Emperor Chen hurled the hand warmer he had been holding at Cheng Jinrui. Fragments of porcelain shattered, cutting into the official robes of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.
The young man kneeling in the hall remained ramrod straight, though the "Petition for the Su Jie Case" he had been holding was now scattered across the floor.
"Your Majesty, please grant me a fair inquiry. Vice Minister Su uncovered the embezzlement of military provisions by the garrison at Ancheng, only to be falsely accused of treason in retaliation." Cheng Jinrui’s voice carried his trademark metallic resonance. "When I re-examined the files, I discovered that the Canglang State totem on the so-called 'secret letters of treason' was stitched with gold thread supplied exclusively to the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. This is clearly..."
Chapter 95