Oriole Line

Said, "Puchen is not allowed to lead an official to attack a noble."

"Why did Shang Shuling say that?" There was a lot of discussion in the hall, and Qi Chen, the prime minister standing in the front row as the head of all officials, asked.

"Qi Xiang, Pu Chen condoned and shielded the murderer who killed Da Sima. He is not filial and his minister is not loyal. He must not lead an official to attack him!" Pu Xuan said righteously.

"Shang Shuling, you can't talk nonsense about this." The king of Chu in the hall frowned, with a worried expression, "Pu Chen is the only son of Da Sima, how could he cover up the murderer who killed Da Sima? Do you have evidence? ?”

"I was ordered by Your Majesty to enter the Hushi General's Mansion as the elder of the Pu family. The original intention was to help Pu Chen handle the funeral of the Great Sima. I have stayed in the General's Mansion for more than a month, and I have already sent the death of the Great Sima. After the investigation is clear, Rong Chen will report back." Pu Xuanzhi said.

"Who killed Da Sima?" Qi Chen asked.

Just as Pu Xuanzhi was about to speak, Pu Chen stepped forward and said: "Uncle Tang, this is the imperial court, Uncle Tang must speak carefully. Uncle Tang is also a member of my Pu family in Jinyang, so you should weigh Jinyang carefully before you speak or act. Pu family." Pu Chen looked directly at Pu Xuanzhi, his attitude was already obvious, if Pu Xuanzhi reined in the precipice at this moment for Jinyang Pu family, there would still be room for maneuver.

Pu Xuanzhi seemed to be stunned by Pu Chen's gaze, but after hesitating for a moment, he continued: "The assassin who killed Da Sima is at the main hall right now!"

"Who is it?" King Chu asked.

"Pu Chen's close personal guard, Wen Tao." One of Pu Xuan pointed to Wen Tao, and all eyes in the hall fell on this handsome follower behind Pu Chen.

When Pu Xuanzhi said that he had found the murderer of Pu Yang, Pu Chen had already anticipated Pu Xuanzhi's purpose, at this moment, he protected Wen Tao behind his back and said: "Shang Shuling has no evidence, it is just nonsense. "

"Hmph, am I talking nonsense? You know it in your heart." Pu Xuanzhi turned to the officials and the king of Chu in the palace, and said convincingly: "This is the assassin who killed Da Sima. The young man who killed Da Sima the night he was assassinated It's in the General's Mansion, Pu Chen, do you recognize it or not?"

Pu Chen chuckled: "Wen Tao was indeed in the mansion that night. But it doesn't prove that he was the murderer of Da Sima."

Pu Xuanzhi confronted each other: "Xiang Hu can prove it!"

"But General Xiang Hu, the chief of the personal guard of Da Sima?" Chu Wang asked.

"Exactly!" Pu Xuanzhi said, "I saw with my own eyes that this assassin was captured by General Xiang Hu, and Pu Chen knew that this assassin was the murderer who killed Da Sima, but he still accepted him as his personal bodyguard. Going in and out together, inseparable, isn't it true that there is no king and father? General Xiang Hu begged Pu Chen to bring Wen Tao to justice because of his righteous words, but he was beaten ten times by Pu Chen and expelled from the Pu family. Serving the imperial army, these are all things for all to see!"

As soon as this remark came out, His Highness was full of discussions, and many people began to whisper about Pu Chen's love for the south wind. This matter has been widely circulated in Jiankang recently.

The King of Chu pretended to be stunned and said: "No wonder, when I invited General Pu to a banquet that time, General Pu refused to say that he was not close to women, so there is another reason for this." This statement is equivalent to confirming Pu Xuanzhi What he said confirmed the relationship between Pu Chen and Wen Tao.

"I request that Wen Tao assassinate an important official of the imperial court. The crime should be punished. Pu Chen sheltered the serious offender, had no eyes on his father, behaved wildly and dissolutely, and was not allowed to lead an official to attack the noble." Pu Xuanzhi said loudly.

"The minister seconded the proposal." "The Minister's order is right." All the officials agreed, even if they had objections, they could only slander in their hearts, and it was difficult to publicly object on such an occasion.

"After all, Wen Tao was killed and my father was killed. There is no evidence for this matter, even Xiang Hu, who betrayed the Pu family, has no real evidence." Pu Chen turned to the king of Chu. He said to the crown prince, "My father was one of the three princes and died in Jiankang. How can we determine the murderer based on one-sided words? Doesn't Nanjing have laws and justice?"

"Who said there is no evidence." Pu Xuanzhi said, "Come here, pass on the evidence!"

21, 21.

The main gate of Chaoyang Hall was opened, and the sky outside was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. When they took a closer look, they found that the snow had already fallen an inch thick.Jiankang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the weather has always been soft and cold even in mid-winter. Unexpectedly, it has snowed heavily today. In the dazzling sky, the snow fell quickly and densely, like a curtain. , slowly approaching a person.

It's Cai Bo.

Wen Tao heard Pu Chen sigh deeply.This result was something they expected a long time ago. From the day they decided to join forces, they knew clearly that Cai Bo had betrayed Pu Shi.But when this day finally came, especially in this plain court hall full of officials, Puchen still felt a deep sadness.First is Pu Xuanzhi, then Cai Bo, in this troubled world, their Pu family is the founding hero and the pillar of the court, but they have to be cut open again and again for others to see like the meat on the table, horizontally and vertically. , It seems that you must be satisfied with everyone before you can continue to be the pillar of the imperial court.

