"Your Royal Highness, what is going on, how did you get involved with the Lord of Anping?"

In a room of the parliamentary government, Li Ji looked at Li Jue with a pale face with a surprised face, he was still confused in his mind, and he didn't know how Li Jue got involved.

"Prime Minister, the Lord of Anping wants to use that assassination to kill the prince of this world and the Lord of Shouyang, so that he has a great chance to inherit the throne."

Li Jue couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, slammed his fist on the table, and said through gritted teeth, "In order to reduce the guilt, Lord Anping deliberately framed this son after Prince Zhong found out that he had mastered the assassination incident, so that this son was involved, which is really hateful!" ”

"What, the assassination was really done by Lord Anping?" Li Ji's face suddenly showed a look of shock, "Didn't the Lord of Shouyang do it?" ”

"Prime Minister, now that the Lord of Shouyang has the upper hand in the competition with the son of this world, there is no need for him to assassinate the son of the world, because the prince of Zhong will never choose a person who killed the son of the world to inherit the throne, in that case, what kind of face does the Ming have?"

Li Jue suddenly felt extremely bitter in his heart when he heard this, and after a deep groan, he looked at Li Ji, gritted his teeth and said, "After the assassination of this prince, the prince of Shouyang was immediately sent by the prince of Zhong to investigate, he would not be so stupid, everything is the prince of Anping, and he wants to fish in troubled waters to profit from it, but he didn't expect that the prince of this world was rescued by the medical officer under the prince of Zhong." ”

"What do you mean is that the Lord of Anping sent someone to assassinate His Highness behind the back of the Lord Shouyang, and then blamed the Lord Shouyang, so that the Lord of Shouyang will lose the opportunity to inherit the throne, so among the remaining Maharaja, he is most likely to stand out and inherit the throne!"

At this moment, Li Ji finally understood what Li Jue meant, his face was full of shock, he never imagined that in addition to Li Jue and Li Jue, Li Ying was also eyeing the throne of the Korean State.

"Now the prince of Zhong suspects that the prince of this world and the prince of Anping conspired to plan the assassination incident, so as to frame the prince of Shouyang, so that the prince of Shouyang will lose the qualification to inherit the throne." Li Jue said to Li Ji with a solemn expression, "If you can't find evidence to prove that this son is innocent, then the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"It's a felony to deceive the loyal prince and Daming!" Li Ji frowned and nodded, feeling the trickiness of the matter, if the matter was simple, Li Yuntian would definitely have already dealt with it, and there was no need to hand it over to Liu Shangmin at all.

"Prime minister, this son is now in prison, and I can only rely on you." Li Jue knew that the situation was grim now, and he didn't care about many people who knelt in front of Li Ji, and Li Ji was now the only person he could rely on.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, please hurry up, and the Prime Minister will definitely try his best to give His Royal Highness the Prince justice." Li Ji hurriedly helped Li Jue up, the expression on his face became extremely solemn, judging from the current situation, it is not easy to return Li Jue's innocence.

At the same time, in another wing of the government, Huang Xi was meeting Li Ying, the king of Anping.

"Lord Anping, was it the assassination incident that you planned with His Royal Highness the Prince?"

After glancing at Li Ying up and down, Huang Xi asked tentatively, if he remembered correctly, Li Ying was Li Jue's person, even if Li Ying was looking for someone to discuss assassinating Li Jue, it was also looking for Li Jue, how could he be looking for Li Jue, the target person?

"Prime Minister Zuo, His Royal Highness the Prince promised this monarch that as long as he can frame the prince of Shouyang as the mastermind behind the assassination, then he will be in charge of the country of Korea with this monarch." Li Ying smiled bitterly and nodded, "This prince was accidentally persuaded by His Royal Highness the prince for a while, and he is ready to cooperate with him to blame the prince of Shouyang." ”

"Does His Royal Highness want to joke with his life?" Huang Xi suppressed the shock in his heart, and asked with a concerned face, Li Jue almost died under the assassin's poisonous weapon.

