Cheng Cheng smiled awkwardly: "You are a little reckless in your work, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you."

Emperor Ming nodded: "I heard that you are calling out to my third brother for Mrs. Xie's affairs. This is your private matter. As long as it does not hurt the innocent, it will not affect the public security in Hongdu. I am too lazy to ask. You asked the girl in red to send you in this time, it is not just for this matter, right?"

Cheng Cheng thought about it and said, "Some connections."

Emperor Ming walked to his seat, lifted his clothes and sat down, looked up at him, and said, "Come on, sit all the time, girl in red, don't stand either."

After the two of them sat down separately, he said again: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Cheng Chengdao: "It's for Xie Heng's case."

"Oh?" Emperor Ming narrowed his eyes and his expression slightly condensed: "It's for this matter. Why? Do you suspect that his crime is untrue?"

Cheng Chengdao: "To be honest, I don't know the causes and consequences of this matter. I don't have much basis for doubt. I just think that some things seem to be too coincidental. Why all the sufferings are concentrated on the family. So, I want to find out and give an explanation to the unknown."

"So that's how it is." Emperor Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Cheng Cheng calmly: "You have never experienced this, but I have experienced it. I have also learned about it."

Cheng Cheng's heart moved: "What is His Majesty's opinion?"

A smile appeared on Emperor Ming's face: "I think you must have heard of it. Who is the most critical witness in this case?"

Cheng Cheng was stunned because the answer pointed to a very sensitive person.

His expression gradually gathered and he asked blankly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean? Can't you check any matters involved in Shanyang King?"

"Have I said this?" Emperor Ming raised his eyebrows and showed a strange smile: "You are too sensitive, right?"

Cheng Cheng was stunned and realized that he seemed to have some preconceptions and presupposes judgments. But if not, why did Emperor Ming specifically raise the issue of the identity of the witness?

Emperor Ming seemed to see through his thoughts, nodded, then stood up and walked towards the palace: "Come on, the file of this case happens to be here with me. If you are really interested, come with me."

Cheng Cheng was happy when he heard this, and quickly got up and chased after him. Hongyi hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

After leaving the side door behind the hall, they followed the palace path and walked forward all the way. After passing three moon gates, they followed Emperor Ming and entered a side hall without plaques.

"This is where I review files on a daily basis. After the case was closed, I never sent the document back to Zongsi Mansion. So, you are a coincidence."

As Emperor Ming said, he was searching on the desk frame. After a while, he drew out a large file. He blew the dust that had been deposited for a long time and threw it on the table.

Looking at the thickness of this file, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but hesitate. Is it time to finish reading such a large book here? When should I see it?

"What? I think it's too much?" Seeing this, Emperor Ming smiled faintly and said, "There is no way. Zong Si Mansion handles cases and likes to write a lot of articles. It's useful or useless. I have made several big books. I have criticized them several times, but it has no effect."

As he said that, he walked to the table, and on the side of the case file, he opened one of the pages along the preset bookmarks.

"I think this is the one you are interested in. After reading it, look at the location of the bookmark at the next one. Compared with the two, it is probably the truth you want."

Cheng Cheng was surprised and quickly brought the case file over.

This page happens to be the part of the suspect's own statement. It records the incident in which Xie Heng made self-defense.

Cheng Cheng became excited and quickly concentrated on his experience and read it from the beginning. The more he read it, the more shocked he felt. After reading Xie Heng's self-defense and looking at another bookmark position, it was the evidence of King Shanyang.

In contrast, Cheng Cheng suddenly felt angry.

The case is not complicated. The two testimonies point to the same thing, but the order of them is strangely reversed. Xie Heng claimed that he had received the order from King Shanyang to retreat the rear army he was responsible for in order to prevent the enemy's cavalry from attacking from behind. As a result, he was ambushed on the way back, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army.

The statement of King Shanyang was that when the enemy was surrounding the retreat, he fled without permission without permission, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army.

These two statements are both empty words, and only depend on who Zong Sifu believes. However, Xie Heng’s trouble is that the order he received was just a command from the commander and did not get the command talisman of the Central Army. According to him, it was a command that the Central Army was attacked at that time, and King Shanyang temporarily passed on in chaos.

According to military rules, military orders without orders were ineffective, but the entire army was in chaos at that time. Once someone raided the way back, the entire army might have no bones. So Xie Heng did not think too much and led the army to execute the general order.

"Your Majesty, since no one has ever proved it, why did he finally accept the statement of King Shanyang? Is it just because he is King Shanyang?"

