Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 745
Cheng Rong, Ming Chao, and Jug Tu went to the Hall of Shuilong Shuren. The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, Shui Jian, ordered a new trial of the major rebellion case. Ming Chao was filled with righteous indignation and asked Shui Jian to thoroughly investigate the culprit who colluded with Xirong Boli. !

"Prime Minister Ming, I feel that those vicious rumors are actually countermeasures arranged by Xi Rong's bandit Chief Buri. Burn all the memorials from this month, and no further investigation is allowed!" Shui Jian announced in public with firm eyes.

After a while, the imperial guards brought the big box containing the case files, and then set fire to all the memorials in public. For a while, the sky was covered by flames, the sun was covered by smog, and all the officials talked and laughed happily, shouting to the emperor.

After coming down to court, Cheng Rong, who looked very melancholy, packed his luggage and planned to return home.

"Master Cheng, it is very auspicious to sit in an unjust prison today, why do you have such a sad expression?" Ming Chao, who was laughing loudly, stopped Cheng Rong and asked gently, clasping his hands.

"My lord, although the emperor decisively burned all the files, the treacherous men lurking in the court were invisibly exonerated. This will be a crisis sooner or later!" Cheng Rong said clearly, worried.

"But the emperor has decided not to pursue it, we can't resist the order again and kill the traitors in the court directly?" Qu Tu said very annoyed.

"Ju Tu, the emperor is not only not making decisions, but is constantly making decisions. I think there will be chaos in the palace soon. Everyone, just wait. The traitor will only continue to cheat and will not let it go." Cheng Rong said with a melancholy face.

Rumors about Cheng Rong and Judu's mutiny and seizure of power in the capital are still spreading in some streets and alleys.

"Your Majesty, we can now find out that the culprit who spread rumors, caused troubles everywhere, and sowed dissension is the king of Yue, Xue Ju. This old boy colluded with Xirong, and he must be planning to use treacherous tricks to make us kill each other and destroy the Great Wall!" In the study room, Prime Minister Ming Chao solemnly reported to Shui Jian with the memorial.

"Xue Ju, this old man, I have already agreed to make him King of Yue. It's fine if he doesn't come to pay homage, but he sent so many secret agents to spread rumors everywhere, causing chaos in the world, and even fooling me into a daze. If you can let it go so well, immediately tell Qu Tu and Cheng Rong to gather a large army and go south to conquer!" Shui Jian said angrily on the spot.

"Your Majesty, now that the war in the Central Plains has just ended, the people are desperately in need of appeasement from the imperial court, and the land has to resume farming. How can we mobilize troops again? The treasury's silver is already beyond our means!" Ming Chao said with a look of frustration.

"Then what should we do with Xue Ju?" Shui Jian knew that at this moment he must not fight again, so he blew his beard and stared at Ming Chao with his hands behind his back.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that His Majesty personally issue an edict to allow King Zheng and Cheng Rong to return to the fief!" Ming Chao pleaded.

"This?" Shui Jian couldn't help but bewildered.

"Your Majesty, Ming Chao and Cheng Rong Jutu are in the same party, and they are colluding. This time he played to let Cheng Rong and Jutu return to the fief. It is obvious that he is threatening the Emperor and making these two soldiers more generals." The courtiers can stand firm in their nests, and they can save their lives in the future, and threaten the emperor. The concubine thinks that these two guys must not be allowed to escape. They are in the court, and the emperor can control them, otherwise they will definitely hate the emperor and go back to raise troops Rebellion!" In the Peony Pavilion, the cunning Concubine Min blew a burst of fragrant pillow wind at Shui Jian.

"That's right, these two people have been imprisoned by me, and they have secretly hated me for a long time. If they are really allowed to return to the fief and recruit troops again, then I will never be able to concentrate the power of the court. As the prince, Cheng Rong built a mansion for them in the capital, and let them enjoy the blessings in the capital, which not only wins over the two of them, but also prevents them from making a comeback!" After listening to Concubine Min's suggestion, Shui Jian smiled lightly.

The next day, at the Shuilong Shuren Palace, Shuijian made a decree on the spot, conferring Jutu and Cheng Rong as princes, and rewarded them grandly. After returning to the fiefdom, Qu Tu also expressed his position.

