Chapter 733 The whole army was annihilated
Chu Huan was stunned. He didn't expect that as soon as he entered the palace, the emperor gave him a wake-up call. He didn't know what was wrong. He saw Xu Congyang calm from the corner of his eyes, and Ma Hong's face showed a gloating look. He knew that he might be in trouble, but he remained calm and calm and replied: "Report to the emperor, I... I don't know what crime I have committed!"
The emperor said slowly without expression: "Chu Huan, you married a good wife!"
Chu Huan's heart tightened, and the first thing he thought of was Qi Luo.
As an envoy of the Qin Dynasty, he went to Xiliang to marry Talanger from Xiliang. Although this was all by chance, it had become a fact after all. It seemed that the emperor would settle the score in the future.
"Sage, the Talanger of Xiliang..." Chu Huan was about to explain, but the emperor had interrupted: "I was not talking about her. The one in Xiliang, Xue Huaian, has already reported to me that it is not your fault. Moreover, as an envoy of the Qin Dynasty, marrying the princess of Xiliang is not a shameful thing, and it has not insulted the national system." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "But I heard that there is still a wife in your mansion. I heard that this woman was once your sister-in-law, but is there such a thing?"
Chu Huan said: "This is indeed the case."
"Chu Huan, you did a good thing." The emperor sneered: "I always thought that even if you are not outstanding in character, you are not a despicable person. I didn't expect that you would take your wife as your wife. Do you know that you were guilty?"
Chu Huan looked solemn and shook his head and said, "I don't know the crime!"
Ma Hong immediately said, "Mr. Chu, you did something wrong this time. Our officials of Daqin attach importance to reputation. There are so many women in the world, but you just... Oh, Lord. Chu, you are really confused." His face showed regret, but in his eyes, he was completely gloating.
Xu Congyang finally said: "Brother Zhongyong, will your wife be your widowed sister-in-law in the past?"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "Yes!"
"Then why did she become your wife again?" Xu Congyang frowned and said, "This is a depressing person and hurting the great master. Don't you know?"
Chu Huan smiled faintly and said, "Master Xu, Guilai was indeed my widowed sister-in-law, but before I married her, my Chu family had already left her home!"
Xu Congyang said: "In this way, you are not marrying a widowed sister-in-law?"
Ma Hong immediately said: "Mr. Xu, you can't say that. As the saying goes, you will be a teacher for one day and a teacher for life. Since you were a sister-in-law, you cannot break up all your relationship just because you left the house. The lower official heard that before Lord Chu married his sister-in-law, he lived together and took care of each other. The relationship was not gone if it was gone...!"
When Chu Huan heard Ma Hong say this, he suddenly realized that it seemed that Ma Hong was most likely to take charge of this matter.
Ma Hong said these words, he was really mean and sinister.
He said it nicely, saying that he was taking care of each other, but if people who were not aware of the truth knew it, they would inevitably suspect that Chu Huan had already had a slap in his widow's sister-in-law before marrying Su Niang.
Chu Huan sneered in his heart, but looked at Ma Hong and asked, "Mabutang, Su Niang was relieved from her home. Her mother made the decision and betrothed him to the lower officials. I dare to ask, does this have touched the king's law of the Great Qin? According to the law of the Great Qin, how should we punish the crime?"
Ma Hong was stunned, looked at the emperor, and then said, "Well... although he did not violate the king's law, he was an injustice. Lord Chu is a court official. If this kind of thing is spread, it will eventually make the court lose face...!"
Chu Huan shook her head and smiled, "Mabutang is wrong. Xiaguan once suffered a lot of ups and downs. He was unable to serve his parents for many years. For several years, he has been filial to the lower house. Mabutang can send someone to Xiaguan's hometown to inquire about the lower house and know her virtuousness. Her parents are no longer alive. Before her mother died, she was worried about her destination, so she betrothed to Xiaguan, saying it was a marriage, but it might as well say that it was the kindness that my Chu family owed her. Xiaguan had already promised her that she must take good care of her no matter what."
The emperor stroked his beard and said, "Chu Huan, I want you to divorce her again!"
Chu Huan was stunned and frowned.
"You are in the court now, and your reputation is important." The emperor said slowly: "If you still want a future, you should not let her be implicated by you. I will give you a choice today, either leave her, and I will use it more seriously in the future. Or... take your widowed sister-in-law, leave the capital, be dismissed from office and be dismissed, and will never be hired. Don't say that I have not given you a chance. Whatever you want is up to you."
Chu Huan didn't think about it and immediately said, "Thank you for your kindness, I will go back to pack my luggage now."
The emperor frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"The Lord of the Lord gave me a choice, but I have made a choice." Chu Huan looked at the emperor, "The Lord of the Lord wants me to keep my reputation. I will follow the order. Only by leaving the capital can I keep my reputation."
Ma Hong frowned and said, "Mr. Chu, what are you talking nonsense?"
Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I just didn't know what I was guilty of, but now I already know."
"Oh?" the emperor asked with interest: "Then what crime have you committed?"
"If I choose to divorce my wife and stay in Beijing, I will commit an unforgivable crime." Chu Huan raised his head, "I have married Su Niang for a short time. For the sake of her future, I will not leave my wife for the sake of my future. This is a crime of infidelity. Before my mother left, she told me to take good care of my humble wife, but I will divorce my wife without authorization. This is a crime of unfilial piety. Su Niang has kindness to my Chu family. I do not care about her kindness and forget her righteousness when she sees profit. This is a crime of unrighteousness. With these three crimes, I still want to serve the country and be shameless. This is a crime of unfaithfulness." He looked at the Lord, "The Lord is so kind to me. If I divorce my wife and stay in Beijing, the four sins are in my own hands, it will be a failure of the Lord's kindness, so I can only choose to leave!"
