The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 162
The emperor chatted with Luo Xiu for half an hour, sent Luo Xiu back, and then said to Cao Shouli, who had been standing by his side, "Shouli, on one side is my younger brother, and on the other side is my son, who do you think I should favor?" ?”

Cao Shouli handed the emperor a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Just now when His Royal Highness King Dun came down, the slaves also vaguely heard something. If His Majesty doesn't ask, I'm afraid His Highness will go to Wei Wang's Mansion by himself."

The emperor sighed, and said: "This little Si'er, I can't do anything about him. If this matter breaks out, it will hurt my face."

Thinking of the conversation between Xie Xi and himself at noon, the emperor had a headache.

At dusk, the emperor had just finished discussing the military affairs of the northern border with the cabinet, and before he had time to eat, Xie Xi approached the Jiyi Hall aggressively.

Xie Xi also just got the news that Prince Wei's Mansion was going to Kang Ningbo's Mansion to propose a marriage. When he heard that it was Xie Yan who sent someone to marry Lin Zisu, his heart suddenly became furious.

This is the cabbage he has been staring at, and someone wants to do it first.

The person who did it was Xie Yan, whom he had always looked down upon.

Xie Xi immediately wanted to go to Prince Wei's Mansion to make a big fuss, drag that Xie Yan out and give him a good meal.

In the end, under the repeated persuasion of Chang Shi in the mansion, it was considered that he changed his mind.

It is not difficult to teach Xie Yan a lesson, it can only be out of temper for a while.Since Prince Wei's mansion has coveted it, they must never have this chance.

Xie Xi went straight to the palace to find the emperor, and by the way told the emperor all the things that had been committed in Prince Wei's mansion over the years.

The emperor did not show much emotion.

Xie Xi was able to find out these things. With the abilities of Dongchang and Jin Yiwei, he naturally found out and reported them to the emperor.

Xie Xi's move was to tell his father that if he was not satisfied with the final result, he would reveal all of this without hesitation.

Interfering in government affairs, smelting red lead, filthy father-in-law and daughter-in-law, disregarding human life... No matter which one of these incidents is exposed, it will be a major event that will cause a sensation in the world.

The emperor naturally knew the meaning of Xie Xi's words, and he knew even more that his fourth son would not care about the dignity of the royal family.

When this matter has reached this point, there must be a choice.

Of course, the emperor was a little angry when he heard that Prince Wei's mansion sent someone to Lin's mansion to propose marriage.

This younger brother of mine, it's okay to mess around on weekdays, but he actually wants to get Lin Zisu's idea.

Regarding the matter in Prince Wei's Mansion, he also heard a few words from Dongchang. In the past, those women were greedy for the wealth of King Wei's Mansion and voluntarily married into Prince Wei's Mansion.An emperor would not bother to ask about the family affairs of Prince Wei's mansion.

But Lin Zisu is different.

Everyone in the capital knew that Lin Zisu had just cured himself of his illness. If something happened to Lin Zisu because of Prince Wei's residence, the people all over the world would think that he was a cold emperor.

While the emperor was taking a sip of tea, he had already had several thoughts in his mind, and he heard Cao Shouli say: "My servant sees that His Highness cares about Miss Lin very much. If there is a commotion, this servant is afraid it will end badly."

"I was afraid that he would go to Prince Wei's mansion to make trouble, so I called Luo Xiu over."

The emperor felt very embarrassed, and remembered the promise he had made to Luo Xiu just now, and asked, "Shouli, tell me, if I summon King Wei over and let him give up the marriage proposal, will Xiao Sier continue to make trouble?"

Cao Shouli thought for a while and said, "With His Highness King Dun's temper, I'm afraid it won't work."

The emperor also felt that his idea was a little too naive, and he tapped his fingers on the table, but still had no idea, and said, "Shouli, do you have a way to get the best of both worlds?"

When the emperor said this, he didn't expect Cao Shouli to come up with any reliable solution.

His own son knew that if he didn't give Xie Xi an explanation this time, he might be in a state of unrest in Prince Wei's mansion in the future.

Besides, what King Wei did this time was really dishonest. If he didn't punish him, he might become even more presumptuous in the future.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Shouli, let someone call Chang Guogong and Qian Minzhong over, and I will listen to what they have to say."

Cao Shouli immediately ordered someone to pass on the news to the two of them.

Liang Guang, Duke of Chang, was in charge of the clan affairs, and the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the daily affairs of the feudal lords. If it was to deal with King Wei, these two would naturally be the ones to do it.

It took only a cup of tea, and someone outside the door reported that they had something to report to the emperor.

It would take at least a quarter of an hour to leave the palace. When the emperor heard that Hui Zou had come, he was secretly surprised and asked, "Why did you come back so soon?"

Cao Shouli heard the voice outside the door, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the person outside the door is Cao Lang, the minister asked him to take the people from Dongchang around these few days, it should be because there are other things to announce His Majesty."

When the emperor heard that it was Cao Lang who had arrived at the door, he frowned first, and then said calmly, "Let him in."

"A few days ago, His Royal Highness King Dun sent a person to the servant, saying that it was related to His Majesty's serious illness a few days ago, and asked the servant to greet him politely. After asking these days, the servant finally came up with something."

As Cao Lang said, he took out a confession from his sleeve, and put it on the imperial case respectfully.

The emperor rubbed his temples, but he didn't open it to take a look, and asked, "I don't bother to read it, so you can give me a brief answer."

Cao Lang glanced sideways at Cao Shouli, but Cao Shouli just smiled, as if he hadn't noticed it.

Cao Lang cleared his throat, and said in an extremely soft voice: "That man is a spy who was placed in my Dayan by the Beidi Kingdom. After being interrogated overnight by the servants, he has confessed to the whole story. The poison in His Majesty is the medicine he prepared for the purpose. Just when His Majesty was seriously ill and the government was in chaos, Beidi happened to invade the whole country to occupy our great rivers and mountains."

"What a ruthless plan, this is to make me subjugate the country!"

The emperor slapped the imperial case hard, and said, "No wonder the timing of my poisoning was so coincidental. It turned out that someone was behind the push. This Beidi wolf's ambition has such a plan."

The emperor couldn't help being afraid for a while, but fortunately Xie Xi sent Sun Duzhong and Lin Zisu to the palace in advance and cured himself of poisoning, which made the situation in Dayan not uncontrollable.

But then the emperor thought of another problem. The Beidi people and the Central Plains people had very different looks. Even if some disguise was used, the tall and tall people would be recognized at a glance.

Besides, there will be regular investigations in the palace, it is impossible to allow a Beidi spy to lurk for so long.

The emperor became interested and asked: "This Beidi man, does he have accomplices in the court? Otherwise, how could the poisoning go so smoothly?"

Cao Lang raised his head and glanced at the emperor, with a look of embarrassment on his face. After a few breaths, he still said, "According to the man's confession, the mastermind behind the poisoning...is Prince Wei's son."

(End of this chapter)