Soon, the sound of shackles dragging on the ground was heard outside the hall.
But no one in the palace cared who it was. Dongfang Rui was the person who had spent the longest time with Emperor Xuan, since he was still a prince, because of his mother.
Emperor Xuan always loved him and treated him as a strict father, and was the guide who taught him how to behave in society.
Dongfang Rui had never seen him so angry.
The same was true for the others. They all keenly felt the anger and disappointment hidden in Emperor Xuan's facial expression, and knelt even straighter.
Dongfang Wen had shackles on his wrists and ankles, and he was still a little dazed.
'I was defeated so easily.'
But when he stepped into the Weiyang Palace and saw the familiar figure kneeling in the front, he clearly realized that he was now completely defeated.
Emperor Xuan's eyes fell on Dongfang Wen, his sixth son whom he had never taken seriously.
Ever since the third brother told him that he wanted to give up the crown prince position and asked him to choose someone else, Emperor Xuan knew that the battle for the crown prince would be a bloody storm.
He was already prepared and would take action to control the situation if it was about to get out of control.
Being in the royal family, power struggles are inevitable, but blood relatives are the bottom line. For Emperor Xuan, as long as they are aiming to take each other's lives, he can accept it.
But what he never expected was that someone would skip over his competitors and attack him directly.
It was what opened his eyes.
The more Emperor Xuan thought about it, the more difficult it became to suppress his anger. When the Sixth Brother was brought in front of him, he saw that he was still stubborn and glared at him with an unrepentant look, and his voice was colder than ever.
"Unfilial son, kneel down."
Dongfang Wen looked at Emperor Xuan stubbornly, without saying a word or kneeling.
Emperor Xuan just looked at him coldly. Dongfang Wen couldn't stand being looked at, so he bent his legs and knelt down.
After Dongfang Wen knelt down, Emperor Xuan didn't bother to ask him whether he knew his guilt, because he could tell at a glance that he didn't.
"You bastard, you want to compete for the position of crown prince. I gave each of you a chance to compete, but I didn't expect it."
"Our Dongfang family has even produced an unfilial son who wants to kill his father and his king."
Emperor Xuan's words sounded like a joke, but his tone was extremely cold, and even carried a hint of murderous intent.
After he finished speaking, he threw the thick book of evidence in his hand directly at Dongfang Wen, making her face red.
"He colluded with others, intending to kill the king and usurp the throne. After his plan failed, he refused to repent and even attempted to start a rebellion. His crime is unforgivable."
When Emperor Xuan began to speak, Dongfang Wen just listened silently, her swollen face completely hidden by her loose hair.
Dongfang Wen listened to the condescending judgment of the man at the top, but he couldn't help laughing in his heart, and he actually laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha, yes, I am guilty. My biggest crime is my failed rebellion. If I had succeeded, there would be no need for you, Father, to judge me."
"Fair competition, hahahahahaha, it's even more of a joke. My eldest brother holds military power and has the support of Concubine Yun's family. My fourth brother is smart and wrote a policy paper that won your favor. What they have is also earned through their own efforts. Only my third brother did nothing, but because he has all your favor, he is the crown prince."
"Even if he can't get back on his feet, you'll easily forgive him just because you have two children. I don't accept that."
Dongfang Wen was heartbroken as if she wanted to vent all the resentment she had accumulated over the years.
But what he didn't notice was that when they heard him say that Dongfang Rui was not as good as Dongfang Min in martial arts and not as good as Dongfang Jie in literature, both Emperor Xuan and the other two people he mentioned showed strange expressions on their faces.
The anger on Emperor Xuan's face disappeared, and he said with a hint of playfulness.
"Do you really think that the third brother was able to become the crown prince because of my favor?"
Dongfang Wen had already given up. Upon hearing Emperor Xuan's words, she sneered and asked, "Isn't that so? I'm sure my eldest brother, fourth brother, and even my other brothers think the same way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dongfang Min, who had been kneeling quietly in front of him, spoke.
"Fourth brother, this is wrong."
"In the 13th year of the Xuanli reign, heavy snow fell across all of Lingbei. It was my third brother who arranged and handled disaster relief efforts. To comfort the people and the victims, he worked tirelessly, opening granaries and distributing grain and porridge..."
"It was my third brother who took the lead in donating money. To prevent officials from embezzling the money, he also took portions of the donations to each disaster-stricken area... and so on. I know of dozens of such cases, all of which are practical things my third brother did for the people."
"In my opinion, what Sixth Brother said is also biased."
"I, your son, have been ordered to the border to repel the foreign enemy. This is the will of the Emperor, the concerted efforts of the soldiers, and my own modest wisdom. Essentially, it is all for the sake of the people to live and work in peace and contentment."
"Third brother did the same thing in the court. There is no difference in essence."
Dongfang Min completely puts the achievements of others before his own so as not to be suspected of deliberately boasting.
Of course, the most important thing is to flatter my father.
When Emperor Xuan above heard Gao Dongfangmin's words, his facial expression seemed to have no change, but if someone observed carefully, they would find that the corners of Emperor Xuan's mouth rose slightly.
After Dongfang Min finished speaking, Dongfang Jie also added.
"I also think that what Sixth Brother said is biased."
"The policy paper I wrote earlier on the Jiangnan flood disaster was also based on and improved upon my third brother's policy paper comparing the responses before and after the natural disaster..."
Then he praised Emperor Xuan and Dongfang Rui one by one, and in order to be fair, he found a similar reason to praise Dongfang Min at the end.
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