Chapter 172 I Haven't Revealed All My Cards Yet.

After the civil and military officials came to their senses, their unbelievable eyes fell on the left prime minister.

The biggest moth in Daxuan is the Left Prime Minister. Is this possible?

Ning Chen held the handle of the knife with one hand, stared at the Prime Minister, and said sternly: "Prime Minister Zuo, do you know your guilt?"

The Prime Minister Zuo's face turned pale, but he was not panicked.

He knelt in front of Emperor Xuan and said, "I have been wronged, please forgive me!"

"I have been an official for decades. I have worked diligently and conscientiously. Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have won the respect of His Majesty and am ranked first among all officials... What else is there that I am not satisfied with?"

All civil and military officials agreed with Zuo Xiang's words.

He is in charge of the emperor and his assistant is Wanji.

With the current status of the left prime minister, there is no reason for collaborating with the enemy and treason.

Emperor Xuan's eyes were cold, and his eyes fell on Ning Chen.

Ning Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense and turned around to whisper a few words in Pan Yucheng's ear.

Pan Yucheng nodded and left.

After a while, the sound of shackles sounded.

King Zuoting, Zhang Yuancang, Kong Yongchun and others were brought up.

Ning Chen said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yuancang, Kong Yongchun... are all disciples of the Zuo Prime Minister. They can all identify the Zuo Prime Minister."

Emperor Xuan's cold eyes fell on a few people.

Ning Chen said sternly: "Zhang Yuancang, Kong Yongchun... Why don't we recruit them in front of His Majesty?"

Zhang Yuancang and others knelt on the ground, trembling.

Zhang Yuancang said tremblingly: "The guilty minister is Zhang Yuancang, the former magistrate of Lingzhou. He is a disciple of the left prime minister and is responsible for secretly mining gold mines under the orders of the left prime minister."

Kong Yongchun glanced at the Prime Minister Zuo and saw the latter's cold eyes, and his body trembled.

Ning Chen was right. Now that things have happened, Zuo Xiang wants to kill his whole family.

Now, the only one I can rely on is Ning Chen.

Moreover, with King Zuoting here, it would be useless for him to deny it.

He said in a trembling voice: "The guilty minister, Kong Yongchun, the supervisor of the North Linguan Pass, was a protégé of the Zuo Prime Minister. Following the secret orders of the Zuo Prime Minister, he colluded with King Zuo Ting over the years and murdered seven Daxuan generals and countless soldiers."

All civil and military officials were suddenly in an uproar!

Ning Chen took the opportunity to take out a stack of secret letters and said, "Your Majesty, these are the secret letters that the left prime minister sent to them. They have been seized by me."

Eunuch Quan walked over quickly, took the secret letter, and sent it to Emperor Xuan.

Emperor Xuan picked up the secret letter and unfolded it, his expression getting more and more ugly.

"Damn, bastard..."

Long Yan was furious.

Emperor Xuan stared at Zuo Xiang coldly, "It's in vain that I trust you so much. Is this how you repay me?"

The left prime minister trembled and said with sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

"I have never exchanged secret messages with these two people. I wonder where these secret messages came from?"

"Your Majesty is aware of everything and should know the handwriting of the old minister. Whether these secret letters are the handwriting of the old minister cannot be hidden from your majesty's eyes."

Emperor Xuan frowned slightly and looked at Ning Chen, "This is indeed not the handwriting of Prime Minister Zuo."

Ning Chen said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo has been an official for decades... If you don't know how to leave a way out for yourself, you are not worthy of being the head of a hundred officials."

"Zuo Xiang would definitely not write such a thing on his own... Some of these secret letters were written by Butler Ding of Zuo Xiang's Mansion, and some were written by Ma Kaicheng, Zuo Xiang's confidant."

Emperor Xuan searched with his eyes, "Where are these two bitches?"

Ning Chen waved his hand, and Butler Ding was brought up.

Butler Ding's face turned pale, he knelt on the ground and trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "Common man Ding Chengye, please see your Majesty!"

Emperor Xuan stared at him, raised the secret letter in his hand, and asked calmly: "Did these secret letters come from you?"

"Your Majesty, no, the common people have never written any secret letters?"

