Chapter 120: Dog bites dog, a mouthful of fur

"Oh? Who is so audacious as to dare to break into the Grand Marshal's residence at night and commit murder? He simply doesn't take me seriously. My dear, have you apprehended the thief?"

"Your Majesty, it's all my guards' fault for being incompetent. They let the thieves escape."

Hearing this, Xiao Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Su Chongyuan continued, "However, after the thieves escaped, the guards in my mansion discovered these tokens."

"After investigation, it was found that these tokens came from Prime Minister Han and other nobles..."

Before he could finish his words, he was severely criticized by the Prime Minister and his party.

"General Su, please stop slandering me."

"Prime Minister Han has always been law-abiding. How could he do something like assassinating a colleague?"

"You are slandering me."

"that is……"

After Prime Minister Han's faction spoke out, Su Chongyuan's followers stopped standing by and started to join in. The two factions started to argue fiercely again.

Seeing this, Xiao Jue was completely relieved.

It seems that although Xiao Yelin's breaking into the Taiwei Mansion at night alarmed Su Chongyuan, they did not recognize Xiao Yelin's identity. Instead, they took advantage of the situation to create a self-torture scheme and framed the incident on the Prime Minister's party.

Well, dogs bite dogs, both get a mouthful of fur.

The more fiercely the two parties fight, the more chances he has to benefit from it.

"Your Majesty, this is evidence. I will sue Prime Minister Han, Lord Du, Lord Qiao, Lord Yan... and many other colleagues for conspiring to murder me."

There was a box in front of Su Chongyuan, which contained many small things, including iron seals, stone seals, jade pendants, plaques, etc.

He acted like the last time Prime Minister Han and others sued him, and sued Prime Minister Han and others.

Looking at the so-called "evidence" in the box, the Prime Minister and his party were almost furious.

"Su Chongyuan, you dared to send people to steal our tokens, and even staged a self-torture drama to frame us.

Whether stealing an official's keepsake or slandering a colleague, both are unforgivable crimes. And you, as the current Grand Marshal, knowingly and willfully committed these crimes, are even more sinful and deserve death."

"Yes, Your Majesty. General Su has the audacity to steal an official's token and slander his colleagues today. He will surely commit even more egregious acts tomorrow, such as deceiving the emperor and deceiving the emperor's ears. Please, Your Majesty, help us and punish General Su severely."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for us and for the court..."

“…”

After the Prime Minister and his party denounced Su Chongyuan indignantly, they knelt in front of Xiao Jue, crying out for justice and requesting Xiao Jue to punish Su Chongyuan.

However, the Taiwei and his party are not dumb either.

The Grand Marshal's party stood beside Su Chongyuan, pointing at the Prime Minister's party and scolding them.

"A few days ago, when you accused the Grand Marshal of assassinating you, he never said you stole his keepsake."

"Why, when you brought the token to sue the Grand Marshal for assassination, the evidence was evidence, but when it came to the Grand Marshal, the evidence was theft?"

"That's right. If you say so, then the evidence from last time was also that you stole the Grand Marshal's keepsake, right?"

"In my opinion, the Grand Marshal did not slander you. You were clearly tricked last time and believed that the Grand Marshal had attacked you. Therefore, you harbored a grudge against him and sought revenge."

"Since you keep saying you've been wronged, why don't you all attend court? Just like the Grand Marshal, first find evidence to prove your innocence. Once you've cleared your name, come back and attend court."

"Your Majesty, similar incidents should be treated equally. Since the Grand Marshal was suspected last time, Your Majesty ordered him to suspend court and find evidence to prove his innocence.

So, this time, all the gentlemen are also suspected, and like the Grand Marshal, they should adjourn the court and look for evidence to prove their innocence."

“…”

When the Grand Marshal's party said this, the Prime Minister's party was overwhelmed and immediately felt what Su Chongyuan felt last time.

"I object to this matter. My keepsake was stolen, and I was also accused of assassinating a colleague. I am a victim. How can a victim personally find evidence to clear his name?"

"Indeed, I object as well."

"I second the motion."

“…”

Seeing the Prime Minister's party protesting one after another, Su Chongyuan smiled faintly, looking confident of victory.

"If that's the case, then I also object. I'm also a victim."

"you……"

When these words were spoken, many officials from the Prime Minister's party were so angry that they almost fainted on the spot.

Now that things have come to this, is there anything else you don’t understand?

This bastard, unable to find evidence to prove his innocence and eager to return to the court, painstakingly planned this act to drag all the members of his party into the water and force them to confess and put an end to the matter.

If they refuse to confess, they will be forced by this thief's followers to leave the court and find evidence to prove their innocence.

In the same situation, Su Chongyuan was definitely not the only one to receive such punishment, while they just brushed it off lightly.

The emperor must not take sides.

This damned bastard actually planned this for them. Well, that's really a good thing!!!

The Prime Minister and his party hated Su Chongyuan so much that they wanted to rush forward and pin him to the ground and beat him up.

"What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Even when the two parties were arguing fiercely, Xiao Jue had already sat on the dragon throne, raising his chin and looking down at the ministers below.

The Prime Minister and his party turned their eyes away from Su Chongyuan indignantly. Although they hated Su Chongyuan, they still had to make excuses for him.

"Your Majesty, we were all framed. The same thing happened, and I think the Grand Marshal was also framed. There must be some misunderstanding. Let's just let the last incident go. We won't pursue it."

"Yes, we were framed. The Grand Marshal holds a high position of power and authority, and is a senior official of our dynasty. How could we dare to attack him?"

“…”

"Since you all believe that I was framed, then I also believe that you were framed. Let's just leave this matter at that. Your Majesty, I consider myself unlucky and will not pursue this matter any further."

This was exactly the effect Su Chongyuan wanted, so when the prime minister and his party gave in and agreed not to pursue the previous incident, he gave up.

Since the two parties have reached an agreement, although Xiao Jue feels a little regretful, but now that the year is coming to an end and there are many state affairs, it is the time to recruit people, so it is not good to hold on to it, so he just lets the matter go.

Su Chongyuan can finally return to the court.

After leaving the court, he sat in a sedan chair and left the palace feeling refreshed. His followers surrounded him on both sides, asking him about his well-being with concern.

Prime Minister Han and his followers looked at him sinisterly.

The last few censors walked with the Shen brothers.

"Duke, tell me, is the Grand Marshal's injury real?"

Shen Yuanhong narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly, "Master Wen, you said that the Prime Minister's faction and the Grand Marshal are at loggerheads. Why didn't you ask His Majesty to send for the imperial physician to examine Su Chongyuan's injuries?"

Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime.