At this time, Lord Zhou, a trusted minister of Emperor Jingxuan, said, "Your Majesty, no one has ever seen Zhuge Qing's face. Even if someone pretends to be him, we can't recognize him!"
Another trusted minister of Emperor Jingxuan, Lord Xu, also stepped forward with a tablet in his hand and said, "Mr. Zhuge is suffering from a cold. Why don't we ask the imperial physician to take Mr. Zhuge's pulse?"
Emperor Jingxuan: "Yes."
Soon, the imperial physician came.
Wei Xu cupped his hands and said politely, "This is about my son's reputation. I'd like to trouble you, Mr. Zhuge, to cooperate."
Guibo rolled his eyes secretly.
Even his biological father had never been so polite to him, so who was his biological son? Ling Yun played the role in his true colors, and he perfectly played the role of the first counselor: "Since General Wei has spoken, I will cooperate with the investigation."
He stretched out his hand and let the imperial physician feel his pulse.
The imperial physician said, "Your Majesty, his pulse does not show any signs of a cold."
Lord Zhou immediately said, "It's indeed an imposter!"
Ling Yun gave him a look as if he was a fool: "Sir, you don't think I'm going to southern Xinjiang to travel, do you? My cold has been cured."
Emperor Jingxuan winked at the imperial physician again.
The imperial physician came before Wei Qing.
Wei Qing stretched out his hand.
The imperial physician took Wei Qing's pulse and found that he had no signs of a cold.
It is no longer possible to judge whether it is Wei Qing based on his cold symptoms.
Emperor Jingxuan looked at Ling Yun suspiciously and said, "Your cold has healed, so why are your legs still not working properly?"
Ling Yun said slowly, "Your Majesty, I have been paralyzed for several years and my legs have lost their strength. It will take a lot of effort to stand up again. I am afraid I won't be able to stand up for at least a year or two."
Emperor Jingxuan looked at the imperial physician.
The imperial physician nodded, indeed.
Emperor Jingxuan's gaze fell back on Ling Yun and Wei Qing.
Ling Yun is thin and fits Zhuge Qing's figure very well.
On the contrary, after Wei Qing recovered from his cold, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain to practice walking every day, and he became stronger than before.
"I heard that Mr. Zhuge's martial arts were abolished by his enemies..."
In the Golden Palace, someone whispered something.
A word can wake a dreamer up.
Zhuge Qing once used the Longquan Sword in the main hall, but anyone who practiced martial arts could see that he had no internal strength, it was simply the sharpness of the Longquan Sword that mattered.
Emperor Jingxuan said, "Minister Zhang."
The Minister of War handed the tablet to a colleague beside him, came to Ling Yun, and was about to probe Ling Yun's inner breath.
Wei Qing blocked it with his bare hands.
The Minister of War slapped him with his backhand.
Wei Qing gave him a solid palm strike.
The Minister of War was pushed back several steps by Wei Qing's internal force, and did not stop until he bumped into Su Yuan.
Su Yuan supported him: "Master Zhang, are you okay?"
The Minister of War came back to his senses: "It's okay."
The Minister of War was a martial artist, and Wei Qing's palm strike easily forced him back. How could it be possible that he was Zhuge Qing whose martial arts had been abolished?
Seeing that Emperor Jingxuan was still not giving up, Ling Yun raised his eyebrows nonchalantly: "Forget it, my lord, come over and check whatever you want to check."
The Minister of War then stepped forward, apologized, grabbed Ling Yun's wrist, and probed his internal strength.
"Your Majesty, I have no internal strength."
Wei Liulang snorted, "Now you should believe it, right? My second brother is my second brother, and this is Mr. Zhuge of the Western Jin Dynasty!"
The civil and military officials also felt that the evidence was almost complete, but at this moment, Xiao Shunyang spoke cautiously:
"I heard that Mr. Zhuge is an excellent chess player and is invited to the palace every month to play chess with the Western Jin Emperor. I happen to have a game of chess here. I wonder if Mr. Zhuge can give me some advice?"
