Chapter 94: The Imperial Edict Is Not Effective

Twenty years ago, the Xiao Yan family was in laws.

However, with the unfortunate death of the child under seven years old during the siege of the capital by the Prince of Pingnan, this fragile relationship, linked by in laws, easily broke down.

Xiao Yuan has been sitting in the position of Duke Dingguo for more than 20 years.

At that time, Old Duke Dingguo had three legitimate sons under his command, and he was not the one to inherit the position of Duke Dingguo in this round. However, everyone in the capital knows that he is lucky. His eldest brother, who was supposed to be crowned as the crown prince, fell seriously ill and burned into a fool. When the government was hesitating about who to appoint, he met Yan Mu, who had just taken over the position of Marquis Yongyi, on the school field. He then married Yan Min, the eldest sister of Yan Mu, and easily reversed the disadvantage in the inner house. He gained both a dignified and capable wife and the support of her mother's family. Soon, the Duke of Lao Dingguo conferred upon him the title of Crown Prince. After the death of Lao Dingguo Gong, Xiao Yuan became the Duke of Guo with righteousness and righteousness.

Xiao Dingfei is his only legitimate son with Yan Min.

This child is intelligent and has the bloodline of both the Xiao and Yan ethnic groups. It can be said that he received attention from the entire capital from birth and was appointed as the Crown Prince by the Holy Emperor at the age of five.

But Xiao Yuan doesn't like this child.

Especially after the Battle of King Pingnan, anyone who hears someone mention this name again can't help but sink their face and even turn against others.

Because Yan Min was separated from him after this incident!

The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is a recent generation that has gradually accumulated enough merit and gained its current status through meritorious service on the battlefield; The Keding Duke's Mansion is a true aristocratic family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Before Xiao Yuan, there had never been a nobleman who separated from his wife!

For men, divorce has always been the only option, and divorce is a great shame!

A woman with long hair and short knowledge knows the importance of the court?

Xiao Yuan had a heart to not let go of his wife, but Yan Min had the support of the Marquis's Mansion behind him, and the imperial family was also guilty of the Yan family. After being advised by Empress Dowager Xiao, he finally wrote a letter to let go of his wife and separated from Yan Min.

But from then on, the two families of Xiao Yan cut off communication.

Twenty years have passed, and Xiao Yan has never set foot in the mansion of the brave and resolute Marquis again.

Today, it's the first time in twenty years!

All the soldiers with heavy armor and swords in their hands followed behind him. The imperial edict written by the Holy One from the Nine Palaces was held in his hand, and all the anger and grievances he had received in the past were freely released at this moment!

Xiao Yuan climbed the stairs, his hair already graying. He was dressed in deep clothes, with upturned shoes and a high hat on his head. After entering the hall, his footsteps stopped and with a somewhat dangerous gaze, he scanned the faces of everyone present. When he saw Xie Wei still crowning Yan Lin, he frowned and finally looked at Yan Mu who had already stood up on the side.

Yan Mu's face was already low and frozen: "What does it mean for me, the brave and resolute Marquis's Mansion, to fulfill my duties for generations, to be loyal to the king and love the people, and to establish the country just now?"

Xiao Yuan sneered and said, "Of course it's all from the will of the emperor! An hour ago, Tongzhou came to report that someone had secretly instigated a rebellion of 50000 soldiers stationed in the main camp, claiming to seek justice for your brave and resolute Marquis's Mansion! Yan Mu, Yan Mu, both your and my families were deeply harmed in the Battle of Pingnan King. However, unexpectedly, you dared to secretly contact the rebel party. The emperor Renyi had the intention to spare your family the death penalty. Who would have thought that you and others dared to plot a rebellion!"! Your deadline has come! "

Tongzhou Camp, mutiny within the army!

Which of the people present is not mixing in the court?

Just now, when I heard Xiao Yuan say the word "mutiny" from afar, I had a guess. Now, as he spoke in detail, I feel my cold hair standing up behind me, and I can't help but turn my head to look at Yan Mu.

Yan Mu was also taken aback when he heard about the mutiny in the Tongzhou camp, but then he heard the sentence "You and my family have also been deeply affected", and his sorrowful expression suddenly turned into boundless anger!

He slammed the table next to him!

The tea cups on the table all shook and fell to the ground, smashing them into pieces!

Yan Mu widened his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuan, his eyes almost filled with blood. He only asked in a resentful voice, "Do you, the Xiao family, dare to say that you were deeply harmed by the Battle of the Prince of Pingnan?"

In the vast front hall, there was no sound of breathing.

On one hand, the imperial decree arrived, and the death of the brave and resolute Marquis's Mansion was imminent; On one side, there was a standoff between the former prominent leaders of the Xiao and Yan clans in the capital, with swords and crossbows drawn!

