"Jing Zhaoyin, Liu Aiqing, Zheng Aiqing!" Xiao Jingheng suddenly shouted, and three ministers immediately stood out from the crowd and bowed humbly: "I am here."

Xiao Jingheng immediately glanced at the old prince who had an unconvinced face. Even though there were still tears on his face and he looked like he was about to faint from crying, he still had no intention of letting it go. He tied one hand on his lower back,

He said in a deep voice with a strong momentum: "I order the three of you to thoroughly investigate the matter of Duke Zhen Guo leading troops to rebel!"

After the words fell, the three people were confused. How could they investigate if everyone was dead?

Jing Zhaoyin was a smart man. He knew at a glance that Xiao Jingheng was deliberately making trouble for the old prince, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhen Guo is dead."

"Dead?" Xiao Jingheng pretended to be surprised and glanced at Chu Yuning: "Chu Shanggong, what's going on? I didn't give you a decree to capture Duke Zhen Guo and bring him to justice. Do you need to leave him alive?"

Without saying a word, Chu Yunning immediately pointed at Prince Xiao; "It was Prince Xiao who encouraged Princess Xiao to kill Duke Zhen Guo herself. I was powerless to stop him. I really deserve to die."

"Your Majesty, I can testify that it is Princess Xiao who has her own way. No wonder Chu Shang Palace." Li Zhifu of Zhangcheng was also among the officials at some time. Although his ability to do things is average, he has a delicate heart and a discerning mind.

Everyone can tell that this is Xiao Jingheng’s post-event settlement.

Therefore, Magistrate Li spared no effort to exonerate Chu Yunning.

As expected, Xiao Jingheng glanced at Magistrate Li and motioned for him to continue talking. Magistrate Li immediately said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is the witness. Wei Chen also privately advised Prince Xiao not to let Duke Zhen go easily, but Xiao

The king refused to listen and insisted on letting him go, but Chu Shanggong led the troops to stop him."

Magistrate Li told him exactly what happened that day.

After Xiao Jingheng heard this, he became furious. He took a few steps and kicked Prince Xiao hard on the knee: "You bastard, you didn't even care about the royal family's face in order to avenge your personal revenge!"

This kick made King Xiao unable to support him. He bent his knees and knelt heavily on the ground. He groaned, showing pain on his face but gritting his teeth to hold it back. He kowtowed to his superiors: "Brother, I know that I am wrong. Everything is right."

This is all my brother's idea, I beg the emperor to punish me severely."

Xiao Jingheng glanced at Magistrate Li again.

"Your Majesty, King Xiao knew the law and broke the law and deliberately favored Princess Xiao. It is difficult for me to imagine whether he had ulterior motives or was being used by others. Moreover, Duke Zhen was biting King Xiao before he died. It is a matter of state and cannot be careless. Please, Your Majesty

Conduct a thorough investigation." Magistrate Li took the risk and, following Xiao Jingheng's signal, bit Princess Xiao and wouldn't let her go.

In addition, Jing Zhaoyin immediately came back to his senses and said with understanding: "What Magistrate Li said is absolutely true. He might be Xiao Jingyan's accomplice. He knows people but doesn't know their faces. Your Majesty must investigate strictly."

The two started talking to each other, and the old prince was so angry that he blew his beard and stared: "How can she, a weak and weak woman, get involved with Xiao Jingyan?"

"That's not necessarily true. When Xiao Jingyan was the twelfth prince in the capital, Princess Xiao often came to the palace, and the two of them were playmates." Magistrate Li handed over his hands with a solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake for this kind of thing.

We must not let anyone go, and I beg the emperor to give a reasonable explanation to the people for the sake of the country and the country in the south."

Upon hearing this, Prince Xiao turned his head and glared at Magistrate Li fiercely: "Whose instructions did you give to be so troublesome here? Did Chu Yunning arrange for you to do this?"

