its 427: The physical evidence is complete
"What?" Huo Zhongyang was shocked again.
"It's all noisy!" Su Kongcheng patted the table with a crying voice. The people were not happy. The literati wrote articles and cursed one after another, and the officials in the court were also furious. They all said that they could not withdraw from the two cities in vain, which was equivalent to letting the soldiers who had fought before bleed and die in vain. Anyway, I didn't expect it to be so serious this time.
"It's about those bastards!" Huo Zhongyang snorted, "What do the people think? Isn't it those officials who threatened the emperor in the name of the people? Catch one and kill it, and no one will make a sound immediately!"
"It won't work." Su Kongcheng shook his head and sighed. He was full of old-fashioned appearance. This time, the officials were really angry. They came with the spirit of not being afraid of death and not being afraid of resigning. I said Zhong Yang, if you can't give them an understanding to the world this time, it will be difficult to do. Fortunately, they don't know about the relocation of the country to make amends. They only know that we have given up Wufang Town and Haotian Pass in vain. Otherwise, I'm afraid they will rebel.
"Your Majesty, don't be afraid." Huo Zhongyang looked like he was going to fight with others. "With me, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"You don't know the current situation!" Su Kongcheng pretended to be angry and said, "If you don't calm the internal troubles first, something big will happen!" I think so. Don't come forward first. First, push out some of you who are responsible for the withdrawal of troops, give them a charge, calm the people's anger, and then..."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be afraid!" Huo Zhongyang's tone became tougher, "I believe that there are still a lot of people in the court who are loyal to you and think of you! It's just that I'm not in the court, and no one leads them to cheer for you. Don't worry, when you get to the court, I will definitely help you suppress all the slang ministers! In less than half a month, those scholars and literati with ulterior motives will all shut up! The people, the people are all bastards who don't understand anything. If there are not these bastards who provoke right and wrong, they will be honest themselves.
"I hope so." Su Kongcheng sighed, "It's just... after all... Forget it, you go down first."
Huo Zhongyang got up and left. There were only Cheng Xingxing and Su Kongcheng left in the room. Su Kongcheng turned around and smiled, "How about it going?"
"You're awesome!" A star's thumbs up. I think there will be a calculation in the court later, right?
"Yes." Su Kongcheng nodded, "Do you want to continue to watch?"
"It's a pity not to watch such a good play." Cheng Xingxing smiled.
It didn't take long for the morning meeting to begin. Cheng Xingxing is still hidden in the small door near the throne and blocked by a curtain. As usual, the civil and military officials saluted the emperor first, and then the emperor lazily asked if there was anything important to report. Without him, he would go back to bed.
"I have something to do!" Huo Zhongyang took a step forward and arched his hand.
"Ah, it turned out to be the big governor. Have you come back after talking with Chi Wu?" Su Kongcheng pretended to be surprised.
"Yes." Huo Zhongyang bowed. As soon as I came back, I heard that someone was dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, so I had to say something!"
"Dissatisfied with the emperor's decision? How can there be such a thing?" An official sneered, "The emperor has always been wise. It's too late for us to be loyal to the emperor. How can we be dissatisfied? Isn't Da Zhizai going to take advantage of the topic to label others, right?
"How do you know what you did?" Huo Zhongyang snorted, "Lord Yuan, I'm afraid it's you who is dissatisfied with the emperor, right? The emperor is for the country and the people. He is willing to stop fighting, negotiate with Chiwu, and make some reasonable cession. What's wrong? How dare you offend Tianyan and annoy the emperor? What's your intention!"
"What's your intention?" Lord Yuan snorted, "I'd like to ask Da Zhizai. In a big war between Tianyin Kingdom and Chiwu, countless children were killed and injured. In the end, it was a rare victory. Not only did the border pass, but also occupied the two customs of Chiwu State. And you, in just one word, give the two customs to others. What's your intention?"
"That's right, what's your intention?" More than a dozen ministers shouted.
"It is natural to show sincerity in the negotiations between the two countries. Our country does not have the heart to annex the late Wu Kingdom. Why does it occupy other people's cities and refuse to let go? Huo Zhongyang frowned and said, "The return of the two cities is to show our reconciliation."
"Then you can give away the two cities unconditionally?" A general roared angrily, "You know, those two cities were fought by soldiers with flesh and blood!" How do you tell those dead soldiers?
"How to deal with it?" Several generals shouted together.
Huo Zhongyang was shocked, because he was usually full of literature and martial arts, even if he was not his, he was used to smiling and salute him. He had never seen these people dare to unite and be his enemy. But when he was surprised, Huo Zhongyang was not afraid of anything with the emperor as his backer.
He smiled coldly: "If you can have such a big victory, it depends on the emperor's strategy to win thousands of miles. Do you think it's your military achievements? Moreover, even in terms of military achievements, the commander-in-chief of this war is still the Minister of the Military Department, and it's not your turn to speak!"
"Huo Zhongyang, what have you done over the years?" A civil official asked coldly. It's all about the weak strength of our Tianyin country, such as the formation of party for personal gain, the elimination of dissidents, and the harm of loyalty. But today, you were actually bought by the State of Chi Wu and did this evil thing of selling the country. Aren't you afraid to kill the nine clans?
