No one thought that things would happen so quickly.

When it happened, most officials knew nothing about it.

It is said that two officials were arrested in the same room in the same brothel. When they were arrested, they were very arrogant and asked Wan Shuhao: "Why arrest me? What did we do?"

Wan Shuhao said the crime once again, and the expressions on their faces changed suddenly, and they said loudly: "I want to see the Ninth Prince!"

After arresting all the officials, Wan Shuhao specifically mentioned this detail when reporting to the emperor.

The emperor was not angry and arrogant, and asked: "What do you mean? Are you implying something?"

Wan Shuhao saluted neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "Don't dare."

The emperor looked at Liu Ninghuan again and said, "Ning'er, are you satisfied with this?"

Liu Ninghuan said: "I can't say whether I'm satisfied or not. After all, it's not my ministers who forced them to do these things."

The emperor's expression was complicated, and there seemed to be a hint of worry hidden in his serious expression.

The emperor opened his mouth, and when he was about to say something, the eunuch came to report: "The Ninth Prince asks to see—"

Wan Shuhao said: "The minister will resign."

Liu Ninghuan said: "My son should also leave."

But the emperor said: "Wan Shuhao, let's go, Ning'er... Ning'er don't leave for now, just sit behind the screen."

The emperor screened the maids and eunuchs away, leaving only Liu Ninghuan to eavesdrop behind the screen.

Zhao Zhan came in quickly, coughed as soon as he came in, and then said: "Father, when I came in, I saw Wan Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."

The emperor said: "So you know what happened today."

Zhao Zhan said: "How could my son not know about such a big commotion? It's just that I don't understand, why all of a sudden..."

The emperor said, "Because your sister showed me something."

Zhao Zhan paused, and said, "That's it...heh."

The emperor said: "I treat you both equally. You showed me something, and I thought it was justified, so I let you arrest me. Ning'er proved something else to me, but too many officials were involved, so I had to hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment." deal with."

Zhao Zhan said, "Your sister is dissatisfied with my arrest of Shi Chan?"

The emperor was silent for a moment, and said: "Wan Shuhao told me that the two people he arrested shouted to see you, do you know why?"

Zhao Zhan said: "We have to ask them."

When Liu Ninghuan heard this sentence, he knew that Zhao Zhan was going to abandon his pawn to protect the commander.

Of course the emperor could hear it, but in front of him was his most capable son. The more things Liu Ninghuan uncovered and the more people involved, the more powerful Zhao Zhan was.

When a prince reaches this point, what choice does he have?

Zhao Zhan said: "It's just that I didn't expect my sister to be so capable."

Thinking of Liu Ninghuan's firm expression when he knelt on the ground, the emperor suddenly felt a kind of unresolved melancholy.

He arranged for people to work in the Princess Mansion, so he naturally knew that his daughter's superficial arrogance and lust were all fakes, and his daughter had never given up fighting for the throne.

The emperor named Princess Pingzhen "Ning Huan", and naturally hoped that she would live a simple and happy life just like her name.But to be born in the royal family, this is destined to be just a luxury.From Liu Ninghuan kneeling on the ground and holding up the thick memorial, the war between his two children really started.

Zhao Zhan said "I didn't expect that", but his expression was not surprised at all.Liu Ninghuan's move was beyond Zhao Zhan's expectation.On the one hand, Zhao Zhan was annoyed, but on the other hand, he was also amused.

The emperor carefully observed Zhao Zhan's expression and said, "You are brother and sister."

Zhao Zhan smiled, and said impeccably, "Thanks to the father's reminder, I finally remembered."

The emperor chatted with Zhao Zhan for a few words and felt exhausted.

After Zhao Zhan left, the emperor sat on his seat and said, "Come out."

Liu Ninghuan came out from behind the screen.

The emperor said: "You have heard the conversation just now, what do you want to say?"

Liu Ninghuan said: "I hope that Zhao Guo will live in peace and order for a long time. This kind of favoritism, fraud, and party formation should never happen again."

That is to say, we are going to fight Zhao Zhangang to the end.

