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Chapter 321 Fakes
"Hu Buzheng, who Gao is has nothing to do with this case. This is a court meeting, please respect yourself!" Gao Panlong's face became hot as his character was insulted in front of all the civil and military officials.

However, he did not explain or get angry. He still discussed the matter as it happened, and vaguely reminded the other party to pay attention to the discipline of the court meeting, so as not to be caught by the emperor for a small mistake, and he would be jailed before he could move Yuan Keli.

"...Your Majesty, I still have witnesses and material evidence. Please allow Envoy Annan to present them in person!"

Being honest in officialdom does not necessarily mean that you are ignorant of the ways of the world. On the contrary, if you can maintain your personal reputation in a short official career without being hated by your colleagues and be promoted step by step, you should know how to advance and retreat better than most officials.

After hearing Gao Panlong's answer, Hu Guifang's emotions immediately calmed down. She stretched out her hand to straighten her black gauze hat, straightened her beard, and once again faced the emperor's direction and made a new request.

The sudden attack at the court meeting today was not an impromptu decision. The preparations that had to be made were detailed, including the emperor's countermeasures of making a fuss and refusing to admit it.You can't confirm your identity just by your clothes, right? Well, we still have witnesses and physical evidence, do you dare to confront him face to face?

"Wang An!"

"The servant is..."

"I personally led the Jin Yiwei and the six ministers to bring the Annan envoy and everything he brought to me in perfect order. No one is allowed to talk to him or interrogate him!"

"This slave obeys the order... All ministers, please come with me."

Wang An received the order and ordered Danbi, clasped his fists at the six ministers, and walked in front with an expressionless face.The six top officials of the Ming Dynasty had to follow suit whether they were willing or not. It was unknown what they were thinking, but the answer to what happened today was already known. In four words, it was more bad than good.

Since the emperor dared to show no intention of protecting him in front of the civil and military officials of the court, then one of Yuan Keli and Hu Guifang must be completely defeated.Who on earth is it?It depends on whether the Annan envoy’s personal and material evidence is irrefutable.

To make a long story short, there were three Annan envoys, one deputy and one deputy. One of the deputy envoys was in Thanh Hoa that day. Not only did he see the man in black, he also spoke to him personally.

At the same time, he also carried three pieces of physical evidence, one was a tortoise shell-like half-armor, the other was a fire gun more than three feet long, and the last one was the most telling, it was actually a copper waist badge. its name.

"Zhang Ran, take the six ministers to Yangxin Hall and the Royal Horse Prison, and get the same armor, fire guns and waist badges to save the samples!" After carefully listening to Annan's envoy's cry and seeing three pieces of physical evidence with his own eyes, the emperor still He did not express his position, but once again let the six ministers act as errands.

Although these two places are not far from Fengtianmen, it takes less than half an hour to walk back and forth.Naturally, the six ministers did not dare to walk with square steps. When they caught up with Zhang Ran, he was also a servant with a sword who practiced with the warrior camp every day. He had to take long steps to catch up with Zhang Ran.

When they returned to Fengtian Gate, the six ministers were sweating profusely, panting, and even their buns were messed up.Finally, a half-armor, a musket, and a naval Qianhu waist badge were safely escorted to place and placed neatly under His Majesty Dan, side by side with the physical evidence of the Annan envoy.

"The cabinet's great scholar and the six ministries and nine ministers, Wei Guogong, Dingguogong, Yingguogong, Chengguogong, and Wang An, the chief official of the ceremonial department, came forward to compare on behalf of hundreds of officials. It is up to them to decide which one is right and which one is wrong." The emperor did not leave. He took a closer look, but gently waved his hand and ordered the highest-ranking civil servants and nobles to leave.This arrangement is absolutely fair, just and impartial. The list includes forces from all sides, and no one can influence others.

"Reporting to your majesty, I and the other four have carefully checked. The evidence presented by the Annan envoy is similar in appearance to the naval equipment of our dynasty, but it is different in spirit. There is no signature or number by the craftsman." The four dukes have the highest rank, so they naturally want to see it first. Also express your opinion first.

"Reporting to your majesty, I have completed the inspection. Although I don't know what's going on, I can tell the authenticity with the naked eye. The evidence presented by the Annan envoy is rough in workmanship and poor in quality, which is completely different from what we produced."

Then there are the cabinet bachelors and the six ministers and nine ministers. Although they don't know much about armor and weapons, they look at it most carefully and slowly. It took a long time to come to a unified opinion. The chief assistant of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, spoke on behalf of it.

"Zhang Ran, go and explain the difference to the officials!"

Seeing the scene where some people were relieved and others were sad, Hong Tao didn't intend to end it yet.It's a hole that was dug with great difficulty. Even though the people who jump in are not as happy as they want, you still have to make full use of it and slap some people in the face, so as not to fall down again and again without learning a lesson.

"This servant is not talented. I am here to explain to all the officials according to the decree of Lord Long Live. You must listen carefully, especially Hu Buzheng. You must not be fooled by outsiders in the future."

Compared with Wang An, who has always been mature and prudent, Zhang Ran, the censor of the Royal Horse, is much more arrogant. Even his walking posture looks a bit like he needs to be beaten. He lacks respect for civil and military officials and even teases Hu Guifang in front of her face.

But at this time, no one cared about arguing with him. The officials who had compared him recently, including Hu Guifang, were all concentrating and holding their breath to hear what the difference was between the two and whether they could overturn the accusations made by the Annan envoy.

"Let's talk about this half-body armor first. This thing is the genius of Long Live Lord. It is made of hundreds of refined steel as a base and pressed with a giant hammer of ten thousand stones. It is divided into two pieces, the front and rear, connected by fine steel hinges. It is thin and impenetrable. This one is far from it, the texture is rough and thick, and although it has been polished, obvious signs of beating can be seen.

Let’s talk about this fire gun, tut tut tut… all the slaves are ashamed of it. I don’t know where it got it from, but it’s inferior and dares to pass it off as a sharp weapon of my great Ming Dynasty.If this gun could be fired ten times without bursting, Zhang would be willing to eat it!It’s okay not to talk about it.

The most ridiculous thing is this waist card!The navy built by Long Live Lord is an important weapon of the country. There are only seven or eight people in a thousand households, how can they wear such inferior things.

Please see, the real navy waist badge is the same as the armor. It is die-cast from alloy copper specially selected by the Lord Long Live and made of fine steel as a mold. Both the font and the decoration are lifelike.To put it bluntly, even if all the skilled craftsmen in the palace were recruited, they would not be able to imitate it exactly the same and could only be used to deceive outsiders.

You may not know, but the armor, weapons, and waist badges worn by the navy all have craftsman marks and factory numbers on them to facilitate subsequent tracing.The evidence presented by the Annan envoy was not only poorly made, but also did not bear any marks or numbers. It was definitely not a naval item! "

However, Zhang Ran has one advantage over Wang An, and that is his loud voice.I don’t know whether it was due to my years of practicing martial arts or whether I was born with it, but after exerting all my strength, I outperformed all the people in the Ministry of Rites and the Supervisor of Rites who were responsible for singing at the court meeting. Every word was sonorous and every sentence was lingering.

(End of this chapter)