Liu Bingwen fell down in his chair and was caught off guard by Xie Ji'an's devastating move.
He calmed down, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, pointed at Xie Jian and yelled: "You...you dare to slander me with such nonsense! Do you know that this is a serious crime? Come here, slap his mouth, look
He still talks nonsense!"
"Wait a minute!" Just when the officer was about to take action, Yu Fengjin suddenly stopped him: "Master Liu, what the emperor wants is the truth. Now that you have beaten him to death, how are you going to explain it to the emperor?"
"Your Highness King Yi, don't you understand?" When Liu Bingwen saw that Yu Fengjin was not facing him, he immediately jumped up and down in anger: "Xie Ji'an is confusing the public and confusing right and wrong, because he is abandoning his car to protect the handsome man! I must have said
That’s why he would protect the people behind him in important positions!”
"Mr. Liu's analysis is good. In your opinion, who is the person behind this?" Yu Fengjin followed his intention and probed.
"Humph, needless to say!" Liu Bingwen quickly took the bait: "The person who can make him protect him like this is someone who is in an important position and has a deep relationship with him. That's why he is willing to endure torture and not admit it. Looking at the entire imperial court
, only his mentor Xia Yunqing has such influence!"
"What Mr. Liu said is unfounded. The Emperor needs conclusive evidence. Now that Xie Ji'an has identified you as the one behind the scenes, Mr. Liu should think about how to explain this matter to the Emperor!" Yu Fengjin picked up the tea cup and spoke slowly.
He took a sip and completely denied what he said.
"Your Highness, I was the one who exposed Xie Ji'an in the first place! If I was the instigator, wouldn't I be digging my own grave by doing this?" Liu Bingwen slammed the table hard and defended in a sharp tone.
However, Yu Fengjin was always nonchalant: "Liu Guozhan suspected that Xia Shoufu was the instigator behind the scenes, but Xie Ji'an identified Liu Guozhan as the instigator. This matter makes it very difficult for me to handle. I don't know how to report it to the emperor."
"Your Highness, we are a family! Don't you trust me, but trust an outsider?" Liu Bingwen said that he couldn't do anything, so he had to play the emotional card.
"Of course I believe in the national war, but the emperor may not believe it, otherwise he would not have let me interfere in this matter." Yu Fengjin put down the tea cup and sighed softly, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Then what do you think, Your Highness?" After hearing what he said, Liu Bingwen had no idea for a moment.
Yu Fengjin pondered for a while and then said helplessly: "How about this. Ruan Lang, go and invite the Chief Assistant to come and confront Guozhan and Xie Jian face to face. When the time comes, we will know immediately who is right and who is wrong!"
"
Watching Ruan Lang leave in response, Liu Bingwen suddenly panicked and asked hurriedly: "Your Highness, is this necessary?"
Yu Fengjin raised her lips and explained gently: "Guozhan, this is the only way to find out the truth of the matter! Besides, I am also helping you clear your suspicions!"
These words made Liu Bingwen speechless. There was no one around him to discuss with, and before he could think of a way to refute, Xia Yunqing had already walked through the door with her head held high.
"Your Highness."
"Sir Shofu."
After entering the door, Xia Yunqing and Yu Fengjin greeted each other and sat down generously. Liu Bingwen, who was standing beside him, was in the air and did not even raise his eyelids. Liu Bingwen was so angry that his face turned blue and white, but he could only sit down.
Staring aside.
"Xie Ji'an, do you recognize this person?" Yu Fengjin completely ignored Liu Bingwen's emotions and started investigating the case directly.
Xie Jian raised his eyelids slightly, then quickly lowered them, and whispered: "Teacher."
"Take off all his shackles! How can he escape with his appearance?" Seeing his former disciple in such a state of desolation, Xia Yunqing couldn't help but plead for mercy.
Ping Si looked at King Yi and saw that he nodded in agreement before he dared to remove the shackles from Xie Ji'an. Xie Ji'an bowed deeply to Xia Yunqing, but kept his head lowered and did not dare to face him.
