After the fourth prince left, Lu Songli did not leave.

No one from Dali Temple came in to urge me.

She sat on her seat and drank her cup of still-steamy tea in one gulp.

Xie Zhan, Xie Zhan, this time you will have to shed your skin even if you don’t die!

The first thing the new emperor does to exercise his imperial power and demonstrate his power must be to deal with the Xie and Zhao families! Lu Songli firmly believes in this.

Because there were so many benefits in disposing of the Xie and Zhao families, Song Mo couldn't refuse. The first was to disassociate himself from the death of the prince. The second was to fill the national treasury with the wealth accumulated by the Xie and Zhao families through generations of hard work. The third was naturally

Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. It can also be said to be the first of the three things a new official does when he takes office.

During this period, Xie Zhan was moving frequently. There was no movement on her side, but do you really think she was a vegetarian during this period?

The relationship between her and Xie Zhan can be described as like the relationship between a flycatcher and an eagle.

Xie Zhan is very smart, but he wants too much and strikes out frequently.

And her tyrant flycatcher has been dormant. The tyrant flycatcher guards its nest very closely and will not easily provoke the enemy.

But if the eagle enters its territory, it will take the initiative to attack. When the eagle and the tyrant flycatcher enter a fighting state, even if they are perched on the same tree at the same time, when the eagle takes off, the tyrant flycatcher will definitely follow and then find the right target.

At the right moment, he flew straight into the sky above the eagle, locked the target, swooped down, and pecked the eagle's head firmly with his natural hook-shaped beak, making it miserable and helpless.

Later, the officials of Dali Temple politely sent Lu Songli back to prison.

Qin Sheng and others were waiting anxiously, and when they saw her coming back, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm back," Mrs. Qin said, covering her chest.

Lu Songli smiled and nodded at them, "Mom, I made you worry."

Seeing her relaxed look, the three brothers of the Qin family guessed that the result would be good, but Qin Heng still asked, "How was it?"

"Everything goes well, it won't be long before we can leave." Lu Songli believes that after the fourth prince successfully inherits the throne, he will be very busy in the next period of time as he needs to stabilize the situation and secure the throne. And he has more plans.

Strong opponents, such as his two royal brothers, would not care about defeated generals like them.

Shortly after Lu Songli returned to the cell, her eldest sister Lu Songyun and her eldest brother-in-law Xu Wen came to see her with a basket.

The jailer was numb to the fact that someone came to visit the Qin family again. Because people came to visit the Qin family every day, and among them the Lu family were the most diligent, coming every day, sometimes twice a day.

The key is that the people who come here are good people, and no matter what, they will be treated more or less. Among them, the Lu family is the most generous when they come. For the sake of the Lu family's face and the tacit approval of their superiors, they don't have any trouble coming.

People who visit the Qin family in prison sometimes even give them conveniences, such as getting them some hot water or something.

Sometimes they all wonder if this is still a frightening prison? Aren't most relatives and friends avoiding prison when their relatives are in prison? How come they are not afraid when they come to the Lu family and others? But doubts are doubts.

To be honest, it is really enviable to have relatives like the Lu family who will never leave me.

This time, Lu Songyun brought them scones that were easy to store. This scone was made by her mother-in-law herself. It was baked with the dead side. It was very troublesome to make. When it was almost baked, there were sporadic spots on both sides of the scone.

Sprinkled with grated oil residue on the ground, this kind of scone tastes particularly delicious. She brought it once when she went back to her parents' house last time, and the little sister ate it very delicious. Later, her mother-in-law knew that the little sister loved to eat this, so she would eat it every time she had the chance.

I will make them for my little sister.

Lu Songyun handed the scones in the basket to her little sister one by one, and watched her place the pancakes on the clean cloth one by one. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The blessings and misfortunes in this life are so unpredictable. Who would have thought

Her little sister had just gotten married the day before, and on the third day her husband's family and her were sent to prison? She glanced at the two cells, which were relatively clean, and thought, after all, she was not in jail.

Such a big sin.

After passing the scones, she looked around and said, "My mother-in-law asked me to tell you that she has done everything you asked her to do."

Lu Songyun was actually quite curious about what her little sister asked her mother-in-law to do.

Lu Songli nodded, "Okay, I understand."

This is the second time that the Xu family has come to visit her. Last time, Mrs. Xu came with her eldest sister and brought them half a basket of scones and a few pieces of coarse cloth that she had woven by herself. They were not worth much and were given to them.

Used for padding in the prison.

She remembers all this in her heart.

In the palace

Lu Desheng took out the second posthumous edict.

The ministers glared at him, "Liar, didn't you say you didn't have the late emperor's edict in your hand? Then what is it you have in your hand now? You can tell me whether you want to slap me in the face or not?"

Lu Desheng was thick-skinned and was not afraid of their mocking looks. He said respectfully to the fourth prince, "Wei Chen didn't expect that the second posthumous edict was really in Wei Chen's house."