Emperor Ming pondered for a while and said to Cheng Cheng: "One of the two statements must be a lie. If Xie Heng lies, the nature of this case is that the generals panic and the situation of the battle will fail. And if it is the King of Shanyang lies, it is that the commander ignored the lives of the soldiers of the three armies in order to make a murder and deploy, causing the army to collapse. If you were the soldiers in this battle and their families, which one would you like to be the fact?"

"Hope?" Cheng Cheng was stunned when he heard this and couldn't speak for a moment.

Emperor Ming sighed and continued: "Sometimes, people care more about which truth is more in line with everyone's wishes, rather than which truth is the fact."

Cheng Cheng took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and looked at the other party calmly: "Your Majesty means that in order to calm people's hearts, you can sacrifice the lives of innocent people?"

His meaning was already very sharp, and he was also ready to turn against him. Even the red-clothed man became nervous because of this.

But Emperor Ming's emotions did not erupt as he expected. On the contrary, he closed his eyes and sighed: "In your position, you can naturally speak frankly and just seek the truth. But in my position, you need to consider the life and death of more people. Have you ever thought that once an angry soldier mutiny, how many more people will die?"

Cheng Cheng stayed in place for a moment, not knowing how to respond to the other party's problems. The different positions were indeed unable to think about the problems from the same angle. In any case, he could not accept it and used the life of an innocent person to soothe the emotions of a group of people.

Bang!

Cheng Cheng closed the file hard and stared at the other party tightly: "Okay, I can understand Your Majesty's situation at that time, but now things have changed, and there should be no concerns from that year. Can Xie Heng be cleared up?"

"Where is the evidence?"

Emperor Ming had a look: "Who can act rashly without solid evidence?"

Cheng Cheng nodded and said seriously: "What if I could let King Shanyang confess?"

"You? Confession?" Emperor Ming narrowed his eyes, looked at him for a while, and then smiled slightly: "It seems that you are really a friend of the witch Xuantian, and even your style of doing things is becoming more and more similar."

Cheng Cheng was stunned. It turned out that the other party had never completely believed in his identity. Then, things became interesting.

So he asked carefully: "Can I understand that Your Majesty has agreed?"

Emperor Ming did not directly answer his statement, but said: "The King of Shanyang is an important minister in the dynasty and has a wide range of connections. Once he is killed without permission, it may change. Otherwise, you can give me an irrefutable evidence that can be uprooted. Or, leave room for nothing and find someone to take the blame."

Cheng Cheng did not hesitate at all and immediately said, "Your Majesty said just now that my style of doing things is very similar to that of the witch Xuantian. Since that is the case, how can I let Your Majesty down? "

"Oh?" Emperor Ming's lips raised slightly, and he nodded, "It was the time when he was a newborn calf. When I was as old as you, I was full of energy and ruthless. I fought with Brother Wang and then sat firmly on this position. As a result, when I was old, I was full of concerns and looked back."

As he said that, he waved his hand: "Okay, go, I think you have got what you want."

Cheng Cheng leaned over and saluted, saying, "It's far beyond expectations, thank you Your Majesty."

It was already three o'clock when I came out of the imperial city.

Under the dark night sky, Hongyi looked a little surprised: "Emperor Ming actually agreed to you to deal with his younger brother. He is such a person, why didn't I see it before?"

Cheng Cheng's mind still did not fully emerge from the situation just now. After hearing Hongyi's words, his eyes turned and said, "How many people sitting in that seat are easy to share? Li Heng has too much authority, so he is afraid he has been afraid of it for a long time. On the one hand, there is no excuse and it is difficult to do it. On the other hand, it is just to maintain his benevolent image for so many years."

"So, young master, you're an excuse to fall from the sky? No wonder his mood later was obviously much higher than before."

Cheng Cheng nodded and smiled slightly: "This trip has indeed exceeded my most optimistic expectations. From tomorrow on, I will let go and compete with Li Heng. I will not let anyone who has caused harm to my senior sister!"

Hearing this, Hongyi became more excited: "Young Master, actually Emperor Ming is right. You are really a bit like the master. The more you face a powerful opponent, the higher your fighting spirit. The more difficult the opponent is to deal with, the more you have to kill him, the more blood flows."

"Um?"

Cheng Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and a strange uneasiness hit his heart again. Hongyi was the waiter of the Xuantian Witch, and of course he was used to the decisive style of killing and decisive behavior. And wasn’t he a gentle boy who had always been a humble, polite, kind-hearted? When did he start to give people this feeling?
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