If what happened before was enough to make the emperor furious, then Xiao Zimu's last words would completely push Du Hanfei towards the reverse scale.
"You are raising private soldiers on the outskirts of Beijing, Du Hanfei, are you planning to rebel?" The emperor was furious.
Du Hanfei looked at the emperor, and finally looked beyond the emperor at Concubine Li behind him, but Concubine Li moved her eyes to the direction where Shi Jiaying was being sent to the bridal chamber.
"Hanfei, please speak up when my brother asks you to speak." This time, even Princess Yirou knew that the matter was difficult, and even she couldn't solve it.
"Your Majesty, so far all the talk has been empty, but has there been any evidence?" Du Hanfei finally withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyelids and stood upright.
The emperor's face was filled with anger. Xue Xiuguo had said that up to now, apart from calling a housekeeper named Lu Zhongfu as a witness, he had not presented any evidence at all.
Even the ten boxes of weapons Xiao Zimu sent up could not be proven to be forged by Du Hanfei.
"I wonder if His Highness Prince Mo found my seal or my handwriting among the private soldiers captured by General Xiao Zhao?" Du Hanfei raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Mubai.
The look in his eyes was that of an elite. After the ambush failed, he had already cleared out the private army. It was impossible to find anything inside. The remaining group of people didn't even know who they were working for.
He can't sit in charge of the magistrates outside the capital, and they may catch some mistakes, but within the scope of the capital, there is nothing that he can't control.
Zhao Xingwen looked stunned. He did search carefully, but to no avail.
Du Hanfei saw Zhao Xingwen's expression and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, I just sought an official position for Mr. Ju's grandson out of friendship with my colleagues. If the Emperor thinks this is wrong, I am willing to take the blame."
"You!" The emperor was extremely angry and turned to look at Xiao Zimu. He had given Xiao Zimu such a long time. It was absolutely impossible for him to launch an attack today without any clues.
Sure enough, Xiao Zimu said from the side: "Father, do you still remember Luo Ying?"
If he hadn't said it, the emperor would have really forgotten about this incident. Wasn't Luo Ying Xiao Zimu's hidden guard who stayed with Xue Xiuguo
Now that Xue Xiuguo has come to the capital, Luo Ying should follow him back.
The emperor looked at Xiao Zimu and it was obvious that Luo Ying had brought something back, so he ordered him: "Bring it with you."
Xiao Zimu responded "Yes" and glanced at Bingwen. Bingwen understood and led someone in from outside.
Du Hanfei's expression changed when he saw the visitor. No wonder Yan Hu went to Wanzhou with the letter and there was no news. He was actually captured.
"Father, this man's name is Yan Hu. He is a secret guard in Prime Minister Du's palace. He once ordered him to go to Anhui Province with a letter and deliver it to Master Xue in person. Luo Ying found out and captured him." Xiao Zimu was beside him at the right time. explain.
The letter was also presented by Bingwen at the same time, and the emperor immediately opened the letter to read.
Du Hanfei was also trying to recall whether he had ever written sensitive content in his letter. At that time, he already felt that something was wrong, so the content in his letter was also relatively obscure. He thought about it several times before settling down. Peace of mind.
Most of the paragraphs in that letter were full of curses. The only paragraph with some content was at the end scolding Xue Xiuguo for what he did wrong. What happened in Wanzhou
After reading the letter, the emperor could only sneer at him: "I didn't expect that Prime Minister Du, who was mature and respected in the past, would scold his subordinates. It's really a model essay."
Du Hanfei smiled and bowed: "I also knew that the emperor was shocked by the false news that His Majesty Seventh Prince passed away in the morning. It happened that my disciple was serving as the governor of Wanzhou. No, so I wrote a letter to ask. What happened? I was sharing the Emperor's worries, but I never thought that the old minister, with his dim eyesight, would actually cultivate such a person who deceives and deceives teachers."
Du Hanfei stared at Xue Xiuguo, the resentment in his eyes was real anger.
"Prime Minister Du really cares about my father and is worried about my safety." Xiao Zimu teased with a gun and a stick.
"That's the duty of an old minister." Du Hanfei didn't take it seriously.
"Then how can we justify Prime Minister Du instigating Zheng Zhongguang to kidnap Mr. Xue to escape from prison and abscond?" Xiao Zimu asked with a smile.
"Obviously he saw his son-in-law in prison and was eager to save people. What does it have to do with the old minister?" Du Hanfei asked back.
"Where is Mr. Zheng?" Xiao Zimu did not reply, but asked outside the door.
All the ministers looked at each other, wasn't Zheng Zhongguang dead? The Zheng Mansion's funeral has been completed. I don't know how many days have passed since the first seven days. The grass on the grave has sprouted. What are these Seventh Highnesses talking about
Zheng Zhongguang was still alive, but others didn't know it, but the emperor knew it. Xiang Chengfang was given a favor by the emperor to take care of him, but he didn't expect that he would actually wake up.
Under the looks of the ministers who had seen a ghost, Zheng Zhongguang walked in from the door and knelt down to pay homage to the emperor.
The emperor asked him to get up and reply. Zheng Zhongguang thanked him and stood up: "When I was in prison, Mr. Xue did produce Prime Minister Du's letter. I am willing to testify."
Although Du Hanfei was surprised that Zheng Zhongguang was still alive, he calmed down after a moment: "Master Zheng is the cousin of His Highness Seventh, and there is nothing I can do to help His Highness."
Xiao Zimu sneered and took out another letter from his arms: "Then how will Prime Minister Du interpret your handwritten letter?"
Du Hanfei didn't know the content of the letter and looked at the emperor nervously.
The emperor snorted coldly after reading it and threw the letter in front of him: "What else do you have to say?"
Du Hanfei picked up the letter anxiously. After unfolding it, the familiar font and the content written in the font scared him to the ground.
He didn't expect that Ye Guansheng would betray him. Ye Guansheng was the confidant he had trained. He was the best in martial arts and intelligence, and he was also the person he trusted the most.
"Why?" Du Hanfei muttered to himself while holding the letter.
Xiao Mubai stepped forward and said in his ear: "If a person can choose to live openly, why should he hide in the darkness you gave him?"
Du Hanfei's pupils suddenly narrowed: "Is it you?"
"I detoxified him and gave him a new identity. It is reasonable to repay me with a letter. What do you think, Prime Minister Du?" Xiao Mubai asked back.
Ye Guansheng was the leader in black who was captured by the raven when Du Han flew to the outskirts of Beijing to ambush Xiao Zimu. He bit his tongue and swallowed the poison but the raven removed his jaw. After that, he was handed over to Xiao Mubai by Xia Chu and brought back to Prince Mo's Mansion to figure out a solution. interrogation.
Du Hanfei naturally had to hold the life of such a person firmly in his hands, but Xia Chu easily detoxified him. Du Hanfei could no longer hold on to it. Xiao Mubai allowed him a new identity and promised to use it in the future. Take him to King Mo's military camp and let him be a real soldier fighting on the battlefield.
Let me ask, how could Ye Guansheng not be moved
(End of chapter)