Chapter 399 All officials plead for mercy

Li Zhi looked depressed and confused, and he said, "Wujian, how can he save me?"

Shi Zhongchen sighed and said, "I went out and told the ministers that he ordered the Jingyang bell to be knocked. You have received it for your highness!"

Li Zhi whispered, sat on the pier and was speechless. Wang Ping'an actually took the blame for himself and went out to be criticized by the ministers! He held his head with his hands and bent down, feeling extremely sad!

My father was seriously ill, and now his best friend was punished again. Li Zhi felt that the sky had collapsed and just hit him, and he could hardly bear it!

Shi Zhongchen comforted him a few words, then went into the back hall to take care of Li Shimin. There were still many things waiting for him to do. He had to decoct medicine for the emperor and control the little eunuchs and palace maids inside.

Suddenly, he couldn't find a suitable person to help, so he had to ask his brother Shi Aiguo to help, and sent someone to find Wu Meiniang. Shi Aiguo is absolutely reliable, and Wu Meiniang is still reliable, at least more reliable than others!

Li Zhi sat in the hall and thought for a long time. Suddenly, someone asked softly: "Your Highness, has my uncle gone out of the palace?"

Li Zhi looked up at the person who was talking to him. Seeing that it was a palace maid, he seemed to have seen it, but he couldn't remember it. He asked hoarsely, "Who is your uncle?"

The person who spoke was not the other person, but Wu Meiniang. She was urgently asked by Shi Zhongchen to help. After all, she accidentally found Li Zhi sitting in the outer hall, so she came over to ask. I just heard that the people inside mentioned a few things about Wang Ping'an, but no one could tell. She was anxious. Wang Ping'an was his big backer. If he fell down, his future fate would be difficult to describe, and he would be careless. When she saw Li Zhi, she came over to ask.

Li Zhi remembered that he seemed to have seen this palace maid in Chongxian Pavilion that day. He seemed to be a relative of Wang Ping'an. He didn't care when he said that, and now he was even more confused. He said, "I didn't leave the palace, I just went to the palace gate." He naturally wouldn't explain anything to a palace maid, but when he thought of the pain Wang Ping'an was suffering now and the pressure he had to bear, he couldn't help but want to cry again.

When Wu Meiniang saw his appearance, she knew that Wang Ping'an was going to be in trouble. She said anxiously: "Is my uncle in danger? Your Highness, please go and save him!" As she said that, she knelt down for Li Zhi, grabbed Li Zhi's clothes with both hands, begging hard.

Li Zhi thought to himself: "How can I save it? I will be scolded as soon as I go out. I don't know how those damn historians will arrange me. And my brother, if he knows that I have made a big mistake, he will pounce on me like a wolf and tear me to pieces!"

Seeing that he was hesitant, Wu Meiniang stopped begging him. She actually took up her ideas for him and said directly: "Your Highness, you don't have to say anything when you go out. Just look at my uncle from afar. When the ministers see your attitude, they will no longer dare to be my uncle!" While saying that, she actually pulled Li Zhi and wanted to pull him up from the pier.

For Wu Meiniang now, Wang Ping'an is much more important than Li Zhi. Whether Wang Ping'an is safe is directly related to whether she is safe in the future and herself. Even if the crown prince is able to persuade her, she has to do her best to say that it is not only for Wang Ping'an, but also for herself!

When Li Zhi was not at a loss, someone suddenly had an idea for him. He stood up obediently and said, "I should tell you a loyal minister."

"I will tell you, Your Highness will take care of you!" Wu Meiniang said and turned to the back hall.

Knowing what he was going to do, Li Zhi started to act quickly. He left the Ganlu Palace and headed straight to Chengtian Gate. Wu Meiniang entered the back hall and saw that there was only Shi Zhongchen who was with the emperor. Other little eunuchs and palace maids were sent away!

She came to Shi Zhongchen and whispered: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has gone out, I can't stop him. Your Highness said he wants to see my uncle."

After a long time, Shi Zhongchen nodded. At this time, he was already a completely old man. He looked at the closed emperor, slowly got up, took Wu Meiniang to the front hall, and saw that Li Zhi had left. He said, "The emperor has no friends, but your highness has Wang Ping'an! Alas, it is the righteousness of all friends!"

After standing for a while, Shi Zhongchen shook his head and returned to the back hall. He thought to himself: "This time Wang Ping'an is about to have a disaster. The matter of Jingyang Zhong is related to the national law. The ministers will definitely make things difficult for him!"

Seeing the sad face of General Shi Daguan’s face, Wu Meiniang also thought: “It seems that my uncle is going to be a bad thing. Why is my life so miserable? I just had a backer, and this backer collapsed in a blast!”

