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Xiao Jumao looked at the unbelievable Wan Peng under the steps, although he was happy in his heart, it didn't show on his face.

"Why are not you talking?"

Wan Peng's stuck head finally started to work again, his eyes were about to split open, and he didn't know whether it was more fear or anger in his chest, and he stared directly at Xiao Jumao and shouted: "It's you! You did it on purpose!" That!" He finally figured it out, all this was planned by the little emperor alone!

He wanted to understand, but the others didn't know what to say. They all thought that the son of Wan Shangshu was crazy. He dared to yell at the emperor and insult the majesty of the heavenly family!

Before Xiao Jumao opened his mouth, Ding Guogong said slowly: "Collude with Woyun Tower to kidnap and sell children, privately sell Yincao, intend to murder the court officials, and now you are disrespectful to the emperor in the hall, Wan Peng, what else do you have?" What can I say?"

"It's not me!" Wanpeng yelled in horror, "It has nothing to do with me! I have nothing to do with Woyun Tower!"

He knew that what he had done had been seen by the emperor, no matter how he explained it, it would be useless, but he still wanted to win some hope for himself.

"Duke Ding and Marquis Wei Yuan saw it with their own eyes, is it true? You mean, they conspired to frame you?" Xiao Jumao asked with a smile.

What a joke.

Except for Wan Kun, the other ministers laughed in their hearts. Duke Ding and Marquis Weiyuan are so powerful, how could they conspire to make trouble with an unknown pawn?What's more, the two of them had no enmity with Wan Peng at all.

Wan Peng suddenly had nothing to say, he knew that what he said at this time would be pale, and he couldn't help but look at his father who was also kneeling on the ground.Since his father came into the palace, he hasn't said a word, just kneeling on the ground, silently watching him step into the abyss.

Seeing that he acquiesced, Xiao Jumao said, "Let's go to the prison first."

Although Wanpeng is now an abandoned child, he knows a lot of inside information, and he may even know who is manipulating Jiangnan and Beijing all the time, so they may be able to get something out of Wanpeng's mouth.

Wan Peng gritted his teeth, he was unwilling to be an outcast, he did not want to be thrown into a prison to be beheaded, he was forced to take this path, why should he take care of something?Although the emperor and the others already knew that there was another person behind Woyunlou, he could not escape the death penalty.

However, his father did not speak for him, he still wanted to find a chance for himself, anyway, in the end, the Wan family was also abandoned, the next step for the emperor and the others must be to investigate the Wan family.He would rather spend his life in prison than die like this.

"Your Majesty, the criminal knows that he cannot escape the death penalty, but the criminal wants to ask you one thing. If the criminal confesses everything he knows, can he be spared the death penalty?"

All the ministers were in an uproar, this Wan Peng really dared to say it!

Xiao Jumao showed a meaningful smile, "Wan Peng, it wasn't just Duke Ding that you wanted to kill last night."

Wan Peng opened his mouth, he never expected that the emperor was standing next to Duke Ding, let alone that what happened last night was just the emperor's plan to catch a turtle in his urn.

"However, if you really made a great contribution, I can keep your whole body and let you die more happily."

For Wan Peng's actions, as long as Xiao Jumao is willing, he can be sentenced to death or leave the body. Compared with these two, individuals will choose to hang the whole body.

And how to die is all in Xiao Jumao's thought.

Wan Peng thought very clearly that he wanted to strive for the best interests for himself, or in other words, he was not selfless, he didn't want to die alone, he wanted to die with everyone.

He was about to speak when Wan Kun suddenly said, "Your Majesty! I'm guilty! I've been infatuated for a while and committed such evil things that cannot be tolerated by nature. I deserve to die! The matter of Woyunlou was planned by me alone, just for the sake of Earn more money, Wanpeng's actions are all ordered by the criminal ministers, and he dare not disobey!"

Xiao Jumao frowned, "Wan Kun, do you really think I'm a child, so easy to deceive? Just relying on your Wanfu, you have the ability to quietly sell and transport Yincao? Are you capable of raising so many dead men? If you No more sophistry, after the matter is clarified, I will punish your nine clans!"

Wan Kun collapsed to the ground, tears running down his face, even if he didn't say anything, their Wan family would be like the Jiangnan Zhu family, forever doomed.

