange the emperor's trust in the Yun family with a single beating, then his beating would be worth it!
Yunhong was extremely anxious, with Yun's family on one side and Yunmengxi on the other, no matter whether Yunmengxi admitted it or not, he was unwilling to see the result later.
"Young Master Yun, did you beat this person?!" Sima Xunqin asked with a smile on his lips.
Everyone present focused their eyes on Yunmengxi, wondering whether he would admit it or not at this time!
Yunmengxi walked out from behind Yunhong, facing Sima Xunqin and Yu Wenming directly.
This incident was provoked by him alone, and the consequences are naturally borne by him alone.
It's just that there are only two choices in the world, yes or no?
Chu Zhuang once told him that there is still a gray area in the definition of white and black.
Now admitting or not admitting both results is not good for him, so why doesn't he choose the third way?