Huo Kai took people to carry "Xue Fan's" coffin back to the capital. He sent someone to inform his father in advance. Prime Minister Huo was furious when he learned the truth.

He came to the palace in anger, and when he saw the emperor, he knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

The emperor frowned slightly. What happened to Prime Minister Huo? Why was he crying and shouting for him to make decisions for him all day long?

"Prime Minister Huo, please excuse me. What happened?"

"In reply to the emperor, Xue Zhong deceived the emperor and his ministers by using a fake Xue Fan."

The emperor's expression instantly turned stern. "Prime Minister Huo, are you serious?"

"I can guarantee with my life that my son Huo Kai has already brought back the fake Xue Fan's body. It should have arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture government office by now."

"The real Xue Fan hid in the miasma forest of Shoushan. He killed someone in the street and escaped punishment. The Minister of Revenue even helped him deceive the emperor and the ministers by making a fake."

The emperor's face darkened, and he slammed the table in anger. "How dare you, Xue Zhong, deceive me? If this is true, I will punish you severely."

"Chen Fu, summon He Lingfeng, commander of the Imperial Guard, and Xue Zhong, the Minister of Revenue, to see me."

"Old slave obeys the order."

Soon He Lingfeng came to the main hall and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant pays respect to the Emperor."

"He Lingfeng, I order you to take a thousand guards to Shoushan to capture Xue Fan without fail."

He Lingfeng was furious. Didn't Xue Fan commit suicide in prison out of fear of punishment? Could he be digging a grave? But he didn't dare to say anything.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

Huo Kai brought "Xue Fan"'s coffin to the Jingzhao government office, placed the coffin at the door, and ordered his subordinates to beat drums to appeal for justice.

When the people saw Huo Kai bringing a coffin to the yamen to file a complaint, they became curious and soon surrounded the yamen.

Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Su Jinnian heard the sound of drums and quickly sent someone to investigate. The runner saw Huo Kai and a coffin beside him and asked in surprise, "Commander Huo, were you the one who ordered the drums to be beaten? What's going on with this coffin?"

"I ordered the drums to be beaten to protest the injustice and to have Lord Su open the court to hear the case."

"Yes."

The bailiff hurried in to report to Lord Su. He heard that it was Huo Kai who came with a coffin and beat the drum. He was so scared that he hurried to the main hall. There was a coffin in the hall, which looked creepy.

Su Jinnian came up to Huo Kai and asked tremblingly, "Commander Huo, who is in this coffin?"

"Master Su, the body lying here is the fake Xue Fan. Today I want to sue the Minister of Revenue Xue Zhong for allowing his son Xue Fan to kill people in the street and impersonating the real Xue Fan."

"What? Is that true?"

"Since I dared to come here with my coffin to file a complaint, I have every confidence that even the commander of the patrol battalion will receive fifty strokes of the cane if I wrongly accuse an official of the imperial court."

Su Jinnian was shocked. He didn't expect that Lord Xue would be so bold as to replace the fake with the real under the emperor's nose. This was a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.

Huo Kai bringing the corpse to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint was just a formality. Prime Minister Huo might have already gone to the palace to meet the emperor, so there was no need to go through the trouble of interrogating him.

"Please ask the coroner to come and perform an autopsy."

"Yes."

The coroner arrived quickly, and Lord Su quickly ordered, "Come here, open the coffin and examine the body."

The bailiff stepped forward and opened the coffin. Although the body was not rotten, it still gave people a creepy feeling.

The coroner looked at the body of a strange man lying in the coffin, with a human skin mask on the body.

"Sir, the body in the coffin is definitely not Xue Fan, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue's residence."

After receiving confirmation, Lord Su looked at Huo Kai and said, "Commander Huo, the truth of this case is clear at a glance. I have written a letter, and you can take it to the emperor! The body will be temporarily placed in the mortuary at the charity cemetery."

"Thank you, Master Su."

"It is my duty."

The onlookers were shocked when they heard that it was the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue who had deceived the emperor and everyone else by making fake things happen.

I can't believe that the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Xue, is so bold. Deceiving the emperor is a capital crime. Even if both sons die, the lives of the entire family cannot be sacrificed.

The people were talking about it, "The Xue family is finished."

"How could Prime Minister Huo let Master Xue go if he knew the truth? After all, he killed Prime Minister Huo's daughter. If it was a commoner from a small family, the matter would definitely be left unresolved."

"That's for sure. Fame doesn't compete with power. No matter how hard you try, you can't win. You can only accept your fate."

"Although Lord Xue's youngest son's death is sympathetic, his eldest son committed murder in public, which is illegal. He actually tried to get away with it. He's really audacious."

"Which parent could endure the pain of losing two sons in succession? His actions are understandable. After all, he couldn't bear to watch his only son die."

"That's what I said, but it's only natural that a killer must pay with his life. There's no room for negotiation."

The people were talking about it, one after another, and they kept talking.

Soon, Lord Su wrote a document and Huo Kai took it away.

The eunuch came to Xue's house to deliver a message. When Xue Zhong heard that the emperor summoned him to the palace, he was suddenly shocked and had an ominous premonition.

He quickly stuffed a silver note into the eunuch who delivered the message, but the eunuch didn't dare to accept it, so he stuffed it back.

"Master Xue, please come in! The Emperor is waiting."

"please."

Xue Zhong glanced at the butler, who nodded slightly. After Xue Zhong followed his father-in-law away, he hurried to the study, where Wangchuan was waiting for him.

"Butler, did the eunuch tell me why the emperor summoned the master?"

"My father-in-law is not sure to reveal it, as this matter is very serious. The master asked you to go out and find out the situation."

"it is good."

When he came to the street, he heard people talking about Huo Kai taking Xue Fan's coffin to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint.

He immediately guessed that the substitution had been exposed, and quietly left the city to inform Xue Fan in Shoushan.

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