Domineering Daming

Ni Wenhuan was not at all relieved by this news, he looked at Liao Huayong and said anxiously: "Tell me, how many of these papers have been posted, and how many people have seen them?"

After saying this, he walked out with an angry face, and the patrol battalion was under martial law, which shows the seriousness of the matter.

Whether it is attacking Huang Chengyuan, Zhou Yingqiu, or Fu Changzong, these can only be regarded as fighting for power and profit, and the emperor may not care about it, but it involves the "palace", alluding to the emperor and the former empress dowager. This will be a huge scandal, and it will be recorded in history. Not to mention that the palace does not agree, the officials will not let go of those who spread rumors.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Yuan Keli and others were alarmed and gathered in the official department. Everyone looked gloomy and angry.

Yuan Keli had the most stubborn temper, facing Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan said: "My lords, the emperor's daily life record has only been read by the official a few days ago. This matter must be someone maliciously attacking the emperor with ulterior motives. We must strictly investigate!"

Naturally, no one doubted the authenticity of this matter. They were very clear about the character of the emperor. What's more, Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor were both sisters-in-law and mother. adult.

The crux of the matter is that some people spread the word by posting notices everywhere, even at night, it must have already alarmed many people, and if it is uncontrollable, it will spread in all directions in the capital early tomorrow morning!

How can the common people tell the truth from the fake, and the emperor's majesty is damaged, how can the court officials deal with themselves?

Bi Ziyan was stroking his mustache, his eyes were beating coldly, he swept around the audience, and said indifferently: "Political reform is imminent, and it is a matter of eternal importance. In this gap, we should be punished!"

Everyone felt cold in their hearts, Bi Ziyan never got angry very much, so asking him to say the word "should be punished" was obviously extremely angry.

Sun Chengzong's face was gloomy and changed, and his tone was firm: "This matter must have a result as soon as possible, and we can't wait for the emperor to ask!"

Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Yuan Keli and others looked at each other, these two adults were murderous!

Ni Wenhuan stood up bravely, raised his hands to Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan and said, "The incident happened in a hurry, and it has not been verified yet. Let the officials wait for half an hour, it must be..."

"No need!" Zhou Yingqiu remained motionless, and calmly turned to Ni Wenhuan: "Who is not quiet recently, who is tossing, do you need to check?"

Zhou Yingqiu is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, second only to Fu Changzong among the six departments.His words were directed at Ruan Dacheng, Sun Zhixie and others.

Ni Wenhuan, the unimportant minister of the Ministry of Justice, is far behind. He was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he said in surprise, "Master Zhou, do you want me to find some ghosts to replace the dead?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, if they lied about this matter, they must be courting death!

Zhou Yingqiu smiled coldly, and said: "Did you find out after checking, I just pointed out a way for Master Ni! I will go to the palace immediately to return to my command."

Ni Wenhuan's expression changed, in his opinion Zhou Yingqiu was forcing him.

Fu Changzong was thoughtful, Zhou Yingqiu was always prudent and careful, he would not make mistakes on this kind of issue, so he probably guessed something.

The others didn't speak, Zhou Yingqiu was right, they must return to the palace as soon as possible, now all the high-level officials of Daming are in the capital!

This thing - big!

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ni Wenhuan also realized the seriousness of the problem, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, and they both stood up with worried faces, and the others stood up in silence.

When such a thing happened at this juncture, the emperor would definitely be furious, and no one could tell how many people would be implicated by such anger.

As soon as a group of people arrived at the gate of the palace, Ni Wenhuan ran over and said anxiously: "It's no good, Ruan Dacheng, Sun Zhixie has been captured by Dongchang!"

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and the others looked at each other with one thing in mind.

This shows that the palace already knew about it and acted ahead of time!

The corners of Bi Ziyan's face twitched slightly, and he said in a knife-like voice: "My lords, at this moment, you must maintain a calm mind and urge the emperor to appease the anger, and we must not escalate the situation!"

Sun Chengzong also raised his airs, and said solemnly: "No matter what, we must keep this matter to a minimum, otherwise it will not be a good thing for the emperor, the court, political reform, the country or the people!"

