Chapter 1121 It’s better to be safe than sorry
The Taimiao was brightly lit.
When the clan members learned that King Linnan had arrived, they all stood up and stretched their necks to look towards the door.
The emperor was the only one present who remained motionless.
When King Linnan walked to the door of the side hall, he was stopped by Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian personally searched the King of Linnan carefully.
The dagger hidden in King Linnan's boots was found.
He was not flustered by this and explained helplessly.
"This is what I use for self-defense."
Zhao Xian did not delve into the truth of this statement. He handed the dagger to the guard next to him, then saluted King Linnan with his fists clasped.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my offense. We will temporarily hand over this dagger to the authorities. After you leave, we will return the dagger in its original condition."
King Linnan: "You are too cautious."
Zhao Xian: "Better safe than sorry."
King Linnan said nothing more and walked into the side hall.
When he saw the room full of clan members, he did not show much surprise and bowed directly to the young emperor who was sitting at the top.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Luo Qinghan asked someone to give him a seat.
After King Linan sat down, everyone else followed suit and sat back in their original seats, but their eyes were still fixed on King Linan.
Even though he was being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, King Linnan did not feel nervous or uneasy at all.
He asked slowly, "May I see the Grand Empress Dowager? I heard that she is seriously ill, and I am worried about her. I really want to visit her."
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "The Royal Grandmother has passed away."
King Linnan was stunned and very surprised: "So fast?"
His surprised expression did not seem fake. It seemed that he really did not expect the Empress Dowager to pass away so soon.
His eyes quickly turned red and his face looked sad.
"I was not able to see the Empress Dowager for the last time."
Luo Qinghan: "Grandmother passed away peacefully, uncle, please accept my condolences."
Prince Linnan wiped his eyes with his sleeves and said, "I was unable to calm down and made Your Majesty laugh. The Empress Dowager passed away, and you should be the one who is most sad. I should be the one to comfort you. How can I let you comfort me? I deserve to die."
Luo Qinghan: "I am really sad. I don't have many relatives to begin with, and now another one has passed away. If this continues, I will really become a lonely person."
King Linnan hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. You still have me, and I will always be your family."
Luo Qinghan looked at him solemnly: "Since you are my family, why do you bring so many soldiers to the city? Even if you are worried about the illness of the Royal Grandmother and want to see her for the last time, you don't need to bring so many soldiers, right?"
Finally getting to the point!
The royal relatives present pricked up their ears and waited with bated breath for King Linnan to give a response.
King Linnan's expression became complicated.
He let out a long sigh.
“To be honest, we didn’t want to bring so many people to Shengjing.
After all, doing so is too easy to cause misunderstanding.
But this was the Empress Dowager's last instruction before she died. She sent a letter to us, saying that the real reason for the late emperor's death was not illness, but that he was assassinated.
The murderer is most likely hiding in the palace and is related to Your Majesty.
To prevent the murderer from escaping, we had to bring more people with us."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed their expressions.
Some people did suspect that there was something else behind Emperor Sheng Yong's death, but they had no real evidence and could not investigate further. In addition, as the new emperor gradually took hold of his position, the affairs of Emperor Sheng Yong were gradually forgotten.
But I didn't expect that this matter would be dug up at this time.
Luo Qinghan asked coldly, "You suspect that I killed my father and the emperor and usurped the throne? Where is the evidence?"
King Linnan took out a letter from his sleeve.
“This is a letter written by the Empress Dowager herself before she died.
She asked a eunuch named Gan Fu to deliver this letter to us, asking us to help find out the truth about the death of the late emperor.
I believe that the Empress Dowager would not joke about such things.
Furthermore, that eunuch Ganfu also provided us with some clues.
He used to be the chief eunuch beside the late emperor and knew a lot about the late emperor.
According to him, on the night when the late emperor passed away, Concubine Xiao, who originally lived in Weiyang Palace, suddenly disappeared.
Although news later spread that Concubine Xiao had died, it was just hearsay.
In fact, the real Concubine Xiao is not dead, she just changed her identity and appearance and returned to your majesty's side again."
When King Linnan said this, Luo Qinghan's face had already darkened.
All the royal relatives present were stunned.
Concubine Xiao is not dead? And she is back?
This is too much information!
Prince Linnan seemed not to notice the emperor's cold gaze. He unfolded the letter in his hand and presented it to the emperor with both hands.
"Your Majesty, please have a look."
Luo Qinghan did not reach out to take the piece of letter paper.
King Linnan was not angry when he saw this, but smiled helplessly, and then handed the letter to the clan members.
The clan members gathered together to see the contents in their hearts.
As soon as one looks at the handwriting on the letter, one can tell that it was indeed written by the Grand Empress Dowager herself, and there is also the Grand Empress Dowager's private seal at the end of the letter.
The content of the letter is basically the same as what King Linnan said.
The Empress Dowager suspected that Emperor Sheng Yong was murdered by someone, and the person who killed him was most likely Concubine Xiao.
As for why Concubine Xiao wanted to poison Emperor Sheng Yong?
Naturally, it was to help the prince ascend the throne.
In other words, Concubine Xiao must have been instructed by Luo Qinghan to be so bold as to murder Emperor Sheng Yong.
The Empress Dowager wanted to avenge Emperor Sheng Yong, but she was old and weak, and was under house arrest in the Taimiao. She was unable to seek revenge for her son, and could only ask the princes from all over the country to lend a helping hand and help give justice to Emperor Sheng Yong!
After reading the contents of the letter, the clan members' expressions became very excited.
The son killed the father, and as a result, the father's mother wanted revenge and wanted to kill her own grandson.
Four words to sum up——
Your circle is so chaotic!
But then again, if what the Empress Dowager said was true, then it would be justified for the three princes to lead their troops into the capital.
The crime of patricide and regicide is unacceptable by heaven at any time.
King Linnan obviously knew this as well.
They had a legitimate reason to send troops this time. Even if this incident is recorded in history, they are still right. They have nothing to be proud of!
King Linnan: "I originally wanted to investigate this matter in front of the Empress Dowager, but unfortunately she passed away first. In this case, I will ask you one last question here. Was the late emperor really harmed by you?"
Luo Qinghan did not answer but asked: "So what if it is? So what if it is not?"
King Linnan: "If not, then we are all happy. If so, I hope Your Majesty will take the initiative to abdicate and let someone more capable take over. A person who killed his father and his king is not worthy of sitting on the throne."
(End of this chapter)
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