After everyone exited, there was silence in the main hall. Chu Shoufu stared at Yu Wenhao with his dark eyes for a while, and then asked softly: "Your Highness, do you still need to ask that Hongmei?"
Yu Wenhao was dumbfounded. He had always been looking forward to Chu Mingyang's line, always thinking that he could pry out something useful. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a sharp knife, pointing directly at his happy marriage.
"Do you believe it?" Yu Wenhao asked the chief assistant.
The first assistant said with some difficulty: "If His Highness insists that it is not you, then I can only believe it."
"I'm asking you whether you believe it in your heart, not whether you believe it in your mouth." Yu Wenhao was upset. Fortunately, no one knew about this matter, and the two people just didn't dare to reveal a word. Lao Yuan should be
It can be concealed.
"It doesn't matter whether other people believe it or not, as long as His Highness is innocent." Chu Shoufu shook his head and said in a gentle tone: "The mistakes His Highness made are not that big, they are just like your old father-in-law waiting quietly."
"Old man, this is too much." Yu Wenhao said angrily. He couldn't compare him with anyone but his father-in-law. He could say he was not a human being.
Chu Shoufu slammed the table and glared, "Otherwise, what else can I say? Are you going to attack you? There are both witnesses and physical evidence. Do you want me to cover my eyes and blindly believe that you are innocent?"
Yu Wenhao was so angry that he said, "I am innocent. I have never touched a hair on her head."
The first assistant said coldly: "Yes, if you don't touch the hair, you will touch other things. Otherwise, where will the child in her belly come from? Then Yu Wenjun... is useless again."
"He, Yu Wenjun, is not the only man in the world."
"There are so many men in the world, why don't they frame others? Just frame you?"
"How do I know!" Yu Wenhao jumped, unable to believe the first assistant's reaction, "How can you believe it? Don't you have a basic understanding of my character? I want so many women? Why do I need one...
"
"What?" Chu Shoufu interrupted him coldly, "Is she very shabby to you? We are already married, why do you still dislike it? That's all, now that the deal is done, you go back and make preparations to marry her off. The child can't live forever.
I was born without a father."
Yu Wenhao jumped up and flipped the table, "Marry her? Don't even think about it, let her dream. That child is not my king's, and I won't admit it even if I kill him. She is not shabby to me, but she is shabby to your Chu family."
Gate, who will testify to the physical evidence? You can't force a confession to dispel the truth, and you can't trust the witness's words. I, the king, can trust me, so take my leave!"
Yu Wenhao turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" Chief Assistant called him.
Yu Wenhao turned around, with anger burning in his eyes, "What? You still want to forcefully give your granddaughter to me?"
The wise light in Chu Shoufu's eyes flashed again, "It looks like it's really not yours. Let's calm down and think about it carefully. Think about the conspiracy brewing in this."
Yu Wenhao stared at him, "Are you testing me?"
"Otherwise, what can we do? As long as we don't use the medicine to force a confession, I can tell at a glance whether she is lying. The two people just now testified against you conclusively. Even if they knew your identity and changed their story, it would still be all
It was the result of being frightened, and they didn't lie."
Although Yu Wenhao was still angry, after hearing what the chief assistant said, he believed him, his anger subsided a little, and he sat down again, "Then you believe me?"
The first assistant stretched out his hand to press his heart, "You can only believe it, I am also afraid of guilt."
Yu Wenhao craned his neck and swallowed, "This matter must be kept secret. We are investigating privately and must not let anyone know about it, otherwise it will be endless."
"It must be kept secret!" Chu Shoufu said sternly.
If Ah Xi knew that the daughter of the Chu family was entangled with the prince, he would not look at it well.
Yu Wenhao narrowed his eyes, remembering Mr. Hongye's warm smiling face, and slapped the table again, "Hongye must have set up a trap to frame me. He didn't know where he found someone with the same appearance and height as me.
No wonder he said he would give me a big gift, this despicable villain."
"Hongye is highly suspicious. Hongye should be the one behind the whole setup." Shouxi said calmly, "Unfortunately, he didn't leave any traces. Even if he knew, there would be no evidence against him."
Yu Wenhao felt cold in his heart, "Hong Ye wants to set up a plot in Beitang. If no one helps him, it will be difficult to succeed. The person who helps him must be a superior person. I work hard all day long, but I have to guard against day and night, and it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves.
"
"Who do you suspect?" Chu Shoufu asked.
Yu Wenhao said: "When Hong Ye was in the capital, I had people keeping an eye on him. He had contact with Lao Si. I asked Lao Si. Although he swore to heaven that he had never had any interests with Hong Ye, Hong Ye
This man is not without a treasure. Since he has spotted the fourth child and gained nothing from him, he will not believe it even if he kills me."
"Reasonable doubt."
Yu Wenhao slowly calmed down, "I even suspect that the Xianbei people's plan to deal with the Great Zhou Dynasty is just a pretense. Their ultimate goal is to deal with the Northern Tang Dynasty. The Great Zhou Dynasty is full of talents, the court is harmonious, and there is no struggle for the throne.
Condensed into a powerful force, how easy is it for Xianbei to encroach? On the other hand, in the Northern Tang Dynasty, how many people really serve the court? Before the title of prince was determined, the court was divided into parties and factions, and everyone had their own calculations.
Once the hearts of these people are scattered, it will not take a day or two to unite them. Hongye is probably already operating in our Northern Tang territory, and will not break into the capital until the time is right. If the fourth child really colludes with him, his people will be in Beijing.
It’s easy to stand firm in the middle.”
"And..." Yu Wenhao's eyes burst out with fire, "I remember when I asked the fourth child, he said that Hongye once revealed that he didn't care whether Xianbei lost to Da Zhou. Now that I think about it, this is very likely.
If you didn’t plan to start a war with Dazhou from the beginning to the end, how could you lose to Dazhou? That’s why Hongye said so lightly that he didn’t care.”
Chu Shoufu was startled, "Hongye really said that?"
"What Lao Si reported is true or false, I don't know."
Chu Shoufu said playfully: "That would be thought-provoking."
Yu Wenhao pressed his fists, "Hongye is the illegitimate son of General Honglie of Xianbei. Honglie has controlled the Xianbei government for many years, and the emperor is just his puppet. Honglie has devoted himself to cultivating his son to rise to power over the years, but Hongye has always been outside.
It seems that he is not very important, so I suspect that there is another possibility. Hongye and his son are not of the same mind. Honglie may be aiming at the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Hongye foresees that the Great Zhou Dynasty will defeat Xianbei, so he started his activities in the Northern Tang Dynasty. If
To put it more boldly, the ultimate goal of Hong Ye’s activities in Dazhou is to have Dazhou deal with Hong Lie and hit Xianbei hard."
Chu Shoufu looked at him and said nothing for a long time.
Yu Wenhao raised his head and asked: "What's wrong? Is what I said wrong?"
Chu Shoufu shook his head and said softly: "Your Highness's guess is very reasonable and well-founded. Your Highness has indeed grown up."
Unfortunately, as he just said, the hearts of the people in Northern Tang Dynasty have been scattered for a long time. To unite them, His Highness cannot do it in a day or two. With his own strength, even if he is exhausted, he cannot prevent the flood of ambition.