emperor:"!!!"
Damn it, Yun Zhuo really found out, and he even said it in public! Yun Zhuo's actions are tantamount to cutting off his medication!
Prince Yu, Pan Yuanzhou, and General Lan were dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning, completely unable to believe what they were hearing!
They could imagine that Liu Qinghe, who was previously a royal physician, would go and refine the Longevity Pill, but Liu Qinghe had an affair with Empress Shen and should have been dead long ago, so how could he still be alive?
Moreover! Prime Minister Ning Hongxi is actually in cahoots with Liu Qinghe?!
This sounds like a complete fantasy!
No, it should be said that this is like waking up early and seeing the sun rise from the west, which is unbelievable and inconceivable!
"You insolent fool!" The emperor's temple veins throbbed: "I put you in charge of overseeing the construction of the Grand Canal, and the tunnel collapsed. You are utterly incompetent! So many people died, and you have no remorse whatsoever. Not only that, but after barely escaping death, you want to frame the prime minister!"
"You even dare to slander me, claiming that I swallowed those blood-stained pills. Who would believe you if you said you had no intention of rebellion!"
Anyone else would have been terrified and pale at the sight of the emperor's wrath and such a serious accusation.
However, Yun Zhuo remained seated on the palanquin, watching the emperor so enraged that he spat out saliva, and the guards around him gripping their swords tightly, ready to draw them and point them at him at any moment, yet he showed no fear.
Almost the instant the emperor finished speaking, Yun Zhuo said, "Before I entered the palace, I had already instructed Minister Zhao of the Court of Judicial Review to lead men to Wanliu Town to capture Liu Qinghe and rescue the boys and girls who had been abducted!"
"What?!" The emperor was struck dumb, and took a half step back!
Yun Zhuo continued, "Not only that, I also notified the people who lost their children to go to Wanliu Town to retrieve their children!"
The emperor suffered another heavy blow, and even the common people heard the news. If it were only Zhao Chengping leading his men, the emperor could issue an edict ordering Zhao Chengping to return, and Zhao Chengping would not dare to disobey him.
However, if the matter involves ordinary people, and hundreds or thousands of them, then things become very difficult. You can't just kill so many people overnight.
Even if we could kill them, how could we explain it to the world?
Thousands of people died overnight, and before dawn, tens of thousands of people would know about it. After dawn, the number of people who knew about it would be around 100,000, followed by millions and tens of millions!
It's completely out of control!
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
The common people are like these waters.
Yun Zhuo reached out to the side, and the guards immediately helped him up from the palanquin. His movements were very slow, and it took him quite a while to get off the palanquin and stand up straight.
He approached the emperor, or rather, drew near to the emperor, while the emperor could only watch helplessly as he walked towards him step by step, slowly but firmly!
Everyone else watched the father and son silently, without saying a word.
Yun Zhuo was half a head taller than the emperor. When he got close enough, the emperor swallowed hard. At that moment, the emperor realized that he actually had to look up at Yun Zhuo!
"Father, the guards of the Crown Prince's residence accompanied the Crown Princess on her travels and witnessed Ning Hongxi and Liu Qinghe's evil deeds. It is because of this that my son and the Crown Princess have met with such a deadly fate!"
"Does Father not believe it? Or is Father going to protect Ning Hongxi and Liu Qinghe? Because it was Father who ordered Liu Qinghe to refine the Longevity Pill?"
"Is it because Ning Hongxi was following your orders to protect Liu Qinghe in refining the Longevity Pill? Or is it that the Longevity Pill requires young boys and girls as medicinal ingredients, and you gave your approval to Liu Qinghe to do so?"
The emperor swayed suddenly, and Huaifu quickly steadied him!
"I didn't!" The emperor denied almost instinctively, his chest heaving and his breathing becoming rapid again. "How could I possibly do something so cruel to my own people!"
"Since Father has not done so, then please order the arrest of Ning Hongxi and Liu Qinghe immediately! Behead them in the street as a warning to others!" Yun Zhuo's voice was deep as he looked down at the emperor, as if he were giving orders to him!
"Father, please announce to the world that your son and the Crown Princess had no intention of rebellion. It was only Prime Minister Ning Hongxi who deliberately framed us to cover up his evil deeds!" Yun Zhuo's eyes were like swords, and his tone seemed to carry a strong sense of bloodshed.
"Otherwise, soon all the people of the land will be kneeling before Father Emperor, demanding an explanation! They will suspect that you are the biggest villain!"
The emperor's face turned pale.
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