The dead general was kidnapped by his husband and taken to farm.

Chapter 129 Ending

Growing up together, Qin Chaohan knows Ji Yinghuai better than his parents.

In the eyes of those who knew him well, the former Young Master Ji was a cynical and reckless person. He was obviously a talented and capable person, but he chose not to follow the right path.

He was always playing with cats and dogs, and he looked very romantic and cool. But after getting to know him, I found that he was just a gentle person, but actually indifferent.

He separated himself from other people in two worlds and did a good job on the surface. Everyone said that Prince Ji was elegant and gentle, and treated people very well, but he was not as arrogant as the kids from rich families.

Later, he joined the military camp. Countless battles and life-and-death situations made him completely cold-tempered. He didn't care at all what others thought of him and ignored them. He was filled with hostility and bloodlust, like a Shura crawling out of hell.

It is strange now. Just by mentioning such a person, Ji Yinghuai's face showed a smile that made him feel goosebumps.

Thinking about this, Qin Chaohan shook his head, not knowing what the person he was thinking about looked like.

The court has been in turmoil in the past two days. Who could have thought that so many things would happen just after the death of Prince Zhanbei and the illegitimate son of the mansion inherited the title of the young prince.

This young prince was a bastard, and according to ancestral precepts, he could not directly inherit the title, but would be demoted. However, he had made many contributions in the military camp, and the emperor, considering that he was the only one left in his family, made an exception and directly conferred the title of young prince.

So he is much inferior to the king of a different surname who fought against the King of the North, but he inherited the title and was directly conferred the title of prince, which is a great favor from heaven.

But no one expected that this young prince not only failed to serve the court, but also collaborated with the enemy and committed treason, bought and sold contraband salt, and even the death of King Zhanbei was related to him.

The matter was now handed over to the Dali Temple for investigation, with Xue Fei supervising from the side. In just three days, more than a dozen people in the court were involved.

From local county officials to officials of the left prime minister who are second only to the emperor.

Zuo Xiang was a veteran of two dynasties, and many people in the court had received his favor and regarded him as their mentor. When Zuo Xiang was pointed out in the court, many people were indignant, thinking that their teacher would definitely not do such a thing.

But when the evidence was presented to them, they had to believe it even if they didn't want to. The teacher they were proud of not only embezzled and accepted bribes, but also bought and sold official positions privately and even hired assassins to eliminate dissidents.

When the incident happened, the court was shaken and everyone was worried about being implicated.

Now that the autumn examination is approaching, Qin Chaohan has made up his mind to clean up the court and re-select a group of new officials.

The Zuo Xiang faction is heavily involved and cannot be completely relied upon by the Dali Temple for investigation. In addition to Xue Fei, Ji Yinghuai is secretly helping to find evidence.

Ji Yinghuai looked at the evidence collected by the secret guards and sneered. Qin Chaohan was such an old fox, no wonder he announced to the world that he was dead as soon as he sent the body back.

When he was there, the court was at least divided into two factions, with the civil and military generals being equally powerful, and a certain balance had been achieved.

After his death, the Zuo Xiang faction became at the peak of its power. They used to act cautiously, but now they are becoming more and more bold, revealing more and more clues.

But what surprised him was that his father's death was actually related to Ji Zexu.

The old prince died a year ago. The fatal cause was that he blocked an arrow for him. They were marching to the valley at that time. The terrain survey and road exploration were all prepared in advance. Unexpectedly, they were suddenly ambushed in the valley. All the soldiers who were exploring the way were killed. The enemy directly occupied the top of the mountain and huge rocks rolled down.

At that time, he and the old prince both felt that there might be traitors in the army. After a series of investigations, they did find several people with problems. They were executed immediately, but they did not expect that the person who plotted the most behind the scenes was Ji Zexu.

I never thought there was anything wrong before, but now when I think back on it, there were really flaws everywhere. Ji Zexu led the soldiers to rescue them at the critical moment. Not only did he achieve merit but he also established his own prestige in the army, so that he would not be in vain and just rely on his father and brother to get the position.

Later, battles of all sizes broke out frequently, and Ji Zexu made contributions at each critical moment. For example, when food and grass were robbed, Ji Zexu prepared a backup plan and burned the enemy's food and grass and transported new food and grass.

Every time they raided the enemy, they would be discovered in advance by the enemy generals and ambushed. And every time they were attacked from all sides in danger, Ji Zexu would lead his men to reverse the situation.

In the end, the enemy often fled, and Ji Zexu made another contribution. It was too coincidental. He and Lao Wang had investigated and indeed found several suspects and had solid evidence. But when these people were dealt with, Ji Zexu took their place smoothly.

He used to think that his second brother had made great progress and was also a good candidate for becoming a general. But now he saw flaws everywhere, and he seemed to be blinded by lard, and never doubted Ji Zexu at all.

However, his father might have discovered it a long time ago. Considering how much he loved Ji Zexu, it was impossible for him not to express his gratitude when Ji Zexu made such a great contribution.

But the old prince never attended the celebration banquets related to Ji Zexu. He always called Ji Zexu into the big tent alone, and Ji Zexu always had a gloomy face when he came out. When he saw him later, there was a trace of guilt in the old prince's eyes.

He didn't understand before, but there is nothing he doesn't understand now. He knows that there is something wrong with his youngest son, and that he may even be collaborating with the enemy and committing treason. He also knows clearly why the soldiers in the army died, but he has been keeping it a secret.

Ji Yinghuai sneered, what a loving father and filial son.

But now that the old prince is dead, these things cannot be investigated anymore, and Ji Zexu has to bear the blame. He cannot let the palace bear the bad reputation.

After presenting the investigation results to the emperor, Ji Yinghuai went to the Heavenly Prison with the token. Xue Fei had already made arrangements. The secret guards guarding outside the Heavenly Prison were all their people, and he had sent everyone inside away.

In just five days, Ji Zexu seemed like a different person. His previous arrogance and confidence in victory had completely disappeared.

Ji Zexu was huddled in a corner of the prison with disheveled hair, looking extremely dirty.

Hearing the footsteps, he looked up and saw a hint of resentment in Ji Yinghuai's eyes, then he lowered his head again.

The jailer did not give him any preferential treatment because he was the old prince's son. There were many holes in his tattered clothes, and blood stains could be seen faintly inside.

There were two bloody holes on Ji Zexu's exposed wrists, and there was a chain next to it that locked it to an iron ring on the wall.

As soon as I got closer, I smelled a bad odor floating inside, and there was some yellowish-brown filth on the ground.

Ji Yinghuai stood at the door and watched for a while, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

"Why, are you here to see my joke?" Ji Zexu raised his head, revealing a pale and gloomy face, and said in a dry voice: "Are you satisfied, brother?"

Ji Yinghuai didn't reply, took out the key, opened the cell door and walked in.

He seemed to be completely unable to smell the peculiar smell inside. He took a few steps closer, lowered his eyes to look at the person on the ground, and said in a cold tone: "Do you regret it?"

"Ha!" Ji Zexu sneered: "I only regret that I didn't deploy you tightly enough at that time, and didn't let you die directly under my sword."

He stared at Ji Yinghuai fiercely, as if he wanted to bite off a piece of flesh from Ji Yinghuai.