"It's the prince who is lustful for profit for a while, and wants to take the opportunity to ask for the life of His Royal Highness the prince, so that His Royal Highness the prince and the prince of Shouyang will not be able to inherit the throne, so it will be the turn of the prince." A gloomy look appeared on Li Ying's face, and he replied to Huang Xi lightly.

"The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind!" Huang Xi suddenly had a sentence in his heart when he heard this, and couldn't help but nod thoughtfully, which can explain why Li Jue almost died, it turned out that Li Jue had changed his mind in advance and wanted to put him to death.

"Zuo Xiang, this lord knows that he has planted it this time, and he is willing to tell what he knows, and I hope that Zuo Xiang will be merciful at that time." Li Ying stood up and bowed to Huang Xi, and said expressionlessly, he was already dead at this time, if he conspired with Li Jue to plot the assassination, he would still be alive, otherwise he would definitely die.

In addition, Li Yuntian had already shown Li Ying the evidence he had found of his collusion with Li Jue, which made Li Ying have to bite Li Jue to the death in order to survive.

Although Li Yuntian did not give Li Ying any promises, Li Ying is a smart person, so he naturally knows that as long as he does what Li Yuntian wants, he can live, otherwise he can only wait for death obediently.

"As long as the Maharaja can truthfully confess his crimes, the Prime Minister will let the Maharaja atone for his sins." Huang Xi suppressed the excitement in his heart, pretended to be calm and nodded, as long as Li Jue involved Li Jue in the assassination case, then Li Jue would be finished now, and he could no longer become the king of the Korean country, which was great news for Li Jue.

Council Chamber.

Liu Shangmin sat there slowly and methodically sipping tea, he knew that Li Ji and Huang Xi had a lot to say to Li Jue and Li Ying, so he deliberately made time for the two of them.

Until this time, Liu Shangmin's mind was still a little confused, he checked those files, and he never imagined that Li Ying would collude with Li Jue to frame Li Jin in any case.

The reason why Li Yuntian handed over this case to him for trial was that he hoped that he could find out whether Li Ying and Li Jue had secretly colluded to plan the assassination, which was related to the selection of the future king of the Korean State.

"Right Minister, what is said in these files is true?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing a second-grade official uniform walked in quickly, looking at Liu Shangmin with a shocked expression.

The official who came in was the right counselor of the parliamentary government, Li Mao, the most important figure in Yoo Sangmin's faction, and a well-known centrist official in the Seoul officialdom, who pursued a strategy of protecting one's life with a clear mind.

"That's what we need to verify." Hearing this, Liu Shangmin put down the teacup in his hand and asked Li Mao quietly, "Are those people outside gone?" ”

"Back to the right minister, they have all gone back, but many people are secretly inquiring about the news." Li Mao sat down on the chair next to him, his brows furrowed slightly, if what Li Ying said was the truth, then the consequences would be unimaginable, and it would definitely be a big scandal in the history of the Korean state.

After going through the handover formalities with Yun Na, Huang Xi ordered the officials who were guarding the parliamentary government to go home, and Li Ji and Huang Xi also expressed the same meaning, so except for the officials who were selected by Liu Shangmin to participate in the trial, the others left suspiciously, but privately inquired about the situation in the parliamentary government, and wanted to know what was going on, so that Li Jue and Li Ying were staying in the parliamentary government.

Li Mao was one of the officials selected by Yoo Sang-min to participate in the trial, and as the right counselor of the parliamentary government, Li Mao was qualified enough to intervene in the case.

"What do you think of the situation for His Royal Highness?" Liu Shangmin naturally knew the thoughts of those officials, but he didn't want to pay attention to this matter, so he asked Li Mao in a deep voice.

"Very bad." Li Mao's brows furrowed slightly, judging from those files, it is very likely that there is a plot of assassination between Li Ying and Li Jue, no, it should be said that it can be 100% certain.

Now Li Mao, Liu Shangmin and others are tasked with examining the authenticity of the evidence mentioned in those files to determine whether Li Jue is in collusion with Li Ying.

