noffsinger Chapter 570 Zheng Zihe's hanging heart finally died
Chapter 570 Zheng Zihe's hanging heart finally died
"Your Majesty, Prince Jin was wronged!"
"Prince Jin is renowned for his filial piety and virtue. How could he possibly commit such a heinous act?! Someone must be out there, using the Prince of Jin's name to commit crimes and illegally selling weapons to make money!"
The hall was filled with silence, and no one dared to breathe.
When Zheng Zihe attacked Shu He, the Third Princess and Princess Yong realized that something was wrong and immediately found an excuse to take the children out.
Selling weapons privately? Making money? Shu He couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
With just one sentence, Concubine De wanted to turn the crime of treason into corruption? This trick of changing the concept is really amazing!
The Prince of Jin was also very smart. As soon as Concubine De finished speaking, he understood and crawled to the feet of Emperor Qiwen on his knees.
"Father, this matter has nothing to do with me! I know nothing about the iron mine or Liujia Village! Please investigate!"
Baili Moyin's heart was in his throat.
Emperors have always been fickle since ancient times. Even their own sons are not as important as the throne!
If the charge of treason is confirmed, he will suffer the same fate as the second brother!
"Don't know?" Emperor Qiwen kicked him away, suppressed his anger, and said coldly, "Then tell me, who is behind Qiansifang? Who is behind the Zheng brothers?!"
Baili Moyin lost his voice, his heart filled with violent and uncontrollable fear.
This Zheng family is a bunch of idiots. We told them not to cause trouble at the imperial banquet a long time ago! But they just wouldn't listen!
When he learned of Shu He's true identity, he had intended to quietly deal with the matter, but Zheng Zihe was like a madman, determined to drag the Seventh Brother into this! He also wanted to take advantage of the imperial banquet with all the officials present to make his father have no way to retreat and no way to protect the Seventh Brother and his wife!
Haha, how naive!
Now that's it! Not only did he fail to steal the chicken, but he also got himself into trouble!
"Father, although I have close ties with the Zheng family, I can guarantee with my life that I have never formed any clique or engaged in any private activities with them!"
Emperor Qiwen looked at him sideways with sarcasm in his eyes, obviously not believing what he said.
"Father, the Duke is my uncle, and those from the Zheng family are my cousins. We are just simple relatives. You can't assume that I am behind everything that happens in the Duke's Mansion!"
"The second and third sons of the Zheng family have acted recklessly. I have warned them countless times, but they still insist on doing what they want. I am helpless!"
"As for Zheng Zihe..." The King of Jin lowered his head, glancing at Pang Shi and Zheng Zihe from the corner of his eye, a look of determination in his eyes, "I really don't know what he did in private..."
Pang looked at him in shock, "Your Highness Prince Jin!!"
Is he going to abandon the Zheng family completely?
After all, they were relatives! If it weren't for helping him, how could her children have ended up like this?
Now, they're at the end of their rope, and instead of trying to lend a hand, he's trying to add insult to injury?!
"Aunt! Now that we have all the evidence, my son and cousin cannot escape the blame, and my nephew is powerless..."
"Aunt, please be more open-minded. After all, the Duke's Mansion has a large family. If my eldest cousin can honestly confess his guilt, my father is kind and will never implicate innocent people! You and my uncle will not necessarily be implicated!"
Zheng Zihe stared at him with wide eyes, not expecting him to be so resolute.
"Aunt, please have my son and cousin tell Father everything! I have helped your Zheng family a lot. You can't repay kindness with hatred and try to drag me into this trouble, right?!"
The King of Jin had a sincere look on his face, as if he was really advising Zheng Zihe to confess his guilt.
But anyone with a little common sense could hear that he was using the lives of Duke Zheng and his wife to threaten Zheng Zihe to take all the blame alone.
If others can understand it, how could Zheng Zihe not understand it?
Prince Jin's intention was to let him follow Concubine De's words and take over all the affairs of the Yaozhou mine! In this way, even if other matters were related to him, the emperor would not punish him too severely.
But will the emperor believe it?
This is treason! It's the emperor's biggest taboo! Will the emperor believe that this matter has nothing to do with Prince Jin?
As if sensing his concerns, Baili Moyin once again grasped the hem of Emperor Qiwen's clothes and burst into tears, "Father, you must believe me. I am truly not involved in this at this moment! I have also helped you handle many 'political affairs' over the years. You should know my character clearly!"
When Emperor Qiwen heard this, a crack appeared on his cold expression, and murderous intent filled his eyes.
Is the fourth brother reminding him of what he instructed him to do five years ago?
Is he threatening him with this?
Emperor Qiwen couldn't help laughing in his heart: "Haha, great! He really is my good son!"
At this point, his eyes were cold.
Baili Moyin quietly raised his head, wanting to see if the emperor understood his hint, but was met with a pair of cold and indifferent eyes.
His heart skipped a beat uncontrollably, he quickly lowered his head, and then it started beating wildly, a feeling of unease spreading everywhere.
Emperor Qiwen looked away coldly and walked towards the hall.
There were a lot of people kneeling there, so many that it was jarring to his eyes.
He stopped in front of Zheng Zihe, his tone did not reveal any emotion, but it made people feel extremely oppressed.
"Zheng Zihe, besides what you were accused of today, is there anything else in your Zheng family that I and the people of the world don't know about?"
"Today, you must tell me everything. As long as it's not a serious crime like treason, I can spare your family!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the officials kneeling in the hall looked at each other and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.
Your Majesty, you want to protect Prince Jin!
This!
Baili Moqing smiled sarcastically after hearing this, but it was fleeting and quickly disappeared. Only Shu He, who was standing next to him, saw it.
Her eyes were full of heartache, and she held his hand tightly, as if to give him strength.
The emperor's words finally made Zheng Zihe's heart settle.
He kowtowed heavily to the ground, "Your Majesty, I plead guilty!"
At the emperor's suggestion, Zheng Zihe confessed everything the Zheng family had done over the years.
He admitted that the massacre in Liujia Village was committed by Zheng Ziying and Zheng Ziping, but in fact, it was he who gave the order.
He originally planned to use the money to buy the land, but an accident happened in the middle.
When he and Zheng Ziping were planning this piece of land, they were overheard by a villager from Liujia Village.
Because it involved the Yaozhou Iron Mine, he was afraid that his deeds would be exposed, so he had no choice but to kill all the people in the village to prevent future troubles!
There was also the iron mine in Yaozhou. In order to curry favor with Prince Jin, the local governor sent the matter of the iron mine to Kyoto, but was intercepted outside the Prince Jin's mansion.
What happened next was just as Concubine De said. He privately refined gold in exchange for money. Part of it was made into civilian tools and circulated among the people, and part of it was refined into weapons and sold to the border.
After hearing this, the expression on King Jin's face obviously relaxed, and he looked exhausted as if he had escaped death.
In addition to these two things, he also told about Zheng Ziying's murder six months ago. Anyway, Zheng Ziying is gone, and hiding these things will only be detrimental to the Zheng family.
There are many such things. For example, Zheng Ziping, who was fond of women, repeatedly abducted women and killed innocent people. In the end, he used the names of Prince Jin and Concubine De to make those people unable to speak out and feel unlucky.
And a year ago, the Zheng family, in order to fight for the actual control of Qiansifang, wiped out the entire family of Yan Xuezhi, the former owner of Qiansifang...