Chapter 107 What a coincidence, we are partners
"It's simply...it's simply incomprehensible."
Prince Qing threw his sleeves in anger.
"A crude warrior is a disgrace to civility."
There is no way to reason with a rough guy like Zhongyong Hou. He will only pull you down to his level and then use his rich experience to defeat you.
Prince Qing looked directly at Chu Yingrui.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Chung Yong was just making up stories to evade responsibility. Now that the evidence is solid, he can't just make random accusations and throw dirty water on others."
"Your Majesty, please, for the sake of General Zhang's death, severely punish those who colluded with Beiliang."
Chu Yingrui glanced at the ministers who asked him to work overtime during the New Year.
"Is this what you mean? Do you want me to punish the Loyal and Brave Marquis directly?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one responded for a moment.
Most of the people who can stand here are old hands, so how can they not feel the turbulent scene in the store at this moment?
After a while, Chu Wuxun finally stood up.
"Your Majesty, the traitor colluded with Beiliang. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. General Zhang's heroic spirit is still alive. We must find the real culprit who killed him to comfort his heroic spirit."
"But I still have doubts in my heart whether this traitor is the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery."
Chu Yingrui laughed.
"King Jing, what are you worried about?"
Chu Wuhuang bowed.
"Your Majesty, you have found letters from the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion that prove the secret collusion between the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion and Beiliang. Lord Kou and I have read them. The contents are indeed shocking, but..."
Chu Wuxun had a strange expression on his face.
"But according to my understanding of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, the content of the letter does not sound like the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's tone."
Lord Kou standing by nodded in approval.
Moreover, Lord Kou seems to be much more straightforward when he speaks.
"That's right, this old fellow, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, is not that talented in writing."
The Loyal and Brave Marquis: ...
You're going a bit too far.
When did I lose my literary talent?
In order to write memorials, I even studied the Analects with my wife.
Chu Wuxun nodded to Lord Kou and thanked him for his help in explaining.
"Yes, it is."
"Besides, even if the Marquis Zhongyong really colluded with Beiliang, he wouldn't have kept such obvious evidence in his study."
"When Lord Kou, Prince Qing, and I went to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's family was already waiting in the front hall. Since they already knew why we were here, why didn't they deal with the evidence earlier?"
"They are just some letters, not weapons or armor. They will be completely destroyed if burned in a fire."
"This matter has always filled my heart with concern."
Although Chu Wuxun did not explain it clearly, who among these old foxes in the court could not hear it?
It is obvious that the process of finding these evidences was very strange.
Marquis Zhongyong jumped three feet high.
"Yes, yes, Xiao Wuxun is right."
"If I really had colluded with someone, would I have left the letter in my study without dealing with it?"
"It was that little brat from Prince Qing's family who deliberately used this crappy letter to frame me."
"I was wondering why you were so excited, Prince Qing. It turns out you were watching all this in secret. You were the one who deliberately framed me!!!"
King Qing: ...
The sweat on my forehead suddenly broke out.
"You, you are making false accusations! It was clearly His Majesty's order for me to search your house."
Marquis Zhongyong laughed.
"Prince Qing, you are so arrogant and insist that I am a traitor. Aren't you sure that His Majesty will send your son to search my house to ensure fairness?"
"Okay, I didn't expect that you, Prince Qing, would even dare to plot against His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, it's fine if my Zhongyong Marquis Mansion was plotted against. The worst that can happen is that my family will die. But Prince Qing even dared to plot against you. This is going to shake the foundation of the country. Your Majesty, you must be careful of Prince Qing~~~"
The Loyal and Brave Marquis originally wanted to put on a show of loyalty and bravery, with tears streaming down his face, trying to grab the ground with his head, and sacrificing his blood for Xuanyuan.
But the performance skills required are too high.
Marquis Zhongyong rubbed his eyes for a long time but no tears came out. He could only blink his eyes, which were red from being rubbed violently, and look at Chu Yingrui.
Your Majesty, everything I said is true.
King Qing: ...
No, hasn’t Marquis Zhongyong always been just a fool?
When did Tiehanhan become so eloquent?
Not to mention if the person involved was not him, even Prince Qing himself would be persuaded.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Prince Qing was almost crying.
I just wanted to accuse you of treason, but you turned around and accused me of rebellion.
Although to some extent it is not slander.
But your hat is too big.
Chu Yingrui said.
The loyal and brave Marquis was not very good at acting, but he was still quite good at memorizing lines.
"Don't worry, Prince Qing. I still trust you."
"After all, when the late emperor ascended the throne, you were one of his supporters."
As he said this, Prince Qing's originally pale face suddenly turned completely pale.
Everyone knows what happened back then.
Is he supporting His Majesty? He knows that he has no chance of winning the throne, so he changes his mind.
Now, many of His Majesty's former die-hard supporters still have grudges against him.
By saying this, isn't Your Majesty reminding everyone that he was just a fence-sitter back then?
"Your Majesty..."
Prince Qing wanted to say something else, but Chu Yingrui interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"So you suspected the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, so I sent people to search the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion."
"Now that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery suspects you, the Prince of Qing, are you willing to prove your innocence?"
How could Prince Qing dare to say no at this time?
So, Chu Wuxun and Lord Kou went out to search the mansion again.
However, this time the Prince of Qing was not with them, but instead the Marquis of Feng'an, who was the Empress's younger brother, was brought along.
Originally, Prince Qing was worried that His Majesty would ask the young marquis Xie Yanqing of the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion to go along as well, but when he saw that it was these three people, he felt a little relieved.
Chu Wuxun and Lord Kou have no party affiliation and are both upright people. They only obey your majesty's orders.
The Marquis of Feng'an turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and only wanted to be rich and prosperous.
These three people wouldn't frame him...right?
However……
An hour later, the three of them came back.
At the same time, he also brought back a box of letters between the King of Qin and Beiliang.
Marquis Zhongyong laughed.
"Haha, what a coincidence, Prince Qing and I are actually partners in crime."
The letter I prepared is really useful!
Prince Qing:……!!!
"How is this possible?!"
"I am a prince, how could I possibly collude with the Beiliang people?"
"This is slander, this is blatant slander!!"
The loyal and brave Marquis on the side chuckled.
"As expected, this guy doesn't feel pain unless he is hit by a stick."
"When the blow hits you, there is no mercy or forgiveness..."
"You, a prince, would not collude with Beiliang. Do you think I, a good marquis, would have to do that?"