354: Witnesses and physical evidence, all available
When Nan Sheng stood up and told Zuo Zonghe's name, all the officials in the court, including Emperor Wu, thought he was going to use the internal guard matter to force the palace.
But I never expected that Nan Sheng would end up taking a twist.
He directly put the title of inner guard on the forehead of the eldest prince who was about to become the crown prince.
This move is extremely wonderful.
It not only solved Emperor Wu's dilemma, but also prevented him from breaking an arm, and won Emperor Wu's good impression.
At the same time, Nan Sheng was able to get rid of the eldest prince effortlessly, eliminating the biggest threat.
From Nansheng's perspective, this is definitely a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
From the Emperor Wu's point of view, the price for solving the dilemma and protecting the inner guards was to sacrifice the eldest prince's son.
To be fair, Emperor Wu not only did not feel angry, he was actually a little happy.
Because he has too many heirs, it doesn't matter if he has a few less. What he needs is... a qualified king who can continue the Wu Dynasty.
In the past, with Zuo Chongming as a template, Emperor Wu always felt that these sons were useless, but now Nan Sheng's performance made him very happy.
Suddenly, he thought of another thing.
Among all the princes, it seems that only the third prince, Nan Sheng, is not so closely involved with the court officials.
After all, civil and military officials have been at odds since ancient times, and Nan Sheng's experience was mostly related to the military, so naturally he was not favored by civilian officials.
Thinking of this, Emperor Wu had some thoughts in his mind.
After restraining his thoughts, he suddenly raised his head and glared at the eldest prince with fierce eyes: "Nan Xu, stand up for me."
"Father, father..."
The eldest prince was yelled at suddenly, and he was really confused. His face was full of confusion: "Father, calling your son is..."
Emperor Wu frowned and shouted: "This is the court meeting, where important matters of the country are discussed. As my eldest son, you don't even distinguish between public and private matters?"
"???"
The eldest prince was confused, the people in the Bachelor's Pavilion were also confused, and Wei Tao and other court officials were even more confused.
What the hell is going on here? Why did Emperor Wu suddenly change his face? Why did he turn his gun and aim it at the eldest prince?
Suddenly.
Wei Tao's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked at Zuo Chongming in the queue.
Somehow, he vaguely felt that this matter was closely related to Zuo Chongming.
As if there was a connection between them, Zuo Chongming happened to raise his head and his eyes met.
Eyes facing each other.
Wei Tao turned his head as if nothing had happened. The corner of his eye swept over Nan Sheng, who held his head high and his chest high, with a smile on his face, and quietly concealed the doubts in his eyes.
The other party's reaction was normal, at least he couldn't see the flaw.
Maybe, I really am worrying too much.
Zuo Chongming has finally downplayed his sense of existence and eliminated the lurking crises. It is unlikely that he will take the initiative to interfere and cause trouble for himself... right?
According to normal people's logic, it is indeed reasonable to sum it up like this.
But the key question is, is Zuo Chongming normal?
Wei Tao feels like he has a headache every time he thinks of what this guy did.
He always felt that if he wanted to figure out Zuo Chongming, he would have to shorten his life by at least ten years.
…
The courtiers in the palace had different thoughts, but Emperor Wu's scolding did not stop at all.
The more he talked, the angrier he became. Finally, he slammed the table angrily and swept the letter out with a bang: "Are you still pretending?"
"The evidence is all written in black and white on it, so what's the point of pretending about it? Do you really think you can hide it?"
Wow......
Letters were flying all over the sky and scattered in front of everyone.
Although people don’t dare to pick it up, it’s okay to take a few glances at it.
It didn't matter if they didn't watch it, but when they saw the content... they almost frightened them to the point of peeing.
Good guy, it turns out to be the liaison letter between the eldest prince Nan Xu and the inner guard?
What's going on?
Everyone was even more confused.
Why did the Inner Guard suddenly become involved with the eldest prince again? Wasn’t the Inner Guard founded by Emperor Wu?
"father……"
When the eldest prince Nan Xu saw the content of the letter, his eyes suddenly widened and he hissed: "Father, this... this is slander."
"slander?"
Emperor Wu laughed angrily: "There are not only secret messages here, but also a photographic stone. Do you want to take a look at it again and help you recall it?"
"I..." Nan Xu's lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Nan Sheng said sadly: "Brother, I have regarded you as my role model and my goal since I was a child, but I really didn't expect that you would actually..."
Nan Xu raised his head angrily, his bloodshot eyes like evil ghosts, staring at him viciously: "Nan Sheng, you framed me!!"
"Framed?"
Nan Sheng was filled with indignation: "The internal security organization you founded, under the guise of my father's name, has done so many shady things over the years? Do you need me to explain them one by one?"
"Not to mention the distance, just not long ago, you instigated Zuo Zonghe to seek refuge with his seventh brother, lured his seventh brother to kill the prime minister's son, and assassinated the champion..."
Nan Xu retorted angrily: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. I've never done this before, and I don't know what an internal guard is."
Nan Sheng sneered and said, "I found out two days ago that you went to see your seventh brother once after he was imprisoned?"
Nan Xu's pupils shrank slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "So what? I just want to..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted, and Nan Sheng continued: "What are you thinking? You want to get the whereabouts of Zuo Zonghe from the seventh brother's mouth, so kill him and silence him!"
"I didn't." Nan Xu denied immediately.
Nan Sheng sneered: "When I saw Zuo Zonghe, he was already seriously injured. The injuries on his body... were caused by your people, right?"
