At this point, Lan Qingtian looked at Lan Shanyang with a particularly aggrieved expression, and whispered, "Your Majesty, didn't I do a good job? I grew up by Your Majesty's side since I was a child, and to be honest, I've never felt so uncomfortable before. If I wasn't worried that General Xu would lose face and rebel in the end, I wouldn't have thought so much last night and would have just killed him!"
As Lan Qingtian's words became increasingly absurd, culminating in the mention of rebellion, Xu Ming could no longer contain himself. He quickly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and loudly proclaimed, "Your Majesty, I am utterly loyal and have never entertained any thought of rebellion. I, I, am utterly unworthy of such praise from the Seventh Prince!"
Upon hearing Xu Ming's words, Lan Qingtian immediately wanted to jump up and curse, but remembering his wife's repeated instructions the night before, he changed his mind and quickly knelt down, shouting loudly, "Your Majesty! I did not lie! I said what I thought, and I said what happened! Your Majesty, you are young and strong, you must see the truth! I did all this out of a chivalrous heart that couldn't stand by and watch, not to seize military power or influence from Lord Xu!"
Lan Shanyang watched his younger brother put on a show below, feeling quite pleased. He'd been wanting to cause trouble for Xu Ming for a long time. Now that Lin Xue was no longer the Crown Prince, his biggest concern was gone, and it was time to go all out. Even Lan Qingtian's wife understood this, so how could he not?
With an icy expression, Lan Shanyang leaned forward and squinted dangerously at Xu Ming: "Xu Ming, I ask you, whose orders and whose power are your men acting on, that they dare to go out in the capital and loot and vandalize for me? If you can't give me a clear answer today, I will have your general's mansion smashed up."
Upon hearing Lan Shanyang's question, Xu Ming immediately replied, "Your Majesty, my subordinates did indeed receive intelligence last night that black shops would be harming the people. So, without asking any questions, they went to carry out their orders. Your Majesty knows that my subordinates are uneducated and uncouth, unable to distinguish right from wrong. They simply went to investigate after hearing that someone was harming the people. Who would have thought it would turn out to be a misunderstanding? Last night, when the Seventh Prince brought them back, I learned what had happened. I gave them a severe beating last night, and they're still bedridden, half-dead, waiting for me to return and deal with them properly!"
Upon hearing Xu Ming's words, Lan Shanyang asked in confusion, "So, according to you, all of this is just a misunderstanding? What happened when the Seventh Prince heard someone shout 'traitor'? Who rebelled? And who shouted it?"
Just as Xu Ming was about to speak to Lan Shanyang, Chen Kuangzheng suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
After listening for a while, Chen Kuangzheng realized that this was the time for him to step forward and add fuel to the fire.
Lan Qingtian had already set a trap. If he didn't exert more effort now, given Xu Ming's cunning, he would definitely shift all the blame onto his subordinates, making it easy for Xu Ming to escape. Therefore, he had to tighten the noose around Xu Ming's neck.
Lan Shanyang glanced back and saw it was Chen Kuangzheng. He thought to himself that this matter was getting more and more interesting and exciting. These little rascals seemed to be getting better and better at kicking someone when they're down.
"Chen Kuangzheng, what do you have to say now?"
Chen Kuangzheng quickly knelt down and held up the petition, saying, "Your Majesty, late last night, someone struck the grievance drum of the Censorate, accusing the First-Rank Official Xu Ming of allowing his subordinates to bully good people, frame them, and vandalize their homes! The petition is here; please review it, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Shanyang immediately raised his eyebrows and said to Jing Quan, "Bring it to me!"
Quan Jing quickly came over and took the petition to Lan Shanyang.
Lan Shanyang quickly glanced through the list, and when he saw that the last signature was Qin Kou'er, he couldn't help but sigh slightly. These girls from the Qin family really wouldn't stop until they turned the world upside down.
Look at how sharp this complaint is written, how ruthless the words are; it could practically pin Xu Ming's entire family to the wall.
However, Lan Shanyang also admired Qin Kou'er. A young girl like her could turn the court upside down on her own. She was truly a formidable young woman!
Lan Shanyang deliberately put on an extremely ugly expression, then stood up, shaking the petition and roaring loudly, "Xu Ming! Look at what you've done! It's beyond description! I've finally figured it out, you've all been plotting a rebellion behind my back!"
With that, he threw the petition down hard, pointed at Xu Ming and cursed, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look at what good things you've done!"
As he spoke, he gasped for breath, looking as if he was about to die of anger.
Everyone immediately knelt on the ground. The Dragon Court was furious, and no one dared to stand.
Seeing her father so angry he was about to die, Lan Linxue quickly whispered to Quan Jing worriedly, "Eunuch Quan, go and see Father Emperor, and tell him to stop being angry!"
Although the words were spoken softly, the court was silent, and everyone heard them.
Lan Shanyang glared fiercely at Lan Linxue, but didn't say anything. Quan Jing understood what Lan Linxue meant, so he quickly went over and carefully patted Lan Shanyang on the back, saying, "Master! You mustn't get angry. It would be terrible if you hurt your health!"
Lan Shanyang gave a cold laugh, "My life has always been in their hands. If they're unhappy one day, they can just anger me to death!"
At this moment, Xu Ming was already reading the complaint, but his hands were shaking more and more as he read it; he was truly furious.
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