After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 561 The Trial of Emperor Liang

Gongsun Yanming went to Zhaixing Tower early in the morning.

He told himself a fortune.

When the hexagram appeared, he sat quietly for a long time.

"Big brother!"

Gongsun Yu climbed up to the rooftop of Zhaixing Tower with sweat all over his forehead. "Something bad has happened... General Hu's tiger talisman has been taken back by His Majesty... I'm afraid his military power is no longer secure... And the three princes, the King of Jin, the King of Rui, and the King of Qi, have all been confined by His Majesty!"

Gongsun Yanming raised his hand slowly and told himself another hexagram.

Seeing that his elder brother was fiddling with the copper coins, tortoise shells, and that compass called Disha, Gongsun Yu became anxious.

"Brother... did you hear me... General Hu and Prince Jin..."

Gongsun Yanming said: "Wait a moment, let me finish this divination."

Gongsun Yu was extremely anxious: "Brother, why are you still fortune-telling at this hour? Can we do it later? It's urgent! The Prince of Jin was punished just after his son's wedding. What treasonous thing did he do to make Your Majesty so angry?"

Logically, even if the Prince of Jin really angered His Majesty, His Majesty would not punish him severely because of Lu Qi's new marriage.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten or what? Once this matter gets out, those wavering ministers in the court will probably lean towards the Crown Prince's Mansion! Big brother, you must quickly think of a way to turn the tide!"

Gongsun Yanming looked at the hexagram on the table and said, "It's coming."

Gongsun Yu's eyes lit up: "You came up with a solution so quickly?"

"Where is Gongsun Yanming?"

It was Xiao Dezi’s voice.

Gongsun Yu looked puzzled.

Calling his elder brother by his name, this little eunuch must be crazy!
Gongsun Yanming asked, "What's the matter?"

This was the first time that Xiao Dezi had taken on such an important responsibility. If his godfather had not been unwell, it would not have been his turn.

Nothing can go wrong.

Stay calm and don't panic.

Xiao Dezi tried his best to maintain his composure: "His Majesty has ordered Gongsun Yanming to come to the audience! Pavilion Master Gongsun, please come in."

he made it!

He didn't bring shame to his godfather!
"No, you..."

Gongsun Yu was confused. "Even Chief Steward Yu doesn't dare to be so presumptuous to my elder brother. How dare you, a little eunuch?"

Xiao Dezi was flustered, but his eyes were determined: "We are just delivering the message according to the emperor's order."

Our home!

Finally he got the identity he had always dreamed of, Xiao Dezi has really made it!

Gongsun Yanming followed Xiao Dezi to the imperial study.

Duke Jiang's blow was quite devastating, and although Eunuch Yu woke up, he felt dizzy.

Emperor Liang asked him to leave.

Another young eunuch was on duty in the imperial study.

Emperor Liang sat upright on the dragon throne.

Several older children stood beside him with respectful looks on their faces.

He had just recovered from the poison, so Meng Qianqian also stayed in the imperial study to prevent the poison from recurring.

Lu Yuan, Duke Jiang and King Miao also did not leave.

Among the group of people, only the Miao King was sitting on the chair.

Emperor Liang always felt that this person who claimed to be his relative was very annoying.

"You have always been so presumptuous in front of me?"

The Miao King said calmly, "You gave it to me. You wouldn't have forgotten this, would you?"

Emperor Liang had more important things to do at the moment, so he didn't bother with King Miao for the time being.

Prince Fu looked at his second brother with sympathy.

Compared to his uncle, my second brother's father-in-law seems to be more capable of seeking death.

"Your Majesty, Gongsun Yanming is here."

Xiao Dezi is reporting outside.

Emperor Liang said, "Come in."

Gongsun Yanming stepped into the imperial study.

The sea of ​​heads in front of him made him pause.

If Emperor Liang had not been there, anyone would have thought they had made a mistake. Gongsun Yanming bowed without looking away: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, your Majesty."

Emperor Liang looked at the corpse.

Xiao Dezi understood what he meant, and stepped forward cleverly and lifted the white cloth covering the dead man's head.

Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan stared at Gongsun Yanming without blinking.

However, Gongsun Yanming seemed to have never seen that person before. There was only a hint of confusion in his eyes, as if he didn't understand why such a horrible corpse was displayed in the imperial study.

Meng Qianqian murmured, "What a thousand-year-old fox."

Lu Yuan curled his lips: "This is interesting."

Emperor Liang did not rush to ask Gongsun Yanming about the assassin, but asked calmly: "Do you still remember how you got the position of Imperial Master?"

Gongsun Yanming said: "This is your majesty's grace and I am deeply grateful."

King Miao looked up to the sky and said, "You are blind, just give the title yourself!"
"I treat you well, right?"

"Yes, without Your Majesty, I would not be where I am today."

"That Star-Picking Tower..."

"Your Majesty built it for me so that I can better manage the Imperial Observatory."

"I also gave you the Imperial Observatory?"

Gongsun Yanming frowned.

The Miao King gloated over other people's misfortune.

Old Emperor Liang, do you know how blind you are? Hurry up and poke your eyes out!

Gongsun Yanming looked at Emperor Liang suspiciously: "Your Majesty, you..."

Emperor Liang interrupted him and said, "Do you know this assassin?"

Gongsun Yanming glanced at the other person openly and said, "I don't know him."

Emperor Liang then threw the brocade box on the table to Gongsun Yanming.

Gongsun Yanming caught it with his backhand, and after opening it, he found a poisonous insect nailed to the bottom of the box by a silver needle.

He said: "Heart-eating insect?"

Emperor Liang said, "So you knew."

Gongsun Yanming said: "My master once learned his skills in Wushan. In his spare time, he traveled all over Miaojiang and brought back a book about the poisonous creatures in Miaojiang. It mentioned the Heart-Eating Poison."

Emperor Liang's face darkened: "So you are using it to frame me?"

Gongsun Yanming looked bewildered: "I have never framed your majesty, nor have I ever obtained the Heart-Eating Gu."

"Your Majesty, I have a way to verify the truth of what Pavilion Master Gongsun said."

"explain."

Meng Qianqian walked up to Gongsun Yanming and stretched out her hand: "Master Gongsun, could you please lend me the corpse of the Gu insect?"

Gongsun Yanming stared at Meng Qianqian with deep eyes.

Lu Yuan said coldly: "Master Gongsun, you already have a wife, so don't always think about my woman."

Gongsun Yanming handed the brocade box to Meng Qianqian.

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "The Heart-Eating Gu is one of the three major blood-eating Gu in Miaojiang. It is not so easy to kill. Most of them are just dying. As long as the owner is willing to feed it with blood, it can be brought back to life."

Duke Jiang was stunned: "It turns out it's not dead!"

"That's right." Meng Qianqian nodded and said to Gongsun Yanming, "I wonder if Pavilion Master Gongsun dares to feed the Gu with blood?"

Gongsun Yanming looked at Meng Qianqian coldly.

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "Master Gongsun is worried about a trick? This Gu was given to you by His Majesty. It seems that even His Majesty doesn't trust you."

Emperor Liang’s eyes darkened.

Meng Qianqian said: "Let me try first."

She took out the silver needle.

Lu Yuan came over and grabbed her wrist: "With so many grown men around, is it your turn as a woman to bleed?"

After he said that, he took a silver needle and pierced his fingertip, letting the blood drip into the brocade box.

The insect did not react.

That's natural.

After all, it wasn't fed with his blood.

Next is Gongsun Yanming.

I have to go for a check-up at 5:30 in the morning, under general anesthesia. I wonder if I will be able to write freely after I wake up.