Chapter 279 You are to blame for your death!
Jin Zhi's expression was stern. "Sir Zhou, the Emperor has issued an order that the Empress's intention to kill someone in the imperial prison has been exposed, and the Empress has already confessed. Of course, all of you in the Zhou family must be arrested!"
Zhou Changqing's body shook violently, and he staggered back two steps. "No, I didn't do anything. The Zhou family is clean and has never done anything illegal!"
How could the queen confess!
This is absolutely impossible!
Doesn't she know that once she confesses, the entire Zhou family will be doomed?
The emperor must be deliberately making things mysterious in order to trick them into submission!
Zhou Changqing's eyes were red, as if he was a loyal and honest person who was slandered. "Master Jin, I want to see the emperor! I must see the emperor! My Zhou family has never committed such a crime, and we will never confess without reason!"
Jin Zhi stared at him coldly, "Sir Zhou, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. Since the emperor has already issued an order, it means that the evidence is conclusive. When have you ever seen the emperor bluff? If you can correct your attitude and sincerely admit your mistakes, perhaps the emperor will consider the Zhou family's past achievements and let you off. But if you continue to be stubborn and deny, it will only make the emperor even more angry!"
After saying that, Jin Zhi waved his hand and ordered loudly, "Capture them all and put them in jail!"
In just one hour, all the members of the Zhou family were escorted to the prison.
Zhou Changqing was escorted into the palace.
At this moment, his heart was in his throat.
The Queen will not confess...
She won't say anything!
It must be a scam!
It must be a scam!
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Zhou Changqing was roughly forced to his knees by two imperial guards.
He raised his head, looked at Zhang Chengyan who was high above him, and shouted, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not do those things!"
"No?" Zhang Chengyan was looking down at the report presented by Jin Zhi.
Just one day before the Queen took action, the Zhou family sent a servant to buy tea during the search.
This is really not something an old minister would do.
There is no doubt that the other party was most likely passing a message to the Queen under the pretext of buying tea, which was why the Queen acted hastily the next day!
Moreover, the nun confessed under torture.
Once she gave in to the endless pain and torture, she could no longer hide the truth.
At first she confessed because she couldn't stand Concubine De and Concubine Zhao.
But what was explained later made Zhang Chengyan break out in a cold sweat.
It turns out that the Zhou family and the Queen have done so many evil things in secret!
And he, the emperor, was actually fooled around!
Zhang Chengyan slowly stood up, walked step by step to Zhou Changqing, raised his hand and slapped him hard.
"Zhou Changqing, you are so audacious! You actually dared to deliberately create an epidemic in the capital! Most of the old officials in the court died because of you! Countless innocent people also lost their families because of you! You even tried to put all the blame on Concubine Zhao, just because you couldn't stand the dragon fetus in her belly!"
Zhang Chengyan's eyes widened with anger, and he reached out to grab Zhou Changqing's collar, "You are truly my 'good subject'!"
Zhou Changqing was still struggling to survive, constantly arguing, "No, Your Majesty, I really didn't do it!"
"No? The Queen has already confessed! You still dare to be stubborn!" Zhang Chengyan was filled with anger at the moment, but had no place to vent.
Looking at Zhou Changqing in front of him, he felt disgusted to the extreme!
It was this person who almost dragged the Darong Kingdom into an abyss of no return!
"Do you know what would have happened to the capital if Concubine Zhao hadn't taken out the prescription in time? If Jin Zhi died, the border would have been in such a dangerous situation! The Darong Kingdom was almost destroyed because of your selfishness! You idiot!"
Zhang Chengyan was furious. He pulled out the long sword hanging on the wall and stabbed it into Zhou Changqing's ribs. "You deserve to die!"
Zhou Changqing slowly lowered his head, his eyes fell on the long sword, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he called out in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty..."
"When did you truly regard me as the emperor? It is clear that you have always coveted my throne. I am afraid you have been hiding this thought for a long time, right?"
"I have absolutely no such intention..."
Zhang Chengyan suddenly drew out his sword without any hesitation.
Zhou Changqing fell to the ground in pain, blood gushing out of the wound, soaking his clothes in an instant, "Your Majesty, I..."
"Shut up! I don't want to hear any more of your excuses!" Zhang Chengyan was furious and swung his sword at Zhou Changqing again. In order to prevent him from dying easily, he still stabbed him in a non-fatal place.
"Now that I see your face, I feel extremely disgusted! Someone, bring the queen here!"
A moment later.
The queen was carefully carried and sent to the Yangxin Palace.
She saw Zhou Changqing lying on the ground covered in blood, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes, "Dad!"
She completely ignored the pain in her body, struggled to get up, staggered and knelt at Zhang Chengyan's feet, crying, "Your Majesty, please spare his life for the sake of my marriage with you for many years and the Zhou family's help in your ascension to the throne!"
"What a show of loving father and filial son!" Zhang Chengyan's face was filled with disgust, and he kicked the queen away. "The crimes you have committed are intolerable to heaven! Not only will I ask the historians to record all of this truthfully, but I will also execute the entire Zhou family! Wang Decai!"
"I'm here." The poison in Wang Decai's body has not been completely eliminated, but he has barely regained his ability to move.
He was afraid that his position would be replaced by other eunuchs, so when he heard the emperor calling him, he hurried over and waited respectfully.
"Pass the order down. At noon tomorrow, all members of the Zhou family will be escorted to the execution ground and beheaded in public! No one, male or female, old or young, will be spared! If anyone escapes, I will hold you accountable!"
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