King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

In an instant.

Everyone looked startled and looked subconsciously at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan who were interceding for Duan Li, as well as Zhu Gaoxu who was sitting firmly on the high platform.

The entire hall fell into an eerie silence, and the atmosphere seemed particularly depressing.

Just like that, a long time passed.

Zhu Gaoxu, who had a calm demeanor and no fluctuation in his face, let out a chuckle, "Haha", and glanced back and forth at Zhang Ziming, Wang Yan, and Duan Li with half-squinted eyes, and then, his eyes settled on the person who was trapped in the situation. Duan Li, who was in the midst of being sealed as a demon, said in a deep voice:
"Can you control your emotions?"

"Can you calm down?"

Asked twice in a row.

The words seemed to be bland and gentle, but there was an indescribable feeling that made people shudder, causing everyone in the entire hall to shiver involuntarily.

It also directly suppressed the anger of Duan Li who had fallen into the state of sealing the demon, causing him to break away from the state of sealing the demon and calm down.

He no longer jumps, roars, or makes noises, just like a good baby.

Those bloodthirsty eyes and the bloodshot eyes slowly began to recede.

"Well"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Liu Feng and others who were escorting Duan Li, and waved his hand at them.

Although everyone who received the order had lingering fears, they were worried that Duan Li would violently injure others and endanger Zhu Gaoxu's safety, so they wanted to say something.

But when they looked at Zhu Gaoxu's cold, noncommittal eyes, everyone who wanted to speak to persuade them subconsciously closed their mouths, not daring to say more, and then all of them stepped aside in unison.

However, when they stepped aside, the soldiers responsible for guarding and protecting Zhu Gaoxu's safety also unanimously glared fiercely at Duan Li, who was being escorted by them just now, and then patted the sword across their waists without any trace. , gave him a good-natured look, indicating that he had better restrain himself, and the warning was self-evident.

Zhu Gaoxu had a panoramic view of these small private actions, and he also knew that others were doing it for his own good, so he didn't say much to scold him. He turned to look at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan who were kneeling on the ground, and chuckled "haha". Xiaofei smiled and said:
"Interesting. Interesting."

"Others want your lives and want to eat your flesh and drink your blood. They are also the main culprits that have put you Zhang and Wang in the current situation. I didn't expect that you two would actually be at this time. I still want to plead for him.”

"It's true that this king is very surprised."

"Or are you two so certain that your families have nothing to do with the extermination of Duan Li's family?"

"You must know that if the matter is truly confirmed, and your two families are really involved in the murder of the imperial official, the guilt is not small."

"Compared to being confused and confused?"

"Let the past pass and dissipate in the long river of history. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to the two of you?"

"Is it really worth risking the lives of your entire family, and even your family's century-old foundation, for a truth?"

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan with great interest, his expression full of curiosity.

It’s not surprising that Zhu Gaoxu asked this question.

The main thing is that in this matter, anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see the pros and cons and how it can benefit both people.

But the attitudes given by Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan at the moment were exactly the opposite.

It is clear that he can clean his whole family, but he has to drag himself and his whole family into the quagmire.

Such behavior is really strange and unbelievable.

After hearing this, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, who were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, slowly raised their heads subconsciously, glanced at each other, and replied:

"Report to the prince."

"This matter is quite a long story."

"It's not that the two of us are really that generous."

"In fact, according to what Duan Li just said, his father was killed by thieves on his way out of Linchuan City due to promotion."

"In fact, that year, not only his family was killed by thieves."

"In the same year, my two fathers were also purchasing goods from a distant place and doing business. On the way to do business, they encountered an accident and were killed by falling rocks."

"Everyone who accompanied them also died due to the falling rocks, and no one survived."

"The death was extremely miserable, strange, and extremely strange."

"It feels like it was deliberately targeted and a planned murder."

"But later, with the intervention of the government."

"The goods that my father and the others escorted back to Linchuan were not damaged at all, and there were no witnesses to the matter."

"There is no direct evidence that their group was set up. After all, all the valuable goods are there and no one has touched them."

"In the end...the government had to close the case as an accident."

"but……"

Having said this, the two of them couldn't help but paused subconsciously, exhaling a long breath, with a hint of pain on their faces, changing the topic in vain, and said in a deep voice:
"My two families personally went to sort out the belongings of our fathers. When we looked at the traces at the scene, we found many unreasonable things."

"It stands to reason that if you encounter a rockfall or a disaster flying from the sky, even if you are unable to react immediately and escape the disaster, due to human instinct, you should still have some emergency dodge actions, right?"

"But according to our observation, we found that my father and others seemed to have been cast a restraining spell, without any dodge or avoidance."

"It's like watching a falling rock hit you to death."

"This, this, this...this is simply impossible."

"It's totally unexplainable."

"For this reason, we have repeatedly informed the government officials of our humble opinion."

"But they were all blocked one by one, and we even received warnings from the government, telling us not to make unreasonable troubles or make things out of nothing."

"It is said that the government has already reached a conclusion and this matter is an accident."

"My little arms couldn't hold my thighs. Even though I had my doubts, I had to give up and hold my nose and admit it."

"So just now we heard Duan Li say that his father also died that year, and we knew clearly that it was an accident."

"The two of us couldn't help but think of all the weird and unreasonable things that happened when our parents died in the same year."

"Will..."