Ma Hong opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He really didn't expect Chu Huan to be so eloquent.
The emperor remained calm and sneered: "These are all your words. I ask you, in your eyes, a woman is more important than my reuse?"
"The country has its roots." Chu Huan also remained calm, "The emperor governed the country with benevolence and righteousness, but the ministers would never dare to put themselves in a state of unkindness and unrighteousness. That would be the real wish of the emperor's kindness."
The air in the Palace of Light suddenly became tense.
After a while, the emperor suddenly burst into laughter. Chu Huan was surprised, but when he saw Xu Congyang smile, he saw the emperor say to Xu Congyang: "Grandmaster, it seems that you really know Chu Huan. What you guessed is indeed correct. Chu Huan is sometimes just a stubborn donkey, not bad, but there is a little bit of my shadow at the beginning. Even if you recognize it, you can't even pull back ten cows."
While Chu Huan was surprised, Xu Congyang was already smiling and said to Chu Huan: "Mr. Chu, if you really divorce your wife and stay in Beijing, don't want to leave the palace today. The emperor always values loyalty and righteousness. The emperor has never lenient towards unkind and unrighteous people. Fortunately, you chose the right answer yourself, otherwise this head would not be guaranteed."
Chu Huan understood this, but he was right. If the emperor asked for a crime, he would be a real test. If he valued the career of the officialdom and had to take a break from Su Niang, he would be in trouble.
But he was a little strange. The emperor was very scheming, and it was not surprising to test his ministers. But now that he was already in trouble, this old guy didn't want to practice Taoism or rest, but sent someone to summon him to the palace to test him. Could it be that he was really full and had enough food and was idle, and he pulled Xu Congyang to test himself? He knew that this was of course impossible. Although the emperor was not busy with everything, he had absolutely no time to do these boring things. Since he did this, he naturally had his own reason.
But when he saw the emperor gently caressing his white beard, a rare smile appeared on his face: "Chu Huan, I always feel that I have not read the wrong person, you have not disappointed me. You are right. I govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. I want my ministers to understand the word benevolence and righteousness. That woman is kind to you. If you abandon her for your future, then you will be a real despicable person." He waved his hand and said, "Come on!"
An eunuch immediately appeared from beside him, holding a jade plate in his hand. The emperor waved his hand. The eunuch had already brought the jade plate to Chu Huan. The emperor had already said, "This is a gift I have given to you. Only the concubines in the palace are qualified to wear this golden plum hairpin. I have never given it to my ministers. Today I will give it to your wife. I hope you can respect each other as guests."
Chu Huan was surprised. In his heart, the emperor was cold and scheming. He rarely had such warm moments, and he didn't know what the emperor sold in his gourd.
After Chu Huan thanked him, he received the golden plum hairpin given by the emperor. The hairpin was very beautifully made of pure gold. The head of the hairpin was in the shape of a plum blossom, which was vivid. In the middle of the plum blossom, there was a round ruby, which was full of brilliance and valuable.
"Chu Huan, I have something to ask you to do." The emperor pondered for a moment and finally said, "But I don't know if you have the courage to go."
Chu Huan was surprised that it was okay for the emperor to send him to do things, but why did he ask if he had the courage? He still said respectfully: "I don't know what the saint has to do? The saint has given him instructions, and I should do my best to live up to the saint's entrusted!"
The emperor was very satisfied with Chu Huan's attitude. He looked at Xu Congyang. Xu Congyang had signaled Chu Huan to get up and then said, "Chu Huan, the emperor is going to ask you to go to Anyi Road. As an imperial envoy, he will confiscate all the wealth of the Huang family in Anyi Road."
Chu Huan was stunned. A few days ago, he was still talking about the affairs of the Anyi Road with Lang Wuxu. After the Huang family rebelled, the wealth in the capital was jointly confiscated by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice. However, he didn't know if someone had been sent to search the house on the Huang family? Today, the emperor summoned him to come and actually asked him to go to Anyi to search the house. Chu Huan really didn't expect this.
"Has anyone sent someone to Anyi yet?" Chu Huan was a little surprised. The matter of Tongtian Palace was almost ten days ago, but the court was so slow that the action on Anyi Road would only begin today.
The emperor's expression became cold, and Xu Congyang's expression became ugly. After a while of silence, Xu Congyang finally said: "The emperor has already learned about the plot of the Huang family's treacherous plot. Before the incident in Tongtian Palace, he had secretly sent people to Anyi Road, preparing to take action at the same time to capture Huang Tianyi from Anyi Road with one party and one network..."
Chu Huan asked, "Well, Huang Tianyi has been arrested now?"
Xu Congyang shook his head and said, "The emperor sent two hundred households of the Divine Uniform Guards to secretly go to Anyi Road, preparing to contact Yuan Chongshang, the governor of Anyi Road, to attack the Huang family, but... just two days ago, news came from the other end of Anyi Road that Huang Tianyi had already rebelled and gathered thousands of people into Yusuo Lake to hide...!"
Chu Huan's face darkened, and suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. The emperor sent the Divine Uniform Guard to arrest Huang Tianyi. Now, Huang Tianyi has not been arrested, but has gathered his subordinates to hide in Yusuohu Lake. This shows that the Divine Uniform Guard, which has always acted quickly and decisively, failed.
"The current movement of the Divine Uniform Guard...!"
"The heads of the two Divine Uniform Guards were sent to the Governor's Office." Xu Congyang looked solemn: "The people sent by the Emperor to Anyi Road were wiped out..."
Chapter completed!