The Great Hall of the Four Peoples.

"Duke Chu, please answer my question, did Jinyiwei find out the official alliance between His Majesty and Jiannu from Ding Qixiang?"

Wang Fuzhi asked.

"Chu Gong, please answer!"

"Duke Chu, is there a covenant?"

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The representatives of the four peoples were furious, and they waved their arms and shouted at Yang Qing one by one.

The latter, on the other hand, stood in the middle with his head bowed, but did not say a word.

Although those court officials were often brought over for questioning, it was the first time that Yang Qing had been subjected to such treatment, and the Great Hall of the Four Peoples was not closed, except in special circumstances, anyone could come and observe after the security check. In fact, it has almost become a must-visit place for outsiders to come to Nanjing, even if there is no meeting of the representatives of the four peoples, it is also an endless stream of tourists here, and those business travelers from all over the world like to come to this place to feel their civil rights......

If the interrogator is even more pleased.

As for Chu Guogong, who was questioned for the first time, it caused a sensation among the common people, and at this time, the aisles were crowded with people watching the excitement, and even some of them were bold enough to run directly to the empty seats on the upper two floors.

Everyone looked at Chu Gong, who responded with silence......

"Duke Chu, don't shield the emperor anymore!"

Wang Fuzhi said.

"We have witnesses to prove that this covenant is real, and it was handed over to Jinyiwei and delivered to you!"

He continued.

"I proved that the covenant was taken from me, and then I watched as those merchants of the Qin Domain handed it over to Jinyiwei!"

Ding Qixiang said.

Even if he knew Yan Wu's true identity, it was impossible to say it at this time, Ding Qirui had already instructed him, since the script was written like this, then the script must be followed, and satisfying the Duke of Chu was the key to the Ding family's escape. As for Liu Nan, he also got a warning, shut up honestly, don't say what you shouldn't say, maybe you will have a good time for him when the time comes, and after recovering the north in the future, the Liu family can still have a few more lives, otherwise be ready for Ling Chi!

So Liu Nan also shut up.

The identities of Yan Wu and the others will not change, they are all merchants of the Qin Domain.

"I prove that there are two pieces of information that Jin Yiwei sent to the staff headquarters that night, one of which was directly taken by Duke Chu and locked up, until now no one knows the content of it, not surprisingly, it is the covenant found from Ding Qixiang!"

The captain said.

"Duke Chu, please forgive me for putting the country first, this is also the teaching of Chu Fair Day!"

Then he saluted Yang Qing with a solemn face and said.

"Duke Chu, it's not surprising that it's difficult to make a trade-off between love and law for a while, people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless, the first emperor has the grace of cultivation for you, the princess and you are engaged, Your Majesty and you are also relatives, knowing that he committed a crime and wanted to hide it for him is also human nature. However, His Majesty committed treason, as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the crime of treason is the duty of the Jinyi Guard, and the Duke of Chu must put the country first, this is your duty, you can't avoid it, let alone cover it up. If you continue to shield Your Majesty, it means that you are complicit with Your Majesty, and you are also guilty of treason, so I don't know how the Duke of Chu faces the people of the world, and how can he face Xiaoling? ”

Wang Fuzhi said rhetorically.

All the delegates, as well as all the people in the hall who were observing, all stared at Yang Qing.

The latter raised his head.

He let out a bitter sigh.

"Since the king's representative is responsible for the celebration of the people of the world, how dare Qing hide it, indeed, Your Majesty has a covenant with Dorgon, and this covenant is also in my hands, as they said, Jinyiwei handed over this covenant to me a long time ago, but it was hidden by me for my own selfishness!"

He said.

There was an uproar in the Great Hall of the Four Peoples.

"Treason!"

"The evidence of the emperor's treason is conclusive!"

"Depose him and let him get out of power!"

"Cut off the head, cut off this faint king, the British can cut that Charlie, why can't we cut this faint king?"

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Immediately afterwards, the crowd was indignant, and even the ordinary people who watched the excitement shouted along, looking quite like the style of a European court in the Age of Discovery, and even the vast majority of people had obvious schadenfreude on their faces......

Well, it's a real fun!

Usually cutting an ordinary person in the execution ground can become an important entertainment in this era, not to mention cutting off the head of an emperor, especially the death of this emperor can be said to be very happy. The people of Nanjing were like under the clouds during this time, thinking crankily every day, for fear that the Duke of Chu would be too emotional one day and really hand over power to the emperor, and no one dared to imagine what the consequences would be. It is said that these days, Duke Chu is indeed very leisurely, just like he is ready to retire, from time to time he takes the princess to tour the mountains and rivers, and puts on a posture of waiting for the emperor to take over, which makes the people in the city panic.

I'm so scared!

Just a few years have passed, and the people of Nanjing, who have basically achieved abundant food and clothing, and even compulsory education is popular, I really can't imagine that without the Duke of Chu, they will return to the days of the reign of Emperor Zhu! It can be said that in addition to the less than 20,000 Xiucai who still held out in the end, there are more than 2 million people left, and almost 99.9% of them do not welcome the emperor.

