In the imperial study, the father and son of the Liu family were waiting for the imperial edict of Emperor Qinzong. Qin Hui, the chief censor, came to wait for the case in Junzhou under the order.

Eunuch Zhang came to entertain several ministers and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to bring tea and fruits. Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "The emperor went to Ningshou Palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager. He will come here in a while. Please stay here for a while!"

"It's time for you to do it!" Liu Anguo thanked.

While he was talking, he saw the Grand Master Zhu Fan swaying and walking in. He saw Liu Anguo sitting aside, and did not talk to him. He just smiled at Qin Hui and said, "Oh, Lord Qin, are you waiting for the emperor to summon him here?"

"Yes, the subordinate is here to report to the emperor about Junzhou!" Qin Hui said with a smile.

"Oh, okay, Lord Qin is tired, I've worked hard all the way!" The two of them talked and chatted lively. Liu Yixuan stood behind his father, looking up and down at Master Zhu, and saw that he was wearing a purple robe, swaying unsteadily, wrinkles in his eyes, and his eyebrows were mostly white. He seemed to have a smile, but in fact he was sinister and cunning.

"Mr. Qin, has you ever found out about affair between a certain minister and a prince when he went to Junzhou?" Zhu Fan asked with a smile, obviously having some meaning.

"Old man, don't swear!" Liu Anguo and him had always been disagreeable. Seeing that he had falsely accused him of rebellion, he was already angry and stood up and pointed at him and cursed.

"Liu Anguo, I didn't name it, why are you guilty? I'm talking to Lord Qin, why are you making trouble again!"

"Zhu Fan! Explain your words to me today..." Liu Anguo refused to show his weakness and wanted to argue with him again.

"Hey hey, two sirs! Stop quarreling anymore. This is the study of the emperor, not as good as the Xuande Hall. How can we make a big fuss?" Qin Hui saw that the two old ministers were going to quarrel again, so he hurried over to persuade Zhu Fan. Qin Hui said to Zhu Fan again: "Old Master, the matter in Junzhou has been investigated. I will report to the emperor later, and the emperor will make a decision!"

Master Zhu didn't ask again after hearing this, but only snorted at Liu Anguo and sat on a chair opposite him. In the midst of a noise, he heard Eunuch Zhang shouting outside the door: "The Lord is here!" Everyone hurriedly knelt down and greeted each other, shouting long live.

"You all don't have to be too polite, please calm down!"

Liu Yixuan helped his father get up from the ground and secretly looked up at the 25-year-old Emperor Qinzong. It was the first time he had seen this young Northern Song Dynasty monarch in so many days. Liu Yixuan saw him wearing an imperial robe and a golden crown; his eyebrows and eyes showed his talent, his body was even, but his abdomen was full of articles; his skin was as white as fat, his eyes were bright, his nose was tall, his lips were wide, and his teeth were even. It turned out that the emperor was so handsome that he didn't have to be an ordinary mortal!

Qinzong walked to Liu Anguo and asked, "I felt wronged by Liu Qing's family the day before yesterday. I hope the Liu Qing's family will not resent me!"

Liu Anguo lowered his head and replied: "The old minister dared not. Since ancient times, 'the king asked the minister to die, but the minister had to die'. The old minister dared not have any resentment towards the emperor."

"That's good, that's good!" Qin Zong Zhao Huan saw Liu Yixuan standing behind Liu Anguo again, and hurriedly asked again: "Liu Qing family, is this young man the son the emperor?"

"It's the dog!"

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've already lost your talents! I see that there is some spiritual energy between the man's eyebrows. It seems that he has the legacy of his ancestors!" Qin Zong looked Liu Yixuan up and down, and praised him.

"The Master of the Concubine has praised it. The old minister has no way to teach his son, which has caused trouble to the dog. He is really ashamed of his ancestors and the Master of the Concubine!" Liu Anguo replied.

Liu Yixuan didn't know whether Qin Zong really had feelings for him or was deliberately polite and tried to win over his father, but his evaluation was pleasant to hear. Unlike his father, he always said things like "I have no way to teach my children and I am ashamed of my ancestors."

In Liu Yixuan's opinion, it is true that Liu Anguo's unscrupulous education is true. His theory of "a filial son under a stick" is no longer suitable for the requirements of the times, at least not for himself. However, there is no need to say "be ashamed of his ancestors", because the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty who was standing in front of him was the Emperor of Northern Song Dynasty who was standing in front of him. His son Huizong abdicated in the throne in the face of danger and hurriedly entrusted his country to him. However, in less than a year, most of the country would be lost, and soon he would end up being captured by a country that was destroyed. It is really sad and lamentable.

Qinzong gave a seat to a minister and came to ask Qin Hui about the case in Junzhou. Qin Hui reported: "Report to the emperor, I and the prefect of Junzhou have jointly tried the case. It has been found that although the young master of the Liu family went to Junzhou privately, he did not have any acquaintance with the prince. I also asked about the old prince that Mr. Liu has always loved calligraphy and painting. He heard that the prince's mansion had collected many famous calligraphy and painting books, so he went to Junzhou privately. It must be because the prefect of Junzhou misunderstanding for a while that he suspected that the prime minister of Liu had an acquaintance with the prince!"

