King Zhou strode into the palace and stood opposite Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, showing no signs of losing his momentum.
They have long disliked this old thing!
If anyone wants to say who is the most annoying person when the clan members come to Beijing this time, it must be Ningyang Hou Chen Mao.
At the Zhengdan banquet, he first urged King Guangtong and others to come to the palace, and exposed the scandal in Prince Min's palace in front of all the ministers.
After that, he acted selfishly and unjustly, and settled the case completely without explanation.
Don't forget, in the final analysis, the clan members are all members of the same family. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected.
With this case going on now, it’s not just the Min Palace that is embarrassed?
If this case is really confirmed, the other clan members will not be able to save any dignity.
Therefore, for Ningyang Hou, who wanted to make the case a solid case, they naturally wanted him to die early.
But the problem is that this Marquis of Ningyang is still in charge of the clan mansion.
The old princes don't want to be retaliated against later, so they naturally want to eliminate all evil.
Even before entering the palace, the old princes had discussed that this time no matter what, they would give Marquis Ningyang a serious setback.
Of course, King Zhou knew better. When King Min summoned the kings, he was the first one he looked for.
They didn't just want to keep Zhu Huixun this time.
Since the issue of Zongxue has become unstoppable, at least the Zongren Mansion in charge of Zongxue must no longer be controlled by Xun Qi.
Otherwise, wouldn't the clan members have to rely on them to live their lives in the future?
Before entering the palace, King Lao Min promised him that once the case could be reversed, they could take advantage of the opportunity to take back the clan mansion.
Anyway, it was the ancestral system of Taizu's time for the prince to be in charge of the clan mansion.
After Taizong came to power, although he imposed many restrictions on the kings, he did not break this ancestral system.
The chief official of the Zongren Mansion has not issued a Zongren Order for many years.
All the relatives who are in charge of the affairs of the clan are, in the final analysis, just in charge of the affairs of the clan.
With a cold snort, King Zhou spoke loudly and said.
"Whether this is true or not, Marquis Chen said it just now. This evidence is here and cannot be false."
"Now these old men who are proficient in calligraphy have concluded that these two poems were written by one person."
"Then it can be proved that one of them must be fake, or all of them are fake. Since this evidence can be faked, then the poem presented by King Guangtong is not credible."
"It seems to me that you are just afraid that King Zhennan will be innocent in this case. The court will pursue you, the chief judge, for your crimes, and you are very determined to punish him!"
A few words left Chen Mao choked and speechless.
By now, he knew in his heart that this case was completely irreversible.
The witness brought by King Guangtong was dealt with by King Min with some romantic affair.
A copy of this most critical piece of evidence actually appeared.
And the most troublesome thing is that this replica is almost the same as the real one.
In this case, these two pieces of ironclad evidence are no longer tenable.
Seeing this, King Yi on the side also stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, the situation in this case is now very obvious. It is just that King Guangtong and King Yangzong were deceived and falsely accused."
"These two people have always acted ridiculously. Now they dare to cause a palace banquet and falsely accuse the king. Please be severely punished by your majesty."
Suddenly, several princes came out one after another, demanding severe punishment for King Guangtong and others.
When things have developed to this point, all the ministers present already understand in their hearts.
The situation for King Guangtong and others is over!
Or perhaps, the general trend has never stood with them.
After watching the whole process, an old man named Hu intuitively smelled a hint of conspiracy.
Looking at the indifferent emperor on the throne, he always felt that this matter was not simple.
Of course, at this time, he would never stand up and say anything.
And more ministers began to think about the consequences of this case if King Zhennan was not guilty.
First of all, if King Zhennan is not guilty, it is equivalent to upholding the original verdict. This case that attracts the attention of the government and the public, no matter how many twists and turns there are in the middle, will only end in Fengtian Palace.
For people everywhere, and even for people all over the world, this case will not cause any waves.
If the old case is not overturned, then the pressure exerted by Cheng'anhou, Xue Xuan and others on the emperor will inevitably disappear.
But it is conceivable that they will not give up the idea of welcoming the emperor back immediately, so they will have to think more about their stance on this matter.
