Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 929 Condemnation
"Lou Yingxiong, do you know your guilt?"

Yu Wenyuan suddenly shouted angrily, like a tiger's roar, which made the entire Xuanzheng Palace tremble. Lou Yingxiong also seemed to have been hit hard. He fell to the ground softly and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: " Your Majesty, I, I—"

Yu Wenyuan finally stopped suppressing the anger in his heart and said coldly: "What else do you want to say?"

"..."

"Privately raising a dead bodyguard, intercepting and killing serious criminals of the imperial court, and then killing people to silence them afterwards!"

"..."

"Is this how you act as a minister of the imperial court, as a minister of me?!"

"..."

"If Lu Qianfeng doesn't discover these people this time, who do you plan to let them kill next time? Kill the important officials of the imperial court? Or kill me!?"

In normal times, Lou Yingxiong might have argued a few words, but when he saw Lu Qianfeng walking in, he had already vaguely guessed that the matter was exposed, and he could hear the extent of the exposure in Lu Qianfeng's words - he Not only were all the people hiding in that Zhuangzi arrested, but also evidence was obtained; in addition, when Lu Qianfeng was speaking just now, he saw that Yu Wenyuan had been looking at a document on the imperial case, and he was afraid that it was those Confessions drawn by people.

This time, I had no way to argue.

However, the murderous intention contained in the last sentence still made him shake out of his mind. Lou Yingxiong kowtowed repeatedly, hitting his forehead on the cold and hard floor. After a while, the skin was broken and bleeding, and most of his face was dyed red, but he still kowtowed. Not only that, he kept saying: "Wei Chen deserves to die, but the emperor knows clearly that wei Chen will never dare to have any rebellious intentions!"

Yu Wenzuo on the side looked shocked, disbelieving, and even more distressed.

He said: "General Ning Yuan, is it really you?"

"..."

"Why did you do this? Pei Xingyuan colluded with the traitors in Wanggang Village and plotted against the emperor in Tangquan Palace. It is already a capital crime, so why do you need to do this?"

"...!"

Hearing these words, Lou Yingxiong seemed to notice something in his panic. He raised his head and met Yu Wen's twinkling eyes, and immediately said: "Your Highness, the reason why I didn't tell you these things is because—— Wei Chen is worried that the emperor is kind-hearted, and His Royal Highness is more concerned about brotherhood. Not only did he not immediately accuse Pei Xingyuan, he did not even punish his family. Wei Chen is afraid that the matter will be ignored. "

"so what?"

"The crime of treason is unforgivable. Sparing him is a small matter. If this sets a precedent and makes other people with different intentions think that this matter can be reduced to a major matter, then the emperor's safety will be guaranteed in the future. !?"

Yuwen said in a deep voice: "Even if you are considering the safety of the emperor, is this what you, a minister, should do?"

Lou Yingxiong took a deep look at him, and then turned to look at Yu Wenyuan, who was high up above him with cold and sharp eyes. He knocked his head heavily on the ground, and blood spattered on the floor that was already stained with blood. He said in a deep voice: "My lord, your crime deserves death!"

"..."

Yu Wenyuan looked at him without saying a word, the anger in his eyes not fading.

Indeed, when Lou Yingxiong intercepted and killed Pei Xingyuan, it could be said that he was worried that he would easily forgive this felon. But no matter what, this was his decision as the emperor. How could he tolerate a private decision made by a minister and even be lynched?

Moreover, it is hard to say whether he intercepted and killed Pei Xingyuan for his own safety, for himself, or for some other benefit.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenyuan looked at the prince with a sad expression. At the same time, Yu Wenzhen knelt on the ground with a thud: "Father, please punish me!"

Yu Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh? What are you guilty of?"

Yu Wenzhen lowered his head and said with great sadness: "General Ningyuan is my father-in-law, and my son should also have the responsibility of supervising him. However, not only did my son not find out about his actions, he wholeheartedly recommended him to send troops to the east capital." , I have neglected the safety of the imperial court, and I have neglected my duty. Please punish me!"

"..."

Yu Wenyuan frowned again.

He was indeed angry, indeed burning with rage, but the greatest anger had already burned in his heart when he first saw the confession presented by Lu Qianfeng. Although the subsequent suppression did not make this anger subside, it eventually faded away with time. It gradually fades away with the passage of time and the words of others.

Instead, there was a little sobriety.

Indeed, Lou Yingxiong did something wrong, but he was the prince's father-in-law after all.

Moreover, Yu Wenyuan also vaguely realized in his heart that the things Wushan County Duke did before were to clear himself of the charge of negligence and at the same time put General Ning Yuan on fire, so Lou Yingxiong did this this time. This incident also made Duke Wushan suspect. In the final analysis, it was a fire in the prince's backyard, and the prince's concubine, prince Liangdi and their families were competing for credit, which caused this scandal.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenyuan said solemnly: "You are indeed guilty of negligence. I——"

His voice became deeper and deeper, almost hoarse, as if he didn't know what to say next.

For a moment, everyone in the entire hall held their breath.

At this moment, Eunuch Yu walked to the gate and said softly: "Your Majesty, King Qin is outside asking for an audience."

Hearing this, Yuwen's eyes suddenly froze, but he didn't say anything, he just lowered his head. Yu Wenyuan's words that were choked in his throat stopped here. He took a deep breath and said, "Let him in."

Eunuch Yu immediately turned around and went out, and soon he saw Yu Wenye's tall figure walking in from outside.

He knelt down and saluted: "My son, I pay my respects to my father."

Yu Wenyuan took another deep breath and said, "You're here."

Yu Wenye said: "My father has summoned me, and I dare not neglect it. But," when he said this, he glanced at General Ning Yuan, who had blood flowing from his forehead and half of his face red, and then looked at the kneeling man next to him. The prince who was there then said: "I don't know that my father is lecturing my brother and General Lou, but I still avoid it——"

"No need,"

Yu Wenyuan said solemnly: "There are some things that I want to show you."

With that said, he picked up the confession in front of him and handed it to Eunuch Yu. Eunuch Yu took it and held it in front of Yu Wenye. He stood up and browsed it quickly, then frowned heavily.

Then he looked at Lou Yingxiong: "General Ning Yuan, is it really you who sent someone to intercept and kill Minister Pei?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen's eyes became a little more confused.

From the beginning, they all called Pei Xingyuan, but Yu Wenye still called Pei Xingyuan "Secretary Minister" here to emphasize that he was still an official of the imperial court. You know, murdering prisoners is one level of crime, but murdering court officials is another level of crime.