"Your Royal Highness, do you have any proof that the king of Joseon was killed by the Lord of Shouyang?" Hearing that Li Jue talked about the killing of the king of Joseon, Yun Na, who had been sitting behind Yoo Sang-min and had been silent, suddenly opened her mouth and asked with a cold expression.

The most important task of Li Yuntian's visit to Korea this time was to find out the cause of the death of the king of Joseon, so Yun Na was more sensitive to the matter of being killed with the king of Joseon.

"My lord, the Lord of Shouyang was ruthless, and in order to cover up his accusation of launching a rebellion to kill the first king, he did not hesitate to slaughter Gyeongbokgung Palace, so that the people in Gyeongbokgung Palace were almost dead, so that no one stood up to expose his evil deeds."

Li Jue naturally knew Yun Na, and when he heard this, he hurriedly bowed to Yun Na, and said with a sad and indignant face, "This prince dares to vouch for his life, and that night it was the Lord of Shouyang who led the army to attack Gyeongbokgung Palace, and this prince escaped from the palace by luck, mobilized soldiers and horses to fight with him, and finally unfortunately lost and had to go away. ”

The officials at the scene couldn't help but glance at each other, because it was early in the morning that night, so the officials in Seoul were all asleep at home at the time, and they didn't know that it was Gyeongbokgung Palace.

By the time they realized that something big had happened, a fierce battle had broken out between Li Yao and Li Jue's men in the city, so they didn't know whether Li Jue had rebelled or Li Jue had rebelled.

It is precisely because of this that when Li Jue drove Li Jue away, he was quite friendly to the officials and people of Seoul, and planted the charge of rebellion on Li Jue's head.

Otherwise, with Li Yao's style of acting, he would definitely go on a killing spree in Seoul to eliminate Li Yao's power, after all, only a small number of officials fled with Li Yao, and most of them stayed in the city because of the panic situation.

In fact, after Li Ji took control of Seoul, he eliminated Li Ji and Zhao De and other officials of Li Jue's line, but was dissuaded by Cui Li, after all, the king of Joseon had just been killed, and Li Yao was in a hurry to eradicate dissidents in Seoul and kill on a large scale, which would make the outside world suspicious of him, and more importantly, he could not explain to the Ming Dynasty.

If it was left in the past, the Ming Dynasty may not have paid much attention to the political situation in Korea, but now it is different from the past, the Ming Dynasty has set up a Jiangwutang Affairs Office in Seoul, which means that the situation in Korea is very important, and what happened in Seoul will soon be transmitted to Daming through the Jiangwutang Affairs Office.

The Ming Dynasty is a ceremonial country that pays attention to the people, so it is certainly not willing to see a murderous person become the king of the Korean state, which will not be in line with the etiquette and tradition of the Ming Dynasty.

Besides, after the outbreak of the rebellion, Li Ji, Zhao De and other officials of Li Jue's family went to the Jiangwutang Hancheng Office to seek refuge.

Don't look at the Ming Dynasty's martial arts hall Seoul Division, there are only more than 100 soldiers, but what it represents is the majesty and face of the Ming Dynasty, so Li Yao does not dare to be disrespectful to him even if he eats the bear's heart and leopard gall.

Therefore, after weighing left and right, Li Yao thought that what Cui Li said was reasonable, the king of Joseon had been killed by him, and Seoul could not be turbulent because of him, otherwise it would be difficult for him to explain to the Ming Dynasty.

It was because of this that Li Ji and Zhao Deok were able to save their lives, but at the same time, it also complicated the murder of the Joseon king.

"Your Royal Highness, what this official needs is evidence, not your oath!" Yun Na had long known that Li Jue had no evidence in his hand to prove that Li Jue had launched a rebellion, otherwise he would have taken it out a long time ago, so he said with a serious expression.

Li Jue's eyes suddenly showed a look of disappointment when he heard this, although he wanted to cut Li Yao who had committed the rebellion with a thousand knives, but because there was no evidence to prove the rebellion launched by Li Yao, he could only watch Li Yao be at ease there.

"Right Minister, the account books have been obtained." At this moment, the soldiers of the Yiban Mansion who went to get the account books from the round-faced jewelry merchants rushed back and handed the account books in their hands to Liu Shangmin.

Liu Shangmin found the information that the jade pendant was sold according to the date, which not only recorded the sale of the jade pendant to Li Jue, but also a detailed record of the jade pendant, indicating the origin, material and shape of the jade pendant.

After shaking his head, Liu Shangmin handed the account book to Li Ji and Huang Xi, and with the increasing number of confessions against Li Jue, Li Jue was unable to recover this time.

Li Ji and Huang Xi glanced at each other without saying a word, and returned the account book to Liu Shangmin, according to the current evidence, Li Jue could not escape responsibility.

