Thank you sir, he is still outputting!

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Xie Zhao walked around every day, and left his footprints everywhere in the villa while urging all the officials to devote themselves to their official duties.Today he invited Fu Ling to enjoy the rain and play the piano in the pavilion, another day he was invited by Pei Shaonan to fish by the lake, and when Liao Qingfeng was not on duty, he invited him to hunt together, he was also very interested and did not refuse.

This day is happy and happy, really happy.

After staying for two months, Xie Zhao finally understood why Chen Fu said it was a good job to accompany him to Chengyuan.

It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the days are, summer is coming to an end.

When the temperature dropped a bit in September, Xie Zhao had to pack up his luggage and start returning to Beijing with the army, even if he missed the good days of the Summer Resort.

Seeing his loss, Bingwen comforted him: "Your Majesty has treated you so well, and he will definitely bring you here next year."

Xie Zhao sighed, and said from the bottom of his heart, "I hope that the same people from this year will come to the villa next year."

Bingwen smiled and said, "Everyone is in the capital, so you don't have to worry about who will run away."

Xie Zhao was irritated by Bingwen's words, regained his energy, and nodded vigorously: "Yes, if anyone doesn't want to come next year, I will tie them up one by one with a rope!"

It's a pity that Xie Zhao's good mood was quickly shattered by the news brought by Liao Qingfeng.

The leader of the Jinwu Guard, who is the emperor's guard, obviously has a lot more information than Xie Zhao.

He secretly revealed to Xie Zhao: "When you go back, there will probably be bloody storms in the capital. You also remember a little bit of your identity as a junior. Listen to Master Dou's opinions in everything, and don't just blindly rush forward with Master He."

Xie Zhao's heart skipped a beat: "What happened?"

Liao Qingfeng replied in a low voice: "Feng Delin was killed on the way to Tongxi a month ago. All 31 members of Feng's family were killed. So far, only one Feng Ruiming is still alive or dead."

Killed? !

Xie Zhao stood up in shock, and he didn't remember that he was still in the carriage until the top of his head hit hard on the top of the carriage.He hissed, rubbed the top of his head, sat down again, and asked Liao Qingfeng: "Have you found out who did it? The prince, the prime minister, or other political enemies of Feng Delin?"

He threw out several guesses one after another, and as soon as he said it, he frowned and vetoed these guesses: "...it shouldn't be them. Feng Delin has already been demoted, they don't need to kill them all, and let themselves be stained."

Liao Qingfeng echoed: "I think so too."

Xie Zhao pondered for a long time, raised his head, and asked softly, "...Is it King Cheng?" His eyes were complicated, and he suddenly felt a little cold, "Could it be that he is really so cruel?"

No matter how bad Feng Delin was, he was still his own uncle after all.

Liao Qingfeng sighed: "For the time being, we haven't found out who did it."

He and Xie Zhao said: "Because it is inconvenient to deal with it in Chengyuan, the Holy Majesty has suppressed this matter for a month. Now that I am back in the capital, this matter must be resolved. After all, it is the uncle of King Cheng. This matter is probably not good. It will be small, you should be careful."

Xie Zhao thanked him for his kindness.

After returning to the capital, as expected, the turmoil broke out again.

Within a few days, Xie Zhao heard at Yushitai that King Cheng ran up to the Holy Master and made a big fuss.Many eunuchs and maids in the palace saw the proud King Cheng knelt in front of the Hall of Martial Arts from morning to night, begging His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the cause of the Feng family's death and find out who was behind the scenes.

Qin Houde ignored his request, and King Cheng couldn't afford to kneel for a long time. Finally, he knelt for four full hours, kneeling so hard that he passed out from heatstroke.

When Pan Yue and Xie Zhao mentioned this matter, they couldn't help feeling emotional: "In the past, I saw that King Cheng was not friendly to the people of the Feng family, and thought that King Cheng had a cold personality. Who would have thought that after Feng Shangshu's death, King Cheng would stand aside Come out to avenge him? A tough man, I heard that before he fainted, he asked His Majesty to give the Feng family a reason."

Speaking of this, Pan Yue couldn't help showing sympathy: "After all, he is a real uncle, so the grief must be unbearable in King Cheng's heart."

