Originally there were only a dozen sounds, which expanded to dozens, and then became thousands.
The people walked out of their houses one after another and rushed towards the palace like a tide.
The noises were getting louder and louder, until their shouts could no longer be heard from three blocks away.
Later, the sound could be heard from outside the palace gate to inside the palace. The emperor, who originally had a worried face, had his mouth stretched wider and wider, and finally he couldn't help laughing.
"hehe."
This laugh was filled with mixed feelings.
Eunuch Yuan couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.
At this time, the commander guarding the palace gate rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, someone has beaten the drum to report the incident."
The emperor quickly stopped laughing: "Who is it?"
"Marquis Wuyi and his military officers beat the drums."
The emperor said, "Go to court."
Hundreds of military officers came to the Taijin Palace, followed by civil officials.
Civil and military officials quarreled over the issue of rehabilitating Prince Wu'an. Most of them wanted to clear Prince Wu'an's name, but only a small group strongly opposed it. When they couldn't get the upper hand, they used the late emperor's decree to pressure the other side.
[Tsk tsk tsk, among the officials who opposed the rehabilitation, several had helped to frame the King of Wu'an for treason and collaborating with the enemy. They certainly don't want to re-examine the King of Wu'an's case. Once the case is re-examined, it means that they will lose their official positions, and their families may even be implicated.]
Civil and military officials: "..."
The official who had falsely accused Prince Wu'an turned pale.
[Although the officials who opposed the redress did not falsely accuse Prince Wu'an, it may be your turn to suffer someday. Let's see how you feel when everyone opposes the retrial.]
[Don't think you will be alright if you don't commit any crime. Sooner or later, you will get your comeuppance.]
【God will take his own course, and no one will be spared. 】
Officials who opposed the retrial: “…”
[Why is the old emperor silent? Is he really against redressing the injustice for Prince Wu'an? ]
[He doesn't look like such an unkind person, or is he afraid of the late emperor's order? ]
[Alas, how could he not know that he is now the most powerful person? Even if he disobeys the emperor's will, no one dares to do anything to him. Moreover, there are so many officials supporting him, and there are tens of thousands of people outside the palace supporting him. If he vindicates Prince Wu'an, he will only gain more people's support and become a wise king in the eyes of all officials.]
"Request a retrial of the case of Prince Wu'an."
More and more people gathered outside the palace gate, and their voices became louder and louder, almost being heard clearly in the Taijin Palace.
[Listen, listen, so many people outside are calling. ]
[Those officials who oppose the retrial should be careful, or they will be beaten when they leave the palace.]
Officials who opposed the retrial: “…”
The left and right prime ministers looked at each other, then came out at the same time and knelt on the ground: "We ask the emperor to re-examine the case of Prince Wu'an."
Other officials who agreed to the retrial also knelt down one after another and said, "We ask the emperor to retrial the case of Prince Wu'an."
There were only twenty-two officials who opposed the rehabilitation, and they looked at each other quietly.
In fact, they knew very well that the emperor agreed to a retrial, otherwise he would not have avoided them before. Although he later agreed to issue an edict to stop Mu Nanjin from exonerating Prince Wu'an, that was because no one supported him at the time. He alone could not withstand the arguments of the officials and could only wait.
The emperor was waiting for this moment. Before the officials who opposed the redress could speak out, he said, "As the officials and the people wish, the case of Prince Wu'an will be retried."
[Yeah, long live the emperor, muah. ]
"Your Majesty's reputation."
What does this "momoda" mean? Since the decree has been issued, Mu Nanjin dare not delay and quickly brings the physical evidence and five witnesses to the palace to meet the emperor.
The old officials present recognized the five witnesses at a glance as the guards who had followed King Wu'an back then. They were the ones who reported King Wu'an for treason and collaborating with the enemy. Although so many years had passed and the guards had grown old, they had been with King Wu'an for many years and had often met with officials, so they could not forget them even if they wanted to.
The emperor also recognized who they were, and anger and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Mu Nanjin brought the witnesses to meet the emperor, and then introduced their identities to the emperor: "Everyone who has seen Prince Wu'an knows that the five guards around me are the ones who followed Prince Wu'an back then."
The left prime minister came out and asked the five guards, "Let me ask you, did the King of Wu'an betray the country and collaborate with the enemy?"
The five witnesses fell to their knees and burst into tears, their faces filled with guilt and remorse: "Prince Wu'an loves Daqian and its people, and he would never do anything to betray his country and collaborate with the enemy."
The officials had guessed the truth long ago, but they were still shocked.
In fact, many officials knew that King Wu'an was wrongly accused, and some even wanted to help him investigate the matter and clear his name. However, the late emperor issued an order to execute King Wu'an's entire clan too quickly, and before they could act, King Wu'an was dragged away and beheaded.
Afterwards, the late emperor issued an order that the matter should not be investigated further and the verdict should not be overturned. The officials who wanted to clear Prince Wu'an's name could not find any evidence, so the matter came to a halt.
"Then why did you all stand up and accuse him of treason?"
One of the witnesses cried and said: "Someone captured our relatives and forced us to say this. We were timid at the time and afraid that our relatives would die, so we had no choice but to lie."
Another witness continued, "We originally wanted to rescue our relatives and then change our mind, but the late emperor issued an order to confiscate their property so quickly that before we could get back to the capital, Prince Wu'an and his family were executed."
I don’t know if it’s because the late emperor ordered not to redress King Wu’an’s grievances, so the people who threatened them didn’t bother to hunt them down, which is why they are lucky enough to live until now.
The right prime minister asked, "Who is threatening you?"
"yes……"
The witness had just opened his mouth to say a word when suddenly there was a whoosh sound.
Everyone was stunned to see Mu Nanjin caught a flying knife in her right hand, and then she threw the knife back in the direction it came from.
"ah--"
A guard fell to the ground at the door.
Everyone looked and saw the flying knife piercing into the guard's chest.
Prince Wenxuan said excitedly: "Mu Nanjin, you actually killed someone in public. You have no respect for the law. Do you still have the emperor in your eyes? Come, catch her quickly."
However, no guard paid any attention to him, and the guard who was killed was dragged away by other guards.
【Who is this idiot? 】
The left prime minister coughed lightly and deliberately shouted, "Prince Wenxuan, it was clearly that guard who wanted to kill and silence the witness, why are you blaming Lord Mu?"
[It turns out that he is the Prince of Wenxuan. ]
Prince Wenxuan: “…”
Mu Nanjin glanced at Prince Wenxuan calmly and said, "Prince Wenxuan, you don't need to worry. Maybe after the trial, the next person to be killed will be you."
“You, you, you…”
Prince Wenxuan was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
Mu Nanjin said to the witness: "Go on and tell us who threatened you at that time."
Thank you for the reward.
I wish you all a happy New Year in advance——