"My memory, Lin Kun, has seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor..."

"Okay, all the red tape will be spared first. King Yu said he handed over some letters to Dali Temple?"

"This is indeed true! I received these letters this morning, and I read them because I involved the previous case of greed for ink and stone."

"Can you carry the letter with you?"

"Take it with me"

“Support it!”

Emperor Liang took the letter presented by the eunuch, looked at the people in the hall, then opened a letter and started to look, his face gradually became cold from doubt. As the letter was read, his face had changed to sternness. The four people standing in the hall all noticed the changes of Emperor Liang, and the atmosphere in the hall also began to settle down with Emperor Liang's emotions. By the time Emperor Liang closed the last letter, the atmosphere in the hall had dropped to freezing point. Everyone seemed to be able to feel the seriousness of the incident from the coldness at the end of his hair. However, facing Emperor Liang who did not say a word, no one was willing to break the silence first, and no one knew what would happen after breaking it. The Dragon's reverse scale has always been untouchable.

"Lin Kun, have you read all the letters?" In the end, Emperor Liang spoke, and his opening made the atmosphere around him even more solemn. Lin Kun had to speak at this moment. After swallowing his saliva, he forced himself to calm down. "Report to Your Majesty, I have read it."

"How do you think about it?"

"The content of the letter cannot be determined to be true at present. I think the incident cannot be judged based on the content of the letter."

"Every letter has a seal, can this be fake?"

"This..." Lin Kun was obviously stumped by Emperor Liang's question. He was embarrassed for a moment, but Emperor Liang ignored him and asked King Yu: "You said that your subordinates were trying hard to snatch these letters back. The Donghu people wanted to destroy or take them away?"

King Yu was much more calm than Lin Kun. He replied steadily: "Reported to the emperor, the Emperor Xuan Zhengwei, the army of the sons, was snatched back from the battle with the Donghu people. General Donghu still wanted to take these letters away when he was rushing to retreat."

"You all retreat. I'm tired, I'm going to be in the Qiluo Garden!"

Eunuch Cui immediately pinched the duck's voice and shouted, "Play the Qiluoyuan!" Emperor Liang didn't care about the feelings of the few people present at all, and left four people to kneel down and watch Emperor Liang leave.

"Mr. Lin, you have read the letter and must know what exactly happened to the father, right?" King Ling couldn't help but ask.

Lin Kun has been in the officialdom for many years. With the performance of Emperor Liang today, he already understood the difficulties of this matter and said in embarrassment: "Your Highness of the King of Ling is forgiven. Before the authenticity of the evidence is determined, the empress do not speak out."

"I am the one who is ordered to investigate the case of corruption in stone and ink. Why can't I even say it?" King Ling was a little angry, and Cai Quan rescued the siege: "Your Highness, King Ling, you have seen the merits of the investigation of the case. Obviously, the content of these letters should not be published to the public for the time being. Lord Lin is also kind-hearted."

"Let's believe it for a while!" King Ling raised his foot and left. Lin Kun bowed to Cai Quan with gratitude and left. King Yu didn't want to get involved from the beginning, and had already left Qinzheng Hall with great strides before them.

"Go to the East Palace of the Prince!" Emperor Liang, who was already sitting upright with the dragon, spoke. Eunuch Cui immediately ordered, "Set the East Palace!" Long Zhai turned around in the corridor of Qinzheng Hall. When he arrived at the East Palace, Eunuch Cui learned from an eunuch that the prince was in the back garden. Emperor Liang was full of murderous face and walked towards the back garden with anger. The eunuchs and palace maids along the way knelt down hurriedly, and no one dared to speak out under the instructions of Eunuch Cui.

At this moment, the prince was drinking tea with the princess in the back garden to relax. The prince poured a pot of rose snow honey into the princess' tea cup, and gave it to the person in front of him with tenderness. In recent days, this was an extremely rare state. In the past, the prince either locked himself in the room and made a fuss or vented his dissatisfaction by beating the slaves. Even the prince rarely went to the room of the princess. Today, the tenderness of the princess was already a big surprise.

When the Crown Princess took the tea cup, she was filled with joy. She gently removed the tea cover and was about to take a sip, but she saw Emperor Liang appear behind the prince. She was so scared that the Crown Princess hurriedly put down the tea cup even if the tea soup splashed on her skirt, she didn't have time to care.

"Father!"

As the princess shouted, the prince turned his head, and unexpectedly gaze hit the harsh gaze. He stood up in panic and explained while saluting: "My son does not know that his father is coming, and the damn slaves don't say a word. Father is forgiven for his crime!"

