It was time to go into the update, and Lu Zhen had left, but Li Ling was still sitting in the yard. The tea on the table in front of him had already cooled down, but he ignored it, just stared at the darkness ahead with a heavy look, and fell into his own contemplation.

Until now, he still failed to fully accept this fact. In this autumn storm, he, who seemed to be the absolute protagonist, was just a chess piece that was used by others, and was used to cut the knife towards King Yong.

"There is no official in the Ministry of Personnel, who is called Wu Ciren. I'm afraid you've been plotted from the beginning and fallen into a trap without knowing it. Of course, this is not because you're too careless, but because they do all this ingeniously. With just a slight push, you can push you to the position they need.

"The cold attitude of Guanyi towards you is to send you to the Huangjia Inn near Luoyang Mansion. Because they have calculated your choice and made sufficient arrangements. There were some good inns near Guanyi, but they have already booked all the guest rooms by them early. As for those second-class inns, you will never stay in with your temperament. So in the end, Huangjia Inn became your only choice.

"Then they will hold you back by someone they have placed in the Ministry of Personnel, using some excuse to make you believe that you will have to wait for a while for the report, but also give you hope. In this way, they can arrange people to stay in the inn, fully grasp the opportunity for you to enter and exit the inn, and then based on this point, you can see the experience of the Chu brothers in Luoyang Prefecture.

"It can be said that they have already figured out your temperament and thoughts. I have predicted that you will not stand by after seeing that scene, so you can guide you to do things for them unknowingly until you expose the various problems of King Yong and the Ministry of Justice...

"In the end, they gave King Yong a fatal blow. Now it seems that Zhang Kang should have known that he would have ended up like this, and he accepted this calmly, so he suddenly committed suicide in the Dali Temple Prison, pushing King Yong into the abyss."

The old man's analysis before leaving was constantly played in Li Ling's mind, which made Li Ling feel cold in his back because of the clever means of the mastermind behind him. In this game, it was really terrible that he grasped himself, Yong Wang, the entire Ministry of Justice, and other related people.

What's even more terrifying is that the slightest way of taking weight until today, except for the prince being the ultimate beneficiary of the matter, it has no flaw at all. He seems to have nothing to do with this matter. But Li Ling believed that this game must be the prince's plan, and only he is necessary, and at the same time he also has the ability to set up this overall situation in a targeted manner.

"It seems that there are really experts around the prince who are giving him advice this time, but I don't know what Prime Minister Lu will do after confirming the matter... Also, will Your Majesty have no doubts?" Li Ling then thought a little deeper, but with his current identity, these things cannot be known.

The only breakthrough was the head of the Ministry of Personnel who claimed to be Wu Ciren, but he was really an official of the Ministry of Personnel. Can he really find it? Li Ling was not sure about this again, so he could only mutter a few words: "Wu Ciren, Wu Ciren..." Suddenly, a strange thing flashed in his eyes, and a self-deprecating smile arose, "Wu Ciren, isn't this person not this person? It turns out that he had already revealed his flaws, but he hadn't noticed it before... And from this point of view, this person was probably going to retire long ago, and I don't know where he hid."

...

Imperial Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Although it was nearly the second update, it was still bright as daylight under the illumination of dozens of candles. There were only two people sitting and kneeling in the room. It was the current emperor Sun Yong and his son, Yong Wang Sun Lin, and even Wei Tang, who had been with him the most trusted, was not in the room at this time.

According to the rules of the palace, the palace gate will actually be closed after dusk, and ministers from outside, even princes, are not allowed to stay in the palace. But today, an exception is obvious because the emperor summoned the Yong King who was thinking about his mistakes in the closed door when it was approaching dusk.

Then, King Yong knelt in front of him, but he was only concerned about reviewing the memorials and did not express any expression, as if he had not found his son at all. At this time, King Yong didn't dare to be arrogant, and could only kneel quietly, but his heart was getting more and more uneasy. Just from the reaction of his father, we can tell that he was extremely dissatisfied and disappointed with him.

