Chapter 114 Chapter 114
After Xie Qingya said this, not even the sound of crying could be heard in the hall for a moment.
Although it was expected.
But the people in the palace never expected that the King of Nannan would be so direct.
It can even be called straightforward.
Only a few people looked at Xie Qingya with complicated expressions.
Especially Qu Boyuan.
He looked at this former proud student of his with a very complicated look in his eyes.
Xie Qingya ignored them.
After he finished speaking, he took out the second piece of evidence and hung it high above his head.
This evidence was the proof that Quan Fangtong had accepted bribes and enriched himself over the years. It also contained several of his properties and certificates for his collection of cultural relics and antiques...
These are the things that Xie Qingya has secretly sent people to verify over the years.
The number of people involved and the amount of money involved are enough to make people's eyes water.
The little noble was well prepared.
As soon as Xie Qingya held the evidence high above his head, he immediately walked down and took the evidence from the person.
He first submitted it to Liu Xie for review.
Although he already knew that Quan Fang was greedy by nature, and he had also heard from his cousin how much bribes he had received over the years, but when he really flipped through the pages, Liu Xie was still so angry that his blood boiled, and the handsome face of the young man behind the twelve crowns also turned red.
"Bullshit!"
He lost his temper for the first time at the morning court.
When all the officials saw this, they were horrified and dared not utter a word.
Even though Liu Xie no longer had real power, he was still an emperor known to all people in the world.
Even if Cao Da came in front of him at this time, he would not dare to be too presumptuous.
All officials lowered their eyes and listened to the holy teachings.
"Minister Zhou, you are the Minister of Revenue, please come and see if this evidence is reasonable." Liu Xie said this while holding back his anger, and then asked the little noble to go down and hand the evidence to Zhou Shanming.
Zhou Shanming bowed slightly, took the book with both hands and began to flip through it. With every page he turned, his expression changed.
"What does Minister Zhou think?" Liu Xie asked him in a deep voice.
Just as Zhou Shanming was about to reply, there was another commotion behind him.
Liu Xie was sitting high up, so he could almost see Cao Da's figure at a glance.
Seeing Cao Da wearing the dragon robe that was forced upon him and walking among the officials, many officials lowered their heads when they saw him.
He still had a smile on his face and walked slowly towards me.
From time to time, he would greet familiar officials around him with a smile.
Those officials whom he called naturally responded one after another.
Liu Xie, who was originally full of anger, the moment he saw Cao Da appear.
The instinct he had developed over the years made him shrink back subconsciously the moment he saw Cao Da, and the anger that had originally appeared on his face had already solidified.
Fortunately, he has the little nobleman by his side.
Although the young noble was also afraid of Cao Da, when he received the look from Prince Nan'an, he immediately pulled Liu Xie's sleeve gently.
Only then did Liu Xie come to his senses.
He immediately looked towards Xie Qingya nervously.
Seeing that his cousin nodded to him calmly, with a reassuring look in his eyes, Liu Xie's fear of Cao Da finally faded a little.
This is their best chance to take down Caoda.
His cousin and Lord Mei have been lying in wait for this day. He absolutely cannot make any mistakes at this time and ruin their plans!
Liu Xie thought so.
He clenched his hands tightly and sat down again.
Although he was still afraid of Cao Da, he did not show any timidity at this time.
Cao Da has already walked to the front among all the officials.
He walked directly to Xie Qingya and stopped beside him. He did not greet Liu Xie right away, but smiled and said, "It's so lively."
"Hasn't the Prince of Nan'an been ill at home? How come he has time to attend the morning court today?" He smiled and turned his head to greet Xie Qingya.
Her eyes fell on him and she let out an "ouch".
"Why is the Prince of Nan'an dressed like this out of nowhere? It's not something that would make people jump with fear. I would have thought something had happened again."
As soon as he said this.
Many people present changed their expressions.
Xie Qingya also turned his head to look at Cao Da.
Looking at the mocking smile on Cao Da's face, Xie Qingya naturally knew that he was deliberately trying to provoke him.
My hand unconsciously pinched the amulet in my sleeve.
The amulet and handkerchief that Xu Duanyi found at the beginning have now returned to him.
When he entered the palace today, for some unknown reason, he brought this old amulet with him.
Just like every time he went to the battlefield.
At this time, he was holding the amulet and looking at Cao Da calmly.
He was not irritated.
On the contrary, when Chen Xing saw Cao Da appear, his face, which had just been filled with joy when he saw Shen Fu, was almost immediately filled with anger.
