Chapter 81 (1/1)
Wanyan Xu turned his body around, casting a disbelieving look at his own son, as if he did not dare to put faith in what he had heard, for fear that it was too good to be true Although he had already co Su Yi's defection, in the end, he had no proof to support his hunch Moreover, in the hall on that day, Su Yi had uilt with no hesitation
To hear Wanyan Shuo say words to this effect at this tiood news, he was also extre what kind of evidence he had fished up, he quickly walked back to the Dragon Throne and sat down before saying gravely: “Imperial Son must know that this is no small matter, there is no room for childish whims or temperament here If you have any evidence, share it with us, so that the honoured ministers and I [1] can review it”
Yu Cang's face was as dark as the depths of the ocean; he thought that Zi Yanto think of possible countermeasures to fend off this threat However, he saw that Wanyan Shuo had produced a docu to Imperial Father, this is the sheet of prose that Mother Empress left on the table the day heof his words is indeed easy to understand, they state his desire to recover the rivers and mountains of his country But there is a fine detail hidden in this docu framed by someone”
He slowly cast his gaze over the befuddledof his words before saying clearly and deliberately: “Although this poem was indeed penned by Mother Empress, but it was not written at the time of Mother Empress's escape, rather it ritten soon after Mother Empress had been taken prisoner” Because he had a trump card up his sleeve and was confident that he would be able to exonerate Su Yi, he had taken the initiative of referring to hiain
At such a time, nobody had the leisure to pursue this relatively trivialwas that in the early days of Su Yi's captivity, when he had yet to be crowned as the E that he would still carry about in his heart a feeling of injustice and the wish to restore his country Therefore, if the poem was dated to that time, it could hardly serve as proof of his treason Most importantly, if it could be proven that these words were not written at the moment of his escape, then it was more than likely that son hi talent in both the literary and martial fields, he could easily have written a few hundred poems just like this one at the time of his departure, there was really no need for hih trunks and boxes just to find a older work to serve as hiswords At this moment, all the officials' eyes were focused on the piece of paper that Wanyan Shuo held in his hand and waiting with all ears for him to present a case that would exculpate Su Yi
Wanyan Shuo put away the document, and walked to He Jian's side He asked solemnly: “Honourable Minister He, the court has a question for you At the time of Mother Empress's rebellion, it was already late in the suet up from bed?” His question was really extremely nonsensical, and more importantly, he couldn't see how it had any correlation to the matter at hand --- the exoneration of Su Yi But when He Jian looked at this little Crown Prince, he saw that his expression was dead serious, there was a shrewd glint in his eyes, and also, he had a bearing that was inti to demonstrate temper He Jian couldn't help but be a bit overawed and he said, careful not to neglect any detail: “Reporting to Your Highness, this old ets up around the third quarter of the fourth night watch, so as to be ready to attend court at the fifth watch”
Wanyan Shuo nodded his head and said: “Do you still reot out of bed? Was it cold or hot?”
He Jian shness ask that? The scorching heat of summer is at its most extreme in late summer, just as autumn approaches When this old ht perspiration on his body Upon entering the court hall at the fifth watch, because the court robes are thick and ly hot”
With that, Wanyan Shuo gave an unreserved s his head, he said: “It is just as Honourable Minister He says” Looking around at the gathered ain, he said: “What do all of the Honourable Ministers think? Is there half a word of falsehood in what Honourable Minister He said?”
Although everybody was still puzzled over this turn of events, they still s the truth, when summer comes, the lands of the former Qi Empire is even hotter than the Jin Liao home country We would be covered in beads of perspiration every day”
Wanyan Shuo see that piece of paper again, he looked at Wanyan Xu and said: “Imperial Father, herein lies the problem Look at the first three phrases, they are: ‘A few beats of the night-watch druone out, the dawn is cold’ My question is, if this poem was indeed penned by Mother Empress at thewords to Iht chill at the fifth watch? Does the scene not fit the ti? Mother Ereat facility with crafting prose, noan inferior poem where his words do not match the scene”
Wanyan Xu ”hht Suddenly he hastily got off the Dragon Throne and walked towards Wanyan Shuo Seizing that piece of paper and exaan to reveal exciteht, if this was really written at the time of Su Su’s rebellion, ould he use the three words ‘dawn is cold’ in the late summer? He is not a crude person ould need to make up prose at random just so as to make a poe queer about this”
So saying, he looked at his son, and patted hi loudly: “Shuo Er, you you have really grown up You can even notice such a minute discrepancy, it shows that you really have your Mother Empress in your heart Unlike your Imperial Father, who only set aside that document and wasted half a year and actually actually failed to see through the ood, Shuo Er, to know that you have become like this Ihted” His emotions were turbulent, to the point that even in front of all the gathered ret and self-censure Wanyan Shuo’s face turned red, and he sneaked a look at Zi Yan, as still stationed behind the Dragon Throne and saw that her face was devoid of any expression He opened his mouth, but in the end, he decided to s the words that he desired to say
Wanyan Xu's face was once again iuess as to the notions he was harbouring in his heart Suddenly, they heard hio to the South Study and await my instructions” With that said, he strode off with a flick of his sleeves
He Jian followed him to the South Study, and saw hi With a sombre expression, he said: “He Jian, I order you to conduct a thorough investigation of this matter, it is imperative that you uncover who it was that had framed the Empress Humph, that person's scheme was sophisticated; he must have had a secret weapon that could force the Eainst his will You et to the bottom of it” He pondered over his options for a little while before continuing: “The Ehtforward and upright in his ways It cannot be that it was his personal affairs that gave soainst him The es on hand or so of that sort You have to be careful and you are not to divulge even the slightest bit of inforle person is injured or killed in the course of your investigation Do you understand?”
He Jian knelt down and said solemnly: “Your Majesty need not worry, this old minister will definitely bend to the task and spare no effort I will be sure to uncover the identity of thisto the laws of our land” After saying that, he got up and retired At this tied Su Yi, and caused hi He couldn't help but to feel asha stirred with a knife He hesitated for a long tih and with a face coloured by shame, he went to see Su Yi