Sun Ning stared at Ji Du and the others for a while, and then the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and his eyes fell on the other defendants who also looked terrified-Hangzhou Guard Zhong Yongda, Zhizhou Chi Shangfeng, and Taishou Chu Xiangxun, who seemed to be innocent.

The identities of these three people are much higher than those of the three wealthy businessmen such as Ji Du, but their performance at this time is not as good as those three businessmen. The panic and weakness on their faces could not be concealed at all.

This is a matter of course, because compared with ordinary people, these court officials have a deeper understanding of His Majesty the Emperor, and they are more aware of how dangerous their own situation is at this time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have entered a desperate situation.

Sun Ning looked at them for a moment before he spoke slowly, "Do you have anything to say? Do you admit what these people have complained, and do you help them to bully the place and rob the silk trade because they have accepted bribes?"

"Minister......" Zhong and Chi trembled, and wanted to excuse themselves, but the words couldn't be said at this time.

This is not only because they thought of the "crime of deception" just mentioned, but also because the pressure exerted on them by His Majesty the Emperor was so great that they did not dare to lie.

Finally, after a period of entanglement, Chi Shangfeng suddenly slammed his head on the ground, and with a bang, he said loudly, "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty...... The minister should not have helped Ji Yu's family control the silk and satin trading houses in Hangzhou because of his greed for a moment and the pressure of his boss, and also helped them suppress the private silk trade, causing them to completely sit on the ......

"The minister is guilty, the minister has the great trust of His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to surrender!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed again, and after a few words, the sound of thumping kowtow did not stop, and after he finished speaking, he raised his head again, his forehead was cracked, and wisps of blood flowed down, and it was really miserable and terrible to look at.

This scene fell into the eyes of the people outside, and they once again let out a burst of exclamations.

For these ordinary people, His Majesty the Emperor is certainly so unattainable, but because of this, even if he can see it in person today, it is still full of distance and unreal feelings.

On the contrary, these old men who are already their parents' officials, especially the Lord Zhizhou, who is considered a pro-people official, bring them a heavier deterrent.

If it is said that everyone is only in awe of the emperor more, then for these adults and masters, the fear of awe is even heavier.

And now, seeing this Lord Zhizhou confess his guilt in such a panic, the impact on everyone is naturally greater than when he saw the emperor just now, so that many people have a thought in their hearts that they didn't dare to think about before, is this Hangzhou sky really going to change again?

Sun Ning squinted at this subordinate who was still kowtowing and confessing, and after a while, he slowly spoke, "You stop." I only ask you, are you the only one who did this, or is everyone in Hangzhou officialdom doing this?" Look at the book

Chi Shangfeng suddenly stopped moving, his body trembled, but he replied honestly: "Back to Your Majesty, there is not only one criminal minister, officials at all levels in Hangzhou City have taken advantage of it, and they have also made great efforts."

"It also includes guarding Zhong Yongda, is it too guarding Chu Xiangxun?"

He paused again, but then gritted his teeth: "Yes, the criminals and others are all benefited by them, and they have the orders of their superiors, so they have to fight all kinds of opponents for those three businessmen and suppress the opposition of the people......

As soon as these words came out, Chu Xiangxun also knelt down, and as for Zhong Yongda, his face was even more colorless, and his head fell to the ground: "Your Majesty......"

The mood of these two people at this time is really complicated to the extreme.

Fear, of course.

Regrets, naturally, will not be less.

Resentment, especially resentment towards this subordinate Chi Shangfeng, who suddenly collapsed, also accounted for some.

And then there is confusion, apprehension, panic......

Anyway, at this time, the two highest-ranking civil and military officials in Hangzhou, and even in the entire Zhejiang, have completely lost the courage to defend themselves.

If it were someone else who was presiding over them today, even if it was the emperor who sent them and the high-ranking prime minister in the court, they would still have the courage and confidence to deal with them and use some means to cover up and exculpate them.

However, before the emperor drove, especially when he knew his majesty's methods, they could not even have the slightest intention of resisting.

He is a wise lord who can reunite the whole south in just a few years when the world is shattered! He can be the decisive master who can make bold moves when the situation is not stable, and completely uproot several wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River! He is a heroic lord who carries heavy troops and takes Liangzhou and other places directly, and is invincible!

In the face of such a monarch who is not inferior to the founding monarch of Da Yue, where did they have the courage to lie and deceive again, or do other more rebellious deeds?

The only thing they regret now is why they didn't admit their mistakes before Chi Shangfeng, so that they can strive to make meritorious contributions and alleviate a little sin on their bodies.

As the so-called scorching sun is in the sky, the ice and snow melt by itself.

The appearance of Sun Ning, the emperor, at this time already means that all the other party's means and calculations have become a joke.

Unless these officials intend to rebel desperately, there is no other choice but to obediently confess everything.

And if there is a rebellion, His Majesty the Emperor's prestige is here, and I am afraid that none of the entire garrison in Hangzhou will follow their orders. Even if they are the long-time bosses of these soldiers, they are still waiting for them to pay them food and silver.

Sun Ning's gaze stared at the three of them faintly, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he became as cold as a knife: "You are really my good courtiers, and you are really good parents and officials of the people of Hangzhou. Well, that's great!

"Since you have confessed your guilt, then sign the confession, and wait for the court to confirm it, and then dispose of you." And you ......."

Sun Ning said, and looked at the three Ji Du who were already lying there and shrunk into a ball: "Now that it's happened, can you three confess your guilt? But do you still need to send people everywhere to find the so-called conclusive physical evidence, and then find more bitter witness witnesses, in front of the people of Hangzhou, will you be guilty of your crimes?"

At the end, he suddenly slapped the wood in shock and shouted in a deep voice, "Talk back!"

With this low shout, suddenly a thunderbolt also fell from above, and the roar shook the roof tiles in the hall for a while, and everyone turned pale with shock.

In everyone's eyes, this is that even God is increasing the momentum of His Majesty the Emperor's words, maybe the three of them will be punished by thunder if they say one wrong sentence!

At this time, too, the outcome of the case was already settled in everyone's minds.