novelones Chapter 139 Hearing the cry from the midnight dream
Chapter 139 Hearing the cry from the midnight dream
When the prince heard that Hu Gao was fanning the flames, he felt unspeakable anger in his heart.
He came to complain before the emperor with the purpose of targeting him.He didn't expect that he would suddenly turn the conversation to Li Chenglong, which must have touched his sore spot.
He and Liu Gu colluded to frame Li Chenglong, with the purpose of targeting himself and bringing him down as the prince.
Seeing him lightly and deliberately drawing hatred towards himself, he said to him:
"Prime Minister Hu, as Prime Minister, you should know best about Li Chenglong's matter. What do you think about this matter?"
Hu Gao saw that the prince was trying to burn his body again. He was not fooled this time and said to him resolutely:
"Your Highness, the Emperor has already concluded this matter. Li Chenglong and his son, regardless of the lives of thousands of soldiers, betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy as the commander-in-chief, causing us to lose five cities in succession. This has been the case since the founding of our Xuanwu Dynasty. The most shameful scene. A person with serious crimes like Li Chenglong should be executed in Lingchi. Killing his whole family would be an advantage for him. Unexpectedly, the prince still wants to say good things for such a person. Are you not talking to the emperor? Do you want to initiate a challenge? I know the relationship between you and the rebel, but the crime he committed is an indisputable fact. Does the prince want to overturn his case? "
After hearing what Hu Gao said, the emperor looked at the prince angrily and said:
"Prince, you need to clarify your current identity and correct your stance. Don't be merciless and spread such remarks in the court. I was going to punish you severely for what happened last night, but the Chinese New Year is coming soon. I don’t want your mother to be unhappy either. These days, you just go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. You are not allowed to come out without my order. Do you hear me?”
The prince kowtowed and said:
"Father, even if you lock me up, I will still say it. I hope you will investigate Li Chenglong's matter carefully. Don't chill the hearts of those soldiers who are loyal to the country. If the emperor can send people to investigate again, I am willing to lock you up for as long as you want."
The emperor glanced at him lying on the ground and said:
"Stop talking. If you dare to say one more word, believe it or not, I will abolish your position as crown prince. Go down first. I don't want to see you again now."
Seeing that the emperor was so angry, the prince suppressed what he wanted to say, kowtowed again, and left.
Hu Gao couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the emperor handling it like this, and he said goodbye and walked out.
As soon as he walked out of the emperor's Yangxin Hall, he saw the prince flash out from the side and said:
"Prime Minister Hu, is today's result what you want?"
Hu Gao looked at the prince, laughed and said:
"The prince is joking. I am just doing business. I'm afraid that if the emperor finds out about this, he will punish me for deceiving the emperor. However, aren't you fine? It seems that the emperor still takes good care of you, the prince. Then you can have a good rest in the palace for the next two days. I will take my leave first."
With that said, Hu Gao wanted to leave.The prince stretched out an arm to stop him and said:
"Prime Minister Hu, apart from this matter, don't you have anything else to tell me?"
Hu Gao smiled, looked at the prince and said:
"Your Highness, what you said made me confused. I really don't know what I have to say to you. Why don't you just tell me clearly, Prince? What do you want me to say?"
Seeing Hu Gao beating him up, the prince said to him:
"Prime Minister Hu, when you go to bed at night, have you ever dreamed that the souls of those who died unjustly come to you? When I saw the tomb mound for the first time yesterday, I was particularly shocked. I really couldn't believe it at the time. , hundreds of people were tortured to death there. They originally had an extremely noble status, and they were innocent children who didn't understand the world. I didn't expect that one day, they would behave in such a way that they were inferior to animals. , were hastily buried in a mass grave. I'm afraid that when you come back from your dream at midnight, you will hear their shrill lamentations. Have you ever been frightened? I went back last night, but I had nightmares again and again, and I couldn't close my eyes all night. I just want to see if the Prime Minister has had this kind of experience?"
Hu Gao tightened the cloak around him.He said to the prince:
"The prince told me these things, I don't know what you want to express. Whether they are miserable or not is all thanks to Li Chenglong, and it has nothing to do with me. Why should I be unable to sleep when I dream back at midnight. Back then It is the order of the current emperor to execute them. I was just ordered to supervise the execution. The prince told me this, as if I wanted to harm them. I have no grudges with Li Chenglong, so why should I harm him."
The prince looked at Hu Gao with a sneer on his lips.Then he said to him:
"Prime Minister, this is exactly what I want to ask you. Don't you have to explain it to me?"
Hu Gao flicked his sleeves in panic and said:
"Ridiculous, I don't know what you mean by telling me this. I have other things to do, so I won't chat with the prince."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.The prince said from behind:
"Prime Minister, when you can't sleep at night, just pray for yourself more."
Seeing Hu Gao turning around and walking away in a hurry, the prince sneered at his back.
The prince turned and walked towards the queen's palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he only heard Yu Jian's voice inside.
When Yu Jian saw the prince coming, he stood up and said to him:
"I just went to your palace. The eunuchs told me that you were called over by the emperor. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
The queen also looked at him with concern and said:
"Prince, why did the Emperor ask you to come over?"
The prince told the queen and Yu Jian what happened last night.When it came to Hu Gao suing him in front of the emperor, the queen said angrily:
"Hu Gao, the traitor, has been staring at you all day long. If you make any mistake, he will be the first one to jump out. He is now jumping up and down in the court, wooing ministers and cultivating people everywhere. His power is to let King Wei replace you one day. From now on, the entire Xuanwu Dynasty will belong to his Hu family."