Chapter 975: Distinguishing the Authenticity
Dongfang Xin looked embarrassed and said slightly annoyed: "Mo Jiang is a martial artist, and his writing is shallow, so I can't tell why." After a pause, he said lightly: "But Mo Jiang is very strange. Governor Zhu sent someone to search for the Governor's Office, which could be said to be three feet of land. Mo Jiang also took people to search several times at that time, and there should be no omissions. After Lord Chu moved in, he immediately found these letters."
"Actually, I am very strange." Chu Huan sighed: "Governor Zhu led his troops to search for the Governor's Office. He should have done his best. I can't understand why there are still such huge mistakes... It seems that many people were confused by joy at that time, and there were huge mistakes...!"
Dongfang Xin sneered: "I don't think it's a mistake, I'm afraid there is something else to do!"
Dong Shizhen heard something, realized something, and turned to the Dongfang Messenger repeatedly, but Dongfang Messenger didn't seem to see it. Chu Huan asked with a smile: "I don't know what the hidden truth in General Dongfang's mouth refers to?"
Dongfang Xin stared at Chu Huan's eyes and said, "Mr. Chu really doesn't understand?"
"I really don't understand." Chu Huan said with ease.
Dongfang Xin sneered: "Today, Lord Chu suddenly had these secret letters, and it involved a large group of officials. I was very surprised. Did the officials in the northwest actually think of seeking refuge in the people of Xiliang? Is this too ridiculous?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "As General Dongfang said, Gongsun Chu, who once made great achievements in Xiguan, suddenly colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country. Moreover, the evidence of treason was just a few letters, and this governor also found it a bit ridiculous."
Dongfang Xin shook his head and said, "Gongsun Chu betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. Not only did he have letters, but many people also witnessed it with their own eyes. Xiao Tianwen asked him to live in the prefecture and treat him well. If Gongsun Chu had not surrendered to the enemy, how could he have received such treatment?"
Chu Huan stared into Dongfang Xin's eyes and asked, "What does General Dongfang mean?"
Dongfang Xin clenched his fists and said bluntly: "I think that the letters found by Lord Chu are probably really fake, not real..."
Ai Zong also recovered at this time. After hearing Dongfang Xin say this, he immediately said, "No, it's...!" He shook the letter in his hand, "This is fake, someone forged it..."
Chu Huan looked calm and asked back: "I have said before, and I don't believe that these are true... I also believe that these letters were forged by the people of Xiliang..."
"Fake is true, but it may not be from Xiliang." Dongfang Xin sneered.
Dong Shizhen's eyebrows pounded, and she gave Dongfang Message a few winks, but Dongfang Message didn't look at him at all. She faced Chu Huan in a tit-for-tat way, as if she was going to fight Chu Huan.
Chu Huan's expression remained calm, and even asked with a faint smile: "General Dongfang said that he might not be from Xiliang. Could it be that these letters were forged by someone else? But I don't know who General Dongfang suspected it was?"
Ai Zong seemed to have recovered at this time. He was panicked before. When he thought of the support of Dongfangxin, he became a little more confident and said, "Governor General, no matter who forged it, this letter must be fake. Although he seemed to be the handwriting of Xiaguan, Xiaguan believed that this must be written by someone imitating Xiaguan's handwriting, and he intended to frame Xiaguan."
At this moment, the drums were rumbling, and the third drum on the execution ground began to sound. The soldiers had already taken Gongsun Chu and other officials to the beheading table in front and pressed their heads into the beheading table. The executioner had already walked forward and cleaned the ghost-headed knife in the bucket.
Chu Huan glanced at Xuanyuan Sheng, and Xuanyuan Sheng stepped to the edge of the observation platform, pulled out his sword, waved it twice in the air, and soon heard the sound of armor rubbing. A team of guard soldiers had quickly passed through the crowd. Although there were only thirty or forty people, their momentum was like hundreds of people. When they arrived at the edge of the platform, the soldiers guarding around the platform wanted to stop it, but the guards had already shouted: "Do not go, who dares to stop it, kill you without mercy!"
The Guards were well-equipped and as powerful as tigers. The guards, who were tall and big as wolves and tigers, dared not stop them for a moment. Seeing these people rushing to the execution platform and guarding the prisoners, the people around the execution platform were stunned, not knowing what was going on.
When Dongfang Xin saw the situation over there, his face suddenly changed and he said sternly: "Governor, what are you doing? Are you going to rob the Dharma field?"
"General Dongfang, some hats cannot be locked." Chu Huan said calmly: "Ratch the Dharma Field? As a governor, I feel that there are some mistakes in this case. I need to investigate it thoroughly. This should be within the scope of my governor's authority, right?"
Dongfang Xin's eyes twitched, but he still said sternly: "Gongsun Chu's case has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice to make a conclusion, and the Ministry of Justice has issued a review. How can the court's laws be changed every day?"
"I know there is a problem, but I still have to persist?" Chu Huan's voice also became cold. "Does General Dongfang think that he should take Lord Dong and others to the criminal stage today to behead him?"