"Great, since Cheng Rong is trapped in the capital and has no military power, I'll just kill them!" The triumphant Hua Gu, Marquis Wei, Ma Wumen and others gathered for a feast and celebrated Today's good news.

In Jianjia Palace, Empress Ping's Axi's sudden arrival made both Mingyue and Huiyue startled and very surprised.

"Empress Ping, why are you different today, you even forgot the pearl hairpin and precious duck hairpin, are those your favorites?" Mingyue asked with her mouth pouted.

"Mingyue, something serious has happened, let Ben Gong find the queen mother quickly!" Axi looked anxious.

"Axi, what's the matter with you? You're lost, and you're in a trance?" At this time, the sunny Bao Si raised the bead curtain, pursed her lips and smiled slightly at Axi.

"My lord, something is wrong. Empress Ma was framed by that vicious Concubine Min, and thrown into prison by the emperor!" Axi said loudly, pumping her fists anxiously.

"Queen Ma is a virtuous queen. She has been serving the emperor since she was the king of Jin. Although the prince was not born to the queen, the queen's virtuousness is obvious to all in the palace!" Bao Si regretted.

"My lord, Concubine Min's attempt to usurp the empress is utterly ruthless. Now she is suddenly spreading rumors to slander the queen for abusing the crown prince. There must be a trick. My lord, if we don't rescue Queen Ma, then the harem will fall into the hands of that poisonous woman." Under control!" A Xi begged Bao Si angrily.

"Axi, let's go to the emperor quickly!" Bao Si frowned, took Axi's bare hand, walked swiftly, and walked up to Wanchun Pavilion in Shuijian.

Shui Jian is standing in the water pavilion at this time, admiring the residual lotus in the pond.

"Your majesty, if you listen to villain's instigation, then you will be sad day and night when you hear the raindrops on the dead leaves of the remnant lotus at night!" Bao Si stared at Shui Jian, her eyebrows frowned.

"Queen Mother, is I such a sad monarch?" Shui Jian looked at Bao Si with a wry smile.

"Your majesty, sometimes the most obvious things you don't take seriously are the most important things to you. For example, Empress Ma, although she has no son, she has spent all these years with you and spent the most fearful days. Don't you think so?" Do you just not trust her at all?" Bao Si persuaded her sweetly.

"Queen Mother, you don't know that Madam Ma abused the crown prince because Bao En was not born to her. Bao En's biological mother had passed away long ago, maybe it was also Ma Shi's blood debt!" Shui Jian said with piercing eyes.

"Your Majesty, these are just illusions arranged by villains. They spread rumors and spoke very realistically. The purpose is to let the emperor destroy his most precious things. Just imagine, if the crown prince was really abused by the queen, why the queen was sent to prison , the prince will go on a hunger strike every day?" Bao Si told Shui Jiandao sadly.

"Bao En, he didn't eat when the Empress was thrown into prison? But Concubine Min personally brought me to see that the Empress was beating the Crown Prince, what's going on?" Shui Jian immediately became very puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the palace will definitely conduct strict investigations on the scene that day!" Bao Si assured with firm eyes.

In the back garden, when Bao Si was returning to Jianjia Palace, she and Axi suddenly noticed something strange on the trees in the back garden.

Bao Si stepped forward to observe carefully, tapped something on the tree, and found that there were some spices that had been prepared a long time ago.

"My lord, what do you think this is? It smells so good on your hands!" Axi took a closer look.

"Axi, hurry up and find the clothes that the prince wore that day!" Bao Si cleverly made a guess.

After a while, Mingyue quickly found the clothes worn by the crown prince on the day the queen beat him. Bao Si checked the clothes carefully and found that some of the spices on the clothes were the incense powder from the trees in the back garden.

"Empress Dowager, you see, these incense powders can cause the person wearing this clothes to be surrounded by mosquitoes. Could it be that Queen Ma beat the prince so badly that day, but she was actually beating mosquitoes for the prince? Concubine Min just took the opportunity to take the emperor to see Queen Ma facing the prince with his own eyes. Pushing, shoving and beating?" Mingyue seemed to be enlightened.

"That's right, Concubine Min, a despicable poisonous woman, indeed secretly created many rumors that Empress Ma was framed!" Bao Si said indignantly.

"My lord, let's see the emperor immediately!"

(End of this chapter)