Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 788 The Unexpected But Reasonable Truth
Liu Chengqing's voice was not too loud, but it quickly sparked a noisy discussion among the noble children.

However, in the face of such a situation, Zhu Yi, as the righteous master, did not show any panic. On the contrary, Liang Chuan shouted directly.

"You are talking nonsense, I think you are jealous!"

As he said that, he turned to the disciples of all the nobles and said.

"Everyone, during today's hunt, Liang has been with the young man. You can testify that this tiger was definitely killed by the young man!"

The discussion in the field calmed down a bit.

At this time, a few more honorable disciples stood up and said.

"I seem to have also seen that Young Master Liang and Young Master have been hunting together in the forest."

"That's right, even if Mr. Liang is not accompanying us, we will be accompanied by imperial court guards. If this tiger came from a wrong path, how can those guards not say a word?"

"That's right. From my point of view, it's Liu Chengqing, a bastard who doesn't like the young man taking the top spot, so he came to make trouble on purpose."

In this case, Zhu Yi's usual popularity has played a role.

Except for those who had old grudges with Duke Cheng's mansion, and the honorable children who had an old relationship with Marquis Anyuan's mansion, everyone else spoke out one after another, speaking for Zhu Yi.

Moreover, the strange thing was that Liu Chengqing himself seemed to lack confidence, and he hesitated when everyone said that.

At this time, amidst the din, Zhu Yi, who was the rightful lord, finally spoke.

"Since Mr. Liu said that Zhu did not kill the tiger, how dare Mr. Liu confront Zhu in front of His Majesty?"

"This……"

When Liu Chengqing heard that he was going to Yuqian, he immediately hesitated.

Seeing his appearance, Liang Chuan couldn't help but sneered.

"Why, don't you dare? How about Mr. Liu's aura just now? You're still suing me, bah, villain!"

These words successfully aroused Liu Chengqing's youthful temperament. With so many people watching, if he dared not go, he would really be regarded as a villain for false accusations.

Gritting his teeth, Mr. Liu said.

"Go, go, this tiger has problems, why don't I dare!"

The servant who was counting the prey at the side felt dizzy when he encountered this situation. Seeing that both parties agreed to confront each other, he hurriedly cupped his hands and went to report it as if he had received an amnesty.

At the same time, on the high platform, Zhu Qiyu and the others also saw the commotion not far away. Although they couldn't clearly see what happened, it seemed to be related to Zhu Yi.

"His Majesty……"

Not long after, the servant came to the high platform and told what happened below. Then, Wynn came to the case and reported the whole thing.

After hearing what happened below, Zhu Qiyu's eyes also flashed a hint of surprise.

However, looking at the curious expressions of the ministers below, he also knew that it was impossible to hide everything after it had become like this.

What's more, since the confrontation was proposed by Zhu Yi, he must be sure of it.

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.

"In that case, let's announce Zhu Yi, Liang Chuan, Liu Chengqing and others!"

"According to the order."

Wynn bowed, then turned around and sent the waiter over to call for someone.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Qiyu casually glanced at Zhang Min and the others, and then said.

"The subordinates just came to report that it was Liu Chengqing from the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, and Zhu Yi from Cheng Guogong's mansion, saying that Zhu Yi did not fight the tiger himself, and the two of them had a quarrel, saying they wanted to confront the tiger in public. "

As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the audience, whether it was civil servants or generals, there was a burst of discussion.

However, Xungui's reaction was obviously more intense, everyone's face was ugly, and they felt very ashamed.

Of course, Wenchen's side was not much better. Logically speaking, they didn't want Zhu Yi to win the first place, so they should be happy when something like this happened.

But, on the contrary, the faces of these elders are not very good-looking.

Not for anything else, just because, in addition to these ministers of civil and military affairs, there were also envoys from the four barbarians present.

Because of this, when the emperor reprimanded Wang Wen just now, he said that this was a spring hunting ceremony, not the court, and asked him to distinguish the occasion.

What's more, their quarrel is actually different from Zhu Yi's incident.

Spring hunting is a special occasion. As Xungui, it is obvious that he wants to take this opportunity to make things bigger and gain an advantage in public opinion.

At that time, in order to maintain the face of the imperial court and the 'harmony' of the Tian family, some concessions must be made on certain matters.

On the civil servant's side, the reason why these elders let Wang Wen out.

