In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked and thought that this was treason and self-destruction. They knelt down with their nine clans in accordance with the rules.

Xie Rongde is a fake princess, and Xie Xu may also be a fake prince.

Things in this world are about luck, cause and effect. Whichever lot you draw is your destiny. When Emperor Hui usurped the throne, he should have thought about how to face the doubts of the world.

He had abandoned the Crown Princess because of rumors of witchcraft and was unkind and disloyal. When treacherous ministers like Lin Xiuyuan and Cheng Yu were in power and killed many civilians, soldiers and officials, Emperor Hui turned a deaf ear to them.

In order to ascend the throne, he used all means possible. He ignored filial piety and forced Emperor Ming to abdicate by poisoning him, and also killed several ministers.

Zhang Zhao once advised to use the food of the people of Yuzhou in exchange for Yuhe's troops to attack Hu Yu, but Emperor Hui was hesitant.

In the eyes of the people of the world, Emperor Hui is a cruel hypocrite who has evil intentions and pretends to be kind and righteous.

There are rumors that he collaborated with the enemy and committed treason many years ago, and there are clues to follow!

Meng Songqing, who was able to argue for Emperor Hui, was forced to death by him, and Emperor Ming, who was able to prove his identity, was imprisoned by him.

If Emperor Ming wanted to return to the throne, he would definitely punish the unfilial son.

Emperor Hui is now killing Emperor Ming, which is just a cover-up.

All the officials were wondering, who came up with this vicious plan that put Emperor Hui and Mu Jinan into trouble at the same time?

The emperor's background is in doubt, and the old ministers will not let him go easily.

However, Emperor Hui killed Guo Yi and Xue Zecheng, demoted Lu Shengji and others, and the officials did not dare to force Emperor Hui to question his life experience.

Emperor Hui asked Yan Zhoudu: "Who spread the rumor that Mu Jinan was a spy from the enemy country, Xuanzhou was defeated, and the bloodline was involved? When did it spread the rumor?"

Jiang Yinxian replied: "Last night, someone reflected the memorial into my study!"

Yan Zhoudu: "The complaint must have been thrown on the street after curfew last night. The complaint also says that more than 50 states have known about this!"

Emperor Hui clenched his dragon robe with his hands on his knees: "It must be Xie Chibei who wanted to cover up Mu Jinan's identity and slander me, causing the world to criticize me."

"These two rebels, who had no parents to teach them, no teachers to discipline them, did all the things that were disrespectful to human ethics, treacherous, and verbally aggressive."

Compared to whether Mu Jinan is a princess of an enemy country, palace anecdotes and the emperor's life experience can arouse people's curiosity more.

He had been on the throne for less than a year, and the legitimacy of his bloodline was related to the stability of the country and the historical records.

Yan Zhoudu gave up all the glory and wealth and dared to question him in person. It seems that he is still loyal to Mu Jinan.

Yan Yi guarded Zizhou for him. He killed several court officials and now his bloodline was in doubt. The best strategy was to win over the officials. He would not move Yan Zhoudu for the time being.

Emperor Hui remained calm: "My dear ministers, what good ideas do you have?"

Yu Zitu, an eunuch standing beside Emperor Hui, said, "Your Majesty, how about exchanging five hundred orphans for Mu Jinan's head?"

Letting five hundred orphans leave Ziming Palace would be of great benefit to Emperor Yu Hui's reputation for benevolence.

Zhang Zhao looked unhappy, and bent down to look at Emperor Hui: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. If the orphan leaves the palace, the Prince of Jin will no longer have a weak spot."

Zhao Qianhong shuddered before speaking, then said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the identities of Prince Rong and Prince Xi must be checked, why not ask the Emperor to confirm this?"

Emperor Hui glanced at Zhao Qianhong. All the ministers understood that he did not want Emperor Ming to appear in the Xuanzheng Hall. Was Zhao Qianhong pretending to be confused and seeking death?

Emperor Hui glanced at the trembling official and said, "Mu Xiang, you speak."

Mu Xiang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. The Mu family was about to face the disaster of extermination. As long as he could help Emperor Hui out of the predicament, he might be able to save his life.

Mu Xiang: "Your Majesty, I am willing to escort five hundred orphans to Zhuozhou and bring back Mu Jin'an's head in person."

Cui Hengling smiled disdainfully: "Mu Xiang, do you want to escape?"

Mu Xiang did not answer Cui Hengling.

