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Chapter 301 Finale (Part )

"I am not aware of what Lord Fan is talking about."

King Ping bowed his hands. He no longer had the eagerness he had before. He appeared calm and indifferent, with a sense of peace and tranquility that came from having a clear conscience.

Prince Ping only responded with this sentence, without any extra explanation. If someone who did not know the inside story saw it, they would only think that Prince Ping was open-minded and magnanimous. He was wronged in the Dali Temple court in front of the emperor and important officials of the court, but he not only did not get angry, but also calmly answered the questions asked by the Dali Temple Minister.

But among the adults sitting in the court, everyone knew the inside story, except the yamen runners. However, no matter what they thought in their hearts, no one would show it at such a critical moment.

Fan Kai nodded, looked at Liu Chengxu, the Minister of Justice, who was sitting on his left, and then looked at Zhu Qianyuan, the Left Supervisor of the Inspectorate, who was sitting on his right, and asked, "Lord Liu and Lord Zhu, which witness do you think should be summoned?"

Zhu Qianyuan said: "Why not first summon the fourth prince of Yaomu, Geluo."

It would be best if the two kidnapped girls could stay in court to testify.

After being captured, Ge Luo initially wanted to return to Yaomu, but ever since the Daning army captured Gaofeng City and killed Yaomu's general, his uncle Ge Tan, there was no movement from Yaomu's capital, Yaocheng, so he knew he could not go back.

Later he was escorted to Ningdu, the capital of Daning. Geluo knew that he had been abandoned by Yaomu long ago and he just wanted to survive. With his identity, he was afraid that he would not even be qualified to be a hostage. When he didn't know what to do, someone told him that as long as he confessed everything he knew during the interrogation in the Dali Temple court, he would have a way to survive in the future.

This was not a difficult task for Ge Luo. After all, didn’t the generals of the Zhen Yao Army also know what he knew?

"Golo, you are the fourth prince of Yaomu. Why did you come to our Daning territory and kidnap our Daning people?"

"In reply to this lord, I... didn't come here on my own initiative. I received a letter from Xie Kun, who said that General Zhu of the Zhenyao Army is very observant and thoughtful, and that Lieutenant General Yang is highly skilled in martial arts and has a powerful master and senior brother. He has also been in Pingcheng for several years and has his own people. So he is worried that what he and His Royal Highness Prince Ping have done has been known by General Zhu and Lieutenant General Yang, and that they are worried that they will send people to obstruct him, so that all his efforts will be in vain."

The fourth prince of Yaomu was very proficient in the language of Daning and could speak fluently, so he did not need anyone from the Honglu Temple to translate.

"So, Governor Xie sent a letter to my uncle. I... happened to be sent by my father to Prince Ji's army for training, so this important task finally fell on me."

At this point, a gloomy look appeared in Geluo's eyes. He thought of how he had set out from Yaomu with more than a hundred personal soldiers in high spirits, avoiding the garrison of Zhen Yao Army and taking a detour to go deep into the Daning Desert. At that time, for him, he could bring the two weak women who had fallen into Xie Kun's hands from Daning to Yaomu. He did not need to put them directly before the battle, but only let the two girls write two letters and send them to the Zhen Yao Army. This would make the Zhen Yao Army commander and the Lieutenant General Yang lose their composure, and they would be restricted in the battle. Yaomu's victory was just around the corner.

But the reality is that all these beautiful things are just illusions. The reality is that not only did he fail to bring back the two ladies from Daning, but he died in the desert and is now a prisoner of Daning. From now on, the identity of the fourth prince of Yaomu will no longer exist in Yaomu, and will become his confinement in Daning.

"You all probably know what happened later. Do you need me to tell you again?"

