Sima Lan's face was expressionless, but Sima Changshen had already said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, I don't know who you mean by traitor?" ”

Everyone knows that many of the twists and turns in the court are transferred from Sima Lan's side to the palace, and at this time, the king of Huainan claimed that there were traitors blocking the holy hearing, and the first thing anyone thought of was Ma Lan of the Zhenguo Company.

Su Yu also changed color, and said hurriedly: "Lord Wang, now is the sacrificial ceremony, let's still ......!" ”

"Marquis Wuxiang, you are also one of the four hereditary candidates of the Chu State, you are deeply favored by the country, and the state has traitorous ministers, do you want to protect yourself and ignore it?" King Huainan said in a deep voice: "The sacrificial ceremony is naturally to pray to the ancestors for the peace of the country and the people. Now that the state of Chu has traitorous ministers and chaotic government, my great Chu is in danger, if I can't be on the side of the Qing monarch in front of the ancestors, what is the benefit of this sacrificial ceremony? ”

Qi Ning looked at King Huainan's indifferent expression and sighed secretly.

He knew that something big would happen at today's sacrificial ceremony, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and King Huainan spoke mercilessly, although he didn't name names, but no one knew who the traitor in his mouth was talking about.

Su Yu opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak.

"Your Majesty, it is not easy for the ancestors to lay down this country." King Huainan sighed: "You are the emperor, I am also the royal bloodline, and it is your uncle, Uncle Wang may not have much ability, but if you see someone who wants to mess up the rivers and mountains of Great Chu, you must not agree, even if you fight for your life, you must also keep the peace of my Great Chu." ”

The ministers lost their color, and they knew in their hearts that today's events were irreconcilable.

The battle between King Huainan and Sima Lan has long been well known, in fact, many people know in their hearts that the contradiction between the two is now intensifying, and there will be no way out of such a fight, unless one party completely collapses, otherwise the two can only die endlessly, so many people even guessed that sooner or later these two people will directly confront each other and set off a drastic change in the court.

It's just that no one thought that King Huainan would suddenly attack at the sacrificial ceremony.

Sima Changshen sneered: "King Huainan, you keep saying that there are traitors in the court, who are you talking about?" ”

King Huainan also smiled coldly, and did not answer Sima Changshen's words, and bowed his hand to Longtai: "Your Majesty, the minister asks the emperor to deal with this case in public, so as to give an explanation to Taizu Taizong and the first emperor." ”

Yuan Laoshangshu of the Ministry of Rites frowned and said: "Lord Wang, the sacrificial ceremony is not child's play, now is the auspicious time, and the various rituals of the sacrifice must not be negligent and careless, if the case is decided at such a time, this ...... This seems to be out of place. ”

"Yuan Lao Shangshu, you are an old minister of my Chu State, a man of knowledge, a man of great learning." King Huainan sighed: "You should understand that if the country is uneasy, the etiquette system will be abolished. Only the country and the people are safe, it is a great gift, and now I am a traitor in Chu, if I can't go to the evil and keep the good, what is the benefit of this sacrificial ceremony? ”

Qian Raoshun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, bowed to the ground and said loudly: "The minister implores the emperor to cut off this case and return the innocent world!" ”

Long Tai calmed down at this moment and asked, "How does Uncle Wang think I should judge this case?" ”

"Your Majesty, the confession is here, the three halls testify, and the natural truth is revealed." Huainan Wang Zhengse said.

Long Tai groaned slightly, and then said: "Give the confession to Zhenguo Gong to see." ”

Qian Rao picked up the confession with both hands, got up, walked to Sima Lan, and handed the confession over, Sima Lan was calm, took the confession, glanced at it a few times, still expressionless, Long Tai glanced at it, and said: "Zhen Guogong, what the confession said is true or false?" ”

Sima Lan sighed: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, your Majesty, a single confession can prove that Hu Bowen's case was instigated by the old minister, which is too absurd." ”

Qi Ning didn't see the confession, but he had already guessed a few points, and knew that the confession was definitely very unfavorable to Sima Lan.

Although Qi Ning exposed his conspiracy, in the end, Hu Bowen never confessed who was behind it, and now it seems that Hu Bowen's confession should point to Sima Lan.

However, what is said in this confession is true or false, Qi Ning is deeply suspicious, after all, Hu Bowen's case was later lost to the Criminal Department, and the Manchu Dynasty knows that Qian Raoshun of the Criminal Department is the person of the King of Huainan, if the King of Huainan tells Qian Raoshun to point the finger at Sima Lan in this case, it is not too difficult.

King Huainan had already smiled and said: "Your Majesty, such a serious case naturally cannot be decided with a confession, and the emperor is also asked to summon the criminal Hu Bowen, who will personally explain the truth to the emperor." ”

"Huberwin here?" Longtai frowned.

King Huainan said: "Qian Shangshu has asked Hu Bowen to be escorted to the imperial tomb, and he can be summoned at any time." ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were relieved, and secretly thought that everything today was the layout of the King of Huainan, since Hu Bowen had been escorted over, then to investigate the case of Hu Bowen at the sacrificial ceremony, of course, it was planned by the King of Huainan in advance, since the King of Huainan dared to attack the first minister of the dynasty on the sacrificial ceremony, he was naturally prepared, and today's things are obviously not good.

Some of the ministers who were active couldn't help but look around, guarding under the sacrificial platform were the elite warriors led by Chi Fengdian, and now the monarchs and ministers were all under the protection of the Yulin Battalion, in other words, they were also under the control of the Yulin Battalion.