Those present were all at the level of the six ministers, and no one dared to underestimate the emperor's anger, let alone at the extremely important juncture of political reform, they all nodded silently.

The guards at the Donghua Gate seemed to know they were coming, so they didn't stop them and allowed them to enter the palace.

At the same time, Renshou Hall.

Old Concubine Liu, Concubine Liu, this is King Xin's biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhang, Li Jieyu and others are all present, each with embarrassing expressions.

The royal palace is extremely secretive to the outside world, and the harem is very low-key, but this incident has really affected the reputation of the royal family, making it difficult for everyone to deal with it.

Old Concubine Liu sat there, staring, not saying a word.

Xin Wang's birth mother has a low sense of existence, so she naturally doesn't make a sound.

Empress Dowager Zhang's willow eyebrows were erected, her face was ashen, and her eyes were spitting fire.This is her lifetime reputation, which is the most cherished. If she is not dead, this rumor will be further expanded. She can't wait to die to show her ambition!

Li Jieyu didn't dare to speak out, but looked at Zhu Xu's back worriedly.

She knew how much Zhu Xu cared about her sister-in-law, Empress Dowager Zhang, and treated her like her mother. Now that someone is bullying her head, how can she bear it!

Zhu Xu turned his back to them, looking out of the dark door, expressionless, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

He has always known that party struggle is dangerous, and he will use all kinds of despicable and shameless methods, but he never thought that this time it would actually happen to him!

Endless anger surged in his chest, surging like a wave, wishing to kill all those people!

Even the emperor dared to frame him, so what are these people afraid to do!

Wei Zhongxian knelt not far away, not daring to take a breath.

The emperor's anger will not only go straight to the person who caused the trouble, but also vent his anger. Whoever says one more word or one action at this time, even if he appears in front of the emperor, will have bad luck in his mind!

After a while, the corners of Zhu Xu's eyes twitched, he stared coldly at Wei Zhongxian on the ground and said, "Say!"

Wei Zhongxian's body trembled, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, all the people who posted the notice were arrested. Those who have seen it have been personally warned by servants one by one, and they will never reveal a word. Tomorrow, tomorrow, no one in the capital will mention this matter." , I will use the head of the item as a guarantee!"

Wei Zhongxian's words made Old Concubine Liu and Empress Dowager Zhang calm down a little, but they were still very angry.

The anger in Zhu Xu's heart did not decrease at all, he squinted his eyes, and murderous intent surged in his chest.

The door guard lit up the torch, Bi Ziyan and a group of people came over, and an inner eunuch announced: "Your Majesty, your lords have arrived."

Zhu Xu snorted coldly and shouted, "They're all kneeling outside!"

Zhu Xu's voice was very loud, and Bi Ziyan and his group could hear the anger and murderous intent in the emperor's tone, and they all knelt on the ground motionless.

Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan and a group of people knelt on their knees, feeling uneasy. The emperor's anger was greater than they expected, and he obviously didn't want them to go in to persuade them.

Standing there, Zhu Xu's fists turned white, his eyes became more and more murderous, his face twitched, and he suddenly shouted: "Decree, Minister of Criminal Affairs Ni Wenhuan, Minister of Dali Temple Wang Shaohui, Governor of Shuntian Prefecture Chen Xinjia is sentenced to prison, Ruan Dacheng , Sun Zhixie... Ling Chi was executed, and the whole family was sent to Qiongzhou! Others involved in the case, etc., will be severely punished, no leniency will be tolerated!"

Ni Wenhuan outside the door trembled all over, his face turned pale, and he lay on the ground directly.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other quietly, feeling extremely worried.The emperor always thought that killing people was the most inferior method, but now he even used the capital punishment of "ling Chi death".You can see how angry he is.

Ni Wenhuan, Wang Shaohui, and Chen Xinjia are all high-ranking officials in the capital. Their deaths may have a great impact on the next "political reform conference".

Before they finished thinking about it, Zhu Xu's voice came from inside the door again, cold and firm: "The political reform is ahead of schedule, and the court discussion will be held tomorrow. I want to see who has the final say in this world!"

Bi Ziyan and the others trembled, their brows furrowed, and they were even more worried.But he didn't dare to offend the emperor at this time, so he hesitated and replied: "Observe the order."