Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 110 The Scheming Princess
Emperor Xiaowen tapped his fingers on the table and glanced at the monks kneeling outside the door. He thought for a while before answering what Queen Mother Pei said: "The Queen Mother is absolutely right. Huixuan used the name of the Buddha to make money and plunder people's wealth. The evidence is conclusive and he really deserves to be killed!”

"It's good for the emperor to have success in mind. According to Ai's family, Baotan Temple is not greedy for a small amount of money this time, but this money has flowed into Hongtong Cabinet Workshop. I'm afraid it's not easy. It's better to arrange three The Secretary will interrogate, and check the tricks inside."

Queen Mother Pei glanced at Huixuan, who had long kowtowed and was bleeding, but felt cold in her heart.She had an intuition that the Baotan Temple matter was not that simple.

Where is Hongtong Cabinet?That is not a place where anyone can get a bank account and become a "guest", let alone a place where everyone is willing to accept money.First of all, if you want to open a bank account in Hongtong Guifang, you need a respectable person in the capital to go to the shopkeeper to open the account in person.Secondly, if the deposit of silver taels does not reach 1 taels a year, they will not do this business.

If she hadn't checked the account books, let alone the emperor, I'm afraid she wouldn't have believed that Huixuan would have exchanged a large amount of money with Hongtong Cabinet.

Although Huixuan is the abbot of the royal ancestral temple, his daily clothing expenses are no different from those of an ascetic. He always prides himself on not touching money or worldly goods.But now, he borrowed the help of Hongtong Cabinet to set up a bank of longevity and deposited all the money in it.It's nothing more than that the shopkeeper of Hongtong Cabinet is willing to do business with a monk named Huixuan. Could it be that he doesn't have any doubts about the legitimacy of the money, let alone be afraid of being discovered by the court?

Emperor Xiaowen's face was extremely ugly, and he was so angry that he knocked over the white jade teacup in his hand. However, he still did not issue a direct killing order to Huixuan because he had different thoughts from Queen Mother Pei.

Everyone in the world knows that it was the royal family that raised Baotan Temple to such a high position.It is easy to accuse Huixuan and Huineng of embezzling money, but if this matter spreads, will the people question him as an emperor who is deceived and incompetent?

If, according to the Empress Dowager Pei's words, the matter is handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for joint trial, how much disturbance will this matter cause in the capital?

But the Empress Dowager Pei talked about this, if she didn't issue an order to kill Huixuan and Huineng today, she might not be able to convince them under the watchful eyes of everyone.

In just a short moment, Emperor Xiaowen's mind had already turned several corners.He was conflicted in his heart, and felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Queen Mother Pei's expression cold, as if she was waiting for him to order Huixuan to be killed.

Who mentions his mother and doesn’t say a word about being a virtuous person?
But sometimes...she doesn't know how to consider her son's reputation.

When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses.Although the people in the monastery couldn't fathom the emperor's twists and turns, it was not hard to see Emperor Xiaowen's anger.At this moment, everyone is in danger and dare not make a sound.

Princess Mingyuan's eyes flickered, and she looked at Emperor Xiaowen. Then she held Empress Dowager Pei's arm and sighed: "Mother, Master Huixuan always does his best in everything he does. If it hadn't been for him, how could Huaining have given birth to a child safely? ? Don’t look at the monk’s face and look at the Buddha’s face. If you really don’t have any affection, I’m afraid others will say that the royal family is too cold.”

Princess Huaining is the only biological daughter of Empress Dowager Pei and the only biological sister of Emperor Xiaowen. She is the only one who has been favored by her.When the eldest princess Huaining had a dystocia and almost suffered a hemorrhage, Huixuan and the monks from Baotan Temple prayed all night and sent birth-inducing talismans, so that the eldest princess Huaining could give birth safely.

The reason why the royal family has praised Baotan Temple and treated Huixuan so favorably all these years is because of their meritorious service back then.

This is also a well-known fact.

After hearing these words, Huo Qi glanced thoughtfully at the famous Princess Ming Yuan.In all her past and present lives, she has never dealt with Princess Ming Yuanchang a few times, and I only heard that she is a soft-hearted person.But are these words really out of a soft heart?

