Chapter 375: 375 verdict

Chapter 375: 375 verdict

Chapter 375 Chapter 375 Judgment

After Chu Qianhuang hurriedly packed a baggage, she couldn't wait to leave.

Concubine Chu's eldest maid personally sent Chu Qianhuang to the entrance of the main palace and warned: "Miss Chu, don't forget the concubine's instructions."

Thinking of Concubine Chu's ecstatic expression and her earnest instructions just now, Chu Qianhuang showed a meaningful smile and said perfunctorily: "Tell aunt, I understand."

Chu Qianhuang walked down the white marble steps without any hesitation and walked towards the four Xuanjia Army soldiers who were waiting for her. From the beginning to the end, she never looked back.

When she walked down the last step, her face completely changed, and there was no trace of smile on her tight lips.

Now, she just wants to leave the palace and leave this place of confinement.

Then, she had to think carefully about what she should do in the future.

Of course she would not believe what Concubine Chu said. She knew that the other party was just using her. Concubine Chu was not much better than Jiang Minshan and Chu Lingxiao. They were all half-measured!

She would never let it go!

Chu Qianhuang recited the names of Chu Lingxiao and Jiang Minshan in her heart, followed several Xuanjia Army soldiers out of the palace absentmindedly, got on the carriage absentmindedly, and sat absentmindedly against the wall of the carriage...

After a long time, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

She had been on the route from the palace to the Chu family many times and was familiar with it. Even in the carriage, she could feel that something was wrong with the route.

Chu Qianhuang quickly opened the curtains and looked out of the carriage. The street outside was not unfamiliar, but it was definitely not the road leading to the Chu family.

On each side of the carriage, there were two Xuanjia Army officers galloping on their horses, closely guarding them.

Chu Qianhuang's right hand couldn't help but clenched the curtain tightly, and asked: "Where are you taking me?"

No one answered her question.

The carriage was still speeding along amidst the sound of the whip.

When the carriage stopped outside Baiyun Temple, Chu Qianhuang was dumbfounded and asked again: "Why did you bring me here?!" They couldn't have brought her to the temple to be tonsured... No, they should have taken her to the nunnery. That's it.

This time, someone finally paid attention to her.

"Miss Chu, get out of the car." One of the young men with a square face said coldly, "Next, the girl will listen to sutras at Baiyun Temple every day to purify her heart."

Chu Qianhuang couldn't believe her ears.

But it was indeed the case. The square-faced young general contacted the monks of Baiyun Temple, rented a wing for long-term stay, and made an agreement with Zhike Monk to take her to the Dharma Hall to listen to scriptures every day, and left two Xuanjiajun behind. The soldiers guarded her.

Not only that, they also prepared a rough woman for her to do the rough work of sweeping.

Until Chu Qianhuang was brought into a remote room in a trance, she still had no sense of reality. Everything felt strange and not at all what she expected.

With a "squeak", the door of the wing was closed, and all the surrounding windows were locked, leaving the room in darkness.

There is a temple-specific smell of cigarette smoke in the air.

Chu Qianhuang turned around blankly and looked around, feeling out of breath.

Except for going to the Dharma hall to listen to scriptures, she couldn't even go out of this wing. It was like being locked up in a palace. She was just locked in from one cage to another.

Chu Qianhuang wanted to escape, but she didn't know how to escape.

She felt like she was trapped in a never-ending nightmare, and every time she thought she woke up from the nightmare, she would find that she had just entered the next nightmare, over and over again.

At this moment, Chu Qianhuang felt exhausted.

She fell into confusion again, not knowing what the meaning of her journey through this scene was.

She seems to know the plot, and many things have verified this, but the plot seems to be covered with a hazy veil. She often only glimpses five points, so the development of events will often be deviated, and in the end things will go against her wishes.

Until now, she no longer knows what to do.

She thought everything she did was right, but now it seemed like nothing was right.

What has she done right? !

A few strands of wind blew in through the cracks in the window, blowing the originally dim candlelight on and off, making the atmosphere in the room a bit gloomy.

Not only did Chu Qianhuang leave the palace, but Concubine Chu and other concubines also moved out of the palace today and moved to Huifu Garden, a palace on the outskirts of Beijing.

As a result, most of the people in the harem suddenly disappeared and it was completely peaceful.

The entire capital has also returned to its past calmness.

After the affairs in the palace were dealt with, the affairs in the court began to be dealt with one by one.

The first person to be dealt with is Kang Hongda.

Early in the morning, Kang Hongda was personally escorted to Huagai Hall by Xue Fengyan and Tang Yuchu.

Kang Hongda was still wearing the same robe he wore to Prince Chen's Mansion eight days ago, but now the robe had become wrinkled and exuded a strange smell like pickles.

