Chapter 279 The Evidence is Conclusive
He was clearly here just now, how come he disappeared all of a sudden?
"Watch your step."
Just as I was wondering, I heard Yun Ji's respectful voice behind me.
Who can make Yun Ji so respectful now?
They all turned around and saw Yun Ji supporting a hunched old man with white hair and a goatee.
Everyone was surprised as to why Yun Ji was supporting a little old man at this time. Could he be an important witness?
At this strange moment, no one noticed that Queen Lin's expression on the Phoenix Throne changed slightly.
"Thank you for your help, Your Highness. I'm too old to be useful now. It's difficult for me to even walk a few steps." The old man said self-deprecatingly, but his voice was full of energy.
But this sound made some people above tremble suddenly.
Several veteran officials were overcome with emotion. The usually stern Minister of Justice, Lord Yan, was so agitated that he rushed forward with trembling hands and feet. He opened his trembling mouth several times before finally uttering two vague words through his tears: "Teacher."
teacher?
When Master Yan was young, he had been a companion to the Crown Prince, who was now the Emperor. They were from the same school. He called the old man in front of him "teacher", so this old man must be...
Old Master Wang who retired and returned to his hometown!
"You are over fifty years old and a third-rank official, but you still have such shallow eye sockets." Old Master Wang was preaching, but his tone was full of love, like an old father who finally saw his son whom he had not seen for many years.
"Yes, yes, I'm useless." As he agreed, tears began to fall. Master Yan ignored his usual courtesy and raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears and snot. He tried to ask calmly and with concern, "Teacher, how are you these days?"
"I'm buried up to my neck in the dirt, good or bad. As I age, I tend to miss the past. I begged Prince Yong to have someone bring me to Shengjing to revisit my old place. Who would have thought that I'd just arrived and haven't even seen the emperor yet, and I'd already encountered what happened today."
The favorite student naturally had a tacit understanding with his teacher. He understood it immediately and took a step back so as not to block the way of Old Master Wang.
Without Lord Yan's obstruction, Empress Lin and Old Master Wang looked at each other and felt anxious.
Old Master Wang walked slowly closer and bowed to Empress Lin.
Empress Lin quickly stood up and quickly supported Old Master Wang as he was about to bow down, saying, "Old Master, please don't frustrate me."
"There is a difference between the monarch and his subjects. Your Majesty is the Empress of the Central Palace, and therefore the monarch."
"You are both my teacher and my father. You cannot do this." Queen Lin did not dare to accept the great gift from Grand Tutor Wang. Even in front of the Emperor, Grand Tutor Wang never needed to perform any ceremony.
Even the emperor can't bear it, so if the empress does, wouldn't that be an act of usurpation?
Moreover, although Old Master Wang had retired to his hometown a long time ago and took all the old and young people in the mansion with him, he still had many students, and they have now become the backbone of the court.
It's just that Old Master Wang had not been involved in court affairs for many years, and Yun Ji was able to persuade him to release his son Wang Wuwei to him. Queen Lin was surprised, but she kept watching and did not see that Old Master Wang had any intention of interfering.
But I never thought that Yun Ji could bring people here without making any noise today.
It’s Wang Wuwei!
He used Wang Wuwei to confuse the public and secretly brought Old Master Wang into Shengjing.
It can be seen that today, Prince Long’s Mansion must be cut off.
"Since the Empress says so, I would be remiss not to do so." Old Master Wang stood up, glanced at Prince Long, and asked, "When I arrived, I heard General Tang accusing Prince Long of collaborating with the enemy. Is this true?"
"It's still under investigation." Queen Lin replied.
"To reply to Old Master Wang, I have letters as evidence. The opened letter clearly states that the joint attack between Dongyue and Rongdi seven years ago was a conspiracy with Prince Tonglong. There are also unopened letters, and I don't know what they say." General Tang bowed and said.
Old Master Wang took a look at the letter in Eunuch Fu's hand, and instinctively, Eunuch Fu immediately handed it over.
Old Master Wang took it and examined it. With a heavy face, he raised his eyes and asked Empress Lin, "Although I am already seventy years old, my eyesight is still good. I wonder if I could take a look at this unopened letter."
Now that the words were out, how could Queen Lin refuse?
Even if Grand Tutor Lin were here today, he wouldn't be able to stop it.
"Of course." Queen Lin replied.
Before he finished speaking, several old ministers took out the envelopes they had hidden and handed them to Old Master Wang. Their cloudy but excited eyes seemed to say: Big brother, you are finally back.
Old Master Wang pretended not to see it, took the envelope, opened it one by one in front of everyone, and took out the letter paper inside.
After reading each letter, he handed one to Queen Lin.
After reading it, Queen Lin had to hand it to Yun Ji, and then pass it on to others in turn.
When Old Master Wang finished reading the last letter, the previous letters had already been circulated. Although he did not see the later letters, these letters were enough to prove everything.
This is the original letter. Although it is sealed, if you look closely you can see that it was opened and then sealed again in order to keep a handle. There is also a letter that was not sealed later. It is in Prince Long's handwriting. It is a letter that was written but not sent out. However, the content inside is shocking.
It was almost possible that even Mobei was plundered by a conspiracy. As to why Prince Long did not choose to send the letter, it is unknown, and no one wants to know now.
There is solid evidence that Prince Long is selling out his country for personal gain.
"Isn't there a secret room?" Old Master Wang reminded.
Empress Lin, with a forbearing expression, immediately ordered, "Capture Prince Long and have the Dali Temple immediately search Prince Long's mansion."
At the command, the Yulin Guards immediately rushed in and captured Prince Long and the generals around him.
Prince Long did not resist, but stared at General Tang before being taken away.
It seems like hatred.
But General Tang understood that he wanted to remember himself for the last time.
Now that things have come to this, there is no need to keep an eye on them, someone will naturally know what to do.
The morning court quickly dispersed, and Empress Lin and Yun Ji accompanied Old Master Wang to the Yangxin Palace to visit the emperor.
When the curtain was pulled back, they saw the emperor lying on the bed, looking haggard and like a living dead. Even Old Master Wang, who had been mentally prepared when he came, was so shocked that he almost fell down. It was Yun Ji who supported him in time.
Old Master Wang, who prided himself on being indifferent to life and death, burst into tears. He looked at the Emperor, filled with anger and sorrow, and cursed, "You bastard! I've warned you long ago not to overwork yourself, not to be radical, and not to be muddleheaded. You didn't listen to a single word I said. You were stubborn and exhausted. Now you're lying here half-dead, what are you doing? You might as well die and get out of here."
Scolding was not enough. The more Old Tutor Wang scolded, the more unpleasant it became. He used all kinds of foul language and looked nothing like the old Tutor he was just now in the court.
But Queen Lin and Yun Ji no longer found it strange. Yun Ji looked at Queen Lin and whispered, "May I have a moment with Her Majesty?"
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