The emperor sighed and said: "100 years ago, the world was divided and ruled, and there were constant disputes between countries. Thanks to the care of our ancestors, the four brothers of the Zhao family have their own strengths, and they unite as one. Yu Zhao. This was originally a perfect story of brothers being united in one heart, but later the brothers became estranged and broke their morals, and there were constant disputes. Do you know why?"

Liu Ninghuan said, "For profit."

After deciding on Gongdou, Liu Ninghuan studied a lot of historical allusions, only to realize that the Zhao family had a tradition of brotherhood.

Since the founding of the country, every emperor had to kill all his brothers and sisters when he succeeded to the throne, as if he would be unhappy if he was not a widow and lonely.

Before knowing this history, Liu Ninghuan thought it was too cruel for Zhao Zhan to kill all his brothers and sisters.Knowing this history, Liu Ninghuan changed her mind: It turns out that violence is deeply embedded in her bones. If she succeeds in seizing the throne, she will definitely kill Zhao Zhan, so as to prevent the wildfire from burning and the spring breeze blowing again.

But she was not as cruel as Zhao Zhan, she would just give Zhao Zhan a sharp knife, and would not drain Zhao Zhan's blood, nor hang Zhao Zhan's body at the gate of the city to flog him.

The emperor said: "Last time I asked you, do you know the secrets hidden in the blood of the Zhao family. Now I can tell you."

Liu Ninghuan held his breath and looked at him without blinking.

The emperor said: "The ancestors of the Zhao family collected a lot of gold and silver treasures in the process of unifying the world. They put the treasures somewhere and hid them with the technique of Qimen Dunjia. This is because the ancestors were far-sighted and worried about the incompetence of the younger generations, so they deliberately kept the treasures. under the care of you."

"In order to prevent this care from being used by others, the ancestors used a special method to seal the door. Only the blood of the Zhao family can open the door and take out the treasure."

The emperor said word by word: "The so-called royal blood is actually not precious. What is precious is what it can do and the door it can open. It is the key."

Hearing this, Liu Ninghuan was suddenly blessed and understood a lot of things.

Why every emperor had to kill his brothers;

Why didn't Zhao Zhan deal with the threat ahead of time, and insisted on leaving Zhao Ning here for joy;

Why is Zhao Ninghuan so straight-forward in women's clothing, but also behaves particularly male-hate;

Why did Zhao Zhan have to boil the blood of his brothers and sisters after he ascended the throne?

……

But why, the emperor said this to himself?

Liu Ninghuan blinked, and looked straight at the emperor.

Only then did she realize that it had only been half a day since she presented the memorial, but the emperor seemed to be ten years old suddenly, exhaustion and powerlessness were written all over his body.

The emperor approached Liu Ninghuan, touched her head, and said in a melancholy and tired tone: "I have always had unrealistic thoughts, and I hope you live a safe and happy life. But I didn't really realize it until today. This is an extravagant hope. Ning'er, I can no longer protect you..."

His palms are big and warm, like any normal father.

But born in the Zhao family, he is doomed to escape death.

His son was ready, and his daughter was ready too.

He is old and can't do anything, so he can only give the secret to Liu Ninghuan.

From the emperor's words and actions, Liu Ninghuan was suddenly touched.She held the emperor's hand, her eyes flickering.

Coming out of the palace, Liu Ninghuan's eyes were red, and his mood was a little depressed.

The eunuch sent her back to Hengruo Palace, and finally handed her a safety talisman, saying: "The emperor told me that I must hand it to the princess. The emperor also explained that this amulet was consecrated by an eminent monk in Lingyin Temple, so that the princess will always be happy. Wear it, and don't lose it."

Liu Ninghuan accepted it and said, "Thank you, Eunuch."

Then he untied a jade pendant from his waist, handed it to the eunuch, and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Eunuch."

Liu Ninghuan had stuffed the eunuch with things many times, but the eunuch always said "no" while rushing to accept it.But for some reason, he really didn't reach out this time, but sighed deeply and said, "Princess take care."

After speaking, the eunuch left with a group of young eunuchs.

Liu Ninghuan looked at the eunuch's leaving figure, clutched the amulet tightly in his hand, and then turned to enter the mansion.

As soon as one foot stepped on the threshold, the servant girl came over and whispered, "Princess, Prime Minister Qiu is here."

