After swapping bodies with the princess, this prince slaughtered his way through the court and becam

"Ignorant of your guilt?"

Wei Xiuyuan raised his voice and straightened his posture, saying:

"Beating a prince is your greatest crime!"

Standing on the other side, Ding Yi and Liu Zhenji mocked:

"Ren Jingxing, your actions on the farm are plain for all to see, with witnesses and evidence to prove it. Do you still intend to deny it?"

"Hmph, no wonder he's the son of Marquis Xuanwei, birds of a feather!"

The Emperor Wei said coldly, his face expressionless:

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Ren Jingxing pursed his lips and pondered.

The current emperor of Wei is actually a fairly good person.

He valued relationships, was kind to the common people, and was relatively tolerant of his ministers.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so difficult to implement the salt administration in the first place.

Aside from his mild temperament and lack of ability, he was somewhat similar to Li Shimin in terms of tolerance.

Then Ren Jingxing raised his head, looking fearless, and shouted:

"Your Majesty! Don't you even understand the principle that listening to both sides leads to enlightenment, while listening to only one side leads to darkness?"

Does disagreement in the imperial court mean that whichever faction has more people or the loudest voice is right?

Both of you, along with the sixteenth prince, hold grudges against me.

Can their fabricated testimonies directly convict me?

"This humble subject is dissatisfied and humbly requests Your Majesty to find a fair, impartial, and unbiased third party to serve as a witness!"

The sixteenth prince was taken aback. He hadn't expected Ren Jingxing to speak to his father so loudly.

Then he became somewhat nervous and flustered.

A third party with no vested interest—isn't that the Imperial Guard?

The Imperial Guards, especially those of the Palace Guards, are loyal to only one person: the current Emperor!

If Gao Shanjin were to testify, he would never help me conceal the truth!

Ding Yi and Liu Zhenji didn't seem to care at all.

Their sons never mentioned the Imperial Guard.

It's likely that the so-called third party was either a eunuch who followed the prince or a farmhand from the Marquis of Xuanwei's household.

But no matter who it is, they all have a way to pin the blame on Ren Jingxing and take the opportunity to disgust Ren Bing!

Ideally, Ren Jingxing should be severely punished with dozens of lashes so that he cannot participate in the academy examination in ten days!

Emperor Wei listened to Ren Jingxing's long list of accusations and pondered them carefully.

"Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; listen to only one side and you will be misled..."

It seems that the title of the Marquis's heir was indeed not copied.

Could it be that a scholar is truly about to emerge from among the nobles of our Great Wei?

"Someone, go and summon Gao Shan!"

The sixteenth prince's face turned pale:

it's over...

Wei Xinyan and Gao Shanyan were summoned separately, but they arrived at the Imperial Study at the same time.

At this moment, Wei Xinyan still had no idea what had happened.

On the way here, Wei Xinyan quietly asked the young eunuch:

"May I ask, sir, what has happened? Why did His Majesty summon me?"

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch bowed and said:

"Your Highness is too kind to this servant. I just want Your Highness to know that His Majesty summoned you to the Imperial Study because of the Sixteenth Prince."

Wei Xinyan frowned slightly:

"The sixteenth prince?"

Wei Xinyan knew Wei Xiuyuan.

Previously, Wei Xiuyuan often bullied Wei Xinyan in the palace school.

Moreover, Wei Xiuyuan had a good relationship with the Fourth Prince Wei Mingchen and the Fifteenth Prince Wei Yunshang.

So when Wei Yunshang bullied him, Wei Xiuyuan would often make sarcastic remarks.

Wei Xinyan frowned slightly.

She now suspects that Wei Xiuyuan caused trouble outside and is trying to pin the blame on her.

Moreover, Wei Xiuyuan was quite favored, and she herself was somewhat timid.

If Wei Xiuyuan slanders her, he might actually be punished for it.

Wei Xinyan was somewhat uneasy.

He glanced at Gao Shanjing beside him, and then followed the eunuch to the imperial study.

Immediately afterwards, he heard an argument coming from the Imperial Study.

"Still trying to deny it! Are you suggesting that the three of us are framing you?"

Wei Xinyan glanced into the imperial study.

There's an argument going on inside. Isn't it Wei Xiuyuan who's slandering him?

Then another male voice came:

"The words of Xuanpingbo are childish, and he is just arguing like a child!"

When Your Majesty first implemented the salt administration, how many people obstructed it? How many people agreed?

His Majesty even dismissed the Prime Minister before the salt administration could be implemented.

According to the Earl of Xuanping, is His Majesty's salt administration policy flawed?

"fart!"

Xuanping Earl angrily said:

"Nonsense! I did not mean that to His Majesty!"

Ren Jingxing continued:

"I heard from my mother that Princess Xiaoqin once sent a congratulatory gift to the Empress."

When the two salt certificates were presented, everyone mocked them, but His Majesty and the Empress thought they were a good gift.

Do you think His Majesty and the Empress lack vision?

Xuanpingbo's eyes widened. This brat, just get to the point, why keep bringing up His Majesty and the Empress?

"Bullshit, that's not what I meant!"

Wei Xinyan was somewhat bewildered by the argument inside.

What's going on? How did she get involved with this?

Moreover, why does the man's voice inside sound so familiar?

There's a reason why Wei Xinyan couldn't recognize Ren Jingxing's voice.

Because for a person, listening to their own voice and listening to other people's voices have different effects.

That's why many people can recognize their friends' voices in a recording, but not their own.

At this moment, the eunuch hurriedly walked to the imperial study:

"Your Majesty, the princess and General Gao have arrived."

"Bring it in!"

"yes!"

Wei Xinyan entered the imperial study and saw the current situation.

Inside the main hall, the emperor sat at the very front.

A person dressed in magnificent clothes was kneeling before His Highness; Wei Xinyan could only see his back.

On one side stood Gu Junyuan, whose expression was somewhat strange, and on the other side stood two ministers.

It seems the person kneeling has made some mistake.

Wei Xinyan looked back and saw the Empress waving at him.

"Don't speak yet, just stand here and watch the show," the Empress said.

Wei Xinyan nodded silently.

Wei Xinyan was a little curious. Who was that person kneeling? Why did his voice sound familiar?

Gao Shan walked to Ren Jingxing's side and behind him, knelt down with his hands clasped, and at this time, his weapons and armor had been removed.

"Your humble servant, the Palace Attendant, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

Get up!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gao Shan stood up, leaving Ren Jingxing kneeling alone in the entire imperial study.

Ding Yi and Liu Zhenji were stunned.

What's going on? So the Imperial Guard was involved?

But their rebellious son didn't tell them!

The Imperial Guards were different from eunuchs and servants.

Servant eunuchs might favor their masters, while the Imperial Guards would only obey the emperor's orders completely!

Ding Yi and Liu Zhenji began to feel uneasy.

Did their unfilial son leave them any crucial information?

"Gao Shan Jin, what exactly happened today when you escorted the Sixteenth Prince out of the palace? Tell me everything, without hiding anything!"

"Yes, sir!"