Great Swordsman

Chapter 140
"So it's Brother Zhang, long time no see!"

Li Mu's face showed a strange expression, remembering the last scene in King Qingping's tomb.

Zhang Yucheng went back and forth, just to let King Qingping see his face before he died.

This pair of brothers really has a deep brotherly love, and will never change until death!

"Hey." Zhang Yulang sighed, "Brother Li, the last time we said goodbye, it was only a month or so ago, and there were so many disputes, you and I were both involved in it, and it may be difficult to resolve the murder of His Highness the King of Shu. "

He told Li Mu in a low voice that His Majesty will use various means to prepare him mentally for this trial.

His gesture of kindly reminding him was actually quietly increasing Li Mu's psychological pressure. It would be best to let him lose his dignity in front of the palace and divert the attention of all the ministers, so the pressure on his side would naturally be lighter.

Li Muxu and Wei Snake asked what methods they had.

Zhang Yulang never mentioned it, only said that it was an extraordinary means to increase Li Mu's nervousness.

For this reason, he also introduced the current officials to Li Mu to put pressure on him invisibly.

"Those six are the three masters and three princes of my dynasty, the official residence of the first rank, and the six palace masters of the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Shenfu! The king of Shu died, and the six of them were furious, and joined hands with His Royal Highness Chu Wang and Yan Wang Entering the palace, please Your Majesty uphold justice!"

Li Mu searched for the sound, but could only see six figures from their backs.

Zhang Yulang pointed at the two of them again, and said: "Those two are my ministers to the left and ministers to the right. They are the second-rank officials and lead the six ministries, but there are many gaps between them."

Then, Zhang Yulang introduced the six ministers, the minister of the nine temples, the master of the five supervisors, and others.

"My senior officer is almost here." Zhang Yulang said with a smile.

However, Li Mu heard that he was lonely, that the person was not a good face, and even if he met next time, he would not recognize him.

However, among the eight giants of Jiutian Yingyuanshen Palace, where are the remaining two?

"According to the ancestral system, the prince cannot discuss politics, so the prince will not appear in every court meeting." Zhang Yulang replied.

During the conversation, the time has come.

The Immortal Gate of the Imperial Palace slowly opened, revealing a straight 'Tongtian' avenue leading directly to the majestic main hall of Tianyuan.

On both sides of the avenue are guards in black armor, holding spears and swords, and wearing green steel masks, only revealing a pair of black pupils.

"Hundreds of officials have an audience~~" The sharp voice came from the front of Tianyuan main hall, and spread far to the front of the door.

The princes in purple robes standing in the front row stepped into Wangxian Gate.

"Brother Li, I'll take my leave first." Zhang Yulang cupped his hands and quickly returned to his seat.

"Magistrate Li, this person has no good intentions."

"You must keep your distance from him."

Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong who were next to him came over with solemn expressions. They were very worried that Li Mu and Zhang Yulang would collude together and pin the blame for King Shu's death on their heads.

"Thank you two adults for reminding me." Li Mu cupped his hands without saying anything.

Entering the Wangxian Gate, Li Mu and the others followed the hundred officials until they were stopped by a eunuch in front of the main hall of Tianyuan: "You and our family will wait in the side hall. You can only enter the hall if your majesty summons you. .Our family will pass on some of the palace rules to you, so as not to be disrespectful in front of His Majesty."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Lin Zhihe stretched out his hand and took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve.

Who do you think I am... The eunuch was frightened and angry, feeling that his character had been insulted, so he took ten taels of silver as his spiritual damage fee.

……

Tianyuan main hall.

The little emperor Ji Xuan sits high on the throne, overlooking all his ministers.

After seeing the ceremony, the officials discussed major state affairs first as usual, and it took two hours for the officials to finish their discussions.

Then next...

