The ring connects the past and present, the exiled prince worships me as a god

The scene was tense for a while.

Where some people agree, naturally there will be others who oppose.

Following Su Xiang and others, they all knelt on the ground and forced the emperor.

Qi Yu had anticipated such a scene, so he had made sufficient preparations.

"Prime Minister Su, Imperial Concubine Su, I'm not asking the Emperor to reinstate me as Crown Prince, but I am requesting a retrial of the case that deposed me. I don't think you two should complain, do you?"

"What right do you have to hold a retrial? You killed my son. Everyone in the palace saw it with their own eyes. You are a murderer, but you were not executed but exiled. How dare you come back?"

The imperial concubine pointed at his face and roared, "If I give you a chance for a retrial, then who will give my son a chance to live again? I will be the first one to disagree!"

"That's right! Deposed Crown Prince Qi Yu, there's irrefutable evidence that you bullied the Imperial Concubine and murdered the Prince. Even if you join the military camp and gain military merit, that's no reason to exonerate yourself from this sin!"

Prime Minister Su stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, believe in your wisdom!"

This sentence seems to be saying that if the emperor sides with Qi Yu, he would be a tyrant?

"Su Xiang, you are so bold!"

The emperor was furious, and the joyful atmosphere in the court due to the news of victory disappeared in an instant.

Everyone knelt on the ground in unison.

Duan Zhan took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty is wise. Although Qi Yu is the deposed crown prince, he entered the military camp and made many military achievements. He communicated with the gods and saved the lives of 300,000 soldiers in the camp. Doesn't this count as meritorious service? The terrain of Beiling Imperial City is complex and full of traps. He went there alone and almost died there, but he still managed to capture the Beiling King despite being seriously injured. Doesn't this count as meritorious service? We were trapped in the mountains by the Beiling young general Ao Nian and almost froze to death. It was Qi Yu who came to our rescue alone, brought us supplies and helped us to a glimmer of hope. Doesn't this count as meritorious service?"

"If all these meritorious deeds can't earn him a chance for a retrial, then does his rescue of over 20,000 people from Huai Village, as well as tens of thousands of people in the surrounding areas, count as meritorious service?!"

Listening to Duan Zhan's lofty words, Zhao Li didn't care whether contradicting him would lead to the death penalty. He stood up and said, "That's right! At that time, the famine in Huai Village was gradually spreading. No one in Huai Village had food to eat or water to drink. Many people could only wait to die. It was Qi Yu who communicated with the gods and prayed for water and food for everyone. Not only that, the gods also taught us the technology of greenhouse vegetable farming and papermaking! Before we set off, Sun Xian, the magistrate of Huai Village, personally wrote to state that Huai Village had been restored to its original state and helped the surrounding villages and counties to restore their appearance. Such a capable person has done so much. How could he not ask for the opportunity for retrial? Then what is the peace and stability we have worked so hard for!"

"That's right!"

A minister stepped forward and said, "So-called peace in the country is nothing; the well-being of the people is what matters most! Only when the people are happy can our Great Jin flourish! The deposed Crown Prince has done so much for the people during his exile, and he deserves respect! We beg the Emperor to review the deposed Crown Prince's case!"

In an instant, many court officials shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please re-examine the case of the deposed crown prince!"

"Somebody come!"

The emperor shouted, "Reexamine the case of the deposed crown prince!"

The huge Imperial Palace became the scene of the retrial of the case.

Qi Yu got the chance and immediately ordered people to make arrangements. Soon, someone came forward with a brocade box.

"I don't know, who's willing to try?"

No one knew what he was saying or what he was going to do, only Shen Qian stood up.

"Then I will cooperate with you."

Qi Yu's brows were moved when he saw Shen Qian again. But many things could be said later, as the present moment was of vital importance.

"Thank you, Commander Shen."

When Qi Yu opened the brocade box, everyone saw an ugly long worm. The worm crawled all the way to Shen Qian's body and quickly buried itself in his skin.