"What?" Immediately, a large group of officials panicked and looked at the civil official together. They were close to him and asked directly, "Lord Lin, what are you talking about selling the land?"
"Your Majesty!" Lord Lin took a step forward and bowed to Su Kongcheng: "The subordinate has conclusive evidence and material evidence in his hands, which can prove that Huo Zhongyang received a large amount of gold and silver treasures from Chiwu during his time in the late Wu Kingdom and was bought by the Chiwu royal family, so he signed the evil act of handing over the two cities. What's more, he also dared to sign an agreement with Chi Wu to give up all the ten miles of land within China's border to Chi Wu!"
As soon as he said this, the whole audience was in an uproar, and even Huo Zhongyang's own people were stunned.
Only Huo Zhongyang's face did not change color and his heart did not beat, and he looked at the civil official coldly.
I am under the emperor's secret order. If you impeach me with this matter, you are just looking for death!
"What did you say?" At this time, Su Kongcheng on the throne suddenly became excited and patted the chair hard, "Say it again?"
"Your Majesty, what I said is true! Please allow me to give you physical evidence!" Lord Lin said loudly.
"Is there such a thing? How can there be such a thing?" Su Kongcheng pretended to be shivering with anger and shouted, "Bring it, bring it to me immediately!"
Huo Zhongyang was stunned. He looked at Su Kongcheng and didn't know what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in the gourd. And because he didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, Huo Zhongyang did not dare to act rashly.
This guy is completely passive. Cheng Xingxing looked at Huo Zhongyang and smiled secretly in his heart.
Not long after, a warrior took a man to the hall, and another warrior next to him held a black tray with a letter in it.
"Huo Jiu?" Huo Zhongyang looked at the man, exclaimed, and then pointed to Lord Lin and shouted, "Surnamed Lin, do you dare to take my housekeeper?"
"He is a slave, and I am a member of a country. Why can't I take him?" Lord Lin snorted and turned to Su Kongcheng: "Your Majesty, this man is Huo Zhongyang's confidant housekeeper named Huo Jiu. He is willing to expose Huo Zhongyang's affair with Chiwu! This letter is a secret letter written by Huo Zhongyang to Chi Wu and Huang Junjie!"
"Nonsense!" Huo Zhongyang shouted angrily.
"Master, don't blame the little one." Huo Jiu looked up at Huo Zhongyang and immediately lowered his head: "There is nothing else, but this kind of betrayal, even if you have a hundred courage, you dare not do it with me!"
"You..." Huo Zhongyang looked at his confidant and was stunned.
"What do you think is going on?" Su Kongcheng waved his hand and motioned the warrior to send the letter up, while asking Huo Jiu harshly.
"The master came back from Chiwu yesterday, but he didn't see the emperor before he came back because..." Huo Jiu trembled and said, "It's because he came back with a few big cars of gold and silver treasures, and he was eager to hide at home first. Because the warehouse at home was full, I had to dig and bury it in the back garden, so the time was delayed. I didn't know what was going on before. Later, the master personally told me that this was the benefit of Chiwu people. If you want me to be strict, you must not expose it, because the money was sold for ten miles of land. If people know, our whole family is not good... Although the villain is a greedy person, he also knows that some money can be greedy, and some can't be greedy. , so I would like to come out to identify the master for betraying the country, and only save the emperor to spare the villain and those maid servants in the house.
"You!" Huo Zhongyang trembling with anger, "Huo Jiu, you and I have treated you well over the years. How dare you hurt me?"
"Shut up!" Su Kongcheng roared at this time, but he roared weakly and coughed for a long time before holding up the letter tremblingly: "Huo Qing, this is obviously your handwriting, but it is all about traitor. How do you explain it?"
With that, he was so angry that he toss the letter down.
Now, those people in Huo Zhongyang are even more stupid. Originally, they didn't dare to help because Huo Zhongyang's concession to the border gate had reached the bottom line. Now when they saw that the human evidence and material evidence had been made out, they didn't dare to say anything. Everyone is afraid of being accused of being a traitor.
Of course, they don't cherish their reputation, but that the crime is too big to be pointed out by thousands of people. No matter who is behind you, it is a dead end.
It's not just a dead end, but also a dead end within the nine clans!
Huo Zhongyang picked up the letter in a frenze. At a glance, it was indeed his own handwriting, which was generally the same. If he hadn't written it, even he would have been confused.
"Your Majesty, this is a frame-up!" He shouted in a hurry, "This is obviously a shameless villain who framed me!" Your Majesty, you know that I... all this is..."
He didn't dare to say any more, because it was a secret purpose. The reason why it is secret is that the emperor doesn't want others to know about this.
He has been an old official for many years. At this time, he still knows the importance. The emperor doesn't want others to let others know his compromise with Chi Wu. This is the bottom line. If he is confused for a moment and wants to protect himself, he will touch the emperor's bottom line, then he is really hopeless.
But if you are silent at this time, it is equivalent to helping the emperor. Even if 10,000 senior officials point to him to kill, the emperor said that he could still be safe and sound.
Cheng Xingxing's face was uncertain. Obviously, Huo Zhongyang, who was thinking about it, couldn't help nodding: Su Kongcheng's move is really powerful. It's correcting your Huo Zhongyang's psychology! You, just go to prison obediently!