If Lu Zhong said it, the ministers would still be a little skeptical.
Then the role of the three bosses of the Law Division is to prove that Jin Yiwei did not commit fraud.
After all, Jin Yiwei has a long criminal record, and it is impossible for the civil and military officials to examine all the evidence and confessions at the court.
This is the role that Fa Si plays above Ting Ju.
Unlike when the news of Xi Ning's arrest was announced, the courtiers were filled with indignation, but at this moment, the palace fell into silence.
Although it is said that this time the mission was arrested, it was Xungui who was most enthusiastic about saving people.
But don't forget that the chief envoy of this mission is Xu Bin and the deputy envoy is Xiao Weizhen, both of whom are pure civil servants.
So after a brief moment of anger, the elders couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of what they had done.
In the silence, Lu Zhong continued.
"To answer another question you just asked, why did the mission still negotiate with you first when they knew that our court could not accept the request to secede the city."
As a result, many ministers regained their spirits.
They were also wondering about this. After all, they were foreigners first. He might not know the attitude of the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers towards seizing the city.
However, as court officials of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Bin and others could not be unaware that this was a condition that the Ming Dynasty court would never accept.
In fact, if they dare to come back with such conditions to report, they themselves will be imprisoned.
So, maybe there's something inside?
Lu Zhong turned back to the case, took out another confession, handed it to the three bosses of the Justice Department, and then said.
"This is the confession of Xiao Weizhen, the deputy envoy of the mission."
"This confession is different from what Xi Ning said. According to Xiao Weizhen's confession, the proposal to cut off the city was actually a strategy to welcome back the Supreme Emperor."
"According to Xiao Weizhen's description, the envoys received a cold reception when they first arrived in Wala. They made inquiries and found out that it was Xi Ning who was bewitching Ye Xian and making repeated slanders to prevent the Supreme Emperor from returning south."
After the words fell, resentment appeared on the faces of many ministers, as if they wished Xi Ning could die.
At the same time, some ministers frowned and asked: "So, what Commander Lu means is that seizing the city is a lie, but trapping and killing Xining is the real thing?"
Lu Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, according to what Xiao Weizhen said, they were worried that they were in the Wala Camp and could not take action against Xi Ning, so they tried to lure Xi Ning to Xuan Mansion to ambush him."
"But Xi Ning was deeply trusted by Xi Ning. It was difficult to lure Xi Ning to leave. They never thought of a way. Until the day before the negotiation, Xu Bin remembered that he had also asked Daming for Datong City but to no avail, so he proposed to pretend In the name of seizing the city, I was tempted to send Xi Ning to our court for negotiations, and then to ambush him."
With that said, Lu Zhong returned to the case again, took out a document and said.
"Jinyiwei has sent people to verify this matter with Tao Jin, the chief military officer of the Xuanfu. The Xuanfu has indeed received a secret letter from the mission, asking him to set up an ambush in Yehuling to ambush Xi Ning who came to negotiate."
As soon as these words were said, it was as if the lid of the hall had been opened, visible to the naked eye, and many ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
The most obvious sign was that there was another low-pitched discussion among the courtiers, and at that moment, some ministers stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, if what Xiao Weizhen said is true, then the mission's crime is slightly lighter, but it is still guilty. Cutting off the city and giving up the land is the bottom line. Even if it is a pretense of trapping and killing, such conditions should not be exchanged."
Generally speaking, as long as the city is not really cut off, the bosses will be relieved.
Because if this was really brought up to the court in a serious manner, then the whole civil servants would be embarrassed and would be scolded as weaklings by future generations.
But since it is false, it means that those people have evil methods and have nothing to do with civil servants.
So while the elders breathed a sigh of relief, they had no intention of defending Xu Bin and others.
The emperor did not speak, but Lu Zhong continued.
"My lords, please don't be anxious. There is still a secret behind this matter. According to Xiao Weizhen, he and the other envoy Zhang Fu were firmly opposed to this matter at that time, but Xu Bin insisted and they had no choice but to obey."
