Lin Yi's last sentence was sonorous and powerful, echoing in the iron chamber.
Although he is now trapped in a devil's prison and has a near-death life, Lin Yi has no regrets about killing Feng in public. He will not beg for mercy to save his life with an expression of regret.
His iron bones made all the emperor and others moved.
The emperor said: "Then do you plead guilty?"
Lin Yi added: "Of course I do! In fact, I have wanted to kill Feng for a long time. But I have always considered the overall situation and hesitated to take action. I also tried my best to help him. Now that the Western Region Army has been defeated, the border will no longer have worries, so I
So I took action. It was I who planned to kill Feng, and I took the initiative to kill Feng. All the crimes were mine alone and had nothing to do with others. I also ask the Emperor to judge with justice and punish only me..."
As Lin Yi spoke, the emperor listened, and the minister of Dali Temple also wrote in the confession book, recording everything Lin Yi said.
The emperor asked some more questions, and then he said to the three of them: "You all go out, I want to have a few words with him alone."
Tengbin and the other two were not worried.
After Lin Yi defeated Linghu Zanghun, he was hailed as the new best in the world.
They were not sure that Lin Yi really had no skills at all now.
Now that Lin Yi is trapped in a devil's prison, he will do anything to survive. If the emperor makes a mistake, they cannot afford it.
Teng Bin said: "Your Majesty, let me stay."
The emperor said: "Are you still worried that he will be harmful to me? I have ordered Du Youhen to use poison to destroy his skills. How dare Du Youhen still deceive you! There are hundreds of people in the Du family, how can she ignore it?
.She doesn’t have the guts. You all stand down!”
Seeing what the emperor said, the three of them had no choice but to leave the iron room.
Teng Bin closed the iron room door.
Only the emperor and Lin Yi were left in the iron room.
The emperor said: "Lin Yi, when you came to Beijing to meet the saint, I admired you very much... but I never imagined that you are in the iron cage now and I am outside the iron cage. Things in the world are unpredictable. Do you have any thoughts?"
Lin Yi said: "Sinful people have failed to live up to the divine grace."
The emperor stood up, walked two steps on the ground, and then walked to the iron cage and said: "They were here just now, so it was inconvenient to talk. Now it's just you and me. Let's talk honestly for a while. Do you know why I did it in the first place?
I’m giving you a life-preserving oracle, and will you also give me my seal as proof?”
Lin Yi said: "I don't know."
The emperor said: "At that time, Feng Liancheng supported you, and Prime Minister Lu supported Qin Dingfang. I know that the two of them have their own plans. And they are my ministers, and I understand them. They are both clever people. And you are upright and chivalrous, and I
Firstly, I was worried that Feng Liancheng would take advantage of you, and secondly, I was worried that Prime Minister Lu would try to kill you to help Qin Dingfang. So I gave you a handwriting and a seal to save your life. But I didn’t expect that you killed Feng Liancheng, and used
This life-saving charm saved my life."
After hearing this, Lin Yi realized the emperor's intention in giving him the kit.
However, the emperor still made a mistake in judgment. In fact, Prime Minister Lu did not support Qin Dingfang.
After Lin Yi had dealt with Lu Xiang, he felt that Lu Xiang was different from other court officials. He kept his promises. When he let Zuo Chaoyang go, he also ordered Beigong Wuyang to spare no effort to save him, and he also ordered Lu Ba to secretly help him, all of which were fulfilled.
promised.
Therefore, Lin Yi did not want the emperor to misunderstand that Prime Minister Lu was secretly colluding with Qin Dingfang.
Lin Yi said: "Your Majesty, in fact, Prime Minister Lu and Qin Dingfang have nothing to do with each other. It was Qin Dingfang's subordinate Ximen Xuan who had some friendship with Prime Minister Lu, so they made a big fuss to make people mistakenly think that Prime Minister Lu supported Beifu. Even I was deceived at that time.
