Chapter 323: Making a Big Trouble in Fengtian Palace (8)
The weather outside is very good, with blue sky and white clouds, bright spring scenery, and bright sunshine. The green trees and red flowers around Fengtian Hall are very beautiful. Coming out of the dim and oppressive space of Fengtian Hall, Li Mengyang's mood changes at first sight of this bright spring scene.
Much better.
He let out a long breath and walked slowly towards the stone steps of the lower hall.
Mou Bin followed Li Mengyang, and the two of them walked to the top of the high stone steps leading to the square below. Dozens of white marble steps shone dimly white in the sun.
"Mr. Li, be careful, it would be a serious fall." Mou Bin said in a low voice.
Li Mengyang said: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Mou. It doesn't matter. Mengyang hasn't reached the point where his eyesight is dim yet."
Mou Bin nodded and said, "It's better to be careful."
Li Mengyang nodded and stepped down the steps slowly. At this moment, he heard a low grunt from Mou Bin behind him.
"Master Li, I'm sorry, don't blame me."
"What?" Li Mengyang didn't hear clearly and turned around to ask.
Suddenly, a strong force came from his lower back. The force was extremely fast. Li Mengyang was a weak scholar, and he was caught off guard. He couldn't stand at all. He screamed and fell out along the height.
The high stone steps rolled down.
The moment he fell into the air, Li Mengyang suddenly understood everything. He had been betrayed and abandoned by the people in the inner and outer courts like a rag. When things reached this point, he could only become an abandoned son. It was ridiculous.
It was me who thought they would help me. They were going to kill me to silence me.
It's a pity that Li Mengyang understood and woke up too late. His body was kicked out by Mou Bin with great force. When he landed, his forehead hit the white marble step. At the last moment, Li Mengyang even heard
He heard the sound of his skull shattering. Since then, his whereabouts have been unknown.
Li Mengyang's body rolled down dozens of steps like a cloth bag, and his blood and brains spilled down the stone steps into a path of blood. When he rolled onto the stone bricks of the square, his flesh and blood were mangled and he was not human-like. He was lying on his back.
lying on the ground
On his face, his eyes were slightly opened and he looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and blood rushed from his mouth. Mou Bin shouted loudly and rushed down the steps. When he came to his side, the last light in his pupils slowly dimmed.
The soul flies to the sky.
"Master Li! Master Li! Are you okay? Are you okay?" Mou Bin rushed down and came to the bloody body of Li Mengyang. He stretched out his hand to detect his breath and found that Li Mengyang had died. Then he sighed slightly.
tone.
"Lord Mou, what's the matter? What happened?" The palace guards and Han generals on duty in the square and at the steps rushed to ask.
"Master Li slipped and fell down. Hey, I'm afraid he's gone." Mou Bin sighed.
"..." Everyone was silent.
"Look at the body, I will report to the emperor. Don't touch the scene, leave it for inspection by the department," Mou Bin ordered.
"As ordered!" Everyone bowed.
Mou Bin turned around and walked up the steps. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and asked, "Did any of you see Master Li slip and fall?"
The guards looked at me and I looked at you, and they all nodded blankly. One of the leaders said: "Master Mou, we are all on guard below and don't dare to look around. I'm afraid brothers haven't noticed. Please forgive me.
"
Mou Bin waved his hand and said: "That's all, it's nothing. I witnessed it with my own eyes, and I wanted you to see it as a witness or something. But it's not really necessary."
Above the main hall, when the news came that Li Mengyang slipped and fell down the steps and fell to his death, the whole hall was silent again.
Zhu Houzhao was in a daze with his mouth half open. The officials looked shocked and whispered in low voices. The three cabinet ministers and several ministers looked amused. Wang Yue, Fan Heng and others seemed to be relieved. Zhang Yanling had a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Yanling thought of this possibility when Li Mengyang was about to be sent to Beizhen Fusi for interrogation. But he did not expect that these people were more ruthless than he thought. He thought they would issue an edict in Beizhen Fusi.
They would commit suicide in prison or use other methods to finish Li Mengyang. But he didn't expect them to be so impatient and take action as soon as they left the Fengtian Palace.
However, this is reasonable. If Li Mengyang is dealt with in Beizhen Fusi, it will be Mou Bin's responsibility, which will arouse suspicion. But the mistake outside Fengtian Hall is just an accident. No one can
I wouldn't have thought that they would really dare to take action so quickly, but they would eliminate suspicion.
"Your Majesty, I derelict in my duty. When I saw Li Mengyang slipping, I stretched out my hand to hold him back, but failed to catch him. I deserve to be punished by you. Please punish me. Mr. Li fell unluckily and hit his head on the steps. He was already angry when he rolled down.
Absolutely. A humble position..."
Mou Bin knelt in front of the throne, frowning and looking annoyed, blaming himself endlessly and describing what happened.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and sighed: "That's all, I can't blame you. That's his fate."
Liu Jian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I feel that Li Mengyang seems to be suspected of committing suicide. Did he commit suicide to avoid interrogation and cover it up? I feel that there should be some secret behind it and we should continue to investigate the matter."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jian for a moment and said softly: "Forget it, the man is dead, so there is no need to dwell on this matter. This matter... ends here, so as not to make people panic. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Li Dongyang said in a deep voice.
"What the emperor said is true. The ministers also think so." The ministers said one after another.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yanling and said, "Marquis Jianchang, what do you think?"
Zhang Yanling bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yanling, as if he wanted to say something. Zhang Yanling shook his head slightly.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at the ministers and said loudly: "Today's events are all caused by Li Mengyang's proposal. Li Mengyang is dead, and I don't want to go into detail anymore. I know that you are all loyal and good ministers of our Ming Dynasty, and you are doing it for our Ming Dynasty in your heart."
For the sake of Jiangshan, Sheji, and for me. It’s just that,
There are some things that should be understood by each other without going too far. The Ming Dynasty had many unsatisfactory things, and they always had to be corrected slowly, but this took time. No matter how wise and diligent the late emperor was when he was still alive, he could not
Can the accumulated disadvantages be completely eliminated? Therefore, these things cannot be rushed."
All the ministers said: "What the emperor said is true."
Zhu Houzhao said: "I have not been on the throne for a long time, and many things require experience and experience. There are indeed things that cannot satisfy you, and I am also working hard to correct them. I hope that the world will be peaceful and the court will be harmonious, so that things like today will not happen again. Regarding
I don’t want to cause uproar in the city by punishing Liu Jin, Zhang Yanling, Zhang Heling and others. So I made the following decision.”
The ministers were solemn and listened attentively.