A strong man?

Xie Zhao was noncommittal: "Did the Holy One finally agree to help the Feng family find out the truth?"

Pan Yue nodded: "Of course I agreed. After all, Mr. Feng has been an official in the court for many years. Although he has done enough bad things, he has worked hard for many years. The Holy Majesty still feels a little sorry for his family's situation."

He whispered: "What's more, Mr. Feng is an important minister of the court after all. This family will be gone if they say nothing. If we don't find out the murderer, we really can't give an explanation to the world."

When Xie Zhao saw Liao Qingfeng again, he also asked him: "Is there any progress in the Feng family's affairs?"

He always felt that this matter was not easy.

Liao Qingfeng said: "This matter is not under the control of our Jinwu Guard, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is currently handling the Feng family's affairs."

After all, this person is Xie Zhao, he paused, and continued: "But the news I got from the Ministry of Punishment is that the people who killed the Feng family seem to be related to the crown prince." Speaking of this, he finally gave Advice: "Xie Zhao, don't get involved in this matter, the farther away you are, the better."

Something to do with the prince?This involves the sensitive issue of succession to the throne.

Xie Zhao understood Liao Qingfeng's meaning, unconsciously made a serious face, and nodded solemnly.

Although he was well prepared, Xie Zhao did not expect King Cheng's attack to come so quickly.What he didn't expect was that there were more people involved in this dispute than he had imagined, and the status of those involved was even higher than he had imagined.

On September [-]th, before entering the hall, Dou Shun said to He Fang and Xie Zhao very solemnly: "Wait a while, no matter what other people in the hall say, both of you should keep your mouths shut and be honest. Stand behind me."

Seeing that He Fang seemed a little unconvinced and wanted to say something, Dou Shun glared at him, and said in a low voice: "We at Yushitai should have the courage to speak up, but we can't comment on things that we don't know for sure— —Remember, remember, don’t copy what others say, and be someone else’s thug for nothing.”

He Fang frowned and didn't answer.

Xie Zhao nodded, indicating that he understood.He smiled at Dou Shun: "Lord Dou, don't worry, when the time comes, I will hold on to Master He's sleeves to prevent him from going out."

This little joke eased the overly heavy atmosphere.

Dou Shun let go of his frown, and finally showed a smile on his face: "I'm very happy that you can understand the truth."

He Fang who was on the side glanced at Xie Zhao lightly, and snorted, "It's as if you can hold me back if I really want to go out."

Xie Zhao touched his nose, laughed dryly, and had to admit that He Fang was right.Master He, who is more stubborn than a cow, really wants to go out to impeach someone, it is not enough for Xie Zhao alone to hold him back.

No matter what, three people are needed, Xie Zhao thought.

Chen Fu's shout sounded, Xie Zhao followed He Fang and Dou Shun, and stepped into the hall.

All civil and military officials saluted and greeted in unison, and then straightened up, each of them clutching their wat boards in silence. The huge hall was so quiet that it seemed as if a needle could be heard falling.

Affected by this atmosphere, Xie Zhao even felt that he had to be careful when breathing.

The first person to break the silence was Cheng Wang.

He stepped out of the queue, lifted the hem of his clothes, and knelt down on the ground with a plop.A majestic prince actually kowtowed down in front of all civil and military officials, and kowtowed firmly.

King Cheng said with grief and indignation, "I beseech you, my lord, to give justice to my uncle's family!"

It's not Mr. Feng, but Uncle.

The uncle had already spoken, and all the officials could not help but bow their heads in silence, not daring to make any noise.

Xie Zhao looked at the figure of King Cheng lying on the ground, and he hesitated: Did King Cheng kill Feng Delin?

If it was his people who did it, wouldn't it be possible that he was not afraid of being found out by himself if he forced the holy majesty to find out the truth?

But if it wasn't his people who did it, Xie Zhao remembered that he never looked at Feng Delin and his son in the past, and he didn't see King Cheng stand up and beg for mercy on the day he impeached Feng Delin, why is he acting so affectionate now? ?

Although it was his own son who knelt down, Qin Houde didn't seem to have much pity.

