As soon as Li Ruzhen finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop in the hall. No one expected Li Ruzhen to say such a thing.

Everyone's eyes turned to Yang Lian, some were gloating, some were suspicious, and some were sympathetic.

At this time, Yang Lian's face was as pale as paper.

Of course, he also knew that he had been fooled this time.

The whole thing was a conspiracy from the beginning. It was a trap set by Wei Zhongxian for revenge! The initial frame-up of Xiong Tingbi was orchestrated by Wei Zhongxian.

From the beginning to the end, Wei Zhongxian was not trying to redress Xiong Tingbi's innocence, he was just trying to retaliate against the impeachment of him. Although everyone knew this, they still underestimated Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian never intended to retaliate against Yao Zongwen and others for impeaching him. His ultimate goal was to target him, Yang Lian, and the gentlemen of the Donglin Party.

Therefore, everything he had learned from the interrogation was just a trick to deceive himself and the people from the Inspectorate.

This is indeed the case. Whether it was himself, Gao Panlong, or Zou Yuanbiao, they were all fooled.

From the moment he began interrogating himself, the entire situation was within Wei Zhongxian's expectations. Everything was developing according to his plan.

Things have come to this point, which is exactly what Wei Zhongxian wanted to see.

Now Li Ruzhen's words became an arrow shot at him, Old Yang!

Yang Lian wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to begin. The turbulent waves in his heart could not be calmed for a long time.

The key question is, who will believe what you say?

Yang Lian knew that the emperor was definitely not one of those who believed in him. The emperor would not trust him because he had completely lost his majesty's trust from the moment he submitted the trial records.

Yang Lian couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zou Yuanbiao. He hoped that Zou Yuanbiao could say something?

But Zou Yuanbiao didn't seem to want to speak.

No one expected that Wei Zhongxian would speak at this time.

His eyes widened in anger, and he slammed the gavel, shouting, "Li Ruzhen, how dare you lie! You're accusing Lord Yang! Do you know what this crime is? What evidence do you have to prove that Lord Yang ordered you to change your confession? If you don't have evidence, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"If you have evidence, then bring it out. We will report it to His Majesty on your behalf. We will definitely give you justice!"

Although Wei Zhongxian's words were simple and seemed to be scolding Li Ruzhen, in fact everyone could hear that Wei Zhongxian was encouraging Li Ruzhen to continue to testify against Yang Lian.

Yang Lian could naturally hear what was going on. He glared at Wei Zhongxian and shouted, "Wei Zhongxian, what do you mean? You colluded with Li Ruzhen to frame me. I'm going to impeach you! Do you think you can cover up everything? People are very discerning! His Majesty has a sharp eye and will definitely not tolerate your wrongdoings!"

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Yang Lian and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Lord Yang. We are investigating this case under the order of His Majesty. Naturally, we will not wrongly accuse any good person. Of course, we will not let any bad person go either."

"Since Lord Yang is an official at court, he should know that everything requires evidence. Since Li Ruzhen has said so, we should ask him to produce evidence. If he does have evidence, we will report it to Your Majesty. If he does not, he will be charged with false accusation. The court has its own laws. Why is Lord Yang so anxious?"

With just a few words, Wei Zhongxian left Yang Lian speechless.

However, Wei Zhongxian did not stop there. Instead, he continued, "Lord Yang is so eager to stop it. Is it because he feels guilty?"

After saying that, Wei Zhongxian looked at Yang Lian with a smile, as if to say, "I'm just framing you, what can you do to me?"

Yang Lian was so angry that he was shaking all over. He clenched his fists and wanted to beat this eunuch Wei hard!

But he knew that he couldn't lose his temper in court, so he could only endure it!

If I really make a scene in court, it will appear that I am guilty and the situation will be irreparable.

Yang Lian couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zou Yuanbiao. He hoped that his immediate superior, who was also the mastermind behind the whole thing, could say or do something at this time.

Unfortunately, Yang Lian was disappointed.

Zou Yuanbiao still sat there quietly as before, ignoring Yang Lian's gaze, as if the farce in the court had nothing to do with him.

No one knew that Zou Yuanbiao was also not at peace at this time.

He knew that Li Ruzhen's attack on Yang Lian was just the beginning, and Wei Zhongxian would never be satisfied with just bringing down Yang Lian.

If it was just for Yang Lian, Wei Zhongxian wouldn't have gone to so much trouble.

It now seems that Wei Zhongxian has great ambitions.

But he didn't expect that he could actually make Li Ruzhen change his confession.

Zou Yuanbiao still hasn't figured out what made Li Ruzhen willing to obey Wei Zhongxian's orders?

You have to understand that this is a confession, and a serious one at that! If you confess, you will most likely be sentenced to death!

At this time Wei Zhongxian spoke.

He looked at Li Ruzhen and asked loudly: "Li Ruzhen, do you have any evidence?"

"Eunuch Wei, the criminal certainly has evidence. Last night, the jailer from the Dali Temple came to me and said that Lord Yang Lian sent him a message: 'Today in the hall, you must keep your mouth shut and insist that it was Eunuch Wei Zhongxian who framed me.' Eunuch Wei, you can interrogate the jailer about this matter. I'm sure he'll tell you everything if you ask him."

"Also, when I was first imprisoned, it was this jailer who found me. He also said that Lord Yang Lian asked him to bring me a message. He said that during the interrogation, I must say that it was Wei Zhongxian who framed me. He made me know nothing and I didn't sign any confession. I was knocked unconscious by Wei Zhongxian and then my fingerprints were pressed. Eunuch Wei can also interrogate the jailer about this matter. As long as he interrogates the jailer, everything will be revealed."

"And I think Lord Yang Lian definitely didn't just send this jailer a message to me. Several of us should have received the same message. It's just that they chose to do as Lord Yang said, and I didn't."

Everyone listened to Li Ruzhen's words with expressions of shock and amazement on their faces. Everyone's eyes were focused on Yang Lian's face.

If what Li Ruzhen said was true, then the matter would be serious; if what Li Ruzhen said was false, then Yang Lian would need to clear his name himself.

But, how could it be that easy?

Everyone knows what Yang Lian said in the memorial sent to the palace. He said that it was Wei Zhongxian who framed him.

What was Yang Lian’s basis?

It was because of the testimony of Li Ruzhen and others that they changed their confession, saying that it was a false accusation by Wei Zhongxian.

If we turn things around now, the whole thing was orchestrated by Yang Lian. So what was his motive?

For the sake of that memorial, for the sake of impeaching Wei Zhongxian. This was simply a bid for fame! In other words, Yang Lian himself was also involved in this case!

It’s terrifying when you think about it!

Zou Yuanbiao raised his head and looked at Yang Lian. Now he was not sure whether the situation was as Li Ruzhen said. If it was really as Li Ruzhen said, then he might also be used by Yang Lian.

The whole thing became confusing.