Bright Spring

Zhu Gaochi finally opened his mouth and said: "What should the court do next? All the ministers draw up one or two strategies as soon as possible, and submit them to the palace for my approval."

Everyone held the ceremony one after another: "The minister waits to obey the order."

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand.

So the imperial discussion was over, and the ministers thanked each other and resigned.

But after a while, Zhu Gaochi ordered eunuch Haitao to go out with him, and asked Dali Temple Qing Xue Yan to stay alone.When Xue Yan returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, there were only four people left in it; Emperor Zhu Gaochi, Qing Xue Yan of Dali Temple, Commander Tan Qing of Jinyiwei, and Eunuch Haitao.

Zhu Gaochi was thinking about something without saying a word.

After a long time, Tan Qing said in a deep voice: "My Majesty, I have already arrested Liu Sheng's family members and sent them to the imperial prison. I ask the Majesty to issue an order to deal with them! However, Zhang Fu and Chen Xuan, who were deeply favored by the emperor, surrendered before the battle, betrayed the Majesty, and killed the people without authorization. Minister of the Tang Dynasty, it is heinous to strike with lightning; please order his family members to be arrested and questioned, so as to make an example to others, so that they will not continue to cooperate with the enemy!"

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Tan Qing and nodded.

Of course, the arrest|arrest of Zhang Fu's family members only includes people from the British government's mansion and his younger brother's family; the imperial concubine in the palace cannot be controlled by Jin Yiwei, and they are also the family members of the Holy Majesty.

This kind of betrayal by Zhang Fu is really too much!The former officials and ministers of the East Palace were very angry. Tan Qing's request for an order should not only be Jin Yiwei's intention, other officials also hinted that Tan Qing would come forward.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaochi himself did not show extreme anger.Because he knows that revenge|revenging|revenging|anger now will not help the matter.In the past two days, he suddenly thought of a more useful method!

At this moment, Zhu Gaochi talked about something else, and he said: "Last time Xue Siqing and others investigated my third brother's rebellion. Although the most important person died, the general truth was also found out. I I feel that Xue Siqing is very talented in investigating cases."

Xue Yan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is too famous, but I dare not be a minister."

Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice: "There is something strange about the death of the late emperor..." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Tan Qing and Hai Tao, who knew the most in their hearts.

Zhu Gaochi continued: "But I can tell you that this matter has nothing to do with me, and it is impossible for me to do such unconscionable things! There must be someone else among them. I decided to let Xue Siqing, Jin Yiwei, Supervisor of Rituals, let’s investigate this matter closely together; find out the truth and get real evidence!”

Haitao and Tan Qing bowed immediately: "Your servant (servant) obeys the order!"

Xue Yan was stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and said: "The minister is responsible for the decree. It's just that I don't know something, where can't I check it?"

Zhu Gaochi said with a serious face: "You can search anywhere, there are no taboos, and you can come to the harem! This is the most important thing right now. Xue Siqing has left all the official duties of Dali Temple to his colleagues, so he only needs to concentrate on this matter."

Xue Yan bowed deeply and said, "I obey the order!"

"I will definitely have a big reward..." Zhu Gaochi seemed to realize that rewarding Xue Yan is useless now, and he changed his words, "If Xue Siqing can find out the truth about such a big case and clarify right and wrong; Like the ancient Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, their names go down in history and have been passed down through the ages!"

Chapter 567 It's Not Good or Bad

Accompanied by eunuchs, Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan walked out of the East Nuan Pavilion and walked up the inclined corridor.At this time, the snow outside the inclined corridor had already fallen heavily, the ground was covered with silver, and the colorful paint paintings under the palace; the scenery of the palace in winter was very beautiful.

Xue Yan didn't care to enjoy the scenery.

He was still thinking about the errand that the Holy Majesty gave him just now.The Holy Majesty's intention to find out the truth about the late emperor's death... Xue Yan is very clear about it, and has no doubts about it in his heart.

Now the court officials and army have suffered a crushing defeat!Hong Xichao was about to fall apart, and I am afraid that the emperor must have known about it in his heart; so under all desperation, the emperor's thoughts finally returned to the original point: the reason for the King of Han to raise troops.

In the past, the imperial court did not need to care about the excuse of "conquering crimes and rebelling against rebellion".There is already someone on the throne, and the vassal king's uprising is conspiracy|rebellion!Reasoning cannot really solve the problem, countering the rebellion and destroying the rebels is the business.

But now the imperial court can't destroy the rebels, they have to be eliminated in turn!When it is really impossible to win, reasoning becomes the only choice.

At this time, Xue Yan judged: the death of the first emperor had nothing to do with the Holy Majesty.

Otherwise, it would be pointless for the Holy Majesty to do this.The suspicion of the former officials of the East Palace is not too great, those officials are not so courageous, let alone there should be no conspiracy with them today.

Therefore, Xue Yan believes that there should be someone else who committed the heinous crime...

Once the truth about the late emperor's death is really found out, and convincing evidence is found and made public, it will be beneficial to the Holy One in righteousness!

