Li Ling's mind was turned, but his face was still shocked and unacceptable. It was not until the emperor called him again that he "reacted" and said in a daze: "Your Majesty, I... I really don't know that there are so many twists and turns in it, and I really don't know what to say. But there is one thing that I can confirm, that is, no matter what my origin is, I will not change my loyalty to my Dayue court and to Your Majesty."

When the emperor heard this, he nodded with satisfaction: "Li Ling, I naturally see your loyalty to me, but do you have anything else to say about Li Tong?"

"I had already said when I took him down in Huguang that even though he was my biological father, before both loyalty and filial piety, I would only choose loyalty. Even if I was scolded as unfilial by the people of the world, I could only destroy my relatives for justice and bring him to justice!" Li Ling said, and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I actually have a ruthless request, I don't know if I should say it..."

"you say."

"I know that Li Tong is one of the rebel leaders of Luo Tian Sect, and he is really not allowed to be punished. I don't want to speak for him. I just want Your Majesty to allow me to collect his body and bury him after he is executed, so that I can do my last duty. I know that even if such a thief who is unwilling to be punished by the death of his wife, it is not enough to be punished by the death of the people. I should abandon the market to warn the world... But I really can't bear to end up in such a bleak situation, so I hope that your Majesty will allow me to accept it with the previous contributions!"

After saying this, Li Ling leaned on the ground again, waiting for the emperor's answer. The emperor stared at Li Ling in front of him thoughtfully. After a long time, he smiled and said, "Do you know that he is not your biological father at all. He raised you more than just to hide yourself and is still willing to help him collect the body?"

"I didn't have any impression of the matter at the beginning. I only knew that Li Tong did support us siblings in those years. He also taught the ministers to read and read, and allowed the ministers to participate in the imperial examinations, and went step by step to this day. So even though Li Tong was sorry to the people of the world, he still had some kindness to the ministers and their children.

"Even if I don't agree with what he did and are willing to capture him with my own hands for the sake of stability in the world, I cannot give up that kind of affection in the end. I hope Your Majesty will clearly understand it."

The emperor looked at Li Ling thoughtfully, and after a while, he smiled and said, "Being loyal to the king as a minister, and being filial to the parents as a son is the foundation of my country! Since you are loyal to the court, how can I bear to let you fulfill this last little filial piety? It's accurate. After Li Tong was punished, you can clean up his body by yourself. As for burial, everything should be kept simple."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Li Ling kowtowed again and thanked him, and at the same time he felt relieved.

The emperor's permission meant he was taken out of this matter, which meant that the previous remarks in the court that used Li Tong to criticize him would be no longer hurt. Moreover, in this way, whether in the court or the people, he would inevitably be praised for his loyalty and filial piety. This reputation is more useful than anything else.

The other courtiers present naturally understood the weight, but no one jumped out to oppose or pick the wrong ones at this time.

It goes without saying that Li Ling survived the crisis so smoothly. As for the neutral officials who were just joining in the fun and shining their presence, there was no need to risk offending the emperor or Li Ling to oppose it when everything was clear.

Finally, there are people who really have conflicts with Li Ling, the prince. Although they are unacceptable to let Li Ling pass this level, it seems that there is no practical significance to entangle in the face of such a lot of conclusive evidence. Especially when the emperor has made a clear statement, he will hold on to the relationship between Li Tong and Li Ling, and he may instead get himself in.

So they stopped and let the matter ended successfully. The emperor said in person: "After verified by the Imperial City Department, although Li Ling and Li Tong had the name of father and son, they did not have the reality of father and son. Moreover, when Li Ling was in Huguang, he was able to distinguish between public and private affairs. He was a model for the court and local stability and was willing to destroy relatives for all reasons. Therefore, Li Ling not only had no mistakes in Li Tong, but also made contributions. In addition, he went to Huguang to pacify the place and found out that the officials were corrupt and made great contributions. I will hand it over to the Affiliate to make a detailed agreement and then give it a reward!"

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness. I will do my best to do my best to eliminate evil for the Great Yue and for Your Majesty, so that the world will be peaceful and the people will live and work in peace and contentment!" Li Ling's last bowing means that this matter has finally been completely determined, and there is no need to mention it.

When things came to this point, the meeting of the ministers suddenly summoned today could be successfully concluded. At this time, they had already reached the meeting of Weishen. Many people felt a rumbling sound in their abdomen, but they were already hungry. At this moment, at the emperor's instructions, the ministers naturally retreated from the hall.

