Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1346

As soon as Wei Wu uttered these words, a smug look immediately appeared in Zhan Hui's eyes.

Meanwhile, the faces of the other civil and military officials in Fengxian Hall vividly portrayed the diversity of human nature.

Regret, joy, indifference, and doubt—all sorts of emotions could be found on their faces.

However, Wei Wu did not look at them, but kept his head down and remained silent, waiting for the final verdict.

At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting upright on the dragon throne, finally spoke.

"Since the Duke of Zhenguo has nothing to say and cannot produce any evidence to exonerate himself, then we can only proceed according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"Guards, throw the Duke of Zhenguo into the imperial prison. Without my decree, he is not to contact anyone. Anyone who disobeys will be executed on the spot!"

"Given that there are still some doubts in this case that have not been clarified, the conviction of the Duke of Zhenguo will be determined after the facts of the case have been verified!"

Under normal circumstances, Zhu Yuanzhang's judgment on Wei Wu could be considered very lenient; he merely imprisoned him.

If the same thing happened to other officials, they would not only be imprisoned but also subjected to torture and interrogation by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

However, none of the officials in the Fengxian Hall, including Li Shanchang, the Duke of Han, felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's decision was wrong.

The officials present all knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had always favored Wei Wu, and that sending Wei Wu to prison was already considered fair.

After all, before Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, most of the officials in the hall thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would at most put Wei Wu under house arrest.

Therefore, none of the officials in the Fengxian Hall felt there was anything wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement for Wei Wu.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials, the guards who were standing outside the Fengxian Hall entered the hall and went directly to the sides of Wei Wu.

They supported Wei Wu by one arm and carried him out of the Fengxian Hall.

If no one interrupts at this point, Wei Wu can simply wait patiently for the guards to carry him out.

But some people just don't believe in superstition.

Just as the two guards were carrying Wei Wu out, they passed right by where Zhan Hui was.

And this guy, as if he'd lost his mind, actually whispered something to Wei Wu with a smug look on his face.

"When you called me a dog back then, did you ever imagine that you would end up like this?"

To be honest, although Wei Wu himself agreed to cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang this time, it was only because this method was the most effective.

This doesn't mean he was willing to cooperate. After all, the imperial prison is still a cell, and it can't compare to his own home.

So rationally, he knew he should cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang, but emotionally, he was actually quite unhappy about it.

If no one had lit his powder keg, nothing would have happened, but Zhan Hui just happened to jump out at that moment.

Perhaps Zhan Hui was thinking that Wei Wu was being held by two guards, and even if he was being mocked, he could only obediently accept it.

However, he still didn't understand Wei Wu at all, since the atmosphere had already been built up to this point.

If Wei Wu did nothing, it would be impolite, so he immediately retaliated.

As soon as Zhan Hui finished speaking, Wei Wu turned to the guard beside him and said:

"Brothers, hold on for a moment and let me go. I have something to discuss with Lord Zhan!"

Unlike Zhan Hui, Wei Wu did not lower his voice when he said this, so many people around him heard it.

Those who heard his words all looked surprised and stared at Wei Wu with strange expressions.

You must know that he is now a criminal, and it was the emperor himself who ordered the guards to send Wei Wu directly to the imperial prison.

This is the emperor's order. If these two guards disobey the emperor's decree, what difference is there between them and courting death?