"Your Royal Highness, now that the evidence of the crime is conclusive, what else can you say?" Liu Shangmin saw that although Li Ji's face was pale, he did not open his mouth to intercede with Li Jue, knowing that Li Ji had given up the idea of defending Li Jue, so he groaned for a while, looked at Li Jue solemnly and said.

"Right Xiang, all this is a complete set, this son was framed by someone!" Hearing this, Li Jue was taken aback, which meant that he was about to be convicted, and hurriedly shouted injustice.

"His Royal Highness, according to the evidence in the possession of the Prime Minister, it is enough to prove that His Royal Highness and the King of Anping conspired to assassinate him, and if His Highness has new evidence, he can say it, and the Prime Minister will definitely investigate it strictly." Liu Shangmin was unmoved when he heard this, and looked at Li Jue expressionlessly.

"Framed, someone wants to frame this son, and this son is framed!" Li Jue had no evidence, and in a hurry, he couldn't help but say to Li Ji, "Prime minister, you have to believe in this son, this son has never done that kind of thing, it is the prince of Shouyang who wants to frame this son." ”

The corners of Li Ji's mouth squirmed when he heard this, and finally he couldn't say it, what could he say now? Unless there is evidence that can overturn the confessions that have previously formed a perfect chain of evidence, he will not be able to help Li Jue in any way, but will put himself in a crisis.

Huang Xi saw that Li Ji fell into silence, so a subtle sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the scene in front of him coldly, since Li Ji didn't open his mouth, he didn't bother to care about Li Jue's slander of Li Ji.

"Lord Adjutant, this son wants to see the prince, the prince is wise and resolute, and he must know that this son has been wronged." Li Ji's silence made Li Jue extremely disappointed, and at the same time felt indescribable despair, and hurriedly looked at Yunnan with a pale face, if even Li Ji didn't help him, then the only person he could count on was Li Yuntian.

"His Royal Highness, the prince has handed over this case to the right minister, if you are innocent, I think all the adults here will not sit idly by!"

Hearing this, Yun Na glanced around at Li Ji, Huang Xi and the others present, and replied to Li Jue in an orderly manner, Li Jue is the son of the Korean State, so it is naturally the most appropriate to be tried by the officials of the Korean State, and then those officials of the Korean State will have nothing to say.

"Lord Adjutant, they have all been deceived by the tricks of the Lord of Shouyang, and this son wants to avenge the prince." Li Jue's mind suddenly went blank when he heard this, if Li Yuntian didn't care about it, wouldn't he be finished, so he hurriedly shouted to Yun Na, like a drowning man trying to grab a life-saving straw on the shore.

"Your Royal Highness, all the adults in today's trial are in the eyes, and if the appearance is a little biased, they are willing to be punished accordingly." At this time, Liu Shangmin stood up, bowed to Li Jue and said, "If His Royal Highness the Prince does not have evidence to prove that it has nothing to do with the assassination, then the prime minister will make a verdict." ”

"Right Minister, this son is wronged, let this son see the loyal prince, the loyal prince will believe in this prince!" Li Jue's face became even more ugly when he heard this, he knew that Liu Shangmin was going to judge the case, and he couldn't help but walk over to Liu Shangmin in anger, wanting Liu Shangmin to promise him to see Li Yuntian, this was his only chance to turn over.

Seeing this situation, the surrounding soldiers of the Forbidden Mansion hurriedly rushed forward to block Li Jue's way and prevent him from going to Liu Shangmin.

"Right Minister, this son wants to see the loyal prince, this son is wronged!" Li Jue pushed away the soldiers in front of him and shouted at Liu Shangmin as if he was crazy.

Liu Shangmin knew that Li Jue had lost his mind now, and sighed secretly in his heart, and then waved his hand at the soldiers who were blocking Li Jue, and those soldiers stepped forward and held Li Jue's hands and feet to control it firmly.

"Let go of this son, this son is the prince of North Korea, you dare to treat this son like this, don't you want to live!" Li Jue struggled desperately, shouting at those soldiers, he didn't want to lose without the slightest strength to fight back, and wanted to make a last fight and turn things around through Li Yuntian.

The officials at the scene couldn't help but look at each other when they saw this, because everyone witnessed the process of the previous trial, so no one could open their mouths to help Li Jue speak, and if they were not careful, they would be said to be Li Jue's comrades, and now they are afraid of Li Jue, and they all want to draw a line with him so as not to be implicated by him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, compared to the trial of this case, everyone already knows the facts of the case, although the prime minister does not want to believe it, but the evidence of the crime of conspiracy between His Royal Highness the Prince of the Prince and the Prince of Anping is conclusive, and the Prime Minister will explain the results to the loyal prince, and ask the loyal prince to punish him."

Liu Shangmin ignored Li Jue, who was struggling and screaming there, and then looked at the officials at the scene and said loudly, although he is the chief judge of this case, he is only responsible for finding out the truth of the case, and how to punish Li Jue still depends on Li Yuntian's intentions.

