Fan Wenzheng's heart sank.

"Han Yunong, I have sent your book to the palace. The saint has already read it and made an order to investigate the matter." Lu Junzhong looked at Han Yunong and said: "Fan Butang has also seen your book and is very familiar with it.

Deny everything you wrote. In other words, Fan Butang thinks you are slandering and framing you, and he never said those words."

Han Yunong glanced at Fan Wenzheng and said in a calm voice: "Not a single word I wrote in the book is false. If there is even one false word, I am willing to accept any punishment and be willing to die!"

Fan Wenzheng clenched one hand into a fist, quickly released it, but immediately clenched it again, and said sternly: "Han Yunong, you are slandering others and slandering important officials of the imperial court. Do you know what your crime is?"

"If Fan Butang feels that I am slandering you, you can ask the Ministry of Punishment to investigate in detail." Han Yunong said calmly: "I am just telling the saint everything that happened in Xiling, and also telling the truth about what I have seen and heard in the past few days."

"But what you wrote is not the truth." Fan Wenzheng said angrily: "Were you ordered by someone to frame me?"

Dou Fan on the side finally said: "The sage and the minister have already ordered a thorough investigation. Do we still want to deceive the sage? It is an unpardonable crime to deceive the emperor and ignore the superior."

"You...what do you mean?" Fan Wenzheng stared at Dou Wei.

Dou Fan sighed: "Bu Tang, although the official is an official of the Ministry of War and your subordinate, the official is the minister of the saint. The official cannot be disloyal to the saint. It is absolutely true that you detained Han Yunong, and the official cannot do it for you."

Conceal the content of the conversation between you and Han Yunong alone. The subordinate was not present, but he could not testify. However, you forced Han Yunong to write a confession in order to implicate the officials and even General Heiyu, but it was absolutely inappropriate. Moreover.

.....!" He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As an officer of the Ministry of War, how can you come up with a trick to kill people and silence them?"

Fan Wenzheng's face changed drastically and he lost his voice: "You...what did you say? Dou Wei, are you crazy?"

"Xiaguan is not crazy, but the Lord of the Ministry of War seems to be really crazy. Otherwise, how could he have the idea of ​​​​killing people and silencing them." Dou Wei said sternly: "You are worried that Han Yunong wrote a confession and would retract his confession after leaving the Ministry of War, so for the sake of

Let his guilt be irrevocable, poison him, and then claim that he committed suicide out of fear of his crime. After his death, he will not be able to defend himself."

The essay is like falling into an ice cellar.

He never expected that Dou Fan would turn back at this moment and give him a fatal blow.

If Han Yunong could still try his best to refute Han Yunong's testimony, the civil and military officials in both Korea and China knew that he had a close relationship with Dou Wei, and that Dou Wei was a confidant he had promoted. The testimony of others was open to question, but who could doubt Dou Wei's

Is the testimony false?

Fan Wenzheng stood up, raised his finger and pointed at Dou Yu. His lips moved, but no sound came out. Then he felt light-headed and his eyesight went dark, and he sat back on the chair.

"Master Bu Tang, how are you..." Dou Fan ran over quickly and held Fan Wenzheng's wrist: "Are you feeling unwell?"

He looked concerned and sincere, and seemed to have an unusual relationship with Fan Wenzheng. When Fan Wenzheng saw Dou Fei being so hypocritical, he became even more furious, his chest rolled, a stream of blood rushed straight to his throat, and he leaned forward suddenly, "

"Wow", a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Bu Tang, Bu Tang...!" Dou Fan was extremely concerned.

"Get out...!" Fan Wenzheng pushed Dou Wei away with all his strength and said sternly: "Dou Wei, you beast, you can't even think about it."

To... I didn't expect that you were cheating on me, and you actually colluded with Lu Junzhong. You... you are going to die badly, I... I was shocked, you actually...

.I actually reused your dog...!"

Lu Junzhong watched Fan Wenzheng spit out a mouthful of blood and was unmoved. For Lu Butang, who was used to seeing all kinds of torture, this was really nothing. No one asked a doctor, so he just said with a smile: "Fan Butang

This time it was really wrong. Mr. Dou did not collude with me. You said that Han Yunong was a slanderer. Now it seems that you are the slanderer. You slandered me and Mr. Dou secretly colluded. This is another crime. I am impartial.

The law enforces the law and the guilty will not be let off." He asked, "Dongshan, what is the crime for slandering an important official of the imperial court?"

I don't know when Zhu Dongshan, the Minister of Punishment, had also entered the main hall. He was not far from Lu Junzhong and said respectfully: "Huibu Hall, the law of the Tang Dynasty, slandering important officials of the imperial court is punished depending on the severity. Usually, the punishment is 30 canes."

, detained for one year.”

"Fan Butang, did you hear that?" Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "You have offended a lot. Don't rush to punish the crime of slandering the court officials. We will punish you together when the case is clear." Looking at Dou Fan asked

Said: "Dou Fu, you said that Fan Butang wanted to poison Han Yunong, is it true or false?"

"Lu Butang, it's not... I don't want to poison Han Yunong, it's... it's this person's idea. He has a vicious heart and wants to kill people and silence them...!" Fan Wenzheng tried his best to argue.

, but after saying a few words, my blood and energy were not flowing smoothly, and I started coughing violently.

Dou Wei still patted Fan Wenzheng's back very considerately to comfort him, and said while patting him: "Lu Butang, what Xiaguan said is true. Xiaguan and Han Yunong have no grievances, so why did they go out?

