When this thick bag of documents appeared, Cao Zheng Wei's turbid eyes widened as if he had been slapped in the face. The flesh on his face trembled as he gnashed his teeth and said, "This, is, not, possible!"
Ning Shu retorted sarcastically, "Uncle Cao, what you want to say is that you personally sent people to burn these documents, including the entire warehouse. Why are these things still here? This is what I meant by 'a hundred secrets have a flaw'. A few years ago, under His Majesty's instructions, the Supreme Court had secretly set up a secret storehouse to make copies of all the old and important cases over the years. This was done in secret throughout the city. Other than His Majesty and a few officials involved, no one else knew about it. Fortunately, the files of the Han Jiang Prefecture were among them! This was originally done on a whim and was not targeted at anyone. Who would have thought that it would help us so much. Uncle Cao, don't you think this is interesting? "
Zhong Yan, who was sitting at the head of the court, immediately said angrily, "Tan Siwei, as a junior minister of the Supreme Court, you should know that stealing documents is a crime of treason!"
Because he had run too fast, the fresh scars on his head were soaked with sweat. He did not bother to wipe them and said seriously, "I know that according to the laws of the Great Yue, if an official does not have the approval of his superior to steal documents, he will be stripped of his position and demoted to a commoner. The most serious punishment is exile for three thousand li and not allowed to set foot in the capital for a hundred years. If it is more serious, he will be beheaded if he colludes with traitors. However, I've long been aware of my own limitations. I'm not cut out for being an official. I've only been able to barely stand firm in this chaotic Imperial Court all these years because of my father's protection. If I lose my official position because of this, it's not a pity. Even if I die because of this, it's a worthy death.
On the way here, I have already flipped through these accounts. There are many mistakes and contradictions in them. It is obvious that they were forged. This is enough to prove that Zhao Ming Zhen was framed. If there is anyone who does not believe me, you can come forward and refute me! "
"Tan Siwei, you!" Zhong Yan had a bellyful of vulgarities that he wanted to spew out when facing this reckless little kid, but when he met Chen Xi's fearless eyes, he was actually unable to spit out a single word for a time.
Because he knew that this seemingly weak and easy to bully youth in front of him, at this very moment, was standing at the Meridian Gate with his back straight and standing together with Ning Shu. Against thousands of enemies, he had truly thrown his life and death to the back of his mind.
However, blocking Zhong Yan's mouth did not mean that other people's mouths were blocked. Cao Zhengwei lowered his wrinkled eyelids like a rattlesnake that had been forced to a dead end. He slowly tidied up the robe that he had just taken off and raised his chin high. "If you say that Zhao Mingzhen was wronged, then she was wronged? You said that this old man deceived the world to gain fame, so I deceived the world to gain fame? How would this old man know that these tattered account books weren't your handiwork to frame this old man? "
The words' shameless' had been engraved into his bones. Tan Siwei, who had a stomach full of books and classics, could not find a single word to describe his shamelessness. Ning Shu was almost disgusted by this face of his. However, when a person was completely shameless in private, he had reached an indestructible state.
Feng Zheng, who had been silent all this time and wished that he could drill into a crack in the ground and pretend that he did not exist, only wanted to quickly retire and return to his hometown. He did not want to get involved in any muddy water. Suddenly, he let out a long sigh and staggered. He supported his old bones and stood up with three stumbling steps.
He picked up a handkerchief and wiped away the sweat on his forehead. His bones looked extremely brittle, as if they would fall apart with a gust of wind. He slowly said, "Please forgive me. Allow this old official to be so bold as to interrupt. When His Majesty ordered the establishment of the secret treasury, this old official was also involved. If you want to verify the authenticity of these account books and documents, it is very simple. All you need is a basin of charcoal. These transcribed papers were specially made at His Majesty's order. In order to prevent forgeries, a secret mark was made at the bottom right corner of each paper. Normally, it would not be seen at all. However, if placed on a charcoal fire for half the time it takes to burn a stick of incense to brew a cup of tea, the true identity will be revealed. In this old official's opinion, these documents cannot be faked. "
Cao Zheng Wei had expected that anyone would betray him, but he did not expect that it would be this greedy and cowardly old thing. He was unable to restrain his anger and said, "Feng Zheng, do you want to rebel?"
Feng Zheng slowly adjusted the black gauze hat on his head and smiled with his eyes that were good at appreciating western beauties. He said, "This old Feng is wearing an official's robe handed down from the ancestors of the Great Yue Dynasty. On my head, I wear an official's hat bestowed by His Majesty. This old Feng only wants to be loyal to His Majesty, and the one I should be loyal to is His Majesty. Whether I rebel or not, even in front of the Empress, I cannot talk about it, let alone Imperial Brother-in-law. Don't you think this is reasonable?"
These words were extremely shrewd and ruthless. They directly pierced Cao Zheng Wei's chest, directly pointing out that Cao Zheng Wei had regarded himself as the Emperor. This was a treacherous heart that deserved death! Ning Shu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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