"I don't let my servants spread it!" Emperor Liang's voice sounded very cold, "I am here today for the matter between father and son."

As soon as Emperor Liang said this, Eunuch Cui immediately withdrew respectfully. The Crown Princess looked at the crown prince with some concern, and finally got up and left helplessly. There was only a father and son left in the back garden.

"Crown Prince, there are no outsiders at this moment, get up."

"Thank you, Father!"

"I remember you were made the crown prince in the eighth year of Liang Li. At that time, you were still dancing with heroic spirit, with bright eyes but clear and flawless eyes, just as independent as Wen Jin, without any dust. You are the eldest son, and I have been cultivating carefully over the years, hoping that one day you can revive the national style of Daliang again." Speaking of this, Emperor Liang looked up at the sky as if he had returned to the past, with the gentleness and sweetness of memories on his face, but when he withdrew his gaze and looked at his son standing in front of him, all the tenderness and sweetness disappeared, "I really couldn't imagine that you became what you are today. In this way, how could Wen Jin rest in peace!"

The prince had long heard that Emperor Liang's tone was wrong, so he could only kneel down at this moment. "I know that I have let my father down. I have been thinking behind closed doors and have been quiet all these days. I have been reading the books of sages. I have already realized that I have made a mistake. I hope my father can calm down!"

"You know you're wrong? Tell me, what's wrong with you?"

"The first mistake of the son minister is that he should not argue with his father and vent his will regardless of his identity. The son minister..."

"What's the point of just a rude discussion? You are planning to join forces with external forces to usurp the throne! Yun Yi, I really underestimate you!"

"What? Father...you said your son's minister...weaver the throne?" The prince was shocked and stuttered. "Who is it slandering? Father, you must not be deceived!"

Wow! A bunch of letters were thrown in front of the prince by Emperor Liang. The prince was in a panic and casual manner to pull out a letter and began to look. The more he looked, the more frightened he became, until his hand holding the letter began to tremble, his face turned pale, and he looked up at Emperor Liang with great difficulty, "Father! My son is wronged, my father! My son has never colluded with Donghu!"

"How to explain the seal of the Prince's Mansion in the letter?"

"This, my son..."

"I ask you, did you instruct the stones in Pingzhou to misappropriate them and sell them to Donghu?"

"Son minister, son minister..."

"to be honest!"

"Yes, it was done by Erchen. Erchen wanted to provide the silver obtained from it to the peace army..."

"My Daliang stone has never been exported to other countries. Don't you know this?"

"My son knows that he is wrong! My son shouldn't have done this, but My son has never had an affair with foreign countries, Father!"

"I asked you in the hall how a prince's mansion could make a decision on such a major matter. I already doubt you, but you are the prince of my Daliang. I never believed it. I didn't expect that you sold the stone to the Donghu and let the enemy have the best weapons and then plan to siege the Donghu people to achieve your first step in usurping the throne with your mighty power. You are really my good prince!"

"No, Father, Erchen Jedi did not interfere with Donghu, Erchen didn't know why these letters were stamped!"

"The prince's family has always been paid by the court. When will your prince's house be required to pay it separately? It seems that you are armed by the prince's family and unite with foreign enemies. What you want is to sit on the dragon throne! If the fourth brother had not intercepted these letters, I am still kept in the dark by you!"

"The fourth brother? No, Father!"

"I just trust you too much. After so many years, I have not been able to discover the intention to rebel hidden under my nose! At this point, you are still unwilling to honestly explain and don't take your father seriously at all. It's really helpless!"

Emperor Liang's eyes turned red due to the excitement of emotions, and his whole face was covered with frost. Even the scorching sun could not melt. He stared at his son kneeling on the ground. Listening to his defense and looking at his plea, Emperor Liang felt unspeakable disgust in his heart. He tried hard to shake off the prince who was holding his legs and left angrily. When he walked to the gate of the Eastern Palace, Emperor Liang ordered: "Enter all the palace people in the Eastern Palace into Dali Temple, guarded by the Imperial Guard. No one is allowed to enter and exit. Violators will be killed without any punishment!"

In the next few days, Dali Temple was brightly lit day and night. Three days later, Emperor Liang privately summoned Lin Kun in the side hall. After seeing Lin Kun’s confession, Emperor Liang closed his eyes and ordered slightly tiredly: "You go down first." Lin Kun’s footsteps gradually moved away, but not long after, Emperor Liang’s ears came into his ears. Before he opened his eyes, Emperor Liang frowned and said impatiently: "I didn’t ask you to retreat, what else is there!"

