In an instant.

Various complex emotions such as surprise, sadness, grievance, anger, regret, etc. spread in my heart.

He knew that the suspicion that was supposed to come would eventually come.

I should have learned from Liu Zeqing earlier!

Shandong General Liu Zeqing lied that he had fallen off his horse and was injured and could not obey the emperor's order.

When Chongzhen learned about it, he not only did not blame him, but instead rewarded him with several hundred taels of silver for medical expenses.

Where is justice?

Du Zhizhi glanced at Tang Tong and said slowly, "I will chop off his head with the sword Your Majesty has given me."

Tang Tong knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Chongzhen waved his hand gently: "Dingxi Bo does not need to cry out for injustice. I am only talking about hypothetical situations. Don't take it seriously."

Tang Tong stood up tremblingly, his hatred towards Du Zhizhi and dissatisfaction with Chongzhen reaching its peak.

As an emperor, Chongzhen did not understand the principle of not employing people if you doubt them and not doubting them.

It’s better not to save the Ming Dynasty!

Chongzhen continued to ask Du Zhizhi: "If you secretly communicate with the bandits, what will Dingxi Bo do?"

"Me?" Du Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, then said respectfully, "I am loyal to Your Majesty and to the Ming Dynasty!"

Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "I am talking about if."

Du Zhizhi knelt down and kowtowed: "If I have colluded with the bandits, please have Dingxi Bo chop off my head."

"Good!" Chongzhen clapped his hands. "Now that you've admitted it, why don't you hurry up and take action, Lord Dingxi?"

???

Tang Tong was stunned.

Du Zhizhi was also stunned. He thought Chongzhen was joking, and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, you are joking. I am timid and cannot stand such a joke."

"Are you worthy?" Chongzhen said expressionlessly.

Looking at Chongzhen's serious face, Du Zhizhi panicked.

He was deeply trusted by the emperor and never expected that he would be killed.

He prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I am loyal to Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, and I would never dare to do anything that would disobey you. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

"Clear and clear?" Chongzhen sneered as he took Feng Yuanyang's secret letter from Wang Chengen and threw it to the ground: "The letters you exchanged with the bandits have long been intercepted by Wang Chengen. This is the ironclad evidence of your secret dealings with the bandits!"