However, after eating several bites of the dish, Xing Tianze is a person who is accustomed to eating light tastes all year round, the green peppers selected by Tao Mingxi are particularly powerful, and the spicy taste from the tip of the tongue made the fifth prince almost couldn't hold back his tears, and he drank all the wine full of a large wine glass in one sip.

Looking at Xing Tianze's deflated appearance, Wuxian couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, but Tao Mingxi couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became lively, and all the troubles were left behind at this time.

At the same time, the lieutenant, who was in the prison, sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his head and looked at the snow outside through the vents in the wall.

From the moment he saw Xing Tianze take out the paper of Yang Wentai and others, Taiwei already knew that the building was about to collapse, and as a court official plotting to misbezzle military salaries, he could fully imagine that His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon chair must be thunderous and angry.

Outside the prison, the snow was falling, and the Taiwei only felt that this year's winter was extremely cold, and the only thing that could make him feel fortunate now was that his two daughters had grown up and married into wives, one was the princess and the other was the prince's side concubine.

When the external environment becomes quiet, people's minds are completely calmed down, and they are often able to figure out all the things they haven't figured out before.

Taiwei felt that his career as an official was too smooth, from the beginning of his entry into the officialdom as the minister of the Qin mission who went to the disaster area, to the later negotiations on behalf of the criminal Zhaoguo, the country invented a lot of political and legal laws for the people.

Suddenly, Taiwei thought of a person, the high-ranking and powerful person who made him rise to prominence--- the emperor, who allowed him to get to this point.

But Taiwei also understood that the emperor did this just to support a chess piece, in order to cultivate a person who could confront Xing Tianze.

Although the emperor's age is only close to fifty years old, there have been too many mysterious deaths in the past few years, and there are no more people who can stand alone for the country in the future......

As soon as he thought of this, the Taiwei laughed very self-deprecatingly, in vain he thought that he had climbed high enough, thinking that the emperor trusted him too much, and he had completely achieved the point of invading the government and the opposition.

It's a pity that the emperor sitting on the dragon chair has seen all this very thoroughly, he has always been just a self-righteous clown.

At that moment, two jailers suddenly walked in with one of them, who was wearing a black cloak, and he was not visible from the outside.

The man waved his hand slightly, and the two jailers retreated respectfully, and before leaving, they handed him a key.

"The old man is just a prisoner of the stairs who is in danger, I don't know which adult is willing to come to see the old man at such a time." The captain didn't look back and spoke.

The cloaked man didn't hurry to speak, he raised his head slightly to look at him, and only after a long time did he speak: "I can't imagine that Lord Taiwei, who was invincible a few days ago, is now reduced to sitting in a cell and looking at the snow outside the window alone. ”

Taiwei was directly stunned in place, and after he reacted, he quickly turned around and knelt on the ground: "The guilty minister knocks on the emperor, may my emperor be safe." ”

The cloaked man slowly took off the fabric on his head, revealing the true face of Lushan, isn't it official that he is the emperor of the current Xingzhao Kingdom?

"The criminal never thought that the emperor would deign to come to visit me in the prison." The captain's head was almost pressed to the ground.

The emperor slowly opened the cell door with the key, and walked up to the lieutenant and looked at him condescendingly: "You never thought about it? But I never thought that you would actually do something corrupt, Mu Zhi, you are really too disappointing to me. ”

Dai Muzhi: This is the real name of Taiwei.

"The sin of the minister deserves death!" There was no panic on Taiwei's face: "The emperor deigned to come to the prison, there should be something to explain, it can't just come out of thin air to visit the guilty minister, right?" ”

Dai Muzhi, who has been an official for many years, has long been clear about the emperor's temperament and temperament, and knows that he will never do things that have no results.

"Mu Zhi, how many years have you and I known each other?" The Emperor did not answer his question, and slowly turned away.

"It's been thirty-seven years since I returned to the emperor, and the minister took up the position of Tai Lieutenant in the third year of your ascension to the throne." Dai Muzhi replied respectfully.

"It's been thirty-seven years, hehe, it's really not a short time, no wonder I see that you already have gray hair on both sideburns." The emperor sighed deeply: "The feeling of being under house arrest these days is not good, right?" ”

"The minister doesn't dare to worry about the emperor, all this is not a big deal, although the minister is old, he can still stand it." When Taiwei heard the emperor's words, he suddenly felt an inexplicable nervousness in his heart.

In Dai Muzhi's memory, the emperor has always been a decisive person, and he has never had any tenderness for anything.

"I have recovered all the disgraceful salaries." The Emperor finally got to the point.

Taiwei didn't have the slightest fright, he knew that since Xing Tianze had the ability to ask the truth about the military salary from Yang Wentai and the others, he had already told him how to break the amount of 200,000 into zero, and he naturally had the ability to recover the money.

This can also be regarded as a great gift from the Taiwei to Xing Tianze, Dai Muzhi understands that without him as a Taiwei in the court, the Fifth Prince will definitely be powerful, even if someone is promoted to replace his official position in the future.

must not be able to fight the fifth prince, rather than let him slowly swell, it is better to intensify the contradiction between Xing Tianze and the emperor himself.

What is the biggest taboo for being a courtier? Xing Tianze happens to be in the limelight at the moment, and it will definitely attract the emperor's suspicion of him, and the two brothers have long had no family affection before.

"Mu Zhi, you are the minister of the humerus who governs the country, I am really reluctant to kill you." The Emperor turned and looked at the Lieutenant with a lowered brow.

Although the emperor has always regarded him as a pawn, it is undeniable that Taiwei really has a talent for governing the country, if he really kills him, Xing Zhaoguo will have one less pillar, and Xing Tianze will have one less opponent who can completely contain him.

"It's a pity that the law is not merciful, and besides, you were really careless this time, and you actually let the fifth child seize the opportunity, which made me a dilemma." A murderous intent flashed in the emperor's eyes: "The 200,000 military salaries are related to the foundation of the national border, how dare you touch them?" ”

"The minister knows that he has failed the emperor's expectations, but the minister also has the suffering of the minister, but the matter has come to this point, the minister understands that it is useless to say more, I just ask you to blame all the blame on me, and the minister is willing to bear it." After saying these words, the Taiwei kowtowed deeply to the emperor.

"You have always been the official lieutenant, if you are beheaded to show the public, it will really damage the majesty of the court." The Emperor took out a delicate little bottle from his sleeve, crouched down and placed it beside the lieutenant, and finally patted him on the shoulder.

Put on the cloak and turn around and leave resolutely.