Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 203 Who Is the Praying Mantis (1)

"Is what the memorial said really true?"

The minister of Dali Temple took two steps forward and knelt in the hall, with a serious expression, he replied: "I dare not hide anything. Ever since the girl stopped the sedan chair to cry for grievances. After I learned the details, I have also inquired many times. The memorial is indeed true!"

Emperor Minggan angrily threw the memorial in his hand to the crown prince standing on the crown prince: "You have done a good job!"

The prince, who was standing aside and waiting to see the joke, was taken aback by this sudden situation. He raised his eyes and saw Emperor Mingqian looking at him with disgust. He was startled into a cold sweat, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, only shouting for innocence.

Emperor Minggan snorted coldly, pointed at the crown prince on the ground and said bitterly: "If it had never happened to you, why did the civilian girl sue you for robbing the civilian girl in broad daylight? Why didn't she come to wrong me and you? Those brothers?!"

At this time, Prime Minister Zuo, who had read the memorial in detail, hurriedly stood up, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the crown prince has indeed been wronged!" He paused, walked up to the minister of Dali Temple, and asked with his hands behind his back, " Minister of Dali Temple, let me ask you, you, Minister of Dali Temple, have just been in office for a year, and you should remember that you are only an official in charge of the prison, but you have meddled in civil affairs instead."

The Minister of Dali Temple was originally a small official, and in the past, he could only bow and kowtow to court ministers such as Prime Minister Zuo, but now in front of all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the Minister of Dali Temple unexpectedly bowed and knelt with He confronted each other and replied: "What Prime Minister Zuo said is that Dali Siqing is a small place, and this matter of robbing women from the people is out of my control, not to mention that this also involves His Royal Highness. Oh, yes, you are the crown prince." Your Highness's biological uncle is the uncle of our Great Yan Dynasty, no matter what the crown prince is, you must protect him."

Zuo Xiang never thought that Dali Temple Minister was like a rascal, embarrassing himself in front of everyone, unable to get off the stage, couldn't help turning pale with anger, raised two thick eyebrows, pointed at Dali Temple Secretary and shouted in a deep voice: "Presumptuous! Good! You, Dali Temple Minister, dare to speak and act shamelessly in the Jinluan Hall, in my opinion, you should be dragged out and beaten!"

The minister of Dali Temple straightened his waist and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Prime Minister Zuo is one person under ten thousand people. In this golden palace, he dared to replace the emperor to punish humble ministers. I think Prime Minister Zuo is upright and loyal to the emperor, but Those who talk about such behavior have no intentions, but those who listen have intentions, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will spread to ten or ten, and it will not be good for Zuoxiang!"

"Tell me what! You, you tell me exactly!"

The minister of Dali Temple straightened his face and bowed to the emperor, "I'm afraid there will be rumors in the court that there are only left ministers in the Great Yan Dynasty, and there is no emperor!"

"Bold! You, you are presumptuous! Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal and loyal to you, Your Majesty! On the contrary, this minister of Dali Temple is talking nonsense and disturbing the court. He should really go out of the palace, Your Majesty!"

Dali Temple Minister looked at Prime Minister Zuo with a smile that was not a smile, and said slowly: "Are you in a hurry? Prime Minister Zuo, you asked me what you said just now, and you asked me to say it! You are a highly respected old man, and you belong to the uncle of the country. You can't cross the river and tear down the bridge!"

Sitting upright on it and watching with cold eyes, Emperor Minggan kept a blank face, making it difficult to see what was going on in his mind. Seeing that the left minister kneeling on the ground could not quarrel with the minister of Dali Temple, he took out the weeping set of thugs in the market , couldn't help being upset and irritable, and shouted in a deep voice: "Okay, stop arguing! Crying and crying, what does it look like!"

Seeing that Prime Minister Zuo and Dali Temple Minister had stopped talking, Emperor Ming Qian glanced around from left to right to see everyone's expressions one by one, then he opened his mouth and said, "Dali Temple Minister, You just need to explain what happened in detail, don't use that secular language to tarnish the court!"

The Minister of Dali Temple replied: "Ten days ago, there was a woman who stopped the sedan chair and complained. At first, I saw her only to tell her that my sister was kidnapped a few days ago, and now her whereabouts are unknown. I am very anxious. Seeing that the woman is pitiful, I am very anxious. Out of compassion, he sent the pleading paper to the government office, but the official was full of authority, not only did not help the woman find her sister, but deliberately occupied the woman, and the woman went to Dali Temple in desperation, crying and expressing her true feelings. It turned out that the girl and her sister went shopping that day, but because there were too many people on the street, her sister and her collided and scattered. None of the neighbors had ever seen her before, so the woman asked her acquaintances to look for her. Two days later, she was told that her sister had been taken by the elite in Beijing and taken back to the mansion by force. The woman was eager to find her sister, and tried to find her. I went to the door to look for it, and was told later that the dignitary was none other than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Prince Li Xuan jumped up to argue with a livid expression, "Ben, what kind of woman does this Prince want, would he like a country girl?!"

