I rely on the collapse of people to set my life in the hands of the male protagonist

Chapter 139

"Your Majesty, we are really wronged. Who would be so stupid to use such a method to assassinate? We got the news that someone was going to assassinate Your Majesty there. I wrote to my father and hoped that they would help escort him, this matter is a misunderstanding." Concubine Pei is usually arrogant, so even if the pear blossoms are crying in the rain at this time, the emperor can't arouse any pity, but only feel noisy.

"Escort? What kind of frame are you protecting? That arrow is about to hit Zhen's chest, is this your escort?" The emperor was still furious.

"Father, my concubine didn't lie to you. It's true. I respect and love my father the most. How could I do such a thing that cannot be tolerated? I don't have this motive at all! Those people are indeed going to prepare escorts It is impossible for someone to shoot that arrow at the father, there must be someone else, it doesn't matter if the father and sons are wronged, but we can't let those villains who really want to harm the father succeed!" The third prince fell on the ground and cried.

"Do you think that Dali Temple is a fool? The arrows shot here are exclusive to your Pei family. Is it so easy for your Pei family to be stolen by others and framed casually? Just because of an unverifiable piece of information? If you really care about me, why don't you just come and tell the situation directly, instead of sending people over without authorization, what evidence can you prove whether you are protecting or stabbing me!"

Facing the emperor's questioning, Concubine Pei and the third prince cried out and denied it, insisting that it was for escort.

This was the method Pei Jin proposed. At that time, Concubine Pei and the third prince were in a panic. They didn't think of any countermeasures at all, so they could only listen to Pei Jin who was still calm.In the face of the emperor's questioning, he only said that he would only care about Zeran's actions when he received the news of the assassination, and that he would not bite Yuan Ye. This is the best way to deal with it now.

Pei Jin's meaning is very simple. As long as the emperor calms down, he will understand that it is impossible for them to assassinate. They are the Pei family. How could they do such a stupid thing? So the emperor should believe what they said about going to rescue him, but they were greedy and wanted to make contributions and regain the favor of the emperor, so they acted privately, but they never wanted to meet a real assassin who blamed them.

Even if their behavior looks stupid in the end, if there is an element of truth in it, they can get a little forgiveness, and because of this stupidity, it is easier for the emperor to believe that they were framed, so just insist that they are Just go to the rescue if you are misled.

Sure enough, after being noisy for a while, the emperor seemed to have calmed down, and his anger was not so strong.

The emperor was already smart, so naturally he would not be led by the nose casually by anger. After thinking about it carefully, this matter was full of doubts.But it is difficult to tell whether it is framed or has other purposes.

Just at this time, Yuan Ye hurried over.

The First Prince had been waiting outside, after all, he was one of the victims.When the two saw each other, their eyes met and sparks of fire splashed in the air.

Yuan Ye pretended to ask if he was injured.

No matter how the eldest prince heard it, he felt that Yuan Ye was eager to hear him answer the word "injured".The eldest prince squinted his eyes, glanced at his mouth, and said mockingly: "Not only was I not injured, but my father also praised me for my meritorious service and courage."

Yuan Ye's complexion changed slightly, he took a step forward, leaned into the ear of the eldest prince and said, "Really? Then you really made money this time, not only robbed me of the honor, but also ruthlessly cheated your third brother, I admire you!" .”

The eldest prince glared at Yuan Ye for a moment, "Stop judging others by yourself, your honor is lost by yourself, and the third child's misfortune is also caused by them themselves, and it has nothing to do with me from the beginning to the end."

Yuan Ye's cheeks twitched because he was holding back his anger, "I fell on my own, and you guys planned to make me sick. What happened on the bridge has not yet been determined. I don't believe in such a coincidence."

The eldest prince snorted and said: "You blame others for your bad luck, you only have this kind of tolerance."

Yuan Ye sneered inexplicably and said: "Well, even if I am unlucky and lose the honor, others are not qualified to accept it. This is not... something happened. This is God's disapproval."

