When Zhijin Wu Dong Pet heard this, he hurriedly cleared up the relationship and denied it: "Your Majesty, the minister has never seen this person, he is completely for his life, slandering the minister, and asking His Majesty to immediately order him to be killed!" As he spoke, he roared at Wang Gui again: "Wang Gui, you don't want to spew blood, this official has no grievances with you, why do you want to wronged this official like this?" Don't you want to think about the consequences of slandering the important ministers of the court! When Wang Gui heard that Dong Pet not only did not exonerate him, but also ordered the Son of Heaven to order him to be killed immediately, his eyes immediately turned red, as if he had lost his mind, and roared: "Dong Pet, you are so ruthless, I have done a lot of things for you these days, but I didn't expect you to treat me like this. As he spoke, he was like pouring beans, telling all kinds of evil things that Dong Pet had done after worshipping Jinwu.

The officials and ministers were dumbfounded when they heard this, they didn't expect that this Dong pet had only become the ruling Jinwu since March last year, and in just one and a half years, he would do so many rebellious things.

Not only plundered the people, invaded the houses, and robbed the women, but also stole goods from the palace and sold them out of the palace.

He would even often embezzle weapons from the arsenal he was in charge of and sell them. After hearing this, the officials and ministers couldn't help but think in their hearts: Isn't this person poor and crazy!

After hearing this, Liu Hong's face suddenly turned pale, his eyes stared at Dong Pet viciously, and he slapped it the imperial case, and asked sharply: "Where is Zhijin Wu, what this person said is the truth?" When Dong Pet heard the inquiry of the Son of Heaven, he immediately came out of the queue and shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged!" As he spoke, he slapped Wang Gui in the face, who was still talking, and then roared angrily: "Shut up, you slander your official so much, do you want to be raided and exterminated?" Wang Gui also knew that he would not be able to escape death today, and he looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and sneered: "Everything I did was instructed by you, and you, the ruling Jinwu, are the masterminds, if you want to destroy my whole clan, you should destroy your Dong clan first!" ”

"It's nonsense, the official doesn't know you, how could he have instructed you to do so many evil things?" Dong Pet's eyes turned black when he heard this, but he still denied it.

Wang Gui looked at Dong Chong and dared to make a move, his eyes were full of hatred, and he immediately bowed to Liu Hong: "Your Majesty, what the criminal minister said is true, please be aware of it, if you don't believe it, the criminal has a weapon sales document stamped with the seal of Jinwu." When Dong Pet heard his words, his heart suddenly cooled.

He didn't expect this Wang Gui to be so vicious, and he even dared to carry this kind of criminal evidence with him at any time.

"Someone, search!" In front of everyone's eyes, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, could only order Hu Benwei to search for the evidence of the crime from Wang Gui and then submit it.

Liu Hong took it, just glanced at it, and knew that what Wang Gui said was true, and he suddenly regretted it in his heart, he had already known that he had killed Wang Gui at the city gate, but it was too late to say anything at this time.

Seeing that the hundreds of officials and ministers in the Deyang Hall were waiting for him to deal with it, he had to shout: "Zhijinwu, are you guilty?" Dong glanced at Wang Gui hatefully, and then knelt down and said, "The minister is guilty and willing to be punished!" Liu Hong pondered for a long time, and had to speak: "What do you think should be done with this matter?" Hearing the question of the Son of Heaven, the ministers were silent, no one dared to come out to answer, and no one was willing to come out to excuse Dong Pet, and even more, he looked directly at his nose and nose and his heart, just like an old monk sitting still, and his heart was not distracted.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Liu Hong felt even more headache, and said secretly in his heart: "Is it true that you want to kill your uncle and give an explanation to the hundred officials and ministers?" And at this moment, Zongzheng Liu Zu suddenly came out of the ranks, and broke the quiet atmosphere, and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, Dong Pet is tyrannical and domineering, dare to risk the world's disapproval, steal the palace goods, and sell the weapons of the court, which is unprecedented, please punish Dong Pet to thank the world!" Liu Hong: "......" Hearing Zongzheng Liu Zu's words, Liu Hong's heart swelled with endless irritability, at this moment, looking at Liu Zu who was expressionless and standing straight in the hall, Liu Hong just wanted to pick up the inkstone on the imperial case and smash Liu Zu's dog head!

However, although he was very angry in his heart, Liu Hong also knew that Liu Zu really couldn't be blamed for this kind of thing, because Liu Zu was Zong Zhengqing, an official in charge of the emperor's relatives or relatives and other related affairs.

According to the regulations of the eight-council system of the Han Dynasty, the relatives and nobles of the clan should first be asked for guilt, that is, they should first appeal to Zongzheng, and Zongzheng would then report to the emperor, and then they could be dealt with leniently.

If it is according to the usual practice in the past, Dong Chong, as the uncle of the Son of Heaven, first declares his guilt to Zongzheng, and there are many maneuvers in the middle, and it is impossible to say that he will only end up with a small punishment and a big commandment.

But today, Wang Gui actually exposed Dong Chong's crime in front of the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials and ministers, and the evidence is conclusive.

In this situation, Zong Zhengqing and Liu Zu want to exonerate Dong Pet, but they don't dare to be so blatant!

What's more, Dong Pet's crime of selling weapons has already shaken the foundation of the imperial court, and it is impossible for the Liu clan to give up.

