Commander Xu took the letter and entered the palace without daring to stop for a moment. The Huo family army did not dare to continue to follow them until they entered the palace gate, but they did not leave, but stood upright outside the palace gate with solemn expressions, guarding the gate. The guards were so frightened that the two trembled.

"Your Majesty, the Commander has returned." A young eunuch came in to announce.

"Quickly pass it on!" The emperor unconsciously showed a tinge of joy, and was soon suppressed by him.

The officials stopped the previous discussion and waited for Commander Xu to come in one by one. The direction of the situation would depend on what Commander Xu brought back.

Commander Xu walked into the Chengde Hall, sweating profusely. It was obviously an easy job, but he felt exhausted. "I bow to your majesty, long live your majesty." Commander Xu bent his legs and saluted.

"Let's get back down, what's the result?" the emperor asked seemingly indifferently, but stared at Commander Xu closely.

Hundreds of eyes focused on one person at the same time, even if Commander Xu was calm, he couldn't help turning his lips white.

"Fortunately!" He took out the letter paper from his arms with trembling hands, covered with his sweat all the way, the letter was already damp.

The emperor didn't care about these things, he was eager to get someone to submit it, and when he saw the familiar envelope, the corner of his mouth twitched vaguely.

He glanced at the civil and military officials below him, and paused for a moment on Huo Zhengquan. Seeing that he was still not in a hurry, he groaned inwardly.

He took out the letter paper, shook it, and the letter paper unfolded against the wind, with his familiar handwriting on it. Before he could see the content clearly, the emperor said angrily: "Huo Aiqing, do you have anything else to say?"

Huo Zhengquan raised his head and stared at the letter with burning eyes, "Dare to ask the emperor, what is written in the letter? Commander Xu found this letter from the Huo family?"

Commander Xu turned pale and answered with his head down: "Yes."

The emperor asked a little kindly: "Did the Huo family army supervise at that time?"

"Yes." Commander Xu's words were not a lie, as to whether the soldier saw clearly where the letter was found from, that was out of his control.

"Since this is the case, it's not like someone secretly planted the blame." The emperor said lightly, and Huo Zhengquan's crime was confirmed.

The officials who impeached Huo Zhengquan before were overjoyed, strode out and knelt in the center, "Your Majesty, Daliang's annual military expenditures accounted for [-]% of the tax revenue, but Marshal Huo not only filled his own pockets, embezzled military pay, and colluded with foreign enemies to lie about military information." , Falsely reporting military merits, should be severely punished.”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the people all over the world think that Marshal Huo is dedicated to serving the country, but they are deceived by him. Such a madman should be severely punished to show justice!"

One after another voices sounded, and even the officials who were still in a neutral position showed their feet. Counting in this hall, half of the officials wanted to put Huo's family to death.

Huo Yiming can see the sinister face of human beings. Some of these people have been friends with the Huo family, and some have tried their best to curry favor with the Huo family. How many people have been helped by the Huo family, and how many people call him brothers and sisters Pass?

He closed his eyes and strode out, "Your Majesty, I implore you to understand what was written in the letter and who wrote it? How can we determine my father's charges? And how can we determine that this letter was not forged by someone with a heart?" ?”

With a big wave of the emperor's hand, the letter was passed on. From his distrust at the beginning to his regret now, it looked as if the Huo family had failed his trust.

Huo Yiming quickly snatched the letter paper from the servant's hand, just when everyone thought that he would destroy the evidence, they saw him looking down carefully, and there was a smile on the face of the other party just looking at it.

Could it be that he was angry and attacked his heart, crazy?

After reading all the content, Huo Yiming suddenly burst out laughing. The laughter echoed in the hall for a long time, stimulating everyone's eardrums.

"what happened?"

"Is there something wrong with the contents of the letter?"

"Since it was brought back by Commander Xu, it should be impossible. Maybe the Huo family still has evidence to refute it."

Huo Yiming laughed for a long time before he stopped. Without saying a word, he threw the letter paper in the face of an official, "Look, take a good look at your so-called evidence, take a good look at how our Huo family is. Collaborators and traitors!"

The official froze for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the letter, took a rough look, his face changed drastically, and he looked up at the emperor.

The rest of the officials were very curious, and they gathered around to pass it around. After reading it, some laughed, and some froze. Even the emperor couldn't bear it anymore and sat down from the throne.

