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Variables suddenly appeared, and the dinner party, which had always been peaceful, suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at Qin Mu, including Song Chen, who was kneeling in the center of the main hall.
Song Chen was obviously very surprised, and asked, "What does Anxi mean by this?" โ
Seeing that he was not angry, Qin Mu hurriedly said his words, "Your Majesty, in the case of Yue Lan, the righteous brother of the former minister, who was a traitor, the military department convicted him of treason with his correspondence with Hun Rong as evidence, but the minister was shocked to hear a shocking โกโก a few days ago, and it turned out that in those letters, the handwriting of the righteous brother was forged. There was a country warlock who was instructed by someone to forge a letter written by Yue Lan to the Hungjung royal family more than ten years ago, and then he was killed again. Your Majesty, it is clear that someone deliberately designed a frame-up in this matter, and the loyal bones have been wronged for many years, please Qingtian repay his justice! โ
"Ridiculous!"
As soon as Qin Mu's words were finished, he saw Xu Jilin, who had just refuted Chi Yu, open his mouth again, his face was gloomy, and he questioned: "Anxi Hou is too confusing, if the handwriting in that letter is really forged, how can the dignified military department not be able to argue it?" Also, you said that Yue Lan's handwriting was fake, so could the golden seal of the Hun Rong Khan also be forged? Just ask me who in the territory of Daqi can forge the golden seal of Hurong? Moreover, these evidences have been personally reviewed by the first emperor, so can't the first emperor tell the authenticity of the golden seal? โ
He really shifted his focus to the head of the Hurong Golden Seal and the first emperor.
And Qin Mu did not back down, and continued: "Your Majesty Mingjian, since someone has painstakingly framed him, he must be fully prepared, and the minister does not dare to deceive, although the warlock who forged the handwriting mentioned by Fang Caichen was killed, but his family escaped by luck, and there are still copies of those forged letters in his hand, Your Majesty only needs to find out the archive file of the old case and compare those letters, you can know that the minister is not lying nonsense." โ
As soon as these words came out, even Xu Jilin was stunned. He didn't expect that in the past, the grass was cut without eradicating the roots, and that warlock actually left a hand and dared to save the copy quietly! You must know that since it is a secret letter, no one else should know about it except the officials and correspondents who handled the case, and if the warlock's family did come up with an exact copy of the letter, it would be impossible to tell.
However, before he could recover from this incident, he heard Chi Yu, who had been intercepted by him before, speak, Chi Yu said: "On this is your internal affairs, you shouldn't talk too much, but this marquis mentioned the Hun Rong Golden Seal, and he remembered one thing, when he was trapped in the capital of Hun Rong in the past, he heard that more than ten years ago, there were indeed people in your country who secretly communicated with Hu Rong, but that person did not seem to be the general Yue who was known as the 'God of War'!" โ
Song Chen's attitude was unclear, and Chi Yu didn't dare to tell everything about it, so he could only point to it and see what Song Chen meant.
Those who didn't know were naturally surprised, at this time, all the people in the hall who wanted to overturn the case for the Yue family were waiting for the king's reaction, Chu Xue turned his head to look at Song Chen, only to see Song Chen's face slowly sinking.
Yes, whoever it is, if you do something wrong as a guest in the east, you will definitely not be happy, not to mention, this is a major event in the court, and it is also related to the name of his father.
But no matter what the king was, seeing Chi Yu say this, Xu Jilin was shocked.
When he did these things, he didn't know if Chi Yu would know about it, and he didn't expect that one day Chi Yu would come to the territory of Daqi and mention it to the new generation of monarchs. He wasn't sure if Chi Yu really knew, but from what he said, he seemed to know something......
Moreover, Qin Mu would not mention the old matter on such an occasion for no reason, today's variable is probably something they have already planned.
Song Chen didn't say anything, everything was still possible, Xu Jilin hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the prince said that it was a big case, this matter is a big case for my Daqi, the case-handling personnel back then were serious and meticulous, it is impossible to make such a mistake, besides, my Jianhe Emperor is a wise monarch, how can there be a mistake in the case he personally reviewed?" โ
Once again, he brought out the first emperor to say things, Xu Jilin's meaning is very clear, questioning this case is questioning the first emperor, who has such courage?
But if the bow has been opened, he can't turn back, Qin Mu has already started, Chu Lin can't wait anymore, he also got up and came to the hall, knelt down heavily, and said: "Please forgive your majesty, the ministers don't dare to question the first emperor, but this case is really suspicious." If Yue Lan really committed a felony of treason in the past, he should be tried by the three divisions first, and if the evidence is conclusive, he should be convicted and punished. But at the beginning, when Yue Lan was in Weizhou, the imperial court went to correct the law on the spot without warning, which was really illegal and unreasonable, and there was no process of questioning, which was really unconvincing. โ
"Ben Hou has already been on the table, Yue Lan was disrespectful and stubbornly resistant, so he would be corrected on the spot, even if it violated the procedure, but the evidence was ironclad, what was so unconvincing? Taishi has been the imperial history for many years, as for this issue, is he entangled in this issue? Xu Jilin immediately refuted Chu Lin, his voice paused, his eyes flashed with gloom, and he questioned Chu Lin, "Or is it only because you are Yue Lan's brother-in-law that you are deliberately biased in your heart, so you will deliberately ignore these facts?" โ
Chu Lin ignored his provocation and continued to show Song Chen, "The minister is Yue Lan's brother-in-law, this is a fact that cannot be changed, the minister dare not hide it, when the Yue family had an accident, the minister's sister was still pregnant, the sister-in-law was not asked, and the sister and the fetus in the womb also died tragically under the knife, not to mention that the Yue family also has two minor children, which is really contrary to the mercy of the law of our dynasty. โ
After Chu Lin finished speaking, he kowtowed to the king again.
