The atmosphere in the court was strange and quiet, everyone had different thoughts, although they were observers, no one spoke, and even the few parties standing in the center were very quiet.

Liu Gan saw the indifference in Qiu Wanao's eyes, this was the meaning that the overall situation had been decided, and he knew that that look in his eyes meant that he had become an outcast.

Shen Qing glanced at him, Liu Gan's heart was filled with a small flame of hope, but Shen Qing frowned again, looking embarrassed, Liu Gan's flame of hope that had not yet risen was extinguished in the blink of an eye.

Hehe~~ At this time, he realized that it was really better to rely on himself than to rely on the sky and the earth, and it was said that the tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and he Liu Gan was glorious for half his life, but now he has fallen to the point of being unjustly killed, how can he be willing?

Liu Gan looked at He Changxu resentfully, his eyes were crazy and resentful, and He Changxu was inexplicably panicked when he saw it, He Changxu knew that something bad was going to happen, but he didn't have time to stop it, so he heard Liu Gan smile sadly and said: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister confesses." ”

As soon as this voice came out, even He Changxu was a little shocked, and the other ministers were also discussing, obviously not understanding why the person who was shouting wronged one moment ago admitted that he was guilty the next moment.

He Xian and Pan Wencheng were also stunned, they didn't expect Liu Gan to admit it in person... Something he didn't do. Could it be that he was forced to be cornered, so he gave up struggling and simply admitted it? But Liu Gan is not that kind of person.

Zhang Tian didn't know why, and said in surprise: "Could it really be him?"

Qi Xian glanced at Liu Gan coldly, and said lightly: "The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, he is only afraid that ---- wants to fight to break the net." ”

He had just finished speaking, and He Changxu over there obviously guessed what Liu Gan was going to do, but before he could stop it, he heard Liu Gan crawling on the ground and crying bitterly: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister is guilty, and the criminal minister should not be bewitched by He Changxu, a sanctimonious hypocrite, let alone be calculated by the two old foxes, He Xian and Pan Wencheng."

In this examination, the criminal minister is the same exam, but it is the guarantee of Lord Shen, and He Changxu audits, the criminal should not be wrong, and he should not be bewitched by He Changxu. ”

He Changxu suddenly said angrily: "Liu Gan, you are slandering, your own death is coming, and you want to frame this official viciously." The emperor is wise, do you think you can deceive the emperor with this trick that is not on the table?"

Liu Gan just sneered, and continued: "He Changxu, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in charge of the scientific examination, as one of the chief examiners of this examination, he dared to sell the number of tributes, he asked He Xian and Pan Wencheng to privately contact many local and powerful people in Beijing, but they were discovered by the criminal ministers who were in charge of the same examination... ”

He Changxu was anxious, He Xian and Pan Wencheng were also anxious to interrupt Liu Gan's words, He Xian arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this is Liu Gan's treacherous plan, the two of us exposed his crimes, he wants to take revenge on us, so he took a bite back in battle, Your Majesty, you can't believe his words." ”

Zhuang Yan had a cold face, and said word by word: "From now on, whoever interrupts Liu Gan again, I will send him to prison first, I want to hear what is new behind this." ”

He Xian and Pan Wencheng glanced at each other, and the two looked at He Changxu again, both with anxious expressions. They missed it this time, but they didn't expect Liu Gan to rather carry the black pot himself than pull them to their backs.

He Changxu shook his head slightly at the two of them, signaling them not to act rashly first, and to wait for the opportunity later.

Liu Gan continued: "The criminal originally wanted to expose them, but they allowed the criminal to give 500,000 taels of silver, and wanted to pull the criminal minister into the water. The criminal was blinded by wealth, and he betrayed his conscience for 500,000 taels of silver.

Your Majesty, the guilty minister deserves death, the criminal minister is innocent, and the criminal minister's death is not a pity, but the criminal minister cannot let the mastermind behind this matter continue to go unpunished.

The emperor can know that in the past years, the Ministry of Rites has sold tributes, but in the early years, his actions were not big, maybe he has not been discovered for several years, and his thief courage has also grown a lot, and he has sold as much as half.

These are all things that He Xian and Pan Wencheng told the criminals themselves when they pulled the criminals into the gang, in order to show their trust in the criminals. The reason why the guilty ministers signed on this note was also deceived by the two of them, saying that they would tie the guilty ministers with those tributes, so that they could be sent by the guilty ministers in the future.

The criminal didn't think so much at that time, although he regretted it in his heart, but he was already on the thief ship, and the criminal was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he signed and stamped it.

This is also why the testimony of the four people is always reversed, one moment it is the Ministry of Rites, and the other time it is the Ministry of Officials, but in fact they are not wrong, this matter is the mastermind of the Ministry of Rites, but the criminal ministers are also coerced by them. ”

He Changxu couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up and scolded angrily: "Liu Gan, you are really vicious, you are so good at making things up, why don't you go and be a storyteller, none of your words are true, if there is, you come up with evidence? ”

"Enough. Zhuang Yan shouted angrily: "What I just said, isn't Shangshu a deaf ear?"

He Changxu hurriedly turned his head and said in a panic: "The old minister doesn't dare, the emperor, the old minister just can't listen to this nonsense, he is fooling everyone, the old minister is just worried. ”

"What does Shangshu mean is that I am a dizzy monarch?" Zhuang Yan's voice deepened in vain.

He Changxu's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly knelt down and pleaded: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the old minister lost his words." ”

Zhuang Yan snorted coldly: "I have my own judgment on which is right and which is false." ”

"Yes, the emperor is wise and martial, and he will not be bewitched by bad people. He Changxu nodded again and again.

Zhuang Yan didn't bother to let him stand up, looked at Liu Gan and said, "Liu Gan, what you said is empty and unfounded, how can I be convinced?"

Liu Gan cried: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has reached this point, so why lie, the reason why the criminal minister did not admit it at the beginning is because He Changxu said that he would keep the criminal minister safe."

After the criminal was imprisoned, He Changxu sent Zhu Da to visit Zhang Tian's prison, and threatened Zhang Tian's wife, children, and children, making him admit that he was unwilling to fall off the list, and deliberately designed the incident of raising a large amount of people to make a big fuss in the tribute courtyard.

Your Majesty, if this matter wants to be confirmed, you can immediately announce that Zhang Tian's wife and children will confront him, and the criminal ministers think that they are probably still in the hands of He Changxu now.

As for Zhang Tian's later change of words, it was He Changxu who threatened him with the lives of his wife, children and family, asking him to put all the sins on the criminals, and let He Changxu leave them clean. ”