Also, once the case is decided like this, it means that Ning Yanghou and others have wrongly judged the case.
How to deal with it is another major matter involving the structure of the court.
What's more, the elders have good memories, and they all still remember what Prince Zhennan said just now in the Wenhua Palace about how Prince Guangtong and others colluded with various mansions.
If King Zhennan is innocent, then following this line of investigation will be a major event that will destabilize the court.
As the saying goes, one move can affect the whole body. Who would have thought that such a religious matter would unintentionally become the key to the court game.
Luo Tong and others were obviously aware of the current situation. Although there were more than a dozen princes in front of him, he still had to bite the bullet and walked out, saying.
"Your Majesty, this matter is too bizarre, and the timing of the poem produced by Prince Zhennan is so coincidental that it may be suspected of forgery. I believe that we should be careful and careful before making a final conclusion, at least , I want to send someone to check out the name of the prince that Prince Zhennan mentioned, and then make a judgment."
After he said this, he could clearly feel a few vaguely dissatisfied eyes falling on him.
These looks came from Gao Gu, the second assistant to the cabinet, Chen Xun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xiao Tan, the Hanlin scholar.
You know, it was the three of them who had just appraised the handwriting.
Luo Tong said so blatantly that this evidence might be forged, which was quite a slap in their face.
However, they only showed a hint of dissatisfaction and did not speak.
By this time, it was clear that the case had transcended the scope of Zong affairs and became a court affair.
Therefore, the ministers present did not have too many scruples.
Wang Wendang stepped forward first and spoke.
"Your Majesty, why bother? Previously, Marquis Ningyang and others said that the evidence brought by King Guangtong and others had been appraised by scribes from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Hanlin Academy, so he accepted it. Mr. Luo also approved it."
"In this case, then call these scribes over and evaluate this new evidence together. The truth will be self-evident."
Luo Tong was choked, his face darkened but speechless.
Wang Wen used their words to counter them word for word, which was really hard to refute.
If the Ministry of Punishment and the scribes of Dali Temple authenticate this, it will be a great pleasure.
He wanted to speak out to object, but the emperor, who was above him, had already spoken and said.
"What the Heavenly Official said is reasonable, then we will summon the scribes from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to come and give the world a final conclusion in front of all the ministers!"
The emperor's words are eloquent, and the people below naturally move very quickly.
In less than a cup of tea, the people from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple were all ready, and they were led by Jin Yiwei to the temple.
Under the attention of countless courtiers, these scribes were divided into two groups.
Each group received a so-called poem that defamed Renmiao, one from King Guangtong and the other from King Zhennan.
Also provided to them were some of the original memorials written by King Zhennan back then.
With so many big shots waiting, these scribes naturally did not dare to neglect.
Soon, the results were obtained. The two groups of responsible scribes wrote the results into statements and handed them to Jin Lian, the Minister of Punishment.
After Mr. Jin read it carefully, he turned around and reported.
"Your Majesty, the results given by these two groups of scribes are consistent. In terms of paper quality, the two poems are both produced on tribute rice paper from the first year of Xuande. The ink quality is pine smoke ink. Judging from the degree of dryness and depreciation , both written in the early years of Xuande, and..."
Facing the gazes of all the ministers, Mr. Jin continued to speak.
"After comparing with the congratulatory memorial written by King Zhennan in the early years of Xuande, the two groups of scribes came to the same conclusion. There are some words in the two poems that are slightly different from the memorial handwriting, but the writing of each person was different. The environment is just different.”
"Therefore, judging solely from the brush strokes, handwriting, and writing strength, it can be concluded that the person who wrote the two poems and the memorial is the same person."
After Jin Lian finished speaking, everyone looked at the defeated King Guangtong and others.
Wang Wen took a step forward and sneered at Luo Tong.
"What else does Mr. Luo have to say? Do you want to continue to sophistry, saying that the evidence of Prince Zhennan is forged, and the scribe's appraisal document is here. If Mr. Luo follows this logic, can I also say that Guangtong Is Wang and others’ evidence also forged?”
"If this is the case, then this case should not have been retried in the first place!"