The Wei family's expressions changed silently.
Ling Yun is a zither player, not a chess master, and even Wei Liulang can beat him.
Ling Yun's face darkened: "Are you done yet? I am from the Western Jin Dynasty, not a prisoner of your Great Zhou! Do you really think that I got this Longquan sword for free? If you really piss me off, I will report it to the Western Jin Emperor. I wonder if you have the guts to do what you did to me in front of him again!"
Emperor Jingxuan frowned.
Xiao Shunyang said: "We in the Great Zhou have no intention of being enemies with the Western Jin Dynasty. Since Mr. Zhuge is unwilling to clarify for the Wei family, I will send someone to escort Mr. Zhuge out of the palace."
This statement almost made Ling Yun and the Wei family feel guilty.
Wei Liulang finally understood why Xiaoqi had to get rid of him halfway and throw him into the mine.
This guy is much smarter than Xiao Duye.
He had long guessed that the Wei family would find someone to replace Zhuge Qing, so he came prepared today.
Ling Yun glared at Xiao Shunyang coldly.
Xiao Shunyang waved his hand and said, "Bring it up."
Two guards carefully brought up a chess set.
The moment he saw the chess board, Wei Qing's face turned unhappy.
"What's wrong, second brother?" Wei Liulang asked.
Wei Xu, Wei Ting and Gui Bu also looked at him.
Wei Qing said, "This is the chess game left by Master Yun from the previous dynasty. It was not created by him personally, but he asked a hermit for it. He spent his entire life trying to figure it out, but he still couldn't solve it."
Wei Liulang whispered: "How did Second Brother know?"
Wei Qing whispered, "Su Xuan told me that he invited me to break the situation."
Wei Liulang asked curiously, "Second brother, are you broken?"
Wei Qing said: "No."
"this--"
Wei Liulang was furious.
Did Xiao Shunyang do it on purpose?
Even if the real Zhuge Qing couldn't solve this chess game, wouldn't it be a clear embarrassment for Ling Yun?
This is a compliment, but he almost didn't say that if the person in the wheelchair can't break it, he is not Zhuge Qing.
All the civil and military officials looked at Ling Yun in unison.
Ling Yun lazily raised his slender fingers, picked up a white piece, and put it down casually.
The civil and military officials were overwhelmed with fear.
This is not the way to give up on yourself. At least pretend to take a look!
Wei Liulang: He should get ready to draw his sword, no one can hurt his second brother!
"It's solved." Wei Qing said in surprise.
"What?" Wei Liulang was stunned.
He came to Ling Yun and pointed at the chessboard carried by the guards: "Is it... solved?"
Several ministers who were good at chess also gathered around.
As soon as this chess game was presented to them, they knew it was unsolvable.
They didn't believe anyone could solve it.
The moment they saw the chess board, all their doubts turned into a loud slap in the face, slapping everyone.
Xiao Shunyang frowned in disbelief.
How is it possible... This chess game is clearly unsolvable.
Gui Bu looked at Ling Yun deeply.
Who is this guy? Why can he solve the chess game that even my second brother can't?
Ling Yun said leisurely: "Your Majesty, you should believe that I am Zhuge Qing now."
Emperor Jingxuan had nothing to say.
Wei Xu said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Prince Rui, Mr. Zhuge's identity has been made clear. Now, I want to ask Your Highness why you slandered my son!"
Boom——
A loud thunder sounded in the sky.
The hearts of all the civil and military officials shook violently! The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the Golden Palace became dim and bright under the interweaving of thunder and lightning.
Su Yuan pretended to reconcile and said, "Your Highness Prince Rui must have heard it wrong. General Wei, don't be too angry."
Wei Xu said coldly: "You can slander my son just because you heard it wrong. If Mr. Zhuge has already set off to return to the Western Jin Dynasty, my son will not be able to clear this charge. The fate waiting for my son is execution in the autumn!"