"How did you end up like this? It seems that you have never listened to what I said." Xia Yunqing stood up and walked to him, with a look that was both regretful and angry.
"Teacher, I'm sorry. It was me who overestimated my abilities, and I was too naive and was deceived by others..." Xie Ji'an drooped his head in annoyance and suddenly cried like a child.
"Who have you been bewitched by? Tell me openly, I will never embarrass you.
." Yu Fengjin quickly struck while the iron was hot.
"I did this alone, but..." Xie Ji'an slowly raised his head, glared at Liu Bingwen and gritted his teeth: "Liu Bingwen clearly read the memorial in advance, but he encouraged me to hand it over to the emperor. He is deliberately framing me!
"
"What a joke!" Liu Bingwen was furious and immediately attacked the case: "You wrote such rebellious remarks and you still expect me to protect you? Who knows if it was a trap between you and someone, I will not be fooled!"
"As I said before, this memorial was written by me alone and has nothing to do with anyone else." Xie Jian's eyes were bloodshot and he almost bit his gums.
"Oh, then you have to blame someone. He always passes some extreme remarks to you on weekdays, so that you have the courage to write such a memorial! You don't even think about how a little ninth-grade official can be with you.
Compared with the chief minister of the cabinet? Now that you have committed a crime, you are here to suffer and protect others, but they can sit back and relax!" Liu Bingwen was so angry that he became more and more unscrupulous in his speech.
"What do you mean, Mr. Liu?" Xia Yunqing turned to look at him with eyes wide open and asked in a deep voice.
Liu Bingwen was suffocating in his heart. Following this question, he broke out and said, "Huh, don't you know what the Chief Assistant has done? Xie Ji'an is your disciple. You usually speak sharply.
Regardless of the emperor’s feelings, this memorial is truly worthy of your honor!”
"Humph, that's ridiculous! You want to put a blame on me, but I'm not someone to be bullied!" Xia Yunqing stroked his beard and smiled coldly with disdain.
Not to be outdone, Liu Bingwen continued to shout: "Am I going to blame you? Who doesn't know that you, Xia Shoufu, are used to being domineering and have such a temper that even the emperor dare not offend him! Anyone who obeys you will be promoted to the position of commander-in-chief.
If anyone dissatisfied with you, unite the civil and military officials to protest outside the Long Live Hall! Now, you have begun to use the name of a student to target the emperor's heir. You are really thoughtful! Let me see if the next step is to be the emperor.
If you are dissatisfied with you, you still want to overthrow the emperor and establish a new emperor!"
The anger and injustice of being suppressed for a long time made Liu Bingwen lose his mind in an instant. The more he talked, the more he made more mistakes. He did not notice that the faces of the people around him had changed.
Just when everyone was stunned, they saw Xia Yunqing rolling up her sleeves, walking up to him, raising her hand and giving Liu Bingwen a slap. Liu Bingwen was beaten and spun around, and his face immediately became red and swollen.
No one could react to the current situation. Liu Bingwen stood still for a long time before touching his burning face and murmuring: "You...you hit me?"
"Liu Bingwen, you hold the title of Minister of Rites, but you don't do any good things. You spend all your time making trouble in the court and stirring up troubles! Today I will teach you a lesson for the emperor!" Xia Yunqing raised her eyebrows and immediately began to roll up her sleeves.
Liu Bingwen covered his face and stepped back quickly, shouting: "You all saw it, right? Xia Yunqing dared to hit a member of the royal family! He was exposed by me, so he became angry with shame!"
Without saying a word, Xia Yunqing immediately rushed over, held down Liu Bingwen, waved his left hand and punched Liu Bingwen with his right hand. He spurted out a mouthful of blood, which contained half of his teeth.
The first assistant is fighting in a national war! Such a scene is indeed rare in a lifetime, but he is worried about the Yamen servant of Yushousi. Ruan Lang ran out of ideas for a moment and quickly looked at King Yi.
