Chapter 298 Is there any witness?
What happened at the birthday banquet of King Huai was spread by someone with ulterior motives, and soon became known to everyone in the capital.
Many people are coming to the City God Temple.
Some want to know what happened.
Some want to see the holy face.
Some are just there to join in the fun.
Anyway, no matter what they were thinking, they were all rushing to the City God Temple.
They were all unarmed civilians, and the soldiers guarding the scene could not engage in combat with them. They could only guard their posts as best as possible.
I heard that someone has already mobilized the Jingzhao Yin's guards and the imperial guards in the imperial city.
Just wait until they come.
Under such circumstances, the City God Temple, which was already very crowded, became even more difficult to move around in.
When Shan Heng brought Li Yanzhi over, he almost didn't go in.
Fortunately, his fellow guards arrived in time and opened a path for them.
Li Yanzhi was thinking along the way about what happened today.
Unfortunately, Shan Heng and the people he brought with him didn't say a word. They just rushed to the City God Temple when he was mentioned.
When Li Yanzhi was carried to the platform and met Shen Qingshan and Shen Mozhu, his head suddenly exploded.
I immediately understood why I was arrested!
The blush on his face caused by being tied up and rushing to travel disappeared instantly.
In an instant, it turned frighteningly white.
"Reporting to your majesty, the criminal Li Yanzhi has been brought here." Shan Heng clasped his hands together and bowed.
Since His Majesty the Emperor said to arrest and bring to justice, then Li Yanzhi is the criminal.
Emperor Chengtian waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
Seeing this, Shan Heng simply stepped aside.
Emperor Chengtian had been waiting for a long time and didn't want to waste any more time, so he asked directly, "Li Yanzhi, do you know the two people in front of you?"
Li Yanzhi wanted to look up at Emperor Chengtian's expression, but unfortunately he didn't dare.
He was used to being arrogant, but the targets of his arrogance were the second-generation officials who were similar to him, or some officials whose status and position were far lower than his. But this was not the case with the current emperor.
All those arrogant and domineering qualities in him were instantly suppressed.
Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Eunuch Guo said sternly, "Your Majesty asked you a question, and you dare not answer?!"
This stern shout pulled Li Yanzhi out of his wild thoughts.
He said in a trembling voice, "I know... I know him."
He wanted to deny it, but his relationship with Shen Tanhua was not a secret. He couldn't deny it at all.
"Tell me, who is he?" Emperor Chengtian pointed at Shen Qingshan, who looked dead.
"Reply...Reporting to Your Majesty, he...he is Shen Mozhu, the top scholar." Li Yanzhi's voice became smaller and smaller.
"What about him?" Emperor Chengtian pointed his finger at Shen Mozhu who was standing upright beside him.
"Reporting... Your Majesty. I don't know this person. It's just... it's just that he looks so similar to Shen Tanhua, he must be Shen Tanhua's relative..."
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, this is the best excuse Li Yanzhi can think of in the short term.
"Haha!" Emperor Chengtian laughed.
Li Yanzhi didn't understand what Emperor Chengtian meant, so he could only bury his head even lower.
"Shen Mozhu, come and tell the Yongchang Marquis what happened today."
Li Yanzhi pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. Emperor Chengtian didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he let Shen Mozhu do the talking.
Wasn't it he who had instigated this matter? Yes, he already had an idea about this matter.
He also acknowledged that Shen Mozhu was his real identity.
After receiving the order, Shen Mozhu took a few steps forward and got closer to Li Yanzhi.
He looked down at Li Yanzhi and asked, "Prince Yongchang, you really don't recognize me?!"
In Li Yanzhi's impression, Shen Mozhu always behaved like a gentleman and scholar, and was very gentle and easy-going. This was the first time he had seen him speak so harshly and harshly.
"I don't know you!" Li Yanzhi was still stubborn. He couldn't go back on what he had just said.
"But, I know you!" Shen Mozhu's voice was cold. Then he told the story of what happened between him and Li Yanzhi. He told the details, even the food and clothes he had sent him.
Shen Mozhu doesn't have any other special abilities. The only thing he has is his photographic memory.
As long as he wanted to, he could recount clearly the books he had read, the articles he had written, and the things he had experienced.
Every word of Shen Mozhu's words not only struck Li Yanzhi's heart, but also fell into the ears of everyone present.
"Oh my god, how can this matter be so tortuous and bizarre!"
"He is a scholar, how can he be so cruel and hurt people like this! It's scary to think about it!"
"Your Majesty should take care of this kind of thing, right? Otherwise, who would dare to take the imperial examination in the future? If someone's identity can be easily replaced, wouldn't all the ten years of hard work be wasted!"
"Yes, this prince is really bold! Everything in the book is actually true!"
"No, it's not the same. The back of the book says that the protagonist can only redress his grievances if he meets a princess. But this young man didn't meet a princess."
"A storybook must have some fictional elements to attract people!"
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Although the Emperor was present, he never said anything to the people. Over time, the people's fear of him gradually decreased.
Moreover, in the minds of many people, His Majesty the Emperor is the most important person in the entire Dachen. When something goes wrong, he will naturally be the one to make the decision.
Besides, there were so many people at the scene. Even if His Majesty wanted to argue, he couldn't argue with so many people, so some of the brave ones started to discuss.
Sure enough, Emperor Chengtian also heard the discussions of the people below the stage, but he did not stop them.
The law does not hold everyone responsible, and under the current circumstances, he can't say much.
Shen Mozhu chose to expose this matter at this time, and he also intended to take advantage of the people's opinions. Things have come to this point, and if there is no reasonable result, then this matter will become a big scandal during his reign.
All the people here are witnesses.
However, if today's incident can be handled perfectly, then it might be a good opportunity for him to reverse his reputation.
The people here are still witnesses.
With a plan in mind, Emperor Chengtian had his own rules for doing things.
"What you said are all physical evidences. Do you have any witnesses?"