Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 124
This memorial was handed over by Cui Xin early this morning.

Eunuch Li, who was standing nearby, quickly and carefully handed the memorial on the table to Huo Ruhai's hands.He stood aside calmly, but his heart was full of emotions.

As soon as the palace gate opened today, General Cui hurried to Xingqing Palace to report to Emperor Xiaowen that Miss Huo was kidnapped by gangsters after attending a banquet at Cui's house yesterday. As the host, he searched for her whereabouts, but followed the clues and found a village in the suburbs of Beijing. .Surprisingly, the person guarding Zhuangzi was actually a monk who was ordered to confine him in Baotan Temple a few days ago.

Cui Xinxin was puzzled, and led his men to kill the generals. These monks are fierce in martial arts, and it's enough to kidnap Miss Huo's family, but they still obey the orders of the second prince.

What's even more outrageous is yet to come, the Zhuangzi in the outskirts of Beijing, after many investigations, they finally found Xue Chang, the confidant of Master Nie, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.You know, the Ministry of Rites has always been in charge of checking the accounts of Baotan Temple by the chief.After Baotan Temple embezzled a huge amount of money, Xue Chang's identity was already sensitive, but at this time it was found that this person was providing convenience for the second prince. What does this mean?
It shows that the two colluded in private, and it is even very possible that the second prince instructed Xue Chang to falsify the accounts and use Baotan Temple for his own personal gain.

What's more dramatic is that, if it's until Cui Xin found out that Xue Chang was colluding with the second prince, the second prince only committed the word "greedy", and the truth has not yet been determined. The empress dowager Pei sent someone today This key testimony sent the second prince to a point of no return.

That testimony was exactly the cassock that Huixuan wore before his death.

A blood book was left on the cassock, which revealed something that even Eunuch Li found shocking—a few years ago, the remnants of Wohai Village bloodbathed Baotan Temple and turned the Royal Ancestral Temple into his hiding place.

In addition, Huixuan also mentioned in the blood book that over the years, he has embezzled the court's money and set up a private longevity bank to amass wealth, all of which were threatened by He Qi.Among them, [-]% of the silver belongs to He Qi, and the remaining [-]% of the silver is sent to the Second Prince's Mansion.Now that the Dongchuang incident happened, he felt that he had committed a serious crime, so he could only renounce himself to thank the emperor for his kindness.

All the clues and evidences are combined together, and the truth is ready to come out, that is, the second prince is outrageous, instigating Lord Xue to forge the accounts of Baotan Temple, backing up the remnants of Wohaizhuang, and seeking personal gain for himself.

Who are the remnants of Wohaizhuang?That is a group of people that Emperor Xiaowen wanted to eat their flesh and sleep their skin all these years.What is Baotan Temple?That was the royal ancestral temple where Emperor Xiaowen once valued courtesy the most.

The second prince's quarrel almost swollen Emperor Xiaowen's face.

And this Ning Guogong, who has always been quiet, didn't come sooner or later, but he came to face the saint at this time. I don't know if he really came to plead for his son, or to add insult to injury.

After reading the memorial in his hand, Huo Ruhai showed a rare expression of panic: "The old minister's daughter was taken away by His Highness the Second Highness? Last night, the dog reported that the little girl was safe and sound. How could it be His Highness Second..."

As if thinking of something, Huo Ruhai suddenly stopped talking.It's just that Emperor Xiaowen was so shrewd. When he saw Huo Ruhai's expression was different, he immediately realized that he was hiding something, so he narrowed his eyes and said, "Ai Qing, is there anything in trouble?"

"It's nothing. It's just that His Highness the Second Highness once sent a statue of Yaochi Goddess to the old minister's house, saying that the statue was somewhat similar to the little girl. The old minister was really frightened, how could the little girl be worthy of the beauty of Pu Liu..." Huo Ruhai paused for a moment. Embarrassed to speak.

Huo Ruhai clicked so far, but Emperor Xiaowen suddenly realized.He also said why the second child, a rebellious son, wanted to take Huo Qi away. Now it became clear, wasn't it because he was rejected because he failed to show his favor to the Huo family, and he became angry because of his anger?

But why the second child insists on biting Huo Qi, there is a lot of meaning here.

Emperor Xiaowen tapped his fingers on the dragon head of the dragon chair, and turned suspicious eyes on Huo Ruhai.

