Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 239 Closing the net and the He family’s panic

"Your Majesty, it is true that the severe punishment was used. However, this severe punishment was not used by the minister, but by Li Xu, the eldest son of the Xiuyuan Hou family." Ling Buhuo said.

"Huh? Li Xu? It's already come to this point, and you still want to shirk? You are the prisoner of Ting Wei Zuo. How could Li Xu torture people without your approval?"

"You don't know yet, do you? The daughter of General He Yong's family came to me yesterday to complain. What do you have to say about this!" Emperor Wen said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I had no choice but to do this. He Zhaojun's behavior was really suspicious, so I had to bring Li Xu in," Ling Buhuo said.

"Hmph, you heard that she sued you and you plan to beat her up?" Emperor Wen said angrily.

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I have no such intention. The reason why I think her behavior is suspicious is because of her acquaintance with Prince Xiao and the speed of her change of heart."

"Your Majesty, even if a girl from the ordinary family doesn't like her fiancée, she will not make things so ugly. Her divorce from the Lou family caused a storm in the city."

"It is said outside that the Lou family took the initiative, but as far as I know, the truth is not the case. It was He Zhaojun who had an affair with Prince Xiao first, so Lou Yao broke off the engagement."

"This is absolutely true. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the embroidered guards to ask questions. I believe they must know." Ling Buhuo explained.

Emperor Wen didn't speak for a while after hearing this, because Ling Buhuo would never lie about something that could be easily verified.

"Even if what you said is true, it is too far-fetched. Is it suspicious that this girl has a new love? This kind of thing happens from time to time, and this alone is not enough!" Emperor Wen said

"Your Majesty is wise. I was just a little suspicious at first, so I thought of a way, because the whole capital knows that Li Xu likes He Zhaojun."

"So I revealed this news to Li Xu. I wanted Li Xu to test it out, but I didn't expect that he would use such despicable methods."

"He actually framed Prince Xiao for raping a civilian girl. Because the evidence was so solid and irrefutable, I had no choice but to put him in jail."

"But what happened next was something I didn't expect. In order to save Prince Xiao, He Zhaojun actually agreed to Li Xu's request and got engaged to him."

"Your Majesty, this is really suspicious. After all, even if a girl has other thoughts, she will definitely not sacrifice so much for a man."

"Counting from the time when He Zhaojun and Lou Yao broke off their engagement, they have been together for less than three months. In just three months, I really can't figure out how Prince Xiao did it."

"It's really suspicious to ask He Zhaojun to obey his words and even sacrifice his innocence and reputation for him again."

"So later, because He Zhaojun agreed, when Li Xu found me angrily and wanted to teach Prince Xiao a lesson, I didn't stop him."

"This confession was also obtained after that. For this reason, I also promised Xiao Shizi that I would never let Li Xu hurt him again." Ling Buhuo said

After hearing this, Emperor Wen's face became a little solemn for a moment, because he thought of a very bad possibility, a possibility that he was unwilling to believe.

"Your Majesty, I think that the He family must have been in contact with King Yong, otherwise what He Zhaojun did would be completely unexplainable."

"There is only one possibility for He Zhaojun's abnormal behavior, and that is that someone asked her to do this. And the only person who can make her save Prince Xiao at all costs?" Ling Buhuo asked again.

"This matter is of great importance. Do you have any other evidence? He Yong is a border general after all. If there is no conclusive evidence, just relying on these is not enough." Emperor Wen asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I have no other evidence, but now the matter of King Yong's rebellion has been confirmed, so we have to guard against it."

"If your Majesty still doesn't believe it, you can issue a decree to summon King Yong to the capital. If he dares to come, everything will be destroyed. What if he doesn't dare to come?" Ling Buhuo said.

Emperor Wen didn't speak after hearing this, and nodded after a while. Ling Buhuo was delighted when he saw this, and then said, "Your Majesty, if you really want to issue a decree to summon King Yong to the capital."

"It's best to transfer General He Yong away from Feng Yi County first. After all, if King Yong really wants to rebel, General He will have to take precautions."

Emperor Wen frowned after hearing this. He knew what Ling Buhuo said made sense, but he just felt that there was something wrong with the whole thing, but he couldn't tell what the problem was.

