My father ordered me to kill the emperor, but His Majesty bestowed a princess upon me instead.

Zhou Ding's confession is difficult to verify.

It's not that I don't want to talk about it.

Every word he said sounded like his own.

There was no order from above.

There was no mastermind.

Nobody gave me any money.

Chen Ping's silver route was merely a reserve fund for the old military accounts.

The woman with the missing finger was someone he temporarily found in Yong'an.

He stole the seven sets of old clothes from the back wall of the evidence vault.

He personally selected Yue Da and the others.

The reason is also very simple.

"Shen Lie wants to kill the emperor."

"Shen An dares not."

"I'll finish the work for them."

I asked, "Why?"

"Because the accounts can't be closed."

"So, the killing can be completed?"

"The emperor is dead."

"No one will settle old scores."

"It's also possible that they'll all be resealed."

"Then kill them again."

"Who will we kill?"

"Kill them until no one dares to block them anymore."

This is not settling accounts.

He was a Qing dynasty person.

Wang Song spoke to An Chaogang.

Zhou Ding said he would kill until no one dared to seal the gates.

They speak differently.

The road is the same.

I asked, "Which line of the debt clearing committee do you belong to?"

"None of them belong."

"Where is Wang Heng?"

"I don't know him."

"Luo Qingniang?"

"I've met him once."

"Pei Shen?"

"I hate him."

Why?

"He made everyone wait."

Where is Shen Lie?

"respect."

"Xiao Jingheng?"

Damn it.

"And me?"

Zhou Ding looked at me.

"Originally respect."

"I was disappointed later."

"Because I didn't kill the emperor?"

"Because you investigated to the very end."

"Who will make the judgment?"

He was genuinely impatient.

It wasn't an act.

This is more troublesome.

If he is merely a byproduct of the Wang family's lineage.

After making the arrest, they can continue their investigation along the silver, clothing, and door.

However, he also used the paperwork left by the Wang family for the deceased.

The implicit orders left behind by my father in the army.

The late empress's words about settling old scores.

In addition, there's Yue Da after I publicly reinstated my citizenship.

Everything is a part of the truth.

When pieced together, it becomes a new fabrication.

It does not belong to the old society.

But they learned the old ways.

After hearing the statement, the mother...

"Zhou Ding is not the last one."

The emperor said, "Therefore, we must still kill them."

"Who?"

"Those who kill their ruler without authorization."

"A conviction is warranted."

The mother said, "We can't think that killing him will solve everything."

"Those kinds of words are gone."

The father looked at Zhou Ding.

"The military will handle this matter publicly."

The emperor asked, "Do you still want to bring it back to the southwest?"

"He was the clerk of the central army."

"He was also involved in the regicide case at Yong'an."

"The imperial court will also conduct an investigation."

The two then argued over jurisdiction.

Zhou Ding laughed beside him.

He really wants to see this.

The emperor wanted to arrest his father's men.

The father refused to hand it over.

The Southwest and the Imperial Court drew their swords again for one man.

I placed the two detention warrants on the table.

A document from the imperial court.

A military document.

"Sign them all."

The emperor frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"Jointly detained."

"The person remains in Yong'an."

"Three-party supervision."

"The imperial court is investigating the murder of the emperor."

"The Southwest region investigated cases of unauthorized transmission of military orders and misuse of whistles and military silver routes."

"Jiangbei is investigating him for using a demobilized citizen to steal fake military uniforms."

The father said, "Three trials for one person?"

"The same event."

List the actions separately.

"We can't let one side swallow everything up."

The emperor asked, "Who will ultimately make the judgment?"

"Let's establish the facts first."

"The punishment will be discussed separately."

"Still under investigation?"

"right."

Zhou Ding suddenly said:

"Everything about you is under investigation."

"In the end, no one died."

I looked at him.

Are you in a hurry?

"The dead have been waiting for eleven years."

"So you chose today for them?"

"This day has to come eventually."

"If Zhao Shi were to kill the emperor today..."

"Can the dead in Jiangbei come back to life?"

"cannot."

"So, Yue Da can go home?"

"cannot."

"Can He Xiuniang be brought back to life?"

Zhou Ding did not say.

"You just want someone to die today."

"That way you'll feel like your wait wasn't in vain."

He sneered.

"You don't understand."

"I know a little bit."

I said, "I'm afraid they'll investigate further."

"We discovered that no single cut can eliminate all the mistakes at once."

Zhou Ding's expression changed.

The person he hated most was probably not the emperor.

Even after the curtains were lifted, the world remained disorderly.

The emperor is guilty.

But it doesn't necessarily mean death.

Shen Lie took the grain.

It also saved the army.

Gu Qinghe had done it.

He was also imprisoned.

Yue Da was scammed.

He did indeed carry a knife.

What Zhou Ding wanted was a clean answer.

Kill the emperor.

The answer is then clean.

I just kept getting it dirty.

Joint detention warrants require the signatures of both parties.

The emperor took the pen first.

The father did not move.

"Why not sign?" the emperor asked.

"Jointly detained."

"This means that the imperial court acknowledges that the Southwest Army has the right to conduct trials."

"Your men have broken military orders."

"Of course."

"Then His Majesty also acknowledges it."

"Isn't the entire military under the Ministry of War?"

The emperor said, "I will temporarily accept this case."

The father was still not satisfied.

"It's tentatively assumed that things will change."

