Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 432 touched the core
If Lu Zhong said it, the ministers still have some doubts.

Then the role of the three elders of the Judiciary is to prove that Jin Yiwei did not cheat.

After all, Jin Yiwei has a lot of criminal records, and it is impossible for civil and military officials to examine all the evidence and confessions in court.

This is the role of the judiciary above the court.

Unlike when the news of Xining's arrest was announced, the courtiers were filled with righteous indignation, but at this moment, the palace fell into silence.

Although it is said that this time the mission was arrested, Xungui's side has always been the most enthusiastic about saving people.

But don't forget, the chief envoy of the mission this time 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 bosses couldn't help feeling a little ashamed of what they had done.

In the silence, Lu Zhong continued.

"To answer another question from you just now, the mission knows that my court cannot accept the request to cede the city, why is it still negotiating with Ye first?"

As a result, many ministers regained their spirits.

They are also wondering about this point. After all, he is also a foreigner first, and he may not be clear about the attitude of the emperors and ministers of Ming Dynasty towards cutting the city.

But as courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for Xu Bin and others to be unaware that this is a condition that the Ming court would never accept.

Even, if they dare to report back with such conditions, they themselves will be imprisoned.

So maybe there's something more to it?

Lu Zhong turned around and returned to the case, took out another confession, handed it to the three elders of the Judiciary, and said.

"This one is the confession of Xiao Weizhen, deputy envoy of the mission."

"There is a discrepancy between this confession and what Xining said. According to Xiao Weizhen's confession, the proposal to cede the city is really a strategy to welcome back the Supreme Emperor."

"According to Xiao Weizhen's description, when the mission first arrived in Oala, they received a cold reception. They inquired many times, and they found out that Xining was bewitching in front of Yexian, repeatedly slandering and hindering the emperor's return to the south."

After the words fell, the faces of many ministers showed resentment again, as if they wished that Xining would die.

At the same time, some ministers frowned and asked: "So, what Commander Lu means is that cutting the city is fake, but trapping and killing Xining is real?"

Lu Zhong nodded and said: "That's right, according to what Xiao Weizhen said, they were worried that they were in the Wara camp and couldn't do anything to Xining, so they tried to lure Xining to Xuanfu to be ambushed."

"However, Xining is deeply trusted, and it is very difficult to lure Xining to leave. They have not thought of a way until the day before the negotiation. Xu Bin remembered that he had asked Daming for the Datong City before but failed, so he proposed a false offer. In the name of cutting the city, the lure also sent Xining to our court to negotiate first, and then ambushed him by camera."

With that said, Lu Zhong returned to the case again, took out a document, and said.

"Jin Yiwei has sent someone to verify this matter with Tao Jin, the general officer of the Xuanfu. The Xuanfu has indeed received a secret letter from the mission asking him to set up an ambush at Yehu Ridge to ambush Xining who came to negotiate."

As soon as these words were said, it seemed as if the lid had been opened in the hall, and many ministers breathed a sigh of relief as it was visible to the naked eye.

The most obvious sign is that there was another murmur of discussion among the courtiers, and at that moment, a minister stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, if what Xiao Weizhen said is true, then the crime of the mission is less serious, but it is still guilty. Cutting the city and giving up the land is the bottom line. Even if it is a false trap, it should not be exchanged for such a condition."

In general, as long as the city is not really going to be cut, the bosses can rest assured.

Because if it is really mentioned to the court in a serious manner, then the entire civil servants will be ashamed, and they will be scolded by later generations.

But since it is fake, it means that those people's means are not correct, and it has nothing to do with the civil servants.

So while the elders breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't intend to defend Xu Bin and the others.

The emperor didn't speak, but Lu Zhong continued.

"My lords, don't worry, there is still something hidden about this matter. According to Xiao Weizhen, he and another deputy envoy, Zhang Fu, were firmly opposed to this matter at the time, but they had no choice but to obey Xu Bin's insistence."

"However, when it came time to negotiate, I was really tempted, but Xining knew Da Ming very well, so he said directly that it was impossible for Da Ming to accept such conditions, saying that they were lying to each other and threatening each other with swords and axes."

"Therefore, without discussing with anyone in advance, Xu Bin directly told Yexian about Shawo's military report, and claimed that Daming had already prepared a list of cities that could be ceded, as long as Yexian was willing to send envoys Go, and you will know the truth."

"This move gained Yexian's trust, so at Xu Bin's suggestion, he sent Xining to accompany the mission back to Beijing, and only then did the Xuanfu secretly report that Xining was murdered."

The facts of the case are basically clear at this point.

In order to please his new master, Yexian, and help Wala gain an advantage in the negotiation, Xining deliberately let Yexian neglect the mission, but the mission regarded it as the biggest obstacle to the emperor's return to the south.

Therefore, the mission decided to get rid of Xining, using the condition of severing the city, pretending to negotiate first, but the result was almost seen through by the other party, Xu Bin revealed the information of Shawo in a hurry, showed his sincerity, and finally succeeded in luring Xining to arrive Xuanfu.

As a result, these things were learned by Jin Yiwei's spies hidden in the mission, and the news was passed back to the imperial court.

After the emperor learned about it, he sent Jin Yiwei to Xuanfu overnight, and arrested the mission that leaked the military report, as well as Xining, who defected to the enemy and betrayed the country.

Logically speaking, it is already very clear.

Of course, in Xiao Weizhen's confession, the leak of the military report was completely attributed to Xu Bin, and he said that he and Zhang Fu were very opposed to Xu Bin's trapping and killing Xining on the condition of severing the city.

These two places seem very suspicious, and they are suspected of justifying themselves, but this only involves the difference between minor crimes and serious crimes. There should be nothing wrong with the general circumstances of the incident.

So, there is only one last question left.

After reading all the testimonies handed over by Lu Zhong, Dali Temple Secretary Du Ning silently went through the whole thing in his mind and asked.

"It seems that the mission deserved to be arrested, but Commander Lu has not answered another question from me."

"Since Xining and everyone in the mission have been arrested in the Xuan Mansion, there is no chance that someone will escape if the news is leaked.

"And judging from these testimonies, not long after being arrested, Xining and Xiao Weizhen confessed to each other, and the follow-up only added some details one after another."

"The facts of the case have already been clarified, why did Jin Yiwei refuse to disclose it for so long?"

The testimonies and case files on the case have all been read by the judicial officials present one by one. In other words, there is no other testimony.

So, everyone looked at Lu Zhong.

However, the Commander of Jin Yiwei first cupped his hands without haste, then took out another confession from his large sleeve robe, and said.

"Du Siqing is right. Originally, the case should have been made public to the court at this level, but just when the old man was planning to write everything into a memorial and send it to the Secretary of General Affairs on the second day, his captain sent it to the court. Xu Bin's testimony."

"In this testimony, Xu Bin's statement is quite different from Xiao Weizhen's, and another key person is involved. Because of this, the commander had to burn the written memorial, and went to the palace overnight to meet His Majesty. , and at the same time blocked all news."

Du Ning, Chen Yi, and Jin Lian looked at each other.

They all had a premonition that this matter was by no means simple. Tingju had come to the end and the most critical part.

And the answer probably lies in the last testimony in Lu Zhong's hands.

Taking a deep breath, Du Ning asked: "May I ask Commander, who has such an identity and can delay this case so far?"

This time, Lu Zhong didn't speak, but silently handed the testimony to the hands of the three. At the same time, the emperor said calmly.

"Let me tell you, the key person involved in Xu Bin's testimony is... the Supreme Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)