Chapter 246 The real warrior

drummer has been writing for a long time, but his whereabouts have not yet been found.

After Lu Shaoyu finished speaking, he looked at him: "Have you finished writing?"

Hearing this, the drummer had to speed up and record the words truthfully.

After a moment he nodded.

Seeing that he had finished writing, Lu Shaoyu raised his voice and walked down to the drum platform and said, "Previously, there are two evidences for Meng Guogong's rebellion: one is that he left the country privately; the other is that he secretly wrote a letter to collude with King Guangchang to rebel and attempt to attack the capital. "

I have evidence to prove that Duke Meng is not like this," he said, taking out the evidence in his hand one by one. "

According to my investigation, the reason why Duke Meng left the border was because the military supplies were in short supply, and the Lixia people were still attacking. In desperation, he could only go to the neighboring counties to collect food. "

Here is the evidence," he said as he approached the people and held up the things in his hands for the onlookers to take a closer look.

"The letter I'm holding is a family letter written by Duke Meng Guo to his second son. It clearly records that he went to collect food that day, and this book with a blue background is an accounting book made by Duke Meng himself. It clearly states that It shows that he borrowed grain from several wealthy merchants in Yulin, Yuqing, and Yuqing. The number of loans he made and when he borrowed them were clearly written."

The people who were watching immediately stepped forward to take a look. Since they were close to the academy, there were also some. Many scholars nodded as they read the words.

He was convinced: "It is indeed as your Excellency said!"

"As for the letter of rebellion, I have all the contents written in it. I have confirmed it with Erlang Meng. He pointed out that the handwriting in the letter was not written by his father. The author He tried his best to imitate Meng Guogong's calligraphy with the intention of framing him.

"But what I don't know is that although Meng Guogong is brave and good at fighting, he is not good at writing. All the words in the letter were written by Meng Guogong, and then his confidant Mr. Cao transcribed them according to his handwriting. At this point, you can check out the "Mengnan Qilue" in my hand. This book was written by Meng Guogong when he defeated the Mongolian people in the past. It is intended to provide martial arts students with ideas for fighting. The handwriting of this letter and this book " It's the same."

"And the real handwriting of Meng Guogong is in my hand, the family letter he wrote to Erlang of the Meng family, and the account book he wrote himself. From this, we can see that Meng Guogong's handwriting is not strong enough and his brushstrokes are not sharp enough. When Mr. Cao wrote, he deliberately followed the writing habits of Meng Guogong, but in the end his writing power was superior. "

"The person who framed the frame did not know what was going on, so he copied Mr. Cao's handwriting at will, and thus wrote this. " A letter of treason."

"It can be seen that Duke Meng died unjustly. I, Lu Shaoyu, beat the drum today to prove that I am a loyal minister and do not disdain the generals of the world. The Duke is dedicated to the people, and this should not be the case!" "

Meng Guo Gong is unjust!"

"Meng Guo Gong is unjust!"

"Meng Guo Gong is unjust!"

...

the people below heard the words and shouted out one after another.

Some people who were studying spoke passionately: "The Meng family is dedicated to serving the country, but now they are imprisoned. They should be released!"

"Release!"

"Release!"

"Release!"

The drummer stood aside. Either way, he has no idea how this deal should go down.

...

I heard the sound of the drum, but did not receive a report from the drummer for a long time.

Emperor Anqing waved his hand and pointed to the eunuch Chang Li who was standing aside and said, "Go and see who is beating the drum. If there is any serious grievance, bring him to the Jinluan Palace and I will make the decision for him!"

Chang Li said "hey". Exiting the Jinluan Palace, waving the fly whisk in his hand, he walked calmly outside the palace.

Before they were halfway there, they heard someone hurriedly reporting back: "Eunuch, it's Mr. Lu Shaoyu, the Minister of Dali Temple, who is beating the Dengwen drum."

Changli was surprised when he heard this. Lu Shaoyu has always been a steady person. Why? Today I am beating the Dengwen drum.

"Do you know why?" he asked, waving a whisk.

"I said it was to bring justice to the Meng country, but the Meng family is not rebelling..." The matter was serious, and the eunuch who reported back stopped after saying a few words.

Hearing this, Chang Li had a solemn look on his face. He didn't care about losing his composure at this moment and ran back quickly.

Panting, he returned to the palace door, straightened out his clothes, and walked inside.

The inquiring people came back again and again, and everyone in the court subconsciously looked away.

Chang Li walked in with his body upright, waiting for the invitation.

Emperor Anqing spoke first: "Why did you come back so soon? What kind of grievance did the drummer have?"

Changli lowered his head and said in a bow: "Your Majesty, it's..."

Changli, as Emperor Anqing, He was a trusted eunuch and had met countless officials. He felt a little scared when he asked him to speak about this matter today.

Halfway through, he stopped unconsciously.

Seeing that he was speaking in a panic, Emperor Anqing scolded him directly: "If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter. Since this person dares to beat the drum, he is well prepared!"

Changli felt uneasy after hearing this, but he still said it bravely. He went down and said, "It's Mr. Lu Shaoyu Lu, the minister of Dali Temple!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar.

Let’s not say what the chant was about, but it was unheard of for Dali Temple to personally beat the drum.

Emperor Anqing's face was calm when he heard this. There was no expression on his face, but his voice was slightly imperial: "If there is something that Lu Aiqing cannot say to the court, he has to beat the Dengwen drum!"

It was common sense for Emperor Anqing to speak. He was used to serving in front of others, so he spoke cautiously now: "It's about the Meng family's rebellion. Mr. Lu holds evidence to say that the Meng family is innocent!" Upon

hearing this, Emperor Anqing narrowed his eyes slightly and said with anger: "Isn't this matter already handed over to us? Has he come to investigate? Since the results have been presented directly, how come he, Lu Shaoyu, dares to deceive you now?"

As he spoke, he directly picked up the memorial at hand and threw it at Changli: "Preach the decree to Dali Temple. Qing Lu Shaoyu deceived the emperor and despised the emperor's favor. He was dismissed from his official position and dismissed from his post. He was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and will be executed at noon tomorrow!"

The memorial flew towards Changli's forehead and wiped out a trace of blood. However, he had no time to wipe it away and directly He knelt on the ground, lowering his head and not daring to look at his angry face.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials looked horrified and knelt down on the ground. They did not dare to take a breath and said in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Hubu knelt on the ground and looked at each other, then shook their heads.

After a moment of silence, Prime Minister Pei Yi stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the late emperor's birthday. Should you go to the Buddha Temple or the Imperial Mausoleum?"

Emperor Anqing came to his senses slightly and said, "Go to the Buddha Temple. My father has always worshiped the Buddha throughout his life." Students also like to listen to the meaning of scriptures."

Pei Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I will arrange it now."

As if he thought of something, Emperor Anqing looked at Changli and said, "Tomorrow will be the birthday of the late Emperor. It is not appropriate to kill Mr. Lu Shaoyu." He will be sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and he will be executed on another day."

Changli stood up, accepted the order, and walked out of the palace.