Drunk Bamboo

The moment Zhang Xinghe appeared in Baoping Hall with Ginkgo, Hua Qinming's eyes turned cold.

Han Jian looked horrified, "You..."

Then he quickly shut up and almost exposed himself.

Hua Qinfeng was a little confused. Ginkgo hadn't spoken a word these days. How did Zhang Xinghe ask her to come forward as a witness?

Ginkgo's face was pale. After paying his respects to the emperor as usual, he was interrogated by Luo Yuan.

Ginkgo answered all of them.

"I am Yin Xing, the courtesan of Taohua Tower in Zhongdu. Using my status as a courtesan, I gather information. Many high-ranking officials in the city like to come to Taohua Tower for pleasure, and I learn many secrets of the court from them."

Ginkgo is cool and beautiful, and now her sick face looks even more frail and delicate.

Everyone listened carefully, and suddenly a cold shout was heard.

"Shut up! How dare a prostitute talk nonsense in front of the palace!" Han Jian shouted to stop them.

Abnormally abrupt.

Several people's attention was focused on Han Jian, which made him even more panicked.

Zhang Xinghe, who was also standing beside Wang Yan and listening, spoke first, "Your Majesty hasn't said anything yet, Lord Han dares to speak for His Majesty?"

Han Jian came back to his senses, "I dare not. I don't want this bitch's words to pollute your majesty's ears."

The emperor had a gloomy face and remained silent.

Zhang Xinghe: "Your Majesty, Lord Han's words are foul. You should be careful with your words."

The emperor glanced at Han Jian coldly: "Master Han, did you hear that?"

Han Jian had no choice but to bow his head and said, "I have spoken out of turn."

With this interruption, the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Luo Yuan was fair and strict. "Miss Ginkgo, please continue."

Gingko knelt on the ground, raised her head, lowered her eyes slightly, and continued: "Yes. After getting the news, I informed Minister Han. He is Han Xin, the son of the Minister of Works, Mr. Han."

The slender hand pointed directly at Han Jian who was standing in the center of the hall.

"Nonsense! Absolute nonsense!" Han Jian was furious and denied it flatly.

The three presiding judges stood side by side, facing the emperor, and they were all shocked after hearing what happened.

Zhongshu Ling Xun Bai said: "Why should Lord Han be angry? It's okay for the ministers in the court to get some information. Is there something else behind this that cannot be revealed?"

Han Jian opened his eyes in fear and was speechless.

He panicked. How could things turn out like this?

How should he respond?

Ginkgo spoke again:

"I am only following orders to gather information. I have no idea what the adults will use the information for. Not only that, Master Han will use me to spread the news. Before the Feng King got married, it was said that the Feng King was bloodthirsty, rude and violent, and the Feng King's wife was ugly and sickly. All of this was caused by Master Han's instructions."

"It's not me, it's obviously..." Han Jian looked at Hua Qinming unconsciously.

A beam of cold light swept over him, and Han Jicheng immediately withdrew his gaze and kept silent.

Ginkgo disappeared from his mansion. Even if he could walk out of the hall safely today, the Imperial Concubine and Prince Wen would not let him go.

Han Jian had been in the court for many years and had experienced many ups and downs, so he quickly came up with a plan to deal with the situation.

He turned around, knelt on the ground, and begged the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it was all my unfilial son's stupidity that spread rumors about King Feng. He deserves to die! King Feng has made great military achievements and is young and promising. I envied him and lost my mind for a moment, so I maliciously spread rumors!"

"But I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no second thoughts! I am gathering information to understand the preferences of the ministers in the court and to make friends with them. I have been following Your Majesty for more than 20 years and have always been careful and cautious. Everything I do is for Your Majesty!"

The emperor's expression became even uglier.

Staring at Han Jian was like staring at a piece of shit.

Wu Guanzhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who had been silent the whole time, could not bear to hear any more. "Lord Han is a good speaker and can easily confuse right and wrong. It turns out that the bad reputation of the King of Feng was all a rumor made up by the Han Mansion. Lord Han is the Minister of Works appointed by His Majesty himself. He should act uprightly. How could he be so bold and reckless by taking advantage of His Majesty's majesty and trust?"

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you!" Han Jian only said this.

The emperor just stared at him without saying a word.

This is even more chaotic.

The prince's innocence has not been cleared yet, and a new major case has emerged.

Luo Yuan was upright and knew that his identity and mission today was to find out whether the crown prince was corrupt. Other things were not part of his mission today.

Luo Yuan brought the topic back on track, "What kind of person Lord Han is is not something that we, the ministers, can judge with just a few words. Today we are talking about the Crown Prince, so please let Miss Ginkgo finish what you are saying."

Gingko's words were shocking again, "Lord Han not only pried into the privacy of the ministers in the court, but also attempted to assassinate King Feng!"

Luo Yuan was stunned. "What?"

This is true for everyone.

The emperor's eyes were full of anger.

Ginkgo was excited and angry, "I was ordered by Lord Han to assassinate King Feng, causing him to fall off a cliff and almost die!"

