The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chapter 499 I really can’t judge

Chu Yunxi thought a lot and finally couldn't help asking, "What exactly is it?"

Emperor Sui Ming seemed to have something to hide. He looked at the retired emperor and finally said, "Let your grandfather speak. He knows better than me."

The retired emperor was leaning on the bed. He had been recuperating these days and seldom went out. At the moment, his complexion looked much rosier and he had gained some weight. It seemed that he had gradually come out of the haze of the death of his father-in-law.

Seeing Chu Yunxi's inquiring expression, he was very anxious and finally said, "The kingdom of Dasui was given to the Xiao family by the Huo family."

"What?" Chu Yunxi was shocked. This was something she had never expected. Dasui's Jiang Shan... turned out to be surnamed Huo? She just said it casually, but she didn't expect it to be right.

The emperor sighed deeply and said, "This matter can be traced back to my grandfather's generation."

It turned out that in the early days of the Dasui Dynasty, it was the retired emperor's grandfather Xiao Aishan who assisted Huo Qilian, the ancestor of the Huo family, in conquering the country. Huo Qilian was dissatisfied with the tyranny at the time, so he led Xiao Aishan in rebellion. The two were good brothers who lived and died together. When they were chatting and laughing, they had already agreed that after they conquered the country, Huo Qilian would be the emperor and Xiao Aishan would be the prime minister. They would work together to govern the country and bring peace to the people.

However, things did not always go as planned. After nineteen years, Huo Qilian led the rebel army and finally pulled the tyrant off the throne, ending a dynasty. However, he fell seriously ill at this time and was on his deathbed. Huo Qilian was a man who cared about the world. He knew that the Huo family's children were not yet capable enough. If the country was handed over to the Huo family, they would soon repeat the same mistakes and the country would be unstable. As a result, only his brother Xiao Aishan was capable of taking on the responsibility and could be entrusted with the country.

So, on his deathbed, Huo Qilian made a decision that no one expected. He directly ordered Xiao Aishan to ascend the throne and become the new emperor after the tyrant. He himself would no longer be the emperor. He also strictly ordered the children of the Huo family to assist the Xiao family's rule with all their heart and not to have any second thoughts, otherwise the Xiao family would kill the entire Huo family.

Xiao Aishan was stunned at the time and refused repeatedly. He had never thought of seizing the throne from Huo Qilian, but Huo Qilian took his hand and said that the country had been in turmoil for too long and urgently needed a wise ruler. His lifelong wish was to bring peace to the people. Now he could not realize this wish by himself, so he could only ask Xiao Aishan to help him realize it. He said that he had only one request, which was to ask Xiao Aishan to protect the Huo family for generations. As long as the Huo family had no intention of rebelling, no matter what mistakes they made, he hoped that the Xiao family would show leniency and forgive them for his sake.

In that situation, Xiao Aishan had no choice but to agree to his request. However, this agreement was equivalent to giving everyone in the Huo family a permanent death-free gold medal. Huo Qilian was a righteous man, but this did not mean that all members of the Huo family were. In fact, Huo Qilian had few descendants, only two sons, who were also well-behaved and sensible. Xiao Aishan knew this, which was why he agreed. After Huo Qilian died, Xiao Aishan thought about this matter again and was always a little worried. What if any of Huo Qilian's grandsons or great-grandsons were people of bad conduct? What should he do? Would it cause chaos?

This matter has always been on Xiao Aishan's mind, weighing heavily on his heart. Fortunately, both of Huo Qilian's sons worked hard, studied step by step, passed the imperial examinations, and became peaceful officials without causing any trouble. Xiao Aishan was finally relieved. However, he could not guarantee the long-term future. But since it was a promise, he had to abide by it. So he passed the matter to the next emperor, and it was passed down from generation to generation. All the emperors of the Xiao family knew about this incident, but because of the huge scale of the matter, and because there was no news from the Huo family later, they didn't take it to heart. It's just that everyone had a faint worry in their hearts, but they didn't expect that this worry has finally become a reality.

After the emperor finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. After a long while, Chu Yunxi murmured, "What should we do? If we let him go, we don't know what kind of trouble he will cause. Now that he dares to spread the disease, there is no guarantee that he will cause chaos to the people next time. How can we not get rid of such a scourge?"

"But that was the emperor's promise..." Emperor Sui Ming hesitated to speak.

In fact, even if he didn't say it, Chu Yunxi knew it well. Ordinary people would keep their promises, let alone the emperor? The emperor's words are not just talk. If Huo Zixu is sentenced this time, I'm afraid that other countries will use this as an excuse to attack Dasui in the future. If Dasui is branded as a person who doesn't keep his word because of this person, it is really not worth it.

The emperor slammed the bed and said, "I will bear the infamy. Girl, bring the verdict here and I will sign it. If anyone dares to make a comment in the future, just blame me. Such a scum must not be allowed to go unpunished."

After the Supreme Emperor said this, Emperor Sui Ming could no longer sit still and said, "I should take the blame. How can my father's reputation be tarnished by such a villain? I am not a wise ruler anyway, so it doesn't matter if I get a few more insults."

Chu Yunxi was surprised to see the two retired emperors vying to take the blame. They argued endlessly. She slowly frowned, her mind racing. She must not let anyone take the blame. As an emperor, who doesn't care about the meticulous history books? Although the two retired emperors said that they didn't care, could they really not care in their hearts? But except for the emperor who issued the decree, no one else was qualified to make the judgment. What should they do?

Seeing the two old men, who were about 150 years old in total, arguing fiercely, Chu Yunxi hurriedly said, "Stop, Grandfather, Father, stop arguing. I have a question."

The emperor took a breath, glared at his son fiercely, and asked, "What's your question?"

Chu Yunxi thought about the past events that the Emperor had just told her, and said, "Did Huo Qilian say that as long as the Huo family had no intention of rebelling, the ancestors would forgive the Huo family for all other mistakes?"

"That's right." The emperor didn't know what Chu Yunxi was up to.

"On the contrary, if the children of the Huo family have second thoughts, Your Majesty can execute the entire Huo family, is that right?"

The two old men nodded, and Emperor Sui Ming said, "But Huo Zixu has no intention of rebelling."

Chu Yunxi's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Whether he has rebellious intentions or not, how can he decide?"

Emperor Sui Ming asked, "Are you planning to...accuse him of a crime that he didn't commit? Isn't that a bad idea?"

Chu Yunxi smiled and shook her head, "No, no, no, wouldn't that give people a reason to criticize us? Since we need him to have rebellious intentions, then he must really have them and put them into action. Since we want to beat him up, we have to make sure he can't turn over."