So time passed like this, and none of the Ling brothers spoke again. I don't know how long it took before Emperor Wen said, "The matter is serious at this time. I want to think about it carefully. You all can go down."

After hearing this, the Ling brothers naturally saluted quickly and exited the imperial study. As soon as they left, Emperor Wen called Jiang Chong out.

"You have listened to what I said. Can it be matched with Xiu Yiwei's file?" Emperor Wen asked.

"Your Majesty, the engagement between Li Xu and He Zhaojun should have been instigated by Marquis Xiangwu. Apart from this, everything else is correct." Jiang Chong bowed and said.

"Well, this naughty thing is just what I expected." Emperor Wen shook his head and said

Emperor Wen, who had the answer in his mind, also began to think about the He family.

At the same time, the Ling brothers had arrived at the former general's mansion to discuss.

"Tell me, what are your follow-up plans? Where do you get your confidence? Your Majesty will let Marquis Zhongshui take over the position of General He Yong?" Ling Busuo asked.

"Brother, King Yong's rebellion was not just his own fault. Many people were implicated behind him. It can be said that almost everyone was involved in what happened back then."

"I think those people will be shocked when the news of King Yong's rebellion comes out, right? His Majesty is so wise, so he can naturally guess this."

"So, His Majesty would never dare to use those people who had evil intentions back then. After all, King Yong and those people are old acquaintances. If one of them fails, everything will be over."

"So in fact, His Majesty has no choice. After all, when His Majesty was desperate, it was the three people who welcomed His Majesty into Xindu. It can be said that those three people were not the same as these people from the beginning."

"That's the person who really came to help in times of need. In the current situation, His Majesty has no other choice but to choose Zhongshui Hou, so I just need to make His Majesty suspicious of He Yong."

"Then what happens next is natural. We don't have to do anything at all. We just need to wait quietly. When His Majesty's decree comes down, I will go to the Li family to take back the favor."

"It can be said that our work has been completed now, and we are just waiting for the final benefits. Brother, just wait and see. The good news will arrive in the next two days." Ling Buhuo said with a smile.

"Hahaha, Ling Zichen, I have tried my best to overestimate you before, but I didn't expect you to be able to achieve such a big result. I'm really worried that I won't be able to suppress you in the future." Ling Busuo said

"Brother is joking, how can you not suppress me when His Majesty is here?" Ling Buhuo said, "Humph, I still say the same thing, as long as it doesn't affect my revenge, you can do whatever you want. Okay, the time doesn't matter." It's early, you should go back." Ling Busuo said

Ling Busuo didn't say anything after hearing this, and turned around and left. After he left, Ling Busuo's face showed a solemn look, and then returned to normal.

Ling Buhuo came out of his eldest brother's house and returned directly to his own house. After all, his wife was still waiting for him. How worried would he be if he didn't go back for so long?

Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the house, he found his wife standing there waiting for him. The moment she saw him, she rushed towards him and the two hugged each other tightly.

"It's okay, it's okay, am I back now?" Ling Buyu comforted him.

"You also said that you came back so late, how could I not be worried?" Shaoshang said

"Yes, yes, what Madam said, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. I apologize to Madam, I shouldn't have come back so late. Okay, Madam, let's go back to the room first, shall we?" Ling Buluzhuo said

Shaoshang nodded after hearing this. Ling Buhuo directly picked up his wife from the waist, and then strode back to the room. After returning to the room, Ling Buhuo put his wife down.

"Husband, tell me quickly, are things going smoothly or not?" Shaoshang asked directly.

"Haha, Madam, don't worry. How could things not go well if I take action against your husband? I'm telling you. This is what happened, do you understand now, Madam?" Ling Buluzhuo said.

"Hehe, husband, I found that you are really bad." Shaoshang said with a smile.

"Bad? Am I bad? Madam, I'll give you a chance to say it again." Ling Buhuo said

"Oh husband, why are you so serious? I was just joking with you. Are you really angry?" Shao Shang asked pitifully.

