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"You are a traitor! How have I treated you all these years? How dare you betray me!"

Chen Hanzhi couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. In front of a group of officials, he glared at Zhang Qingquan and roared continuously.

"What did you do to me?"

"How dare you say that! You've made me do so much dirty work over the years! What have you given me?!"

Zhang Qingquan responded sharply with a look of disdain on his face, and it was obvious that he had no intention of showing any mercy to Chen Hanzhi.

"Beast! Beast!"

Chen Hanzhi was so angry after being scolded by Zhang Qingquan that his blood rushed to his head. While cursing him as a beast, he actually walked down the stairs and hit Zhang Qingquan!

Zhang Qingquan had no intention of dodging at all. When Chen Hanzhi's fists and kicks attacked him, he actually stood up on the spot and started fighting back.

So, in just a few breaths, Chen Hanzhi and Zhang Qingquan started to wrestle in the court.

This scene, which totally disregarded the official etiquette, made all the officials present dumbfounded.

After all, corrupt officials are common, but fighting in court is the only case since the founding of Daliang.

As for Xia Yun, he was trying hard to suppress the smile on his face at this moment.

This farce in the court was not something he had expected.

"enough!"

Finally, after Chen Ming finished reading the memorial of Zhang Qingquan's crimes, he spoke up to stop him.

After receiving the order, the yamen runners on both sides immediately used water and fire sticks to separate Chen Hanzhi and Zhang Qingquan.

"As an official appointed by the imperial court, how can you fight in public? How disgraceful!"

Chen Ming frowned and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.

The crimes of Chen Han recorded in the memorial submitted by Zhang Qingquan.

Indeed, these are all serious crimes punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the clan.

Apart from anything else, the fact that he colluded with the Japanese pirates to harm his colleagues doomed Chen Hanzhi's fate.

"I refuse to accept this! Brother Yannian..."

Chen Hanzhi, who was held up by the water and fire sticks, realized his own misconduct and turned his gaze to Chen Ming.

However, he was interrupted by a scolding from Chen Ming before he could finish his words.

"Please address me as Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy."

Chen Ming is indeed a smart man, and he no longer gives Chen Hanzhi a good face at this time.

Chen Hanzhi's heart suddenly sank.

But when people face desperate situations, they often do unexpected things.

"Your Excellency, the memorial written by Zhang Qingquan has no real evidence. As the second-rank governor of Zhejiang, I request to submit a letter to Your Majesty and request a joint trial by the three judicial departments of the court!"

Chen Hanzhi thought quickly and shouted.

Hearing this, Chen Ming and Xia Yun raised their eyebrows at the same time.

Yes, every crime Chen Hanzhi committed was a serious one, but he was a second-rank governor after all.

Although Chen Ming was an imperial censor, if he wanted to convict a governor, he still had to send the case back to the court.

But that way... there will be a lot more variables.

In the court, the cabinet ministers, junior cabinet ministers and others were all officials from the Jiangnan party, even including the three judicial departments.

For a moment, Xia Yun and Chen Ming fell into a rare silence.

But the two did not remain silent for long.

A voice suddenly came into the court, causing joy to appear on the two men's faces.

"In my opinion, there is no need for this."

A deep and magnetic voice sounded, and then a burly and strong official wearing a bright red robe walked into the court.

Behind this man, there were two rows of lieutenant generals and a number of soldiers.

The moment he saw the person coming, all the hesitation on Xia Yun's face disappeared.

Because the person who came was none other than the Governor of Zhejiang, Lei Zhenning!

"I've met the Governor!"

Xia Yun stood up first and bowed to Lei Zhenlin with his hands clasped together.

Immediately afterwards, a group of officials in the hall, including Chen Ming, clasped their fists and saluted Lei Zhenning.

"I've met the Governor!"

The hall was crowded with officials, all with respectful expressions on their faces.

"My Lords, please take your seats."

Lei Zhenning laughed loudly, with a very heroic spirit. When he walked to the center of the hall, the bailiff brought in a throne.

Lei Zhenning did not hesitate and sat next to Xia Yun.

"Master Chen, it has been thirteen years since we last met at court. I hope you are doing well."

Lei Zhenning spoke again and looked at Chen Ming while speaking. It was obvious that the two of them knew each other.

"Your Excellency the Governor is still as charming as ever. I didn't expect that you still remember me. I am honored."

In front of Lei Zhenning, Chen Ming put away his airs as the Censor-in-Chief.

Lei Zhenning nodded when he heard this, and then shifted his gaze to Xia Yun.

"Master Xia, we meet again."

Lei Zhenning laughed.

"The Governor is very busy, and it is not easy for me to meet him."

Xia Yun also smiled, with a hint of teasing in his words.

In fact, although this was the second time the two met, Xia Yun had had many interactions with Lei Zhenning during the time he had been in Hangzhou.

"Master Xia, you are joking. With the merits and contributions you have made in Zhejiang, if you want to see me in the future, you can come to my camp at any time without sending a message."

Lei Zhenning smiled and nodded.

When his words fell into the ears of the officials present, many of them felt a shock in their hearts.

It was obvious that Lei Zhenning appeared in the governor's office to support Xia Yun.

"Master Lei, don't be fooled by Xia Yun! He is a man with evil intentions and is colluding with the Japanese pirates!"

"Master Lei, please save me for the sake of both you and me being officials from Zhejiang!"

At this time, Chen Hanzhi, who had been controlled by the yamen runners, roared with anger and unwillingness.

Unexpectedly, when Lei Zhenlin heard this, he snorted coldly on the spot.

"Chen Hanzhi, if it weren't for the fact that we are colleagues, do you really think that I don't know what you have done in Zhejiang over the years?"

When Lei Zhenning heard Chen Hanzhi speak, his expression suddenly changed, and there was an obvious scolding in his voice.

"Bring the people up!"

Lei Zhenning said again.

Then a lieutenant general escorted a dozen people into the court.

Xia Yun took a look and found that this lieutenant general was no one else but his old acquaintance, Chen Jingzhong.

"Your Excellency, the criminals have been brought in. Half of them are Japanese pirates who colluded with Chen Hanzhi, and the others are warehouse managers from various parts of Zhejiang."

"Over the past few days, after investigation, we have found various disaster relief grains that have been embezzled in the past six months in the warehouses under the jurisdiction of these supervisors. According to their confessions, most of the stolen disaster relief grains are related to Zuo Anning and Chen Hanzhi."

Chen Jingzhong spoke one after another, not only revealing the identity of the person being detained, but also igniting a bombshell.

Doesn’t Chen Hanzhi want evidence?

Now the evidence is here!

"My Lords, I am innocent! All this was ordered by Lord Chen. I am a lowly person with little influence, so how dare I resist the Governor!"

"Please investigate! I have absolutely not embezzled a single grain of food! All this was ordered by the governor and the provincial governor!"

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