Chapter 591 Uncle and Nephew (Part 3)

"I am the deputy commander of the Zuowei appointed by the envoy. Now that the envoy is absent, I am only under the jurisdiction of the Zuowei and Your Majesty. Your Majesty has not explicitly stated that I am guilty, so I am still the deputy commander of the Zuowei. It is true that I attacked and killed the imperial officials, but it was not the so-called General Pei that I attacked and killed, but this General Pei who attacked and killed me. If I had not thought about the friendship of serving as officials in the same court, otherwise I would not have been able to kill him. Even if he were killed on the spot, there would be no fault at all.”

Chen Chao looked at those officials with indifference.

There was dead silence.

"What a sharp-tongued boy, but you can tell the truth today. You also killed the Marquis of Huainan. I want to come to Mr. Han to investigate these days. There is already evidence!"

As an official spoke, everyone's eyes fell on somewhere in the field.

That was supposed to be the seat of the Minister of Dali Temple, but soon people discovered that Han Pu, the Minister of Dali Temple, was not there.

Seeing the gazes of so many officials, the Dali Temple official stood up and said bravely, "Master Han is still investigating the case. I'm afraid it will be a little later before he can enter the palace for the banquet."

Listening to this, many people looked unhappy.

An official asked loudly, "Even if Han Pu is not here, can your Dali Temple investigate the case these days and come to a conclusion?"

The Dali Temple official had already received instructions from Han Pu before entering the palace. Even if he was asked about it at this moment, he just smiled bitterly and said, "Although there has been some progress in Dali Temple these days, Commander Chen only has some suspicions and the case has not been finalized. It is really hard to say." murderer."

After hearing what He Xini said, many officials were dissatisfied, but they could not get angry. After all, Han Pu was not here, and even if the Dali Temple official said something seriously, he could not actually count.

In fact, even if Dali Temple finds something, it will not be able to convict the Chen Dynasty in the end, because the Chen Dynasty is an official of the garrison envoy. According to the Daliang Law, officials of this line are independent of the courtiers and are only under the jurisdiction of the garrison envoy. , that is to say, if an ordinary official is found guilty of a crime and convicted by Dali Temple, he can be arrested. However, even if an official of the garrison line is guilty, the garrison must make a decision.

Now the guardian envoy has been transferred to the Northern Territory General, and the post of the guardian envoy is vacant. There are only two people who can govern the Chen Dynasty, one is Song Lian, and the other is His Majesty the Emperor.

For a major case like the killing of the Marquis of Huainan, even if Dali Temple finds out the truth, it must be reported to His Majesty for His Majesty to make a decision.

Before His Majesty's decree, Chen Chao would always be just a suspect.

As for Pei Ji's previous attack, if we really look into it, he was indeed attacking and killing the imperial official. It was reasonable for Chen Chao not to mention seriously injuring him, but to directly kill him.

However, if His Majesty the Emperor is convicted later,

, Chen Chao does not only have the murder case of Huainan Hou on his back.

"Since you didn't kill the Marquis of Huainan, where have you been these days and why don't you show up? Could it be that you have something evil in your heart and are running away in fear of crime?"

The officials present were still not prepared to let Chen Chao go. What happened that night was obviously very detrimental to Chen Chao.

After all, it is almost certain that Huainan Hou died at the hands of Chen Chao. As long as this matter remains unchanged, they will use this to accuse Chen Chao to death!

"Have you read the book?"

Chen Chao looked at the unfamiliar official with some curiosity.

The man's face was livid and he said angrily, "I am from an academy. I don't know how many more sages' books I have read than you!"

Listening to this, Chen Chao nodded and said thoughtfully, "It seems that it is not the fault of the adults, but the academy. Why has it been so careless in recruiting students over the years?"

Hearing these words, many people sneered in their hearts, and some even looked at the dean of the academy in the distance. Chen Chao's words also scolded the dean.

But the dean didn't care, he just picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"Don't talk nonsense. If you didn't have any evil intentions in your heart, you wouldn't hide."

The official's face was ashen, but he still suppressed his anger and spoke.

"This gentleman said that I didn't show up because I had a ghost in my heart, and I wanted to flee in fear of crime. But if I really had a ghost in my heart, why did I show up at the banquet today? It has been so long since that night, and I should have fled to the ends of the earth long ago. Now, if I still show up in front of you all, am I not asking for my own death?"

Chen Chao sneered, "Is it possible that this gentleman is stupid in reading and doesn't know such a simple truth?"

"you……"

The official was stunned and couldn't find anything to say to refute the Chen Chao in front of him.

After hearing this, many officials looked embarrassed and didn't know how to refute him. The dean smiled slightly, thinking that this kid's words were still so interesting.