"Ge Luo, I want to ask you, what do you Yao Mu believe in what Xie Kun says? Aren't you afraid that this is a trap set by Xie Kun, just to lure you into the trap so that he can take you as a hostage to threaten Yao Mu?" Liu Chengxu asked. "If it was only Governor Xie, not only Ge Luo would not believe it, but I... would not believe it either. Even if someone was sent to help, I would not take the risk myself. It is precisely because we are sure that this is not a trap and I have nothing to do that I personally led people into Daning."

The fact was, he and his uncle did have some conflicts. He disliked Ge Tan, and Ge Tan also disliked him. But before he left, his father repeatedly told him not to fall out with Ge Tan, after all, Ge Tan still needed to fight the war.

So he found an easy job and ran away, thinking that if he could capture the daughter of the commander of the Zhenyao Army, when he won the battle, it would be a great achievement for him. Not only could he report back, but his father and the court officials would also have a higher opinion of him. Why not do it?
"We know that Xie Kun used to be a subordinate of His Royal Highness Prince Li of Daning, but we also know that Prince Li was imprisoned by the Emperor of Daning and is no longer a prince. We are not sure whether Xie Kun is still loyal to Prince Li. Even if Xie Kun says that he is still a subordinate of Prince Li, we don't believe it. If he continues to follow Prince Li, not only will he not get any benefits, but he may also be implicated. Xie Kun is not a fool and will not do stupid things. So when Xie Kun told us that he is now working for His Royal Highness Prince Ping, we know that Prince Ping is very capable and we believe Xie Kun's switch to Prince Ping."

"Just based on what Xie Kun said in the letter, do you believe that he is His Royal Highness Prince Ping's man?"

Fan Kai asked. Although his tone was calm, he was a little nervous in his heart. The fourth prince of Yaomu had been interrogated when he was first imprisoned in the Dali Temple, but he did not reveal any useful information. He only said that he would truthfully confess everything he knew during the formal interrogation. Even if he was beaten to death now, he would not say anything.

At that time, Fan Kai wanted to beat him to death, but he held back and let this guy starve for two days.

"Of course not. Along with the letter was a name card from His Royal Highness Prince Ping. Not only was there a handwritten note from His Royal Highness Prince Ping, but there was also a seal from His Royal Highness Prince Ping. More importantly, there was an address written on the back of Xie Kun's letter. The uncle asked a master to investigate and found out that there was an army stationed there, which was recruited privately by His Royal Highness Prince Ping. He even gave us such important information, and we also learned the reason why they cooperated with us, so we believed him."

When Ge Luo uttered such important information, Fan Kai, Zhu Qianyuan and Liu Chengxu all sat up straight. The elders such as Yan Ji who were watching the interrogation were also stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Emperor Sheng Ning.

Emperor Sheng Ning had a calm expression. He looked at Geluo without saying a word, with no intention of speaking.

Fan Kai knew that the emperor was not going to interrogate him personally, so he paused for a moment before asking, "Where?"

"There is an oasis called Yunshan. I wonder if it is marked on the map of Daning."

Fan Kai would naturally not tell Ge Luo that there was Wuyun Mountain on the map of Daning, and someone would go to investigate. The official from the Honglu Temple who was supposed to be a translator but was not used in the end, but who had listened to the interrogation from beginning to end, was very excited at this moment.

He knew Yunshan. He had passed by there when he was on a diplomatic mission before. He almost died in the desert that time. Fortunately, he accidentally ran into that oasis, which seemed to be under the jurisdiction of the West.

"Your Highness?" This time it was Zhu Qianyuan who spoke.

Prince Ping shook his head as if sighing, then bowed to Emperor Shengning, several cabinet ministers and the three chief judges.

"Father, if I say that all of this was fabricated by Ge Luo, you and the others will definitely not believe it. After all, today's interrogation means that in your mind, I am already guilty, even though there is no evidence so far. So I don't want to make excuses. I would like you to send someone to Yunshan right now. If you find the army that Ge Luo mentioned, bring them back for interrogation. If any of them identify me as one of their men, I... Wei Ke, will not make any excuses and will directly plead guilty."