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Song Hongshen sneered in his heart, raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is all Lord Liu's words. Can you convict me and Su Zhilan based on his words alone?"

Emperor Xuande thought that Song Hongshen was trying to protect Su Zhilan, and said unhappily: "He is an official appointed by the court. Can't what he saw with his own eyes be used as evidence?"

Song Hongshen laughed sarcastically, "Are all officials in the imperial court honest and upright and never tell a lie?"

"Then I am a prince appointed by the emperor himself. I saw Sir Liu setting the fire with my own eyes. Please punish Sir Liu."

Emperor Xuande was so angry that he laughed out loud. He didn't scold Song Hongshen, but looked at Song Zan.

"Lord of Loyalty, oh Lord of Loyalty, like father like son. Look at him yourself, how can he look like a subject at all?"

This kind of energy is exactly the same as Song Zan. No, it is even more hateful than Song Zan.

Song Zan did not argue, but bowed and said, "Your Majesty is right. If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. The child is like this now, it is all his father's fault."

After saying this, Song Zan looked at Emperor Xuande meaningfully. A hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the prince was pleased.

The father and son of the Song family always have the ability to make their father angry, which saves him a lot of energy.

"Father, the matter of the warship concerns the safety of the people in several provinces along the southeast coast."

"The King of Loyalty and Bravery secretly brought unrelated people to the Ministry of Works. This shows that he does not take the safety of the Southeast seriously at all."

"I ask your Majesty to severely punish Song Hongshen for his dereliction of duty and replace the commander of the Southeast Navy."

"In addition, the fifth young lady of the Su family must also be severely punished, as a warning to the young ladies of other families in the capital. The government office is a restricted area, not a place they can go."

Emperor Xuande looked at Chen Zheng thoughtfully, "What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Zheng actually didn't agree with what the prince said, he was too impatient. At least in his opinion, such evidence was not enough to convict the King of Loyalty and Bravery.

But he was the prince's teacher, so he could only teach in private and could not offend the prince in public.

So Chen Zheng thought for a moment and said, "If those drawings were really burned by the fifth lady of the Su family, then what His Royal Highness said makes sense."

"Of course, regardless of whether the fifth lady of the Su family burned the blueprints or not, it is not appropriate for the loyal and brave king to bring his female relatives to the Ministry of Industry."

Emperor Xuande asked Shen Zhixiu again, "What did Mr. Shen say?"

The fifth young lady of the Su family is Shen Zhixiu's cousin, and he also wants to hear what his brother-in-law has to say.

Shen Zhixiu said, "Your Majesty, Lord Liu's words alone are not enough to convict him."

"Why not listen to what they have to say? If necessary, we can ask the Ministry of Justice to investigate."

Although Emperor Xuande was angry, he finally took Shen Zhixiu's words to heart.

He looked at Su Zhilan with a sullen face, "Did you burn those blueprints? If you tell the truth, I can still forgive you. If you lie, the Su family, the Song family, and the Shen family will not be able to protect you."

Song Hongshen frowned. What was the emperor doing? Picking on the weak?

Do you think that Su Zhilan is a little girl and she will tell the truth if you scare her?

Emperor Xuande really thought so. He thought this method was the best, so there was a hint of threat in his tone.

After saying that, he looked at Su Zhilan, waiting for her to panic and then tell the truth.

At this time, Emperor Xuande was still inclined to believe what Liu Chen said. He guessed that Su Zhilan was young and found everything interesting. When she went in to play, she accidentally burned the drawings.

If it were someone else, even if they didn't do it, they would probably be so scared that they would cry out for justice and ask for forgiveness.

But Su Zhilan was very happy that the emperor finally let her speak. She had wanted to speak for a long time, but she had been holding back because of the many rules in the palace.

So when Su Zhilan heard the emperor's question, she immediately raised her head.

"Your Majesty, I did not do such a thing."

Su Zhilan's eyes were clear and her expression was open.

Emperor Xuande had seen countless people and could tell at a glance that the girl was not lying.

At her age, it's impossible for her to lie and cover it up so well.

Su Zhilan then continued, "How could I burn the blueprints that I spent so much effort on?"

"It was burned, and I had to work hard to repaint it myself."

"Your Majesty, please look carefully. I was knocked unconscious and thrown in."

At this point, Su Zhilan looked at Liu Chen again, "Master Liu said he saw me walk into the style room. How is that possible? I know for sure that I was knocked unconscious."

"Could it be that the person who knocked me out is this Lord Liu?"

Her thought was very simple. If Liu Chen lied, he would be a bad guy. Even if he was not the one who knocked her out, they were most likely in the same group.

After Su Zhilan finished speaking, she looked at Emperor Xuande calmly again, as if waiting for him to make the decision for her.

But Emperor Xuande was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Did he hear it right? What did this girl say? Did she draw those drawings?

If you scan the entire side hall, you will find that people's expressions can be divided into two categories.

Song Zan, Song Hongshen, Shen Zhixiu, Su Chengxun and others who knew the inside story were not surprised at all, and there was even a hint of pride in their eyes.

The faces of the people on the prince's side changed, all of them were shocked and couldn't believe it.

The prince said, "How shameless! Those drawings were completed by the masters of the Ministry of Works. How can it be your credit?"

It is simply a fantasy for a teenage girl to say that she can draw shipbuilding blueprints for the Ministry of Industry.

The prince's tone was slightly sarcastic, thinking to himself, does this young lady from the Su family not use her brain when speaking? Can this be something that can be glossed over?

He looked at the Minister of Industry Rong Hai again, "Sir Rong, tell me, is the fifth young lady of the Su family lying?"

The one with the most subtle expression was Rong Hai.

All the talented people in the Ministry of Works were no match for a teenage girl in terms of combining weapons and warships.

He felt ashamed to tell others about it.

But since the prince asked him, he naturally couldn't lie.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I can prove that what Miss Su said is true."

"Among the burned drawings, 30% were drawn by the fifth young lady of the Su family."

"I don't think she would do such a thing as shooting herself in the foot."

What Su Zhilan said might be false, but as the Minister of Works, it is impossible for Rong Hai to lie about such a thing.

After saying this, Emperor Xuande, the Crown Prince and others looked at Su Zhilan in disbelief.

Song Hongshen took the opportunity to say, "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, the ministers of the Ministry of Works can also testify."

"Master Liu said that he saw the fifth young lady of the Su family enter the style room and saw her light the oil lamp. He is lying."

"Your Majesty, please order the Ministry of Justice to investigate the matter of the fifth young lady of the Su family being knocked unconscious and thrown into the style room."

"As for why Lord Liu lied, we must also interrogate him strictly. We also need to investigate whether there is someone behind the scenes who instructed him to do so."

As he said this, Song Hongshen looked at the prince with cold eyes.