Chapter 237

The old marshal Qiu shouted: "Tie Zheng! Be careful! Such a serious crime, such a serious general; you just say it casually, where is the evidence?"

While shouting and cursing, he winked anxiously.

Tie Zheng gasped for breath, his veins bulged, but finally calmed down, he just gritted his teeth and looked at Yang Botao fiercely, whenever he had a chance, he would go up and bite him!

"Your Majesty... old minister... you are late..." There was a panting voice at the entrance of the hall, and an old man with gray hair and beard was hunched over, coughing, and was helped in by someone.

It was Fang Qingtian, the military Taiwei of the Yutang Empire.

However, this pillar of the Yutang Dynasty who has been the pillar of the sky for so many years is now very old, and even needs someone to support him when he walks. On his face covered with age spots, there are still many scars.

It is an eternal commemoration left by the battle that year, highlighting the glory of the old general's battle.

And the old Taiwei Fang Qingtian who came in with the help of Fang Qingtian was the old Taiwei's deputy and his proud disciple, Fu Baoguo who now supervises the military department and has an overview of the power!

"Bring a chair here!" His Majesty ordered.

Until Fang Qingtian sat down, he was still panting, feeling a little uneasy, and said: "Old minister... I am ashamed, I can't salute, but I was given a seat by your majesty; I am extremely ashamed."

His Majesty the Emperor was moved and said: "Today's matter is indeed of great importance. I have no choice but to bother the old Taiwei to come to the meeting. I should feel uneasy. Old Aiqing must not blame himself."

"May I ask Your Majesty, why did you call your ministers here today?" Fang Qingtian asked.

His Majesty the Emperor sighed heavily.

The ministers knew that this moment was the real arrival of today's highlight, and all of them held their breath and paid attention to the follow-up development.

Only Tie Zheng stared fiercely at Yang Botao as if he were a sworn enemy.

Yang Botao dared to look at each other at first, but later he turned his head away.

"Hey, recently... too many things have really happened; especially the ambush of the Nine Venerables, it can be said to be the death of our Yutang Kingdom..." His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth, and it was an extremely heavy topic.

Yang Botao's expression changed, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

He obviously didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would reveal this matter so directly, what a surprise!

"Before... so many things happened, I thought that the spies were almost gone in the big purge, but now it seems that I was too optimistic, and now there are even more side effects..."

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Yang Botao: "Last night, Yang Botao, the commander of my Jade Tang Northern Army, was assassinated. The assassin publicly stated that he was avenging the Nine Supremes. This matter is no small matter..."

Manchu civil and military, silent together, deathly quiet.

On the wrinkled face of the old Taiwei, the eyes that had been covered by wrinkles slowly lifted up and glanced at Yang Botao.

This look seemed ordinary, intentional or unintentional, but Yang Botao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The old ambition is still there, and the prestige remains the same!

"Yang Botao, explain."

The old Taiwei Fang Qingtian said lightly; his eyes closed slowly. The whole person is like a piece of wood that has rotted, and it seems that there is no life at all.

But those who are familiar with him know that the old Taiwei has used his life's stunt at this time, with a delicate heart.

This unique skill of the old Taiwei. There is a rare record of failure in his life; the magic of this secret technique is that he can hear the slightest mood swings in the heart of the speaker; in other words, any lies and falsehoods will be invisible before the old Taiwei's exquisite heart , The true shape is revealed.

Yang Botao stood up, his head and face still covered in blood, hissed with grief and indignation: "Last night, I was assassinated by an assassin in the mansion; the assassin who attacked did indeed use the name of Lord Nine, but everyone present knew that That's nothing more than a traitor's crown and crown, pretending to be fake... The first thing I want to do when I go to court today is to ask His Majesty to uphold justice for my minister and get rid of this stigma! But how could I expect..."

Yang Botao said sadly: "When I first came to court, I was beaten up indiscriminately by Generalissimo Tiezheng; some of my colleagues called it persuasion, but in fact they took the opportunity to restrain my hands and feet, Yang Botao, and let Tiezheng beat me up... ..."

"When the old Taiwei arrived, His Majesty started the discussion. The first thing he did was to ask me, Yang Botao, to defend myself!"

"I was assassinated first, then I was beaten violently, and then I was isolated, but now I have to defend myself!"

"I, Yang Botao, have been in the army since I was young, and I have fought in all battles; I have accumulated more than 700 battles, big and small, and I have accumulated merits to reach this position; Your Majesty's grace is so great, and Yang Botao worries about it day and night, lest he can't repay Long En..."

"In the northern battlefield, I, Yang Botao, fought fiercely day and night. Life and death were just a matter of leisure. Although I have not made any contribution to the country and cannot expand the territory, but in the face of the enemy's overwhelming army, I can also ensure that the country is not lost..."

"To this day, I am full of scars and exhausted physically and mentally."

Yang Botao choked up for a moment, with tears in his eyes: "I don't have to say more about my achievements in the past; but now that your majesty, the old captain, colleagues, and all civil and military officials all think that I am guilty; Words are the truth; indeed, I, Yang Botao, murdered the nine lords..."

"At this moment, in this situation and in this situation, how can I, Yang Botao, defend myself? I really have nothing to say. However, I am passionate, loyal, and have never been ashamed of my heart; I definitely can't make such a slander and not refute it. I have nothing to say. Yang Botao is famous throughout his life, so he can't just suffer this humiliation!"

