Li Kaiji cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order!"

Then he shouted to the side: "Left Minister Li Ting."

"The official is here."

"Right Minister Sima Kong."

"The official is here."

"Do you know that Tiger Talisman has been transferred?"

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "I don't know, I don't know."

Li Kaiji glanced at the two of them and said in a solemn voice:

"Immediately pass the order. The six chiefs of each department under the Ministry of War, the twelve divisions, and the twenty-four letters will all go to the jade steps of the Jinluan Hall to stand by!"

"Take orders!"

Xia Houlie turned to Li Chang'an who was standing next to him and said, "Bring the guards with you and accompany them!"

On the other side, when everyone in the Ministry of War office learned about this, people were already panicking. In addition, Eunuch Li, a celebrity next to the emperor, came in person with his guards, and the entire Ministry of War was quickly surrounded. Not even a fly could be seen.

Don't even think about flying out.

Li Changan stood at the gate and shouted loudly: "Everyone in charge, all the adjudicators, please listen clearly. Please bring your documents and come out quickly to gather!"

"Oh, Master Yu, what can we do?"

Seeing that each of his colleagues had already picked up the documents and followed the guards out, Wang Fushan was sweating profusely and hurriedly asked Yu Qianyi opposite for help.

At this moment, Yu Qianyi's face turned pale with fright, and even his lips were trembling: "We...we can't go...His Majesty the Emperor, in front of all the officials...we...we can't afford to lose this person..."

Wang Fushan wiped the cold sweat from his face, his beard was trembling, "Don't go? If you don't go, you will die..."

Yu Qianyi looked at the noisy crowd outside and said in a low voice:

"It's a death to go, and maybe it will be even worse." He fell down on the chair with a thud, his eyes straightened: "Let's write a suicide note quickly and plead guilty to the law, otherwise we may lose our lives.

No one in the family, old or young, can escape this disaster."

"Yes, yes! If we plead guilty, there will always be someone to take care of our little ones, hey!"

Wang Fushan had no choice but to sigh, resigned himself to his fate, sat down, picked up a pen, and began to write a suicide note.

In the Jinluan Hall, Xia Houlie saw that there was still no movement among the people below him. There was a hint of ridicule in the corner of his mouth, and he tapped the jade case with his finger and said:

"Dear ladies, I will give you a chance. If any of you orders the private adjustment of the tiger talisman and falsely transmits the imperial edict, please speak up and admit your mistake. I will deal with it leniently!"

There was a moment of commotion in the crowd. Everyone looked left and right, their eyes passing over Yun Lanshan countless times. Yun Lanshan saw Xia Houlie's eyes also seeming to fall on him, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

, his face still looked calm and he stood tall, somewhat confident.

Seeing that he didn't take him seriously at all, Xia Houlie felt angry in his heart, but his face remained calm. He sighed, stood up and walked down the jade steps:

"There is still half a stick of incense left, but we are about to find out."

He glanced majestically at all the ministers, and said with sonorous words: "When the time comes, I will definitely deal with it strictly, no matter whether it is the three ministers, nine ministers, or relatives of the emperor!"

Zhou Changlong, who was standing in the row on the right, saw Yun Lanshan's confident look. He raised his head and glanced at the young emperor. Seeing the storm gathering in his eyes, he secretly smiled. Old man Yun passed by the court a few days ago.

Tang Zhizheng didn't understand yet and mistook the tiger for a sick cat. He waited to see the fate of the Yun family.

The other ministers had their own thoughts. For a moment, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The atmosphere was oppressive and uncomfortable. Just when Mu Qingwan, who was sitting behind the curtain, was almost out of breath, Li Kaiji came in with Li Ting and Sima Kong.

The three of them knelt down together and said, "Your Majesty, I have found out."

Xia Houlie's eyes narrowed, "Is it true that someone falsely conveyed the imperial edict and secretly adjusted the tiger talisman?"

Li Kaiji bowed his head and responded: "Back to the emperor, it is indeed true."

"Who did it?"

"The principals are Wang Fushan and Yu Qianyi. The Wang and Yu families are feuding. They had a dispute a few days ago. In order to get revenge on Yu Qianyi, Wang Fushan secretly arranged the tiger charm to blame Wang Fushan. Now both of them have pleaded guilty.

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Xia Houlie's eyes became colder and colder: "Bring the two of them up."

Li Kaiji's face stiffened, and he turned to look at Li Changan. Li Changan glanced at Xia Houlie, lowered his head and reported: "Back to the emperor, the two of them have committed suicide out of fear of crime. Before they died, they both left suicide notes, admitting that they committed the crime because of personal grudges.

Big mistake, no one instigated it."