Therefore, Liu Zu can only enforce the law in accordance with the Han law, and he must treat Dong Chong for capital crimes to set an example. Liu Hong's father Liu Chang died early, and his uncle Dong Pet has always taken good care of him.

For this uncle, Liu Hong couldn't bear to let him die, so he had to pin his hopes on the ministers, hoping that someone could exonerate Dong Pet.

Therefore, Liu Hong had to ask again: "Everyone, Aiqing, tell me, is my uncle really heinous?" Hearing such a question from the Son of Heaven, all the ministers were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that Liu Hong would want to excuse Dong Pet at this time.

But none of the officials and ministers are willing to stand up and be the first bird, and if this matter is not good, it will be attacked by a group.

In fact, many people know these things that Dong Pet has done, although they look down on Dong Pet's face very much, but because he is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, everyone swallows their anger and does not dare to expose it.

At this time, Dong Pet will kill himself if he commits many injustices, and everyone has not gone down the well to fall into the rocks, which is already a respect for the Son of Heaven.

Liu Hong, the son of heaven, still wants the ministers to exonerate Dong Chong, and everyone wishes that he would die early and be reincarnated. Seeing that the ministers continued to be silent, Liu Hong had to speak directly: "Can Zhu Qing sell me a face and let my uncle have a way to live, I can promise Zhu Qing that I will never use him again in my lifetime." At this moment, Tingwei Chen Qiu also came out and said: "Your Majesty, Han Feiziyun: The law is not noble, and the rope is not bent." With the addition of the law, the wise can resign, and the brave dare to fight. The punishment does not avoid the minister, and the reward is not spared. Today, Dong Pet confessed to his crime, the evidence is conclusive, and he should be punished as an example! As soon as Chen Qiu's words fell, Sikong Qiaoxuan also suddenly came out and played: "Today's incident has caused a storm in the city, and Dong Pet is the first evil. Your Majesty does not punish you, and you can't thank the world! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" At this time, Taiwei also spoke out in support when he heard the attack: "Please Your Majesty punish Dong Pet and correct the law of the country!" Situ Xu Xun also stood up and said: "The prince violates the law, and the common people are guilty of the same crime." If you don't punish Dong Pet today, it will definitely chill the hearts of the people of the world. "The three dukes have all spoken, this matter is basically not discussed, Dong Pet must die today.

Subsequently, the rest of the ministers in the palace also got up one after another, and bowed to the Son of Heaven in unison: "Please Your Majesty punish Dong Pet and correct the law of the country!" Thank you! ”…… For a time, hundreds of courtiers present, except for a few who were still unmoved, most of the rest bowed down to the Son of Heaven and asked the Son of Heaven to order Dong Pet to be killed!

Seeing this scene, Dong Pet was stunned, he thought that he would admit his guilt, and the ministers would open up for the sake of being the uncle of the Son of Heaven, but he didn't expect that everyone wanted to put him to death.

Therefore, he suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty is gracious, and the minister is also doing things according to the instructions of the Empress Dowager Yongle." The ministers were startled, and they all looked at Dong Pet in disbelief.

Even when Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, he held back his anger, and said in a calm voice: "Wang Fu, you go to Yongle Palace and ask my mother, do you know about this matter?" ”

"Yui!" Wang Fu took the order, glanced at Dong Pet, shook his head helplessly, and ran away from Deyang Palace.

At this time, the ministers didn't dare to speak, in the Deyang Palace, it was terrifyingly quiet, and they had to endure the fart!

After a while, Wang Fu returned to the Deyang Palace and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Empress Xiaoren said that she did not know about this matter. Liu Hong nodded and said coldly: "Master Dong, what else do you have to say this time?" Dong Pet heard the estrangement in Liu Hong's words, and at the same time understood that he could only apologize with death today, so he bowed down with a desolate heart: "The minister knows his sins, and he is willing to die!" ”

"Someone is coming, pull down Zhijinwu and Wang Guidu, and temporarily detain them in the prison." Liu Hong said coldly.

After the two were taken away, Yuan Feng, the servant, suddenly came out of the ranks, slowly came to the center of the hall, and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "Minister Yuan Feng, ask Your Majesty for your guilt!" Seeing that Yuan Feng suddenly stood up and pleaded guilty, Liu Hong, the son of heaven, couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "What is the crime of the imperial servant?" Yuan Feng was ashamed, bowed down and said: "The dog Yuan Shu led the Qiang Hu soldiers to attack Luoyang City, causing the people to panic. The minister failed to detect it in advance, and he made such a big mistake. Yes, the minister has the crime of not noticing, and today I ask Your Majesty for the guilt! Liu Hong sighed slightly when he heard this, and said falsely: "Why is the servant Qing here, today's incident is all caused by Wang Gui, and Ling Lang is also a last resort, and he should not be guilty!" After that, Liu Hong instructed Hu Benwei, who was guarding Yuan Shu, to say: "Untie him!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yuan Feng bowed again, but did not get up, but said to the Son of Heaven again: "Since the reign of Jinwu Dong Pet has been in office, the water and fire disasters and other extraordinary accidents in Luoyang City have rarely happened. Minister Yuan Feng, I beg Your Majesty to be lenient! After that, Yuan Feng took a long bow and bowed down in front of the Son of Heaven.

Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, and then he was moved: "Tai Servant, you..." When the officials and ministers heard this, they immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”