Just when Li Ling was planning to leave with his ministers, the emperor suddenly called him: "Li Ling, please wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Although he was a little surprised, Li Ling still stayed. The expressions on their faces were Lu Zhen and others from the Imperial City Department. Instead, the expressions on their faces did not show ease because they helped Li Ling solve this problem, but were still solemn and serious.

"Li Ling, are you hiding something from me?" The emperor suddenly looked at him and asked. This made Li Ling's heart sank again. After scanning the imperial city officials, he suddenly remembered what happened before and immediately said: "Your Majesty forgive me. I did fight back for self-protection and fight back, so I asked Lord Lu to make arrangements when he sent someone to Jiangcheng County..."

As he said that, he looked at Lu Zhen guessfully and said, "Can those people really fall into the trap? But..." He didn't dare to tell the last guess about the prince.

However, the emperor replied in person: "Yes, under your suggestion, the people of the Imperial City Department did encounter someone destroying them when they were looking for relevant clues in Jiangcheng County. However, they were prepared for not only protecting all the relevant evidence, but also taking down the people."

Li Ling was delighted when he heard this, and then he felt a little confused again. Judging from the meaning, the emperor wanted to cover up this matter. But why? Didn’t the emperor always think about beating the prince? Isn’t this a good opportunity to be given to him?

Naturally, his thoughts could not be hidden from the emperor. He snorted softly, "This matter ends here. You must not mention it to others, including your family." Seeing that Li Ling looked puzzled again, he added, "Those people were not arranged by the prince."

This surprised Li Ling even more. He didn't even bother to be with the emperor, so he exclaimed: "Ah..."

"Okay, I've said that this matter has ended here, so don't worry about it anymore. Also, what I mentioned to you is not the case about hiding something from me."

"Your Majesty, I really don't dare to hide anything in other matters." Li Ling quickly defended himself.

"Is that?" the emperor glanced at him, "You think you are the only one who knows some things, and can you deduce the truth? Your origin can be found in the documents of Tianbaotang and the county government. Some records that do not exist seem to explain something, right?"

This sentence exploded in Li Ling's heart like a thunderbolt, causing his body to suddenly shake. Only then did he understand what the emperor was referring to. It was the life experience of his sister Li Le'er!

It is obvious that the people of the Imperial City Department can find clues from Tianbaotang or the county government, but their sister’s related origins cannot. This naturally makes them associate, and Li Le’er is two different existences from their siblings.

In addition, the incident in Jiangbei County was not completely unrecognizable. As long as you go patiently and contact Li Le'er and his daughter, they are still alive, but the Wei family where they are located has been wiped out... It is natural that the relationship between Li Le'er and Li Tong can be found through various traces, and then confirm that they are the real father and daughter!

Li Ling originally planned to make her sister become an adopted daughter who was the same as hers and had no blood relationship with Li Tong, thereby minimizing the impact on her, but now it seems that this cannot be done.

This made Li Ling feel frightened and wanted to plead for his sister, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

Li Ling really has feelings for her sister Li Le'er. Whether it was her help in the most difficult time, or the relationship between the two siblings when she went home later... he completely accepted such a gentle and virtuous sister who took care of her. Even if the two had no real blood relationship, in his eyes, Li Le'er was still his own sister.

So he wanted to protect his sister and Tangtang. He could not let them have any trouble or let them be implicated by Li Tong. So even in front of the emperor, Li Ling still mustered up the courage and whispered: "Your Majesty, my sister and the others are innocent. In fact, she didn't know that Li Tong was a traitor in Luotian Sect. She has been in Huguang for many years..."

"Forget it, this matter will stop here, and everything will stop here." The emperor suddenly said this without waiting for him to finish his words. This made Li Ling stunned at first, and then a surprise. The meaning was clear, so stop here. The matter about Li Tong ended here, and there was no need to go into further investigation, and there would be no more involvement.

The emperor actually agreed to Li Ling’s previous arrangement and planned to let them go and kill only Li Tong!

Of course, this also means that the conflict in Jiangcheng County will be stopped and will not be investigated in depth. Although Li Ling was a little confused, compared to his sister, Li Ling was still willing to make this concession. At that moment, he saluted again: "Yes, I will obey Your Majesty's will, and everything will end here."
Chapter completed!