"Your Highness!"
An older official finally couldn't stand it anymore and stood up angrily.
"Your Highness! You helped Yongcheng suppress the bandits. We are naturally grateful for your great kindness. The people of Yongcheng will always remember your kindness."
"But one thing comes to another. Since there is no solid evidence that Zheng Ke colluded with the bandits, then he is innocent. You have repeatedly asked him to admit it, but couldn't you have forced him to admit it in front of everyone?"
As soon as the words fell, several other officials also stepped forward.
"Your Highness, Mr. Zheng Ke told you the truth. We have all heard some of what he said, but it is all because the bandits cannot be eliminated, so he is anxious. It is not intended to target you!"
"Your Highness, you are the crown prince and have a noble status. How can you argue with such a small official?"
...
Listening to everyone's words, Jiao Huang, as the leader, gritted his teeth and took the risk.
"Your Highness, if you insist on convicting Master Zheng Ke, then... I will forgive you for being disrespectful. I can only report it to Your Majesty!"
Under such circumstances, Zheng Ke instantly showed no fear and even stood up directly.
He looked at the prince sitting in the seat with an awe-inspiring look and snorted coldly.
"If you want to inflict a crime, why bother? Your Highness, how do you want to punish me? Just punish me. I won't say anything about it."
"But you want me to plead guilty to whether I colluded with those bandits, huh, I don't admit it!"
After saying that, he turned his head and put his hands on his hips. Anyone who sees it will feel that Zheng Ke was definitely wronged.
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly stood up from his seat, faced a group of local officials, and clapped his hands.
"Okay, okay, it's really interesting."
"Don't tell me, if you behave like this, even the king himself feels that he is a small-minded villain."
Just when everyone was still confused.
Liu Qi's face suddenly darkened and he shouted!
"Qin Wei!"
"The general is here!"
"Go and bring the witnesses to me!"
After saying that, under the confused eyes of everyone, Qin Wei strode out of the door.
At this time, Zheng Ke looked to his left, then to his left, and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
After a while, Qin Wei came back.
Looking at the people led in behind him, everyone became even more confused.
"This is?"
Liu Qi chuckled lightly.
"Come on, let me introduce to you, Wutangshan Songhe's dedicated cook, Zou Leshan."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wei pushed Zou Leshan beside him.
"This is the prince, tell me everything you know."
After glancing at the prince, Zou Leshan quickly lowered his head and trembled slightly.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Okay, Zou Leshan, hurry up and let everyone listen to what you know. If you say it well, I may be able to forgive you lightly."
Zou Leshan swallowed, raised his eyes and glanced at the crowd, and finally set his eyes on Zheng Ke.
Zheng Ke trembled violently. Feeling a little emotional.
"You...what do you think I'm doing? Your Highness, I don't know him at all."
"Sir, you don't know me, but I know you."
"In addition to being the cook of Song He, I am also the cook of Yangchun Restaurant. Every time you go there to eat, all the notes are put in, and the letters you reply to are also packaged for you by me. Yes."
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zheng Ke suddenly turned red.
"You're talking nonsense! When did I ask you to pass the note to Song He? You... don't slander me!"
At this time, Qin Wei suddenly reached into his sleeve pocket and took out a bunch of notes.
"Master Zheng, you didn't expect it. All the letters you circulated to Song He were secretly hidden by Boss Zou, so that one day, when the bandits were annihilated, he could reduce his pain. Crime."
After saying that, he immediately walked up to Jiao Huan and the others.
"Come on, gentlemen, I bet you don't recognize Zheng Ke's handwriting."
Jiao Huan took the note.
What, at midnight tomorrow, I will lead the troops to conquer and launch dozens of scapegoats just to show off.
Also, Jiao Huan has contacted the prince, so be safe! Don't act rashly!
.....
There is still a lot of content, and Jiao Huang is trembling as he reads it.
The faces of other adults were already full of horror.
