After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

When Meng Qianqian heard this, she instantly came to her senses.

She propped herself up with her hands and looked at his dark circles suspiciously: "You didn't sleep all night, did you? You sat here all night? Just to...collect a 'debt'? You...you were late for court, weren't you?"

Lu Yuan said persistently: "So why don't you pay your debt quickly?"

Is it my fault?

Meng Qianqian's lifelong shock was used up this morning.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Yuan walked out of the house refreshed.

Nanny Wan said, "Good morning, son-in-law! The weather in autumn and winter is dry, remember to apply lip balm."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "I have applied it three times!"

Meng Qianqian covered her eyes. She had lost all her face this morning.

Banxia entered the room and helped Meng Qianqian change her clothes: "My son-in-law is really hard-working. He just recovered from his injury and stayed up all night to study by lamplight."

Meng Qianqian was stunned: "Reading late at night? He was in the study last night?"

"Yes." Banxia said.

Meng Qianqian clenched her fist.

He didn't sit on the bed all night, he went to do some serious work!

The dark circles under his eyes had nothing to do with her, yet he could just blame it on her with a clear conscience!

Traitor!

A treacherous minister!

Yu Zichuan sat on the roof of the carriage and polished his bow.

He had been wiping for nearly half an hour and had changed handkerchiefs several times before he saw Lu Yuan finally coming in, looking very satisfied.

Yu Zichuan's eyes fell on his lips: "What did you eat? I want to eat too."

Then, Yu Zichuan was ruthlessly thrown off the carriage.

However, after Lu Yuan entered the palace, he did not go to the Golden Palace to attend court, but went to the Zhaoming Palace of the retired emperor.

As expected, the emperor was sitting in the warm room playing with a chess game.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Commander requests an audience."

Eunuch Fu reported quietly.

The emperor held the black piece in his hand, looked at the chessboard undecided, put it down, shook his head, and picked it up again.

Eunuch Fu didn't dare to urge him and just waited silently.

"No, it still doesn't work."

The emperor shook his head and threw the chess piece back into the chess niche. "Let him in."

"Yes."

Eunuch Fu retreated with his whisk in hand, and soon led Lu Yuan into the warm room.

There had been several heavy rains in the capital a few days ago, and the temperature had dropped sharply. Today was a rare sunny day, and it was warm in the warm room. The two young eunuchs serving there even broke out in a sweat.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Emperor."

Lu Yuan bowed and saluted.

The emperor said nonchalantly, "That's enough. It's not like you haven't been arrogant in front of me before."

"I am guilty."

Lu Yuan said.

The emperor glared at him and asked, "Did you learn this from the prime minister?"

Lu Yuan said softly: "I dare not."

"Is there anything in the world that you, Lu Yuan, dare not do?" The emperor raised his hand.

Eunuch Fu immediately placed a cushion opposite the emperor.

Lu Yuan knelt on the futon.

Eunuch Fu knelt down beside the coffee table.

“Try the new tea.”

The Emperor said.

Eunuch Fu quickly poured Lu Yuan a cup of hot tea.

Lu Yuan picked up the teacup, took a few sips and said, "Good tea."

The emperor asked, "What's good about it?"

Lu Yuan said: "Fortunately, it was awarded by the Emperor."

The Emperor raised his eyes to look at Lu Yuan: "Lu Yuan, you have become cunning too. Tell me, what happened between you and the Prime Minister? Someone came to me early in the morning and asked me to see through everything and give justice to the Prime Minister. You are right not to go to court today. I am afraid that everyone in the Golden Throne Hall is here to appeal for justice for the Prime Minister."

Lu Yuan said sternly, "I dare not hide it from the emperor. The prime minister sent someone to assassinate me. I took advantage of the situation and bribed the prime minister's confidant to fake my own death and switch bodies with him."

The emperor took another black piece from the chess niche and asked casually, "Is that confidant Luo San?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan knew that Minister Xing had already met with the retired emperor and reported Haizhu's confession truthfully.

"Yes."

Lu Yuan admitted it generously.

As for the fact that Luo San was Prime Minister Xun's biological son, he did not say anything.

People should always leave a way out for themselves, even when facing the emperor who values ​​them highly.

The emperor was a little surprised: "So, it was you who really tricked the prime minister yesterday."

Lu Yuan said, "Yes, I and Luo San disguised ourselves as each other, and the Prime Minister took me back to the Prime Minister's residence thinking I was Luo San, and that's how the following happened."

The Emperor sighed with regret: "What a wonderful drama. If I had known this earlier, I would have gone to join in the fun. Nowadays, it's rare to find someone who can trick the Prime Minister. What do you think, where should I go with this move?"

Lu Yuan said: "I am stupid and cannot break this chess game."

The emperor said, "Let your wife come to the palace to try some other day. She is good at chess."

"Yes."

Lu Yuan agreed.

"Did you find anything in the Prime Minister's Residence?"

The Supreme Emperor asked.

"We have found some evidence of a crime. Please have a look, Your Majesty."

Lu Yuan took out a stack of booklets from his wide sleeves.

He looked through these pieces of evidence carefully last night, kept a few to pave the way for his future, and handed in the rest.

The emperor flipped through the account books and secret letters one by one: "He embezzled military pay, formed a clique for personal gain... and even got his hands on the salt transport!"

The emperor became angrier and angrier as he read on, and slammed the booklet hard on the table!

The eunuchs in the room knelt on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

The Emperor was furious: "No wonder the treasury is empty, it turns out that all the money went into Prime Minister Xun's pocket! He is really a good pillar for me!"

Eunuch Fu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of yourself!"

The emperor said angrily: "The Great Zhou will be destroyed in my hands sooner or later. What use is there for me to keep this broken body?"

Eunuch Fu looked at Lu Yuan for help.

Lu Yuan said slowly, "Grand Emperor, although these evidences are enough to prove that they are related to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I found them after all. If the Prime Minister insists on not admitting his guilt and insists that I framed him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him, and..."

The emperor calmed down and said slowly, "Moreover, many of the crimes were handled in the name of the Governor's Office. If they are really punished, you will also be implicated. You were forced by him, I know it, but it's not easy for the people. You are right to remind me, I was too hasty."

Lu Yuan sighed: "What I am worried about is not myself, but the country of Great Zhou."

The emperor understood Lu Yuan's hidden meaning: "Does he have any other tricks?"

Lu Yuan said carefully: "He has recruited soldiers in the Western Regions and raised a private army. With the Western Regions forces he conquered and the military forces of West City, if he rebels, the consequences will be disastrous."

As for the military pay, let’s not mention it if we can. Our family isn’t that well-off.

With old people above and young children below, the mother spends money like water, but the little Pixiu only takes in money and never spends out.

"How dare he raise a private army... How dare he..."

The emperor felt dizzy.

Eunuch Fu hurried over to support him, "Emperor Retired!"

He anxiously gave Lu Yuan a surprised look. I asked you to persuade the emperor, but how come you made him so angry?

Lu Yuan lowered his head and put Chen Long's tea art into practice: "I am guilty."

The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Go on! I want to see how many conspiracies are hidden behind his loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism!"