Donggong Zhangjiao

"Mother, prince." Emperor Chengjing called out with a trembling voice.

Pei Yao cupped his hands respectfully, "My son, see the emperor's uncle."

Hearing this familiar voice, Emperor Chengjing was really convinced that Pei Yao had really returned, and his body was crooked for a moment.

Fortunately, the waiter next to him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and held him firmly.

After stabilizing his figure, Emperor Chengjing put away some emotions, tried his best to look worried for many days, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, that's great. You've come back safely. I've been restless these days and nights, always thinking that if something happens to you, I won't be able to explain to the late emperor. It's fine to come back. Why didn't you order someone to inform me first, so you came directly?" Up to court?"

Pei Yao was waiting for him to ask such a question, so he said directly at this moment.

"The emperor loves his son, but the emperor doesn't know that the son has escaped from death these few days and came back after going through untold hardships. Emperor uncle, someone is going to take advantage of the chaos to make trouble and take his life!"

It was almost time for the morning dynasty to begin, so all civil and military officials had arrived in the main hall.

Seeing Pei Yao's sudden appearance, they were already very surprised, and hearing him say that, even more discussions arose, and they all cast their eyes on King Ming by coincidence.

At this moment, King Ming felt that the light was on his back, but he had to act indifferently, and his whole person appeared stiff and awkward.

Emperor Chengjing was not much better either.

Turning around and glanced at the officials below, he went up the steps first and sat on the dragon chair.

This chair probably gave him confidence and confidence. After sitting down, Emperor Chengjing immediately looked serious.

"The matter is of great importance. The crown prince should not make a conclusion lightly. Let me explain in detail what happened."

Hearing Emperor Chengjing's tone, Pei Yao hated him even more in his heart, but still maintained due respect on his face.

Turning around to look at Queen Ming, he immediately expressed grief and indignation, and said loudly.

"Uncle, the king of Ming intends to murder his minister when he fell into the water, and there are all the witnesses and evidences. If the king of Ming hadn't obstructed it in the past few days, the minister would have returned to Beijing, and there is no need to cover up and come to the court secretly. Please Uncle Emperor Mingchao!"

When these words came out, Emperor Chengjing's face changed drastically, and King Ming stood up directly, pointing at Pei Yao and sternly berating him.

"You don't want to spout blood. You have always regarded this king as an enemy all these years, and you have speculated and calculated everywhere. This king didn't interfere in any matter of your falling into the water. Why did you say anything about murdering you!"

"Your Majesty, as a witness, these heavenly ministers searched for the prince on both sides of the Xianghe River, and found that some guards were not sent by the old ministers and Mr. Hu. Pay attention, and after a secret investigation, these people are the guards of the Ming Palace. The minister and Master Hu are solely responsible for the search and rescue of the prince, and the investigation of the startled horse, what is the intention of King Ming to secretly send people to mix in it!"

Lu Chuan came out and questioned loudly.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Daixu also stood up and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, during the process of searching and rescuing the prince, I found that there were traces of fighting and untreated blood in the woods on the bank of the Xianghe River. However, there were no casualties at the scene. It can be seen that someone secretly dealt with the scene. According to the prince, , after the crown prince and Fang Liangdi came ashore from the river, they were chased and killed by four guards of Prince Ming's mansion, and escaped in a narrow escape, so we can face each other!"

As the two stood up to testify, the discussions among the ministers became louder and louder.

Seeing this, Liu Ming and the father-in-law of King Ming also hurriedly stood up to speak out for King Ming.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Ming has always respected the prince. At that time when the prince fell into the water, King Ming was the first to lead people to search and rescue him. It shows his heart. He sent people to participate in the search and rescue. I think he was worried about the prince and wanted to do his part in the search and rescue. What Master Hu said What fights, bloodstains, there is no physical evidence, it is too arbitrary!"

Fang Hongshen followed closely behind and said immediately.

