While Changsun Dechong and Yan Kai were talking, almost all the ministers in the court had gathered here, but they were all blocked outside by the eunuchs.
The fact that so many eunuchs and maids had left the palace indicated that the emperor was in some kind of danger. If the ministers chose to turn a blind eye and not rescue the emperor, their behavior would undoubtedly become a handle for other officials to attack them.
In official circles, if an official does not handle official business within the yamen he is in charge of, although this behavior is considered inappropriate, at most it will only be considered as abandoning his post without permission.
However, if officials failed to take timely rescue measures when the emperor was in danger, his political enemies would have the opportunity to use this as an excuse to accuse him of disrespecting imperial power and being disloyal to the monarch.
If such an accusation was proven, the consequences would be extremely serious. Not only would the official lose his position, but his entire family could be implicated, leading to the execution of all members and the destruction of the entire family.
Therefore, after witnessing so many eunuchs leaving the palace, the ministers temporarily put aside their official duties and followed these eunuchs and palace maids to this place.
After some investigation, we found out that there was a problem with the three citadels outside Kaifeng City. Someone dared to kill people and bury the bodies in broad daylight, and His Majesty saw it.
What is even more frightening and disturbing is that after receiving the case reported by His Majesty personally, the city guards did not take any action to arrest the suspect, but instead inexplicably turned their attention to His Majesty the Emperor himself.
This is just like an old man seeking death by going to the toilet with a light on. It's unbelievable.
All the ministers knew clearly at this time that Chang Sun Dechong might really fall this time and would be unable to save himself.
The officialdom of the three cities, which had just been established, would inevitably face a huge storm and turmoil.
At the same time, in the bustling crowd, Yan Kai and others did not realize that the ministers in the court had arrived here, and their every move was being watched by these people.
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Chang Sun Dechong said to Yan Kai seriously, "City Lord Yan, what are you going to do now?"
Just as Yan Kai was about to continue speaking, trying to deceive Chang Sun Dechong with his usual sweet talk, a middle-aged woman suddenly rushed out from the crowd and headed straight for the deep pit.
The middle-aged woman did not hesitate to jump into the pit where the bodies were buried when she faced danger. When she finally saw the face of the deceased lying there, it turned out to be her beloved daughter, she could not help crying loudly.
"Daughter, how could you suffer such a tragic fate?" The middle-aged woman's grief echoed all around. She hugged the cold corpse tightly, as if she wanted to use her body temperature to warm her daughter.
Tears kept falling on her daughter's pale face like heavy rain, and every drop of tears carried her endless sorrow and reluctance.
Yan Kai shouted loudly at this time: "Come here! Quickly arrest this woman! She actually dared to try to destroy important evidence in front of Minister Zhang Sun."
Before Yan Kai's words completely dissipated in the air, several city guards quickly took action, preparing to pull the woman out of the pit and escort her away.
However, Chang Sun Dechong suddenly signaled them to stop and stopped their actions.
Chang Sun Dechong thought that Yan Kai's words just now revealed a clear intention, which was to involve himself and make everyone mistakenly believe that he was Yan Kai's backer.
Chang Sun Dechong understood that Yan Kai's real purpose was to use his power to intimidate others, making them afraid and ultimately afraid to continue telling the truth, thus achieving his own goal.
After hearing Yan Kai's words, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but feel nervous.
On the one hand, she was deeply terrified that she would be discovered and captured by the city guards. If that happened, she knew she would no longer be able to seek justice or revenge for her daughter's tragic death.
She could not bear such consequences, because her daughter's death had already broken her heart. If she lost even the chance of revenge, she could not imagine how she would live.
On the other hand, she also knew that it would be a terrible thing if she accidentally destroyed the evidence related to her daughter's murder.
She knew that this evidence was the key to exposing the murderer and bringing justice to her daughter. If it was destroyed, the truth might never come to light. She could not let this happen, otherwise she would live in regret and pain forever.
The middle-aged woman explained anxiously, "I really didn't mean it. I just wanted to see my daughter. I would never destroy anything." Her voice trembled, full of fear and pleading.
Mu Xi jumped into the deep pit without hesitation and reached out to help the middle-aged woman up. She said softly and comfortingly:
"Madam, please rest assured and do not be afraid. Minister Changsun is not a bad person. If you have anything to say or any grievances to appeal, there are many people here who will seek justice for you."
Her voice was full of warmth and concern, which brought hope and courage to the middle-aged woman and calmed her down a little.
Yan Kai witnessed Mu Xi jumping into the pit without hesitation. Not only that, Mu Xi's words were extremely arrogant, as if he didn't take Yan Kai seriously at all.
To maintain his authority as the city lord, Yan Kai sternly questioned Mu Xi, "Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense here so recklessly and interfere with the normal duties of the city guards?"
Zheng Gang also stood up at this time. He pointed at Mu Xi and said firmly, "Uncle, they are the ones who testified against the three young masters of the Zhang, Ma, and Li families.
I think they're completely framing the three young masters of the Zhang, Ma, and Li families, accusing them of murder. It seems clear to me that they committed the crime themselves and deliberately dumped the body here. The young masters of the three families saw it, so they simply framed the three innocent young masters."
After hearing Zheng Gang's remarks, the three dandies also started to make a loud noise. They all claimed that they were innocent and insisted that Chu Fan and others had killed the man.
They claimed that they were just here for fun and witnessed the incident by chance, but they were framed as murderers by Chu Fan and others, who wanted to make them scapegoats.
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