Tao Lve said, "Your Majesty, Lord Shao is against the whole court. I'm afraid he won't be able to live in peace in the future!"
Tai-shu Xiong snorted, "It's the people in the court who attacked him first. Lord Shao is not stupid. He knows that he can't compromise when he's alone. He doesn't expect anything from them. If he does something, he'll be killed. If he doesn't, he'll be killed. So he just goes all out! He's asking me to go through the trouble with him! I have to help him. With his means and ability, if Huan really marries him, he can't have a good life. "
He threw the bloody letter on the table, "I'm afraid Lord Zhao is coming. I can't stand them coming one by one. I don't want to see them for now. Let's meet them together when everyone is here."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tao Lve bowed, "I'll tell them to stop them!"
Tai-shu Xiong looked out of the door, "Imperial Concubine Lan is happy. Is she busy preparing the dowry?"
Tao Lve said, "It seems so."
"There are endless official business." Tai-shu Xiong glanced at the documents on the table and waved his hand, "Let's go and see Imperial Concubine Lan. By the way, ask someone to go to the Black Prison and get a copy of the relevant statement. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tao Lve answered and went out. As soon as he went out, he summoned a eunuch and told him what to do.
Hearing that the Emperor was coming, Imperial Concubine Lan, who was busy choosing the dowry, hurried to welcome him with a smile on her face.
Tai-shu Xiong walked in the courtyard and touched the piled up silk and colorful satin. Then he looked at the boxes of exquisite items and asked, "Is this the dowry?"
Imperial Concubine Lan accompanied him and said with a smile, "After all, it's your daughter's marriage. Your Majesty is busy with official business. If I don't worry about it, no one will."
"That's right. It's my duty as a mother." Tai-shu Xiong nodded and asked what they had prepared. Then, he looked at the things prepared one by one. Finally, he asked for the list of gifts.
Imperial Concubine Lan said with a smile, "I'm still preparing everything. Fortunately, I still have some time to prepare. Your Majesty, you can have a look. If you think it's not suitable, you can remove it.
I'll take a look. "Tai-shu Xiong said perfunctorily.
After a while, a eunuch came and handed a document to Tao Lve.
Tao Lve flipped through it and nodded. He waved his hand to dismiss the eunuch. Then, he walked to Tai-shu Xiong's side and said, "Your Majesty, the things are here."
"Oh!" Tai-shu Xiong put down the gift list, took the document and flipped through it. Then, he turned around and went to the pavilion at the side to take a seat. He continued to look through the confession that Black Prison had sent over.
She didn't know what Imperial Consort Lan was looking at, but it wasn't appropriate for her to pry into the secrets of the imperial court. Moreover, Tao Lve was watching from the side. However, she still poured tea and served them personally.
When he was almost done reading the testimony, Tai-shu Xiong did not even raise his head and said, "Tao Lve!" He raised his hand and gestured.
"Yes!" Tao Lve, who understood, immediately waved his hand, ordering the palace maids and eunuchs around them to leave.
Looking left and right, Imperial Concubine Lan sensed that something was wrong.
Tai-shu Xiong, who was still staring at the confession, suddenly said blandly, "Imperial Concubine Lan, there is a man named Jia Wuqun. Do you know him?"
Imperial Concubine Lan's heart skipped a beat. She forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the hidden minister of the Song Kingdom?"
Tai-shu Xiong did not say anything and did not raise his head. He continued to look through the documents in his hands and waited.
Imperial Concubine Lan felt pressured, but she still forced a smile and said, "If it's that Jia Wuqun, I do know him. When I went to the Fire God Temple in Nanling Mountain last time, I met him by chance. I and my daughter even met and chatted with him."
Tai-shu Xiong still did not raise his head, but he asked, "What did they talk about?"
Imperial Concubine Lan replied, "Nothing much. He just heard something about Huan 'er and helped to enlighten her."
Tao Lve looked up at her.
"Enlighten her? Really? " Tai-shu Xiong did not say anything else. He took out a piece of paper from the document and put it on the table. He pushed it forward and knocked on the table, "Take a look."
"Your Majesty, this is …?" Imperial Concubine Lan asked, but did not get a reply. She could only obey and pick it up to have a look. She was shocked when she read it.
She found that it was the interrogation confession of the temple attendant of the Fire God Temple. Everything the temple attendant had said to her and her daughter was recorded in the paper.
What was more frightening was that it was not the temple attendant who could see the secret. The words that the temple attendant had said didn't come from the temple attendant himself. He had been bribed by the Song Kingdom Embassy and arranged in advance to let them tell her and her daughter.
The confession didn't say what it meant, but Imperial Concubine Lan could see some clues even if she was stupid. In other words, Jia Wuqun's encounter with her was premeditated. To go one step further, the method of teaching her and her daughter was also premeditated.
Things changed in an instant. It involved the power struggle between countries. Imperial Concubine Lan felt a chill run down her spine. Her hand holding the paper trembled slightly. She began to figure out the purpose of His Majesty's visit.
Tai-shu Xiong picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Considering that you're busy with your wedding, I'll give you another chance. What did Jia Wuqun tell you? Did he instigate Huan 'er to break into the royal court?"
Tai-shu Xiong saw her hesitation.
