Facing Chu Heyi's accusation, the prime minister said calmly: "It sounds reasonable, but do you have any evidence?

"Everyone knows that there is an ambiguous relationship between Cheng'an County Lady and Lord Xie. Lord Xie got into trouble, and Cheng'an County Lady couldn't bear it, so she randomly implicated others and wanted others to be buried with him!"

Upon learning that Xie Lin was dead, the prime minister felt better, and when he felt better, his fighting ability became stronger.

Chu Heyi is fighting alone, what can we do to him?

"Your Majesty, the behavior of Cheng'an County Lady shows that she does not take the imperial officials seriously!" Zheng Wenkang said, "Could it be that Cheng'an County Lady is relying on her father and brother's great military achievements to rebel?!"

The accusation of rebellion was too serious. The emperor stared at Chu Heyi with a cold look in his eyes: "Chu Heyi, what do you say?"

The emperor felt very sorry at the thought of losing a minister as courageous and capable as Xie Lin.

In particular, he had an indescribable sense of intimacy with Xie Lin. When he suddenly heard that Xie Lin had died, he felt extremely uncomfortable and heartbroken.

But nothing could compare to the shock the Prime Minister had when he heard that Chu Heyi was going to lead a rebellion!

Chu Heyi ignored Zheng Wenkang and continued to talk to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you don't know that this minister and Mr. Xie are good friends. After learning about the earthquake in Qingyang City, he immediately asked this minister, who was traveling outside and relatively close to Qingyang City at the time, to purchase a large amount of food and send it to Qingyang City.

"After the incident in Qingyang City was over, I returned to the capital with Lord Xie. When Lord Xie was murdered, I was right next to him and saw it with my own eyes.

"At that time, Lord Xie was hit by two arrows. I was disheartened and extremely angry. I shot three arrows at the instigator, one of which was the arrow wound on the Prime Minister's back.

“Your Majesty, please have someone compare the arrow I used with the wound on the Prime Minister’s back, and you will know if what I said is true.

"The arrows used by this subject are specially made by a specialist. They are slightly different from ordinary arrows, and the wounds they cause will also be different. You can tell by comparing the two."

Hearing this, Zheng Wenkang began to sweat coldly. He felt his mouth was dry and he couldn't speak for a while.

He didn't even notice that the arrow that hit his back was different from ordinary arrows.

The emperor had ordered people to retrieve the arrow used by Chu Heyi, and asked several imperial doctors to come and compare the wounds.

During this process, the emperor walked into the Purple Palace first, and Chu Heyi followed him in.

Not to mention the prime minister. After the imperial physician arrived, he lay silently on a long wooden bench under the emperor's heavy gaze, allowing several imperial physicians to check the size and shape of the wound on his back.

How to compare? The imperial physician couldn’t find a living person to do the experiment and shoot an arrow into the back of a living person.

So they brought in a large piece of pork, inserted an arrow into the pork, pulled it out, and then compared it with the wound on the prime minister's back, and finally came to a conclusion.

During the whole process, the prime minister was not in a hurry, but was very calm and cooperative.

It seemed that the person who was seriously injured by Chu Heyi's arrow was not him.

It seemed as if he was not afraid of being found out at all.

Quite confident.

After the imperial physician finished the comparison, the prime minister straightened his clothes and knelt quietly beside Chu Heyi.

Several imperial doctors put away their tools one after another, knelt down and said, "In reply to the emperor, the arrow wound on Mr. Zheng's back was indeed caused by the arrow carried by Cheng'an County Princess. It is indeed different from the wounds caused by ordinary arrows."

Almost at the moment when the imperial physician finished speaking, the prime minister spoke. Regardless of the fact that the wound on his back had not yet healed completely, he spoke with full energy and a determination to put the man to death.

"Slander! Your Majesty, this is slander! The night before yesterday, I went out and was assassinated. The murderer has not been found yet, but it turns out that it was the Princess of Cheng'an who shot me personally!

"Something must have happened to Lord Xie a long time ago. She couldn't accept Lord Xie's death, so she deliberately hurt me, and then turned around and said that I ambushed and murdered Lord Xie!

"If Your Majesty believes it, then the Princess of Cheng'an has achieved her goal of having me buried with Master Xie and getting rid of the powerful people around Your Majesty. She is planning a rebellion!"

After speaking to the emperor, Zheng Wenkang turned and faced Chu Heyi. His eyes were bloodthirsty and sharp, and his expression was extremely contemptuous.

"Does the Lady of Cheng'an know why Lord Xie died? Because you were ambitious and intended to rebel, and you implicated him! He was so talented and courageous, but he colluded with you. He deserves to die!

"Even the heavens couldn't bear it anymore, so they took his life. Do you still want to be stubborn and stubborn? Sooner or later, the Zhenbei Marquisate will be buried with you!"

The prime minister's voice echoed in the Purple Palace. He was so confident, so passionate, and so righteous.

It was as if he ignored the pain in his body and cooperated with the investigation and comparison just to bring the bad guys who were trying to shake the Da Qi regime to justice.

Chu Heyi looked at him coldly, then suddenly smiled; that smile was pale but full of sarcasm.

"Your Majesty, I have accused Lord Zheng of murdering Lord Xie. Now that we have irrefutable evidence, Lord Zheng has turned the tables on us. Do you believe me, Your Majesty?"

Chu Heyi's smile instantly faded, and she said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to make a decision. Suing Mr. Zheng for murdering Mr. Xie is just one of the reasons. I will also sue Mr. Zheng for colluding with mountain bandits and destroying the autumn harvest of the people outside Shengjing City."

Zheng Wenkang really didn't expect that she would have this trick. He was caught off guard and blurted out: "You are slandering me!"

Chu Heyi said: "The bandits you colluded with are witnesses; the people whose autumn harvest was destroyed are also witnesses!"

The emperor's originally troubled face suddenly showed anger. Just as he was about to ask the prime minister, Chu Heyi spoke again: "I accuse the prime minister of three crimes..."

The emperor and the prime minister were both stunned. There was a third charge?

The prime minister began to feel guilty. He could bite back on the first charge, but what about the second charge? If Chu Heyi really produced a witness, how would he respond?

There is a third charge...

What is the third charge?

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