The General Is As Urgent As Law

The queen looked at Cen Lijiang in surprise, then suppressed her emotions, and said in a deep voice: "Does the Ninth Prince and the original minister have the edict of the former emperor?"

Yuan Xiang showed a look of embarrassment and said: "This...the emperor's oral order to his ministers when he was dying, there is no edict."

The queen asked this question because she had a well-thought-out plan. Hearing this, a malicious smile appeared on her face.Cen Lijiang answered in a flustered manner: "Yuanxiang helped Lao Jiu wrong me like this, isn't it out of disobedience!"

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, this was unheard of, even if it was a child with a high position and authority, it would be unconvincing to say that the second prince would be deposed without a proper reason.

Empress Shi Shiran took a step, skipped Cen Lijiang's side lightly, reached out her hand to stop him from what he was about to say, and just asked indifferently: "Even if I believe that the truth will not lie, but such a big event, if there is no legitimate reason, It is really hard to believe that the late emperor would make such a decision."

"Yes, what the empress said is true."

Several ministers echoed the Queen's words. They didn't know if they were in the same party as the Queen, but they really felt that this statement was reasonable.

When Yuan Zhi was asked this way, he was at a loss, and couldn't make up a reason, so he could only hesitate and say: "I... don't know the reason."

"That's it. Maybe it was because the late emperor was in a state of insanity that he said some words and misunderstood the truth. I don't know." The queen said.

As soon as the queen's words fell, she began to talk about this matter in detail.Cen Lixuan looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Xue Ziqin.There was a hint in that look - it was time for Xue Ziqin to speak, and the testimony of him and Qin Mu was also the most favorable evidence.

Xue Ziqin nodded knowingly, stood up from the queue, and said confidently: "If the second prince kills his brother, is it justified?"

These words were like a firework exploding in the crowd, and all the officials were in an uproar.

"What did you say?" The Queen's gaze was directed at Xue Ziqin, "General Xue, don't protect your eyes and talk nonsense!"

"Is the minister talking nonsense, the second prince must be very clear in his heart." He said, and walked a few steps forward, completely disregarding the identity of the queen, looking directly at Cen Lijiang, "The second prince ordered people to follow The eldest prince came to our northern army to murder his brother, to blame his father, this matter... General Qin also knows about it." He said, turned and glanced at Qin Mu.

Qin Mu was at the border, but in fact they hadn't met much.But Xue Ziqin was sure that Qin Mu would only tell the truth in the current scene.If you want to say which side Qin Mu is on, everyone knows that General Qin has been loyal for generations, and he will only be loyal to the emperor alone, so what he says is extremely weighty.

Right now the throne is pending, and the emperor has no edict, if he wants to say who he will help, only Cen Liyu, who is already related to him by marriage, remains.

In addition, this matter is true, and Qin Mu has no reason to help the queen speak blankly.

"That's true." Qin Mu didn't look at Xue Ziqin, and told the truth on his own, "It was because of the interrogation of the second prince's confidants that day that the first emperor became seriously ill because of his anger."

"I have heard for a long time that General Qin is upright, but today he helped Lao Jiu to frame me!" Cen Lijiang stretched out his hand angrily, pointing at Qin Mu and yelling loudly, "The daughter of General Qin just met Lao Jiu yesterday. After getting married, I naturally want to help Lao Jiu seize the throne! You are making trouble!"

"Brother Huang, is this embarrassing?" Cen Lixuan asked with a slight smile.

His equanimity was in stark contrast to Cen Lijiang's eagerness.Seeing that the second prince's situation is extremely unfavorable, Wei Yuanting stood up and said: "If there is no conclusive evidence for this matter, empty words have no basis, it is really hard to believe."

The current situation is chaotic, Cen Lijin has not spoken until now, he stood up with a stern expression and said: "But if it is true, it is really unforgivable for the second brother to murder his brother."

At this moment, Wei Yuanting and Cen Lijin looked at each other, and when it was hard to tell which was better, Wei Lin suddenly stood up and said in a frivolous tone: "If you want evidence, are you still in the sky prison?"

After he finished speaking, Cen Lijiang's expression became distorted and terrifying, his lips were trembling slightly.Wei Lin seemed to be unaware, and continued: "Do you need a humble minister to invite witnesses? Oh, yes, there are confessions, and they should be in the Anshang Palace."

"Wei Lin! What are you talking about?!" Wei Yuanting scolded angrily.

But Wei Lin didn't take it seriously, and didn't even look back at Wei Yuanting's expression.He didn't intend to be part of the Wei family from the very beginning, so there's nothing he can't do if he turns his back on him now.He lightly said: "Forgive me, father, I just like to tell the truth."

Before Wei Lin could finish his sentence, Cen Lijiang obviously couldn't stand the stimulation, so he directly drew a long knife from the guard standing beside him, pointed at Wei Lin and wanted to chop it.The incident happened suddenly, and the guards who had their knives taken away didn't know what was going on, and looked blankly at the second prince coming straight towards Wei Lin.

"I'll kill you, you blabbering bastard!" As he spoke, the knife was already in front of Wei Lin.

None of the people in the hall expected that Cen Lijiang would kill in front of the emperor's spiritual throne because of this.Wei Lin's reaction was also extremely fast. He didn't even draw the knife, but just held the scabbard, and took Cen Lijiang's attack.

The matter has come to this point, if these insiders cannot be killed, Cen Lijiang knows that he will be doomed.As a result, he lost his sanity even more, one knife was followed, and another knife followed.

Compared with a sergeant like Wei Lin who was raised as a general when he was a child, and then wandered after growing up, and finally fought on the border, Cen Lijiang's kung fu is really not enough.Wei Lin didn't mess up at all, and took all of Cen Lijiang's attacks from left to right, even with a rogue smile on his face.

