Chapter 360 Imperial Decree
A month after the prince left, Mu Junyan's memorial was leisurely delivered to King Cheng.
He hurried into the palace to find Queen Sun.
He was so angry that he said, "Look, Mu Junyan is so outrageous!"
When Empress Sun saw the memorial, she was so angry that she tore it up.
"How dare he change the county governor privately! How dare he lead troops to Gongzhou! How dare he seize Jiang Qifu's property and confiscate it? He also said that Gongzhou and Luzhou have both suffered disasters, so the emperor's increased taxes should be forgiven? He is deceiving the emperor!"
King Cheng had a gloomy face: "But he did it perfectly. First, he listed Jiang Qifu's crimes one by one, with witnesses and evidence. There were also testimonies from various officials about the Du family's rescue and disaster relief. Cao Li attached a description of the incident, and there was even a handwritten letter from the people. Mu Junyan just said that he accidentally found out that Jiang Qifu was spying on Du Yun and wanted to rob and rob and deliberately framed Du. He was wronged. The confiscated property of Jiang Qifu was used to make up for the losses caused by the disaster in Gongzhou and the displacement of the people. Instead, he won the hearts of the people.
Mr. Du was innocent, but because he led people to manage the dam, Mu Junyan asked the emperor to temporarily appoint Mr. Du as the county governor, and submitted a memorial to the emperor requesting the final decision, rather than directly appointing or dismissing officials. If we really have to talk about it theoretically, Mu Junyan is at most guilty of usurpation of power, not of deceiving the emperor, and we can't find an excuse to sentence him to a serious crime! ”
Empress Sun became even more furious when she heard this: "He is beheading first and reporting later! His fiefdom is in the three cities of southern Xinjiang. What right does he have to go to Gongzhou and other prefectures to make decisions?"
Empress Sun was always calm and composed, and it was rare for her to get so angry. Prince Cheng, on the other hand, calmed down at this moment.
"Empress, how come you have become a different person now? You are usually dignified, calm and reserved, but now your emotions are easily revealed on your face. How can the ministers support you ruling the country from behind the scenes if they see this?"
Empress Sun was deflated by her father's lecture, but she didn't dare to say that her father had behaved in the same way just now.
"Father, you don't know that the prince is too cowardly. If Mu Junyan continues like this, and other prefectures and military commanders in other places follow suit and raise their own troops, what will we do?"
"Then follow your original plan and order Princess Yong to bring her son to the capital. I don't believe they dare to disobey the emperor's order!"
Empress Sun finally said, "I have already said that I would issue an imperial decree, but you are still worried about this and that. I will send it to you right away at an expedited rate of 800 miles."
King Cheng nodded and said, "I will send all my warriors to protect the crown prince, fearing that someone will take advantage of the chaos to attack him."
Empress Sun blanched and said, "Hurry up, the prince has been gone for a month."
"The most troublesome thing now is not this, but that Jiang Qifu has an account book in his hand, which records the silver he paid to me as tribute."
Empress Sun froze: "What? Jiang Qifu dared to keep such a thing?"
King Cheng's face was gloomy. "Jiang is just a lowly businessman. He knows how to be sneaky all day long. He took advantage of my power to seize Du's official position and property, and left evidence to threaten me. Damn it!"
Empress Sun snorted coldly: "Then let him die!"
King Cheng looked at her and said, "You are right."
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Mu Junyan returned to Juzhou and saw Gu Huan talking excitedly with someone.
When she heard footsteps, she turned around and saw it was him. She happily turned around and walked towards him quickly: "Xuanxuan gave birth to a son."
Because he was too anxious, he didn't pay attention to his steps and stumbled. Mu Junyan was so scared that his face turned pale. He rushed over and hugged the person in his arms.
Scolding: "You are a mother of three children, and you are still so unstable."
Gu Huan looked up and glared at him: "My legs and feet are very agile now, and I didn't fall. You were the one who ran over and hugged me."
Mu Junyan's face sank: "You are right!"
Seeing that he was really angry, Gu Huan smiled sweetly, "Thanks to my husband, otherwise the baby and I would have fallen down. When the baby is born, I will tell him that his father is his savior."
Mu Junyan: "..."
Afraid that she would continue to act annoyingly, he quickly changed the subject: "Did Zhao Luoxuan give birth to a legitimate prince?"
Gu Huan nodded vigorously: "Yes, just ten days ago. Duan Yu has named him the crown prince, and Xuan Xuan is finally safe."
Mu Junyan took a look at the person who came to report the news. It was Zhao Luoxuan's dowry attendant, one of his own.
"Go and claim your reward."
