Chapter 354 Secret [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

It can be seen that Master Luo has indeed been in the Imperial Guards. Although he is only a third-level warrior, his tone of summoning the Left Prime Minister is so proficient.

Liang Yue and Ling Yuanbao were delighted when they heard this.

This means that Master Luo is really going to confess, and what he is going to confess is definitely not a trivial matter, and they may not be able to bear it.

We can't ask them to call Liang Fuguo over and then say, "My Lord Left Prime Minister, I used to apply itching powder on the back of an armless old man and secretly blew my nose into the pot of a roadside ice jelly stall."

So Ling Yuanbao immediately sent someone to report it, and the senior officials of the Ministry of Justice notified Liang Fuguo. Liang Fuguo immediately put down what he was doing and rushed over from the Xiangguo Gate.

When he arrived, he moved with great vigor, followed closely by a large number of people from the Ministry of Justice.

"You all wait outside the door." Liang Fuguo waved his hand and glanced at Liang Yue again, "Come in with me."

Liang Yue nodded, but was still a little confused.

I went to his house before, but was turned away. Why did he only ask me to go with him this time?

Aren’t you afraid of taboos?

After entering the courtyard, Liang Fuguo paused before pushing open the door and said, "This incident is very likely related to the Imperial Treasury Case. It is so huge that even I may not be able to cover it up. When the eldest prince disappeared, His Majesty sent six detectives to investigate the case and find traces. Later, all six were killed for their incompetence. Now that we see the light of day again, it is very likely that the Ministry of Justice will be in charge again."

"After we return from the battle to seize the city, I will hand this case over to you to take charge of. Do you dare to take it?"

Liang Yue thought for a moment and said with a smile: "If I can't solve the case, Lord Zuo Xiang will not let me be beheaded, right?"

"Ha." Liang Fuguo smiled, "I'm afraid you can find out."

"Then there is nothing I'm afraid of." Liang Yue said frankly.

Now he has a strong background, high cultivation, and many trump cards in his hand. He is no longer as cautious as before, afraid of being stepped on and killed by others like an ant.

After hearing this answer, Liang Fuguo pushed the door open and entered.

Luo Ji in the room stood up, bowed and saluted, "I am Rona, a former sergeant of the third battalion of the Imperial Guards and the personal guard of the Crown Prince. I am here to meet the Left Prime Minister!"

It seemed that he had great respect for Liang Fuguo.

Liang Fuguo also asked: "Have you seen me?"

"More than a decade ago, there was a royal horse-riding case. A horse with royal insignia galloped on Tianjie and trampled several civilians. It turned out that the prince was late for visiting Hongxiufang and wanted to rush back before the imperial city was closed. After being reported by the Ministry of Justice, they wanted to let the accompanying guards take the blame. I also know that guard brother. He didn't want to take the blame for others, but he was threatened with his family."

"You were still working in the Ministry of Justice at the time. It was you who insisted on a thorough investigation, despite numerous obstacles, and ultimately saved the innocent guards and allowed the prince to be punished. I still remember you arguing in front of the palace, shouting, 'The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people!'"

"So I trust you. Only when you come, I dare to speak." Luo Ji said seriously.

Liang Yue looked at Liang Fuguo's back, then at Luo Ji's face, and immediately understood what word of mouth meant.

Those corrupt officials would scold Liang Fuguo for his indiscriminate use of torture and killing, and fear him like a tiger; while those common people who had justice to be upheld respected him like a god.

"How I was then is how I am now." Liang Fuguo waved his sleeves and sat on the chair, "You can start talking now."

……

"I followed Guo Jie, the junior commander of the Imperial Guards. He was transferred to be the chief of the personal guards of the eldest prince, and we also became his personal guards. I followed the eldest prince for several years, accompanied him in and out of the imperial city, in foreign wars and in the imperial court, and was deeply impressed by him."

Luo Ji began to tell the story slowly. It was obvious that in his memory, the eldest prince was a very charismatic person, and he still remembered him after so many years.

"One day twelve years ago, we learned that we had to follow the eldest prince out of the city to purchase military rations. This was a very ordinary thing, but because the battle situation in Bashan was critical, we had to set off the next day."

"But one night before we set out, Guo Jie summoned the seven of us who were going to set out together and told us something."

Having said this, Roger's voice paused, as if he was a little frightened.

I don't know what he saw that night, but he is still scared when he thinks about it now. You know, this guy has never been afraid of seeing a ghost or dying.