However, Yu Fengjin sat back leisurely, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, as if she had no intention of interfering. At this time, the people in the Royal Guards Department were even more panicked. Everyone looked at each other and scratched their heads and ears anxiously.
Seeing that Liu Bingwen was beaten with a bruised nose and face, and was screaming repeatedly, Yu Fengjin finally put down the tea cup and winked at Ruan Lang. Ruan Lang and the others rushed over and pulled the two strong adults apart. When they were forcibly separated, Ruan Lang and others rushed over.
, Xia Yunqing waved his palm again and knocked the gauze hat on Liu Bingwen's head to the ground.
Seeing the Chief of Staff stopping Xia Yunqing, Liu Bingwen got angry and cursed at Xia Yunqing: "Old man, just wait for me, I'm not done with you anymore!"
Yu Fengjin slapped the table and shouted with a stern face: "That's enough! If you two continue to make trouble like this, it will be difficult for the Emperor to explain to you!"
After hearing this, Liu Bingwen finally calmed down. Pingsi brought a handkerchief and asked him to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, he sent the two adults out of the Imperial Guard respectively, finally ending the farce.
Yu Fengjinli
When he left, he specially told Ruan Lang: "What happened today will bring disgrace to the Tian family. You must take good care of your subordinates and do not spread this matter to anyone!"
Ruan Lang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely instruct the officials to keep their mouths shut about today's events!"
"That's good." Yu Fengjin patted his shoulder, turned around and got into the carriage...
"Your Highness, please stay!" Ruan Lang mustered up the courage to block the car door and asked hesitantly: "Your Highness, I am really sorry about Miss Fangyi..."
"You are doing business, so you have no one to blame." Yu Fengjin smiled faintly and didn't seem to take it to heart.
"But Miss Fangyi is yours...I was indeed a little hasty about this..." Ruan Lang sighed deeply, feeling a little annoyed and self-blame.
"Don't worry, I am not a petty person." Yu Fengjin saw through his mind, comforted him for a few words and walked away.
An interrogation turned into a farce. It was not surprising that this happened to Liu Bingwen. The farce ended dismally in the Imperial Guards Division, but opened a new chapter in the Long Live Hall.
The next day the clouds were overcast, and scattered light rain fell on the sycamore leaves. A cool breeze blew by, and the midsummer had not completely receded, and the city of Shengjing already took on the atmosphere of autumn.
In the Wuji Hall, all civil and military officials from the court lowered their heads and lowered their eyes, standing on both sides solemnly and uprightly. The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat depressing, and no one dared to say a word.
"I asked you to try a case, how did it get to this point?" Emperor Yu's face was so gloomy that he could shed tears.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Everyone raised their hands in fear.
"King Yi, what are you talking about?" Emperor Yu rolled his eyes at Liu Bingwen and asked King Yi directly.
Yu Fengjin pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, Xie Jian has always insisted that this case was his own fault and was not instigated by anyone else!"
"But how did I hear that he identified Liu Bingwen in person?" Emperor Yu unceremoniously exposed him.
Yu Fengjin gritted her teeth, lowered her head and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, it's because Xie Ji'an hated me for exposing him, so he jumped over the wall and made random attempts!" Liu Bingwen quickly came out to explain.
Emperor Yu snorted coldly: "Oh, does he think I'm so easy to fool?" As he said that, he pushed the memorial on Long's desk to the ground: "Check it for me! I can't find out the reason for this matter.
Let me ask you a question!"
"My brother obeys the order." Yu Fengjin bowed deeply and slowly stepped back.
Emperor Yu's sharp eyes were like two rays of lightning, scanning the faces one by one that showed guilt, timidity, or innocence, trying to find the person who dared to betray him and challenge his authority. Perhaps because of his confidant Wang Su
His absence made every face look suspicious to him.
"Your Majesty! I have something to report!" Just as everyone was holding their breath and concentrating, a man came out generously.