Emperor's Trophy

When Tan Wenbao rushed into the meeting room of the government office, Yun Zhen and Gao Xin were discussing how to write the closing memorial.

Seeing Tan Wenbao rushing in angrily, Tan Wenwei followed closely behind, entered the door and saluted hastily, Gao Xin got up, and withdrew all the people.

Tan Wenbao stepped forward and said, "My sister was frightened. When she woke up, she cried and said, "You killed the benefactor who saved her. That benefactor is the king of Hejian County who was ordered to go on business in disguise!"

Yun Zhen raised his eyebrows high, glanced at Tan Wenwei, Tan Wenwei smiled wryly and cupped his hands: "It's the self-proclaimed King of Hejian County, and my sister was terribly frightened, and only said that she was hijacked by that woman on a bandit boat that night and tied up in the cabin." In the inner city, when she was tied to the mountain bandit's den, she was rescued by a benefactor with a few guards. The benefactor spoke well, behaved elegantly and respectfully, and was very surprised when he knew her identity. Ji Huaisu, who claims to be the king of Hejian County, is away on a secret mission. Because there are important things to do, I left her in the house first, and went to do the business by myself. It is said that I sent a letter for her, but we did not receive it. "

"Sister She said, the young master said that the errand has been completed, and he has to return to Beijing to reply to the order, so he can't escort her here. It was originally agreed that the guards would send her to the local county government the next day, and use a token to invite the county. The magistrate of Ya County sent her to join us on a boat. After saving her for three days and nights, the son always treated each other with courtesy and gentle manners. Qiu did nothing wrong, but was beheaded on the spot by Master Yun. Our two brothers After hearing this, I was only worried that Lord Hou wronged a good man, but we have avenged our family favor, so we rushed to report to Lord Hou."

Yun Zhen laughed: "Mr. Tan, after you have said this once, do you feel that something is wrong? This water bandit took so much effort to tie your lady away, it seems like a coincidence that she is kidnapped by your lady." Send it to the 'Hejian County King'."

He lazily said: "The Duke of Hejian was kicked to a broken breastbone by me, and he was recuperating in bed. The whole capital knows about it."

Tan Wenbao was stunned, Gao Dao said: "The King of Hejian County has been recovering from his injuries in the mansion, and the imperial doctor is on duty in the Hejian Palace every day. The emperor went to visit the sick in person a few days ago, indeed, everyone in Beijing knows about it."

Yun Zhen raised his chin slightly, and motioned to Yun Jiangning who was on the side: "A letter was found on the man's body, and it was indeed intended for the county magistrate of Qi'an. He rescued a woman in his hands, claiming to be the daughter of Cheng Enbo, to avoid suspicion, first send the woman back to the government, ask the government to verify her identity, if it is true, notify Cheng Enbo's residence to pick her up."

Both Tan Wenbao and Tan Wenwei's expressions changed.

Yun Zhen smiled and said: "If the county magistrate wants to verify his identity, he must first ask Lingmei, and Lingmei will say such a thing. This kind of case report is sent from the county government to the provincial government, and then sent to the capital and the real Prince of Hejian. A confrontation...you know the consequences, don't you?"

Tan Wenbao still said angrily: "Since he is such a deliberate liar! Then he should lock it down and force him to ask the person behind him, why did Hou Ye kill him on the spot? Even if he didn't kill a good person indiscriminately, it would be too indiscriminate. ! And beheaded in front of my sister! It's really appalling, is Dali Temple handling cases so rough and simple?"

Yun Zhen looked at Tan Wenbao, he hadn't slept all night, and now he was a little drowsy, so he couldn't help feeling a little impatient: "Is the third son Tan teaching me how to do things?"

Tan Wenwei hurriedly stepped forward to add: "My brother is reckless, but it is true that since this person is a liar, there must be someone behind him. My sister said that this person is very serious to the clan, the emperor, and the honorable mansion in the capital." Understood, obviously the person behind it is not a trivial matter, and should be interrogated carefully."

Yun Zhen interrupted him: "Who is interrogating, you interrogating?"

Tan Wenwei choked up: "Naturally, Shaoqing came to interrogate. Dali Temple has its own methods for interrogating cases. Once the torture is over, we don't have to worry about him not telling the truth."

Yun Zhen nodded and sighed: "Cheng Enbo is really miserable, and there is no successor."

A slight look of anger appeared on Tan Wenwei's face: "My grandfather told us not to disgrace Cheng Enbo's house before leaving. Now that such a big event, it can be seen that the people behind it are deliberately plotting to murder us. Naturally, I hope to find out who is behind it. The instigator, at least he can't let him get what he wants..."

