Li Huan looked at the direction in which Yue Buqun and others were leaving, waved his hand at the commander and said, "Send my order to have everyone withdraw their troops and return to the camp."

The general manager responded and left.

When Li Huan returned to Jinyiwei Yamen, he saw Chen Ke waiting for Li Huan's return.

Seeing Li Huan, Chen Ke quickly stepped forward and said to Li Huan: "Sir, I have something to report."

Li Huan had a big battle with Feng Qingyang, and he seemed quite tired now, but after hearing this, he still glanced at Chen Ke and said, "What's the matter?"

Chen Ke handed some files to Li Huan and said, "Sir, it's about Liu Jin and Eunuch Liu."

Li Huan looked through the files and said, "Tell me how the interrogation went at Liu Jin's place. Did he have anything to do with the assassination of His Majesty?"

Chen Ke said seriously: "Back to your lord, my subordinates interrogated Mao Ji, Feng Hai, Geng Li and other criminals. They all insisted that the mastermind behind the assassination of the emperor and rebellion was Liu Jin."

Li Huan heard this and sneered: "Do you really think that people are fools? It seems that they are still very tough. Tell the brothers in the prison to use the punishment when it is necessary. Don't be afraid of death. There are so many of them, but a few of them will die.

No problem, I don’t believe that I can’t open their mouths.”

Chen Ke responded: "What your lord is saying is that my subordinates will instruct the prison authorities to intensify the torture, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

Li Huan said calmly: "You are not giving me an explanation, but you are giving an explanation to Your Majesty. The crime of treason is a heinous crime. If we cannot handle this case, we will have betrayed His Majesty's trust and respect."

Chen Kezheng said calmly: "I understand."

Li Huan looked through the files, raised his eyebrows, and whispered softly: "Based on these interrogation results, Liu Jin was obviously deliberately framed by those people, and the conspiracy has nothing to do with Liu Jin and others."

Chen Ke, who stood beside Li Huan with his head bowed, said: "My subordinates also make the same judgment. It's just that your Majesty still needs to make a decision on such matters."

Li Huan pondered for a long time, nodded slightly and said: "When the Japanese officials will enter the palace tomorrow to report to His Majesty Ming, Liu Jin and his party will not be interrogated for the time being, and I will focus on Feng Hai, Mao Ji,

As for those rebellious officials and traitors like Chen, I must uncover all the hidden traitors one by one."

Chen Ke nodded, hesitated and said, "Sir, Liu Jin wants to see you."

Li Huan chuckled and said: "I thought he would ask to see me when he went to prison, but I didn't expect him to endure it for so long."

As he spoke, Li Huan stood up with a smile and said, "Since he wants to see me, let's go and see him."

A carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, and the brothers Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou, who had changed their clothes and tidied up, walked into the Forbidden City.

Yongfu Palace

The Queen Mother's face was full of impatience, and she angrily scolded Wang An, who was serving at the side: "Where are Wang An, the Marquis of Jianchang, and the Marquis of Shouning? An hour or two has passed, and I asked someone to send someone to take care of them.

The two princes brought you back, is this how you do things for me?"

Wang An couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said in a trembling voice: "Queen Mother, please calm down. I have already sent someone to investigate. I must... I must be here soon."

Mrs. Shouning Hou and Mrs. Jianchang Hou's eyes were red and swollen, and their faces were full of worry and they said: "Queen Mother, Li Huan will not do anything to the two princes."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly when she heard this, but she could not guarantee it. In fact, the Queen Mother remembered that Li Huan had dared to behead a dignified Wenyuan Pavilion scholar in front of her, the Queen Mother.

Speaking of Li Huan attacking Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou, to be honest, the Queen Mother really believed that Li Huan could do such a thing.

That's why the Queen Mother was so worried after not seeing Marquis Jianchang for so long, and Marquis Shouning was brought here.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a young chamberlain was seen walking over with two figures.

When the Queen Mother saw the two of them, a trace of joy and relief flashed in her eyes, and she let out a sigh of relief, and then an angry look appeared on her face.

When the Marquis of Jianchang and the Marquis of Shouning walked into the Yongfu Palace, they saw their wives looking at them with red eyes. They immediately knew that it was their wives who had entered the palace and begged the Queen Mother to send someone to rescue them.

Just thinking of Li Huan, the two of them couldn't help but tremble.

Mrs. Jianchang Hou and Mrs. Shouning Hou stood up and looked at the two of them carefully. Their faces were full of concern and worry and said: "Master Hou, that traitor Li Huan didn't make things difficult for you..."

Shouning Hou Zhang Heling couldn't help but frowned when he heard this and said: "Silly woman, how can a person like Taifu Li make things difficult for us? From now on, be more polite to Taifu. Don't be a traitor and a traitor at all times. It will be talked about for nothing and make people look down upon.

Come to our Marquis Mansion."

The Marquis of Jianchang also reprimanded his wife, with the same intention as Zhang Heling, that she should be polite to Li Huan in the future.

Wang An and the Queen Mother looked at Jianchang Hou and Shouning Hou, who looked like they were defending Li Huan, and couldn't help showing a look of astonishment.

It's not like they didn't know what attitude the two had towards Li Huan before. They must know that since the two brothers suffered a loss at the hands of Li Huan, they shouted for revenge on Li Huan more than once, and even tried to ask the Queen Mother to issue an order for punishment several times.

