Drunk Bamboo

"Your Majesty, Princess Feng is being unreasonable and rude! She's trying to evade responsibility!" Han Jian added without leaving any time for any excuses.

Just when I was still worried, Xie Yuzhu was very courageous and had clear thinking. He was not afraid of His Majesty and the court officials, and he dared to speak and act. With just one sentence, King Feng let go. The emperor actually ordered King Feng to get away with just twenty strokes of the cane after he had worked so hard to set up the situation.

Now, Xie Yuzhu has offended the emperor in person. Isn't this courting death?

Xie Yuzhu smiled contemptuously:

"Lord Han, do you think you are familiar with the palace rules? Don't you know that the palace rules are: you cannot wear armor to meet the emperor, you cannot carry sharp weapons into the palace, and the two cannot be confused."

He was stunned at first, then began to doubt and stared at Xie Yuzhu in astonishment.

"Armor is different from soft armor. Soft armor is not a sharp weapon and cannot hurt people. It can only defend oneself. The soft armor that the prince wore is not armor. Even if he was in the audience, it cannot be said that the prince was disrespectful to His Majesty. Moreover, the prince did not see His Majesty that day, so how could he be disrespectful? The Queen Mother issued the imperial decree at 7:00 pm, and when the prince left the palace, it was almost 9:00 pm. The imperial decree was issued first, and the prince left the palace later. How could he be guilty? There are records of these times in the palace. Lord Han can check whether it is true."

On the way from the Prince's Mansion to the Imperial Palace, Xie Yuzhu kept thinking about the mistakes Hua Qinfeng might have made that day because he was in a hurry. And Han Jian met the gate guards in private, wasn't it just to get information from them, or to use them to do something.

When she learned that Hua Qinfeng had entered the palace wearing special soft armor, she carefully studied the palace rules the next day just in case. She didn't expect that Han Jian would actually use this as an excuse to attack Hua Qinfeng.

There was indeed a time difference between the Empress's decree and Hua Qinfeng's leaving the palace, Xie Yuzhu was explaining the facts.

Although she knew that this was indeed a sophistry.

"You..." Han Jian was stunned by what she said and was speechless.

Han Jian is shameless, so Xie Yuzhu can only have a chance of winning if she is more shameless than him.

As long as the logic is clear, Han Jian can be convinced and the emperor will believe it.

After listening to Xie Yuzhu's speech, many people in the hall agreed with it in their hearts and felt that what she said made sense.

When the shrewd emperor looked at Xie Yuzhu, his eyes became obviously serious.

Of course, there are also extremely smart people like Zhang Xinghe, who heard the connotation of Xie Yuzhu's words and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Hua Qinfeng just stood aside obediently, staring at Xie Yuzhu with his dark eyes.

He thought he would not care about his father's injustice, nor would he care about the court officials' opinions of him, and would not care whether he was praised or criticized. He never needed anyone's understanding or consent for what he wanted to do. As long as he wanted to do it, he would do it regardless of the consequences.

Xie Yuzhu appeared. She was so petite and weak that she could be blown down by a gust of wind, but she could stand proudly in the hall, unafraid of the emperor's wrath. Every word she said was like a long arrow shot at high speed, sharp and pointed directly at the target.

His heart was trembling and his blood was swelling.

It turned out that someone stood up for him, resisted the power of heaven for him, and argued with officials for him. He was so happy and excited.

It turns out he cares.

It turns out that being protected by someone feels so happy.

"There are tens of millions of rules in the palace. It's normal that Lord Han can't remember one or two of them. I think Lord Han is very free on weekdays, so he can ask Lord Gao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites for more advice." Xie Yuzhu implied that Han Jian was meddling in other people's business and stirring up trouble.

Han Jian was unable to utter a word. He looked at the officials around him, but no one came forward to stand with him. He felt ashamed, angry and resentful.

Han Jian: They are all opportunists. They say so many bad things about King Feng on a daily basis, but they dare not say a word in the palace.

The situation in the hall turned to Xie Yuzhu's side in an instant.

The emperor turned his gaze to the Minister of Rites.

Before the emperor could speak, Gao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites replied, "Your Majesty, what Princess Feng said is correct. This is indeed the palace rule."

The emperor had a blank expression on his face and made no decision.

unwise!

Han Jian didn't have time to feel regretful, and his eyes quickly swept over Imperial Physician Qi.

"Imperial Physician Qi is a witness. It was Prince Feng who forcibly took him out of the palace!"

"I…I said it was…the King of Wind who grabbed my collar and dragged me out of the palace. Because…because I was slow and the King of Wind was worried about the condition of the Grand Tutor, so he pulled me along."

Imperial Physician Qi finished his words haltingly.

He had no intention of framing the King of Wind, and he felt even more ashamed since the King of Wind's wife entered the palace. The King of Wind, a delicate woman, dared to face the truth, so how could he, a grown man, stay out of it?

Fortunately, I was careful when I said it just now and didn't say it too firmly, so I can still make up for it now.

"Imperial Physician Qi, do you remember that you said that when Prince Feng took you away, the Empress's decree had not arrived!" Han Jian was furious. He did not expect that Imperial Physician Qi would change his words in front of him.

"But...but the princess just said that the imperial decree has been issued." Imperial Physician Qi said weakly.

"Imperial Physician Qi, going back on your word in front of His Majesty is a crime of deceiving the Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I only know how to cure illnesses and save lives. I dare not deceive you, I dare not deceive you!" Imperial Physician Qi was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.

The situation at this moment seems to be completely opposite to what it was at the beginning.

How interesting.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and still did not give any order. Instead, he looked at Xie Yuzhu, wanting to know what she was going to say next.

Xie Yuzhu glanced at Hua Qinfeng, then looked towards the platform with a determined gaze.

"The prince clearly saved a life, but he was not only slandered, but also punished with a caning. And the person who talked nonsense was safe and sound. What's the reason? He is your majesty's blood, the third prince of Rao Kingdom, the god of war in the west, he is extremely noble, he is a child of destiny, why do even a guard dare to casually associate with him? Why can Lord Han convict him with just a few words? Why didn't any of the officials come out to speak for him? Why did even your majesty let the matter go so hastily?"

"Because all of you know that he, Hua Qinfeng, is a kind, loyal, filial, sincere and kind person! He dares to act and has a clear conscience! He has no scheming or cunning. He cannot fight you or talk you down. He is unwilling and disdains to argue with you, and he is even more unwilling to disobey his father, so he can only accept the punishment."

He sneered, "The smartest people in the entire Rao Kingdom are all in this Golden Hall. You all know exactly what the facts are, who is telling the truth, and who is lying. But the scale in your hearts has long lost its standards."

Her voice echoed in the golden palace, and everyone was shocked.

Hua Qinfeng's eyes were burning and his heart was about to break.

After he finished speaking, the emperor's expression immediately turned cold.

Eunuch Dong said sternly, "How dare you! Your Majesty has spoken, does Princess Feng want to contradict His Majesty?"

Xie Yuzhu knelt down and bowed her hands: "Your Majesty is kind and benevolent. The people can beat the drum to complain when they have grievances. My husband has also been wronged, so I will also beat the drum to report it. I am suing the Minister of Works Han Jian for falsely accusing the King of Feng without any evidence. Please, Your Majesty, investigate this matter thoroughly!"