12dz Chapter 570 Nailed on the Pillar of Shame
Chapter 570 Nailed on the Pillar of Shame
The emperor's show of power shocked the ministers, and everyone knelt on the ground without the emperor's permission.
The emperor's words also made everyone realize that everything that had just happened was just a show of force.
The emperor's ultimate goal is to deal with the fight between King Chu and Xiahou Yan!
Just as a group of ministers were thinking about how the emperor would deal with this matter, the emperor looked at Chu Ning.
"Chu Ning, you keep saying that the general is colluding with foreign enemies, do you have any evidence?"
After hearing this, Xiahou Yan was overjoyed.
The emperor questioned Chu Ning, which meant that he did not believe Chu Ning's words, which was very beneficial to him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chu Ning took out two confessions from his arms and handed them over: "Father, these are the confessions of Yan Yucheng, the great general of Yan State, and Shen Hui, the great general's confidant. Please have a look at them, Father."
The emperor winked at Zhao Ming, and Zhao Ming immediately stepped forward and took the confession and brought it up.
Reaching out to take the confession, the emperor opened it and his face suddenly turned ugly.
Originally, the emperor was unwilling to get along with General Xiahou Ren and collude with foreign enemies, which was the main reason why he sided with Xiahou Yan.
He even thought that the general's death was due to his struggle with Chu Ning for military power, in which he was defeated and killed.
But now, the two confessions in his hands forced him to believe that Xiahou Ren had indeed colluded with Yan Yucheng to kill Chu Ning.
"Hmph, as a great general, you dare to collude with foreign enemies. You deserve to die!" The emperor was so angry that he slammed the confession on the table.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiahou Yan rolled his eyes and shouted quickly: "Your Majesty, a confession alone is not convincing. This confession can be forged!"
Anyway, Yan Yucheng and Shen Hui are already dead, and there is no evidence to prove the truth. As long as they refuse to admit it, no one can be sure that the confession is true.
How could Chu Ning not see Xiahou Yan's little thoughts? Hearing this, he could not help but sneer, "It seems that you are still not giving up and think that I am deliberately making things difficult for the general.
Humph, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to Yunzhou to investigate the matter. The soldiers there are all led by the general. You should believe what they say, right? "
Such solemn words made the emperor even more certain that what was said in the letter was true.
What's more, Chu Ning wouldn't dare to lie about such a big thing!
Furthermore, Chu Ning killed Xiahou Ren in Yunzhou at that time, and the troops there all belonged to Xiahou Ren. If there was no conclusive evidence, how could the Yunzhou troops let Chu Ning leave safely?
Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and nodded, saying: "General Xiahou Yan, as the son of a great general, it is natural for him to have doubts about this matter.
How about this, since Chu Ning is willing to investigate this matter thoroughly, let Feng Anguo go to Yunzhou as the head coach and be responsible for investigating this matter. "
After saying this, the emperor turned to look at Feng Anguo who was kneeling on the ground and asked calmly, "Lord Feng, what do you think?"
Feng Anguo said in a deep voice: "I obey your command!"
"very good!"
The emperor waved his hand and said, "There is no time to lose. Take your people to Yunzhou now and report back the results of the investigation as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Feng Anguo responded, bowed and left.
Chu Ning looked at Feng Anguo's departing back, and for some reason he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Why did the emperor suddenly want Feng Anguo to leave at this time?
Even if I want to take up a position in Yunzhou, there is no rush.
What exactly does the emperor want to do?
Just as Chu Ning was thinking, the emperor's face suddenly darkened, staring at him and asked:
"Chu Ning, even if the general colluded with foreign enemies, you shouldn't have dragged his body back to the capital. Do you admit this crime?"
After driving Feng Anguo away, they immediately turned their attention back.
Chu Ning slowly came to his senses and realized that the emperor wanted to protect Xiahou Yan!
"Father, I did this because the Xiahou family sent people to attack the palace and the Shen family."
Chu Ning pretended to be angry and said fiercely: "The Xiahou family is so bold that they blocked the entire Sizhou and did not allow the Chu Palace and the Shen family's grain transport team to come in, resulting in a shortage of refined salt and grain in the city.
I am very angry about this matter which harms others but does not benefit myself, but I am hundreds of miles away and cannot do anything to the Xiahou family. I can only vent my anger on Xiahou Ren's corpse.
If your father thinks that I did something wrong, I am willing to accept the punishment, but if I encounter such a thing in the future, I will definitely sell all the grain and refined salt to other countries!"
Threat, this is a naked threat!
The emperor's mouth twitched. How could he not understand the meaning of Chu Ning's words?
If Chu Ning is punished for this, there will be a shortage of refined salt and grain in the city.
This guy still dares to threaten me at this time!
A cold expression appeared on the emperor's face: "Chu Ning, are you threatening me?"
Chu Ning pretended to be flustered: "Father, what are you talking about? I am just speaking the truth.
The Sizhou troops have blocked Sizhou, so my business cannot be sold in Sizhou. Of course, I can only find a way to sell it to other places. How can this be considered a threat?"
Xiahou Yan's face turned pale at these words, and he shouted angrily, "You are talking nonsense, why have our Sizhou soldiers ever done such a thing?
King Chu, don't speak nonsense without evidence. Do you really think that His Majesty will not dare to do anything to you?"
Only a fool would admit such a thing.
Anyway, he didn't believe that Chu Ning had evidence to prove that it was the Sizhou soldiers who robbed the refined salt and grain. As long as he didn't admit it, Chu Ning couldn't do anything to him.
The emperor saw Xiahou Yan's intention, and he followed up with his words: "Chu Ning, Sizhou is an important place in our dynasty. No one dares to act recklessly here. Don't make excuses to humiliate the general!"
But Chu Ning seemed to have been prepared for this, and immediately took out another letter and handed it over: "Father, this is the record of the troop movements in Sizhou during this period."
Zhao Ming took the letter and handed it to the emperor.
Looking at the clearly written action date of the Sizhou troops, as well as the time when the Chu Palace and the Shen family transport team were attacked, the emperor's face suddenly turned gloomy.
What happened to this guy Xiahou Yan? Even Chu Ning knew the troop movement records?
I originally wanted to help him with this matter, but now that the record of troop deployment has come out, I don’t know how to help him.
The emperor frowned and threw the letter to Xiahou Yan: "Read it yourself!"
Xiahou Yan took the letter and read it. It clearly stated when he mobilized troops, how many troops there were, what the purpose was, and when he robbed the Chu Palace and the Shen family's transport team.
After reading this, Xiahou Yan felt cold all over.
He never dreamed that Chu Ning actually had such a thing in his hand.
No, we must not admit it, otherwise the Xiahou family will be the ones who were unreasonable first.
With narrowed eyes, Xiahou Yan knelt down in front of the emperor and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you can always find a pretext to accuse me. I did not mobilize any troops at all. These so-called mobilization records were all forged by others!"
In a word: I would never admit it even if you kill me.
But Chu Ning was not surprised by this, and said calmly: "Your father colluded with foreign enemies, you don't admit it!"
"You mobilized troops and cut off the business of my Chu Palace and the Shen family, and you still refuse to admit it!"
"Your four brothers and the guards have surrounded my palace. Don't you admit it?"
It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit what happened before, but everyone saw that Xiahou Sizi led people to surround the Prince of Chu’s Palace!
Since the emperor wants to save Xiahou Yan, he must nail the Xiahou family to the pillar of shame to stop the emperor from doing so!