Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1202 The guilty minister
Yuwen Yuan looked at him for a while, as if he was sizing him up to see if his son, who had fought in the battlefield for several months, had any injuries.

It's like examining...

After a long while, he said, "You've worked hard."

Yuwen Ye bowed his head and said, "It is my duty as a son and subject to expand the territory for my father. I dare not complain."

Hearing this, Yu Wenyuan's thick black eyebrows wrinkled into a ball.

When Yuwen Cheng came back from Luoyang ahead of schedule and handed Xiao Yuansui to him, he knew that this youngest son who had suffered a series of defeats could not possibly achieve such a big victory. However, when he realized how much reward would be given to the winner for such a big victory, and how much territory Yuwen Ye's civil and military officials would occupy in the court, and heard that Yuwen Ye had opened the Luoyang treasury without authorization, this son's ambition might be even greater than what he had already occupied. After thinking about it for a whole night, he still accepted Yuwen Cheng's battle report.

And now, facing his son who had defeated Xiao Yuansui's army of 100,000 at Hulao Pass with only 3,000 men and horses, causing the morale of Luoyang people to collapse, and who had brought this prosperous and wealthy Eastern Capital back to his hands without bloodshed, Yuwen Yuan suddenly felt a heaviness in his heart.

The hall fell into a brief but extremely depressing silence.

Everyone could hear that the imperial edict just issued was mainly to reward the Princess of Qin. And since His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin had made such great contributions at Hulao Pass, it was impossible to "send him off" with just some gold and silver rewards. Naturally, His Majesty the Emperor would give him more titles.

However, as the King of Qin, General Tiance, Governor of Yongzhou, and Minister of the Grand Secretariat of the East Shaanxi Circuit...what other titles does he need?

At this moment, a voice rang out in the hall: "Congratulations, His Royal Highness Prince Qin!"

Yuwen Ye turned his head and saw a man stepping out from the ranks of civil officials. It was the Minister of State Affairs Zhou Ying. He bowed respectfully to Yuwen Ye and said, "The King of Qin won the battle of Hulao in one battle. He really worked hard and made great contributions."

Seeing him, Yuwen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

He did not forget that Zhou Ying was usually a man of few words, but when a group of people "besieged" Shang Ruyi at Dayan Temple, he was the most enthusiastic one, and every word was as sharp as a knife. Now that he stood up, it was clear what he was going to do.

Yuwen Ye said calmly: "Yeah."

Everyone's expression changed slightly.

No matter how great a contribution one has made, if one hears someone praising one's "hard work and great contributions", one must still be humble. With a simple "hmm", Yuwen Ye actually put himself on the list of having made great contributions.

Zhou Ying frowned, obviously realizing that the other party knew his tricks, so he simply stopped talking and said, "But Your Highness has another merit that he has not mentioned."

Yuwen Ye raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

Zhou Ying raised his hand and pointed directly at the person following behind him and said, "Your Highness, you have captured the traitor who tried to assassinate the Emperor in this battle. This is also a great achievement!"

Upon hearing this, a commotion immediately broke out in the hall.

In fact, as soon as they entered the Taiji Hall, in addition to seeing the King of Qin and his wife who were leading the group, they also immediately recognized the most familiar figure among the people following behind him, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, Pei Xingyuan!

You know, he was arrested for the assassination attempt at Tangquan Palace. Even though Lou Yingxiong was later arrested, the fact that he was rescued by the traitors in Wanggang Village almost confirmed his identity as a traitor. Until now, Pei Xu, the internal historian, is still unemployed at home, and other members of the Pei family have also been implicated to varying degrees.

Now, he actually followed the King of Qin and the Queen of Qin and swaggered into the Taiji Hall!

At this moment, Zhou Ying pointed him out, and the faces of the ministers in the hall suddenly changed. Some people whispered, while others remained silent and watched the show leisurely. At this moment, a man suddenly walked out of the class, pointed at Pei Xingyuan and said, "Come here, quickly catch this traitor!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye and others frowned.

You have to know that this is the Taiji Hall, the emperor's court. Apart from the emperor, no one else has the qualifications to issue orders and summon people.

However, just as he finished speaking, a group of warriors actually walked to the door of the hall!

From their clothes, we could tell they were members of the Right Guard.

Shang Ruyi's heart sank, and she felt something was wrong. Almost at the same time these people appeared, Liang Youying rushed to Pei Xingyuan and stretched out her hand to protect him behind her. Pei Xingyuan looked down at her. Although he was a little panicked, his eyes were filled with joy, and he couldn't even control the corners of his mouth.

He smiled at Liang Youying.

It was Yu Wenye's cough that made him sober up a little.

Pei Xingyuan turned his head and glanced at the strange young man who was giving orders. At the same time, Yuwen Ye waved his sleeves, and his robe made a heavy low hum, like a muffled thunder in the hall.

