Chapter 126 The Prince Has Evil Intentions 24
Chapter 126 The Prince Has Evil Intentions 24
The faces of the ministers all changed, and they all had different thoughts as they carefully considered their next options.
When Ding Wei and his companions heard Qi Hongxuan's words, they felt a little relieved.
This shows that Qi Hongxuan was not unprepared, and Ding Wei and others were able to seize the opportunity and cooperate with him.
Qi Hongyu was not affected at all. He tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, his face full of disdain.
"nonsense!"
"Qi Hongxuan, I raised you with good intentions, but have I ever treated you unfairly?
Now that you are grown up, your heart is bigger, and you want everything."
"If you really want the throne, tell me, and I'll give it to you."
"I never thought that in order to bring me down, you would come up with such slanderous words and put me in an unjust position!"
Qi Hongyu pretended to sigh, his face full of regret, "Hongxuan, I really treat you as my younger brother."
"But the way you treat me is really chilling."
Qi Hongxuan was so angry that he laughed at Qi Hongyu's hypocritical look.
What he said not only directly denied his previous crimes, but also put the blame on himself.
He pretended to be a close brother who was betrayed and was heartbroken to gain sympathy.
Even if he killed Qi Hongxuan later, it would probably not affect his reputation.
The reason why he is so confident is that he relies on the fact that the incident happened so long ago and there is no evidence to prove it.
Over the years, I'm afraid that all those who knew about this matter have been killed by Qi Hongyu.
Even if others have doubts, they can't do anything to him without evidence.
Unfortunately, he had bad luck and ran into Emperor Hongxuan, a soul from another world.
"You still don't repent even when you are about to die."
Qi Hongxuan curled his lips, rummaged through his sleeves, spread out his hands, and placed something in each palm.
Not to mention the other thing, the bright yellow scroll-like thing on the left hand alone attracted everyone's attention as soon as it appeared.
Including Mo Yang who was daydreaming aside.
"Is this, an imperial decree?!"
As the head of the civil officials, Ding Wei was the first to approach Qi Hongxuan.
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
Qi Hongxuan raised his hand, motioning him to take it.
Ding Wei looked serious and wiped his palms before reaching out to take it. He turned around and walked to the middle of the ministers and spread it out carefully.
"Is this the late emperor's will?!"
"impossible!"
Qi Hongyu stood up suddenly, his face turning dark.
"Qi Hongxuan, you are spreading rumors here to confuse the public. I have already given you enough face!"
"Why are you panicking, Qi Hongyu? Didn't you do nothing?"
Qi Hongxuan glanced at him and pointed at the will surrounded by ministers.
"Now all the civil and military officials are here, including many old ministers. Even if I am talking nonsense, they can tell at a glance whether that thing is real or fake."
"Don't be impatient. It won't be too late to talk about it after the ministers have taken a look."
Qi Hongyu rolled his eyes and clenched his fists to calm himself.
Impossible, Qi Hongxuan could never have a will!
Qi Hongyu witnessed the edict of succession being burned.
It was impossible for the late emperor to write a will during the period from the incident to his death.
It is even more impossible that it is something like the one Qi Hongxuan took out, with a scroll clearly attached to it!
That being said, Qi Hongxuan's calm expression made Qi Hongyu still nervous.
Seeing this, Bai Rui, who was standing by, gave him a reassuring look.
Not to mention that the will could never exist, even if Qi Hongxuan really took it out for the first time, what would it matter?
With Bai Rui here and 20,000 soldiers scattered throughout the palace, what can these people do?
Qi Hongyu received Bai Rui's gaze, felt slightly comforted, and slowly sat back in his chair.
Qi Hongxuan didn't care what they thought.
He had Xiao Qi go back to the timeline eleven years ago and retrieve this will exactly as it was. It was impossible to say it was fake.
It just doesn't make sense to appear here.
But isn’t Qi Hongyu relying on the fact that there is no evidence against him?
Qi Hongxuan chose to produce such evidence that no one could refute.
No matter whether it is reasonable or not, as long as it works.
Add to that the petition left by Prime Minister Mo, and let’s see what else Qi Hongyu can say!
Qi Hongxuan was so focused on how to teach Qi Hongyu a lesson later that he didn't notice that Mo Yang was looking at him with a scrutinizing look.
"It's the late emperor's will, it's the will!"
Ding Wei and a group of veteran officials looked at the scroll again and again, confirming its authenticity with trembling hands.
"The late emperor passed the throne to the young prince, and Prime Minister Mo was the one who secretly summoned him. Qi Hongyu, the evidence is here, what else do you have to say?!"
Ding Wei had been influenced by Lu Yingjue and had long harbored resentment towards Qi Hongyu.
Now that I have the confidence, I can confront him directly.
Anyway, after this incident, Qi Hongyu would never let him go no matter what, so he might as well follow his heart and lend a helping hand to the young prince.
Qi Hongyu narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
"I don't know where this forged thing came from, but you dare to flaunt it in front of me?!"
"Here is also Prime Minister Mo's petition, which Mo Yang has kept for many years."
Qi Hongxuan showed the oil paper he took out of the dagger.
The words above were written by Prime Minister Mo himself. The handwriting is traceable, and there is also his own seal in the lower right corner.
There were not many words on the paper, but it clearly and concisely said that the Mo family had received a secret decree to protect the young prince from ascending the throne, and was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so they left this book.
Just a few words were enough to make the eyes of several older officials warm.
Prime Minister Mo is a loyal, courageous, benevolent and upright official. The fact that he left this letter shows that he has noticed the will but still abides by it and is unwilling to go against his will.
More than one hundred people from the Mohist School died just like that because of Qi Hongyu's selfishness!
"Qi Hongyu, you, you killed loyal people, your crime is unforgivable!"
With physical evidence as evidence, it is hard for people not to believe it.
However, some of these court officials were filled with indignation and immediately wanted to break up with Qi Hongyu.
Some remain silent. Even though they know what is right and wrong, they are unwilling to easily express their position. This is a way to protect themselves.
"How dare you! How can I, the King of You Dynasty, allow you to frame me so casually?!"
Bai Rui stepped forward, raised his hand and ordered the soldiers beside him to pull out the old minister who had just spoken and behead him.
Qi Hongxuan was standing at the front, and when someone came over, he would kick.
The kick was quite strong and the man was kicked away without making any sound.
Qi Hongyu was shocked for a moment, he never expected that his useless brother could have such powerful skills.
But when he thought that the palace was now full of his and Bai Rui's people, he felt calm.
No matter how powerful he is, can he fight 20,000 people alone?
"Qi Hongxuan, you want to rebel and seize the throne, but you also want to drag along those powerless civil officials behind you?"
"My people are everywhere here. Can you protect all of them?"
"I advise you to stop struggling and behave yourself. I can still consider giving you a good death."
"It's you who's going to die today," Qi Hongxuan chuckled and looked at him, "You don't seem to have—huh?"
Qi Hongxuan was about to say something harsh to Qi Hongyu when Mo Yang stepped forward and pulled him back.
"Ayang?" Qi Hongxuan was full of question marks. This didn't make him look domineering anymore.
"He wants to kill you, why are you so close to him?"
Mo Yang spoke lightly and stood in front of Hongxuan to block Qi Hongyu's sight.
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