kvmb Chapter 861 is entirely true.
Chapter 861 is entirely true.
Everyone looked at Zong Que in shock, without prior agreement.
The imperial court fell into complete silence.
The defeat at Chenzhou was a complete annihilation of the army, along with the civilians who were still in the city and had not yet escaped. It was the most devastating defeat since the founding of the Great Zhao Dynasty.
Nearly twenty years have passed since the defeat at Chenzhou, and there have been no large-scale battles between Da Zhao and Bei Yan. It is said that after this battle, Da Zhao was completely terrified and gave up all hope of launching a northern expedition.
While this statement may not be entirely accurate, it is undeniable that the defeat at Chenzhou dealt a blow to the morale of the Great Zhao.
But no one could have imagined that such a truth could be hidden behind the defeat at Chenzhou.
This...this can't be real, right?
How is this possible?
Even Xiao Guogong's political enemies found it unbelievable. In any case, everyone knew that there was probably another reason behind Rong Guogong's alleged treason. After all, Rong Guogong's northern expedition was to take over the territory of Da Zhao. If he really wanted to treason, why would he have advocated the northern expedition?
However, since Duke Rong was already dead and the defeat at Chenzhou was too devastating, Duke Rong could not escape blame in any way, and at the very least, he should bear the charge of reckless and aggressive actions.
What did Ke Zongque say?
The troops stationed in Jinzhou by Duke Xiao changed into the uniforms of the Northern Yan army and joined forces with the Northern Yan to besiege and kill the Rong family army and the people of Chenzhou.
This is simply a fantasy.
No matter how inhuman they are, they shouldn't do such a despicable thing!
As expected, even the emperor, who had just been trying to ease tensions with his son with a friendly expression, changed his expression and asked in a cold voice, "Do you know what you're saying?"
Zong Que raised his head without fear, meeting the emperor's cold gaze, and said, "What I have said is absolutely true."
Having said that, he didn't wait for the emperor to comment, and looked directly at Minister Zhong of the Court of Judicial Review.
"Lord Zhong, please have someone fetch the case files of Chenzhou and the case of the Duke of Rong, which are currently sealed in the Dali Temple."
Lord Zhong was initially quite composed. He was getting on in years and would retire in two more. Therefore, in his final years at the Court of Judicial Review, he had already delegated most of the court's affairs to the two vice ministers, only responsible for reviewing and adjudicating matters they couldn't decide. Furthermore, the new Minister of the Court of Judicial Review would be appointed by next year at the latest, and he was just waiting to hand over his duties so he could begin his retirement.
So he never expected that Zong Que would call him out first!
He was immediately startled, but fortunately he quickly wiped away the non-existent cold sweat. He didn't dare to look up at the emperor's face, and just pretended to be panicked. He looked at Ying Xun, the junior minister beside him, as if he hadn't reacted yet, and said, "Ying Xun, go and help His Highness look for it."
Ying Xun cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Yes."
Ying Xun, accompanied by his now capable assistant Lu Wei, turned and hurriedly left.
After giving his instructions, Lord Zhong quickly lowered his head and stood at attention, resolutely refusing to look at anyone else's expression.
Before long, Ying Xun and his men brought up two boxes. Both boxes were sealed with seals from the Dali Temple, and the seals recorded the case file names and dates. Judging from their color, they were quite old.
"Your Highness, the files related to the two cases from the Dali Temple are here."
Zong Que gestured for his men to open the two large boxes, revealing their contents.
The two boxes each contained only a few thin scrolls of documents, barely filling the bottom of the boxes.