The two of them were arguing fiercely. Although the other elders did not say it explicitly, their expressions showed that they supported Gongta.
Even if it's just a chance, they are unwilling to take the risk.
"Enough! What are you arguing about?" King Nan Gu pinched his brows impatiently. "Will it be safe if we let them go? There were only two of them, and they were all in the palace that day. Who lit the gunpowder?"
The hall suddenly fell silent.
There was a hint of viciousness in the Southern Gu King's voice: "If we really let them go, there will be endless troubles!"
In the silence, a subtle voice suddenly sounded. It was Ames.
"Yesterday Kit told me that the Apocalypse Embroiderer who is now in Nan Gu seems to be the Weather Envoy's biological mother."
!!!
As if a stone stirred up a thousand waves, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed. King Nan Gu stood up excitedly and shouted, "Quick, go and capture that embroiderer!"
It was not until this moment that King Nan Gu suddenly remembered that Kit had used this incident to threaten Jiang Zhiyu last night.
…
But they were still too late, and when they arrived, the building was already empty.
Everyone who had been waiting in the hall couldn't help but show disappointment, and King Nan Gu angrily cursed them as trash.
Things are back to square one again.
The Great Elder coughed lightly and said, "Perhaps we can ask the High Priest for divination."
Although the exact location may not be calculated, at least there is a direction.
Things have come to this point, even if King Nan Gu hates the high priest, he has to admit that this is the only way.
He was about to call for help, but the elder spoke first: "I'll go."
Remembering the high priest's repeated refusals, King Nan Gu did not insist, but just nodded slightly in agreement.
Ames spoke again: "I remember that Prince Casas was very close to those two people. Your Majesty, why don't you ask Prince Casas and see if he has any clues."
…
The rain in Nan Gu has changed from heavy downpour to light drizzle.
The sun, which had not appeared for a long time, also emitted some light.
Casas dismissed the others and entered the room. The first thing he said after closing the door was, "My father sent me to find out where you buried the rest of your gunpowder."
Jiang Wenjing: "..."
Jiang Zhiyu: “…”
[This person is truly a genius at gathering information.]
Jiang Wenjing nodded in agreement.
"I know you don't understand why I'm asking this, but just tell me a few random locations and let me get the job done."
Casas sat down next to them: "Or one will do."
"No more, just those two."
Jiang Zhiyu blinked. "If you want to get through, then I'll give you some gunpowder. You disguise yourself and tell them a random location. How about that?"
Casas's somewhat lost face suddenly straightened up: "Yes!"
Jiang Wenjing: "..."
Is this even possible?!
"Aren't you worried about Nan Gu at all?"
Jiang Wenjing couldn't help but say.
The smile on Casas' face slowly froze, and beneath his bright eyes was brewing a tyranny that had been suppressed for a long time. Even under the cover of the smile, a few traces of coldness still floated out.
Jiang Wenjing's heart trembled.
The emotion leaked out for only a moment, and Casas quickly adjusted his state. When he raised his eyes again, the trace of brutality had disappeared without a trace.
"Of course I'm worried, otherwise why would I come? Well, enough talking, I'm off to finish my work."
He turned and left, his steps hurried, looking as if he was trying to escape.
[The second brother will step on landmines.]
Jiang Wenjing: "???"
What's the meaning?
Stepping on a landmine? There was no landmine.
…
The gunpowder that Ji Tong brought back made the Nan Gu people even more uneasy, and they searched more carefully for several days.
More and more people are stationed in Xu Youran's courtyard.
At the same time, at Xiao Yanli's house.
Ji Tong and his 'lost and found' brother have almost reconnected.
Xiao Yanli also heard a lot of news he wanted to hear from Ji Tong.
Ji Tong has been lurking beside Jiang Wenjing for so many years, and it is certainly not in vain.
He told Xiao Yanli the location of the forged letter that Jiang Wenjing had secretly communicated with the people from Mobei.
Xiao Yanli immediately sent people to search the mansion.
But I only found a few recent ones.
For Xiao Yanli, these few letters were enough to prove that Jiang Wenjing was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, but for Ji Tong, it was different.
He looked at the thin letters and couldn't help frowning.
It seems that he forged all of this during this period when Jiang Wenjing was not around.
What about the ones before that? He kept them all in the same place.
His heartbeat unconsciously quickened a little, and his eyelids twitched slightly.
With evidence and witnesses, Xiao Yanli couldn't wait to go to court tomorrow.
…
At the morning court, all officials entered the hall to kowtow, and Xiao Yanli in the queue obviously attracted a lot of people's attention.
After all, he is still under house arrest, so he shouldn't go to court.
But he still came and looked at the emperor arrogantly.
Everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on their backs.
The emperor's gaze passed through the court and fell on Xiao Yanli: "I remember that you are still under house arrest, right?"
Xiao Yanli stepped out of the line and knelt in the center of the hall. "Yes, I am indeed under house arrest, but I am attending court today because I have discovered something important that I must inform Father as soon as possible to prevent treacherous ministers from taking power and thieves from ruining the country!"
This accusation is a serious one.
The emperor and Jiang Kang'an looked at each other secretly and thought to themselves, here it comes.
He hummed softly, "Tell me about it."
Xiao Yanli fell to the ground and shouted, "I am suing General Jiang Wenjing, who is currently serving as an envoy to Nan Gu. He colluded with the enemy and committed treason while stationed in Mobei. This has led to repeated defeats for our army, and the deaths of thousands of Tianqi soldiers!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
The emperor looked gloomy and looked at Xu Yanli and Jiang Kangan.
The two men stepped out at the same time: "Your Majesty, Wen Jing would never do such a thing! His achievements in Mobei are witnessed by all. Victory and defeat are common in the military. Wen Jing would never destroy the lives of our Tianqi soldiers for no reason!"
"Victory and defeat are commonplace in the military?" Xiao Yanli stood up straight. "Grand Tutor Xu is truly worthy of his title. He completely dispelled the allegation with just one sentence. But Father, I have evidence. Please bring Ji Tong, who is outside the palace."
The emperor glanced to the side: "Yes."
Fu Ping said loudly: "Call Ji Tong into the palace."
Ji Tong walked to the center of the hall and knelt down beside Xiao Yanli: "Your humble servant pays respects to His Majesty."
"No need to be polite. Do you have evidence of Jiang Wenjing's treason?"
Ji Tong held up the letter in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, everything I can find is here."
Fuping took it from him and placed it in front of the emperor.
The emperor looked at him and asked, "Who are you?"
"Your Majesty, I have been following General Jiang all this time, but I am just a nobody."
"Nobody? Then how do you know all this?"
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