The servants of Gao Di, who were hidden in the crowd, immediately started to make fire.
"The prince keeps saying that he cares about the world and takes it as his own duty to help the Song Dynasty. How come at the critical moment, he always rebels against the party?"
"The punishment of the city's Cao is what everyone expects, and it is also what the people want. Is the prince obstructing law enforcement because he wants to cover up the traitor to the party?"
"Is it possible that the rumor in the market that the prince broke into the Kaifeng prison without permission to secretly protect the rebels is true?"
"Hahaha, the prince attaches so much importance to these two traitors, I'm afraid he has a lot of interests in the north, right?"
The people's thoughts are not that deep. They only know that these two rebels are unpardonable.
Anyone who dared to protect the rebels was the enemy of the entire Song Dynasty.
Even Zhao Huan, who has received very good reviews in recent days, is no exception!
"It is a matter of course to punish those who rebel against the party and to rectify the country's system. Even the prince must not stand in the way!"
"You are right, no one can obstruct law enforcement!"
"Your Majesty has already broken through the Kaifeng Mansion Prison before, so he should avoid suspicion now."
The wind direction at the scene changed drastically in an instant, and all the people pointed their fingers at Zhao Huan.
It’s not their fault. After all, the Song Dynasty had been oppressed by the Jin people and had suffered for too long. They really wanted to vent their accumulated resentment.
After receiving the support of the people, Gao Qiu suddenly looked confident.
At this moment, I wished that Zhao Huan could continue to obstruct law enforcement.
The more fierce Zhao Huan resisted, the more the people hated him.
"What are you still doing? Execution!"
At this moment, Zhao Kun tried his best and shouted: "We are the righteous soldiers of the northern frontier, coming to Kyoto to participate in the fund-raising conference!"
"Old thief Gao Qiu was worried that we would reveal his dirty dealings with the Northern Border Army, so he killed us and accused us of rebelling against the party, killing good people and taking credit for them."
As Zhao Kun retracted his confession before his death, the originally noisy Kaifeng Mansion suddenly became quiet.
Gao Qiu's heart was already in his throat. If at this time, Zhao Huan encouraged the people to withdraw the case and retry it, it would be all over.
Just at this moment, a cold snort came from outside the door.
Liu Pu, the commander of the front office of the palace, stepped forward and threw a stack of identity documents directly in front of Zhao Kun.
"I knew you would retract your confession and make sophistry!"
"These identity documents are proof!"
"The seventeen people who have been executed are all border residents living in the northern border and have been in and out of the Kingdom of Jin all year round."
"You two committed extremely heinous crimes. In the name of doing business in the Song Dynasty, you earned money and transported it all to the Kingdom of Jin."
Gao Qiu's eyes brightened!
This Liu Pu came at the right time.
Although these forged identity documents cannot withstand investigation at all, at this juncture, they are conclusive evidence.
As Gao Qiu expected, the scene was completely boiling.
All the people could no longer suppress the anger in their hearts. They raised the objects in their hands, whether they were eggs or stones, and threw them at Zhao Kun and Wang Qi.
Wang Qi was already almost out of gas when he was hit by the angry people and fell to the ground without any movement.
The guard in front of the palace stepped forward to check his breathing and quickly reported: "Sir, the criminal is dead!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Huan's heart was as sharp as a knife.
Zhao Huan once swore to protect Zhao Kun no matter what, but Wang Qi broke his promise after all!
"brother!"
Zhao Kun's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Wang Qi who had passed away. He was heartbroken and screamed hysterically.
"That's all if I die in the hands of a traitor!"
"It happened that he died in the hands of the common people, the common people we swore to protect even if we shed the last drop of blood!"
A loved one will suffer, but an enemy will be happy!
Even so, Zhao Kun still did not vent his anger on the people.
Zhao Kun suddenly turned around and stared at Gao Qiu with a death-like gaze: "Old thief, even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go!"
Gao Qiu had already secured the victory and could not help but raise his head and laugh.
"Hahaha, ghost? I'm not afraid of you when you're alive, let alone when you become a ghost?"
"If you dare to linger, I will represent the great world of the Song Dynasty and kill you again!"
At this moment, Zhao Huan stood up and walked towards Zhao Kun.
Zhu Lian, who was hiding in the crowd and wearing a hat, saw this scene and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Although he knew clearly that Zhao Huan's move would definitely arouse public outrage, Zhu Lian instead of being angry, secretly supported it.
"If you don't even have the courage to protect the righteous, I will look down on you!"
When Zhao Huan used his body to block Zhao Kun, Gao Qiu was overjoyed. He did not expect that Zhao Huan, who had always been shrewd, would make such a stupid decision at the last moment.
Gao Qiu stood up directly, flicked his long sleeves, pointed at Zhao Huan, and shouted angrily: "Zhao Huan! It seems that you are covering up the rebellion, and the evidence is conclusive!"
The people who gathered outside the gate of the mansion stared blankly at Zhao Huan.
They never dreamed that the prince they admired the most would secretly treason against the party.
The anger at being betrayed instantly caused the people to lose their minds.
"My lord! Do you deserve our trust?"
"I don't want to believe until my death that the prince would be in cahoots with the rebels, but the reality is that I can't help but believe it!"
"The world is as dark as crows, and even you have become a shameless villain. The world is dark, so there is nothing to pursue..."
"The young one once swore that for the prince, his life would be ruined and his body would be shattered to pieces. Now, after all, he has made a mistake!"
Seeing this, Gao Di's servant struck while the iron was hot and threw the rotten eggs he had prepared for a long time towards Zhao Huan.
Perfect accuracy, one hit!
Snap!
The foul-smelling egg liquid instantly exploded on Zhao Huan's forehead.
Led by Gao Di's servants, the angry people threw everything in their hands at Zhao Huan, venting their anger.
Just rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves.
Stones and broken bricks can kill!
A stone as big as a walnut, under the cover of a crowd of debris, headed straight for Zhao Huan's head.
Bang!
Zhao Huan felt his head buzzing, and the next moment, blood was already flowing down the top of his head.
Seeing Zhao Huan with his head covered with blood, Zhu Lian's heart twitched suddenly. He planned to watch until the end, and then return to his hometown to arrange the funeral arrangements. When everything was ready, he would follow Zhao Huan to the underworld.
But at this moment, watching Zhao Huan use his flesh and blood to resist the anger of the people for Zhao Kun.
Zhu Lian couldn't bear it anymore, took off his hat, rushed to Zhao Huan, turned around and shouted at the people.
"Even if he secretly colludes with the party, it is difficult to clear away the suspicion."
"The prince once donated one hundred thousand taels of silver to the Song Dynasty, and even spent thousands of gold to help the suffering people in the capital."
"In the end, don't you even deserve the dignity of a prince?"
An angry crowd gathered and gave a meal.
The eyes of the people were complicated. They were unwilling to believe that Zhao Huan was a traitor, but... the evidence was irrefutable, so how should we explain it?
Seeing that the people were unwilling to take action again, how could Gao Di's servants sit idly by and ignore them? They immediately started shouting loudly.
"Zhu Lian! You and Zhao Huan are the same species!"