He just sat there, his eyebrows were sparse, his expression was fearless, and his cold eyes were lowered, as if he was really ready to die.

Li Zong's fingers hanging by his side twitched slightly, and his teeth were almost broken, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Today, Han Chan peeled away all his thoughts and revealed that he no longer had any luck. He took a few steps back, then turned around and left in a big step. When he reached the door, he saw Cui Xi leading Shence Jun.

Having already arrived, the Marquis was at the door. When he saw him coming out, he quickly shook off his cloak and went forward to greet him, putting it on his shoulders: "Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the palace to change clothes first?"

Li Zong had a look of solemnity on his face. He turned around and looked at the plaque above his head that he had personally inscribed on the Tutor's Mansion. He closed his eyes and seemed to have finally made a decision. He said in a hoarse voice: "Pass on my edict, Taifu."

Fu Hanchan colluded with the rebel party and plotted evil, and now he has been deprived of all his official positions and titles, and is imprisoned in the Taifu Mansion, where he will never be able to come out!"

"Your Majesty, is this... something wrong?" Cui Xi persuaded softly, "I'm afraid the courtiers will criticize me."

"Let them discuss it." Li Zong raised his lips and sneered: "Soon they will have no time to watch the excitement." After saying that, his expression darkened, he got on the sedan chair and chased him: "Go back to the palace!"

Cui Xi stood beside him, looked back at the closed door of Taifu's Mansion, and curled his lips slightly.

The arrogant Taifu has finally come to an end.

Li Zong returned to the palace and went directly to Taiqian Palace. He no longer needed to pretend to be seriously injured. The imperial doctors who had been waiting day and night in Taiqian Palace were finally released to the Imperial Medical Office. Now only the palace servants and the Ruan brothers were waiting.

Two people.

Seeing him coming back in a snowy state, the two brothers looked at each other. The elder brother stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, would you like to take a bath?"

Suddenly seeing them again, Li Zong was stunned.

He came closer, reached out and pinched his brother's chin and looked at him for a long time, then suddenly sneered: "Actually, it doesn't look much like him."

These two brothers were recruited by Cui Xi for him. They were only about 60 or 70% similar in appearance to Han Chan, but their temperament, talent, and learning were much different. Li Zong occasionally visited them, but most of the time, he just looked at them.

Portrait of Han Chan in a daze.

He looked at the two brothers who looked panicked and suddenly felt a little bored. He waved his hand and said, "You go to Cui Xi to collect the reward and go out of the palace."

"Your Majesty doesn't want us anymore? But what did we do not do well enough?" The two brothers were shocked and knelt down quickly, looking confused, as if they didn't know what they had done wrong.

It was probably because he had just suffered frustration from Han Chan that Li Zong became more patient when facing the two people who had had some happiness before. He knelt down, looked around in front of them, and suddenly said: "Cui

Xi said that you voluntarily followed your father to pay off his debt?"

The Ruan brothers didn't know what he meant by suddenly mentioning this matter, so they could only nod in agreement.

Their biological father owed a large amount of money due to gambling, and people from the casino came to ask for the debt. When they were desperate, Cui Changshi approached them and asked them to serve a nobleman, let alone this small gambling debt.

, if you are lucky, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth. When the two brothers put it together, they would not be able to survive, so they agreed.

But he didn't expect that noble man to be the current emperor.

Although the emperor was a little moody, at least they had food and clothing in the palace. They didn't have to face their father who was addicted to gambling, and they didn't have to worry about being hit by debt collectors one day.

Li Zong chuckled lightly and said, "How silly."

He stood up and looked down at the two of them: "After you leave the palace, find a place to live in peace. There is no need to go home. That gambler doesn't care about your life or death, so why should you care about him?" He seemed very tired. , waved his hand tiredly, and shuffled towards the inner hall: "Go find Cui Xi and ask him to arrange a clean identity for you. Get the money and leave the palace immediately."

The Ruan brothers looked at each other for a long time, seeing that he was not joking. They quickly kowtowed behind him a few times to thank him, and then they went to find Cui Xi together.

***

The news that Tutor Han Chan was dismissed from his post and imprisoned spread immediately.

Colluding with the rebel party with the intention of treason, this is a serious crime that can punish the nine tribes, but he was not even sent to the Xing Prison of Dali Temple, he was just dismissed from his position and imprisoned in the Taifu Mansion?

This is too childish!

Many courtiers had different thoughts and were waiting for a good excerpt from Han Chan's book in the morning to ask the emperor to punish the crime severely as a warning to others. Of course, there were also those officials who had previously looked for ways to retreat, fearing that it would affect themselves. I kept my mouth shut and said nothing.

But the emperor did not come to court for three days in a row.

On the other hand, Duke Ye Zhili of Qi and Governor of Niyang Zhongzhong Yu were summoned into the palace, along with a young man who was not even twenty years old.

Three days later, Li Zong finally appeared in the court again, his expression even more sinister than before.

Before the courtiers could read the book, he attacked first: "Capture him for me!"

Under the order, hundreds of Shence troops poured in from outside the palace and controlled half of the courtiers as if they were well prepared. There was chaos in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and cries of injustice could not be heard.

The courtiers who survived the disaster were not clear about the situation, and for fear of affecting themselves, they knelt down and did not dare to speak out.