Ning Chen sneered and said: "Steward Ding, how dare you deny it in front of His Majesty... The Prime Minister asked you to write for me. I don't believe you dare to use your hands to others. I just need to compare it with your handwriting to know whether this secret letter was written by you." "

Butler Ding's face lost all color.

Everything in this secret letter is a serious crime that can be copied and executed, so naturally no one else can know about it.

Therefore, this is indeed his handwriting.

Emperor Xuan snorted coldly, then suddenly frowned, "Where is Ma Kaicheng?"

Ning Chen looked at Geng Jing subconsciously, "Master Geng, would you please bring Ma Kaicheng up?"

Geng Jing looked at Ning Chen with complicated eyes.

Ning Chen frowned slightly, "What's wrong?"

Geng Jing smiled bitterly, "After receiving your secret message, I sent people to arrest Ma Kaicheng... But we were a step too late. Ma Kaicheng's family disappeared. No one is alive, and no body is found dead."

Ning Chen's expression changed.

All he had at his disposal was supporting evidence, but now this evidence is missing a link.

Ning Chen stared at the left prime minister, it seemed that Ma Kaicheng's family had been silenced.

After he learned about Ma Kaicheng from Zhang Yuancang, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Geng Jing... Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late.

But this time Ning Chen guessed wrong, because even the left prime minister didn't know where Ma Kaicheng was? He sent people to silence him, but it was too late.

"Prime Minister Zuo, what a trick... Ma Kaicheng is also your confidant after all. If you kill his whole family to silence him, aren't you afraid that he will come to you and demand his life when you wake up in the middle of the night?"

Prime Minister Zuo glanced at him coldly, then glanced at Butler Ding.

Butler Ding trembled slightly, his face uncertain.

But soon, his eyes hardened, as if he had made some kind of determination.

He kowtowed heavily to the left prime minister and said, "Prime Minister, I am sorry for you and betrayed your trust... Those secret letters were indeed written by my servant."

Prime Minister Zuo's face was full of shock, "Steward Ding, you..."

Steward Ding said solemnly: "Prime Minister, Ma Kaicheng and I teamed up with Kong Yongchun and Zhang Yuancang to steal gold mines and killed seven generals and countless soldiers."

Prime Minister Zuo was shocked and angry, pointing at Butler Ding with trembling fingers, "You, you bastard...how dare you?"

"Prime Minister, this slave is a bastard. He betrayed your trust and caused you to be criticized by villains and your reputation was damaged. You deserve to die!"

Steward Ding said and looked at Emperor Xuan, "Your Majesty, all this was done by Cao Min and Ma Kaicheng. The Prime Minister did not know about it. Please tell me clearly!"

Ning Chen's eyes narrowed and he said sternly: "Steward Ding, you want to take the blame for Prime Minister Zuo... Can you, a little butler, be able to take the blame?"

Steward Ding sneered, obviously taking the risk, and said disdainfully: "Ning Chen, you underestimate me as the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Have you ever heard of the third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door?"

"I am in charge of the internal affairs of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion. As long as I use the name of Prime Minister, who among the officials in the capital dare not give me face?"

"Ning Chen, do you know how much assets I have? I have tens of thousands of acres of farmland outside the city alone... Do you still think I'm just a little housekeeper?"

"Zhang Yuancang is the prime minister's protégé. I have known him for a long time... Ma Kaicheng and I wrote to him in the tone of the prime minister and asked him to do something. How dare he not do it?"

Zuo Xiang was trembling with anger and shouted angrily: "You bastard, how dare you do anything wrong in the name of who you are?"

"Master Prime Minister, it's my servant who is sorry for you. I deserve death!"

Steward Ding looked at Emperor Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, all this was done by the grassroots and Ma Kaicheng and has nothing to do with the Prime Minister. I ask for your Majesty's clarification."

Ning Chen was furious and sneered: "What a loyal dog... Then let me ask you, why did you collude with Kong Yongchun to kill my Daxuan generals and soldiers?"

Butler Ding looked at Ning Chen and sneered: "Have you ever understood my past?"

Ning Chen stared at him without speaking.

"I was once a soldier of Daxuan, but unfortunately I was not recognized for my talent and was not promoted. After several years of service, I was still just a soldier... But those idiots were promoted step by step. I don't accept it."

Ning Chen said angrily: "You fart... Those who were killed by you were all my brave and good generals of Daxuan."

