Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Seven: Bow Down and Confess
Although Yuan Bin was taken down, Zhu Jian was still in the palace.
After bringing Yuan Bin and Yuan Bin into the hall, he retreated to the queue of civil servants. At the same time, amid the discussions of his colleagues around him, he finally understood the current situation.
Ting Ju, the envoy, leaked the military information of Shawo, the Supreme Emperor ordered it, and the golden sword was the evidence...
A few short words were enough for Zhu Jian to roughly guess the whole story.
At the same time, he finally understood why the imperial court knew in advance and wanted to raid Shawo first, and also sent Guo Deng a military order allowing the mobilization of the army.
But it was also at this moment that he realized that he had done something wrong!
He finally realized that the emperor sent him as an envoy to Wala with a secret edict, and made such a big concession.
It seems to be to welcome back the Emperor, but in fact, the target is Yuan Bin!
After thinking about this, Zhu Jian felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should not have brought Yuan Bin back.
However, there is no regret medicine in this world.
As Yuan Bin was taken out of the hall, the three members of the delegation were pulled to the hall again.
But this time, Lu Zhong did not hold on to Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen, but finally turned his attention to Zhang Fu, who had never had a chance to speak.
Grabbing Zhang Fu's testimony in his hand, Lu Zhong said sternly.
"You have the audacity to deceive me. You dare to deceive me. You said you have never seen Yuan Bin, and you have never leaked any military information. So what do you think this is?"
Although they were asking Zhang Fu, the three envoys raised their heads at the same time.
Then, they saw that Lu Zhong had a familiar small golden knife in his hand.
At that moment, Xiao Weizhen's face turned pale. In contrast, Xu Bin looked happy and said directly.
"Yes, it is this golden sword that Yuan Bin was holding in the Wala camp that day!"
However, Lu Zhong ignored Xu Bin, but placed the golden knife in front of Zhang Fu and continued to press.
"Master Zhang, do you still want to continue to make mistakes now? Why don't you tell the truth?"
This gesture made Jiao Jing and others nearby feel tense in their hearts.
It's not that they didn't know about the criminal case. They had already expected it when the emperor let Yuan Bin go so easily just now.
Lu Zhong is obviously making a false confession now!
If you suddenly see physical evidence like a golden knife, if your psychological defense is not strong enough, you will be deceived into telling the truth immediately.
All eyes in the court were focused on Zhang Fu. His expression changed and he said reluctantly.
"What is Commander Lu saying? What is this? I have never seen it before!"
Seeing that Zhang Fu continued to deny, Lu Zhong was not in a hurry and said with a smile.
"Zhang Fu, this golden sword is in front of you. I never thought that you would still resist. In front of the civil and military officials of the court, I am not afraid to tell you. Use your brain to think about it. I, the commander, can
If you can get this golden sword, can't you get someone else?"
With that said, Lu Zhong waved his hand and said.
"Someone, bring Yuan Bin up."
So, outside the main hall, someone immediately escorted Yuan Bin in.
But this time, unlike when he just went out, Yuan Bin had already been tied up and his mouth was gagged.
Moreover, the brocade robe he originally wore was gone, and he was replaced by a worn-out prison uniform, just like Xu Bin and the other three.
When Yuan Bin entered the hall, his eyes widened when he saw Xu Bin and the other three. He wanted to say something, but he was held down by two escorting guards and could not move at all.
At the same time, seeing Yuan Bin's appearance, the expressions of Zhang Fu and the others changed.
Xiao Weizhen said with a trembling voice: "This, this is impossible, how could you possibly catch Yuan Bin? He is clearly in Yibei, when did you..."
At this moment, Xiao Weizhen had obviously become confused by Yuan Bin's appearance, and his speech was somewhat incoherent.
At this time, Lu Zhong interrupted him coldly and said.
"When and how they were arrested has nothing to do with Mr. Xiao. You just need to know that there is no case that the Jin Yiwei wants to investigate clearly!"
With that said, Lu Zhong turned to Zhang Fu and continued to ask.
"Master Zhang, now that things have happened, what else do you have to say?"
Zhang Fu took a deep breath, his face became extremely difficult, and after a while, a trace of pain appeared on his face, and he said.
"I said……"
Hearing this, Yuan Bin, who was being held down by two Jin Yi guards, frantically wanted to raise his head, but how could he possibly resist the two specially arranged Jin Yi guards with his own strength.
At the same time, Xiao Weizhen looked at Zhang Fu as if he had seen a ghost.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Fu sighed and said.
"Master Xiao, now I can no longer hide the matter, so I'd better tell the truth."
After saying that, Zhang Fu kowtowed deeply on the ground and said.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deceived Your Majesty in my previous confession. During the trip to Oara, the mission did indeed leak military reports. What Mr. Xu said is true."
There was a "buzz" sound.
Although he had already made a general guess in his mind, the whole court was still in an uproar when Zhang Fu finally admitted it.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fu kowtowed again and continued.
"I am indeed guilty, but as Mr. Xu said, the reason why the mission took such risks was to ambush Xi Ning and rescue the Supreme Emperor."
"At that time, we did not want to do this, but Yuan Bin came with a golden sword and said that if he did not kill Xi Ning, it would be difficult for the Supreme Emperor to return south. He ordered us to act according to the plan. The will is above and we dare not disobey."
"After arriving at the Xuan Mansion, although we had the intention to report it to the court, we were worried that if the matter were publicized, it would damage the dignity of the court and the majesty of the Heavenly Family, so we did not dare to tell the truth."
"I know that I have committed the crime of deceiving the imperial court, but I still ask Your Majesty to remember that I will obey the order and, for the sake of your dignity, forgive me for my sin."
After the words fell, there was even more discussion in the court.
Jiao Jing and others' faces were ashen and they stared at Zhang Fu who was kneeling in the hall.
Amidst the discussion, Lu Zhong nodded and said.
"Okay, Mr. Xiao, now that Mr. Zhang has confessed, do you still want to say that everything was ordered by Xu Bin?"
Xiao Weizhen's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't say a word.
At this time, Zhang Fu sighed and said: "Master Xiao, we have done everything we can do so far. Let the court decide the rights and wrongs..."
Hearing this, Xiao Weizhen looked at Zhang Fu with an extremely complicated expression.
When he was in Yehuling, he clearly told him that he must bite Xu Bin to death so that the two of them could escape guilt.
As a result, now that he has managed to hold on, Zhang Fu himself is the one who retorts.
Glancing at Yuan Bin, who was tied up with five flowers, Xiao Weizhen felt helpless in his heart. After a moment, he finally lowered his head and said.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I only care about the dignity of the Tian family and did not intend to deceive Your Majesty."
The hall fell into silence.
All three of them bowed their heads and confessed. So far, the case has finally been cleared up, but the feelings of the bosses are extremely complicated.
After the criminal case is cleared, the next step is the political realm.
Although Zhang Fu and Xiao Weizhen's words contained elements of defending themselves, they did make many ministers feel worried.
Once this case is publicized and the people learn that the Supreme Emperor used border army reports to defraud Yexian in order to ambush Xi Ning, how should they view the court? How should they view the royal family?