"The death of our two fathers and the death of Duan Li's father were caused by the same person."

"This is a murder plot deliberately designed to target our three families."

"There is no other reason!"

"Time is too weird, they all died in the same year."

"So I beg you, Your Majesty, to learn from this!"

After hearing this.

Seeing the two of them tell the reasons in their hearts.

Everyone in the field couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

They all looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan with disbelief, frowning and falling into deep thought.

About it.

Not to mention that Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan felt strange.

Even Duan Li, who was deeply hostile to the Zhang and Wang families and wanted to put them to death, felt extremely strange at this moment.

For a moment, the hall fell into an eerie silence. After a while.

Zhu Gaoxu came to his senses first, looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan with interest, and said:

"Oh?"

"I see."

"However, I listen to your tone."

"It seems that there are already some speculations about things here."

"In your opinion, who is the object of your suspicion?"

This statement came out.

Everyone looked back and forth at Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Ziming, and Wang Yan with expressions of surprise.

He looked like a monk who was totally confused.

I wonder what riddle the three of them are playing, or maybe they missed some important information?
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan looked at each other with solemn expressions, then they chinned their heads and said:

"Your Majesty, you can predict things like a god."

"The two grassroots people just listened to Duan Li's words, and at this moment they really have some speculations in their hearts."

"However, this is just a rough outline of a guess, but I have to ask Duan Li again, Mr. Duan, before I can give an accurate answer."

"but."

After saying that, the two of them paused, looking involuntarily at Duan Li, who was kneeling not far away, and continued:

"I just don't know if Master Duan is willing to cooperate."

"Would you like to tell us everything that has happened in recent years, from the massacre of his family to now?"

"If you want, I think the real culprit who killed the fathers of our three families will no longer be able to hide behind his back and watch us kill each other and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."

Zhu Gaoxu chinned his head and looked at Duan Li, who was in a daze. An intriguing smile flashed across his face and he asked:

"Duan Li."

"I have heard what you just said, and I am familiar with all the grievances your family has suffered."

"And you also heard from beginning to end what happened to the Zhang and Wang families just now."

"I guess you are also a smart person, and you must have sensed the unusual and strange meaning in this."

"And haven't you been clamoring for me to give you justice?"

"I will give you the opportunity."

"I believe you can also feel that there must be someone behind the scenes, and everything they do is a conspiracy against the three of you."

"I just don't know if you are willing to cooperate and answer the questions raised by Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan."

then.

Everyone's eyes were invariably focused on Duan Li, who was kneeling on the ground and restricted by the five-flower binding.

Quietly waiting for his answer.

At the same time, everyone was not a fool, and they also learned something from the conversations between Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Ziming, and Wang Yan.

In recent years, in Linchuan City.

Regarding the officials controlled by Duan Li, the Zhang and Wang families who were suppressing and persecuting, the grievances and hatreds between each other, I am afraid that all three families have unknowingly become pawns of others.

In other words, it has become a visual feast that others want to see.

After hearing this, Duan Li felt everyone's eyes focused on him. At this moment, his expression became particularly wonderful.

After pondering briefly for a moment, he slowly raised his drooped head, glanced at Zhu Gaoxu who was standing on the high platform, and Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan not far away, then nodded heavily and said:
"What's wrong with this?"

"hehe."

"I have survived for so many years, worked hard, and risked my official career for many years of hard work, just to avenge my parents and relatives."

"The matter has come to this, there is nothing else that can be said."

"but."

As he spoke, he paused, as if he thought of something, then suddenly changed the topic and said in a deep voice:
"Prince of Han"

"If I tell you everything."

"Then all the evidence still points to Zhang and Wang's family, combined with the jade plaque I just gave as supporting evidence."

"I wonder if Prince Han can use this to punish these two families?"

"After all, what they say is nicer than anyone else, but as the world often says: there is no business without treachery."

"No one knows whether their words are true or whether they are deliberately hypocritical to divert attention."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan with interest, and chuckled "haha":

"Did you hear what Duan Li said?"

"This matter is yours to choose."

"I wonder what you want to do with your wait?"

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, who were called for questioning, looked at each other, turned back to look in the direction of Zhu Gaoxu, and bowed respectfully:

"This matter."

"At Duan Li's request."

"I'll agree."

"If after our questioning, Duan Li talks about everything in the past few years, and then all the spearheads are really pointed at our family, it is not impossible for the two of us to accompany his Duan family."

As soon as such words came out.

It was like a thunder that exploded in the entire hall.

Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight. They stared blankly at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, and couldn't help but tremble.

what?
What the hell?
What the hell?

Are you playing such a big game and risking your life?
Do you want to be so cruel?

For a moment, they were all confused as to what could give them such strong confidence to make such a decision without any hesitation.

As Duan Li who proposed this opinion, hearing the two people's decisive answers, he couldn't help but look slightly sideways.

Originally, he was unswerving and believed that it was the Zhang and Wang families who killed his family.

At this moment, facing such staunch two people, his thoughts couldn't help but waver slightly.

Compared to everyone's surprise, Zhu Gaoxu didn't react much. Instead, he looked at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan with increasingly curious eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart:

"Really smart guy."

"He is worthy of being a successor trained by a century-old family."

“Thoughts and ideas are really beyond human reach.”

"We are really good at weighing the pros and cons and avoiding disaster." (End of Chapter)