Yun Zhen smiled and said: "Idiot, I said you two are idiots, you are in the south of the Yangtze River, why is no one counting on you, why are you being targeted as soon as you go to Beijing, where did this disaster come from?" Do you even need to think about it? Do you need to talk about the people behind this? It’s nothing more than those vassal princes who have sons and heirs, and they are almost inseparable. How the hell do they need to be tried?”

"That Zhuangzi is under the name of a widow, and he only takes care of his son to live in the city on weekdays. Zhuangzi is a subordinate of the Zhuangzi who rents out the house in the Zhuangzi privately out of greed for money. The owner doesn't know anything about it. And this man is The famous Jade Butterfly in Fujian Province, a flower picker, specializes in seducing rich women and raped hundreds of women. After the incident, he fled and went to many provinces to commit crimes. This man pretended to be romantic and stabbed a sapphire butterfly on the back of his waist. Expose it to women for fun."

Tan Wenbao's face turned red, and Yun Zhen smiled and said: "This person has never committed a crime. Of course, he has not changed his sexuality. He is the master behind the scenes. He just wants to ruin the marriage, and he doesn't want to offend your Tan family and anger the emperor. ...It is very possible that the people behind her also fell in love with Miss Tan, her reputation is flawed, so it is not impossible to be a concubine..."

Tan Wenwei took a deep breath and wanted to speak again, Yun Zhen said: "Such a shameless bastard, interrogated in court, do you know how much he will talk nonsense? Are you sure your lady is fascinated by Mixiang?" Haha, when that woman took her away, didn't someone look at her body? That woman stayed with Miss in her boudoir for many days, and didn't hide Miss's two belongings? Do you know that the prostitute made a fool of himself by confronting him at home? Are you sure you want Dali Temple to open the trial?"

"Are you sure you want your sister to go to court?"

"If any of these thieves are left alive, not to mention the Huangzhou Prison, even the Dali Temple, I dare not guarantee that the wind will not be leaked at all. Do you know how many books it takes to ask for a confession? You know How many people does it take to submit a case report to the emperor, even if it is a secret report?"

Yun Zhen suddenly untied the saber and put it horizontally on his knee, saying: "Do you know what this is?"

Tan Wenwei looked at the sword, which was three feet long, with a simple body and a mountain black jade.

Yun Zhen said: "This is the Emperor Sword."

"Slay evil and punish evil, first cut and then play."

"Do you know why the emperor sent me here?"

"The emperor can see thousands of miles away, and sees clearly. Seeing that you two sons and sisters are staying in Huangzhou for the birthday gift, you must have lost something bigger than the birthday gift."

"Idiots, you can't keep a single one alive, or your family will be the ones who will be cheated."

"Your Majesty has good intentions, and specially sent me with the Emperor Sword to deal with the aftermath for you."

"Don't be ignorant."

The faces of brothers Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao turned from white to red, do you still want to defend yourself?

Gao Xin said with a smile: "Both sons, Cheng Enbo is the emperor's uncle, and the sons and daughters are also the emperor's blood descendants. The emperor has far-sightedness, so he sent Lord Hou to take care of this matter. If it is not decisive and deal with it immediately, Once this case enters the trial process, it is not up to Lord Hou and me, and the emperor will lose face at that time. In this case, it is most appropriate to conclude the case with the theft of the birthday gift. Killing is also deserved. As for Miss Tan, she has been living in the government office, and everyone in the Huangzhou government office can prove it. If someone dares to spread any rumors, it is just a slander. The emperor will never sit idly by. Dear people."

"For the sake of your young lady, Marquis Yun came to Huangzhou from the boat yesterday until now. He has been so cautious and diligent. It is all for the emperor's entrustment and to take care of the dignity of Cheng Enbo's mansion."

Tan Wenwei bowed deeply: "It's the students who are reckless and ignorant. Master Hou calmed down and asked Haihan. The students will resign now, and they will repay Master Hou for his painstaking efforts in the future."

Yun Zhen sneered, got up and went directly to the back hall.

Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao looked at each other in dismay, Gao Dao said: "Master Hou didn't sleep well, and his temper is a bit grumpy. Forgive me, the two young masters. Why don't you ask the two young masters to go back first and comfort the young lady? It's all my fault, Long Xiangying The guards of the guards acted improperly and frightened the young lady, and when they arrive in the capital, the subordinate officials will apologize to the emperor, and then Cheng Enbo's subordinate officials will also apologize."

Tan Wenwei hurriedly said: "How dare you? Since the thief is such a nasty person, it is natural to deal with it immediately to avoid waking up and talking nonsense. Commander Gao, don't do this. It is our two brothers who are ignorant and offended. Please forgive me, Commander Gao , please also talk to Lord Yun, we two brothers know that we are wrong, please also ask Lord Hou Haihan."

Gao Xin smiled slightly, and invited them out with good words.