Some of the accompanying readings in recent days, who are slightly less daring, have already turned pale with fear.

Even Jiang Xuening felt her neck tightly stuck in someone's palm——

Knowing is one thing, experiencing is another.

The young man's coronation ceremony ultimately failed to avoid being stained with blood, shrouded in a dark cloud of family downfall.

At that moment, Yan Lin was about to stand up and stand beside his father, facing the cruel and unknown fate that had overturned today with him.

However, Xie Wei in front of him only extended his hand to the side once again.

Where have admirers seen such a scene today?

Holding a paintboard beside him, his legs were so scared that he almost knelt down.

After Xie Wei reached out and no one handed anything for a while, he lifted his eyes and said softly, "Hairpin."

It was a quiet moment in the hall, and no one dared to speak. A string was tightly tied in their head, afraid that something might happen. When Xie Wei's seemingly ordinary sound sounded, no one expected it. Some eyebrows trembled along with him, and the soldiers holding the handle almost drew their swords and were about to take action. Turning their heads, they saw that it was Xie Wei.

The likes didn't even react.

Until Xie Wei frowned lightly and repeated, "Hairpin."

The jade crown with hair tied is matched with a pair of wooden hairpins. Just now, only the left side was inserted, but there is still one side left.

Who would have thought that this knife was hanging to the back of his neck and he was still thinking about getting a crown?

The Zanzhe suddenly took the wooden hairpin and handed it to Xie Wei almost in a daze.

Xie Wei didn't even glance at the others, holding a wooden hairpin and inserting it into the jade crown that tied his hair.

Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan's gaze also fell on him at this moment. His already furrowed eyebrows unconsciously tightened a bit. Although he knew that Mr. Xie was a close retainer of the emperor and a highly capable person from the Xie family in Jinling, his calm demeanor did not catch everyone's attention.

He is too lazy to talk nonsense with these people anymore.

In Xiao Yuan's view, the people of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion were no different from the dead, so he waved his hand directly and said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. Ladies and gentlemen who are attending the banquet today, please don't move around. I will arrest all the followers of the Yan family!"

"Yes!"

All the soldiers behind him are ordered to step forward.

However, unexpectedly, a voice suddenly came from the slanted thorn and asked, "According to the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty, when a decree is passed down, the person who receives it should read the decree. Since the Duke of the country has brought the decree, why not read the decree and start taking people?"

Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment.

According to the law, there is such a thing, but does he dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict from the palace?

There was a hint of awe in my eyes.

He followed the sound and saw a tall and thin young man standing at the end of the crowd, wearing a navy blue robe without proper attire. Therefore, he didn't know what official rank it was, only guessed its position was not high, and his face was cold and indifferent, feeling quite unfamiliar. He said coldly, "Who are you?"

The person had both hands tucked into their wide sleeves, folded down, but looked plain and not nervous. He only said, "I am the head of the Department of Justice, Zhang Zhe."

Zhang Zhe.

When he mentioned this name, Xiao Yuan had an impression. He remembered that he was a difficult official in the former criminal justice department who was quite controversial in the front court! The eyelids immediately twitched.

The imperial edict was held in Xiao Yuan's hand.

Now, with everyone watching in full view, even if he felt embarrassed, he dared not openly refuse to read the decree!

Left and right is the time to recite a sacred edict.

At this moment, before Xiao Yuan could think much, he sneered and "thanked" Zhang Zhe for reminding him to display the imperial edict. "According to the emperor's edict," when he read it, the general idea was exactly the same as what he had just said when he entered the mansion. One was that there was a great mutiny in the army, and the other was that he colluded with the Prince of Pingnan to rebel and not spare. He ordered Duke Dingguo Xiao Yuan to personally lead the imperial army to capture the residence of the Marquis of Valor, and all the people in the mansion were arrested and imprisoned. ".

After saying "Qin this", Xiao Yuan suddenly closed the imperial edict and said with a gloomy tone, "The imperial edict has been read out now. You should believe it, right? Even if you give me the courage, how dare you forge the imperial edict? Someone -"

===Kunning Section 122===

"Lord Guo, the brave and resolute Marquis has not yet received the order."

Zhang Zhe watched from the side, seeing that he was about to order the arrest, his eyelids parted, and he added a nonchalant remark.

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This time, not only the Duke of Dingguo Xiao Yuan, who was responsible for delivering orders, but also the brave Hou Yanmu, who had already accepted the impending fate in his heart, couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded and couldn't understand what this adult surnamed Zhang was trying to do.

Xie Wei raised his eyebrows when he heard the words "Zhang Zhe".

After the coronation was completed, Yan Lin stood up and bowed to Xie Wei, then turned his head to look.

Xie Wei's gaze fell quietly on Zhang Zhe's face, without saying a word.

