Chapter 435: Secret
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The second of the four cardinal sins has been proven.
As for the third article, the unjust death of the lord of Tai'an, Gao Xingzhi is a living witness.
He didn't say anything, and placed a secret letter on the table. It was a real handwritten letter from the lord of Tai'an, which stated the ins and outs of the matter-
Zhu Xinzhi glanced at it, and looked at Pei Xie Tang with complicated eyes.
This handwritten letter was undoubtedly written by her, and Gao Xingzhi himself is a master of old-fashionedness, and it is not difficult to pretend to be a letter from a few months ago. After the two of them had talked, they discussed the matter in a strange and secret way, which was hidden from him. He felt a little sad in his heart, but he quickly turned his eyes away, and he couldn't make any extraneous things at this time.
This handwritten letter was submitted by Gao Xingzhi, and the handwriting check was undoubtedly the lord of Tai'an, and the four people who interrogated him were close to Muran.
There were too many secrets to hear tonight, and they were calm and calm outside, but no one knew about the strange things that were surging under their countenances.
Zhu Xinzhi already knew that it was better, Dali Siqing was Chen Zhao's person, and he was only afraid of this matter from the bottom of his heart, for fear of implicating himself, and they all had different intentions.
Only Xie Yijiang and Cai Minghe are really painful.
They are upright, and they have also done against the county lord, when the county lord was convicted and died in Xuanjiaolou, he also secretly clapped his hands, and now those applause are like a slap in his face, and he vaguely brings out the shame of being self-ashamed - such a loyal general did not die on the battlefield, she died in the gloomy court, when she died, her backbone was still straight, as if she was laughing at them, who claimed to be smart and upright, they seemed to hear Pei Xie Tang's mocking laughter, and saw the sarcastic smile of the female general, Piercing the heart!
Not just a handwritten letter, but also a person.
Ji Yingchu, the commander of the Cold Bronze Army, who was supposed to be guarding the battlefield thousands of miles away, asked to see him outside the palace at this time.
Zhu Xinzhi said lightly: "Father, it was Erchen who summoned Marshal Ji to come back, and this matter is very important. ”
Emperor Xuanqing's clear jaw: "Xuan." ”
Not long after, Ji Yingchu came.
After he saluted and greeted, he said what had been buried in his heart for more than half a year: "Before the county lord Feng Zhao returned to Beijing, he noticed that something was wrong, so he made arrangements in the northwest. She said that once something happens to her, I will take over the Cold Bronze Army, and others will do their best to assist me in fighting foreign insults and defending my family and country. Your Majesty, the county lord has never committed treason, until the moment before entering Beijing, she also led people to just conquer the city of Erhan. In that battle, the county lord was wounded, and she told everyone that His Majesty had kindly summoned her to return to Beijing to recuperate from her injuries, and she would come back. ”
"But when I came back, I didn't recuperate, but I lost my life!"
"Everyone in the world says that the county lord is treasonous, but our border guards all know that the county lord is not, she is the most amazing woman in Donglu, and Donglu is sorry for her!"
Zhu Xinzhi patted the table lightly, interrupted Ji Yingchu, and asked him to calm down and say the point: "When the mastermind of Tai'an County was tried at the beginning, since you knew about it, why didn't you testify?" ”
"The military situation in the northwest is urgent, and the water in Jiling City is as deep as fire, so I can't walk away." Ji Yingchu said: "However, I asked people to send twelve letters of request to Beijing one after another, and the above is the joint name of the 100,000 sergeants of my Hantong Army to clarify the facts for the county lord. ”
"The imperial court has not received such a petition." Cai Minghe shook his head.
He was also there in this case at the beginning, and he knew it clearly.
Ji Yingchu's eyes widened: "Impossible!" When pigs fly! I also received a reply from the Ministry of War, saying that it had been forwarded to the Criminal Department! ”
As he spoke, he took out a reply letter sealed with fire paint from his arms and handed it to Cai Minghe.
Cai Minghe took it and looked at it, his eyes were like knives, and his expression was solemn: "Your Highness, it is indeed a reply from the Ministry of War, saying that it has been received and forwarded to the Ministry of Punishment." But my criminal department has not received such a thing from beginning to end, let alone twelve, even not one. He didn't say everything, as for Ji Yingchu's so-called military department, it was full of problems, as early as when Ran Chenglin embezzled the case, the military department Shangshu had already fallen and became a prisoner.
"Patrol Department!" Zhu Xinzhi said in a cold voice: "The official chapters are numbered, and this thing cannot be destroyed without authorization, and it must still be sealed in the military department." ”
Immediately someone rushed to the military headquarters.
The crowd waited for a moment, only to see two stacks of pieces brought back by two soldiers, each one as thick as a fist, and placed heavily on the case.
Cai Minghe only read one copy, and tears welled up in his eyes!
The 100,000 sergeants of the Cold Bronze Army jointly signed a letter to prove the innocence of the lord of Tai'an, which is true, not just one, but a full twelve!
He couldn't imagine how the soldiers who had been ordered to guard the northwest heard about their book, and the county lord of Tai'an was still executed by the imperial court! Chen Zhao: Where is this to exclude dissidents, this is clearly to destroy a country's faith and destroy a country's future and future!
It is not a pity for such a person to die!