"Since he can't be tolerated in the world, the only way to prove his innocence is to die! I hope he will have a clear day!"

Yang Botao's expression was fierce, his grief and indignation seemed to be overwhelming, he suddenly roared and rushed to the front of the hall; with a clang, he had already snatched the long sword of the guard on duty, and the next moment, he pointed it at his neck without hesitation. cut off.

"Yang Botao will serve His Majesty in the next life!"

With a shout, the long sword had already reached his neck.

The figure suddenly flashed.

Fu Baoguo, who was beside the old Taiwei, flickered like a ghost, grabbed the blade of the sword, and stopped the sharp edge of the sword.

However, Yang Botao's neck was already bleeding profusely.

A deep gash of blood appeared on the neck, if it penetrated half an inch, it would be death and there was no way to recover.

With such an injury, it's not hard to see how heavy Yang Botao's attack was just now!

Although Fu Baoguo grabbed the sword blade to prevent Yang Botao from committing suicide, his right hand was already dripping with blood, and he shouted angrily: "Now everything is unclear, I just let you defend yourself, and you will seek death and life! Yang Botao, you are so disappointing to me!" Already!"

With continuous exertion of his right hand, Shengsheng snatched back the long sword, and threw it out with a whoosh.

The long sword was inserted into the ground outside the palace gate with a "clang", swaying unceasingly, the blade was cold, and drops of blood slowly flowed from the sword.

The ministers looked at the long sword swaying endlessly at the gate of the hall, and everyone was silent.

Yang Botao's face was full of grief and indignation, and suddenly he burst into tears, bursting into tears: "With such humiliation, how can I, Yang Botao, have the face to live in stealthily? It's better to die and clean up!"

Fu Baoguo sighed, turned around and looked in the direction of the dragon chair and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, there may be something strange about this matter... It needs to be dealt with carefully; even if Yang Botao is really guilty, a fair trial is needed to set the court straight. That's it. When the court persecutes it, it is against the principles of the law...Your Majesty, please think twice!"

While Yang Botao was bleeding profusely, Fu Baoguo pleaded in tears.

His Majesty the Emperor was also moved, but he didn't say a word.

The old Taiwei Fang Qingtian was still sitting quietly, without even moving his eyelids.

Qiu Jianhan and Leng Daoyin stared at Yang Botao with knife-like eyes, their eyes were as cold as before.

Tie Zheng snorted and murmured, "Pretending to be disgusting!"

After a while, His Majesty the Emperor frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is related to the battle of the Nine Venerables. It has nothing to do with it, and it is even more important than the crime of treason. Let Qiu Leng, the two old marshals, and the Taishi, Taifu, and Prime Minister ;Five-party joint investigation. The Taiwei is in the middle to coordinate and preside over the case. It is important to investigate this case clearly. Don't let it go wrong, don't let the heroic spirit Jiuquan hold hatred, it is difficult to distinguish between black and white!"

This time, the court meeting came very abruptly, and the military's sudden internal strife, all the ministers didn't realize what was going on at all, and the civil servants were very rare and abnormal and didn't say much.

After all, for them, the internal strife among the generals in the military is self-disruption and killing each other. No matter who is finally defeated or even defeated, Yu Wenchen is happy to see it.

"This matter is settled here. All the families of the ministers have dispersed. The two Marshals Taiwei and Qiu Leng stayed with me to talk."

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Afterwards.

Tie Zheng snorted coldly, and strode away without hesitation, muttering angrily as he walked, "Disgusting! Garbage! It's pretty fake, why don't you just cut off your heart if you want to die? Don't you just break the Heavenly Spirit? Why rush to the gate of the hall to grab the sword, and then come back to commit suicide after snatching it... Bah! What... do you really think that everyone else is blind?"

The other two burly generals strode up to Tie Zheng: "Old Tie, it seems that you know about this matter, can you tell us about it?"

"Let me hurry up!"

Tie Zheng said fieryly: "Are you two blind or deaf? What's the matter? Can't you see it? Can't you understand? If you are really blind and deaf, even if I tell you, you can hear me." See you? I don't have time to talk to you two idiots!"

The two generals said angrily: "Tie Zheng, we didn't offend you. Why are you angry at us? We just want to know the truth. You can say it if you want to. Lao Tzu, a pig with green onions stuck in its nose, what are you pretending to be like!"

Tie Zhengquan pretended not to hear, and continued to walk hurriedly. He had long legs, and he walked two steps. The two generals behind were unwilling, and hurried three steps to catch up with him. He said: "What else can I say? The matter of the nine lords being killed was a pain in Yutang's heart. But with the vast magical powers of the nine lords, if it were not for the accidental fall and the betrayal of the traitor, how can we count them all?" Difficulty; now that Feng Zun appeared in person to testify against Yang Botao face to face, he actually wanted to interrogate Yun Yun! Your Majesty is clearly an old fool who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, and he said that black and white are clear and fair, and that interrogation is superfluous and will only make Ying Ling Chilling..."

Before he finished speaking, another general beside him tightly covered his mouth: "You bastard, do you really don't want to live... If he doesn't want to live, don't say it in front of us..."

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Finally got a shot...