Chapter 488 The start of the drama, the wind and rain suddenly rise
"Your Majesty! This is a false accusation! This is a completely shameless false accusation against Zhongliang!"
General Zhou was so angry that if he hadn't lost all his limbs, he would have pounced on Master Xu and killed him.
Mr. Xu said coldly: "General Zhou, the soldiers who carried out the mission back then, the shops where they ate when they passed by, and even the villagers who went into the mountains to hunt and witness when they bombed the mountains to kill people, I have found them all one by one, and the testimonies can be exchanged.
Confirmed!"
All the ministers looked at the slips in their hands that explained how Dali Temple investigated the Xiao family's extermination case, as well as some rubbing evidence, with horrified expressions on their faces.
Zhou Chen felt the gazes of the ministers and roared through gritted teeth: "You must have forged evidence!"
Master Xu looked around and spoke to the emperor: "If your majesty and your lords don't believe it, call all the witnesses to the palace now for cross-examination!"
Emperor Ming's face was extremely ugly. During this period, he asked the people in Dongchang to stare at Xu Muyan!
I didn't even see this old man do anything, so why did he suddenly get a big one today!
Emperor Ming could only find a way to get rid of this matter first: "This matter is serious, Xu Qing's family can discuss it with me first..."
"It is precisely because His Majesty said this is a serious matter a month ago that I have carefully verified it. In addition to these personal witnesses, there are also physical evidences"!
Mr. Xu took out a few more letters from his sleeves and announced in public——
"The deputy general who was ordered by Zhou Chen to lead the people to exterminate the Xiao family, young and old, was worried that Zhou Chen would silence him afterwards, so he left behind a personal letter written by Zhou Chen!"
Emperor Ming had a headache. Is this Xu’s sleeve a Qiankun bag? How on earth did he hide so many things?!
Zhou Chen looked at the letters in disbelief: "Xu Muyan——!"
Mr. Xu raised his eyebrows and asked: "Why, General Zhou doesn't recognize his handwriting. It doesn't matter. I have rubbings here. Do you want to recall what you wrote?"
As he said that, Mr. Xu paused and sneered——
"That's right. The deputy general didn't expect that he would die so early and exchange these letters for his own life before he had time. Of course Mr. Zhou didn't know that the deputy general didn't burn those letters according to your order!"
Mr. Xu is an official with a background in investigating cases. He walked towards Zhou Chen step by step and said——
"The deputy general didn't even live long enough to report to you in person, after you confirmed that you had completely killed all the old, weak, women and children of the Xiao family."
"You had already sent another group of soldiers to ambush on the road and silenced the deputy general and the soldiers on the mission!"
Zhou Chen's face was extremely ugly, and his fists were clenched. How could old man Xu have these things in his hands? The deputy general back then really betrayed him!
Emperor Ming couldn't help but instinctively looked at Cang Qiao. The situation was urgent now. Why didn't this man say anything?
He has the ability to resolve the situation at hand. If he is willing to say something, he will definitely be able to shut up Xu Muyan, an old man!
But Cang Qiao seemed not to notice His Majesty the Emperor's anxious and anxious eyes at all.
He just continued to caress and play with the jade beads in his hand, as if it was nothing to do with him.
Seeing that Emperor Ming was very angry and angry.
Damn thing!
But Zhou Tongchen's eyes immediately lit up, and he raised his voice as if he had found a flaw——
"Master Xu, you just said that you found the soldiers who performed the mission back then, and now you say that these people were silenced by their father. Are you not contradicting yourself?"
Emperor Ming also coughed immediately: "Yes, the Xu Qing family was deceived by the villain?"
Master Xu said sternly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't worry, traitors cannot deceive me!"
He looked around at the ministers around him and raised his voice: "Those pro-army soldiers of the Zhou family actually missed two of the messenger soldiers who were exploring the way and did not kill them!"
"Back then, the two messengers saw that something was not going well and hid in the trees. They managed to survive and did not dare to return to the Zhou family's army. Now they have been found by Wei Chen!"
All the ministers looked at each other with complicated expressions. They really didn't expect that there were so many complicated inside stories.
Zhou Tongchen was suffocated and looked at Zhou Chen: "Father...!"
Zhou Chen said nothing, breathing heavily, looking at Mr. Xu with a murderous look in his eyes.
Mr. Xu said coldly: "I forgot to tell General Zhou that among the witnesses of Wei Chen, there are also two members of the Zhou family who participated in the murder mission!"
Zhou Tongchen was shocked: "Impossible! It's impossible for our Zhou family army to betray my father! It must be you who forged the witness!"
As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted strange glances from the surrounding ministers——
This sounds like Master Zhou admitted that he sent people to silence him, but he just doesn't believe that his own troops will be bribed?
Zhou Tongchen immediately realized that he had made a mistake, and his expression immediately darkened.
"What I mean is that I, a member of the Zhou family, would not do such outrageous things. Even if I did, I would not betray my father!"
This explanation sounds reasonable, but it always reveals a weak and feeble excuse.
Zhou Chen said coldly: "Chen'er, there is no need to explain, those who are clear will be clear themselves!"
At this time, Censor Mo stepped forward and reprimanded Zhou Chen sternly: "We have all the witnesses and material evidence. Zhou Chen, if you have the guts, call the witnesses to come forward for cross-examination!"
As he said that, he knelt down to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this is really shocking. Several generations of the Xiao family have contributed to the country and the country. The men of the family defended the country and died loyally on the front lines, but the old, weak, women and children were killed by traitors in the rear!"
"Your Majesty, I am the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Since I have the responsibility of supervising all officials for Your Majesty, I would also like to ask you to issue an order - a joint trial of the three departments!"
As soon as Mo Yushi began, Mr. Xu and many people from the court and civil servants knelt down: "Your Majesty, please order the three departments to review it together!"
Among the generals, there are actually some disciples of the Xiao family who have been ostracized because of this and dare not speak out to protect themselves.
But now that they saw Yan Guan taking the vanguard, they did not care about the Zhou family's power and knelt down in anger.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!!"
Emperor Ming's whole body was stiff. Who said that the emperor was helpless? Now he was being roasted on the fire.
But without Cang Qiao to hold the show for him, he couldn't help but feel flustered.
At this time, Zhou Chen looked at the emperor with burning eyes: "It is enough for your majesty to believe in the innocence of the minister."
This statement is straightforward. As long as the emperor protects him, even if all the evidence is true, it will not be established!
Emperor Ming took a deep breath, and first used the procrastination technique to delay the matter for today, and then think of a way to kill Xu Muyan secretly or cover up the matter in some other way.
He covered his forehead: "You also know that this is a serious matter. I have been feeling unwell recently. Please allow me to..."
"Your Majesty is not feeling well. Please allow me to accompany you back to the back hall to have a rest and see the imperial doctor. My lords, please go down to court first." A cold voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone was stunned and looked at Cang Qiao, who had not said a word today.
He stood up, raised his eyes lightly, and looked at the emperor.
Emperor Ming frowned, and Cang Qiao finally spoke. Did he agree with himself?
He immediately nodded: "What Cang Aiqing said is true! I will see the imperial doctor first and temporarily withdraw from the court."
The courtiers immediately started talking, and some indignant ministers tried to stop him: "Your Majesty, how can this be done?"
At this time, Cang Qiao suddenly looked at Zhou Chen and added:
"As for General Zhou, this matter is too involved. To show your innocence, you should stay in the palace for a few days and don't go back."
He narrowed his dark expression and said, "Save me from being accused of being accused of colluding with subordinates to kill people and destroy evidence."