The eldest prince was furious instantly, but Yuan Ye didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, he had more important things to do.

Seeing him walking directly into the hall, the eldest prince immediately stopped him, "What are you doing? The emperor is interrogating the third child!"

But Yuan Ye didn't say much, and walked in directly. Seeing this, the eldest prince was not far behind, and followed closely.

Following the eunuch's summons, the two entered the hall to salute the emperor.

The emperor suppressed his temper, "What are you doing here?"

The eldest prince hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that my father's anger will hurt my body, so..."

The eldest prince performed well this time, the emperor didn't say much, but turned his gaze to Yuan Ye.

"Uncle, it was the grandmother who asked my nephew to come here. Her old man said that this matter is no small matter, and worried about the uncle's worries, so she asked my nephew to suggest that this case can be directly handed over to the Clan Mansion and Dali Temple for joint handling."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Concubine Pei and the third prince changed, and they almost all looked at Yuan Ye viciously.If the emperor personally tried the trial, he could still worry about emotional factors, but if it was the Clan Mansion and Dali Temple, then the result would be unknown. After all, compared with Dali Temple, the power of the Clan Mansion belonged entirely to Cheng Yuanye. clan.The Empress Dowager has always been partial to Yuan Ye and Empress Xiao Cheng. Could it be that she is going to attack them this time?

There was no motivation to assassinate, and there was no evidence of escort. According to the protection of the emperor's safety, they would rather kill by mistake than let it go. Therefore, if the clan's government came to the trial in the end, it was very likely that they would be convicted of assassination.

Both Concubine Pei and the Third Prince's minds flashed Pei Jin's repeated warning, "The most important thing is, don't bite the prince, absolutely not."

But looking at Yuan Ye who was about to kill them, they couldn't afford to suffer such a dull loss!

The third prince jumped up in an instant, "Yuan Ye, you harmed me! You deliberately set up a trap to make me think that you refused to accept that the eldest prince went to the spring plowing ceremony instead of you, so you arranged to assassinate and make trouble, so we will arrange someone to rescue you." , It was all designed by you, you just want to frame us for the murder!"

Following the third prince's identification, everyone present showed a shocked expression. After all, the third prince hadn't mentioned Yuan Ye at all before.

Yuan Ye said with a cold face, "Uncle Huang, I'm just here to convey the meaning of the emperor's grandmother. Why did the third child miss me and insist on dragging me into the water? I'm really wronged. I didn't go to the Spring Plowing Ceremony. Obediently recuperating in the mansion, just like this, can disasters come from the sky? Is the third child too good at biting?"

Seeing Yuan Ye's calm look, not only the third prince, but also Concubine Pei were furious. They all guessed that the culprit who misled them must be Yuan Ye, otherwise, how could they let them go to nothing.

At this moment, they had completely forgotten Pei Jin's instructions. Concubine Pei directly told the whole story, how they found out the signs of the assassination, and how they found out about the changes in the East Palace.

Even the First Prince was shocked.

Indeed, the assassination this time is like a pediatric case. To say something outrageous, if any of the four major clans wants to do the assassination, it will definitely be more perfect. According to the number of people sent by the Pei family , It's not like an assassination, it's more like what they said to be an escort. After all, the escort only needs to supplement the original guards.

Thinking about it this way, there may indeed be a force that misled Pei Shi, and Pei Shi was eager for quick success and wanted to show off, so he made such an oolong.

The eldest prince couldn't help looking at Yuan Ye. After all, according to what Concubine Pei said, everything became reasonable. It's impossible for Concubine Pei and the others to be so stupid as to receive an assassination message and run to escort him, unless the other party is not young. And with sufficient reasons, they will fall into a misunderstanding, believing that the other party will definitely do this, and then fall into the trap.

In the whole matter, the crown prince was most likely to do some extreme behavior in a fit of anger, and the third prince and the others just wanted to use this extreme behavior to claim credit for themselves.

If this is true, the crime is much lighter than murder.

