After Xiao Yanjun said this, the group of ministers headed by him were all stunned for a moment, cursing in their hearts. They had been arguing for him for a long time, but they were like clowns.
Yu Bangzhen, the minister of Lu Hong Temple, took two steps forward and asked tentatively in his ear: "My lord, did you say something wrong? What you just said was to hand it over to Dali Temple."
Xiao Mubai's expression was as usual, with a faint smile still hanging on the corners of his lips. He glanced at Yu Bangzhen lightly, and then continued to the emperor: "The case of the young marquis is suitable to be handed over to Dali Temple for trial. Once the case is finalized, On the same day, Master Feng and Master Jing gathered together for the three court hearings, and I would also like to ask you to attend the hearing together with your seventh brother. I think my seventh brother will be happy to agree."
The emperor withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyelids. After a moment of silence, he looked at Xiao Zimu.
If it had been in the past, Xiao Zimu might have gone out to meet Xiao Yanjun after hearing Xiao Yanjun's question, but at this moment, the emperor lowered his eyelids. He stood there and did not dare to step forward until the emperor looked over to him. Then he came out calmly and said, "My son and I have no objections."
Although I don't know what Xiao Yanjun had in mind and why he suddenly sold such a good deal, it was much more convenient for Xia Chu to enter Dali Temple than to go to Feng Zhun.
The emperor turned to look at the imperial minister Feng Zhen and the minister of Dali Temple Kong Changhui who had remained silent: "What do you two think?"
"Wei Chen feels that what His Royal Highness Prince Yu said is true. According to the identity of the young marquis, it would be more appropriate to hand it over to Dali Temple." Feng Chen didn't want to take on this hot potato at first, but just when he had a headache, it happened to be Xiao Yanjun opened his mouth, and he followed the trend and got the best of both worlds.
First, he made it clear that this was Xiao Yanjun's own intention, and the remaining ministers could not spread their grievances on him. After handing Xia Chu over to Dali Temple, they also made peace with Xiao Zimu.
"Thanks to the love of your two highnesses, I am willing to investigate this matter thoroughly, make the truth known to the public, and give an explanation to the families of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives heroically." Kong Changhui had long wanted to take over this matter.
But he didn't dare to speak out, fearing that if he took the initiative to mention it, it would be counterproductive.
Now that he had such a good opportunity, the emperor asked the question. He suppressed his impatient heart and steadily marched out of the queue, making a splash.
"In that case, as King Yu said, let's leave it to Dali Temple for a thorough investigation." The emperor looked at Xiao Yanjun with a half-smile on his face.
Xiao Yanjun took the lead: "Father is wise."
The remaining ministers shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."
At this time, except Feng Zhen who was full of joy, the rest of the ministers had mixed feelings in their hearts.
Xiao Yanjun's party members were thankless for their efforts and were treated by His Highness King Yu. They didn't look good at the moment.
As for Xiao Zimu's side, although they won the Dali Temple for Xia Chu, the case on their backs still made them frightened. It was a heinous crime of burning corpses, and the corpses of the sacrificed soldiers were burned.
If this matter is not investigated clearly, even the saliva of those relatives can drown him alive, not to mention that the emperor wants to punish him for Zhengtian Dao.
All the officials had their own thoughts, but the only thing they had in common was that they all looked bad.
In the following morning, some daily matters were carried out step by step. The emperor finally left with a wave of his sleeves, and the ministers began to whisper together about the case of the young marquis.
Min Zhisong and others surrounded Xiao Yanjun, asking why God had given him such a good opportunity and why he didn't seize the opportunity to add insult to injury and sent him to Dali Temple instead.
Xiao Yanjun smiled but said nothing, stretched out his hand to signal them to calm down, and said loudly in the direction of Kong Changhui: "It doesn't matter, I believe that Mr. Kong will deal with it impartially and will never tolerate adultery."
After that, he walked towards Xiao Zimu: "Seventh brother, tell me yes or no. Fourth brother, did you take good care of you today?"
Xiao Zimu's heart trembled. It turned out that Xiao Yanjun's concern early in the morning meant this, but at that time, no ministers in the court had entered the palace to start Xia Chu.
So Xiao Yanjun's care was already expected.
He knew about this early on, and the frame-up must have something to do with him.
Xiao Zimu took a deep look at Xiao Yanjun, and there was a fierceness in his eyes that even he himself had not noticed.
After a moment, he smiled warmly and said to Xiao Yanjun: "Master Kong will naturally find out the truth and will definitely not tolerate the person who framed the case behind the scenes."
Xiao Zimu took a step forward and met his eyes. Both of them had kind smiles on their faces, one was extremely handsome and the other was delicate and elegant.
"Fourth brother, the crime of framing the young Marquis is not light." Xiao Zimu said softly, gazing at his eyes.
"Seventh brother, the crime of burning corpses is probably more serious..." Xiao Yanjun looked back at him, with such confidence in his eyes that Xiao Zimu frowned.
Xiao Yanjun let out a burst of laughter and walked away, stopping when he walked to Kong Changhui's side.
"Master Kong, you have to investigate the case carefully." After saying this, he turned around and glanced at the Jie Jiming people surrounding him, chuckled and continued: "After all, there are so many people waiting to be disappointed together... "
"You..." Jie Jiming just started, but was stopped by Kong Changhui. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice, neither humble nor arrogant: "I haven't started investigating this matter yet. How can I conclude it so easily? Prince Yu, please be careful." Word."
Xiao Yanjun was wearing a crescent-white brocade robe. The sunlight penetrated through the hall and shone slantly behind him, coating him with a layer of light that made it difficult to look directly at him.
For a moment, his eyebrows relaxed.
In the backlight, a smile of victory appeared on the face of the astonished man. His light amber eyes showed the light that he was bound to win. He turned around gracefully, as if breaking through thousands of golden lights, and his long hair like black and white followed. His turn was as smooth as silk, making a beautiful arc.
"My king, we will wait and see."
With the lingering sound of Xiao Yanjun's words, he stepped out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Min Zhisong and others naturally followed him.
The faces of the people surrounding Kong Changhui were full of indignation.
Xie Jiming was very dissatisfied with being stopped by Kong Changhui just now. He poked Kong Changhui's back and said to him: "We are all waiting for you to find out the truth and clear the name of the young marquis. I will have to take a good look at him when the time comes."
A wry smile appeared on Kong Changhui's lips and he responded repeatedly.
"Master Kong, if you need anything, just ask, I believe in the character of the young marquis."
Jing Qibin was watching curiously at this time. Xu Wanjun, the minister of household affairs who had never been with each other, actually ran to Xiao Zimu's side. The two of them were whispering to each other and didn't know what they were talking about. Suddenly a familiar voice sounded in their ears.
He turned around and saw that it was Cui Xuhong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was smiling and flattering Kong Changhui...
(End of chapter)