"You look like a brave man, but who knows you are actually a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong." Ding Yunwen sneered with a look of disdain on his face.
"What do you mean by that?" He Chengzhi was stunned. Then he shouted, "Speak clearly to me!"
"The great case of the 20th year was instigated by Zhao Changrong at the order of His Majesty." Before Ding Yunwen could speak, Kong Wenjie could not help but speak first. "His Majesty has always been wary of the King of Pingxi. He must find an opportunity to clean up the old power of the King of Pingxi in the court, but if he issues an order with great fanfare, he will naturally be known as a cold-blooded person who does not care about his relatives. So Zhao Changrong was put to use, and the eldest prince, who had always been disliked by His Majesty, unexpectedly entered the East Palace at this time. Then, before the prince's seat was even warm, the prelude to the great case of the 20th year was opened. Zhao Changrong reported to the court that He Wenxin, the fourth-rank Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and He Wenxin, the fourth-rank Shaoqing of the Guanglu Temple, were appointed as the new crown princes. Deng Yichuan planned to welcome the Prince of Pingxi back to Beijing to ascend the throne. Thirty-eight court officials were implicated. His Majesty was furious. He vomited blood in court and was bedridden that day. Then the crown prince took over the government on behalf of His Majesty and investigated the matter thoroughly. At His Majesty's instruction, eighteen ministers were executed, and the other criminals and their families were exiled to Ningguta. "At this point, Kong Wenjie looked at He Chengzhi coldly, "It is said that every wrong has its perpetrator, if you want revenge, just go to His Majesty, why bother to come here to make trouble?"
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" He Chengzhi seemed to have suffered a great blow, his eyes widened, and he shook his head desperately, "You are all his people, so you should speak for him! I don't believe it! I absolutely don't believe it!"
He grew up with a group of criminal ministers, and all he heard was that the prince was cold-blooded and ruthless. His hatred for Zhong Mingwei had long been ingrained in his bones and blood, so he naturally could not listen to what Kong Wenjie said.
"Don't believe it?" Ding Yunwen laughed sarcastically, "Why don't you believe it? Are you afraid to believe it? Or do you just want to find a weakling to kill and end the matter, so as to give an explanation to your parents?"
"Who are you? What do you know? What right do you have to say that?" He Chengzhi roared angrily. "Who are you? What do you know? What right do you have to say that?!"
"I am Ding Yunwen," Ding Yunwen said slowly, "I know the whole story of the major case of 20 years ago. At that time, I wrote to His Majesty, asking him to think twice about it, as it concerns the reputation of the royal family and the stability of the border. If you are really the descendant of a criminal, you should know it."
"You...you are Ding Yunwen?" When he spoke again, He Chengzhi's lips trembled, and every word he said was full of disbelief. After a while, he shook his head, "No, I can't. Ding Yunwen is a great scholar of his generation, with a noble status. How could he come to such a desolate place?"
"You are... He Wenxin's son?" Ding Yunwen asked uncertainly. Seeing He Chengzhi's suddenly frozen face, Ding Yunwen nodded. "Then it should be correct. If you are He Wenxin's son, you should know that the "Lanting Preface" hanging in He Wenxin's study was written by me after I was drunk. At that time, only He Wenxin and I were present. I was so drunk that I wrote the signature twice."
"You... you are really Ding Yunwen," He Chengzhi said slowly, and suddenly glared at Ding Yunwen fiercely, "Even if what you said is correct, so what?! Isn't it that he is not wrong?! Isn't it that he personally signed the indictment? Shouldn't he be punished?!"
"Isn't his retribution enough?!" Mei Ya finally couldn't help it. She listened to He Chengzhi cursing Zhong Mingwei, but she had been holding it in. After all, He Chengzhi was the victim of the major case in the past 20 years, and Zhong Mingwei was indeed wrong. But after hearing what he said, Mei Ya really couldn't help it. Mei Ya stood up and walked in front of Zhong Mingwei, pointing at Zhong Mingwei and saying to He Chengzhi, "On New Year's Eve, he was ordered by his father to be sent to the clan house, and suffered severe punishment. His life was almost buried there. In the coldest time, he was demoted to Ningguta. From the capital to here, three months of bumps made him paralyzed. He was bullied and abused. His leg is still not walking properly. Today, if the plum branch was off by an inch, he would not be able to sit here now..." Mei Ya couldn't say any more. Her heart was broken. Her chest was heaving violently. She finally calmed down. She asked coldly, "You say, isn't his retribution enough?"
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