His handsome face was covered with black stubble, and he was no longer as handsome as before.

However, his eyes were still dark and bright, and even when he was brought to Gu Jue, he still looked free and arrogant.

He stopped five or six steps away from Gu Jue, looked into his eyes, and gave him two high-fives with a smile instead of anger:

"Hasn't His Highness King Chen always looked like a wandering cloud and a crane, and he doesn't care about the throne? What's going on now? Isn't he forcing the palace to take the throne?"

"From now on, Chen Wang Gu Jue will only be remembered in the history books as a traitor who forced the palace to usurp the throne and murdered the emperor's brother. He will bear the infamy for eternity. Your glory and glory have long since been lost!"

Kang Hongda didn't kneel down, he just stood with his head held high, looking at Gu Jue with arrow-like eyes, his expression fearless, like a rock in the wind and rain, standing firm.

"Hey, this is a winner and a loser. Kang here congratulates His Highness King Chen." He also pretended to cup his hands towards Gu Jue, his sarcasm was palpable.

"Eternal infamy?" Gu Jue raised his brows, his eyes calm, "Gu Lang favored Taoist priests and was obsessed with elixirs. He deserved his own fault for his death. But when a foolish king falls, everyone will just applaud him, history books What will be recorded in great detail is his arrogance and confusion."

"It is meritorious service to correct chaos, and future generations will be able to judge for themselves."

When he said these words, Gu Jue's tone had no ups and downs, his voice was neither soft nor serious, very calm and calm.

Kang Hongda's face turned green and white for a while. Looking at Gu Jue's calm look, he knew that his words were of no use to Gu Jue.

Gu Lang wanted to leave his name in history and be an emperor for eternity, but Gu Jue didn't care about these false names.

Gu Jue felt ridiculous in his heart and said calmly: "How does Mr. Kang think the history books will evaluate you, Kang Hongda?"

Kang Hongda: "..."

There was silence in the hall. Sparks seemed to flash where the two people's eyes met.

Kang Hongda smiled coldly, his waist still straight, and he said in a strong tone: "Even if I die today, my name will be rectified in the history books. I am a loyal minister and good general who stopped the traitor King Chen from forcing the palace!"

"Don't you dare to tamper with history books?!"

Gu Jue felt extremely ridiculous.

He even dared to force his way into the palace, so there is nothing in the history books that cannot be changed.

But he did not discuss these issues with Kang Hongda, and spoke calmly to the opponent's vital points: "For your own selfish interests, you encouraged the emperor to kill the prince and punish loyal ministers, resulting in the wasted death of 60,000 imperial guardsmen of Qi Dynasty!"

"Just a defeated general!"

"You..." Kang Hongda's face was ashen, and his whole body was as tense as a sculpture.

He wanted to say that Gu Jue was confusing right and wrong, and that Gu Jue was the culprit that caused the death of 60,000 soldiers. But before he could say anything else, he heard a "puff" and Xue Fengyan laughed loudly.

In this empty hall, his laughter seemed particularly abrupt.

Xue Fengyan has always been bold and informal. Seeing that Gu Jue didn't look displeased, he boldly said: "In ancient times, there was Zhao Kuo, but now there is Kang Hongda!"

Speaking of Zhao Kuo, one of the most famous idioms is "talking on paper". When people mention him, they all scorn and ridicule him. This name will be infamy for thousands of years!

Tang Yuchu almost stopped laughing when he heard this. He felt that Xue Fengyan's words were really damaging! Well, he likes it!

Kang Hongda: "!!"

Kang Hongda's face was filled with anger, shame, and hatred, and his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. The hypocritical demeanor he had managed to maintain could no longer be maintained at this moment.

"Gu Jue," he glared at Gu Jue angrily and raised his voice by three points, "I respect you as a person. If you have the ability, kill me now. Why let your subordinates humiliate me like this!"

"Hurt?" Gu Jue's lips curled up, his eyes as cold as cold dew, "It's just a loyal word that goes against the ears."

This Kang Hongda really had the same moral character as Gu Lang. He valued fame and profit. In order to keep the power in his hands, he did not hesitate to instigate father and son to kill each other. He did not even care whether the country of Daqi would be turbulent because of this.

Kang Hongda: "!!"

Kang Hongda's chest heaved violently twice, and Gu Jue actually compared him to Zhao Kuo, saying that he would be infamy for thousands of years!

Kang Hongda opened his mouth slightly, and his chest seemed to have been hit hard by a heavy hammer. His throat felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out...

A pool of dazzling blood sprayed on the smooth gold brick floor.

Xue Fengyan and Tang Yuchu exchanged glances with a smile.

This is what killing people and punishing the heart is like!

Kang Hongda is a narrow-minded man who is always willing to spend money. With his magnanimity and conceited virtue, if he really went to the battlefield, he would have defeated the whole country long ago!

