Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 760
The emperor lowered his eyes, obviously thinking about what the eldest princess said.

"Just now the four ministers asked to strictly investigate Lao Qi. The first thing is to seal up all the properties of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, including your shops. Although I did not agree, I think it is necessary to investigate." Said, the emperor glanced at Liu Yunxiang .

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but tighten her heart, and searched all the properties of the Prince's Mansion in Zhenbei, which also cut off her way.

"Search the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion to fill the treasury, and then all over the country will ask for military pay, and the emperor has to distribute it to them. After they raise their soldiers and horses, Shengjing will be surrounded by wolves." Liu Yunxiang said.

What she didn't say was that once Yan Mu fell, the emperor would have no choice but to appoint the fourth son, that trash, as the crown prince. Under the attack of Qin Feishi and Lu Chang'an, it was hard for him to protect himself, let alone the throne.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then looked up at Liu Yunxiang, "What case did you say you wanted to re-investigate?"

Liu Yunxiang changed his mind, and said: "In the case of the third wife of Yangguo's mansion murdering the fifth girl of Jing'an Hou's mansion, the third lady changed her confession, saying that the real murderer of the fifth girl was Xue Hefeng, and she was forced by Xue Hefeng. pleaded guilty."

"Has this case passed the joint trial of the three courts?"

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips, "It's been interrogated."

"Can the case be closed?"

"over."

The emperor frowned, "Since this is the case, there is no way to overturn the case. You come to ask me, don't you want me to ignore the law?"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly lowered his head, and said: "The emperor is wise, and he will definitely not let the dead die in peace, innocent people will take the blame, and the murderer will go unpunished."

The emperor snorted coldly, pondered for a while, and said: "During the reign of the late emperor, there was such a precedent. When it came time to execute the case, new doubts appeared in the case. The reason for the special retrial at that time was that it was the relatives of the deceased who knocked He went to Dengwengu and went to Dasheng to listen, according to the law, the late emperor must listen to his grievances and order a retrial."

"But the Marquis of Jing'an is stationed outside. When the news reaches him, he rushes back. Feng Shi has already been executed."

The emperor snorted, "I have given you an idea, you can figure it out yourself."

The emperor said that he was tired, so he would not keep Princess Chang and Liu Yunxiang, so they came out of the study first.On the way out of the palace, Liu Yunxiang thanked the eldest princess.

"You don't have to thank me. I only entered the palace after weighing the pros and cons. In the past, I didn't want to participate in the party struggle because Murong Tuo was behind him and he had military power. Whoever ascended the throne as the new emperor would be afraid of our eldest princess." It’s just that now, Murong Tuo and I are reconciled. Without this support, I have to make long-term plans. Whether it’s the fourth child, Qin Feishi, or Lu Changan, none of them can protect the honor of the palace. , it's better to pin your hopes on Lao Qi, at least he has a righteous heart."

The eldest princess analyzed it well, and indeed made the best choice.

"I still want to thank you for choosing to stand on Yan Mu's side at this juncture."

The eldest princess was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Yunxiang, "One more thing, I also want to thank you."

"Thank me?"

"Yes, thank you for taking care of Mo Ran for so long."

Back at the palace, Liu Yunxiang was also troubled.

Jing'an Hou must be hopeless, and the rest of the Hou's mansion are Xie Lincheng and Xie Linyu. They seem to have followed Jing'an Hou to station in other places.

"Apart from these three people, there is no one else in the Jing'an Hou Mansion." Liu Yunxiang said helplessly.

Jinyan came in with some tea, and when she heard this, she asked, "What are you worrying about, Miss?"

Liu Yunxiang sighed, and told Jinyan about Xiaowu.

Jinyan thought for a while, and said, "There are still people in the Jing'an Hou Mansion in the capital!"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly sat up straight, "Who?"

"Big girl!"

"Eldest girl?" Liu Yun Xiangmo, there is indeed another elder girl in Dafang, but she has never seen this one in her previous life or this life.When she first got married, she would have been curious about it, but when she mentioned this, the Da Furen's expression was extremely bad, as if she wished she hadn't given birth to this daughter.

"The slaves have asked the maids in the house. They told the slaves secretly that this eldest girl married a wealthy family, but within two years of her marriage, the eldest son-in-law committed a crime. The eldest girl’s husband’s family was in decline, and food and lodging became a problem. The eldest girl went home to ask for help. At first, the eldest wife was still helpful. Later, the number of times, she began to embarrass the eldest girl, scold her, beat her, and even forbid her to enter the house again. The door of the house. Slowly, the eldest girl broke off with the family. But the nun said that the eldest girl’s family bought a house in the west of the city and settled there. "

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang frowned. In the previous life, the old lady and the eldest lady passed away one after another. This eldest lady did not show up. In the following decades, the Hou's mansion was in decline or prosperity, and she did not come to the door again. The relationship is completely broken crisp.

Is it possible to ask her to help Xiaowu beat the Dengwen drum?
Besides, the Dengwen drum was not knocked for nothing. No matter who beats it, and what is the accusation, it must first suffer thirty big boards.

Liu Yunxiang sighed, in the current situation, no matter what, she had to find this big girl to try.

Early the next morning, Liu Yunxiang took Zijin to Xicheng.After inquiring all the way, I found Xie Wenying's house after going around several alleys.

The yard is an ordinary farmyard, with one door open. Looking in from the outside, you can see three main rooms, with side rooms on both sides. The yard is not big, but it is very tidy.

Liu Yunxiang was about to ask Zijin to come forward and knock on the door, when he saw a woman in a brown cotton skirt coming out of the main room carrying a load. She was not tall, thin and black, holding the shoulder pole with both hands, and walked out neatly .

"Yingniang, take a step slower."

At this time, a tall and thin man chased him out. This man was wearing a plain long gown with patched cuffs. He looked gentle, but his complexion was a little pale.He was limping on one leg, and he walked in shallow and deep steps. After chasing him out, he stuffed a few scrolls into the basket.

"Take these calligraphy and paintings and sell them at the fair. You can buy two spring shirts for yourself with the money." The man looked at the woman and said warmly.

"I see, you don't need to worry about it, go back and lie down, and I will do the work at home when I come back."

"Come back early, we'll eat the ones we can't sell."

"Okay, got it."

Seeing the woman walking out, Liu Yunxiang pulled Zijin back a few steps to the side.

The woman came out carrying the burden, sighed for some reason, and then walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Liu Yunxiang looked into the courtyard and saw the man came out soon after entering the house, limping and sweeping the floor with a broom.

"Father, mother told you to go back to the house and lie down."

At this time, a boy ran out. He was tall and tall, probably about ten years old. He snatched the broom from the man, "I'll sweep it, you should go back and lie down, or your legs will hurt again at night."

The man smiled, "Then scan quickly, and when the scan is finished, Dad will teach you how to read."

"What's the use of reading so many books?"

"Of course it's useful, you can take the imperial examination."

"I need a letter of recommendation from the academy to take the imperial examination, and our family can't even afford it."

"Don't say that, father and mother will raise money, you just study hard."

The boy nodded helplessly, "Okay, you go back to the house to rest first, and I will read to you after I finish cleaning."

Liu Yunxiang took Zijin to the market, and saw Xie Wenying who was selling steamed buns at a stall. There were a few calligraphy and paintings hanging beside her, but no one cared about them.

It was getting dark and it looked like it was going to rain.Pedestrians hurried home, and fewer and fewer people bought buns. Xie Wenying showed a worried look on her face.Liu Yunxiang went to the restaurant next to her, and she asked Zijin to go find Xie Wenying and ask her to come and see her.

(End of this chapter)