In the Golden Palace, the testimony of the interrogation was placed on the royal case.

"Your Majesty, Duke An Guo has already explained what happened, and the poisonous food was purchased by his wife. However, his wife did not admit guilt, but insisted that the grain she had handed over was purchased from a regular grain merchant.

For this remark, Wechen is still verifying. ”

"What else is there to verify, this matter shows that An Guogong himself is unwilling to bear the charge, so he blames the woman."

The crown prince said this in a gloomy tone and bowed his hand to the emperor.

"Father, a few days ago, the price of grain in the capital was high, and even a high-ranking minister may not be able to raise enough grain for three hundred stones in a short period of time.

An Guogong has just entered the office, and his foundation is still unstable, but he has the ability to raise food before most of the officials in the DPRK and China. If there is no one behind it, I'm afraid that no one believes it. ”

The emperor threw the piece in his hand on the desk, his eyes shining.

"Who, according to you, is instructing him to do evil?"

The crown prince snorted, "An Guogong is dull by nature, and he hasn't been assigned any serious errands at such an age. On the contrary, after marrying his daughter into the Xiao Wangfu, it was smooth sailing. ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Huaixiao bluntly and explicitly, although he did not name the other party, but everywhere led everyone to project their suspicions onto the other party.

On the other hand, Su Huaixiao, his eyes were lowered from beginning to end, and he was concentrating on playing with the jade wrench on his thumb, as if he couldn't understand the hint of the prince.

Seeing him so indifferent, the ministers in the palace only thought that he didn't care about the life or death of his father-in-law. Anyway, he has always been a cold-hearted and cold-hearted character, so there is nothing strange about him.

The princelings exchanged glances with each other and came forward to echo his remarks.

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed strange."

"An Guogong's nature is not bad, and Weichen doesn't believe that he will do such a rebellious thing."

Finally, Xiao Che of the Tuntian Department stepped forward and pleaded solemnly:

"Please also ask the emperor to investigate to the end, don't let this crooked trend cholera the dynasty!"

The emperor looked at the courtiers in the palace coldly, and his eyes stayed on Su Huaixiao.

Anyone who is stared at with such a coercive gaze will weaken their knees. is the only one who dreams of Xiaoxiao, and from beginning to end he looks like he has nothing to do with himself.

"Huai Xiao, An Guogong's case, what do you think?"

Hearing the emperor call out to himself in a soft voice, Su Huaixiao stingily took his eyes off the wrench.

"An Guogong has lived up to the emperor's expectations, and he will be punished as he should be."

The Emperor bowed his head, "Well, pass on my will......"

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." Sun Qinian, the servant of the ministry, suddenly spoke, "Weichen thinks that An Guogong is guilty of donating poisoned food, but there is another person who should be punished with him. ”

The emperor's words were intercepted but he was not angry, not only because Sun Qinian was talented, but also because he was related to the eldest princess, and he was also half of the royal family.

"Does Sun Shilang think that An Guogong still has a fellow party?"

"Exactly!" Sun Qinian's gaze swept over the audience, and finally fixed on Xiao Che's body, "Xiao Che is the director of the Tuntian Administration of the Ministry of Industry, and he has an unshirkable responsibility for ensuring food security. So I would like to ask, how did a good granary get into mice? ”

Xiao Che choked, he didn't expect the other party to attack him, and pinched seven inches sharply. His brain was stuck, and he couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while.

"We-Chen, We-Chen......"

Seeing that the person he was covering was impeached, the prince first glanced at Sun Qinian unhappily, and then helped to intercede.

"Father, it is instinct for this rat to steal food, and even if it is a good prevention, it may not be able to prevent it 100%. Moreover, if it weren't for the rats that happened to burrow into the granary, they would not have found that the food donated by An Guogong was poisonous. ”

Sun Qinian let out a faint mockery from between his snorts, "There is a great drought in the south, and every grain of grain is precious. Rats are dirty and can spread malignant diseases. How dare these pickled foods make the victims taste them? What is the difference between this and the poisoned food donated by An Guogong?

Therefore, Weichen believes that what punishment An Guogong deserves, and what punishment does Director Xiao deserve. ”

Hearing him say this, many ministers in the palace agreed.

"That's true."

"Isn't that how the plague and the plague spread? If the drought is combined with the spread of evil diseases, it will be a real purgatory on earth. ”

"The Tuntian Department is indeed duty-bound this time."

The emperor took a sip of tea and slammed the cup on the desk, and the low sound instantly suppressed the noise in the hall.

"Xiao Che, can you plead guilty?"

Xiao Che prostrate on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"The emperor is clear, it's not that the ministers are lazy and lazy, it's just that the rats can't be guarded against. In order to eliminate rodent infestation, the Tuntian Department has also been thinking about it. ”

"Oh?" The Emperor adjusted his posture to a more comfortable position, "Then what have you done?" ”

"Just when the emperor issued an order to raise grain for the south, the Tuntian Department had already put a batch of rat poison near the granary. Otherwise, rodent infestation will only become more rampant. ”

"You're throwing rat poison near the granary?"

Sun Qinian screamed in surprise, attracting everyone's attention at once.

"Since the beginning of autumn, there will be continuous autumn rain at night. When Mr. Xiao put rat poison, did he ever think that these poisonous things would soak into the granary with rainwater and pollute the grain? ”

Xiao Che retorted firmly, "The granary is firmly sealed, and rainwater will not infiltrate. ”

"And how did the rats get in?"

"This!"

Sun Qinian glanced at the other party, and stood with a tough attitude.

"If the granary is damaged, the rats can enter. Then the toxic rainwater will also soak in and contaminate the food. But if the granary is not damaged, then the matter of eating dead rats is only afraid of another strangeness.

Lord Xiao is the head of the Tuntian Department, but after thinking about it, don't commit the crime of bullying the king. ”

Plop ——!

Xiao Che's knees weakened, and he sat down on the ground in panic.

What Sun Qinian said just now was undoubtedly a two-way blockade, which directly cut off his retreat.

"We-Chen, We-Chen......"

Frightened, he could only subconsciously look at the prince for help.

This small action was seen by the ministers, and everyone sighed tacitly.

The prince's move, I'm afraid it's a mistake.

Just when the atmosphere was solemn and awkward, Su Huaixiao, who had not spoken much, buttoned the armrest of the wheelchair.

"Xiao Che."

His voice is like flowing water that has lasted for thousands of years, and there is a biting coolness in the waves.

"An Guogong is the father-in-law of this king, and his case is somewhat related to the reputation of this king. If he is really guilty, the king will not be partial, but the king will not tolerate someone taking advantage of this matter to frame him.

Whether there is a hole in this granary, you better explain clearly. ”