"I can do what you said. I am lucky to have you by my side in this life."

Then Wen Zirui thought of the fact that some court officials sent concubines to his house in order to please him. Fearing that Zimu might misunderstand him, he quickly defended himself: "I rejected all the concubines sent by those civil officials and military generals."

"I know."

Wen Zirui heard Zimu's whispered answer and asked in confusion: "Zimu, since you know, can you tell me what you are worried about?"

"Empress Yue and Empress Xuan were both in office. When Sun's marriage to the eldest prince was ruined by my brother Zisheng and I, although the emperor made Sun a princess and chose a good husband for her, he never mentioned the matter of appointing a crown prince again after that."

"The crown prince has always been the eldest son of the legitimate wife. My eldest brother is kind and my eldest sister-in-law Qu Lingjun is just like the Empress Dowager. I just want to be a wise king and accompany you for the rest of your life."

"But Father is more..."

"Brother, you are kind, I should be respectful and support you, my eldest brother."

Zimu only realized at this time that Wen Zirui had never thought of competing for the position of crown prince.

It was the eldest prince who repeatedly protected the Sun family and promoted Tutor Lou and Wang Chun, and watched the Sun family members harm the people time and time again.

However, the eldest prince believed Sun's slander every time and treated her lightly every time, which made him completely disappointed. He was determined to seize the throne in order to keep the people and the court in order.

This time with Zi Mu's interference, the eldest prince married Qu Lingjun, whom he had liked since he was young in love. Qu Lingjun was worthy of being the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family, and her behavior and conduct were quite aristocratic.

After being enlightened by Wen Zirui, Zimu was no longer hesitant.

Wen Zirui got what he wanted, and his expression towards his good brother and Shao Shang became much better.

The Xianbei people did not resist for long and lost most of their territory in just half a year.

Internal competition was fierce, and more than a dozen tribal leaders were fighting each other like a loose sand. With internal and external troubles, within a year, the Xianbei, which originally had a large territory, was occupied by the army led by four people.

During this year, Ling Buyi would occasionally lead his troops to attack the Northern Qiang and Wusun countries. After the Xianbei surrendered, Wusun voluntarily incorporated into the Western Regions.

The Northern Qiang and the surrounding small countries sent envoys to the capital to express their sincere willingness to pay tribute every year and become vassal states.

In the capital, Emperor Wen went to court happily every day. He sent several generals to guard the border and waited for his four children to return home.

On the night when the good news was delivered to the capital, Ling Buyi chatted for a long time in Wen Zirui's tent. In the second half of the night, he even made Zimu and Shaoshang, who was sleeping soundly, restless.

After Wen Zirui confirmed several times that his uncle had nothing to do with the deliberate delay in aiding Gucheng, he stared at his good brother for a long time.

"Sister, am I still asleep? Why do I feel like the Third Prince is looking at Zisheng in such an ambiguous way?"

When Wen Zirui was about to beat up his good brother to vent his anger, Shao Shang's words made his hand slip and the tea bowl in his hand fell directly on the table.

Zimu didn't have time to cover Shaoshang's mouth with his hands.

After feeling the two oppressive gazes, Zimu simply said, "Impossible, Zirui is mine."

"Hehe, Brother Zisheng is mine too."

Zimu's domineering words and Shaoshang's unwilling to be outdone baby voice made the two men who were about to fight suddenly too lazy to fight, and they even looked at each other with much disgust.

With Zimu's guidance, the other three extremely smart people quickly saved the evidence of Chunyu for the old Princess Ruyang without her knowledge.

After discussing how to get it when returning to the capital, Ling Buzhi felt more relaxed.

On the day the four returned to the capital, Emperor Wen, Empress Xuan, Empress Yue and all the civil and military officials were there to greet them at the palace gate, and the people of the capital lined the streets to welcome them.

Cheng Shi and his wife and the three sons of the Cheng family were also among them. Except for Xiao Yuanyi who was staring at Shao Shang on horseback without blinking, wondering what he was thinking, everything else seemed normal.

Shao Shang smiled at the third son of the Cheng family and bowed to greet him.

During the one and a half years at the border, Shao Shang got to know the three sons of the Cheng family very well. She still liked these three blood-related brothers very much.

Whenever they went out to the border town for a stroll, they would always buy some hairpins, rings and cloth for girls for their sister in the capital.

When they talk about their younger sister, they also miss her very much as she is left alone in the capital.

All civil and military officials, regardless of their rank, were present at the palace banquet. Even Ling Yi, who was often treated coldly, showed up alone, forming a sharp contrast with those officials who came with their families.

When Ling Buyi saw Wen Zirui nod at him, he knelt in front of Emperor Wen holding the evidence that Zimu had given him before.

"I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. I am ashamed of your grace. Please punish me."

"Zisheng, what are you doing? If you have anything to say, stand up and tell me. What is deceiving the emperor? What is the gravest crime?"

Emperor Wen has always loved this adopted son more than his own children, and now he feels even more distressed to see Ling Buyi like this.

Under the shocked eyes of Ling Yi and those generals who followed the Dragon, Ling Buyi slowly revealed the truth about the lonely city and handed the evidence in his hand to Emperor Wen.

While Ling Yi and the Ling family's in-laws were arguing, the old King Ruyang arrived with Madam Huo and the Nuwa statue.

After the Nuwa statue was smashed, evidence of Ling Yi's collusion with the enemy appeared in front of everyone.

After reading the evidence, Emperor Wen asked in a trembling voice: "Junhua, why didn't you tell the truth at that time?"

Huo Junhua smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty said at the beginning that he would never believe anything I said in this life. I didn't know people well enough to cause the people of Gucheng and my entire family to die tragically. I have no way to prove Ah Zheng's identity."

"Junhua, you... why don't you see me in here?" Cui Hou asked, looking at Huo Junhua, who had the same temperament as Brother Huo when he was alive.

"Ayuan, I can't pretend anymore. If I continue, I will really go crazy."

……

In the old case of Lonely City, Ling Buyi changed his original surname back to Huo. Huo Buyi, who was supposed to inherit the title of Marquis from General Huo Chong, was directly given the title of Prince by Emperor Wen.

The throne was blocked by the censors in every possible way, but was protected by Empress Wen Zi Rui Yue and a group of ministers who had supported him. With the help of the civil servants of the Cui family, the censors were defeated without any chance of retaliation.

Huo Buyi eventually obtained the throne of King Yongyi. The three clans of the Ling family were sentenced to death, and the Ling brothers were all subjected to the death penalty. All the in-laws who were officials in the court were exiled to the border to build cities.

Prince Peng Kun of Yong suffered the same fate as the Ling family.

It is worth mentioning that the most unlucky person was Xiao Yuehou, who had nothing to do with the Gucheng case but was threatened by Peng Kun and King Yong.

Originally, Emperor Wen wanted to punish him for ill intentions for the sake of Empress Yue. However, Empress Yue decided to put the matter above her own family and directly punished him to guard the imperial tomb for three years.

It would be great if Marquis Xiaoyue, who was threatened and unable to tell the truth, apologized to Huo Buyi, and then happily went to the imperial mausoleum without making any excuses for himself.

At night, Emperor Wen took Huo Buyi to chat in front of the portrait of General Huo Chong. After getting drunk, he cried all night. After sobering up, he hugged Huo Buyi and cried for another day. Even Wen Zirui stayed with him for a day and a night.

"Empress Xuan, Empress Yue, is it true that we don't need to take care of our father?"

Zimu and Shaoshang shrank their necks when they heard Emperor Wen's roar.

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