Moreover, will Queen Mother Pei really listen to Princess Mingyuan's words and gently raise her hand to let Huixuan go?

She doesn't think so.

It's nothing more than the collapse of the beam today, but Huixuan was involved in embezzling huge amounts of silver, exploiting the people and lending money privately, all of which the Empress Dowager Pei could not tolerate.In addition, this year is an eventful year. First, there was a flood in Daizhou, and then there were bandits in Zhaofeng.

Sure enough, she heard Empress Dowager Pei say coldly: "Mingyuan, the Ai family has always thought you were a bright-sighted person, why are you talking nonsense now?"

"The empress mother is right. It's Mingyuan who is confused and stupid." Princess Mingyuan pursed her lips and quickly knelt at the feet of the empress dowager Pei.

When Jiang heard what Empress Dowager Pei said and saw Princess Mingyuan's submissive expression, she couldn't help but feel proud.

Mingyuan is just a princess who was born to a concubine who is not on the stage. She was never favored by the late emperor, but she used to beg for mercy in front of Princess Huaining like a dog, and act obediently in front of Empress Dowager Pei. Say a few words in front of Emperor Xiaowen.

What qualifications do you have to go against her?
Meng Hulu, who couldn't hold back a fart for a long time, now wanted to be the first to plead for Hui Xuan. Surely he had too many good days and didn't know how much he weighed?

The sarcasm on Jiang's face was clearly revealed: "Ming Yuan, it is one's duty to serve His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, and it is not a reason to repay favors. Today, the Empress Dowager's phoenix body is in good health, so Master Huixuan can kneel on his knees. Answer here. Don't make a mistake." She didn't dare to talk about court affairs, so she had to make a fuss about the fact that the beam collapsed and almost killed Empress Dowager Pei today.

The ladies nearby did not show any surprise when they saw Jiang's lack of respect for Princess Mingyuan.

The Jiang family is originally the wife of the Hou Mansion, and she is under the imperial order of Chaopin, so it is unspeakably precious.The most important thing is that she is also the younger sister of Wang Gongjing, who has a different surname. Before she got married, she was the Princess of Changle who was loved and loved all the time, and she was much more respected than Mingyuan.The two had bad tempers and personalities when they were young. They hadn't seen each other in recent years. They thought their relationship had eased a lot, but they didn't expect that they were still so tit-for-tat.

Concubine Shu knew that Baotan Temple had ruined the Yuan family's good deeds today, and when she saw Princess Mingyuan and her sister-in-law fighting in the ring, she naturally favored the Jiang family.

Thinking about it, she burst into tears: "Your Majesty, the scene of the collapse of the beams in the main hall just now scares the ministers and concubines, and my heart still hurts. Baotan Temple is suspected of deliberately murdering the Queen Mother and Your Majesty this time! For so much money, the law should be executed on the spot, and the punishment will be upright!"

Princess Mingyuan first fell into disgrace in front of the Queen Mother, and then was ridiculed by Jiang and Concubine Shu. She had an embarrassed look on her face, but if you look closely, you can find a twinkle in her eyes. Had a good time.

And this fleeting moment of pride happened to be captured by Huo Qi not far away.

Princess Mingyuan is a powerful character.

The people in the courtyard knelt and cried, disturbing Emperor Xiaowen, who was already in an uneasy mood, even more angry, and his temples hurt suddenly.He glared at Concubine Shu: "I'm not dead yet, why cry!"

One sentence scared Concubine Shu into silence like a quail, and before she could dry her tears, Emperor Xiaowen's voice sounded again: "From now on, Huixuan and Huineng will be confined in the Zen room, and the rest of the Baotan Temple monks will not The edict cannot be released. There are still doubts about this matter, and I will send Jin Yiwei to investigate and then go to the district."

Emperor Xiaowen glanced at Huixuan with an unfriendly expression, and said to Empress Dowager Pei solemnly: "Queen Mother, there are still court affairs in the palace, and my son will go ahead. It's getting late, let the empress and the others stay here with you Let's go back to the palace tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)