The mother said, "Write a deadline."

Angelica dahurica supplement:

Joint hearings are limited to Zhou Ding's case.

It will not be expanded to include independent judicial power for the Southwest Army.

The section on military discipline was proposed by the Southwest Army.

The parts involving regicide, harming civilians, and misappropriation of evidence from Jiangbei will be jointly verified by the imperial court and witnesses from Jiangbei.

The father finished reading it.

"Can."

He signed with Shen Lie.

The emperor signed Xiao Jingheng's document.

This is the first time the two people have signed their names on the same piece of paper.

This is not an order to transfer military rations.

It's not sealing the tent.

It's not about convicting each other.

It is a document for the joint detention of Zhou Ding.

Ah Liu stood by and watched.

"Young master."

"Um."

"Does this mean they've made up?"

"Even if we calculate it, we're afraid the other party will steal our person."

"oh."

Ah Liu thought this was more reasonable.

The document is in quadruplicate.

The imperial court.

southwest.

Yong'an.

Zhou Ding himself.

Zhou Ding saw his share and smiled:

"Me too?"

"You need to know why you're in jail."

"I don't acknowledge it."

"Write a denial."

"I'll leave some for you too."

He frowned for the first time.

The old system loved to leave people wondering why they were imprisoned.

Now even Zhou Ding has a share.

It's not about treating them kindly.

We cannot allow the guards to commit another crime later.

After Zhou Ding was taken away, the remaining six recruits began to be interrogated separately.

Yue Daxian.

He admitted to carrying a knife.

He admitted that he initially wanted to kill the emperor.

He admitted that he gave up after hearing the complete rejection page.

There was no charge.

There was no ignition.

The following responsibilities need to be borne:

Participating in illegal possession of weapons.

They stole the military uniform that was used as evidence.

He intended to kill the emperor, but the plan was abandoned.

Whether the liability should be reduced due to being deceived will be subject to further review.

Zhao Shi is different.

The charge has already begun.

The assassination attempt failed.

The last person carrying kerosene intended to burn his clothes and destroy himself.

Separately recorded evidence destruction.

The other three then drew their knives.

Check whether they know the weekly schedule.

Just because they appear together doesn't mean they're all anti-military.

We cannot conclude that nothing happened simply because we failed to kill them in the end.

While listening in, the father asked Yue Da:

"You still consider me a general?"

Yue Da said, "I admit it."

Why didn't you ask me?

"Mr. Zhou said."

"The general cannot say this to his face."

"And now?"

Yue Da looked at his father.

"I don't know what the general is thinking."

The father said, "From now on, we will only recognize written military orders."

Yue Da asked, "What if the general only gives a look?"

The father remained silent.

This is a very straightforward question.

Xu Sandao and the others were also listening.

The father finally said:

"I will not serve."

"What if we blame them after the military action?"

"No."

"Shall we write it?"

Yue Da asked.

His father looked at him.

Yue Da was a little scared.

He still didn't bow his head.

"Write."

said the father.

The new military order was drafted on the spot.

In the Southwest Army, orders involving four categories—murder, grain requisition, border crossing, and carrying out orders under false pretenses—must be documented in writing.

Those without official documents.

Subordinates have the right to refuse to accept gifts.

The commanding officer shall not be held accountable under military discipline.

Except in emergency situations.

The pre-battle commands must be recorded within one hour after the battle.

After reading it, the mother said:

"An hour is too short."

The father said, "They can make a living in the army."

"Short is good."

The emperor asked, "My oral edicts must also be recorded."

"Didn't you use that in your military before?"

The father said, "Use it."

"It's just not public."

"So Zhou Ding can cut it."

The father did not refute.

He signed the new military order.

Xu Sandao's second draw.

The three clerks in the central command's office signed their names respectively.

Finally, all seven recruits were shown the document.

It's not about getting them to agree to military orders.

It is confirmed that from today onwards, no one will use the phrase "what the general is thinking" to force them to kill.

You can refuse.

After reading it, Yue Da asked:

"Where is the young master?"

"What?"

"What if someone said that the young master is thinking this?"

Everyone was looking at me.

I have no army.

They also lacked the authority to issue military orders.

But now someone has made a flag with my name on it.

I put Bai Zhi on a new page.

The above only states:

Shen An had no personal guards.

There was never a personal guard with a military designation, pay, troop register, or commander.

Anyone claiming to have been secretly ordered to kill someone by Shen An.

Please state your name first.

Shen An then issued another decree in his own handwriting.

No explicit order.

I will not serve you.

I sign.

The father asked, "What if you really take in a personal army in the future?"

"No, we won't accept it."

"Was it bestowed by the Emperor?"

The emperor said, "I have no plans to bestow this upon you."

Xiao Lingyi looked at him.

"My father once bestowed upon me the title of Imperial Son-in-Law Guard."

"Those are the guards of the prefecture."

"Not the personal guard."

I said, "Register by name as well."

The emperor looked unwell.

He now finds that he has to add a piece of paper to everything he says.

The last page features the emperor and his father as witnesses.

Neither of them represents my order.

This only proves that I heard you say this today:

There was no Shen An's personal guard.

The emperor signed first.

The father signed later.

The surrounding people also saw it.

I suddenly felt it was absurd.

My father told me to kill my father.

The emperor made me his son-in-law.

Neither of them truly listens to the other.

Today, however, we can prove it together.

I have no army.