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According to the laws of the Daliang Dynasty, no matter what the cause was tonight, thousands of people died at the hands of Xia Yun.

He should have gone back with Xu Miao and the others to explain the situation.

But, who is he, Xia Yun?

How could I put myself in danger again!

"Don't worry, Master Xia. Master Zhou will find out the cause of the matter. There is no need to trouble Master Xia."

Although the other party was only a second-rank governor, there was no longer any trace of contempt on Xu Miao's face.

After all, this young governor seems to have a close relationship with Your Majesty.

"In that case, Xia will not see you off."

Xia Yun nodded expressionlessly, then ignored everyone and took Jiang Wenzhong and others back to the inn.

"take away!"

Xia Yun's departure made Xu Miao feel relieved again. He immediately waved his hand and arrested King Zhao and King Mu.

Not long after, Xu Miao and his group also left, leaving only the Shen Ce Army they brought with them to continue cleaning the entire street.

noon.

Because they went to bed too late last night, Xia Yun and the others did not wake up until noon when the sun was high in the sky.

Xia Yun was still quite tired after the whole night's tossing and turning.

After getting up, the first thing Xia Yun did was to ask Xu Wan'er to count the number of people under his command who died in battle yesterday.

"Sir, in yesterday's battle, a total of seventeen people were killed, twenty-four were slightly injured, and six were seriously injured."

In the lobby of the inn, Xu Wan'er quickly counted the numbers and reported to Xia Yun.

"Each family of the deceased will receive a pension of 2,000 taels, and the family members, young and old, will be supported by Dai County's finances in the future. The seriously injured will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver and will be immediately sent back to Dai County for treatment. The slightly injured will be rewarded with 200 taels of silver, and the rest will be rewarded with 100 taels each."

Xia Yun responded without hesitation.

No matter where it is placed, Xia Yun's reward is definitely luxurious.

This is also something that other armies find difficult to do.

But this is Xia Yun's way of commanding the army. All this spirit and doctrine are nonsense.

Only hard money is the real truth!

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er responded and accepted the order.

"Send someone to check the backgrounds of Prince An, the Xu family, and the officials from the six ministries of the imperial court. It would be best if we can investigate them all thoroughly."

Xia Yun suddenly spoke.

Since entering the capital, he always met officials he didn't know in unfamiliar situations.

This made him quite annoyed.

Of course, this was mainly because, before this, he had never thought that he would come to the capital one day.

When he was in Dai County, he wished he could be the local emperor for the rest of his life.

"Okay, my lord."

Xu Wan'er nodded, but soon she remembered something and quickly took something out of her arms and handed it to Xia Yun.

"Sir, this is the land deed that the Ninth Prince sent over this morning. He said that he has already chosen a mansion in the capital and is giving it to you."

After Xu Wan'er finished speaking, Xia Yun saw the information on the title deed clearly. The location of the mansion was not far from the Ninth Prince's Palace, just separated by two streets.

"Send a letter for me to thank the Ninth Prince."

Xia Yun nodded and accepted the deed directly.

In his opinion, Xiao Yan was a man who valued righteousness. Under such circumstances yesterday, he had brought the Imperial Guards to rescue him.

If it were someone else, even with Lei Zhenning's letter, it would probably be difficult to do.

Now that Xiao Yan had sent another mansion, Xia Yun was thinking to himself that he should find an opportunity to give Xiao Yan a big gift.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Wan'er nodded in response. In fact, almost all of Xia Yun's letters were written by her personally.

At the same time, at the other end of the capital.

Nine Palaces.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Uncle Wang. I plan to return to the palace now."

In the lobby of the palace, after the empress had eaten and drunk her fill, she stretched lazily, a rare look of relaxation on her face.

After Xiao Yan escorted her away from Fenglai Inn last night, she did not return to the palace directly, but came to the Ninth Prince's Mansion and had a good sleep.

Now I have a big meal that I can’t usually have in the palace, and I feel very happy.

"If your Majesty likes the food, just bring the cook back to the palace."

There was a hint of doting in Xiao Yan's eyes when he looked at Xiao Ling'er.

Although the other party is the current empress, she is also his niece.

When the late emperor passed away, he repeatedly instructed him to take good care of Daliang.

However, when he thought about what happened last night, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

"Your Majesty, you must never take risks yourself like you did yesterday."

There was a hint of warning in Xiao Yan's voice.

Although he really wanted to know why the empress appeared in Fenglai Inn yesterday, since she didn't say, he didn't ask.

"I know, I know, Uncle Wang, you are so long-winded."

The empress at this moment was like a little girl facing the instructions from her elders, with a slight indifference on her face.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan smiled helplessly.

"By the way, I wonder how Your Majesty plans to deal with King Zhao and King Mu?"

Xiao Yan changed the subject and mentioned what happened last night.

Although the two men have been taken to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation, they are princes after all, and still need the empress's personal order.

Hearing this, a hint of coldness quietly appeared in the empress's eyes.

"The King of Zhao is arrogant and has committed all kinds of crimes. He has already caused dissatisfaction among the people in the capital. I would like to trouble your uncle to convey my order to deprive the King of Zhao and his family of all their titles and salaries, confiscate their property, and exile them 3,000 miles away from the border. They are not allowed to return to the capital without my order!"

"Prince Mu has evil intentions and intends to harm the prince. He also deprives the entire family of their titles and salaries, confiscates their property, and exiles them to Lingnan."

In just a few breaths, the empress spoke one after another, declaring the final fate of Xiao Tiannan and Mu Tianxin.

She did not execute the two men directly, as she had to save the face of the royal family and the court.

But in fact, for people like King Zhao and King Mu, who have been living a life of luxury for a long time.

Dismissing them from office and exiling them to the border is more cruel than taking their lives directly.

This kind of punishment did occur in the history of the Liang Dynasty. In most cases, the exiled princes would die on the way due to various accidents.

The imperial court was too lazy to pursue the matter.

"Your Majesty has mercy."

Xiao Yan nodded respectfully.

"I wonder how to deal with Xia Yun?"

Xiao Yan asked again, carefully observing the empress's reaction while speaking.

After experiencing what happened last night, he had already guessed that Xia Yun and the empress had a special relationship.

However, this time, the empress looked troubled.

According to Daliang law, Xia Yun's behavior last night was self-defense and he should be acquitted under normal circumstances.

But the number of people who died at Xia Yun's hands last night was as many as thousands!

If we just let Xia Yun go like this, it would seem that something is not right.

"Xia Yun led the troops to advance without permission, so he should be fined for three years."

In the end, after much thought, the empress could only come up with this charge, which was better than nothing.