Xia Houlie's heart sank, and his face became more and more expressionless, but the veins of his hands clasped behind his back were clearly visible, showing that he was trying his best to suppress his emotions.

Zhaohe's face turned pale with anger, and he was about to explode. Xia Houlie glared at him, and then he swallowed the words he was about to blurt out.

It is clear that this matter was the fault of the Yun family, but now they have so easily used two scapegoats to convict him. They have done it cleanly and without any evidence. It can be seen that even if the three provinces and six departments are now implemented, the power of Prime Minister Yun Lanshan will be reduced.

Although the division was carried out, his power in the court still cannot be underestimated.

Ever since the Empress Dowager Su Hanzhi was poisoned, the Yun family has used various channels to infiltrate the military generals. Just as Mu Qingwan originally expected, they adopted a method that was part attack and frame-up and part coercion and inducement to win over those generals. This time, they mobilized troops privately.

This is a sign that the Yun family's influence is penetrating into this area.

This discovery was timely, and only two scum, Wang Fushan and Yu Qianyi, were infiltrated. If it were a little later, maybe the entire military department would become Yun Lanshan's force, which would be terrible. It seems that we should take advantage of this opportunity.

It's time to reorganize the military department.

Xia Houlie maintained a decent manner until he retired from the court. When he returned to the apse, he felt tired and his stomach began to hurt.

Seeing him walking in slowly, Mu Qingwan was a little stunned for a moment, looked at him blankly, and stood up.

After returning from the palace in Luocheng, this was the first time she saw him in the past ten days.

At this moment, his lips were slightly pursed, but his perfect facial features showed no expression at all. He was looking back at her, but there was no emotion at all.

She thought of what happened just now. Even a blind person could see what was going on in that scene. Wang Fushan and Yu Qianyi even sacrificed their lives to protect Yun Lanshan. This shows how terrifying his intimidation power is in the court.

Yes, this is definitely a great threat to him as the emperor.

Seeing his obviously thinner figure and the slight bruise under his eyes, she remembered what Showa said. That day he risked his life and rushed into the fire to save her. She didn't expect that as soon as she woke up, she would be indiscriminately wronged.

He felt a little sorry.

He was already very busy dealing with the Yun family. He also had to protect the Empress Dowager, find out the truth about the fire in Luo City, and find time to investigate Xi Chu's affairs. Even if he didn't have to personally kiss me in everything, he would still have to spend time talking.

It took a lot of energy.

He looked at her quietly and said slowly, "Don't you have anything to say?"

His hot breath hit her face, and she realized belatedly that he had come closer. The two of them breathed each other, and the distance between their lips was not even an inch.

Mu Qingwan hesitated for a moment and lowered her eyes involuntarily: "I'm sorry...I shouldn't...shouldn't have wrongly accused you..."

He raised his eyebrows and took a step closer, his lips almost touching hers, "That's it?"

Mu Qingwan's heart skipped a beat, and she glanced at him quickly, then immediately looked away, pretending to be stupid and said, "Is the injury on your arm... getting better?"

A low laughter sounded in her ears, making her feel even more embarrassed: "Now you know you need to care about me?"

She glared at him but said nothing. She only took his arm and lifted up the sleeve. Her eyes fell on the staggered scars on his arm. In addition to the burnt area, there were many deep and shallow wounds on his arm.

In addition to burns, there were several injuries that could be seen to be caused by sharp objects. Some still had shallow marks, and some only had a faint pink color left. She remembered that there were countless scars on his body, and her hands couldn't help but touch those.

Scars, my heart feels slightly weak.

It must hurt when you get injured, right?

Seeing the slight sadness gradually filling her eyebrows, he raised her chin and looked at her carefully for a while, then reached out and gently touched her frown: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Only then did she realize that she seemed to be a little confused. How could she actually feel sorry for this man?

She quickly let go of his hand, looked away, and explained:

"I...I'm worried about my father, the emperor and my mother. Although I misunderstood you this time, it's a fact that Xi Chu and Bei Yan were at war. I don't know what happened to them?"

Xia Houlie's face suddenly turned cold when she thought of that day when she begged Zhaohe to ask Helian Hengzhi for help. From the beginning to the end, she never thought of asking him for help. It should be said that she never cared about him!

He stopped talking and suddenly walked out of the palace. She was stunned for a moment. She didn't know why he was angry again. She hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "Xia Houlie, you..."

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Haha, awkward old Xia is angry again!

Ahem, by the way, let me tell you in advance, the pork meat will be served tomorrow, and it will be fat and thick meat! It seems that poor old Xia has been holding back for too long, I want to give him some meat, but I don’t know if it will

Fallen by river|crab! Haha~~
Chapter completed!