He said in a deep voice: "Who dares!"

The team of warriors had been hesitant and did not dare to step into the hall before the emperor spoke. Now facing His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin who had just returned victorious, they did not dare to act rashly. They only looked cautiously at the young man who gave them the order. He looked at Yuwen Ye with resentment.

Yuwen Ye also turned his head and looked at him: "Who are you?"

The young man was probably in his twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was handsome, but his overly stiff jaw made him look a little stubborn and even a little obstinate. Although his eyes were cold, he still bowed respectfully because of his status and said, "Your Highness the King of Qin, I am Su Changjing." Su Changjing, this name was somewhat familiar.

But the people are strangers.

Just as Yuwen Ye frowned slightly and examined this person, Shang Ruyi walked quickly to his side and whispered in a low voice: "He is the eldest son of Su Ji, the governor of Kuazhou."

When he heard Su Ji's name, Yu Wenye frowned.

Yes, he almost forgot that when Yuwen Qian had just returned to the Yuwen family, they had suspected that he had some relationship with Yu Dingxing's daughter, but at that time Yuwen Qian only said that Miss Mingzhu was engaged to the eldest son of Su Ji, the governor of Kuazhou, thus dispelling their suspicions.

Later I found out that the person standing behind him was not Yu Mingzhu, but Yu Mingyue.

But now, this Su Changjing appeared here again, and he could command the Right Guards as soon as he opened his mouth, which means...

Just when the situation in the hall was tense but still stagnant, the person on the dragon throne finally moved slightly, and Yu Wenyuan said in a deep voice: "Everyone, step down."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the men of the Right Guard immediately retreated.

Su Changjing raised his head and looked at him hastily, but Yuwen Yuan waved his hand gently, signaling him to be silent, and then said: "The King of Qin has been fighting for months and still doesn't know that he is my newly appointed Right Guard General Su Changjing."

"..."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye looked behind Su Changjing and saw another burly figure standing side by side with him.

Yu Dingxing, Duke of Wushan County.

At this moment, his blind eye was covered with a crimson eye patch. Although the hideous wound could not be seen, the remaining eye carried the angry expressions of both eyes, making him look even more ferocious. Even if he just stood there motionless and looked at them, he looked like a ferocious god standing behind Su Changjing.

At this moment, Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi also understood immediately.

The previous General of the Right Guard, Song Yu, plotted to murder the King of Qin and his wife in Fufeng, and later "committed suicide out of fear of punishment." Since then, this position has been vacant. Yuwen Yuan handed over all the soldiers of the two guards to the General of the Left Guard, Yu Dingxing, to command them. On the one hand, this was to stabilize people's hearts, and on the other hand, he trusted this relative. However, since Yu Dingxing lost one eye, he was unable to command two armies. Before the battle of Luoyang, Yuwen Yuan was already considering appointing another general to lead the Right Guard.

Now, bringing Yu Dingxing's son-in-law to this position is obviously a deliberate arrangement.

Naturally, they all stood there——

Yuwen Ye's gaze slowly fell on the back of Yu Dingxing, the tall and graceful prince who remained silent, as if he was an outsider.

Because they were too far away and there were layers of obstructions, he couldn't even see the other person's appearance clearly. There was only a vague outline, like a larger and more vague deity behind the ferocious god Yu Dingxing.

Yuwen Qian's eyes were clear and he had only glanced at him until this moment.

These two pairs of eyes, one hard and one soft, met in an instant, as if countless swords and shadows were hidden in them.

Yuwen Ye chuckled, then slowly raised his head and said to Yuwen Yuan: "So he is the General of the Right Guard. No wonder he can arrest people in the court."

Yu Wenyuan pursed his thin lips slightly.

Su Changjing refused to give in and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. The Right Guards are in charge of the imperial palace guards, so they are naturally responsible for protecting the emperor's safety. Now, the suspects who want to assassinate the emperor are in the court, and there are more than one. If I don't send someone to arrest them, do I have to wait for them to take action?"

At this point, he took a step forward and approached Pei Xingyuan directly: "If the emperor's body is injured, this crime of treason will be borne by these traitors, or will it be borne by you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qin?"

"..."

This question stumped Yuwen Ye.

Because the emperor's body was not something anyone could bear, not even his own son. As soon as this question came out, Yuwen Ye was already in a dilemma.

Just as Yuwen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him with a dangerous look, a chuckle was heard in the court.

The laughter was light-hearted, even a little teasing. In such a tense atmosphere, it felt a little weird. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the person who made the laugh.

It was Pei Xingyuan.

He raised his hand and gently pushed Liang Youying's arm away with two fingers, signaling her not to worry. He then took a step forward and kowtowed to Yuwen Yuan, saying, "I, your humble servant Pei Xingyuan, wish the emperor a long and long life."

Yu Wenyuan looked at him in silence for a while, then asked, "Do you admit your guilt?"