Song Chengru stood with his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart, watching Zhang Ge Lao and Chen Ge Lao arguing until their faces were red and they almost fought, but in his heart he was surprised by Xing Fu's performance.

  Xing Fu indeed seemed to have made sufficient preparations, and in the face of such chaos, he was able to remain calm and composed, kneeling on the ground with a humble and obedient expression. According to An Gonggong and Feng Gonggong, Xing Fu had entered the palace early that morning and cried before the emperor, claiming his innocence. But now, Xing Fu's situation is probably not what it used to be; if this were in the past when he held great power and the emperor's favor was still with him, would An Gonggong and Feng Gonggong dare reveal his awkward behavior before the emperor?

  In the blink of an eye, the situation on the scene had changed. Xīn Bì Liáng knelt on the ground, his neck stretched out as he kowtowed to Jiàn Zhāng Dì three times. With righteous indignation, he rebuked Xīng Fú: "As a subject of our great Zhou dynasty, you colluded with the Tartar barbarian army, exchanging money and gifts on festive occasions, treating each other like close relatives - your disloyal heart is plain to see! Not only that, but you also tolerated the Supervising Secretary of the Imperial Censorate, Shǐ Tóng Zhōu, distributing maps of Tongzhou's city defenses to the Tartars, even specifically marking the locations of wealthy families' mansions. With such internal and external collaboration, how could our soldiers have defended the city gates?! Your Majesty is wise, please investigate this matter and bring justice to the people of Tongzhou who died in vain! Give the martyred soldiers of Zǐ Jīn Guān and the grain depot guards of Tongzhou a fair judgment!"

  He was so excited that he couldn't control his emotions, with tears and snot streaming down his face.

  Chen Ge Lao immediately followed suit and knelt down, looking at the expressionless Jian Zhang Emperor who was sitting in the front row. He steadily kowtowed three times, even removing his crown and placing it to one side: "The Tongzhou incident has shocked the imperial court and caused great damage to our dynasty's prestige and national dignity! It has also chilled the hearts of the soldiers of the Great Zhou! Xing Fu is a wolf-hearted traitor who, for personal gain, colluded with the enemy and betrayed his country. This act will not be tolerated by heaven!"

  Everyone knows why Old Man Chen is so agitated. If Ye Jingchuan hadn't gone later, the Chen family's estate would have probably been completely destroyed, and even his own son and daughter wouldn't have been able to escape with their lives.

  Jian Zhang Emperor finally made a move, he threw the memorial in his hand on the table, ignoring the dense kneeling crowd on the ground, and turned to look at Chang Shou Fu: "How do you think, Prime Minister?"

  Chang Shou and Fu glanced at each other, then knelt down: "Since there are witnesses and evidence, I think it's worth investigating. Perhaps there is a reason for the rumors, and if General Xing has been slandered, this investigation can also clear his name."

  Xingfu's gaze suddenly turned fierce: "You old fox, Chief Assistant!"

  "What kind of evidence is this?" Emperor Jianzhang was somewhat perplexed, and he lightly tossed down the confession presented by Sima Tongzhou that Cen Biluo had handed over: "Before you presented the evidence, didn't you take a look at what's written inside?"

  Song Cheng's hand on his side unconsciously tightened, and he knew that Xing Fu would not be captured without any preparation, and it turned out to be true that there was a trick.

  Du Ge Lao beside him quietly moved closer to him, also with a three-nothing expression.

  Cen Bilang, who was kneeling in the front, heard this and immediately pulled out the confession. As soon as he took a look, his face turned pale and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise - this was clearly not the original confession!

  He was just about to speak when he heard Jian Zhang Emperor laugh again with a hint of mockery: "As for the human evidence, An Yi had just told me"

  Lian Shi Tong Zhou also had a problem, but it was clear that he only handed the person over after entering the palace. Cen Bi Liang suddenly widened his eyes and then slumped his shoulders in frustration. How could he have forgotten? In this palace, how many eunuchs, big or small, were disciples of Xing Fu? No wonder he had been quiet before, it turned out that he had already made preparations inside the palace!

  This is the real killer move!

  As expected, Jian Zhang Emperor coughed and said: "Shi Tongzhou said that he was forced by the Ye family to threaten his family members, so he would make false testimony. However, he later found his conscience and changed his confession."

  "He's lying!" Xun Bilang felt his temples throbbing violently, his face turning red with rage: "He clearly didn't say that before!"

  Jian Zhang Emperor's face was hidden in the shadows, and it was impossible to discern his expression.

  Chang, the chief assistant, was still kneeling on the ground, his expression unchanged, still with that air of boldness and refusal to back down: "Shi Tongzhou's testimony has been inconsistent, there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating things! I request Your Majesty to issue a decree to thoroughly investigate this matter."

  Xing Fu knocked his head to the ground with a loud thud, his voice also trembling with sobs, looking like he was being besieged and helpless: "Your Majesty is wise, I heard the news early in the morning and came to the palace to report to you, really didn't have the time or ability to slip out and do such a thing!"

  Chen Ge Lao let out a cold hum, squeezing out a cold smile from between his teeth: "This is not necessarily the case, who doesn't know that Xing Zong Guan is the head eunuch of the Imperial Censorate, and has countless junior eunuchs under him"

  Baseless conjectures would only infuriate the Emperor, so Prime Minister Chen coughed to interrupt Grand Secretary Chen's words. After weighing his options carefully, he finally made up his mind and pulled out a stack of letters from his sleeve. With both hands held above his head: "Your Majesty! I have evidence here! Please take a look!"

  Song Chengnu's hanging head moved slightly, and a reassuring smile was drawn at the corner of his mouth. He finally managed to get rid of this hot potato at the highest price, gained the greatest benefit, and remained uninvolved from start to finish.

  Jian Zhang Emperor looked at it in his hand, and Feng Gonggong quickly came down to take the stack of letters and personally presented them to the emperor.

  Chang Shou often remained still as a mountain, and when faced with the puzzled expressions of Cen Bieliang and Chen Gong, he seemed to ignore them, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

  Jian Zhang Emperor only looked at one, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly turned cold, and after he finished reading all the letters, the hall was like an ice cave, making people's skin crawl.

  "You cried to me for an entire morning, saying that someone was going to frame you out of personal vendetta." Emperor Jianzhang closed the last letter with a calm expression, seemingly smiling yet not: "Is this what you call being framed?"

  He finished saying this sentence and threw that stack of letters with a flick of his hand, scattering them all over the ground.

  Xing Fu only took a glance, and he felt that his time was running out. He stared with wide eyes, terrified, and finally trembled. The envelope had his special seal and stamp, and the handwriting on the letter was his own. Even if he wanted to deny it, he couldn't.

  But such an important thing, why did it fall into the hands of a commoner like you?!