Seeing their surprised expressions, Liu Qi really found it funny.
Just when they were looking down, Zheng Ke, who had just been called a rough man, actually made a fool of them.
The most ridiculous thing is that these people actually begged him for mercy?
"Master Jiao Huan, don't you say something?"
Walking up to him, Liu Qi asked with a smile.
Jiao Huang instantly knelt on the ground, already scolding Zheng Ke thousands of times in his heart!
Shameful! So shameful!
What did I just do? I actually suspected that the prince was targeting Zheng Ke because of his small belly.
Confused!
Several other ministers also knelt down and worshiped.
"Your Highness, the humble minister is guilty!"
Liu Qi snorted coldly and looked at Zheng Ke with a stern look.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Zheng Kedou was so panicked that he was shaking like a shaking sieve.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground.
But just when everyone thought that this matter would be over next.
Zheng Ke suddenly swallowed hard and raised his neck in an instant.
"Your Highness, I have important military information to report."
"If I tell you, will I be able to spare my life?"
Major military situation?
To be honest, Liu Qi was a little skeptical. With Zheng Ke's status, it stands to reason that he would not be able to access that level.
But based on the principle of rather believing in something, not believing in something that doesn’t exist.
"Tell me, if it is really useful, I will definitely consider it."
"No! Your Highness, you must promise me first."
Liu Qi narrowed his eyes, feeling very unhappy.
A dying man actually bargained with himself.
No one expected that the prince would be immune to such threats, but he actually nodded.
"Okay, I promise you, I will spare your life. But it must be a serious military situation, right?"
Zheng Ke suddenly became excited and nodded his head repeatedly.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, it must be a major military situation! It must be big!"
"To be honest, I have a cousin sister who married far away to the Kingdom of India and became a concubine in an official's house. She told me that Prince Saruman intends to rebel!"
Liu Qi laughed.
"What does Saruman's rebellion have to do with my Daqing? Qin Wei!"
Zheng Ke quickly waved his hand.
"No, no, no! Prince, it has a relationship, it has a relationship."
"That's right. My sister told me that we might contact the Huns and attack the current king together. In order for me, Daqing, not to interfere, there will be a Xiongnu force that will march specifically towards Daqing."
Speaking of this, Liu Qi was shocked and his expression immediately became serious.
"Do you know when? Also, your sister is just a concubine, how could she tell you this?"
"Your Highness, my sister said that when the time comes, her husband will follow her to rebel. If it succeeds, he will become a prince. Then I can go there to enjoy the glory and wealth with her."
"As for the time, I really don't know, but I think it should be soon, not this month, but next month. Because I sent a message to her and asked her, and she said it will be soon."
"Yes, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, the letter is in my room. You can send someone to search it!"
Even if he didn't search, Liu Qi was sure that he would not dare to talk nonsense at this time.
As for why we talk about this military situation, it is easier to understand. Now that my life is almost lost, why talk about glory and wealth?
"Your Highness, this is a serious military situation. The Huns will invade Daqing in the near future. I hope Your Highness will make preparations in advance!"
Hey, seeing how anxious he looked, I didn't know, but I thought he was being patriotic.
Liu Qi nodded.
"Okay, I guess you're talking about a major military situation."
"but..."
When Zheng Ke heard this, he became excited instantly.
"Your Highness, are you going to regret it?"
Liu Qi shook his head and smiled slightly.
"Oh, no. Since I have already said that I will spare your life, how can I regret it? Moreover, I will give you a big gift."
After saying that, he looked outside.
Everyone was very curious and didn't know what the prince was looking at.
He suddenly raised his hand and pointed forward.
"Master Zheng, have you seen the jar in the courtyard?"
Zheng Ke nodded in confusion.
"Look...I saw it."
Liu Qi slowly approached, his voice was low.
"Don't you like to pretend? I will let someone put you into that big jar and let you pretend forever!"
