Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 375: Covering Your Ears and Shocking Thunder (3)
——False accusation——
All the guards looked at each other, and then one person came out and said with cupped hands: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. We were unable to enter the palace for night patrol that night, so we could only stay outside the palace gate. Therefore, we have no control over what happened in the palace.
I don’t know!”
"Bold!" Emperor Yu raised his eyebrows and yelled angrily: "How dare you treat such an important matter in the palace with such indifference! Treat it like a child's play! Come, drag these people out and chop them all!"
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The emperor gave an order, and dozens of golden-armored guards rushed through the door, ready to take someone away.
"Your Majesty, forgive me! I have been wronged!" Dozens of government officials immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison that they were wronged.
However, Emperor Yu had a frosty look on his face and urged the Jinjiawei to take these people out.
Because no matter what excuses they have, they can't overcome the emperor's safety!
Seeing that their lives were about to expire, dozens of people immediately turned to look at Wang Jing, crying for help: "Sir, please save us! We really have our own difficulties!"
Wang Jing looked at Wang Su and after getting his approval, she walked out slowly and said with lowered eyes and eyebrows: "Your Majesty, calm down! Someone was indeed blocking them from entering the palace at that time. It was not that they left their posts without permission!
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"Wait!" Emperor Yu heard the hint of conspiracy and interrupted them: "Tell me, what happened at that time?"
Recalling what happened that night, Yan Rong thought they were going to bite him back, so he braced himself and prepared to defend himself.
Unexpectedly, a yamen servant knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty! We arrived at the gate of the palace early that night, but unexpectedly, after Ruan Lang arrived, he deliberately made trouble for us. He not only quarreled with us, but also took action.
I injured one person, so I provoked the Golden Armored Guards. We were isolated outside the palace gate, while Ruan Lang went into the palace to patrol alone!"
"Yes, yes!"
Another yamen servant came out and echoed: "Ruan Lang was coming fiercely, and he started to lose his temper for some reason. We just thought he drank too much, and no one cared about him. But we didn't expect that he actually started to attack his colleagues, not only breaking up
He broke a man's finger, and he still had to fight with our swords! Now that I think about it, he must have done it on purpose!"
As soon as these words came out, Ruan Lang and Yan Rong looked at each other in shock.
Thinking of the humiliation he suffered that day, Ruan Lang couldn't hold back his anger, stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, things are not what they said! This is because they are deliberately framed——"
"Ruan Lang!" Wang Jing, who had just shrunk, suddenly became more energetic and began to question loudly: "In front of the emperor, you still dare to quibble! How dare you say that you did not conflict with them that day? How dare you say that?
You didn't take any action to hurt anyone at that time, did you use swords against each other?"
Ruan Lang glared at Wang Jing coldly, turned to the emperor and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I did have a dispute with them, but all this is not because I am domineering or intentional, but because they -"
"Okay, you finally admitted it!"
Wang Jing didn't give him a chance to explain at all, and continued to attack him like a barrage: "Ruan Lang, I know that you have always coveted the position of commander, so you always go against me on weekdays. But you shouldn't take advantage of the emperor.
Life is a joke! This is the crime of killing nine tribes!"
"Wang Jing! Don't spit on anyone!"
Ruan Lang immediately became angry, glared at Wang Jing, and shouted in a cold voice: "I, Ruan Lang, have always been upright! I have been bullied by you in the Royal Guards Department. When have I ever gone against you! On the night of the crime, if you hadn't instigated these people to make trouble
I, how could I conflict with them!"
"emperor!"
Wang Jing stopped arguing with Ruan Lang and knelt down in front of the emperor. He said angrily: "Ever since Ruan Lang accused the minister of murdering his wife last time and the emperor did not execute the minister after the verdict, he has harbored a grudge against the minister and your majesty.
Your Majesty, Ruan Lang is a man who is bound to retaliate for his evil intentions and has ulterior motives. If he is not eliminated, he will leave troubles in the future!"
"Wang Jing!"
Ruan Lang was so angry that his face was livid, and he didn't even care that the emperor was nearby. He rushed to Wang Jing, grabbed him by the collar, and yelled: "You turned the truth upside down and beat him up! I was really blind and deceived back then.
That’s why I listened to you and let you come to Beijing to be an official! You did all the bad things, and you actually poured sewage on me! Do you think I really don’t dare to do anything to you?
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"presumptuous!"
Before Emperor Yu could speak, Wang Su, who was afraid that his son would be bullied, couldn't help but roared: "Ruan Lang, you are so courageous! How dare you be so unruly in front of the emperor? You still have the emperor in your eyes! Come on, hurry up
Take him down!"
After hearing the sound, all the officials from the Royal Guards Division rushed forward and pulled the two of them away. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't beat the four hands with their fists.
Seeing Ruan Lang being subdued, Wang Su immediately looked at Emperor Yu and began to fight back: "Your Majesty, I think this fire is quite strange, and Ruan Lang has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's better to hand him over to the Chief of Staff for questioning.
, I think we will be able to find out the truth of the matter!"
Emperor Yu had always watched their fight with each other coldly, and only then did he quietly say: "According to what Ai Qing said, if Ruan Lang deliberately set the fire, why did he risk his life and rush into the fire to save me?"