Only the servant Qiao Hairen, who was kind-hearted, asked them what they were thinking: "Your Majesty, do you dare to ask what crime these courtiers have committed? Even if you want to ask about the crime, there should be a crime and a charter, and then it will be handed over to the third division for trial. Tai There has never been any precedent for taking someone directly from the palace!"

Seeing him speaking out, the detained officials all cried out for injustice.

Li Zong sat on the dragon chair with a wanton posture. He listened to them howling for a long time, and then he smiled sadly: "Qiao Aiqing is right, he is going to be handed over to the third division for a good trial. I am seriously injured and recovering from illness." Days, how many people have different intentions and turn their backs on me!"

As soon as he said these words, most of the courtiers turned pale, knowing that the emperor was here to settle scores.

They glanced at the detained officials covertly. They were all people who had been looking for connections and connections these days. They probably had evidence, so they took them down directly.

But apart from them, there were still many courtiers who had other thoughts, but they did it in a more subtle way. After all, the news that the emperor was seriously injured and dying was so true that even the prince couldn't sit still. How could anyone not believe it? Everyone is planning a way out for themselves.

The courtiers were panicked for a moment, and no one dared to plead rashly.

Seeing that they were finally quiet, Li Zong laughed sarcastically: "Wang, I will leave this case to you. If there is not enough manpower, we can transfer it from the Ministry of Justice." His tone was as cold as a poisonous snake: "Be sure to ask them all to tell the story of their compatriots. The party is coming."

As soon as he said this, the official's heart sank heavily, and his eyes glanced at the detained colleagues in panic.

"Since you have nothing to report, please leave the court." After seeing the different expressions in the palace, Li Zong waved his sleeves and stood up to leave.

Seeing this, Zhong Yu and Ye Zhili hurriedly followed him.

***

When Li Fengqi heard the news, his first thought was that Li Zong was really manipulated by Han Chan. Such a big deal was given to him, but he just dismissed him from his post and imprisoned him. His second thought was, I'm afraid Li Zong is really crazy.

When the news came out that the emperor was seriously injured and dying, I am afraid that more than half of the courtiers had other thoughts. If they were to find out one by one and question them, it would be tantamount to a literary prison.

They say they don't blame everyone, but Li Zong's sudden appearance will probably make people in both the government and the public panic, and the situation will only become more unfavorable to him.

"When did Li Zong favor Duke Qi again?" Ye Yunting paid attention to another point.

Obviously after the Yin family started fighting, because of the in-law relationship between the Ye family and the Yin family, Li Zong ignored Ye Zhili for a while even though he didn't have any seizures. Now that he suddenly became warm again after returning to the court, he always felt weird.

"It seems that the nephew of Duke of Qi saved the emperor's life when he was in Zaohe. It is said that he blocked an arrow for him." Wu Geng said: "It seems that his name is Ye Boru. Recently, he often enters the palace with Duke of Qi."

"Ye Boru?" Ye Yunting frowned: "I have never heard of such a person among the relatives of the Ye family."

Since he could be favored by Ye Zhili and recommended to the emperor, he must not be the kind of unreachable side relative. But among the relatives who were close to the Ye family, there was no such person.

Li Fengqi saw the hesitation on his face, so he ordered Wu Geng: "Go and check this Ye Boru. The reason why Li Zong escaped Yin Xiaozhi's ambush this time may have something to do with this Ye Boru."

They had never known how Li Zong concealed his injuries from Yin Xiaozhi and Han Chan before. Now it seems that it was Ye Poru who took an arrow for him. The two armies fought, and the battlefield was in chaos. Yin Xiaozhi I probably only knew that the arrow hit someone, but I didn't know that the arrow was blocked by someone.

I just don’t know if Ye Zhili suddenly recommended such a person to accompany the emperor before the army left, whether it was a coincidence or intentional.

Just when Ye Yunting was doubtful about Ye Boyu, Ye Boyu was also mentioning him at the Duke of Qi's mansion.

"My father wants to open an ancestral hall and remember me in his name. Do I need to inform my eldest brother?"

"It doesn't matter if I inform you, I have wronged you all these years." Ye Zhili looked at the son who was most similar to him with a very loving expression.

Ye Yunting has resembled his mother since he was a child, but is not close to him; Ye Wan has the blood of the Yin family, and his temper was spoiled by his mother to the point of being naughty. He is destined not to inherit the Duke's palace. Only Ye Boru is the most similar. He is also the most obedient and the closest to him.

This time the Yin family was in trouble, he saw some clues, but he couldn't be sure. Just in case, he took advantage of the situation and sent Ye Wan to Yunrong. Firstly, he could use it to extract himself in front of the emperor; secondly, Without Ye Wan, it would be a matter of course for him to bring Ye Boyu back.

What's more, this time Ye Boru obeyed his arrangement and accompanied the emperor. As expected, he took the opportunity to save the emperor and gained the emperor's trust, which allowed him to regain his favor.

He looked at his second son, who still had a slightly sick look on his face, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will repay you everything my father has owed to you and your mother over the years."

"Thank you dad, but the child and the mother have not lacked anything." Ye Boru lowered his eyes and pursed his lips as if he was at a loss.

Hearing this, Ye Zhili shook his head and sighed: "That's because you, mother and son, are content. I will keep everything I owe you over the years in my heart. Just wait."
Chapter completed!