Magistrate Li shouted that he was wronged: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen and Chu Shanggong have only met a few times. How can we talk about it? Wei Chen can guarantee with his life that he is loyal to the emperor and will never do anything to harm the royal family."

When it comes to matters of profit, please seek the Emperor’s clear judgment!”

Magistrate Li's voice was even louder, he was crying and wiping away his tears, directly covering up the old prince's sobs.

Even Jing Zhaoyin couldn't help but glance sideways at Magistrate Li. He was acting too much. He was not to be outdone: "Your Majesty, it is a fact that Princess Xiao killed Duke Zhen Guo. You should know what the motive is?"

"Yes, yes, Lord Jing Zhaoyin is absolutely right."

So Xiao Jingheng gave an order and sent someone to bring Princess Weiwu over. Just as the old prince was about to speak, Jing Zhaoyin immediately said: "It's just a routine question. Why is the old prince so arrogant? Is it because of a guilty conscience?"

The old prince's face turned livid at the words, his lips trembled but he could not speak.

Everyone was silent, seeming to have forgotten to remind Xiao Jingheng that he should put the overall situation first and not marry Chu Yunning arbitrarily.

After all the officials knelt on the ground for half an hour, Princess Mighty was brought over. She was dressed in rich brocade clothes and surrounded by beaded hairpins. Every move she made showed the nobility of a princess.

"My wife pays homage to the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed with good fortune and good health."

Xiao Jingheng glanced condescendingly at Princess Mighty, with a strong murderous aura in her eyes. From a distance, Princess Mighty also noticed this fierce murderous aura, and suddenly felt a cold air seeping out from the soles of her feet, rushing straight to her forehead.

She didn't even dare to raise her head.

"Princess Xiao, why did you kill Duke Zhen Guo?" Xiao Jingheng asked coldly.

Princess Mighty maintained a half-crouched posture and whispered: "Back to the Emperor, I don't want Duke Zhenguo to talk nonsense, so I have no choice but to take action for the sake of the royal face."

As soon as he finished speaking, Magistrate Li immediately retorted: "Princess Xiao acted wantonly and killed Duke Zhen Guo in front of so many people. She clearly did not take the emperor's words seriously and deliberately let him go the day before.

It shows that Princess Xiao and Duke Zhen Guo have reached some kind of agreement, but it just happened to be discovered by Chu Shang Palace, so Princess Xiao became angry and targeted Chu Shang Palace many times."

Princess Mighty frowned, looked at Magistrate Li displeased, and said angrily: "I didn't!"

"Then Princess Xiao, tell me, why did you let Duke Zhen Guo go and then kill someone in public?"

"I..." Princess Weiwu was filled with regret. She had already secretly killed Duke Zhen Guo and settled the matter once and for all.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo once said personally that the massacre of the Jokhang Temple was also related to Prince Xiao. So many monks died, which made the people panic. There is still no explanation for this matter. Please

Your Majesty, I will give you an explanation." Magistrate Li tried his best to pour dirty water on Prince Xiao and his wife. Anyway, they died without any evidence.

No matter how you say it, Prince Xiao and his wife can't pick it off.

Jing Zhaoyin saw Xiao Jingheng's thoughts and said loudly: "Your Majesty, could it be that Prince Xiao knew that this matter could not be avoided, and deliberately wanted to get back together with Chu Shang Gong, and took advantage of Chu Shang Gong's achievements to force the Emperor

compromise?"

Chu Yunning watched from the side as Jing Zhaoyin and Li Zhifu were firing on all cylinders, each sentence hitting the mark, and even the incomplete plot was filled in by the two of them.

Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "The state has national laws and families have family rules. I will never be partial. Jing Zhaoyin, how should I interrogate you according to the past rules?"

"Back to the Emperor, according to the rules, everyone should first give eighty points. If they still don't give an explanation, they can only be sent to the Criminal Punishment Department for a walk. Under torture, something will definitely happen."

Jing Zhaoyin said.
Chapter completed!