"Is this the end of the matter?" Xinmei brought a cup of tea for Li Xiao, placed it on the table beside him, and asked softly.

Li Xiao nodded, "Yes, it's settled like this. My father's intention is already obvious. I don't want to pursue this matter any further. If I insist on it, my father will be unhappy."

Xinmei sighed, "More than a hundred lives, let's just forget about it?"

Li Xiao smiled slightly. The matter involved the eldest prince of the dynasty. Let alone more than a hundred lives, so what if there were more? Is it possible that the imperial court could still make such a big show of treating the son of His Majesty the Emperor for the sake of more than a hundred ordinary people on the border?

Will we get to the bottom of it?

"However, I have gained something from this matter. First of all, I can go to the south to deploy people and cultivate power. This is what my father gave me as a condition of no longer pursuing it. I can't waste it. Secondly, when I come back from the south

, the Ministry of Industry will also fall into my hands. Although it is still far from what I want, it is not bad." Li Xiaodao.

Xinmei sighed, "I don't understand things about you men. I just think it's too unfair to her!" She moved her mouth outwards. Outside the window, Rou Niang was sitting alone.

Under a tree.

"What's the matter? You brought this woman to the house these days, and you are still able to talk to her, and you actually feel sorry for her?" Li Xiao said with a smile.

Xinmei said: "At first, I really felt sorry for her. Her father died, her mother-in-law died, and her man died too. The reason was just because she looked like the same person, but after getting along with her for a period of time, I got very close to her.

Well, my lord, I never thought that a woman from a remote country could be knowledgeable about books and etiquette, it is really rare."

Li Xiao smiled and said, "It's rare for you to fall in love with someone, Xinmei, but it's a pity..."

Li Xiao was about to speak but stopped.

"What's a pity?" Xinmei asked.

"My father asked me to hand over all the prisoners to Sun Ang of the Criminal Department." Li Xiao said.

Xinmei was startled, "Then Rou Niang..."

"There is only one end, death!" Li Xiao said decisively, "In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, killing a person quietly is as easy as squeezing an ant to death. Big brother will not allow such a person to still live in the world.

of."

Xinmei's expression changed with horror, she turned to look at Rou Niang under the tree outside the window, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please save her."

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "This is what my father means. How can I save her? My father wants me to hand over everyone as prisoners, so he has the idea of ​​​​wanting everyone to die."

"I know, but Rou Niang is really pitiful. Your Majesty, Xinmei has never asked you for anything. I beg you to save her this time. If she also dies, then what justice can be said in this life?

What kind of natural law can last forever? Your Majesty!" Xinmei grabbed Li Xiao's arm and said tremblingly.

Li Xiao looked at Xinmei in embarrassment, "Xinmei, you are always so kind-hearted. You know, if you do this, I will take a lot of risks."

"Your Majesty, this is also a matter of accumulating evil deeds. Since she was lucky enough to meet us outside the city, didn't God show her a way to survive? Maybe this is God's intention to let her meet a good person like you. Your Majesty, please

Please save her!" Xinmei said.

Li Xiao stood up, walked back and forth in the room, looked at Rou Niang outside the window, and finally nodded, "Okay, Xinmei, it's rare for you to ask me once, and I will save her life, but, you

Have a good talk with her, and from now on, remember to keep your mouth shut, Qin Rouniang is dead, and there is no such person in this world anymore, do you understand? "

Xinmei stood up happily, "Okay, I will definitely have a good talk with her. This woman is extremely smart and will understand the prince's painstaking efforts."

Seeing Xinmei's brows light up with joy, Li Xiao couldn't help but laugh, "It's rare to see you so happy, Xinmei, I promised you, so how can you thank me?"

Xinmei blushed, "How do you want me to thank you, Your Majesty?"

Li Xiao laughed and hugged Xinmei into his arms, "What do you need to say? Of course, the red candles are shining brightly, and the clouds and rain in Wushan Mountain are coming. Today, when I enter the palace, my father also said that he wants me to work harder and help

He will give birth to a grandson, so you have to live up to your expectations!"

Xinmei was greatly embarrassed, "Your Majesty, it's still daylight!"

Li Xiao smiled and let go of his hands, "Now I have to deal with a few things. I'm going to order some good wine and food in the evening. They'll be in the bedroom, waiting for me to come back."

Sun Ang, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is currently leading a group of servants from the Ministry of Punishment to accept prisoners in the Fourth Prince's Courtyard. The Ministry of Punishment has always been under the control of the Fourth Prince, but Sun Ang is a person of the Grand Prince. Naturally, he is ostracized in the ministry and feels extremely uncomfortable.

Yes, this time His Majesty the Emperor ordered Sun Ang to hear the case, which made him excited. But when the decree came down and the eldest prince summoned him, he immediately understood all the twists and turns. In the end, he was just

It's just a butcher's knife, wiping the prince's butt.

"Suo Wenhai!" Looking at the roster, Sun Ang looked at Su Can, the commander of the palace guards opposite.

