Instead, Nie Wuyang glanced at Yao Huatang curiously. Yao Huatang raised his hand and lowered the hat down a few points.

Nie Wuyang trotted a few steps and chased after Mo Di.

In the hall, Sheng Yao sighed imperceptibly, "Hua Tang's temperament has changed a lot since he hurt his face. Last time, I wanted to promote him to the household department, but there were several people in the court who objected, saying that people with damaged face should not be officials, otherwise it would damage the prestige of the official family!"

"This kind of person is really unrelenting!"

While speaking, the chamberlain had already come to him, and Sheng Yao didn't wait for him to report, and directly ordered, "Please come in, Lord Yao." ”

Yao Huatang entered the hall, took off his hat, and saluted Sheng Yao and me.

"The documents and letters found from Liu Juzheng's mansion, Weichen took people to clean them up for a few days, and then sorted them into volumes, the matters involved in these volumes are important, please look at them. Yao Huatang handed over the file in his hand.

Sheng Yao took it and sneered: "Liu Juzheng, I really don't deserve a straight word! I have found physical evidence in conjunction with the abolished prince to force the palace and colluded with the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Just now, the Liu clan hired someone from the Lianwu to assassinate Hongu. Fortunately, he was defeated by the guards. I don't know what else he wouldn't dare to do!"

Yao Huatang couldn't hide his surprise, and sighed for a moment: "It's expected." In the end, the Liu clan is a hundred-legged insect that is dead but not stiff, and always has to do a battle of trapped beasts. Your Highness will have to be more careful in the future, and this guard will also be increased. ”

Sheng Yao smiled: "It's okay. Just now, Mo Di came over, and this chain dock let him clean up. He had just taken over the errand of preparing a secret guard for his father, and the affairs of the rivers and lakes made him upset at all. ”

When Yao Huatang heard Mo Di's name, his face was a little strange, but he lowered his eyes and avoided Sheng Yao's slightly inquiring gaze.

Sheng Yao didn't say much about this topic, looked at the covers of several dossiers, and picked out one and read it first.

Seeing that they had something to discuss, I prepared to return to the Huiyin Palace.

Yao Huatang said to Sheng Yao at this time: "This dossier is based on the sparse correspondence and the importance of the political affairs involved, the list of Liu Party rosters and the list of officials who have been very close. But......" He suddenly hesitated.

Sheng Yao raised his eyes to look at him, "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"There are a few of them who are in high positions, or have been in high positions. For example—" Yao Huatang's fingers flipped a few pages on the booklet in Sheng Yao's hand, and nodded, "Xie Tianyi Xie Wuhou." ”

Changruo's father.

I sat down silently to hear what they had to say.

Yao Huatang saw that Shengyao was noncommittal, so he continued: "Xie Wuhou and Liu Juzheng do not have many contacts, but they are very regular, but whenever there is a major event in the court, there is a record of the correspondence between the two of them. This time, Liu Juzheng raided his house to ask for the crime, and the Wan family and the Chen family, who had a close relationship with the Liu family, also raided the house, and also found many illegal and reckless things. It's just that the Xie family is a little uncertain about the old ministers, and they have to ask His Highness what he means, so that he can arrange for our people in Dali Temple to operate. ”

Sheng Yao closed the file and asked, "In the letters exchanged between the Xie family and Liu Juzheng, is there any content related to rebellion, forcing the palace, and rebellion?"

"Not really. Both of them have been up and down for many years, and if there is such a secret conversation, they will never be left on paper and put in the hands of others. ”

Sheng Yao rubbed the corners of his forehead and thought for a while, "The eldest son of the Xie family is in charge of the military department, but the second son is an old man in the East Palace of the abolished prince, even if there is no real evidence, his family has conspired with Liu Juzheng to do anything wrong, but there are many contacts with the abolished prince and the Liu family. ”

My heart sank, and I remembered Changruo's words on the edge of the Taiye Pool.

His family is loyal to the prince because of his loyalty to the king, but unexpectedly, he will be affected by the deposed prince, and he will inevitably not be tolerated by the new prince. It's easier said than done to change the court.

I lowered my eyes.

Even if you don't think of the friendship between the Xie family and the Gu family back then, the Gu family has been in trouble for many years, and they have taken a lot of care from them. For example, my brother has always been under the account of Commander Huo. If I can say a thing or two for them in front of Shengyao, I can also repay them a little favor.

Moreover, if he can take this opportunity to make the Xie clan join Shengyao's sect and use it for him, it will also be of great benefit to the forces in Shengyao's army.

So, I smiled and said, "Your Highness, didn't you say before that you were worried that the Liu family would be implicated too widely and cause turmoil in the court? Why do you want to include the Xie family at this time?"

Sheng Yao's eyes were complicated and silent.

I glanced at the file that Yao Huatang brought, "The file is so thick, it seems that His Highness was worried about it before." Since the charter for capturing the thief and the king has been set, it is better to ignore the previous suspicions for other people. Your Royal Highness, thinking about the son Xiaobai back then, isn't it because he didn't care about his past suspicions that he used Guan Zhong, who almost killed him with an arrow, and this became the hegemony of Duke Qi Huan in the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

Sheng Yao's dark eyes glanced at me, and he seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "The officials in Kyoto are indeed in danger now, and I am deeply afraid that the questioning of the Liu family will turn into a purge of the officials. There is some truth in what Zhao Xun said, it is better to appease people's minds regardless of previous suspicions, which is more beneficial to government affairs. Leave the dossier behind, and burn the not-so-important letters found in the Liu Mansion in public. ”

Yao Huatang responded, "Yes, then the Xie family will no longer investigate and investigate." His Royal Highness could personally light the fire that burned Liu Juzheng's letters in the Taihe Hall Square in the early dynasty. In order to show that there is no doubt about employing people, I believe that it will calm the hearts of most of the courtiers who had to rely on the Liu clan in the past when they saw the power of the Liu clan. ”

Sheng Yao let out an "um".

When I saw that the Xie family had been saved, I got up and retired.

Yao Huatang also got up to send him off, but first raised his sleeve to cover the scar under his right eye, and bowed down.

I saw that he was very concerned about the scars on his face, and it affected his promotion to an official, so I said: "Lord Yao wears a hat to go in and out all day long, which is very inconvenient. Why don't you try to create a small white jade mask? ”

Yao Huatang was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Thank you Zhaoxun for your concern." The matter of Huatang is insignificant. Don't hide it, Huatang has already had the idea of going. As long as His Royal Highness can control the affairs of the court, he will resign from his official position. It is also lest His Highness be embarrassed by some old stubbornness many times in order to protect me. ”

Yao Huatang is good at strategy and flexibility, and has also been a guard and assistant to Shengyao for many years. If he leaves, Yu Shengyao will definitely be a great loss.

looked at Sheng Yao anxiously, he obviously knew for the first time that Yao Huatang had the idea of resigning.

"Huatang, why bother!"

Yao Huatang's face was gloomy, and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, Huatang will definitely assist you in securing the position of the prince before you resign." It's just that Hua Tang is now tired and ugly, and he just wants to hide in a small building to become a unity, and he hopes that His Royal Highness will be Haihan at that time. ”