"Show me!" He roared, grabbed the letter paper and read it ten lines at a glance. After reading it, his throat felt sweet, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

This... what's going on here?What about the letter he had prepared?how could this be?

Huo Zhengquan walked over step by step, his steps were steady, his face was calm, and he seemed fearless.

He took the letter and looked at it seriously, raising his eyebrows slightly, "Commander Xu, where did you find this letter? I forgot where I put it, and I have searched for it several times."

Commander Xu was at a loss. Naturally, he didn't know about this. He thought that the emperor had arranged everything, and he brought it into the palace without even reading the content. Could there be a problem?

Looking at the emperor's face, he knew that this matter might not be good. He sighed secretly, "I found it in the marshal's study, and it was sandwiched in a book. The envelope was the same as the one given by the previous adult. Yes, it’s not something from the big beam, so I thought it was what I was looking for, and it was a mistake in my humble job.”

He didn't want to admit this mistake, but he had to admit it. He couldn't confess the emperor's hidden guard.

The emperor was furious, and kicked Commander Xu on the chest, "That's how you do things? I trust you so much, how dare you fool me!"

"Death to death!" Commander Xu pressed his forehead to the ground, and the cold feeling spread all over his body.

Huo Zhengquan pinched one end of the letter paper, with a hint of memory on his face, "This letter was sent from Zhuo Jing's home more than ten years ago. It was just a few words of greeting. Zhuo Jing abandoned his family and followed me back to Beijing. I stayed for more than ten years, and I was ashamed of her.

A few years later, her family was killed by horse thieves when they were out. She didn't even see the last time, and every time she thought about it, Madam would cry. Unexpectedly, such things were mistaken for evidence of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country. "

Huo Zhengquan sighed heavily, folded the envelope, wanted to put it next to him, and asked hesitantly, "I wonder if this letter can be taken back by me?"

The corner of the emperor's mouth froze, "Of course, since it is Mrs. Huo's family letter, I have no reason to withhold it."

At this time, the emperor also understood that he was set up by the Huo family, otherwise, how could the good evidence become a family letter?

But when did he make the switch?The emperor thought about every joint, and Fa Xu had only two answers, either his hidden guards betrayed him, or Commander Xu secretly obstructed him.

Commander Xu felt a cold and stern look on his body, recalled it, and quickly explained: "Reporting to Your Majesty, after receiving the letter, I went all the way back to the palace without any contact with anyone. There are guards and Huo Jiajun along the way." Look, I dare to swear to the sky, this letter is indeed from the Huo family, it's because I'm not good at doing things."

This sounded like an excuse for himself, but it also proved the Huo family's innocence, and by the way returned it to the emperor.

It was Commander Xu who took the wrong letter. The reason why the emperor was convicted without even reading it was because he trusted him. After all, no one would have thought that Commander Xu was so unreliable in his work.

"You really failed my trust!" The emperor waved his hand, "Get out, from today onwards, you will be resigned from the position of commander, and your salary will be fined for one year."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Commander Xu kowtowed three times, then stepped back with his waist bent.

After walking out of Chengde Hall, he realized that the sun outside was already so beautiful, but he couldn't stop getting chills, but this time the result was pretty good, at least his life was saved.

He turned his head and glanced at the Chengde Palace. The court might not be stable for a while, so it would be good if he could avoid it.

Since the evidence is false, the previous accusation is nothing. Huo Yiming grabbed the official and asked, "Say, why did you falsely accuse the Huo family? Who ordered you to do this?"

The official was pinned down by the neck, his face turned blue, and he stammered: "General Huo... this minister... what this minister said is the truth... just because the evidence is not found does not mean that there is no evidence... Commander Xu must have missed it ... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Help..."

Huo Yiming threw him to the ground, and snorted coldly: "You mean to go to Huo's house to search again? So that you have a chance to frame him, right?"

"Ahem... No, I didn't frame it, it was Marshal Huo who colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country..."

"How dare you talk nonsense when you are about to die!" Huo Yiming was so angry that he wanted to slap him to death, but it was Huo Zhengquan who called him to stop his anger.

Huo Zhengquan bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have a clear conscience!" After speaking, he ignored the chaos in the court and left with his sleeves.

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