"However, when it came to the negotiation, I was moved at first, but Xi Ning knew Daming very well and said directly that Daming could not accept such conditions, saying that they were lying to each other and threatening each other with swords and axes."
"So, Xu Bin directly informed Ye Xian of Shawo's military report without consulting anyone in advance, and claimed that the Ming Dynasty had prepared a list of cities that could be ceded, as long as Ye Xian was willing to send envoys before Go and you will know the truth and falsehood.”
"This move gained Ye Xian's trust, so at Xu Bin's suggestion, he sent Xi Ning to accompany the mission back to Beijing. Only then did he receive a secret report that Xuan Mansion ambushed Xi Ning."
At this point, the facts of the case are basically clear.
In order to please his new master Ye Xian, Xi Ning helped Wala gain an advantageous position in the negotiations, so he deliberately let Ye Xian snub the envoy. However, the envoy regarded it as the biggest obstacle to the return of the Supreme Emperor to the south.
Therefore, the mission decided to get rid of Xi Ning and pretended to negotiate with Xi Ning on the condition of cutting off the city. However, Xu Bin was almost found out by the other party. In a hurry, Xu Bin revealed the information about Shawo to show his sincerity, and finally succeeded in luring Xi Ning to arrive. Xuanfu.
As a result, these things were learned by the Jin Yiwei hidden in the mission through secret discussions, and the news was passed back to the court.
After the emperor learned about it, he sent Jin Yiwei to rush to the Xuan Mansion overnight and arrested all the envoys who leaked military reports, as well as Xi Ning, who had betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy.
From a logical point of view, it is very clear.
Of course, in Xiao Weizhen's confession, the leak of military reports was entirely attributed to Xu Bin, and he and Zhang Fu were very opposed to Xu Bin trapping and killing Xi Ning on the condition of cutting off the city.
These two places seem very suspicious, and there is a suspicion of excusing himself, but this only involves the difference between minor crimes and serious crimes. The general situation of the incident should be correct.
Then, there is only one last question left.
After reading all the testimonies handed over by Lu Zhong, Dali Temple Qing Du Ning silently went through the whole thing in his mind and asked.
"It seems that the mission deserves to be arrested. However, Commander Lu has not yet answered another question from me."
"Since Xi Ning and everyone in the mission have been arrested in Xuan Mansion, there is no possibility of anyone escaping if the news is leaked.
"Judging from these testimonies, Xi Ning and Xiao Weizhen confessed not long after they were arrested, and they only added some details one after another."
"The facts of the case have been clear for a long time, why has Jin Yiwei been unwilling to make it public?"
Several judicial officials present had already read the testimonies and case files on the case. In other words, there were no other testimonies.
Then, everyone looked at Lu Zhong.
However, the commander of the Jinyi Guards unhurriedly cupped his hands, then took out another confession from his broad sleeves and said.
"Du Siqing is right. Originally, when the case reached this level, it should have been disclosed to the court. But just when I was planning to write everything down in a memorial and send it to the General Affairs Department on the next day, my lieutenant sent it. Xu Bin’s testimony.”
"In this testimony, Xu Bin's statement was completely different from Xiao Weizhen's, and it involved another key figure. Because of this, the commander had to burn the written memorial and go to the palace to meet with His Majesty overnight. , and blocked all messages at the same time.”
Du Ning, Chen Yi, and Jin Lian looked at each other.
They all had a hunch that this matter was by no means simple. Tingju had reached the final and most critical part now.
And the answer lies probably in this final testimony in the hands of Lu Zhong.
Taking a deep breath, Du Ning asked: "May I ask, Commander, who has such an identity that can delay this case to this day?"
This time, Lu Zhong did not speak, but silently handed the testimony to the three people's hands. At the same time, the emperor spoke calmly and said.
"Let me tell you, the key figure involved in Xu Bin's testimony is...the Supreme Emperor!"
