On the Fengtian Palace, there were eunuchs who sent a few chairs, and asked Yuan Laoshangshu and several other senior ministers of the court to sit and wait.

Although there was no loud noise, the ministers still whispered, Dou Kui was surrounded by seven or eight officials, their faces were excited, and more people were thoughtful and silent.

After waiting for more than half an hour, he finally saw the emperor come back, Xiao Shaozong also respectfully followed the emperor back to the main hall, the eunuch held a wax sealed scroll in his hand, and when the hall was quiet, the eunuch Gui He raised the scroll in his hand and said in a sharp voice: "This is the archive transferred from the imperial file by order, and the seal indicates that it was archived eight days before the first emperor Dragon returned to the sky, and it was verified that that night, the first emperor summoned the king of Huainan into the palace, and talked about half a pillar of incense alone. It was the king of Huainan who sent someone to archive after leaving the palace. ”

When the ministers saw the secret decree archived and found it, they thought that it seemed that the secret decree presented by Xiao Shaozong was true, and the crime of rebellion of the king of Huainan would be cleared up today.

"Lou .... Lu Aiqing, this secret decree is archived, you read it. The emperor sitting on the dragon chair commanded.

Lu Xiao was stunned, Guihe had already sent the secret decree archive over, after Lu Xiao took it, he opened it, looked at it twice, hesitated, and finally read: "My secret order: The king of Huainan and I are blood relatives, loyal to the monarch to serve the country, he is the Sima clan but has the heart of rebellion, the king of Huainan protects the country and protects the king, kills the Sima clan, Qin this!" ”

When the ministers heard that the content of the decree was exactly the same as the one presented by Xiao Shaozong, they all believed that the king of Huainan had really received the last order of the first emperor.

Xiao Shaozong had already knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Qi Shengshang, the imperial file has this archive, I think my father was indeed ordered by the first emperor, and the minister dared to ask the emperor to forgive his father's crime of rebellion and return his innocence!" ”

Dou Kui and more than a dozen other ministers stood up and knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "Ask the emperor to clear the innocence of King Huainan!" ”

The case of the rebellion of the king of Huainan that shocked the world, but because of a secret decree presented by Xiao Shaozong today, it was about to be reversed, and the king of Huainan was punished by everyone and the rebellious ministers and thieves were about to become loyal ministers who maintained the discipline of the court and eradicated the traitors, and many ministers only felt that it was really a little unbelievable, but the imperial file has the archive of this secret decree, without the emperor's will, no one can enter the imperial file without authorization, so this archive is naturally true.

After a period of silence in the hall, the emperor finally said in a hoarse voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have never known that the first emperor left this secret decree for the king of Huainan. Coughing, he asked Lu Xiao, "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Lu Xiao said respectfully: "Back to the saint, the minister thinks that since the first emperor left a will, the king of Huainan committed adultery according to the first emperor's will, so naturally he is not a rebel minister." ”

"What Lord Lu said is extremely true." Dou Kui said loudly: "Sheng, the king of Huainan has been wronged for the country, and he is really a loyal and righteous minister throughout the ages, and the minister asks the saint to be the master of the king of Huainan." The crowd behind him immediately followed suit.

The emperor thought for a moment before he said: "The king of Huainan is loyal and righteous, and I am very relieved. He sighed: "Spread my will, the king of Huainan is loyal to the country, he has been wronged and aggrieved, and he is uneasy, and the sins borne by the king of Huainan should be exempted, and his body will be moved to the imperial tomb, and the prince of Huainan will inherit the title of king of Huainan." ”

Some ministers suddenly felt that it was inappropriate for the emperor to make such an order.

After all, it was the emperor himself who made the will for the crime of rebellion against the king of Huainan at the beginning, and although today he cleared the grievances of the king of Huainan, this will be passed on, just like if the emperor had wrongly blamed the king of Huainan before.

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and even if the Son of Heaven is wrong, it is not wrong.

Restoring the innocence of the king of Huainan and spreading it to the world will certainly cause discussion among the government and the public, and the consequences will naturally be greatly damaged to the emperor's wisdom and prestige.

It's just that Xiao Shaozong took out the secret decree of the first emperor in public, if he didn't return the innocence of the king of Huainan, if he blasphemed the will of the first emperor, this would be a dilemma.

Lu Xiao and many other ministers knew the trick in their hearts, but they couldn't say anything at this time.

Xiao Shaozong had already knelt on the ground to thank him, and the emperor said again: "Huainan..... King Huainan, you are not in good health, so you will stay in the palace for a few days for ..... time being! After a pause, he said: "There is a doctor in the palace who can diagnose and treat you at any time, besides..... We're at war right now, I.... I know that you like to read military books on weekdays, so you will stay in the palace for the time being and give me advice .....! ”

The ministers were suddenly shocked again, thinking that the foreign ministers stayed in the inner palace, this is an extremely rare thing, the emperor's will at this time can be said to be extremely important to Xiao Shaozong, is it because the king of Huainan was wronged and died, the emperor felt guilty, so he loved Xiao Shaozong so much.

Xiao Shaozong has been confined to the Huainan Palace, not to mention participating in state affairs, it is not easy to even go out, and today the emperor wants to keep Xiao Shaozong in the palace to discuss matters, which means that the Huainan King has the right to participate in political affairs.

Many important ministers couldn't help frowning, thinking that the emperor was still too presumptuous.

Many ministers know that Xiao Shaozong stayed in the palace when he was young, and got along with the emperor day and night, even if he was a childhood playmate, the relationship between the two is naturally not bad, and now the innocence of King Huainan has been restored, and Xiao Shaozong has inherited the prince, which is already Longen, but it is really not appropriate to leave it in the palace to discuss matters.