Su Can waved his hand, and the two men walked out with Suo Wenhai between them, and handed him over to the officers of the Criminal Department. Suo Wenhai's legs were still splinted, and he was carried out by the guards. He stared at Su Can with his eyes filled with endless emotions.

Because of his resentment, the fourth prince promised to let him go, but now he is handed over to Sun Ang, which is tantamount to sentencing him to death. If he falls into the hands of the eldest prince's people, he will most likely want to die quickly but will not be able to do so.

Su Can turned his head and looked to one side. They were all people working below. It was impossible for him not to know what Suo Wenhai was feeling.

"Qin Rou Niang!" Sun Ang read another name.

Su Can glanced at him and said, "I can't hand over this person!"

Sun Ang was shocked, this woman is a key figure, "General Su, this woman is a key witness, you must hand it over to me!"

Su Can looked up to the sky and laughed, "I have no way to hand her over to Mr. Sun. If Mr. Sun has a way, he can catch her himself."

Sun Ang's face became extremely ugly. How could he catch this woman in the Fourth Prince's Mansion?

"General Su, this woman is now..."

Su Can looked at him teasingly, "This woman is now with King Yama. Master Sun wants to catch her personally. I have no objection."

Sun Ang was furious. Seeing Su Can looking at him fearlessly, his heart twitched a few times and he suppressed his anger. Although Su Can was not as good as him in official rank, he was the most trusted person around the fourth prince, so he could not

Worthy of offending.

"Master Sun, if you don't believe it, you can go to the incarnation field and ask. She died three days ago!"

"What, all the corpses were sent to the crematorium?"

"Now I'm afraid it has become fertilizer in the fields!" Su Can said.

Sun Ang took a breath and knew that this woman would definitely never be seen again. Regardless of whether she was really dead or not, this matter could only be reported to the Grand Prince, who would handle it.

Some other people who committed crimes against Su Can did not make things difficult for them and handed them over in full.

With these prisoners in custody, Sun Ang walked towards the Ministry of Punishment. This case did not need to be tried at all. He threw these people into the prison and died of illness every now and then until they were completely dead.

In the Grand Prince's Mansion, Li Jianhei had a sullen face and was full of anger. He was called to the palace by the emperor and cursed like a storm. There were still scars on his forehead from the old man's expensive inkstone. When he started to enter the palace, he saw

Li Jian was almost frightened when he saw those memorials. Although the testimony was not very detailed, with the wisdom of the old man, there was no reason that he could not figure out. It was not until he received this scolding and the blow from the inkstone that he felt relieved.

Come here, the old man still has to protect himself, otherwise the smuggling of arms alone will be enough for him to drink a pot of poisonous wine.

"Fourth brother, you are so cruel!" He scolded in his heart. "This time, if you try to trick me, we two brothers are completely at odds with each other. Let's just sit on the donkey and read the songbook. We'll see!"

"Your Majesty, please relax!" Xu Enmao came over, "Since Your Majesty has taught you a lesson in person, this matter is over. And by handing over the relevant prisoners to Sun Ang, it is clear that the whole matter is over.

, we will not pursue it any further.”

"That's not what you said!" Li Jian gritted his teeth, getting angry, and half of his cheeks hissed in pain. "This time left a bad impression in the old man's heart. Maybe it will explode at some point.

Settle accounts after the fall."

Xu Enmao said: "So the prince is going to stay down for a while and reorganize the military department. Now not only the local guards, the border troops, but also the imperial guards, the combat effectiveness is not as good as before. Corruption, corruption, and embezzlement of the army."

At noon, the shortage of quotas has become more and more serious. Your Majesty might as well calm down and rectify the military discipline, improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and do something practical for Your Majesty to see. His Majesty must be happy, so there will be no future troubles about this matter.

."

Li Jian nodded, "You are right. We can take this opportunity to place some more officers who are close to us into the army. Enmao, when the fourth child comes back from the south, the Ministry of Industry will hand it over to him.

In a while, you will do a good job in organizing the Ministry of Industry, all accounts must be balanced, and some things must be cleaned up."

"Enmao understands. Your Majesty, what should we do with Wu Siyuan? Will this person still stay?"

"Wu Siyuan is different from Suo Wenhai. He cannot move. Let him hide for a while and then ask him to come out to do things after the limelight passes." Li Jian said.

"Yes, Suo Wenhai has been sent to the Ministry of Punishment Prison!"

"Let Sun Ang take good care of him!" A trace of murderous intent flashed in Li Jian's eyes, "We can't make it easy for him if he carries the owner's things!"

"It is very likely that the woman is not dead, but was hidden by the Fourth Master. Maybe the Fourth Master will reveal the matter sometime."

Li Jian snorted, "Be careful. If you have the chance, kill this woman. If you really don't have the chance, it doesn't matter. Suo Wenhai is dead. There is no proof of this matter. What kind of big waves can a woman make?"

"I see."
Chapter completed!