He has been an official for decades, and he has always been upright, and it is rare to see him in such a sad posture, coupled with the fact that the case is already strange, the ministers present can't help but sigh in their hearts. But it is not easy to retry such an old case, after all, this was done by the first emperor himself, in fact, who doesn't know in his heart, Yue Lan may have grievances, but when the king wants him to die, he has to die.
Yes, everyone just sighed in their hearts, but no one dared to stand up for reconsideration.
Although Yue Lan's former subordinates, the current military department Shangshu Chai Jin, also wanted to stand up, but because of the prior arrangement, he had to endure it first, because once the case was retried, his military department would definitely be involved, and his position was extremely critical, so he must now maintain a neutral posture to the outside world.
Chu Lin had already said this, Xu Jilin couldn't refute it for a while, the palace was silent, the two important ministers knelt down in the hall to ask for their lives, and the queen beside the king couldn't help biting her lip and trembling slightly.
After waiting for so many years, finally waiting for this day, her relatives are risking death to avenge her family's grievances, how can she be indifferent? Besides, when she mentioned the old incident of Yingyue Villa just now, how could she bear it when she mentioned her father, mother, brother, and even the unborn child in her mother's womb?
The curly eyelashes were trembling slightly, and she didn't dare to blink, for fear that if she was not careful, the lake of tears there would burst the embankment, losing her queen's demeanor, and people could see the clues.
However, her abnormality was finally noticed by the men around her, perhaps because of the variables that arose tonight, Song Chen gathered the gentleness on her face and became cold again. After getting along for so many years, Chu Xue knew that he was angry, although she was not sure where these anger came from, but she clearly saw that Song Chen set his eyes on her, and there was something in his eyes, not as tender as usual, as if he had doubts, her heart trembled, she was speechless, she could only lower her eyes.
At this point, it is impossible for Song Chen not to speak again, all parties have made the key reasons clear, no matter what decision he has to make, it is a later story, he is not unexpectedly angry now, just because there are guests present, the old things in his court have been put back on the table.
He doesn't like to be forced, but the timing chosen by Qin Chu and the two tonight is very persecutive.
How is this feast going on?
Song Chen was displeased, and said to Chi Yu in a deep voice: "Let the envoy smile, let's come here tonight." โ
After speaking, he looked at the two kneeling down, and he also did not show joy or anger, "No matter what the old things are, you shouldn't talk about this tonight, you two have been in the court for many years, you should know the etiquette." โ
Qin Chu and the two glanced at each other and said in unison, "Please condemn Your Majesty." โ
Song Chen glanced at Chu Xue beside him again, Xu was still afraid that Chu Lin was her father, so he didn't say anything to condemn him, but said coldly: "This matter will be discussed another day!" โ
After saying that, he ignored either side anymore and got up and stepped out of the temple.
"Let's go!"
After Liangxi realized that he was singing, Chu Xue looked at his father and Uncle Qin Mu, who were still kneeling on the ground, and did not dare to stay any longer, followed Song Chen, and stepped out of the Qingde Palace.
On the way back to Yufu Palace, he had nothing to say, Chu Xue had something to say to him, and wanted to ask him why he was angry, whether he was angry with his father and Uncle Qin Mu for ruining the atmosphere tonight, or was he angry that they had revisited the old matter and questioned the first emperor, and even ...... Or is he, like the first emperor, who thinks that his father really deserves it......
But reason told her that she couldn't speak now, this man had his own decisions, he didn't like to be swayed and persecuted-although his father and Uncle Qin Mu did mean to force him to avenge him in front of all the ministers and guests tonight, but it was really impossible, otherwise, where would I find such an opportunity for a witness like Chi Yu to testify for my father in public?
There was nothing to say all the way, and she had never been so worried about this man as she was now.
After a while, the two of them had already returned to Yufu Palace.
He was still willing to come, indicating that he had not been angry with himself, Chu Xue silently comforted himself in his heart, thinking of various countermeasures. The matter has already begun, how can he make a decision as soon as possible? Because Xu Jilin was present tonight, although his father was sure to overturn the case, he couldn't stand Xu Jilin's next means, and now he was most afraid of long nights and dreams.
The night was deep, and seeing that the king's face was not right, the palace people did not dare to say much, and made the mattresses and waited for the good masters to bathe and change their clothes, and they all withdrew, according to past experience, when the king was angry, only the queen could be close to say something.
But they didn't know that their queen was struggling at this time.
What the hell did he think? Was he willing to believe his father's words?
In the dead of night, the man who had already been better dressed was closing his eyes and crooked on the couch, Chu Xue hesitated again and again, and finally got on. Before the bed, she forced her voice to steady, and asked him softly, "Your Majesty, are you angry?" Tonight's matter, in fact, the concubine's father has no way to wait for them with Anxi......"
"Do you think they should do that? Should you put pressure on me on an occasion like tonight? He asked suddenly as he stared at her with a frown.
She lowered her eyes and pondered for a while before saying, "The occasion they chose is really inappropriate, and it shouldn't be ...... in front of Guyu's envoys."
Before she finished her words, she was interrupted by him again, Song Chen sat up slightly, still had no expression on her face, and asked her in a deep voice: "Xue'er, you say, Yue Lan, your uncle, is it really wronged?" โ
She was stunned, she really didn't expect him to ask such a question, she wanted to say of course, but she wanted to find a suitable wording so that he could believe it.
It was too painful, since she had a heart to heart with him, she never thought that one day she would be so cautious, and even what she said to him had to be weighed again, for fear that tonight's success would fall short and bring disaster to her family.
He stared straight at her, but she wanted to lower her eyes to dodge, he lifted her chin, forced her to look at himself, and asked, "166 Reading Network."