What does this bitch want to do?
Does she really want to drag her Shen family down with her to be beheaded and exterminated?
She is still the wife of the Shen family!
If the Shen family was really beheaded and exterminated, she would be there with them...
"Your Majesty, Lord Pei."
At this time, Lord Wang, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up.
He personally presented a confession and some evidence.
"This is the household registration of Shen Yixuan, the adopted son of the Shen family. I have had someone conduct a thorough investigation and there are indeed problems..."
The whole story was explained personally by Lord Wang, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. There are testimonies, records, and witnesses from several officials in Beijing who accepted bribes from the Shen family... This is enough to prove it for now.
"The son of a concubine is also among those exiled by the Shen family. The Shen family helped him escape punishment. According to the laws of our dynasty, this is indeed disobeying the order and deceiving the emperor." Lord Pei said with a serious face.
Emperor Wenyuan, who was sitting on the high platform, had a gloomy expression on his face.
His eyes fell coldly on Shen Li.
Shen Li felt the gaze of Emperor Wen Yuan, his fingernails dug deep into his palms, and he felt a chill all over his body.
He wanted to argue.
But he knew it was useless.
He really underestimated Yang Zhao.
From just now until now, he finally understood that the act of beating the drum to report the incident today was definitely something she had planned for a long time, and not a sudden decision made out of desperation.
What banquet?
What cooperation.
What divorce...
It was just one step in her plan, one link after another, all leading to this moment...
But he didn't understand.
Is she going to fight him to the death just because of Brother Xuan?
"Deceit, deceiving the emperor and disobeying his orders?"
The Shen family members were so scared that they fell to the ground.
Patriarch Shen looked at Shen Li and Old Madam Shen, and pointed at them angrily, shaking with anger: "You, you bastards, how dare you do such a thing without telling us, are you trying to kill our entire Shen family..."
"Your Majesty, my Lord, we are wronged. We don't know anything about the concubine thing!"
"We are wronged..."
The common people looked on with no sympathy.
"quiet!"
Lord Pei slammed the gavel.
The members of the Shen family suddenly stopped shouting, but they all looked at Old Madam Shen and Shen Li with resentment.
What a troublemaker!!
Yang Zhao watched these people's reactions with a cold smile in his heart. After continuing to kowtow, he said loudly: "The fourth crime, I want to accuse the Shen family of plotting to murder our important official, the Marquis of Zhenbei, Yang Tiejiang."
Yang Tiejiang is Yang Zhao's father.
"Marquis of Zhenbei?"
"Isn't the Marquis of Zhenbei guarding the northern border? What did the Shen family do to him?"
Shen Li was also stunned.
It was not until he saw Yang Zhao presenting several pieces of letter paper and a black token that Shen Li's expression suddenly changed in shock.
That's not...
When Lord Pei saw it, his face changed immediately and he quickly asked someone to deliver the letter and token to Emperor Wenyuan on the high platform.
When Emperor Wenyuan saw the special pattern on the token, his eyes narrowed.
After he finished reading the letters, he was so angry that he clenched them tightly, and a cold and fierce look flashed from his eyes: "Chen Li, are these all true?"
A majestic and angry voice rose from the sky.
The onlookers were so frightened that their legs were shaking and they all knelt down.
Although Shen Li didn't know what was on the letter, he recognized the token at a glance.
That was the token given to him by the Eighth Prince.
At first, he had only given it to Li Ahfu to take to Guowanglai Pawnshop...
Li Afu?
Shen Li's pupils shrank, his face turned pale, and he knelt down: "Your Majesty, I..."
"His Majesty."
As soon as Shen Li opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Yang Zhao.
"My father, the Marquis of Zhenbei, would never embezzle military funds, let alone commit treason."
"Embezzlement of military funds?"
"Treason?"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was surprised.
The generals all frowned.
That Zhenbei Marquis? He was capable of embezzling military funds? And even committing treason?
"His Majesty!"
"The Shen family can divorce me and humiliate me, but they will never allow the Shen family to slander my father's loyalty to his country and his people, and they will never allow anyone to accuse him of treason."
Yang Zhao straightened his back, raised his head and looked at Emperor Wenyuan on the high throne, his voice cold and resolute:
"My father always said he was an uncultured, uneducated man, incapable of being a civil servant who could help the emperor in the court, nor an upright official who could speak up for the people. But he also had a heart of loyalty that was willing to sacrifice his life for his country and his emperor."
"So, when the barbarians invaded, occupied our three cities and sixteen states, and killed tens of thousands of our people, he, still a teenager, resolutely led his fellow villagers, grabbed a chipped axe, and rushed to the battlefield..."
"That battle cost him all his brothers the lives of his brothers, and left him covered in scars. But he said that as long as he could drive the barbarians out of our territory, recapture our cities, and save our people, his death would be worth it."
"So he later joined the army to fight the enemy, died several times in battle, and his blood stained the battlefields one after another while defending the territory. But he never considered retreating even a little bit. Only after he defeated the barbarians and recovered the territory did he finally fall..."
"He spent two full years recuperating, yet he still hadn't fully recovered. Then, the Xiongnu invaded from the north, and the late emperor's personal expedition was in danger. He ignored his wounds and once again donned his armor to march north... That battle lasted another three years... He was worthy of Heaven, worthy of Earth, worthy of the people, and even more so, worthy of his king..."
As Yang Zhao finished his words one by one.
There was silence at the scene.
Many people have already recalled the shame of the barbarians invading, the land being occupied, and the people being humiliated and killed...
And the people of those two cities who were massacred when the Xiongnu invaded...
If it weren't for the Marquis of Zhenbei, the late emperor would have died in Yongcheng long ago, and the Xiongnu would have driven their ferocious wolf soldiers to attack the capital long ago. How could we have the peaceful and prosperous times we have today...
Marquis of Zhenbei.
That's their hero!
"His Majesty."
Yang Zhao's voice choked with sobs, he bit his lip tightly, his eyes reddened. "My father may be a rough man, and not well-educated, but his loyalty is known to all. He would never betray his country."
"The Shen family used this letter to murder my father."
"This humble servant speaks out for my father. I beg Your Majesty to investigate the truth and clear my father's name."
After saying this, she kowtowed heavily this time.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to vouch for the Marquis of Zhenbei. He absolutely has no intention of rebellion. I ask Your Majesty to investigate the truth and clear the name of the Marquis of Zhenbei..."
At this time.
Led by General Wen, the Marquis of Yongbo, all the generals present stepped forward, knelt heavily on one knee, and kowtowed in unison: "Your Majesty, please investigate the truth and clear the name of the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Upon seeing this, the people present immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, please investigate the truth and clear the name of the Marquis of Zhenbei..."
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