It was not until the thick stack of memorials that the emperor put down his pen and slowly raised his head. The father and son officially had a gaze exchange. Then, King Yong's heart tightened, subconsciously lowered his head and said softly: "I pay homage to my father."

"Sun Lin, you are really amazing. In just a few years, I almost couldn't recognize your son. OK, it's great." The emperor also spoke slowly, then stood up and walked to his son.

The invisible pressure made Sun Lin even more frightened, and he fell to the ground completely and said in a trembling voice: "My son knows the crime, but my son disappoints my father. No matter what the father will do next, my son will not dare to have any complaints..."

"Haha, is this the truth?"

"yes……"

"Then I would like to ask you again, do you know the things that the Ministry of Justice has done in the past few years? Is it your instructing them to do such things regardless of the strict law?" The emperor stopped in front of him, looked down at his son with a condescending look, and asked in a deep voice.

"This..." Sun Lin's body was shocked, his eyes full of entanglement. The emperor did not give him any more chance to hesitate, and suddenly emphasized, "Reply honestly, do you think these things can be completely hidden? Do you think those people from the Ministry of Justice will really take all the blame to protect you?"

This sentence became the last straw that broke the camel's back. After trembling a few times, Sun Lin finally said softly: "Father, please spare my life, this... this is indeed what the son minister asked them to do..."

The father's prestige in King Yong's mind was too high. After feeling Sun Yong's powerful aura, his mental defense was completely shattered. Moreover, he knew very clearly that he was a prince after all, and with the intention of not giving up his family's shame, the father had to protect himself in this matter.

However, this must be based on the premise that the father is willing to treat himself as his son. So at this moment, he never dared to disobey his father again, dared not hide it any more, and quickly admitted the matter. Anyway, there are only two fathers and sons here, and as long as the father doesn't tell them, no one will know the truth.

Even though he had already known the answer, the emperor's face suddenly turned pale after his son admitted the matter, and his heart twitched suddenly. The disappointment was several times stronger than before: "Okay, okay, I really deserve to be my son, even if I do evil, I'm so generous!"

The sarcastic words made King Yong feel even more frightened, and his body pressed against the ground and shivered. His father had never used such a tone or such words to evaluate him. Such a reaction was even more frightened than Long Yan's furious and scolding him.

"I believe you and give you the important yamen such as the Ministry of Justice to take care of you. I originally hope that you can build a good reputation for the court and give you greater reputation. Then you repay me like this? Ignore human life, ignore the laws of the king, and use the power I and the court to give you to you to seek personal gain. I am really quick-minded and clever!" The emperor continued to comment with some trembling.

After a pause, he shouted again: "Raise your head and look at me!"

King Yong shook his body, but hesitated and slowly raised his head. His eyes were already red, and two lines of regretful tears fell, as if he was regretting it. The father who was catching his eyes also looked extremely haggard and blood-filled, and could not hide his strong anger and disappointment.

After the father and son looked at each other for a while, the emperor suppressed his anger and said slowly: "I have something that I can't figure out. Why do you do all this? Is it because I give you too little salary and rewards, or is it that you spend too much on weekdays? Your Yong Palace was given by me, and there are more than ten farms that can provide you with a lot of wealth and you every year, and you also have a lot of rewards on weekdays. In addition, your prince's salary and the second-rank official's Lumi, you may be extravagant even if you talk about the show. Why do you have to do such a counter-intentional act for money?"

Faced with his father's problem, Sun Lin obviously hesitated. But when he was glaring at him, his thoughts were finally put away: "Son minister, I was forced to take risks because of helplessness..."

"Speak."

"The father is really very good to the sons. He gives him much more rewards than other princes on weekdays. Even the princes cannot compare. However, the better the father is to the sons, the harder the situation of the sons, because everyone knows that the sons will compete with the prince in the future... I am a famous wise king in the capital, and he is just a prince with little reputation. But, Father, do you really feel that with your favor, I can fight with the prince to the end?"

When he suddenly talked about this tacit fait accompli, the emperor also frowned slightly. Could it be that all this was caused by himself?
Chapter completed!