When he arrived at Xiangyun Hall, when he saw the two stone sculptures in the middle of the hall, his originally solemn mood suddenly sank to the valley, even his feet were trembling, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

Deng Jiang was concerned about the survival of the Deng family. Before Zhu Tianzhao could speak, he shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Xu, there are two colorful stone sculptures in the Ma family, so you didn't know about it before?"

This was clearly reminding Xu Daocheng, and Zhu Tianzhao looked quite unhappy when he saw Deng Jiang robbing the words.

Xu Daocheng was smart and understood what he meant. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Chen suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Chen Chen. Chen Chen looked at Xu Daocheng and asked lightly: "Does Lord Xu know what is happening in front of you?"

"I...I don't know." Xu Daocheng stammered and replied.

Chen Chen said, "The reason was that Prime Minister Deng's nephew gave this stone sculpture to the palace for a wedding ceremony. But now it is unclear. This Lord Zhao proved with the notes and testimony of the ancestors of the Ma family that you took away two stone sculptures."

"Your Highness, I'm sure..." Xu Daocheng quickly tried to defend himself.

Chen Chen waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and then said slowly: "Mr. Xu, you have to think clearly before you answer. Just now, when General Lu sent someone to take you back to the imperial city, he also sent another group of people to Wutai County. He will go straight to the Ma family to confirm whether the testimony and seal given to Lord Zhao by the Ma family is true. If it is true, and it is different from Lord. Xu, you are committing the crime of deceiving the monarch. This situation is serious, and it is not as simple as insulting the dignity of my royal family. It is not just to kill you, and you will be killed in vain because of your words!"

As he spoke, an invisible murderous aura enveloped Xu Daocheng, making him feel as if he was trapped in a battlefield of fighting. He had white bones under his feet and blood flowed into a river. He was immediately frightened and directly affected his judgment.

He swallowed with difficulty, knowing that the Ma family kept the matter secret under his own intimidation, but once the prince sent someone to verify the matter, he would be exposed. But now it would be too late to send someone to stop it.

Xu Daocheng was corrupt and became timid, but he was not a loving person. He was born to his parents. When he thought that his deception would lead to the death of the whole family, he couldn't help but feel frightened.

Chen Chen said lightly again: "But, if Lord Xu, you can tell the truth, this palace can guarantee you that everything you do that violates the laws of the country can be forgiven. Please beg your father for this."

Zhu Tianzhao pondered for a moment and said, "Although it is not in accordance with the rules, since today is your wedding day, I will make an exception."

Xu Daocheng couldn't help but feel his heart moving again. He was fighting fiercely in his mind, weighing the pros and cons of the present. He also understood that he would not know what Chen Chen wanted to tell him about this matter in person.

As one of the most powerful competitors of imperial power, the struggle between the fourteenth prince and the fourth prince is inevitable, but now he has become the key to affecting the outcome of this war.

Once the 14th prince obtains the testimony of the Ma family, it means that he will definitely not be able to escape the connection, causing the family to be executed, and his family members will not escape the misfortune. I am afraid that even the branches of the aristocratic family will be affected and become the sinners of the entire clan. However, if you testify here that Prime Minister Deng accepts bribes and helps the 14th prince defeat the Deng family, then you will become a meritorious minister for the 14th prince to establish his power, and make meritorious contributions and have a promising future.

When Xu Daocheng thought of this, he suddenly made a decision and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I did present this colorful stone sculpture of the auspicious dragon emperor to Prime Minister Deng five years ago!"

Zhu Tianzhao was furious when he heard this and asked angrily: "Xu Daocheng, what you said is the truth?"

Xu Daocheng replied seriously: "How dare I speak nonsense in front of Your Majesty?"

Deng Jiang did not expect Xu Daocheng to rebel in the face of the battle, and almost jumped up and roared: "Xu Daocheng, you are so bold, you dare to slander this prime minister!"

Xu Dao became self-protection and stood on Shen Chen's side. Once this position changed, he naturally would not be afraid of breaking up. He said loudly: "The Prime Minister is the only one who swears! Who doesn't know that if you don't give you a heavy gift, you won't be able to get promoted or transferred. Five years ago, I was really eager to seek official positions and went wrong. At that time, I presented one of the two stone sculptures I received to you, which also shows that this stone sculpture is divided into one Yin and one Yang. Yin is presented to Your Majesty, and Yang is presented to the Prime Minister. At that time, you should listen to the Prime Minister, don't you still praise me for being good at speaking and distinguishing?"

"Ba"

Zhu Tianzhao slapped the dragon throne with a palm and scolded in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Deng, is this really the case?"

