Chapter 216
Ming Han's kowtow, pleading guilty, another stone stirred up thousands of waves.

Hundreds of officials were talking about it, and the scene was a little chaotic for a while.

"The matter of Yuquan Mountain turned out to be directed and acted by the emperor himself to frame General Xiao!"

In the confusion, I don't know who yelled such a sentence.When everyone looked at Jiang Nian, they looked somewhat worried.

"It's not entirely true. General Xiao was so intimidating just now, how do you know that Ming Han was not the one who was coerced and framed the emperor's husband!"

Hearing these remarks, Xiao Jingtian's brows were tangled.He thought that Minghan's calm demeanor was not pleasing to the eye, and wanted to force him to recruit the mastermind behind the scenes, but who would have thought that it would lead to the current situation.He glanced at the throne, and Ning Yuezhao also frowned, looking at Jiang Nian worriedly.

She didn't want to interrogate Minghan in the early court, but she was afraid that something would happen to him because of his scheming.Isn't it just a mess now!
But Jiang Nian insisted on trying the matter in front of all the officials, otherwise he would be considered as a cover-up and favoritism, and Ming Han would be the top bag.

After all, Ming Han is just a commoner with a white body, if he is accused of regicide and treason for no reason, it will be somewhat difficult to convince the public.

Facing the different eyes, Jiang Nian's complexion didn't change much, but his face was a little pale because of his unhealed injury.

"Why can't you feel sorry for Gu?" He asked in a deep voice.

Ming Han raised his head, looked at Xiao Jingtian with some fear, and said, "Your Highness, the matter has come to this, and Ming Han can no longer bear full responsibility on his own."

"If you can't bear it, recruit the mastermind behind the scenes, maybe you can leave a whole body!" Xu Zhi said coldly.

Jiang Nian hooked the corners of his mouth, and looked at Ming Han eagerly.

Ming Han's eyes flickered slightly, he settled down, and knelt up straight, "The reason why Cao Min offered advice to General Xiao was that His Royal Highness deliberately instructed him, in order to defeat General Xiao's prestige during the Yuquan Mountain parade. Cao Min It’s just that I mentioned the preparation of gunpowder to the imperial husband before, as for the imperial husband’s injury from falling off the cliff, and the killer at the bottom of the cliff, the grass people don’t know why.”

Minghan knew that it was pointless to push the matter to Xiao Jingtian, so he simply blamed Jiang Nian and let them fight each other.

Xu Zhi said thoughtfully: "If it is said that the emperor ordered someone to set up the machine crossbow in advance, he is undoubtedly the easiest to control the situation during the martial arts competition. It seems that the plan to assassinate..."

Before he could finish his words, some military officials said indignantly: "What does it seem, it is clearly that the emperor planned to frame my general!"

Xiao Jingtian looked at the official coldly, with dissatisfaction on his face.

Ning Yuezhao slapped the armrest of the throne with one palm, and said angrily, "You're talking nonsense!"

Jiang Nian put his hand on the back of her hand, signaling her to be calm.

Ning Yuezhao looked at the right hand that was lightly resting on the back of her hand, and couldn't help but feel sore.This time, he was wronged by the sky, and now he is being framed for directing and acting himself!

Jiang Nian smiled silently, Zuo Ming had already stepped out angrily, "Old Xu Ge said something wrong just now, it's not because no one knows the martial arts skills of the imperial husband. Everyone knows that the imperial husband will come every day for the past two months The school grounds and the guards of the imperial army practiced martial arts for half a day, if you pay attention to observe, it is not difficult to write down the number of routes."

Xu Zhi raised his eyebrows, "So, the Forbidden Army under Commander Zuo has a traitor, and has given the imperial husband's martial arts skills to others?"

What he said clearly pointed out that Zuo Ming had neglected his duty.

Zuo Ming lifted his clothes towards the throne, and knelt down, "The minister has indeed neglected his duties, and he has never noticed that the imperial army has such a traitor!"

They have always been puzzled, how Minghan knew Jiang Nian's martial arts methods and designed such a perfect mechanism. After all, Jiang Niangui is the emperor's husband, and usually has little chance to show his martial arts in front of others.After thinking about it, it can only be that there was a problem during the martial arts training in the school.Because Jiang Nian was too brave and said that those who could defeat him would advance three levels in a row. The imperial guards were gearing up and doing their best to study how to defeat the emperor.

