"Then, does the prince also want to go to Dali Temple? Do you need to ask the servants to prepare first?"
Luo Jiuli knew that when the emperor went to Dali Temple, it was impossible for Xiao Mingxuan to stay out of the incident.
As for her, as a minister and a woman, she would not be allowed to go there without the emperor's will and the heaven and earth were so powerful.
"and you--"
Xiao Mingxuan wanted to let her wait in the Nine Princes' Mansion, but after all, they were not married yet.
"Your Majesty, don't worry about me. I'll go back to the Duke's mansion first. If anything happens, Your Majesty can send someone to the mansion to send a message."
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her quietly. Although he was a little reluctant, he still nodded.
"It's okay, with Nan Xing, Nan Zhu and Qin Wu protecting you, I can rest assured."
The two made a mutual decision and stood up at the same time.
The servants of the Ninth Prince's Mansion also became busy one after another.
A group of people escorted their master to Dali Temple.
Another group of people escorted Luo Jiuli back to the Duke's mansion.
The originally bustling Nine Princes' Mansion was suddenly deserted.
——
Sure enough, when the carriage from the Nine Princes' Palace arrived at Dali Temple, the palace had already sent someone to send a message and asked Pei Tingsong to lead everyone to pick it up.
Xiao Mingxuan got off the carriage and looked at the little eunuch who was hurriedly returning to his life. His expression was as serious as ever.
"I am here to meet the Ninth Prince."
Pei Tingsong led several officials from Dali Temple and saw Xiao Mingxuan getting off the carriage and hurriedly came up to greet him.
Xiao Mingxuan glanced at those people.
"Did he say anything else?"
Pei Tingsong shook his head.
"There is nothing more to say except that I want to see the emperor."
Xiao Mingxuan snorted coldly.
"He and the Queen Mother are quite good at planning."
Pei Tingsong didn't dare to say anything, and the officials behind him were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.
If it were Hu Jue and the others, they would still have some courage to discuss it. After all, the evidence is conclusive that he is a prisoner, and he will never have a chance to stand up again.
But the Queen Mother is different. Even the Queen Mother of a country, even the Emperor, would not dare to be blatantly disrespectful to the Queen Mother, let alone small officials like them.
Not long after, a six-horse carriage stopped at the gate of Dali Temple, and everyone knelt down and shouted long live.
The emperor, dressed in casual clothes, got off the carriage and saw Xiao Mingxuan at first sight.
"Let's go and have a look with me."
"yes."
Xiao Mingxuan followed the emperor into Dali Temple.
In the Heavenly Prison of Dali Temple, Hu Jue saw the emperor walking toward him step by step, with the Nine Kings following behind him, and his hand holding the cane tightened.
"Old minister, I see you, Your Majesty."
Hu Jue knelt down and was very respectful.
The emperor looked at him condescendingly.
"Hu Jue, do you want to see me?"
"Back to the emperor, yes."
Hu Jue knelt on the ground, his eyes darkened, showing his humility and hiding his emotions very well.
The emperor said again:
"You said you have something important to tell me?"
Hu Jue raised his head and tremblingly took out something wrapped in a red cloth scarf from his arms and passed it over his head with both hands.
"Your Majesty, I know that my sins are serious and I don't ask for forgiveness from the Emperor. However, I have something I want to give to the Emperor. I just ask that the Emperor can forgive my family."
"What I did has nothing to do with my family. I would like to ask the emperor to spare my family's life for the sake of my many years as an official."
The emperor did not move, looking sharply at the things in Hu Jue's hands.
On the side, Xiao Mingxuan stepped forward to take the red cloth scarf and opened it in front of the emperor. It was a key.
"Hu Jue, what is this?"
"Your Majesty, this key can open the wooden box under the bed in my dormitory. There is evidence in the box that I have recorded in the past few years that the officials in the capital know the law and break the law."
"I will hand these all over to the Emperor today in exchange for my family's life."
The emperor did not expect that this was what Hu Jue was going to tell him personally.
There is evidence that the officials in the capital know the law and break the law. It seems that most of the officials Hu Jue has driven to do things for him over the years must be in Hu Jue's hands.
I have to say that although this method is despicable, it is the best way to understand people's hearts and drive interests.
The emperor winked at Xiao Mingxuan.
Xiao Mingxuan understood the idea and turned around to leave the cell.
Dali Temple is not very far from Sima's Mansion. There was a sound of horse hooves, and Xiao Mingxuan and others had already entered Sima's Mansion.
According to what Hu Jue said, a small wooden box was found under his dormitory.
"take away."
"yes."
Accompanying him were the Emperor's shadow guards.
The movements were crisp and neat, without any dissatisfaction or neglect because the person who gave the order was Xiao Mingxuan.
Just as a few people walked out of Hu Jue's yard, a figure flashed in front of them, and Hu Hongzhi blocked the way like a ghost.
"Ninth Prince, our Sima Mansion has become like this now. Is there anything else that Ninth Prince should be concerned about?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at Hu Hongzhi.
"I didn't expect that Commander Hu would still be so energetic even though he was a prisoner."
This statement is obviously a satire on Hu Hongzhi, who did not know how to restrain himself and resorted to militarism.
Hu Hongzhi could certainly hear it, but he no longer cared.
"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit."
"I just made a wrong move and misjudged the prince."
The chief culprit for the Sima Mansion's current situation is none other than Xiao Mingxuan.
Seeing that he had no intention of repenting, Xiao Mingxuan cursed in his heart a fool.
"You didn't misjudge me, you misjudged the Emperor."
"You think you are doing everything right, but you don't know that all this is just a punishment from heaven and reincarnation!"
After saying that, he raised his arm, and the shadow guard behind him walked out of the courtyard with the wooden box.
"Your Majesty."
Hu Hongzhi slowly lowered his hand, and when he passed by, a deep voice sounded:
"Does the prince think that by arresting me and my father, peace can be restored to the capital?"
"No, without my father, this capital will only become more and more chaotic, and both the official circles and ordinary people will have no restraint."
"When father is around, they will be afraid of him and always have to restrain themselves. Once father dies, haha...Does the prince want to arrest all the officials in the world?"
Xiao Mingxuan's side face, as cold as ice, brought out a burst of anger when he heard these words!
"I will report to the Emperor exactly what you just said."
"By the way, I would like to remind you that the surname of this Changning dynasty is Xiao, not Hu. The only one who can decide the life or death of you and the entire Hu family is the emperor."
After Xiao Mingxuan finished speaking, he turned and left.
Hu Hongzhi was left alone, feeling happy that Xiao Mingxuan had suffered a loss in the cold wind, but also fearful of his impending death.
In the heavenly prison of Dali Temple, the imperial shadow guard put the report into the wooden box and turned around to leave.
Xiao Mingxuan took the key and opened the wooden box in front of the emperor and Hu Jue.
Sure enough, inside the wooden box was an old-looking book.
Xiao Mingxuan took out the booklet and showed the emperor a few pages.
You don’t know this by looking at it, but it’s really jaw-dropping at first glance.