Chapter 233: Presenting evidence in court!
"My aunt and I hid among the dead for two days and two nights, then wandered for two years before returning to the capital. To survive and uncover the truth about Lonely City, I entered the palace to meet the Emperor as Ling Buyi."
One of them couldn't stand it any longer: "Your Majesty, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor! He deliberately approached Your Majesty and must be severely punished!"
Emperor Wen snorted coldly, his eyes still fixed on Ling Buyi: "Shut up! Zisheng, keep talking."
Ling Buyi forced a smile. "As you know, Your Majesty, during my investigation into the Lonely City case, the Huo family's only surviving scout was shot in the head with a poisoned arrow and died on the way to investigate."
"Peng Kun, the man primarily implicated in the case, suffered a sudden asthma attack while incarcerated and died in prison. My aunt, Huo Junhua, also passed away a few days ago, never to see the day of my revenge."
"Your Majesty, seeing that all the witnesses and evidence are being destroyed, I really can't wait any longer." Ling Buyi lowered his eyes. He understood that even with all these evidences, it would be difficult for Emperor Wen to get rid of all the officials involved. If he wanted revenge, he could only do it himself.
The Left Censor started shouting again, "You keep saying that Peng Kun was involved in the Lonely City incident. He's already dead. How are you going to prove it?"
"Yes, words are not enough. Have you obtained any correspondence or evidence of the relationship between Chengyang Hou and Peng Kun?"
Ling Buyi was speechless, and the hall fell into silence. If he had enough evidence in his hands, he would not choose to embark on this bloody path of revenge with his own hands.
At this moment, someone at the door answered loudly: "You want evidence, right? Isn't it here?!"
He Zhaojun, Wen Ziduan, Cheng Shaoshang, Yuan Shanjian, Wang Yan and others appeared in front of the Dezheng Hall, followed by several stretchers, all covered with white cloth, and no one knew what they were used for.
"Master Zuo, you may not know this yet. Ling Yi bribed the gardener at the Imperial Court to induce Peng Kun's asthma, causing him to suffocate and die."
He Zhaojun pointed to a stretcher on her left. "This man is the gardener who was paid to do this. He couldn't stand the torture of the court judge and confessed early. This is the bribe he received. Your Majesty, please take a look."
General Zuo took one look at the so-called bribe and found it amusing. "This is just ordinary money. How can it be connected to the Marquis of Chengyang? Besides, who can withstand the torture of the Imperial Court? How do you know it wasn't a confession forced upon them?"
Wang Yan couldn't help but retort, "Master Zuo, you wouldn't have guessed it, would you? Peng Kun had already lost his heartbeat due to asthma, but I used Professor Zhaojun's method to save him. I used this method on your wife before, so you must be the one who knows this best!"
"Peng Kun is not dead?" Emperor Wen rubbed his chin, with a calculating look in his eyes.
Doctor Sun, standing by, quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in order to survive, he tried to cut his throat with a broken piece of a pottery bowl, but he injured his vocal cords. He was unconscious for many days and has only just woken up and is able to speak."
Peng Kun sat up from the stretcher in the middle, leaned to the side, and weakly told the emperor how the people in the court contacted him and how they conspired. The matter involved many ministers, and the more Emperor Wen listened, the angrier he became.
"Peng Kun is a traitor and a traitor. How can we trust his words?" Lord Zuo saw the Emperor Wen's mood and quickly stepped forward to stop him. "Your Majesty, Peng Kun may have been instigated by them to perjure himself. He must not be trusted!"
Shao Shang sneered, "Oh? Lord Zuo, people can lie, of course, but these letters all use Ling Yi's name. Could it be fake?"
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