Chapter 277
Beijing, the Imperial Palace.
Xiao He entered the palace under the imperial edict this time.
In the huge main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides. Xiao He stepped into the main hall in a commoner's body, his steps were steady and unhurried.
I saw him walking forward to the center of the hall, with his clothes lifted slightly, and kneeling on one knee, "Xiao He, a common man, pays homage to the emperor."
At this moment, there was another person kneeling beside him.
Sun Xian.
Seeing Xiao He, huge beads of sweat rolled down Sun Xian's forehead, and his heart was clearly filled with anger, but in front of the emperor, he did not dare to look at Xiao He.
Just listen to the emperor saying, "Sun Xian is not doing his job well, so he will be dismissed from his official position immediately and deprived of his salary! From today on, the position of commander of the imperial army will be held by Xiao He!"
Hearing this, Xiao He slowly saluted, "My lord, I obey your order."
Sun Xian was unwilling to do so.
But yesterday at the court, more than ten letters of impeachment against him, headed by Taifu Qiu, were presented. In addition, the emperor also knew that he had found Qiao Nian but treated it as invisible, and was furious.
If you eat the king's salary, you should bear the king's worries.
It's good for him, he only has to worry about the Sun family. If the emperor doesn't kill him, who will he kill?
It was Concubine De who took the name of Prince Ming and knelt outside the emperor's palace all night, so that the emperor did not punish him, but only dismissed him.
However, when he saw Qiao Nian, he pretended that he had not seen it. Only the two brothers of the Xiao family knew about it.
Xiao Heng wouldn't tell it, he kept it secret for Xiao Heng.
Then, only Xiao He is left!
I was so angry that I couldn't do anything.
Sun Xian could only bow bitterly, "Thank you Lord for your kindness."
The emperor glanced at Sun Xian with his cold eyes, and then waved his hand.
Guards came in from outside the palace and took Sun Xian down.
But at this moment, another courtier stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's not appropriate for the military power of the Forbidden Army to fall into the hands of the Xiao family."
Xiao Heng already has most of the troops in his hands, and now even the military power of the Forbidden Army has been given to the Xiao family. If the Xiao family wants to rebel, wouldn't it be easy?
How could everyone fail to hear what this person meant?
Xiao Heng snorted coldly and asked in an indifferent voice, "What? Are you afraid that I will rebel?"
The man hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at Xiao Heng.
I heard the prime minister not far away say, "General Xiao, please don't get angry. Master Qin just expressed some worries."
"There is nothing to worry about." Xiao Heng's voice was still cold, "The emperor can take back the military power in my hands at any time."
Do you really think he doesn't understand?
That man named Qin is just a fifth-rank official, how dare he come out to go against him?
It's nothing more than the emperor's instruction.
However, he didn't care.
Anyway, now he only wants to find Nian Nian, and he doesn't care about military power or anything like that.
If there is a war at the border, the military power will still fall into his hands.
What's more, his eldest brother has been idle at home for five years, and now he has the opportunity to regain military power. How can he stop him?
The military power in the hands of the Xiao family can only hold so much weight.
Xiao He had some in his hand, so he had to free up some.
The emperor was naturally very satisfied with Xiao Heng's words, and he took some back from him with great interest. It wasn't much, but it could at least make the people in the court feel at ease.
The morning finally dispersed.
After exiting the hall, Xiao Heng glanced at Xiao He, "Are you still going to see the emperor?"
Xiao He nodded slightly, and Xiao Heng went forward, "Then I'll leave first!"
He still had to rush to Changyang Hena to see what was going on.
Looking at Xiao Heng's back, Xiao He's eyes were dark, and then he turned around and headed towards the imperial study room.
In the imperial study, apart from Xiao He, Marquis Lin was also there.
It's been so long, and Marquis Lin looks a lot older. Originally there were just some gray hairs on the temples, but now his hair is all gray.
Seeing Lord Lin like this, the emperor felt quite uncomfortable and couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, what is going on?"
Marquis Lin said nothing.
Xiao He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, three years ago Lin Houye knew people poorly and took Lin Yuan, who pretended to be the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, as his biological daughter. Instead, he took Lin Yuan as his biological daughter." As an adopted daughter, she deceived the king and made the real daughter-in-law suffer for three years. Now her life and death are uncertain. I ask the emperor to investigate her carefully. "
The four words "Deceive the Lord" were thrown down, and Mr. Lin fell to his knees on the ground.
However, he did not argue.
The emperor frowned slightly, "So, Lin Yuan is fake, but Qiao Nian is the real one?"
Marquis Lin's old eyes filled with tears and he nodded slightly.
"You! Lin You, Lin You, you are so stupid! How can you even admit that your own daughter is wrong?!"
After the emperor's scolding, Mr. Lin was extremely sad, "It's because I was possessed by ghosts. When I saw that Lin Yuan was born exactly like my wife, I thought she was..."
At the end of his words, Mr. Lin couldn't help wiping away his tears, "Old minister, I know I am guilty. I just ask the emperor to spare my life so that I can see Niannian one last time..."
The emperor had already heard about Qiao Nian's fall into the Changyang River.
Seeing Lord Lin like this now, he couldn't help but think of himself when Prince Ming passed away.
How can outsiders understand the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person away?
At that moment, he just sighed slightly and said, "Speaking of which, Lin Yuan and Mrs. Lin are indeed very similar. Even I thought that Lin Yuan was my biological child."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao He's heart sank.
He knew that this was the emperor's intention to side with Lord Lin.
Even the four words "deceiving the emperor" were ignored by the emperor and deliberately not mentioned.
He couldn't bring it up again.
He just heard the emperor ask, "Where is this woman now?"
The question was about Lin Yuan.
Lord Lin took a deep breath and said, "She is still detained in the mansion."
The emperor nodded slightly and said, "Speaking of which, she is the culprit of this matter. How about this, punish her to be exiled to Ningzhou."
Ningzhou is a bitter and cold place, more than 700 miles away from Beijing. It is difficult for ordinary men to get there, let alone a woman.
Lord Lin was shocked and couldn't help but speak, "But, according to Lin Yuan, she didn't know about it. It was her mother who was a midwife who said..."
"Does Lord Lin want to side with that vicious woman?" Xiao He interrupted Lord Lin, "Don't forget that she killed people with her own hands."
Lin Yuan is definitely not as simple as she looks on the surface. Doesn't she know?
He doesn't believe it!
Lord Lin stopped talking.
But the emperor couldn't help but frowned, "Since the establishment of the Dajing Dynasty, the Lin family's title has been hereditary until now. I think it's been too long."
The implication is that the qualification for hereditary succession should be eliminated.
In this way, Lin Ye can no longer regard himself as a young marquis.
The glory of the Lin family will only last until Lord Lin's death.
This is the last respect that the emperor gave to the founding hero of the Lin family.
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