Chapter 87 Mung Bean Cake (3)

There is nothing wrong with traveling with adults and children, but it is unreasonable to choose a remote trail with no sights to see.

Lin Fei took out a booklet from his arms, pointed to the red seal of the Jingzhao Mansion Health Office in the lower right corner of the cover, and said: "Yesterday, someone set fire to the warehouse of the Jingzhao Mansion Health Office. The files in the warehouse Most of them were burned. But the laws of nature are clear and there are no omissions. Even though more than half of the files in the warehouse were burned, the file that should be burned the most has remained."

Looking at the pale faces of Li Zhao and others, Lin Fei said: "Do you think this is something that has its own destiny?"

It turned out to be evidence found from the warehouse of the Jingzhao Prefecture Health Office! Zhao Mengzhuo suddenly realized, his face full of shame: He, the minister of Dali Temple, slept so soundly last night, and he had no idea that so many things were happening in the city.

It turned out that in addition to the officials in Dali Temple who were chasing him in the city, the Jingzhao Prefecture Guardhouse outside the city was also on fire.

Zhao Mengzhuo stretched his neck and looked at the booklet in Lin Fei's hand, but before he could see clearly what was written in the booklet, Lin Fei closed the booklet in his hand and started talking.

"As a citizen of Darong, a member of the Li family, rich and powerful, with everything at your fingertips, yet you collude with those Japanese bandits disguised as rogues. Is your Huaishan County Prince's house so filled with desires?" Lin Fei looked at Li Zhao. Wait, said.

The Prince of Huaishan County who was asked looked pale. He reached out and patted the shoulder of Li Zhao who stood up. He walked to the front of the family and said, "Really, we are also the victims of this matter!" He smiled bitterly and said, "You don't have a choice in where you come from!"

The aggrieved look on Liu Yuanda's face was off-putting. If Lin Fei hadn't been standing in front of him, asking questions, he would have been unable to hold back his words.

No choice about where you come from? With the surname "Li", the Huaishan County Prince and his family were born into a clan, and could enjoy all the wealth and honor in the world without having to make meritorious deeds.

Is it aggrieved to have such an unchoiceable background? If this background is called grievance, what do Hu Chengzu, Ma Sanci, Fuzi and others count?

Lin Fei did not utter any words of ridicule, but just looked at the Huaishan County Prince in front of him, paused for a moment, and asked again: "Why did the old Prince come to this?"

Hearing Lin Fei's question, the last trace of luck in Prince Huaishan's heart was completely shattered. He said sadly: "My father...he refuses to accept it!"

Since ancient times, the royal family has been fighting for the throne and killing brothers is not a joke. In the end, there is only one person who can sit in that seat.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Mengzhuo and others were reminded: the late emperor did not ascend the throne as a prince. The first Emperor Jing had no children, and in the end the late Emperor was chosen from among the descendants of the clan to inherit the throne.

As for the late Emperor... To be honest, his abilities and talents were mediocre. In addition to being the best in terms of the number of concubines in the harem, he was really incompetent compared to the previous majesties.

At that time, they were both descendants of the clan, and the old Huaishan Prince was indeed far superior to the late emperor in terms of ability and virtue.

Zhao Mengzhuo put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If he were the old Huaishan County King, he would indeed be a little dissatisfied.

It's understandable to be dissatisfied, but it's incomprehensible to collude with the Japanese because of dissatisfaction.

However, twenty-five years ago, the late emperor had ascended the throne, and the old Huaishan County Prince had also passed away at that time. Why did his family take such a desperate risk to find the Japanese?

"My father was one step behind the times and hoped to use the help of the Japanese to eradicate the late emperor before he ascended the throne." Prince Huaishan said with a bitter smile, "The late emperor escaped by mistake, but it was my father who accidentally escaped. I occasionally caught wind and cold, but I couldn't get sick because of it, and left soon after."

Originally, this was just a matter that lingered in the minds of Prince Huaishan’s family. I thought that when the old Prince Huaishan left, he would also take this matter away, but I didn’t expect...

"The Japanese have letters in their hands that my father collaborated with them to murder the late emperor. Twenty-five years ago, when the late emperor just ascended the throne, they used the letters to find my family." Prince Huaishan said, "So my family had to Take a trip to Salt Lake City.”

In just a few words, the whole story of what happened that year has been sketched out.

The Prince of Huaishan and his family are not stupid. They obviously know that they must work tirelessly to resolve the matter in a timely manner. Therefore, when they went to Salt Lake City, their goal was to eradicate the group of Japanese bandits disguised as rogues.

This also explains why the Huaishan County Prince and his family did not inform local officials of their identities at that time. They must have known that there was something wrong with those officials.

In the plan of the Huaishan County Prince and his family, the "escaped people" were arranged early to inform the people in time and attract the army to suppress the rogue bandits.

What happened back then, after the truth is revealed, is actually not complicated at all.

What the Huaishan County King wanted to hide was the old Huaishan County King's collusion with the Japanese and their failed attempt to murder the late emperor. Once this matter was exposed, not to mention being demoted to the rank of common people, the whole family might not be able to chop off enough heads.

"Your family has planned everything, and they knew that the Japanese would definitely take you away, so they asked their subordinates to take your place and be held hostage by the Japanese." Lin Fei said, paused, and suddenly looked at the people in front of him. The family of the Prince of Huaishan County. Whether it was the old servant Song Guanshi who had served him loyally for many years, or the group of dead soldiers who fought hard last night, the Huaishan County Prince and his family had never shown any sadness before at what happened to these people. It was not until the moment the truth of twenty-five years ago was revealed that his family began to grieve.

Lin Fei looked at the Prince of Huaishan County in front of him and couldn't help but frown, "How much genuine concern does your family have for those people below who sacrificed their lives for you?"

The gentle look on Prince Huaishan's face had long since disappeared, and his calm expression now looked a little inexplicably gloomy. He said lightly: "My father said that the easiest people to win over are the little people."

A casual word of concern can make him grateful and offer his own son in place of his son.

Hearing this, Zhao Mengzhuo suddenly felt that it was reasonable for the former Emperor Jing not to choose the old Huaishan County King who had outstanding abilities and virtues. If such a person sat on the throne of God... that would not be a blessing to the people!

"Since you had prepared everything before going to Salt Lake City, why is there no one to replace your mother?" Zhao Mengzhuo couldn't help but ask.

"I think...it's not that I don't want to, but that I can't." Lin Fei said.

How could someone who could calmly say such words as "little people are always the easiest to win over" let go of an old servant who could replace the old lady for no reason?

Prince Huaishan nodded and confirmed what he said: "They have seen my mother and cannot replace her."

Originally, all of this would be completely buried in the bloodshed of Salt Lake City with the suppression of the army, but unexpectedly...

"When the military camp came to suppress the attack, a small group of troops sneaked into the city first and witnessed the discussion between my mother and the Japanese," said the King of Huaishan County.

The soldiers who were originally intended to completely solve the hidden dangers have become their biggest hidden danger at this time.