northernbook Chapter 493 Chenchu
Chapter 493 Chenchu
The East King's gaze shifted from the Zhongshun King to the Yu King, and finally settled on the Yu King's unsurprisingly smug face, and said coldly:
"It seems that this is the work of Prince Yu."
Prince Yu smiled sweetly but denied it flatly: "I am the uncle who assists the emperor in governing the country under the order of the Supreme Emperor. How could I do such a treasonous thing?"
"Bah! What kind of regent are you?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is already a young man, Your Majesty is young and strong, wise and brave;
"Does it really need you, a idle member of the royal family who has never been appointed to an external post or served in one of the six ministries, to give orders?
"He used the Lord's mercy and compassion as a token of approval to form a clique and deceive people! He even wants to supervise the country?!
"When His Majesty left Beijing, you were already in the Dali Temple's prison! Let a prisoner govern the country? Is there no one left in our Celestial Empire?
"Prince Yu, if you still consider yourself a subject of the Celestial Empire, you should immediately obey the imperial decree and return to the Dali Temple!
"When your majesty investigates the case, if you are innocent, you will be given justice!"
Cao Feng was about to curse as much as he could, but the King of East gave him a sidelong look, so he had to return to the King of Dun's strategy of persuasion.
Prince Yu was about to retort, but someone next to him whispered a few words to persuade him, so he ignored Cao Feng, smiled and looked at the Third Prince on the Danbi.
In front of everyone, he waved to the little kid in a frivolous manner:
"Little Third Son, come over here to my uncle!
"Your father is perverse and won't listen to me. I'd rather give him up and teach you well."
The Third Prince stood up and made a gesture to leave, but he glanced at Prince Dun and other ministers, and waved to Prince Yu in embarrassment:
“Uncle Prince Yu, they won’t let me through.
“I am small and weak, and I cannot defeat them.
"Otherwise, why don't you come over?"
She took two steps and stood in front of the emperor's throne. She patted the cushion with bright yellow silk embroidered with nine golden dragons.
"Don't you want to sit here?
"Then come over here!
“This platform is only level nine, and you can just step onto it.
"Uncle Prince Yu, come on, come on!"
The Third Prince's voice, pretending to be innocent, was sweet and crisp in the hall, but what he said was outrageous.
Prince Yu, who had one arm and one leg broken, was calm and composed when arguing with Prince Zhongshun, but he was so angry at the words of the Third Prince that his face turned blue.
The confidant who had just given the idea shouted at the Third Prince: "Absurd! Who taught the Third Prince to say such vicious and heartbreaking words?!
"Prince Yu is the Third Prince's great uncle, an elder after all! How can the Third Prince lie to him like this?!"
Immediately, his partner sang the same tune: "Humph! Among the princes of the current dynasty, only the crown prince was taught by the retired emperor himself, and he looks decent.
"From the Second Prince down, who among them is not rude, ignorant, and sarcastic?
"I heard that the third prince's mother was born in a remote town and is a descendant of barbarians! Now it seems that she didn't even teach us the meaning of respect and inferiority!"
In her words, she not only disrespected Emperor Zhaoming, but also insulted Concubine Dou!
The Third Prince was immediately furious. He raised his wide sleeves, creating a gust of wind and pointed at the man. He shouted:
"You bastard who has no respect for your father and your lord! Are you worthy enough to stand in this palace?
“I’ll remember you!
"When Father comes back, I will kill you!"
He actually argued with those people on the spot, and he didn't lose!
At this moment, someone suddenly ran in from outside and whispered something in Prince Yu's ear.
Prince Yu raised his eyebrows and sneered, "I was wondering why the Prince of Dongping, who always has a bad temper, is suddenly willing to grind his teeth with me!
"You are stalling for time!"
Everyone's expression changed again.
The third prince was stunned and looked at Prince Yu nervously.
Seeing his expression, how could Prince Yu not know? He laughed grimly and ordered, "Bring him in!"
The guard outside the door shouted, grabbed a man by the collar, strode in, and threw the man to the ground with force.
"Zhai Daogong!" Cao Feng lost his voice.
But the man on the ground struggled to get up, and he did not forget to straighten his official hat, took out a towel, and carefully wiped the blood from his mouth, nose and eyebrows.
He also straightened his gray hair and beard, and straightened his official uniform that was crumpled into a mess.
Then he bowed to the Third Prince and spoke in an extremely hoarse voice: "I have failed to live up to your trust, Your Highness, please punish me!
"However, I was selected by Your Majesty from humble beginnings, and now I am entrusted with such an important task by Your Highness! How fortunate I am!
"I have a firm heart and will never serve the enemy!"
As he spoke, he lifted up his robe, lowered his head, strode forward, and rushed straight towards the Panlong Pillar in the hall!
He wanted to commit suicide by banging his head against the pillar!
This time the King of the East refused to stand by and watch. He ran over and grabbed the old man by the waist.
"Ah! You can't die! The good Hanyuan Palace cannot be stained with the blood of loyal ministers!"
He kept teasing while walking, dodged the guards of Prince Yu who were rushing towards him, and retreated back to his own camp in the blink of an eye.
Zhai Daogong was dizzy and it took him a long time to stand firmly with the help of his colleagues.
The King of the East glanced at him.
Zhai Daogong knew the situation and reported with a sad face: "I wanted to find General Feng and the Queen to report the situation here, but I was discovered before I even reached Longshou Road..."
The Longshou Road is actually the passage for people to enter the Hanyuan Hall from outside the palace.
But Zhai Daogong was heading towards the inner palace, which should be the opposite direction...
Dong Wang understood, satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he nodded and comforted him: "It's okay.
“Empress Wan is a fool, and old Feng Tang is also seriously injured.
"It's no use looking for them."
Zhai Daogong had already started to cry. His colleagues nearby pulled him back, and he obediently stood among the crowd, crying, and did not come out again.
The King of the East turned his head and looked at the King of Zhongshun and the King of Yu impatiently, and said in a hard voice: "Just say it!
"What exactly do you two want by coming here today?
"Prince Zhongshun came here first, so you speak first!"
Prince Yu was already very relaxed at this moment, and couldn't help but chuckle: "There's no hope, are you planning to negotiate?"
Prince Zhongshun looked at him gloomily.
Prince Yu pointed at Prince Dong and said, "Prince Dongping said that you should speak first."
"I said? King Dongping, what if I said that I came here just for you?"
Prince Zhongshun argued, "The four princes and eight dukes formed a clique, which is a serious treason! If it weren't for your support, Prince Dongping, how could it have turned out like this?
"Even if you have been stationed in the East China Sea for many years, you have little to do with this matter. But you, a king of a different surname, dare to monopolize military power and abuse the tiger talisman! You must have ulterior motives!
"Now he is particularly kind to Prince Yu, a serious criminal, and has shown leniency to him. I'm afraid he has already joined forces with this traitor!
“I came here today to take advantage of the grand court meeting and ask the Third Prince to issue an order on behalf of His Majesty to arrest you and put you on trial together with Prince Yu!
"This king will purge the emperor's entourage!"
Prince Zhongshun gritted his teeth and performed the drama to his fullest.
Unexpectedly, the East King raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, said "oh", nodded, looked at the sky again, then turned to the Yu King and urged:
"It's morning, hurry up.
"What does Prince Yu want to do?
"Are you plotting to usurp the throne, or are you also trying to purge the emperor's entourage?"