The attendant clasped his fists in thanks.
Mu Junyan hugged Gu Huan and said, "You are about to give birth, why don't you be more stable? If something happens, do you want to make Tuantuan and Yuanyuan worry to death?"
Gu Huan rested her head against his chest and slowly walked towards the main courtyard with his steps.
"Got it. I promise to stay at home and wait patiently for the baby to be born."
Mu Junyan's eyes darkened: "The imperial decree should arrive in a month. I'm afraid we won't be able to live in peace."
Gu Huan looked up: "The Queen's decree? What does she want to do?"
Mu Junyan took her hand and walked into the room, asked her to sit down, and then put a lumbar support on her waist so that she could sit comfortably.
Then he held her hand in his big palm and said softly, "I'm sorry." Gu Huan was at a loss: "How did you feel sorry for me?"
Suddenly, his eyes widened: "Did you sleep with Du Yun..."
Suddenly, she was hit on the forehead by a chestnut. She rubbed her forehead with gritted teeth in pain: "What are you doing!"
Mu Junyan sneered: "I'm punishing you to make you think too much."
Gu Huan muttered: "Then how can you feel sorry for me?"
Mu Junyan rubbed her forehead distressedly: "I'm sorry."
Gu Huan pulled his big hand away, held it back, and asked anxiously, "Don't say sorry again, it's scary. Tell me, what's wrong?"
Mu Junyan grabbed her hand and kissed the back of her hand: "I'm sorry for hurting you just now. I'm sorry for dragging you into my dangerous life."
Gu Huan blinked her eyes. "Empress Sun wants to force me to come to the capital?"
Mu Junyan looked at her steadily: "You are really too smart."
Gu Huan rolled her eyes at him and said, "You look so apologetic. Isn't it just that there is something that I must do, and it must be something very dangerous? What's so hard about this? Besides, there was news before that she wanted me to bring the child to Beijing."
Mu Junyan frowned: "Who told you?"
Gu Huan's face darkened: "You and I still have to distinguish between each other? Is there anyone in Chiyan Chiyu or this palace who dares to hide things from me? Or are you hiding something from me?"
Mu Junyan rarely saw her with such a serious expression, so he couldn't help but hug her in his arms.
Touching her hair, he said, "No, I won't allow it. If she dares to force herself, I'll just fight her head-on."
Gu Huan pushed him away: "We can't fight, and we don't have to fight. Didn't we spend so much time trying not to fight? The Mu family army is not afraid of fighting, but the people are. I don't want to let the world flow with blood for our stability. I can't afford such stability."
Mu Junyan's face was gloomy.
Gu Huan sneered: "Sun dared to force women into my husband's house and wanted to disrupt my family. Don't I know how to do that? Zhao Yuxuan is her sweetheart. I want to see how good the son she taught can be. If her son is not worthy of being the crown prince, I don't know how tough Sun can be."
"What are you going to do?"
Gu Huan rolled her eyes at him and said, "This is a woman's way of doing things in the harem. Men don't need to worry about it. I'm going to give birth in a month. The Queen's decree should arrive by then. Then I'll take Tuantuan to the capital."
Mu Junyan looked at her deeply.
Gu Huan held his face with both hands: "So, the safety of Tuan Tuan and me is in the hands of my husband. We will use one soft method and one hard method to charge into the capital."
Mu Junyan frowned: "You just gave birth, you can't move."
"Well, it only took me a month to recover, and now I'm in great shape."
Gu Huan kissed him on the lips and said, "You have endured for a year just for me. Let's not wait any longer. Is Zhao Yufeng capable of great use? If he is not, you can take that high position as well."
Mu Junyan shook his head: "If I sit in that position, I will be alone. I just want to be with my wife and children and share the joy of family life."
Gu Huan was relieved and smiled: "Okay."
News came from Gongzhou that Jiang Qifu was almost killed, but fortunately he was rescued. The killer was captured, but committed suicide before he was interrogated.
But Chi Yan and his men found out that the killer was from Cheng Wang Mansion based on a pattern on the killer's arm. Jiang Qifu was stunned at that time.
Empress Sun's imperial edict was sent to Juzhou at an express speed of 800 miles, but for some unknown reason, something went wrong on the way, and the edict did not arrive in Juzhou until after the New Year.
At this time, Gu Huan gave birth to another baby boy, and Prince Yong's mansion was suddenly in an uproar.
February 15th.
After recuperating for more than a month, Gu Huan prepared to take Tuantuan to the capital in response to the imperial edict.
One day before leaving, Duan Yu accompanied Zhao Luoxuan and Duan Qi to Juzhou, exhausted.
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