The eldest prince secretly looked at the emperor's face, but he couldn't see the emperor's feeling of relief after learning the truth, which made the eldest prince wonder if his analysis was wrong.

At the same time, Yuan Ye's body was about to explode like a volcano.

Sure enough, these people were waiting to bite him.

If it hadn't been for his eyeliner to come back and report that Pei Jin was collecting evidence of manpower before him everywhere, trying to point the source at him, blame him, and let him deal with some traces in time, otherwise he might be accused of being caught How wronged and framed.

That's right, he did send people out, and he was planning to make some trouble when the team returned to the city. The purpose was naturally to target the First Prince and create some bad public opinion. It was as simple as that, but Mrs. Pei and the others must have noticed something , I guess they wanted to use tricks to frame him, but they didn't expect that something went wrong, and they tricked themselves.

It's okay for them to be unlucky, but they still don't give up, and want to drag him into the water. If one fails, Yuan Ye will be blamed.How could Yuan Ye let them handle it, so he hurriedly asked the Queen Mother for help, and then he received the order and came here to deal with it in time.

"Concubine Pei and the third prince are really scheming. It's obviously my fault. They have to take a substitute for the dead ghost. In your eyes, I am the best candidate to replace the dead ghost. Uncle and nephew are not afraid of being bitten. , Feel free to investigate." Yuan Ye said here, his tone was already wrong.

If there is no evidence, just because of the third prince's accusation to investigate His Highness at will, what is the dignity of the crown prince of a country, and the court doesn't know how to make a big noise.

But in fact, regarding this matter, the emperor already knew it well, and his thoughts were the same as that of the eldest prince.The truth of the matter is most likely what the Third Prince and Concubine Pei said.

But... no matter whether the crown prince was involved or not, no matter whether the third prince was framed or not, and no matter whether there was an assassination or not, the focus of the emperor's attention has changed.

His icy eyes stared straight at Concubine Pei and the third prince, making the two cry even harder, they thought the emperor didn't believe them.

In the end, the emperor asked Yuan Ye and the first prince to step down, and he would personally try this case. Yuan Ye was dissatisfied, and the first prince also felt that the emperor was partial to the third prince and Concubine Pei.Even the third prince thinks so, so no matter how much punishment the emperor imposes, they can only grit their teeth in shock and fear.Because they felt that this was the best arrangement the emperor could give.After all, the emperor is 'partial' to them and wants to protect them as much as possible.

The third prince was severely beaten with [-] slaps, and he was confined in the hall for three months. The concubine Pei was demoted to the position of concubine. The branch of the dead ghost was directly ransacked.This kind of punishment is tantamount to killing half of the Pei family. Even if the Pei family still has some background, they will not have the capital to compete with the other three families.

When Pei Jin learned of the decree, her entire body went limp. Although she knew that the emperor had already believed that they were not assassinating, the thing Pei Jin was most worried about had already happened.

Seeing the aunt who came back crying around the dying third prince, Pei Jin was really angry and angry, but her self-righteous aunt started to bite at random, saying that it was Pei Jin who didn't stop them, and then saying that it was Pei Jin's father If you don't investigate clearly, you will be misled. Anyway, if you don't find the reason from yourself, it is others who caused their mother and child to be so miserable.

With a stiff face, Pei Jin held back her anger and asked why she wanted to bite the prince.

Instead, the aunt got excited and asked Pei Jin what kind of bad idea she had given. If they hadn't been witty, they would have gone to the clan's mansion a long time ago, and now they don't know if they can come out.

Pei Jin almost lost her breath.

At that time, she only had time to warn, but didn't have time to explain, and unexpectedly, she was still a step behind.

In fact, it doesn't matter if they are taken away by the clan mansion. They are Pei family anyway. Without any real evidence, how can the clan mansion treat them like ordinary royal families? Aren't they afraid to directly arouse Pei's resistance?The royal family will also be afraid of Pei's desperate fight, so they dare not really do anything to Pei.