I thought Qin Dingfang’s backer was Prime Minister Lu. Later I found out that Prime Minister Lu didn’t want to get involved in the affairs of the world at all.”
The emperor was a little surprised when he heard this. He said, "Is this true?"
Lin Yi said: "Sinners dare not lie. Everything is true!"
The emperor said to himself thoughtfully: "Oh? Then I missed him. So compared to Feng Liancheng, Lu is quite well-behaved." Then the emperor said again: "Now it's just you and me, what we said
God knows and the earth knows that you know and I know. Let me tell you the truth first. Feng Liancheng has already achieved so much that I am my master. Especially because he forms cliques for personal gain, and I am very dissatisfied with him. Although I am dissatisfied with Feng, after all, he
He has made great contributions to the country and the country. Over the years, he has led the army to defeat powerful enemies several times to protect the country and the people. Especially in the eyes of the people, he is a great hero of the country. So I can only depose him, and I have no intention of killing him.
!”
Only then did Lin Yi know that although the emperor was dissatisfied with Feng Liancheng, he had no intention of killing Feng.
However, Shangguan Minghong hinted that the emperor also had the intention to kill Feng, but considering that it would affect a hundred people, the emperor could only hold back and wait for the opportunity for the sake of the overall situation.
Lin Yi suddenly understood that Shangguan Minghong had actually wanted to get rid of Feng Liancheng and replace him.
Otherwise, with Feng Liancheng here, he would always be suppressed.
Now that Feng Liancheng has been killed, Shangguan Minghong has become the biggest winner.
Lin Yi had to admire the plan of this "brother" in officialdom.
But it can't be said that he was used by Shangguan Minghong.
He had already decided to kill Feng.
He just hit it off with Shangguan Minghong and each got what he wanted.
If Shangguan Minghong hadn't helped him, he wouldn't have been able to kill Feng Liancheng.
The emperor added: "At the beginning, Prime Minister Lu colluded with some officials to list multiple charges to impeach Feng Liancheng. In fact, I could have taken the opportunity to make a big fuss and depose him. But I thought twice. The Western Region is eyeing him with eager eyes, and Feng Liancheng has been in charge of the defense of the northwest for many years. No one can compare with him.
He is more suitable to deal with the Western Regions. If you move Feng Liancheng at this time, you will undoubtedly destroy the Great Wall. Although I hate him, I still suppressed the impeachment of Prime Minister Lu. Do you understand?"
Lin Yi said: "The guilty people understand."
Lin Yi now also knew that the emperor had good intentions.
As the king of a country, you really have to consider everything carefully and cannot govern the country based on your whim. Some people say that this emperor is fatuous, but he is actually a king with great wisdom and foolishness.
Lin Yi said: "The guilty people still have one question."
The emperor said: "Today, feel free to say whatever you have to say."
Lin Yi said: "I killed Li Tianlang. Many people thought that it was me who caused the disaster by killing Li Tianlang. But the imperial court never asked me to hold me accountable..."
The emperor said: "At that time, I tried my best to appease the Western Regions, but you killed Li Tianlang at the critical moment. When the news came out, I was very angry. The officials in charge were even more uproar, and they jointly submitted a memorial to have you handed over.
Give it to the royal family of the Western Region to eliminate their hatred. In the end, I found a way to suppress this matter."
It turned out that the emperor suppressed the matter.
He kept thinking that it was really not something that ordinary people could do to suppress this matter.
Most likely he is the emperor.
The result is true.
The emperor continued: "Actually, I also understand that the Western Regions have been waiting for an opportunity to invade. Even if you don't kill Li Tianlang, as soon as the time is right, the Western Regions army will invade the territory in large numbers. I understand this, Feng Liancheng understands, and so does Prime Minister Lu.
It's just that our country is not ready yet. If you kill Li Tianlang, the Western Regions will invade the Central Plains in advance. This is exactly what I am annoyed about. If we are ready and you kill Li Tianlang, I will still applaud. Still
I will reward you. I originally wanted to question you, but at this moment, a person stood up and spoke for you..."