These two women are not as courageous as the other.
It seems that they had a guilty conscience when talking about this matter. Others did not know that they could not know that the thugs in this family took the money and really wanted to kill the wife of the loyal and brave general.
That's one corpse and two lives, two human lives in total, so after finding the person dead in Yizhuang and dismembered, I just felt that it was retribution.
But the owner of the money added another extra thing and asked the women to stir up the matter.
If they only make trouble in Jingzhao Mansion and General Mansion, they still have the courage.
But now, I have really made trouble in front of the emperor. Faced with the pressure of the emperor's real dragon, I have long been scared out of my wits.
Now I still have to write a petition and seriously file a petition, which makes me feel very unconfident.
"We don't write it, you write it."
The voices of the other two people were trembling when they spoke. The woman who took the lead glanced at the two useless people.
I felt a little unsure, but I gritted my teeth and asked someone who could write to help me write the petition.
Not long after the petition was written, General Zhongyong and the governor of Jingzhao were invited into the palace.
The father-in-law handed the written petition to the emperor. The emperor read the petition first, and then ordered General Zhongyong and Jingzhao Fu Yin to be brought to the main hall.
When Jingzhao Prefecture Yin and Cheng Hanyan saw the woman in the main hall, they both recognized her. She was the family member of the thugs who caused trouble in the General's Mansion.
General Feng and the deputy general sent people to contact these people, but found that these people were very strict and could not find out any information at all.
Now that I really have the courage to come to the palace to complain, I don't know if it was the person behind it or if these people came here by mistake.
"The humble ministers are here to see the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"
Cheng Hanyan and Jingzhao Prefecture Yin first saluted. After the emperor called them to get up, they each stood aside and formed a confrontation with the women.
"Do you two dear ladies recognize these three women?"
The emperor didn't beat around the bush and asked directly when he came up.
"Back to the emperor, these three women went to the Zhongyong General's Mansion to cause trouble today. It was Wei Chen who sent people to arrest these people and bring them back to Jingzhao Mansion. Unexpectedly, this woman who took the lead did not know what to do, contradicted her words, and dared to attack the officials. Wei Chen
I then asked my servants to beat her several times."
"Who would have thought that this woman actually colluded with the people, made a big fuss in Jingzhao Mansion, escaped, and even slandered Wei Chen and the loyal and brave generals to protect each other! Please tell me, Your Majesty, Wei Chen is acting in accordance with the law and never dares to protect me.
"
The governor of Jingzhao called Qu Qu when he came up. He spoke sincerely and every word came from the bottom of his heart. He didn't look like he was lying at all.
But these people have been officials for so many years and have become old foxes. Their acting skills are surprisingly good.
Even if it's really him, he can act like someone he's not.
"General Zhongyong, do you have anything else to say? Are you complaining to me like the governor of Jingzhao?"
The emperor's words were neither negative nor positive, but they were so coercive that people could not tell whether he was suppressing his anger or not.
This matter reached the palace hall, and the emperor was naturally dissatisfied.
How useless are the officials below that they brought such a trivial matter under the eyes of the emperor and asked him, the emperor, to judge the case.
"Every word of Jingzhao Prefecture's Yin is true. Weichen has nothing to say. Weichen is waiting to accept the investigation and judgment of Dali Temple."
Cheng Hanyan's appearance of lying flat and letting the emperor be laughed at really made the emperor speechless.
If he complains and complains like the governor of Jingzhao, the emperor will only become more angry and think that these officials are passing the blame to each other.
But Cheng Hanyan did not defend himself or shirk responsibility, but instead calmed the emperor's anger.
I think there is at least one sensible person in this group.
In addition, Cheng Hanyan was indeed detained in his palace for several days and did not come to court in the morning. Now his attitude was calm and he did not complain, which made the emperor feel compassionate.
"Since this matter has been raised in the main hall, I would like to ask, was it you who did the Yizhuang incident?"
"When you return to the emperor, you are not a minor minister."
The emperor pondered for a while after hearing this, and then asked again.
"It is said in the capital that you are a loyal and brave general who dotes on his wife the most. You can hold grudges against those thugs because they want to harm your wife, and even want to flog the body after death."
This is an extremely sharp question. If the answer is not good, it is equivalent to being convicted.
The governor of Jingzhao, the emperor, and Eunuch An all thought that Cheng Hanyan would deny these words, but they did not expect that he would actually admit it.
"Wei Chen has been resentful and fearful, so naturally he also thought about whipping corpses..."
However, before Cheng Hanyan finished speaking, the emperor became furious and grabbed an inkstone.
"You are so bold. You are so brave! Now that you have this idea, you have even thought about whipping the corpse, but you still say that it was not you who did it."
Cheng Hanyan spoke slowly and calmly, as if he was talking about someone else's family affairs.
"Weichen just said that Weichen has thought about it, but does that mean he must do it?"
Cheng Hanyan's words not only stunned the emperor, but also everyone present.
"I have indeed thought about it, but it does not mean that I have definitely done it. Your Majesty, please calm down first. Why don't you listen to what General Zhongyong has to say."
After all, Eunuch An was still partial to Cheng Hanyan, and he also knew that the emperor was somewhat partial to Cheng Hanyan, a general, because of his relationship with Chunfei, so he helped to give him a chance.
"Okay, I will listen to you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for listening attentively." Cheng Hanyan first thanked him with clasped fists, and then continued.
"I impulsively thought about whipping the corpse, but I asked my deputy to tell my wife about it. It was my wife who advised me to do good deeds for my children and not to blame innocent people for hatred. And these thugs are cashiers.
Now that people are dead and their debts are gone, their own sins have also been repaid, and there is no need for me to add more sins to myself."
"Furthermore, these thugs were assassinated for no reason while being escorted by the Imperial Guards. They must be people who want to harm my wife behind the scenes and want to kill people without any evidence. What we should do is not to persecute these thugs, but to
Follow the clues to find out who is behind the scenes."
"Now, both the young minister of Dali Temple and Wei Chen have found out some clues. Although they cannot completely investigate who is behind the scenes, there is enough evidence to prove that this matter was not done by Wei Chen.
"
Cheng Hanyan originally wanted to lurk for a while longer until he could produce evidence to capture the person behind the scenes.
But now that the matter has come before the emperor, if he doesn't produce some evidence to excuse himself, he will rely on the false accusations of these women.
He and Jingzhao Fuyin could also be told to shed their skin even if they were not dead, which would not be of any benefit to him.
You may even lose the capital to deal with the person behind the scenes.