The bell sounds faintly.

In the magnificent Wende Hall, the bronze crane spewed out a few incense, and hundreds of courtiers stood quietly in the hall. More than a dozen old men were sitting in front of them, all of whom were princes near the capital, and even old ministers who had retired and still had their power.

After all, this incident was too special. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it was the first time that the tutor of the dynasty was slaughtered by his subordinates openly. It was also a big deal for the assassination of the prince. The murderer was another powerful minister. The three things were mixed together, which involved too many people and too many things, so that the old empress dowager who had not been in power for many years sat on the side of the dragon chaise under the help of the palace maid.

Zhao Jie was wearing a dragon robe, holding his knees with both hands, looking majestic, and his eyes kept looking outside the hall, making people unable to guess.

Many court officials had their eyes intersected, and from Zhao Jie's face, they discussed this difficult-to-understand meaning.

The old lady was holding a golden crutch, her eyes were a little cloudy, but she looked at the civil and military officials below.

The little eunuch quickly walked through the side hall and whispered a few words beside Liang Shicheng.

Liang Shicheng looked up respectfully, and after receiving Zhao Jie's nod, he turned around and said aloud:

"Xuan, Cao Hua enters the hall."

The civil and military officials turned their heads and looked at the White Stone Imperial Road outside the hall. A figure appeared. Four imperial guards pulled the chains and slowly stepped onto the steps.

Wow—Wow—

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The winter sun shines on the imperial road, and the majestic palace and hall reveal solemnity and solemnity.

Cao Hua had a calm expression, stepping on the smooth white stone staircase. The ninety-nine stone staircase was the place where all the literati and military men of the Song Dynasty wanted to step on day and night.

It was the first time he came to this world that he stepped on the imperial road, but he never thought it was in this way.

The imperial guards holding long spears stood straight on the left and right side of the imperial road, without looking sideways, but when they walked by, they could clearly feel their expressions tense.

Cao Hua came to the towering golden hall and looked up. The carvings of dragons and phoenixes were so exquisite that they were impeccable.

"Xuan, Cao Hua enters the hall."

The sharp duckling voice came.

Cao Hua stepped into the hall, and hundreds of pairs of eyes fell on him. The small group of people at the top of the entire Central Plains dynasty focused on him at this moment. It was also an honor to say that.

Wow—Wow—

Cao Hua was straight, walking past the officials behind who were holding their breath, and then the officials watching coldly in the middle, who were looking at the front.

The sound of chain shaking stopped.

Cao Hua bent his knees, knelt on the ground, with his head slightly lowered with his shackles:

"Sinner Cao Hua, see the Lord!"

The sound is clear, as it used to be without any emotion.

Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zheng Juzhong, Zhang Shuye, Zhang Bangchang...

There were loyal and treacherous ministers who were famous in the world before, and there were also many civil servants and generals in this world. At this time, they all frowned slightly and looked at the man kneeling down in the center of the Golden Palace.

He is only twenty-three years old, and he is considered a hero who can kneel here. Maybe he is not a hero who stands here?

The emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne, took a light breath and spoke in a gentle voice:

"Cai Jing, come and ask."

Master Cai nodded slowly, stepped forward, bowed and bowed, then turned around and looked at Cao Hua who was kneeling on the ground and bowed his head:

"Cao Hua, Taifu Tong Guan, led his army to settle the verdict, and won consecutive battles. At the critical moment, you suddenly killed people and killed Tong Guan in front of the soldiers. If you fail to suppress the rebellion, tens of millions of people in Jiangnan will be in trouble again. Do you know this guilt?"

Cao Hua thought for a while: "The rebellion in Jiangnan arose because of Hua Shigang..."

"Cao Hua!"

Zhao Jie slapped the armrest of the dragon chair suddenly, his face instantly furious.

"Stop the wrath of the Lord."

Many court officials quickly lowered their heads, their faces a little ugly - who didn't know that the rebellion in Jiangnan started because of Hua Shigang. The emperor stopped Hua Shigang, and the matter was revealed. Isn't it that he still cared about these things?

Cai Jing's face also darkened and he took a breath:

"There are many causes of Fang La's rebellion, so I won't discuss it here. General Tong led his army to suppress the rebellion and used impeccable troops to dispatch it. Why did you suddenly kill people?"

This is the focus of everyone's concern.

All the ministers narrowed their eyes slightly, waiting for Cao Hua's answer.

Zhao Jie also leaned forward a little, staring at Cao Hua seriously.

Cao Hua was silent for a moment and said softly:

"Because... I don't like him."

“???”

"Wow—"

There were shocking sounds in the Golden Palace, and all the civil and military officials were inexplicably confused.

Cai Jing frowned, obviously stunned.

Even Zhao Jie had a stalemate.

Do you dislike Tong Guan?

If you don’t like people, you will kill the Taifu once?

Are you looking for death?

Then what happened to King Kang?

Countless surprised eyes gathered and met with each other, as if they were discussing Cao Huafa’s crazy thing again.

"Ahem—"

Cai Jing raised his hand slightly, suppressed the small words of the officials, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice:

"In other words, have you admitted the crime of assassinating the throne of the dynasty without permission?"

Cao Hua nodded: "Yes. I not only killed Tong Guan, but also disliked Li Yan, so I killed Li Yan on an excuse. There is also Zhu Xie, who was set up a battle in Heyi Tower."

"Wow—"

The whole place was restless, as if I heard a thunder in the dry land.

Li Yan, an internal court official, was a member of Cao Hua, and he would kill him if he killed him. Zhu Xie was the emperor's favorite minister, the "two emperors" in Jiangnan, and a figure similar to Tong Guan, which directly caused a rebellion of Fang La millions. It was Cao Hua who killed him?

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, her eyes slightly clearer.

Zhao Jie was stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a while.

Cai Jing was not surprised, and Zhu Xie died suddenly, so he had already doubted it. So he just nodded:

"Then you... are really sinful."

Wang Pu woke up from his shock and said angrily:

"Even if Zhu Xie and Li Yan have any faults, they should be interrogated first and decided by the emperor. Tong Guan is the pillar of the country, why do you want to take the blame?"

Cao Hua raised his head, his eyes unrestrained:

"I don't like them, is it enough?"

"you--"

Wang Pu was furious and shook his sleeves, but there was nothing to say.

An old prince sitting on the chair raised his hand at this time:

"Cao Hua, what's wrong with King Kang? You ran back to Hangzhou with a quick horse from Muzhou and pulled King Kang out of the sea of ​​blood. We saw it and would not turn a blind eye. You said that Tong Guan had bribed Zhang Lu, the Hangzhou defense envoy, and refused to save King Kang. Do you have any evidence?"

Many court officials calmed down and finally said the key points.

The key this time is about King Kang's encountering a disaster. If King Kang was killed by Tong Guan, Cao Hua would vent his anger after riding his lord alone. Although it was a serious crime, it was understandable. Many court officials did not understand it. At most, they would be symbolic punishment. If they really killed them, they would definitely not convince the public.

This is also the reason why Cai Jing and others are preparing to make a comeback.

When Zhao Jie heard this, he calmed down his emotions and stared at him with a slightly gloomy look.

Cao Hua looked at the many ministers who looked at them with a plain expression:
Chapter completed!