The Minister of Dali Temple pretended to be surprised and asked: "How does His Royal Highness know that the girl lives in the countryside?"

Prince Li Xuan was stunned upon hearing this, not knowing how to react.

The left minister on the side hastily took over the conversation: "His Royal Highness is just saying it casually, and he has never seen it before, how can he know that woman is from the country!"

The Crown Prince Li Xuan hurriedly responded, "That's right! Yes, I, this Crown Prince, are just talking casually!"

In the hall, Prince Bao came out to respond and said: "His Royal Highness grew up in a deep palace, and the women in the palace are not charming, how could His Royal Highness take that country girl seriously, and how could he forcefully act in broad daylight?" ? Isn’t it going to be a tongue-in-cheek?”

Dali Temple Qing smiled lightly: "All the ministers are right, after all, I don't know how beautiful the woman's sister is, so that His Royal Highness fell in love with her at first sight, so she snatched her private house regardless. Enjoy it."

"Ouyang Mohe, you have to respect yourself when you speak!"

"What Zuoxiang taught me." Dali Siqing asked humbly for advice, "Originally, I didn't believe that the crown prince would behave like this. I think His Royal Highness is the future heir of the Dayan Dynasty, and I want to behave properly, and there is Zuoxiang. Checking on the side, it is bound to be innocent. But I can't stand the woman crying about her miserable sister every day, so that everyone in Dali Temple knows what the woman said. Take this matter to the palace, and ask the emperor to issue an order to ask Zuo Xiang to thoroughly investigate the matter, so as to give justice to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as the words fell, the old man who had never been convinced by the prince yelled in a deep voice: "The left minister is said to be upright, but after all, he is the prince's uncle. Everyone in the world knows that this uncle loves his nephew, so maybe the left minister is also a Those who dote on the prince, even if there is such a thing, they should cover it up."

"What Mr. Xu Ge said is a bit suspicious of judging a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart, right?" An official who flattered the left minister jumped out to retort, "The former emperor praised the left minister for his integrity, so let's say that today The Holy Majesty is even more respectful of him, he is the most upright in our Dayan Dynasty! If you can't even trust the left minister, then I would like to ask, who do you trust, Mr. Xu Ge!"

Seeing that the court was about to argue endlessly again, Emperor Minggan rubbed his swollen temples, and shouted: "Shut up! The prince is at fault, and we still need to find out the truth. Doubt, Prime Minister, you have worked so hard, I can only ask you to investigate and get to the bottom of it!"

The old man sitting on the right hand side of the emperor forced himself to stand up, received the order out of breath, and said: "Your Majesty entrusts me with great care, this old minister will definitely do his best to return the crown prince's innocence!"

After the crowd dispersed, Gao Qichang went out of the palace gate, avoided the crowd and walked to the gate of the house, looked around cautiously, saw no one was following, and then stepped inside.

The military adviser sitting cross-legged by the pool saw Gao Qichang, and asked with a light smile, "Is there any gain?"

Gao Qichang sat on the stone steps beside him with a sad face, and said: "The emperor was furious, and said that he wanted to investigate thoroughly, everyone debated, and finally invited the right minister to investigate."

"Isn't this a good harvest, so why are you still so sad?"

Gao Qichang said with a bitter face: "Why do you not know why I am worried? The right minister is now over 70 years old, and he has to be supported even when he walks, and he seems to be out of breath when he speaks. He went to investigate, didn't he want to ask him to help the prince cover up the past, right as if this had never happened?!"

The military adviser glanced at him: "My general, how did you come up with those ideas on the battlefield, and why did you become an elm head when it came to your wife's affairs!"

"I said a military adviser! I'm good at fighting, but I'm so anxious that I'm about to hang myself now, so stop playing charades with me, and just tell me everything you want to do."

The military commander thought for a while, sighed, stood up, and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you, so as not to worry you like ants on a hot pot. In fact, the emperor will ask the Prime Minister to investigate This matter is not surprising to me at all. Think about it, if this matter is asked to be done by Zuo Xiang, I am afraid that there will be a lot of discussions in the court. After all, it is clear that he wants to protect the crown prince. It can’t be too obvious, so the left minister can’t do it, so he can only choose another one with high morals.”

After a pause, he folded his body and picked up the tea and continued: "If I were the current Holy Master, this candidate would be the right minister who is old and frail, and is about to die. Just wait and see, in less than two days, the right minister In this regard, I wrote a memorial and asked to rest at home, and the matter of Dali Temple Minister suing the prince will be settled with the memorial of the right minister."

Gao Qichang was sweating profusely: "I told you, military advisor, since you've already figured it out, then hurry up and come up with an idea! My daughter-in-law won't be able to hold on for two days!"

(End of this chapter)