The matter has reached this point. In fact, Yuan Gongyu can no longer interrogate. Then he went to the military and Ming and Tang Dynasties to conduct an investigation and evidence collection. It was found that Li Xian did not forge evidence. Now Li Xian's personal evidence and physical evidence are all there.
There was no point in continuing to embarrass the case, so both Di Renjie and Du Jingjian urged Yuan Gongyu to close the case.
Yuan Gongyu knew that all this was just the beginning of a huge conspiracy, and the best was yet to come, so although he had a hint of sympathy for Li Xiansheng, he could only continue to weave that huge conspiracy according to Empress Wu's ideas.
That night, Yuan Gongyu's house suddenly received a secret letter, saying that the prince was revolting. The reason was that the prince Li Xian took advantage of the soldiers' dissatisfaction with the imperial court's failure to reward military merit and instigated it.
There are hundreds of soap armors buried in the back garden. In addition, even the rebel party members are listed. These party members include many guard leaders of the East Palace, such as Gao Sheji, Liu Youqiu, Wang Jun, and Zhang Wei.
and others, as well as some of the palace servants to provide internal support.
Although he knew that this matter was purely a false accusation, Yuan Gongyu could only report the matter truthfully to Gaozong and Empress Wu.
In fact, Gaozong was very surprised. Empress Wu had been separated from him for many years and rarely got together during the holidays. However, today she proposed to spend the night with him. This surprised Gaozong, so he took a bath that night and had sex.
After some preparation, he decided to show off his power tonight and conquer Empress Wu.
But just when Gaozong's interest was gradually rising, he suddenly heard a panic outside the door, and then his personal guard Cheng Lishi walked in and said softly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Gongyu, the supervisory censor, is asking for an audience."
Emperor Gaozong couldn't help being startled when he heard this, and murmured: "Yuan Gongyu? It's so late, what is he doing as a foreign minister in my palace? Humph, this old man has been here for decades, does he not even understand this rule? Cheng
Strong man, go and beat this old man out with a stick."
After talking about the latter, Gaozong became a little angry and shouted to Cheng Lishi.
"Wait a minute!" Just when Cheng Lishi agreed and was about to send someone to beat up Yuan Gongyu, Empress Wu suddenly stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, this Yuan Gongyu is considered an old minister. He is dozens of years old. Could it be that he doesn't know the rules?
?But why do you still have to enter the palace late at night? I think something big must have happened and I have to come to His Majesty to make a decision. Therefore, I think it is better to see him."
"Hmph, let him come in. If there is nothing serious, I will not let this old man go lightly this time." Although Gaozong was unhappy, he had no choice but to listen to Empress Wu's advice and gave a calm order.
"Yes." Seeing Gaozong say this, Cheng Lishi had no choice but to walk out of the palace door and introduce Yuan Gongyu into the palace.
"Old Minister Yuan Gongyu is here to see Your Majesty. I know that I shouldn't disturb Your Majesty's rest late at night. However, the situation is urgent and I have to risk my life to come. Please forgive me." As soon as Yuan Gongyu came in, he faced Gaozong with a sullen face.
Said bitterly.
Emperor Gaozong was even more unhappy when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Looking at you, you look like you are mourning your heir. If you have anything to do, just tell me. If it's not a big deal, I will beat you out with a stick."
"Hey, if nothing happens, how can I dare to offend Your Majesty? The matter is really urgent and cannot be delayed. Your Majesty, you see, I have just received a secret report. I dare not tell you the specific situation. Your Majesty, please take a look for yourself.
"
After Yuan Gongyu finished speaking, he took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Gaozong with trembling hands.
When Emperor Gaozong saw the secret letter, he frowned and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He slowly opened it and read it silently for a long time without saying a word.
But Empress Wu stepped forward and asked softly: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Gaozong smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then murmured: "The prince is plotting rebellion."
When Empress Wu heard this, she was immediately shocked and said, "What? What did your Majesty say? The prince rebelled? How is this possible? This must be a false accusation! Your Majesty must give the prince justice!"
"Hey, it's natural. I will never allow anyone to slander the prince! Yuan Gongyu, go and investigate immediately to find out who is so bold and dares to slander the prince! Even the prince dares to report. Is it my turn next?
Is this the emperor?"
Gaozong's face was ashen and his voice was low, almost roaring.
But Yuan Gongyu frowned and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to prove the innocence of His Royal Highness, the only way is to search the East Palace. If there is really no so-called Zaojia, rebellion will naturally not be allowed. At the same time, I will go there again."
If you search for the person who sent the secret message and prove that there is no evidence for the prince's rebellion, your Majesty will bring the person who falsely accused him to justice. I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
Just after Yuan Gongyu finished speaking, he saw Empress Wu nodding and said: "Your Majesty, what Yuan Qing said makes sense. If we want to prove the prince's innocence, we must first prove that these accusations are false. Haha, we are also speaking based on evidence. Let's see when the time comes.
Who else would be dissatisfied?"
"Then, according to Meiniang's wishes, we want to find evidence?" Gaozong couldn't help but hesitate a little after hearing this, and said slowly.
"Yes, didn't the person who made the false accusation say that there were soap nails buried in the back garden? Then we only need to search the prince's back garden to see if there are any soap nails. If not, we can naturally prove the prince's innocence."
Empress Wu nodded solemnly, and then said softly.
"Yes, you are right. As long as we find evidence to prove the prince's innocence, I want to see who else dares to suspect that the prince has treason. Let's go, Mei Niang, follow me to the East Palace. I want to see it with my own eyes.
Let's see if there is any evidence of the so-called rebellion in the East Palace." When Gaozong said this, he couldn't help but gnash his teeth, because he really hated the person who kept the secret, and he firmly believed in the prince Li Xian.
He wants to prove to everyone that his prince will never rebel, and all the accusations are false accusations!
"Your Majesty is right. I will accompany your Majesty to the East Palace to prove the prince's innocence together. Haha, how could I not know about the son I raised? My son has always been loyal, filial and benevolent, how could he rebel? I
I also want to take a look, who actually has the courage to frame the prince of the dynasty, has he lost his mind and gone crazy? Doesn’t he want to die? Huh, how can a fool like this be able to show off to the world if he doesn’t take the punishment seriously?
All the people will give an account?"
Empress Wu and Yuan Gongyu quietly exchanged a look, with a trace of pride flashing in their eyes, and thought silently: "Prince, my son, I will definitely give you a huge surprise this time, and I don't know if you will thank me then."
Me?" (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!