Counterattack

As soon as Zhao Liang finished speaking, all the officials were shocked. There were not many fools in the court. Zhao Liang's words clearly meant that he had found out that someone was in collusion with the King of Shu, but who can be the highest in the Great Jin Dynasty? The weight is so great that Zhao Liang, the auxiliary minister, dare not investigate further?

"What does Zhao Qing's family mean?" Lu Mingze frowned and said, "I let Zhao Qing's family take full control of this matter, but you told me that you dare not investigate deeply. Could it be that someone has more face than me? You say , no matter who you find, I will forgive you for not being guilty!"

Lu Mingze's voice became higher and higher, it could be heard that he was extremely dissatisfied with this matter, and all the officials below were trembling, not daring to vent their anger, for fear of getting burned.

In the silent hall, only Zhao Liang's clear and sonorous voice could be heard: "I found out that it is Sui Yin, the first-rank general who conquers the country!"

Zhao Liang's words were so loud that all the officials couldn't believe it and looked at Sui Yin subconsciously. Sui Yin's face was quite normal, but his brows were already wrinkled. Although he didn't speak out to defend himself immediately, the generals behind him had already Lowering their voices and arguing, some fiery generals under Duke Zhen Guo even loudly reprimanded Zhao Liang for framing Zhongliang.

Lu Mingze looked around the hall, and after observing the expressions on the faces of the ministers, he pretended to be surprised and said, "Duke Zhen Guo has guarded the northwest border for our Jin Dynasty for nearly 20 years. Is there any evidence for Zhao Qing's statement?"

"Duke Zhen is actually involved with the King of Shu, and I am deeply saddened by this matter. General Sui is the pillar of the country. If I have no evidence, I will not easily accuse him." Zhao Liang said convincingly.

"Then you can present the evidence." Lu Mingze glanced at Sui Yin, who was as immobile as a mountain, and said after pondering for a moment.

Xiao Fuzi walked down the steps, took over the so-called evidence of Zhen Guogong's rebellion from Zhao Liang, and handed it to Lu Mingze. In the secret letter, the Duke of Zhen Guo in the letter said bluntly that he had already noticed the emperor's fear of him. In ancient times, all those who made great achievements have suffered tragically. In order to protect their lives, Sui Yin was willing to form an alliance with the King of Shu. When the King of Shu invaded the capital, Zhen Guogong will lead the [-] soldiers of the Beijing Defense Battalion to open the gate of the capital for the King of Shu.

After reading this letter, Lu Mingze did not get angry like the original owner, and immediately put Lord Zhen Guo in prison, but calmly handed the letter to Xiao Fuzi, and asked Xiao Fuzi to reaffirm his conviction.

As soon as the letter was read, there was an uproar among the officials, and some ministers immediately asked to see the handwriting on the letter.

Lu Mingze ordered Xiao Fuzi to pass the letter to the ministers below. After reading it, these ministers were beating their hearts, because it was indeed Sui Yin's handwriting. Even Lord Zhen himself frowned after reading the letter. They all wrinkled deeply.

However, after discussing a few words in a low voice, the ministers were still divided into two factions.

One faction is the ministers of Sui and Yin who trusted Zhen Guogong, headed by Li Changyou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who believed that this was framed by someone and fabricated evidence; This evidence is false, and this is an ulterior motive. If there is any doubt about the letter, then the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War will continue to investigate.

Zhao Liang was smart. He didn't directly say that Sui Yin must have rebelled, but said that they should be investigated carefully. In his words, he belittled those who spoke for Lord Zhen Guogong, and implied that Sui Yin had extraordinary control over the government and the public, and was affected by it. people support.

But how could such a smart person be willing to be driven by King Jin?Lu Mingze looked down at Zhao Liang, who was full of dignity and defiantly speaking, and a gloomy light flashed in his eyes.

For the protagonists, he always has the patience to slowly destroy them psychologically, but for minions like Zhao Liang, he thinks it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise these people will never stop.

However, since he said that Duke Zhen conspired against him, then this matter should be left to Duke Zhen, and Sui Yin should also know that his good cousin fabricated evidence to frame Duke Zhen's mansion.

Once this charge is proved to be a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the family, presumably Sui Yin will not let the person who framed him feel better.

"The words of Zhao Qing's family and Li Qing's family have some truth." Lu Mingze said in a deep voice, "But I believe that Lord Zhen is a man, and he would never bother to collude with the rebel party." Having said that, he glanced at Sui Yin , Sure enough, I saw a slight undetectable fluctuation in Sui Yin's eyes, "It's just that since Zhao Qing's family has found evidence, I can't judge the case on my own. Since this matter involves Duke Zhen's mansion, then I will have a one-month period with Duke Zhen to rehabilitate myself personally, Duke Zhen, do you dare to respond?"

Sui Yin took a step forward and replied calmly: "I have done things without shame, so I dare to respond."