Without thinking, he just wanted to rush towards Cao Da!
Until Shen Fu grabbed his arm.
This would have to change in the past.
Shen Fu naturally couldn't catch Chen Xing.
But things were different now. Chen Xing was so thin that only a layer of skin and bones were left. Shen Fu naturally pulled him over without much effort.
Chen Xing turned his head, his eyes red and his face full of anxiety.
He tried to speak with a hoarse voice, but all he could come out was "ahhhh" sound.
This was also the first time he spoke since entering the hall today.
Shen Fu's eyes reddened again when he heard this voice, but he still held Chen Xing's arm tightly and said to him in a low voice, "Don't worry, I'm here, as well as the Prince of Nan'an."
"We can definitely work this out."
After hearing this, Chen Xing's intense emotions calmed down a little.
Cao Da seemed to have just noticed the presence of Chen Xing in the court. He turned his head and when he saw Chen Xing, he exclaimed "Ouch!", "You scared me."
"Who is this? He looks weird and scary." He touched his chest, looking frightened.
As soon as these words came out.
Shen Fu and Xie Qingya both looked at Cao Da sharply at the same time.
Cao Da ignored Xie Qingya and looked directly at Shen Fu and asked, "Why, Minister Shen, is this your friend?"
In recent years, Shen Fu has never participated in party and political disputes.
He was neither Liu Xie's man, nor Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's man, nor Cao Da's man.
He just does his own thing.
If this had happened in the past, Shen Fu would have either responded with a few cold words or simply not responded at all.
But today, he looked at Cao Da coldly and asked, "Today, the Prince of Nan'an reported that four years ago, a man named Quan secretly replaced military supplies, causing our soldiers to die in the Battle of Nagano."
"I would like to ask Master Cao, what is the relationship between this Quan Fangtong and you?"
"Did you make him leave Beijing to take up his post in Jiangning? And was it you who paved the way for him to be promoted to Jiangning Textile Factory Director within two years?"
Shen Fu's voice is much colder than that of ordinary people.
At this time, he directly questioned Cao Da in the main hall in front of all the officials, which completely tore apart the decency that was maintained between them.
Cao Da was indeed somewhat surprised and couldn't help but look at Shen Fu once more.
But the words he said were calm, as if he was confident of what he had said: "Which adult is Quan? We usually meet so many people, how can we remember any Quan or dog?"
Shen Fu had a cold face and wanted to speak.
Xie Qingya's voice was heard first in the hall: "Oh? Really? Master Cao is so old that he can't even remember his own brother?"
As soon as Xie Qingya said this.
The hall was silent at first, and then the discussion started again.
This time even those officials who were afraid of Cao Da could not help but discuss the matter in whispers.
As for Cao Da, the moment Xie Qingya said this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at him.
The nonchalance on his face was replaced by horror.
In the hall, other officials also asked questions.
"Prince Nan'an, what brother? Are you saying that Quan Fangtong is the younger brother of Cao Zhangyin?"
"You must be kidding. These two people don't have the same last name."
"But if Prince Nan'an said so, then Quan Fangtong does look somewhat similar to Master Cao..."
There was endless discussion about this matter in the palace.
Xie Qingya said nothing, still looking coldly at Cao Da beside him.
And Cao Da, under his gaze...
After the initial shock subsided, his expression became completely gloomy.
Especially when he saw Xie Qingya looking at him, there was a mocking and scornful look on his face, just like he had before.
Such an expression——
How could Cao Da, who had been used to being second to none over the years, bear this? His face darkened again.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak.
Xie Qingya just pursed his lips, turned away, and said to the emperor who was sitting on the throne: "Quan Fangtong is the half-brother of Cao Zhangyin."
He dropped such a heavy bomb first.
Cao Da's face turned completely dark, and the discussions in the hall became even more heated.
But Xie Qingya's words did not stop there.
He continued, "Back then, our Cao Zhangyin was just a child from a remote mountain village in Shandong. He lost his mother when he was four years old. Within two years, his father remarried a concubine. From then on, the miserable life of our Cao Zhangyin began."
Cao Da really didn't expect this.
Xie Qingya actually found out all these things.
He had been very cautious these years. Apart from Chen Li and Chai Shou who were by his side, only Quan Fang and himself knew about the relationship between them.
He didn't know how Xie Qingya knew all this.
Who told him?
Chen Li? Chai Shou? Or Quan Fangtong?
Cao Da didn't know.
He didn't have the mood to think about these things at the moment.
