While the Xie family and Jingyuan Houfu had their own thoughts, Feng Jing and Feng Yu, who had been united by Qi Xiao and Emperor Sheng De, quickly calmed down and summoned their subordinates to discuss the current situation again.
Obviously, even Feng Xi's death could be fake, but what about their wise father who took care of everything?
Is he really so ill that there is no cure?
If it were before, based on their understanding of Emperor Shengde's body in the past ten years, they would definitely think this was true and be always ready to go into battle to seize the throne.
But after today's failure, they had to temporarily put away these thoughts and become cautious again.
And the facts proved that their decision was right.
Because on the second day after Feng Xi returned home to lie down, the Jokhang Imperial City, which had been tightly sealed by the imperial guards for many days, was suddenly lifted. Qi Xiao, the young minister of Dali Temple, was summoned to the palace in a hurry. When this man returned to Dali Temple, News of a large number of palace servants being replaced also leaked out.
It would be okay if only the palace members were replaced. However, the upper echelons of Shengjing soon received the news that Emperor Shengde had directly handed over the matter to Dali Temple and wanted to get to the bottom of the affairs of those palace members who had been replaced.
After Xie Lian, the current Minister of Dali Temple, was absent from work due to illness, Qi Xiao, who was the official Shaoqing, also directly took control of the entire Dali Temple, which stunned all parties who tried to intervene in the matter.
It stands to reason that the Dali Temple in Jokhang is equipped with one minister and two young ministers. They can also infiltrate the other one...
But as soon as they made this move, an imperial decree came down from the palace, and the young minister was promoted and secretly demoted to the Ministry of Punishment.
Now it's good, Qi Xiao's family is the dominant one in the entire Dali Temple, and it only took one afternoon to clear away all the dissatisfied ones.
Those who are selfish and bend the law, those who have unsatisfied desires, those who are confused...
In short, those who are wrong should be demoted and deposed, and should be jailed. Do you think those who have no reason to blame will be fine?
Prince Consort Zhaoming will straighten you out with a wave of his hand!
So when the people watched the prison cars with black cloth roofs driving into the Dali Temple, and then saw notices posted outside the Dali Temple, the notice bluntly stated that they would re-investigate old and unsolved cases, and even overturn some unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases. The capital was boiling.
Especially the group of pampered, wealthy and idle people in the upper echelons of Shengjing.
"You want to get to the bottom of the palace servants, but you also need to thoroughly investigate all kinds of unjust, false and wrong cases that are being suppressed in Dali Temple? Who in this Shengjing family has no scandal? He has to investigate all these. Is he, Qi Zhaoling, crazy? "
"Hmph, I think he's not crazy, he's just too ignorant! How long has he been favored by Feng Xi for how long? Has his tail reached to the sky?"
"No, we can't let Princess Protector be bewitched by him like this anymore! This guy is seeking revenge for the humiliation we have done to him in the past two years!"
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While the upper echelons of Shengjing were in turmoil, Feng Yunxuan also got the opportunity to enter the palace again and had a secret conversation with Concubine Liu Xian in the Buddhist hall of Jingren Palace.
"This time, the Emperor and Qi Xiao teamed up to plow the entire imperial city. Even if we have been standing still, we have lost a lot of manpower. Since you cannot gain the trust of Feng Xi and Qi Xiao for the time being, you should be more careful in your actions recently. If necessary At this time, let’s borrow more help from Lao Si and the Chu family.”
Concubine Liu Xian fiddles with the sapphire beads in her hand, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a dignified temperament, just like a living statue of Guanyin in the Buddhist hall.
"Mother, my failure in approaching Feng Xi that day was entirely because we underestimated Bai Yi's medical skills. We didn't expect her to be able to see through Zhang Tiandong at a glance. If I am given another chance..."
"Yunxuan!"
Feng Yunxuan still wanted to argue, but was interrupted coldly by Concubine Liu Xian.
"Don't forget who you are."
Feng Yunxuan's pupils shrank and he quickly lowered his head in front of Concubine Liu Xian.
Only when she was sure that he was really obedient did Concubine Liu Xian put the sapphire beads back on her wrist, raised her hand to caress his cheek, and said in a gentle voice like water:
"Nian Mu Shaoai, don't ask for help. Yunxuan, Qi Xiao could only save you that day with a little effort, but what about you? You remembered ten years. How many ten years are there in life? Huh?"
Feng Yunxuan's eyes were lowered. He did not refute Concubine Liu Xian, but stood up silently and said goodbye to his mother and concubine as gently as usual.
It wasn't until his back disappeared outside the palace gate that Concubine Liu Xian fiddled with the sapphire beads on her wrist again, with a bone-chilling chill in her eyes.
"Yunxuan, you have to know that from the day you were born, you were destined to have no connection with the Qi family. Whether he is a boy or a girl, it would be fine if Qi San was just a toy, but he He has a vicious mind, just like his father!"
Thinking of Qi Yuanming back then, Concubine Liu Xian couldn't help but speed up her movements of twirling the beads, and had to recite the Buddhist scriptures softly again.
In the past few days when Qi Xiao announced the torture of chamberlains and imperial doctors, and thoroughly investigated many old and unjust cases, the entire Shengjing City was in turmoil.
During this period, there were no officials from aristocratic families who tried to meet with Emperor Shengde, but what about Emperor Shengde?
He said that the illness was gone, but he actually used Zhao Xi's words to denounce them, which was a guilty conscience!
All the officials were horrified. If Feng Xi hadn't pretended to be dead, they would have suspected that their always serious and reserved Emperor had been replaced.
Of course, they only dare to think about this matter...
However, time waits for no one. They walked around like headless flies for five days, but Qi Xiao actually handled the case in the government office for five days.
So following the black cloth prison cars that came out of the palace, Dali Temple quickly invited a second group of people to visit.
There are corrupt officials from the DPRK and the Central Government who have violated the law, there are pampered young masters from aristocratic families, and there are also some local ruffians who are quite capable in Beijing.
Although the status of those who have entered so far is not high, there is no guarantee that this is just the beginning. The real show is yet to come!
So these aristocratic families finally couldn't sit still. The emperor and Qi Xiao were both tough nuts to crack, but what about the protector princess Feng Xi?
If they remember correctly, that person has never appeared again since he appeared in front of the mansion that day, right?
Although this crazy princess threatened that she trusted Qi Xiao very much and was willing to hand over all affairs in the palace to Qi Xiao, even her subordinates had spread the news that they would hire injured veterans and their families in Hanyuguan as errands...
But people have stereotypes, and people like Shengjing have particularly serious stereotypes about Feng Xi.
In the past, I was uneducated, indulgent and greedy, arrogant and arrogant...
Now there are more nepotism, blindness, uncertainty, madness...
Such a beautiful princess!
Anyway, they are all crazy and stupid. Qi Xiao, a loser who was always abused before, can rise to the top, but what about the others?
Who did Princess Ren like before?
That’s the handsome Mu Xiaohou Ye!
Even if they can't find someone like Mr. Mu Xiaohou, they can still give it to the princess in a different way!
Since ancient times, men have had three wives and four concubines, and the people of Dazhao are open and open. There were many powerful princesses in the previous dynasty!
To put it bluntly, even if these new servants cannot confuse the Princess Protector, it would be better to let them shake Qi Xiao's military morale!
