"Your Majesty, I have captured Deng Yi, who previously attempted to murder Miss Su."
Xiao Chen was startled, feeling a chill rise from the soles of his feet.
What happened?
Didn't Deng Yi return to Bei Li?
Where did Xu Jingnian catch "Deng Yi"?
Xiao Chenyi felt that something was amiss. He looked at Xu Jingnian and said, "In that case, let Lord Xu interrogate him thoroughly and tell me the results."
"Your Majesty, I have investigated and found that this man has confessed that he is from Beili and his original name is Jamukha."
Many years ago, he was ordered to infiltrate my Great Chu, kill Deng Yi, who was the second-ranked scholar at the time, and impersonate Deng Yi with a human skin mask. He became one of my ministers and officials and stole news from my Great Chu to send back to Bei Li.
The previous case of General Su's family colluding with the enemy and betraying the country was orchestrated by Jamukha and Queen Beili, who had someone place a letter in General Su's mansion in order to frame General Su's entire family.
Later, Jamukha pretended to want to take Miss Su as a concubine, but in reality, he wanted to use Miss Su to persuade the Su family to betray the Great Chu and join Peking University.
Miss Su Er used a clever plan. After arriving at the Deng residence, she discovered the ledgers in which Jamukha and the Prince Consort Wei Xuelin conspired to sell sulfur to the Northern Li, as well as letters forged by Jamukha himself, attempting to frame the Su family for treason once again.
After Miss Su stole the letters, Jamukha discovered them and took her to Qingya Garden where she was severely tortured in an attempt to force her to hand over the evidence. Miss Su refused to yield.
Afterwards, Miss Su was rescued by Shen Yu, the heir of the Marquis of Anguo. Deng Yi, knowing his scheme had been exposed, burned down Qingya Courtyard and fled back to Bei Li. He was only recently apprehended. These are the confessions signed by Jamukha.
Lord Xu stopped speaking here and took out Jamukha's confession from his bosom.
Xiao Chenyi felt beads of sweat dripping down his back, sticking uncomfortably to his clothes, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment.
Only one voice echoed in his mind.
Jamukha has been arrested!!!
No one was more alarming to him than Jamukha.
Because Jamukha was the intermediary between him and the King of Beili, he was very clear about the agreement they had reached.
These agreements could be implemented step by step after Xiao Yanchu's death without any problems.
But now that Xiao Yanchu is still alive, if Jamukha exposes everything, his troubles will be far more than just a little bit.
Xiao Chenyi felt his head buzzing, as if it was about to explode.
He was able to remain conscious because Xu Jingnian only mentioned that Jamukha killed the real Deng Yi, turned into a fake Deng Yi, framed General Su, and harmed Miss Su, without mentioning his agreement with Bei Li.
It seems that Jamukha knew the gravity of the matter and therefore did not disclose it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chenyi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Li Yuansheng stepped forward, took the confession, and handed it to Xiao Chenyi.
Xiao Chenyi opened it and looked at it. The contents were indeed only what Xu Jingnian had said, and he was completely relieved.
It seems that Jamukha is a reasonable person.
"Zhamuha dared to plot against officials of our Great Chu, frame loyal and virtuous people, and harm the daughter of an official. He is hereby sentenced to be cut in half at the waist and will be executed tomorrow! Wei Xuelin is imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison, and the Dali Temple Minister will conduct his trial on a later date in accordance with the laws of Great Chu." Xiao Chenyi made the final decision.
Once Jamukha is dead, no one will know anything anymore.
Just then, Xiao Yanchu slowly walked out. "Your Majesty, I also have a confession of Jamukha here. Please read it aloud, Lord Xu."
After speaking, Xiao Yanchu took out a confession from his pocket and handed it to Xu Jingnian.
Xu Jingnian took it, opened it, and was about to read it when he heard Xiao Chenyi say, "Li Yuansheng, go and bring the confession to me to see."
"Yes." Li Yuansheng walked up to Xu Jingnian. "Lord Xu."
Xu Jingnian looked at Xiao Yanchu with a troubled expression.
Xiao Chen also stared intently at Xiao Yanchu.
When Xiao Yanchu mentioned that he also had a confession from Jamukha, Xiao Chenyi felt a strong sense of unease.
Jamukha had already returned to Beili, and Xu Jingnian had also stated in his previous confession that the man was captured by the Regent from Beili.
Therefore, it's not surprising that Xiao Yanchu had interrogated Jamukha in advance.
But Xiao Chen also knew that he absolutely could not let Xu Jingnian read it aloud in public.
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