Xiao Yan tightened his palms suddenly, and Jin Zhi beside him was also shocked.
Even Empress Lu felt that Emperor An, who looked weak at that time, was so cruel when she mentioned the matter again.
There were not just one or two people, but nearly ten thousand people, but they were all burned to death, leaving no chickens or dogs behind.
Queen Lu swallowed her saliva, suppressed the palpitations in her heart that she had just learned about this, and continued towards Xiao Yan.
"After the Rongjiang Fire, in order to destroy the traces, Lu Chongyuan ordered people to break the water valve in the upper reaches of the Rongjiang River. Flood poured into the city and washed away all traces."
"This blood letter was left by the Rongjiang County magistrate before his death. It contains all the evil deeds of Lu Chongyuan, who ordered the burning of the city. He hid it in a secret place in the government office before his death. Yue Hongchang, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, received an unexpected income."
"As for that letter, I think Governor Xiao should have recognized the handwriting. It was He Wenzhuo who discovered that the shipwreck was related to the fifth prince after Prince Ru left. He ordered people to check the wreckage of the shipwreck and the corpses of the officers and soldiers, and found something strange. All the officers and soldiers died before they fell into the water, so I wrote this letter to the head of the He family."
"He Wenzhuo asked the head of the He family to tell Prince Li to search the granary of the household department at that time, as well as the money transfer account book, as well as the details of the 127 officers and soldiers. He also asked Prince Li to send people to check the autopsy work of those people."
Xiao Yan looked at the dried blood on it and felt extremely heavy: "How could these things fall into the hands of the queen?"
Empress Lu was silent for a moment. This letter was intercepted by Xie Tianyu, the seventh prince at the time. She happened to be there that day, so she used some tricks to get it into her hands. Xie Tianyu was so stupid that he didn't even know what it was.
As for the blood book, Yue Hongchang originally wanted to use it to manipulate the Lu family and gain success, but unexpectedly, Lu Chongyuan found out that before Yue Hongchang was killed, she exchanged the blood book for the secret guard in Xie Tianyu's hands.
It’s just that I can’t tell Xiao Yan these things.
Empress Lu only said vaguely: "I must leave a way out for myself."
Xiao Yan paused after hearing this and didn't ask any more questions.
The hall was extremely quiet for a while, no one spoke. After a while, Xiao Yancai neatly collected the blood book and letter and put them back into his sleeves.
Xiao Yan said: "This blood book can indeed bring down the Lu family. It can bring justice to the third uncle who died in vain, but it is of little use to this governor. The Queen should know what I want."
Empress Lu heard him call Uncle He Wenzhuo, and thought that Xiao Yan might be the son of the He family's second brother or the second wife. The He family's son was nearly 20 years old when he died. Naturally, it couldn't be him, but the two from the second brother of the He family. One of his legitimate sons is about the same age as Xiao Yan.
She guessed Xiao Yan's specific identity in her mind, but her face didn't reveal anything about it.
"I know that Governor Xiao wants to clear up the He family, but the He family's matter is related to the rebellion of the ruthless prince. You should know that the case was decided by the late emperor. There are many people involved, and there is no possibility of overturning the case..."
Xiao Yan looked at her indifferently: "If you hadn't known about the difficulty, does the queen think that this governor would be standing here?"
Queen Lu: "..."
She frowned: "Master Xiao, if you want to reverse the case for the He family, you will inevitably involve Prince Ru."
Xiao Yan said indifferently: "What I want is only Zhaoxue of the He family. More than a thousand members of the He family died for Prince Ru, and they have long since repaid the love between monarch and subject. I just want to restore the past glory of the He family and let the He family Everyone can rest in peace, and as for the dirty things in the royal family..."
He sneered: "If the queen helps me like this, she won't ask for anything."
"Your Majesty is already old. He has lost the support of his family and the hearts of his courtiers. He is like a tiger without claws. If the case of the past can be overturned, it will be the late emperor's face and your majesty's face that will be disgraced. All the faults will be attributed to the late emperor and his Majesty." His Majesty’s.”
"Now that the world is not stable, all the vassal kings have their own thoughts. Once the past events are exposed and the court is in turmoil, if His Majesty wants to retain the Xie family's imperial power, he will have to abdicate and hand over the throne to someone who has not participated in the past events and has done so. The clean new king."
Queen Lu's heart moved when she heard Xiao Yan's words, and there was a bit of ambition in her eyes: "What do Governor Xiao mean?"
Xiao Yan said: "I only want a piece of the truth."
Queen Lu was dissatisfied when she heard this: "The fourth prince is disabled..."
Xiao Yan looked at her: "So what? The former emperor looked like a Rakshasa and was short in stature, no taller than a horse. But who dares to say that he was not wise enough? He used his brain to expand territory, not his face."
Empress Lu felt relieved. What she wanted was Xiao Yan's words, but the He family's affairs were a bit tricky. The He family's biggest crime was to rebel against the crown prince, and wanting to overturn the case for the He family was tantamount to trying to help the He family. No one knows the dangers of Prince Ru's overturning the case better than Empress Lu.
