Liu He cursed in his heart, but his face was full of sorrow. He said to Liu Yishan with a look of regret:
"Nephew, I believe I have never treated you unfairly, but why are you treating me like this now?!
You secretly use my name to commit crimes and levy heavy taxes.
Now that the truth has been revealed, you're still trying to frame me?!"
As Liu He spoke, he turned to look at Liu Han, tears in his eyes and he was heartbroken.
"Brother, we are a family after all, why do you want to harm me like this?!
You and Yishan went astray and harmed yourselves. Have you ever thought about the fate of your sister-in-law and the others?"
Liu Han's pupils shrank, and his lips trembled as he looked at his brother's eyes.
Liu Yishan was filled with indignation when he heard this. He had been arrogant and dissolute since childhood, which had developed his cruel and selfish character.
He felt that his uncle could have relied on Prime Minister Cui to clear his name, but he refused to save them!
And they even want to force them to death. How can they call us a family if they are so cruel and selfish?!
Maybe he is now putting all the blame on them in order to avenge himself for the trouble he caused him before!
If it was his son kneeling in the hall, he would not be so cruel!
Liu Yishan said bitterly, "Your Majesty, everything we did was instigated by Liu He behind the scenes!
Everything he said was a lie! He just wanted to blame me and my father!
My dad already said last night,
The reason why Liu He's name is not in the account book is that
That’s because Liu He and my father said that we are all family, so there is no need to divide the accounts too clearly, just record the share of outsiders!
It can be seen that at that time, Liu He must have made a plan. If the matter was exposed one day, he would completely shirk responsibility..."
Liu Han, with a pale face, suddenly interrupted his son's accusation in a hoarse voice: "...Rebellious son! Shut up!"
"Dad!" Liu Yishan looked at Liu Han with red eyes, "Liu He is so heartless and ungrateful. Do you really want to take the blame for him?"
Cui Cen frowned and glanced at Liu Yishan unexpectedly.
Liu He was really confused. He should have drawn a clear line with this selfish, stupid and short-sighted nephew as early as possible!
Not only will it save you from getting yourself into trouble now, but you will also have to keep biting like a mad dog.
"Your Majesty, Liu Yishan has committed many evil deeds. From his words, it is clear that he has deep resentment towards you, Lord Liu.
If he deliberately made false confessions out of revenge, would Your Majesty also punish him accordingly?
Moreover, although His Majesty has just said that others have confessed that Lord Liu was involved,
But I haven't seen the confession, and I haven't heard anyone else speak. Why not let them speak out and see if this is the truth?"
Cui Cen glanced indifferently at the dozen or so kneeling officials and spoke slowly.
"Everyone, as long as you are willing to confess the truth, His Majesty will show mercy on you because of your active repentance.
But if you do not repent and commit fraud and frame other innocent people,
If I find out the truth, I will punish you severely and punish your entire clan!"
A chill gathered in Zhao Xin's eyes.
Cui Cen's attitude was extremely arrogant when he said such words in front of the emperor!
Directly threatening those officials to be careful with their words?! They totally ignored him!
Zhao Xin clenched the gavel with his five fingers, suppressed the emotions surging in his eyes, and sighed.
"Prime Minister Cui, according to the laws of the Great Qin, the most serious punishment for these people is the extermination of three clans.
As soon as you open your mouth, you directly implicate nine generations of your clan. Do you regard the laws set by my Emperor Taizu as nothing?
If everyone were to do as the Prime Minister thought and deal with the criminals as they wished,
Then what credibility does the Great Qin Dynasty have among the people, and how can it be called fair and just?
Although I am young, I still know these basic ways of governing a country.
Prime Minister Cui, as the head of all officials, you should set a good example for all the officials."
Cui Luan, standing calmly with his hands in his pockets and acting as a background, looked at the emperor's gloomy face with interest, feeling that today's show was more exciting than he had imagined.
The emperor has been constantly refreshing his cognition these days.
In every confrontation with his brother, the Emperor was more tolerant than he expected.
For example, now, Cui Cen said in front of the emperor that the entire nine clans would be punished.
It was not only to warn those officials, but also to embarrass the emperor.
This was the first time since the emperor took power that Cui Cen had directly ignored him in front of all the ministers.
The emperor's expression was on the verge of exploding, but he still held it back.
Not only did he not talk back, he also spoke reasonably.
But everyone with brains present could hear that the emperor was attacking Cui Cen in a roundabout way.
It's a pity that the current emperor is the one who suffers when fighting with an old fox like his brother.
Cui Cen felt annoyed and his expression turned colder. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly into Zhao Xin's eyes.
"Since the Emperor keeps saying fairness and justice,
But based on only an account book and a few confessions that were difficult to distinguish true from false, they concluded that Mr. Liu had embezzled and accepted bribes.
I am an old minister, stupid and don't know how fair and just this is."
Zhao Xin took a deep breath and told himself to be patient. He first wrote down the account of this old man in his little notebook!
Liu Muzhi suddenly bowed to Zhao Xin and said:
"Your Majesty, when these officials were arrested last night, the Western Factory interrogated them and took down their complete confessions.
The ministers also saw that there was not a single scar on their bodies, and the words they said were definitely not confessed under torture.
Your Majesty, please show the confession to Prime Minister Cui and other ministers. If what they say later is inconsistent with the confession,
Even if Your Majesty is kind and willing to give them a chance to reform,
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