Chapter 18 — Holy Order of Dowry

I entered and knelt before the tablets of my father and mother. Behind him, the sound of footsteps stopped very lightly. We know it's Tieu Thua Canh. He didn't go in, just stood outside the door step. I bowed my head three times. "Father, mother, unfilial daughter, just came today." "But daughter will not back down anymore." "What I owe to the Tham family, to my daughter, I will reclaim everything." The wind passed through the tattered window frame, the candle swayed three times, but did not go out. As I stood up, the commander of the forbidden army quickly walked in: "Your Highness, we caught someone outside." "He declared that he was the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs, following orders to take the name of the Tham family." I walked out into the yard. That person was wearing night clothes, his face was covered in mud, and he was forced to kneel on the ground. Han Than took a quick look and immediately recognized him. "He is a confidant of the Huu Thi Lang Ministry of Defense." I asked: "Whose order is he serving?" That person looked up at me once, then quickly lowered his head. "Don't dare to say it." I looked at the commander of the ban. "Bring him to the palace and then speak." He suddenly struggled frantically. "Can't enter the palace." "My whole family can't survive entering the palace." The great eunuch coldly declared: "If you don't enter the palace, then immediately deal with the crime of being a partisan right now." That person's face turned pale, and finally collapsed completely. "I said." "The list cannot be leaked into the palace." "Because of the order to cut off reinforcements that year, not only did he go to the Royal Palace alone." He trembled, spitting out the second half of the sentence. "But it was also stamped by the internal archives of the First Emperor's time." All the people present in the yard changed their faces. Even the tip of Tieu Thua Canh's sword slightly sagged. I hugged the ice box tightly, my fingertips tightening it little by little. This debt, unexpectedly, also involves the old ghost in the palace. And in the direction of the royal library, a handsome horse was tearing through the darkness and rushing towards it. The maid on horseback loudly passed orders. "Your Majesty's instructions." "Your Majesty immediately return to the palace, do not stay." 17 When I entered the royal study again, the horizon was already bright gray-white. It was a sleepless night, the candlelight in the temple was still bright. The Emperor sat behind a desk, in front of him were a few unopened chapters of secret seals and mud. The royal concubine was supervised by the imperial army in the palace. Lieu Minh Chau was stabilized by the medical doctor and placed in a private room. Tieu Thua Canh followed me into the palace. The black shirt on his body was covered in dust, the wound on his arm was poorly bandaged, still oozing red blood. But I didn't take another glance. The stone box was carried to the palace. Han Than knelt down and offered blood books, military maps and lists. The emperor read the blood book first. He watched very slowly. So slow that every crackling sound of the candle wick in the hall felt like a thud in the heart. After reading the last line, he closed his eyes. "Old General Shen is the loyal pillar of Dai Luong." "If this case is true, I will definitely return justice to the Tham family." I knelt down. "My father thanks your Majesty." The emperor picked up the military map again. On the map, the Lac Nhan Linh food transfer route, the reinforcement station was marked, and the route changed. At a service station, it is circled with a red pen, with a small word written next to it. Thieu. I've never seen this word before. But the Emperor looked at it for a long time. "That year Deputy Grand Master Thieu managed the transfer of Western military intelligence." The great eunuch's face changed. Grand Master Thieu. The old mandarin of the first emperor's time has now retired to retire in the palace, but his disciples are spread throughout the court. Huu Thi Lang of the Ministry of Defense is his student. My heart gradually sinks. The royal concubine and the Lieu family are probably just blades. As for the one holding the sword, he still hides in a higher place. Tieu Thua Canh suddenly spoke up. “Your Majesty, Vice-Chancellor Thieu is already old, and it was that year

There is no personal grudge against Old General Tham." The Emperor looked at him. "Your Imperial Uncle is arguing on his behalf?" Tieu Thua Canh knelt down. "I just want to say, this matter is related to the old Emperor's chapter, we need to be careful." I looked at him coldly. "The Prince has been careful for three years." "So careful that my dowry was wiped out." "So careful that the last thing was mixed into my food." "So careful that my father's blood letter almost turned into ashes." His face was pale, unable to refute anything. The Emperor said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of the Army." Noi Thi ordered to retreat. Less than two moments later, the Right Thi Lang Infantry Department was led into the palace by the forbidden army. When he entered the palace, he was still wearing court clothes, obviously preparing to enter court. Seeing Han Than and the ice box, a flash of panic quickly flashed through his eyes. I have seen it. But he knelt very firmly. "I pay my respects to your majesty." The emperor escorted the black-clothed man in front of him. "Do you know him?" Right maid Lang looked at him. "I don't know." The black-clothed man suddenly raised his head. "Sir, you have to accept a subordinate." "Last night you sent your subordinate from the old street of the Tham family to get a list." Right maid Lang scolded angrily. "Slandering the courtier, do you know the crime?"