Empress Dowager Lu frowned: "Where do you start with this?"

The queen reached into her arms and placed the saltpeter wrapped in it on the table in front of her.

Queen Mother Lu picked it up, and the smell of saltpeter pounced on her nose. Her brows trembled slightly, and she immediately looked up: "Who did it?"

"My son wants to know too." The emperor frowned and tightened. "This man destroyed the underground palace, with the purpose of shaking the people's hearts. In other words, he was against our Song family court. Those who could do such things naturally did not want Daliang to run towards a peaceful and prosperous era. He was not an ordinary person."

Zhao Su brewed a bowl of summer soy sauce for him: "But it has been more than 20 years since the capital was established, and the enemies of the previous dynasty should have been extinct long ago, right?"

"Of course it's not the one from the previous dynasty." Empress Dowager Lu put down the saltpeter, "It's strange that the previous dynasty is rotten like that, and there are people who stand up for them. This person must be from later."

"Are you a minister in the court?"

When Zhao Su asked this, Empress Dowager Lu and the Emperor were silent.

Those who can do this can't be Jiangyang Avenue, right? They can only be officials in the court. And they have to be high-ranking officials or a powerful aristocratic family, otherwise how could there be such great energy to destroy them?

"How is the arrangement now on the imperial tomb?" asked Empress Dowager Lu.

"We have just sent people to the ministers of the Three Divisions to the palace and will send them to the imperial tomb to investigate thoroughly. As for the imperial tomb, Wang Yinzheng, the general in charge of the construction, was ordered to be strictly guarded."

"Wang Yin?"

Zhao Su spoke almost at the same time as Empress Dowager Lu.

The emperor looked at them: "What's wrong with Wang Yin?"

Zhao Su looked at Empress Dowager Lu.

A quarter of an hour ago, she and Empress Dowager Lu were struggling about this matter, and at this moment, the matter involved Wang Yin?

Empress Dowager Lu said: "There should be more than Wang Yin in charge of the imperial tomb, and he has just passed by. Do you trust him so much?"

"Because he found this saltpeter, he was very dedicated and capable. He was as large as the imperial tomb and was washed by heavy rain, he could still find this key clue in this case. I want to reuse him."

When the emperor said this, Zhao Su even held his breath. She quickly glanced at Empress Dowager Lu again and sat upright under her tight face. The emperor understood this very clearly. Wang Yin made contributions this time and had become the person he appreciated. Then wouldn’t this matter become more and more difficult to deal with? Empress Dowager Lu had asked before what she would do if it were her. The conflicts of this guy were getting worse and worse. What else could she do?

I don’t know if she left before Empress Dowager Lu could discuss it first?

"You're afraid you can't use him anymore." Before she could figure it out, Empress Dowager Lu blurted out. Zhao Su suddenly straightened her waist, and only heard Empress Dowager Lu's eyes shook at the emperor, and said: "Even though this person has some ability, he has lost his moral character and is not worthy of being valued by the court."

The emperor put down the cup that had taken a sip and said, "I wonder what my mother said?"

Empress Dowager Lu said: "Cheng Liang's daughter Cheng Zhuyun was defiled by Wang Yin after drinking. He hurt Cheng Zhuyun, and indirectly caused the marriage between the Tang and Cheng families to be ruined, and even caused the two families to turn against each other."

"Is Wang Yin the person who defiled Miss Cheng's family?"

"You look at this first." Empress Dowager Lu pushed the stack of evidence brought by Zhao Su to him.

The emperor took it in his hand and saw that half of his expression was already gloomy. "Where did this come from?"

"The investigation came from." Empress Dowager Lu looked at Zhao Su, "In the past few days when you were not in Beijing, Sister Su has been investigating the case of the Tang and Cheng families. The result of this is this. The Tang family took the blame for this and even ran away a good marriage. The Cheng family ruined a daughter and turned against the in-laws. The most critical person in charge of all this is Wang Yin."

The emperor's eyes stopped at Zhao Su for a moment, and then said, "But it doesn't mean that he is the culprit."

Zhao Su lowered his eyes under his eyes and took a deep breath and said, "Although he can't be said to be the culprit, if he didn't, he wouldn't have gone this far. If he could control himself, things wouldn't have developed so badly. Anyway, even if it wasn't led by Wang Yin, he would be blamed."

It's her bad luck that she happened to be here, and she became a sandwich cake for the mother and son. If she didn't want to express her opinions, she could only bite the bullet and go on.

Wang Yin was wrong and could not be punished just because he made merit.

The palace was silent for a moment, and the emperor leaned back and put his back on the back of the chair: "I will not cut off a capable minister because of an unintentional mistake. The matter of Miss Cheng's family can be found for another solution. Since the matter has nothing to do with the Tang family, the misunderstanding between the Tang and Cheng families can be resolved."

"But can the ruined marriage be saved?" Empress Dowager Lu looked at him slantedly, "Cheng Zhuyun's chastity has been lost. Are the families under your command willing to take over and marry her back to be the young grandmother?"

"Her happiness does not have to be given to her husband's family."

"Then who do you think she can give her happiness?"

The emperor was silent for a moment: "Even if Wang Yin is dealt with, she will not be able to return her chastity, and she will not be able to marry into a wealthy family. Disposing Wang Yin is just a loss for us. As long as Wang Yin is not doing it intentionally, then he will be able to stay behind, at least he can serve the country. I am willing to give him a chance to lose his merits."

"Then the emperor is not afraid of the coldness of the Cheng family?" Empress Dowager Lu's tone was already a little cold, "The palms are flesh, and the backs of the hand are flesh. Wang Yin is not the culprit, but also a direct disaster. If the emperor does not give the Cheng family justice, how can the Cheng family be convinced? Will the emperor not use the Cheng family in the future?"

"I can make up for the Cheng family in other ways. I certainly think it's a pity for Miss Cheng, but if she and the Cheng family have any requirements, they are willing to satisfy them as much as possible. But when the son minister urgently needs to use people, the son minister would rather protect Wang Yin first!

"I know what my mother cares about. If the Cheng family cannot get justice, the Huayuehui will also lose its troops and generals. However, the mother must know that if the Huayuehui exists, there must be a prerequisite for the stability of the court. The imperial power of the son minister is unstable, and all new policies will be empty talk!"

The hall, which had just been peaceful, suddenly became subtle at this moment.

The emperor's expression was grim, showing the inherent strength of an emperor. Empress Dowager Lu, who had long been a strong man, never showed weakness. Her straight back did not show any concessions.

Zhao Su looked at them and sighed quietly, breaking the silence: "The murderer behind the release of saltpeter in the imperial tomb and the initiator of the culprit of the Cheng family. Seeing you like this, you will definitely laugh out loud."

The gloomy Empress Dowager Lu and the tense emperor suddenly stopped and looked at her.

Zhao Su shrugged: "Isn't it? This is not their purpose. The more they see you having a dispute and a split, the happier they will be."
Chapter completed!