The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 126

Chi Yu said that he could do his best, and maybe he could help Qin Mu fulfill his wish and clear Yue Lan's grievances.

Chi Yu is Guyu's prince, and Yue Lan's treason was committed by Emperor Jianhe himself. How could he help when the incident happened more than ten years ago?
Seeing that everyone was surprised, Chi Yu planned to tell the truth about what he knew. Chi Yu asked Qin Mu, "How did your court convict this general?"

Looking back on the past, Qin Mu was still angry, "They said that there were letters between the elder brother and the royal family of Xiong Rong as evidence, and every word in those letters was plotting treason. Give him a throne..."

Chi Yu laughed, as if he had heard an extremely absurd joke, and shook his head: "Let's not talk about your subjects, even we Guyu people would not believe this statement. In the past, Yue Lan conquered the Western Region repeatedly and killed them. how many people?"

Qin Mu blurted out without hesitation, "Eldest brother and I set off together four times, and elder brother went on four expeditions alone. In ten years, we wiped out 10 people from the Xiong Rong."

Qin Yuan and Yu Duo, who were listening, were both shocked. Qin Yuan also admired Yue Lan as an uncle when he was young, and he was still deeply shocked when he heard about his achievements. The benefactor turned out to be such a powerful person, and instantly understood why Yue Lan's name "God of War" came from.

Chi Yu accepted Qin Mu's words, nodded and said: "For Xiongrong, a figure who is comparable to death, even an outsider like me knows that Xiongrong Khan hates him to the bone, so how can he be the vassal of Xiongrong?"

Qin Mu sneered, "No one in the world would believe it, but our late emperor did! It is said that the gold seal of Khan Xiongrong was on the letter paper as evidence. Of course, Qin believed in the character of his eldest brother, but he was always puzzled. , it is said that the handwriting can be forged, but where did the golden seal come from? People who have never seen this kind of thing can't easily reproduce it. If you think about the whole Daqi, only the first emperor has seen the golden seal, but even he didn't recognize it. Is it a forgery?"

Chi Yu easily solved his confusion, "Because the gold seal is real, your late emperor naturally didn't recognize it. Those letters were indeed written by the royal family of Xiong Rong, but the person who corresponded with them was not Yue Lan, but someone else in your court. A general."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Mu and Qin Yuan said a name almost in unison.

"Xu Jilin?"

Chi Yu nodded, "Yes, exactly."

Yu Duo, who didn't know about the old grievances, was a little surprised, and asked, "How does Father know these things?"

Chi Yu looked at his beloved daughter and sighed, "Back then, the Huns were tyrannical. In order to make me submit to Guyu, they forced me back to their capital. It sounds nice to invite you as a guest, but in reality I am a hostage... But Although I have been imprisoned for a few years, I have made a friend, the former fourth prince of the Xiongrong royal family has a close relationship with me, and I also know these inside information from him."

"Then since you and their prince are friends, why have we been under house arrest in Qi Nan for so long?" Yu Duo was even more puzzled.

Chi Yu sighed, "If you hold us, you hold Guyu. Do you think Xiongrong will let us go back easily? What's more, my old friend is long gone! The old Khan of Xiongrong died at that time. , the princes below are fighting for the throne, this fourth prince is not strong, and he was defeated early, how can he survive? Not only him, but even his few children failed to survive!"

The cruelty of the power struggle was far beyond the imagination of her daughter's family, so Yuduo fell silent.

The daughter stopped interrupting, and Chi Yu continued to tell Qin Mu what he knew, "Wujitu lost a city in Daqi for his son. Khan Xiongrong was furious when he found out, but at this time he received a letter from Xu Jilin. Secret letter, the other party has removed Yue Lan as a condition, and asked him to match up with the Xiongrong royal family. Wu Jitu was eager to make up for his mistakes, and the Xiongrong royal family was also suffering from Yue Lan's reputation. The few hit it off, and Xiongrong Khan wrote a few letters Hand over the letter of false conspiracy with Yue Lan to Xu Jilin, so that he can take it in front of your late emperor to frame him."

At this point, the truth of the conversation can be reached. Qin Mu and his son sighed for the past. After listening to the story, Yu Duo asked her father again, "Since you already knew it, why didn't you say it before?"