"Your Majesty!" Grand Tutor Jiang Mingyuan walked out of the courtiers, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness Shu Wang, the Lord of the Shenfu Mansion, entered Tai'a County on business, but died in Qingping County for no reason. This matter is strange. Now, all parties have witnessed it I have already entered the palace, please Your Majesty to judge and decide for His Highness the King of Shu."

"Your Majesty, please judge and make the decision for His Highness the King of Shu." Baiguan responded.

It's not that they and the three masters and three masters are of one mind, but that they are building momentum for the little emperor.

After they chanted three times, the little emperor Ji Xuan slowly got up, with a majestic look on his face, and said in a loud voice: "The royal family of the King of Shu, the nobles of heaven and earth, have both ability and political integrity. The great cadre, who had been working long and hard at night, exhausted his energy and thought, died inexplicably in Qingping County, which shocked the world. I will investigate this matter today and find out the truth, so as to sacrifice the spirit of the King of Shu in heaven!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the officials praised.

Ji Xuan sternly said: "Heir's certificate!"

"Certificate of inheritance~~" Zhang Xi screamed.

Side hall.

Li Mu sat there with his eyes closed and rested. He thought that he would soon enter the trial stage, but he didn't expect that the wait would last for two hours, from five in the morning to nine in the morning!

If he hadn't been reciting Bingxin Jue silently, he might already be upset.

Just like Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong next to them, they looked anxious and walked up and down there, very restless.

"Your Majesty has summoned you, three lords. Follow our house quickly." At this moment, an eunuch came in and urged them to go to the main hall.

Li Mu and the others did not dare to neglect, they hurriedly arranged their official robes and followed the eunuch.

At the same time, outside the main hall, a middle-aged eunuch stepped on small steps and walked slowly. When he saw Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong, his right eye was slightly bright, and there was a faint fluorescence overflowing. He looked towards... ...Li Mu.

In an instant, the eyes of the middle-aged eunuch seemed to have the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the rivers, the earth, the rivers and swamps, and thousands of weathers melted into one body, and then exploded with a bang.

Li Mu seemed to be aware of it, and looked sideways at the middle-aged eunuch.

"Ah..." The middle-aged eunuch suddenly screamed, and in the middle of the scream, he covered his mouth tightly with his hands.

At this time, blood was bleeding from his right eye, dripping ferociously down his cheek, and the guard next to him saw him bleeding, and rushed over to ask what happened.

"Empress Empress, quickly take me to see Empress Empress!" The middle-aged eunuch's eyes were darkened and he was distraught.

Empress... Li Mu looked at the middle-aged eunuch who was bleeding profusely, his eyes flashed brightly.

Just now he had the feeling of being spied on. It should be that the middle-aged eunuch was checking himself with some kind of secret technique. Normally, Li Mu might have thought it was an illusion, but this day, in order to deal with the imperial trial, he kept silently reciting the Bingxin formula, Let yourself be in an absolutely calm state, so you will never feel wrong!

The aura of the real dragon has a great effect on the royal family, you have to be careful of the royal family... Li Mu thought of the warning from the ice dragon left in the dragon scale, and his heart sank.

Could it be that the true dragon spirit in my body has been exposed?
Why?

That middle-aged eunuch doesn't look at Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong, but only at me?
Puzzled, Li Mu followed several people to the main hall.

The main hall of Tianyuan is extremely grand, with five huge wooden pillars surrounded by three people supporting the golden grand roof, which is majestic and majestic!
Your Majesty, the Manchu officials are separated on both sides, and the purple and the scarlet are shining.

In the center of the hall, there were already two people standing at this moment.

Li Mu looked up, his heart skipped a beat.

Of these two people, one is Zhang Yulang, and the other is a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain...Ming Shan!
This Taoist... how could I forget him!
Li Mu originally thought that he would kill all the people brought by the King of Shu, but he forgot about this Taoist priest!

He shouldn't have seen my true face in the king's tomb, right?

If I saw it, I would not be able to stand here properly.

"Your Majesty, the witnesses have been brought." Zhang Xi said softly.

