Before the king of Chu returned to the capital, a major event occurred that shocked the entire imperial court, that is, Princess Annan sued King Zheng for disregarding people's lives, robbing people's women and men, forcibly occupying people's land, plundering people's money, and conniving at his subordinates to burn, kill and loot, and other dozens of crimes, which made the people of his fiefdom miserable and miserable.

Princess Annan cited every piece of evidence against King Zheng, both human and material, and the evidence was conclusive. The evidence was brought from King Zheng's fiefdom. At that time, several people kneeling in the court broke their heads and asked the emperor to make decisions for them.

King Zheng was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground, his face pale and his eyes full of horror. The father and son of Anyang were also full of horror, they couldn't believe that what King Zheng had done in the fief had been exposed.

Princess Annan knelt in the court and accused King Zheng of drugging her back then, causing her to lose her life to him. She also complained that after marrying King Zheng, King Zheng abused the people around her and threatened her. She also said that the reason why King Zheng did anything to get her was to get the gold mine of her maternal grandfather's house.

She also sued King Zheng and the Duke of Anyang for recruiting troops and forging weapons in many places in Annan. She also said that King Zheng had always colluded with King Han, and King Han often sent gold, silver, jewelry and beauties to King Zheng.

Previously, Princess Annan's dozens of incriminating evidence against King Zheng had already stunned the ministers. Now that I heard about Princess Annan's own complaint, the civil and military officials were all full of horror.

King Zheng couldn't open his mouth to complain, he was already frightened. If I didn't know that this was in the court, I was afraid that I would be scared to pee my pants.

Duke Anyang was still a little calm, he was busy kneeling on the ground, shouting that he was wronged, saying that he did not recruit troops and horses in Annan, let alone forge weapons, and cried and begged the emperor to see.

As for King Zheng, who collapsed on the ground, Duke An Yang had already given up on him. At this time, what the Duke of Anyang has to do is to protect himself and the Duke of Anyang.

The other ministers secretly glanced at the emperor's face, and saw that the emperor was very calm and did not have the slightest anger, which made them even more panicked.

The calmer the emperor, or the brighter he smiled, it meant that the emperor was very angry.

The ministers cried out in their hearts: It's over! Finished! Finished!

One by one, they bowed their heads and shrunk their heads, thinking of themselves as shrunken turtles, praying that they would not be hurt by the emperor's wrath.

Princess Annan unceremoniously refuted An Yanggong's words and took out an account book from her bosom. She told the emperor that in addition to the Duke of Anyang collecting money, recruiting troops and horses, and forging weapons in Annan, there were also the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.

When Zhenguo Gong Xie Shi heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down and shouted in a trembling voice.

The Marquis of Xuanping also shouted that he was wronged, begging the emperor to see clearly.

Princess Annam also said that some ministers of the court and the central government have done shady business and things in many places in Annam.

For a time, one-third of the ministers of the court were sued by Princess Annan.

The ministers who were named by Princess Annan were so frightened that their faces were like earth, and their bodies trembled and knelt on the ground, shouting that Princess Annan was spewing blood, and asked the emperor to know what to say.

Sun Kui took the account book from Princess Annan and brought it to the emperor with both hands.

The Emperor remained calm, and he flipped through the ledger page by page.

The Purple Hall became very quiet, so quiet that the ministers could clearly hear their own and others' breathing. Of course, the sound of the emperor flipping through the ledger can also be heard.

Many ministers were covered with cold sweat on their foreheads, faces, necks, and backs. The ground in front of them was covered with sweat.

The ministers named by Princess Annan were full of horror and despair at the moment.

King Jing knelt on the ground nervously, his scalp tingling. King Wei knelt on the ground with a calm face, and there was no slightest wave in his heart, because he was not in Princess Annan's complaint.

The ministers who supported the king of Chu were also pale with fright, but they were not so panicked in their hearts. They are now extremely glad that they did not send people to Annan to do business after listening to His Royal Highness the King of Chu's words, otherwise what awaits them would be ...... They didn't dare to think about it.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu were surprised in their hearts, where did Princess Annan have the ability to collect evidence of these people.

Taishi Liu glanced at He Xiang, and He Xiang also looked at him. The two of them thought of one person in their hearts, that is, His Royal Highness the King of Han who was far away in the swamp mansion and close to the country of Annan. Only His Royal Highness the King of Han has the ability to collect the things that these people do.

The emperor seemed to be very patient, slowly reading page by page. However, for the ministers who knelt below, it was nothing short of torture for them.

One by one, they knelt on the ground, their heads resting on the cold ground, their whole bodies shivering.

For the ministers on their knees, they felt like years with every breath. I don't know how many years later, they heard a loud "pop", and the emperor closed the ledger in his hand. Their hearts tugged at each other for a moment.

The Emperor stood up, walked to the front, and glanced at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground. He chuckled, "Huh! You really surprised me."

It's over, the emperor's tone ...... The ministers' scalps exploded one by one, and their cold hairs stood on end.

"You guys are not small, you went to Annan to do business and do things, and you made such a big deal." The emperor said with a smile, "Why can't Da Zhou support you, you want to go to Annan to do business and make money? Or have I mistreated you and not given you money?"

The ministers who knelt on the ground said with sincere fear, "The ministers deserve death!"

"You will take advantage of the loopholes, the officials of the Great Zhou are not allowed to do business, so you will go to Annan to do business." The Emperor smiled and said, "In that case, I will send you to Annam."

This phrase is tantamount to exile in the ears of the minister.

"The Emperor forgives sins! The emperor forgives the sins! The Emperor forgives the sins!"

"You are not guilty, I am guilty, I have mistreated you." The Emperor sneered, "I can't stay in the Great Zhou."

