The three young men were uncuffed by the Right Guard and looked around.
"Xiao Rui, it's you?" Li Ying was shocked.!”
"Little brother, we were wronged!”
Li Yao said hoarsely.
Li Rui frowned." Be quiet. Now, I'll ask you a question and you'll answer it!"”
"Sure!"
Li Ying calmed down.
"Why did the three of you enter the palace?" Li Rui asked.”
"The three of us have received news that thieves have appeared in the Imperial Palace to cause trouble and enter the palace to protect Your Majesty.”Li Ying replied.
"You've been in charge of the Eastern Palace for many years, so you should know that you can't enter the palace without a summons!" Li Rui asked again.”
"Thieves who cause trouble, adhere to the rules, and disregard father's safety are considered unfilial. I know you're in danger, but I don't save you. It's disloyalty.”
Li Ying's answer was the reason.
Behind the screen in the hall, Li Longji listened quietly and understood something.
Li Ying and the other two wore armor and entered the palace. They had only brought a hundred people with them.
There were the Right Xiao Guards outside the palace and the Dragon Martial Army in the inner city. Two hundred thousand imperial guards guarded the imperial city of Chang 'an.
Li Ying wanted to rebel and only brought a hundred people?
Li Rui, who was sitting at the head of the table, pondered for a moment and said,""There's something fishy about this case. If the Crown Prince is planning to rebel, he should have contacted the generals in the army and have the support of the soldiers. However, General Wang, who is on good terms with the Crown Prince, is fighting in the Western Regions.”
"Even if they want to rebel, they still have to wait for General Wang to return!”
"Secondly, the Crown Prince and the other two only brought 100 people with him. There was no premeditated plan and no internal alliance. Only a fool would want to rebel with just 100 people. Otherwise, do you think the inner city's Divine Martial Army and the outer city's Right Dawn Guard are fools?”
"This is a conspiracy. Someone tricked the Crown Prince into entering the palace with false news!”
Li Rui calmly told him the whole story.
As for why Li Ying, the Third Concubine, met the furious Li Longji the moment he entered the palace, he would have to ask Consort Wu Hui!
Wei Zilu flipped through the confessions and frowned.""In the Crown Prince's case, all the participants had the same confession. They all obeyed the Crown Prince's orders and entered the palace to protect the Emperor.”
"I've asked someone to investigate these soldiers. They are all guards of the Crown Prince's Residence. There are more than ten of them who have only joined the army for three months.”
Sima Yi sorted out a document, which was a very fatal piece of evidence.
The traitors of the past had all trained their men of sacrifice in secret. Who would use a newcomer who had just joined the army for three months and had not even experienced war?
This abnormality proved Li Ying's innocence.
Li Rui suddenly stood up and said indifferently,"Crown Prince Li Ying was framed. He is not guilty!"”
"Prince Liang, this is against the rules. This matter needs to be judged by a saint.”
Wei Zilu was shocked and tried to dissuade him.
"Prince Liang, are you going to overstep your authority?" Yao Song, the Minister of Justice, said with a dark face.”
Pa!
Li Rui turned around, raised his left hand, and slapped away Yao Song's black gauze hat.
This slap stunned everyone.
"You dare to hit me, Prince Liang?" Yao Song was furious.”
"You are the one being beaten. Your Ministry of Justice failed to investigate and the Crown Prince and the other two were wronged. You did not investigate or find evidence. You almost killed the heir to the throne of the Great Tang with just a word from the Sage.”
Li Rui was unusually calm.
Behind the screen, Li Longji's expression was a little colorful. He felt that this slap was meant for him!
Li Rui said indifferently," Father is old. I said, the Crown Prince is innocent. Release him!"”
Wei Zilu fell silent and did not dare to make a sound.
Otherwise, who knew if the slap from the Prince of Liang would land on his face in the next second?
"Prince Liang, you're overstepping your authority!" Yao Song said angrily.”
Pa!
Li Rui flipped his hand and slapped Yao Song, causing his hair to become messy.
A young man slapped the Minister of Justice in public, shocking everyone.
"I said, the Crown Prince is innocent. Let him go!" Li Rui said calmly.”
The soldiers below immediately went forward to remove the handcuffs. Who dared to hesitate for even a moment?
Li Longji, who was behind the screen, asked,""Gao Lishi, do you think I'm old too?”
"The Sage is fifty-two years old this year and is in his prime.”
Gao Lishi naturally wouldn't tell the truth.
Li Longji silently stood up and said,"Let's go back to the palace."”
However, Li Rui turned to the screen and said,""Imperial Father, wait!"
Swoosh!
Everyone looked over in disbelief. A Saint had left the palace?
And it was behind the screen!
Li Longji, dressed in a white robe, walked out from behind the screen.
Wei Zilu, Yao Song, and Li Ying all knelt down and shouted,""Sage!"
"Saint, the Emperor of Liang hit me!"
Yao Song covered his face and accused Li Rui.
Li Longji was expressionless." I know. Rui 'er, who told you that I was behind you?"”
"The soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army are all dressed in civilian clothes. We just parted not long ago, so I remember their faces.”
Li Rui pointed at the guards around him. They seemed undisciplined, but they were all Dragon Martial Army soldiers in casual clothes.
Li Longji sucked in a breath of cold air and felt a slight toothache.
Why didn't I notice this intelligence before?
Otherwise, he could be nurtured as the heir to the throne.
Li Longji was expressionless. No one knew what this saint was thinking.
Now that Li Rui had exposed everything, Li Longji had nowhere to hide. The matter of beating up the Minister of Justice in public was neither a big nor a small matter.
If an important official of the imperial court was beaten up, a commoner would be executed on the spot.
However, Li Rui was the one who beat him up. Li Longji looked at his youngest son more favorably than Li Ying and the other two.
Yao Song complained again,"Sage, the Prince of Liang hit me!"”
"I know!"
Li Longji was expressionless.
If it were anyone else, they would have seen that the Sage was biased towards Li Rui. Yet, Yao Song still brought it up. How insensible.
"Rui 'er, did you just say that I'm old?" Li Longji suddenly asked.”
"Cough!"
Gao Lishi couldn't help but remind him.
"Imperial Father is in his prime, not old!" Li Ying stepped forward to speak.
Li Longji frowned." I'm not asking you. Get down!"”
Li Ying was rebuffed, and Li Yao and Li Ying stood at the side in embarrassment.
Li Rui said bluntly,"I'm old. It's time to abdicate!"”
"Ahem…"
Gao Lishi started coughing violently. Yao Song and the others were so scared that their faces turned green.
This Prince of Liang was too f * cking arrogant!
Tell Li Longji to his face that he should abdicate!
This kid was really stubborn!
Li Longji laughed in anger." You are honest. When I was young, I brought order out of chaos and took over the throne. I promoted virtuous officials and selected talents. Today, I have created the most prosperous Kaiyuan era in the Tang Empire.”
"If you want me to abdicate, what right do you have to rule the Great Tang and intimidate the ministers!”
Li Longji asked seriously.
"Fake prosperity!" Li Rui replied indifferently.”
Gao Lishi's scalp went numb, and Wei Zilu was shocked.
The King of Liang was really a simple-minded person.
How dare he say such a thing?
"I've made great contributions in my life, and you're going to deny it with just these four words?" Li Longji was furious.”
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