Emperor Hongyuan was already so angry with King Jin that his heart ached.
He glared at him hatefully and said angrily: "So what if you didn't know? No matter how you didn't know, it was someone under your command who did it. Although there is insufficient evidence now, you can be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape the living crime. Su Aiqing, it's up to you
What you see, what should King Jin do with him?"
As soon as he heard what Emperor Hongyuan said, Su Ming understood that Emperor Hongyuan did not want to kill King Jin.
After all, King Jin is his biological son, and keeping him can also check and balance Chu Xuanchen.
He glanced at Chu Xuanchen shrewdly, and then said: "Your Majesty, if there is insufficient evidence, King Jin cannot be punished. We cannot say that he is guilty just because his subordinates committed crimes. Just imagine, if he is punished because his subordinates committed crimes,
Wouldn't it be dangerous for everyone to be implicated? If the old minister arrested Captain Mo and accused him of treason, and then wanted to punish King Li for the crime, I'm afraid King Li would not be able to defend himself. Therefore, Li Ao's crime alone cannot be judged.
King Jin is guilty unless King Li has evidence that King Jin conspired to rebel. If not, then King Jin is innocent."
Chu Xuanchen curled his lips lightly, "The crime of stealing the defense plan can be investigated again, but the crime of false accusations against me by the King of Jin should be punished, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, King Li worked hard and worked hard to catch this spy. He worked hard without any merit. How can he allow King Jin to slander him casually? Your Majesty, in my opinion, King Jin should be punished with false accusations, so that he will not be embarrassed.
I have won the hearts of loyal ministers." Zhang Fuyin said quickly.
Seeing that Zhang Fuyin always spoke for Chu Xuanchen, Emperor Hongyuan, King Jin, and Su Ming all stared at him coldly.
Emperor Hongyuan had already begun to doubt him, and he glanced at Zhang Fuyin with a sinister look.
It seemed that this person had turned against Chu Xuanchen and he had to find a way to get rid of him.
"My dear friends, you are right. Since there is insufficient evidence that King Jin ordered Li Ao to steal the marching defense plan, I will not pursue his charges for the time being. However, he falsely accused King Li and should be punished. Come, drag King Jin down and beat him thirty times.
A big board to show punishment!" Emperor Hongyuan said coldly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Chu Xuanchen cupped his hands coldly.
"Father, why are you hitting me again? Father, please forgive me, my son was really framed by Chu Xuanchen..." Before King Jin could finish his words, he was dragged off by the imperial guards.
At this time, Zhang Fuyin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do with Li Ao?"
"Li Ao, who instigated you to steal the defense plans and not recruit them?" Emperor Hongyuan glared at Li Ao coldly and angrily. There were both witnesses and physical evidence. He did not believe that Li Ao was innocent.
Indeed, as Chu Xuanchen said, no one forced him to sneak into the military camp with a knife. It seemed that he must have been bribed by the enemy forces.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I was wrongly accused. I didn't go to steal the defense map at all. I just went to check for evidence of Chu Xuanchen's collusion with the enemy. I just accidentally got caught by them. Your Majesty, you must
I believe you are young." Li Ao quickly defended himself.
Everything he said was true, but no one here believed him.
"Your Majesty, he is still sowing discord between you and me. You must not fall into the enemy's plot. I can't guess who instigated him for the time being, but I would like to ask your Majesty to hand him over to me for trial.
I believe there will be a result from the trial." Chu Xuanchen said.
"No need, I will send Mr. Geng to investigate. Prince Li is busy with military affairs, so it's better not to get involved in this matter." Emperor Hongyuan waved his hand sinisterly.