The reborn poisonous woman is hard to abandon

Chapter 306 Don't Miss the Opportunity

Those two people were beaten up before they died, and they would 100% confess themselves.

According to Huo Yuan's gloomy personality, it is not only easy to guess that she has tampered with it, but in this way, I'm afraid...

For a while, Xiao Ruan and Li Yun looked at each other, and the room fell into silence...

In the golden hall of the imperial palace, the atmosphere was strange, and the emperor stared at the crown prince at the front with heavy eyes.His face was full of disappointment, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes spread all the way to the corners of his mouth, which made people dare not look directly at him.

This morning, Huo Xun submitted a memorial to impeach Meng Tian, ​​an official of the Ministry of Rites in the Central Court, saying that he had already grasped the matter of the other party's accepting bribes.

Because Meng Tian was single-handedly promoted by the prince, Huo Xun directly pointed the finger at the prince, thinking that the prince was also involved in it and amassed a lot of ill-gotten wealth.

"Prince, are the things said in General Huo's memorial true?"

When the crown prince was named, he stood up and knelt on the ground in a hurry: "Father, I naturally don't want to believe General Huo's words. It is true that Mr. Meng from the Ministry of Rites was singled out by me, but I really don't know that this person accepts bribes." one thing."

After finishing speaking, the prince turned to look at Huo Xun, with a cold look in his eyes: "General Huo, the most important thing to avoid forgetting one's roots, if according to what you said, you have also received help from me and Master Meng before, wouldn't you be suspected of accepting bribes? "

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more tense, and everyone turned their attention to Huo Xun.

As we all know, Huo Xun is a member of the prince's camp, but now Huo Xun deliberately exposes Meng Tian's bribery in front of civil and military officials, no doubt telling everyone the fact that Huo Xun and the prince have broken up.

But the prince bluntly said that "the most important thing to be a human being is to forget one's roots", which is already nakedly satirizing Huo Xun's treachery.

"His Royal Highness, how can you act emotionally in court affairs? I am speaking based on the facts, but you are covering up Mr. Meng by doing this. Besides, the pure will be cleared, and the turbid will be turbid. If you suspect that the minister is offering bribes and accepting bribes , you can ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly."

Facing the prince's questioning, Huo Xun was neither humble nor overbearing, straightened his back, and looked at the emperor proudly, regardless of the prince's darkening face.

But the emperor glanced back and forth between the two of them for a moment, and suddenly nodded appreciatively at Huo Xun: "Jiang Huo is upright, not playing favoritism, not cheating, he is really a model for all officials!"

As the emperor's voice fell, the prince's face suddenly turned pale, and everyone in the court immediately understood that the emperor believed Huo Xun.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. Since I was transferred to the Ministry of Rites, I have been diligent and diligent, and I dare not exceed the slightest. It is indeed not as miserable as General Huo said!"

Here the prince and Huo Xun confronted each other and the outcome was already decided, Meng Tian was filled with panic.Hastily defended himself to the emperor, trying to make a final struggle.

"Meng Tian, ​​at this point, you should stop making excuses!"

Hearing Meng Tian's words, Huo Xun glanced at the prince, and his tone suddenly became sharp: "Last June, your son received 2 taels of silver from the rich merchant Jia's family, and in August received 5 taels from the prefect of Tongzhou. Silver. In November, you secretly transferred an unknown official from Xucheng to the Ministry of Rites for 1 taels of silver. How dare you deny everything?"

"me……"

Meng Tian was dumbfounded by Huo Xun's question, he hesitated to say "I" for a long time but he didn't say anything.Seeing this, Huo Xun immediately let out a sneer from his throat, and turned his gaze to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, what I said just now is true, the physical evidence is complete, and interrogation is possible at any time. I hope that the Emperor will investigate clearly and return my court officials a good reputation."

Huo Xun's tone was resounding, the hall was completely silent, the blood on Meng Tian's face disappeared instantly, his whole body couldn't help trembling, and the crown prince finally believed in the fact that Meng Tian took bribes.

Just when the prince was about to admit to the emperor that his rule was not strict, Zhao Yan suddenly stood up from the queue.

"Father, from my son's point of view, it is true that Meng Tian bribed and accepted bribes, but his actions may not have anything to do with the crown prince. I hope the emperor will clearly investigate."

"Hmph! He was the one who provoked Meng Tian, ​​I don't believe he didn't realize it!"

Originally, if this kind of thing was true, as long as the prince stood up and admitted his mistake, it would be enough to make a promise like the emperor.But because of Zhao Yan's words, the prince had already missed the best time, and the emperor was also furious because of the instant.

"Come here! Immediately put Meng Tian in prison, and Xu Xiang will thoroughly investigate this matter! The crown prince will also investigate, if there is any involvement, he will be severely punished!"

After finishing speaking, the emperor turned his attention to Huo Xun: "General Huo is upright and understands righteousness. It is not easy. I will reward you with a thousand gold. If there is anyone who dares to expose his colleagues like General Huo, I will give you a lot of rewards!"

"I am terrified, thank you, the emperor, for your kindness!"

Hearing these words, Huo Xun immediately knelt down to the emperor, and everyone in the court shouted "The emperor is holy", and no one paid attention to Meng Tian who was dragged down by others, and the prince with a decadent expression.

"General Huo is indeed a clever plan. Only one Mengtian will make the father disappointed in the prince. I would like to offer you a toast!"