He looked at Xie Qingya with a cold and sinister face. How could Cao Da be happy when his past was exposed, and it was such a past?
The calmness that came with me is long gone.
He looked at Xie Qingya coldly, his eyes full of anger, and the first thing he said was: "Shut up!"
可謝清崖怎麽可能聽他的話？
他連看都沒看曹達，依舊在衆人窸窸窣窣的驚訝聲中，慢聲說道：“曹掌印六歲的時候，繼母懷了身孕，又不幸流産，那年冬天，曹掌印的父親，不顧曹掌印是自己的長子，在其繼母的撺掇之下，把曹掌印賣給了當年宮裏采買宮人的太監，自此曹掌印便跟着一路北上，進了宮。”
“謝！清！崖！”
曹達目眦欲裂，聲音都透上了滲骨的恨意。
不少人看着曹達這副模樣，都忍不住狠狠打了個冷顫，熟知曹達性子的劉協，更是臉色發白，下意識又往後瑟縮了下。
只有謝清崖，依舊還是先前那副模樣。
甚至看到此刻被激怒的曹達，他還偏過臉，朝他笑了下：“曹掌印，我說得對不對？”
曹達何時被人這樣挑釁過？
他怒視着謝清崖，下意識擡起胳膊，就像從前教訓自己的下屬一樣。
可謝清崖不是他那些聽話的下屬。
曹達比任何人都清楚，他的鋒芒和手段，要不然，他們也不至于被人瞞了這麽多年。
如今反倒被他殺了個措手不及。
舉起的胳膊，終于還是垂落了下來。
他冷臉看着謝清崖，到底還是沒有否認。
“是，那又如何？”
“一個同父異母的兄弟，我從前見都沒見過，南安王覺得我能為他做什麽？”
局面的确比他想得要惡劣一些。
曹達的确沒想到，謝清崖居然能查到他跟全方同的關系。
這也打破了他最初的冷靜。
不過他替全方同做的那些事，誰又能證明？不管是當初把全方同調出京城，還是讓人做上江寧織造的位置，可都不是他親自出面去做的。
他唯一一次親自出面的事，謝清崖可還沒查到呢。
要不然現在在這的，就不止是他了。
謝清崖看着他問道：“那曹掌印是不承認，當年把全方同調離京城之事，與你有關了？”
曹達看着他嗤笑：“我沒做過的事，為何要承認？”
“總不能因為他是我弟弟，他殺人放火，就都跟我有關吧？我整日待在皇宮，一年都不一定見他幾面，就算他真打着我的旗號做什麽，總不能全怪在我頭上吧。”
未等謝清崖繼續說話，曹達便又話鋒一轉，扯到自己今日所來之意：“既然說起全方同，那我這也有一樁事，想請問下南安王。”
謝清崖挑眉擡手，擺出一個“請”的動作，姿态翩翩道：“曹掌印請說。”
“昨日全方同死于一處宅子，全府上下更是全都橫死于宅中。”
曹達一邊端詳着謝清崖的臉，一邊問道：“據我所知，全方同自來京中半月有餘，日日笙歌也未碰到過什麽事，何故王爺才回來幾日，他就遭了這滅門之禍？”
“昨日全方同一死，王爺今日先是檢舉他為長野之戰的元兇，又想攀扯到我的身上——”
“我倒是想問問南安王，你昨日在什麽地方？”
幾乎是曹達這話一出，大殿之中便霎時又安靜了下來，所有人的目光都落在了兩人的身上。
劉協、梅雪征、屈博淵更是緊捏成拳，臉上也都流露出了擔心的神情。
就連沈複等人也皺緊了眉頭。
陳興“啊”着聲音，想過來。
曹達聽到這個聲音，再度嗤笑道：“啞巴就別說話了，這裏也沒文房四寶讓你寫？何況你是南安王的人，誰知道你說的是真是假？”
沈複聽他這麽說，臉色唰得一下，就沉了下來：“曹掌印說話別太過分！”
曹達“哦”一聲，像是才想起來，笑眯眯地說了句抱歉：“倒是忘了這位兄弟是沈尚書的好友，好吧，我收回我剛才說的話。”
“不過我還是那句話，這位兄弟的話，可不能作為證據，除非南安王有其他人證。”
“至于在王府這樣的鬼話，南安王也不必說了，昨日我的人一直在南安王府門口，可沒瞧見您回去的身影呢。”
“反倒是我的手下，跟那個殺了全方同的黑衣人對過招，我那手下說那個殺了全方同的黑衣人與王爺的身量體型很像。”
“最重要的是——”
他眯着眼看着謝清崖：“他還知道那個黑衣人的身上有傷。”
“王爺可否能解釋，你昨日在什麽地方？或者直接把外衣脫了讓我們看看，你身上可有受傷的痕跡？”
他這番話，也算是把謝清崖的後路，徹底給堵死了。