Seeing this scene, all the ministers gasped, and the scene that made them even more anxious had just begun.

Shen Qian's originally calm expression gradually turned violent in an instant.

Suddenly, he started jumping wildly, as if the beast in his body was aroused and he lost his mind.

He grabbed someone and was about to beat him up, but luckily Duan Zhan pulled him away in time.

Then he rushed out of the hall, snatched the sword from the guard's hand, and raised his hand to stab the guard closest to him.

At the critical moment, Qi Yu immediately flew forward, knocked Shen Qian unconscious, and then placed the dagger that had been prepared in advance in his palm.

"Half a year ago, Imperial Concubine Su brought the Sixth Prince to my palace. He brought me a bowl of soup, and I didn't doubt it. But not long after I drank it, I became like Commander Shen. I went crazy and mad, not knowing what I had just done. When I woke up, I was arrested."

Qi Yu recalled the scene at that time, his eyes darkening. "Concubine Su accused my father of insulting her. Someone brought up the Sixth Prince's body and said I had killed him! I was unconscious at the time, but the dagger was in my hand. My chaotic memories told me that I had killed someone, so I really believed that I had killed the Sixth Prince, so I never explained. But it wasn't until I was exiled to Huai Village and then poisoned that I realized it was all a conspiracy!"

Qi Yu pointed at Concubine Su and said, "It was you. You had Sixth Prince poison the soup, letting the parasite enter my body. And you, you framed me with the life of your own child!"

Qi Yu's eyes were bloodshot as he thought of his brother who had died tragically, and his cheerful appearance following him around all day.

"That's your biological child, Concubine Su, how dare you!"

"You bullshit!"

Su Ying naturally wouldn't admit what she had done. She looked at the situation before her and said with all her might, "What right do you have to say that I did all this? Anyone can get that poisonous insect. Besides, Shen Qian became violent after taking your poisonous insect and almost killed someone. But you actually killed my son!"

Su Ying burst into tears and Su Xiang stepped forward in time.

"That's right. Regardless of how the Gu worm was obtained, it was indeed the deposed Crown Prince who murdered the Sixth Prince. Everyone witnessed this with their own eyes."

Prime Minister Su asked, "Your Majesty, are you also going to deny this?"

It was naturally impossible to deny it, after all, so many servants and maids saw Qi Yu killing people.

The emperor's gaze passed to Qi Yu, who only sneered, "Just because I saw it with my own eyes, does that mean it's true?"

He had someone wake up the unconscious Shen Qian. At this moment, the poisonous insect had not yet left his body. After waking up, Shen Qian still wanted to go crazy, but Qi Yu said to him: "You killed your most trusted servant. All this is your fault. Shen Qian, you must be held accountable for your actions! Commander Shen, you killed someone!"

Repeating this to him over and over was like hypnosis. Soon, the furious Shen Qian calmed down. He looked around in disbelief, looking at the dagger in his hand. He no longer had the calm demeanor he once had. He looked like someone being pointed at by thousands of people. Finally, he collapsed to the ground weakly.

Seeing this, Qi Yu asked someone to pour a basin of cold water on him to wake him up.

Shen Qian woke up amidst everyone's confused and expectant gazes. Everyone thought he would regain his composure, but unexpectedly, he suddenly knelt before the emperor and said, "I beg Your Majesty to stab this humble minister to death."

"Why?"

Shen Qian said sadly: "Just now, I, your humble servant, killed a servant with my own hands. I beg the emperor to punish me!"

The scene of him actively admitting his mistakes and being heartbroken was exactly the same as Qi Yu's at the beginning.

Seeing this, Qi Yu immediately took out the medicine bag and forced the poisonous insect out.

Everyone watched as the living Shen Qian went crazy, and then saw him admit his crime even though he had clearly done nothing.

When he woke up, Qi Yu asked, "Commander Shen, do you remember what you just did?"

Shen Qian nodded and described his crime scene in detail, causing all the ministers to gasp.