"You five, raise your heads!" the little emperor Ji Xuan said coldly.

Li Mu looked up and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid sitting on a golden dragon chair. He was wearing a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe and an emperor's crown on his head.

"I have seen His Majesty!" The five saluted in unison.

"Exemption!" Ji Xuan said coldly, "I have something to ask about the death of the King of Shu! I ask a question, and you answer a question. If you dare to hide it, you are deceiving the king!"

"I dare not bully you." Li Mu and the others lowered their heads.

Ji Xuan got up and asked, "Zhang Yulang! Where were you when King Shu entered King Qingping's tomb!"

"The minister is out for an outing!" Zhang Yulang said.

"Where's your brother Zhang Yucheng?" Ji Xuan asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, halfway through the outing, my brother left on business grounds, and has since disappeared." Zhang Yulang said.

"Hehehe..." A deep sneer came from the side.

Li Mu tilted his head slightly, laughing, it was the people standing in the first row.

They are three masters and three masters, the giants of Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu!
Ji Xuan didn't say anything, but continued to speak: "Lin Zhihe! Where were the brothers of the Zhang family when the King of Shu entered King Qingping's tomb?"

"I don't know." Lin Zhihe said with red eyes, "I only know that on the day when the dragon's veins transformed into a dragon and ascended, the people of Zhangfu went to the sky!"

Ji Xuan asked Zhao Binhong again, Zhao Binhong naturally gave the same answer as Lin Zhihe.

Ji Xuan asked Mingshan again.

Ming Shannian said to the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, "Your Majesty, after the dragon's veins transformed into a dragon, Pindao bid farewell to His Royal Highness the King of Shu and returned to Longhu Mountain. Pindao knows nothing about what happened after that."

Ji Xuan looked at Li Mu and asked, "Li Mu, how did the King of Shu die?"

"The seven orifices bleed to death." Li Mu said.

"Why did the king of Shu bleed to death from seven orifices on the second day when the dragon's veins transformed into a dragon?"

"I don't know."

"Is the death of King Shu related to you?"

"It doesn't matter!" Li Mu shook his head.

"Very good! They are all very good!" Ji Xuan sneered, "One or two all left themselves clean! You must remember your answer just now, I will ask again later, if it is inconsistent with the previous answer... ..."

Ji Xuan grinned evilly, sat back on the dragon chair again, and said, "Come out."

Immediately, among the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, four people walked out.

One was wearing a purple robe, over fifty years old, with a solemn expression and a serious expression.

The little emperor Ji Xuan sat high on the dragon chair and introduced to Li Mu and the others with a smile: "This person is a third-rank censor doctor, Zou Ping, with a good wind ear, and can judge whether the other party is lying or not by the heartbeat when they speak."

The second person was wearing a crimson robe, nearly forty years old, with a spring-like smile on his face.

Ji Xuan continued to introduce to Li Mu and the others in a vicious manner: "This man is a great Confucian in the Shenfu. He regards sincerity as his way. If you want to lie in front of him, you are just dreaming."

Immediately afterwards, another scarlet-robed official walked out.

Ji Xuan said: "This person is an official of the Qin Tianjian."

This time, Ji Xuan didn't say much.

And the last person was left prime minister Yao Yan!
As the four walked out, the dukes on both sides watched coldly. They found that Mingshan, Zhang Yulang and Li Mu all looked indifferent, while Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong were sweating coldly.

Zhang Yulang lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and he hid the talisman paper given to him by the left minister close to his body, but even so, his heartbeat was still speeding up unconsciously.

Dr. Zou may have figured it out, but it can be understood as being nervous, and it's not a big problem... Zhang Yulang took a deep breath and pretended to be calm.

Ming Shan is really indifferent.

Lin Zhihe and Zhao Binhong were in constant cold sweat, even though they knew it had nothing to do with them, they still couldn't help it!