At that time, the Holy Majesty was not at fault; and as the crown prince and the eldest son, he succeeded to the throne in a legitimate and undisputed way. The Holy Majesty's throne is so legal that it cannot be more legal!Unless the case is reversed for Emperor Jianwen, the candidate for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty must be the current emperor in terms of rituals.

If things get to that point, Xue Yan's idea for the King of Han is to "abide"... After all, after the King of Han wants to sit on the throne, he has to be righteous; Shun's embarrassing situation.

Although the principle of "abdication" is very reluctant, it always has its origins, at least when explaining the origin of the Han King's throne, there is something to say.

So at that time, the king of Han captured the capital of Ming Dynasty by force and forced Jinshang to abdicate, and he might not dare to kill the emperor and his family.If the King of Han did those things, people all over the world would accuse him of cruelty|ruthlessness; "Zen Yi" would seem too fake!

Xue Yan pondered: Even if the king of Han is very courageous, he will act recklessly and unreasonably, and we will not talk about eradicating Jinshangquan|family.At least the Holy Majesty does not need to be charged with killing the king and father!

This kind of crime is really insane, and the world will never tolerate it. The Holy Majesty does not know how he will be insulted|humiliated by the world...

So Xue Yan had a clear understanding of the Holy Majesty's mind.What Xue Yan has the most doubts about is thinking about himself!

Earlier in Dongnuan Pavilion, the Holy Majesty suddenly gave Xue Yan this job, and Xue Yan replied not very happy.He realized at once: this matter will offend Han Wang.In the current situation, if it weren't for someone who is sure to die, who would be willing to easily offend the King of Han?

But the imperial decree cannot be disobeyed, Xue Yan can only accept the decree.

Deep down in his heart, he has always been full of curiosity and desire for the truth; and it is such an important event, which makes him hesitate to try it.

Xue Yan believed what the Holy Majesty said before, "Fame goes down in history" and "Recited through the ages"!It is impossible for Qing history not to record such a major event, and the person who found out the truth is Xue Yan, so of course he will leave his name in the history books.

Fame, or death?This is something Xue Yan has pondered for a long time and is still lingering.

But after thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly felt that even if he went to investigate this matter, he might not necessarily die!He felt that there were two reasons for his immortality.

First, he is the matchmaker of the concubine of the King of Han. By then, the lintel of Guo's family will rise to the sky. Will the Guo family think of a way for Xue Yan?

Second, Xue Yan suddenly thought of Xia Yuanji.This person has been an official since the time of Taizu, and was reused during the Jianwen period, and his position could not be more wrong; moreover, after the "Battle of Jingnan", Xia Yuanji did not surrender at first!He was caught in front of Emperor Yongle before he was forced to surrender.

Such a person was unscathed in the bloody and bloody early years of Yongle, and was promoted in office!And like Xia Yuanji, civil servants who did not surrender would end badly, and those who were not punished would end well!

Xue Yan believed that the only reason Xia Yuanji and others could survive was that Xia Yuanji had real skills in the affairs of the household department!The emperor, who was as cruel as the first emperor, was also reluctant to kill talents.

If Xue Yan can find out the truth and offend the King of Han; when the time comes, he will admit his mistake and find excuses such as "impossible to violate the imperial decree"... plus he has proved his ability in criminal law, it is possible to be tolerated forgiving.Xue Yan felt that it was worth risking his life for the sake of leaving a name through the ages!

At this time, Haitao sent Xue Yan to the gate of Qianqing palace, and after leaving the gate of Qianqing palace, it is no longer the area of ​​the harem.So Haitao stood in the gatehouse and said: "Xue Siqing, go slowly, our family will be sent here."

Xue Yan cupped his hands politely and said, "Thank you, Father Hai."

Haitao quickly hugged Fuchen and bowed again.

Xue Yan walked out of the gate of Qianqing, and saw that the snow in the sky was getting bigger and bigger.He stood in the snow, and now that he had made up his mind, he stood tall and looked up at the sky; at this time, he looked upright and said in a long voice: "The sky is not leaking!"

Hai Tao behind him watched Xue Yan with great interest.

... The Kunning Palace in the palace stands quietly on the platform amidst the flying snowflakes.

Mrs. Zhang was sitting on the throne above Kunning Palace, her arms were spread out, and her robe sleeves were placed on the armrests on both sides of the wide chair. She was sitting in a domineering posture, and she looked at everything around her coldly.

In the thick and luxurious palace, the faintly glowing silk curtains hang down, and the carved windows are exquisite and picturesque.There are elegant and pure white snowflakes floating outside the window. The palace in winter is not only not cold, but also has no feeling of bleakness. The colorful paints make everything not boring.

However, the gorgeous environment did not make Mrs. Zhang happy.She was pale, and her eyes were full of hostility.

Because no matter how good the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty is, soon these things will not belong to her!

Mrs. Zhang is recalling the hardships of years of suffering and the hardships that brought her to her present position.Finally got everything, unexpectedly everything will be taken away!There was nowhere to express the anger and unwillingness in her heart.