Chapter 49 Nine Clans Elimination Game

Li Chengze said calmly: "What Minister Guo said just now is indeed true."

“But, that’s not entirely true.”

"The reason why I beat Guo Baokun was purely in self-defense!"

"What?" Guo Youzhi asked in confusion.

What is self-defense?
How come he had never heard of it before?

Seeing Guo Youzhi's puzzled expression, Li Chengze immediately explained, "Self-defense means being forced to attack."

"That is to say, when I beat Guo Baokun, I did not take the initiative to attack, but was forced to fight back."

"So, the fault is not mine at all."

As soon as Li Chengze finished speaking, Guo Baokun, who was still lying on the ground, immediately waved his hands and said, "He... he is lying."

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince is lying. He was the first to start this."

"When I met the Second Prince in the restaurant, I just said a word and did nothing else before he beat me up."

"There were many people in the restaurant at the time, and they can all testify!"

Guo Youzhi also bowed to Emperor Qing and said, "Your Majesty, everything my son said is true."

"This morning, I went out of my way to find a few witnesses who were present at the scene, and what they said was exactly what my son just said."

"If Your Majesty does not believe it, the witness is outside. Call him in and ask him."

After Emperor Qing pondered for a moment, he waved to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch understood what he meant and immediately said, "Call the witness."

Soon, several young men in gorgeous clothes walked into the room one after another.

They all lowered their heads, and when they walked to Guo Youzhi's side, they immediately knelt on the ground.

"I, a commoner, pay my respects to His Majesty."

The eunuch beside Emperor Qing spoke again: "You guys, tell me everything about what happened at the restaurant that day."

"Think it over carefully before you speak. If you miss anything, be careful with your heads."

Everyone shrank their necks and said, "I went to drink that day and ordered the famous steamed fish. I ate more than half of it, but in the end I couldn't eat any more, so I left it on the table..."

"I drank about 4 liang of wine and ate..."

"I went there after dinner that day, and then..."

The eunuch immediately waved his orchid hand, interrupting everyone's words and saying, "What nonsense are you all talking about!"

"I want you to tell me how the fight between the Second Prince and Minister Guo's son broke out that day."

Everyone finally reacted and spoke one after another.

"At that time, Minister Guo's son was also eating in the restaurant. When he saw the Second Prince, he hurried forward to greet him."

"Then the Second Prince also recognized Minister Guo's son, and the two of them chatted and laughed for a while."

"As a result, for some unknown reason, the Second Prince suddenly attacked Minister Guo's son and knocked him to the ground."

"That's right. At that time, Minister Guo's son claimed to be the Crown Prince's man and wanted him to stop."

"But the Second Palace not only did not stop, but the beating became more and more intense, and while beating he kept shouting, 'The ones being beaten are the Crown Prince's men.'"

"Then the Second Prince had enough of the fight and left without even eating."

The eunuch pinched his orchid fingers and asked, "Is what you said true?"

Everyone immediately knelt down and said, "Everything I said is true. We dare not hide anything."

The eunuch nodded and then looked at Emperor Qing.

Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengze with a sneer on his face. It seemed as if he was saying, what else do you have to say now?
The two happiest people in the room right now are Guo Youzhi and his son.

After all, the current situation is very favorable for them.

Now that there is a witness here, let’s see how the Second Prince can refute it.

At the same time, Li Chengze remained calm and after listening to what these people said, he asked:
"Are you done?"

"Now it's my turn to speak."

Guo Youzhi cupped his hands and said, "Okay, then I will listen attentively to what the Second Prince has to say."

When Emperor Qing saw that Li Chengze was still very calm at this time, he began to feel curious.

Could it be that this guy has some hidden card?
"Well, I want to see what else you can say!"

Li Chengze bowed to Emperor Qing and said, "Father, what these witnesses said just now is absolutely true."

"But they only told me half of it. Why didn't they tell me the other half?"

"Oh?" Emperor Qing immediately became interested. He leaned on the desk with his elbow under his chin, and acted as if he was watching a show.

"Then I will listen carefully to the other half of the story."

When Guo Youzhi heard what Li Chengze said, his heart immediately skipped a beat.

what?
What about the other half?
How could he not know that there was something else in it?

Li Chengze walked quickly to the witnesses and asked, "What you just said is indeed true, but why don't you just start from the beginning?"

"What was I doing before Kuo Pao-kun met me?"

Someone thought for a moment and said, "At that time... at that time, the Second Prince was fighting with someone else."

Li Chengze asked again: "Then why should I fight with others?"

Another person said, "I remember now. When the Second Prince came in, he ordered food and sat at the table with two followers, waiting."

"Then, a few strong men appeared out of nowhere and said that the Second Prince had taken their reserved seat and told him to get out of here."

"The Second Prince was naturally unwilling, so he started fighting with those people."

After hearing these words from the witness, Guo Youzhi's face began to turn a little ugly.

Why didn't these guys say what they just said when they asked yesterday?

Although he didn't know what was wrong with these things, he still felt something was wrong.

Li Chengze nodded and said, "Very good, that's indeed the case."

Guo Youzhi immediately retorted: "Second Prince, what does this have to do with my son being beaten?"

Li Chengze nodded and smiled: "Of course!"

"I've been to that restaurant many times before, and I know their rules are very strict. Even when it's busy, the waiter won't be stupid enough to take me to a seat that someone else has already reserved."

"So, those people are clearly here to cause trouble, and they just want to find an opportunity to teach me a lesson."

"If that's the case, then I will definitely not sit idly by. I will naturally take the initiative."

Li Chengze said to Guo Youzhi, "Minister Guo, what do you think the punishment would be if someone beat up the prince in the street under the instruction of others according to the laws of the dynasty?"

Guo Youzhi said: "This is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. I believe no one is stupid enough to dare to do this."

After hearing what Guo Youzhi said, Li Chengze immediately clapped his hands and said, "Minister Guo is right. This is a heinous crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan."

Then, he pointed at Guo Baokun and said, "Those people were ordered by your son, Minister Guo."

"Tell me, what crime did he commit?"

(End of this chapter)