Chapter 194 Rebellion
The emperor and empress reviewed the account books and the letters.
The emperor looked at Li Chao and said, "Li Chao, you colluded with the prince to persecute your own daughter. You are worse than a pig or a dog, and you are unworthy of being a father! You also harmed the Zhou family for money and beauty. Do you plead guilty?"
Li Chao immediately said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! Don't listen to her nonsense, Your Majesty and I are innocent!"
Qin Jinzhi slowly walked to Cui Ying's table.
Cui Ying pulled out a stack of legal documents from under the table.
"Minister Li, you don't think I dare to enter the palace with only one person, do you?"
With just a glance from Qin Jinzhi, Hong Dequan came running over to take the petition.
"These are all confessions from accomplices in the persecution of the Zhou family."
Li Chao stared intently at Qin Jinzhi, "Princess Jinzhi, I have no grudge against you, why would you frame me like this!"
Qin Jinzhi shook her skirt. "Minister Li, don't be afraid. I didn't interrogate these people."
Li Chao was taken aback. What did it mean that Qin Jinzhi was the one who interrogated him?
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said:
"Minister Li, in our Jin state, if there are any major cases, we must request the three judicial departments to conduct a joint trial."
As a high-ranking official, you hold a powerful position. If I were to wrong you, wouldn't that mean my imperial grandfather would lose a capable minister?
So, I invited the Court of Judicial Review, the Censorate, and the Ministry of Justice to conduct a joint trial. How so?
Didn't Vice Minister Wei inform you?
Li Chao suddenly turned around and looked at Vice Minister Wei.
He actually cooperated with Qin Jinzhi in investigating him!
And he hasn't heard a single word from him.
If Qin Jinzhi is to say that she has wronged him, the testimony comes from the joint trial by the three judicial departments.
His political career is over!
Qin Jinzhi watched Li Chao's increasingly ashen face and chuckled softly.
The shoulders trembled, and the sound of the hairpin clashing against the ground was crisp.
She never lies; the Wei family truly wants the position of Minister.
Among the powerful families, the imperial power was an unbreakable alliance.
But inside, there was open and covert infighting.
Which clan doesn't aspire to advance its clan to the next level?
She didn't even take action herself.
They simply informed the three parties.
Those who want credit and a promotion will naturally exert their efforts.
The person in charge of these three departments now owes her a huge favor.
The way the people in the main hall looked at Qin Jinzhi changed.
Qin Jinzhi was by no means a spoiled brat.
With a single, decisive blow, Li Chao had no chance of turning the tide.
And then there's King Ming; if the Zheng family hadn't seen the situation clearly a few days ago after their defeat...
Now everything is clear.
The Zheng family fell because Prince Ming lost the power struggle with Qin Jinzhi.
Now, Qin Jinzhi has completely blocked the Ming King's path to recuperation and development.
King Ming has lost completely.
The emperor's face turned completely cold.
A teacup suddenly smashed into Xiao Yin's forehead.
"How could I have given birth to such a scoundrel as you!"
Blood immediately seeped into Xiao Yin's eyes.
"Father, why do you prefer to believe an outsider rather than your son? Your son has been wronged!"
Seeing Xiao Yin's resentful gaze, the emperor threw all the evidence down.
"The evidence is irrefutable! I am not so blind as to be unable to distinguish right from wrong!"
Everyone in the hall knelt down, pleading, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
Looking at the emperor's furious face, Xiao Yin also burst into maniacal laughter.
"Father, do you only have eyes for the Empress and the Crown Prince? Don't you consider us other princes your sons? No, there's also Qin Jinzhi. She's more important to you than any of us. An outsider, more important than your own sons! Father! Are you getting senile?!"
"presumptuous!"
The emperor flew into a rage and threw down another wine cup.
Xiao Yin seemed to suddenly deflate, "I did all of this, Father. If you want my life, then take it."
His words were treasonous, but everyone in the hall knew them.
The emperor will not kill him.
Demoted to commoner status and confined to the imperial clan may well be his final fate.
The emperor closed his eyes and exhaled heavily.
The Empress immediately spoke up: "Since Prince Ming has confessed his crimes, he shall be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in Yongning Lane, never to be released again!"
The Prince Ming said fiercely, "What right do you have to demote me to a commoner! You are nothing but the daughter of a stable boy, how can you compare to the noble status of my mother! My mother, the daughter of the Zheng family, has to be subordinate to you, this shrew. I am clearly more talented than that good-for-nothing, why does Father only have eyes for that good-for-nothing!"
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Prince Ming has rebelled! Two thousand elite troops have suddenly appeared outside the city, claiming they are here to purge the court of corrupt officials! They have already stormed the palace!"
A guard rushed in from outside the hall.
The main hall was immediately thrown into chaos.
"The Ming King has actually rebelled!"
Xiao Yin was taken aback when he heard the guard's words. Impossible, he had not ordered the elite troops to enter the city.
Suddenly, he turned around and looked at Xiao Zhen's position.
Xiao Zhen has indeed disappeared.
He is indeed highly skilled and daring.
That would be quite good!
Today is the Empress's birthday; let us celebrate together with the people.
With lax palace security, he could take advantage of this to seize the palace.
This can be considered the culmination of his years of planning!
"Purge the court of corrupt officials, eliminate the evil spirits! Kill!"
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. Could this evil spirit be referring to her?
In the blink of an eye, the elite soldiers outside the hall arrived at the entrance of the hall.
"Your Highness, we are late."
Everyone in the main hall began to flee in all directions.
They were then forced into a corner by the soldiers who broke in.
King Ming suddenly burst into wild laughter as his subordinates barged in.
He wiped the blood from his forehead and then stood up.
"Father, you never expected this, did you? You've finally met your end?"
Xiao Yin turned around and looked around at everyone in the hall.
“Back then, you attacked the capital and ascended the throne; now, I will follow your example.”
The Thousand Bird Guards protected the Emperor and Empress behind them.
Cui Ying rushed to Qin Jinzhi's side, and the two of them confronted Xiao Yin.
The emperor sneered, "I really underestimated you; you actually dared to rebel!"
Xiao Yin laughed wildly, "All these years I have humbled myself and acted subserviently, but everything I have done today was forced upon me by you! I am clearly your son. Yet you have allowed this little bitch to harm me all this time! She even killed my mother! Today, I will make her and the vixen by your side pay for my mother's death! I will kill Qin Jinzhi."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers in the hall rushed towards Qin Jinzhi.
Hu Ajiao and Hu Aman descended from the sky on the beam.
The hall was crowded with people, and the soldiers who couldn't squeeze in were beheaded by the two sisters.
The people in the main hall screamed repeatedly.
For a moment, they were unable to get close to Qin Jinzhi.
Just then, Xiao Yin shouted, "Stop!"
Everyone looked over and saw that the Crown Prince was actually being held in Xiao Yin's hands.
The sword was held against the prince's neck.
Xiao Yin looked at the emperor with great excitement and said:
“Father, don’t you only have eyes for this good-for-nothing?”
Let's see if you love this good-for-nothing more, or Qin Jinzhi more!
I'll count to three; if Qin Jinzhi isn't dead...
I'll kill this good-for-nothing!
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