Even though Kang Hongda was so angry that he vomited blood, Gu Jue's expression remained calm and ordered: "Send Kang Hongda to the three departments for trial, and the results of the trial will be announced to the world."

It is useless to talk too much about the dispute, and the three-level judicial review will make it clear.

Since Kang Hongda has a good reputation, then he can do what he wishes.

Kang Hongda was taken into custody again by several Xuanjia Army officers. This time he was transferred to the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The interrogation of the three divisions was held at Dali Temple early the next morning.

In order to show fairness, the common people were allowed to observe the joint trial of the three agencies.

There were too many people who wanted to watch the excitement. The gate of Dali Temple was crowded with people early in the morning. Most people wanted to know what kind of truth was hidden behind this sudden forced palace. They were even more curious about what happened on the day when Emperor Zhongzong Gu Lang died. What, today's joint trial of the three divisions can be described as a sensation in the whole city.

Only thirty people can enter the court hall of Dali Temple to watch the trial at close range. These thirty places are determined by drawing lots and luck. Therefore, there are people from all religions and nine schools.

The minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Punishment, and the censor of Zuodu gathered together to try the case together.

The atmosphere in the courtroom was solemn.

Kang Hongda was an official. Even if he was temporarily detained, as long as he was not convicted and there was no imperial edict from the emperor to remove him from his official position, he would still be a first-class official and would not have to kneel in court.

Even in the face of the three presiding judges, Kang Hongda still showed no timidity and stood proudly. It seemed that he had recovered from yesterday's blow.

Kang Hongda refused to admit guilt when questioned by the presiding officer.

But the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and there is no room for him to deny it.

The evidence was put in court one by one, with witnesses and physical evidence. He Guangheng, the commander of the Fifth Army Camp, Ni Xiang, the eunuch, Du Huatang, the staff general of the Fifth Army Camp, Dai Hua, the commander of the Huben Guards, and others all came to court one by one. Among them, There is an imperial edict from Emperor Zhongzong Gu Lang to the Fifth Military Camp as physical evidence.

The witnesses and material evidence are all there. Even if Kang Hongda pleads not guilty, everyone knows what happened, and the three presiding officers can rely on the evidence to convict.

In the final analysis, whether Kang Hongda was guilty or not had already been decided before the trial began. The three presiding officers also discussed with the chief minister and other cabinet ministers how to convict.

"Crack!"

The Jingmu was knocked heavily, and the minister of Dali Temple made a judgment in public, convicting Kang Hongda of bewitching the late emperor to kill the prince, murdering loyal ministers, and intending to provoke a civil war.

Each one was enough to convict Kang Hongda of death. Kang Hongda was sentenced to be beheaded. The entire Kang family was executed and sentenced to three thousand miles of exile.

The whole hall was in an uproar.

Those who were listening to the trial outside the court finally understood the whole story. For a while, there was a lot of discussion, and they felt that this reality was simply more exciting than the playbook.

"The late emperor actually killed the prince with his own hands. A tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. This must be too cruel!"

"It was the treacherous ministers who bewitched the late emperor!"

"If His Highness, King Chen, hadn't supported orthodoxy, wouldn't he have allowed those treacherous sycophants to succeed?!"

"When I go back, I have to set up an immortal tablet for His Highness King Chen..."

The people were chattering and looking excited. For these people, the truth is not that important. The key is that this forced labor and mutiny did not affect ordinary people at all.

As long as there is no war next, everything will be fine!

For Kang Hongda, he had nothing to fear about death. What he hated was that these people did not distinguish between right and wrong and elevated Gu Jue to a godlike position, while he himself became a traitorous minister beside the ignorant king.

These comments hit Kang Hongda like whips, making him feel his ears buzzing, his vision going dark, and another mouthful of blood spurting out...

No one cares whether Kang Hongda is dead or alive. He is just a convicted prisoner now and is already half dead.

The joint trial of the three departments ended in a lively manner.

Today's joint trial is a public trial. Therefore, the results of the joint trial will be announced to the world by the court, so that everyone in the world will know Kang Hongda's crimes.

Before the announcement of the imperial court was released, the scholars who listened to the trial also wrote relevant articles directly from their hearts, circulated them to each other, and discussed with each other. Most scholars did not dare to make irresponsible remarks about the late emperor who had just passed away, but they had no scruples about Kang Hongda. They discussed and condemned his various crimes, and even called him a traitor like Qin Hui through the ages!

The common people are also talking about this matter, and the more they talk about it, the more exaggerated it becomes, the more bizarre they become, almost turning Kang Hongda into a monster, and Gu Jue into the world as a martial arts star!

The day after Kang Hongda was convicted, Chu Lingxiao was returned to the Chu family.

(End of chapter)