Episode 24
His persuasion enabled the confessions of Zheng Michang and He Maocai to be truthfully reported to the court, which demonstrated his firmness and fairness.
This confession aroused the anger of the five eunuchs of the Bureau of Ceremony.They asked Zhao Zhenji why he presented such a confession.At the same time, Lu Fang, Yan Song, Xu Jie and other important court officials were also involved and discussed countermeasures together.Yan Song even bluntly said that if the confession was true, then Yan Shifan and others should be executed.
But Lu Fang and Xu Jie's worries made things complicated.They were worried that this confession would involve Hu Zongxian and thus affect the overall situation of the Southeast Anti-Japanese War.
Against this background, Emperor Jiajing also began to realize the seriousness of the matter.He did not blindly believe the contents of the confession, but sent Chen Hong to avoid Huang Jin and took the opportunity to tell him the truth.Emperor Jiajing knew that the truth revealed in this confession might greatly shock the court.
