Chapter 176: The Romantic Song
of the Celebrity·Twenty-two Wang An was ecstatic about the assassin who came to his door.
Sikong Zhaixing's disguise was superb, and Wang An had no idea who this person who suddenly appeared from the palace was. His identity, origin, and background were all as blank as a sheet of paper.
He only knew that his name was Lu Chou Chong, and he was probably an illegal gangster from a street in the capital.
No one would know whether such a person was alive or dead.
As for why he came to the palace, Wang An had no interest at all.
The harder it was to find out his identity, the happier Wang An was.
Those who illegally sneaked into the palace were either assassins or thieves. The former were suitable for use, while the latter were mostly afraid of officials, and a little trick could make them obedient.
As expected, Wang An didn't have to spend any effort. As soon as the torture instruments were put out, the thief honestly said what he wanted to hear:
"No, no, no, I am most afraid of officials. You are all high-ranking officials. I can't afford to offend you!" His eyes rolled around and he smiled, "It was Lord Xiao who asked me to assassinate Your Majesty."
Wang An couldn't be more satisfied.
Even God was helping him.
The next day, Lu Chouchong's confession was presented to the court.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a deliberate frame-up, but the civil and military officials were still furious, verbally and in writing, denouncing the emperor for a strict investigation and attacking Xiao Hao.
The young emperor certainly believed that Xiao Hao was innocent. As he grew up, he saw these things more clearly in the court. These people who did nothing but made small moves behind the scenes all day long wanted to sow discord between him and his master. They really regarded him as a young boy who knew nothing.
He would not take such slander to heart, but under the excitement of the public, he could not help being accused of unfairness. He ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Justice to preside over the trial, and he wanted to listen in person.
Lord Li of the Ministry of Justice was one of the very few people in the court who had never scolded Xiao Hao. He was the head of the Ministry of Revenue before. Xiao Hao had asked him to help Shi Zhixuan get a lower status. Later, he was transferred to the Ministry of Justice and was promoted all the way.
This man is upright and doesn't like flattery. When Xiao Hao was scolded like this, he did not follow the officials who were attached to the Southern Prince's Palace to add insult to injury. Although many officials in the court disliked his bad temper, they still respected him.
During the trial, Sikong Zhaixing was brought up, and Wang An had a faint smug look on his face. He lowered his head and stood behind the little emperor, and no one could see his expression clearly.
As a person implicated in this incident, Xiao Hao was forcibly pulled over by the little emperor and also appeared in the audience.
From the moment Xiao Hao heard the name Lu Bouchong, he knew that the captured "assassin" must be Sikong Zhaixing. He did not doubt Sikong Zhaixing's professional level as the king of thieves, but the palace was not like the underworld after all, and the East Factory was not a place where one could easily deceive others. When Xiao Hao learned that he had "confessed", his first reaction was to worry whether this naughty monkey had been tortured.
But when the others appeared, Sikong Zhaixing was still alive and well, and looked energetic, not at all as pitiful as Xiao Hao had expected. Xiao Hao's heart immediately fell back into his stomach.
The system's notes professionally exposed Sikong Zhaixing's identity. Xiao Hao remained calm and glanced at Wang An vaguely.
Wang An gave him a look of "watching the show".
Xiao Hao frowned and planned to act accordingly.
The young emperor was already over eighteen years old, and had grown a lot taller. He was tall and handsome when he stood there. His body, between that of a boy and a man, exuded the vitality of youth and the vigor unique to young people, as well as the awe-inspiring pressure of the emperor that no one could ignore.
Even a monkey like Sikong Zhaixing was restrained when he saw the young emperor. Lord
Li cleared his throat and asked loudly, "Who ordered you to assassinate him!"
Sikong Zhaixing shrank his neck, looked pitifully at the figure behind the young emperor, and muttered, "That old eunuch!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Wang An, and Wang An broke out in a cold sweat.
This situation made everyone a little confused.
Wang An was too low-key at ordinary times, and he knew the principle of keeping one's tail between one's legs. No matter how the officials listened to him and scolded Xiao Hao, he never said a word against Xiao Hao in front of the little emperor. Sikong Zhaixing suddenly blamed him, and Wang An couldn't lose his temper in front of the little emperor, and his face turned blue with anger.
He pointed at Sikong Zhaixing and said angrily, "How dare you! How dare you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty!"
Lord Li raised his eyebrows, pressed his palm in the air, and asked Sikong Zhaixing again, "The confession you submitted yesterday is inconsistent with today. If you lie in front of His Majesty, you will be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor and beheading.
" Sikong Zhaixing rolled on the ground with a sad face, squatted close to the little emperor, and said to Wang An behind him, "Manager Wang, what did you teach me yesterday? I was so nervous that I forgot everything! What should I do! Will I be beheaded if I can't say it?"
Wang An: "..."
Xiao Hao was trying very hard to hold back his laughter. He almost had to use all his strength to hold his cold face and not laugh out loud.
Wang An's face trembled a few times, but he was an old man after all. He immediately knelt down in front of the little emperor and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty! I am loyal to you and the heavens can see it! This man openly framed me, and I can only die to prove my innocence!"
As he said this, he aimed at the pillar behind the little emperor and pretended to hit it.
The little emperor stretched out his hand to stop him. Wang An had been taking care of him diligently since he was born. Although the assassin's testimony surprised him, he would not really let Wang An die in front of him.
The little emperor smiled faintly and said, "Manager Wang, there is no need to be so excited. You should learn more from the master and be calm. You see, the master is not seeking death. This thief has a bad temper. It is better to beat him up and see if he can make up stories again."
Xiao Hao held back his laughter and nodded seriously.
