Chapter 581 The Emperor's Uncle Miscalculated
After the imperial physician examined the patient, he reported back that it was not due to any illness and that there was nothing he could do.
Gu Mengzhen felt upset and confused between his brows.
"This... is really difficult."
Tang Botao was solemn and serious and submitted his request.
"Your Majesty, please observe. If you allow this to develop and ignore the Second Young Master Zhuang, the next victim will be the First Young Master Zhuang."
"If we keep this girl, there will be endless disasters. Please, Your Majesty, follow the will of the stars and grant me grace!"
Gu Mengzhen was caught in a dilemma as he cared about his beloved nephew and valued his talent.
"I'll think about it."
Fang Zhixuan spoke at the right time and cooperated with the plan.
"I have something to say, and it reaches the ears of Heaven."
Gu Mengzhen listened attentively.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to speak."
Fang Zhixuan slowly stood up from his seat, stood solemnly, clasped his hands, and bowed down in a great ceremony.
"Rui'er didn't want to eat or sleep, and he was suffering from pain and crying all the time. Before I left the house, he was already hoarse and speechless."
"I only ask Your Majesty to have compassion on my son's body and the well-being of Your Majesty."
"I speak from the bottom of my heart and have no intention of forcing you. If you leave in sorrow, I cannot bear to see you suffer alone in the afterlife. I will leave your Majesty and follow you far away!"
Gu Mengzhen felt a sudden pain in his chest. He jumped up from his seat and helped his brother up personally.
"Oh, my dear, why do you say such serious things?"
When the king stood up, Tang Botao and Ning Fengzhe naturally followed suit and stood respectfully.
Gu Mengzhen still doted on his brother as before. He first comforted his brother to return to his seat, and then took his own seat.
"Don't worry, I will never ignore it."
"To repay you for saving my clan, and for the sake of all people in the world, I am willing to sacrifice my three daughters."
Ning Fengzhe did not return to his seat.
"I am humble and I hope Your Majesty will listen to my humble opinion."
Gu Mengzhen responded indifferently.
"What's the matter?"
Ning Fengzhe was neither humble nor arrogant. He explained the pros and cons and pointed out the truth.
"My sister is very smart. Your Majesty, losing her help is like losing an arm. This is a serious matter and we must be careful."
"In fact, how can there be any disaster? This is all set up by Lord Tang."
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Gu Mengzhen's expression changed and he became a little interested.
"Is there any evidence?"
Ning Fengzhe spoke eloquently.
"Today's incident happened suddenly, and I have no evidence."
"However, it just so happens that I have come to the palace again to seek an audience, precisely because of Lord Tang's past events."
"Your Majesty has just made a profound statement. Most astrological theories are inaccurate and cannot be trusted."
"In the past few years, many loyal officials and good people have died because of false astrological theories. I am indignant and have been investigating secretly. Finally, I have found some results. Your Majesty, please review them."
After that, he presented all the evidence according to etiquette.
Ning Fengzhe waited for his father to finish reading it before continuing to give his advice.
"Tang Botao, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, has colluded with the Tang clan, and on the one hand, he has made false claims about the stars, and on the other hand, he has pretended to be in danger. What he has done is just like what he has done now, killing the second son of the Zhuang family, using the theory of the stars to prove his claims, eliminating dissidents, and boosting his own power."
"I sincerely advise that the Imperial Observatory Tang Botao be executed to honor the people who died unjustly; the rest of the Tang clan's accomplices should all be handed over to Yin Sitai for punishment according to the law!"
Tang Botao knelt down on his knees, his face full of grievance.
"Your Majesty, please understand that my family and I are innocent."
Gu Mengzhen slammed the evidence in his hand on the table.
"The evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to deny it?"
Ning Fengzhe returned to his seat and when he turned around, he pretended to be nonchalant and exchanged glances with Fang Zhixuan.
Fang Zhixuan's eyebrows twitched slightly, Ranxu felt vaguely uneasy, and Ning Fengzhe smiled secretly.
He made his own plans to disintegrate the enemy's forces; but the enemy plotted against him and he lost the help of the Tang clan.
Now, the emperor's uncle finally experienced what it felt like to shoot himself in the foot.
Tang Botao bowed his head deeply, looking remorseful, but he still maintained his loyalty and righteousness.