It was night, in a secret room of Prince Huai's mansion, Zhao Yan praised Huo Xun greatly.

"My lord praises me, the crown prince poisoned my father with the intention of harming my father, so naturally I can no longer sit still. But it's too early for us to be happy now, we should celebrate after the whole plan is over."

Zhao Yan nodded again and again, took the initiative to pour a book of wine for Huo Xun, and said quite proudly: "The general's plan is tightly linked, and it is really not the time to be happy. No, the crown prince is currently busy with Prime Minister Xu's investigation , I must have never imagined that we have other actions."

Huo Xun picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then said: "I have made arrangements for the casino, and I am waiting for the prince to make arrangements at any time."

"The casino..."

As if thinking of something, Zhao Yan suddenly showed a look of hesitation on his face: "Using the prince's casino to launder money is really a good way, and now the king is not rich in funds, so why don't you wait a few more days before taking action?" Not too late, what does the general think?"

"My lord, we should resolve this matter quickly, and we must not delay it any longer. If the crown prince finds out, wouldn't our success fall short?"

Huo Xun hastily put down his wine glass to advise: "My lord, today's minister's behavior in the court has broken with the prince. He must have expected that I would confess all his secrets to you. Now he is fettered by Prime Minister Xu, and he can't spare the energy to deal with it for the time being." Minister, this is a good opportunity for us to do something. If we wait for him to catch his breath, then no matter what we are doing, I am afraid it will not be so easy."

In Zhao Yan's impression, he had never seen Huo Xun's tone so urgent. He guessed that he should be aware of the crisis, but thinking of the emptiness in his mansion, he unconsciously pursed his lips.

"There is some truth in what you said... That's fine, you give me three days, I will think about it, and I will definitely give you an answer in three days."

"This……"

Huo Xun wanted to persuade him again, but seeing Zhao Yan's resolute expression, he could only sigh helplessly and retreat respectfully.

Just as Huo Xun left here, another man in black immediately appeared in the secret room where Zhao Yan was.

That person walked with a strange look, it was Huo Yuan with a gloomy complexion.

Zhao Yanzheng was contemplating, seeing him coming in, and immediately told what he had just said to Huo Xun: "Huo Xun is eager to do something, what do you think?"

The man walked slowly to Huo Xun's position and sat down, glanced at the cup Huo Xun had used, and found that it was empty, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"My lord, the prince is indeed too busy to take care of himself now, but it is precisely because of this that he will not easily expose the casino. So this subordinate thinks that you don't have to listen to Huo Xun's arrangements, and now the lord is short of silver. Therefore, we cannot easily miss this opportunity to make money."

"You mean, you don't have to follow Huo Xun's plan now?"

Zhao Yan suddenly raised his head, thought over his words carefully, and a bright light flashed in his eyes: "But if the prince finds something unusual, what should we do if we miss the opportunity?"

"If you miss it, it means that Huo Xun didn't deceive you, and the prince has money in his hand, so why worry about not finding another opportunity?"

Huo Yuan let out a cold snort from his nose, his voice became low, and the arc at the corner of his mouth made people feel unpleasant for no reason.

Zhao Yan sized him up for a long time, and finally looked away: "This king knows what to do, so you should step back."

Seeing Zhao Yan's perfunctory, Huo Yuan's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but said again: "My lord, I have found out that the person who exposed my father's smuggling of salt was Xiao Ruan, do you still think she and Huo Xun are serious and friendly?" leave?"

Zhao Yan had already walked to the door of the secret room, and stopped immediately upon hearing these words: "Are you serious?"

"If the prince doesn't believe it, he can go to Xiao Ruan to confront him."

Huo Yuan got up from the chair, walked slowly to Zhao Yan, his eyes were firm, which made people unconvinced, but Zhao Yan lowered his eyes slowly, lost in thought.

"Huo Yixuan kidnapped Xiao Ruan back then and almost killed her. If she found out that your father was selling private salt, she would definitely make trouble and not let it go easily, but how do you prove that this matter is related to Huo Xun?"

"My lord, although Xiao Ruan said she was targeting my Korean government, how could she not have thought that my father was ordered by the queen..."

"So you think Xiao Ruan has a different heart for me, and reconciling with Huo Xun is also a conspiracy?"

Zhao Yan thought that Huo Yuan would give some clear reason, but when he heard the sarcasm in his voice, he interrupted him directly.But seeing that Huo Yuan kept silent and did not object, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.

"Huo Yuan, Huo Yuan, you are really smart for the rest of your life, and you were confused for a while. Huo Xun was threatened by me, and he knew that I would not let him go easily, and he didn't want to drag Xiao Ruan down, so he reconciled with her. Besides, he is now with the prince. They have turned against each other, and the two factions fight each other in the court every day, if Xiao Ruan and Huo Xun reconcile, do you think they will believe it?"

At the end, Zhao Yan suddenly laughed loudly, and patted Huo Yuan's shoulder: "This king reminded you earlier in the morning that the grievances between you need to be temporarily put aside, and when Huo Xun has no use value, I will definitely put him down." Leave it to you. But Xiao Ruan is the king's woman, you must never touch her, remember?"

"My lord! Xiao Ruan is by no means a simple woman..."

Huo Yuan never expected that Zhao Yan was so confident towards Xiao Ruan, he was eager to defend himself for a while, but the other party stared into her eyes and refused to refuse.

(End of this chapter)