劉協聽到這話，臉徹底變了。
他手攀在寶座的龍紋扶手上，想張口說話。
但謝清崖先一步開了口：“哦？”
謝清崖看着曹達，倒還是先前那副模樣，未見驚慌：“我倒是不知道，曹掌印竟然還在我府外安插了人手？”
曹達絲毫沒覺得自己做得不對。
他看着人，一臉理所當然的模樣：“東西廠和錦衣衛本來就有監督百官、護衛百姓的職責，別說南安王，便是其餘大臣那，我這也是有人看着的。”
曹達邊說，邊朝身後看了一眼。
被他注視過的官員，或是瑟縮低頭，或是皺眉攥拳，臉色難看。
謝清崖豈會不知曹達這是何意？
曹達手中握着東西廠和錦衣衛，也就代表握着許多官員的命脈。
但凡是人，就不敢保證自己沒秘密。
曹達就是靠着這些，才坐穩了如今這個位置。
謝清崖的臉色，在此刻，終于一點點沉了下來。
曹達看着衆臣的反應，滿意地收回視線。
尤其看到謝清崖此刻黑沉的臉色，便更為快慰了起來：“南安王為何不說話？是說不出話了嗎？”
自謝清崖進來之後，就一直站在他身邊，未曾退場的魯秦，皺着眉，忽然開口：“我……”
而前邊，屈博淵也剛準備出聲。
可兩人的聲音，都被外頭一道嘹亮的聲音，壓了過去。
“南安王昨日跟我在一起。”
這道聲音驟然在大殿中響起，立刻撥動了許多人的心弦。
幾乎是所有人，不管關心此事的，還是不關心此事的，都在這一刻往身後看去。
就連謝清崖也是。
他聽着這道不算熟悉卻也稱不上陌生的聲音，轉頭向身後看去，目光與人群中的沈譽對上，二人都不動聲色地撇開了臉，往前方看去。
百官再次讓道。
人群中，百官皆往身後看去，曹達也擰眉朝身後看了過去。
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不僅百官發出驚訝的呼聲，就連曹達先前得意自滿的那張臉，也在這一刻，僵住了。
“蕭世子。”
“蕭大人。”
……
一道道恭敬的稱呼聲，在大殿中此起彼伏的響起。
蕭元星邊與衆人颔首，邊慢步往前方走去，他的目光在謝清崖的身上停了一瞬，很快，又被他不動聲色地收了回去。
“陛下。”
待走到謝清崖與曹達那邊時，蕭元星先與劉協拱手問了好。
劉協看着他也十分驚訝。
他下意識先朝表哥那邊看了一眼。
但表哥此時并未看他，他也只好按捺着震驚，忙讓蕭元星先起來了。
蕭元星道謝起來後，又與身邊的曹達打了聲招呼：“曹掌印。”
曹達看着蕭元星這如從前一般的模樣，皺着眉，剛想說話，那邊屈博淵便先按捺不住開了口：“蕭大人，你剛才說昨日南安王與你在一起，此事是否當真？”
蕭元星颔首：“自是當真。”
“蕭世子，你想清楚了再說話。”曹達壓着聲音，臉色比起之前，已難看至極。
蕭元星聞言，皺眉奇怪道：“為何要想清楚？我說得本就是事實。”
曹達聞言，更是擰起眉。
他一會看看蕭元星，一會又看看謝清崖，一時竟也分辨不清，這蕭元星說的到底是真的，還是假的。
可不管真假。
原本想好的安排，就這樣被人打亂，曹達自是煩躁不已。
“我從前怎麽不知蕭世子與南安王關系這麽好，竟還有了私交……這事，太後娘娘可知曉？”他看着蕭元星，故意提起了昭裕太後。
蕭元星卻還是那副，面不改色的模樣。
聞言，也只是淡淡說道：“私下見面，就是有私交？曹掌印怎麽不問問，我昨日尋他是做什麽？”
這般模樣态度，倒讓曹達有些怔愕。 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 下意識問了一句“做什麽”。
蕭元星不鹹不淡地看了謝清崖一眼，才皺着眉說道：“我是為了教訓他，我好好一個表妹，打小就沒吃過什麽苦，去了玉田之後，就被他牽連得差點沒了性命！”
“諸位若不信，大可讓南安王脫了上衣，昨日我在他身上刺了一枚梅花镖，如今傷勢應該還在。”
曹達先前還皺着眉聽着。
待聽到梅花镖三字，他立刻睜大了眼睛，臉色也緊跟着變了。
他知道殺了全方同的兇器，就是梅花镖！
謝清崖若就是昨日那個黑衣人，那他身上的傷勢也只可能是梅花镖！
可為何蕭元星——
想到什麽，曹達心下忽然一凜，看着兩人的眼睛，也一點點眯了起來。
"It's not good. I'm going to take off my clothes in front of more than a hundred eyes in front of me." Xie Qingya's voice echoed in the hall.
