Hu Bowen claimed that his confession was forced by others. Longtai was stunned for a moment, but the King of Huainan changed color slightly.

"Forcing others?" Sima Changshen cried out without a chance: "Hu Bowen, do you say that this confession is forced by others? Do you say that the above suggests that the truth is not the one?"

The King of Huainan said coldly: "Hu Bowen, your confession signed and stamped was interrogated by the Ministry of Justice. What do you mean by being forced by others?"

"Emperor, someone threatened the lives of the family members of the crime and ordered the crime to write this confession to frame the Duke of Zhenguo." Hu Bowen looked up and said, "The crime minister has been thinking about it, and the emperor is so kind. If the crime minister deceiving the saint against his conscience and framed the loyal and kind, even the ancestors of the crime minister cannot let go of the minister."

"Framed the loyal and kind?" Su Zhen said: "Hu Bowen, what do you mean?"

"Wuxiang Hou, the old Duke, did his best to assist in the government affairs, regardless of his age." Hu Bowen said loudly: "Someone forced and threatened the criminals to write a confession and framed the old Duke, so he naturally wanted to frame the loyal and kind. Although the criminals committed a serious crime, they are unwilling to make mistakes again and again until now."

The corners of the Huainan King's eyes twitched and he said coldly: "Hu Bowen, the emperor is here and all officials are here. You should be careful when speaking."

"The prince asked to bring Hu Bowen over. Could it be that it was not for him to testify in public?" Sima Changshen snorted coldly: "Now Hu Bowen reports the truth to the emperor, is it that the prince will not let him speak?"

Longtai glanced at Sima Changshen and asked, "Hu Bowen, you said someone threatened you, who is that?"

Hu Bowen did not hesitate and raised his hand to point at King Huainan: "Emperor, before the criminal ministers were sent to the Eastern Qi Dynasty, the King Huainan instructed the criminal ministers to join forces with Liang Xiong to destroy the mission of Jinyi waiting for the mission. He threatened the criminal ministers. If the criminal ministers were disobedient, their family members would be in danger. I was extremely confused and made a big mistake in order to protect the safety of my family."

There was a commotion all over the place, and all the ministers were extremely surprised. Originally, the King of Huainan insisted on letting Hu Bowen come forward to testify, but everyone thought that after Hu Bowen came out, he would definitely prove that Sima Lan was the person behind the scenes. No one expected that Hu Bowen pointed out that King of Huainan was the mastermind behind it, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

The King of Huainan looked extremely ugly and said sternly: "Hu Bowen, you are so bold, you dare to speak nonsense here."

"King of Huainan, Hu Bowen's confession falsely accused his father of being the person behind the scenes. You don't think he was talking nonsense. Now Hu Bowen stops his horse and reports to the emperor to tell the truth, but you say he was talking nonsense." Sima Changshen also said sternly: "The prince's method of turning the world is really amazing."

"Everyone in the court knows that your Sima family is determined to let Sima Wanqiong enter the palace. For the benefit of our Great Chu, the emperor sent Jinyi Hou to Dongqi to marry Princess Tianxiang, and to make Princess Tianxiang the queen." Although the King of Huainan looked ugly, he was still calm at this moment and said coldly: "Princess Tianxiang comes to my Chu State. Your Sima family's wishful thinking in controlling the harem will be shattered. You are naturally unwilling to give up, so you want to destroy it. Hu Bowen, what I said is exactly what you admit?"

Hu Bowen said, "Prince, because of this, once the mission is really destroyed and cannot complete the mission, many people naturally think that this was done by the old king. Do you still remember that before the mission was sent by the prisoner, you told the criminal minister that once this matter was successful, it would kill two birds with one stone. Not only could the finger point the finger at the Sima family, but the Jinyi Hou would also humiliate the emperor's order, and they could also take the opportunity to suppress Jinyi Hou." At this point, he glanced at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning was wearing court clothes, with her hands in her sleeves, expressionless and silent.

After Hu Bowen appeared, Sima Lan did not speak. At this time, she sighed and said, "Prince, the old minister knows that we have different political views all day long. But the old minister always thought that even if the political views are different, it is all for the prosperity of our Great Chu. We can discuss some things slowly." Shaking his head, "Our Sima family has been favored by the emperor for several generations, and it is already a great honor. The emperor believes that the old minister has been loyal to the country for many years. This title of Duke has made the Sima family grateful. How could he think of let Sima Wanqiong enter the palace as his queen? What's more, he has to stop the mission from going to Dongqi. Although the old minister is confused, he will not be so unbearable. Why should the prince use this method to trap the old minister for being disloyal!"

Sima Changshen seized the opportunity and said, "Emperor, the King of Huainan framed and framed him, and his intentions are ulterior motives. Please ask the Emperor to investigate clearly!"

The King of Huainan was already ashen at this time, but at this time, he stepped forward from the ministers and whispered loudly: "Emperor, Hu Bowen was guilty of death. Now he is talking nonsense here. He deliberately slandered the prince and must investigate carefully. The prince is open and honest, and has never spared his efforts for our great Chu. Now he is framed by treacherous ministers, and I am aggrieved the prince."

Everyone looked at it and saw that the person who suddenly stood up was Dou Kui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Dou Kui is the hard-core friend of the King of Huainan. At this time, everyone was not surprised that he stood up to speak for the King of Huainan.