Wu Guanzhong got angry, took two steps to Han Jian, and cursed fiercely: "Han Jian, you dare to assassinate the prince! Your son dares to assassinate King Feng because he envied him. If anyone offends your Han Mansion, will the whole family die!"

The emperor said in a low voice, "Did Han Jian instruct you to do all this?"

Ginkgo cried with tears in her eyes, "Yes! Your Majesty, if I tell a lie, I will die a miserable death! Lord Han has done more evil than these. I escaped death and returned to Zhongdu, begging for Lord Han's protection. Lord Han seemed to be kind and pretended to let his son marry me, but in fact he poisoned me and threw me into a mass grave. If I hadn't been able to survive and meet King Feng, I would have died long ago."

"The King of Feng didn't know my true identity, but he sought medical treatment for me, which saved my life. I am grateful for the King of Feng's life-saving grace, and I am willing to turn over a new leaf. Today, I went to the Ministry of Justice to surrender myself. I met Lord Zhang and asked him to take me to see the emperor and personally accuse the Minister of Works Han Jian of plotting to murder the prince and colluding with Wang Qingming to frame the crown prince. All the conditions are well-founded and there is absolutely no lie!"

It's really a shocking case!

Han Jian collapsed to the ground, his hands and feet shaking.

All of what Ginkgo said was handled by him, but he was under the orders of the Imperial Concubine and King Wen, and he was just following their orders.

But I can't quibble.

When Hua Qinfeng heard this, he was as shocked as the three presiding judges.

Standing opposite Hua Qinfeng, Hua Qinyu, Wang Yan, and Zhang Xinghe were extremely steady, calm and composed in the face of danger. This was a calmness engraved in their bones, with no expression on their faces.

He glanced at Hua Qinming beside him, who was also trying his best to restrain himself, biting his lips tightly, and seemed calm.

In addition, Hua Qinfeng had more doubts in his mind.

In order to protect Hongmei, Ginkgo erased the plot about Hongmei, but the words of thanks to him always felt redundant.

How come he didn't realize that Ginkgo came to be a witness for him?

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and listened to Ginkgo continue.

"These are the letters between Han Jian and Wang Qingming. Most of them were burned. I secretly hid two copies. Some were burned and incomplete. I hid them too. I originally wanted to use them to save my life if the truth came out. I didn't expect that they would become the ironclad evidence against Han's mansion. The law is long and wide. Evildoers will be punished."

At this moment, Han Jian looked ashen.

Xun Bai took the letter and checked it with Wu Guanzhong and Luo Yuan.

They are all skilled in calligraphy, and can tell the authenticity of a piece of writing at a glance.

After a moment, the three of them looked up at each other and understood.

Xun Bai, the most senior of the three, reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is indeed Lord Han's handwriting. There is also Wang Qingming's signature and private seal on the letter."

The emperor slammed the table and stood up, "Han Jian, you are so brave!"

Han Jian's mind went blank and he even forgot to breathe.

At this time, Zhang Die, the accountant who was kneeling on the side and forgotten, confessed everything.

"It was Lord Xiao Han who ordered me to falsify the accounts! If I didn't do it, he would kill my wife and children, so I had no choice but to do it! I didn't mean to frame your Highness. Your Highness is a good man, a good man!"

"The materials used to build the dam are all genuine marble, but I changed it to mica in the account book. Your Highness worked hard on the dam construction and personally checked the materials. There is no chance that inferior materials were mixed in. Your Majesty ordered someone to chisel open a section, and it was all marble, it was clear as day!"

"When Lord Xiao Han went to Yuzhen half a year ago, he ordered people to do something, causing part of the river bank to collapse. Your Highness was supposed to return to Zhongdu at that time, but he stayed. Your Highness has not been home for many years, and his energy has been focused on the dam project. I deserve to die, and I falsely accuse Your Highness of corruption. I deserve to die!"

Everything is clear now.

This was all planned by Han Jian, who even directed and acted out the whole thing to frame the prince!

The emperor's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"What a Han Jian! It turns out that you planned this all along just to alienate the relationship between me and the Crown Prince! You framed the Crown Prince, assassinated Prince Feng, and colluded with Wang Qingming. Each of these crimes is punishable by death!"

"Your Majesty! I am..."

I have to obey the orders of the Imperial Concubine and Prince Wen!

Han Jian didn't dare to say it.

The emperor hates disloyal people the most, and saying this means death.

Rather than...

Hua Qinming bowed and said slowly:

"Your Majesty, Han Jian's crimes are too numerous to list. It is not too much to punish his entire clan."

"Your Highness..." Han Jian looked up in surprise.

"No matter who you are friendly with, you cannot defeat the law. If you confess the truth, you may be able to meet your family in the Ministry of Justice. If you refuse to confess, you will be killed on the spot."

Hua Qinming didn't even look at Han Jian.

Han Jian was dejected.

He was completely finished, and the Han family was completely finished.

He was abandoned...