"Hahaha, you, there's really nothing I can do about you, how could I be angry with you? But it's bound to happen when you feel uncomfortable. You have to make it up to me in a while." Ling Buhuo said

"You, I seem to have been deceived by you. You did it on purpose, right? Are you just thinking about those things? What time is it, haven't you eaten dinner yet?" Shaoshang said

"Have you discovered it? Then let's eat first and then talk after we finish eating." Ling Buhuo said with a smile.

"Don't be in a hurry while eating. I also want to ask you, husband, your plan this time is not just to bring benefits to the Li family, right? Are you going to go on an expedition?" Shao Shang said seriously.

"Well, madam is madam, I know I can't hide it from you. Yes, your majesty will definitely send someone to go on an expedition this time. If nothing else happens, it will be the eldest brother who goes, so..." Ling Buhuo said

"Husband, you don't need to say anything. I understand that if you don't fight for many things, you will never fall on yourself. I understand you."

"But you are a married person, so you should be more careful. I don't want to become a widow at a young age. That would be too tragic." Shaoshang said

"Okay, okay, I promise you. Don't worry, madam. How could I let such a beautiful lady like you become a widow? Wouldn't it be a great loss for me?"

"No, the more I think about it, the worse I get. I want it now, and I'll eat it later!" Ling Buhuo acted directly.

The next day soon came, and His Majesty issued an order to transfer He Yong to Danyang, and then transferred Danyang's Zhongshui Marquis to Feng Yi County.

As soon as this decree came out, the government and the public were in an uproar. After all, this decree is too strange.

It's so good, why did the border defense general suddenly be replaced? There were many thoughtful people in the court, and they thought that Prince Xiao was still imprisoned in Tingwei Mansion.

As soon as the two things were connected, they immediately thought of a possibility. His Majesty was going to take action against King Yong, but if He Yong was transferred away, could He Yong and the Xiao family be transferred?

After guessing this, they suddenly became confused. After all, most of these people had contacts with King Yong. They were all old brothers who fought side by side before.

There are also some who are completely involved with King Yong, and the Xiao family is like this, and the He family is no exception. Every family has relatives and friends, so the news was spread out like this.

At this time, Emperor Wen summoned Ling Buyi, and they didn't know what they said together. In short, the result was that Ling Buyi began to prepare for the expedition.

Ling Buyi had made preparations, and Ling Buhuo was no exception. Everything was progressing slowly until the news reached Feng Yijun.

King Yong, who had been making final preparations, was completely panicked now. His Majesty suddenly replaced He Yong. Is he planning to attack him?

For a moment, King Yong was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether he should take action now. After much thought, he decided to talk to He Yong first.

If he could win over He Yong, he would have a better chance of winning, so he sent someone to deliver the invitation.

When He Yong received the invitation, he felt very complicated. Only then did he know why His Majesty wanted to transfer him out of Feng Yi County. It turned out to be because he was afraid of colluding with King Yong.

In other words, if His Majesty is really going to take action against King Yong, it must be the matter of his own Zhaojun that makes His Majesty suspicious, otherwise His Majesty would definitely not do this.

He Yong knew that there were only two consequences for him going there, either agreeing to rebel with King Yong or being imprisoned, so he did not plan to go.

After all, no one knows better than him what kind of person His Majesty is. It can be said that if there was no comparison, they would not be where they are today.

Your Majesty is favored by God. Anyone who goes against His Majesty will never end well.

Rather than saying that the world was conquered with their help, it would be better to say that it was His Majesty who conquered it.

Therefore, rebellion is absolutely impossible. Now that His Majesty is suspicious of his family, he can only prove himself with actions, so he found his son and asked him to prepare for war.

Naturally, his actions could not be concealed from King Yong, so the war began. Both sides rushed to fight, so the fight was back and forth at the beginning.

At this time, Marquis Zhongshui came to Feng Yi County with his soldiers and discussed with He Yong in the Chinese army's tent.

"Brother He, it is a taboo in the army to change generals before the battle. You don't have to say it. Naturally, the military power is still under your command. I will be responsible for the food, grass and baggage."

"I would say this is just a misunderstanding. Once you capture King Yong, Brother He, you will naturally regain His Majesty's trust." Li Zhongdao

"Hey, that's it. Thank you Marquis Zhongshui for your understanding. It's really unfortunate for our family. My Zhaojun is really too willful, hey." He Yong shook his head and said

(End of this chapter)