vstars Chapter 2326 I did all of this!
Chapter 2326 I did all of this!
Lu Xiuwen roared madly, as if using this final act of madness to find a reason, a comfort, for his betrayal.
Chu Ning stared at him coldly, listening to his frantic roars, her face remaining completely expressionless.
When Lü Xiuwen finally tired of shouting and was panting heavily, he slowly opened his mouth, his voice as cold as iron:
“Lu Xiuwen, you keep saying that it’s to prevent more fathers from losing their sons.”
"But just now, you personally led those soldiers to charge towards my shield wall. Do you know that those soldiers were also someone else's sons?"
"Do you know that they will die too? When they die, their fathers will suffer the same fate as you, outliving their children!"
Lu Xiuwen's frantic roar came to an abrupt halt.
Chu Ning continued, "You say you hate foreign tribes, but what you've done isn't to kill foreign tribes, but to kill your own compatriots and your own ruler!"
"You say you want to change all of this, but what you're changing is causing more fathers to lose their sons!"
"Lu Xiuwen, can you fool others with your words, or can you fool yourself?"
Lu Xiuwen's face turned completely ashen.
He opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but couldn't utter a single word.
Chu Ning looked at him, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
He slowly opened his mouth and uttered a sentence that shocked everyone present:
"Moreover, do you think I don't know? You and Chu Xuan have been colluding for a long time!"
These words were like a thunderclap!
Chu Yun suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief!
He stared intently at Lü Xiuwen, his gaze shifting from shock to anger, and then from anger to a frantic interrogation!
"what?"
Chu Yun's voice was shrill and piercing, almost tearing his throat: "Lu Xiuwen! Is what he said true? Are you colluding with Chu Xuan? Didn't you come here to pledge allegiance to me?"
"Didn't you say you hated Chu Ning to the core and were determined to help me ascend the throne? How could you... how could you be colluding with Chu Xuan?!"
Lu Xiuwen's face turned deathly pale instantly.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, wanting to argue, but he couldn't utter a single word.
His lips trembled violently, and his eyes were filled with terror and despair.
Chu Ning watched all this coldly, her voice calm and unhurried, yet every word pierced the heart:
"Do you think I don't know? Before Chu Xuan rebelled, he secretly sent someone to contact you."
"Although you did not directly agree, you also did not report it."
"You're just observing, just waiting, waiting for Chu Xuan to succeed so you can switch sides."
"If Chu Xuan loses, you should pretend you know nothing. You, Lü Xiuwen, are best at observing the winds and betting on both sides!"
"But Chu Xuan lost! He lost very quickly, so quickly that you didn't even have time to react!"
"You're scared! You're afraid that after we return to the capital, I will settle accounts with you for your collusion with Chu Xuan!"
"You're afraid that your letters and secret envoys will be discovered!"
"You're afraid of death! So you took a desperate gamble, instigating that fool Chu Yun to launch this rebellion while Han Xing was being buried!"
Chu Ning's voice was like a judgment, tearing Lu Xiuwen's pretense and excuses to shreds with every word!
"You're not concerned about your son being killed, nor are you showing any compassion!"
"You are nothing but a cowardly, opportunistic villain! A two-faced, treacherous traitor!"
Lu Xiuwen collapsed to the ground, like a dead dog, unable to utter another word.
Chu Yun stared intently at Lü Xiuwen, his anger almost turning into a tangible flame that would burn him to ashes.
He struggled violently, trying to lunge at Lü Xiuwen, but was held down firmly by two cavalrymen.
He roared madly, his voice sharp and piercing, like a dying beast:
"Lu Xiuwen! Is what he said true? Tell me! Is it true?"
"From the very beginning, you were never truly loyal to me? You were just using me as a pawn?"
"You...you bastard! You beast! I will kill you! Kill you!"
Lu Xiuwen collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.
Chu Ning's icy, knife-like questioning was like a series of sharp daggers, piercing through all his pretenses, excuses, and fig leaves, leaving them riddled with holes.
Chu Yun's frantic questioning was like a heavy hammer blow to his heart.
He knew he had nowhere to retreat.
All pretense, all excuses, all high-sounding reasons had completely lost their effectiveness in the face of Chu Ning's discerning gaze.
At this moment, Lu Xiuwen was like a clown stripped naked, exposed to everyone's gaze.
Since that's the case, then I won't pretend anymore.
Lu Xiuwen suddenly raised his head. His once refined and elegant face was now completely distorted, his eyes filled with madness and resentment.
He opened his mouth and let out a shrill, maniacal laugh:
"Hahahahaha—!"
The laughter, sharp and piercing, filled with endless madness and despair, echoed across the empty plains, sending chills down one's spine.
The ministers standing at a distance couldn't help but shiver when they heard the laughter.
"Chu Ning! You're right! I, Lü Xiuwen, am nothing but a cowardly coward! A traitor who changes his stance with the wind!"
Lu Xiuwen laughed maniacally, his voice sharp and piercing: "I'm just afraid of being purged!"
"I'm just afraid that after I return to the capital, you'll find out about my connection with Chu Xuan! I'm just afraid of dying! I'm terrified of dying!"
His eyes were bloodshot and filled with madness, a ferocious smile playing on his lips.
"Do you know that Chu Xuan was able to mobilize the troops of Youzhou and take away those 50,000 Youzhou soldiers without anyone noticing? I, Lü Xiuwen, deserve credit for that!"
“There are several officials in Youzhou who are loyal to you. If they are still around, they will immediately report Chu Xuan as soon as he moves his troops!”
"It was me! It was me who, under the guise of the Ministry of Personnel's transfer order, transferred them one by one away from Youzhou!"
"Some were transferred to Jiangnan, some to Sichuan, and some were simply dismissed from their posts by me on some pretext!"
"That's why it was so quiet in Youzhou when Chu Xuan raised his army! That's why no one reported him! That's why he was able to take those 50,000 troops away so easily!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped in shock!
It turns out that behind Chu Xuan's rebellion, there was actually the secret assistance of Lü Xiuwen, a cabinet minister and the Minister of Personnel!
No wonder, no wonder Chu Xuan was able to mobilize the troops of Youzhou so smoothly, no wonder no one in Youzhou reported it beforehand!
It turns out that those officials who were loyal to the court had long been transferred from their posts by Lü Xiuwen, the Minister of Personnel, using his power!
Chu Ning's face grew increasingly gloomy.
His gaze, as cold as ice, was fixed on Lü Xiuwen's crazed and distorted face.