After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

"Your Majesty is wise! It's just that this matter is probably more than just arson and framing. It's as simple as wanting to change the national policy." Xu Huizhou, who had stood aside for a long time without saying a word, walked out slowly, knelt down and said: "My minister Xu Huizhou, those who reported arson turned black and white , once slandered loyal ministers and good generals, and overthrew our country!"

These words were so loud that everyone present turned pale immediately.

You must know that when the new dynasty was first established, the most worrying thing was that someone would overthrow the country, and even the emperor could not help but frown.

The presiding judge turned pale with fright, and hurriedly said, "Xu Huizhou, you have to be careful with your words!"

Xu Huizhou looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I was ordered by my father to serve in the army. At that time, it happened that the Xuanfu army saw General Xiao appearing in the enemy camp."

The emperor said: "Does this have something to do with the fire?"

"At first glance, the fire looked like a natural disaster. In fact, someone deliberately set it on fire, and the purpose was to silence those who died at the time and did not frame General Xiao. After the fire, no one will know the truth about it!"

As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding fell into silence.

The officials around were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe, and they all shrank their heads like quails.

Originally, I thought I was listening to a natural disaster case that His Highness had to stop, but it was actually related to the conspiracy of the year, and...it seems to have heard the inside story.

The presiding officer realized that the case was beyond the scope of his own interrogation, and looked timidly at the emperor.

The emperor's face was as cold as iron: "Framed?"

"The minister happened to be in the army at the time, and happened to break through the matter. According to people in the army at the time, a group of them saw General Xiao appearing in the enemy's camp, and they played together to convince the court." Xu Huizhou Said: "But what the imperial court didn't know was that before the team played immediately, more than a dozen people were tortured and finally "died of the plague". man of!"

"Presumptuous!" Before the emperor could say anything, Yan Pingrong said coldly: "This case involves a lot, and there were already witnesses and material evidence at that time. You are using natural disasters to fabricate this lie at this time, Xu Huizhou! You are not afraid that the Xu family will be killed." Is it implicated!"

Xu Huizhou sneered and said, "everything I said is true, so what is there to be afraid of? On the contrary, those people who tried their best to cover up the truth of this matter are now feeling guilty and fearful!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Pingrong with a disdainful look on his face.

"You..." Yan Pingrong gritted his teeth angrily.

The emperor didn't speak for a long while, and turned his eyes to see Xiao Di who was standing on the side, recalling the incident of his being whipped and wronged a few days ago, he couldn't help but muttered: "Xiao Di, what do you think about this matter?"

Xiao Di's eyes were cold, and he said in a steady voice: "This matter is related to the reputation of the imperial court. If the truth is not investigated, it may chill the hearts of the border guards."

These words were not for the Xiao family, but for the sake of the emperor from the perspective of a courtier, and thinking of the rumors that Xiao Di had a weak relationship with his father, the emperor felt a little less afraid.

Even if Xiao Di didn't say these words, the emperor couldn't be fooled in front of so many people. After hearing these words, he could only nod his head and say, "Xu Huizhou, what proof do you have for what you said?"

Xu Huizhou couldn't wait for the emperor to say this, and said in a loud voice: "Lieutenant Nie and the ministers have come together. He has been by General Xiao's side and won many tough battles. He is also in the Xuanfu army. Your Majesty called him up. Just ask and you'll know."

The emperor waved his hand, and someone immediately brought Captain Nie up.

"Your Majesty." The person who came was a tall and straight middle-aged man, dressed in civilian clothes, who was not noticeable in the crowd, only the coldness in his demeanor revealed his previous identity: "Before this subordinate went out with the general, you personally rewarded him However, the result... was that expedition, General Xiao never came back..."

The emperor recognized him, frowned and said: "Didn't Xiao He already join the enemy army?"

"Your Majesty, although the general's bones are hard to identify, you can still see his identity with the luggage. At that time, we were defeated by the enemy and the general was surrounded..." Captain Nie glanced coldly at the people around him: "The general fought until the last moment, but there were some people with ulterior motives. They lied to their subordinates and insisted that their subordinates sign the memorial that framed the general's innocence."

"The subordinates refused to obey, they... They even secretly drugged the minister, and said that the minister had the plague. These people only left the soldiers who obeyed their words, and those who refused to obey all got the plague within a few days for no reason. ...

"In the final analysis, these people just want to silence without anyone noticing."

Yan Pingrong glanced at the prime minister, and his expression changed immediately: "Your Majesty, even if this person was in the army, his words are unfounded, and His Majesty cannot listen to his one-sided words."

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he couldn't see what he was thinking: "You mean, those hundreds of people who signed a letter saying that they saw Xiao He in the enemy army are all lying to me?"