Wanpeng mocked, "Father, it's better for the son." He narrowed his eyes and looked at the bright ground, "Your Majesty, the sinners and the Wanfu were only controlled by people with the grass, so they had to do these things." Regarding the matter, I hope that the emperor will release other people who don't know about Wanfu because of Wanfu's last resort."

Xiao Jumao's slightly round eyes were sharp, "Who is it?"

Wan Peng said slowly, "Duke Cai's Mansion."

Xiao Jumao frowned suddenly, tapping his index finger rhythmically on the armrest, this was not the answer he wanted.

The courtiers were also unbelievable, and felt that it was reasonable. After all, Cai Li had been in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, and it was not unrelated to the support of the Duke of Cai. Although the case of Cai Li last time did not affect the Duke of Cai, Cai Li beheaded Later, Cai Guogong said he was sick and asked for leave, so he didn't come to court.

The entire Cai Guogong's mansion has changed from a crowded city in the past to a sparsely populated one today.

Everyone believed that Cai Guogong's mansion was dragged down by Cai Li. After all, the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not find any abnormality in Cai Guogong's mansion during the investigation process, but today in the main hall, Wan Peng actually said that Cai Guogong's mansion was the culprit of everything!

"Slandering the Duke is an extra crime, do you know?" Xiao Jumao asked in a deep voice.

Wan Peng nodded, "There's no need for criminals to lie. Cai Jun has always been in charge of Woyunlou's activities, and we sometimes have fun together in private."

Cai Jun is the eldest son of Cai Guogong, and now he is the censor of the city, responsible for the security management of various places in the capital. Although the position is not high, it should not be difficult to affect the entry and exit of goods at the city gate.

Cai Li was making waves in the south of the Yangtze River. If what Wan Peng said was true and Cai Jun was doing evil in the capital, then Cai Guogong's mansion was really not clean, and the water inside might be very deep.

"Do you have any evidence?" Xiao Jumao always had a weird feeling, but he couldn't tell. It seemed that there was a layer of veil hiding many things, and what could float up for them to see was just a blindfold.

This is the case with the Wan Mansion, and perhaps the same with the Cai Guogong Mansion.

Wan Peng squeezed his fists and said: "He has a token on his body, which he always carries with him. It is a small seal with a grass pattern engraved on the bottom of the seal."

Hearing this, Xiao Jumao ordered decisively: "Chen Feng, you take my oral order and immediately arrest Cai Jun and bring him to Qiankun Palace."

Wan Peng shook his head, "The news leaked out last night, maybe he won't be carrying it with him. However, he might be hiding in a place."

"Where?"

Wan Peng opened his mouth and said, "There's a hidden trough under the table in his study, and it's in there." This is what he accidentally saw when he went to Cai's mansion.

Xiao Jumao nodded, "Chen Feng, you take two groups of people to arrest Cai Jun and search Duke Cai's mansion at the same time."

Chen Feng took the order to go down.

Time passed slowly, Xiao Jumao sat on the dragon chair and waited. He didn't say to retreat, and the ministers didn't dare to leave, so they had to stand in the hall.

Not long after, Chen Feng came back.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I did find a seal in Cai Jun's study, but Cai Jun died just before we went."

Zhao Quan took the seal from him and handed it to Xiao Jumao. Xiao Jumao looked at it, and it was the same as what Wan Peng said.

"How did you die?"

Xiao Jumao put the seal back into Zhao Quan's hands, thinking, if Cai Guogong's government is really the culprit, then they will not kill Cai Jun, the poison of the tiger does not eat its eggs, Cai Jun's death further confirmed his some guesswork.

"Dali Temple thoroughly investigates this case."

Shao Zhengrong, Minister of Dali Temple, came out to lead the decree.

Since Wanpeng only knew Cai Guogong's mansion, Xiao Jumao didn't have anything to ask, he directly retreated to the imperial study, and did not forget to call Shangtan Shiguan and Chen Feng.

After ordering Zhao Quan to give them a seat, Xiao Jumao sat up straight and asked Chen Feng first: "You went to Cai Guogong's mansion today, did you find anything?"

Chen Feng thought for a while, and replied: "I'm so stupid, I couldn't find the abnormality."