Li Huan.

When did the relationship between the two of them become so good with Li Huan, and they actually defended Li Huan like this? The Queen Mother glanced at the two brothers in confusion, and winked at Wang An.

Wang An stepped forward and said with a smile: "It's good that the two princes are out of prison. Li Huan didn't do anything to you. If the princes are hurt, the Queen Mother will definitely vent her anger on the two princes."

Zhang Heling glanced at Wang An and said, "We have no grudge against Taifu Li, so how could he be unfavorable to us?"

Wang An secretly glanced at Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling brothers, making sure that the two of them were really not tortured, and then he shook his head slightly at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and at the same time shouted angrily at the two of them: "You bastards, why don't you kneel down before me."

When the two brothers heard this, they knelt down in front of the Queen Mother with some reluctance and said: "Queen Mother, please calm down."

Empress Dowager Zhang angrily said to the two brothers: "I asked you to go to the British government to express condolences, not to make trouble. Do you really want to become the laughing stock of everyone in the capital?"

Zhang Heling said quite unconvinced: "We just followed the Queen Mother's instructions to express our condolences, but the British government actually underestimated our brothers. Zhang Lun put on his arrogant airs, and we will not tolerate him!"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh, waved her hands and said: "Get out, get out, go back to this palace and think about your mistakes. During the funeral of the British Duke, you brothers are not allowed to step out of the house."

Zhang Yanling couldn't help but said: "Sister..."

The Queen Mother said angrily: "If you don't let me go back to my palace, the Zhang family will lose all face."

Seeing Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling brothers leaving, the anger on the Queen Mother's face disappeared, and she said to Wang An with some confusion: "Wang An, do you think these two brothers suddenly changed their tempers? They wanted to kill Li Liang before.

Huan, why do you suddenly seem to be a different person? Are you sure they are not injured and are not threatened by Li Huan?"

Wang Andao said: "Queen Mother, I can confirm that the two princes are fine, their faces are rosy, and there are no traces of torture on their bodies. It is expected that Li Huan will not dare to torture the two princes. What is the temperament of the two princes?"

, Queen Mother, it’s not that you don’t know. If Li Huan really tortured them, I’m afraid they wouldn’t be so easy to talk to now. It would be strange if I didn’t ask the Queen Mother to order Li Huan to be killed.”

After hearing what Wang An said, Queen Mother Zhang finally eliminated the doubts in her heart, nodded slightly and said: "You are right. It seems that they have really figured it out and know that as the emperor's uncle, they should not share the same feelings.

The relationship between the prince’s closest ministers is so tense.”

Wang An smiled and said: "What the Queen Mother said is that the two princes must have figured it out."

british government

A busy day has passed, and the lively atmosphere of the day in the mourning hall with flickering candles has long since disappeared.

A coffin made of fine sandalwood was placed in the center. British Duke Zhang Lun and several of Zhang Mao's legitimate sons and grandsons knelt in the mourning hall to watch over Zhang Mao's mourning.

At this time, the sadness in Zhang Lun's heart had faded a lot, but what happened during the day made Zhang Lun, the new British Duke, feel great pressure.

The two brothers Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou made a big fuss in front of the British Duke's Palace. This was a bad sign in Zhang Lun's view, a sign that the deterrent power of the British Duke's Palace was declining.

If Zhang Mao were still there, even the Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang would never dare to cause a scene in front of the British government no matter how arrogant they were.

Thinking of my grandfather entrusting the British government to him, even risking his own life to gain the favor of the British government for decades to come.

But Zhang Lun is not stupid. The emperor's favor is always there, but if the British government has no ability or has no influence in the court, then the British government will inevitably decline.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lun felt a mountain of pressure rushing towards his face.

Looking at Zhang Mao's coffin, Zhang Lun murmured softly: "Grandpa, what should I do with my grandson?"

At this moment, a servant quietly walked up to Zhang Lun and whispered a few words. Zhang Lun frowned, glanced at the mourning hall, stood up slowly, and walked out of the mourning hall.

Soon Zhang Lun came to a side room.

Ms. Su, dressed in mourning clothes, stood there slim and graceful. When she saw Zhang Lun walking in, she hurriedly said: "My husband is here!"

As he spoke, he handed a cup of tea to Zhang Lun and said, "After a tiring day, my husband, please take a sip of tea and take a rest."

After looking at Su, Zhang Lun nodded slightly, sat on a chair, took a sip of tea and said, "Why did you call me here at this time?"

Su walked up behind Zhang Lun, stretched out her hand and gently squeezed Zhang Lun's shoulders and said, "Brothers Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling made a big fuss in front of our British government today. What do you think, sir?"

Hearing what Su said, Zhang Lun couldn't help but frown. He was also worried about this matter just now. When his heart moved, Zhang Lun looked at Su.

Su has always been wise and resourceful, and can give him suggestions on many things, so Zhang Lun sometimes tells Su some things and then listens to Su's opinions.

At this moment, Zhang Lun looked at Su and said, "What do you say, madam?"

While rubbing Zhang Lun's shoulders, Mrs. Su said: "Today's matter was fortunate that the Governor Li Huan came forward. Otherwise, no one could restrain the brothers, and there would definitely be a big fuss. We can't say that we

The British government has become the laughingstock of Beijing."
Chapter completed!