"Your Majesty, those who were at the scene of the fire only saw Ruan Lang carrying you out, but no one knew what happened in the palace. Maybe Ruan Lang set the fire and waited until the fire stunned everyone.
He just came out with you behind his back. His intentions are so vicious!" Wang Su said without changing his expression, as if he had been prepared for it.
Emperor Yu showed a sneer: "I have never heard of a murderer who wanted to kill people, but in the end he became a hero who saved people. What is the purpose of it?"
"Go back to your Majesty!" Wang Jing suddenly became energetic and started speaking sternly: "To report to Your Majesty, Ruan Lang must be eager for quick success, so he wants to imitate the ancients and make a risky move!"
Emperor Yu stared at Wang and his son with deep eyes, and pursed his lips into a straight line, seeming displeased.
Wang Su immediately glanced at Gu Zhili.
Gu Zhili took a step forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, I think what Commander Wang said is quite right! I think back then, the first Commander of the Royal Guards also rushed into the fire and saved the late Emperor, so he won the victory.
He gained the trust of the late emperor and regarded him as a confidant from then on! After all, the ten years of hard work were all for fame! To be able to come up with such a plan when there was no other way out must have been determined to break the boat! Until now, all kinds of evidence have been revealed
I have pointed out Ruan Lang, please let the emperor take a closer look!"
Emperor Yu turned to look at Ruan Lang and saw that his face was as white as a sheet of paper, his teeth were gritted, and his expression was extremely angry. He always had doubts about this matter, so he asked again: "Ruan Lang, do you have anything else to say?
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——Reverse——
Ruan Lang knelt on the ground, his head drooped and silent.
At this moment, he regretted very much: Why didn't he follow King Yi's suggestion just now and confess the real arsonist?
I originally wanted to protect the royal family's face, but I didn't expect that in the end, everyone worked together to pour all the dirty water on themselves!
He could imagine it without looking: the proud and arrogant faces of Wang Jing and his colleagues, and the sneer and contemptuous look of the eldest prince.
Sure enough, the eldest prince, who had been so frightened and broke into a cold sweat just now, now had a different look:
He stood with his head held high, a smile on his lips.
Moreover, he decided to add insult to injury and convict Ruan Lang! In this way, he could get rid of the only person who knew his secret once and for all!
He strode out, bowed his hands to Emperor Yu, and said loudly: "Father, Ruan Lang killed someone to save others! Although he rescued you safely, he killed so many innocent palace people. Among them was Liujia who was pregnant.
Concubine Yun. Such a wicked person deserves death! Please give him the punishment of being beheaded!"
Hearing this, Liu Bingwen rolled his eyes and came out to agree: "I agree! The emperor was so frightened just for his own selfish desires. If such evil people are not killed, it is not enough for the people to be angry! Please make an edict from the emperor and give it to the people."
He dies!"
Many people from the Wang Party and the Liu Party came out immediately, and voices of support came and went, one wave after another.
Everyone used extremely bad words and attacked Ruan Lang together, as if he was a heinous demon who would not be punished unless he was killed!
Since the court meeting, Yu Fengjin has always watched with cold eyes and said nothing.
Seeing that Ruan Lang was heartbroken and no longer arguing, he raised his eyes slightly and gave Yan Rong a meaningful look.
Yan Rong understood, he pushed aside the noisy ministers and walked to the palace, hugging
He cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, what happened that night was witnessed by me and several Jinjiawei with my own eyes. The facts are not as the commander Wang said!"
"Commander Yan!"
Before the emperor could speak, Wang Su took over the conversation and reprimanded him coldly: "This is the matter of the Imperial Guard, and it is a matter of course! As a member of the Golden Armor Guard, it is best not to interrupt at will!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Rong coldly, with a reproachful tone of "mind your own business" in his words.
Emperor Yu suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Wang Su and asked Yan Rong: "Oh, tell me, what exactly happened that night?"
"yes!"
Yan Rong handed over his hand, then walked to the guards, picked out five people from more than 20 people, pointed at them and reported to Emperor Yu:
"Your Majesty, there were not twenty people on duty that night, but only these five. At that time, Ruan Lang did have a conflict with them. However, I listened for a long time, and it was not Ruan Lang's deliberate provocation at all, but an order to them.
Go and find the other people on duty.
Not only did these people not follow the advice, they also insulted Ruan Lang with rude words. Ruan Lang broke off one person's finger in anger. The so-called swords were pointed at each other because the Yushou Si took advantage of the large number of people and wanted to rush forward. Ruan Lang
Lang had to draw his sword to defend himself..."
"You're lying!" Wang Jing interrupted him angrily, turned to Emperor Yu and said, "Your Majesty! Yan Rong is deliberately favoring Ruan Lang! I often see the two of them drinking together in restaurants, so they must have gotten to know each other privately.
It has been a long time, so we have colluded to deceive the Holy One. Please give me a clear warning from the Holy One!"
In response to Wang Jing's nonsense, Yan Rong did not get angry. Instead, he asked loudly: "Commander Wang, if you judge the relationship between two people by the number of times they drink, then the number of times Yan drinks and listens to music with you is much more than that with Ruan."
Lang. In this case, I should be partial to you! What’s more, after becoming a famous general, Yan Rong has always been upright and will never favor a bad person, let alone wrongly accuse a good person!"