"Oh, so that's it. I'll just say that this Liu Prime Minister is the strong minister of the Song Dynasty. How could he rebel? I guess the Grand Master believed the slander and misunderstood the Grand Master Liu!" Qin Zong's words were very clear. In his heart, Liu Anguo was a trustworthy minister, and Zhu Grand Master could not be offended easily. However, this matter was initiated by Master Zhu, so he naturally had to give him a step. After all, both of them were old ministers in the court, and they could not live without them in military affairs. If they really wanted the two to fight to the death, it would not be beneficial to him.

After hearing Qin Hui's report, Master Zhu was obviously unwilling to accept it and said, "Mr. Qin, have you found out the case? I heard that there were witnesses who saw the young master of the Liu family disguised himself into the county prince's mansion and sent him letters. What explanation would be given?"

Qin Hui said: "Haha, let the young master of the Liu family explain this to the Grand Master!"

Qin Zong said: "Okay, Mr. Liu, why did you disguise yourself in the royal palace? Do you have any letters to the prince? Let's say it to me!"

When Liu Yixuan saw that Qin Zong wanted to let him explain the reason, he didn't know where to start. He couldn't peek at the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" from himself, he came to the Song Dynasty in a confused manner, so he said randomly: "I did not tell my father this time when I went to Junzhou. This matter had nothing to do with my father. I heard in the capital that the princes of Junzhou liked to collect. There must be many strange collections in the palace. I was curious and decided to go to Junzhou. Who knew that the princes of the palace was very cautious and I dared not reveal my identity, so I pretended to be a Taoist priest and wrote a letter of worship to send it to him, and then I was received by the prince!"

After hearing this, Qin Zong laughed and said, "So that's the case. It seems that the old master has misunderstood!"

Zhu Fan said: "How can the priest believe his one-sided words? He said that he would go to the prince's palace to read the paintings. Who can prove that he had colluded with the prince of Junzhou? I hope the priest will clearly observe!"

"Zhu Fan, don't be polite. The emperor has already clearly observed the loyalty of my father and son. How can you let you sow discord here? I see you are trying hard to frame us father and son. You are the traitor with ulterior motives!" Liu Anguo did not show any weakness and scolded loudly.

When Liu Yixuan saw that he was going to fight with Zhu Fan, how could he not come to cheer? He took the opportunity to reply to Qin Zong: "Your Majesty, don't you know yet? The magistrate of Junzhou, Wang Menghai, is the son-in-law of Grand Master Zhu. When I first arrived in Junzhou, he was targeted by him. He bullied the people in Junzhou and even opened an inn privately to bully the market and use his power for personal gain. He also hoped that the priest would investigate them and could no longer let these Song worms harm the country and the people!"

When Master Zhu saw that his father and father were in battle, he was not afraid of him and wanted to defend himself.

"Okay, okay, why bother to argue!" Qin Zong saw that they had arguing again, shouted sternly, "The two are first-rank officials of the dynasty, and they always make a big fuss. What is the power of this official? I know that the two lords have always been disagreeing, but don't argue in my study! Now the urgent reports at the border are one after another. The Jin people have long been eyeing me, the Song Dynasty. I originally wanted to count on the two Qing families to give me advice and solve my problems, but you suspect each other and fight endlessly. Where are you trying to put me?"

When everyone saw that Qin Zong had angered, they did not dare to say anything for a moment, so they had to listen to his preaching. Qin Zong said, "I saw this and the old master believed in the slander. He misunderstood Liu Prime Minister for a while, and caused this trouble. Thinking that he was thinking about the safety of the Song Dynasty, he would not hold him accountable. The prefect of Junzhou was also incompetent. He reported it without clarifying the matter, demoting him to two levels and fine him for half a year!"

Qinzong came to ask Liu Anguo again: "Liu Qing family, do you have any objections to my punishment?"

Of course, Liu Anguo had objections. It was obvious that Zhu Fan intended to frame him, but only downgraded his son-in-law by two levels. How could he satisfy him? But since it was the sanction of the emperor, what could he say? Could it be that he would still have to give up his face and let Qin Zongzhi Zhu Fan be accused of slandering? It is said that "the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach." Since the emperor has given the Liu family face, he can only give up.

"Old minister...the old minister has no objection." Liu Anguo said.

"Okay, since that's the case, don't mention this matter again in the future. I hope that both of you can work together to help me share my worries and solve my problems. It's important not to let the Jin soldiers attack my Central Plains again!"

After hearing Qin Zong's words, several ministers had to nodded. After all, it was already the national crisis. If you just fight in your nest, it might not be a good thing for both public and private. Everyone thanked the emperor and wanted to disperse. Qin Zong said to Liu Anguo again: "Liu Qing family, I came from the Empress Dowager just now. The Empress Dowager said that there is something to see you two. You two can go to Ningshou Palace to see the Empress Dowager!"

Liu Anguo asked, "The Empress Dowager wants to summon us father and son, but I don't know what the emperor is doing?"

Qin Zong said: "I heard from the Empress Dowager that I want to choose a prince consort for Ling'er. You will know it naturally when you go!"
Chapter completed!