Du Han's face was ashen. When Ye Guansheng failed in the sniper attack on the outskirts of Beijing and did not come back, in his opinion, he could only have died in that ambush.
With his skill, even if he were to attack the emperor's hidden guards, he would not be captured alive.
However, how could he know that there was a raven beside Xia Chu, and it would not be easy for the raven to capture a person alive.
Du Hanfei did not expect that not only would Ye Guansheng be captured, but Xiao Mubai would be able to find someone with superb medical skills to detoxify him in such a short period of time.
If he were Ye Guansheng, he would no longer have to worry about his life and could escape from these thirty years of dark life, so he would naturally be filled with joy and agree to whatever the other party proposed.
"His Royal Highness King Mo is really capable." Du Hanfei raised his head and laughed loudly. The laughter was filled with despair. Just now, he was full of energy, but now he was completely miserable.
Xiao Mubai stood up and looked down at him condescendingly: "Not as capable as Prime Minister Du, he wields power in both the government and the public, taking bribes and disregarding human lives. He trains private soldiers to murder the prince and forges private weapons."
The reason why they did not produce Ye Guansheng's handwriting at first was because they were afraid that Du Hanfei would immediately bow his head and plead guilty, crying to the emperor after knowing that he had no defense. In addition, coupled with the pleas of Princess Yirou, Xiao Yanjun and General Shi, they were not sure that the emperor would I won't seriously spare his life.
What Xia Chu wanted was to be executed by everyone in his prime minister's house.
Therefore, they went step by step and deliberately induced Du Hanfei to think that they had no real evidence, forcing him to deny it until death. They angered the emperor again and again and personally pushed him to death.
"Why does Prime Minister Du have such a big hatred against me?" Xiao Zimu also took two steps forward and asked with a frown at Du Hanfei who was almost crazy.
Xiao Zimu's question revealed the thoughts of the ministers. Even the emperor looked at him in confusion. Along with the emperor, he looked at Du Hanfei and Concubine Li behind him.
Du Hanfei and Li Fei looked at each other from a distance, but never said a word.
"Bring Yirou back to Ci'an Palace for house arrest, and put everyone in the prime minister's house into prison for questioning." The emperor pinched his brows and gave the decree.
Yirou cried and knelt forward, hugging the emperor's legs and begging: "Brother, please have mercy, brother!"
The emperor snorted coldly: "Has he ever had the slightest regret?"
"No, Brother Huang, if you want to kill the whole family of the prime minister's house, you have to join me..." Yirou shook the emperor's clothes.
"Send Yirou back to Ci'an Palace first." The emperor ordered Yu Yecheng impatiently. Yu Yecheng accepted the order, forcibly opened Yirou's fingers one by one, picked her up and carried her out.
"Your Majesty, my daughter has just married into the prime minister's house and has not yet entered the bridal chamber. This..." General Shi knelt down and begged. Du Hanfei couldn't get her now. He couldn't get a daughter by himself.
"Yes, my cousin is so innocent..." Xiao Yanjun also begged for mercy, but Li Fei suddenly pulled his cuffs, and Du Hanfei glared at him viciously.
Xiao Yanjun turned to look at Concubine Li suspiciously. What did Du Hanfei, who was about to die, fear from him
Concubine Li shook her head slightly, signaling him not to say anything more. Although Xiao Yanjun didn't know why, he closed his mouth and didn't speak again.
The emperor sold a favor to Shi Fuqiu: "Nian Zai Jiaying doesn't know anything about it either, so just take her back."
General Shi knelt down to thank him, then hurriedly got up and went to the backyard to pick up his daughter.
However, although she was pardoned from the death penalty, she was still a person who followed Du Kun to court, and she was afraid that she would never be able to find a good family again in the future.
Shi Fuqiu was even more resentful towards Xiao Zimu at this time. He could have said it early, but he had to wait for them to complete the ceremony before launching an attack.
He was originally Xiao Yanjun's relative, but now he hated Xiao Zimu in his heart.
When Xia Chu saw the emperor preparing to drive back to the palace, he quickly stepped forward and said, "My cousin said that the weapons in these boxes were seized from private soldiers outside Beijing. So ten years ago, Du Hanfei framed Yin Ren of Suzhou Prefecture. It’s time for him to be rehabilitated regarding the adult’s matter.”
Du Hanfei suddenly opened his mouth to argue: "How could there be such weapons in that private army? You are talking nonsense."
After Master Ren's accident, he dismissed those craftsmen and never made any private casting again. How is that possible
"What does Prime Minister Du mean? You have obviously been sentenced to beheaded by the Queen of Autumn, but my cousin and His Highness King Mo still insist on falsely accusing you?" Xia Chu's lips curved into a sneer.
The ministers couldn't help but talk among themselves: "Yes, why would General Xiao Zhao and His Highness King Mo tell such a lie?"
Du Hanfei's face was livid with anger, but he couldn't say anything, but the emperor frowned and didn't speak. When Xiao Yanjun saw this, he knew that although the emperor already knew it, he couldn't save face to vindicate him, so he said considerately: "Everyone in the Ren family is dead, what's there to rehabilitate?"
Xiao Zimu turned back and rebuked harshly: "Master Ren is loyal to the country, but he wanted to report and was framed. Even if the Ren family has no heirs now, he should clear his family's name, so that future generations will not bring shame on his family. How can the fourth brother say this? Come on."
Xiao Yanjun was stunned by his rebuke. Xiao Zimu had always been gentle and had only spoken loudly a handful of times. How could he be so aggressive today.
Bingwen felt a touch of emotion in his heart. Xiao Zimu didn't know his identity, so it was really kind of him to say so.
Although the ministers knew that the emperor's thoughts were actually very similar to those of His Royal Highness King Yu, they could not understand what Xiao Zimu said. They did not know whether to disobey the emperor's loyal words or to stay silent to protect themselves.
Seeing the stalemate in the situation, the Marquis naturally had to lend a helping hand since Xia Chu had brought up this matter: "The emperor announced that Du Hanfei should be held responsible first and rehabilitate the Ren family last. The world will only praise the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, and only loyal ministers will dare to do so in the future." Continue to report."
The emperor's face was moved after hearing this. If he covered up the matter for his own sake, he would probably chill the hearts of those loyal ministers, and no one would dare to point out the injustice in the future.
Xia Chu walked up to Xiao Yanjun and sneered: "Who said the Ren family has no heirs?"
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers who had been silent just now looked at each other and began to discuss again. Wasn't the Ren family being executed by everyone in the past? The corpses have been counted, one hundred and twenty-six, not a single one is missing.
"Your Majesty, Ren Xuanzhe, Ren's youngest son, was just nine years old. He changed clothes with his book boy for fun, sneaked out to play, and when he came back, he found that all his family members had died tragically. He believed in his father's character, and also I believe that the emperor will eventually bring justice to the Ren family, so he seeks evidence incognito to expose Du Hanfei." Xia Chu's words were extremely beautiful.
First, he erased the fact that Lord Ren deliberately found someone to change his identity, and then patted the emperor and patted his beard.
(End of chapter)