Chapter 209 Arrangements are Clear
"To know whether I have lied or not, you can go and dig in the dry well in their backyard and you will know. Your daughter's body is in there." Lu Li said with a firm tone.
Hearing this, Chi Fan's eyes turned from hatred to fear when he looked at Lu Li.
How could this kid know so much?
"Order people to dig." Xian Detang's face was tense, his mouth corners tightly pursed into a line, and every word he uttered seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his throat.
"No, you are not allowed to go." Chi Fan suddenly panicked.
His action proved that he was guilty of a crime.
If Lu Li was wrong, why did he stop the Xian family from investigating?
"Your son deserves to die. He bullies children, tricks them with candies, strips them of their clothes, and spanks them!" Lu Li spat at Chi Fan.
Her eyes were full of disgust and disdain.
These words left everyone present dumbfounded.
Thinking of some rumors, everyone present became angry.
All of his grandchildren have more or less received candies and small gifts from Chihu. He wouldn't be so beastly as to harm his own children, right?
Lu Li's words made Chi Mu both shocked and angry.
His little son had said before that he didn't like his uncle hugging him, but he didn't take it seriously. Now think about it, wouldn't that beast do something to his little son too?
"Go dig. If Chi Hu kills someone, I will be the first one to not forgive him!" Chi Mu was furious.
Chi Fan's legs went limp and he sat paralyzed on the ground. He had never expected that something that had been hidden for more than ten years would be exposed like this.
Lu Jing never thought that he could get such a big reward by coming to persuade the people of the Chiyi tribe to surrender.
Chi Mu sent people to dig out the bride's body. The Xian family members cried loudly and wished they could kill Chi Fan to vent their hatred.
Chi Mu ignored them and let them beat Chi Fan to vent their anger.
After all, Chihu is dead, and the sins he committed should be paid for by him as his father.
The Chiyi clan signed a treaty of submission with Lu Jing and was officially incorporated into Daxia.
Lu Jing and Lu Li took the opportunity to look for people in the Chiyi tribe who had been infected with cowpox.
Although Chi Mu didn't know why they were looking for such a person, he still cooperated and helped in the search.
Just as they guessed, there were people here who had been infected with cowpox.
Lu Jing was overjoyed and took his men back to the ship in a hurry.
When they returned to the boat, Xin Poshan and his group had just arrived at the port.
Lu Yanshi was thinking about who to let take over the Chiyi tribe, and when he saw Xin Poshan and Taifu, he immediately had a candidate.
"Grandmaster, the task of educating the Chiyi people is now in your hands. General Xin, Grandmaster's safety is in your hands."
As soon as they met, Lu Yanshi made clear arrangements for them.
Taifu:?
Xin Poshan:?
They were just a few days late, and the emperor had already captured the Chiyi tribe?
"Your Majesty, I am old and I am afraid I am unable to do so." The Grand Tutor politely declined.
This trip must have exhausted his old frame.
He had missed his beautiful concubine at home for a long time, and he never wanted to go out with the emperor again.
"Master Taifu, Ye Yu..."
Before Lu Yanshi could finish his words, the Grand Tutor interrupted him.
"I, this old minister, suddenly feel that my waist and legs are no longer sore and I feel very energetic. I can still serve the emperor for another few decades."
The Grand Tutor shed tears silently, wondering how long the Emperor would continue to talk about this matter.
Although Ye Yu's three women showed that he was still as virile as ever, there would definitely be people who would talk about him being immoral behind his back.
He couldn't let his good reputation be ruined.
And there is a fierce wife at home...
The Grand Tutor shuddered when he thought of his wife's fierceness.
"Well, if all the officials of Great Xia were as diligent as Grand Tutor, Great Xia would surely prosper." Lu Yanshi patted Grand Tutor's shoulder with satisfaction.
Everything has been arranged.
Lu Yanshi took Lu Li and Qu Fufeng back home early.
Lu Jing took the initiative to ask Xi to stay and help the Taifu to educate the people of the Chiyi tribe.
He learned some tricks from how Xiaojiu persuaded the Chiyi tribe to surrender, and planned to try it out on other tribes.
Chi Mu hoped that others would suffer the same misfortune as them, so he tried his best to give Lu Jing advice and told him everything he knew.
Lu Jing took it to heart and decided to take people to persuade the patriarchs of other tribes in a few days.
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In the court, everything happened just as Xia Shuyi had expected.
Upon learning that the Fifth Princess had contracted smallpox and that Concubine Shu had taken the Sixth Princess to visit her, many court officials stood up to oppose Concubine Shu's attendance at court, wanting to take away her military power.
"If she spread smallpox to the people who make up the pillars of Daxia, causing everyone to die in vain, will the Empress be able to bear this sin?"
"Shufei is in danger. It is better to hand over the military power in her hands first, so that if something happens, she will not have time to explain."
My lords, please give your words to me.
They have long been dissatisfied with the fact that the Empress and Consort Shu are in charge of state affairs. Their men are still alive, so why would the Emperor allow his harem to interfere in government affairs?
Now that they had finally caught Concubine Shu with something to hold against her, they were determined to pull her down.
Xia Shuyi glanced at these passionate officials who attacked Concubine Shu under the banner of doing good for Da Xia, and spoke calmly.
"Shufei did not enter the courtyard. She just spoke to the Fifth Princess through the gate. There is nothing wrong with her health. However, she did not attend the court to avoid suspicion. If the gentlemen have any suggestions, I will have someone write them down and send them to Shufei for review. The two of them will discuss and decide together."
"There is no need to discuss taking back Concubine Shu's military power. This is a right given to her by the Emperor. If you want to take it, wait until the Emperor returns."
Seeing that Xia Shuyi was determined to protect Concubine Shu, the court officials were very dissatisfied.
"This matter concerns the future of Great Xia. Your Majesty must not be too soft-hearted." Li Chunyi, the director of the Imperial College, stepped forward.
"Master Li is right. I really shouldn't be so soft-hearted."
Hearing Xia Shuyi admit her mistake, Li Chun was delighted and was about to say something to praise her, but the next second Xia Shuyi's words made him feel like he was falling into an ice cave.
"An official like you who got to this position by cheating really shouldn't continue to stay in the Imperial College and mislead other students." Xia Shuyi's face turned cold.
The face she gave to these officials during this period gave them the illusion that she was easy to bully.
Her father and brother helped her find out problems with a group of officials.
She originally thought of not touching them for the time being and leaving them to the emperor to deal with when he returned.
But these people kept jumping around in front of her, and she didn't want to put up with it anymore.
Li Chunyi never thought that his past would be exposed by the Queen in public.
His face flushed red, and he subconsciously retorted: "I am innocent. How can the Empress slander me just to eliminate dissidents?"
Xia Shuyi was too lazy to waste time talking to him, so he just threw the evidence of his crime on the ground so that he could see it clearly.
When Li Chun picked it up and took a look, his face immediately turned pale.
This happened so long ago, where did the Queen find the evidence?