Following Zuo Ming's kneeling, Fang Weitang, the vice-commander of the forbidden army, personally escorted a young general up.

The young general looked like he knew he had made a big mistake, kowtowed and said: "See Your Majesty, Imperial Husband!"

Jiang Nian sized him up, "I remember you, you are Wu Anbo's young son Wu Zhiyu."

Because the imperial guards were the royal guards, they were well paid, so many noble children joined the ranks of the imperial guards under the protection of their families.This phenomenon was even more serious when Xiang Hai was the commander. At that time, the imperial army was a little loose.But after Zuo Ming took over, it was different. He quickly cleaned up the military discipline and got rid of those parasites. Only then did the Forbidden Army have its current appearance.

The young general raised his head, his expression agitated, "Your Highness actually still remembers this little minister! Little minister Wu Zhiyu."

Jiang Nian nodded. This young general was the one who challenged him the hardest when he was practicing martial arts in the school. Although his martial arts skills were far from his, his perseverance was far superior to others.

Since he was born in a noble family, the possibility of being bribed is low.

Someone asked: "Since you are Wu Anbo's son, why did you betray His Highness?"

Wu Zhiyu turned to Minghan, and said angrily: "It's because he lied to me! My eldest brother and he were both Enke's candidates in the previous Enke. This time, both of them failed in Chunwei. Our family has always regarded him as a distinguished guest. The two of them People often go out for drinks and banquets together. Earlier, I was depressed because I lost to the emperor in a competition. My elder brother happened to invite him to drink at home. He first comforted me, and then said that he knew the art of war and asked me to talk about the emperor's martial arts. Count, see if you can help me. I didn't think too much at the time, so I told him about the daily martial arts training in the school grounds for half a month."

Jiang Qingnian sighed, "Get up first."

Zuo Ming and Wu Zhiyu got up from the ground, Ming Han was more knowledgeable, knowing that Jiang Nian's words must not include him, so he still knelt upright.

Ming Han smiled and looked at Wu Zhiyu, "At that time, I heard brother Ling say that the young master was frowning, so I wanted to share the worries of my friends, hoping to help the young master a little bit, but I didn't expect that today I would be rejected by someone. Treat it with ulterior motives."

Zuo Ming said coldly: "If you have no intention, why are you so eager to find out about the imperial husband's martial arts skills?"

Wu Zhiyu also said: "Although you don't know martial arts, you are familiar with the art of war. After listening to my explanation and demonstration of the emperor's martial arts methods, you can combine my kung fu methods and guide me in the use of moves. When I compete with the emperor on the second day, I will definitely improve."

Dong Yunrui, the current minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "During the Chunwei Tribute Examination, Ming Han was expelled because he violated the rules and answered the Art of War on the paper. Although the answer was illegal, the formation of the Art of War is still exquisite."

"This is strange. He is a recruiter, why doesn't he answer the questions well and go into official career, and he wants to do such a thing?"

Xiao Jingtian snorted, "When Minghan came to my house, he once said that he wanted to join the army, but he felt that his talent was wronged by being recruited into the army and sitting up as a soldier."

Xu Zhi's eyes lit up, "I don't know how General Xiao learned that Ming Han understands the art of war? You are a military officer, and you have never been involved in the imperial examination examination?"

Xiao Jingtian glared at Xu Zhi, and before he could speak, Jiang Nian said calmly: "It was the lonely man who sent Ming Han's paper to the General's Mansion."

At this juncture, Jiang Nian jumped out to admit that he did what he did, which was somewhat unexpected.

Xu Zhi showed a puzzled expression, "What is your Highness's intention?"

Jiang Nian smiled, "This kind of opportunism should never be encouraged, but seeing that he has some knowledge in the art of war, give him a chance."

Everyone knew that Xiao Jingtian had always been at odds with the Empress and his wife, and Jiang Nian sent someone to send papers to the General's Mansion, Ming Han was more likely to be rejected by Xiao Jingtian than to be reused.

Xiao Jingtian said: "I have never liked opportunistic people, but Ming Han seems to be very familiar with the emperor's husband, so I want to hear what strategies he has. This general has been in the battlefield for a long time. The number is not a secret to many people, and they just wanted to take a surprise, which is why they used Minghan's strategy. Of course, this general really has the intention to beat the emperor."

