Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 403 Reward
"My brothers, why are you all silent? I don't believe you don't know why I called you here. If you are silent now, I can only report the truth to my father."

"Don't blame me, your younger brother, for not showing you mercy when the time comes." Liu Changfeng said with a smile

"Fifth brother, fifth brother, actually we were kept in the dark about this matter. We didn't know that they were spies from other Jiedushi." Liu Changyuan said hurriedly.

"Yes, Fifth Brother, this incident happened suddenly and we really didn't know about it before." The prince also said

"Brother, I believe what you said, but do you think our father would believe it? Tell the truth, otherwise how can I help you?"

"You are all here today, so I might as well be more open about some things. I don't care how you fight, and I don't want to get involved. I just want to live my own life."

"But now, my father won't let me do it. This unfortunate task has fallen on me. I have no choice. If you don't say anything, I can only continue to investigate."

"If anything is found out by then, don't blame me." Liu Changfeng said

"Fifth brother, look at you. What we said is true. As princes, how could we collude with those military governors? We were really deceived." Liu Changyuan said

"Haha, since you said so, I have nothing to say. I will tell my father exactly what you said."

"As for whether he believes your words or not, I don't care." Liu Changfeng said

After hearing this, Liu Changyuan felt a sinking feeling in his heart, because he knew his own business. There were many things he didn't want to do, but they were pushed by his subordinates, so he had to move forward.

After all, people depend on you for their lives and property, so you can't just stand there.

But if this were to happen, there would inevitably be some problems. He knew very well that some of the people under his command must have problems, but he didn't care about it before.

Or he turned a blind eye and pretended not to know, but that was no longer possible. The facts were before his eyes and he could no longer pretend.

"Fifth brother, what do you mean? Just tell me straight away. Why are you teasing me?" Liu Changyuan said

"Brother, what do you mean by that? When did I tease you? I was just reminding you to be careful. I just said that I don't want to get involved in your affairs." Liu Changfeng said

"Haha, you don't want to get involved? Fifth brother, do you believe this? You really didn't get involved at all? Don't you feel guilty at all for saying this?" Liu Changhe suddenly said

"Fourth brother, what do you mean by this? Are you blaming me?" Liu Changfeng said

"Hey, Fourth Brother, stop talking nonsense. Fifth Brother, you know your Fourth Brother's temper. He was just confused for a moment. Don't take it personally." Liu Changyuan hurriedly explained.

"Haha, it's okay, you are all my brothers, so it's my duty if you say that. I won't say anything, but you should remember it."

"There are some things I can ignore, but there are some things that are absolutely unacceptable. Let's stop talking nonsense. Since we have come to this point, I will just speak directly."

"Among the people we found out this time, those who hold high positions are either your men or my second brother's men, so you can't escape this time."

"I have no other intention in calling you here today. I just want to tell you that your father will not believe your current rhetoric."

"Think about it carefully and think about how to explain it to Father. Okay, you can figure out the rest yourself. I'll leave you alone for now."

"By the way, I want this mission to be resolved satisfactorily without leaving any loose ends, so I hope you won't ask for mercy."

"After all, I have already offended all the people. If they come out alive, I will be the unlucky one. I will not give in to this. Brothers, please don't make it difficult for me." Liu Changfeng said

After he finished speaking, he walked away, leaving the four brothers with gloomy faces, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Okay, second brother, now that everything has been discussed, let's go. Just like fifth brother said, don't let father suspect us again." The prince left after saying this.

After Liu Changyuan and the other two stood up and respectfully saw the prince off, they also left. After they returned to Liu Changyuan's mansion, they went straight into the study.

"Second brother, what do you think this Old Five means? Does he really dare to offend all of us? Isn't the Tower Demon crazy?" Liu Changhe said dissatisfiedly

"Okay, Fourth Brother, stop talking. Fifth Brother is already very angry about this matter, and Father wants Fifth Brother to be the only one to suffer this time."

"Think about it. His son's matter was suppressed by his father before, and this time he was assigned such an unlucky task. If it were you, I would react the same way."

"Maybe he's not as good as him, so don't worry about it. Our enemy right now is not Lao Wu. The last incident shows that father still values ​​the prince."

"So if we want to move him, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. Although we have a role in what Lao Wu is investigating this time, the prince can't escape either."

"Father will at most give us both fifty lashes. It doesn't matter. The key to this matter is to prevent Old Five from taking advantage of our misfortune."

"After all, he was the one who investigated this case. What he said is of vital importance to you and me. There are also true and false punishments, so you, Old Four, must not be so impulsive in the future."

"Although Lao Wu supported the prince before, his son's affairs have always been a thorn in his side. Even if Lao Wu didn't know about it, the prince didn't dare to believe him."

"Besides, with Lao Wu's intelligence, how could he not know all this time? So one day in the future, he may very well become our helper." Liu Changyuan advised
After hearing this, Liu Changhe stopped talking and just nodded. Then the three of them began to discuss how to tell their father.

The prince at this moment had even more to think about, for no other reason than that he was not sure whether the fifth brother knew about what he had done before.

Judging from the conversation just now, Lao Wu probably didn’t know, or he only knew a little bit, but the Minister of Personnel who died the most miserably this time was his man.

He couldn't confirm whether this was a coincidence or Lao Wu did it on purpose, so he was very conflicted.

Compared with them, Liu Changfeng is much more relaxed at this time. After all, many things are like this. When you know that there is no chance for the time being, you shouldn't care.

Just like when he faced his fourth brother before, he did it on purpose. He wanted to take this opportunity to tell everything. After all, he didn't want to go through the past again. It wasn't a good memory.