"Father..."

A fresh, gentle and fearful female voice came into Emperor Liang's ears. The voice was so familiar. Emperor Liang opened his eyes and saw Princess Yunxuan standing in front of him. For this youngest and only daughter who was with him, Emperor Liang showed the image of a kind father. He reached out and pulled Yunxuan over and let her sit beside him, and asked gently, "Why are you here?" Yun Xuan was wearing a rose-colored long skirt and sat down next to Emperor Liang. Even though the man in front of him was a tall emperor in front of thousands of people, in her eyes, he was just a father, a father with bright hair on his temples.

"Father, are you worried about your elder brother's affairs?"

"Don't mention that ignorant!"

"Father, no matter how the world changes, blood and family affection will never be changed. Maybe fame and fortune will blur a person's eyes, but the son always thinks that the father and son's family affection cannot be deceived, and the elder brother will never have the intention to murder the father and emperor."

"You are always so simple. How cruel can a person make him cold? Isn't history lesson enough? However, the father is very pleased that Xuan'er can have such a heart to protect her. Unfortunately, your brothers cannot understand your good intentions."

"Father, my brothers are in the court and have no choice but to do many things. It is natural that Yun Xuan's daughter can't understand them in depth, but Yun Xuan only hopes that our family can be together forever."

Looking at his daughter's clear eyes, the softest part of Emperor Liang's heart ached faintly. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand to stroke Yun Xuan's cheek. Yun Xuan took out the folded painting that was originally hidden in his sleeve. Emperor Liang opened it and saw that the person in the painting was the late Queen Wen Jin. Her eyebrows were still the same, a faint smile, her stretched waist, and her clothes that rose with the wind seemed to be like back then. Emperor Liang couldn't help but use his fingers to gently brush over the painting paper, as if an old friend was reborn. Emperor Liang comforted himself and smiled bitterly: "Wen Jin, after so many years, you are still the same as before. Unfortunately, I am old..."

Yun Xuan held Emperor Liang's shoulder with her hands, rested her head on Emperor Liang's shoulder, and held her father's trembling hand with her hands. The father and daughter sat in the window snuggling with each other, allowing the sunset to sprinkle the flowing light on their bodies, and allowing the evening breeze to whistle the silver bells. The father and daughter seemed to be in a state of meditation, no longer involved in the world, and only family affection in their hearts.

In Leng Yuezhai's most secret wing room, Yan Keran stood in a position next to the window with his back to the room and said: "The emperor has issued an order to punish Lu Yanhui for colluding with the enemy. Zhou Xunliang and the rebel general of Donghu were publicly executed, and all the people in the Eastern Palace Palace were executed."

"What should I do with the Wu father and son?" Qi Wantong asked.

"This is unknown. I only heard that the Wu family has been confiscated by the entire clan." Before Yan Keran finished speaking, Ye Kai snatched the words: "It is definitely not a public trial for the royal face. I am afraid that it has been dealt with secretly now."

"We should be more concerned about the current crown prince, right?" Su Qian took a sip of tea and continued, "Oh, I missed my tongue. Now I should change my name to King Xin."

"Behind the case of greed for ink and stone is the King of Trust. The emperor knew the inside story but protected him. Instead, he severely punished the palace servants of the Eastern Palace!" Qi Wantong was filled with righteous indignation.

"Oh, Wantong said it well, but it is not surprising that our emperor has always favored the eldest son, and it is not surprising that he will do this." Ye Kai said.

"No matter what, it is a small punishment and a big warning. But in this way, the position of the prince is empty and the strength of several parties should be ready to move again." Su Qian expressed his thoughts.

"Do you think no one has coveted the position of the Eastern Palace before? But now it has changed from a secret struggle to a light and dark struggle at the same time!" Ye Kai said to several people: "The battle for imperial power has always been written in blood, and we should care about the people."

"Senior Brother Ye, what do you mean?" Qi Wantong asked.

Ye Kai drank the wine in the glass in one go. "With our emperor's nature, will Daliang give up after the Donghu people make such a fuss?"

"You mean..." Yan Keran widened her eyes and did not dare to say what she was thinking. He looked at the people around him with the same expression of surprise.

"Wantong, you should send a message to Shaoning!" Ye Kai didn't care about the surprises of the few people.

