The ministers seemed to be unable to smell the stench coming from the wooden box. They stared in shock at the wooden box held in the hands of the secret guard leader, unable to recover for a moment.
Xiao Ruoyi, who was closest to him, smelled the stench and covered her cute little nose, "Hey, Daddy, it stinks!"
Emperor Donglin was also somewhat disgusted, frowned in disgust, and waved his hands angrily, "Throw it down!"
The secret guard nodded and threw the wooden box in front of Xia Huai.
With a "click", the wooden box hit the ground and opened instantly. The envelopes inside fell to the ground, stinging Xia Huai's eyes.
Seeing these familiar letters, Xia Huai closed his eyes in despair.
He knew that no matter how much he protested, it would be useless.
"What? Is the Minister of Rites really a spy?"
Now it was the turn of all the civil and military officials in the court to have their pupils tremble, with expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces.
“Plop!”
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No matter how courageous the Minister of Rites was, he lost his confidence in the face of the mountain of irrefutable evidence. It was as if all his strength had been drained away. He fell to the ground powerlessly, his face full of despair.
"The evidence is irrefutable. Xia Huai is actually a traitor!"
"He really is a spy from the Northern Zhao Kingdom!"
"Damn it, I used to have tea and dinner with this spy!"
"This is terrible! Will the emperor suspect that I have been instigated to rebel? But I am not!"
All the ministers glared at Xia Huai angrily, wishing they could cut him into pieces.
Especially since many of the people who spoke for the Minister of Rites just now felt their legs go weak. Will Emperor Donglin suspect that they are also spies?
They never imagined that Xia Huai was actually a spy!
Everyone began to secretly wonder whether they had ever had close contact and communication with him.
Xia Huai's identity was confirmed, and they didn't want to be implicated because of him, so they began to panic, wondering how to distance themselves from him.
Emperor Dong Lin was very satisfied with the tense atmosphere he created; this was exactly the result he wanted.
Emperor Donglin curled his lips slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, and looked at Duke Lu, who was the first to stand up and speak for Xia Huai.
I have never found a good opportunity to target Duke Lu and Concubine Shu!
This time I found the opportunity!
Don't think he doesn't know that Xia Huai was arranged by Duke Lu to take the lead.
Duke Lu felt a strong gaze coming from above his head and his body couldn't help but tremble. For some reason, he had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, the majestic voice of Emperor Donglin reached his ears.
"I wonder what the relationship is between Duke Lu and the Minister of Rites?"
As soon as Duke Lu found out that the Minister of Rites was a spy, his legs began to shake, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and the back of his clothes was soaked with sweat.
Now, being suddenly called by Emperor Donglin, he was so frightened that his body trembled and he fell to his knees and kowtowed.
Subconsciously, Duke Lu did not want to have any deep relationship with the Minister of Rites, and hurriedly distanced himself from the relationship with a trembling voice, "Your Highness... Your Highness... Your Highness is just an acquaintance! Yes, in fact, we have only met during court sessions, and we do not have any personal relationship!"
Xia Huai glared fiercely at Duke Lu who immediately distanced himself from the matter. He knew that after his identity was made public, no one would want to have anything to do with him.
But they didn't want to have anything to do with him, so how could he let them have their way?
In that case, it would be better to drag someone else to take the blame.
"Your Majesty, do you really believe that I have no personal relationship with him?"
Emperor Donglin gave Xia Huai a satisfied look. This spy was quite good. He knew to drag people into the water at this time. He just couldn't find an excuse to deal with Duke Lu!
All I can say is that Xia Huai did a good thing before he died!
Emperor Donglin nodded, as if he had seen through everything, and took advantage of the situation to question Duke Lu, "Just now, it seemed that Duke Lu was the first one to stand up and speak for you!"
Duke Lu's body trembled immediately, and he immediately knelt on the ground with a plop. "Your Majesty, I am not a spy. I have nothing to do with Xia Huai!"
Knowing that the person in front of her was Concubine Shu's father and one of the culprits who participated in the frame-up of Concubine Liang, Xiao Ruoyi's eyes flashed with a chill.
[Tsk, I really don't know whether you are lucky or not, being implicated in the Beizhao Kingdom spy case! You deserve it! It would be better if you were implicated and your family was exterminated!] Xiao Ruoyi snorted complacently, [It's just a pity that apart from my mother's affairs, there is no other thing that can destroy the Lu family and avenge my mother. What a pity!]
Emperor Donglin raised his eyebrows. It seemed that it would be difficult for him to destroy the Lu family!
However, this time Xia Huai's incident can still make the Lu family bleed hard, and it can also weaken the strength of Concubine Shu's side.
Having made up his mind, Emperor Donglin sneered, "Just now you were the first one to speak up for Xia Huai. You said there was no connection at all. Do you think I would believe it?"
"This...this...I...Your Majesty, I am really not a traitor! I am honest and willing to accept investigation!"
Duke Lu's face was filled with anxiety and panic. He just didn't want all his arrangements to go to waste. He was definitely not a spy from another country!
Damn it, not only did I fail to deal with Concubine Liang today, but I also lost myself.
If he became a spy, I'm afraid the concubine in the harem and the third prince would be implicated, and even the entire Lu family would be implicated.
"Humph!" Emperor Donglin snorted angrily, "I am not the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately. I will send someone to investigate thoroughly!"
Duke Lu immediately kowtowed excitedly, "Your Majesty is very insightful!"
"You are temporarily confined to your home. No one is allowed to enter or leave until the investigation is complete. Otherwise, you will be charged with treason!"
Duke Lu was immediately overjoyed and knelt down to thank him, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Although he was to be under house arrest, in order to prove his innocence, Duke Lu just wanted him to prove his innocence through investigation.
At this moment, Duke Lu no longer cares about his daughter and grandson, he just wants to protect himself.
Emperor Donglin was very satisfied with the result of getting rid of Duke Lu through Xia Huai's plan.
With a good start, Emperor Donglin wanted to use Xia Huai to get rid of some corrupt officials who were harming the Donglin Kingdom.
"Xia Huai, who else is your accomplice?"
Emperor Donglin confined Duke Lu just because of Xia Huai's words and asked him to wait for further investigation. Many ministers were so scared that they trembled.
"Do you...believe it?"
"You believe it so quickly?"
Emperor Donglin now wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Duke Lu has been placed under house arrest and is about to be investigated, but they are deeply afraid that they will be named by Xia Huai, and they are worried that they will be framed even if they are innocent.
Xia Huai, who was involved in the incident, stared at Emperor Donglin in shock. He never expected that Emperor Donglin would actually put Duke Lu under house arrest just because of his words.
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