Her father is helpless.Once upon a time?In the past, he was just a hostage under house arrest. He couldn't even take care of his family. How could he care about other people's affairs?What's more, it is because he has no friendship with the people of Qi, not to mention that he can't pass on these news at all, even if there is, why bother with these trivial matters?

If Qin Yuan hadn't suddenly brought up this passage today, letting him know that his benefactor Qin Mu and Yue Lan had a close relationship, he probably wouldn't have mentioned it.

Telling what he knew, Chi Yu sighed, "In fact, these things are not without flaws. Back then, if your emperor had the heart to investigate, he could always find out the truth, but this general was still killed, which shows that your emperor himself also I don't want to trust him anymore."

"Your Highness's words are good." Qin Mu sighed, "In the past, elder brother made many military exploits and attracted the love of the people, but elder brother has always been indifferent to fame and wealth, and he doesn't like affairs of the political parties in the court. If he has free time, he would rather stay at home with his wife and children Such indifference fell into the eyes of the first emperor, but it became slack, coupled with the malicious framing of traitors, it led to the renunciation of the monarch and his ministers, and finally made Zhonggu suffer so many years of injustice... Otherwise, if the elder brother is still alive, What a wonderful family that would be, it won't be the case that the Yue family has no descendants now..."

Hearing this, Yu Duo asked in surprise, "Does he have no family? Did your old emperor even kill his family?"

Recalling what happened to the eldest brother's family, Qin Mu was extremely excited, and it was difficult to speak for a while. Seeing this, Qin Yuan replied instead, "I heard that General Yue Lan's family was on vacation in their hometown, and Xu Jilin led troops to arrest them, but they were resisted. Under Fang's fight, no one in the Yue family survived."

"Fighting?" Qin Mu suppressed his anger and sneered, "Brother is always loyal and righteous. If Xu Jilin really just went to get someone, he would never disobey the order. He has a wife and son, and his sister-in-law has an unborn child in her womb. , He was born as an orphan, and he valued family affection the most in his life. He would put his wife, children and family in danger? Someone must have never planned to leave a way for their family to survive from the beginning."

"His wife, who was pregnant with a child, was also killed? His children were also killed?" It was the first time Yuduo heard such a tragic thing, especially that person was her mother's benefactor. She couldn't believe it, and Extremely angry, "What kind of hatred does this bad guy have with him? Why is he so cruel?"

Chi Yu patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "My child, throughout the ages, hatred has mostly been buried because of desire. Both of them are generals who hold military power in their hands. Desire must be born of power."

Qin Mu smiled wryly, and added, "Not only the power, but also the prestige and support of the people, and even...women. The elder brother's good wife is a beauty, and Xu Jilin hated her for wanting it. Now that I think about it, the elder brother has it. It's all what he wants but can't get, and their generals of the Xu family have always been known for their tyranny, so it's not surprising that he did such a thing out of jealousy."

Yu Duo's eyes darkened, she shook the dagger in her hand, sad for the family in the story, and disappointed that her mother's wish could no longer be fulfilled.

However, as far as Qin Mu was concerned, the long-cherished wish of many years saw hope, he did not indulge in the painful memories, and solemnly said to Chi Yu: "I have a heartless request..."

Chi Yu understood what he was going to say, and responded before he finished speaking, "Without the Marquis and the general, we might still be in the hands of the Huns, and we might never be free in our lifetime, so no matter how difficult the Marquis is, I will try my best to help you when I have a child, but..."

As soon as his voice stopped, the other three people were puzzled. Chi Yu hesitated a little and asked Qin Mu, "It's just that this was ordered by your late emperor. It is a serious crime for a general to plot treason. Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, my lord." Even if you want to overturn the case, you have to see if the current emperor is willing to go for a retrial! After all, it is related to his father's honor. You Han people often say that the dead are respected, and he is willing to refute his father. And justify the name of a general who has no descendants?"

Chiyu's concerns are reasonable, but for Qin Mu, no matter how difficult things are, as long as there is hope, he will never give up. He has been looking forward to and working hard for so many years, and now he has witnesses and a witness for Yue Lan. Will he give up the hope of committing a crime because of a little worry?
What's more, in his opinion, the current emperor Song Chen is much stronger than Emperor Jianhe. He is very good at using people and knowing people, and he is very fair. Qin Mu feels that there is hope.

