Chapter 140 Frame-up
During the month that the Emperor of Southern Yan was assassinated, the atmosphere in the entire imperial city became extremely depressing.
Large numbers of guards were often seen patrolling the streets, and even the people in the city stayed indoors.
Fortunately, thanks to the Mingyue Chamber of Commerce, the price of food in the capital has not fluctuated too much and has not affected the lives of ordinary people.
As the New Year approaches, the weather seems to be getting colder.
A heavy snow fell, covering the entire imperial city of Southern Yan with a layer of silver.
And just today, all the officials attended the morning court as usual. Civil and military officials lined up on both sides, looking at the figure standing in the front.
Because the emperor had issued an imperial edict, the brand new official uniform had already been delivered to Yan Fengxiao.
He wore a black brocade python robe specially made for the Southern Yan Kingdom. The golden python pattern made it look like a dragon that could emerge at any time, exuding an unparalleled oppressive force.
Wearing this outfit, Yan Fengxiao seemed to be even more imposing than the two princes in front of him.
Recently, Yan Liuchen has been handling some trivial matters in the capital.
In the harem, the queen was under house arrest, and the imperial concubine took on the main responsibility. She had helped the queen to manage the six palaces before, and now she has full authority to handle it with ease.
Yan Liuchen finished responding to the reports from the ministers during the morning court session and was about to leave when Yan Xuanjing, who had hardly spoken in the past few days, suddenly spoke.
"Second brother, I have something to announce today."
Yan Liuchen frowned. He knew that his elder brother would not stay so obediently for so long.
Recently, only Yan Fengxiao was able to meet his father. He was not very clear about the situation.
But he understood that as long as Yan Fengxiao was there, nothing serious would happen to his father.
"I don't know what's important to you, my brother. Just tell me directly."
Yan Xuanjing looked at the ministers below, a solemn expression on his face. "My lords, my father hasn't been seen in over a month. During this time, only Yan Fengxiao has been able to visit him. Recently, I have found some evidence proving that King Dingbei Yan Fengxiao is plotting rebellion. I'm afraid my father has already met his end. I ask all the ministers present here to join me in...eliminating these traitors!"
As soon as these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the entire palace.
Many of them had their eyes wide open, looking in the direction of Yan Fengxiao.
Some people even subconsciously took a few steps back, trying to stay away from Yan Fengxiao.
Someone also reacted and asked, "Your Highness, how is this possible? The Emperor trusts Prince Dingbei the most and even lets him temporarily take charge of government affairs. He wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"
Yan Xuanjing was heartbroken. "You all may not know this. Yan Fengxiao might not have had any thoughts at first, but what if, and I'm just saying what if, Father doesn't wake up? Do you think he'll still be as trustworthy as he was at the beginning? Everyone has ambitions. He's been bullying the court for a month now. Any normal person wouldn't be able to resist such temptation!"
The sound of whispering could be heard.
Yan Liuchen frowned: "Brother, you worry too much..."
"Second brother, please don't say that. Have you seen Father in the past month? Do you know how Father is doing now? If Father had already passed away, and he was forced to write the abdication edict, wouldn't it be a natural move for him to seize the throne?"
Yan Xuanjing's words were very logical, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Yan Fengxiao was a bit cold.
"Someone, bring the evidence!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Inside the main hall, guards received orders.
Yan Fengxiao watched the scene in front of him silently and glanced at the person who went out to report the news.
Yan Xuanjing had been preparing for so long and finally took action.
He has been silent for a long time, it seems that he is very confident that he can win this game!
A moment later, someone came in with a tray.
By the way, they also detained two people whom Yan Fengxiao didn't even know.
Yan Xuanjing said, "Today, I will show you just how ambitious Yan Fengxiao is. These two are servants of the Governor's Mansion. They were the ones who discovered this item hidden in the Governor's Mansion's secret room!"
darkroom?
Yan Fengxiao narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly figured it out.
It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. It seems that the spy planted by Yan Xuanjing discovered a secret room in the Governor's Mansion, and then bribed two servants in the mansion to serve as witnesses, so that they could use this to frame him.
Of course, even if no means were used, Yan Xuanjing still had other ways. After all, it was impossible to guard against something like throwing dirty water.
I saw the cloth on the tray was lifted.
A dragon robe appeared in everyone's sight.
Someone immediately exclaimed: "Dragon robe, it's a dragon robe!"
The bright yellow brocade dragon robe made entirely of gold threads appeared before everyone, with the five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it looking proudly at the crowd.
To create a dragon robe like this, at least hundreds of embroiderers would spend two to three years meticulously crafting it. Many of the materials used were extremely expensive, rare, and difficult to find...
In other words... this dragon robe had been in the making two or three years ago, and the King of Dingbei had had this ambition a long time ago...
Countless people's eyes were fixed on Yan Fengxiao.
Yan Liuchen strode over and stared at the two servants coldly.
"You said that this dragon robe was found in the Governor's Mansion?"
The two servants who were brought up to testify were silent and trembling all over.
“Yes…yes!”
Yan Liuchen's fingers stroked the dragon robe, then he grabbed a corner and spread it out in front of everyone.
The extremely luxurious dragon robe almost blinded everyone's eyes.
Yan Liuchen carefully observed the dragon robe, then looked at Yan Fengxiao with a bit of surprise, and there was a hint of suspicion in his voice.
"This... is really what you did?"
No wonder Yan Liuchen said that.
Because the size of this dragon robe perfectly fits Yan Fengxiao's body shape and height.
Yan Xuanjing is half a head shorter than Yan Fengxiao. If he were to frame him, the cost would be too high.
When Yan Fengxiao heard this, surprise appeared in his eyes.
He subconsciously glanced at Yan Xuanjing and saw the ambition hidden in Yan Xuanjing's eyes.
The production process of the dragon robe is quite complicated, and once it is put together, there is no possibility of changing the size.
This dragon robe, every piece of fabric and every pattern are all natural, as if it was tailor-made for Yan Fengxiao!
It would be a lie for Yan Fengxiao to say that he was not shocked.
In this case, someone was planning to take action against him two or three years ago, and the dragon robe was just a means of framing him.
Now he can't explain it clearly even if he has a mouth.
Yan Xuanjing said: "Yan Fengxiao, do you dare to put on this dragon robe? If it fits you perfectly, then..."
Needless to say, everyone knows the result.
That means the evidence is conclusive, and Yan Fengxiao's crime of intending to rebel has been established.
In this way, even if the emperor is not around, Yan Xuanjing is qualified to arrest him!
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