Under the emperor's shocked gaze, Kong Chenyang took out the evidence of Chu Xuan's keeping private soldiers, a map, and an account.
"This is the account book of the Night King's Mansion's expenses for one year. How can a prince, supported by the court, spend millions of taels of silver in one year? Where did this money come from? Where did it go? Your Majesty, the Night King has a rebellious heart towards you. I hope Your Majesty can make a decision soon!"
There was a moment of dead silence in the hall; Kong Chenyang's words clearly touched the emperor's sore spot.
Yes, he had long suspected that Chu Xuan wanted to rebel and fight for the throne, but he never thought that Chu Xuan was so bold as to raise troops privately!
"So you went to Pingzhou just to investigate the Night King?"
Kong Chenyang nodded: "Yes, and the fire in Kong Mansion was also caused by King Ye, just to force me to give up the investigation. But I am loyal to my king, even if I die, I will tell the truth!"
Kong Chenyang kowtowed to show his loyalty, but his lowered eyes were full of calculations.
He pushed everything onto Chu Xuan, thereby causing the emperor to become suspicious of Chu Xuan.
Originally, he was not so anxious to deal with Chu Xuan. He pretended to be dead just to avoid Chu Xuan's pursuit. However, he did not expect Lu Yanluo to accidentally break into the secret room of Kong Mansion. Although he drugged Lu Yanluo, there was no guarantee that nothing would go wrong. Lu Yanluo knew too much.
So he decided to speed up and get rid of the Night King, who was his greatest threat, as soon as possible.
That’s why there was a row of so-called “evidence” on the emperor’s desk.
In fact, all the preparations were a bit hasty and sloppy, but Kong Chenyang was betting on the emperor's long-standing suspicion of Chu Xuan, not any so-called evidence of guilt.
The emperor wanted to take action against Chu Xuan, but he had no reason, and he gave him the reason.
"Okay." As expected, the emperor did not ask any more questions about Kong Chenyang's trip to Pingzhou, but just collected the evidence presented.
"You have made great contributions during your visit, and your house was destroyed by a fire. I will make it up to you and choose a new house in the capital for you to live in. As for what you said today, I will also consider it carefully. You may leave first."
Kong Chenyang knew that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, so without further ado, he bowed and left.
Outside the Taiji Hall, Kong Chenyang stepped out of the gate and saw a person who had been waiting for a long time, King Liang Chu Han.
"Your Highness, Prince Liang, is here to pay his respects." Kong Chenyang did not want to say much to Chu Han, so he bowed lightly and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Chu Han called out to him from behind: "Master Kong, why are you in such a hurry?"
Chu Han walked slowly to Kong Chenyang and stood in front of him, smiling meaningfully: "I know why Lord Kong came to see my father. Since we have a common enemy, why don't we join forces to fight the enemy? The chances of winning will be greater, right?"
Kong Chenyang cursed himself: "Idiot."
But he looked calm, and said with a bow, "Your Highness Prince Liang, please forgive me for being stupid. What enemy or not? When I come back from outside, I always tell Your Majesty where I have been. I think Your Highness Prince Liang must have misunderstood."
Kong Chenyang said a few perfunctory words and turned away. Cooperate with him? If Chu Han had the slightest ability, he would not have been asked to personally deal with Chu Xuan. What a joke.
Chu Han, who was left behind, was filled with anger. He sneered and said, "Why are you so arrogant? How dare you look down on me? If that's the case, then let me see how capable you are. Can you defeat Chu Xuan?"
Just two days after Kong Chenyang suddenly came back to life, something big finally happened in the capital.
At the morning court, the emperor suddenly attacked the Night King, accusing him of having no brother or father and being lawless, and taking away control of the camp outside the capital from the Night King in court.
In the court, the ministers had different expressions and many speculations in their minds. Without a brother or a father, doesn’t this mean that the Night King is going to rebel?
Whenever the word "rebellion" was involved, no one dared to say anything, for fear of being implicated.
However, Chu Xuan didn't care at all and accepted the punishment without changing his expression. He neither defended nor clarified himself.
When dismissing the court, Chu Xuan left calmly as usual. Halfway through the journey, Kong Chenyang came towards him, nodded slightly to Chu Xuan, and then passed by him.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xuan called out, "Master Kong."
Kong Chenyang paused for a moment, then stopped where he was, and turned to look at Chu Xuan: "What advice do you have, Your Highness the Night King?"
Chu Xuan chuckled, looked directly at Kong Chenyang and said, "Master Kong has returned from the dead, but I have not yet congratulated Master Kong."
Kong Chenyang nodded slightly and said, "I don't deserve it. I am not dead, and there is no way I can be resurrected. It's just that there was a fire in my house and a servant was burned to death. Your Highness is worried."
"I am not worried, but I want to warn Lord Kong about one thing. Lu Yanluo is from my Yewang Mansion. She is my, Chu Xuan's wife, not anyone's substitute. Lord Kong, please recognize the truth!" Chu Xuan's face changed on the spot and said seriously.
"The girl has passed away. Lord Kong should just remember her silently in his heart. Why bother to find someone else as a substitute? This would waste the feelings of the deceased girl. If she still has a spirit in heaven, knowing that Lord Kong is remembering her in such a despicable way, I'm afraid she would be sad."
As Chu Xuan spoke, Kong Chenyang's expression became more and more ugly. Finally, he grabbed Chu Xuan's collar with a sullen look and said angrily, "Nonsense! Nonsense!"
Chu Xuan raised his hand, broke free from Kong Chenyang's entanglement, and sneered: "Is this nonsense? Are you guilty or am I talking nonsense! If A Luo didn't look a bit similar to Princess Luochuan, would you have deliberately approached her? Even A Luo's disappearance, you dare to say it has nothing to do with you!"
Kong Chenyang's face became more and more gloomy, and his eyes were full of hatred when he looked at Chu Xuan. After a long time, he smiled suddenly: "The prince knows a lot, even Luo Chuan knows. Did the princess tell you? She was lying to me, she didn't lose her memory at all!"
Chu Xuan said in a cold voice: "Whether you have lost your memory or not has nothing to do with you, Kong Chenyang, from today on, do not involve A'Luo in this matter anymore. If you have anything to say, you can come to me. I am always here to serve you!"
After saying that, Chu Xuan walked away without noticing the madness in the eyes of Kong Chenyang who was left there.
Chu Xuan was heading towards the palace when suddenly a little child rushed out from the roadside and stopped in the middle of the road. Chu Xuan quickly tightened the reins and stopped the horse.
The child seemed to be frightened and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. Chu Xuan thought of his two treasures at home and couldn't bear it, so he dismounted and went to check the situation.
Unexpectedly, just as he walked up to the child and squatted down, a puff of white smoke rose from the child's hand and rushed straight towards Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan was unable to dodge and was thrown directly, losing consciousness instantly.
Coincidentally, Shen He had just been sent to the camp outside Beijing by Chu Xuan. There was no one around Chu Xuan, and he was soon taken away by a figure walking out of the alley.