diskusbooks Chapter 822: Could it be that you want to force the emperor to abdicate?
Chapter 822: Could it be that you want to force the emperor to abdicate?
Emperor Qiwen was silent.
His gaze turned to the silent Old Nine and Baili Moyan beside him.
Lao Jiu noticed that gaze and looked at the emperor nervously. His eyes seemed to say, "I didn't give him this dagger!"
Emperor Qiwen's expression changed slightly again, and his eyes seemed to convey some message.
Others couldn't understand it, but Baili Moyan, who had been loved for many years, understood it at a glance.
"Cough cough cough..." He walked out and couldn't help coughing twice. It was the palm strike from Yang Cai just now that injured his internal organs.
"Seventh Brother, it's inappropriate for you to talk like that, isn't it?"
Baili Moqing looked at the person coming out, with a slight smile on his lips. He had been waiting for him to come out.
Otherwise, how will those people and the interesting shows come on stage?
"Back then, you killed my second brother and committed such a heinous crime, yet the Emperor spared your life. Now, you are framing the Emperor in front of all the officials!"
"Seventh Brother, haven't you always been known for your 'benevolence, filial piety, propriety, and righteousness'? But now, where are your 'benevolence', 'filial piety', and 'righteousness'?"
"Even if you really didn't kill my second brother, everyone was saying he died from the Tianxing dagger. So it's not surprising that Father didn't think of the Diting dagger, right?"
"Whether it was five years ago or five years later, it's understandable that Father didn't think of this, but you!"
"Now, both of these daggers are in your hands. So no matter whether it was Di Ting or Tian Xing who killed Second Brother, doesn't that mean it was you, Seventh Brother, who killed Second Brother?"
"Your behavior is like 'confessing yourself', isn't it?"
Baili Moyan's words also reminded others.
"Yes, both daggers are in the prince's hands. So no matter which dagger was used to commit the crime, wasn't it the prince who did it?"
"It's definitely not that simple! Your Highness has fought on the battlefield for so many years, is a valiant warrior with extraordinary strategy, how could he not have anticipated such a huge loophole?"
Zhu Guangzheng stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, where did you get this 'Diting' dagger? When did you acquire it?"
Baili Moqing glanced at Emperor Qiwen and Baili Moyan, and said calmly, "I got it from my fourth brother, about half a month ago."
"Back then, this dagger was given to Fourth Brother by Father himself, right, Father?"
Emperor Qiwen didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.
Seeing this, Baili Moyan said again: "Seventh Brother, your lie is not very clever!"
"Back then, this Di Ting dagger was indeed given to Fourth Brother by Father, but half a month ago, Ninth Brother had already handed the dagger back to Father!"
"Now, the real Di Ting is displayed in the palace!"
"And the one in your hand, I guess, is it fake?"
The crowd erupted in heated discussion again.
"Fake? Why would Prince Li have a fake Di Ting dagger in his hand?"
Hearing this doubt, Baili Moyan chuckled and explained, "For all these years, Fourth Brother was the only one who knew about the existence of this Diting Dagger, and only Fourth Brother had ever seen it. And yet, Seventh Brother, you were able to forge an identical one in advance, which means that Seventh Brother knew about the existence of this dagger a long time ago, right?"
"So, Seventh Brother's claim that Father secretly instructed Fourth Brother to murder Second Brother is a complete fabrication! Because the real murderer is you!!"
"You used the fake Di Ting dagger to assassinate my second brother, and now you want to put the blame on my father, my fourth brother!"
"Seventh Brother, you think that since Fourth Brother is gone, you can use him as you please, right?"
All officials burst into heated discussions again, all expressing their suspicion towards Baili Moqing.
When Baili Moyan heard the wind direction change, a smug smile appeared on his lips.
The seventh brother has offended the emperor today. From now on, only he and the eighth brother can stay by his father's side.
The eighth brother had already fallen out of favor. Today, as long as he can help his father overcome this crisis, the position of crown prince will definitely be his!
Thinking of this, Baili Moyan's voice became louder and louder, and his tone became more righteous.
"Seventh brother, the emperor didn't take your life back then, he just exiled you. That was a great favor! But you're still not satisfied!"
"You lied and deceived, taking advantage of your father's love for his son to return to the court and stir up trouble again! What are your intentions?!"
"Could it be that you want to force the emperor to abdicate?!"
Baili Moyan's last sentence made the officials' discussions even louder!
Forcing the emperor to abdicate, this is an extremely serious accusation and crime!
"Your Highness is the patron saint of Apocalypse. How could he possibly do something like 'forcing the emperor to abdicate'? The Ninth Prince is talking nonsense!"
Some officials who stood on Baili Moqing's side shouted angrily, but there were also people who stood on Baili Moyan who echoed his words.
"How is it impossible?"
"The Seventh Prince has been exiled for over four years. How can you be sure he doesn't harbor resentment towards the Emperor?"
"Now that the common people are all on the side of the Seventh Prince, why wouldn't it be impossible for him to have the ambition to seize the throne?"
"I think the Ninth Prince is right! Prince Li coveted the throne, and that's why he wanted to use the Second Prince's death to frame the Emperor and plot a rebellion!"
Sure enough, this incident was eventually labeled as "treason".
Someone who couldn't stand it anymore cursed, "Master Qin, you're being a bit slanderous, aren't you? Everyone knows that you've always been loyal to the Ninth Prince, so naturally you have to speak up for him now!"
"Master Liu, what you're saying is that you're on the Seventh Prince's side, so you're speaking for him?"
“You, you’re talking nonsense…!!”
Liu Zhengwen was a reputable official who had never participated in factional disputes. His support for Baili Moqing stemmed entirely from his belief in Prince Li's character, his earlier questioning of the Emperor, and the Emperor's unusual reaction.
In his opinion, what Prince Li said actually had a greater possibility.
"What do you mean by 'you'? You're allowed to say that about others, but you're not allowed to say that about yourself? Humph, I didn't expect Lord Liu to be the type of person who 'allows officials to set fires but not the people to light lamps'!"
Liu Zhengwen was so angry that his face turned red, but he didn't know how to explain.
At this time, some officials who were dissatisfied with the situation stepped forward to help, but someone from the Ninth Prince's side also spoke out in rebuttal, and the two sides started arguing.
As the quarrel here got more lively, the family members in the side hall also started quarreling.
They helped the Seventh Prince on one hand and the Ninth Prince on the other; because the Ninth Prince spoke for the Emperor, most people supported the Ninth Prince.