"Since that's the case, this matter has come to an end. Since Zhao Qing's family doesn't believe in Lord Zhen, they can continue to investigate. I won't wrong every loyal subject, but I won't let off every person with impure thoughts."

After saying this, Lu Mingze ignored Zhao Liang's sudden change of expression, changed the topic, dealt with some routine business, and retreated.

******

"Little Fuzi, go to Duke Xuanzhen to discuss matters in the study of Ruihe Palace." After retiring from the imperial court, Lu Mingze ordered.

The Dajin Imperial Palace had three main halls in the previous dynasty. The Qinghe Hall was the emperor's sleeping hall, the Ruihe Hall was the place where the emperor worked and studied, and the Minghe Hall was the meeting place.

With the strength of the Zhen Guogong Mansion, it is still difficult to find out this matter. After all, King Jin Song Chen is a person who hides deeply. The clansmen, who are far away from government affairs and low-key and idle, will not be connected with this matter no matter how they think about it.

So he had to remind Lord Zhen Guo that although the letter was forged, Duke Zhen did not know that the treasonous king of Shu had indeed received this letter, and it was delivered by Duke Zhen's cronies. The king of Shu originally had objections, but he never found the right time to act. Seeing that Zhen Guogong sent his cronies to discuss it, he agreed to form an alliance. The Duke met, but he was still fooled by the pancake drawn by the confidant who came from the Duke's Mansion.

It's just that due to limited ability, the waves that came out in the end were really not big.

If this matter is investigated from the Prince of Shu's mansion, Duke Zhen will only get deeper and deeper. After all, that confidant is from the Duke of Zhen's mansion. But this person's testimony is not enough to win people's trust, and with Song Chen's means, that cronies may not live long.

If Sui Yin wanted to investigate this matter, he could only gain something by investigating who made the letter. But the world is so big that there are many strange people and strange people. He had to give Sui Yin some clues and let him follow the vines to find out. King Jin's mansion is a big fish.

Lu Mingze sat in the study of Ruihe Hall, gestured towards the dark, and saw two dark guards quickly appearing in front of him.

The emperors of all dynasties would train dark guards to do some shady things, to protect themselves more in order to monitor their ministers. In order to ensure the loyalty of the dark guards, every dark guard in the Jin Dynasty would take a pill at the beginning of the training. It is a kind of poison, as long as the antidote is taken on time, there will be no side effects on the body, but if the antidote is not taken on time, the pain will be comparable to Ling Chi.

In the original plot, one of the conditions for the alliance between the leader of the dark guards, Rong An, and Song Chen was to give Rong An the antidote and set him free after Song Chen ascended the throne.

Lu Mingze deeply thought that as the number one supporting actor, Rong An's IQ was worrisome. How could someone who is abnormally enthroned get the antidote?Only the emperor himself knew the antidote formula, so Song Yi would not tell Song Chen who usurped the throne. Rong An counted on Song Chen. I really don't know if he is stupid or because he is willing to give for the sake of the heroine.

"Hasn't Rong An come back yet?" Lu Mingze said to the two hidden guards. If he guessed correctly, Rong An obtained some useful clues after going out to investigate the King of Shu's treason case, and was later captured by a group of men in black. Mie Kou was seriously injured, and was rescued by the heroine to secretly fall in love.

This group of men in black is exactly the dead soldiers secretly cultivated by King Jin's Mansion.

Lu Mingze felt that if it was him, he would definitely not form an alliance with someone who once sent someone to kill him, but the aura of the protagonist shines on the earth, and those who are not affected are cannon fodder villains.

"No." The dark guard lowered his head and replied respectfully.

Lu Mingze glanced at him. Every time he travels through time, he can not only accept the plot in the original novel, but also receive the previous memory of the original owner. He knows some things that are not written in the plot, and the Dark Guard Camp is among them.

From Song Yi's memory, the dark guard camp is divided into the inner camp and the outer camp. The inner camp is also called the loyal camp. The main task is to protect the emperor personally. There is no leader in the inner camp. They are extremely loyal to the emperor, but the tasks of the secret guards outside the battalion are more complicated, such as investigating corrupt officials, officials' lives, collecting intelligence and so on.

In addition to exchanging some necessary information between the inner and outer camps, it is usually forbidden to communicate with each other.

Now these two secret guards standing in front of him and answering his personal service must be from the inner camp, they are extremely loyal, Lu Mingze should not have to worry about the news around him being leaked by them.

"Is Anjiu here?" Thinking about this clearly, Lu Mingze then asked.

In the original plot, An Jiu was a small cannon fodder. He found out that Rong An had colluded with the people in Prince Jin's Mansion. He wanted to report to Song Yi, but was discovered by Rong An instead. , In the case of failing to recruit security, he actually murdered and silenced her.