Cai Bo was wearing plain clothes, his back was slightly arched, and his body and head were covered with snow.He walked past Pu Chen, who kept staring at him, he seemed to feel Pu Chen's gaze, and looked back at him.However, there was no fear or dodge in the eyes, but calm like a pool of water.

"Who is this?" King Chu asked.

"Returning to Your Highness, this is Cai Bo, the steward of the General Hussar's mansion. On the day the Great Sima was assassinated, Cai Bo was in the mansion. He saw with his own eyes that the assassin was Pu Chen's personal bodyguard, Wen Tao." Pu Xuanzhi said.

"How long have you been serving Da Sima in the Pu family?" King Chu asked.

"More than 20 years." Cai Bo's voice was very calm.

The King of Chu said loudly: "Since he is an old man who serves the Pu family, he must be concerned about the murder of Da Sima, so he will not show favoritism."

Cai Bo nodded slightly.

"Can you testify that you saw the person who assassinated Da Sima with your own eyes?" King Chu asked.

"The grassroots can testify."

"Who is the assassin?" King Chu asked.

"It's the grass people."

After Cai Bo finished speaking every word, he surprised all the officials present. He raised his head and looked at the King of Chu.

King Chu, Pu Xuanzhi, and Qi Chen were obviously taken aback.Pu Xuanzhi hurriedly said: "Uncle Cai, you should think clearly, yesterday, you obviously didn't tell me so."

"What Caomin said is the truth. It was Caomin who assassinated Da Sima." Cai Bo said clearly in a quiet voice.

Not only the members of the Qi family, but even Pu Chen himself was taken aback. He and Wen Tao were fully prepared. They also thought that since Uncle Cai had joined forces with the Qi family, it would be a matter of time before he openly confronted them. .But Pu Chen never expected that at the moment of the final confrontation, Cai Bo would directly plead guilty.

"Cai Uncle, you have worked hard in the Pu family for decades, and His Highness can understand that you want to protect the young master's heart for the sake of Da Sima. But how can you talk nonsense in the court?" Pu Xuanzhi's expression has changed drastically, and he absolutely does not Thinking of this last moment, Cai Bo actually regretted it.

Cai Bodao: "The grass-roots people did not lie. The night that Da Sima arrived in Jiankang, it was the grass-people who drugged Da Sima before he went to bed, and it was the grass-people who lied at night that there were assassins and stabbed him to death in the chaos. Think about it, everyone, Da Sima has been a soldier for a lifetime, how could he be unaware of assassins in the middle of the night? It is precisely because the grassroots drugged Da Sima, and the thieves shouted to catch the thief, they were able to kill Da Sima while in the well-defended General's Mansion. Xiang Hu How could the so-called assassin caught by the general escape the eyeliner of Da Sima's personal guards and sneak into the general's mansion? How could he assassinate Da Sima without Da Sima knowing? Did everyone forget that Da Sima encountered assassins all his life? More than a dozen times, two times the assassins tried to attack Da Sima in his sleep, but were beheaded by Da Sima instead!"

Originally, all the officials present still didn't believe it, thinking that this Cai Bo probably wanted to protect the young master Pu Chen, so he claimed that he was the murderer who assassinated Pu Yang in the hall.But according to what he said, the details of that day were not bad at all, and he thought that Pu Yang had experienced many battles, how could he be killed by foreign assassins at will?If it weren't for the ghosts inside the general's mansion, how could he successfully assassinate Pu Yang, who was first-rate in martial arts and extremely vigilant?

"There are such evil slaves!"

"Pu Shi treats you well, but you repay your kindness with revenge!"

"This person should be executed!"

All the officials in the palace were already discussing, but King Chu's brows were furrowed.He originally wanted to use Cai Bo to convict Pu Chen of disloyalty and disfilial piety, but now that Cai Bo retracted his confession in court, all his plans were disrupted.He hastened to play tricks on Qi Chen, Qi Chen understood, cleared his throat and said, "This matter is of great importance, witness Cai Bo retracted his confession in court, we must investigate. How about taking the suspects Wen Tao and Cai Bo under escort Dali Temple, interrogated carefully by Ting Wei, is worthy of Da Sima's spirit in heaven." He glanced around, his eyes fell on Pu Chen, and continued, "Major General, in order to avoid suspicion, the Major General should not interfere with this matter. Stay in Jiankang with peace of mind, and wait for Ting Wei to find out the truth after the national funeral, and he will have his own conclusion."

Pu Chen snorted coldly and said, "Qi Xiang took him away so impatiently? Uncle Cai has served in the Pu family for more than [-] years. If he really assassinated my father, there must be someone behind him. Why not let him stay here?" Make it clear above the main hall? My father’s coffin is here, and Cai Bo’s name of the person behind it will be considered as an explanation to the officials and my father!”

Pu Chen walked up to Cai Bo and looked directly at him.He used to think that he had seen this man clearly, but he was just a slave seeking glory for the beauty seller, but just now when Cai Bo admitted in court that he was the murderer, Pu Chen felt that he couldn't understand him again.He stared at Cai Bo, and said word by word: "Since you killed my father, you are here to tell my father