Do you want to poison him? Even if you kill someone to silence him, but... there must be a reason for a lower official to silence him, right?" He smiled bitterly and said: "It's the minister who wants to put the blame for the loss of Xiling on other people, and

He forced Han Yunong to write a confession. He was worried that Han Yunong's confession would be detrimental to him, so he wanted to kill someone and silence him. What does it have to do with his subordinates? The Changsheng Army did not transfer to Xiling in time. It was the fault of the Ministry of War. The leaders of the Ministry cannot escape the blame. The imperial court

After investigation, the official position of the lord is difficult to protect, so he came up with the strategy of implicating other people. The subordinate disagreed from the beginning and persuaded the lord not to do this, but...the matter decided by the lord,

It’s hard to change.”

"So, you already knew that Fan Butang was going to involve other people?" Lu Junzhong said calmly: "In that case, why didn't you report it to the saint earlier? Could it be that you wanted to protect him from the beginning?"

Dou Fu said: "Although Fan Butang had this intention at that time, he did not take any action. The lower official couldn't report it to the saint just because the official had such an idea? Without evidence, it was a false accusation, so the lower official did not act rashly. Moreover,

The lower official also always thought that Fan Budang was just talking casually. He is mature and prudent and would not really do that, so...!" He shook his head with a look of helplessness.

"So you waited until Fan Butang wanted to poison Han Yunong before you were sure that he really had evil intentions." Lu Junzhong nodded slightly: "I understand your thoughts. It's just that... you want to poison Han Yunong, such a confidential matter

, he shouldn’t have let others know, why did you know?”

"Because the minister wanted the official to do it himself." Dou Fan said with a bitter smile: "He asked the official to poison the food and wine. As long as Han Yunong ate, he would be poisoned and die immediately. In this way, it can be said that Han Yunong had poison on his body and committed suicide in fear of crime.

." Shaking his head, he said: "But of course the official would not do this. He was worried that if he refused directly, he would send someone else to harm him, so he pretended to agree, but told Han Yunong the truth and asked him to write the truth of the matter.

The lower official tried to find a way to submit the memorial. Before the saint's decree came down, he secretly took Han Yunong out of the military headquarters and found a place to hide it. However, Han Yunong had just handed over the memorial.

After writing it down, Mr. Zhu from the Ministry of Justice arrived at the Ministry of War, so the lower official took advantage of the opportunity and asked Han Yunong to hand the zhezi into Mr. Zhu's hands."

Han Yunong's face was calm, as motionless as a statue, and he didn't speak.

"I see." Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "Then this case will be clear. Fan Budang, this is your fault. Han Yunong traveled from Xiling day and night to Kyoto, determined to report military information to the court, which can be regarded as a great achievement.

One thing, not only did you fail to report the emergency troops to the palace in time, in order to reduce your own guilt, you also blamed others, and even wanted to kill people to silence them. This... This is really too much." Raise your hand.

Stroking the goat's beard: "Can you plead guilty now?"

"The two of them are talking nonsense and colluding. I am not guilty!" Fan Wenzheng said sternly: "It is not that easy to slander me."

Lu Junzhong calmly ordered: "Dongshan, take Han Yunong and Mr. Dou down to have a rest first."

After Zhu Dongshan led the two men to retreat, only Fan Wenzheng and Lu Junzhong were left in the main hall.

Lu Junzhong stood up, walked to the chair next to Fan Wenzheng, sat down, and got closer. Fan Wenzheng felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him approaching, and said: "Lu Butang, you don't really think what they said is true.

Bar?"

"Whether what they say is true or false, it really doesn't matter." Lu Junzhong sighed: "Fan Butang, previously announced the decree at the Ministry of War, in addition to asking me to investigate the case, the saint also asked Eunuch Qian to say a few words on his behalf, you

You should have heard it, but do you still remember it?" Before Fan Wenzheng could speak, he said softly: "The sage asked me to investigate the case carefully and not to implicate too many people. Just investigate and deal with the main culprit."

"Yes." Fan Wenzheng said, "I remember."

Lu Junzhong glanced sideways at Fan Wenzheng and said, "Fan Butang is a smart man. Do you really not understand what the saint said, or are you pretending not to understand?"

Fan Wenzheng frowned and said, "What does Lu Butang mean by this?"

"Xiling rebellion, Heiyu was killed, the saint must give an explanation to the world." Lu Junzhong sighed: "Lu Butang, if you are really smart, after learning about the Xiling rebellion, you should immediately write a letter to apologize, although

I can't keep your position as minister, but if you take the initiative to plead guilty, the saint may be able to give you a little mercy and give you a lighter sentence, but the worst thing is that your life is not in danger."

Fan Wenzheng moved his lips but said nothing.

"But you chose the worst way." Lu Junzhong said: "You want to implicate more people and make the saint have to be punished lightly. Do you know that doing so is threatening the saint? How can the saint not be angry?

The reason? If the saint wants to give an explanation to the people of the world, he must make people bear the responsibility for the loss of Xiling. You just happened to offend the saint again. If the saint would have thought about letting other people stand up and take the blame before, the princess would even be behind his back.

I’d like to say a few good words for you. Now it’s you who jumps out and strives to be the first person. How do you think the princess can speak for you? The saint’s decree has been sent to the Ministry of War, and the decision has already been made. The Ministry of Punishment is just a

In the passing scene, you have been selected by the saint as the guilty party responsible for the loss of Xiling this time, and it is irreversible. Do you still understand now?"

Fan Wenzheng's face turned pale, cold sweat finally flowed down his forehead, and his whole body was trembling. He wanted to say something, but his lips only trembled and he could not speak.

"You have been in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War for so many years, what troubles have you not seen?" Lu Junzhong sighed: "But at the critical moment, you were confused and made such a stupid mistake. Fan Butang, now, you have already
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