There is a very important reason, that is, they also need an opportunity to slowly release some political signals.

Everyone has their own goals, tacitly, and, with the emperor above, everyone will (have to) 'click to stop'.

However, Zhu Yi's case was different.

If the tiger had really been hunted by other means, then it would not only be the honorable people who were lost, but the people of the Ming court.

Although they didn't want Zhu Yi to take the top spot, it was definitely not in this way.

For this reason, when Mr. Liu came to the high platform, he was greeted with unkind eyes.

"Chen... Liu Chengqing, I greet Your Majesty, I greet the Supreme Emperor!"

Mr. Liu swallowed his saliva, feeling the eyes from all directions, and a burst of cold sweat broke out behind his back.

Different from the newly promoted nobles like Yang Hong, the old noble families like Anyuan Hou often have shadow seals besides the title.

For example, Liu Chengqing, when he was 14 years old, he had already obtained a yin seal. Although it was a false title, he was not without official status.

The same is true for Liang Chuan and Zhu Yi, but the difference is that Zhu Yi also has the official position of escort general.

The three of them came to the stage and knelt down together.

"Be flat."

Zhu Qiyu didn't have any special reaction, he waved his hands to get the three of them to stand up, then he directly set his eyes on Liu Chengqing and asked.

"Liu Qing, I just got a report that you are going to sue Zhu Yi, saying that the eye-catching white-fronted tiger he counted as his prey was not hunted and killed by him, is there such a thing?"

Although Liu Chengqing came from an honorable family, he was usually a dude, and he had never been serious at all. Although he was familiar with the etiquette, he couldn't hide the tension in his heart.

At this moment, being scrutinized by all the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court, especially, seeing the noble ministers next to him, all of them were dark-faced, and hearing the question from the sage Yuyin, he almost wanted to kneel down again.

But in the end, Mr. Liu is not a complete waste, swallowing his saliva, he said cautiously.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I didn't say that this tiger was not hunted by General Zhu. I just wanted to say that when General Zhu killed this tiger, the tiger was already injured. Therefore, it cannot be counted as his own killing."

call……

After Liu Chengqing's words fell, he heard the ministers beside him let out a long sigh of relief.

It was so!
They really thought that Zhu Yi's tiger was doing something deceitful. After a long time, that's all.
It should be said that what Liu Chengqing said is not unreasonable. The difficulty of hunting a wounded tiger is naturally different from that of an intact tiger.

If Zhu Yi met an injured tiger, then the difficulty of hunting would be greatly reduced.

To put it bluntly, the gold content of this tiger will be greatly reduced.

This is acceptable for adults.

Because, in this case, at most, it was during hunting, when there was a dispute over the ownership of the prey.

This kind of situation is very common when hunting, especially tigers, leopards, and wild boars are still very fierce after being injured. If the trap is not set in advance, even if it is shot, it is easy to make it escape.

In this kind of spring hunting scene, it is not impossible that the noble children of various families are in the forest, accidentally hunting the injured prey that escaped from others, it is a normal situation.

Of course, what made the elders feel a little suspicious was that Mr. Liu's appearance really didn't look like someone who dared to go up and kill a tiger.

If it is said that he shot the tiger first and then was amputated by Zhu Yi, it seems a little unconvincing...

Obviously, more than one person has this doubt.

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Yi, and then asked Liu Chengqing.

"I see. However, how did you know that the tiger was already injured when General Zhu encountered it?"

"This……"

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence was asked, Mr. Liu was a little embarrassed, and hesitated for a moment before he opened his mouth.

"Return to Your Majesty, in fact, this tiger was the first one I met, and the tiger was injured because I..."

These words sounded inexplicably awkward, so all the civil and military ministers frowned in unison.

Could it be that Liu Chengqing really has the courage to fight a tiger?

Looking up and down Mr. Liu's dusty clothes, it's not impossible.

But the problem is, fighting a tiger is not something shameful. Even if it fails, daring to fight a tiger is considered courageous. This Liu Chengqing, why is he so hesitant?
Therefore, as a caring inquirer, the emperor once again asked everyone's doubts.

"In this way, what Liu Qing means is that you were the first to fight this tiger, but you failed, and the tiger was wounded and fled. In the end, General Zhu took advantage of it and brought it back?"

While talking, the emperor looked Liu Chengqing up and down again, and continued to ask.

