Book with Emperor

Chapter 222 Hard evidence
"Your Majesty, Cao Chenghu, kowtow to Your Majesty."

Cao Chenghu was dressed in armor and was summoned directly from his patrol.

"stand up."

Ning Zhao leaned forward slightly, looked into his eyes and said, "Tell me, what did you see, what did you hear, and what did you do during the chaos in the south of the city on the night of the imperial banquet?"

"On the night of the imperial banquet, the imperial master hurried out of the palace and ordered me to summon the imperial guards of the Donghua Gate to stand by in the south of the city. At about two o'clock, the imperial master ordered the imperial guards to gather together, saying that General Lou would assassinate the imperial master. If you commit treason, you will be punished!"

Cao Chenghu paused, then continued, "At that time, General Lou led Ling Yunqi to surround a few men in black. After I blew the antler horn, the private soldiers led by the emperor desperately escorted the men in black out of the city. The emperor even blocked a piercing arrow for one of the men in black."

As soon as these words came out, King Ke who was standing aside couldn't help turning his head to look at Qin Guanyue, and his emotions became complicated again.

Lou Binghe continued, "Those men in black are the traitors from Yongzhou, such as Yue Wentian who pretended to shoot Yu Shizi!"

After hearing this, Ning Zhao looked extremely calm, and looked at the people under his feet with heavy eyes.

Xie Heng then asked, "Commander Cao, have you seen the faces of those men in black?"

"It was late at that time, and there were dark clouds covering the moon, so I couldn't see the faces of those people clearly, but..."

Cao Chenghu was startled for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered something, "There is a woman in a thin purple gauze dress and a veil, so she can't see her face clearly, but she is surrounded by silver butterflies. Poison technique!"

"Phantom poison art, purple body, purple veil covering the face, surrounded by silver butterflies, this is the Sheyu poison girl raised by the Sheyu royal family, specially used to protect the heirs of the royal family, just like my Daxi's Habayashi guard."

Xie Heng's clear voice echoed in the main hall, "May I ask, if you shoot the poisonous woman of Yu Kingdom... will you personally protect a fake prince?"

Lou Binghe said coldly, "Yue Wentian can pretend to be the son of Sheyu Lin, which means that Sheyu Kingdom has already secretly colluded with Yongzhou, so what's the point of sending out a mere poisonous girl?"

Xie Heng didn't answer immediately, but looked at Qin Guanyue who had been silent all the time, "I don't know how the emperor will answer General Lou's words?"

Everyone looked over at the same time, waiting for Qin Guanyue to speak.

Qin Guanyue looked calm, "It doesn't matter how I answer. No one in the court will believe it. It's better to let someone who is more convincing answer."

She tilted her head slightly, turned towards Lou Binghe's speaking direction, and said slowly, "The day of the imperial banquet is the day of the wedding of Prince Yu, why don't you ask the bride?"

Xie Heng immediately bowed upwards, "Your Majesty, please summon Princess Shangyang into the palace."

He Lin, the owner of Shangyang County, was abandoned in the bridal chamber on the day of her wedding, and the groom turned into a rebel. In just a few days, the news spread throughout the capital. Just a few words about the poor Shangyang princess.

In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, He Lin, the lord of Shangyang County, walked into the hall in a lake blue palace attire and a veiled hat.There was another person who came in with her, and everyone was shocked when they saw his face clearly.

"Shangyang greets His Majesty."

"Bai Chan, I have met His Majesty Emperor Xi."

Bai Chan in Tsing Yi is still dressed in plain clothes, with an ordinary and handsome appearance, every detail is perfect, just like the Prince Lin who has been missing for a long time.

"Impossible!" Lou Binghe said immediately.

"The general suspects that Prince Lin is a fake?" Xie Heng paused, and said slowly, "Or, this is the traitor Yue Wentian?"

As soon as these words came out, the civil servants took a step back one after another, and the military officials were also shocked. Cao Chenghu directly stood in front of Bai Chan with a vigilant look.