"The stakes are very high, and the burden on your shoulders is not light!" Liu Shangmin also thought that Li Jue was in a big trouble, and smiled helplessly, if the case was simple, Li Yuntian would not let them come to the trial.

"I'm afraid that the whole city will know about this overnight, and it seems that the Shouyang Dajun's mansion will soon be full of guests." Li Mao felt the same way and said with emotion.

Although Yoo Sang-min forbade those involved in the case to leak the facts of the case, such a big matter could not be blocked at all, and it was certain that the news would soon spread through the streets and alleys of Seoul.

"Right Prime Minister, if His Royal Highness the Prince is really involved in this matter, what should we do?" After hesitating for a moment, Li Mao looked at Liu Shangmin, his expression very complicated.

After all, Li Jue is the prince of the Korean state, and for the sake of the face of the Korean country, Li Jue should not be involved in public or private affairs, otherwise it will become a big joke in the outside world.

"Report it truthfully!" Liu Shangmin did not hesitate at all when he heard this, this matter could not be concealed, and only by honestly reporting it to Li Yuntian, otherwise they would have to wait for bad luck.

"Ugh." Li Mao couldn't help but sigh, to be honest, he didn't want to see this happen, so that there would be no legal heir to the throne in the Korean state.

"Prime Minister of the right, the matter of the forbidden government is here." At this time, a subordinate came in and said in a deep voice to Liu Shangmin.

"Let him in." Liu Shangmin bowed slightly when he heard this, and said quietly.

Judging the affairs of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion is the highest official of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, and from the rank of the second rank, it is a very important position in the officialdom of the Korean State.

It was the investigative agency of the Joseon Dynasty and the Goryeo Dynasty, which was subordinate to Hyoso, and combined the functions of courts, prisons, and prosecutorial investigations, and the main work of the Uiban Province was to torture prisoners who wanted to shake the country's foundation, such as treason and usurpation, and was responsible for investigating cases related to national rebellions.

The matter of Li Jue and Li Ying has already involved the foundation of the Korean state, so it is natural that it will be tried in the Righteous Forbidden Mansion.

"See Right Minister, Right Counselor." Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a second-grade official uniform strode into the room, bowed down and saluted Liu Shangmin and Li Mao, he was the supreme governor of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, and the judge of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion Jin Cheng.

Kim Cheng was a confidant of the dead Joseon king, so he was able to take charge of such an important yamen as the Yi Ban Mansion, and had a close relationship with Li Ji, who supported the prince, and could be regarded as a figure of Li Ji's faction.

"Lord Kim, how are things going?" Yoo Sang-min looked at Jin Cheng quietly.

"Back to the right minister, the lower officials have emptied the cell and sent additional manpower, although I dare not say that it is impregnable, it is difficult for outsiders to enter." Hearing this, Jin Cheng replied solemnly, he had heard the rumors and knew that Liu Shangmin was going to put Li Jue and Li Ying and other people involved in the assassination case in the prison of the Forbidden Mansion, so he hurriedly asked people to prepare.

"Good." Liu Shangmin nodded when he heard this, "You are a judge of the forbidden government, and you have rich experience in adjudicating cases, so this time you will assist the prime minister to try the case." ”

"Thank you." Hearing this, Jin Cheng hurriedly bowed down and thanked him, he was the head of the Righteous Forbidden Mansion, even if he wanted to, it was impossible to refuse, and besides, he also wanted to know the progress of the case and plan for the future.

Although the king of Joseon treats Jin Cheng well, but once the son of heaven and a courtier, Jin Cheng previously supported the prince, if the prince falls, he must take refuge in the prince of Shouyang in advance, otherwise once the prince of Shouyang ascends the throne, then his life will be sad.

Liu Shangmin couldn't help but look up at the stars outside the window, his heart was extremely heavy, no matter what the outcome of the case was, his heart was uncomfortable, because it meant that one of Li Jue or Li Jue would definitely be unlucky.