Hum hum, just make it up! Do you think they are fools? The ministers gave him a pair of nostrils.

"Weichen found this edict in a brocade box. When Weichen's daughter got married, the late emperor only said that the contents of the brocade box were a congratulatory gift to Wei Chen. The late emperor did not say that there was a secret edict hidden in it." So it cannot be.

Blame him, understand?

Ministers: "Haven't you ever opened it and looked at it?" We don't believe it!

"No, how could I open it?" Lu Desheng's eyes widened and he refused to admit that he had secretly seen it. "The late emperor's dragon body was already in very bad condition at that time. It was too late for the ministers to worry, so how could they care about trivial matters?" That's right.

, he is such a pure and sincere good minister.

Listening to him speak, all the ministers almost vomited.

Many of them looked at Lu Desheng's old face carefully. If they were not convinced that Emperor Sejong could not give birth to a child when he was eight years old, they would have suspected that Lu Desheng was his eldest son.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she vomited blood. Really, could she still want such an emperor? She would treat an outsider better than her own mother!

At the signal of the fourth prince, Lu Desheng handed over the imperial edict to the imperial family. After the imperial family confirmed the authenticity of the imperial edict, they read out the contents of the imperial edict and once again confirmed Emperor Sejong's intention to establish the fourth son of the emperor, Song Mo, as the next emperor.

Now, there is only the third posthumous edict. And with the endorsement of two posthumous edicts, it is basically certain that Song Mo will be the next emperor.

imperial study room

Xie Zhan bowed his head deeply. If he was wearing light-colored clothes, you could see that his back was soaked with sweat.

In front of him, there was evidence of the crimes committed by the main members of the Xie and Zhao factions.

He was trembling all over. Xie Zhan knew that the information in front of him must be only part of it. Since the other party could dig so deep, he could dig out the more secret things of the Xie family, such as the stored grain and the huge wealth gained through generations of hard work.

of wealth hidden in the dark.

It can be said that Xie Zhan was really dizzy when he realized that these secrets were exposed.

He realized that he had fallen into a huge trap.

He should have noticed earlier!

He should have thought that Lu Desheng must have reached some kind of deal with the fourth prince when he was willing to come up with the second testament. After the second testament appeared, the evidence of the crimes of the main members of the Xie and Zhao factions was thrown away by the new emperor.

In front of him, there was a bright sword pointing at the Xie and Zhao families.

No, the Lu family should have been making arrangements from earlier, and it should be said that Lu Songli was making plans.

First, he spread rumors and poured dirty water on him, saying that he was the mastermind behind the plan to kill the prince and the man who contributed to the fourth prince's rise to power. Now, the relationship between him and the fourth prince was made public, so that the fourth prince did not dare to reuse him.

. Then even if he has all kinds of talents for revenge, he cannot be used by the new emperor, which is equivalent to useless chess.

Then Lu Songli brought out these criminal evidences at this time, as well as the proof that the Xie and Zhao families had hidden huge wealth. This was equivalent to handing a sharp knife to the new emperor.

He also knows that the treasury is empty. Now that the new emperor can get two fat sheep just by thinking about it, how can he not be tempted?

The mentality of a superior person: when they see something good, they can’t help but want to take it for themselves, not to mention that now there is a more upright reason to get it?

It's true that the mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind. Has he lost again?

"Xie Zhan, what do you have to say?"

Xie Zhan knew that the new emperor was going to take action against the Xie and Zhao families, and he couldn't show any unwillingness, otherwise, it would bring disaster to the Xie family!

He is now deeply aware of the cruelty of politics. When Xue Huaimin was abandoned by the fourth prince, he had been proud of his superior strategy and admired the charm of politics. Now he has become the one who was abandoned, and he actually

He also met the same fate as him.

"I know that I have betrayed the divine grace, so I ask the emperor to punish me." Xie Zhan bowed his head deeply to the ground and said bitterly.

What a careless move and you lose everything.

How similar is Lu Songli's method to his original one?

At first, he made suggestions for the fourth prince, throwing Xue Huaimin out to vent his anger on the late emperor and warding off disasters for the fourth prince. Now, they thanked the Zhao family and were also used by Lu Songli, or in other words, were thrown out by her to ward off the remaining disasters for the Qin family.

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Xie Zhan's attitude was very low, he did not complain or plead for mercy, he did not mention any of his previous achievements, nor did he defend himself. He knew very well that these charges were just the name of the new emperor's plan to deal with the Xie and Zhao families.

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His behavior made the new emperor hesitate.

It can be said that Xue Huaimin and Xie Zhan played a major role in his being able to ascend to the throne of God. Now that Xue Huaimin is dead, his three tribes have been barbarized. If he punishes the Xie and Zhao families too harshly, will the world think he is mean and unkind?

ah?

After thinking about it again and again, he finally said, "Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided."

Hearing this, Xie Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. He made the right bet!
Chapter completed!