The reborn king is ferocious

Chapter 80
"The queen is blaming the king for being unfair?" The king's face became even more ugly.

Grand Master Xiao took a step forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty calm down, and listen to what the crown prince has to say before making a decision."

The supporters of the Xiao family saw Empress Xiao coming forward, Grand Master Xiao also expressed his attitude, and they all echoed. The king snorted: "What do you want to say, the prince?"

The prince then said cautiously: "My minister delayed offering sacrifices to heaven, and I didn't follow my father when the king was attacked. These are all irreparable sins committed by my minister. My mistake is a mistake, and there is nothing good about it." For those who justify themselves, what the father taught is, please punish the sons and ministers."

The prince said this sincerely, but who in this hall doesn't know the prince's usual virtue?No one taught him how to say this?
It seems that Empress Xiao is well prepared for going to court today.

His Majesty really hated that his only son was useless. It seems that all these seemingly innocuous words were directed by Empress Xiao behind his back, and he had to be taught!

"It's rare for you to be so clear about your mistakes. It's not wrong for me to punish you. Come..." the king ordered.

"Wait a minute, why doesn't your majesty let the crown prince talk about the reason before he cares about it?" Empress Xiao said loudly.

Empress Xiao blocked it several times, and more and more people from below seconded it, which showed the strength of the Xiao family and at the same time displeased the king.

However, he couldn't stop the prince from speaking.

"For the sake of the queen's painstaking efforts for you, prince, tell me, where have you been and what have you done these days?" The king said coldly, he knew that the prince's reasons must be high-sounding and sufficient. Exonerate.

Sure enough, the crown prince said seriously: "A few months ago, I accidentally heard that someone found a real dragon in Qingping County. For my father and Tianqiong, this is auspicious. But I am not sure about the news. Is it true, so I want to go to investigate in person. But if the news leaks out, if it is true, wouldn’t it alarm the real dragon? So Erchen took it lightly, and just brought some confidants to go to check quietly. Because Erchen’s actions are kept secret, the palace No one in the middle knew the whereabouts of the son. When the son heard that there was trouble in Jitian, he was very worried about the father and queen mother, and rushed back day and night. But the father did not see the son, and the son could not explain the truth to the father."

Found the real dragon trail?

This is a big deal!
The king has been a believer for many years, and he is more concerned about these things than he is in court.

Hearing that a real dragon appeared in his land, the king was immediately attracted.

"What's the result of your investigation?" Wang Shang leaned forward and asked.

The crown prince's anxious expression finally became a little more relaxed, and he replied: "When my minister went, those villagers said that they dare not disturb the real dragon, so the real dragon is in a cave on the hill near the village. When it came out, I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the villagers said that it looked like a real dragon."

The king immediately ordered someone to invite Deng Yunzi to let him figure out whether it really happened.

Deng Yunzi rushed to the hall with the eunuch, carefully asked all the rumors that the prince had heard, and in order not to miss anything, he also passed the prince's companion Xu Shangzhi who was waiting outside to the hall.

What Xu Shangzhi said was similar to what the prince said, the king was puzzled and said: "Tianshi, do you think this is accurate?"

Deng Yunzi pinched his fingers for a while: "Your Majesty, can the poor Taoist make an excuse to speak?"

Before the king could speak, Empress Xiao said with snow-like eyes: "Why is it inconvenient for the celestial master to say it here? Tianqiong matters, especially major issues, can be discussed and resolved here. If this can't be resolved, the celestial master still has something to do." A better place to go?"

Deng Yunzi looked at the king, and the king looked at Empress Xiao standing beside Grand Master Xiao, with a sneer on his lips, he couldn't help thinking that the queen himself forced this.

So the king said expressionlessly: "What the queen said is very reasonable, the celestial master can safely and boldly say that if there is anything wrong, the king will make the decision for you."

Deng Yunzi nodded coldly behind his back and said, "Yes, I will obey you."

Empress Xiao has long been dissatisfied with the king's reliance on Deng Yunzi, but she is just a Taoist priest pretending to be a ghost, and the king is fascinated all day long. Except for the court, he almost turns around the alchemy furnace. Great power in hand.

Let's see how he excuses himself today!
"Last time, Pindao told the king that Ziwei star was shining so brightly in the sky over the capital that the changes in the surrounding astrology were not so obvious. Pindao was negligent for a while. Although the real dragon in Qingping County needs to be confirmed, Pindao thought it was true. This is exactly the sign that the Destiny's Child will prosper Tianqiong, and it is a good omen. If the news is wrong..."

The news is wrong, doesn't it mean that the prince is lying?
Empress Xiao said sharply: "Master Tian, ​​since you haven't noticed the appearance of the real dragon, don't talk nonsense."

"Queen, what do you mean?" The king couldn't bear it any longer.

Deng Yunzi hurriedly said: "Pindao just said that if the villagers didn't understand clearly and the news was wrong, the prince went to check it out for the sake of Tianqiong. This kindness is also worthy of praise."

The court can't get along with this woman, Empress Xiao, otherwise no one will know how she died.

Deng Yunzi walked on thin ice between the king and queen Xiao.

