Chapter 171: Possessing a Treasure
"Yeah. Just killed a few people."
"Have all the members of the Wang family been caught?" Feng Shenyu asked.
"Wang Lang has been captured and thrown into the dungeon of the Right Prime Minister's residence. Yantai and Qingying are watching over him.
Wang Qianning, the Wang family patriarch and his gang have also been arrested and are being held together."
Li Huaiyu was filled with a strong sense of hostility, which seemed to be about to overflow.
"What did you find out during the interrogation? I haven't seen you so murderous in a long time."
"Ice Face, promise me that Wang Chengyun, the head of the Gusu Wang Clan, must be left to me. I want to kill him myself."
"Okay, I promise you. But you have to have a good reason."
"My mother wasn't sick back then. They drugged her. They killed her.
Later they spread the rumor that Tianshan Snow Lotus could cure my mother's illness. Actually...actually this was all a trap set by them.
In order to make my mother give up the throne, he sent other women to approach my father and take over Prince Cheng's palace.
But my father and my mother had a deep bond that was beyond their expectations.
The women they sent all returned empty-handed, and my father had lost his fighting spirit and spent his days frequenting singing houses and taverns.
The title and affairs of the mansion fell into my hands.
That’s when they came up with the idea of having Wang Qianning marry me.”
Feng Shenyu frowned in confusion when he heard this.
"Why must someone enter your Prince Cheng's mansion?"
Li Huaiyu said solemnly, "Of course it's to be an insider."
"An insider?" Feng Shenyu was surprised.
"This is a royal affair, so you'd better not listen to it. I'll tell my aunt when she wakes up."
Feng Shenyu thought for a moment and said, "But is it the thing that Emperor Taizong asked Prince Cheng's mansion to keep?"
Li Huaiyu was shocked: "How did you know?"
"Oh, I heard it when I was a child by eavesdropping on the conversation between my master and the late emperor." Feng Shen Yuyun said calmly.
"Yes, it is the technique of training soldiers and strengthening the soldiers' bodies of our Great Jin Dynasty."
Li Huaiyu took a deep breath and said, "They planned for this thing for more than ten years and even killed my mother.
All of this was planned by Wang Chengyun. If I can't kill this man with my own hands, how can I face my mother? "
When Li Huaiyu said this, his eyes turned slightly red.
Feng Shenyu had only seen Li Huaiyu cry more than ten years ago, when his mother died.
Apart from that, he never cried even when he was forced to separate from Zong Feilin and Zong Feilin got married.
At this moment, Feng Shenyu could not say anything except nodding to agree to his request.
"Okay, go back and continue the interrogation. Send over everything you find out. I'll show it to Her Highness when she wakes up.
The Wang family's decision will surely be made at tomorrow morning's court."
Li Huaiyu nodded.
An hour later, Li Yueyao woke up and Feng Shenyu told her about Li Huaiyu.
Li Yueyao sighed after hearing this: "Alas... an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. Our royal family owes my cousin's wife her life."
The next morning, Feng Shenyu and Li Yueyao both went to court.
Everyone was surprised to see that Princess Jinyang, who had not appeared for more than a month, suddenly came to court again.
The morning court first discussed two trivial matters, and then the Minister of War, Fan Yong, came out and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"My dear minister, please play," said the emperor.
"Ever since the theft of the Sky-shaking Bomb, the Ministry of War has been trying to remedy the situation and investigate any clues about the spies.
We are playing the long game to catch the big fish. Under the guidance of the Right Prime Minister and the Grand Princess of Jinyang, we have been sending people to follow this group of people.
Finally, a few days ago, we chased him all the way to Wan'an Mountain outside the city.
Yesterday, our Ministry of War sent people to suppress the area, and found that the Wang family of Gusu had recruited a group of people and secretly forged weapons.
We have also recruited many skilled craftsmen from the Neng Palace to research the production methods of thunder bombs."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the court immediately gave a buzzing sound.
