The remnants of the black barbarians no longer need the help of the Three Kingdoms Alliance to clean up, and in the next time, the Wanyan Department will lead the Su Shen clan to end this old enemy.

After the defeat of the black barbarians, Chen Chu and the coalition forces of the Western Regions also retreated to their respective countries, and Xiao Jue led a large army to return to the court, with an army of 100,000 troops, now stationed outside the Beijing division, waiting for the reward of the imperial court.

Tang Ning looked at Xiao Jue and said, "King Huai is reversed." ”

"I know." Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Now it's my turn." ”

The people of Jingshi all know that more than 20 years ago, the case of the royal family had a great connection with King Huai, because Concubine Yang was the biological mother of King Huai, and the queen was the adoptive mother of King Huai, but everyone ignored an important fact, that is, the queen's surname was Xiao, in addition to being the adoptive mother of King Huai, she was also the sister of Xiao Jue, the general of Ximenwei, and the daughter of General Xiao.

During this time, although the Jingshi was disturbed by this incident, the Xiao family remained silent until Xiao Jue, who was ordered to reinforce the grassland, returned.

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Have you thought about it?" ”

Xiao Jue said seriously: "I want to get justice for my sister." ”

Tang Ning patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then go for it, leave the rest to me." ”

……

The situation in the court is very tense, and it can be roughly divided into three factions in recent days.

One faction is naturally the current His Majesty, as well as the upstarts of the court who were quickly promoted by him, the other faction is the Fang family headed by the Fang family, the two prime ministers, and the last faction is a neutral party that has not taken sides, including Song Yi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Qian Shuo, the secretary of the Household Department, Lu Ding, the secretary of the Military Department, and the Jin Yu Wei Ling family......

In terms of power alone, the neutral party has the largest number of people and the largest force, and the Fang family faction that has been weakened by His Majesty is weaker than him, but as for His Majesty today, it is the weakest.

Although he is the king of a country, the affairs of the court have never been based on the status of the emperor, an emperor who almost has no control over the court is not a real emperor, which is also the reason why the neutral faction is unwilling to stand by Emperor Chen's side.

Xiao Jue left the Tang family with the front foot, and Tang Ning went to the Song family with the back foot.

He stayed at the Song family for a whole hour, and when he left, the Song Yi and Song Qian brothers personally sent him out of the door.

Seeing Tang Ning's figure go away, Song Yi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, sighed and sighed lightly: "How could things get to such a point? ”

Song Qian asked, "How to choose?" ”

"It's hard to choose...... Song Yi shook his head and said, "If you are not careful, our Song family will be doomed......

Song Qiandao: "If we don't choose, Your Majesty will not let us go." ”

Song Yi thought about it for a long time before he smiled helplessly and said, "Then the Song family can only be a courtier once." ”

Song Qian had a smile on his face and said, "Don't worry, this minister, it won't be the turn of the Song family to do ......."

After Tang Ning left the Song family, he went to the Ling Mansion, the Han Mansion, and the Qian Mansion, and did not return home until the evening.

At the same time, the Xiao family.

Xiao Jue knelt in the hall, bowed his head, and didn't say a word.

Old Master Xiao looked at him and asked, "Do you really want to do that rebellious thing?" ”

Xiao Jue said: "I just want a truth. ”

Old Master Xiao asked in a deep voice: "Do not hesitate to rebel for this?" ”

Xiao Jue lowered his voice and said, "He harmed my sister, what if I rebelled?" ”

Old Master Xiao looked at him for a long time, the solemn look on his face disappeared, and he showed a smile, and said: "You grow up, you can make your own decisions about the affairs of the Xiao family in the future......"

Xiao Jue knelt on the ground, knocked his head a few times, and walked out without looking back.

Lu Ya held a swaddling baby in her arms, looked at him, and said, "Dad asked you to go to Lu's house." ”

Xiao Jue took the swaddling clothes from her arms, teased the baby a few times, gently held her hand, and said, "Let's go." ”

……

In recent days, the situation in Beijing has been tense, the court has become a pot of porridge, and the people are also panicked in their hearts.

In the imperial study, Emperor Chen's gloomy mood eased somewhat, looked at Xiao Jue, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Xiao Jue arched his hand and said, "This is the duty of the minister. ”

This time, Chen Guo sent troops to the grassland to help the Sushen people, which was of great significance, not only to enhance the relationship with the Sushen people, but also to ease the relationship with the Western Regions.

Emperor Chen looked at Xiao Jue and said, "You have made such a great contribution, I don't know how to reward you for a while, tell me yourself, what reward do you want?" ”

Xiao Jue slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Chen, and said, "The minister asks Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the death ...... of the minister's sister Empress Xiao more than twenty years ago."

Emperor Chen's body was shocked, and when he looked at him, his eyes gradually cooled, and he asked, "Even you have to fight against me?" ”

Xiao Jue said: "The minister only wants a truth. ”

This matter has become a thorn in Emperor Chen's heart, a thorn that cannot be touched by others.

"Get out!" Emperor Chen looked at him and said angrily: "Get out of here!" ”

Xiao Jue didn't say anything more, bowed down and said, "The minister retires ......"

As Xiao Jue withdrew, Emperor Chen slammed the teacup on the ground and said sharply: "Do they all want to rebel, why do they all want to force me!" ”

Wei Jian stood behind him and let out a silent sigh.

A eunuch cautiously walked in from outside, holding a stack of folds in his arms, and said, "Your Majesty, today's folds from Shangshu Province have been delivered." ”

Emperor Chen has ignored the affairs of the court, but Shangshu Province will still send some of the important excerpts on weekdays.

He held his forehead and whispered, "What is written on it?" ”

The eunuch opened a note, raised his head, and said, "The prince asks His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the old case of the twenty-young Concubine Yang and the empress. ”

Emperor Chen's body trembled, his fists clenched, he raised his head suddenly, and said coldly: "Next!" ”

The eunuch opened a new one and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister Tang asks His Majesty to investigate thoroughly......"

Chen Huang's voice was even colder: "Next!" ”

The little eunuch said in a trembling voice: "Fang Hong, the secretary of the ministry, Fang Zhe, the servant of the ministry, ......"

Emperor Chen looked at him sharply, gritted his teeth and said, "Whoever else, read it out to me!" ”

The little eunuch opened a seal, and his voice trembled even more: "Zhang Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Hao, Qian Shuo, the secretary of the household department, Sun Qian, the secretary of the military department, Lu Ding, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Nie Qian, Zhou Hai, Song Yi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Song Qian, the Gyeonggi Province, Zhong Mingli, the left Jin Yuwei, the Wulie Hou Han Wei, the right Jin Yuwei general, Ling Wu, the right Jin Yuwei general, Chen Zhou, the left Xiaowei general, and the right East Gate Guard general Bai Yu............, request Your Majesty, thoroughly investigate the deaths of Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang."

The little eunuch's voice trembled and read out dozens of names, all of which were members of the court who were above the fourth grade, and almost included seven or eight out of ten of the court officials......

Empress Chen took a few steps back, slumped into her chair, and the words of King Huai rang in her ears again.

"Your sons will betray you, your courtiers will betray you, and the whole world will betray you......

His son has betrayed him, and his courtiers have betrayed him, and the words of King Huai have been confirmed for the most part......

"The people will not betray me...... even if he is the emperor, he can't fight against most of the court with the strength of one person, Emperor Chen looked at the seal, his face was finally pale, and he closed his eyes weakly.

After a long time, his eyes slowly opened, his lips trembled, and he said, "Wei Jian, I want to see if they really want to be anti-thieves......