Li Zhi rushed to Chengtian Gate quickly, and on the way, he was thinking: "I don't know how difficult it will be for them to do nothing. I have implicated him this time, and I have been so implicated!"

Chengtian Gate.

Wang Ping'an's forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't care about wiping his sweat, but kept bowing and saying, "Sir, uncles and uncles, don't do this!"

There were countless ministers standing outside the palace gate. Almost all the officials who could get on the table in the capital came, and even the numbers were too dark. They all looked at Wang Ping'an and talked a lot.

Wang Ping'an faced so many adults alone and smiled bitterly: "My sirs, this is indeed wrong with me..."

Chu Suiliang was also among the crowd. He didn't know what happened tonight, but he shouted: "Of course, this is not right for you, but there is a reason for it, so you can't blame me!"

Changsun Wuji stood at the head of the ministers, and he also said, "Yes, no disease, the law does not make sense in the law, but human feelings are very wise. The heaven and earth are great, but human feelings are great. No wonder you, no wonder you!"

Yuchi Gong shouted loudly and said, "You can't blame you for this matter. If the emperor wants to punish you, I will definitely plead for you!"

Li Ji frowned, and with his calm personality, he actually said at this time: "I will plead for you, and you must not be punished."

Fang Xuanling had no expression on his face, and seemed to not want to make any comments. But Chu Suiliang did not let him go and whispered: "I said, "Old House, do you still remember the mess at your home?"

Fang Xuanling glared at him, was it me remembered or you remembered for me? Just mention it if you have nothing to do! It would be fine if you didn’t mention it, but you can’t pretend to be deaf and dumb if you mentioned it. Fang Xuanling coughed and said, “Everyone is right. You can’t blame Wubian for this. If the emperor wants to punish you, I will definitely speak up for justice and plead for you!”

Ma Zhou is a low-key person. He stood behind Changsun Wuji and others. He usually did not speak actively, but this time he also said: "Wujian, you are my subordinate. If you have such a thing, I have a responsibility. When you wait for court, I will take the initiative to take responsibility to ensure you are safe!"

The main characters all expressed their opinions, and other ministers nodded, saying that they would plead for Wang Ping'an. A few of them remained silent and planned to depend on the emperor's attitude. If the emperor followed suit and agreed to Changsun Wuji and the others' plead, then they would discuss and sell personal favors to Wang Ping'an. If the emperor insisted on punishing him... then they would discuss the emperor's opinion!

Outside Chengtian Gate, there was no situation expected by Li Zhi and Shi Zhongchen. Wu Meiniang also expected that it was wrong. None of the ministers made things difficult for Wang Ping'an. Instead, they comforted him and expressed their support!

It turned out that Wang Ping'an left Chengtian Gate. After seeing the ministers outside, facing the anxious ministers, he loudly said that the Jingyang Bell was ringing by himself, and it was nothing to do with others!

The ministers were naturally anxious. Why do you ring the Jingyang bell for nothing? The bell cannot be knocked casually. Could it be that you don’t know?

Wang Ping'an quickly explained that of course he knew that Jingyang bell could not be struck randomly, but it was not a reason tonight! As a minister, the Holy Emperor was in power... Xu Jingzong's nonsense sounded useless and annoying, but at a special time, it really worked!

He said what to do if the Holy Emperor is in power and is a minister, and then he said that he stayed in Xitai tonight to handle official duties, worked overtime overnight, and worked hard for the emperor. As a result, when he heard that the assassin was making trouble in the palace, he was afraid of hurting the emperor, so he was anxious and had no time to recruit guards, so he rang the Jingyang Bell!

These words are full of loopholes. As long as you are a minister with a little brain, you cannot believe them! However, there are coincidences and accidents in this world!

Ouyang Li and Hou Ling also came outside the palace and waited for it. They could not enter the palace. Ouyang Li was just a low-level officer, and Hou Ling was even more a big soldier. There was no other way except waiting anxiously outside.

When the ministers came, they had to dodge far away. They did not dare to approach them secretly and without notice and listen to their masters' words until Wang Ping'an came out.

As soon as Wang Ping'an told the reason, Ouyang Li immediately ordered Hou Ling, aren't you a flying thief? Now the time to test your loyalty has come. Take off your clothes and put them on, cover your face, run around the palace wall, and then escape, lead the guards to chase them, and add evidence to the master!

When Hou Ling heard this, he trembled in his heart and said, "What if I can't escape, what should I do if I'm caught?"