Qin Mu said to Chi Yu, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the current emperor of Daqi is a wise monarch. If conclusive evidence is presented to him, I believe that he will not be indifferent. Besides, no matter how difficult it is, I will also think Give it a try. Not for anything else, but for those swords and arrows that my elder brother blocked for me when I went to the battlefield at the beginning of the year, I should do it too."

Chi Yu nodded, "Forget it! Since Lord Hou has the confidence to borrow the words of your Han people, I will risk my life to accompany the hero. I can testify for you at any time. Although we Guyu people do not have the way of Confucius and Mencius, we are the most faithful. I Chi Yujue Don't break your word."

"Your Highness's great kindness is in my heart, and I will try my best to repay it every day."

Qin Mu got up and bowed deeply to Chi Yu, who was hurriedly picked up by Chi Yu.

Because there are many things involved in overturning the case, and hope is imminent, Qin Mu didn't dare to delay any longer, bid farewell to Chi Yu in a hurry, and went to Chu's residence with Qin Yuan.The Chu family naturally wanted to know about this matter, and besides, they were Yue Lan's in-laws. After the evidence was collected, they had to discuss who should be sent to sue the imperial court at the Jinluan Hall.

Because of rest today, Chu Lin and Chu Jian were both at home. After Qin Mu and his son arrived, the four talked secretly for half a day, and finally came up with an idea.

It is no small matter to reverse the case, let alone a shocking and important case decided by the late emperor, they must ensure that the evidence is conclusive and foolproof, otherwise if they fail, the crime of false accusation is also no small matter.

Although it has been a long time since those things happened, fortunately, apart from their two families, there are still many old friends from the Yue family. Like Yue Cheng, they are scattered everywhere, but they are all in key positions, such as the Ministry of War, such as Xu Jilin's underlings...

Now, it's time to bring them all together.

Sure enough, when the news of overturning the Yue family's case was spread in secret, things went very smoothly. Within ten days, they had already read the dossiers that are currently being archived by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of War. The officials in Baocheng back then even had clues about the person who forged Yue Lan’s handwriting. Although that person was silenced by Xu Jilin afterwards, his family survived by luck. For their own revenge, they were willing to testify...

Everything is ready, only Dongfeng is missing.

It's just that Dongfeng still needs to be considered.

Chi Yu's envoy this time will stay for more than a month at most, and when the envoys from other foreign countries resign, they should also leave.

In addition, there are some disagreements about who stood up to call for grievances for the Yue family.Logically speaking, the Chu family is the in-laws of the Yue family, so there is nothing wrong with them standing up, but the Chu family is a civil servant, and this matter is related to the war, so it seems more appropriate for Qin Mu, the Marquis of Anxi who is familiar with the Xiong Rong, to stand up.

Before that, Qin Mu and Chu Lin had been in agreement, but at this point, they started to argue.Both parties want to stand up on their own, but in fact, except for the heart of the Yue family, no one would know that this matter is taking a huge risk. If Song Chen deliberately suppresses this matter in order to protect the late emperor, then this matter will still fail. And the person who comes out to sue will be charged with false accusation.

After all, nominally speaking, the Yue family has no descendants. No matter how unfair this matter is, it seems to be irrelevant to Song Chen. The late emperor and his biological father and son, what is the Yue family?What kind of power would make Song Chen willing to deny his father?
Qin Mu and Chu Lin couldn't come to a conclusion. In the end, both parties compromised, and each made a concession. It was agreed that Qin Mu would take the lead first, and Chu Lin would stand up and second.Even so, if the king opens his mouth to allow the review, then Chu Lin, who is the capital censor, will avoid this matter, but fortunately, there are no dissidents of Chu Lin in the capital procuratorate, but most of them are his disciples, so he avoids it. It doesn't matter if you don't avoid suspicion.

What's more, regarding this matter, Xu Jilin's biggest accomplice, Zhao Chu, has already been imprisoned for investigation in other cases. As long as this matter starts, are you still worried that you won't get anything useful from him?
So, in other words, as long as the king can make up his mind to investigate, he will definitely be able to reverse the case.

The biggest remaining question right now is whether Song Chen is willing to reverse the case for the Yue family.

(End of this chapter)