"Then based on what you know about Duke Cai's mansion, do they have the ability to raise those dead men? Training dead men is not something that can be done in a short period of time. When the first emperor was in power, Cai Guogong even won several victories for Xiao Guo. He is clearly a loyal and patriotic person, so I think it is unlikely that he would have the intention of treason at that time, right?"

Chen Feng was convinced, "Although I don't have a deep friendship with Cai Guogong, I have always admired him, and I don't want to believe that Cai Guogui is such a person."

Xiao Jumao nodded when he heard the words, and then looked at Tan Shiguan, "What does Duke Ding think?"

"I believe that Cai Jun's death was not accidental, and with Cai Guogong's temperament, he would not kill his parents and children, so there must be something wrong behind it."

Xiao Jumao sighed in a low voice, "Then in the capital, who else can cover the sky with one hand?"

Tan Shi watched his brows move slightly, his eyes met Xiao Jumao, he seemed to have something to say, but due to Chen Feng's presence, it was not convenient.

Xiao Jumao understood, looked at Chen Feng, "Marquis Weiyuan, you go back first, I have something to discuss with Duke Ding."

Chen Feng bowed and left.

Xiao Jumao stood up and walked slowly behind the desk. After sitting for too long, his buttocks became numb.

"What did you want to say just now?"

Tan Shiguan also got up, approached the case, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you know how the late emperor came to the throne?"

Xiao Jumao nodded his head, "I know something, the battle for the throne was extremely fierce back then, and the father ascended to the throne with the support of the deceased King Ping."

"However, within half a year after the first emperor ascended the throne, Prince Ping died suddenly in the mansion, leaving behind Princess Ping and Prince Ping's son who was only four years old, who is now Prince An."

Shock flashed in Xiao Jumao's eyes, "What do you mean?"

"Prince Ping back then was able to assist the late emperor to ascend the throne, which shows his ability. Even if he died, the power he controlled might not be completely eradicated by the late emperor." Tan Shiguan paused, and continued, "Back then, Princess Ping and King Ping The deep love between husband and wife is a good story in the capital, if King Ping dies unexpectedly, with Princess Ping's temperament, it will definitely not be tolerated."

Xiao Jumao was puzzled, "Since King Ping is so powerful and he is the son of the emperor's grandfather, why didn't he become emperor himself?" .

"King Ping accidentally fell off his horse when he was young. After being diagnosed and cured, his left foot fell ill and he lost the right to inherit the throne."

Royal disputes are always so cruel.

Xiao Jumao was silent for a long time, "If it is said that King Ping died as you said, and he said something disrespectful, it was the father's doing, then Princess Ping and King An will definitely want revenge, and the ultimate goal of revenge is Just to take away the dragon chair, they don't want to see father's son sitting on the dragon chair."

Tan Shiguan just looked at him quietly and didn't respond.

Xiao Jumao closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then said in a hoarse voice: "No wonder, no wonder the emperor brother and the others died one by one at the time, originally they had a good relationship, but I don't know why, suddenly one day they turned against each other, and in the end , only me is left."

"Wait!" He suddenly looked at Tan Shiguan, "If King An single-handedly caused the brothers to kill each other, why am I still alive?"

Tan Shiguan calmly looked at him, but didn't say anything.

Memories flooded into his mind, Xiao Jumao took a step back, supported the desk with one hand, suddenly his nose became sore, his eyes were reddish, and he looked at the tall and handsome man in front of him, "It's because of my concubine's entrustment, so you have been protecting me all the time. ?” Otherwise, with King An’s means, he could not have been safe and sound.

"No." The man smiled, "It's not because of your mother and concubine, but because I am willing to protect you."

Xiao Jumao's breathing suddenly stagnated, his heartbeat seemed to be still, he opened his eyes, stared at Tan Shiguan in a daze, and said in a low voice after a long time: "You lied to me."

When you look at your eyes, you are confused.

"I can see clearly that my concubine asked you to help me when my disaster happened. You were reluctant at the time."

The long eyelashes trembled slightly because of the unpleasant thought of this.

Tan Shiguan sighed softly, "Your Majesty, when you were eight years old, I didn't know you. Later, your mother and concubine also hoped that I could protect you before she died. At that time, you were 13 years old. For five years, It was enough for me to recognize you, and I was willing at that time."

When Xiao Jumao heard this, his heart felt hot, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, but because of something he thought of, he dropped down, and stared at Tan Shiguan, "Then you are still so fierce to me!"