"His Royal Highness fell into the water and was in danger, so his mood is not stable, but he can't just insist that it was King Ming who murdered him. Since Lu Xiang found out that the driver was driving carelessly after drinking, everything was an accident. How can His Highness King Ming not know the foresight , if the prince is really hunted down and murdered, maybe someone did it on purpose, trying to frame King Ming, and please the emperor to investigate clearly!"

The ministers of the two camps quickly met.

Emperor Chengjing also frowned, and turned to look at Pei Yao.

"Prince, are you sure that it is King Ming who wants to harm you? This matter is no small matter, you can't talk nonsense, you are in danger, I love you, but you can't blame others indiscriminately."

Hearing this, Pei Yao felt sick.

Knowing that Emperor Chengjing didn't cry when he saw the coffin, he still wanted to help his son at this moment, so Pei Yao didn't bother to say more.

"My son has someone to prove it, and the emperor will know it when he sees it."

After saying this, he winked at Hu Daixu, and Hu Daixu immediately walked out of the Golden Luan Hall quickly, and after a short while, he led Jingdu Wei's people and escorted a dozen people in.

There is also a scholar in Tsing Yi who is following him, which is Liu Qin.

When these people were pressed up, they were wearing the clothes of the guards of the Ming Palace, except for the swords that were taken away, the rest were there.

As soon as the leader raised his head, King Ming's face turned pale.

This person is none other than his guard commander, Zhang Jing'an.

Some ministers who were familiar with King Ming often met Zhang Jing'an face to face. Seeing him at this moment, all of them changed their expressions.

Regardless of what they did, Liu Qin was the first to stand up and salute Emperor Chengjing.

"Caomin Liu Qin, please refer to the emperor. Caomin is willing to testify for His Royal Highness. King Ming sent people to hunt down and kill the prince many times. The first time was when the prince and Fang Liangdi fell into the water for the first time. It was King Ming who sent guards to murder the Crown Prince under the pretense of searching for bandits, but fortunately Cao Min’s home had a cellar to hide in, which allowed His Highness the Crown Prince to escape another calamity, King Ming’s intention to murder the Prince, Cao Min saw with his own eyes!”

Listening to Liu Qin's words, Emperor Chengjing's face turned pale and pale, and the blood faded quickly from his lips, which were tightly pressed together.

At this moment, Hu Daixu pushed Zhang Jing'an beside him.

The latter gritted his teeth, turned his head and glanced at Queen Ming, then also plopped down on his knees, lowered his head, and said loudly with difficulty.

"Criminal Zhang Jing'an, please refer to the emperor. The guilty minister can testify that King Ming intends to murder the prince, so he privately sent people to mix with the search and rescue guards, with the intention of finding the prince first and killing him! All the guards of the Ming palace present can be proof, King Ming Set up a reward order, as long as they can bring back the crown prince's head, no matter who they are, they will all be rewarded with a high salary!"

If Liu Qin's testimony only caused some waves, then Zhang Jingan's series of testimony completely broke the calm of the scene.

King Ming didn't expect that Zhang Jing'an would really betray him, he was furious immediately, a rush of blood rushed to his forehead, his whole face was flushed red and purple, the veins on his forehead were bulging, his eyes were bloodshot from not sleeping well, At this moment, it should be congested and wide open, which is particularly frightening.

Suddenly rushed in front of Zhang Jing'an, and kicked him hard on the shoulder.

"Dog thief, if you dare to betray me, I will kill you!"

Fang Hongshen and Liu Minghe didn't stop them even if they wanted to. When they heard the word "betrayal" from King Ming's mouth, their faces became stiff and gray, and they wished they could take off their shoes and stuff them into King Ming's mouth.

Naturally, Lu Chuan would not miss this opportunity, and immediately stood up and said loudly to Emperor Chengjing.

"Your Majesty, you can hear me. The King of Ming said that this person betrayed him. It can be seen that this person is true. Your Majesty, the crown prince is a half-lord, and the King of Ming is a subject. The minister murdered the monarch. This is a crime committed by the subordinates, and it can be regarded as a serious crime of treason. According to the law When punished!"