Mountains, Rivers, and the Grain Altar
Chapter 103

A Matter of Life and Death

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Following Suotu's order, two Imperial Guards soldiers came in from outside.

They handed a portion of Memorial to Suotu and then withdrew.

Suotu turned around and delivered this watch to Chu Jinghui.

"Your Majesty, please take a look!"

Chu Jinghui looked at Suotu with some confusion. "What is this?"

"Back to the Emperor, this is some information about the Shadow Guards that I collected when I came here to investigate."

"Oh? Let me take a look."

Chu Jinghui reached out and took the copy of Memorial, opened it and looked at it carefully.

While browsing the contents listed on Memorial, he glanced at Suotu and Wei Sizhong from time to time.

Looking straight at it, Wei Sizhong's heart surged like a stormy sea.

Chu Jinghui was silent for a long time after reading the copy of Memorial.

Suotu and Eunuch Zhang on the escort side were even more aggressive and did not dare to show off.

Just glance at Wei Sizhong from time to time.

"Wei Qing, as you said before, this is where the Shadow Guards you set up for me is located?"

Wei Sizhong said, "Exactly!"

"Let me ask you, do you really not know that these people have different intentions?"

"This..."

Wei Sizhong was shocked when he heard this and raised his head. "Your Majesty, why did you say this?"

"I thought these people only recognized the Prime Minister, not me..."

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged..."

Suddenly hearing Chu Jinghui say this, Wei Sizhong's knees softened and he knelt down in front of Chu Jinghui with a plop, kowtowing continuously.

Even though his forehead was immediately bruised with blood, Wei Sizhong showed no signs of stopping.

There was only one sentence in his mouth. "Your Majesty, please believe me, I am really wronged..."

"Since I know that I have been wronged, I would like to ask you, how do you explain what is said above?"

Chu Jinghui raised his hand, and the portion of Memorial he originally held flew out and hit Wei Sizhong's head directly, adding new injuries to his already scarred head.

However, although Wei Sizhong was stunned by the throw from Chu Jinghui, he did not dare to slack off at all.

He stretched out his hands to hold the copy of Memorial and read it carefully.

The further down you look, the more solemn the expression on Wei Sizhong's face becomes.

Later, cold sweat poured down his face like rain, and his body was shaking like chaff.

"How?"

At this moment, Chu Jinghui's cold and temperatureless voice sounded in Wei Sizhong's ears.

"My lord, I really didn't know that there would be such a bold and reckless person among these people. It is my fault that my supervision was not good. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chu Jinghui looked down at Wei Sizhong who was still kneeling on the ground, with frost on his face.

"Can you get away with just a word of apology? Wei Sizhong, you have a good plan!"

Suotu lost no time in taking a step forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Eunuch Zhang on the side also said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

The chill on Chu Jinghui's face showed no sign of receding. On the contrary, it was even worse than before.

"I also want to hear what else you can say."

Chu Jinghui paused for a moment, then sat on the chair behind him, but his eyes kept falling on Wei Sizhong.

"I think that as an insider in this matter, I have some suspicions of misunderstanding. However, among the three thousand men, only a few have such misconceptions. I would like to ask Your Majesty to investigate clearly."

"Furthermore, in order to hide the truth from others, only a few people knew about what I assumed at the time, and the names of those few people are not visible here."

"From this we can learn that the things mentioned in this Memorial are just deliberately sought out by some people to sow distrust between the minister and the emperor."

"My lord, it is not a pity to die, but the emperor's situation will be even more worrying. Your lord, every time I think about this, I feel trembling."

"Oh? As you said, these are just lies?" The expression on Chu Jinghui's face moved.

"Exactly, since I, Western Chu, have experienced countless storms and snowfalls since I was established, because of the presence of such a wise king as the Emperor, my Western Chu's national power has grown day by day."

"Those young people will not hesitate to come up with all kinds of despicable things in order to destroy my Western Chu country."

"I know that it is very cold at high places, so I have no choice but to come up with this strategy to protect myself."

"As expected, I will have to pay the price for my actions today. Your Majesty, please investigate clearly!"

Wei Sizhong After saying this, she was already in tears.

Chu Jinghui looked at Wei Sizhong's head full of green hair turning into white snow, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

When Suotu, who was also kneeling on one side, saw this scene, his teeth clenched and he took out something from his arms again and handed it to Chu Jinghui.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being brave, and I have another Memorial to present!"

At this time, Chu Jinghui was getting more and more annoyed. Hearing Suotu's words, he said angrily, "Suotu, do you really think that I dare not punish you?"

Arguing about government affairs and slandering the prime minister are all facts!

I thought Suotu would keep silent about this, but unexpectedly, after listening to Chu Jinghui's words, Suotu actually said bluntly again, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true, and there is no falsehood at all. This matter is of great importance, and I dare not speak nonsense. Please ask Your Majesty Sacred Judgment!"

"I know that I have repeatedly offended Tianwei and my sin is unforgivable. However, I beg the emperor to listen to what I have to say and read the Memorial I submitted before you deal with it!"

Chu Jinghui snorted coldly, "Just based on what you say to me now, I can rule your nine tribes!"

Suotu smiled sadly, "My lord, I understand!"

Eunuch Zhang looked at the angry Chu Jinghui and was frightened. He looked at Suotu several times to signal him to stop talking, but it didn't work.

After Chu Jinghui heard what Suotu said, he said, "In this case, I will wait to take your head!"

Suotu knelt on the ground, not daring to say any more lies.

Chu Jinghui opened the second copy of Memorial, and with a quick glance, his face suddenly changed as if he had seen a shocking secret.

"Where did you get this thing from? Tell it truthfully, otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"

Suotu said, "This Memorial is not written by me, but someone asked me to deliver it on my behalf. Previously, I also thought this matter was too ridiculous, but now it seems that there may be another hidden meaning in this matter!"

Chu Jinghui looked at Suotu, as if he wanted to see through him completely, that gaze was cold and ruthless.

However, at this time, although Suotu was still kneeling on the ground, his body was as straight as a pine tree in the mountain.

Facing Chu Jinghui's cross-examination, he said loudly, "In my opinion, this matter is not trivial. Please make a decision as soon as possible, Your Majesty!"

Chu Jinghui's hand shook, and the Memorial he originally held in his hand fell to the ground.

Eunuch Zhang After taking a look at it, Xiang wanted to pick it up, but suddenly he heard an announcement coming from outside.

"Yan Prefecture Military Commissioner, Yang Chengming, please see me!"

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