Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1380 Wait

After reading the confession, the prince asked Zhu Zhen: "How do you feel?"

Zhu Zhen put down his notes and sneered, "Although it is true, it is also a complicated story."

"Yes, I feel the same way." The prince nodded.

"It's not that the evidence is insufficient. On the contrary, it's too sufficient. The testimonies of the witnesses corroborate each other, and the cause and effect are explained clearly. Everything is too perfect. So perfect that it makes people doubt its authenticity. Is it really possible for a group of servants to know so much about such a confidential matter as conspiracy to rebel?"

"It must have been processed by the people in the Criminal Court." Zhu Zhen said with a smile, "I saw their abilities during the Guo Huan case. Their paperwork skills are absolutely superb."

"No matter what, Duke Hanguo and Hu Weiyong are definitely in collusion." He paused and said, "And for a crime like treason, if you can't clear your suspicion, you'll end up dead."

"What do you think the emperor's reaction would be?" the prince asked solemnly, "Will he put the Duke of Han and the others in jail?"

"The situation will definitely escalate." Zhu Zhen pondered, "But they may not touch Li Shanchang right away. Touching him would have too much impact, otherwise he would have been finished ten years ago. And the key is that touching him is useless."

"Yes." The prince agreed and said, "In the past ten years, Duke Han has always wanted to retire, but the emperor was worried about him and insisted on keeping him around. He became passive and did not help the emperor or the people. He was just a figurehead. His prestige has long been lost and seems to be nonexistent."

"Brother, how do you know that this is not his way of protecting himself?" Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"All that is useless and cannot deceive Father." The prince said calmly, "Whether Father kills him or not is up to Father himself. It has nothing to do with him."

"Yes, he has long been a withered bone in the tomb. It just depends on whether the emperor still wants to keep his Xiao He." Zhu Zhen sighed and said, "If life could always be like the first time we met, why would the autumn wind make the painted fan sad? People's hearts change easily, but they say that people's hearts change easily..."

The prince looked at the sixth brother in surprise, thinking that his sixth brother had now made up for his shortcomings in literary talent. But he knew that if he asked, the sixth brother would definitely say that he did not write it, so he just kept it in mind.

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Wuying Hall, Forbidden City.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also looking at the testimonies that filled the imperial desk, his face drawn long.

Wu Yong asked at the bottom of the stairs: "Your Majesty, now that the evidence is solid, can we arrest Li Shanchang and other Hu's criminals?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time before he said quietly, "Wait a little longer..."

"Ah?" Wu Yong was stunned, not hearing clearly what the emperor said.

"Let's wait a little longer." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand tiredly and said, "Retreat."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Wu Yong quickly backed out of the hall.

Before leaving, he clearly heard the emperor in the hall let out a long and tired sigh.

"Ugh……"

"Alas..." After returning to the Criminal Court, Wu Yong also let out a long sigh.

"Why is Lord Wu sighing?" asked Right Judge Du Yan.

"It's okay." Wu Yong shook his head.

"What does the emperor say?" Du Yan asked again.

"The Emperor said...wait a little longer." Wu Yong replied. "Wait a little longer, what are you waiting for?" Du Yan asked.

"How should I know what to wait for?" Wu Yong said unhappily, "Just wait, why ask so many questions?"

"Hey, just wait and see." Du Yan was disappointed and retreated to the side in shame.

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Korean Prefecture.

Marquis of Ji'an Lu Zhongheng, Marquis of Yan'an Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju, Marquis of Nanxiong Zhao Yong, Marquis of Xingyang Zheng Yuchun, Marquis of Yichun Huang Bin, Marquis of Henan Lu Ju and others gathered in the flower hall of Li Shanchang's mansion. Each of them had dark circles under their eyes, and they sat there restlessly, sighing.

It's so gloomy and worrying.

"Why hasn't the Grand Tutor come out yet?!" Lawrence Lu stood up anxiously and rushed to the backyard: "It's already this time, why is he still acting like a coward?"

"Who do you say is the turtle?" Li Shanchang came out from behind the screen with the help of Li Qi.

"Oh my old master, it's already this late, stop finding faults." Lawrence Lu bowed and nodded, "The knife is on our necks, can you please come up with a rule?"

"Yes, old master, please tell us what to do?" The marquises echoed.

"What should I do?" Li Shanchang said with a bitter smile: "First of all, you shouldn't have come. There are so many eyes staring at me, what are you doing here? Are you crazy?!"

"We just want to let those who are staring at us see that we are united in heart!" Tang Shengzong said loudly.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded and said, "We share happiness and difficulties together!"

In fact, there are several marquises here, such as Zheng Yuchun and Huang Bin, who were forcibly dragged here. They originally had nothing to do with it, but they still came because of the deep-rooted idea that the Huaixi fellows should advance and retreat together.

"Your mother, Boyi!" Li Shanchang was furious, and he cursed while holding his dragon head crutch to the ground: "Originally, the emperor killed a chicken to scare the monkeys, but now that he sees that you have formed a gang, why doesn't he kill you all? Do you think he would keep you alive for the New Year?!"

"Ah?" Many marquises were surprised and asked, "Will the emperor really take action against us?"

"You are asking for your own death, who can you blame?!" Li Shanchang said in hatred, "Don't you think about the fact that so many people were mobilized for the Northern Expedition this time? Why didn't any of you participate except Zhao Yong? Isn't it because the emperor has long suspected that you are members of the Hu Party and is on guard against you from leading the troops? Now you, and my servants, have been taken away for interrogation. This is the emperor's final warning to us!"

"I don't agree with what the Grand Master said." Fei Ju said in a muffled voice, "It has been seven years since Hu Weiyong's incident. We have behaved well and have not dared to do anything out of the ordinary. What else does the emperor have to warn us about?"

"That's right. We have been honest for so long, but the emperor still won't let us go. I'm afraid he is just taking advantage of the situation and wants to kill us after we are dead!" Lu Zhongheng said with his neck erect: "If it is according to the Grand Tutor's opinion, we will have no choice but to wash our necks and wait for the emperor to chop us off, right?"

"This is not the worst choice. At least we can keep our family safe." Li Shanchang said quietly.

"But we don't want to die either!" The dukes surrounded Li Shanchang and begged him, "Grand Master, please be kind and show us a way out. We, the Huaixi brothers, have been through life and death for so many years, and now we are the last few left. We can't survive the battle and be killed by the higher-ups."

"Alas..." Li Shanchang said with a helpless expression: "There are ways, but they will completely anger the superiors."

"Hurry up and tell us. Why should we care about so many things now? What matters is our survival." The dukes urged, "We have already angered the superiors. How much more angry can we get? It makes no difference."

"There's a huge difference." Li Shanchang shook his head, but still told everyone his idea.

(End of this chapter)