Looking at Jiang Huan who had been beaten into a pig's head, the officials could not stand it anymore.
"General Lei Kai, if you continue to hit him, you will kill him!" Shang Rong stepped forward.”
Lei Kai came back to his senses and saw that Jiang Huan's face was so swollen that he could not see his human form. His mouth and nose were bleeding. If this continued, he would probably die before he could get a clear answer.
"You can't fight?" Lei Kai frowned.
The officials were speechless.
Shang Rong's mouth twitched. Don't you know how strong you are? Ordinary mortals, who could withstand your interrogation?
Shaking his head, Shang Rong walked up and said,"General Lei Kai, you may leave. Let me do it!”
Lei Kai glared at Jiang Huan hatefully." Damned thing. You're so weak, yet you dare to assassinate the king. You really don't know how to write the word 'death'!”
You say it as if you know!
Shang Rong helplessly took over Lei Kai's position and walked in front of Jiang Huan. His expression gradually became serious as he said,"Tell me, who asked you to assassinate the king? The branch palace is under the jurisdiction of the harem, and it is a place that even the prime minister is not allowed to enter. If no one is there to receive you, how did you get to the branch palace?”
Jiang Huan narrowed her eyes at Shang Rong from between her swollen eyebrows and cheeks. She whimpered,"It was really the empress who instructed me to do it. It was also the empress who secretly let me into the palace building…"
"Since you said the Empress ordered you, let me ask you. When did she order you? How did she order you?" Shang Rong snorted coldly.”
Jiang Huan was stunned for a moment. Then, he subconsciously looked at Fei Zhong, who was lying on the ground motionless. After thinking for a moment, he said,"The Empress…it was yesterday at 11:45. She called me into the harem and asked me to make a move at midnight. At that time, the tyrant and the demoness were drunk, and it was the best time to make a move!”
"Don't slander me!"
Upon hearing this, Empress Jiang suddenly turned around and looked at Jiang Huan angrily."Last night, at Hai Shi, BenGong was embroidering clothes with Consort Yang of XinQing Palace. How could I summon you into the palace and cause you to assassinate the king?”
Empress Jiang then looked at Ye Chen and knelt on the ground, crying,""Your Majesty, please seek justice for ChenQie!"
"I have my own way of judging right and wrong!" Ye Chen said lightly. Men, summon Consort Yang!"
"Yes, Great King!"
The guard outside the hall responded and left after his words sounded. After which, the hall once again fell silent.
At this moment, Fei Zhong and Jiang Huan, who were kneeling on the ground, started trembling. Their faces were pale.
Seeing this scene, the ministers 'faces turned cold, but they did not say a word.
Xinqing Palace is not far from here.
Soon, a beautiful woman in a snow-white palace dress walked into the hall with two guards.
Seeing this Yang Guifei, Ye Chen once again praised her in his heart. She was another peerless beauty!
It had to be said that this was the good thing about being an emperor!
"ChenQie greets the king!"
Yang Noble Consort walked over and bowed.
Ye Chen nodded lightly." No need for formalities! Beloved Concubine, I ask you, where were you last night?”
Concubine Yang naturally knew what was going on at this moment, but her exquisite face did not hesitate at all. She did not dare to hide it and said directly,"Last night, ChenQie and the Empress agreed to embroider clothes in the palace and only left at midnight.”
"Are you sure?"
Ye Chen said calmly.
"ChenQie is certain that many guards and palace maids in the harem are witnesses!”
Noble Consort Yang nodded.
Ye Chen looked at Jiang Huan." What else do you have to say?”
Jiang Huan's entire body was trembling, and even his teeth were chattering. He gritted his teeth and looked at Fei Zhong, who was kneeling beside him, but he did not say a word.
Ye Chen looked outside the hall." Men, bring the pao!"”
Hearing this, all the officials were shocked. Jiang Huan and Fei Zhong's bodies trembled even more.
Ye Chen looked at Jiang Huan." I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. This amount of time is just enough to heat up the pao."”
"Hualala…"
Soon, more than ten guards slowly pushed a bronze furnace in. On top of the bronze furnace was a huge copper pillar that was about twenty feet tall and eight feet thick. The iron chains on it rattled, and it was very terrifying!
