Prosperous Concubine

Chapter 91 The First Talented Woman (1)
Mu Yutang took a step back, avoided Xiao Qingyu's outstretched hand, looked at him and said with a smile: "Xiao Shizi, how did the two leaders of the cottage deal with it?"

Her initiative to care was rejected by her, Xiao Qingyu's jade-like fingers were hanging in the air, he paused before putting them down, his faint voice could not hear anything unusual: "The officers and men of the army found the tributes lost before in the cottage, and many precious treasures, The case is so serious that the Jingzhao Mansion cannot handle it, and it has been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial. The Ministry of Criminal Justice is investigating all the bad things they have done in the past few years. Once they have investigated the matter, they will report it to the emperor and punish them according to law!"

Xiao Qingyu's guess was correct, the Ministry of Criminal Justice had indeed intensified its efforts to investigate the cases of cottages harming the people, but what they did not expect was that the arrest of the young woman and young master led to a major incident 16 years ago!
In the early dynasty, the emperor wore a bright yellow dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair, with twelve strings of jade algae hanging from a golden crown. There was silence.

Mr. Meng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, stood in the center of the hall, holding a delicate box in both hands, and said in a very respectful tone, "I found this when I checked the stolen goods in the cottage. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

The eunuch took the box and presented it to the emperor. The emperor reached into the box with his slender and powerful hands, and took out a piece of iron. It was not an ordinary piece of iron, but a black iron wristband, engraved with a mysterious character of dragon, flying and phoenix dancing, and a common name.

The emperor looked gloomy, and a sharpness flashed in his deep eyes: "Is this from the cottage?"

Master Meng clasped his fists and bowed deeply: "Return to the emperor, that's right!"

The generals led by General Chen and Su Changjing also changed their faces slightly. The meaning of the wristbands is unknown to the new ministers, and the civil servants don't know it. These generals who are fighting on the battlefield day and night are very clear.

General Chen took a step forward, with a icy coldness flashing in his eyes, he clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, this wristband belonged to the Xuantie Army who helped King Chen's rebellion 16 years ago. It was found in the cottage, which is enough to prove that the young woman and the boy It's the remnants of Prince Chen..."

King Chen and Xuan Tiejun, whose names were deliberately forgotten by the people for 16 years under the forcible suppression of the royal family, reappeared in this way, and the courtiers were all pale when they heard it.

The name of Chen Wang is Xiao Xuan. He is the half-brother of the current emperor. He is strong in martial arts and uses soldiers like a god. Every Ming Xuan Tiejun has a black iron wristband with his name written on it to distinguish his identity.

16 years ago, King Chen led the Xuantie army to rebel and wanted to usurp his father's throne, but was brutally suppressed by the former emperor. After being captured, all the soldiers and their families who participated in the rebellion were executed.

That year, the capital flowed like rivers of blood, human heads and corpses piled up into mountains, and all the ministers in the court were in danger. The king Xiao Xuan and the famous Xuantie Army of the Qinglong Kingdom all became taboos of the Qinglong Kingdom. No one dared to mention it in front of the present emperor.

Unexpectedly, after 16 years, the Black Iron Bracers of Xuan Tiejun reappeared in the capital.

Su Changjing was wearing a battle armor and stood at the head of the generals. He glanced at General Chen who was speaking impassionedly, and a sharp flash of wisdom flashed in his eyes: "The Black Tie Army does not accept women and children. Wife and children..."

"It's all the same. Xuan Tiejun's wife, children, and children were all beheaded 16 years ago. I didn't expect there to be fish that slipped through the net. No wonder the bandits in the cottage have been hijacking tributes. It turns out that they have revenge against the court for killing their husbands and fathers..." General Chen waved disapprovingly. Waving his hands, he convicts the young woman and the boy with certain words.

Su Changjing frowned slightly: "General Chen, the matter is not yet clear, so don't draw conclusions so hastily. Mr. Meng said just now that the black iron wristbands were found from stolen goods, and the mother and son were bandits from the cottage. How would General Chen know that they didn't snatch the black iron wristband from someone else?"

General Chen's face was gloomy. This Su Changjing was born to be at odds with him. No matter what he said or did, Su Changjing could find a reason to refute it. In that case, don't blame him for being cruel.

"The black iron wristband is unique to the Xuantie Army. It is regarded as life, but in the eyes of others, it is just a wristband with no special value. All the gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables are robbed in the cottage. If the iron piece is not their relatives Therefore, they will never look at each other directly, let alone store them in such an exquisite box..."

"It's true to say that, but how did General Chen know that what they robbed was just a piece of iron, not the whole box? Gouzi led people into the cottage. When he found the tribute, he saw a large amount of gold and silver piled up in the warehouse of the cottage. With so many valuables, they may not have time to check them one by one, so they have to pile them all up in the warehouse..."

Su Changjing's eyes were sharp, his words were clear, and his thick voice was full of anger. General Chen was speechless, but he was neither angry nor dejected. There was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth. What he was waiting for was what Su Changjing said. talk.

"General Su blamed the mother and son every single word. Could it be that he sympathized with their orphans and widows and wanted to intercede for them..."

As soon as the sonorous and forceful accusation came out, everyone was shocked, and all the officials changed their faces. Xuan Tiejun committed a capital crime of treason. The previous emperor hated them very much, and the current emperor also hates them. Thieves, pleading for them is a violation of the laws of Qinglong Kingdom, and they will be punished according to the same crime.

Quietly looking at the emperor on the dragon chair, his face was very ugly, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with Su Changjing's actions. , General Su touched the emperor's big taboo, I don't know if he can get through the current difficulties.

Su Changjing's cold eyes were sharp, without any worries, he looked at General Chen calmly, with a loud voice.

"General Chen, the mother and son robbed the tribute by force. The crime is heinous. No matter whether they are the orphans of the Xuantie Army or not, they will die. What I said just now is not for them. I just want Mr. Meng to investigate clearly. If they are orphans, Adding to the crime, beheading to show the public, if they are not, the orphan of Xuan Tiejun is someone else, and we just let go of this clue so easily, wouldn't it be a serious problem for the court..."

Hearing the words, the officials' eyes brightened, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they made friends with Su Changjing, stroked their beards, and nodded appreciatively: "General Su's words are reasonable, and the matter of Xuantiejun's orphan must be thoroughly investigated." , must not let the real traitor go..."

General Chen's complexion was so dark that ink dripped out. Su Changjing was a cunning old fox who had been in the army for many years. He set up such an elaborate trap, but he destroyed it in a few words. It's really hateful...

He clenched his big hands into fists, and the veins on the back of his hands protruded. Before there was any more resentment, Su Changjing's thick voice sounded again.

(End of this chapter)