Unexpectedly, Huo Ruhai got up immediately, took off the official hat on his head, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the old minister is over fifty years old, and I have nothing else to ask for, but I hope that my children will wrap around my knees and share the family relationship. Beijing is just around the corner, and now everyone knows about her daughter being kidnapped, so how will she hold her head up in the future? The old minister begs His Majesty to allow the old minister to beg for the bones and return to his hometown, so that he can spend a few days in peace."

It looked like he was about to resign and return to his hometown.

Emperor Xiaowen was wondering if there was any collusion between Huo Ruhai and the second prince a second ago. When he heard these words, he felt so headache that he couldn't care about anything else.

The relationship between the DPRK and China is now deeply intertwined, and the sons are ambitious, wishing to kick him off the dragon chair and replace them now.Huo Ruhai has been with him for many years and is one of the few available people. If he is really allowed to return to his hometown, there will be no candidate to replace Huo Ruhai for a while.

Emperor Xiaowen immediately ruled out the possibility of the Huo family and Shen Yuxing's private exchange, and waved his hands impatiently: "Why can't you lift your head? According to my opinion, Ling Ai has suffered an unreasonable disaster this time!"

Empress Dowager Pei sent a message early today, saying that the reason why she did not say anything when she got the blood book was because she refused to believe that Shen Yuxing dared to do such a treacherous thing, and wanted to investigate carefully to obtain sufficient evidence before proceeding. district office.Unexpectedly, only a few days later, Shen Yuxing would be so impatient to make a move.Last night, she secretly ordered Huo Qi to enter the palace to answer, and only then did she confirm the whole story.

After all, Huo Qi was still an eyewitness.

Emperor Xiaowen glanced at Eunuch Li, motioned for him to help Huo Ruhai up, and said without hesitation: "If Lingmei hadn't put herself in danger, and General Huo led troops to suppress the bandits, the Baotan Temple would still be in chaos, let alone get rid of the lieutenants. Hai Zhuang's confidant is seriously troubled. Ai Qing's two sons and daughters are all meritorious ministers, and they deserve to be rewarded! As for the matter of returning home just mentioned, don't mention it again!"

Worried that Huo Ruhai would say any more disheartening words, Emperor Xiaowen immediately sent Eunuch Li to send Huo Ruhai out of Xingqing Palace.After Eunuch Li left and came back, he rubbed his brows and said, "Has the person been sent away?"

Eunuch Li responded, and hurriedly stepped forward to kiss Emperor Xiaowen's head, and couldn't help sighing again.

Emperor Xiaowen closed his eyes: "What are you sighing for?"

"The old slave is just a little emotional." Eunuch Li said, "Ning Guo Gong always pays attention to his manners. He usually looks as straight as a ruler. But when he left the hall just now, he almost fell."

"He has always loved Huo Qi's daughter. After what happened last night, shouldn't he be in a hurry?" As he said this, Emperor Xiaowen pressed Eunuch Li's hand, "Little Lizi, you said that the second brother colluded with Wohai Village Those remnants deliberately show their favor to the Huo family, do they also have some thoughts of rebellion? "

Eunuch Li's eyelids twitched, he didn't dare to answer those words indiscriminately, he would go to see King Hades if he didn't answer properly, especially Emperor Xiaowen is still angry now.He thought for a while before he said: "How dare a slave put his beak at will? It's just that in the palace on weekdays, no one in the palace does not praise the wisdom of the Second Highness. Knowing a son is like a father. Who else in this world can understand the mind of the Second Highness better than Your Majesty? "

Emperor Xiaowen snorted coldly when he heard this: "Wise?"

When the second child made no mistakes, this kind of wisdom can still represent him to abide by the rules and know how to advance and retreat.But when the second child chooses to collude with the remnants of Wohaizhuang, this kind of wisdom clearly has other plans and ambitions.

Eunuch Li pursed his lips slightly, not daring to say more. It took a while before he pointed out: "Your Majesty, it seems that the concubine Shun already knew about the Second Prince's imprisonment in the inner palace, so she just sent someone over to invite you Go for lunch today."

When Emperor Xiaowen heard this, he was so angry that he threw out the jade beads in his hand: "The queen doesn't know now, how did she know? It's ridiculous! Just say that I don't have time to see her. Little Lizi, for me Grinding ink.”

As soon as Emperor Xiaowen's words fell, a thunder suddenly sounded outside.Eunuch Li bowed his waist and rubbed the ink calmly, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart, the sky in the capital might be about to change.

　Huo Qi is responsible for luring the snake out of the hole, and his father is responsible for adding insult to injury. Eunuch Li focuses on pouring oil... () Light a candle for the second child
　　
　
(End of this chapter)