Zhao Ze saw the Little Emperor's terrified expression and tearful face,
He felt a little disdainful in his heart, thinking that the other party was too useless.
Xiang Han saw this,
He emphasized in a trembling voice, "You, you don't have to look for imperial brother. The evidence was, was found by me, and the decree was also given by me. You bunch of traitors..,
If you have anything, just come at me... "
Zhao Ze's eyes darkened,
He thought to himself, could it be that the evidence was also related to Emperor Liang?
One was because of his father,
The prince who had been imprisoned for six years,
The other was the Little Emperor who had just taken over the government and was ignorant of the world,
Choose who to believe,
Zhao Ze already had a preference in his heart.
Although Emperor Liang had saved him..,
He did not believe the other party's excuse of 'I can't bear to see a loyal person die in vain'. Instead, he felt that the other party had other motives.
In the original plot..,
Zhao Ze did not see the Little Emperor, and his nine generations were executed,
So he knew that Emperor Liang had other motives..,
He still chose to walk the same path as the other party.
But now..,
There was still room for negotiation with the Zhao family, so he naturally had another choice.
Cowardly, it was difficult to take on big responsibilities.
Thinking of his father's evaluation of the Little Emperor..,
Zhao Ze finally chose to place his bet on the other party,
At least... the Little Emperor did not dare to lie to him,
He was more trustworthy than Emperor Liang.
He saw that the Little Emperor was staring at him with his big round eyes in fear.
He was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you want to know who saved me?"
"Who?" Xiang Han immediately asked warily.
"Emperor Liang." Zhao Ze stared into his eyes and said word by word.
"Impossible."
Xiang Han immediately shook his head and blurted out, "Brother advised me to quickly execute you yesterday. How could he secretly save you?"
"Your Majesty was probably deceived by him."
Zhao Ze's gaze darkened. Seeing that the Little Emperor's reaction did not seem to be fake, he continued, "When Emperor Liang saved me, he once said that he could not bear to see a loyal person die in vain. He even advised me to go to the northwest..."
"That's impossible. You don't need to sow discord between me and Imperial Brother.
The evidence of your Zhao family's rebellion is conclusive!
Don't tell me that I don't believe my Imperial Brother and instead believe you, a rebellious subject? "Xiang Han shook his head with all his might, 'resolutely' not believing.
Zhao Ze felt that this little Emperor was really stupid. Even though he was in the imperial family, he still believed in brotherly affection. He really didn't even know that he was being sold by Emperor Liang, and he even helped him count the money.
He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Emperor Liang has always held a grudge against my father because of the confinement.
His words can't be trusted, and the so-called evidence can't stand up to scrutiny. As long as Your Majesty orders people to investigate, they will find many lies. "
As he spoke, he knelt down and handed over the dagger. Lowering his head, he said, "Father is already over fifty years old, and his health is gradually deteriorating. Not long ago, he even submitted a letter to resign from his official position. How could he be disloyal?
I am even more willing to give my life to Your Majesty to show my loyalty.
On the contrary, Emperor Liang framed the backbone of the imperial court for his own selfishness and slandered Your Majesty. When his ambition is exposed, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be in real danger. "
Xiang Han glanced at him and pretended to take the dagger carefully. When he held the handle, he immediately changed his expression and his aura suddenly rose.
He held the dagger and gestured twice on the other party's neck with satisfaction. Then he walked around him and said, "But your Zhao family does have self-respect. Even the commander of the Chang 'an Imperial Guards is the Grand Tutor's man. How can I believe it?"
Zhao Ze didn't care about his gestures at all. He only felt that the little Emperor was really childish. Once he got the upper hand, he was like a little rooster, walking with his head held high.
"If what Your Majesty said is true, Commander Xue should have killed his way into the palace, imprisoned Your Majesty, and saved my father."
"How dare you!"
Xiang Han immediately pressed the dagger on his neck and hummed, "Just based on the words you said just now, I can punish you."