Emperor Hui sighed and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

The ministers were full of doubts. Mu Qingyin and Zheng Shu were dead, and Mu Xiang had no relatives to rely on. If he left at this time, how could he come back?

Emperor Hui: "Retreat from the court."

After the morning court was over, Emperor Hui returned to his bedroom, and Yu Zitu served him with writing materials.

Zhang Zhao went to the remote palace where the orphans were imprisoned. The palace gate was wide open and there was no eunuch guarding it.

Zhang Zhao had been so busy checking the officials' families who had fled Sheng'an at the city gate that he forgot to have someone keep an eye on the orphans. He suddenly felt something was wrong.

Zhang Zhao called several eunuchs to ask, and one of them said: "Your Majesty has already let the orphan leave. As for where he went, we don't know."

Zhang Zhao returned to the palace to wait on Emperor Hui: "Your Majesty, have you been prepared?"

Emperor Hui stood in front of the window, teasing the parrot. He pointed at Zhang Zhao's forehead with one hand, raised his head and smiled: "Haha, I am a human, not a god, so I can't count that much."

"Xie Chibei won the battle thousands of miles away, Mu Jinan made strategic plans, and she won the hearts of the people. I can't have no improvement, right?"

"The Grand Tutor warned me before his death that if I followed his instructions to govern the country, I would be able to sit firmly on the throne. If I killed those orphans, I would be infamous for eternity."

"Mu Jinan is definitely not the kind of person who kills three men with two peaches. She is a heretic, she kills her relatives for the sake of justice, and she is a dragon and a snake. But her biggest flaw is that she loves the people like her own children."

"If Zhou Sili and Chen Hengwang are defeated by Mu Jinan, these five hundred orphans will be the death trap I set for Mu Jinan!"

Zhang Zhao handed the bird food to Emperor Hui. Emperor Hui was now in a strong position to govern the country, so he could no longer make slanderous remarks like he did before.

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "Mu Jin'an endured hardships, but he was not as good as your Majesty in keeping a low profile. In the end, you are the one who sits on the throne."

"I have ordered the patrols of the streets to kill anyone who dares to discuss the emperor's bloodline."

An urgent cry came from the palace: "The fire has broken out, the fire has broken out."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhao ran out of the palace. Thick smoke was billowing in the eastern sky. Several palaces were on fire, and even the trees in front of the palace gates were on fire.

The guards and eunuchs wrapped themselves in wet quilts and quickly organized a team to put out the fire.

"Ahem." A guard rushed into the fire.

"Bang." The thick beam fell down and he took a step back.

"Boom." There were a few sounds, and it was heard that the green tiles fell. The guards looked at the person who had been hit by the beam in the raging fire.

The man lay on the ground motionless and seemed to be dead.

The guard felt that the man was not worth the risk, so he ran out of the hall. "Bang." After several consecutive sounds, the hall collapsed.

The flames shot up into the sky and the heat was unbearable. The guards and eunuchs could only block the fire from the nearby halls, while the main hall was reduced to ashes.

After a while, the imperial guards brought people into the hall to check, and only debris and blackened corpses were left in the hall.

Zhang Zhao's face darkened when he heard the eunuch's report. He hurried back to the palace to report to Emperor Hui: "Your Majesty, there was a fire in Huangkong Palace where the retired emperor lived. The retired emperor has passed away."

Emperor Hui took a step back and almost fell.

Emperor Ming could die three days earlier or three months later, but not today.

This is what nailed him to the pulp with the accusations of doubtful bloodline and murder to silence witnesses.

He did not win the throne by leading troops, nor was he a gentleman of benevolence, righteousness and morality, so he had to pay attention to matters of bloodline.

Emperor Hui pinched the parrot's neck. The parrot stared with its eyes, flapped its wings and legs a few times, and then it died.

Emperor Hui looked resentful and angry: "People are saying that I am not a prince. If my father dies at this time, won't the people misunderstand that I killed my father?"

"Yu Zitu, go check who did this?"

Yu Zitu: "Yes, Your Majesty."

He quickly took a dozen Yangzhao guards to investigate.

Yu Zitu and the eleven guards interrogated all the palace maids and eunuchs who served Emperor Ming.

A palace maid explained that since Emperor Ming took the elixir, the elixir had damaged his body.

Last winter, there was no charcoal in Emperor Ming's palace. His old body could not bear it and he caught a cold for a long time. Until this spring, his cough had not healed.