Nan Xu's face became even more ugly, and the eyes he looked at were full of hatred: "No, it's impossible, it's nothing!"
Seeing this, the courtiers in the Bachelor's Pavilion coughed slightly and tried to calm down the situation.
They expected it wrong.
I thought it was Nan Sheng who was attacking Emperor Wu, but I didn't expect that Nan Sheng made a false move. His real purpose was to frame the eldest prince, which caught the Bachelor's Pavilion off guard.
The most critical thing now is not to allow the situation to continue to deteriorate.
They need to delay time and gain space for relaxation so that they can come up with countermeasures.
However, at this moment......
Nan Sheng suddenly took half a step forward and said loudly: "I have a witness."
As soon as these words came out, the people in Xueshige were shocked and couldn't help but stop.
To be honest, these image stones or secret letters alone are not the key.
As long as you give them time, there is always a chance for a comeback.
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But Nan Sheng continued: "My witness is... Chen Xingzu, the former commander of the inner guard, who is currently imprisoned in Zhenfusi Prison."
"Everyone knows where that place is. No one can see him, let alone the outside world. If he identifies you, eldest brother, do you have anything to say?"
Confusion appeared in Nan Xu's eyes, but he still denied it: "I don't know him at all, he... wait, I remember what kind of general he is, and he was dismissed from his post by Emperor Father not long ago..."
Nan Sheng sneered: "Isn't it a good thing you did? Chen Xingzu didn't want to assassinate the champion, so you deliberately made him make mistakes, so that his father would dismiss him and put him in prison.
"In this way, even if the inner guards are exposed in the future, my father's treatment of Chen Xingzu will become evidence."
"Everyone will think that the inner guard was founded by the emperor, but you, the real mastermind behind it, can get away with it without getting into any trouble."
Nan Xu couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily: "Fart, it's all your nonsense..."
"Asshole!"
Emperor Wu glared at him: "Come here, bring Chen Xingzu from prison. I will convince you today."
"Father, I..."
When Nan Xu touched his cold eyes, her heart suddenly cramped, and she seemed to understand something in her mind.
Somehow, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on the anger he was filled with, without any spark left.
"The only thing you are better than us is that you are the eldest son."
"Without me as a target, you will be their next enemy."
"Even the truth can be fabricated, so what's the difficulty in fabricating a few handles?"
"You don't even know about this kind of thing, and you still want to sit in that position?"
"I'll give you a piece of advice, be careful...Father."
The words Nan Yu said in the past floated out of the depths of his mind again.
It was not until this moment that Nan Xu fully understood the profound meaning contained in these words, but it was a pity that he understood it a little late.
Abandoned son?
Nan Xu stood silently in the hall. He could no longer hear any sounds. He could only see his father's mouth opening and closing continuously, and his eyes were indifferent.
Before the early court meeting, he was still full of confidence, thinking that his position as crown prince was already certain...
But now, he just wants to laugh.
What Lao Qi Nanyu said is right, he is indeed too naive. Compared with other brothers, his only advantage is that he is the eldest son.
"Father."
Nan Xu's expression was dull and his voice was hoarse: "Stop talking, I confess my guilt. Everything is my fault. I hope my father will grant me death..."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Nan Sheng, thinking silently: "Seventh brother is the first, and I am the second. Will you be the next one?"
"Your Highness, you can't do this."
"Your Majesty, there are still many unknowns in this matter, which require careful investigation."
"Wang Sheng went online and gave it a try, Rong Chen will do a detailed investigation later."
The courtiers in the Bachelor's Pavilion camp could no longer bear it any longer and rushed to stand up to intercede for the eldest prince.
The Academic Pavilion was already cautious enough. They did not take a clear stand until they were sure that Emperor Wu really wanted to appoint the eldest prince as his heir.
But who would have thought that what was supposed to be a court meeting to establish the crown prince would turn into a criticism meeting.
The eldest prince, who was about to become the crown prince, was not only labeled as the 'Lord of the Internal Guard', he even shared a lot of the blame for the seventh prince.
To be honest, they regret it now.
If they had known this earlier, they would definitely not have taken sides, let alone support the eldest prince.
But as the old saying goes, there is no turning back when you shoot a bow.
They have made their choice, and all they can do now is to bite the bullet and keep going.
No matter what, they will never allow anything to happen to the eldest prince. They must at least save his life. Only by living can there be hope.
"Hehe, hehe..."
Emperor Wu looked at the group of ministers in the Bachelor's Pavilion and laughed angrily: "This evil beast has done so many things, and he still doesn't want to repent. Why do you still plead for him?"
Scholar Liu begged: "Your Majesty, this matter is..."
Emperor Wu waved his hand without any doubt and said: "Come here, take him down and hand him over to the Zhenfu Division for trial."
The bachelor wailed: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is a relative of the royal family and has a respected position. How can he be handed over to the governor? This is not in line with etiquette."
Emperor Wu sneered: "Originally, I wanted to leave it to you, but your disregard of the law and your obviously biased actions forced me to do so."
"I……"
The people in the Bachelor's Pavilion looked at each other, and they all saw the word bitterness on each other's faces.
This was really a waste of money. His plea for mercy gave Emperor Wu a more reasonable excuse...
Good guy, it's over now.
Anyone with a brain knows where Zhenfusi is.
Even those powerful and powerful demons behaved like dogs in the hands of the Zhenfu Division, let alone the eldest prince who had never endured hardship.
As long as Nan Xu was thrown into prison, he would have to say whatever the Zhenfu Si wanted him to say.