This stack of concerts, not only Cai Minghe shed tears, but Emperor Xuanqing also cried, and everyone present cried.
Only Pei Xie Tang did not cry.
She tilted her head and looked at the intricate patterns on the backbone of the temple, and there was a trace of sadness in her eyes. It wasn't until this moment, when she was clearly sitting here, listening to others talk about her, that she really realized that she was really dead.
From now on, there will be no more Tai'an lord in the world!
From now on, there will be no more Pei Xie Tang!
She put her hand on her abdomen, she changed her identity, and her life was different!
In the past, my father always said that time is like flowing water, and you can never turn back or start over. She understands but doesn't know it deeply, but now she has a real experience. With a sigh, she finally followed her father's path.
It was already late at night, and this interrogation lasted from dark to late at night, and from late night to dawn.
The sky was white, and the people in the temple were tired. Everyone didn't eat a mouthful of water or food, and persisted until all the evidence collection and interrogation were over. Chen Zhao's crime can't be escaped, the four major crimes, the evidence is conclusive, compared to the sloppy conviction of Pei Xie Tang in the past, this time it is obviously too much and too cautious.
Chen Zhao's father and son and the Chen family were all as pale as earth, Chen Zhao fainted and was woken up, over and over again, and by the time dawn, he had gone to half his life.
It was as if he had been roasted on a fire, and his clothes were dry and wet, wet and dry, but in a hurry, his hair turned gray to the naked eye. Chen Fang's lips were bruised, and there was a lot of filth left on his knees, but no one could laugh at him.
At dawn, Zhu Xinzhi sorted out the case file and submitted it to the imperial court, and everyone knew what had happened in their hearts.
For today's plan, there is only one sentence left.
Chen Zhao is already a supreme minister, what is the reason for doing these things?
From beginning to end, the eldest princess, Zhu Xinzhi and others were all saying a word: "In order to keep the secret of the Chen family." ”
So, what is the secret of the Chen family?
After dawn, Emperor Xuanqing was already very tired and tired, however, he still supported himself to read the dossier, and finally said: "There is still that shocking felony, why don't you continue the trial?" ”
He said that, apparently after a night, Emperor Xuanqing also clarified his thoughts.
Everything started because of that secret.
Whether it was the unjust death of the lord of Tai'an, or the destruction of the eldest princess's life for this, or the burial of tens of thousands of lives in the Eastern Continent, it was all for that secret.
It is also reasonable to attribute two felonies to one.
"Father." Zhu Xinzhi bent his eyebrows and replied in a deep voice: "The retainers still say that, this matter should not be publicized, or let the courtiers wait outside the Zhengda Guangming Palace." ”
Emperor Xuanqing's eyes were dark, and he waved his hand after a moment.
It's agreed.
Father-in-law Jinghe stood up and invited all the ministers and courtiers to wait outside the Zhengda Guangming Palace, leaving only the princes, princesses, and eldest princesses and princesses.
The courtiers left the Zhaode Hall and waited in the open space outside the Zhengda Guangming Palace, the palace people sent small stools to save them from hard work, and Jinghe's father-in-law ordered to go down and let people bring rice soup porridge, so that the courtiers and their families could eat first, after all, they didn't know how long it would take to have a result, and Emperor Xuanqing had always loved his courtiers.
After that, he returned to the temple of illumination.
The hall was silent, and as soon as the courtiers left, Emperor Xuanqing broke out.
He slapped Empress Chen's face directly, and did not insult him, but his lips trembled for a moment before he said, "Get down and kneel!" ”
This slap immediately blinded the unsuspecting princes, princesses and concubines in the palace.
Empress Chen was not surprised, she walked down the phoenix seat like a walking corpse and knelt in the hall. The eldest princess was helped up and got a stool to sit on, Gao Xingzhi was injured and also got a seat, the mother and son snuggled up to each other, it seemed to have become each other's support, the eldest princess lost and regained her son, hugged Gao Xingzhi's shoulders tightly, and kept kissing his hair and forehead uncontrollably, only raised her head to look at Queen Chen and the Chen family, her eyes showed ferocity.
Empress Chen knelt down, and Emperor Xuanqing handed the eldest princess's recital to Jinghe's father-in-law and asked him to read it to everyone.
The previous charges were omitted, and the people in this temple all participated in that interrogation, and they knew it clearly, but when they heard only the latter two incriminating evidence, they all looked shocked.
Empress Chen and Meng Tingping have a private relationship, even the prince is that person's wild seed?
This, this, this......
The second prince and the third prince almost jumped up, and the two jumped far away, retreated several steps together, and left the surrounding area of the prince far away, as if this was some kind of flood beast, which made people frightened.
Such a move deeply stung the crown prince Zhu Shenjian, and he straightened up and snorted.
But for some reason, others heard a bit of strange and sad taste from this cold snort. Involuntarily, others speculated. The four charges invited by the eldest princess are all true, if these two are also true, then all the prince's reactions are also reasonable.
The big scandal of the royal family seems to have spread out in front of everyone.
"Queen, what do you say?" Emperor Xuanqing's eyes were deep, like a deep pool.
Empress Chen reluctantly raised her head: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, presumably now the concubine says that Your Majesty doesn't believe it, since this is the case, Your Majesty still wants to listen to what the concubine says?" ”
Pei Xie Tang listened, and smiled mockingly at the corner of his mouth.