Many people know that Chi Fengdian has a great relationship with the Golden Dao Tai family, and the Golden Dao Tai family supported the King of Huainan back then, if Chi Fengdian is close to the King of Huainan today because of the Golden Dao Tai family, then the situation of the Sima family can be said to be extremely dangerous.

Although the Black Knife Battalion of the Sima family has amazing combat power and is relatively not inferior to the Yulin Battalion in front, only the Yulin Battalion is guarding the sacrificial ceremony this time, and even if the Black Knife Battalion wants to rescue it in time, it is too late to set off from the station.

Before the emperor could speak, Sima Changshen had already said sharply: "Your Majesty, Qian Raoshun colluded with the King of Huainan and wanted to harm my Sima family, and asked the emperor to investigate everything clearly and thoroughly." ”

"Loyalty and righteousness are too heavy, and the lower officials can't afford it." Qian Raoshun immediately said: "The lower officials are loyal to Da Chu and loyal to the emperor, and every case they handle is handled impartially, and they never dare to bend the law for personal gain." Stared at Sima Changshen: "Zhongyi Hou said that the lower officials colluded with the prince, but I don't know where to start?" ”

King Huainan also sneered and said: "Sima Changshen, it seems that you are used to being domineering on weekdays, the blue sky and the white day, and the exit will frame the dignified criminal department Shangshu and this king colluded, this big Chu is not the world of your Sima family, what do you say?" There was a chill in his tone.

Qi Ning was silent, but he could hear that King Huainan's words could be said to be full of resentment, and it seemed that he had been holding it in his heart for a long time.

Sima Changshen was about to argue again, but Sima Lan had already said in a deep voice: "Shut up." He didn't look at King Huainan, and said to Longtai: "Shengshang, since the old minister followed Emperor Taizong to fight in the south and the north, he has served three monarchs, and he can be regarded as an old minister of the three dynasties. When the old minister followed Emperor Taizong, he had already made an oath that he would be loyal to Dachu in this life, although he would have no regrets in death. Over the years, the old minister has been conscientious day and night, not daring to have the slightest mistake, and now the emperor has not been on the throne for a long time, the old minister is grateful to Taizong and the former emperor's Longen, although he is already an old body, but he is also doing his best, I hope to be able to share the sorrow for the emperor. ”

There was silence all around, but King Huainan's eyes showed disdain.

"The old minister deals with a lot of political affairs on weekdays, although he can't talk about all the opportunities, but everything is complicated, and the old minister only has one heart, that is, no matter what, he must put the interests of my Dachu first, which will inevitably make many people unhappy." Sima Lan sighed: "The old minister just wants to be worthy of his heart when he sees Taizong and the first emperor a hundred years later." He looked at the confession in his hand and said: "This confession said that the old minister instructed Hu Bowen to destroy the brocade clothes and wait to send the envoy to Eastern Qi, and wanted to prevent Princess Tianxiang from becoming the queen of my Great Chu, not to mention that the old minister was selfish and wanted to make Sima Yunqiong the queen of Chu. ”

King Huainan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since the old prince wants to clear his grievances in front of hundreds of officials, if he doesn't summon Hu Bowen, he will make the old prince's grievances unanswered." ”

Long Tai groaned slightly, and then said: "Summons Hu Bowen." ”

King Huainan glanced at Qian Raoshun, Qian Raoshun immediately bowed down and retreated, the ministers were all nervous at this time, but they didn't dare to speak, everyone lowered their heads, and their hearts were thoughtful.

It didn't take long for everyone to see Qian Raoshun returning, followed by two armored warriors from the Yulin Battalion, escorting a prisoner with unkempt hair on a flail board to the altar.

Yuan Laoshangshu stood on the sacrificial platform, and when he saw Hu Bowen coming on the stage, his face suddenly became solemn, Hu Bowen saw Yuan Laoshangshu, and suddenly bowed slightly to Lao Shangshu, Yuan Laoshangshu sighed and shook his head, Hu Bowen took two steps forward, and then was grabbed by Yulin Jiashi, pressed to the ground, and knelt down.

Qi Ning saw that in a short period of time, this Hu Bowen seemed to be a different person, his face was yellow and thin, and he knew that he must have suffered a lot in prison.

"Initiate the Holy One, bring it to the criminal minister Hu Bowen!" Qian Rao said respectfully.

Long Tai had naturally seen it, frowned slightly, and finally asked, "Hu Bowen, is that confession from you?" You confessed in your confession that it was Zhenguo Gong who instructed you to sabotage the mission to Eastern Qi, but is there such a thing? ”

Hu Bowen knelt on the ground, raised his head, and said: "Back to the Holy Lord, the sinner received the grace of the saint and followed Jinyi to envoy Dongqi, originally wanting to serve the country wholeheartedly, but ..... The criminal is coerced by others, and if someone threatens the criminal minister, if he does not act according to his command, the criminal minister will be doomed. The criminal was confused for a while, and he abolished the public because of his own selfishness..... Only then did he take a risk, trying to sabotage the mission and prevent my Great Chu from marrying Dongqi. ”

"So, what you said in this confession is your own confession?" Long Tai said coldly.

Hu Bowen hesitated, and suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, the criminal ministers dare not deceive the emperor, this confession, the criminal ministers...... Sinners are also compelled by men! ”