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The hall was dead silent. Outside, the imperial guards had brought some of Zou Xue's family members.

When the commander of the imperial guards, Gan Li, saw that Zou Xue had confessed, he asked the eunuch to tell the emperor quietly.

There was a stalemate in the hall and the emperor did not say a word.

Zou Xue's emotions suddenly broke down, and he couldn't help but say what was in his mind.

"Your Majesty, I lost my composure in front of you today. I know I have committed a heinous crime and deserve death, but Your Majesty, you don't know how hard it has been for us, your subjects, over the years, Your Majesty..."

The emperor couldn't help but frown. Are they suffering?

Zou Xue's crying was extremely abrupt in the hall, and the trembling sound echoed in the air, making people feel sad.

A few sighs were heard in the hall, and several court officials secretly wiped their eyes.

The emperor felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

Zou Xue took a deep breath and calmed himself. "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xin controls the court and forces me to do things for him. He holds my power against him and is making me fall into his trap step by step, from which I can never escape."

Zou Xue's eyes were filled with grief, his tone full of accusations, "Your Majesty, many ministers in my Daxuan Dynasty were coerced and bribed by Xin Rui, and once they got hold of something, they had no choice but to obey Xin Rui..."

After hearing this, the court officials couldn't help but sigh. Who doesn't make mistakes at every step?

Will he eventually become a slave of the Xin family?

Zou Xue smiled wryly and said, "Over the years, every time there was a major court meeting, Xin Rui would have already summoned all the ministers to discuss and secretly make the decision. Then, when the day came for the actual meeting, the ministers would just go along and put on a show for you."

The emperor's emotions were getting a little out of control. His face was gloomy and his chest was aching.

He had experienced what Zou Xue was talking about before.

Weren't they the ones who forced Si Yan to cancel his engagement with Prince Yong?

The emperor knew that he was not a great monarch, but he never thought that he would end up like this.

Xin Rui said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, this Zou Xue must be crazy! He is a mad dog, biting an old minister."

Xin Rui also had tears and snot running down his face, and it was heartbreaking to watch.

"Your Majesty, I have never done these things, yet some people insist on slandering me."

Zou Xue sneered and continued, "Your Majesty, Xin Rui's evil deeds are countless. He abuses his power for personal gain. The disaster relief funds and military pay he has embezzled from the national treasury over the years alone are far greater than the treasury funds he embezzled this time. Your Majesty, you must be careful that Xin Rui is secretly raising an army and waiting for an opportunity to rebel."

The emperor's brows jumped, his cheeks twitched constantly, and his whole body exuded tremendous anger.

He never imagined that the Daxuan court would be so corrupt.

The emperor clenched his fists and stared at Xin Rui with a stern look: "Prime Minister Xin, is what Zou Xue said true?"

"Your Majesty, these are all lies!" Xin Rui swore solemnly, "I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no second thoughts!"

Xin Rui glanced at Si Yan and said, "Your Majesty, this is a deliberate plot to murder me."

Si Zhengxuan couldn't help but stand up and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Zou has confessed that Prime Minister Xin embezzled money from the national treasury and intended to rebel. Your Majesty, please deal with him severely."

Xin Rui replied coldly, "Master Situ, we've always been at odds, but please don't kick me when I'm down. Minister Zou said this Prime Minister was plotting a rebellion, so I'm plotting a rebellion? And I'm also saying you're plotting a rebellion, so has Master Situ been plotting a rebellion?"

Without waiting for Si Zhengxuan to speak, Xin Rui turned around and stared at the Minister of Revenue.

"Minister Zou has no evidence, it's just slander."

Everyone fell silent. No one dared to accuse Xin Rui without the emperor's order.

The emperor looked solemn, glanced at Prince Xin, and said nothing for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I have evidence." Suddenly, Zhen Zhinian, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, stood up.

Everyone raised their eyes to look at Zhen Zhinian, and the emperor couldn't help but ask, "What evidence?"

Zhen Zhinian pulled out a stack of documents from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, these are all the dirty deeds I have done for Prime Minister Xin Rui over the years. I have sorted them out and written down the whole story in the documents.

"Each document represents a case. I have written about a total of eighteen major cases and one hundred and thirty-one minor cases. I have copied all of these documents and handed them over to the new Minister of Justice, Lord Pei, for safekeeping. In my hands are the documents for the eighteen major cases. Your Majesty, please review them."

After receiving the emperor's instructions, Eunuch Gu handed over the document in Zhen Zhinian's hand.

The emperor took the document and glanced through it.

"Zhen Zhinian!"

Xin Rui sneered and said, "You just casually fabricated eighteen unjust cases and then came to slander this Prime Minister, and you even said that this is evidence? How ridiculous."

Zhen Zhinian said calmly, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, each and every one of these eighteen cases was committed at your behest. I have clearly written down how you instructed me to fabricate evidence, forge confessions, and tamper with my statements. I have also preserved evidence for many of these cases, and I will review them with you one by one."

In the hall, the loyal prime minister and his party were eclipsed.

Is Prime Minister Xin finished?

Xin Rui was about to open his mouth to refute when the emperor solemnly asked, "Zhen Zhinian, your document says that the Crown Prince was framed by the Prime Minister?"

"That's right, Your Majesty." Zhen Zhinian said calmly, "Not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also His Royal Highness Prince Yong, have both been framed by Prime Minister Xin."

Zhen Zhinian knelt on the ground, chest puffed out, looking as if he was ready to die.

Xin Rui twisted his mouth and angrily shouted, "Zhen Jinian, this is an old matter that has long been closed. How dare you slander me?"

Zhen Zhinian sneered, "Prime Minister Xin, I personally handled this case. I'm well aware that you put a lot of thought into dealing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Yong."

Xin Rui couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. If these things were exposed by Zhen Jinian, he would surely die.

Does Zhen Zhinian not want to live anymore?

He did all these things with Zhen Jinian. If Zhen Jinian exposed him, he would also be implicated.

Zhen Jinian has always valued his life and has been cautious in officialdom. He has finally come to where he is today. He thought that Zhen Jinian would never risk his life.

This is also the reason why Zhen Jinian turned to King Yong, but he never ordered anyone to assassinate Zhen Jinian.

Zou Xue had to confess him out of necessity, but Zhen Jinian took the initiative to accuse him.

What's wrong with him?

Zhen Zhinian straightened his back. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was slandered for leading his troops to rebel while you were out hunting. He received word that you were in danger while hunting, so he led his troops to rescue you. However, Prime Minister Xin slandered him, saying that he wanted to kill you."

"Cough cough, cough cough..."

The emperor suddenly coughed and hurriedly took out his handkerchief to cover his lips.

The others didn't see it, but Eunuch Gu saw it. There was blood on His Majesty's handkerchief.