Sikong Zhaixing saw the yamen runners grunting and carrying long sticks around him, his eyes widened and he shouted anxiously: "Manager Wang! You said that I would not beat me if I obeyed you! You can't go back on your word!"
Wang An said angrily: "What did I say to you!"
Sikong Zhaixing shouted with a bitter face: "You asked me to say that it was Lord Xiao who sent me to assassinate His Majesty, and you said that if I did it, I would not be beaten, and you also gave me 1,800 earthworms, and let the stink bugs eat them all while doing somersaults!"
Xiao Hao was about to laugh until he was hurt, this Sikong Zhaixing was really a funny guy.
Wang An probably had never encountered such an embarrassing scene in his life, his face was blue, red and white, it was so exciting, "Do you think everyone likes to eat earthworms like you! I don't know what you are talking about!"
Sikong Zhaixing said seriously: "This earthworm is for the big stink bug to eat, not for me."
Xiao Hao knew who the big stink bug he was talking about. Lu Xiaofeng scolded Sikong Zhaixing for being a mischievous monkey every day, and Sikong Zhaixing scolded Lu Xiaofeng for eating stink bugs.
Xiao Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Your Majesty, Lord Li, I think this man is crazy. He
is probably not very smart. He was caught by mistake in the palace." Lord Li was stubborn in this regard. He frowned and said, "No, this man has clear eyes and is not stupid. He speaks logically. He should be seriously interrogated!"
Wang An didn't dare to let him continue the interrogation. He knelt beside the little emperor and cried, "Your Majesty! I have never been so wronged. Please let me die!"
The little emperor finally couldn't bear it and helped him up. The gentleman was right. This man named Lu Chouchong was crazy. It was estimated that the previous accusation against the gentleman was also nonsense. He smiled at Wang An and said, "Don't worry, Wang Zongguan
, I know what's going on." Wang An's crying face froze, and he couldn't smile or not.
Your Majesty knows what's going on, did he believe it or not?
Wang An's heart was in turmoil, and he was extremely uneasy.
The little emperor then made the final judgment: "This person is full of crazy words, and he framed Lord Xiao and Zongguan Wang in public. He deserves the death penalty..." The little emperor glanced at Sikong Zhaixing, who immediately turned over on his back and lay on the ground, cooperating like a monkey.
The young emperor continued, "Considering his mental disability, we will not pursue the matter and let him go back."
Sikong Zhaixing turned over and said to the young emperor, "No, no, you can't just go back like this!"
The young emperor did not care about his etiquette and asked, "Why?"
Sikong Zhaixing said, "If I go back like this, I will be fed with 1,800 earthworms by stink bugs, and I will have to dig them myself! I won't! Unless Lord Xiao lets me take away the treasured Xishi dialect." The
young emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "It turns out that you are not only a lunatic, but also a thief."
Sikong Zhaixing was stunned and suddenly a little frightened.
No one recognized the face on his head, so there was nothing to worry about. But it is not a good thing for a thief to meet an official, or the biggest official in the world.
Xiao Hao was in a very good mood watching the show. He took out a jar of wine from his backpack and shook it in front of Sikong Zhaixing, saying, "Never mind. Come to my house later to get it."
Sikong Zhaixing whispered, "It's not okay to give it away for free!"
Xiao Hao said "Oh" and changed his words, "Then I'll hide it. Whether you can find it depends on your ability."
Sikong Zhaixing was taken away in high spirits. After
the farce ended, the little emperor not only did not feel jealous of Xiao Hao, but also felt that Xiao Hao had endured humiliation in the court and trusted him more. Wang An almost couldn't get off the stage and got himself into trouble. He was so angry that he wanted to eat this stinky idiot alive.
He secretly sent people to block Lu Chou Chong from leaving the palace and planned to kill him, but found that this person seemed to have evaporated from the world and never appeared again.
Wang An firmly believed that this must be Xiao Hao deliberately making trouble for him.
What Lu Chou Chong, it was simply a trap set by Xiao Hao! Xiao Hao started to act!
First, he arranged for Shi Zhixuan to escort the emperor back to the palace, and almost got the young master involved; then he set a trap for him and almost caused him to lose his life.
Wang An found Ye Gucheng overnight, thinking that they could no longer sit and wait for death.
He had a brilliant idea. If it succeeded, he could directly take the throne; even if it failed, Xiao Hao would never be trusted by the emperor again.
By that time, without Xiao Hao and Master Shi by the emperor's side, it would only be a matter of time before they got that position.
The reason why he had this confidence was because he knew that in the heart of the little emperor, his status was still very high.
No one would distrust the old man who had taken good care of him since he was a child.
So the next day, a piece of crazy news set off the world.
On the night of the full moon, on the top of the Purple Gold Mountain, a sword came from the west, like a fairy from the sky.
Ye Gucheng invited Ximen Chuxue to duel swords at the Purple Gold Mountain in Moling.
Ximen Chuxue responded quickly, but he asked that the time be postponed for one month and the location be changed to under the feet of the emperor.
Wang An wished that they were as close to the capital as possible, and felt that this time God was helping him again.
The author has something to say: Sikong Zhaixing spoke with the stolen Xishi accent, and the thief was happy.
He held the altar and suddenly found a note at the bottom.
Sikong Zhaixing uncovered it and found it was written by Lord Xiao:
"I want to see Lu chickens eating earthworms."
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Yu Luocha: I told you to make up gossips about me, screw the majesty of the emperor, screw the Southern Prince's Palace, Ah Xue, hit them in the face!
Ximen Chuxue [cold]: ...Who are you?
The old servant who proposed to change the place for the wife of the manor wiped his sweat and shivered: Well, the weather is good.
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PS. Here, Ah Xue is the biological son of Yu Dad. √