Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"Taozi, if you identify the Prime Minister, it will cost you your life. Don't you regret it?"

Jiang Lianzhu said.

It takes a lot of courage to beat the drum and voice grievances, and you will also face a lot of pressure when the time comes. Jiang Lianzhu does not want her ally to be a loser who is not determined and gives up halfway.

When Taozi heard this, there was a wry smile in her eyes.

"Shopkeeper, to tell you the truth, I was already prepared to die when I came here."

Even if she doesn't survive, she still has to find a way to keep her brother alive.

Seeing Taozi's determination, Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Yunchuan looked at each other, and the three of them began to confirm all the details of what they would do tomorrow.

Early the next morning.

Jiang Lianzhu, wearing the imperial uniform of a third-grade emperor, went directly to the Meridian Gate and beat the two giant drums.

As soon as the drum sounded, a large number of palace guards were attracted. All of them held weapons in their hands and surrounded Jiang Lianzhu who was beating the drum to complain.

"Who plays the drums?"

"My wife, the third-rank imperial concubine, Jiang Lianzhu, is beating drums here today to protest her grievances. She is suing the Prime Minister of the current dynasty for slandering a worthy minister, killing my husband, and secretly hiding weapons with the intention of treason!"

Jiang Lianzhu was neither humble nor arrogant, and presented the evidence in her hand.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the palace guards on the side changed drastically, and then with solemn expressions, they told the court about Jiang Lianzhu's drumming and grievance.

Your Majesty has actually known this for a long time.

What happened today was planned by all of them, but he needed someone to start it, and Jiang Lianzhu, the prime minister who lost her husband, was the best candidate.

Not long after the palace guards left, His Majesty announced Jiang Lianzhu to the palace to pay an audience.

"My wife, Jiang Lianzhu, has met Your Majesty!"

Jiang Lianzhu knelt in the court hall and met the emperor.

"I heard that you are going to beat the drum to complain and sue the Prime Minister, the leader of all officials?"

As soon as His Majesty finished speaking, the Prime Minister walked out from the crowd of ministers. His eyes were stern, and when he passed by Jiang Lianzhu, he directly cut her in pieces in public.

"Your Majesty, our rule is that anyone who beats the drum in front of the Dengwen Drum to express his grievances must roll an iron nail board and cross the fire barefoot to remember his will!"

He wanted Jiang Lianzhu to die while beating drums to express his grievances before she even opened her mouth to state his crime!

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you are the leader, how come you have forgotten that there is a type of people among these drummers who do not need to roll iron nails or cross fires barefoot?"

The Marquis of Zhenbei also stood up to defend Jiang Lianzhu.

"It is the law of our court that any person who has a serious grievance in the imperial court of the third rank or above in Kyoto can beat the hearing drum to avoid the torture of rolling an iron nail board and directly face the emperor to express his love!"

When the prime minister heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He subconsciously glanced at the emperor on the throne. After Liao Yunchuan's death, His Majesty granted Jiang Lianzhu a third-grade imperial edict. Could it be that the achievement was for today's event?

While the Prime Minister was still confused, he did not know that outside the palace, Liao Yunchuan had already taken His Majesty's oral instructions and the imperial troops from Kyoto to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ransack his home.

Jiang Lianzhu's beating of drums and grievances here was just a tactic to support the prime minister.

"Mrs. Liao, if you have any grievances, you can tell them all in this court today. I and the civil and military councils of the entire court will make the decision for you!"

His Majesty's eyes were dark and unclear, and he motioned for Jiang Lianzhu to speak.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am filing this grievance for the Palace of Prince Xiang! Prime Minister Xiao, for his own selfish gain, framed Zhongliang and planted the weapons he made on the head of Prince Xue Yin, the crown prince of Prince Xiang. I have evidence to report to Your Majesty! "

As soon as Jiang Lianzhu finished speaking, the people around her had already brought up the evidence before the Prime Minister could speak.

"The second thing I want to sue is that the Prime Minister's Mansion murdered my husband, the Governor of Liumen, Liao Yunchuan! After Prince Xiang's crown prince Xue Yin was imprisoned, the water transport was under the control of the Prime Minister. My husband, Liao Yunchuan, did not want to be wronged by Prince Xiang's Mansion, so he went to Looking for evidence, Prime Minister Xiao was worried about the Dongchuang incident. After my husband found the evidence, he sent people to intercept and kill him many times. Finally, he used black powder in an alley in Kyoto to create an explosion to kill my husband, in order to prove the crime of supporting Prince Xiang's palace. !”

"Not long ago, the Third Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei have made it clear that the owner of the black gunpowder that caused my husband's death that day was managed by Prime Minister Xiao's father-in-law. In addition, the former was negligent that day and deliberately closed the case hastily. The leader of the patrol is also the brother of the Prime Minister’s wife.”

"The Prime Minister used his relatives to kill court officials and falsely accuse Prince Xiang's family. Each of these cases will be punishable by death if investigated!"

Jiang Lianzhu's words were sharp, and every word was directed at the prime minister.

"I beg your Majesty to make the decision for Prince Xiang's Mansion and avenge my husband Liao Yunchuan who died unjustly!"

When the Prime Minister's Mansion saw this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. His Majesty on the high platform looked at the Prime Minister and asked coldly.

"Prime Minister Xiao, what do you have to say to defend yourself against Jiang Lianzhu's accusation just now?"

"Your Majesty, I am going to sue someone today. This person is Liao Yunchuan, the deceased husband of Jiang Lianzhu, a third-grade imperial concubine. I am accusing him of collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

The Prime Minister counterattacked and accused Liao Yunchuan of collaborating with the enemy and treason.

"These are the evidences collected by my veteran. Originally, Governor Liao was dead, and I didn't want to implicate other members of the Liao family. I didn't expect Jiang Lianzhu, a guilty woman, to slander me. Today, I have to produce evidence to prove my innocence!"

Speaking of collaborating with the enemy and treason, General Cheng Xu, who was also standing among the ministers, looked deeply at Prime Minister Xiao, with a flash of struggle in his eyes.

His Majesty looked at the evidence of collaboration with the enemy and treason presented by Prime Minister Xiao, and did not directly convict him. Instead, he continued to ask about the exit.

"Prime Minister Xiao, I wonder where the evidence in your hand came from?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the day when the old minister killed his relatives and reported Zhuo Jing's father in the court?"

"remember."

The emperor was unmoved and just nodded.

"This evidence was collected by the old minister from Zhuo Jing's father. According to his confession, he has been linked to Governor Liao for a long time!"

When Jiang Lianzhu heard this, she sneered in her heart, but she looked furious.

"Prime Minister Xiao, you are so vicious that you put all the blame on two dead people! You are not afraid of retribution!"

The situation in the court was changing rapidly, and Jiang Lianzhu, who was beating the drum to voice his grievances, fell into a passive position in an instant.

"Jiang Lianzhu, you slandered an important official of the imperial court, you should be taken out and executed immediately!"

After hearing what Prime Minister Xiao said, Cheng Xu couldn't sit still anymore and knelt in the court hall.

"Your Majesty, I have my own story! Back then, my father was framed, and my mother, the eldest princess, was framed and killed on the way to rescue my father. Now, I have found out the truth, and the person who killed my parents is Prime Minister Xiao, my father discovered his affair with the enemy, and he killed my parents in order to protect himself, this is the evidence!"

Cheng Xu finally stood up, and he went to court today with evidence.

"Prime Minister Xiao, I have accused you in court today of collaborating with the enemy and treason. What do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has been wronged!"

Prime Minister Xiao looked panicked and immediately shouted injustice. .