Chapter 231 The Real Battlefield, Shao Shang Complains to the Emperor
Wen Ziduan kicked several times, and several court officials who had been taking advantage of the situation to distract the attention fell to the ground and cried out that they were wronged. Emperor Wen pretended to be drunk, and let the cups and plates be in disarray and the food fly everywhere. Even when rice was thrown on his face, he did not move and was completely unaware.
On the other side, the female guests were obviously much more harmonious and calm. The main reason was that no one could beat He Zhaojun. She danced in the room with a long sword in her hand, in the name of celebration, but in fact it was a threat. Anyone who wanted to stand up and speak had to get past her first.
Even if someone was in a hurry to go to the bathroom, they had to hold it in and were not allowed to go out to look outside. No news was allowed to be passed on, which made them even more panicked and uneasy.
However, Concubine Yue and Empress Xuan seemed very happy. They did not find it boring at all to see Zhaojun's various antics: "Ladies, you are also the relatives of important officials. You should know what to listen to and what to watch, and what to avoid."
Concubine Yue snorted coldly: "Let me see who dares to leave this room."
"Excuse me, everyone! Today is General Ling's big day. It's both an end and a beginning. Please drink this cup to the fullest!"
He Zhaojun signaled to everyone to serve the next set of dishes that had been prepared long ago and fill up the wine. She held a sword and toasted everyone one by one. All the female relatives were sweating and looked nervous after drinking.
Even if He Zhaojun hadn't described what Ling Buyi was doing, the stench of blood that filled the air had already signaled that beyond this door lay hell on earth.
It was not until someone came to report that the He family's troops had finished cleaning the courtyard and no traces were left that He Zhaojun arranged for Concubine Yue and Queen Xuan to return to the palace first.
Apart from the lingering smell of blood in the air, the Ling Mansion looked no different from usual, even making them feel as if what had just happened was a dream.
Since they had not heard or seen the tragedy with their own eyes, these people were relatively calm. They kept their tails between their legs, lined up to be picked up by their own carriages, and ran home to escape.
However, no one was there to clean up the mess at Chengyang Marquis' Mansion. Blood was flowing out from the door, and only women and children were left. The wailing sounds were incessant, and when night fell, it was like a haunted house.
The guards in the capital are all Wen Ziduan's men. They use the pretext of protecting the crime scene and do not allow anyone else to approach.
So Ling Yi's head was still stuck on the city wall, his eyes wide open, staring at the direction of the lonely city, his messy beard and hair fluttering in the wind.
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"I implore Your Majesty to punish Ling Buyi and uphold the law of the land!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
Eighteen important officials, some with wounds on their faces and some with slurred speech, knelt in the Dezheng Hall and jointly impeached Ling Buyi, requesting to go down the cliff to find Ling Buyi, bring him to justice and execute him on a later date.
However, the people led by Cui You and Yuan Shen insisted that Ling Buyi was always very clear-headed and that it must be because Ling Yi had done something evil that Huo Junhua killed him just to see Ling Buyi kill his enemy, or even come back from the dead, so Ling Buyi killed him.
"It's already past noon, why haven't these people left yet?" Emperor Wen kicked Wen Ziduan, who was kneeling beside him, behind the screen. "You brat! Tell me, even if there's a huge injustice, even if he's guilty of patricide... how can I come forward to protect him?"
He reached out and tapped He Zhaojun's forehead. "And you! You dragged the He family into this mess with you! Do you really think you can plan everything? Now let me ask you, where is Zisheng now? Do you want me to go down the cliff myself and collect his body?"
At this moment, a burst of rapid drum sounds came from outside the hall and behind the screen.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
The powerful drumbeats, as thunderous as a huge bell, made everyone's heart skip a beat: Since His Majesty ascended the throne, this drum has never been struck!
Cao Cheng's face was solemn. He hurriedly walked around the screen and knelt in front of Emperor Wen, bending over and not daring to look up.
"Your Majesty, Madam Ling has struck the drum outside the Dezheng Palace to protest her grievances!"
"She's here to file a complaint!"
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