Chapter 30: Die together? Your death is enough

Zhou Quan shivered with fear, but still managed to stand up, "You dare to kill me? I am an official appointed by the court, and I have been an official in the court for decades. If you kill me, all of you in the Cheng family will die with me!"

"Oh, die together? Your death is enough."

Cheng Sheng was not affected or scared by Zhou Quan's words at all. The silver sword pointed directly at Zhou Quan's neck, and Zhou Quan was only a hair's breadth away from separating his body.

Zhou Quan's legs trembled with fear, but he still stiffened his neck to look at Cheng Sheng.

He was betting that Cheng Sheng would not dare.

But how could Cheng Sheng in front of him not dare?

It seemed that as long as there was another opportunity, Cheng Sheng could kill Zhou Quan with a knife.

Zhou Quan was forced to retreat step by step by Cheng Sheng until there was no more room to retreat. One step back would be the pond again.

Zhou Quan stopped and questioned Cheng Sheng: "If you kill me now, your crime will be confirmed, and your Cheng family will be finished."

"Cheng Sheng! Who gave you the courage and right to kill me?"

"I gave it to you!"

A heavy man's voice suddenly came from the silent courtyard.

Chu Chengye was wearing a black satin robe, walking towards the crowd step by step.

Chu Chengye had an upright posture. Although he was only wearing a casual suit, he could still see the majesty of being an emperor.

A pair of phoenix eyes looked gloomily in the direction of Zhou Quan, with a sharp look, like a cold pond, which made people feel timid.

If eyes could kill people, Zhou Quan would have died hundreds of times.

Cheng Jin's heart was alarmed.

【!!! 】

【Why did this tyrant leave the palace? Why did he come to Zhou Mansion? 】

Chu Chengye: "..."

Hearing the familiar address again, Chu Chengye couldn't help but frown, and his eyes drifted in the direction of Cheng Jin.

Cheng Sheng: "!!!"

Is this how Cheng Jin usually addresses the emperor? If others knew, it would be very disrespectful.

Cheng Sheng quickly knelt down and saluted: "Your humble servant greets the emperor, long live the emperor."

Cheng Jin also followed suit, "Your humble servant pays homage to the emperor."

Zhou Quan was already stunned at this moment, and when he reacted, he immediately knelt on the ground, his voice was extremely flustered.

"Your Majesty, please save me. Cheng Sheng wants to kill me."

Chu Chengye moved his eyes to Zhou Quan with an impatient look on his face. "I know. What if I say that I ordered it?"

Zhou Quan looked up at Chu Chengye in disbelief. Cheng Sheng and Cheng Jin also looked puzzled.

[Did he take the wrong medicine or not? He actually helped them speak. ]

[It's rare for him to have a clear look for a while. This Zhou Quan really deserves to be killed. ]

[He raped women and forced them into prostitution. My father has a lot of evidence in his hands. 】

Zhou Quan panicked and shouted in injustice: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! How could you..."

Zhou Quan did not dare to blame or question Chu Chengye, and only dared to lower his voice and said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Sheng is wearing armor and carrying weapons in this capital city. Does he have any ulterior motives? Please investigate!"

"Cheng Sheng came to my house like this, and now he wants to kill me. You didn't say to deal with Cheng Sheng and the Cheng family, why did you say that Cheng Sheng wanted to kill me?"

Chu Chengye glanced at Zhou Quan lazily, "Then tell me, why did Deputy General Cheng come to your house and kill you?"

Zhou Quan hesitated for a long time and couldn't get to the point.

If he said that Cheng Yi was in his house, he would still not escape the charge.

He knelt on the ground, not looking at Chu Chengye, and lied with his eyes open, "I don't know."

"I don't know?" Chu Chengye asked back.

"Then let me tell you, you deliberately framed loyal officials for one thing, and you held the court officials hostage for another. You raped women and forced them into prostitution. Do you want me to give you examples? Are these crimes enough for me to kill you a thousand times?"

Zhou Quan kowtowed in panic and shouted that he was innocent, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. Did Your Majesty believe what Lord Cheng said? He instigated his eldest son to come to my house to kill me, which means that Lord Cheng and I have a grudge. You can't believe it."

"You are talking nonsense! My father has always been upright and selfless. You said my father framed you."

Cheng Sheng spat fiercely in Zhou Quan's direction.

"Bah! You want to have such a big face, what a thing!"

After hearing Zhou Quan's words, Cheng Sheng felt extremely angry, and was afraid that Chu Chengye really believed Zhou Quan's words.

Cheng Sheng did not care about Chu Chengye in front of him and directly refuted, and after he finished speaking, he apologized to Chu Chengye.

"Your Majesty, I am rude."

Cheng Jin looked at the very familiar scene at the moment, lowered his head and rubbed his dizzy head.

[Brother! You are worthy of being Dad's biological son. I am afraid that no one else can spit as much as Dad. ]

[I didn't know that I thought you two had discussed it. ]

[It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son. With a son like you, I guess Dad will be very proud when he knows it. ]

Cheng Sheng listened to Cheng Jin's inner voice, thinking that this was Cheng Jin's compliment to himself, and the joy on his face could not help but emerge.

After listening to Cheng Jin's words, Chu Chengye also realized that the father and son of the Cheng family are really alike.

He nodded slightly in the direction of Cheng Sheng, "It doesn't matter."

"Today you have subdued the criminal and performed a great deed. After returning to the palace, I will reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Quan stared at Cheng Sheng in disbelief, and then looked in the direction of Chu Chengye, "Criminal? Your Majesty, do you believe what Cheng Yishou said?"

Even now, Zhou Quan still refused to admit it.

Chu Chengye's face sank instantly, his eyebrows were filled with gloom, and the murderous aura on his body made it difficult for the people around him to breathe.

Cheng Jin looked at Chu Chengye's appearance and couldn't help but sigh.

[As expected of a cruel tyrant in the book, he is different after killing people. In fact ,

Chu Chengye knew about this matter not only because Cheng Yishou filed a memorial to impeach him, but also because a woman Zhou Quan kept as a concubine secretly ran away and filed a complaint.

It was not until today that Chu Chengye realized that there were so many useless people around him. If he hadn't wanted to go to the Dali Temple to try Li Shen in person, he wouldn't have met the woman who was seeking justice.

The people in the Dali Temple seemed to be on the same page as Zhou Quan. They pushed the blame onto the woman and even tortured her into confessing and asking her to sign a confession.

If Chu Chengye hadn't been in the Dali Temple that day, the woman would have died long ago.

It shows how bold the people in the Dali Temple were. They dared to do such a thing

even though they were in the Dali Temple. He personally tried the woman and then he knew what Zhou Quan had done, and he was kept in the dark.

Chu Chengye got angry at the time and directly drew his knife and chopped off the head of the leading official.

Blood splashed on the spot, and the people around him were scared and said whatever they wanted.

Zhou Quan had already made arrangements with these people in advance, and bribed them with money to keep the matter secret. After all, it was a concubine, which was Zhou Quan's family affair. They didn't say much, just regarded it as a favor and agreed.

Who would have thought that such a small matter would reach Chu Chengye's ears.