Chapter 1752 If you are still a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, then you should obey
Chapter 1752 If you are still a minister of the Tang Dynasty, you should abide by the law (please subscribe and vote)
Hou Junji's eyes were narrowed, and his hands behind him were clenched into fists. At this moment, he slowly shook his head.
"What do you mean by these words, Your Highness? Sir, what is your crime?"
"Could it be that His Majesty the Crown Prince, seeing that His Majesty is not in Chang'an, intends to murder the minister of auxiliary affairs, seize military power by force, and seek regicide to establish himself?"
Li Chengqian was so angry that Hou Junji took a bite out of him and his face turned dark.
On the side, Prince Young Master Zhang Xuansu pointed his finger like a sword, his beard and hair spread out.
"Shut up, stop spewing blood, Hou Junji, you colluded with the King of Wei to murder His Highness the Crown Prince, and even intended to kill several members of His Highness the Crown Prince's family..."
"Zhang Xuansu, do you have any evidence?" Hou Junji's dark eyes fell on Zhang Xuansu.
"The soldiers and innocent people who died tragically inside and outside the East Palace are evidence, and the corpses of your confidants around you are also evidence."
Looking at this former hero of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian let out a long sigh and his eyes fell on Ma Zhou.
"Master Ma, you are the auxiliary minister appointed by the emperor. How should we handle this matter?"
Ma Zhou had already controlled his emotions and listened to Ning Zhong briefly explain the ins and outs of the matter.
He glanced at Hou Junji with a disappointed face, and then saluted Li Chengqian.
"I would like to congratulate that His Highness the Crown Prince is well. His Highness was attacked and chaos broke out in the East Palace. The matter involves important ministers of the country and the royal family.
I thought that I should take Duke Chen into custody first and immediately send a letter to Luoyang to inform His Majesty of the matter and ask for His Majesty's Holy Judgment."
"Take Hou Junji down, Guhui will report to Father Ming, and ask Father to judge."
"Who dares to touch me?!" Hou Junji became angry and shouted.
Ma Zhou's face darkened, he turned his head, and his words were as sharp as a sword. "Chen Guogong, if you are still a minister of the Tang Dynasty, you should abide by the law and respect the prince's order."
"Officials will also ask His Majesty for orders to find out the truth so as to clear Chen Guogong's innocence."
Of course there is no need to say it again, but the meaning is very clear.
That is to say, if you, Hou Junji, are a traitor and a traitor, you don't have to abide by the law. Then why shouldn't these soldiers kill you on the spot?
Hou Junji snorted, glanced at the advancing elites, looked up to the sky and sighed, dejectedly.
"You lead the way, and I will follow."
"Please, Duke Chen..." The general on the right guard strode forward and led the way, surrounded by more than twenty elites.
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Ma Zhou looked at Hou Junji's desolate back and couldn't help but shook his head with some regret.
Since the prince dared to accuse Hou Junji of colluding with the King of Wei at this time, he probably already had solid evidence.
Thinking of this, Ma Zhou asked the prince's family with concern.
Prince Li Chengqian could not help but feel a little frightened when he saw Li Xiang beside him and said.
"Fortunately, I was prepared in advance and I was able to survive. However, the soldiers around me suffered heavy casualties."
"And the palace also suffered heavy losses, including many innocent palace maids, eunuchs, and some ministers and soldiers..."
Having said this, Li Chengqian's tone choked up, and he spoke after he calmed down a little.
"Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang turned the tide and led away the dozens of dead soldiers from the Wei Palace and Helan Chushi and other traitors who had entered the inner palace alone."
"This is how my orphaned wife and children were spared..."
Ma Zhou's expression changed when he heard these words. Cheng Sanlang lured so many thieves away alone, wouldn't he... be in danger?
After Ma Zhou hesitated for a moment, he gritted his teeth and asked.
At this time, Fang Jun walked over and told the prince that all the corpses of the thieves had been collected and were being sorted out.
However, someone has already identified Hou Zhi, the steward of Chen Guogong's palace, Hou Tao and Hou Lue, the personal soldiers and generals around Chen Guogong, and several guards from the Wei palace.
After hearing this, Ma Zhou's eyelids twitched wildly. When he saw the gloomy-faced Crown Prince striding away after asking Li Xiang to accompany the Crown Princess, he quickly followed.
After passing by, I saw the huge open space in the south of Encheng Hall, which was covered with neat corpses. There were nearly two hundred of them.
Although Ma Zhou and Hou Junji didn't have much contact, after all, they were ministers in the same palace, and they were both auxiliary ministers these days.
He naturally knew several of Hou Junji's close friends. At this moment, Hou Zhi, the chief steward of Chen Guogong's mansion, as well as his generals Hou Tao and Hou Lue were all here.
He even saw Helan Chushi, whose eyes were wide open and his eyes were wide open, with a dead look on his face.
"Helan Chushi acted as an internal agent and together with Jiang Yaqing, a bachelor of the Wei Palace, planned to kill the Crown Princess and His Highness."
"Helan Chushi fought tooth and nail after the reinforcements from the right guard arrived, and was already consecrated. However, Jiang Yaqing, a bachelor of the Wei Palace, had already escaped from the palace."
"Now, the right guard officers and soldiers are rushing to Prince Wei's Mansion to apprehend him."
Looking at the Helan Chushi who is less than three years old, he is already the crown prince Zuo Nei, who leads thousands of troops, and his father-in-law is General Hou.
Ma Zhou shook his head slowly and walked to the other side. He saw the Forbidden Army soldiers beside the prince and listened to the only living limping general describing the scene when he was attacked.
The battle was extremely tragic, but fortunately, Fang Jun led an army of a thousand canine horses to arrive in time, thus relieving the prince from danger.
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Looking at the horrific corpses of the soldiers, Ma Zhou couldn't help but look sad and gnashed his teeth.
"He actually plotted to kill the prince inside and outside the East Palace. Such behavior should be punished as a warning to others."
After Ma Zhou identified the corpses of the soldiers one by one, he couldn't help but look strange and let out a sigh.
Li Chengqian looked at Ma Zhou and saw that the Ma Shilang seemed to be looking for something among the remains of the soldiers, so he couldn't help asking warmly.
"Master Ma, who are you looking for?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Cai Chen just heard that Cheng Sanlang single-handedly lured away dozens of dead soldiers from the Wei Palace for the sake of the Crown Princess and His Highness, as well as Helan Chushi and others. I don't know..."
"..." Li Chengqian and Fang Jun looked at the sad-looking Ma Shilang with unpleasant expressions on their faces. Lu Neng on the side suddenly became unhappy.
"Master Ma, what kind of person is General Cheng? How can he be his opponent if there are only dozens of people?"
"Not only is General Cheng unscathed, he is currently treating Yu Zhanshi and General Yuchi for their injuries."
"...You said Cheng Sanlang was unharmed?"
Ma Zhou looked at Lu Neng, the ruthless general, in bewilderment. He had just heard that even though Yuchi Baoqing was wearing double armor, he was still partially bruised.
And Cheng Sanlang was chased by dozens of desperadoes, but he was still unscathed. Is this possible?
The right guard who was accompanying you quickly testified loudly.
"Yes, the last general saw with his own eyes that although Cheng Sanlang was alone, he was unscathed and chased down more than a dozen thieves with his mace and fled in embarrassment."