While resisting, he jokingly said: "The second prince is good at plotting and tricking, but his skills are a bit weak."

The two went back and forth a few moves, and the people next to them were dumbfounded and at a loss.Cen Lijin was the first to react. He drew his sword and pointed at the sky, shouting loudly: "Cen Lijiang murdered his brother and committed a rebellion! He tried to take away the throne! Let everyone be punished!"

This statement was like igniting the fuse, and instantly ignited the contradiction.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xue Ziqin seemed to have already negotiated with Cen Lijin, a loud whistle sounded from his mouth, and the same whistle sounded immediately from all over the palace, one after another, echoing each other.

Wei Yuanting narrowed his eyes vigilantly, and immediately understood that Xue Ziqin had already arranged his own troops everywhere in the palace.He shouted loudly: "Forbidden army! Forbidden army! Protect the prince!!!"

When hundreds of guards heard the shout, they drew their swords and rushed to the hall.How could it be possible for Cen Lijiang to know that something was wrong with him and still be here alone.In the side hall of the main hall, many personal guards have been arranged with the Queen's assistance.Now that the scene was chaotic, the men and horses he hid in the side hall rushed out immediately, and immediately fought with the imperial guards.

"Stop hitting! Stop hitting! What do you look like!" the queen shouted loudly on the high platform.

It's a pity that people from all walks of life were so red-eyed that they couldn't hear her words at all.The civil servants were all frightened, rushing out of the hall like shit.

Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, Cen Lijin fled to Xue Ziqin while dodging the sword, and said softly, "General Xue was prepared early in the morning?"

"That's natural." Xue Ziqin said calmly without even drawing his sword.It took only a moment for him to finish this sentence, and the civil servants outside shrank back into the door. Their faces were ashen, and they were shaking like a sieve. Several of them couldn't stand the horror of the situation, fell to the ground, and were still crawling backwards. .

Immediately afterwards, following the ministers into the hall were the gleaming sword points and the soldiers in Xue family uniforms.

Cen Lijin smiled triumphantly, and followed Xue Ziqin closely, seeking his protection.He said softly: "Cen Lijiang is gone, the throne is already in his pocket."

"Just as the third prince said." Xue Ziqin said, his voice suddenly raised, and he said angrily: "Take down this brother-killing dog for me!"

"Yes!"

After several tricks with Cen Lijiang, Wei Lin was really annoyed.Cen Lijiang slashed at him, but missed. He still wanted to continue, but the Xue family army pouring into the hall pointed their spears at him, and he couldn't stand it and retreated steadily.Because of this, Wei Lin was free, and he shouted loudly to the imperial guards: "You, temporarily obey the command of General Wei!" After he finished speaking, he took advantage of the chaos of the scene and went out directly from the side hall.

As long as it is a fight, there is no way that people will not die, but within a short time, the hall is already covered with blood.Cen Lixuan hid behind a certain pillar, watching the fight between people in front of him, his heart became more and more happy.

Soon the battle ended with Cen Lijiang being arrested.

Two Xue family soldiers detained him, the long knife in Cen Lijiang's hand fell to the ground, and he was forced to kneel on the hall.

The queen was so startled by this scene that she couldn't help crying, and she fell down on the steps, her image completely lost.

Seeing that Xue Ziqin's men captured Cen Lijiang, Wei Yuanting finally lost his composure and asked loudly, "Is General Xue just rebelling openly!"

"General Wei is the one who wants to cover up the prince who killed his brother and was deposed by the previous emperor?" Xue Ziqin retorted without hesitation.After he finished speaking, he took out the original confession from his arms, walked a few steps forward, handed it to Yuan Zhi and said, "Why don't you ask the ministers to look over it, all the contents of this confession have been verified."

Yuan Zhi frowned tightly, and after reading it quickly, he handed it to other courtiers for circulation.

Xue Ziqin then looked down at Cen Lijiang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Does the second prince have any arguments?"

"You! You framed me!" he shouted.

The confession was eventually handed over to the queen.She wiped away her tears and read every word carefully.The more she looked at her, the worse her complexion became, until after reading the last sentence, she threw the confession in Cen Lijiang's face: "Nizi! Nizi!"

"Mother! Mother, you believe me! I was wronged!" Cen Lijiang still wanted to resist one or two.

The seventh prince, Cen Lizhong, who had been shivering in the corner early in the morning, came out at this time, helped the crumbling queen, and said tremblingly: "Brother, the situation is over..."

As if grabbing a life-saving straw, the queen grabbed Cen Lizhong's shoulders with her backhand, and kept shaking and asked, "Your son! Do you know it?! Do you know it? Tell the queen, is it true that he committed suicide?" I miss you, Shanger!"

Cen Lizhong nodded feebly, the matter has come to this point, there is no need for him to hide it for Cen Lijiang.

From childhood to adulthood, as the seventh child, he had no hope for the throne.The eldest brother treats him indifferently, he can only cling to the second child, and can eat and drink hot food with the second child.

But killing his brother really made Cen Lizhong incomprehensible, and he was always in fear of being killed.If Cen Lijiang could murder his brother for the sake of the throne, then after he succeeds to the throne, in order to stabilize the throne, even if he kills all his siblings, it is not impossible.

Only at this time did Yuan Zhi open his mouth and said: "According to the emperor's dictation, the second prince, Cen Lijiang, murdered his siblings and blamed the ministers. He should be punished for his crimes. Considering that he is of the royal blood, he will be demoted to a commoner, and he will never be able to return to the capital."

Cen Lijiang looked at the distraught face of the queen, then looked at the faces of the ministers around him, there was a lot of sarcasm in it, and finally lowered his head and tremblingly said: "My son, thank you for not killing me..."

Xue Ziqin then ordered: "Take it down."