On the tenth day of February in the eighteenth year of Tongxu, this was the first palace trial since the first year of Tongxu.

The sun has just appeared, and all the civil and military officials are going to court.

Xie Tingzhou stood in the hall and looked back.

Ge Liangji, the former Minister of Household Affairs, was taken to the Xuanhui Hall. The days in prison had tortured him into a human shape, and he was heavily shackled. When he entered the hall, he broke away from the jailer who was holding him, and still straightened his back. Stepped in.

This was the last time Ge Liangji entered the Xuanhui Hall in his life, and he knew this very well.

The palace trial began, and all the officials in the palace were horrified by the accusations made one after another by the minister of Dali Temple.

"The former Minister of Household Affairs, Ge Liangji, colluded with the traitor Liang Jianfang, killed Zhongliang, and led to the defeat of Yanliang Pass. Do you admit it or not?"

Ge Liangji kowtowed and said, "Yes."

"On the tenth day of September in the seventeenth year of Tongxu, General Shen Zhong'an of Hussars and General Shen Zhao of Yunhui led their troops to Yanliang Pass. You bribed Liang Jianfang and told him that he would definitely lose this battle, so you colluded with Xijue and revealed that our army Report and formation map, is this possible?"

No one in the hall answered, everyone looked at Ge Liangji.

"Is this possible?!" The voice of the Minister of Dali Temple echoed in the hall.

Ge Liangji slowly raised his head, his chapped lips slightly opened, and said firmly: "No."

The whole hall was in an uproar. Even Yu Hongyi, the minister of Dali Temple, was shocked. He didn't expect that Ge Liangji would dare to retract his confession in court. He turned his head and wanted to look at the throne above the main hall.

He held back, just tilted his head slightly, and looked at Ge Liangji again.

Everyone's eyes were on Ge Liangji, who retracted his confession in court, and no one noticed his action except Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou looked at Emperor Tongxu who was sitting on the throne.

The elderly Emperor Tongxu pursed his lips and glared angrily at Ge Liangji who was kneeling below. Invisible pressure was released in his eyes, just like everyone else in the palace.

Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and hid the emotions in his eyes.

Ge Liangji raised his head and looked at the throne, and suddenly raised his voice: "Your Majesty, the sinner Ge Liangji has left a guilty note. I hope your Majesty will allow me to present it myself."

Emperor Tongxu said: "Accurate."

Ge Liangji said: "On the tenth day of September in the 17th year of Tongxu, General Shen Zhongan of the Cavalry and General Shen Zhao of the Yunhui led their troops to Yanliang Pass. I have been enemies with Shen Zhongan and his son for many years, and I think this is a good opportunity to get rid of him. So we joined forces with Liang Jianfang to devise a plan.”

Yu Hongyi asked: "What enmity do you have with General Shen?"

Ge Liangji said: "The enmity I have made is detailed in the book of guilt, so I won't waste your Majesty's and your lords' time in the palace. But I did not collude with the Xijue people. I just asked Liang Jianfang to add medicine to the food and grass. Who knows?" There was a problem with the food and grass on the road, and it was late, which caused the plan to fail, so Liang Jianfang took it upon himself to collude with the Xijue people. This plan was also discovered, and he had to close the door. "

"Originally, if this battle is defeated, it only needs to be blamed on the Xijue people. Liang Jianfang only needs to say that closing the city and locking the gates is to protect the people in the pass. This plan must be foolproof. Who knows that Prince Beilin has arrived with Qingyun Guards."

"I was worried that the matter would be exposed, so I set up an ambush on the way to the capital. I thought I had killed Liang Jianfang, but I didn't know that Liang Jianfang had been sent to the capital by another way by the prince."

The statement was closely connected with the incident, and there were no loopholes. In addition, Liang Jianfang was dead, and it seemed that no one could be found to refute him.

Yu Hongyi, the minister of Dali Temple, asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any other accomplices?"

Ge Liangji was silent for a moment. In just this moment, needles could be heard in the hall, and even his breathing became lighter.

"No, this case was a conspiracy between myself and Liang Jianfang, and there were no other accomplices."

Xie Tingzhou seemed to hear the sound of someone exhaling in the palace.

At some point, it started to rain outside the palace.

The towering pavilion blocked the rain, but Xie Tingzhou seemed to see the filth in the palace soaking into the ground, turning the beams and columns of Xuanhui Pavilion into a rotten color.

The bottom of this building is rotten. Is it going to collapse? Why is it still standing tall and lingering?

The spring rain gradually turned into heavy rain, and the palace trial came to an end.

Officials' attendants were not allowed to come in. After retreating from the court, many officials were escorted out of Chengtian Gate through Xiaohuang Gate. Some of them were not in a hurry and stood outside Xuanhui Hall watching the torrential rain.

Jiang Lianzhi helped Jiang Yuanqing get on the carriage, "Grandpa, please go back first."

Jiang Yuanqing seemed to have something to say, but he just sighed, blending all the unfinished words into that breath.

There is no need to say anything, both grandfather and grandson understand the meaning.

Jiang Lianzhi looked back at the high wall of the palace gate, and saw a man walking out of Chengtian Gate in the pouring rain, followed by a guard holding an umbrella.

The man was wearing a crow-blue beanie, and when he looked through the rain curtain, his eyes were indescribably cold.

Xie Tingzhou is the prince of Beilin, and the regulations are different, and his attendants can follow him into the palace.

Seeing Jiang Lianzhi, Xie Tingzhou paused slightly, then walked straight to Jiang Lianzhi.

"Master Jiang seems to be quite troubled."

Jiang Lianzhi turned to look at the palace gate and said politely: "It's just a trivial matter. I'm worried about it, Prince Lao."

Xie Tingzhou looked at him, "It seems that Mr. Jiang is dissatisfied today."

"How dare you." Jiang Lianzhi looked at him, "Your Majesty, the Holy Judge, how dare you be dissatisfied as a minister."

Xie Tingzhou smiled and walked a few steps forward. When he passed by, he said leisurely: "I mean, Mr. Jiang is not dissatisfied with me for being a step late when I arrived at Yanliang Pass." ?"

Jiang Lianzhi's pupils shrank sharply and he suddenly looked back. Xie Tingzhou had left with a smile, leaving only his scattered back in the rain curtain.

Jiang Lianzhi felt uneasy. He looked at Xie Tingzhou's back and said in a deep voice, "He knows that the letter sent to Beilin came from me."

Gao Jin said: "I wonder if he just found out, or did he know it for a long time and didn't say anything until now?"

Jiang Lianzhi's eyes darkened, "He should have known it a long time ago, but he just kept it secret. Today, he saw it."

Today's verdict is favorable to Jiang Lianzhi. Once the former Minister of Household Affairs was overthrown, he was the only one left in charge. However, there was no joy on his face and his eyes were full of sorrow.

So maybe Xie Tingzhou was just testing, because he couldn't figure out the purpose of Jiang Lianzhi's letter.

Gao Jin helped Jiang Lian get into the carriage, "My lord, let me say one more thing. Since your lord wanted to write that letter to remind you, why didn't you just say it directly or submit it to the emperor?"

Jiang Lianzhi didn't answer, and the car curtain lowered.

He leaned against the shaking car wall and thought, why?

Because, because he was too greedy. He wanted Ayu to marry him smoothly just like in his previous life, but he was also afraid that she would be too sad and that he would have a guilty conscience.

So this is the result of the struggle. He has worked hard, Jiang Lianzhi told himself.

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