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"Father, I can prove that it was indeed their four major families who attacked the Ling family first!" Xue Xiaoxiao stretched out her Qianqian jade hand and pointed at the patriarch of the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu, "If Ling Feng didn't kill them at that time, then they would have killed Ling Feng and his clansmen." They are the cause of all this!"

Xue's small voice was not loud, but it was like a bombshell, and the civil and military officials in the entire Longyuan Hall suddenly exploded.

Everyone knows that Xue Xiaoxiao is a princess, and her words have a lot of weight in Xue Hongze's heart.

Hearing Xue Xiaoxiao's words, the patriarchs of the four families of Yangliu and Han Xu suddenly turned pale.

Even if he was a fool, he understood now, Ling Feng had already made up his mind, deliberately killed Liu Cheng in public, and then laid down a trap and waited for the four major families to drill into it by themselves!

They tossed for a long time, originally thinking about putting Ling Feng to death, but in the end, they lifted a stone and hit themselves in the foot, and sold themselves in.

Ling Feng looked at the four patriarchs with pale faces lightly, and he still looked calm and calm when he turned from defense to attack in an instant.

Sure enough, Xue Hongze nodded to Xue Xiaoxiao, and then his eyes fell on the patriarch of the four major families: "What Xiaoxiao just said seems to be diametrically opposed to what you said, I don't know how you explain this? Which of you is lying?"

Xue Hongze's eyes were like electricity, and he saw that the four patriarchs who originally had ghosts in their hearts were cold, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.

Say Xue Xiaoxiao is lying?

It was obvious that she had received permission from Xue Hongze to go on the expedition with the army, and it was very likely that Xue Hongze had sent them to supervise them. How dare they accuse Xue Xiaoxiao?

Admitting that you're lying?

That's even more impossible! Doesn't admitting it mean that his own side first initiated internal coaxing, and then the wicked people sued first, and beat the Ling family up? Isn't that looking for abuse?

So you can't answer "yes" or "no".

Xue Hongze's question is completely a hot potato, and their four major families can't answer it at all.

Seeing that the patriarchs of the four major families who had been arrogant all showed embarrassment, the other civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help but laugh in their hearts, but they couldn't bear it and didn't dare to show it.

Xuexiao's sudden appearance also surprised the eldest prince and the second prince, and the originally planned rhythm was all disrupted. Seeing that the four patriarchs were in an embarrassment, they could only reconcile at this moment.

"Father, the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu have always been loyal to my royal family, and they have no deep hatred with the Ling family, how can they be unfavorable to the Ling family? I think there must be some misunderstanding in the middle. The eldest prince bowed and said.

The meaning of his words is obvious, the four major families have made great contributions to the royal family, and their hard work is high, and they will be spared this time for the sake of their previous merits.

Xue Hongze glanced at the eldest prince and the second prince, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked a little displeased.

He knew in his heart that although on the surface, the four major families were acting against the Ling family, but in fact, it was his eldest son and second son who suppressed the power of the third son for the throne.

It was the last thing he wanted to see.

Now Xue Hongze suddenly found that the third son he had never liked very much now seemed to be much better than these two sons who only knew how to compete for the throne. The two sons in front of him only knew how to fight for power and throne all day long, but his third son bravely took up the burden of saving the Eastern Jin Dynasty at the most critical moment of the country, and traveled thousands of miles to the Great Qin Dynasty to ask for help.

For a while, Xue Hongze couldn't help but be disappointed with the two sons in front of him.

There was silence in the main hall, and everyone was waiting for Xue Hongze's verdict.

On the one hand, although they made mistakes, they made no contribution to the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family, while on the other hand, they were framed by the four major families, but they killed more than 1,000 of their new families, the Ling family.

Which side will Xue Hongze favor?

Everyone in the civil and military affairs has their own guesses in their hearts, and most of them feel that even if the four major families are at fault, the saint will eventually favor their side.

Although Ling Feng had Xue Xiaoxiao's hole card, which could prove his innocence, he couldn't figure out what Xue Hongze was thinking in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive for a while.

However, he believed that after all, the Ling family was the victim this time, and no matter how much Xue Hongze protected the four major families, he would not punish them for the Ling family.

The leaders of the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu all bowed their bodies, and there was a fluke in their hearts.

Now that the Eastern Jin Dynasty is about to face a war, it is the time when the major families are urgently needed to help. At this critical juncture, the role of their four major families was naturally much stronger than that of the Ling family. Therefore, they were confident enough to believe that if nothing else, Xue Hongze would definitely favor their four major families.

Just when everyone in the Longyuan Hall was secretly speculating, Xue Hongze, who was high above, glanced at Ling Feng, and immediately fell on the patriarch of the four major families, and said sharply: "You clansmen of the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu are coaxing themselves, and being killed by the Ling family is naturally deserved. I declare that you will be given three days to compensate the Ling family for all losses to make up for it. I won't pursue this matter. But in the future, if I find out that you are plotting against the Ling family, I will definitely punish you severely!"

Hearing Xue Hongze's verdict, all the civil and military officials in the Longyuan Hall were stunned.

"The Holy Lord's sentence is obviously biased in favor of our Ling family!" Ling Feng was stunned in his heart, and couldn't help but be quite surprised. He couldn't figure it out, with Xue Hongze's shrewdness, how could he favor the Ling family, whose strength was obviously inferior to the four major families?

At the same time that Ling Feng was surprised, the patriarchs of the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu were dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, and they couldn't tell if they had bitterness.

The clansmen sent out by his own family were not only killed by the other party, but also had to make up for the losses of the other party. This time, they obviously lost their wives and soldiers.

"Your Ministers obey!"

Although the patriarchs of the four major families of Yangliu, Han and Xu were full of grievances, they did not dare to complain in the slightest, and bowed down again and again.

The faces of the eldest prince and the second prince were also uncertain. How could they not hear the meaning of Xue Hongze's words? He was clearly punishing the four major families, but secretly he was warning the two of them.

After announcing the punishment of the four major families, Xue Hongze rewarded the major families who went on this expedition accordingly.

After retreating from the dynasty, Ling Feng, Zuo Yu and Qing Zhan, who had returned from a great victory with the four major families this time, walked out of the Longyuan Hall side by side, and while the three of them were talking and laughing, a royal guard walked quickly to Ling Feng's side, said a few words to him, and then hurriedly walked away.

"Looks, I can't go with you, both of you. Ling Feng spread his hands helplessly and said with a smile, "The Holy Lord wants to summon me alone." ”

"Did you summon you for something?" Qing Zhan said curiously.

"Not really. But I don't think it's a bad thing. Ling Feng smiled, "Because the place where the Holy Lord summoned me was not in the imperial study, but in a relatively quiet place. ”

"Where is the quiet?" Hearing this, Zuo Yu and Qing Zhan looked at each other, revealing doubts on their faces.

Ling Feng smiled, said goodbye to the two, turned around and followed the guard, and hurried towards his destination.