Everyone knows that Xiao Shaozong is the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizu after all, and the existence of this person, just like the existence of King Huainan during the period of the first emperor, is a threat to the imperial power.

Although the first emperor was very generous to the king of Huainan, he gave a large amount of food and food, and he was often rewarded, but the first emperor never let Xiao Zhang, the king of Huainan, really participate in political affairs, even if he sent some errands to the king of Huainan, they were all insignificant things, and the king of Huainan never entered the core of the political affairs of Great Chu.

Until the death of the first emperor, the king of Huainan did not have the real power in his hands, the soldiers and horses of the empire, the king of Huainan also had no right to mobilize a soldier, because of this, the ministers learned that the first emperor left a secret decree to let the king of Huainan hoe rape, and they were all surprised, after all, Sima Lan as a minister of Tuogu, the power is monstrous, in addition to the advantage of the royal bloodline, the king of Huainan really has no capital to compete with the Sima family, if the first emperor really wants to deal with Sima Lan with the king of Huainan, he should always give the king of Huainan some actual power before he dies, Otherwise, what would the King of Huainan do to eradicate the Sima clan?

The first emperor did not let Xiao Zhang, the king of Huainan, hold real power, and the Chinese Wu of the dynasty knew the reason, and they all understood that this was the best choice to maintain imperial power.

It stands to reason that the current saint should naturally continue the strategy of the previous emperor to treat the king of Huainan, although he can reward Xiao Shaozong greatly, but he must not give this person the real power to participate in political affairs, and the little emperor seems to have forgotten everything the previous emperor did, not only let Xiao Shaozong participate in political affairs, but even keep him by his side.

But since the emperor has already issued his own decree, who can raise an objection?

After all, the little emperor and Xiao Shaozong are both royal blood, and the two are brothers of the same clan, at this time, if the dynasty opposes the little emperor in Xiao Shaozong's stay in the palace, the little emperor is angry, if he puts on a hat that provokes the relatives of the royal brothers, it will not be able to eat and walk around.

Some people also think that this Xiao Shaozong is terminally ill and will not live long, perhaps because of this, the emperor has relaxed his guard against this brother of the same clan, after all, what kind of threat can a dying person pose to the throne?

Some people even think that the little emperor ordered Xiao Shaozong to stay in the palace, whether he wanted to put Xiao Shaozong under house arrest in the palace.

Xiao Shaozong didn't live long, and before he died, he directly put him under his nose and stared at him, so naturally he didn't have to worry about Xiao Shaozong's small moves.

The ministers had different thoughts, and after Xiao Shaozong thanked him, he saw Yuan Laoshangshu of the Ministry of Rites come out and said: "Enlighten the saint, the old minister has something to play!" ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said "um", Yuan Laoshang said: "Shengshang, the old minister is over seventy years old, deaf and dizzy, and often confused, the old minister thinks that he can't bear the burden on his body, and asks the emperor to allow the old minister to return to his hometown!" ”

"You..... Are you going to say goodbye to your hometown? The emperor seemed a little overwhelmed: "This..... I....! He glanced at Xiao Shaozong in the hall, but Xiao Shaozong was standing on the main hall, bowing his head slightly, looking extremely respectful, and said helplessly: "I think about it, wait..... Wait a few days......! ”

"Shengshang, Yuan Lao Shangshu has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites for decades, and when his father was there, he said that the first emperor also respected Lao Shangshu very much." Xiao Shaozong suddenly said: "The minister thinks that now that the war has not ended, the important ministers of the court should each keep their positions, if the old Shangshu is gone at this time, the ceremonial group of dragons will not be leaderless, but it is not appropriate." ”

"Oh, Yuan Laoshangshu..... Well, what King Huainan said is extremely true, old ..... Lao Shangshu, you will work hard, don't tell the old man to return to his hometown for the time being, and wait until my army is triumphant, and then ..... How about revisiting this matter? The emperor said to Yuan Laoshangshu: "The Ministry of Rites is still inseparable from you. ”

Yuan Lao Shangshu's eyes crossed a trace of different color, and he looked up at the emperor on the dragon throne, but he was old and his eyesight was not good, the Jinluan Hall was high, and the emperor was hanging jade in front of the door, and Lao Shangshu couldn't see clearly in front of his eyes, and he arched his hand and said: "The old minister is willing to serve the country again, and wait until the army is triumphant, and then ask the saint to resign." "Don't say much, and return to the ministers.

The emperor stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I ..... I'm a little tired, let's retreat first, if something happens, hand me the fold, and I look back. "It's like I don't want to stay in this Jinluan Palace for a while, and I hurriedly retreat from the court surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids.

Dou Kui waited until the emperor left, and was the first to walk over to Xiao Shaozong, smiling, and arching his hand: "Congratulations to the prince, the old prince has been wronged, this is the way of heaven, and the official is ..... Xia Guan's heart was really happy. He raised his sleeves to wipe his eyes, but he shed tears of excitement.

King Huainan restored his innocence, and was no longer a rebel, Dou Kui knew that no one could take his involvement with King Huainan as a crime to deal with himself, although after the death of King Huainan, he defected to the Qi family, but the sword hanging above his head has always made him uneasy, and today can be regarded as a relaxed body.

He seemed to forget that when he raided the Huainan Palace, he took the lead and contributed a lot, and the large number of treasures treasured by the Huainan Palace were swept away by Qi Ning because of him.