"Sir, please think of a solution quickly!"
“This matter concerns not only my son’s life, but also the lives of your entire family.”
Snap!
"How dare you say that?!" Wang Liyang's eyes turned red with anger, wishing he could kill this stupid father and son.
Wang Liyang disregarded everything else and immediately ordered his trusted confidant to return to his residence.
Firstly, he went to retrieve the roster to present to Prince Bei Jing, and secondly, he wanted to inform his descendants to prepare for their escape.
Let them act according to the situation. If he is arrested, they don't need to worry about anything and should leave the capital immediately.
After giving his instructions, Wang Liyang hurriedly went to see Chu Zhongyuan.
"Please, Your Highness, save my life."
Wang Liyang, dragging his aged body, knelt down with a thud.
"What happened?"
Wang Liyang pointed to Su Qingyu in the crowd, and Chu Zhongyuan immediately spotted Lu Ziqian next to him.
After hearing the whole story, Chu Zhongyuan's expression changed.
After all, he had received 100,000 taels of silver from Wang Liyang, and if this matter were to be brought to light, he would be implicated as well.
The Crown Prince will definitely hold him accountable and pin all the blame on him.
"You bastard!"
"You've gotten me into big trouble."
“This humble official deserves to die. The most urgent matter is to deal with the current situation and we must not let him see His Majesty.”
"Do you even need to tell me that?"
"Where is the list you have? If you make a mistake today, and another one tomorrow, am I supposed to keep cleaning up your messes?"
"I have already sent someone to fetch it, and it will be presented to Your Highness shortly."
"I guarantee that there will be no more mistakes in the future."
“The people on the list can all be used by Your Highness. Please calm down, Your Highness.”
"Hmph!" Chu Zhongyuan was still very dissatisfied.
But the situation was critical, and he had to deal with the situation immediately.
Chu Zhongyuan stood on the city wall, looking at the situation below, and thinking of a solution.
We must not fire arrows at this time, otherwise it will cause panic and attract the attention of the emperor, which would backfire.
However, it's unlikely that they could eliminate that person without anyone noticing.
Lu Ziqian's close protection shows that the Crown Prince's side had been planning this for a long time.
Seeing that he was standing still and did not order his men to stop him, Wang Liyang was so anxious that he developed blisters on his lips, but he dared not urge him.
Time passed slowly, and Lu Ziqian finally escorted Su Qingyu to the war drum.
The guards beside the war drums saw that it was Lu Ziqian, but they did not dare to stop him.
Thump!
Knock knock knock!
Su Qingyu struck the drumsticks forcefully, and the people, not understanding why, cheered loudly in response to the drumbeats.
The commotion below quickly attracted the attention of those on the city wall. The emperor frowned, and the officials were dumbfounded.
The army hasn't even arrived yet, so why are they already beating drums?
"Wei Zhong, send someone down to see what's going on?"
"yes."
Seeing the commotion on the Emperor's side and witnessing that Eunuch Wei had already descended from the city wall, Wang Liyang was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, repeatedly muttering, "It's all over, it's all over."
This is Heaven's will to kill him; even the Third Prince cannot save him.
Lin Che, who was next to him, was so frightened that he peed himself.
The emperor rose from humble beginnings as a peasant, and he hated corrupt officials more than anything in his life!
The criminal law has always been ruthless in dealing with corrupt officials!
Just then, Chu Zhongyuan finally moved, quickly walked to the emperor's side, and whispered something in his ear.
“Father, I know who is beating the drum.”
"He has come to accuse me of taking his wife by force."
"Please spare my life, Father Emperor."
"Please, Father, do not let him see you in public."
"I beg Father to spare my dignity."
"I am willing to accept punishment afterward."
The emperor glared at him angrily and muttered under his breath, "You bastard."
He actually did something despicable like taking another man's wife for himself, and the husband even made a scene before the emperor.
At this moment, Eunuch Wei stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, the person beating the drum says he has been wronged and wants to file a petition with the Emperor."
"This is his complaint."
The emperor didn't even glance at it; how could he bear to see such a shameful thing in public?
Those ministers are all very sharp-eyed; if they saw this, they would laugh at us to death.
"Lock him up first, we'll talk about this later," the Emperor said impatiently, waving his hand.
"Your Majesty, this petition?"
Chu Zhongyuan pretended to be embarrassed and touched his nose, then reached out and said, "Give it to me."
Wei Zhong was taken aback, a little confused, and then looked at the emperor's expression.
The Emperor glared at him again, annoyed: "Give it to him, give it to him."
"You worthless wretch, get out and reflect on your actions."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave."
Wei Zhong handed the petition to Chu Zhongyuan with a bewildered look. The Emperor probably didn't even know what the man wanted to sue, so why did he hand it over to the prince to handle without even glancing at it?
He had just read the indictment; it was a serious matter involving the embezzlement of military rations.
Wei Zhong glanced at Wang Liyang. How could Minister Wang be so calm?
Could it be that he doesn't know the people below the city have come to accuse him?
Lu Ziqian's men kept a close eye on everything happening on the city wall. When Wei Zhong handed the petition to Chu Zhongyuan, they immediately went down to report.
"General, the Emperor did not read the petition, but gave it directly to the Prince of Beijing."
"Why is that?" Lu Ziqian frowned.
"Before Eunuch Wei went up, I don't know what Prince Bei Jing said to the Emperor."
"After that, the Emperor directly instructed Eunuch Wei to give the petition to Prince Bei Jing."
Lu Ziqian narrowed his eyes slightly; he knew this would be the outcome. Fortunately, he had a backup plan.
In Jiaojiao's dream, he had already witnessed Chu Zhongyuan's prowess.
They also knew how much the Emperor doted on the Third Prince.
A few casual words from him could be worth the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Now he can even lead the emperor by the nose with just a few words.
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