Tan Shiguan finally couldn't help laughing, took a step forward, and held Xiao Jumao's hand on the imperial case, "Did your majesty study hard while scolding the minister? Did you think that you must compare the minister to the court?" Go down, so you work harder?"

Thinking of these embarrassing things, Xiao Jumao couldn't help but blush.

Tan Shiguan looked at him intently, and said softly: "The minister takes himself as the target, and waits for His Majesty to shoot the arrow in his hand."

Xiao Jumao looked at him, his slightly round eyes were slightly moist, he held back the man's warm and generous hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Then what if it hits the bull's-eye?"

"I believe in His Majesty."

The four words hit Xiao Jumao's heart, weighing more than a thousand catties.

He turned around slightly, raising his head so as not to lose his composure. He couldn't imagine what would happen if he really aimed the arrow at Tan Shiguan.

Fortunately, he was against Lin Mo, not Tan Shiguan.

At this time, Zhao Quan reported outside the imperial study: "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch, do you want to prepare a meal?"

Xiao Jumao sniffed secretly, and said: "Set dinner in Jingquan Palace."

Zhao Quan went down to give orders.

Xiao Jumao adjusted his expression and said awkwardly: "I'm going to Jingquan Palace, you should come with me."

The two came to Jingquan Palace one after the other, and waited until Zhao Quan prepared the meal and the ingots were all eaten, and the two of them didn't speak any more.Even Zhao Quan could see the weird atmosphere, he quietly exited the Jingquan Palace, guarded outside the palace, and did not allow other people to approach.

Xiao Jumao had no appetite, so he drank two mouthfuls of soup and a few mouthfuls of vegetables, then put down the silver chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, eat some more." Tan Shiguan scooped up soup and vegetables for him again.

Xiao Jumao didn't want to offend him, so he had to lower his head to eat vegetables and soup, thinking wildly while eating, thinking about something flashed in his mind, he suddenly raised his head to look at Tan Shiguan, and said: "You Didn't you say before that you checked An Wang's background and didn't find anything?"

Tan Shiguan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "I really didn't find any problems."

"Even you can't find out?" Xiao Jumao's beautiful brows knit together again.

Tan Shi nodded, "Back then, King Ping was able to control a large number of forces and assist the late emperor to ascend to the throne with only his disabled body. It is not a joke. However, what I told you in the Yushufang earlier was just a subjective speculation. Without evidence, it cannot be true.”

Xiao Jumao filtered all the things in his mind, and suddenly said: "You said, could it be that Cai Guogong was not loyal to his father, but Ping Wang?" It's just that Ping Wang chose to assist his father, so Cai Guogong followed Around the father and emperor.

"It's possible." Tan Shi saw that he was really full, so he fetched a bowl for him to rinse and wipe his mouth.

Xiao Jumao yawned slightly, wanted to sleep after eating, looked at Yuan Bao, he was already sound asleep.

"If Your Majesty is sleepy, go and rest for a while." He helped Xiao Jumao sit down beside the bed, and called Zhao Quan to pick up the dishes.

Xiao Jumao was indeed a little sleepy, and fell asleep after touching the pillow.

He had a dream. In the dream, he saw a strange self sitting on the dragon chair in Qiankun Palace. He heard that he ordered someone to drag Tan Shiguan down and behead him. The guards in the palace immediately entered the palace. He tried to stop him, but it was of no avail, he could only watch Tan Shiguan being dragged down and beheaded, the ground was covered with bright red blood, it was so red that his heart hurt like a knife.

"Time View!"

He sat up abruptly, and didn't realize that the quilt had slipped down, just blankly searching for the figure of the man in the hall.

Tan Shiguan heard an exclamation behind him, immediately got up and walked to the bed and sat down, seeing Xiao Jumao was sweating profusely, his face was pale, and his expression was frightened, his heart ached and he comforted him softly: "Did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid."

Xiao Jumao looked at the pity and worry in his eyes, and was afraid of the tide in his heart, so he threw himself into the man's arms and hugged him desperately.

"Don't leave me."

Tan Shiguan patted him on the back, "I won't leave unless you drive me away."

Hearing this, Xiao Jumao felt at ease, raised his head from his embrace, and kissed him together without thinking.