All the ministers looked at each other and said that this matter was really a big deal. After all, if Deng Jiang had known that the two stone sculptures were divided into Yin and Yang, he would have given the stone sculptures representing the maternal line to the emperor, and he would have left the stone sculptures with patriarchal line to him, wouldn't that mean they were superior to the emperor? Such behavior would have been like a conspiracy.

Many ministers in the court also obtained official positions by giving gifts, so they were naturally afraid of getting angry.

After hearing Zhu Tianzhao's scolding, Deng Jiang's face changed drastically and he quickly defended: "Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this chaotic minister. I am innocent and can prove it."

Xu Daocheng took the initiative and said loudly: "Shut me to be brave. Your Majesty can tell that the Deng family has a treasure trove, which is specially used to hide the stolen goods collected by the Prime Minister. Over the past few decades, whenever local tributes have been paid in two, one is handed over to the national treasury and the other is handed over to the prime minister's residence. This is a secret disclosed among local court officials. In the prime minister's treasure trove, there are various treasures that are more precious than the national treasury!"

"Xu-Dao-Cheng!" Deng Jiang was so angry that he trembled all over, while the fourth prince Zhu Huang's face turned pale, and even his hands were trembling.

On the other hand, the eldest prince Zhu Hao, Huo Tie and others could not guess that this incident was related to Shen Chen, but they would not interfere in this matter and hoped that Deng Jiang would fall.

Zhu Tianzhao's face was already covered with dark clouds at this time, but looking at Deng Jiang with a righteous face, it was still difficult to make a decision.

Shen Chen, Zhao Zhongchong and others looked at each other and smiled, thinking that Xu Daocheng was really desperate and told him that in order to protect himself, he would reveal these secrets. At this time, he only needed to add a fire.

At this time, Shen Chen said loudly: "Father, the Deng family has been famous for hundreds of years and has been the pillars of our court for generations. Lord Deng is also a good reputation. His sons do not believe that Lord Deng would commit such a rebellious act. However, Lord Xu is also a court official and a parent official of the people of the country. He must not disbelief of his words. But if Lord Deng really accepts bribes all year round, he is afraid that Lord Xu will not be the only one among the officials present."

As soon as these words were finished, many court officials changed their faces.

Shen Chen smiled at Xu Daocheng and said, "Mr. Xu, what do you think?"

The cold light in Chen Chen's eyes made Xu Daocheng's heart tremble. He was now in a difficult situation. He knew that he could not retreat at this time, so he gritted his teeth and looked back at the hall. Then he said loudly: "Zhang Zhouju, the inspector of the Ministry of Revenue, Qian Guzhi, the head of the Ministry of Works, and Fang Sidu, the chief of the Ministry of Personnel, both bribed Prime Minister Deng with great gifts!"

As soon as these words came, the three people who were calling suddenly changed their faces and they all sweated coldly.

Chen Chen said in a deep voice: "The three sirs I called just now might as well come out to prove their innocence?"

All three of them were fat and big ears. They walked out stunningly and fell to the ground with a plop.

Chen Chen walked over slowly and said lightly: "Before the answer, the three lords must think about it. If the three lords can tell the truth, then what you have done in the past is to violate the laws of the country. But if you dare to lie in front of your father, it is to deceive the king and behead him and behead him. In this palace, there are countless ways to prove whether what you said is true or false!"

Chen Chen's words, every word of the word was like a knife, made the three civil officials suddenly frightened. The three of them hated Xu Daocheng, but they were caught at this time, but they could no longer think about it.

Who is Chen Chen? He is the 14th prince who commanded the three million troops and captured the Cangmo Kingdom. Now everyone can see that the Lu family and Zhao Zhongchong are both in his sect. If they offend him at all, it would be easy to dig out their old secrets. At that time, they are afraid that the death penalty will be inevitable.

All three of them had ghosts in their hearts, and were already guilty and even more afraid of Chen Chen's reputation. After looking at each other, they shouted in unison: "I was obsessed with ghosts for a while, and for the promotion, I really divided the tributes that should have been given to the national treasury into two, and gave half of them to Prime Minister Deng. I would like to ask Your Majesty to be kind!"

"The three masters can look at their mistakes directly, which makes our palace admire. No one can do without mistakes? As long as they can correct them, they will be praised. Then let me tell you, besides you, who do you know who has ever given tribute to Prime Minister Deng?" Chen Chen smiled and asked.

In order to protect themselves, the three of them had to tell all the officials who had known that they had bribed them. In this way, in just a moment, the entire court was filled with about thirty people, all of whom were from the third and fourth ranks of the eight divisions.

At this time, Zhu Tianzhao was already angry, as if a volcano that would erupt at any time. If one person testified, it might not be trusted. But now all the court officials on the ground said that the tribute was divided into two, which proved that Deng Jiang had accepted bribes for many years, and the three of them became tigers, let alone so many people.
Chapter completed!