etc.

A light bulb went off in Fan Jingwen's mind.

He suddenly realized that he had overcomplicated things.

There is no need to think so much, just look at Chongzhen's attitude.

If Chongzhen wanted to take action against Duke Yansheng, although he would not attack him personally, he would definitely appoint certain officials to launch a public opinion war against him.

Yes! That’s right!

After figuring this out, Fan Jingwen lowered his head and stared at Chongzhen's face out of the corner of his eye.

Trying to find the answer on his face.

Chongzhen stood in front of the dragon case with a serious face and said to everyone: "Everyone, this matter is of great importance and must be investigated as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers immediately expressed their agreement.

This kind of thing must not be delayed.

The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for Duke Yansheng.

Seeing that the ministers had fallen into his trap, Chongzhen quickly said to the Minister of Rites Huang Jin: "Minister Huang."

"I am here."

"You will immediately return to the Ministry of Rites to look for the official documents, congratulatory letters, and letters that Duke Yansheng had exchanged with the imperial court over the years, and then return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to wait for others to verify the handwriting."

"I obey your command." Huang Jin bowed and hurried away with big strides, regardless of court etiquette.

"Lord Fan?" Chongzhen continued to speak.

"I'm here." Fan Jingwen took half a step forward.

"You must immediately contact the people from the six ministries and nine officials to come to the Palace of Purity. After Minister Huang brings the writing of Duke Yansheng, check it against the handwriting on this letter. You must be careful and not make any mistakes."

"I obey your order." Fan Jingwen turned and left.

Most of those who came to the Qianqing Palace to discuss state affairs were high-ranking officials from the six ministries with real power, and most of the Nine Ministers were not qualified to participate.

So Fan Jingwen needs to contact them one by one.

After Fan Jingwen walked away, Chongzhen looked at Li Ruolian, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who was sitting in the corner of the hall.

He said in a deep voice: "Commander Li?"

"I am here."

"Aren't there experts in handwriting identification in the Jinyiwei? Let them come here to identify handwriting together with the six ministries and nine officials." While Chongzhen gave the order, he winked at Li Ruolian.

"I obey your command." Li Ruolian nodded in response.

While waiting for the arrival of the people, the eunuchs in the hall were not idle either.

They put together a dozen tables to form a big table and covered it with a tablecloth.

Half an hour passed.

The ministers of the six ministries and nine departments came to the Qianqing Palace one after another with their capable subordinates.

Some of these people are good at identifying handwriting, while others are proficient in the four treasures of the study.

Under Huang Jin's command, the Ministry of Rites placed all the letters between the current Duke Yansheng Kong Yinzhi and the imperial court on the table.

After they finished doing this, Wang Chengen unfolded the letter and placed it among the letters.

"Everyone, please start identifying!" Chongzhen issued an order.

The official from the Ministry of Rites was the first to come to the letter and read it carefully.

Other officials lined up behind and checked one by one.

They all held their breath as they read it, fearing that their breath would damage the letter.

After an unknown amount of time, an official who was well versed in paper said, "The paper is old."

This answer was agreed by many people, who nodded in agreement.

Then another official said seriously: "The writing is quite old, it's not new."

"Yes, it's been a while." Several other officials expressed the same opinion.

After hearing this, Chongzhen laughed secretly in his heart.

In order to deal with Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi, he spent seven years in total!

It was planned in the 17th year of Chongzhen and implemented in the 18th year of Chongzhen (Chapter 447).

At that time, the Censorate was investigating the case of the Qufu garrison and the Qufu magistrate who surrendered without a fight.

After he finished eavesdropping, he asked the Embroidered Uniform Guard to forge a handwritten letter from Duke Yansheng.

In other words, the forged letter had existed for six years.

As time goes by, the paper and the ink on it bear traces of time.

There is no flaw at all.

If there is, it is because the handwriting imitated by the Jinyiwei was problematic.

"Since the paper and ink are old, let's identify the handwriting!" Fan Jingwen secretly glanced at Chongzhen while speaking.

There was neither happiness nor sadness on Chongzhen's face.

But it is full of doubt.

He doesn't seem to believe the authenticity of this matter.

Each of the officials took a handwritten document from Kong Yinzhi and began to check it against the letter.

"The turning points of these two words seem to be a little different."

"The stroke order of this character is slightly different from that character."

"The horizontal line of this character is not straight, and the vertical line of that character is not straight."

......

at first.

Officials can still make comments.

As time goes by, the identification deepens.

Everyone shut up.

Because they found that the handwriting of the letter was too similar to that of Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi.

No, not like.

Except for a few slight differences in some individual characters, the rest are almost identical.

The whole process lasts from noon to evening.

During this period, Fan Jingwen had been observing Chongzhen.

Chongzhen is as steady as an old dog.

There are many talented people in the Jinyiwei.

In addition, the inner court had archives of Kong Yinzhi's handwritten letters, which the Jinyiwei could copy.

So there are almost no flaws in the handwriting.

Even if there are flaws, they are left there intentionally.

After all, it is impossible for the words written twice to be exactly the same.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chongzhen asked with a worried look on his face: "Everyone, what are the results of your own identification?"

The officials didn't dare to speak and could only look at Fan Jingwen.

He is the chief minister of the cabinet.

The good things are his, and the bad things must be borne by him.

Fan Jingwen took a deep breath and said slowly with a painful look on his face: "Your Majesty, after being examined by officials from the six ministries and nine ministries, they all agreed that this letter was written by the current Duke of Yansheng."

"Hmm?" Chongzhen frowned and looked at Li Ruolian: "Commander Li, what is the result of the appraisal by the Pacification Division?"

Li Ruo Lian took a step forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, the result of the Pacification Office is consistent with that of the six ministries and nine officials. They all believe that this letter was written by the contemporary Duke Yansheng himself."

"Impossible," Chongzhen waved his sleeves with both hands at the same time, muttering to himself, "Absolutely impossible! Duke Yansheng would never do such a treasonous thing!"

"You are slandering me, blatant slander!"

"Come here," Chongzhen suddenly flew into a rage and said to Wang Chengen, "Drive them all out! I don't want to see them!"

"Duke Yansheng is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. They deliberately framed him in order to destroy me and my Ming Dynasty!"

Under Li Ruolian's surprised eyes, Wang Chengen kicked all the ministers out of the Qianqing Palace.

Soon, Chongzhen and Li Ruolian were the only two people left in the hall.

"Your Majesty...what are you doing?" Li Ruolian was a little confused.

The evidence to frame Duke Yansheng was forged by His Majesty.

Now that the evidence has been confirmed to be true by the six ministries and nine ministers, why does the instigator no longer believe the evidence?