Chapter 247: The people mourned. In the next few days, everyone in the court was in danger, and every morning they went to court in fear, as if they had gone to hell and come back alive.
From that day on when the rumor started to spread in the capital, it spread at an astonishing speed. That night, several batches of fast horses from the border passed out of the city one after another. From the border memorials in all directions, southeast and northwest, they rushed 800 miles to arrive at Long'an almost on the same day.
All the memorials undoubtedly expressed the same meaning, to thoroughly investigate the assassination of King Yi, severely punish the prince, and avenge King Yi.
Many of these soldiers on the border were led by King Yi. The feeling of sharing life and death in adversity is naturally unparalleled by others. Even if those soldiers were not led by King Yi, those generals were also generals under King Yi. They
When I heard that King Yi was assassinated and died on a cliff, I was naturally extremely sad and angry. Thinking of the friendship in the past, I naturally wanted to avenge King Yi.
The next day, the emperor sent the prince to the royal study. The prince claimed in front of all the ministers that he had never done this, and cried out that he was wronged. He even wanted to die because there was no evidence that the prince sent someone to assassinate King Yi.
Therefore, the matter was settled and the prince was not convicted.
However, the rumors among the people continued. The emperor used monstrous words to deceive the people and tried to investigate the matter among the people. He wanted to suppress the rumors, but unexpectedly it was self-defeating. Instead of stopping, the rumors became more and more intense.
Because the soldiers sent by the imperial court to search and rescue King Yi under the cliff, many days had passed since the assassination of King Li Yi, and there was no news. Some people even spontaneously organized to pay tribute to King Yi, and there was a chance that the prince would not be executed to become King Yi.
The tendency to never stop taking revenge.
The number of memorials on the Long Case is increasing. Many candidates have signed a letter saying that the prince has committed the same crime as the common people, demanding severe punishment for the prince. The soldiers stationed outside the city are also ready to take action. Ouyang Hu, who was sent by the emperor to train soldiers, turns a blind eye.
, allowing them to make trouble; the Yi Wang Party, which was originally hidden in the depths, gradually surfaced and wrote a letter requesting the emperor to avenge Yi Wang's grievances.
On weekdays, he would eat and drink with the prince, and he would make some mistakes, singing praises for this and that, excluding dissidents and false accusations against the ministers. Faced with the sudden trend, they were a little dumbfounded, and they were confused at first.
"Brother Six, what are you going to do?" In the study room of Hehua Xiaozhu, two men had an argument. Mo Yishan stopped at the door and asked.
"Get out of the way, I have to get out." Mo Yichen's usually cold face now showed a hint of anxiety and impatience.
When he first decided on this strategy, he just wanted to use the people's mouths to spread the word about the prince's crime of killing his brother for the throne. He thought that even if no evidence could be found about the prince this time, his reputation would be completely ruined.
But to really bring down the prince, it is not possible to rely solely on the power of these common people and candidates without fame, but to rely on the secret chess he laid out a long time ago. Only the important officials in the court can weaken the prince's vitality.
But he didn't expect that the news that he was assassinated and fell off a cliff would cause such a big reaction among the people. How could he, Mo Yichen, be worthy of such sincere treatment by the people...
Mo Yichen felt extremely sour in his heart. He thought that he would never forget the sad eyes of the people and the white cloth on his body. They were all for him. He never thought that he just did what he should do.
, you can gain so much trust and love from them.
He thought that he had always been an unknown person. He killed his mother when he was young, and his biological father only used him as a chess piece for his son to practice.
Indifference was the only way he could protect himself. Even after he became king through meritorious service, his father always treated him indifferently because of his depressed face. Many ministers were even afraid of his cold face when they walked on the street.
When he was young, even the children were so frightened that they almost cried when they saw him.
He never thought that such a day would come to him. The people who he thought were usually afraid of him because of his cold face would, upon hearing the news of his death, cry with sadness for him, and even pay tribute to him.
Facing those kind-hearted people who treat each other so affectionately, how can he sit here with peace of mind and watch them continue to grieve. He wants to go out and tell those people that their Wing King is not dead, that their Wing King is still alive and will
Continue to protect this pure land for them.
"What are you going to do now? Tell everyone in the world that you, Mo Yichen, were destined to die in that assassination. You did not return home, just to take this opportunity to get rid of the prince." Mo Yishan sighed, "Six
Brother, now that things have developed to this point, you are no longer able to control it. If you go out now, it will only make our plan fail and make their efforts for you in vain.
This time Mr. Song, Mr. Wen, Mr. He, etc., they took the lead in writing to the emperor and exposed their identities. If the prince is not pulled down this time, do you think the emperor will let these people go? Especially Mr. Wen, you
Don't forget, he is originally the prince's man, if the prince does not fall, he will definitely die.
These ministers, as well as those border generals, are all people who have sworn to follow you to the death. They have endured humiliation, concealed their identities, and survived in the cracks, just for today.
You go out now and tell everyone that you are not dead. The people will celebrate and cheer that King Yi is still alive, but those who swear to follow King Yi to death will lose their lives. You will never have a chance to overthrow the prince.
It is a trivial matter not to be able to defeat the prince. You have suddenly transformed from a long-sick and powerless prince into a powerful prince. After this incident, you will definitely become the target of public criticism. At that time, you can't even protect yourself, so what are you going to do?
Protect those people. When you are really dead, the traitors in the world are in power, and the people are in dire straits, that is when the people will really cry."
Mo Yishan looked at the man in white clothes in front of him. He always thought that Sixth Brother was cold and heartless, but today he realized that he was completely wrong. His Sixth Brother, the one who had always been as cold as ice, was the real one.
A person of temperament.
He could think of these things, and so could he, but he chose to go out, almost giving up the results of more than ten years of hard work, just because he didn't want to see the eyes of the people showing grief for him.
"Cousin, think carefully. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Mo Yishan stopped talking when he was gone. He believed that his cousin would make the best choice. These days are critical times, and Sixth Brother will not
To facilitate his appearance, he would have to go to meet with several ministers on his behalf.
"Chen..." After Mo Yishan left, Ye Luo walked into the study, put down the medicine in his hand, and shouted softly, as if comforting and supporting.