Tan Wenwei and Tan Wenbao went back to the next place, Tan Zhen had already got up, changed clothes and had a meal, her face recovered a bit, when she saw the two elder brothers coming back, she got up to greet her and asked, "How is it? Have you asked clearly? Then Master Yun really killed a good person by mistake, right?"

Tan Wenbao said coldly: "Master Yun keeps saying that he is not the king of Hejian County, but a lewd... The prisoner Jade Butterfly, who is holding the Tianzi Sword in his hand, can cut it first and then play it, to protect you All of his boudoirs were killed, and not a single one was left alive."

"Everyone is dead, of course we can do as he pleases! What can we do, you haven't seen his arrogant and arrogant appearance, he is simply acting recklessly, his eyes are unscrupulous..."

Tan Wenwei stopped and said: "Okay, old man! Don't talk about it! Whether it is true or not, that person is definitely not the King of Hejian County. Marquis Zhaoxin and Commander Gao naturally recognize the King of Hejian County. Since he is not the King of Hejian County , that must be a villain with malicious intentions, trying to deceive the girl, no matter what happened, although it would be too much to silence all of them, but it is always a foolproof and proper way to protect Zhenzhen's reputation, we can no longer complain, It’s good that my sister can come back safely.”

Tan Zhen's face turned slightly pale: "As expected...is it fake?" She was frightened before, and she didn't have time to think about it. Later, she was comforted by her brother, and she slowly calmed down and came to her senses. He is still an official of Dali Temple, so he certainly doesn't recognize Hejian County King, but there is still a glimmer of hope in his heart, or a misunderstanding. Looking at this behavior now, it really does have ulterior motives. The lie that the Hejian County King would be exposed if he confronted him was of course to ruin the marriage.

Just imagine if the King of Hejian County knew that he had been cheated by a man for a few days, how would he not have any suspicions in his heart?Even if the emperor's cousin decides to bestow herself as the concubine of Hejian County, even if she becomes the crown princess or empress in the future, she will never be able to hold her head up in front of the king of Hejian County.

Tan Wenbao still sneered: "I don't think so. There are still doubts. He just used these to scare us. It is entirely possible to just say that the thief is dead, and hand over that person to our Cheng'enbo Mansion for interrogation. Naturally, it can be found out through interrogation that it was instigated behind the scenes, who said that it will be handed over to Dali Temple for trial? A son of a bandit princess, who is he, dares to toughen his waist in front of us, pretending to be a relative of the emperor, who is full of power? I don’t know what the identity of Princess Dingxiang is? I’m used to it in Beijing, and she came to us too. The emperor is the real deal and we are blood relatives. He thinks he can call the emperor uncle, so he is so serious. Are there any relatives of the emperor? There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings..."

Tan Wenwei yelled and said: "Old man! Before leaving, grandfather made a thousand and ten thousand confessions, and there are a few people who must not offend, and there is Zhao Xinhou! In addition, the high commander of the Longxiang camp is the emperor who has been with him for many years. , like Eunuch Ding Dai, an old courtier who has been in charge of the army must not be treated as a slave, but must be treated with courtesy, have you forgotten? Commander Gao, the emperor's confidant, respects Zhaoxinhou for the sake of What? Princess Dingxiang was alive back then, and she has been in charge of the army for many years, and now the commanders of the various state armies mostly serve under her tent! Although Zhao Xinhou is young, he has already experienced several years in the Xishan Camp, and he has a Tsing Yi army division under his command , command thousands of troops, unparalleled wisdom!"

Tan Wenbao shut his mouth with dissatisfaction.

Tan Wenwei's face was ugly: "I have tried to persuade you again and again these days, but you still contradict and offend Zhaoxinhou again and again. No matter what, Zhaoxinhou has found his sister and preserved her innocence. We all have to be grateful! Capital city Unlike Jiangnan, we have been in Jiangnan for a long time, and everyone only respects us as the sons of Cheng Enbo's mansion, the emperor's mother-in-law's family, no matter which magistrate, inspector, or chief secretary comes to Jiangnan, they will first visit our mansion. But The capital city is different! You see, we have already calculated it before we even arrived in the capital city. If Marquis Zhaoxin doesn’t use this ruthless trick, just leave a hole, I’m afraid there will be many future troubles! The girl’s innocence is a big deal ! The rest are trivial matters! If there is any matter, the emperor will decide for us!"

Tan Wenbao said in a low voice, "I see."

Tan Wenwei said: "If you continue to act recklessly like this, I will let you go back to Jiangnan first! In order not to cause disasters in the future, our entire Cheng'enbo Mansion and the entire Tan family will be affected!" Before leaving, the grandfather called He entered the study and explained the teaching in detail.

