"Your Highness, the last general has been wronged!"

As soon as he entered the hall, Zheng Ke knelt on the ground, showing an innocent look.

Liu Qi sneered.

"Zheng Ke, do you dare to quibble until now?"

"Do you really think that this king does not know about the things you have done in private?"

But even in the face of the prince's sharp questioning, Zheng Ke still insisted on an attitude.

"Your Highness, I was really wronged. Since the appearance of the mountain bandits, the last general has led troops to suppress the bandits several times, and killed the thieves in Wutang Mountain, which can be regarded as innumerable, how can it be possible to join forces with the Song River! ”

"Your Highness, Mingjian!"

In fact, it's not just Zheng Ke who feels wronged.

Including Jiao Gong and a few people in the lobby, they were also very surprised when they knew that he had been arrested by the prince and designated as a traitor.

Zheng Ke is right, from beginning to end, he has fought with Song He the most, Song He hated him too late, how could he conspire with him?

"Your Highness, do you think there is any misunderstanding in this matter?"

After all, what if you have followed yourself for many years, what if you are really wronged? Jiao Quan thought about it again and again, but decided to step forward to intercede for Zheng Ke.

Seeing this, other officials also stood up one after another.

"Your Highness, General Zheng Ke has worked with the subordinate officials for many years, and his subordinate officials still know about him, it is absolutely impossible, he has anything to do with those mountain bandits."

"I hope Your Highness will see clearly!"

Liu Qi was not surprised at all by the situation that happened at this time, nor did he give them any explanation, and his eyes always looked at Zheng Ke who was kneeling on the ground.

"Zheng Ke, the king asked you, when the mountain bandits were not yet strong, you obviously had many opportunities to annihilate them, why did you still lose many battles, it was not deliberately waterproof, what else could it be?"

Zheng Ke put on a bitter gourd face.

"Your Highness, this is indeed the fault of the last general, I despise them too much."

"At that time, there was indeed a chance to annihilate them, but the Song River was really too cunning, and every time they encircled and suppressed, they would sneak into the mountains and not know where to go. We led the troops to search for several days to no avail, and we could only return in vain, and there was no way to do it! ”

That's a very good reason.

At best, it is Zheng Ke's incompetence, but it cannot be used as evidence of his collusion with Song He.

But Liu Qi nodded and continued to ask.

"Well, since you also said it, Song He is extremely cunning and very cautious. In this way, how can you easily believe in this king as soon as you go to the mountain to talk to him, how do you explain this? ”

When Song He heard this, he swallowed a mouthful of spit.

"Your Royal Highness, the lower official went to the Wutang Cottage, but just relayed what you said to the Song River, and when I heard that it was the prince's promise, the Song River became greedy, so I went down the mountain to meet you. This has nothing to do with the lower officials! ”

At this point in the questioning, all the local officials felt that the prince's questioning of Zheng Ke was just his own speculation, and there was no actual evidence.

The reason for this is probably that Zheng Ke said the ridiculous words behind his back with some military attachés before, which made the prince feel displeased, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was Zheng Ke who had already colluded with Song He.

At this time, Jiao Gong stood up again and defended Zheng Ke.

"Your Highness, Weichen thinks that this matter must be a misunderstanding, if Lord Zheng Ke has a relationship with the thief, whether it is through the thief's guilt or the people of Yongcheng, it is impossible not to be unaware."

Another official stepped forward and chimed in.

"Yes, Your Highness, if Lord Zheng Ke has any contact with the thief, he will definitely go up the mountain often, even if he doesn't go, he will have a letter contact in private."

"But among the seizures of Song He's belongings, there are no secret letters about Lord Zheng Ke. Even if it is burned, there should be thieves, and they will know about their secret letters. But so far, there has not been a single thief who has reported Master Zheng Ke! ”

At this time, the more everyone talked, the more they felt that this must be the prince who wronged Master Zheng Ke.

Jiao Gong couldn't help but think.

The prince's ability is indeed powerful, but this heart is too small.

What made everyone strange was that the prince actually laughed to himself at this time.

Such a state made everyone's hearts furious.

What happened to the prince? Could it be because Zheng Ke is innocent, so he is depressed?

"Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke, now, this king is really a little impressed by you. It's really rare to be able to pretend to be so similar in front of this king. ”

Zheng Ke felt that the prince couldn't ask why, so he said so, and immediately felt confident in his heart, raised his head, and put on a look of incomprehension.

"Your Highness, how did the lower official ever pretend? Everything you say is true! ”

"That's right, the little one is that when you came, you said some disrespectful things, but you can't hold a grudge against your subordinates because of this, and add some trumped-up charges, right?"

In this way, it really makes people feel that it is the prince who holds a grudge, so he added Zheng Ke to the charge of collusion with thieves.

At this time, Jiao Xuan frowned, and when he stepped forward, he deliberately kicked Zheng Ke.

"Lord Zheng, how do you speak? His Royal Highness the Prince, how can he be a person with a small belly? ”

"Check you today, it's just that the prince is careful about things, how can there be any intention to target you, don't you hurry up and compensate His Highness?"

Anyway, the person is the prince, and you are just a local petty official, so the prince can't get off the stage, isn't this deliberately unhappy?

Zheng Ke is also a clever person, and with one foot, coupled with what Jiao Gong said, he immediately understood.

Hurriedly pounced and kowtowed to the prince.

"The lower official said it was wrong, the lower official said it was wrong! Your Highness, if you don't remember the villain, just spare me! ”

Feeling that it was not enough, as soon as Zheng Ke's words fell, he suddenly raised his body and slapped it in his face.

The blow was quite hard, and after a few blows, his face was already red.

However, the prince looked at him with playful eyes as if he was watching a play.

After a while, Zheng Ke felt that it was almost time and stopped what he was doing.

But at this moment, the prince laughed and raised his palm at Zheng Ke.

"Hit, go on! The king looked at it. ”

Zheng Ke was stunned for a moment, and was about to raise his hand, but when he continued, he was grabbed by Jiao Gong's arm.

Although he is the crown prince, it is too much to treat a local official like this!

Jiao Xuan frowned, resolutely took two steps forward, and bowed deeply to Liu Qi.

"Your Highness, Zheng Ke's ability is not very good, whether it is with General Bai or General Qin, naturally it cannot be compared. He was a rough man, he didn't know any etiquette, and he didn't speak as well as the scribes. ”

"No matter how you say it, it is also an official of our Daqing, because of the crime of disrespect, the prince is punished, and the lower officials have nothing to say."

"But like this, Jiao had to stand up and say the last sentence, and beg His Highness, let Zheng Ke be spared."

looked at Jiao Gong's resentful appearance, like a little daughter-in-law who was angry.

Liu Qi laughed.

"Jiao Spring, if you can show such an attitude towards the thief, why not let this king come over to help?"

After speaking, he suddenly pointed his finger at Zheng Ke and looked at him with a smile.

"Zheng Ke, this king will ask you again, do you admit your guilt!"