"The case of Gongsun Chu has been concluded." Dongfang Xin insisted: "If the case of Lord Dong and his team, as long as you find someone to check the secret letter, you will definitely be able to distinguish the true or false. If the secret letter is true, no one can protect Dong and the Chief Minister. If it is false, then Dong and the Chief Minister will naturally be innocent... This governor will also investigate who is deliberately slandering."
"Check the authenticity of the secret letter?" Chu Huan laughed and stood up suddenly, "Okay, General Dongfang, I am waiting for your words. Now I will find someone to check the authenticity of the secret letter. Not only the secret letters found by me, but also the secret letters discovered by Governor Zhu, must be checked one by one... The true or false, let's test the open and upright in front of the people!"
Dong Shizhen was already frowning, and Dongfang Xin was already angry and said, "The secret letters of Gongsun Chu have been determined, so why should I verify them again?"
"There was a conclusion long ago?" Chu Huan laughed, "Whether it was Gongsun Chu's secret letter or the secret letters of Dong Zhizhou and his group of people were searched from the Governor's Office. They came from the same place. Do you still have to distinguish between each other? Or, General Dongfang thought that as long as the secret letters of Dong Zhizhou were found to be fake, then Gongsun Chu's secret letters were also fake?"
Dongfang Xin clenched his fists with both hands and didn't know how to answer for a while.
Chu Huan had already walked to the edge of the Guanzhengtai, holding the secret letter that Gongsun Chu had written to Xiao Tianwen in his hand, holding the secret letter that Gongsun Chu had written to Xiao Tianwen, and shouted to the people who were watching the execution: "Famous people, this letter is said to be a secret letter written by Gongsun Chu to the King of the South Court of Xiliang. You must know that it is a evidence of the crime that Gongsun Chu had bought...!" After waved his hand, Xuanyuan Sheng understood it and sent the oil paper package over again. Chu Huan held it in his hand, "This is the evidence of the crime that I just found, and it comes from the same place as Gongsun Chu's evidence of the crime. The content of these evidences proves that not only Gongsun Chu, the officials who are now preparing to go to the execution on the criminal platform, in my Xiguan, there is also a large group of officials who have surrendered to the people of Xiliang in secret... Do you think this matter should be investigated carefully?"
The people in the audience had already shouted in unison: "Check, check, and find out all the treacherous traitors who treasoned the country and surrendered to the enemy, and no one can be let go..."
Chu Huan then said loudly: "Is there any expert who knows calligraphy and painting to come forward to verify the authenticity of the secret letter?"
After the words fell behind, people looked at each other, but no one agreed for a moment. Chu Huan had already said loudly: "As long as you stand up and verify the authenticity of the secret letter, I promise to reward ten stones of food..." Then he changed his voice and said solemnly: "But if you want to come up and verify, it is better to have some ability. I have always been very disgusted with people who don't know how to understand."
Ten stones of grain are naturally not decimals. For the current Xiguan, gold and silver are far less attractive than food.
Soon, a few people stood up from the crowd. Chu Huan glanced at them, clicked four of them, and said, "Please come up with you four!" These four people were all in their sixties, wearing long gowns, and looked obviously scholars, so they naturally had some understanding of calligraphy and painting. Chu Huan understood that it was verified in public that these old scholars did not dare to play with mystery. If they were not careful, their reputation would be ruined.
When Dong Shizhen saw the scene in front of her, her eyes twitched and glanced at Dongfang Xin. Seeing Dongfang Xin staring at Chu Huan with a hint of anger, Dong Shizhen's disdainful sneer flashed across the corner of her mouth, but the contempt for Dongfang Xin was clearly seen in her eyes.
Four scholars walked up to the observation platform. Under the gaze of officials and the people, Chu Huan took out several letters from the oil-paper bag, and each handed a letter. Then he ordered: "You are all scholars. Please ask the four of you to take a good look. Are these letters true or false? Is there any problem? If there is no problem, or if there is no problem, this governor will not blame you. He will give you five taels of silver, but you cannot speak nonsense. However, if someone can see the problem and is reasonable and well-founded, then this governor will reward ten stones of food!"
All four of them respectfully claimed that they were, and then they opened the letter, took out the letter, and checked it in full view of everyone.
He had already held his breath everywhere. Gongsun Chu, who was already extremely indifferent, also raised his head and looked at the Guanzhengtai. He was already discouraged, but he never expected that such a scene would suddenly occur today. He didn't know what Chu Huan was trying to use, and frowned slightly, and the other officials who were waiting for punishment were also extremely surprised.
Seeing that the four old men carefully checked the letter, Ai Zong couldn't help but say, "You guys must be cleared. It's a big deal. If there is a mistake, you can't afford it..."
Chu Huan did not scold him, but just smiled and said, "You can watch it slowly, don't worry, Lord Ai said it well, it's important. Don't make a business trip..."
Chapter completed!