Chapter 241 Lying and Being Punished by God
How could Zhuge Dan swear!
First of all, he is now the prime minister of a country. How could he swear in public that he did not murder the crown prince, the princess, or the future crown princess?
"I didn't commit murder, so what's the need for swearing?"
He would not swear. Even if there was no divine punishment, it would be detrimental to his reputation.
"That's strange. Who put the mushroom poison in the food?" Zhou Tangtang said, "These meals were delivered to your house, and you sent them to the post station."
"I didn't touch these dishes at all from the time they were prepared to the time they were delivered to the posthouse. With so many buyers and chefs, who knows who poisoned them? How about we interrogate them one by one in the prison?"
Zhuge Dan said lightly: "If it really doesn't work, just kill all the cooks. There are plenty of cooks in the world."
"You, aren't you killing innocent people?" Zhou Tangtang said angrily, "You have such a cruel heart, how can you be the prime minister of a country?"
"I was forced to say this by the princess and the county lady. Otherwise, what do you think we should do?"
He seemed respectful, but he said provocatively, "The county lady has been in the countryside for too long, and she always believes in folk legends about divine punishment. If swearing is useful, what is the use of laws? Just swear and let God decide the case."
Mocking Xie Yanyan, saying that he is a country bumpkin with no education and limited knowledge.
Zhou Shaoyu said to Liu Ge'er, "You delivered these meals all the way from the palace to the post station. Do you dare to swear that these poisons have nothing to do with you?"
Liu Ge'er had already felt more wronged than Dou E. He knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, pointed his three fingers toward the sky, and swore, "If I have poisoned or lied, I will be struck by lightning and crushed by a rock, and I will never be able to be reborn."
Xie Yanyan: It’s a pity that I don’t know how to be struck by lightning
He swore, and sure enough, the sky was still clear, without any thunder or lightning.
Zhuge Dan sneered, "Your Majesty, these oaths are just for show. This servant followed me from beginning to end. It is 100% certain that he poisoned me. He even pretended to test the poison with a silver needle. I think his silver needle is fake."
Liu Geer wanted to die. He kowtowed so hard that his forehead bled. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have never lied. I would not dare to use my ten thousand heads to poison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess."
Zhou Shaoyu pointed at the housekeeper of Zhuge Mansion and said, "You were also the one delivering the food along the way. Liu Ge'er swore, if you didn't poison it, you swear to show everyone."
The butler was trembling in his heart, he didn't dare!
Zhuge Dan looked at him and said nonchalantly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you to swear, and you still don't swear? Swear! Use the most vicious words to curse!"
What are the most vicious words?
The housekeeper looked at the prime minister and said with a ruthless heart, "I did not poison the crown prince, the princess, or the princess of Yongning County. If I lie, I will be struck by lightning and crushed by rocks. My wife, children, and grandchildren will all die without a burial place, and the prime minister will also die without a burial place."
Zhuge Dan was so angry that he cursed: "You bastard, swear, what are you doing with your true identity?"
He kicked forward, but his leg did not retract. He only heard "whoosh~" "whoosh~"
Zhou Xiaocheng and the princess suddenly saw a dark mass coming down from the sky. Before they could even make a sound, more than a dozen large rocks fell from the sky.
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
Due to the huge shock of the landing, the steward of Zhuge Mansion was smashed and his brains splattered all over Zhuge Dan's face.
Zhuge Dan screamed and grabbed an official next to him. The official was so frightened that he screamed and tried to shake Zhuge Dan off, but failed.
The big rock hit the steward of Zhuge Mansion so hard that he died on the spot. Zhuge Dan broke one of his legs because he kicked the steward and didn't pull back.
At the same time, huge rocks fell from the sky at Zhuge Mansion, smashing several large holes in the house where the housekeeper's wife and children lived. No one died, but they were all injured.
Now everyone believes that God really has eyes.
As it turned out, the poisoning was the work of Zhuge Mansion.
Zhou Shaoyu said to Zhuge Dan, "It seems that swearing is useful. Then, Lord Zhuge, swear that you did not poison me. If you swear, my father and mother will believe you."
Zhuge Dan didn't dare to swear, he dragged his injured leg and crawled towards Zhou Xiaocheng crying.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I was blind and kept such a thief as my housekeeper. He must be an old subordinate of the former crown prince and his spy, who came to sow discord between me and Your Majesty."
He crawled faster than a lizard and came to Zhou Xiaocheng's feet, hugged his legs and resisted the punishment from heaven.
[I didn't swear, don't punish me]
[If you want to smash something, smash Zhou Xiaocheng. He has killed more people than me.]
[Don't hit me. I will burn incense and offer you three kinds of animals later. I will acknowledge you as my father, okay?]
Xie Yanyan: Even if you call me dad, I won’t agree!
Zhou Xiaocheng said helplessly: "Although you didn't poison the person yourself, you are still responsible for it. So, I will fine you one year's salary and let you go back to sort out your family."
Zhuge Dan kowtowed happily to express his gratitude, and on the way home he asked a servant to ride in the sedan chair with him. He did not dare to face God alone.
Zhou Shaoyu was very disappointed to see Zhou Xiaocheng spare Zhuge Dan so lightly. Without saying anything, he took Xie Yanyan and left.
Zhou Tangtang laughed loudly and said to the princess: "Mother, please take care of yourself."
He left too.
After returning to the posthouse, Xie Yanyan said to Xie Anfeng: "Father, Xie Jinrong is dead. Do you want to pay tribute to him?"
Xie Anfeng shook his head: "Forget it, we will never see each other again in this life or death."
Only Zhou Tangtang was very excited. He pulled Xie Yanyan and said, "Do you think there is really divine punishment in this world? I was almost scared to death when that big rock fell just now."
"You didn't lie, what are you afraid of?"
"I was afraid of accidentally hurting someone. After all, the rock was so big. Didn't you see the butler? His brain exploded."
"It's a pity that it wasn't Zhuge Dan who was hit."
Zhou Tangtang said regretfully, "I feel that being the emperor is not as satisfying as being the King of Nanhai before. Even though Zhuge Dan helped him conquer the world and made great contributions, he should not be like this now. He has no authority at all and is controlled by a minister in every way. Who has the final say in the court? I am worried that one day Zhuge Dan will kill him and become the emperor himself."
But no amount of persuasion would work.
Zhou Shaoyu leaned back in his chair. "My father is now the new emperor. He has some inferiority complex because he used to be a military commander and was very powerful on the battlefield. However, when it comes to court governance, he knows nothing about it and is afraid. So he listens to Zhuge Dan."
"When he hears the name Zhuge now, he thinks it is the embodiment of wisdom. Zhuge Dan has always claimed to be a descendant of Zhuge Liang, and his father is superstitious about him."
After listening to Zhou Shaoyu and Zhou Tangtang's analysis, Xie Yanyan said in his heart that, in the final analysis, it was still their greed for the throne that led them to sacrifice even their own children.
A few people were unscrupulously analyzing the psychology of Emperor Zhou Xiaocheng. A clerk from the post station ran in and said respectfully, "Someone is looking for General Xie An."
Xie Yanyan followed Xie Anfeng out the door and saw a young woman wearing a fox fur coat. When she saw Xie Anfeng, she immediately knelt down and called out, "Master!"
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