The officials in Juhua Palace were furious.
This anger stems from the fact that they are people of the Wu Dynasty, from their inner pride, and from their determination to defend the dignity of the Wu Dynasty.
Fu Xiaoguan, a man from the Yu Dynasty, stood in front of the top group of people in the Wu Dynasty. He was like a small boat in the raging waves, which could be destroyed by the storm at any time.
But he was not afraid.
He stood before the ministers and said:
"The Book of Songs, Da Ya, says: 'It is not that I cannot speak, but that I am afraid!' What does this mean? A wise man sees the right and wrong of this matter, and it is not that he cannot distinguish right from wrong and speak to the king. So, everyone, if you act as if you want to eat me alive based solely on Master Guan's words and say something that displeases you..."
He stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone standing here, you are all blind!"
Fu Xiaoguan's previous words had made the ministers reflect on themselves, but his next words immediately filled the ministers' hearts with hatred once again.
You, a Yu person, actually dare to say so blatantly that we are blind!
This shows how arrogant this guy is!
Nangong Yiyu's heart tightened when he heard this, but Zhuo Yixing suddenly smiled. Emperor Wen's mood at the moment was indescribable - shouldn't you have just suppressed the public anger with your previous words? Why did you add that last sentence?
Just as the storm was about to overwhelm Fu Xiaoguan, he smiled and said, "Of course, to be able to stand in this court, you must have a pair of extremely bright eyes and the ability to distinguish right from wrong... If you don't even have this ability, I believe you wouldn't be able to stand here."
The storm subsided, and after Fu Xiaoguan said this, these ministers felt embarrassed to criticize Fu Xiaoguan.
Why?
Because if I lose my temper with Fu Xiaoguan before I understand the right and wrong of this matter, wouldn't it mean that I am blind? Wouldn't it show my incompetence in front of His Majesty?
At this time, Nangong Yiyu stroked his beard and laughed, while Zhuo Yixing frowned slightly, and Emperor Wen felt relieved.
He had heard that this kid was sharp-tongued.
"So everyone, I will now remove this pale mask from Mr. Guan's face in front of you and let you see his ugly face."
Guan Tong was furious and suddenly stood up from the ground. He pointed at Fu Xiaoguan and said, "You little brat, are you trying to show off the power of the Yu Dynasty in this hall?"
He turned to face the emperor and bowed again, "Your Majesty, I have already reported this matter..."
He was stopped by Fu Xiaoguan, who patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Master Guan, let me ask you, when my group from Yu Dynasty arrived outside Fanning City, were you in the carriage or were you communicating with students from other countries? Don't lie, or your whole family will be killed."
Guan Tong was shocked and thought, could it be that this kid knows?
Moreover, this oath was too vicious, but now he had to lie because he had already lied to His Majesty before.
"Humph, of course I was communicating with students from other countries at that time."
"Then let me ask you again, where did you communicate with those students?"
"this……"
Fu Xiaoguan patted Guan Tong's shoulder again and said, "Don't be impatient. Think about it slowly. Answer after you've thought it through. Don't reveal your true intentions. Also, I want to ask Master Guan, is the wine from Banyue Tower in Fanning City delicious?"
"Don't be so quick to answer. Let me ask you again: have you ever taken Emperor Wen seriously?"
Fu Xiaoguan asked three questions in succession. The first two questions were about this matter, but the third question was heartbreaking!
All the ministers looked at Guan Tong again, thinking that their passionate speeches must be ruined by this guy.
Guan Tong's face flushed immediately, "I am sorry to Your Majesty..."
Fu Xiaoguan interrupted him again, "Master Guan, calm down. Can you answer my questions one by one? Come on, answer the first one first."
"I am communicating with the students in the reception building."
"Very good. Now for the second question, who are the students participating in the exchange program?"
"Of course, they are Yan Hanyu, Tuoba Yuan, and Fan Tianning, the thirteenth prince of the Fan Kingdom."
"What are the contents of the communication?"
"Notes on this meeting."
“When did the communication start?”
"…The end of the You hour."
"When will the communication end?"
"...at the hour of Xu."
"How long did the communication last?"
"Half an hour."
"When did I arrive outside Fanning City?"
"Shenshi."
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly smiled and asked, "Is the drink at Banyue Tower Xishan Tianchun?"
"no."
Guan Tong was suddenly startled and quickly added, "We didn't go drinking that night."
But Fu Xiaoguan didn't even look at him. Instead, he bowed to Emperor Wen and said, "Your Majesty, the matter is clear. Your minister lied."
Fu Xiaoguan clearly asked three questions at the beginning, but he asked many questions afterwards, and his speaking speed was very fast. Guan Tong was led by him to answer quickly as well.
There is already a flaw in this, and that is time.
Few of these ministers reacted and looked confused, not knowing where Guan Tong had lied.
Fu Xiaoguan continued, "Your Majesty, the delegation led by the foreign minister arrived outside Fanning City at the time of Shen, and according to Master Guan, he communicated with the students at the end of the time of You. May I ask why Master Guan did not leave the city to greet our Yu Dynasty delegation between the time of Shen and You?"
The ministers suddenly realized that what Guan Tong had said before was that when Fu Xiaoguan and his party arrived outside Fanning City, he was communicating with the envoys from other countries. But the current situation was that Fu Xiaoguan only communicated with the envoys from other countries an hour after he arrived outside Fanning City.
Fu Xiaoguan asked so many questions, but in fact only this one question was fatal, and the others were just to cover up this question and numb Guan Tong's mind.
This kid... is truly a monster!
Guan Tong was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses. He was about to explain when he heard Fu Xiaoguan say with a smile, "Master Guan, do you want to bring a witness here to question us?"
"Yes, I want it. I must have remembered the time wrong."
"Very good. Then, Master Guan, you said you didn't go drinking that night. I'm afraid you haven't informed Yan Hanyu and the others about this. I'll ask them later. The drink at Banyue Tower was Xishan Tianchun!"
When Guan Tong heard this, his heart suddenly turned cold.
He did discuss with Yan Hanyu and others how to frame Fu Xiaoguan, but he really did not tell them not to mention what happened at the Half Moon Tower that night.
When the ministers took another look at it, they immediately understood that they had been deceived by Guan Tong!
Emperor Wen was furious, and Fu Xiaoguan also stabbed him again.
"So, Master Guan, you haven't answered my last question yet. Do you ever take Emperor Wen seriously?"
Guan Tong fell to his knees with a thud. Emperor Wen flicked his long sleeves and said, "Capture him, strip him of his official robes, throw him into prison, and wait for... his execution in autumn!"
When Guan Tong heard this, he was already suffering from severe typhoid fever, and now he was filled with despair. He felt dizzy, his eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
He died suddenly!
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