Ouyang Lize said: "I'm afraid of nothing. I'll just go after you, and I will protect you in secret. What's the scary thing about you!"

Hou Ling was unable to do so, so he had to put on his clothes, cover his face, find a place where no one was around, flew over the palace wall, and then rushed towards Chengtian Gate. After attracting the attention of the guards, he turned the other way and fled down the palace wall!

At this time, the sky was dawn, and he ran around the palace wall with his face covering. How could the guards not find him? The guards shouted and chased him. When the palace walls were messy, the ministers of Chengtianmen would naturally know!

Seeing that there were really an assassin and the guards chased him, the ministers wanted to say that they believed it completely... that might not be true, but it was one thing to have doubts in their hearts, and saying that they believed it was another thing!

When Changsun Wuji and the others heard the sound of Jingyang bell, they rushed to Chengtian Gate in a hurry and waited to go in and see the emperor. But the emperor did not see him. Wang Ping'an, who should not have appeared in the palace, appeared, and said that he was responsible for the collision of the bell.

When Changsun Wuji and the others heard about this, they knew that there was something strange inside. Wang Ping'an was so cautious and acted steadily. Even if the assassin was in the palace, how could he, a foreign minister, run in in the middle of the night? Why was he there if others were not there? And he was still ringing the Jingyang bell like water in his head?

This kind of crazy behavior must have nothing to do with Wang Ping'an!

And that "assin", even if he is an assassin, his behavior is even more crazy. He will not run away sooner or later. He will run away at dawn, and he will also find places with many people to run... Is this assassin a second fool? If he is really a second fool, he can sneak into the palace and not be caught by the guards, then the guards will become second fools together?

Wang Ping'an came out, must be covering up something!

If a person becomes a spirit, he will be able to calculate the spirit outside the Tianmen. If he does not calculate the spirit according to the individual, he must calculate the group according to the number!

The ministers immediately stopped blaming Wang Ping'an, and immediately stopped asking what was going on. Instead, they comforted Wang Ping'an and expressed their desire to support him!

Ouyang Li chased after him with a loud scream. At the opening of the palace gate, a team of guards also ran out and chased him in the direction where the assassin escaped!

The ministers shouted: "We must capture the assassin alive, interrogate strictly, and find out who sent it!" But everyone knew it. No matter how fast they chased, they would definitely not be able to catch it!

So, the scene just now appeared outside Chengtian Gate. Changsun Wuji and others stepped forward to comfort Wang Ping'an, which made Wang Ping'an embarrassed, as if he had made great contributions but was wronged!

At this moment, a minister suddenly said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is out!"

The ministers looked into the palace gate together, but they didn't see anyone. They looked up and saw that Li Zhi was actually scattering the battlements on the palace wall, looking down. They didn't look at others, but they were Wang Ping'an!

The ministers were about to salute, but they saw Li Zhi shrinking his head, retreating, disappearing in the city tower. He didn't come out, and it seemed that he was still hiding from everyone!

Li Zhi came out like this and made things simplified. Wang Ping'an would definitely not have any trouble. Even if there was something wrong, the prince would protect him as if he had sex!

A few ministers who were still swaying immediately rushed forward and made a loud statement to Wang Ping'an. Don't worry, we will support you. It is your fault to ring the Jingyang Bell, but there is a reason for the matter. The specific case will be handled in detail!

The ministers quarreled and said, "This time has passed, why has the emperor not promoted to the court?"

As soon as he said this, the ministers looked at Wang Ping'an together. Everyone understood that this question was actually asking Wang Ping'an, and only Wang Ping'an could answer it.

Wang Ping'an wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The emperor was very tired when dealing with state affairs last night. The officials in Xitai are naturally clear... Well, I guess I won't be in the morning today. Why don't you go back and get up tomorrow?"

Changsun Wuji felt nervous and thought to himself: "What's going on? The emperor didn't go to court early today. He rang the Jingyang Bell again last night. The prince came out just now... Oh, it's not that something big happened, right?"

He was the one who planned the Xuanwu Gate coup and was most sensitive to such things. He looked back at Fang Xuanling and Yuchi Gong and the others, and saw that his old comrades also showed a look of horror on his face!

Changsun Wuji stepped forward, grabbed Wang Ping'an's hand, and said, "Come with me, I have something to ask you!" He turned his head and said to the ministers behind him, "You are all waiting here. Brother Yuchi, Brother Li, Brother Cheng, please ask you three to go to the left and right Guards and urge the generals to be diligent in the king's affairs and not to slacken!"

Yuchi Gong, Li Ji, and Cheng Zhijie immediately turned around and left Chengtian Gate.
Chapter completed!