The officials from the Ministry of Works looked at each other, but showed no concern for what was happening. Instead, they stared at the broken parts of the square, wondering how long it would take to repair it.

But despite this, most officials from the Ministry of Industry don't have much ill feelings toward Chen Chao. After all, the incident at Jianqi Mountain was...

It can be regarded as Chen Chao's single-handed promotion.

"You didn't escape from the Divine Capital because the Divine Capital was tightly guarded and you couldn't leave. As for your appearance here today, I'm afraid it was also to use your sharp mouth to clear away your suspicions. But God is watching what you do. Could it be that you Do you really think you did things without anyone noticing?"

An official said in a cold voice, "It is a shame for a person like you to serve as an official in our Daliang Dynasty!"

"Shame? What is shame?"

Chen Chao stared at the official and said, "I have promoted the court at the Wanliu Conference. Earlier, I protected the land and people in Tianqing County. I did not hesitate to offend outsiders to protect the dragon veins. I went to Mobei to kill monsters for the northern border. Who can see all these things? I am sincere and will die for Daliang. If I am also the shame of Daliang Dynasty, then what have you done to dare to slander me like this?"

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and looked at the officials who questioned him. He sneered, "It's not too late to say that I killed Huainan Hou after there is evidence to convict him. As for your speculation, it's just slander. Maybe the assassination of this official that night had the shadow of you adults in it."

From the beginning, these people never mentioned Chen Chao's identity when they spoke, but revolved around Chen Chao's killing of Huainan Hou.

Now that Chen Chao mentioned what happened that night, many officials were startled, but they still spoke up and angrily accused Chen Chao of slandering them.

Chen Chao sneered and said nothing more.

Seeing that things were about to continue to develop, the second prince looked at the eldest prince, and finally stood up and said calmly, "My lords, the matter cannot be resolved by words. When Lord Han appears, there will be a conclusion. Now you should take your seats as soon as possible. The banquet will start soon. How can your Majesty see you like this?"

As soon as the second prince spoke, the noisy scene really quieted down. Although the officials were still a little angry, they suppressed it at this moment and sat down one after another.

Chen Chao remained silent, just glanced at the second prince, and sat down next to Xie Nandu.

Xie Nandu, who had been silent all the time, handed Chen Chao a glass of wine and said, "It's interesting to watch you quarrel."

After Chen Chao took it, he sighed, "It would be simple if we just quarreled. The real trouble is still behind."

Xie Nandu asked, "Did you do a clean job in killing Song Ting?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "On the contrary, it was very sloppy."

"I was in a bad mood that night."

Chen Chao rubbed his cheeks and took a sip of wine.

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The incident was over very quickly, but everyone knew it was just the beginning, so no one was in a hurry.

Pei Ji was carried away by someone, and the general of Qingshan Prefecture was destined to be unable to attend today's banquet.

However, after everyone calmed down, they soon thought of a problem, that is, if Chen Chao did not have an invitation to today's banquet, he would not be able to enter the imperial city.

In other words, His Majesty still sent him an invitation.

Why did His Majesty do this?

Many people were thinking.

As time passed, the bell in the imperial city rang, and it was Shenshi.

His Majesty appeared not far away.

The courtiers and the heads of the noble families stood up at this moment, and even the dean of the academy stood up.

The Daliang Emperor walked slowly over, came to the table, and then slowly sat down.

As His Majesty sat down, all the courtiers followed suit, and then a group of palace maids came out one after another.

The process was no different from the banquet process in previous years. His Majesty sat in a high place and did not say anything, and there was no change in his expression.

It was just that the atmosphere in the venue was a little different from previous years.

The court officials were very quiet.

The quietness was a little strange.

It was like the calm before the storm.

As the palace maid finished her dance, the prime minister came out and began to talk about the major events that happened in the court last year.

The biggest event in Daliang Dynasty last year was probably the North Border, but once the North Border was mentioned, the word Chen Dynasty could not be avoided.

The prime minister's face did not change, but the court officials were not happy.

Fortunately, after he finished speaking, His Majesty did not say anything, and did not ask for rewards as usual.

The prime minister slowly returned to the table.

Someone sat in the distance.

Han Pu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, finally entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, I, Han Pu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, was ordered to investigate the case, and now there is a conclusion."

Han Pu came to the table and knelt slowly.

The Emperor of Daliang looked at the Dali Temple Minister and said, "Speak."

"After investigation by the ministers, the death of Huainan Hou was indeed caused by Chen Chao, the deputy commander of the Left Guard. The evidence is clear!"

Han Pu's words were earth-shattering!