At that time, the grandfather said to him earnestly: "Don't just rely on your grandfather being the emperor's uncle. You are so unscrupulous and arrogant. Back then, the queen mother was my youngest sister. If you have always trusted me, you have become a queen. When you encounter problems, you often ask me for help. Today... I watched them grow up. At that time, the queen mother asked me to teach her children. Because I was the only child of the queen mother, I couldn't help being strict. The emperor...for so many years, I have been I have a grudge against me, and I can't let it go. That's why the late emperor paid the Central Plains and moved the capital to the north. We talked about the family and didn't go there. That's why, Your Majesty, you don't want to see your grandfather. Therefore, I don't dare to act as the emperor's elder, just I'm afraid it will be self-defeating. But now, you have reached the third generation. Our Tan family has been in the south of the Yangtze River these years, like the king of the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone worships him, but the flowers are blooming, and it doesn't last long. This time you come to Beijing, I will not let you Father, I hope that you juniors can impress the emperor."

"Your majesty... is actually a person who cherishes love and nostalgia. He doesn't like me, but he will never vent his anger on you juniors, let alone harm you. You must remember to be cautious in your words and deeds when you arrive in the capital, and only listen to the emperor's orders in everything." , only serve the emperor wholeheartedly, with your own future, the Tan family will be able to continue this glory."

"Just keep one thing firmly in mind, don't think that the emperor will give your grandfather face... Your grandfather offended him severely, probably only after his death can he dispel the hatred in his heart."

Tan Wenwei was terrified at the time, thinking that his grandfather was the emperor's mother-in-law, with great glory, he never knew that there was such a suspicion, no wonder the Tan family has been in the old capital of Jiangnan, no matter what, he didn't go to Beijing, it turned out to be so!

However, I was incompetent, and within a few days of bringing my younger sister to Beijing, I encountered such a heinous disaster. Now that my third brother didn't realize it, he still thought that he was from the emperor's mother's family, and even Zhao Xinhou and Gao Tongling were not. In the eyes, this is the source of disaster!Now he can only wish to send Wen Bao back to Jiangnan, otherwise he doesn't know what big troubles he can cause!This capital, looking at it now, looks like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den!

When Tan Wenbao heard that he was going to be driven back, how could he be willing, and quickly begged: "My good brother, I know, I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future, and I will listen to you in everything."

Tan Wenwei had already made up his mind, Tan Wenbao had to go back!He said: "If such a big event happened, you should go back and report it to your grandfather. If your grandfather still allows you to go to the capital, and if your grandfather refuses, you should stay in the mansion!"

Tan Wenbao's face changed completely, and he begged endlessly: "Big brother, it's all mine, isn't it... you should take me with you, Zhenzhen is my own sister, if I don't go to Beijing with you, how can you rest assured?"

He turned his head to look at Tan Zhen again, winking: "Do you think so? Sister Zhenzhen, you should keep third brother."

But Tan Zhen suddenly sneered: "Brother, I woke up after being frightened, so my big brother asked my nurse to examine me. I want to ask my big brother, if after the test, Zhen Zhen is not perfect, big brother What are you going to do?"

Tan Wenwei's face changed drastically, Tan Zhen laughed, and his voice was cold: "Should I die of illness on the way to Beijing, or be sent back to the mansion to practice in the family temple for the rest of my life?"

Tan Wenwei reluctantly said: "It's nothing." His voice was unbearably low.

Tan Zhen's smile remained unchanged: "Our second room is indeed not up to date, and it has discredited the uncle's house. Unfortunately, the eldest house no longer has a daughter of the right age to earn this honor. For this honor, for the so-called honor of the uncle's house, Eldest brother is full of the glory, wealth, and the face of the uncle's house, as for the grievances and humiliations we have suffered, we don't care about it!"

Tan Wenwei's voice was weak: "Fifth sister, listen to me, it's not like this... This is also what my grandfather told me, we Cheng Enbo Mansion, the upper and lower are one, we should be united..."

Tan Zhen sneered: "Big brother, for these things, even the son of a bandit from outside, the royal family slave, has to rush to serve him, throwing his sister's face on the ground and stepping on it. If the sister doesn't live up to her expectations, these days If you don't keep your chastity, you may not even be worthy of staying in the Tan family, and you may not be killed by a bowl of medicine. Is there any brother-sister relationship in the eyes of the elder brother? According to me, the uncle has not yet accepted the title, and the family is still The grandfather is in charge of the family, and the elder brother has not even earned a heir, so it is too early to be so eager to show off the prestige of the heir of the uncle's mansion, to say one thing in front of younger brothers and sisters, but to follow others in front of outsiders, isn't it too early?"

She glanced at Tan Wenwei: "Big brother should take care of the first house, our second house doesn't need your advice!"