Wang Shang hummed: "The words of the celestial master are justified. Tonight, I would like to trouble the celestial master to observe the celestial phenomena. If the real dragon is confirmed to be true, the crown prince has contributed a lot!"

Only then did the prince get up and said, "Thank you, Father Wang, for your insight!"

Seeing that Deng Yunzi was acquainted with each other, Empress Xiao followed his words and said, "Whether this matter is true or not, the prince's intentions have been criticized and falsely speculated. Shouldn't the king justify the prince's name?"

I know that this may not be all the truth, but the king is also tempted by the auspicious omen of the real dragon, and his mood has improved a lot.

"The prince has worked hard. It's because the king didn't think carefully at the moment. He will be rewarded heavily when he returns to the palace next time. If the matter is found to be true, there will be another reward. Is the prince satisfied?"

The prince was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

His Majesty's eyes turned, and he made another order: "There is another important matter today. Zhou Taiwei corrupted the law and expropriated unjustly. It is a heinous crime, and not beheading is not enough to quell public grievances. In addition, all the property of the Zhou family will be confiscated and put into the treasury, the men will be sent to the frontier to do hard labor, the women will be sold as slaves, and the people in the mansion will never be admitted to the government again!"

One must know that Zhou Taiwei is the uncle of Empress Xiao, he is not fake, but if there is no secret support from Xiao Empress, Zhou Taiwei has given her a lot of income, how can he be so unscrupulous?
The king had just lost a game with the prince, and immediately slapped Queen Xiao back.

How could Empress Xiao be willing?She has also heard about Taiwei Zhou, and today she went to the palace so solemnly, besides saving the prince, there is another important thing to do for Zhou Taiwei.

But I didn't expect the king to announce it first, which made Empress Xiao lose the opportunity.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Taiwei has been an official for many years and has made a lot of contributions to Tianqiong. How can he be executed immediately? Does the Majesty not interrogate, question or investigate?"

Wang Shangsen said coldly: "When the blue bird sent a message to the heaven, all civil and military officials and the people of Tianqiong saw it with their own eyes. Now that I have said this, I might as well announce the news brought by the blue bird to the world."

With a wave of the king's hand, the eunuch beside him took the two letters and read them aloud in front of the hall.

Just now when Empress Xiao heard Deng Yunzi say Destiny's True Girl, she felt bad, but she had no time to take care of it for a while, but now she actually said that it was true, the key is that Destiny's True Girl can prosper Tianqiong, what is this? mean?
Empress Xiao knew that the king had always been at odds with the crown prince, could it be that this was Deng Yunzi's idea to use the blue bird to send a message?Do you have to let the prince lose power?
Empress Xiao's resentful eyes fell on Deng Yunzi, making him shiver unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, the origin of this letter is suspicious. Maybe the blue bird was manipulated by others. It must not be trusted. Even if the Destiny's True Girl is true, it must be fulfilled by a few princesses. How could it be among the people? The royal blood should not be confused. Please Wang Shangshengming, consider carefully."

The king stood up, and said with a serious face: "Isn't this king more clear than others about whether this king has left any bones and blood among the people? Is the queen questioning the ability of the celestial master, or is she questioning this king? The queen commands the harem and takes care of every detail. It's very hard work, you don't need to worry about the things above the court. If you have time, you should teach the prince how to be a good prince."

This is clearly implying that the queen has already taken advantage of the prince, so don't stretch her hand too far.

Empress Xiao wanted to catch her true destiny, the king might pull the Xiao family out of Zhou Taiwei, and no one could take advantage of it in the end.

Grand Master Xiao saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Since Zhou Taiwei's matter has been instructed by heaven, the king must not be sloppy with the important officials in the court, and he will give orders after secretly investigating. Queen, just as the king said. Said, this matter should be discussed and resolved by the ministers.”

Empress Xiao knew that the king was not happy about her going to the palace, if she had to pursue this matter to the end, not only would the king not be able to comply, he might be involved in more.

"I can't take care of these important court affairs, but it's my job to have a daughter who was left behind in vain, so I can't ignore it, right?"

The king did not express any objection, and Empress Xiao said to Deng Yunzi domineeringly: "Then when you are free, please ask the celestial master to come and tell me about the astrology you see."

After finishing speaking, Empress Xiao flicked her sleeves angrily, and walked out of the hall with her head held high.

Speaking of this, Shen Lu drank his saliva: "Zhou Taiwei is definitely dead. It is said that the street where his family lives is now full of people who have been kicked out from the Zhou Mansion. The men are tied with a long rope to be sent away. The women When it was auctioned on the street, the cries and cries could be heard on the next street.”

It's a pity that he only punished a scapegoat, Luo Qingchen turned the teacup in his hand, thinking that Empress Xiao is really amazing, she can actually make up some nonsense about a real dragon, even if the king is dubious, he still hopes that the thing is true, no How about the prince.

Shen Lu gestured again: "Don't tell me, the king really didn't wrong the surname Zhou. The things copied from his house were carried by horse-drawn horses, which were longer than our dart runners. If he was not greedy, no one would Believe."

(End of this chapter)