Prime Minister Qiu said that he had been ill for a long time, and except for the last time the emperor fainted, he had not been in court for a long time, let alone visiting others.

This time, he must be quite dissatisfied with his behavior.

Liu Ninghuan had already regarded Qiu Zai as a teacher in his heart, and at this moment, he felt a sense of nervousness that he failed the exam and was called out by the head teacher to talk alone.

The choice is made by herself, and it is absolutely impossible for her to change it.

Liu Ninghuan took a deep breath, and asked the servant girl in a low voice, "Where is Qiu Xiang?"

Following the maid's guidance, Liu Ninghuan found Prime Minister Qiu.

Prime Minister Qiu stood in front of the bookcase with his hands behind his back, staring intently at the spine of the book.

These books were newly bought by the servant girl after the fire, and they were almost all arranged in the same style as before, with several volumes of Spring/Palace painted by Qingling mixed in.

Liu Ninghuan blushed, and hurriedly approached and said, "Qi Xiang."

Prime Minister Qiu turned around and said: "I heard that the princess went to the palace to pay her respects today, and something big happened. Half of the officials in the court came to ask me what happened. I don't know anything. In order to give them an explanation , the old minister made a special trip. If there is any disturbance, I ask the princess to forgive me."

Prime Minister Qiu said this very "politely", and his tone was very unfamiliar.Liu Ninghuan knew that he was angry, so he quickly saluted and said, "The teacher has beaten the students."

Prime Minister Qiu said: "The princess has her own ideas, but the old minister is dull and dare not call herself a teacher."

Liu Ninghuan said: "Is the teacher angry with me? Because I'm being emotional?"

Prime Minister Qiu didn't speak, Liu Ninghuan pulled Prime Minister Qiu to sit down, poured a glass of water himself, and presented some pastries.After begging for mercy like this, he said: "But the student's actions are not all out of will."

Prime Minister Qiu asked her, "Why is that?"

Liu Ninghuan said: "Of course I was very anxious when Shi Tan was arrested. I know what the teacher means. I can't tie myself to a sinking ship."

"But the students think that the Shi family is my only support at the moment. If I even abandon the Shi family, how can I fight against others in the future? Now it has reached a critical juncture. Zhao Zhan has already tried to see him, so I can no longer hide my strength and bide my time. If I can't show my dignity, how can all the civil and military officials convince me? Even if I am lucky enough to stand at the end, what will happen to Zhao Guo?" Liu Ning said happily: "Only by proving it to others first, can I win them over. Once this happens , Zhao Zhan will abandon his pawns to save the commander, what will the people on his side think?"

"The teacher gave me a detailed description of the behavior of different officials, which helped me a lot. But to be honest, I can do what I am today not only because of the teacher's information. Among the evidence I provided, some of them came from It was dug out by people from Zhao Zhan’s side. They chose Zhao Zhan before because they had no choice.” Liu Ninghuan said, “But after I stood up, some of them chose.”

Prime Minister Qiu looked at Liu Ninghuan with a complicated expression, and found that although Liu Ninghuan was explaining, there was no remorse in his words and expression, but an indomitable momentum.

Especially when he said the last sentence, his expression was composed, like a bright sun, with an inexplicable attraction.

This is a very young temperament, Prime Minister Qiu has not seen it for a long time.

Looking at Liu Ninghuan like this, Prime Minister Qiu suddenly realized: maybe he is really old.

Only old people look forward and backward.

Seeing that Prime Minister Qiu's expression was loose, Liu Ninghuan continued to insist: "Besides, the Shi family is not a shipwreck, it's just a few cracks in the cabin, and it can still be mended. If Shi Qian can come out safely, it will be mended. Teacher You just watch."

Only thanks to Qiu Xin's test can Liu Ninghuan be sure that Shi Tan is innocent to some extent.

Maybe Zhao Zhan thinks this is enough, but Liu Ninghuan knows that as long as something really happened, there will be evidence left.This is something Liu Ninghuan, who has seen too much reasoning, is very sure of.

Then Liu Ninghuan found a loophole.

Prime Minister Qiu stared at Liu Ninghuan for a while, then suddenly sighed, and said, "Okay, I'll watch."

Two days later, Shi Chan was released from prison.

Although a few Shi family members were arrested, the boat finally made up.

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