Zhao Ze admitted honestly, "This subject is guilty, but this subject's father was wrongly accused.
I had countless opportunities to offend you, but in the end, I chose to give my life to Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will not be blinded by slanderous words and kill a loyal person. "
Xiang Han squatted down in front of him and looked at him for a while. Then he said reluctantly, "Fine. Since you kept saying that the Grand Tutor was wronged and risked your life to see me, I will give the Zhao family another chance. Tomorrow, I will order the Ministry of Justice to reopen the case."
"Maybe … my brother misunderstood something." He was worried that his attitude changed too quickly, so he added another sentence.
Zhao Ze's eyes lit up when he heard this. He immediately kowtowed and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness."
"As for you, humph."
Xiang Han suddenly stood up, circled around him twice, and angrily said, "You trespassed into my chambers, and even threatened me with words and weapons. This is a great disrespect. You should be beheaded in public as a warning to others."
Zhao Ze bowed his head and admitted, "I know my mistake …"
Before he could finish, Xiang Han interrupted him again, "However, because of your filial piety and your courage to speak frankly, I will not pursue the matter for now.
When the Grand Tutor's case is investigated and if he was really wronged, I will punish you for your disrespect.
If he is not wronged, humph! "
"Your Majesty, thank you for your forgiveness."
Zhao Ze never thought that he would not be punished for threatening the little Emperor like this. He couldn't help but rejoice.
He felt that his father was wrong. The little Emperor was not weak and unable to take on important responsibilities. He was naive, ignorant, and easily confused by treacherous officials.
After dealing with Zhao Ze, Xiang Han finally had an excuse to send the officials away.
He quickly ordered the eunuch to announce the edict and repeatedly emphasized that it was Zhao Ze who risked his life to enter the palace in the middle of the night to seek justice for his father. He felt his filial piety and ordered the Ministry of Justice to reopen the case. He was not forced by them.
Zhao Ze also came out with the eunuch. Because he was a criminal, he had to go to jail.
The officials cried tears of joy, but when they saw Zhao Ze, they seemed to understand something.
In the middle of the night, Official Zhao, who was supposed to be in jail, suddenly came out of the Emperor's palace. The Emperor also ordered the Ministry of Justice to reopen the case of Grand Tutor Zhao's rebellion. This, this, this …
The Minister of Justice, Huang Yan, had a pained expression. He held Zhao Ze's hand and said, "Nephew, you have been wronged. Don't worry, this old man will judge impartially and give justice to Grand Tutor."
The others couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, "Ai, outrageous, too outrageous. To treat an important official as … Ai, the Emperor is muddle-headed."
Zhao Ze, "… …" So what were these people thinking?
In fact, it wasn't their fault. The original owner was influenced by his mother and felt that once he had an heir, Zhao Bingzhang and the others would get rid of him and replace him with his son.
After all, he was almost at the age when his brother was crippled. It was not easy to control him.
So two years ago, when the officials wanted to choose a concubine and empress for him, the original owner was resolutely against it.
Later, he was forced to say that he liked men and was not interested in women.
The officials had no choice but to let the imperial physicians treat the original owner.
After all, those who could be concubines and empresses were all daughters of officials. No one wanted their daughters to be widowed.
The next day, when she learned that Xiang Han was going to reopen the case of Grand Tutor Zhao's rebellion, Empress Dowager Hui immediately came crying and begging him to take back the order.
After all, she was the original owner's mother and truly did want the best for the original owner. Although this sincerity caused the original owner to suffer.
Xiang Han felt that he had taken over her son's body and couldn't say anything. He could only coax and persuade her to leave.
Some of the evidence of Grand Tutor Zhao's rebellion was made up by the original owner, and some was made up by Emperor Liang.
The original owner wanted to get rid of Grand Tutor Zhao, so he made up some random excuses. Emperor Liang thought that the original owner was easy to fool and didn't make up any solid evidence, so it couldn't stand up to scrutiny.