"He...he took out an imperial edict!"

"Hmm?" This shocked Liang Fuguo and Liang Yue. "The imperial edict says that the eldest prince is a traitor to the country and that the accompanying imperial guards should execute him!"

What he said was really shocking. The father and son of the Liang family scandal frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Guo Jie said that someone will attack the eldest prince tomorrow, and asked us to turn the tables and help him. If anyone can kill the eldest prince, there will be a huge reward."

"But we all know that's impossible!"

Luo Ji's voice was a little excited. "The eldest prince has been fighting in the army since he was young. He hates the Yang people the most. Moreover, he is both civil and military. As long as he waits for another two years, becoming the crown prince and ascending the throne to become the emperor will be a natural thing. What reason does he have to collaborate with the enemy and what reason does he have to commit treason? This is definitely a frame-up!"

What he said certainly made sense. Although Liang Yue had not experienced that period, the elders in the court rarely had any negative comments about the eldest prince.

In addition to the gossip I heard at Princess Fuyang's mansion that day...

This also made Liang Yue speculate more. If the emperor really wanted to kill the eldest prince, would it be related to that incident?

Concubine Ye in the palace was once the daughter of the prime minister of Yunxiang Kingdom. She was known as the "most beautiful woman in the south" at that time and was originally planned to be taken into the palace by the king of Yunxiang Kingdom.

As a result, before she could enter, the palace was gone.

The Yunxiang Kingdom was conquered by Jiang Zhenye's army, and this most beautiful woman was directly sent to the Divine Capital together with the concubines of the Southern Kingdom. Emperor Mu Bei, who was rarely known to be fond of women, decided to take her into the palace after seeing her once.

At that time, the people of Shendu had many speculations about Concubine Ye's beauty. Who could be so infatuated with the emperors of both countries?
If we calculate the time, it was two years after Concubine Ye entered the palace, which was when the eldest prince got into trouble. It should have been during this time that Princess Fuyang watched the two of them having an affair.

It seems a lot happened in those two years...

Huh?
Liang Yue suddenly remembered that the ninth prince in the palace was thirteen years old this year and was the last son of Emperor Mu Bei.

Although Emperor Mu Bei had many children, most of them were born ten years before he ascended the throne. At that time, he might have been sowing seeds with the mentality that they might die at any time, so he had many children in the first few years.

Later, he was seriously injured and his foundation was damaged, so he began to concentrate on healing and practicing. Very few children were born during this period, and many people speculated whether the emperor had lost the ability to sow seeds.

The birth of the ninth prince once broke this doubt.

This matter cannot be thought about...

But if it was really because of the matter between the eldest prince and Concubine Ye, then the eldest prince was punished, but why was Concubine Ye not hurt at all and is still very favored in the harem.

Could it be that Emperor Mu Beidi was really obsessed to this extent?

Did you choose to forgive her?

Or did the killing of the eldest prince have nothing to do with this matter, or was the imperial edict simply forged?

He guessed many possibilities, while Luo Ji continued, "I was really afraid and conflicted. I discussed it privately with the other three good guards. They also didn't want to assassinate the eldest prince. Even if we did what Guo Jie said, we might end up being scapegoats. After some discussion, we decided to flee."

"We didn't dare to tell the eldest prince about this, nor did we dare to follow his orders. We stole two large boxes of silver before we left. This would allow us to pretend that we were running away with the money so that no one would suspect us of having anything to do with this matter. It would also provide for our future expenses."

"It's just that Dai Youzhi... the deceased Dai Youcai, told us one thing only after we escaped."

"He stole the imperial edict from Guo Jie!"

"He said that if we escape like this, if the eldest prince is killed, they might frame us. We keep this imperial edict so that we can clear our names in the future."

"We divided the imperial edict into four parts, each of us kept one, and then we went our separate ways. In order to facilitate communication, we did not leave the Divine Capital too far, but more than ten years have passed, and there is no news about the eldest prince. We don't know what happened on that day. Sometimes we wonder if it would be different if we told him what happened..."

Seeing his dejected look, Liang Fuguo suddenly asked, "Where is the fragment of the imperial edict in your hand?"

"In the scabbard of my sword," said Roger.

Liang Yue took out the knife, opened the scabbard and saw that there was indeed a golden edge!
Liang Fuguo pulled it out and said in a deep voice: "I want to see if this imperial edict is authentic..."

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)