His expression was calm, his eyes were calm, and after staring at Cheng Wang who was still lying on the ground below for a moment, he finally said lightly: "Peng Shuhong, tell me about the investigation results of your Ministry of Punishment."

Peng Shuhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, responded respectfully, walked out of the queue, and stood behind King Cheng.

He is forty-two this year, and he has been in the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment for ten years, and he is one of Qin Houde's most trusted people.Since he was neither partial to the crown prince nor to the king, and was a pure minister loyal to Qin Houde, Qin Houde felt at ease when he entrusted Peng Shuhong with the task of investigating this matter.

"My lord, so far, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has been investigating this matter for nearly half a month, and it has been a month since Mr. Feng was murdered, so the investigation is inevitably difficult. But fortunately, the ministers did not disgrace their orders, and it is not for nothing."

Peng Shuhong bowed his waist slightly, held the wat board, looked at the floor under his feet without moving, and said coldly: "In the place where Mr. Feng was killed, we found a person's waist card."

After a pause, under the gazes of civil and military officials, Peng Shuhong raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.

He hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "...that person is Li Dian who has been the personal bodyguard of His Highness the Crown Prince for six years."

It was like a stone was thrown into the lake, causing waves.Just after Peng Shuhong said the words "His Royal Highness", there was a low commotion in the originally silent hall.

Everyone looked at the back of the prince in surprise: how could it be the prince?How could it be the prince?

The prince didn't panic at all.

Hearing Peng Shuhong's words, he smiled helplessly, and stood in the center of the hall, explaining to Qin Houde above him in a calm and gentle voice: "Li Dian is indeed the personal bodyguard of my minister, but as early as two months ago, he So I asked for leave with Erchen to go back to my hometown to visit my parents. Since then, Erchen has never heard from Li Dian again."

Hearing this, King Cheng straightened his upper body and replied coldly: "Brother Huang, do you mean that someone else took Li Dian's waist card and put it there, so as to frame Brother Huang?"

He sneered: "You don't think that all of this is directed and performed by the younger brother, do you?"

Needless to say, there are quite a few people who think this way.

The prince has a dignified and elegant personality, and he is a Buddhist believer. It is hard for the officials to believe that he would chase and kill Feng Delin, who should have lost his power, and deliberately leave a waist card there.

No matter how stupid a person is, he can't do such a thing.

Lin Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood where he was, with his eyes on the Prime Minister Xu Yixin in front of him.

Xu Yixin is the prince's uncle, so he and the prince are both prosperous and hurt.

Sure enough, Lin Zheng saw Xu Yixin clenched his fist with his right hand and coughed lightly.

The next moment, several civil servants stood up from the queue and interceded for the prince one by one.

"His Royal Highness has been benevolent and devoted to Buddha for many years, so how could he do such a thing to destroy people? In my opinion, this matter is very strange."

"During the past two months when the sage went to Chengyuan, His Royal Highness shouldered the important task of supervising the country and was busy with state affairs all day long. How could he have the time to fight against the relegated Master Feng?"

"His Highness the Crown Prince has a gentle character. He has worked diligently and conscientiously for many years, and has never made any mistakes. The ministers and others see it in their eyes, and naturally believe that this matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. Please investigate thoroughly and return His Highness the Crown Prince's innocence."

……

Lin Ying had already recognized that these people were all the prime minister's disciples.

Hearing these people talking with eloquence, talking about the prince's outstanding performance in the past ten years and during the period of supervising the country, and seeing the silent and uncompromising Holy Majesty above him, Lin Ying sighed softly and walked out of the queue.

He leaned forward calmly and calmly: "Chen Lin Zheng also has a playbook."

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Zheng held the wat board, and said the most earth-shattering words in the calmest tone: "I want to sue His Royal Highness for forming cliques, and during the period of supervising the country, he hired people close to him in many positions. "

——A clique? !

Xie Zhao almost couldn't hold the wat board, he and He Fang looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes: Feng Delin's matter involved a lot, why is the Minister of the Household Department coming to join in the fun now?

Even if the crime of forming a clique and grouping is placed on the crown prince of a country, it is still fatal!