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Xin Rui tried his best to calm down. "So, you have no concrete evidence at all, or you're just trying to convict me based on your own words?"

The hall was silent. Although there was no evidence, the emperor had already believed it in his heart.

Dealing with Xin Rui was just a matter of a word from him.

Zhen Zhinian laughed: "Although I don't have evidence for every case, I do have it too."

Xin Rui's eyes darkened as he stared coldly at Zhen Zhinian: "Then produce some solid evidence."

Zhen Zhinian bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, over the years, Prime Minister Xin had letters delivered to me. I used a trick to secretly retain some of them, and only then was I able to preserve evidence in certain cases."

Zhen Zhinian took out several envelopes from his sleeve and took out some letters from them one by one.

"Your Majesty, these letters are evidence of Prime Minister Xin's original instructions to the envoys. Please review them."

As Zhen Zhinian handed the letter to Eunuch Gu, he said, "Prime Minister Xin is extremely cunning. Every time he sends a letter, he demands it be burned in front of the messenger. Therefore, it is difficult to leave any evidence. I used some tricks and took the risk to preserve these letters."

Zhen Zhinian took a lot of risks just to preserve these evidences.

If he had been discovered by Xin Rui's men, he would have been dead long ago.

When the emperor saw the contents of the letter, he was so angry that he held his chest.

The tone of voice Xin Rui used in the letter was that of an emperor, not a prime minister.

"Your Majesty, could you let me take a look at these letters?" Xin Rui requested.

"To the Prime Minister." The emperor's face was pale and his expression was as cold as ice.

Xin Rui read through the letters one by one and said calmly, "Your Majesty, each of these letters has a different handwriting. They were not written by me at all."

The emperor couldn't help but frown slightly, as if the handwriting of each letter was indeed a little different.

Zhen Zhinian said, "Your Majesty, although the handwriting of each letter is different, it is absolutely true that it is the Prime Minister's handwriting. The Prime Minister is good at calligraphy. In order to avoid being caught, he imitates the handwriting of different people each time to make it easier for himself to defend himself."

"Ridiculous!" Xin Rui was filled with rage. "Zhen Zhinian, you're willing to say anything to slander me. These letters weren't written by me, and this isn't my handwriting either."

Zhen Zhinian didn't say anything, but couldn't help but look at the Minister of Revenue standing beside him.

"Lord Zou, I think you are also very clear about the Prime Minister's handwriting."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zou Xue testified. "Prime Minister Xin always sent different people to deliver our messages via letters, which he would burn in front of us after reading them. The handwriting on each letter was unique. I tried many times to preserve evidence, but failed. I didn't expect Lord Zhen to have preserved it."

The Prime Minister's party couldn't help but gasp. Prince Xin lowered his head, his face as pale as death.

Zhen Zhinian said, "Your Majesty, I have only preserved a few letters. These letters all bear Xin Rui's signature, and they are all evidence of Prime Minister Xin's manipulation of everything behind the scenes."

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I am truly wronged..."

Xin Rui knelt on the ground and said veiledly, "For more than twenty years, I have been loyal to Your Majesty. Now that someone has gained power, they want to deal with me."

Everyone knew that he was talking about Si Yan.

It was after Si Yan appeared in the court that the power of the prime minister's party was gradually disintegrated.

Xin Rui cried, "Your Majesty, these letters were not written by me at all. Not a single one of them is in my handwriting."

The Fifth Prince Qi Guangan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xin is guilty of heinous crimes and should be beheaded in public!"

Song Yi, the Minister of Rites, said, "Your Majesty, based on just a few letters, and not even sure if they're in the Prime Minister's handwriting, it's not enough to convict the Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether Prime Minister Xin is guilty or not, he should be imprisoned and then rigorously interrogated."

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has worked diligently for over twenty years. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard. He should not be convicted so hastily."

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xin's crimes are extremely serious and he should be thrown into the Heavenly Prison immediately."

"..."

In the court, the ministers were arguing in a mess.

Xin Rui was the pillar of Prince Xin's party. Once Xin Rui was dealt with, it meant that Prince Xin's party had no hope.

Then, Prince Yong would inevitably become the crown prince.

When Prince Yong cleans up the hostile forces in the future, he will definitely not spare Prince Xin's party.

The emperor's ears were buzzing and he didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he looked at Si Yan with a distracted look.

"Lord Si Yan, what are your opinions?"

Si Yan slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have some evidence regarding Prime Minister Xin's treason. The defeat of General Guan Ling of Beiyan was actually closely related to Prime Minister Xin..."

Dealing with Xin Rui is certain.

But Si Yan also wants to take this opportunity to clear the injustice of the National Defense General's Mansion.

The hall suddenly became quiet. As soon as the imperial lady-in-waiting spoke, everyone became extremely alert.

If Prime Minister Xin is the pillar of Prince Xin's faction, then the female official Si Yan is the most important figure in Prince Yong's faction.

Xin Rui didn't expect that Si Yan was actually keeping an eye on the Beiyan Pass incident. Does she have evidence in her hands?

Si Yan's expression was cold and gloomy. "Your Majesty, I discovered some clues when I was at Beiyan Pass. Beiyan Pass is extremely strategically located, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Prince Yong held it for a year without any problems. Why did General Ling fail in just three months?"

Xin Rui replied coldly, "Didn't you also recapture Beiyan Pass in just half a month?"

Si Yan glanced at Xin Rui and said, "That's because our army used new firearms. The Beimang army has never seen such firearms before, so they were shocked.

"Without this new firearm, it would have been impossible to capture Beiyan Pass. The reason the Beimang Kingdom was able to capture Beiyan Pass was because there was a traitor within our Daxuan Army who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. This traitor was instructed by Prime Minister Xin."

Xin Rui pointed at Si Yan with a trembling finger: "Your Majesty, this Si Yan wants to kill me!"

Xin Rui said bitterly, "As long as I die, Prince Xin will have no one to rely on, and no one will be able to rival Prince Yong. Prince Yong will be able to become the crown prince, and Prince Yong will obey Si Yan's every word. Daxuan will be controlled by the Si family in the future."

Xin Rui knew that the Imperial Noble Consort had been banished to the cold palace and no one would speak for them in front of the Emperor.

With so many people accusing him, if the emperor had not been concerned about Prince Xin, he would have punished him long ago.

Xin Rui sobbed and said, "Your Majesty, you must think twice and don't fall for this woman's tricks!"

Si Yan said calmly, "Your Majesty, I happened to meet two generals at the border. Both of them survived the battle of Beiyan Pass. They know everything about what happened at Beiyan Pass. Your Majesty, would you like to meet them?"

"Where are they?" asked the emperor.

"Just wait at the palace gate." Si Yan had already made preparations and was determined to clear the injustice of the General's Mansion today.

The emperor nodded: "Okay, let them in."