The emperor was stunned when he heard this, and then waved to Sun Fu.
Sun Fu stepped forward and shrilly said, "Silence."
After a brief period of peace in the court, Fan Yong continued, "At the last moment yesterday, the rebels detonated a thunder bomb.
A section of the cave corridor collapsed, and our military department lost five people.
Then, in a nearby cave, they discovered a group of prisoners, among whom they unexpectedly discovered Huan Shaoqing from the Dali Temple.
The emperor was stunned when he heard this: "Why is Huan Shaoqing among them?"
Feng Shenzhengming stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, when we were investigating the spies earlier, we suspected something was wrong with the Wang family of Gusu, so we sent Shaoqing Huan to Jiangnan Road to investigate the matter.
Yesterday I received news that Huan Shaoqing disappeared half a month ago.
I was about to send someone to look for him, but just as I was sending them out, the Ministry of War found Huan Shaoqing."
The emperor heard this and said, "Does that mean the Wang family of Gusu is a spy from Nanli?"
Li Yueyao took out a memorial from her sleeve and handed it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial that Uncle Cheng asked me to find and forward."
The emperor looked suspicious and reached out to take the memorial.
After reading it, I closed my eyes.
"The Wang family of Gusu colluded with spies from the Southern Li Kingdom to steal our dynasty's secrets. Their crimes are unforgivable.
All three clans were immediately arrested and imprisoned, and strictly investigated.
Without an imperial decree, no one is allowed to visit, plead for mercy, or transfer the case beyond the proper level.
If the evidence is proven, all nine generations of his clan will be executed."
When everyone in the court heard the emperor's serious words, they knew that he was angry.
No one dared to ask or say anything, they could only say in unison:
"Your Highness, we obey your command."
Fan Yong stepped forward and asked, "Then, Your Majesty, where should this case be handled?"
The emperor said: "This case will be heard jointly by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of War. Whoever arrests the person will be responsible for the interrogation.
Finally, the confessions will be combined, analyzed, and then a comprehensive discussion will be conducted.”
"As you wish."
Shen Zhengming and Fan Yong bowed.
Feng Shenyu was staring at King Jin without blinking at this moment. He saw him lower his head and eyes, and his expression was unclear.
King Jin originally lowered his head and listened to Fan Yong and others.
Suddenly, he felt a death gaze, looked up, and found it was Fengshen Yu.
He smiled at Feng Shenyu very humbly.
Feng Shenyu looked at his face, but couldn't tell whether this King of Jin was real or fake.
King Jin saw that Feng Shenyu didn't say anything and just stared at him.
He smiled, said nothing, continued to lower his head, and pretended to listen attentively.
Feng Shenyu shifted his gaze to the face of the Minister of Rites.
The Minister of Rites did not have the same good psychological quality as the Prince of Jin. At this moment, his face looked heavy and his brows were slightly furrowed.
Feng Shenyu thought to himself that this was just his level.
After the morning court session, Feng Shenyu and Li Yueyao followed the emperor back to Taiji Palace.
Feng Shenyu informed the emperor in detail about what had happened in the past two days.
After hearing this, the emperor said, "That means the Wang family is involved with the Minister of Rites, and what did the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Works have in common?
Are these two people in the same group?"
Feng Shenyu nodded.
The emperor sighed and said, "There are some clues here in the palace."
Li Yueyao asked, "Is it Lady Qi?"
"Yes, it's her. She gave birth to a son safely." The emperor said softly.
Feng Shenyu bowed to the emperor and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
When the emperor heard this congratulation, his face darkened and he continued, "I suspect this child is not mine."
Fengshenyu put down his hand awkwardly.
Li Yueyao frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any evidence?"
"Seventh Prince Li Sheng, he still looks like he has some of our royal blood.
The child born to this Qi Meiren will have nothing in common with our royal family."
Li Yueyao said, "Your Majesty, it's also possible that the child looks like someone from Lady Qi's family."
The emperor shook his head.
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