Xiao Yuan almost choked to death with this sentence, his face turning green and red. With a bite of his teeth, he only said, "Don't you know that I still use you as a reminder?"

Then he handed the imperial edict forward and said, "Marquis Yongyi, come up and take the edict!"

Yan Mu came forward to receive the order, but looking at Zhang Zhe, he felt a twinge in his eyes. He thought to himself that the Marquis's Mansion should not have such a friend, and he didn't know what medicine the other person was selling in the gourd.

Xiao Yuan expected that the matter would be settled here. This person surnamed Zhang should have no more thorns to pick, so he waved his hand again to come up and catch someone else.

However, before he could even speak this time, his eyelids twitched!

Because he saw this person surnamed Zhang walking towards Yan Mu, and even reached out his hand that had been in his sleeve before, as if asking Yan Mu to see the imperial edict. However, his face turned to his side and he asked, "I dare to ask Lord Guo, just now news of the mutiny in the Tongzhou camp came an hour ago, and the emperor issued an imperial edict to raid the Marquis's Mansion."

What exactly does this person want to do!

Xiao Yuan wore a sword around his waist and couldn't help but grip the hilt. He coldly replied, "Exactly."

Zhang Zhe then said to Yan Mu, "Please borrow the imperial edict to observe."

Xiao Yuan became a bit furious and said, "A lowly official is like a hatchet in a classroom. What exactly is his intention?"

Yan Mu's eyes rolled, but he directly handed out the imperial edict.

Zhang Zhe took it over and gently spread it out with his clearly defined long finger, saying, "Lord Guo, calm down. Stealing the family and exterminating the family is a great sin. According to the law, it is the meaning of the Holy Spirit, and all levels of government orders should be approved and stamped by the Ministry of the Central Secretariat before they can be issued.". Yesterday, I heard that Lord Chu Xiyi of the Central Secretariat was ill. The news of the Tongzhou mutiny only came an hour ago, and it would take some time to invite Lord Chu to enter the palace. The announcement that Lord Chu came here to plagiarize the family has been delayed, and an hour may not be enough. So... "

At this moment, his gaze had already fallen on this edict.

The secret spices I heard from Gu Chunfang in my previous life are indeed true——

The imperial edict of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was indeed written by Shen Lang himself. However, when the edict was issued, it was actually only stamped with the emperor's seal and did not have the seal of the Central Secretariat! Later, the imperial edict that appeared in the volume of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion case was complete with two seals. It is said that it was only after copying and slaughtering half of the Marquis's Mansion that the newly appointed Governor of the Central Secretariat, Pingzhang, stamped the seal of the Central Secretariat.

However, the former Governor of Pingzhang, Mr. Chu Xiyi, was dismissed from his position and returned home due to old illness. Within six months, he passed away at home due to poverty and illness.

Gu Chunfang was the only one who went to offer condolences to his colleagues.

Only then did we know about this matter, and it can be inferred that when Chu Xiyi was promoted to the position of Pingzhang Governor of the Central Secretariat, he was no different from a prime minister, how did he end up like this.

Zhang Zhe's gaze moved away from the blank space that should have been covered with the seal of the Ministry of the Central Secretariat, and returned to Xiao Yuan's face. He only said, "I'm afraid the imperial edict of Duke Guo cannot be announced, and we can't do it well."

Xiao Yuan couldn't bear it anymore, he drew his sword and pointed it directly at his throat!

In the midst of his words, he was already furious and unable to contain himself: "How dare you speak nonsense, vertical son! Do you have the right to speak out about the decree of the Holy Scripture?! Today, I will remove your head from your neck and punish you as a rebel!"

Jiang Xuening never expected that Zhang Zhe would come forward, and he even said such words one after another. The laws of the Great Qian Dynasty were clear and honest, but he didn't know what the situation was in the previous life today. Her heart suddenly jumped in her chest, almost jumping out of her throat!

Chen Ying quietly distanced herself from Zhang Zhegang while he was speaking.

However, Zhang Zhe himself was incredibly calm.

He reached out and handed back the imperial edict, and the flickering blade of his sword reflected a faint and indifferent face. With no sadness or joy, he could only offer a general persuasion, saying, "It doesn't matter if the Duke of the country kills the lower officials in anger. The imperial edict still needs to be sent back to the palace. Please stamp the seal of the Central Secretariat before it can be issued."

The imperial edict has already been delivered, and the soldiers have surrounded the mansion. This person actually says that the emperor's words are not true, and he must be sent back to stamp a seal before coming back to plagiarize the family!

How unreasonable, how unreasonable!

Xiao Yuan had never encountered such a strange thing in nearly fifty years. He was almost angry. One Buddha went out of his body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. Smoke came out of his five holes and seven orifices, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence. His hands trembled uncontrollably, saying, "You! You, you..."