And before Pei Jin said that the emperor is not stupid, he can naturally figure out the truth slowly.All it takes is time and a bit of misery. In the end, it's just an oolong incident. The emperor can punish him at will and it may pass. It's definitely not such a miserable situation as it is now.After all, it is not a glorious thing for the emperor to be assassinated by his own wife and children. Naturally, royal scandals can be suppressed as much as possible.

But once Pan bit the prince and told the whole truth, things changed.

Till this time, Concubine Pei still didn't understand, thinking that the point was on the crown prince, so what if he insisted on arguing, and making the emperor more skeptical, he could trust them even more, obviously, the crown prince was most likely to do this matter.If the emperor hadn't been suspicious, how could he protect them in the end?

Pei Jin was really desperate. Their Pei family was really hurt by this stupid mother and son this time.The emperor didn't protect them, but punished Pei Shi as much as possible, which was more severe than what Pei Jin could have imagined. All this was because the mother and son made Pei Shi touch the Emperor's scales.

"Of course Yuan Ye is not the point, the point is what did Mrs. Pei do this day?"

Inside the house, Chu Lishu was helping to apply the medicine while talking to Xu Wenze outside.

Because of the application of medicine, Xu Wenze naturally couldn't go in, so he could only stand outside and report the situation.

Both Xu Wenze and Duke Wei's government participated in this matter, but they were regarded as the most peripheral thugs and did not participate in the entire decision-making.After Xu Wenze reported the results, he couldn't help but wonder why he arranged someone to mislead Yuan Ye halfway through.

It made Yuan Ye mistakenly think that the evidence Pei Jin was collecting was to bite him.

Chu Lishu said that he estimated that Pei Jin would persuade the third prince and concubine Pei not to bite the prince. If they didn't listen, it would be in line with Chu Lishu's wishes. With double insurance, it is guaranteed that the third prince will find out the prince and tell the whole truth.

And his purpose was never to design Pei Shi and the others to assassinate. After all, the emperor is not stupid, and it is easy to guess that Pei Shi was framed.

"Is the point the emperor's taboo against the four major clans?" Xu Wenze seemed to understand something.

Chu Lishu's voice slowly came from the inner room, accompanied by someone's gasping, Xu Wenze was quite uncomfortable hearing it.

In fact, from the very beginning when the eldest prince was designed to replace Yuan Ye, causing conflicts between the two parties, the target was the Pei clan.

With Chu Lishu's understanding of Yuan Ye, Chu Lishu knew exactly what he would do. Even if there was an accident, Yuan Ye would not be arrogant or send someone to make trouble. Chu Lishu also thought of other tricks to mislead Pei's.It's just lucky that Yuan Ye was still the same, and was about to secretly disgust the eldest prince, but was used by Chu Lishu to deal with Pei, making Pei think that Yuan Ye was assassinating, so that they could go to rescue him.

But in fact, there was no assassination at all, and the man who secretly ambushed the emperor on the way forward was naturally transformed into an unknown assassin who was in ambush under the joint narration of Prime Minister Li and General Zhao, and what the Pei family did was exposed to everyone before.But if this simple design is successful, isn't the emperor a pig's brain?

The focus has always been on the back.

"Once you bite Yuan Ye, you will definitely tell the whole truth. It's not as simple as acting stupidly because of a piece of illusory information. Then the emperor's focus will definitely shift from the assassination itself to whether Pei will be in the emperor within a day." How many people and contacts were used in the city, why did other clans and the emperor's forces not find out, they, the Pei family, found out, not only found out, but also successfully followed the East Palace, and made arrangements on the emperor's only way. Everything proves that Mrs. Pei's hand is too long."

"Even if everyone knows in their hearts that no matter which of the big clans has long arms and great power, they can't show themselves in front of the emperor and slap the emperor in the face. How is this different from the Xie family back then? Compared with the naive family this time What the emperor is even more jealous of is Pei's lawless, arbitrary, and overstepping of the imperial power, which makes the emperor feel as if he is always under control, which is even more intolerable for the emperor, who himself is jealous of the power of the four major clans."