Time quickly came to the next day. After dawn, the brothers entered the imperial study together.

"Father, the case has been investigated and the suspects are now being handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. However, some of them have special identities, so I would like to ask your majesty to make a decision." Liu Changfeng said

"Well, Changfeng, you've worked hard. I'll give you a few days off. Go back and have a good rest. Okay, leave now. I have something to say to your brothers." Emperor Xining said

"Yes, father. I'll take my leave now." Liu Changfeng said this and left the imperial study.

After he left, Emperor Xining looked at his sons and didn't say a word. Since he didn't speak, the princes naturally didn't dare to speak either.

"You are really good and have become more capable. If it weren't for the investigation this time, I really wouldn't have known that all of you are so capable."

"You have recruited a lot of officials, and these are only those in the imperial court. How many followers do you have in the local areas? What are you planning to do?"

"I think I have lived too long, which has delayed you a bit. You all want to fight for it, but there is only one position. Who should I give it to?" asked Emperor Xining.
"Father, please calm down. Father, please calm down. I never had such an intention. I never had such an intention." The prince knelt down first, followed by the other three brothers.

"Haha, that's enough, get up. I'm just an old man. This position will be yours sooner or later. Why are you in such a hurry? Ah? I'm telling you today that what I give you is yours."

"You can't take what I didn't give you. Humph, go back and reflect on your mistakes!" Emperor Xining said

After hearing this, they naturally stood up in a hurry and then retreated obediently. After all his sons left, Emperor Xining sat directly on the chair and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

After coming out of the imperial study, the four princes also left separately. After all, the throne was now lying between the four of them. Although they were brothers, they could not go back.

At this time, Liu Changfeng was staying with his mother and did not leave the palace to return home.

"Son, you've gone too far this time. You've offended everyone, including those four. You've also offended them quite a bit. What are you going to do in the future?" the queen asked worriedly.
"Mother, don't worry. Since I dare to do it, I naturally have the confidence. This matter itself is the difficult problem that my father gave me."

"My father already knows that this is an offensive assignment. He also made it very clear that day, so I had expected this."

"But now my father is in his prime, and there are still many years before those things happen, so my son has not lost yet, and can still make a lot of preparations."

"So, mother, you don't have to worry about me. As long as you are safe, that is my greatest confidence, so you must take care of yourself."

"Don't worry about me all the time. Pay more attention to your own health." Liu Changfeng reminded

"Okay, okay, I will pay attention. For my son, I must be fine." said the queen.
"Then I feel relieved. Okay, mother, it's getting late. I should take my leave now. If I don't leave now, father will be worried." Liu Changfeng said with a smile

Looking at her son's departing back, Liang Wan shook her head helplessly and prepared to take a rest.

That's right, she took her son's words to heart. She now planned to take good care of her health and try to live longer, preferably longer than her own Majesty.

At this time, Liu Changfeng had no idea about his mother's ambitions. If he knew, he would definitely tell his mother that she had done a good job.

In the next few days, Liu Changfeng did not attend court, but rested in his mansion. However, when he was free, others became busy, and the busiest one was the Ministry of Justice.

After all, Liu Changfeng arrested so many people at once, so they had no choice but to be busy. After all, it was such a big case, and His Majesty and several princes had been keeping a close eye on it.

So the progress was very fast. I don’t understand why. All the cases were concluded in seven days. Then they were submitted to Emperor Xining. Looking at the memorial in his hand, Emperor Xining’s face was gloomy.

After all, although we had seen one side of it before, the investigation by outsiders still lacked some truthfulness. Now the confessions of these people themselves are even worse.

So he was naturally angry, and because he was angry, he made a decision very quickly and imposed severe punishment. Anyone approved by the Ministry of Justice for a long detention period was sentenced to beheading with reprieve.

Those who had already been sentenced to death were the three clans of the Yi clan. In short, all the sentences were severe. There were some opposing voices in the court and the public on this point.

However, no one dared to be the first to speak out at this time. After all, what these people did this time was not ordinary. They colluded with foreign officials with ill intentions. This was a heavy accusation that they could not afford to bear.

After all, they have their own problems. At least, you always have to deal with officials from other places. Under normal circumstances, naturally no one cares about this matter.

But once it comes to the surface, you can no longer look at it with common sense. If the higher-ups are dissatisfied, everything they judge you for is justified and no one can find any fault with it.

And since no one came forward to plead for mercy, it meant that everything would be handled quickly. After these things were dealt with, it was time to reward people according to their merits. As the main person in charge, Liu Changfeng would naturally be the first.

In fact, Emperor Xining was really troubled for several days about the issue of rewards. After all, his son was already a prince, so what other title could he give him?

In the end, he had no choice but to add the title of Crown Pearl. Originally, except for the crown prince, the four brothers were all three-pearl princes. This time, Liu Changfeng was directly conferred the title of five-pearl prince.

He was ahead of his other brothers. Except for Liu Changhe who was a little upset about the reward, the other two didn't care much about it.

The next hero is Luo Zishang. After all, this time, it was Luo Zishang who took the initiative to do the work, so he must be greatly rewarded.

After much deliberation, Emperor Xining finally promoted him directly to the position of Minister of Justice, which was considered to be the best use of his talent.

Luo Zishang was somewhat surprised by this reward. After all, according to past practice, if a minister wanted to be promoted to a minister, he had to be sent out first.

Now that it came to him, this whole process was skipped, so he was naturally very surprised. Not only him, but other ministers were also surprised by the result.

But it was useless for them to be surprised. After all, if you really think about it, it was Luo Zishang who made the greatest contribution this time, and Liu Changfeng just took advantage of it.

(End of this chapter)