Su Yuan asked helplessly, "What do you want to do? Do you want His Royal Highness Prince Rui to kowtow to your son and admit his fault?"
Emperor Jingxuan's face darkened.
Wei Xu said righteously, "The Wei family is full of loyal heroes. My father died on the battlefield! My three sons died on the battlefield! My eldest son became a dead soldier, and my sixth son lost his face and an arm! I brought my sons back through untold hardships, but all I got was the suspicion of your majesty, the slander of the prince, and the cold eyes of the civil and military officials in the court! This armor, my Wei family can't afford! Wei Chen, Wei Qing, Wei Yan, Wei Ting, listen to my order, take off your armor!"
"yes!"
The four sons of the Wei family received the order, raised their hands to take off their helmets, and took off their armor in unison, placing them neatly on the floor of the Golden Throne Hall.
Wei Xu also took off his golden armor.
Not a single unnecessary movement.
The hall fell silent in an instant.
Only then did Emperor Jingxuan realize what a big mistake he had made.
Yesterday, when the Wei family father and son returned, people all over the city cried along the streets. I wanted to punish them today and I was a little anxious.
No, my plan was perfect.
The only variable is the man in the wheelchair.
He overturned all the evidence against Wei Qing.
According to the plan, they confirmed Wei Qing's crime of colluding with the Western Jin Dynasty, but he pardoned Wei Qing's death sentence in consideration of the Wei family's contributions to demonstrate his magnanimity and benevolence.
At the same time, it also planted a seed that was unfavorable to the Wei family in the minds of the people.
If the Japanese accused the Wei family of treason and collaboration again, the people would easily believe it.
But right now, everything is messed up.
Su Yuan continued to pretend to persuade: "General Wei, Lord Wei! Calm down, don't be impulsive! His Majesty is a wise ruler, I don't think His Majesty will be suspicious of you, someone must have spread rumors behind His Majesty's back."
Wei Xu snorted coldly, "Really? When His Royal Highness Prince Rui just poured basins of dirty water on the Wei family, I thought it was His Majesty's order!"
Emperor Jingxuan was embarrassed.
Su Yuan looked at Xiao Shunyang: "Your Highness Prince Rui, have you been deceived by someone?"
Xiao Shunyang couldn't say that he was betrayed by his father.
This is really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, with no way to express the pain.
Wei Xu bowed to Emperor Jingxuan and said, "I will take my leave!"
Emperor Jingxuan said sternly: "Stop!"
If we really let them go, it would seem that Emperor Jingxuan forced them to leave.
"Have I ever said that I won't give you justice? You have indeed been wronged by what happened today. King Rui failed to take notice and believed the rumors. Find the person who spread the rumors and punish him severely to uphold the law."
"No matter how others spread rumors, how could Prince Rui fall for it if he didn't believe it? To put it bluntly, His Royal Highness Prince Rui is either stupid or evil!"
Ling Yun's blow almost made Emperor Jingxuan vomit blood.
Emperor Jingxuan also understood that Wei Xu was determined and that he could not easily get away with it: "Lord Wei, tell me, what should we do?"
Wei Xu said coldly: "I dare not say it."
Ling Yun opened his mouth and said: "In our Western Jin Dynasty, if any prince or princess dares to slander a loyal minister, once the truth is found out, our Majesty will definitely abolish his royal status to serve as a warning to others!"
There are rumors that His Majesty of the Western Jin Dynasty values talents.
The princes and heirs can fight among themselves, but you are not allowed to touch his loyal ministers, otherwise they will all be mine.
Xiao Shunyang was one of Emperor Jingxuan's most beloved sons, and it was impossible for him to be demoted to a commoner. After all, Wei Qing was not seriously injured.
But if we don’t give the Wei family an explanation, we will not be able to get out of this matter today.
Emperor Jingxuan clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth to hold back his anger: "Prince Rui listened to slander and nearly hurt a loyal and good person. I will deprive him of his status as Prince Rui!"
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