As expected of Zuo shi!
After hearing Cheng Yu's words, the officials were instantly enlightened.
In the end, the older the ginger, the spicier it was. It was no wonder that when Zuo shi was verifying the authenticity of the secret edict, he was indifferent.
It turned out that he had thought of this early on.
Previously, they had been caught in such a huge whirlpool, so some of the officials had not thought of the key points of doubt in this matter.
But now, everything was clear.
Zuo shi's words were crucial.
"A posthumous edict is a posthumous edict, and a secret edict is a secret edict.”
The biggest difference between a posthumous edict and a secret edict was that the posthumous edict had to go through a procedure.
In other words, there had to be courtiers who had come up with the plan, and it could not be faked.
However, the secret edict was different. Since it was called secret, very few people knew about it. Not only were there too many loopholes, but it was also easy to change and falsify.
Not to mention what the Second Mistress had said about King Jiang's dictation.
This was even more worthy of scrutiny.
Now that King Jiang had passed away, the dead could not testify. In addition, the person in charge of the royal seal was also the Second Madam's man, so everything was even more difficult to explain.
Just as Teacher Zuo had said, the Second Mistress had the motive to draft the fake edict and the favorable conditions to draft it.
It could be said that every sentence poked at the pain point, and all the doubts were heavy.
Whether this secret edict could still be counted as the last will of the former king, the matter of the second young master inheriting the throne still needed to be discussed. It could not be decided so rashly.
As the officials looked at each other, they all had doubts in their hearts as they pondered.
"Cheng Yu! How dare you! How dare you question the authenticity of the edict!"
"Who doesn't know that you once taught the Eldest Young Master? You're already biased in your heart, and now you dare to question the former king's secret edict?
I don't think the Second Mistress is faking it. It's you, Cheng Yu, who wants to disobey the king's orders!”
Sikong Geqi saw that the situation had reversed and the ministers seemed to have the intention of delaying the discussion, so he immediately began to attack Cheng Yu.
"Well said!"
Jiang Tianhai, who was already angry when he saw his mother being scolded by Cheng Yu;
Hearing Ge Qi's counterattack, he immediately cheered and felt extremely satisfied.
Left Master Cheng Yu had been biased towards his elder brother since he was young. Now, because of the matter of the throne, he actually stopped him.
The matter that was about to be settled suddenly had many twists and turns. This made Jiang Tianhai look at Cheng Yu with resentment.
"Someone come! Cheng Yu offended his wife and questioned the late king's will. He was dragged down and punished with fifty sticks to warn others.”
Jiang Tianhai felt a surge of hot blood in his heart. At this moment, he felt that he had finally found an opportunity. He only wanted to cut the Gordian knot and avenge his mother.
"Ta Ta…"
As soon as Jiang Tianhai finished speaking, guards quickly entered the court.
Zhao Ji wanted to stop him at once, but when she thought of the words that Cheng Yu had said to her earlier, she was still angry.
Thinking that it would be good to let this old man suffer a little, he did not speak.
"You mustn't!"
"Second Young Master, please reconsider!"
" Master Zuo has contributed greatly to the country. He can't be punished like this…"
……
The ministers all remonstrated, but Jiang Tianhai was determined to punish Cheng Yu severely, so he was completely indifferent.
"Humph! Get lost!"
"This old man can walk on his own!"
"A group of vermin from the Jiang Kingdom. The Jiang Kingdom will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later!”
Cheng Yu broke free from the guard's restraint and looked around at the Second Mistress and the ministers who had previously supported the Second Young Master's succession. He shouted coldly.
"Teacher Zuo, please wait."
Just as Cheng Yu turned around and was about to follow the guards out of the main hall, Sima Chu Zhongyi, the leader of the ministers who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke.
When Sima spoke, even Si Kong and Situ had to be wary.
Needless to say, the guards immediately stopped in their tracks.
"Second Madam, Master Zuo is the pillar of the Jiang Kingdom. You can't punish him with a cane.”
The moment Sima Chu Zhongyi spoke, the main hall suddenly fell silent.
No one had expected Sima Hui to stand up for Zuo shi at this moment.
Even the Second Mistress, Zhao Ji, was having a hard time thinking about it.
Among the officials, if there was anyone who made Lady Zhao feel the most insecure and fearful, it would be Sima and Sikou.
Although Cheng Yu's position as the Left Teacher was above the ministers, he did not have any real power, so Zhao Ji could ignore him.
However, Sima was in charge of the military, so she had to care about the other party's position.
In these four years, Zhao Ji had tried to rope in Chu Zhong Yi, but she was always rejected by him, unable to get in.
Now that he had suddenly spoken up for Cheng Yu, Lady Zhao did not know what he was thinking.
However, from his observation over the past four years, Chu Zhong Yi had never been close to Jiang Tianming.
Could it be that he was only speaking for Cheng Yu?
While the Second Mistress was in deep thought, Situ Wangmin and Sikong Geqi exchanged glances.
The two of them looked at each other, but they did not see any clues.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and drag him out to be punished!"
Seeing that he didn't show any support for Sima's words, the guards immediately stood still.
This caused the anger in Jiang Tianhai's heart that he had just been about to vent to subside for a moment.
He did not have much political vigilance. Since he did not support him, why should he sell his face?
He immediately stood up and scolded.
"Second Young Master has yet to inherit the throne, yet he wants to punish Master Zuo so severely.”
Sikou Fu Guang's eyes suddenly opened and shot a glance at Jiang Tianhai before standing next to Sima Chu Zhongyi.
"This…"
This matter was huge!
All the officials looked at Sima and Sikou, who were standing together, and they all spoke up for Cheng Yu.
For a moment, the shock in his eyes was beyond words.
One had to know that these two were both people with real power. If the four ministers were ranked according to their real power, Sima and Sikou would probably be ranked at the front.
One of them was in charge of military affairs, while the other was in charge of criminal litigation. It could be said that they had great power.
Now that they were working together, even Second Mistress and Situ Sikong had to act cautiously.
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