"Burn the furnace!"
Ye Chen ordered calmly.
The guard beside the pao heard the order and immediately lit the pao.
As the flames burned, the entire hall seemed to slowly heat up.
The expressions of all the officials changed. The scene of Senior Physician Mei Bo being scalded to death by the brand appeared in their minds once again. Mei Bo's miserable scream before he died seemed to still be ringing in their ears.
The time for an incense stick to burn quickly passed. The pao was already burning red, and the heat surged in all directions.
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Huan." Have you thought about it?”
"I, I…"
Jiang Huan's body was already weak at this moment. He was trembling and unable to speak.
Ye Chen sneered." Someone, roast him!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Two guards immediately walked out and pulled Jiang Huan towards Pao Lao.
Looking at the red brand in front of him, Jiang Huan was so scared that he peed and shit. He hurriedly shouted,"Great King, I confess! I'll confess!"
"Tell me the truth!"
Shang Rong shouted.
"It was Doctor Fei, Doctor Fei instructed me to do this!”
Jiang Huan wailed and no longer dared to hide anything. He revealed the real mastermind.
At this moment, Fei Zhong's entire body was trembling. He was limp on the ground, and his lips kept trembling.
Ye Chen was expressionless as he looked at Fei Zhong." Minister Fei, can you tell me what's going on?"”
"Your Majesty, it's slander! It's slander!"
Even Fei Zhong's voice was trembling. However, even he himself did not believe what he said.
"I didn't frame him!"
"I didn't frame you, Your Majesty!" Jiang Huan struggled and shouted. I was originally his guard, but he gave me a hundred taels of gold to bribe the guards and let me into the harem. He called me the assassination king. I didn't have time to spend that hundred taels of gold, so I buried it under the peach tree in the middle of his courtyard!”
Ye Chen waved his hand." Send someone to dig!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two guards responded and left the hall.
As for Fei Zhong, he did not even kneel at this moment. He directly collapsed to the ground, his face pale.
As for Shang Rong, Bi Gan, Huang Feihu, and the other ministers, they looked at each other, their eyes shining.
The Great King seemed to have returned to that domineering and wise era!
He had clearly made up his mind about today's matter, which was why he had allowed all the officials to come and observe the ceremony.
Could it be that the king was really like what Lei Kai said? He had been cultivating and hiding for three years, but he had shocked everyone with a single brilliant feat?
Time passed slowly in this tense atmosphere.
In less than 15 minutes, two guards returned with a cloth bag in their hands. They threw it on the ground, and the dazzling gold fell to the ground.
When they saw the gold, everything was settled. It was absolutely impossible for an ordinary family to have so much gold!
Fei Zhong's face was as white as paper, and he was completely paralyzed.
Jiang Huan was overjoyed. This was the evidence. It was all instigated by Fei Zhong! I'm not guilty, please spare my life, Great King!"
Ye Chen didn't even look at it and said lightly,"Roast it!"”
Ignoring Jiang Huan's pleas and struggles, the two guards directly tied him up with a brand.
Immediately, a shrill scream, accompanied by the smell of roasted meat, spread throughout the entire hall.
All the officials felt a chill in their hearts and could not bear to look at him.
Ye Chen looked at the pale Fei Zhong and said calmly,""Minister Fei, I have treated you well. Why did you assassinate me? Why did you frame my wife?”
"Now that things have come to this, how do you think I should treat you?”
Fei Zhong's body trembled as he said,""Your Majesty, this subject is guilty, this subject has let down Your Majesty…"
Seeing this scene, all the officials beside him were delighted.
In the past half a year, Fei Zhong had relied on the King's favor to be arrogant. He did not even put the Prime Minister in his eyes. He slandered the country and countless people hoped that he would be executed by the King.
Now, this scene had finally come true!
Faced with the current situation, please make a choice.
Option 1: Follow the wishes of the officials, execute Fei Zhong, and rebuild the dignity of the Human Emperor. Reward: Divine Power, Eye of Truth.
[Option 2: Acting arbitrarily. I'll make the decisions for my own matters. I'll kill whoever I want. I won't kill them anyway.] Reward Title-" The Strongest Stupid Ruler "
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