Chapter 669 How many words do you think the history book is?
There was dead silence.
Han Pu's belated arrival brought the news that those who wanted Chen Chao to die most wanted to hear.
Song Ting, Marquis of Huainan, one of the two princes conferred by imperial edict at that time and a minister of great merit, died at the hands of the Chen Dynasty.
At this moment, I am afraid that no one will be able to save this young military attaché.
Killing a court official without permission is already a capital crime, but now that someone like Song Ting, Marquis of Huainan is being killed, it is an even higher crime. Even if His Majesty the Emperor wants to show mercy outside the law, I am afraid those courtiers will not give up.
"Chen Chao, what else do you have to say?!"
The courtiers who had reacted looked at Chen Chao in front of them and immediately became energetic. You were so clever and careless before, so you thought you could escape the disaster, but now that the truth has been revealed, what else do you have to say?
"Your Majesty, this person seriously injured General Pei before and made such nonsense here. Now that the truth has come to light, Your Majesty, please immediately punish this person in order to honor me as the great law of Daliang and inform the people of the world!"
An official spoke, and it was the one who had a verbal dispute with Chen Chao before. Now his words clearly demonstrated his status as a scholar.
"Your Majesty, this person ignores Your Majesty's favor, is arrogant and domineering, and turns a deaf ear to my Daliang law. If he is not killed, it will not be enough for the people to be angry, and it will not be enough to thank the world!"
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Huainan has made great contributions to the imperial court. These loyal ministers were killed by him and should be severely punished!"
"His Majesty……"
"I'll wait for your Majesty to make a decision!"
Many officials came out of the banquet and knelt down to His Majesty the Emperor above. Everyone had a look of indignation on their faces.
In fact, if anyone looks carefully, they will know that most of these courtiers are those who followed His Majesty the Emperor in revolt, and many of them are inextricably linked to Song Ting, the Marquis of Huainan.
However, there is no figure of Zhongyong Hou Zhangyu among them.
The man who made the greatest contribution at the beginning is now sitting at the table as steady as Mount Tai.
Someone walked up to the loyal and brave Marquis and said softly: "Master Marquis, you must say something at this moment."
As a loyal and brave Marquis, Zhang Yu should stand with those people as one of the old ministers. However, when the Zhongyong Marquis heard these words, he was just indifferent and had no intention of getting up.
This surprised many officials.
Even the second prince glanced at Zhang Yu at this moment.
Zhang Yu sat quietly at the table, wondering what he was thinking.
There were many big shots and prestigious courtiers at the table, but many of them remained silent. Song Lian, who had the best relationship with Chen Chao, could not move or speak at this moment, let alone say anything for Chen Chao.
Emperor Daliang glanced at the courtiers who were kneeling in front of him. Before he could speak, Taishi Ling had already stood up and knelt down behind the courtiers. "Your Majesty, if the truth is confirmed, Deputy Commander Chen should be dealt with according to Daliang law."
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Seeing Taishi Ling speak, many people's eyes fell on him. As the historian of this dynasty, Taishi Ling was a famous straight minister. When speaking in the dynasty, he was not biased and only talked about right and wrong.
Scholars have a very high prestige in their hearts, so speaking at this moment actually represents the meaning of quite a group of scholars.
Master Zaifu frowned as he watched his friend come out.
"Your Majesty, Mi Ke, is reporting that Commander Chen has repeatedly performed meritorious deeds for our country, and it has also enhanced the prestige of our country. How can we kill such meritorious officials without permission? Kill them at will. The world will not accept it, and the people will be filled with resentment!"
Just when everyone was waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to speak, a person walked out of the banquet, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
It was Mi Ke who was unknown in the city of God. This scholar was just transferred from a local area to work in the city of God. In such deep water in the city of God, almost no one usually noticed him, but now he was gone.
Come out and speak for Chen Chao.
"??????????????? I think the matter is not that simple. Commander Chen is extremely loyal. How could he do such a thing? I should go to your Majesty to investigate in detail."
Mi Ke fell to his knees, his whole body trembling slightly. He didn't know how much courage it took for him to dare to step out and say these words.
