The First Tyrant of Daxia

Royal study room.

Concubine Xiao Shufei had already learned about Xiao Jian's affairs and was kneeling in the imperial study with red eyes.

"Xiang'er, get up first. The ground is cold." Qin Yun frowned and reached out to help her.

Concubine Xiao Shu did not stand up, but wiped her tears and choked up, "Your Majesty, my elder brother is not that kind of person. There must be something wrong here. I hope Your Majesty can see clearly."

Qin Yun frowned: "I won't let him be wronged, don't worry."

Her tears fell even harder, as big as beans.

He reached out and grabbed Qin Yun's dragon robe, pleading with his eyes: "Your Majesty, Xiang'er only has this one brother, can you promise Xiang'er not to hurt his life."

Qin Yun felt even more distressed, so he helped her up and wiped her tears.

"I believe Xiao Jian would not do such a stupid thing. There must be something wrong with what happened last night, but it will take time to investigate."

"He is in the prison now. No one can do anything to him without my order. At least within three days, nothing will happen to him."

"You should go back to the Yangxin Palace first."

Hearing this, Concubine Xiao Shu felt a little relieved. She was afraid that Qin Yun would kill her elder brother in a rage.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will return to the Yangxin Palace to wait for news."

She left hesitantly, as she was worried but also reluctant to make any selfish requests. After all, this was a very big matter and there was already solid evidence at the Lotus Courtyard.

After she left.

Chang Hong is here.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that it was a rotating imperial guard who leaked the news. It spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Now it is out of control." His face was covered with sweat, and he was afraid of being scolded by Qin Yun.

"Where is that imperial guard?" Qin Yun rubbed his temple, feeling a headache.

Chang Hong knelt on the ground, looking frightened and said, "Just now, my minister ordered an investigation, and he jumped into the well out of fear of punishment."

Qin Yun took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "What else?"

Chang Hong continued, "After General Xiao left the Imperial Garden last night, he was supposed to leave from Dafeng Gate in a carriage, but the eunuchs and palace maids accompanying him were knocked unconscious."

"When they woke up, it was already early in the morning when the incident happened."

“They don’t know what happened in between.”

"Not long ago, Marshal Xiao was interrogated. He said that he met a man in black and subconsciously chased him. When he reached the Lotus Courtyard, he happened to run into the late emperor's Concubine Ma..."

Qin Yun frowned and asked, "What's next?"

Chang Hong wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and stammered, "General Xiao said that he didn't know what happened later. He felt hot and lost control of himself. In a moment of impulse, he just... just..."

boom!

Qin Yun slammed his fist on the table, which scared Chang Hong.

"So, what happened with Xiao Jian is true?"

Chang Hong didn't dare to say anything. This matter was obviously strange, so how could he dare to comment on it?

The atmosphere in the imperial study was dead silent.

At this time, Elder Feng, who had been standing aside, stepped forward and slowly said, “Your Majesty, there are too many doubts about this matter. Although the matter has been settled, if the truth can be found, the consequences will not be so serious.”

Qin Yun said: "Speak more carefully."

Elder Feng's cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and he said, "First, few people knew about General Xiao's stay in the Imperial Garden last night. If this was a setup, who would have revealed the time and route General Xiao took to leave the palace?"

"Secondly, that man in black is in a very important place in the harem, and ordinary people cannot enter. I suspect that the person who lured General Xiao to the Lotus Courtyard is someone from the harem."

"Third, General Xiao cannot be unaware of the consequences of this matter. In my opinion, even if he has this intention, he will not choose such a stupid method."

"What happened in Lotus Courtyard, I'm afraid someone drugged him."

After hearing this, Qin Yun's thoughts became much clearer.

Then he said with an unpleasant expression: "But, without any evidence, who would believe it?"

"If I can't find the truth within three days, and the royal family is the first to disagree, I will have no choice but to take ruthless action."

"I just promoted a reliable and loyal minister. Am I going to demote him to the ground again? Or even kill him?"

After thinking for a while, Elder Feng said cryptically, "There are not many people in the harem who have such power."

Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and blurted out: "Wang Min?"

"I dare not jump to conclusions, but I can give it a try to lure the snake out of its hole!" There was a sense of shrewdness in Old Feng's calm eyes.

Qin Yun's eyes lit up: "How to lure the snake out of the hole?!"

Elder Feng said, "Since a man in black had lured General Xiao into the Lotus Courtyard and knocked out so many palace maids and eunuchs, it means that someone had indeed set a trap, and it was someone from the harem."

"Your Majesty can announce to the public that the Shadow Guards have found evidence left behind by the man in black at the scene, and then hand it over to the Zongzheng Temple, and order the Zongzheng Temple to find out within two days which palace concubine or department in the harem the evidence belongs to."

"In this way, the man in black will definitely not sit still and go to Zongzheng Temple to steal evidence. We can lure him out of his hole and then arrest him directly."

After listening, Qin Yun couldn't help but take a second look at Old Feng. He was worthy of working for the "Jinyiwei". His brain and strategy were completely on point.

"But, Mr. Feng, are you sure this man in black will take the bait?"

"Yes!" Elder Feng said confidently, "As long as the man in black really exists and it's not something General Xiao made up, he will definitely jump out."

"After all, framing the current general... Marshal Shenwei, and harming the concubines of the previous emperor is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. Regardless of whether the mastermind behind this is suspected or not, he will come to the Zongzheng Temple to investigate."

"When the time comes, I will personally wait for him. I am not afraid that he will run away."

"Even if we take a step back and say that the man in black was just a cannon fodder, it is enough to prove that Xiao Jian was framed. At least the death penalty can be avoided and the serious crime can be expunged."

Qin Yun thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

"Go, immediately pass on my order and have the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, Tang Ling, come over!"

"Tao Yang, go spread the word that there has been progress in this case, and the shadow guards have found evidence left by the man in black!"

"..."

Soon, he arranged everything bit by bit to "lure the snake out of its hole" as Mr. Feng suggested.

Especially Tang Ling, Qin Yun explained the details to him again and again. This person was promoted by Qin Yun himself after the prime minister's treason case, so he could rest assured to tell him.

He is the top leader in the Zongzheng Temple, and Liu Ziyi is the second in command. Liu Ziyi has been beaten half to death today. He will take personal responsibility for this matter and is not afraid that someone will leak the news to the Wang family.

In this way, a big net was gradually woven, and a counterattack was formed in the shortest time.

Three hours later.

All the civil and military officials, as well as the palaces in the harem, had heard about this incident.

The man in black framed Xiao Jian and left evidence at the scene. The Minister of Zongzheng Temple, Tang Ling, has been ordered to take away the evidence and place it under strict guard in the Zongzheng Temple. He must find out "which palace and which person" the evidence came from within two days!

For a time, there were waves of turmoil.

It’s done!

Qin Yun rushed to the Heavenly Prison.

This morning, Qin Yun was furious, but he was so angry that his brain didn't think much about the problem. Now that he has calmed down and thinks about it carefully, he realizes that Xiao Jian is actually the victim.

Whether it was because of the relationship with Concubine Shu or the friendship between the monarch and his subjects, he had to go and comfort her.

The damp and cold prison.

Sitting in the weeds was Xiao Jian in prison uniform, with dishevelled hair and a dim look in his eyes. Who would dare to believe that he was the newly promoted Marshal of Divine Power last night?

I saw Qin Yun coming.

He immediately knelt on the ground, choking with pain and sobbing: "Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister Xiao Jian, have brought shame upon you!"