In the palace of Prince Yu, King Yu frowned. He didn't know why he was scolded by Emperor Liang in the main hall of Chengyuan Palace and never refuted it. He let the military affairs be concluded in a hurry. Why? Is it because after hearing the prince was demoted to King Xin, he didn't remember the performance of the civil and military ministers in the audience when Emperor Liang announced the news. He only remembered that his heart suddenly tightened, and the illusion was like being squeezed by someone with his hands and then quickly let go and then was about to die and resurrected.

"Your Highness" Pei Zhenghao gently reminded.

King Yu's thoughts were pulled back to reality. "This is the will issued by the father himself, and this expedition is a foregone conclusion."

"The Donghu people are in the east of Yelongshui. There is no doubt that our army will be raiding for a long distance. We are not able to match our Xuanjia military strength alone!"

"I understand your concerns. This time my father mobilized the three armies. In addition to our Xuanjia Army, there are also Guangyuan Army and Chiwei Army. The food and grass are left to the grain protection army, and I will command the three armies! All military supplies such as horses, armor, weapons, etc. are fully provided by the Ministry of War!"

"Your Highness, this victory is unpredictable, you have to bear it with all your strength."

"The emperor personally issued an order, and there was no room for reversal. This rebellion of Donghu angered his father. The emperor was determined to teach Donghu a lesson so that the surrounding countries could understand the chances of winning that dared to provoke Daliang. No matter how difficult this battle is, it must be fruitful!"

"The last general will definitely follow His Highness with all his strength!"

"Zhenghao, let's make arrangements. We will set off for Ye Cang in two days!"

With the puff, the pigeon soared into the air from Xuan Shaoning's hands. As the pigeon disappeared at the end of the sky, Xuan Shaoning was troubled by the content of the letter. If Ye Kai guessed correctly, then Daliang decided to use troops against Donghu and he could not go back to Yecangcheng for the time being. However, due to the limitations of the military system, the Xuanjia Army had only 100,000 people in total. Mobei must be defended. No more than 60,000 people could be involved in the battle. It would be a disaster to go deep behind the enemy to attack Donghu. Will King Yu agree?

"Shaoning, another person is in a daze!"

"Zhengyuan, I just received the pigeon from Senior Brother Ye Kai, and the letter said..."

"Let's talk about the content of the letter for the time being. The commander is gathering, let's hurry up!"

When Shi Gong Zhengyuan and Xuan Shaoning arrived at the General's Mansion, Geng Yan, Fang Qi, Gu Junyuan, An Haoran, Siheng and Ling Feiyan were all present. Geng Yan saw the generals coming to Qi and said, "The emperor has ordered a war against Donghu, and His Highness, King Yu, the three armies of Xuanjia, Guangyuan and Chiwei. Soon, His Highness, General Yang Zhong and General Shen Yongnian will gather together to seal the city, and food and grass will also arrive. We need to be prepared!"

Sure enough! Xuan Shaoning was surprised not only because Ye Kai guessed that the Donghu army was attacked, but also because not only the Xuanjia army, but also the Guangyuan army and the Chiwei army were about to join the war. After leaving the General's Mansion, Shi Gong Zhengyuan said: "You just said that Senior Brother Ye Kai had written to you, but did Daliang use his troops to fight against Donghu?"

"You guessed it!" Xuan Shaoning never was surprised by his master Gong Zhengyuan's ability to guess.

"Your expression says it all."

"I can't hide my emotions in front of the people I trust now, but Senior Brother Ye Kai didn't guess everything before. After all, he didn't expect it would be a joint force of the three armies."

"It's okay for Guangyuan Army. Xuanjia wants to guard Mobei to guard Xiliang, and Chiwei guards Annan to guard Xia Tang. Wouldn't it be very dangerous if other countries seize the opportunity?"

"Since I have decided to use military force against Donghu, I think the border arrangement has been considered by the court!" Si Heng interrupted. Since the Battle of Fengju, he always liked to follow Ling Feiyan, so he slowly approached Xuan Shaoning and others. "With the military strength of Daliang and the achievements of Xuanjia Army and Chiwei Army, I think neighboring countries dare not use force at will. Besides, in addition to the two armies, Daliang has other troops that can rescue in time, so you can rest assured."

"What Siheng said makes sense. What we should consider now is how to start a war against Donghu. After all, Donghu is in the mountains and ridges east of Yelongshui, and we are not familiar with the terrain." Ling Feiyan said.

"It's not completely unfamiliar. I remember that we had seen records of the terrain of Donghu in Linyuan Pavilion of the academy. The Ministry of War will definitely have a combat map. The Donghu people secretly set up traps to harm us so much robberies. This time they have to pay their blood debts and blood debts!"
Chapter completed!