My husband is a traitor

Chapter 310 Wrath, the presiding judge
"It's just outside the hall."

After Rong Jue's answer fell, Gu Shengchang's figure shook slightly, his face was full of gloom.

Li Wancai is not dead!
But he immediately calmed down again, as long as it wasn't about Jiang Dingtian, a mere Li Wancai would not be a problem.

However, next, Gu Shengchang will regret his careless miscalculation.

"Tell Li Wancai to enter the palace." The chief supervisor summoned Li Wancai at the top of his voice after receiving the emperor's gesture.

So, under the guidance of the guards, Li Wancai, who hadn't shown up for two months, looked thin and aged a lot, staggered slightly to the main hall.

When seeing him, many of Gu Shengchang's staff seemed to have seen a ghost, especially since he was obviously on Rong Jue's side this time.

I can't help but worry about the situation.

Li Wancai bowed respectfully and kowtowed to the emperor, his voice trembling, not fear, but——

Excited.

Yes, being looked at by Rong Jue like a prisoner for two months, thinking of his wife and children, and thinking that he will be murdered into this field now, is all thanks to Gu Shengchang, he couldn't help but when the emperor ordered him to get up and answer, He bowed to Gu Shengchang, with a gloomy tone and gritted teeth——

"My lord, don't, come, nothing, nothing!"

Gu Shengchang frowned, his heart was indeed coming towards him.

But the indifference and solemnity in his expression dissipated in a moment, and he smiled freely and emotionally, "Master Li survived a catastrophe, I am really comforted by this old man."

"Your Majesty, don't be hypocritical! If it weren't for you, how could the whole family of officials be silenced!" Li Wancai couldn't hold back, flicked his sleeves, cut straight to the point, and preemptively shouted at the emperor for grievances, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" My minister is the master! My minister has grievances and wants to appeal!"

Right now, if you still can't see what's going on, the officials will be in vain, and the emperor is not a stupid person, so his face is not very good-looking immediately, and he gives Gu Shengchang a vague look, the latter looks like he has a clear conscience , he had no choice but to pat down the dragon chair and stared at Li Wancai, "What's going on! Tell me in detail! If there is a lie, I will definitely not forgive you!"

It can be seen that the emperor's attitude at this time is to defend Gu Shengchang more.

But when Li Wancai's next words and the detailed evidence he possessed that even Gu Shengchang didn't know he could grasp were presented, everyone's expressions changed.

The emperor's face turned ashen.

After listening to Li Wancai's tearful confession, and then looking at the reports about Gu Shengchang monopolizing rice, salt and other grain merchants with the governors of several places, and even collaborating with the same group of bandits, they robbed piles of tributes to enrich their own pockets. During the testimony of his accomplice, he was so angry that he threw the things in his hands down, and the papers flew down.

A few sheets landed at Gu Shengchang's feet, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and cold sweat broke out slightly on his forehead.

Qi Rui picked up two of them, and after a quick glance, his face darkened.

I thought that my uncle's hands and feet were not clean, but I didn't expect——

He was so bold that he did so many chilling things!
"Gu Shengchang! You did a good deed!" The emperor stood up angrily, patted the dragon chair, pointed at Gu Shengchang's nose and called Gu Shengchang by his name, his face flushed red and his eyes were about to split open.

Facing the emperor's furious Long Yan, Gu Shengchang lowered his brows slightly, stepped out, knelt down calmly, and said in a calm and forceful voice, "Your Majesty, this old minister thinks this is a frame-up! Who knows, Rong Jue and the old minister were at odds, and Li Wancai disappeared. It’s been so long, why did you come out at this time, old minister Gao, if you don’t come out early to sue the Imperial Court, why do you come out at this time? Your Majesty is wise, I beg your Majesty to investigate clearly!”

After his sonorous voice fell, the hall echoed for a long time, and after a while, many ministers came out.

"The emperor has clearly observed that the Duke of the country has always been conscientious and has no second thoughts about the emperor. These are pure slanders!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we must thoroughly investigate!"

"..."

Gu Shengchang couldn't help but stare at the aides who were speaking for him behind him, and Rong Jue slightly raised his finger, and many ministers from Rong Jue's faction who were not obvious came out and joined the ranks of "pleading for innocence".

All of a sudden, the hall was full of pleading... almost half.

Now, not to mention Gu Shengchang, even Gu Shengchang's henchmen realized that something was wrong. After taking a closer look at those civil servants and military generals who followed suit...

Nima, isn't this someone from Rong Jue?
And who is this, isn't he a deadly enemy!

Just when they were screaming inwardly that it was bad, and gnashing their teeth at Rong Jue's extremely friendly ministers, the emperor was furious again.

"Is it I who is on the trial, or you are on the trial!" As we all know, the emperor is extremely suspicious, and the older he gets, the more suspicious he is, not to mention that he has recently experienced the incident of a concubine being framed and poisoned by a concubine. A child who has not yet been born can be called pity The imperial concubine harmed him, let alone right now...

He only hoped that his subjects would be loyal to him, but right now, Gu Shengchang was more convincing than him, the empress and king Xiao were in full swing, and not long ago there was a memorial to establish a crown prince.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more afraid he became, and the situation on his face was changing, and finally sank like a black abyss.

"Prime Minister, what else?" So, he gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Shengchang without trust, but with suspicion and sullenness.

He took the initiative to mention Rong Jue and asked questions like this.

All of a sudden, cold sweat dripped from the corners of Gu Shengchang's forehead onto the skirt of his clothes.

His eyes sank, he clenched his fists calmly, gritted his teeth and endured it.

The corners of Rong Jue's lips curled up, and the slightly raised arch of Yuanshan's eyebrows showed the fact that he was planning a strategy, indifferent but indeed in a happy mood.

He seemed not to be in a hurry, and shook his head slightly, "I only collected these for the time being, but your Majesty is wise, and will definitely be able to follow the clues and find out the truth."

His words softened the emperor's expression. He looked down at Gu Shengchang, who was kneeling with his back straight and calm, and couldn't help feeling a little relieved in his heart.

Since he came to the throne, because of relying on the Duke Protector's Mansion, he treated Gu Shengchang with courtesy and respect, even at first, he bowed his head a little...

But now, with the handle in his hands, even if he doesn't really deal with copying and chopping, he still has to rub his spirits!
Tell the civil and military officials and even the common people to see who is the real king!
"Then—first put Huguogong and Li Wancai in the sky prison, and hand this matter over to the third department for joint trial, with Rong Aiqing as the presiding judge." The emperor waved his hand to make a decision.

Immediately, someone from Gu Shengchang worried that the presiding judge Rong Jue, who was at odds with each other, was unfair.

The emperor had long been impatient, and asked in a calm voice, "Then what do you think?"

Rong Jue suddenly said, "Why don't you let King Xiao and the minister preside over the trial together. King Xiao is upright and fair, and since some people are worried that the minister and the Duke will get in the way, as the Duke's nephew, he will not Framed?"

wow——

Xiao Wang?

Is Rong Jue out of his mind, to recommend King Xiao on his own initiative!

(End of this chapter)