Chu Ninghan suddenly realized that he had done nothing wrong, he even refused to bow to Jun.

He just said calmly: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

This is also the special honor bestowed by the founding emperor on Prince Yong's Mansion.

Chu Ninghan used to be in the army, and even after he came back, he stayed in the palace for a long time and never attended court again.

It was also the first time that Chu Ninghan attended the grand court meeting when all officials were paying homage to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Chu Zhengyu, comes to greet you."

The victorious general Chu Zhengyu knelt down obediently, but this made Chu Ninghan stand out even more.

The emperor gritted his teeth and wanted to drag Chu Ninghan out and chop him into eighteen pieces.

But this was just his delusion.

"The two beauties are equal!"

Even the emperor's smiling face could not hide the hypocrisy in his words.

"Prince Yong, you are blind and physically challenged. You can just send someone to deliver a memorial to report. You don't have to come in person."

According to Emperor Taizu's love for Prince Yong's Mansion, even if Chu Ninghan asked servants to come to the palace to deliver memorials, it would be considered as Chu Ninghan's personal presence.

Moreover, if Chu Ninghan did not come, the ministers' impression of Chu Ninghan would naturally be reduced, and people would only remember that he was domineering, weak, and blind.

But, Chu Ninghan came.

"This matter is of great importance and involves the national system. Even if I am seriously ill, I cannot afford to delay for even a moment."

Chu Ninghan spoke in a cold voice and said little. He opened the door and walked straight in.

"Your Majesty, the confessions of the fifty assassins at the Five Poisons Banquet pointed out that they were involved with the Yufeng bandits. Although the Changsheng Army wiped out the mountain stronghold, they did not find anything in the mountain stronghold. However."

The emperor's brows tightened, as the fifty assassins were naturally sent by him.

Chu Ninghan had previously submitted a report saying that it was related to the Yufeng bandits, and he thought Chu Ninghan had received false information.

So no one stopped him and let Chu Ninghan make the trip in vain.

But, what does Chu Ninghan mean by this “but”?

Isn't it just an ordinary copycat?

The emperor calmed himself down and asked, "What's the problem with the bandits?"

Chu Ninghan's voice spread throughout the hall, "Your Majesty, the Anguo Mansion nurtures bandits, and the Yufeng Mountain bandits were supported by the Anguo Mansion."

"Your Highness Prince Yong, is there any evidence for this?"

The censors of the Censorate all changed their expressions. Although they had heard the news a long time ago, they did not expect that Chu Ninghan would directly impeach the Anguo Mansion on the spot.

Chu Zhengyu immediately followed up, "The Yufeng Bandit Camp and the Duke of Anguo's Mansion have large sums of money transactions every month."

"There are 623 bandits in Yufeng Bandit Camp, 570 of whom are prisoners from the capital and even the four cities surrounding the capital, and the rest are civilians they plundered from the surrounding areas."

"In addition, we also found letters between the Duke of Anguo and the bandits in the mountain stronghold, as well as the token and seal of the Duke of Anguo's mansion."

After saying this, he submitted the memorial along with various evidences.

The banditry was resolved in half a day, and they spent the next few days verifying the identities of the bandits, so they only returned to Kyoto today.

Looking at the evidence, the emperor was furious and the fake smile on his face disappeared completely.

The evidence presented by Chu Ninghan and Chu Zhengyu was so hardcore that it basically proved that the Anguo Mansion was supporting bandits.

"Duke Anguo, what do you have to say?"

The Duke of Anguo held a nominal position in the court and was not required to attend court on a normal basis.

But this happened to be a grand court meeting, and Duke An Guo was present.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

Duke Anguo burst into tears and no longer looked as arrogant as before.

"You know me. I am loyal to you! I have no second thoughts!"

Although he kept complaining about being wronged, he dared not mention that Chu Ninghan had wronged him.

"The evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to cry foul!"

The emperor was almost furious. He knew better than anyone else how loyal the Duke of Anguo was to him.

So as soon as one looked at the appearance of Duke Anguo, one could tell that the Yufeng bandits were his work!

It’s a pity that he just restored Jiang Tan’s position as imperial concubine this morning!

"Duke Anguo, you have so many heads that you can support bandits!"

"Your Majesty, I would never dare to support banditry! It was only because I was bewitched and deceived that I committed a mistake and colluded with the bandits for money!"

Duke Anguo was sweating profusely as he blurted out the speech he had prepared long ago.

They were very cautious in their dealings with bandits. Although there was a list of bandits as criminals, as long as he refused to admit it, the charge of supporting bandits would never fall on him.

At most, we can only accuse them of having financial dealings with the bandits.

And the emperor would definitely be able to protect him, because all the property he had the bandits looted was given to the emperor and the imperial concubine without a single cent missing!

The emperor gritted his teeth and asked, "Who is it?"

This is really outrageous. Who can control a duke, especially a duke's mansion that is favored by the emperor?

However, if they want to save the Anguo Mansion, or most likely save their lives, they have to act like fools.

"Yes! I was forced to do this, under someone's orders!"

Duke Anguo was overjoyed and said bluntly, "It's the Crown Prince's Consort of the Yongning Marquisate! And it's also my worthless concubine's daughter Jiang Li!"

Chu Ninghan's expression remained unchanged, but the sleeves of his white shirt moved.

But he still did not interrupt Duke Anguo's performance.

Duke Anguo: "Your Majesty, it was Jiang Li who instructed me to contact the bandits of Yufeng Mountain. She wanted to kill the prince of Yongning! Ever since you arranged the marriage between the county lady and the prince, she has been holding a grudge and tried to kill the prince!"

"Duke Anguo, you have no evidence, how dare you slander the Yongning Marquis's wife!"

The censor of the Imperial Censorate immediately jumped out and said, "Besides, the Crown Prince's Consort was just an unfavored concubine in your house before. How could she have the ability to threaten you, the Duke!"

As long as you have your eyes open, you will know that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion wants to drag Jiang Li into the water!

"That's right!"

Another censor jumped out, "The deposed imperial concubine slandered and framed the Crown Prince's Consort, and was therefore deposed. You, Duke Anguo, have always favored the deposed imperial concubine, and it would be fine if you didn't bear a grudge against the Crown Prince's Consort, but you actually listened to her?"

"I second the proposal!"

One after another, the censors vied with each other to speak up for Jiang Li.

Duke Anguo's face turned green. What kind of fake medicine must these stinky censors from the Censorate have taken that they all helped Jiang Li!

But he must not panic at this time. He has no way back. As long as the emperor believes him, it will be fine!

"quiet!"

The eunuch beside the emperor indeed spoke up and suppressed the censor's words.

"Duke Anguo, do you have any evidence?"

The emperor asked with great interest, his face no longer showing his previous anger.

"Have!"

Duke Anguo said immediately: "Jiang Li only appears to have no dealings with the Duke's Mansion on the surface, but in fact, she has been secretly blackmailing the Duke's Mansion."

"My wife has been seriously ill for a long time. Jiang Li left the capital in March to find a miraculous doctor from the Immortal Doctor Valley for her! The doctor is in your mansion! Your Majesty, she used the doctor as a threat to get the Duke's Mansion to help her contact the bandits and kill the prince!"

Duke Anguo kowtowed, tears streaming down his face, and acted like a romantic.

"Your Majesty, I took the wrong path for my wife's sake and had to commit a horrible crime!"

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