More than 60 percent wished he had died violently.

But it's a pity that since the emperor returned to the south, the situation has disappointed them again and again, countless people are shouting in their hearts why he is not dead, and they can't go to Huo Qiu to strangle him directly, and now that the clouds have finally been cleared, everything in front of them has suddenly become clear.

Treason!

The emperor betrayed the country!

The emperor betrayed the people!

Depose him, cut off his head, judge him in the name of the law, and execute him in the name of the law!

Wang Fuzhi raised his hand to signal silence.

"And what about the investigation of the Japanese slaves?"

He then asked.

"It also exists."

Yang Qing said in a sad tone: "Jinyi Weibeidu Station has long known that those Japanese slaves were sent to Yanmen Pass through Jiannu's hands, and they know that the person who contacted Jiannu was Jiang Xizhen of Datong Society. Subsequently, the Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division arrested Jiang Xizhe and obtained his full confession about the matter, which was then confirmed through the interrogation of the Japanese slaves. But after reporting to me, it was also concealed by me, and Jiang Xizhe is still locked up in Beiya, if you need it, I can send someone to bring him. As for the covenant, it is in my safe, here is the key to the safe, please send someone to bring the key over, Stilwell will open the safe for you, take the covenant here and hand it over to the Four Peoples' Assembly. I am guilty, I tried to cover up the treason for His Majesty for the sake of favoritism and disregard for the law of the country, I am sorry for the people, I am willing to accept the punishment of the law! ”

Yang Qing lowered his head and said.

"But I think that Your Majesty was just confused by the traitor for a while, maybe it was not his original intention, and it cannot be said that Your Majesty is treasonous because of this!"

Then he said.

Immediately after, there was a voice of forgiveness from him.

Duke Chu is just too emotional, after all, he is also the minister of the first emperor, although it is an exaggeration to say this, but before the first emperor died, he did call him to his side alone. In this sense, he is equivalent to a minister who cares about his life, and he is also the fiancé of the princess, and the emperor is his de facto eldest brother, in the eyes of the Duke of Chu, who has no other relatives, this is his own relative.

Absolute loved ones.

Otherwise, how can it be difficult to meet the wheel?

He just doesn't meet him, what can others do to him? After all, he still attached too much importance to his feelings, not only would he rather hand over power to meet him, but after knowing that the emperor had committed treason, not only did he not use this matter to depose the emperor and continue to monopolize power, but also risked breaking the law himself, and tried every means to hide it for him.

How affectionate and righteous this is!

Look at Chu Guogong!

Look at the Emperor again.

Before he came back, he wanted to kill his benefactor, in order to seize power, he even colluded with the enemy, he did not hesitate to betray the country for the sake of power, and he did not hesitate to cede the land to flatter the enemy, this is not only disloyal to the country, but also unfilial piety to the ancestors, it can be said that disloyalty, filial piety, benevolence and injustice, compared with the affectionate and righteous Chu Gong, it is simply not a pity to die!

"Whether Your Majesty is treason or not, should be tried and convicted by the legal department, you and I have no right to decide, but the current legal department of the Ming Dynasty is all His Majesty's ministers, and the ministers have no right to interrogate the monarch! In my capacity as a permanent representative of the Four People's Congress, I hereby propose that the Four People's Assembly vote for a special court, and bring His Majesty here for trial under the supervision of the Four People's Assembly! ”

Wang Fuzhi looked around and said.

He was right, in the Ming Dynasty's explanation of the composition of the state, the emperor was elected by the common people as a hereditary ruler of the state because of Taizu's expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of China, and he appointed ministers to govern the country, the latter of whom were all his vassals. However, the Four People's Assembly represents the people of the world, and specifically supervises him and his court, so as to avoid being disturbed by the emperor and traitorous ministers as in the past.

So the imperial court had no right to interrogate the emperor.

But the Four People's Congress can.

The duty of the Four People's Assembly is to supervise the imperial court, and it also includes the supervision of the emperor, so it naturally has the right to interrogate the emperor.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

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The permanent delegates raised their hands in agreement.

Including those who have the intention to defend the emperor, they also agree to solve it in this way, after all, no matter what, the emperor must be given a chance to speak first, otherwise with the current situation, the result of direct voting will definitely be to depose the emperor, if there is an open trial, maybe it can also use public opinion to win a glimmer of life for the emperor.

In fact, it is not a big deal for the ministers to depose the emperor!

There have been dynasties and dynasties.

Even if they defend the emperor, there is nothing really unacceptable about deposing him, they just want to fight for it as much as possible.

They forget, however, that the emperors of all dynasties, who had been deposed by their courtiers, had never been put on public trial, and that the results of their votes had begun a whole new era. An era in which the law could judge the emperor, an era in which a true prince was guilty of the same crime as the common people, and an era in which the king of a country could be prosecuted for treason.

The old monarchy has collapsed!

"So, ladies and gentlemen, do you agree to arrest the Emperor at once?"

Wang Fuzhi continued to ask.

"Agreed!"

"Arrest the Emperor at once!"

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