"So what? I'm just jealous that they were promoted faster than me. Why should they? I can fight, so why can't I be promoted?"

"And you are a despicable villain. You ruined everything I worked hard for in Lingzhou and cut off my financial resources... I just wish I couldn't kill you."

Ning Chen laughed angrily, "Okay, okay... you are such a good dog, you want to take the blame for the left prime minister, right? It doesn't matter, I don't believe that the torture of the Supervision Department can't pry your mouth open."

"Ning Chen, don't even think about torturing me... I know that what I have committed is a capital crime, and I will not give you the chance to torture me."

Butler Ding yelled, suddenly his body trembled, and blood poured out of the corner of his mouth.

Ning Chen looked shocked and stepped forward to pinch Butler Ding's mouth open. Half of his tongue fell out mixed with blood.

He was so cruel that he even wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide!

Ning Chen sneered, "Steward Ding, do you want to bite your tongue and commit suicide? Don't you know that you can't die by biting your tongue?"

"Someone, take him to six places and treat him."

Even though Butler Ding can't speak, he still has hands and can write.

If Butler Ding dies, the Left Prime Minister will only be charged with lax discipline and negligence... This crime is of no concern to him.

And if he misses this opportunity, it will be even harder to influence the left prime minister.

Moreover, if the left prime minister is not brought down, he will have to endure the left prime minister’s revenge.

Prime Minister Zuo knelt in front of Emperor Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, I have not been strict in discipline and have committed negligence. I am unworthy of Heaven's grace... I would like to resign and return to my hometown. Please give me your permission!"

Emperor Xuan frowned.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of the Left is busy with everything, and it is inevitable that he will be negligent. Please have mercy, Your Majesty!"

A speaker jumped out.

"Your Majesty, the left prime minister has worked hard and made great achievements. I don't think it is appropriate to remove him from office because of this oversight!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly. If he really dismissed the left prime minister because of this matter, he would be too harsh as an emperor and would be criticized by the world.

Moreover, he now needs a left prime minister.

Emperor Xuan was about to speak, but he heard Ning Chen sneer and say: "Prime Minister Zuo, are you very proud now?"

Prime Minister Zuo glanced at Ning Chen with provocation in his eyes.

Huh, you just want to overthrow the truth? The mayflies shaking the trees are extremely ridiculous... The left prime minister sneered in his heart.

Although he was caught off guard by Ning Chen and was a little flustered...but he had been an official for decades. If he couldn't even get over this hurdle, how could he deserve to be the leader of hundreds of officials?

Ning Chen said calmly: "Master Zuo Xiang, don't be complacent... I haven't revealed my cards yet."

Zuo Xiang tensed up and his expression froze slightly.

Does this little bastard still have a trump card?

Ning Chen said sternly: "Come here, bring me here!"

Several soldiers dragged a man into the yard.

But when he saw this person, Ning Chen was stunned.

This person...this person turned out to be Ma Kaicheng.

The person he asked to be brought in was the poisonous man. Why did Ma Kaicheng show up?

He subconsciously looked at Geng Jing.

Geng Jing was also confused.

"Where did this guy come from?"

A soldier said hurriedly: "Back to General Ning, someone left him at the gate of the Supervision Department."

"Did you see who it was?"

"The other party was wearing a bamboo hat and couldn't see his appearance clearly. After leaving this person behind, he quickly left... Yuan Duwei went to chase him, but he couldn't catch up."

Ning Chen was stunned. Someone was helping him? Who could this person be?

Who had such great ability? He could kidnap someone before the Supervisory Department and the Left Prime Minister... and hand him over at this time?

This person must be in this courtyard.

Outsiders could not know that he needed Ma Kaicheng to testify against the Left Prime Minister.

Emperor Xuan frowned and asked, "Who is this person?"

Ning Chen was no longer able to think about who was secretly helping him. He leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, this person is Ma Kaicheng."

Emperor Xuan nodded!

Ma Kaicheng knelt on the ground, his face full of panic. Before Ning Chen could ask, he had already spoken: "The guilty Ma Kaicheng, I see your majesty!"

"The guilty person is willing to identify the Left Prime Minister. He instructed the guilty minister to join forces with Zhang Yuancang to dig gold privately."

The ministers were suddenly in an uproar, with faces full of astonishment.