The speaker was a young woman, much more muscular than the average woman. She strode to the front with long strides and said with her head held high, "While traveling in the southwest, I encountered someone who, relying on the emperor's grace, was taking human lives."
The person who spoke was Di Dongnu. In terms of relatives, she was Di Man's cousin.
Di Dongnu's biological father was the younger brother of the previous empress, and she married the general when she came of age.
Dayong respected women. Originally, Emperor Dong's daughter was to take her mother's surname, but later she was fortunate enough to be given a surname by the previous empress, so she took her father's surname.
Later, Di Dongnu herself inherited her mother's mantle and served as the vanguard general.
At this moment, she spoke in a strong voice and sued Yu Guijun's sister Ren Hailan.
"Ren Hailan's father was originally just a county magistrate. Later, because Yu Guijun was favored in the palace, he became the prefect of Tongzhou. He was so powerful in Tongzhou that he even wanted to protect his daughter when she broke the law. How can he abide by the law?"
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As soon as the words fell, all the adults looked at each other in surprise.
Suddenly, Su Man noticed that the Minister of Revenue had an unnatural expression on his face, and he did not exchange glances with other adults. Instead, he held his head high, looking as if he was listening attentively.
Although his abnormality only lasted for a moment, Suman still caught it.
Su Man's heart moved slightly, and he coughed lightly and said, "After saying so much, do you have any evidence?"
The Emperor Dongnu said loudly, "I have brought Ren Hailan here. Your Majesty, please investigate personally."
After that, she turned around and shouted, "Bring it up!"
A woman with her face beaten into a pig's head was carried up. Perhaps due to the long journey, her clothes were extremely dirty, but from the patterns on the corners of her clothes, one could still tell that her clothes were very expensive.
Ren Hailan's mouth was blocked by a cloth strip, and she made a "mumbling" sound when she saw Su Man. However, her hands and feet were tied, so she couldn't even speak, let alone salute.
The female minister saw this scene and her face was full of disapproval. "The matter has not been decided yet, how can the general beat someone like this?"
Facing the female prime minister's accusations, Di Dongnu seemed unconcerned. "All the way from the southwest to the capital, she tried to escape many times. Not only that, the Tongzhou prefect even sent a lot of people to snatch her away. I had no choice but to break her legs to prevent her from escaping."
Seeing her taking it for granted, Su Man felt a headache. She waved her hand and said, "Let her go."
The moment the gag was torn off, Ren Hailan spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Ahem, ahem, your majesty, help me! The general has slandered me and severely injured me. Your majesty, please help me!"
"Nonsense! You've been bullying men and women in Tongzhou, committing a heinous crime. Everyone in the surrounding area knows about it."
"Your Majesty, the general is slandering you!"
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The war between the two immediately escalated. The civil officials, led by the female prime minister, said that Di Dongnu's move was too reckless, while the military generals said that Di Dongnu was eliminating harm for the people.
These two groups usually dislike each other, so much so that even the smallest thing can become a trigger, with both sides arguing and reaching a stalemate.
Seeing the chaos below, Suman's face became serious.
Di Man lost the support of the people because he released Ren Hailan, so Ren Hailan must not be released. But if he did not release her, there would be no other evidence except Di Dongnu, which was a very difficult situation.
At this moment, Ren Hailan suddenly fainted due to exhaustion.
Seeing this, the female minister stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty! Ren Hailan is not a prisoner yet. If she really died like this, how can we explain it to her family?"
Di Dongnu was unconvinced, "Confess? The crimes she committed are enough for her to die ten times. If she dies now, it would be a relief for her."
"you!"
The female prime minister was a veteran of two dynasties and had relatively conservative ideas. Seeing Emperor Dongnu like this, she was so angry that her face turned green. "Such a big matter must be left to His Majesty to decide. How can the general abuse private punishment?"
But the daughter of Emperor Dong had no idea how to restrain herself and spoke to Su Man without any respect. "I'm afraid Your Majesty has been softened by the gentleness of Yu Guijun and has no energy to punish the evildoers."
As soon as Di Dongnu finished speaking, Su Man's face turned cold, "Di Dongnu, you have overstepped your bounds."
Unexpectedly, instead of apologizing, Di Dongnu put her hands on her waist and said, "Your Majesty, I am a military commander. Please don't worry about these trivial matters."
Before Su Man could say anything, the marshal chimed in, "Your Majesty, the general is your cousin, why bother with that?"
This old marshal had fought on the battlefield in his early years, and although he was now old, he still held the military order and had a say in the affairs of the court. The most annoying thing was that these young generals mostly followed her lead. When she spoke, everyone else came out to join in, leaving Su Man with no way to say anything or punish her.
This is the court of Emperor Man today. The military power has been lost, the finances are empty, and it is completely in disarray.
Seeing that the old marshal and the emperor's daughter were in cahoots, Su Man didn't lose her temper. Instead, she softened her expression. "Marshal, you're worrying too much. Dongnv is a member of my royal family. Even if I say a few words, it's just family matters. And you ministers are just subjects. Speaking for Dongnv, haha, it's really unnecessary."
The implication is that you are all slaves, yet you still speak for your master. You are really meddling in your own affairs.
Sure enough, when the marshal heard this, he became embarrassed and shut up in dismay.
Di Dongnu didn't realize that there was anything wrong with what Su Man said. In her heart, she and Di Man had the same surname, Di, and were both masters. She felt comfortable listening to Su Man's words and didn't refute them.
When the marshal saw that she didn't say a word for herself, his face darkened.
Seeing this, Su Man became even more aggressive and said to Di Dongnu with a pleasant face, "Come to the Qinzheng Palace later, I have something to reward you."
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