On the other hand, Li Mu, the murderer, didn't blush or heartbeat, and didn't even make a slight change in his facial expression!
"Then let's begin." Ji Xuan's eyes jumped with joy, impatient to expose their lies, "Zhang Yulang, come forward!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yulang subconsciously swallowed, and took two steps forward.

Zou Ping, the royal censor, smiled and channeled his spiritual energy into his ears, and listened attentively.

"Don't bully yourself inside, don't bully others outside!" said the Great Confucianist of the Shenfu, and a pale golden righteousness transformed into a square shape and enveloped Zhang Yulang.

The official of Qin Tianjian said: "People don't know what to do if they don't have faith!"

A cyan halo swirled and danced, landing beside Zhang Yulang.

Left Prime Minister Yao Yan said indifferently: "The one who is sincere is the way of heaven, and the one who thinks sincerely is the way of man."

A purple light enveloped Zhang Yulang in an instant.

At this time, Zhang Yulang was surrounded by pale gold, blue, and purple rays of light, and his robe was windless and automatic, hunting and hunting, as if he wanted to fly away against the wind.

"Your Majesty, it's time for interrogation." Left Minister Yao Yanchao bowed his hands to the little emperor.

Ji Xuan stood up with a smile, using his spiritual power to mobilize Weiyan Dayi, and asked again: "Zhang Yulang, where were you when the King of Shu entered the tomb of King Qingping!"

The minister is in the tomb of King Qingping... Zhang Yucheng blurted out without thinking, subconsciously, but at a critical moment, the dance hidden in his arms overflowed with light: do the opposite!
"The minister is out for an outing!" Zhang Yulang said loudly.

"Where's your brother Zhang Yucheng?" Ji Xuan frowned slightly.

"Return to Your Majesty, halfway through the outing, my brother left on business grounds, and has disappeared since then." Zhang Yulang replied righteously!
what happened?

He didn't lie?
Is something wrong?

Jiang Mingyuan, Pang Taishi and others looked at each other in blank disbelief.

"Your Majesty, can you allow the old minister to ask a few questions?" Tai Tuo Jiang Mingyuan couldn't help but speak.

Ji Xuan glanced at him and nodded: "Teacher ask."

Jiang Mingyuan came to Doctor Yushi and asked, "Is his heart beating faster?"

Zou Ping hesitated slightly, then shook his head: "No."

Jiang Mingyuan walked to the Great Confucian of the Shenfu, this is his own family, so he asked simply: "Is there any mistake?"

The Confucianist shook his head resolutely: "There are absolutely no mistakes!"

Jiang Mingyuan nodded slightly, walked up to Zhang Yulang who was illuminated by the three colors of light, and asked: "You are in Tai'a County, have you met His Highness the King of Shu?"

"No!" Zhang Yulang shook his head calmly.

"What about your brother? Why did he disappear?" Jiang Mingyuan asked.

"I really don't know." Zhang Yulang sighed.

"Then you..." Jiang Mingyuan wanted to ask again, but Zhang Ziyao, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, couldn't help it anymore, and interrupted him sharply, "Jiang Taifu, that's enough! All officials can see whether the dog has lied or not, so why should you make things difficult? he?"

"Ben Taifu just wants to find out the truth!" Jiang Mingyuan snorted coldly.

"The truth is that this matter has nothing to do with the dog, Mr. Jiang, don't threaten revenge." Zhang Ziyao sneered.

"You!" Jiang Mingyuan was furious, and was about to explode when the little emperor Ji Xuan coughed lightly.

Jiang Mingyuan had no choice but to suppress his anger, snorted coldly, and retreated with a flick of his sleeves.

The interrogation continues.

"Mingshan, come here!" Ji Xuan said.

Ming Shan took two steps forward, let several people cast spells, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, poverty has nothing to do with the death of His Royal Highness Shu."

This is a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, and has nothing to do with the death of the King of Shu. Everyone didn't pay much attention and looked at the remaining three.

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