Chapter 834

Bang!

Wu Zhao slapped the dragon desk, her face cold and stern.

She suddenly demanded, "Xu Xiang, is this true?!"

Xu Xuanji was also bewildered; a chill shot from his tailbone straight to his crown, and he stared fixedly at Gao Yang.

Gao Yang made no attempt to hide it; his eyes simply rested on Xu Xuanji as if he were looking at a dead man!

This must be Gao Yang's doing!

He could almost be certain of it!

Upon hearing Wu Zhao's words, Xu Xuanji immediately said, "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no such thing!"

"This must be someone trying to slander your subject!"

He stared fixedly at Gao Yang.

Gao Yang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Xiang is a man of high integrity; how could he do such a thing? This must be Li Yun's malicious intent to slander him. Your subject suggests he be thrown into the Celestial Prison!"

Li Yun said with a calm expression, "Your Majesty, Lord Gao, your subject has evidence!"

"These are the confessions made by the captured personal guards of the Great Chu Deputy Commander Chu Tianfeng in order to save their lives; it is all written clearly in black and white!"

Li Yun pulled a confession document from his pocket.

Xu Xuanji immediately questioned, "What about the Great Chu Deputy Commander Chu Tianfeng? You want to slander this old man, but it's not that simple!"

"He is dead; he died on the battlefield."

Xu Xuanji: "..."

This method, this handiwork—although the current evidence was still crude, Xu Xuanji felt his entire body tense up, sensing a thick scent of danger.

Because he knew who the person planning this behind the scenes was; today, he was likely doomed.

"Li Yun, Xu Xiang is a high-ranking official of my Great Qian, my right-hand man; I will never allow anyone to slander him!"

"Do you know the consequences of impeaching the Prime Minister?"

Li Yun bowed and said, "My heart is entirely for Great Qian; the Prime Minister appears righteous, but in reality, he is a traitor!"

"For such a national traitor, Your Majesty should execute him!"

Following Gao Yang and Li Yun's voices, the hundred officials also shrank back, and Xu Xuanji's people jumped out one after another to accuse Li Yun of slander.

Gao Yang noted them down one by one in his heart.

"Chu Tianfeng is dead, and his personal guards are nowhere to be found; what should be done about this?" Wu Zhao's troubled voice rang out.

Gao Yang stepped out at the right moment and said to Wu Zhao, "Your Majesty, your subject has a plan to restore the Prime Minister's innocence!"

Xu Xuanji's body tensed, and he hurriedly said, "Lord Gao, this Prime Minister's innocence is not worth Lord Gao's effort."

"I will think of a way myself."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang kept a straight face and said, "Xu Xiang, you are being too formal; this is only right!"

"Rest assured, today this official will surely restore your innocence! Under the bright sky and the sun and moon, how can we allow others to slander you!"

"Since Chu Tianfeng is dead, the words and identity of these personal guards are naturally very suspicious."

"But our Great Qian is still holding the Second Princess of Great Chu; she is the supreme commander of the Chu army. As long as Your Majesty summons her into the hall, your subject can restore the Prime Minister's innocence!"

Boom!

Xu Xuanji felt as if the sky had collapsed; he stared at Gao Yang in disbelief.

Chu Qingluan?

That damn Chu Qingluan was already molded by you, Gao Yang! If she were summoned to the hall, what good would come to him, Xu Xuanji?

Wu Zhao nodded and said, "Lord Gao's words are reasonable. Someone, summon the Second Princess of Great Chu into the hall!"

Xu Xuanji's face turned pale; at this moment, he stared at Gao Yang, as if he had already seen his own end!

Soon, Chu Qingluan walked in.

She wore a water-blue long dress, her figure slender, her face white with a rosy tint, her features exquisite; while retaining a girlish air, she also possessed a touch of a mature woman's charm.

Almost the moment Chu Qingluan stepped into the Jin Luandian, the gazes of the hundred officials focused on her in unison.

Shangguan Wan'er's gaze was cold, glancing toward Gao Yang, but Gao Yang anticipated it in advance and looked elsewhere.

"Second Princess of Great Chu, tell me, who in my Great Qian is doing business with the Chu Kingdom and smuggling weapons and armor?"

Wu Zhao said loudly.

Chu Qingluan looked at Gao Yang, her expression complex. When the news of Gao Yang's death arrived, she had first laughed out loud.

After all, the man who brought her the greatest humiliation was dead, and once she returned to the Chu Kingdom, she could reorganize her forces.

But after laughing heartily, her heart felt empty; that feeling was indescribable, yet extremely uncomfortable.

Then, Wu Zhao's people came to summon her, and she immediately realized that Gao Yang might not be dead!

"Second Princess of Great Chu, if you are wise, confess quickly!"

Chu Qingluan stared at the righteous-looking Gao Yang, her mouth twitching, and then she began to cooperate with Gao Yang's performance!

"Emperor of Qian, Living Yama, since I have fallen into your hands, it doesn't matter if I speak. It is the Vanguard General Wang Zhong!"

"He smuggled weapons, transported them to my Great Chu, and even intended to open the gates of Changancheng; it is this person!"

Wang Zhong was digging his nose; upon hearing this, his whole body went numb.

Damn it!

He was completely nervous, a large booger stuck to his hand, but he ignored it, staring at Chu Qingluan in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, the Second Princess of Great Chu is slandering me!"

"She is slandering me!"

Wang Zhong was numb, and he hurriedly shouted.

Saying such things, does your conscience really not hurt?

"It is the Vanguard General Wang Zhong, that's right!"

Chu Qingluan said affirmatively.

Wang Zhong's brain spun frantically; he was completely panicked.

Gao Yang immediately said, "Bold!"

"During the Battle of Changan, General Wang Zhong was still eating locusts in the countryside; he wasn't even in Changancheng, so how could he have colluded with your Great Chu!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong hurriedly said, "That's right, this old man was leading the duck and chicken troops to eat locusts in Guanzhong at the time; this Second Princess of Great Chu is purely slandering me!"

Chu Qingluan said calmly, "Then this Princess remembered wrong; it should be the Minister of the Supreme Court, Lord Lu!"

"And the Great Qian Top Scholar, Cui Xinghe!"

Cui Xinghe and Lu Wen panicked, then stood out together.

"Your Majesty, your subject is wronged!"

"Your Majesty, your subject is wronged!"

Gao Yang stood out at this moment and rebuked Chu Qingluan, "Bold, you still dare to slander!"

"If you don't confess, you will remain in my Great Qian for life, to be interrogated by this official day and night, subjected to severe torture, and this official has always been extremely good to his colleagues."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Qingluan looked over with a murderous gaze.

Although the hundred officials knew it was impossible, they couldn't help but look at Chu Qingluan's beautiful face with anticipation.