The prince had no idea that he would be disliked by Fu Yue as soon as he opened his mouth. He just wished that he could be in love with him. He helped him stand up with his own hands without speaking, and his words were even more intimate.
However, when Fu Yue stepped back, he shook off the sleeve that the prince had touched with disgust and glanced at Xiao Yan angrily.
Is this the prince you chose?
Xiao Yan just pretended not to see it and turned to the prince and said: "General Fu's reward will be discussed later. The most important thing now is to order people to appease the capital and calm the chaos outside as soon as possible, so as not to mistakenly think that the emperor is uneasy. , taking the opportunity to provoke."
"What Governor Xiao said is that Guhui will make arrangements as soon as possible."
"There is one more thing." Xiao Yan glanced at the banquet: "The cause of everything tonight is due to someone making trouble at the palace banquet. I would like to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to order the arrest of those who caused trouble in the palace, so as to calm the fright of all the lords. The anger also allowed the imperial army and the black-armored guards, as well as the outside soldiers who died in vain to defend the city, to rest in peace."
Courtiers in the palace: "..."
They were frightened, and people died outside.
But isn’t Xiao Yan the culprit?
But now that Xiao Yan has taken control of the military, it is obvious that the "person causing trouble in the palace" cannot be him.
Everyone's eyes fell on Cui Lin, and a small number of them looked at Mrs. Xuan, whose face was pale. Apart from the equally pale-faced Cui eldest son, the eldest daughter-in-law, and the unavoidable Xuan family, there were only a few people within ten feet of each other. He ran so cleanly that not a single person could be seen.
The prince naturally leaned towards Xiao Yan: "What Governor Xiao said is that Cui Lin colluded with the Xuan Qin family, deceived the emperor, caused trouble in the palace, and tried to blame the important ministers of the court for the death of the deposed queen. Come and capture these two!" "
The reckoning came so quickly that Cui Lin's eyes turned dark.
"I'm wronged!"
"Unjustly accused?" Qian Baokun wanted to spit in his face: "Mrs. , you still dare to shout that you are wronged?"
"you……"
Cui Lin was trembling with anger. Just when he was about to defend himself, he heard Xiao Yan's cold words.
"Whether it is unjust or not will be tried by three departments. All the evidence and evidence of what happened tonight will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple. At that time, the three departments will try it together with the old cases from twenty years ago. No one will be wronged."
When Xiao Yan said this, he raised his eyes and looked at Cui Lin.
"Of course, if Cui Shangshu is unwilling and feels that the three companies are unfair, he can also go to the Privy Council. I don't mind coming to the trial in person."
Cui Lin's face trembled, and all his words were stuck in his throat.
"Father..." Cui's wife-in-law turned pale and whispered: "The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will try the case fairly, and He Shangshu and the others will never wrong anyone. The old case twenty years ago has nothing to do with you, and the matters in the palace are just yours." I was confused for a moment, but nothing else was wrong.”
"The He family was fair back then, and Governor Xiao will naturally not violate the He family's family motto. If you don't go to the Criminal Department, you will naturally be innocent after the case is concluded..."
"You!" Cui Lin looked at her sharply.
Cui’s eldest son also couldn’t believe it: “What nonsense are you talking about?!”
That was his father, how could she send him to the Ministry of Punishment Prison! !
The daughter-in-law of Cui's family was pulled so hard that she staggered. When her knees hit the corner of the table, the blood on her painful lips faded completely.
But she just broke away from her husband's hand, lowered her eyes and whispered: "I'm just doing it for my father's good."
"My father was angry for a moment, and he didn't know where he had heard the rumors, so he thought that the death of Empress Fei was related to Governor Xiao. He was tricked into doing stupid things, and he even found an opportunity to cause the following incidents, but he never had any contact with him. People collude to plot rebellion, and the matter of Long Tingwei has nothing to do with him."
"Although His Majesty is seriously ill, the Crown Prince is wise and can find out the truth if he wants to. What's more, the Privy Council is a key place in the court and has more important matters to deal with."
"Father, it's better to trust He Shangshu and the others. They will definitely handle tonight's matter impartially. They will also find out the truth about the old case in Nandi twenty years ago and give everyone justice."
"you!"
Cui's eldest son was so angry that he wanted to curse, but was interrupted by Liang Guangyi: "What Mrs. Cui said is that since Cui Shangshu's actions are guilty, he should be severely interrogated by the three divisions. Cui Shangshu, what do you think?"
Cui Lin's face was miserable, but his lips trembled, but he still whispered: "I was confused for a moment, and I am willing to stand trial..."
"Father!" Cui's eldest son was anxious and panicked.
Xiao Yan, on the other hand, gave Liang Guangyi a meaningful look, waved his hand and said, "Come here, send Cui Shangshu and Mrs. Xuan to the Ministry of Punishment."
Someone came forward to take the two of them away. Xiao Yan looked at Xi Weifang, the Minister of the Ministry of War: "Your Highness, Xi Weifang was involved in corruption in the Ministry of War and selling his official position to win titles. The Ministry of Punishment is afraid that it will be difficult to investigate..."
The prince was particularly conscious: "Such evil thieves will naturally be handed over to the Privy Council for trial."
"The prince is wise." After Xiao Yan said something casually, he turned his head and said: "Canglang, take Xi Weifang away, seal the Xi family, all the men of the Xi family are imprisoned, and the female family members are banned from the house and led to search. The Xi family's residence, and also send someone to visit the Ministry of War."
He raised his eyes and glanced at the table:
"Shilang Yuan?"
The Ministry of War had just replaced Hou Rui, who had been expelled for colluding with the Lu family earlier, and the new minister Yuan Jiren, who had been in office for less than four months, hurriedly stepped forward with trembling.
"Don't worry, Governor Xiao. The ministers will cooperate with the people in the Privy Council to thoroughly investigate the entire military department."
Xiao Yan said gently: "Thank you for your hard work, Minister Yuan."
Xi Weifang was already old. When Canglang led him forward, he staggered to the ground in fear. He shouted "Unjust" and said "The old case in Nandi has nothing to do with him", but unfortunately no one paid attention. He kept struggling and was almost dragged out by the black armored guards.
The bloodstains in the palace were not clean up, even the two ministers "went", and other people couldn't help but tremble when they saw Xiao Yan settling old accounts.
Today, Xiao Yan is no longer the servant who still had to tolerate it. He is the son of the He family and the confirmed Marquis of Xuanyi. He has military power in his hands, and he is not clear with Long Tingwei. Emperor An even took over the government due to his serious illness. "Leave it over" to the prince.
The courtiers of the aristocratic family were all tensed up, fearing that Xiao Yan would call their names next, but Xiao Yan changed his previous aggressive behavior and raised his hands towards the prince and said softly:
"The night is already dark, and we still need to settle things outside. I don't know how your Majesty is doing in the palace. Your Highness?"
The prince suddenly stirred and quickly looked at everyone in the palace.
"He Shangshu, Lord Chen, as well as Cao Gong, Cui Lin and the old Nandi case will be handled by the three of you. You must find out the truth and give an explanation to the world."
He Cheng from the Ministry of Punishment, Chen Yu from Dali Temple, and Cao Dejiang all stepped forward: "I obey the order."
"Old General Yin, you are familiar with military affairs. I will ask you to handle military affairs with Governor Xiao and appease the capital as soon as possible."
"Old minister, I obey."