Li Ji, Huang Xi and the others stood up from their seats one after another when they heard this, and after glancing at each other, they fell into silence, what did they have to say at this moment.

No one noticed that Li Jue's eyes showed a look of pain in his eyes when he knelt there, although he usually had a general relationship with Li Jue, but no matter how he said it, he was also a brother of the same mother, and this time he framed Li Jue in order to survive, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.

Shouyang Maharaja's Mansion.

Li Yao sat in the living room with his eyes closed, because the Forbidden Mansion was blocked by Ming soldiers and Korean soldiers, so he could not get any news of the interrogation, so he could only wait anxiously here.

"Big ...... Maharaja, ...... The results of the interrogation were ...... Come out, the palace of the prince...... Your Highness...... Your Highness ......" Suddenly, a man ran in panting, stammering as he ran.

"What's wrong with His Royal Highness?" Hearing this, Li Yao suddenly opened his eyes, then stood up from his seat with a pout, glared at the subordinate and asked urgently.

"His Royal Highness the Prince was judged by the Right Minister to conspire with the Prince of Anping to commit an assassination incident, and now he has gone to report to the loyal prince!" The subordinate was asked by Li Yao like this, and his speech suddenly became smooth, and he reported loudly.

"In this way, his position as the son of the world cannot be kept!" Hearing this, Li Jue was stunned for a moment, and muttered to himself, which meant that Li Jue could no longer compete with him for the throne of the king of Joseon.

"The villain congratulates the king, and the throne of His Royal Highness the prince is in the king's pocket." Seeing this, the subordinate who reported the news hurriedly bowed down and said with a flattering face.

"Got it in your pocket!" Li Yao felt that the subordinate was too quick to describe it appropriately, so he said with a smile, "Go, go to the account room to pay ten taels of silver." ”

"Thank you, Maharaja." When the subordinate heard this, he was overjoyed, thanked him, and left happily, ten taels of silver is a lot of money in Seoul.

"It's finally over!" After the subordinate left, Li Jue slammed his fist on the table, and said to himself excitedly, to be honest, at the beginning, he never imagined that Li Jue would capsize in the gutter, and before he could make a move, he accidentally planted himself in the assassination incident.

Li Jue didn't know if Li Jue really colluded with Li Ying to plot the assassination, but he didn't care about this matter, the important thing was that Li Jue was implicated in this case and could no longer pose a threat to him.

And after losing Li Jue's competition, no one can sit on the throne of the king of Joseon except him, and the crown of the king of Joseon is close to Li Jue.

However, this does not mean that the succession of the king of Joseon is nine out of ten for Li Jin, Li Yao still has one hurdle to pass, that is, waiting for Li Yuntian to confirm that he did not kill the king of Joseon in the rebellion in Seoul that year, only in this way can he ascend to the throne of the king of Joseon.

Li Ying is not worried about this, Li Yuntian's investigation into the murder of the king of Joseon has reached a deadlock, judging from the current situation, it is not easy to find out about this case, Li Yuntian has been in the DPRK for half a year, he does not think that Li Yuntian still has time to spend in the DPRK, so he will definitely let him inherit the throne of the Joseon king.

At the same time, the Seoul Division.

"Lord, according to the investigation of the lower officials, His Royal Highness the Prince did conspire with the Prince of Anping to commit the assassination, and wanted to blame the Lord of Shouyang, and then because the Lord of Anping coveted the throne, he smeared the assassin's weapon with poison, and almost killed His Royal Highness the Prince of the World."

Liu Shangmin bowed down to report to Li Yuntian the results of today's trial in the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, waiting for Li Yuntian to make a verdict on Li Jue and Li Ying.

"What a disappointment for this king." Li Yuntian, who was slowly sipping tea, put down the teacup in his hand, frowned slightly and said to Liu Shangmin, "Li Jue is no longer suitable to be the prince of North Korea, and this king will ask the emperor to revoke his title." ”

"However, Li Jue has always been the son of the world, although he did this kind of thing that disgraced the royal family, but this king felt that he was a mistake, so he decided to open up to him." Saying that, Li Yuntian pondered for a while, and said the punishment of Li Jue with an expressionless face, "This king will play the emperor, demote Li Jue to An Haijun, and will not be allowed to step into the official career for the rest of his life!" ”

"Lord Wangming!" Liu Shangmin suddenly felt a burst of comfort in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down and said to Li Yuntian, he originally thought that Li Jue was going to be unlucky this time, but he didn't think that Li Yuntian's mercy was just to take away his position as the son of the world, and demote him to the first rank, so that Li Jue could spend the rest of his life in peace.

In the title system of the Korean state, "Dajun" is equivalent to the "prince" of the Ming Dynasty, and "Jun" is equivalent to the "county king" of the Ming Dynasty.

The corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a hint of imperceptible smile, Li Jue's conviction had already achieved his intention, so he naturally wanted to appease those officials in Li Jue's camp, and at the same time showed his broad mind and strength.