The courtiers looked at Mi Ke and sneered.
"Your Majesty, how can we generalize whether we have merit or demerit? If we can be lawless just by relying on merit, how can we govern the world?"
An official immediately stood up and said: "Besides, as far as I know, the Lord Mi in front of me also has an old relationship with the Chen Dynasty. I am afraid that what this person says is more selfish than public."
Many people have been preparing for today's events for a long time. Naturally, they have thought about many things that will happen, and naturally know the relationship between Mi Ke and Chen Chao.
However, no one thought beforehand that Mi Ke would come out to speak for Chen Chao.
Chen Chao also looked at Mi Ke who was kneeling down, thinking that this old man Mi still missed some old feelings and that the friendship he had in Tianqing County was still there after all.
But one person's words are really a drop in the bucket.
"I also think that Commander Chen has made many meritorious deeds for our Daliang. The matter of killing the Marquis of Huainan still needs to be investigated in detail."
"I second the proposal."
As Mi Ke said those words, several military attachés among the courtiers came out and bowed down one after another.
There is no personal relationship between these people and the Chen Dynasty. Speaking carefully, they should actually be the disciples of the former general. They were just injured in the northern border and had to return to the divine capital to serve.
When they came out at this moment, they may not really feel that Chen Chao was innocent, but maybe they were just reluctant to let such a warrior die at this moment.
But no matter what the reason was, he finally stood up.
Chen Chao was a little surprised.
Surprisingly, there are many big names.
Although the voices of these people may not necessarily change the ending of this story, at least some different voices were heard.
At this moment, the people who spoke were all ministers of the DPRK, and the heads of the aristocratic families did not speak. They all looked at the current situation with cold eyes.
His Majesty the Emperor glanced at the courtiers kneeling in front of him, suddenly turned his head, looked at the three princes over there, and asked, "What do you think?"
As soon as the Emperor opened his mouth, everyone thought that the matter would be settled, but they did not expect that he was asking these princes.
Everyone's eyes fell on the three princes.
The eldest prince coughed a few times and took the lead in saying: "Father, Commander Chen has indeed done great service to me in Daliang, but if he really kills the Marquis of Huainan, I'm afraid he will have to follow the laws of Daliang."
The eldest prince said this somewhat cautiously, and there was nothing wrong with it.
The second prince said softly: "In our Liang Dynasty, rewards and punishments are clear. If Commander Chen has done something wrong, he should be punished. However, as my father is the lord of the world, everything can be decided with one word."
The second prince's words were much more tactful and he threw the question back to Emperor Liang.
The third prince's face was pale and his lips were tightly closed. When it came time to speak, he simply said nothing.
Emperor Liang didn't care, he just looked at Chen Chao and asked, "What do you have to say?"
From the time Han Pu opened his mouth to now, Chen Chao has been silent and has not spoken. As a person involved, he has remained silent. At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor finally mentioned him.
Many people felt that this was His Majesty the Emperor's last statement.
Chen Chao walked out and said, "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Han hasn't finished speaking yet."
Everyone thought that Chen Chao must have a lot more to say, but they didn't expect that Chen Chao only said this sentence.
But as soon as he said these words, everyone suddenly remembered that Han Pu had indeed just said one sentence before and was interrupted by other courtiers...
Afterwards, countless officials at the banquet began to persuade the Emperor to execute Chen Chao, but in fact, Han Pu did not finish what he said.
However, not many people wanted to hear what was left unfinished. They only needed to know that Chen Chao was the murderer of Song Ting.
Emperor Liang smiled and looked at Han Pu, "Han Qing, is there anything else you want to say?"
Han Pu was silent for a long time.
The previous silence was unknown whether it was intentional or unintentional. In short, he did not speak for a long time. When His Majesty the Emperor asked now, the Dali Temple Minister raised his head and said: "Huainan Marquis Song Ting was indeed killed by Deputy Commander Chen, but
According to the truth discovered by me, Deputy Commander Chen suffered an assassination that night."
Many people knew about this matter, and upon hearing this, many officials' faces became a little ugly.
"The mastermind behind the assassination of Deputy Commander Chen that night was the Marquis of Huainan."