Chapter 209: Summoning Witnesses, Things Reverse
"Your Majesty, what General Zhongwu said is to turn black and white."
After Li Zaiguyi finished speaking, Li Xiaorui rushed to say.
"I knew you would say that." Li Zaigu said disapprovingly, "But I have witnesses who can prove that what you are saying is a lie."
"You have witnesses, and I have witnesses, too." Li Xiaorui frowned and retorted.
"Your Majesty, can you summon witnesses to the hall?" Li Zaigu bowed to Li Er and said.
Li Er hesitated for a moment: "Summon witnesses into the palace!"
The eunuch standing beside him immediately whispered: "Summon witnesses into the hall."
After a while, Min Pohu and Yinlou Chaofeng entered the Tai Chi Hall in turn.
Yinlou Chao worshipped as a civilian. He entered the palace for the first time and was summoned by the emperor for the first time. He was so nervous that he almost couldn't take any steps.
As soon as he entered the Tai Chi Hall, he knelt on the ground, trembling with nervousness, calling out that the saint had thousands of blessings and the saint had endless life.
His head was buried on the ground, his butt was facing the sky, and he was lying down, not daring to look up at Li Er.
After Min Pohu performed the rituals of the king and the ministers, he stood quietly.
"Your Majesty, this is the one who attacked someone!" Li Xiaorui pointed at Min Pohu and couldn't wait to say.
"I didn't let you speak!" Li Er glared at Li Xiaorui.
Li Xiaorui hurriedly bowed and said that he was wrong.
Li Er signaled him to stand aside, and then looked at Min Pohu: "Pohu, I ask you, why did General Zhongwu in Yinlou ordered you to beat someone else that day?"
Min Pohu bowed and told Li Erhe the ministers present about the reason for the occurrence that day.
Li Er nodded slightly, his eyes turned to Lu Pavilion. Just as he was about to speak, Li Shentong stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Captain Min is a subordinate of General Li, so he is naturally protecting General Li. His words are not trustworthy."
"Your Majesty, I think what the King of Huai'an said is very true!" Gao Zengsheng also stood up and bowed.
"Your Majesty, I will follow your advice!" Xiao Yu agreed.
"Your Majesty, every word I say is true, and there is no false statement!" Min Pohu said hurriedly.
"Person Min, if you dare to deceive Your Majesty, you will commit the crime of deceiving the king and the emperor, and you will be beheaded!" Li Shentong glanced at Min Pohu, with a threat in his tone.
"Your Majesty, I have never deceived Your Majesty. I hope your Majesty will clearly understand!" Min Pohu said firmly in his tone.
"Your Majesty, since Captain Min is a subordinate of General Li, he is suspected of protecting his shortcomings, why not let this Yinlou Gong serve as a sacrifice?" Fang Xuanling also stood up and bowed.
"What Fang Xiang said is very true." Changsun Wuji agreed, "Yinlou Chaofeng is not General Li's person, so he naturally would not speak for General Li."
"That's right, let the Yinlou Dynasty serve as a offering!" Li Shentong rushed out.
Xiao Yu and Gao Zengsheng originally wanted to speak out, but after thinking about it carefully, something was wrong.
Although Yinlou Chaofeng is not from Li Zaigu, he is from Luge. Why would Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji take the initiative to ask him to make a confession?
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji do not seem to be on their own side. Is there any conspiracy in their actions?
Li Xiaorui, Lu Ge and Gao Laochao didn't think so much. They were happy when they heard the emperor allowing the Yinlou Chau to offer sacrifices.
As long as the Yinlou Dynasty is offering sacrifices, it can prove that Li Zaigu was lies. Even if it cannot be proved that Li Zaigu was lies for a while, it can make the emperor distrust him.
Just as Xiao Yu and Gao Zengsheng were thinking, Li Er nodded slightly and said, "Okay, allow the Yinlou Dynasty to be worshipped."
"Chao Feng!" Li Er's eyes fell on Yinlou Chaofeng, who was still kneeling, and said expressionlessly.
"Little... the little people are here." Yinlou Chaofeng responded hurriedly.
"Stand up and talk!"
“Yes, yes!”
"Don't be nervous, as long as you tell the truth, I won't make things difficult for you."
“Yes, yes!”
Yinlou Chaofeng said tremblingly, his legs were still weak and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
"Is what Captain Min said just now true?" Li Er asked lightly.
"Chaofeng, let's answer after thinking about it. You must know that deceiving the king and the emperor is a crime of beheading." Fang Xuanling reminded.
"Yes, yes!" Yinlou responded.
He took a deep breath, then bowed deeply to Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, everything that Captain Min said is true!"
As soon as Yinlouchao said this, Li Shentong, Gao Zengsheng, Xiao Yu, Li Xiaorui, Lu Ge, and Gao Laochao were shocked.
Especially Li Xiaorui, Lu Ge and Gao Laochao were not only surprised, but also surprised. They couldn't understand why the Yinlou Chapel Fengcheng told the truth.
Yinlou Chaofeng had clearly promised before that he would cheat them. Moreover, he also collected a lot of money from Luge.
Even Li Jing, Li Daozong and Gao Shilian were surprised.
Our witness did not speak for us, but instead spoke for the other party.
The reversal of things has unexpectedly happened to many people.
"If you think it through, don't talk nonsense. You must be responsible for talking nonsense in front of His Majesty!" Li Shentong glared at Yinlou Chaofeng and couldn't help but say coldly.
Everyone present could hear that his tone was threatening.
"Reply...report to the prince, little...everything is true." Yinlou Chaofeng said tremblingly.
"You...you are talking nonsense!" Li Shentong said angrily.
"King of Huai'an, this is Tai Chi Hall, pay attention to your identity!" Li Er glared at Li Shentong and said angrily, "If you speak again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Li Shentong quickly bowed to Li Er and said, "I did not intimidate the witness. I was in desperation and made a mistake for a moment. I beg your Majesty to forgive me!"
Li Er glared at Li Shentong again and said nothing.
"King of Huai'an, the witness was found by Lu Ge, not General Li's person. Now there is no suspicion of protecting his shortcomings!" Fang Xuanling took the opportunity to say.
Li Shentong's lips moved, but he didn't know what to say, and his face became ugly.
"What else do you have to say to Duke Chen, Lu Ge, Gao Laochao, etc?" Fang Xuanling turned to Li Xiaorui, Lu Ge and Gao Laochao.
He was calm and had a decent tone.
Li Xiaorui, Lu Ge and Gao Laochao showed fearful expressions, drooping their heads, and no one dared to speak nonsense.
They couldn't understand why the Yinlou Chau Feng spoke for the other party? But they knew that this time, no one could help them.
"Chaofeng, I have a question that I can't figure out. Can you tell me?" Li Er's expression and tone became much calmer, and he told Yinlou Chaofeng.
"Your Majesty, please ask!" Yinlou Chaofeng said in a trepidated manner.
"I can't understand why you, as a servant of the Lu family in Fanyang, told me the truth instead of choosing to protect your master?"
"Report to Your Majesty, the common people dare not violate the crime of deceiving the king and the emperor."
"Very good! Apart from what I asked you just now, are there anything else to tell me?"
"Report to Your Majesty, Xiaomin has one more thing to report to Your Majesty."
"oh?"
"Luge once asked Xiaomin not to tell the truth, and gave Xiaomin a lot of money, trying to bribe Xiaomin. But Xiaomin is a conscience and righteous person, unmoved."
Li Er glanced at Lu Ge while listening.
Chapter completed!