"Even though I am a humble official, I have made mistakes in the past, and there is no doubt about that; please also take the current situation seriously, Your Majesty."
"The strange phenomenon on the Purple Star is definitely not a lie. Miss Ning San is indeed a disaster."
The trapped beast still fought and continued to slander Xier. Ning Fengzhe couldn't stand it and argued back.
"My sister is resourceful and has saved the people with one plan. How can Lord Tang be called a scourge?"
Tang Botao followed the strategy and spoke passionately.
"Your sister is indeed resourceful, but she will never be of use to the Emperor."
His words were vivid, and he did not forget to drag Xier into the water even at the cost of his life. Ning Fengzhe saw through it at a glance and sneered.
"Oh, that's nonsense."
"Wherever my heart is, her ambition will follow."
"Lord Tang, you are saying that I have some ulterior motives, right?"
Gu Mengzhen admired Ning Fengzhe's talent and angrily rebuked Tang Botao.
"Don't talk nonsense."
"I believe in Fengzhe."
Tang Botao made strong appeals.
"Your Majesty is very insightful. What I have said is true."
"Miss Ning San, even if she has been a minister to the Emperor, it has only been a dozen years. The stars have confirmed it, absolutely true, this girl's ambition is only to be King Di Jin!"
Hearing that the situation was serious, Gu Mengzhen became suspicious.
"is it?"
Ning Fengzhe was very wise. He told the emperor's uncle about his plan, but he was calm and composed and easily defeated the plan.
"One-sided statements are not reliable."
"The time is right, night is falling, I pray the emperor to summon all the masters of the Imperial Academy of History to confirm the stars on the spot."
Ning Yunxi's ambition and the Tang clan's conspiracy are of great importance, and Gu Mengzhen responds to them seriously.
"What Ning Aiqing said makes sense."
"Come here, I want to see all the nobles of the Imperial Academy."
After a while, a group of people from the Imperial History Institute arrived at the Di Sheng Palace.
The head of the Imperial Academy of Historian Studies, Imperial Historian Yuan Ying, spoke first.
"Your Majesty, according to my humble servant's observation of the stars, the rumors that Miss Ning San is harming all living beings are all false and should not be believed."
A group of people from the Imperial Observatory and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory spoke shortly after.
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal."
As expected, the astrological theory was indeed the plan of the emperor's uncle. Ning Fengzhe's cold sweat disappeared and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, Xier was saved.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
However, the emperor's uncle's plan was not very rigorous.
What's the point of just trying to win over Tang Botao? Do you think that all the masters in the Imperial Academy of History don't exist? How can you not know that lies are hard to prove and will be exposed in an instant?
I think he was too hasty to use the plan, and time was limited. He only had the opportunity to please Tang Botao. His original intention was to catch him off guard, but I only had a moment to collect the evidence.
Oh, uncle, nothing special.
Gu Mengzhen looked through the evidence, confirmed it without a doubt, sat upright, and made a solemn announcement.
"The facts are solid and irrefutable."
"The person on duty at the Imperial Palace tonight is none other than Minister of Copper Affairs Leng Aiqing. Pass the imperial decree and order him to mobilize the Secret Guards to rush to Tang Mansion overnight and execute all of them on the spot."
"The guilty minister Tang Botao was taken out of the palace gate and his head was displayed to the public."
Tang Botao pretended to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I know I am wrong. Please spare my life..."
Fang Zhixuan had already made arrangements and sent people to rescue Tang Botao and escort him all the way, allowing him to take the opportunity to run to Prince Di Jin's palace, surrender and ask for help, and express his true intentions.
Before Tang Botao left the house, he had instructed his servants to strengthen the defense of the house and, if necessary, to fight against the secret guards of Tongshitai.
Fang Zhixuan calculated the timing accurately. As long as nothing unexpected happened, after Tang Botao surrendered, the people from the Supervisory Office would arrive at Tang's mansion earlier than the people from the Copper Affairs Office and save the Tang family.
The people of the Tang clan were loyal to Gu Mengzhen and refused to change their minds. Therefore, Fang Zhixuan used a trick to force them to change their minds first, and then produced evidence that Zhong Jian had murdered the Secret Secretary Tang and framed Emperor De.
From this, one can determine a person's mind and determination.