At this moment, he lost the coldness he had shown when he made the previous report, and returned to his usual playboy self.
Xiao Yuanxing naturally would not answer him like this.
But Qu Boyuan couldn't stay any longer.
Not caring that it was still morning court, he shouted, "Just take it off if I tell you to? What's more important, face or this matter?" After he said that, he strode towards the people, trying to attack Xie Qingya directly so that he would stop being shy!
"Hey, old man, what are you doing? I'll do it myself!" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Xie Qingya was frightened by his display. He shouted something and immediately took a few steps back.
As if he had no other choice but to pull his left shoulder down a little.
The wound on top had not yet healed completely, and everyone could see the situation over there at a glance.
Qu Boyuan was still worried and called out to Shen Fu, "Fenghua, come over here and take a look. Is this the trace of the plum blossom dart?"
Shen Fu did not refuse. He walked over, took a look, and then nodded.
Seeing him nod, Qu Boyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had just acted in a hurry, but now that he was so close and looking at his former proud student, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
He didn't know what to say.
The same is true for Xie Qingya.
He also didn't expect that the old man was still so worried about him.
It's not that I didn't feel touched.
But now was not the time to talk about this. After Xie Qingya put on his clothes again, he looked at Cao Da and raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Cao, are you sure that the person your people saw was me?"
What can Cao Da say?
He didn't know when Xiao Yuanxing and Xie Qingya had colluded with each other. This was beyond his initial understanding and preparation.
But at this moment, what else can he say?
If anyone were to speak up for Xie Qingya today, he would be able to find a solution.
It happened to be this Xiao Yuanxing.
I guess it’s because of that girl from the Xu family again!
Cao Da gnashed his teeth in hatred in his heart, but he couldn't say anything.
He could only keep a cold face and say sinisterly: "Since Master Xiao has testified for you, we naturally can't say anything more."
Xie Qingya nodded.
"Since Master Cao has nothing to say, I do have something to say."
After saying this, seeing Cao Da frowning and looking at him, Xie Qingya did not look at him again, but continued to face forward and said loudly: "I have something here that can prove that it was Master Cao himself who helped Quan Fang to leave the capital and stabilize Jiangning!"
"In addition, I have a booklet that records the bribes received by Cao Zhangyin over the years."
"The amount of money involved is staggering."
"Although Cao Zhangyin has the merit of assisting the emperor, he is the first and only minister to achieve this. I heard that there are officials in Shandong who want to build a palace for Cao Zhangyin."
"It's really eye-catching to see all these things."
"If everyone is like Cao Zhangyin, abusing their power to enrich themselves, what will be the future of our Great Xia?"
"Your Majesty, I ask you to look into this matter carefully!"
As Xie Qingya spoke, he suddenly lifted up his robe and knelt down again.
Cao Da looked at Xie Qingya and flew into a rage: "Xie Qingya, you——"
But before he could finish his words, the sound of people kneeling down one after another rang out behind him: Qu Boyuan, Shen Fu, Chen Xing, Shen Yu, Mei Xuezheng...
These people knelt down almost at the same time.
Afterwards, people like Zhou Shanming, Lu Qin and others also knelt down one after another.
Not long after, even the Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Sun Hongde, who had never been very involved in affairs of state, and the old scholars of the Hanlin Academy knelt down.
After these two men knelt, the rest of the people looked at each other and knelt as well.
In just a short while.
In this hall, most of the people were kneeling sparsely, so that those who were left standing became uneasy.
He looked like he wanted to kneel, but was hesitant and didn't dare to do so.
"you!"
Cao Da was so angry at this scene that his blood boiled.
But as soon as he shouted, he was drowned out by the voices of these people again: "Your Majesty, please look into this matter!"