But what Xiao Yan promised her made her too excited. Now that the fourth prince is "wasted" and his future is ruined, if he doesn't take this path, he is destined to miss the throne. Moreover, the Lu family has murderous intentions towards their mother and son. Once Their mother and son were on the edge, and they probably didn't even know how they died.
Queen Lu would never let herself fall into that situation.
Seeing Empress Lu deep in thought, Xiao Yan did not urge her. He just said, "The empress can think about it slowly. Once she has figured it out, she can find my governor again."
Seeing Xiao Yan turn around and want to leave, Queen Lu suddenly said: "Is Governor Xiao just leaving like this?"
Xiao Yan turned around.
Empress Lu said in a deep voice: "I have given almost all of my trump cards to Governor Xiao. Governor Xiao has never left anything for me. If Governor Xiao goes back on his promise..."
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at her for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "If I really want to go back on my promise, even if I leave something behind, what can the Queen do to me?"
He looked at Empress Lu's ugly expression with a half-smile: "I would like to leave something for the empress, but the Queen's Phoenix Palace is like a sieve for people to enter. I'm afraid that as soon as the front foot is left, the back foot will arrive. In the hands of the Lu family."
"The Queen is tired of living, but I haven't yet."
Queen Lu choked a little, but couldn't refute.
Xiao Yan raised her lips and said: "Don't worry, my queen, this governor is not good at anything. He can only swear by the people who died in vain in the He family. As long as the queen can help the He family to clear up the troubles and help this governor to take down the Lu family, I will definitely send the fourth prince to sit in that position."
Seeing that he swore on the He family, Queen Lu relaxed and said, "Okay, I believe in Governor Xiao."
When Xiao Yan came out of Fengxi Palace, Cang Lang was waiting beside him.
Deshun stood quietly in front of the store. When he saw him bowing his head respectfully when he came out, he stepped aside.
Xiao Yan glanced at him and led Cang Lang out.
Cang Lang couldn't help but whisper: "Lord Governor, do you really want to help the fourth prince ascend to the throne?"
Xiao Yan touched the blood letter and the letter in his sleeve, and squinted his eyes slightly against the dazzling sunlight: "So what if I help you."
The country can change to a new king every day, but it is just a dragon's chair. If he is willing to help him up, it depends on whether he can sit firmly.
One day, it’s sitting.
When you go up, you come down, and you also sit down.
He only said that he would help the fourth prince ascend to the throne, but he did not say that he would secure his throne.
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Empress Lu didn't know Xiao Yan's thoughts at all. She only knew that she had reached an agreement with Xiao Yan. The two knew each other's secrets and became "allies". Most of the pressure she originally felt due to the sudden assassination of the Lu family was suddenly relieved. Xiao Yan supports it, so what if there is no Lu family?
Empress Lu walked around to the back hall and looked at the fourth prince who was sleeping on the bed. With Xiao Yan's support, after the Lu family was abolished, the fourth prince would definitely be able to ascend to that position. However, the relationship between them and Xiao Yan was not stable enough. She He had to think of another way to at least force Xiao Yan to help Huang Er.
The queen frowned slightly as she lowered her eyes. When the daughter of the He family married Prince Ru, the He family would use all their family strength to help Prince Ru. It was also because she married Emperor An that the Lu family assisted him in ascending the throne. But Xiao Yan, the He family, The husband has no sisters...
She paused, it wasn't right either.
Empress Lu suddenly thought of Song Tangning, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
"Jinzhi, how is Xiao Yan treating Song Tangning?" Queen Lu suddenly asked.
Jin Zhi was a little confused, but still said truthfully: "As a biological sister, I originally thought that Governor Xiao was using Mrs. Song as a knife, but later she broke up with the Lu family and had nothing to do with the Song family, but Governor Xiao He still treats her very well, and it is said that even the academy in the south of the city is watched over by Governor Xiao himself."
If the academy were to be established normally, it would take at least half a year, but now it has only been a month and it is almost completed.
"Supervisor Xiao is very protective of her, and the several times he took action were all because of Miss Song..." Jin Zhi paused, remembering that Song Tangning was no longer a member of the Song family, so he should call the Lord of Yiyang County: "Anyway, this servant is watching, he The two of them are no worse than brothers and sisters."
Empress Lu was moved. Xiao Yan cared so much about Song Tangning. If she could follow the fourth prince, wouldn't it bring Xiao Yan one step closer to them.
The fourth prince's concubine cannot move for the time being. Her mother's family has military power and can help the fourth prince at critical moments. But if she is the fourth prince's concubine, it would be enough.
Empress Lu was thinking: "On what day will the banquet be held by the Duke of Rongguo?"
"The day after tomorrow."
"You pick something for me and send it to Mrs. Rong Guo and Tang Ning."
Jin Zhi only thought that the queen wanted to show friendship to Song Tangning and Rong Yue, so she quickly nodded and agreed.
"Let the fourth prince and his wife enter the palace."
"yes."
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