Lu Mingze actually hates this kind of person. He is full of benevolence and morality and pretends to be selfless. In fact, his real interests are not involved. When it is involved, there is no difference between being cruel and a villain. Of course, the winning side will always find a way for him. It is an excuse for people to excuse, this is a sacrifice that has to be made in order to defeat the faint king.Just speaking, how innocent is An Jiu?It's just getting in the way of the protagonist.

Cannon fodder must die, cannon fodder must die.

Lu Mingze muttered silently in his heart.

For a villain like Lu Mingze who is selfish, ruthless and has low integrity, although Rong An seems to have not betrayed him yet, this person has already been marked with a big cross in his heart.

Just how to solve him?So distressed.

"Anjiu is not here either." The dark guard replied dully, although they forbid interacting with the dark guards in the outer battalion, but they still need to know the news of whether they are on duty or not in order to prevent the emperor from asking.

"When Anjiu comes back, order him to come to see me immediately. Besides, although I trust you, I have to remind you again that nothing about me should be leaked to the outer camp. Choose a few smart people from the inner camp. Yes, keep an eye on the movements of the hidden guards in the outer camp, and if you find someone with a wrong heart, execute them on the spot." Lu Mingze lightly ordered, as a villain, don't blame him for being cruel and merciless, not to mention, in the plot Rong An has used so much information, it's understandable that the people in the inner camp didn't know about it, so there's no way that only a little-known An Jiu in the outer camp found out about his change, right?It's nothing more than some people think that Rong An is the leader who just turned a blind eye. He has to let the hidden guards know who is their real master.

"Yes." The hidden guard replied without hesitation. Cleaning up the dissident hidden guards in the outer camp is another mission of their existence. It's just that since the emperor took the throne, he has trusted Chief Rong quite a lot, so he has never issued such an order. .

Moreover, although the number of people in the inner camp is small, they are all top experts. Whether it is to investigate or clean up the outer camp, it is not difficult for them, but the emperor did not order them before, so they cannot investigate and act without permission.

The two hidden guards looked at each other tacitly, and took the order to leave

******

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhen has brought you here."

A moment later, Xiao Fuzi's voice sounded outside the door.

"Let Duke Zhen come in, I want to ask him something." Lu Mingze said.

Sui Yin pushed open the door of the study room, and saw Lu Mingze sitting leisurely on a chair, with a very leisurely look on his face, neither the solemnity of facing a suspected treasonous minister, nor showing any half trust in him.

"I pay my respects to the emperor." He took two steps forward and knelt down.

"Zhen Guo is fair." Sui Yin obeyed the order and stood up, and heard Lu Mingze continue to say, "I came to you because of the rebellion case of the King of Shu. Zhao Liang said that you were involved in it, but I didn't believe a word. Zhao Liang always said in my ears that you have great achievements, and I never believed that you were such a person, otherwise I would not entrust the defense of the capital to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust." Sui Yin said lightly, his face still unchanged. Although he was loyal to the emperor, he was not a fool. He could still feel that the emperor had alienated him before.

"The reason why I followed Zhao Liang, pretended to be close, and even transferred you back to the capital, was just to paralyze my opponent. Let's see what kind of plot Zhao Liang has been trying to slander you to mislead me. No matter what, I was the late emperor. Raised and brought up, Zhao Liang deceived me to be young and incompetent, how could I not know that I was also deceiving him to show off?"

Sui Yin was thoughtful, and after hearing what he said, he felt that the emperor was not a fool, and that's right, the sage was the son of the first emperor, so he wouldn't believe what others said.

Lu Mingze went on to say: "It's just that there are some things. After the investigation, I feel chills. I never thought that the person behind the plan is so deep and the request is so great. This time the King of Shu's treason case is just an introduction. In order to make you this meritorious The arrest of the outstanding Lord Zhen Guo also caused me, a mediocre emperor, to make a misjudgment, thus chilling the hearts of loyal ministers!"

"What do you mean by the emperor's words?" Sui Yin was finally moved. What is the extent of the request?

He wiped his face, a little afraid to think deeply.

Lu Mingze's expression gradually became serious, "I know some things are empty words, you may not believe what you say about your love, you still need to verify it yourself, I believe you were framed, but I don't want to say more about the people behind it, You can look it up from now on." Lu Mingze handed Sui Yin a note with two names written on it, one was the cronies who betrayed Duke Zhen, and the other was the person who forged the letter.

Sui Yin took the note and saw the familiar name on the paper, she couldn't believe it.

He really didn't expect that this clue would point to his cronies. He thought that he and his subordinates had lived through life and death for many years, and their friendship was like brothers, but the emperor asked him to investigate this person, which meant that there was something wrong with this person.

For a while, Sui Yin was in a state of confusion, but thinking of the information and trust shown by the emperor just now, he quickly calmed down again.

"I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly." Sui Yin said solemnly.

Although he doesn't understand those twists and turns, conspiracies and schemes, he has defended the frontiers of the Jin Dynasty for 20 years in the Sui and Yin Dynasties and won countless victories. Prepare for consequences.