Luoyang Brocade Chapter 385: Suspicion (1)
“What did you say?”
The expression of the emperor, who was sitting on the throne with a smile on his face, suddenly changed, his eyes were full of disbelieving shock, and his voice unconsciously raised: “How can you say such words casually! ”
The civil and military officials standing in the middle of the court also had astonished expressions on their faces. They looked at the emperor’s grandson, who stood tall and solemn, and King Yan, who looked surprised and innocent.
Under the attention of everyone, the emperor’s grandson looked calm and calm, raised his hands and said: “Grandfather, you heard me right. What my grandson just said was all explained by King An himself after he surrendered.”
“Since the year before last, King Yan has secretly contacted King An and encouraged King An to compete for the throne.”
“King An was unwilling to settle for a while, so he was persuaded by King Yan, and he made a plan to assassinate Concubine Li Shu. King Yan was responsible for bringing the emperor’s grandfather to the palace.”
“The people who assassinated the emperor’s grandfather and father were indeed Concubine Li Shu and King An’s people. But the real mastermind who secretly planned this matter was King Yan!”
Every sentence is sharper than the last, especially the last sentence, which is even more striking.
The officials could no longer hold back and there was an uproar.
Is it true that King Yan was the real mastermind of the palace assassination, as the Emperor Taisun said?
The King of Yan was stunned for a long time. He smiled miserably when he heard this, stepped forward and knelt down: “What is right and wrong depends on the heart of the people. I don’t want to defend myself. I believe that my father will definitely give me justice.”
An angry blush appeared on the emperor’s face, and he said solemnly: “I will not listen to one side or believe the other. Don’t worry, I won’t let anyone wrong you.”
The prince was obviously shocked by the earth-shattering words of the emperor Taisun, and angrily rebuked the Emperor Taisun: “How can you listen to King An’s words about such a big matter? How could you know that King An deliberately shirks his responsibility? How could King Yan be the one? The mastermind behind the scenes? If King Yan hadn’t blocked the sword that day, your imperial grandfather would have been hit by the sword.”
“If King Yan really intends to assassinate him, he can just pretend and stand by. Why risk his life to block the sword?”
The emperor nodded subconsciously.
The prince said everything he wanted to say.
Emotionally speaking, he never believed that the filial King Yan would do such a treasonous thing.
The emperor’s grandson also took a step forward and knelt down. His voice was still calm and steady: “When King An first said this, I didn’t believe a word of it. King Yan was so unfazed by the emperor’s grandfather. Everyone has witnessed his filial piety. I am ashamed of myself, and I don’t believe that King Yan would be such a vicious and cruel person.”
“However, King An later took out a stack of letters. The letters were indeed written by King Yan. After reading them one by one, I had to become suspicious.”
Letter?
Kneeling aside, King Yan’s eyes flashed and he sneered in his heart.
When he secretly contacted King An that day, he never wrote a letter. Every time, secret guards were secretly sent to King An’s vassal territory, and all they delivered were oral messages.
After the incident was completed, the secret guards who were responsible for delivering messages were also silenced by him.
In this world, there is no evidence to prove that he had a secret connection with King An.
The emperor’s grandson keeps saying that there is such a letter, which is pure nonsense!
“Father, please give me a clear warning. I have never had any correspondence with King An.” King Yan raised his head, with a look of injustice and grievance on his face: “I think King An must have had someone imitate my handwriting. I wrote the letter with the intention of framing my son and minister.”
The emperor’s heart was obviously on the side of King Yan. Hearing this, his expression became stern and he said calmly: “Where are those letters now? Have them presented to me. I want to see them myself.”
The emperor’s grandson responded in a deep voice: “These letters are of great importance. My grandson divided the letters into several parts and asked several skilled guards to carry them with them. I will present them to the imperial grandfather for his review.”
The emperor has calmed down his anger and nodded coldly: “Okay, I will personally read these letters today.”
……
Soon, a stack of letters was presented to the emperor.
At a glance, there are a dozen letters in total.
The Emperor starts from the first letter.
When the familiar handwriting on the letter came into view, the emperor’s brows couldn’t help but move.
The handwriting on this letter is exactly the same as that of King Yan. Even the strokes of the writing strokes are the same. King Yan also had a little-known habit of pausing for a moment when writing. Therefore, this stroke of ink will be slightly heavier.
The writing and writing in this letter are a little heavy. It is no different from King Yan’s daily writing habits.
If this is really a letter forged by King An, it would be too realistic…
Hearing is false, seeing is believing! The emperor’s unbreakable confidence in King Yan began to quietly waver.
Looking at the contents of each letter again, the emperor’s face became increasingly gloomy and ugly.
These letters implicitly express King Yan’s dissatisfaction with the prince, and implicitly imply that King An is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince. Later, the content of the letter gradually became more explicit, with a hint of instigation everywhere.
After the last two letters, the assassination plan was decided.
There are several passages that are particularly dazzling.
“…My father is old and fatuous, and it is best to be fooled. As long as I use some tricks, I can make my father trust me. On the day of the assassination, if it is clear that my father will be assassinated first, I will block it for my father. With one sword, you can win the trust of your father. It will also make the prince relax his vigilance. If you take advantage of that moment to attack the prince, you will be sure to succeed immediately!”
“When the crown prince dies, my father will definitely appoint another crown prince. This candidate must be the second brother! One day when the second brother becomes the crown prince, I will definitely follow my second brother’s lead.”
“I have nothing else to ask for. I just hope that my second brother will be kind to my mother-in-law and eldest sister. Let my mother-in-law and eldest sister move out of the cold palace, and let my eldest sister come out of Ciyun Nunnery.”
The emperor clenched the thin letter paper tightly, feeling surprised and uncertain in his heart.
Every word in this letter is clearly the tone of King Yan.
When King An left the capital ~IndoMTL.com~ King Yan was still a few years old. It seems that King An was not familiar with King Yan’s temperament. Even if you want to forge a letter, you definitely can’t make it so realistic…
Could it be that all this is part of King Yan’s plan?
The King of Yan was willing to take the risk to block the fatal sword, but was it actually just a trick? Just to gain his trust so that he would not be suspicious of King Yan’s strategy?
Human psychology is very strange. When you have deep trust in a person, you will never be suspicious no matter what he does.
But once this confidence is shaken, doubts will arise everywhere.
Just like a seed, if it falls into the soil, it will take root and sprout.
The emperor suddenly remembered Concubine Li Shu’s crazy shouting before her death.
“You have been confused for a long time! You can’t see Xu Man’s true face, nor her son. It’s ridiculous that you support him everywhere, but you don’t know that the person who really wants to rebel is your most beloved King Yan. …”
The emperor looked uncertain and did not speak for a long time. (To be continued.)