Longtai pondered for a moment and finally asked: "Hu Bowen, you said that this confession was written by the King of Huainan and said that the person who instructed you to destroy the mission was the Uncle of Huainan. What evidence do you have? It's just that you have nothing to say, how can I believe what you said?"

Hu Bowen lay on the ground and said, "Everything that the criminal minister said is true, but there is no other evidence in his hand. At that time, the person who forced the criminal minister to write this confession was Qian Raoshun, the Minister of Justice. He told the criminal minister that if the criminal minister could not write this confession, his family would be in danger."

Longtai glanced at Qian Raoshun and said coldly: "Qian Raoshun, is there any such thing?"

Qian Raoshun, the Minister of Justice, knelt down on the ground and said, "Emperor, Hu Bowen... Hu Bowen slandered people, me...!" Before he could finish speaking, the King of Huainan sneered: "Emperor, Hu Bowen is like a mad dog here, biting people randomly. This person is extremely guilty. Now he is deceiving the emperor. The crime of deceiving the king is implicated in the nine tribes. He must not be spared lightly."

Hu Bowen said sternly: "Mr. Qian, you were in charge of the criminal name of my Great Chu. Back then, you were considered impartial in deciding the case, and even praised by the late emperor. Shouldn't you tell the truth today? I want to frame the loyal and kind-hearted? Duke Zhenguo worked diligently for my Great Chu. Now someone is going to frame him. Hu Bowen doesn't care about the lives of the whole family. If you tell the truth to the emperor, do you still have to be obsessed with it?"

The King of Huainan clenched his fists with his hands, and his face looked even more ugly. Qian Raoshun lay on the ground, looked up at Longtai, and shouted suddenly: "Long live your retribution, I deserve to die, I beg the emperor to punish me!"

Qi Ning kept watching the case coldly. The case was interrogated in public, but its development was unexpected. Hu Bowen overturned his confession, which made Qi Ning realize something was wrong. At this time, Qian Raoshun suddenly apologized to the emperor, and Qi Ning knew that the matter was even more unpredictable.

"What crime have you committed?" Longtai asked in a deep voice.

Qian Raoshun glanced at the King of Huainan and saw that the King of Huainan was also staring at him, and the granite ground on the sacrificial platform on his forehead, "Report to the Lord, Hu Bowen's confession is indeed... indeed... forced to confess. The King of Huainan secretly summoned me and ordered me to sign and seal this confession regardless of coercion and inducement, so that I could frame the old Duke. I dare not disobey the prince's orders, and use the safety of Hu Bowen's family against his conscience to force him to sign and seal this confession. The confession said all were written according to the prince's orders. I... I was guilty of being virtuous and be ashamed of the emperor, and I also asked the emperor to punish me!"

The King of Huainan was already pale at this time, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, but suddenly rushed forward a few steps, pointed at Qian Raoshun, and shouted sternly: "Qian Raoshun, do you know what you are talking about?"

Qian Raoshun raised his head, looked at the King of Huainan, and said with a panic look: "Prince, I don't dare to deceive the king, and I don't want to frame the loyal and kind. I can throw my head away, but... I can't lose my conscience."

The ministers were already in an uproar at this time.

If everyone felt that what Hu Bowen said was not enough to believe it, then as soon as Qian Raoshun said this, everyone felt that all this must have been planned by the King of Huainan.

As we all know, Qian Raoshun has always been close to the King of Huainan. The King of Huainan and the Sima family fought in the court. Qian Raoshun has always been the main general around the King of Huainan and has been deeply trusted by the King of Huainan. As the confidant general of the King of Huainan, Qian Raoshun turned against the crowd, and everyone was shocked.

"It turns out that all this was indeed planned by the King of Huainan." Sima Changshen sneered: "Don't you think it's too despicable to frame my Sima family with such means?"

The King of Huainan ignored Sima Changshen and stared at the calm Sima Lan, laughing instead of anger. The laughter spread from afar. The ministers thought that it would be fine for the King of Huainan to admit his conspiracy to frame Sima Lan. Now he is still laughing wildly in front of the emperor. He is really rude and quite disobedient.

Longtai glanced at the King of Huainan and finally said, "Why is Uncle Huainan laughing?"

"Your Majesty, the court has such a traitor. It seems that I am right to clear the lord this time." The King of Huainan carried his hands on his back: "Sima Lan is hypocritical, but insidious and cunning, and actually secretly bought Qian Raoshun. This was beyond my expectations." He stared at Sima Lan and sneered: "Duke Zhenguo, a good method!"

Sima Lan glanced at the King of Huainan, and still spoke calmly: "Justice is in the hearts of the people. Today, the prince wants to trap the old ministers for being disloyal, so he even wants to block the ceremony of the sacrificial ceremony. If anyone else, it would be awaiting the rebellion of the emperor. Lord Qian and Hu Bowen remained in a state of conscience and revealed the truth to the emperor. If the prince apologized to the emperor immediately, we would still plead for the prince."

"The prince violates the law and is the same as the common people." Sima Changshen sneered: "Dissues the sacrificial ceremony and frames the loyal and kind-hearted. He also intends to destroy the mission to propose marriage. Each of these serious crimes is horrifying. Now the ministers of the court are here to prove it. If it is left unresolved, what is the court's laws?"
Chapter completed!