"Could it be that Liu Qing's body is covered in dust because of fighting a tiger?"

The two questions made Young Master Liu's brows twist into twists, as if he wanted to say something, but he seemed to be very conflicted in his heart, and he didn't speak for a long time.

It stands to reason that it is disrespectful for the emperor to ask questions and not answer immediately.

However, Liu Chengqing is an honorable son who has never met a saint before, and this place is not in the court hall, so the emperor obviously didn't mean to care about it, and instead smiled.

"If this is the case, then this tiger can be regarded as being hunted by Liu Qing and General Zhu together. Come here, and give Liu Qing's family another Yu Ruyi and a pair of swords!"

Seeing that the Son of Heaven opened his mouth to give a reward, Liu Chengqing swallowed his saliva, not feeling happy at all, instead fell to his knees with a plop, and said.

"Your Majesty forgive me, I dare not accept this reward."

"Oh, why is that?"

The first emperor frowned, looking puzzled.

Feeling all kinds of gazes from all directions, Liu Chengqing knew that no matter how hard he could hide it, he could only tell the truth.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I dare not lie. This tiger was indeed the first to be met by the minister. However, at that time, the tiger was extremely ferocious, and it jumped at people when it saw it. The minister was careless and almost died in the tiger's mouth. It was a group of imperial guards who protected the minister. Fight the tiger with all your strength and injure it, and the minister will be spared."

"When I met this tiger, it was still in good condition. However, when I saw this tiger just now, it can be seen that there are wounds on my body from the beatings of my minister and all the guards. Therefore, I know that when General Zhu met this tiger, the tiger's body was damaged. It has been wounded by the ministers."

"However, if it is said that I was the first to fight the tiger, I dare not accept it. Please learn from your majesty."

Well, the truth is out!
No wonder this Liu Chengqing hesitated to tell the truth, it turns out the truth is like this.

To put it bluntly, this Mr. Liu was indeed the first to encounter this tiger, but he was too timid to go up and fight, but who would have thought that this tiger was fierce and attacked them first.

With Mr. Liu's skills, it was obvious that he couldn't subdue a fierce tiger. Therefore, the accompanying guards did not hesitate to take action, saving Liu Chengqing and wounding the tiger at the same time.

Of course, although the tiger was injured, it escaped, and the duty of the forbidden army was to protect Liu Chengqing, so they did not catch up.

Afterwards, Zhu Yi ran into the injured tiger and hunted it back.

If so, this tiger is indeed Zhu Yi's advantage, but in comparison, the disheartened Mr. Liu is more worthy of being ridiculed.

Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt that all the nobles not far away were looking at him with the gaze of 'you unworthy thing'.

Lowering his head deeply, Liu Chengqing couldn't help but feel a burst of regret. If he had known, he would not have been impulsive to 'explore' Zhu Yi.

It's better now, hurting the enemy a hundred times and hurting oneself a thousand, why bother...

Fortunately, the Son of Heaven was still considerate. After hearing the ins and outs of the matter, he did not criticize Liu Chengqing, but comforted him.

"It doesn't matter, although there are imperial guards to help, but Liu Qing was able to go up in distress, and after the return trip, she was able to report the truth. It is also rare. You can accept my reward."

Liu Chengqing looked ashamed, but he couldn't continue to evade, so he cupped his hands.

"The minister leads the decree, thank you Your Majesty..."

Logically speaking, this matter should end here.

Although Zhu Yi picked up a mistake, after all, he was the one who hunted and killed the tiger, and, to be honest, although the emperor didn't poke it, everyone could tell from Young Master Liu's appearance that even with the help of the imperial guards, as long as the I'm afraid it didn't cause much harm to the tiger.

After all, the duty of the imperial guards is to protect, not hunt. In that kind of scene, what they do must not be fighting tigers first, but saving people first.

In other words, there was a high probability that the tiger was slightly injured at the time, so Zhu Yi's credit for killing the tiger, although there was merit, was not too great.

What's more, the spring hunting is a happy event. Didn't the emperor generously comfort Liu Chengqing, a dude like Liu Chengqing?

This is true for him, so the emperor will not be harsh on Zhu Yi who really killed a tiger.

However, just when everyone thought this matter was over, Zhu Yi who was at the side suddenly cupped her hands.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

(End of this chapter)