Seeing this, Bai Chan didn't panic at all, and directly opened his wide sleeves, revealing a gourd-shaped birthmark the size of a knuckle on the inside of his forearm, "This is a birthmark that Bai Chan has had since birth, the general can check the authenticity .”

Lou Binghe knew that he didn't need to test it, because the person in front of him was very likely to be the real prince, Yue Wentian could let Sheyu send a poisonous girl to protect him, so why is he talking about a Lin prince?

He couldn't prove the truth of this trick at all, because the fake one had already escaped.

"Since the eldest son and princess are already married, it is up to the princess to verify their integrity." Xie Heng looked at He Lin, "I also ask the princess to confirm whether the person in front of me is the son of Lin."

He Lin's face was pale under the veil, and her clenched nails dug into the flesh of her palm.She forcibly swallowed down her hatred and unwillingness, and said word by word, "...Yes, it is Shizi himself."

"Now that I have verified my authenticity, I dare to ask Shizi Lin, where was Shizi on the day of the wedding? Why did he disappear so far?" Xie Heng asked.

Bai Chan suddenly knelt down with a "thump", showing resentment on his face, "I have failed the princess, but I have no choice. General Lou deliberately slandered me and my servants as traitors in Yongzhou and killed us. I had no choice but to flee Beijing." Besides, I dared to enter Beijing quietly last night!"

"It's just nonsense!"

Lou Binghe didn't expect him to say these words suddenly, and immediately asked, "I have no grievances with you, why did I kill you?"

"It's true that you and I have no enmity or enmity. However, I was ordered by Emperor Sheyu to come to Daxi to form an alliance as a hostage. If I die, Sheyu will definitely go to war with Daxi. Except for this matter, Bai Zen thinks nothing else!"

The hearts of all civil and military officials thumped. The words of this Lin Shizi undoubtedly charged Lou Binghe with the crime of harming the country and treason. This matter is not good.

Lou Binghe naturally did not expect the matter to develop to this point, he looked at Qin Guanyue who had been silent all this time.

"To be able to collude with Sheyu as an ally, you are really capable. Unfortunately, many Ling Yunqi behind me witnessed the appearance of Yue Wentian and Princess Qing that night, and they can all testify."

"Ling Yunqi is your Lou Binghe's talker. If you say that the sky is red, they will follow suit. It's not surprising."

Qin Guanyue walked slowly among the crowd, and said lightly, "The matter has come to this, why did General Lou not mention the weapons used in the chaos in the south of the city that night? Is it because he didn't dare?"

Her light words successfully changed Lou Binghe's face.

He clenched his fists, confirming that all the sparkling gold weapons left over from that night had been disposed of by him, and there would be no residue left.

All the golden weapons that Xiangwei gave to Daxi are in his hands. If the golden weapons appear in the chaos in the south of the city, no one will doubt Qin Guanyue, only him.

However, before he could open his mouth, Xie Heng had ordered someone to present a silver arrowhead.

"This arrowhead was dug out from the one-inch-deep city wall when I led people to investigate the scene. It is a shining gold arrowhead. After obtaining this object, I immediately checked the armory of the Ministry of War secretly, and confirmed that someone took it away on the 27th of last month. The ten sets of shining gold bows and arrows are exactly the badges of General Lou, please have a look at them, Your Majesty."

Lou Binghe was speechless for a moment, suddenly remembered the arrow that Qin Guanyue shot at him that night, and cold sweat dripped on his forehead for a moment.

She didn't intend to shoot herself with that arrow, it was just for today's encounter.

"Lou Binghe, do you still remember the oath you made in front of me?" the person on the dragon chair suddenly asked.

Lou Binghe looked up at the aloof emperor, recalling the vows made many years ago in his mind.

"Remember." He replied.

"Then you tell me."

Ning Zhao raised his eyes, looked directly at the general standing at his feet, and said slowly, "Who is Lan Yuan...?"

(End of this chapter)