Tai-shu Xiong put down the teacup and knocked on the document on the table again, "Imperial Concubine Lan, I want to hear the truth from you. You'd better not ask me to take out a second confession. Once I take it out, it will be deceiving the Emperor. Even if you want to tell me, I won't want to hear it. You have no way out. Imperial Concubine Lan, it's not too much to kill anyone for the crime of colluding with a foreign country. I give you a chance. You should cherish it! "
Imperial Concubine Lan panicked on the spot. She didn't know that Tai-shu Xiong was lying to her. Seeing that there were other confessions on the table, she thought that Jia Wuqun had been caught and interrogated. She knelt down and said in fear, "Your Majesty, it was Jia Wuqun who instigated it. I really didn't know that it was so complicated. It was just a marriage. Why did it have to be like this?"
"Just a marriage? When it involves the court, when has it ever been simple? "After saying that, Tai-shu Xiong stood up and waved his hand to point at the thing in her hand.
"Imperial Concubine!" Tao Lve stepped forward and respectfully took away the thing in Imperial Concubine Lan's hand. He put it together with the things on the table. He wouldn't leave it for Imperial Concubine Lan to see.
Seeing that Tai-shu Xiong was about to leave, Imperial Concubine Lan hurriedly walked a few steps on her knees and shouted, "Your Majesty, what about my daughter's marriage? Is it going to be abandoned because of this? "
Tai-shu Xiong stopped and said with his back facing her, "I hope that the marriage can go on as usual. However, some people are not willing. I can't force them to do some things. I can only resign myself to fate."
Imperial Concubine Lan was unwilling to give up. "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country. Who can force you to do something like this? Your Majesty, it's all my fault. Huan 'er is your biological daughter! You can't just sit back and do nothing! "
Tai-shu Xiong said, "So what if you are the ruler of a country? The more you act like a ruler, the more restrictions you will have! Lan 'er, listen to my advice. If you force yourself to come, it may not be good for your daughter. Shao Pingbo is not a good match. If you marry Shao Pingbo, it may harm your daughter. It's not a bad thing to face some things calmly. "
He raised his hand and pointed to the document in Tao Lve's hand. "Anyone who colludes with a foreign country will be sentenced to death. It's also because Huan 'er is my daughter that I've let you and your mother down. That's why I've shielded you from this matter and won't pursue the matter further. However, there is one thing you should remember. You'd better not mention the promise I made to Huan 'er. You and your mother are on your own! "After saying that, he strode away.
Tao Lve thought for a while. Then, he realized that the Emperor came here to take this opportunity to solve the problem of the promise he made to the Seventh Princess.
After thinking for a while, he quickly followed Tai-shu Xiong.
Imperial Concubine Lan sat on the ground and cried silently. She was still smiling happily before.
As soon as they walked out of the courtyard, a eunuch immediately walked over and whispered something to Tao Lve.
Tao Lve immediately caught up with Tai-shu Xiong and reported, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao is really here. He was stopped and kneeled at the front door, crying and insisting to see you."
Tai-shu Xiong snorted coldly. "You deserve it. Didn't you cry happily when you forced me to abdicate? Now you know how to cry? Isn't the change a little too fast? Let him cry. I don't want to see him! "
Tao Lve said, "Your Majesty, Lord Shao has finished his work and is on his way back to the Black Prison."
Tai-shu Xiong asked while walking, "How many families did you arrest?"
Tao Lve said, "Seven families. The seven families that are the most famous in the imperial court."
Tai-shu Xiong said, "It seems that he also knows fear. I thought he dared to arrest all the families of the officials in the imperial court. He must be courting death!"
Tao Lve reminded him again, "He also selectively arrested the seven families. Lord Shao didn't arrest anyone who was related to the Equipment Cloud Sect by marriage!"
Tai-shu Xiong laughed and said, "Look, this is Lord Shao's way of doing things. He came to the capital city this time, but he knows his limits very well. It's hard for others to say that he didn't arrest the relatives of the Equipment Cloud Sect members. Well, he knows his limits. I'm relieved. "
Tao Lve said, "Your Majesty, it's not a good idea to keep Lord Zhao kneeling and refusing to see us!"
Tai-shu Xiong sighed and said, "I said that I won't see them for the time being. How can I not see them? When the seven families are all here, you just wait and see. It's hard for me to not see them. All of them are related to the Equipment Cloud Sect by marriage. They will definitely disturb the Equipment Cloud Sect. I can't hide from them. However, we still need to make them kneel more. When they kneel for a long time, maybe they can reflect on what they have done before! "
"Shao Pingbo has calmed down. Now it's my turn. Send someone to find him and get all the relevant statements. Get ready to deal with them!"
"In addition, pass my decree. Mobilize the capital region army to be on guard. Beware of people taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble!"
"Yes!" Tao Lve accepted the order.
As Tai-shu Xiong expected, the seven ministers who had been attacked by Shao Pingbo all came to the emperor to seek justice.
However, Tai-shu Xiong refused to see them and let them kneel.
After kneeling until the sky turned dark and they couldn't stand it anymore, the seven ministers calmed down a lot. After a discussion, they decided not to kneel anymore and left with a flick of their sleeves.
The power of these seven people was not to be underestimated. Soon, the people who were afraid of Tai-shu Xiong were alarmed.
When Tai-shu Xiong was eating dinner, Tao Lve hurried in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Sect Leader sent a message. He wants you to go and see him!"
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