When Chu Lixuan was first exiled and went on the road, people from all sides paid close attention to them.
The commander of the Jinyi Guards received reports from Zhao Yu every day, all of which were about Zhennan Hou and his wife lying half-dead in the carriage, and the old lady of the Hou Mansion crying and howling all day long.
On the other hand, the eldest princess and grandmother walked strong without crying or making trouble. The emperor thought it was normal after hearing this. He knew that his sister had always been very strong-tempered.
Back then, she liked their cousin so much, but their mother-in-law wanted her to marry the then-famous General Chu so that she could help her younger brother.
His imperial sister said nothing and obeyed her mother's arrangement. She said she would give up and not marry her cousin.
It can be seen that his imperial sister's determination and courage will never be defeated by him. Emperor Dongchen is both grateful and afraid of his sister.
However, the Nanman Kingdom has been harassing the border, and the Chu family's army has defended the border. Almost all the men of the Chu family have died in battle. Emperor Dongchen was also moved and grateful.
Then he became even more fearful of the Chu family's army. The emperor kept inserting his confidants into the Chu family's army. The reports were that the southern barbarians continued to invade, and the Chu family's army defended to the death.
No one found any dissatisfaction among the Chu family army, but there were also white-eyed wolves like Lu Chengdi who wanted to replace Chu Lixuan.
After Chu Lixuan defeated the southern barbarians once, the emperor went against his will and personally named Chu Lixuan the Marquis of Zhennan as a mark of praise. Unexpectedly, the prime minister loved his daughter so much that he begged him to marry her.
If the emperor hadn't known that the Jiang family had been loyal for generations, he would have suspected that the Marquis of Zhennan had other intentions. The emperor was too proud to grant the marriage without saying a word, but he was not happy in his heart.
The Nanman invaded again, and the Marquis of Zhennan once again conquered the Nanman with great ferocity, and signed a contract not to harass or invade their Dongchen Kingdom for twenty years.
Just that time, Zhennan Hou lost one of his legs, but it was not disabled yet! Will it get better after a few years?
Now that the border troubles of the Southern Barbarians have been eliminated, the emperor hinted to the imperial physician that he hoped to completely cure the Marquis of Zhennan to avoid future worries.
Unexpectedly, the eldest prince found out and thought that the emperor wanted to clean up the Zhennan Marquis Mansion. The eldest prince bribed Lu Chengdi and colluded with his father-in-law...
Dongchen Kingdom has been in continuous wars in the past few years, and the treasury is empty. It needs money but has no money, and needs food. No food.
Emperor Dongchen originally wanted the property of his elder sister and princess, so he turned a blind eye...
In the end, Emperor Dongchen was cruel and sent his elder sister and the crippled Marquis of Zhennan to Go to the bitter cold land of the north to fend for yourself.
In fact, the emperor wanted his elder sister and princess to compromise for the sake of the Chu family and hand over the property of the Hou Mansion to ensure the safety of the family.
Because the Chu family's army often won battles, they received many rewards from the first emperor, and the subsequent emperors could only continue to reward them.
The emperor thought that if the eldest princess could bear it, she would give him all the property of the Hou Mansion in exchange for all the people in the Hou Mansion to avoid the pain of being sent to the frontier.
He is also very happy. He will definitely be merciful, give the imperial sister some face, and arrange their family to a place with beautiful scenery so that the eldest princess can enjoy her old age in peace.
Unexpectedly, his imperial sister led everyone in the Hou Mansion to the road of exile without saying a word.
Later, under the secret investigation of Jin Yiwei and Long Yingwei, they learned that it was his eldest son and the third uncle of the Chu family who wanted to take away all the property of Mohou Mansion.
They also beat Zhennan Hou and his wife half to death. Fortunately, they knew not to touch the eldest princess and the old lady of the Hou Mansion, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
The old lady of the Hou Mansion is the legitimate daughter of the old chief minister, and the eldest princess is his lover...
Although the old chief minister resigned and is idle at home, he has disciples all over the world. If he is angry, he will destroy the foundation of the country.
However, the eldest prince is the emperor's biological son, and the matter has been done. What can he do to the eldest prince!
Emperor Dongchen thought that he was not in a hurry for the time being. He would wait a little longer and arrange for the magistrate of Pingqing Prefecture to entertain the eldest princess and her family if they were further away from the capital.
As for the property of the prince's mansion, the emperor was not in a hurry. He had to think carefully about how to get the eldest prince to hand over his greedy property.
Although everything did not go as the emperor thought, it was still very much to his liking.
Just when Emperor Dongchen was enjoying himself, several outrageous theft cases occurred in the capital. He was in a good mood and decreed that the case must be solved, and the dignified Jin Yiwei personally went to direct the investigation.
Unexpectedly, just after catching the thief and before the case was completely closed, there was a locust plague that had never happened in a century.
The city gates of the various states were tightly closed, and there were no post stations for the exiled officials to go in and sign and report on the situation along the way. The emperor did not know what was going on behind Chu Lixuan and the others.
Later, Emperor Dongchen received memorials from various cities, almost all of which reported how arrogant the refugees at the city gates were, wanting to break down the gates and enter.
People in the city were terrified and uneasy, and asked the imperial court for food and soldiers to suppress it. Otherwise, the refugees would refuse to leave all day long, and the consequences would be disastrous.
The anxious Emperor Dongchen forcefully asked the eldest prince to take out the property of the Marquis Mansion.
pity! The eldest prince really didn't take it! With no other choice, he had no choice but to ask Chu Lijie to go into the palace to meet the saint.
In the imperial study room, Chu Lijie met the Holy Spirit for the first time. Under the powerful dragon power, he forgot all the explanations he had thought of before!
Only the instinctive memory remained: "Holy...please spare my life...ah! The common people really don't know where the property of the Hou Mansion has gone."
The eldest prince said angrily: "You Chu Lijie, didn't you tell me, Was it your father who hid all the gold and silver in the big warehouse?"
"That's what you wanted Cao Min to say, the eldest prince. In fact, Cao Min and my father went to the big warehouse when they left the Hou Mansion and saw that it was full of warehouses. They are all gold and silver treasures.
"Tell me! What did you see?" the emperor said majestically.
"The entire warehouse is mostly filled with boxes of gold, as well as some jades and many boxes of silver... My grandmother's warehouse, Cao Min and his son did not have the key and did not go in to look."
Hearing what Chu Lijie said, the emperor believed him. Yes, that means that until the people of the Hou Mansion set out on the road, the things in their big warehouse were still there.
The emperor knows best. Generally, the most direct rewards given by emperors in the past dynasties to generals who win battles are gold and beauties.
General Chu is the son-in-law of his father. His father is not good at rewarding beauties, so he always rewards the soldiers with a few boxes of gold, and then feeds and drinks the soldiers of the three armies.
When he came to the throne, the treasury was not full, so he only rewarded a few boxes of silver at a time.
As for the jade and other items, it was his imperial sister who purchased them. As for the other items in the warehouse, Long Shadow Guard saw them with his own eyes.
The emperor glared at the eldest prince fiercely. The meaning in his eyes was, what else can you say to make excuses? Who else will you bring here to be the scapegoat?
The eldest prince was speechless. He could only swallow the grievance and anger of being wronged in his heart! He stared at Chu Lijie hatefully, obviously he didn't say that before!