Chapter 255: An Old Case (Update 1)
On the other side, Xiao Chengxuan's heart began to beat as soon as he received the imperial edict.
Along the way, he asked indirectly and finally found out from Eunuch Li that his father summoned him this time, it seemed to be related to Han Tong's case.
But he had just sent someone to warn Han Tong not long ago, and now Han Tong's life was in his hands. How could he dare to make any trouble?
I asked again, but I couldn't get anything out of it.
After all, Eunuch Li is someone close to the emperor, so he knows what can be said and what cannot be said at all.
When Xiao Chengxuan hurriedly arrived outside the imperial study, sweat was already visible on his forehead.
He took a deep breath.
"Your son greets His Majesty."
Emperor Mu Wu's expression was stern, and his pair of old but still sharp eyes stared at him coldly.
There was dead silence, Xiao Chengxuan could even hear his own heartbeat.
As long as Emperor Mu Wu didn't speak, he didn't dare to stand up. He knelt on the ground with his head bowed, motionless.
Finally, a cold, hard and stern voice was heard.
"Regarding the Huo Yucheng case, don't you have anything to say, Second Brother?"
Huo Yucheng! ?
Xiao Chengxuan's eyelids twitched violently and he was instantly panicked.
Could it be that Han Tong confessed something?
But this shouldn't be the case!
Obviously, everything had been arranged before, especially the things about Huo Yucheng, which involved the life and death of many people including Han Tong. How could he say this! ?
Han Tong had been with him for many years, and he was familiar with his personality. In order to protect his precious son, Han Tong even gave up his own life and never said a word. Why was it now——
"Father, what do you mean? Please forgive me for my stupidity!"
Xiao Chengxuan knelt on the ground, full of confusion and shock, as if he really knew nothing.
Crash——!
Emperor Mu Wu suddenly picked up the file at hand and threw it out with force. Xiao Chengxuan didn't dare to dodge and was hit hard on the forehead.
The file fell and spread out in front of him. He couldn't help but take a look at it. When he saw a certain name on it, his heart stopped immediately!
——Xu Jie!
"Han Tong said that Xu Jie, then the Minister of War, reported Huo Yucheng for embezzling military pay, which was a false accusation! You were in charge of this case at the time. What did you tell me at the time?"
Emperor Muwu pointed at him and said sternly,
"You said - the evidence is irrefutable! The guilt is indisputable!"
Huo Yucheng was punished for multiple crimes, and any one of them was a serious crime. That was why Emperor Mu Wu was so angry at the time and did not allow anyone to plead for mercy. Even Ye Zheng, the only person who spoke up for Huo Yucheng, was taken out on him.
But now, three years have passed, and Huo Yucheng was actually falsely accused!
If this one is false, then - what about the other charges! ?
Xiao Chengxuan ignored the pain and raised his head to argue for himself: "Father! How is this possible? I did find evidence from the Huo Mansion at that time, he——"
Han Tong was really crazy! He actually exposed this matter!
Xiao Chengxuan already hated Han Tong in his heart, and only regretted that he had acted too cautiously before, letting Han Tong live a little longer, which led to such a disaster!
"Han Tong is a criminal, how can we trust his words? Father, please understand!"
Emperor Mu Wu looked at him with cold eyes.
"Second brother, you have been outstanding since you were young, and you have always been methodical in doing things. I trust you, so I handed this case to you. Did Huo Yucheng embezzle military pay? Are those so-called evidences real or fake? Can't you find out?!"
Xiao Chengxuan's heart skipped a beat.
Father is so sure that he made a mistake in his investigation, could it be that... he has found some evidence?
But of course he couldn't admit it.
Xiao Chengxuan clenched his fists and spoke word by word:
"I, your son, really don't know!"
(End of this chapter)
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