"The crimes of the ministers deserve death, ask the emperor for forgiveness!" The more the emperor said this, the more frightened the ministers became. Many ministers were already crying in fright.

"King Zheng."

Hearing the emperor call him, King Zheng's body trembled even more.

"Father...... Father, father, father, emperor......"

"You're really good at it." The emperor's tone suddenly became cold, "Torture and kill the people, rob the people's daughters, disregard people's lives, forcibly occupy the land, and rob the people's things......" Speaking of this, the emperor's face was covered with gloom, "You are really my good son!"

"Father......" King Zheng was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

The emperor walked down, walked to King Zheng's side, and kicked King Zheng to the wall.

With a bang, King Zheng slammed into the wall hard, moaning in pain from his mouth.

When the ministers saw this scene, they were all frightened.

King Zheng has become very weak because of his excessive indulgence and not caring for his body over the years. The emperor kicked him to the ground, and he didn't react for a long time.

The Emperor walked over to him and kicked him a few more times.

King Zheng's screams echoed in the Zichen Palace, and the civil and military officials felt pain when they heard it.

King Zheng lay on the ground, holding the emperor's legs with both hands, and cried, "Father, spare your life! Father's life! Father's mercy!"

"Why didn't you spare those people when you tortured them to death?" The emperor kicked again, and the pain made King Zheng curl up on the ground like a shrimp. "Take pleasure in killing others, you brute!"

"Ah! Yes! Ah......h

None of the civil and military officials dared to intercede for King Zheng, and none of them dared to speak up to stop the emperor.

The emperor knew in his heart that he would not kick King Zheng to death.

King Zheng was kicked by the emperor and his face was covered in blood.

King Jing didn't dare to look sideways at King Zheng's tragic situation. King Zheng's terrible cry made him feel terrified. Although they were disobedient since they were children and would be beaten by their father, they had never seen their father so ruthless.

King Wei only felt happy in his heart. If he could, he would love to go up and kick a few feet.

King Zheng was kicked unconscious by the emperor.

"Sun Kui, wake up this beast for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing that King Zheng had fainted, the emperor did not intend to let it go

He, the ministers, became more and more frightened.

Sun Kui brought a basin of cold water and poured it vigorously on King Zheng's face. After a while, King Zheng woke up from his coma. The emperor did not kick him again.

The emperor walked up to Duke An Yang and looked at him coldly.

Duke An Yang felt the emperor's cold gaze, and his body couldn't help but become stiff. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word.

The Emperor retracted his gaze, looked at Tingwei, and said, "Check the evidence of King Zheng's crimes, and give me a reply within three days." Once verified, it will be dealt with in accordance with the law."

Tingwei hurriedly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Princess Annan, I will give you justice."

Princess Annan: "Your Majesty."

"Duke Anyang, Marquis Xuanping, Duke Zhenguo and others also checked." The emperor glanced at the other ministers, "Everyone that Princess Annan said is also checked, and He Xiang and Taishi Liu assist."

He Xiang and Liu Taishi replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"King Han's sponsorship of King Zheng, check."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Drag this beast down and put him in prison." The Emperor said again, "Don't let him die for now."

This last sentence made the civil and military officials tremble.

The emperor glanced at the quail-like ministers, and said with a smile, "You really will surprise me, and I am ashamed of you if I don't repay you for this surprise."

The civil and military officials kept kowtowing, crying out in their mouths: "The ministers are guilty, ask the emperor for forgiveness!"

The emperor didn't speak again, and directly turned around and left the Zichen Palace.

Sun Kui hurriedly shouted, "Retreat!"

None of the ministers kneeling on the ground got up. Their legs had already weakened, and they didn't have the slightest strength in their bodies.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu took the lead in getting up, and then walked out of Zichen Hall with a calm expression.

After a while, King Jing stood up. When he stood up, his legs and feet were still a little weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Sun Doudou walking in with two eunuchs to clean the blood stains left by King Zheng.

Seeing the bloodstains left by King Zheng, and thinking of Emperor Fangcai's words not to let him die for the time being, King Jing only felt cold all over.

Ministers, you help me, I help you, and one by one they staggered out of the Zichen Palace. As soon as many people walked out of the Zichen Palace, they fell to the ground.

Anyang father and son didn't know how to get out of the palace, and when they came to their senses, they were already on the carriage home.

"Father, we're done." The prince of the Anyang Mansion said with a look of despair.

An Yang Gongqiang pretended to be calm and said, "We are not finished yet, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Father, if you don't say anything else, just say that our forging weapons in Annan is a big crime, and the emperor will not let us go."

"There must be salvation." An Yanggong had been flustered for a long time, but he had been forcing himself to calm down. "Not only us, but also the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xuanping Marquis Mansion are also forging weapons in Annam. Besides, we didn't transport the weapons back to Da Zhou, so it wasn't a rebellion, and the emperor wouldn't kill us."

"What my father said is that we forged weapons and sold them in Annan, and they were not shipped back to the Great Zhou, so the emperor can't condemn us to rebel because of this."

"I'm afraid that the title of Duke of Anyang can't be kept, but it should be able to protect the Wang family." An Yang Gong knew in his heart that they would be lucky enough to be too dead this time, but they would definitely shed a layer of skin.

"As long as I can keep the Wang family." The prince of the Anyang Mansion breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness King Zheng won't be able to keep it."

"If you can't keep it, you can't keep it." Duke Anyang has completely given up on King Zheng.

"Father, the emperor is so angry, will he kill King Zheng?"

"Tiger poison does not eat children, the emperor will belittle King Zheng as a concubine and imprison him, but he will not take his life."

"Is that so?" When the prince of the Anyang Mansion thought of kicking King Zheng miserably at the Emperor of Zichen Palace, he felt that the emperor might not let King Zheng go. "I'm afraid that the emperor will kill King Zheng."

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