Hu Yanshou looked at the ninth prince with a gloomy face: "It's not you, then it's all Liang Shangzhong did it himself?"

The ninth prince's face changed and he changed his mind quickly: "I don't know, but my grandfather is generous and righteous, and has taken in many guests, some of whom often act under the banner of his grandfather.

It is hard to say whether Chen Cang was instructed by his grandfather or he made his own decisions at the moment."

"You can shirk it for him." Hu Yanshou snorted coldly, looked at Li Xiuran and said, "Do you have evidence to prove that Chen Cang created the Wangyou Pavilion because he was instructed by Liang Shangzhong?"

Li Xiuran bowed and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, Chen Cang personally admitted that he had just created the Wangyou Pavilion at the instructor of Liang Shangzhong, and used it to make money for him and win over the court officials.

Peng Ce also admitted that he protected Changlefang and Wangyou Pavilion under the care of Liang Shangzhong, so that he could do evil in the capital for three years.

These were all signed and sealed confessions as testimony, and…”

Li Xiuran looked at the Ninth Prince and said lightly: "I was invited by the Ninth Prince to go to Prince Heng's Mansion to attend the poetry meeting last night. During the meal, the Ninth Prince hinted many times that he threatened me not to investigate the case. He was rejected by me. Soon after, I was left, I was assassinated by Chen Cang.

Just Lord Xiang arrived in time, and Weichen survived."

Hu Yanshou looked at the ninth prince with a pale face: "What else do you have to say?"

The ninth prince's face changed drastically in an instant.

"Empress, Your Majesty is busy, I will not see you for the time being..."

"Does go!"

A voice suddenly came from outside, and before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a scolding. Then a woman wearing a phoenix crown and a red gold-thread skirt looked elegant and luxurious, and had a good appearance, rushed in with a calm face.

Although he looks over thirties, although he is a little older, he is well maintained and his appearance is not only not reduced at all, but instead he has a more mature charm.

"Why are you here?" Hu Yanshou looked at the visitor and frowned.

"My father and the prince are both being questioned by His Majesty. How can I still sit there?" The woman walked up.

Hu Yanshou frowned and said, "Are you here to plead for them? Do you know what he and Liang Shangzhong did? How many crimes have they committed?"

"I don't know, but I know my father and the prince who were born ten months old. They have always been kind-hearted and kind, so how can they do things that harm the heavens and the truth?

Your Majesty, don't listen to the slander of the traitors, and blame them wrongly." The woman looked heartbroken.

Okay, I turned into a traitor... Li Xiuran curled his lips secretly and heard that the woman was the ninth prince's biological mother, Concubine Lan, who looked really good. She came in and turned him down without saying a word. Her mind was obviously not bad. No wonder she was favored by the emperor.

He is so capable of talking lies with his eyes open, right? He is kind and kind? Are you sure you are talking about Liang Shangzhong and the ninth prince?

"Father, I did hold a poetry meeting in the mansion last night. The minister Li was very literary and was still the minister appointed by the father. So I invited him, but I never hint or threatened him, nor did I send Chen Cang to assassinate him.

As soon as Li Shidu left the mansion of Erchen, Erchen sent someone to assassinate him. Once he was killed, the first person to be suspected was Erchen. How could Erchen do such unwise things?"

The ninth prince also reacted and followed the argument.

Hu Yanshou frowned slightly, as if he was a little moved, and he also felt it was a little unreasonable: "How should Liang Shangzhong asks Peng Ce to take care of Changlefang and Wangyou Pavilion to make money and win over the court officials for you?"

"Your Majesty, my father, thanks to His Majesty's trust, was promoted to a first-rank official. Now he is a big family and has to help his relatives and friends. The expenses are expensive and it is difficult to support his salary alone.

My father has always been honest and unwilling to be greedy, so he can only find some livelihoods and make some money to make up for it.

He didn't know how to do business, and this kind of thing was not suitable for him to come forward personally, so he could only find someone to take care of it. Then Chen Cang should be the one he asked to help manage the business. As for other things, my father must have been deceived by him.

and……"

Concubine Lan looked at Li Xiuran with a cold face: "It is still unknown whether these confessions were just a slander. Your Majesty must not believe it easily."

Hu Yanshou frowned and looked at Li Xiuran.

It's so amazing, you can be turned into black and white by you... Li Xiuran looked at Concubine Lan, and I have to say that her ability to turn black and white is really nothing.

There is indeed no simpler person who can come out of the harem.

"Your Majesty, although Gong Gong of the Prefect Peng was dismissed by Your Majesty, his fame and fortune are still there. According to the law, no one is allowed to punish him at will. How can he be arbitrarily?

These are all his voluntary confessions. The empress never punished him at all. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to verify it." Li Xiuran bowed.

"Even if my father asked Peng Ce to take care of Changlefang and Wangyou Pavilion, he must have just wanted to make some convenience for his own business. He had never managed the business, and Chen Cang must have deceived him by this.

Even if my father is wrong, he just trusts villains wrongly, and fails to observe for a while, causing trouble."

Concubine Lan grabbed Hu Yanshou's arm and begged, "I am the only father and the emperor, all of whom are close relatives. Please give me a favor and spare them this time."

"Just because of his temporary misconstraint, Chen Cang took the opportunity to make trouble, causing thousands of people to be killed. He cannot refuse to blame this and must be severely punished!"

Hu Yanshou's face was gloomy, but his attitude was obviously a little loose. He said in a deep voice: "I drafted the order, General Xuanwei Liang Shangzhong, who was favored and abused the law, and his crimes were unforgivable. He removed his position as General and demoted him to a commoner.

The ninth prince, Prince Heng, conspired with him to form a clique for personal gain and had bad intentions. He was imprisoned in the mansion from now on, thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors, and was not allowed to go out without a decree. If he dared to violate it, I would definitely forgive him!”

Concubine Lan and the Ninth Prince were relieved. Although Liang Shangzhong was demoted to the people and the ninth prince was imprisoned, they left their lives behind.

Knowing that the emperor had made concessions, the two of them did not make any more demanding, and immediately bowed:

"Thank you for your kindness!"

"Thank you for your kindness!"

As expected... Li Xiuran sighed quietly in his heart, he was demoted to the people, and was demoted from a first-rank official to a commoner. The punishment seemed to be quite heavy, but it left Liang Shangzhong's life. With the style of Concubine Lan, she could be demoted today and might be promoted back tomorrow.

There is also the ninth prince who conspires with Liang Shangzhong and commits numerous crimes, but he just thinks about his mistakes behind closed doors...

What is the difference between this and self-punishment of three cups?

Although he had known that Liang Shangzhong might not die, it would be difficult for him to defeat the ninth prince, but at this moment, he was still very disappointed when he heard the emperor's punishment.

"Your Majesty..." Li Xiuran felt a little worried and spoke in a deep voice.

"Okay, I have made a decision on this matter, so there is no need to discuss it anymore." Knowing what he wanted to say, Hu Yanshou directly interrupted him: "Peng Ce, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, accepted Liang Shangzhong's request, and abused the law for personal gain, covering up Changlefang and Wangyou Pavilion, and the same crime was too great to escape, and the position of governor was removed from his post.

Changlefang and Wangyou Pavilion all committed serious crimes and were beheaded to public to serve as a warning!”
Chapter completed!