Xu Jingnian looked at Xiao Yanchu with some confusion, while Xiao Yanchu nodded calmly to Xu Jingnian.
Xu Jingnian breathed a sigh of relief and handed the confession to Li Yuansheng.
Just as Li Yuansheng was walking toward the dragon throne with his confession, he heard Xiao Yanchu's voice behind him.
"Lord Xu, I have another copy here. Your Majesty can read the confession while Lord Xu reads it aloud."
Li Yuansheng stumbled, thinking, "This regent is too ruthless!"
Having served the Emperor for so long, Li Yuansheng had already guessed that the reason the Emperor asked him to bring the confession was because he didn't want Lord Xu to read it aloud in public.
But he had just taken it away when the Regent produced another copy.
Xiao Chenyi's face instantly darkened, but he had no excuse to stop Xu Jingnian from reading the confession, otherwise he would appear guilty.
Xu Jingnian was taken aback at first, then immediately took the confession, opened it, and began to read it.
"I secretly contacted your emperor on behalf of the King of Beili, and on the condition that you kill Xiao Yanchu, Xiao Bingyi, and Su Ruojin and help your emperor secure his throne, I asked your emperor to first cede three cities from Mohan to Qingcheng to Beili, and then cede seven more cities, for a total of ten cities."
Every year, we also need to pay tribute to Bei Li with 50,000 taels of gold, 250,000 taels of silver, 5,000 jin each of rice and oil, and 50,000 bolts of brocade. Bei Li promises to maintain good relations with Da Chu for generations to come and not invade Bei Li.
That's why I sought help from your emperor, who gave me ten secret guards to stand guard at Qingyue Mountain. They seized the opportunity to kidnap Xiao Bingyi...
"Enough! That's utter nonsense!" Xiao Chenyi interrupted Xu Jingnian.
He clenched the confession in his hand, so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged out!
Only then did Xiao Chen realize that Jamukha hadn't just given up, he had already confessed!
That Xiao Yanchu is something else, actually using this feint attack tactic on him.
All the ministers in the hall were so shocked by the confession read by Xu Jingnian that they were speechless.
A chill ran through everyone, and even some of the more timid ones began to tremble.
This is essentially a clash between the King and the Emperor.
Some veteran officials even sensed a similar atmosphere to that of the past, and their faces showed expressions of fear.
Xu Jingnian became increasingly alarmed as he read, and sweat began to pour from his forehead.
He only breathed a sigh of relief when Xiao Chenyi stopped him, finally free from reciting.
"Regent, Jamukha is a man from the Northern Li. He has slandered me so blatantly, why did you bring this testimony to the court!"
Xiao Chenyi stared intently at Xiao Yanchu, his unease growing stronger. He couldn't figure out what Xiao Yanchu was up to.
"Slander?" Xiao Yanchu chuckled and clapped his hands.
Hu Qing brought in a box and opened it in front of everyone.
Everyone stared at the box with curiosity, wondering what was inside.
Xiao Yanchu took a letter out of the box and handed it to Xu Jingnian, saying, "Lord Xu, read this."
Although Xu Jingnian did not know what the Regent wanted him to read, he knew it was no ordinary letter, and his hand trembled slightly as he took the letter.
Xu Jingnian glanced at Prime Minister Xu, who nodded slightly at him, which reassured Xu Jingnian somewhat.
Previously, Prime Minister Xu had someone hand Jamukha over to him, instructing him to interrogate him thoroughly, claiming that he was involved in the murder of a Chu official and the treason of General Su.
Xu Jingnian was very excited, after all, these were major cases, and if he could handle them well, he would have made a great contribution.
Xu Jingnian was Prime Minister Xu's cousin. The two took the imperial examinations together and entered the court together. They supported each other in the court and firmly believed that their cousin would not betray them.
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