PFC Chapter 281 Your Majesty, may I have a word?
Chapter 281 Your Majesty, may I have a word?
"hehe..."
Tan Zixuan clasped his fists and saluted without changing his expression, saying, "Thank you, Master Taifu, for your concern. I will not have to worry about it!"
The others smiled bitterly.
This Minister of Justice is determined to go all the way to the end.
Even if they wanted to resist, it would be useless.
Besides, they never wanted to experience the horror of the whip again.
Didn’t you see Hong Guang standing beside you?
Even though he took the healing pill, his legs were still very weak when he walked.
"Hehe..." The Taifu's face turned pale.
He knew very well the character of his friend, no matter how old he was. Since the other party had chosen to betray their camp, there would be no turning back.
However, the three ministers did not plot treason, so how could the other party accuse them?
"Tan Zixuan, the witnesses mentioned by County Magistrate Chu are you...you?"
Old King Qian frowned slightly.
Today's time is too tight.
It was only in the morning that he received the news from Nightingale and learned that Chu He had captured all of his ministers overnight.
The Third Duke didn't even leave any time and attacked suddenly before he even had the chance to ask the boy how the progress was.
However, look at his situation.
Even the old fox Tan Zixuan was subdued?
This ability should not be underestimated.
Old King Qian pondered secretly in his heart.
"Your Majesty, it is the guilty minister and others."
Tan Zixuan did not hesitate, he just knelt down with his hands on the ground.
Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed.
This scene.
This immediately shocked all the ministers present.
What kind of person is Tan Zixuan?
In the entire Daqian court, he was a second-rank official second only to the three ministers, yet he openly performed the ceremony of confession at the grand court meeting?
When the three officials saw this scene, they were secretly surprised.
The three of them quickly communicated through voice transmission.
"Master, you have the most communication with this guy. Do you have any good ideas?"
"No, this old fellow is ruthless, decisive, and resourceful, which is why I've been trying to get him into the Sixth Prince's camp. Unfortunately, he's always been on the sidelines."
"That's right. If I had known earlier, I should have found a reason to kill him directly."
The three of them communicated via voice transmission.
When the old King Qian saw this scene, his pupils also shrank slightly.
Seems unbelievable.
There is no kneeling ritual in Daqian; only criminals kneel and confess their sins.
So, Tan Zixuan pleaded guilty?
This method is very good!
Old King Qian seemed to have thought of something and nodded secretly.
"Your Majesty, this is the confession of the three ministers for treason." Seeing this, Chu He took the opportunity to take out a confession with a blood seal and handed it over.
After reading it, the old King Qian had no expression on his face, but everyone knew it.
Their emperor is weighing the pros and cons and making a decision.
Once Tan Zixuan was asked to confess, the fate of the three officials could be imagined.
But will His Majesty take action against the three ministers who have deep roots in Daqian?
Moreover, it is said that the Third Duke is very close to the Sixth Prince, and once the Emperor touches the Third Duke.
Does that mean that the Sixth Prince is not the candidate in His Majesty's mind?
Some smart ministers have already begun to guess the old King Qian's intentions this time.
Seeing that the old King Qian was silent, Chu He did not make any noise to disturb him.
If it succeeds, there will be fewer obstacles for the Ninth Princess to ascend to the throne.
It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work out.
At worst, he can clean it up again later, it will just take him a little more effort.
"Tan Zixuan, Daqian has treated you well. I even promoted you from a commoner to a minister, giving you immense power. Yet, you have committed such a heinous act. Do you acknowledge your guilt?"
After a long time, the old King Qian put down the confession he had been reading for a long time and scolded in a cold voice.
"I have failed the emperor's grace and I know my crime!" Tan Zixuan pressed his forehead against the hall without making any excuses.
After he talked with Chu He last night.
He knew his own fate. Chu He would save his life, so that the old King Qian would not kill him, but he would not employ him again.
Only after the Ninth Princess ascended the throne.
Only then will he be re-employed and allowed to return to the pinnacle of Daqian.
When he first heard that the person supported by the Duke of Chu was actually the Ninth Princess, he was so shocked that he was speechless.
The Ninth Prince.
You actually have ambitions?
If these words had not come from the mouth of the Duke of Chu, he would never have believed it.
The Ninth Prince is actually also eyeing the throne, but it’s not too late now.
He knew very well that the only way out and survival was to surrender wholeheartedly.
"Wow—"
But Tan Zixuan didn't know.
As soon as he said this, everyone present was filled with shock and fear.
He is a second-rank official, but he didn't even say a word in defense. Is he trying to be reborn?
Some officials cursed inwardly.
"Oh, what about you guys? Do you have any objection to the above confession?"
Old King Qian glanced at the people behind Tan Zixuan.
"I plead guilty!"
Several people smiled bitterly in their hearts and knelt deeply on the ground.
If they could choose to explain, who wouldn't want to defend themselves?
"hehe..."
"Yeah!"
"What a bunch of ungrateful wolves I have raised!"
"Colluding with the White Lotus Sect and the Moon Worship Sect is not enough, but they even dared to collude with the demons and monsters that are the eternal enemies of the human race."
"You are so brave!"
"Are you going to take my position as well?"
The old Qian Wang spoke like a machine gun, making everyone bow their heads deeply and dare not look at each other.
"I am guilty!"
When they heard the old King Qian's last words, everyone hurriedly apologized.
"Haha! Guilty? Indeed guilty!" The old King Qian's eyes turned cold.
Then he looked at the three officials standing in the front row, who were silent, and asked, "Grand Master, what is the crime of colluding with the White Lotus Sect?"
"Seal the property and exterminate the clan, and exterminate all three clans!" The Grand Tutor's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed respectfully and answered.
"Very good!" King Qian nodded.
"Taibao, what kind of crime is it to collude with the Moon Worship Sect to harm the Grand Priest of the Academy of Literature?" The old King Qian's eyes fell on Taibao.
"Search all the property and exterminate the entire clan!" Taibao said expressionlessly.
"Taifu, what is your crime of colluding with demons and monsters and rebelling against Daqian?"
The old King Qian's gaze finally fell on the Grand Tutor.
"Seal the property and exterminate the entire clan, and exterminate all nine generations of the clan!" Taifu said with a slightly changed expression.
"Okay, okay, since you all know, what do you mean?"
Old King Qian suddenly slammed the table in anger.
boom! !
The entire desk was reduced to dust, shocking everyone so much that their hearts seemed to stop for half a second.
"Are you taking advantage of my age?"
Old King Qian threw the confession in his hand over.
bang——
Dozens of confessions were like sharp blades, knocking San Gong aside.
Immediately, a large mouthful of blood spurted out.
An important official picked up the confession on the ground and took a look at it, his face suddenly turned pale.
"This... is too outrageous..."
"This is fake, right? How could the Three Lords collude with demons and monsters to harm the people?"
Some ministers were in disbelief, doubtful, and murmured to themselves.
"You are not one of the Three Dukes, so how do you know it is fake?" A minister immediately retorted.
"I am wronged!"
The Third Duke wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood upright, and bowed.
Just like a pure lotus, it is pure and untainted by the mud.
"Your Majesty, may I have a word?"
At this time, Chu He, who had been watching the show for a while, suddenly spoke.