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Chapter 385 Evidence
In the early morning of this day, the peace was broken by the fourth prince.

Li Ze came out from behind Li Chong, holding an envelope in his hand, and said in an angry tone, "Father, my son accidentally learned something. Please take a look."

Eunuch Xi came down, took the envelope, and presented it to Emperor Qi Cheng respectfully.

When Li Ze saw his father opened the letter, when he saw his father's face change slightly, he looked at Li Chong with a complex and inexplicable look on his face, mixed with anger, puzzlement, and heartache, "Third brother, you Why do you want to collude with Xiliang and betray the country? Are you worthy of your father? Are you worthy of the people of Daqi?"

Li Chong's original casual expression changed instantly, and he blurted out, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Apart from Song Gu and Marquis of Jin, the other courtiers also looked at the two princes in shock.

Li Ze curled his lips into a sneer, "Am I talking nonsense? Third brother, the letter you wrote to the Great Khan of Xiliang is now in the hands of the emperor!"

Li Chong was startled at first, he never expected that Li Ze would know about his transaction with Xiliang, but he was relieved when he heard Li Ze's autograph letter, he had never written an autograph letter to Xiliang He is not stupid, so how could he leave such a terrible thing behind?

The deal with Xiliang was a verbal agreement between his confidant and the Great Khan of Xiliang. As for the covenant, it was still kept in a dark compartment in his study. He didn't believe that Li Ze could get the covenant.

Li Chong shook his sleeves confidently, very dissatisfied, "What letter did I write to Xiliang Dahan? It's ridiculous! I never wrote a letter at all, and I didn't have any contact with Xiliang Dahan. Where did I come from?" Write a letter. Why do you slander me?"

Li Ze sneered again and again, "I slandered you? If I hadn't had enough evidence, I would have exposed your evil deeds in court? That letter was written in your own handwriting. It said in the letter that Xiliang sent troops to help you win the throne." , you ceded ten cities to Xiliang according to the agreement. Furthermore, I am slandering you by giving Xiliang 20 years of food, salt and tea leaves?"

Li Chong was shocked, how could the fourth child know about his deal with Xiliang?Who betrayed him?And what about that autograph letter?

But Li Chongming didn't show any clues on his face, instead he became even more angry, "Well, you four, you open your mouth to slander, I don't know what you are talking about at all, what are your intentions?"

Seeing that Li Chong refused to admit his death, Li Ze had expected it a long time ago. He bowed his hands to Emperor Qi Cheng, "I implore my father to tell third brother whether my son has wronged him. Is that letter written by third brother?"

Emperor Qi Cheng looked back and forth between the two of them, and finally stopped on Li Chong, "Ze'er did not lie, this letter is indeed in your handwriting. It is just like what Ze'er said above, you and Xiliang did it together." trade."

With Emperor Qi Cheng's approval, all civil and military officials looked at Li Chong in disbelief. Could it be that the third prince didn't know that Xiliang had always been their big confidant's trouble?He actually made a deal with Xiliang and betrayed Daqi!
The strange gazes of these people made Li Chong very embarrassed. His face turned purple, and he poked his neck and said, "Father, I swear, I really didn't make a deal with Xiliang, let alone wrote any personal letters. It's the fourth child who wronged me!"

Emperor Qi Cheng frowned, and handed the letter to Eunuch Xi, "Take it and show it to His Highness the Third Highness to see if it's his handwriting."

Eunuch Xi responded, took the letter paper respectfully, and brought it in front of Li Chong. Li Chong took it impatiently, and when he glanced at it, his face showed a shocked expression. It was really his handwriting!

Li Ze snorted coldly, "Third brother, what's the matter, is this your handwriting on it? I didn't wrong you, did I?"

Li Chong almost saw a hole in every word in this letter, but he had to admit that these were really his handwriting. If he hadn't lost his memory, he really thought he had written this letter. But he is very sure that he never wrote this letter!

Li Chong squeezed the letter, raised his head, his eyes were red, "Father Huang Mingjian, I have never written this letter! Someone pretended to be my handwriting to frame me!"

As for who framed it, it depends on who took out the letter.

In Li Chong's mind, he was thinking quickly, who forged this letter, and Mr. Jing was very skilled in his handwriting, and Mr. Jing immediately came to his mind, but he quickly rejected Mr. Jing, because Mr. Jing did not He didn't know that he had made a deal with Xiliang, and he kept this matter from Mr. Jing from the beginning to the end, so this letter could never be manipulated by Mr. Jing.

To know the detailed transaction between him and Xiliang, only those confidantes who are in charge of negotiating with Xiliang Khan, could it be that they betrayed him?

Li Chongzheng was in doubt, so he heard Li Ze say coldly, "Fake your handwriting to frame you? Third brother, if I tell you, I not only have your personal letter, but also witnesses?"

Li Chong's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition emerged in his heart. Could it be that the witnesses were really them?
Li Ze cupped his hands towards Emperor Qi Cheng, "Father, please allow me to bring the witnesses."

Emperor Qi Cheng glanced at the two of them and said, "Sure."

When Li Chong saw the three people brought up, his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled slightly, and his heart was filled with despair.

These three people really betrayed him!

The three men were taken to the palace by the guards, and tremblingly paid respects to Emperor Qi Cheng, "I pay homage to the emperor, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Emperor Qi Cheng spoke majestically, "Raise your head and answer."

The three raised their heads according to their words, and Emperor Qi Cheng looked at Li Ze. Li Ze understood, and asked, "What did His Highness tell you, please tell the truth."

Li Chong gritted his teeth, wishing he could directly kill the three whores who betrayed him.

One of the men stammered, "The Third Highness ordered Xiaomin to go to Jiangnan and other places to buy grain and tea, and found a way to buy refined salt, and ordered Xiaomin to escort these things to northern Xinjiang, and then go to the prairie to take these things. The things are handed over to the people of Xiliang. His Highness made an agreement with Xiliang that he will send them food and other things every year, and Xiliang will send troops to help him when he needs it."

Li Ze glanced at Li Chong with a sneer, and then asked, "Will Xiliang agree to send troops to help as long as the food is delivered?"

The man said again, "After the Third Highness ascends the throne, the ten cities outside the Yanmen Pass will be ceded to Xiliang, and even the people in those counties will be slaves to the Xiliang people."

All civil and military officials were in an uproar, and several generals were already glaring at Li Chong angrily.

Li Chong blushed, and shouted loudly, "You are talking nonsense! I have never met you, why did you follow other people's arrangements and frame me!"

(End of this chapter)