His magnanimity was also beyond everyone's expectations.

Jiang Nian's eyes turned to Xiao Jingtian, with some approval in his eyes.

Xiao Jingtian also looked at him, his chin raised slightly.Although he was not at odds with Jiang Nian, he was not the one who made trouble, not to mention... His eyes quickly passed over Ning Yuezhao, and she seemed to be relieved.

Zuo Ming turned his head and turned to Ming Han, "You first approached General Xiao to offer advice to help him gain the limelight in the Yuquan Mountain parade, and then you said that you would present the sketch of the bird blunderbuss to the emperor. Get out of peace with the general, so that some people's wolf ambitions will be fulfilled!"

Contributing to Xiao Jingtian, he deliberately studied Jiang Nian's martial arts methods, knew gunpowder, and spent a lot of money in the imperial capital. Combining these conditions, everything Ming Han said before was ordered by Jiang Nian, which seemed far-fetched.

Ming Han was clearly trying to sow discord between Xiao Jingtian and Jiang Nian, with falsehoods and realities, with the intention of muddying the water in the pool.

Facing the gazes coming from all directions, Minghan sighed softly, "What else can Caomin say? You have said what you have to say. Give Caomin a good time!"

His attitude is clearly not pleading guilty, as if the royal family oppressed him with power.

The corner of Jiang Nian's mouth raised slightly, "Don't worry, even if you are punished for your crime, you will die to understand."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Nian shifted his gaze to Wang Liyou, who was standing at the end of the civilian line, "Wang Aiqing, come forward."

Wang Liyou heard the words and went out to the bottom of the jade steps.For the past few days, in order to study the bird gun, he has hardly eaten or slept, so he is a little mentally weak at the moment.

"Everyone knows that His Majesty was assassinated while handling government affairs in the Palace of Political Affairs a few days ago? Let Wang Aiqing, who rescued him at that time, tell you about the situation at that time."

Everyone has heard about the assassination of the Empress a few days ago, and the assassin was Xiao Jingtian's fiancée, and because of this incident, the courtiers stepped up their efforts to impeach Xiao Jingtian.The rumor that the empress wanted to execute Xiao Jingtian secretly also came out at this time, which also led to the mutiny of the Northwest Army.

The royal family made a vague announcement about this matter, and Song Yiyi, who was an assassin, was not dealt with, but was placed under house arrest in the palace.Many people are also curious, how did Wang Liyou, a frail scholar, save the Empress?

Suddenly being asked about that day, Wang Liyou blushed suddenly.

The matter of belittling the empress cannot be said, so he could only pretend to be calm and said: "That day Song Yiyi put a drug in the candlelight, which made both your majesty and the minister powerless to resist. The minister saw that Song Yiyi was about to assassinate your majesty." , I bit the tip of my tongue, forced myself to wake up, and then..."

He paused, then lifted the sleeve of his right arm, revealing the golden bracelet.He pressed the trigger, and the blade popped out.

"This is my family's hidden weapon. I have a knife in my sleeve. I don't know martial arts. It is my defense. That night, I relied on this thing in my hand. In addition, men are naturally stronger than women, so I can subdue it." Song Yiyi's. I know that bringing weapons into the palace is a capital offense, so I dare not take the credit for rescuing him, please punish me, Your Highness!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Liyou knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

All the ministers present were amazed at the magic of Wang Liyou's sword in his sleeve, and they all thought of the branch of the Wang family who was good at making mechas and weapons.Even the swords worn by His Majesty and the Imperial Husband came from his royal family.

Wang Liyou is also surnamed Wang, and carries such a magical weapon, could it be!

Jiang Nian raised his hand, "Get up. Although it is a capital offense for you to bring weapons into the palace, Gu has promised you that if you develop a bird gun, you can make up for it."

Xu Zhi said with some eccentricity: "His Royal Highness is really thinking about the bird gun. Could it be that this is the reason why Ming Han drew the sketch of the bird gun in prison. Did someone promise him that he would not die?"

 I'm sick, so let's make this a little bit more. I'm really in a bad state recently. Thank you friends who never leave!

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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