"People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When they have nowhere to go, they can only bully the army." Lieutenant Nie looked at the emperor and said, "Besides, those people also said...that this is what His Majesty meant, that His Majesty is about to be crowned Emperor, I am afraid of the master of the Xiao family, we signed this name to understand the sacred heart, if the subordinates refuse to obey, it is against the decree..."

"We are all members of the army, and no one knows how to deal with the festival. Some are the general's relatives, so naturally they will not obey, while the rest of the sergeants were coaxed and deceived by them, and they agreed one by one."

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can summon those people, but as far as I know, many of that team died in the ensuing battle."

There was silence all around.

Although Xiaowei Nie didn't say it clearly, everyone knew that the implication was that someone was trying to silence him.

The emperor whispered a few words to Yan Jing beside him, Yan Jing understood, and immediately went to get the list of soldiers who died in battle in recent months.

Open it up, there are nine out of ten people inside who have "seen" Xiao He appearing in the enemy's side.

The emperor sat at the head with a cold expression. He was afraid of the Xiao family, but Xiao He was dead at that time, leaving only a teenage Xiao Di. People of the older generation discredit their own identities.

He is already the emperor, there are many ways to suppress the orphan of the Xiao family.

At that time, seeing so many people signing their names, saying that they had witnessed it with their own eyes, the emperor really believed that Xiao He had already surrendered to the enemy.

But who knew that someone was playing tricks on him behind the scenes, and even pretended to be the emperor to persuade those soldiers.

Who gave these people the courage to slander the king of a country and unscrupulously label the deceased general! ?

The emperor closed the list, and his tone was already daunting: "Who was lobbying you when you were in the army? And who dared to frame people in the army as having the plague?"

Captain Nie immediately announced two names.

The emperor heard this, and looked at Yan Pingrong with burning eyes: "As far as I know, these two people have a very close personal relationship with you, and you have recommended them in front of me many times!?"

Yan Pingrong's forehead was covered with cold sweat: "This...is..."

The emperor said indifferently: "I remember that you were once Xiao He's subordinate. After the incident, you have repeatedly told me that Xiao Di is a disaster and cannot stay any longer!?"

Yan Pingrong knelt on the ground and trembled, unable to say a word.

The emperor sneered and said, "Only the ministers around me have the guts to fabricate the words that I am afraid of the master of the Xiao family. Yan Pingrong, you are so brave, you dare to guess my thoughts!"

"I don't know anything! Your Majesty!" Yan Pingrong knelt down and said, "I just fought with those two people in the barracks together, so I became close. I don't know anything about the stupid things they did. Oh Your Majesty!"

Xu Huizhou wanted to say something more, but when he saw Xiao Di's eyes, he swallowed it back.

Sure enough, this justification provoked the emperor to sneer and said: "Now that I think about it, you told me that the epidemic in the army should be dealt with in time so that it would not spread easily, and you ordered to dismantle that team of Xuanfu soldiers... Yan Pingrong, I I really can't see that you have such a plan! I have the evidence you want as soon as I check it, so you still want to continue to deceive the king!"

Yan Pingrong's face turned pale: "I...I also want to solve problems for His Majesty..."

The emperor passed him in disgust, and his voice was cold: "Take him to Zhao Prison first, and check it out! Check it out, don't hide it!"

The Yan family also had a title, but the emperor already hated him and showed no mercy.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Yiwei was already preparing to drag him down.

Yan Pingrong was really in a hurry. He called so many people to witness the end of Xie Qingci's harvesting of grain and land, but he failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice, and even involved the previous case.

Yan Pingrong has never been careful, and he would never have thought that Captain Nie not only survived, but also got mixed up with Xie Qingci and others.

Seeing that Jin Yiwei was about to drag him down, Yan Pingrong couldn't care less about his title: "I'm wronged! I... I'm wronged!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but move his eyes to the prime minister's face.

He has been doing things for the prime minister, but the prime minister didn't say a word when he was arrested!

This is not fair!

Thinking so in his heart, seeing the prime minister gave him a look, Yan Pingrong immediately silenced.

After all... as long as the prime minister does not fall, there will still be people who will comfort him and save him.

If the prime minister is involved again, the person who saved him will be gone.

Yan Pingrong could only endure it, but did not speak.

After dealing with Yan Pingrong, the emperor's eyes fell on Xiao Di.

The young man was silent all the time, but his figure was neat and straight, coupled with sword eyebrows and eyes, his expression was somewhat graceful amidst the coldness.

Although Xiao Di was placed in Liuyun Palace, he still grew into a tall and vigorous appearance.

He is much more stable and dignified than the so-called youngsters of the Yan family.

Xiao Di had fought many victories before, and if he was dedicated to the imperial court, he would be a useful person.

It's just that his father was framed and he went through so many things, so it's hard to guarantee that he doesn't have any resentment at this moment.

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Xiao Di and said, "Xiao Di, how do you think this matter should be handled?"