After the emperor got married, he collapsed and set up

Xiao Yun looked at Yang Yanqing who was pale and unconscious on the bed, and for a moment he dared not approach him.

"Uncle Wang, this is..." He looked at Xiao Jinghe who had a cold expression on his face, "What's going on?"

He originally thought that what Zhao Liang said was just a means used by the gentleman to evade the courtiers—in his eyes, he had always been an arrogant, invincible and omnipotent gentleman, how could, how could he appear in front of him with such a posture.

"Your Majesty might as well let the imperial doctor take a look, wake up the person on the bed and let him answer by himself." The hem and cuffs of Xiao Jinghe's clothes were also stained with blood, especially the arm that was holding Yang Yanqing before, the blood coagulated on the cloth to form a dark spot The lumpy, gorgeous dragon embroidery is also stained with dull colors.

"The man was just picked up by the minister outside the city for His Majesty. He was coughed up and messed up all over the place. How could he know so many details?"

The imperial doctor was waiting outside the hall, but now he was summoned, he immediately walked in with a medicine box, sat on the side of the couch, gently took Yang Yanqing's wrist, closed his eyes, and began to take a pulse.

Yang Yanqing's complexion was already fair, but now he was in a coma, the original blood color of his lips had faded, and his whole body looked paler and more fragile. His usual pair of eyes full of gullies were closed, without the sharp and compelling eyes, and the stern look between his brows. The civil servant's unique high-spiritedness was also diluted a lot by his sick appearance, and his whole person instantly became thinner.

After moving his forearm, which was only hastily bandaged before, hidden in his sleeve, Xiao Jinghe retracted his eyes staring at Yang Yanqing without any trace, and sighed secretly.

She looked more obedient when she was in a coma, and as soon as those eyes opened, an unfriendly aura came out of her mouth before she could speak.

Seeing the imperial doctor's frown became tighter and tighter, and finally put Yang Yanqing's arm back into the brocade quilt, Xiao Yun hurriedly stepped forward: "How is it, sir?!"

"Return to Your Majesty, the pulse condition of Master Emperor Master is really strange that I have never seen in my life." The imperial doctor's voice paused, and then continued, "Although I don't know why the pulse condition is like this, but the pulse condition of Master Emperor Master is different. The five viscera are weakened and the meridians are exhausted. You should always be in the pain of viscera burning, accompanied by fever and coughing up blood. I am afraid that you need medicine to reduce the fever first, accompanied by acupuncture and medicinal bath to regulate the body. The physical condition to find the cause."

"It's just that during this period, the emperor may need to rest. Otherwise, his condition will worsen due to mental exhaustion and fatigue, and his life may be in danger. Even if he is cured, it will affect his lifespan."

Xiao Yun didn't say a word after hearing this, but Xiao Jinghe, who had nothing to do with himself, said: "Oh, I forgot to say, the person on the bed said before he passed out that he must wake up the king when he arrives in the palace, so now Is it the king's action or the imperial doctor's help?"

As he said that, Xiao Jinghe sighed with ambiguous meaning: "Master Yang is really busy with government affairs, and the Daqing Dynasty can't move for a day without Master Yang?"

Xiao Yun glared at Xiao Jinghe sullenly. He was only nine years old, but he no longer had the right to be a child.As an emperor, his words and deeds are seen by the ministers of the court and the people all over the world, but in this palace, there is no support from his father, mother, concubine, or help from his family. The gentleman who made him amazed and couldn't look away, Guangfeng Jiyue, as long as he stood there with his hands tied, he could become the gentleman he relied on for all his confidence.

Xiao Yun has always been aware of the tit-for-tat confrontation between Mr. and the cabinet, and the undercurrents. Yang Yanqing has never shy away from teaching him the ability to manage the government, the power to know people and make good use of them, and the art of the emperor's balance, so from the first time he saw Xiao Jinghe, Then he knew that this Uncle Wang was not just a prince with military power in his hands, nor was it just a sharp weapon that might be used by him as the gentleman said.

This person may not want many things, but as a member of the Xiao family, Xiao Yun can grasp that person's vicious ambitions and desires that are almost vicious and completely undisguised—but he wants They are precisely the treasures that Xiao Yun cherishes, wants and must hold tightly in his hands.

So is the imperial power.

The same is true, sir.

"That's right, Uncle Wang has returned to Beijing not long ago, so he must not be very clear about the situation in Beijing and China." Xiao Yun smiled, "Sir is the humerus of my Daqing Dynasty's town, whether it is Zhen or the Daqing Dynasty, it is only a day away from Mr. ……Will not work."

Xiao Jinghe carefully tasted the words of the little emperor, and felt a bit of jealousy from it. He squinted his eyes, and for the first time looked at the young emperor in front of him, who was not taller than his chest. His eyes flickered, but he didn't There was no more sound.

Xiao Yun stood there and hesitated for a moment, then sat on the side of the couch and patted Yang Yanqing lightly. Seeing this, the imperial doctor stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the emperor is in a coma. If you want to wake up, you need acupuncture and moxibustion." Only by stimulating the acupoints."

"Be gentle." Xiao Yun grabbed Yang Yanqing's cold fingers at the moment, and told the imperial doctor with a tense face and frowning.

Xiao Jinghe on the side looked at the scene in front of him, and his thoughts that had rested came to his mind again.

Or the other way around.

This little emperor is really an eyesore, even if he can't be killed then, it would be best to send him away so that Yang Yanqing won't get in touch with him again.

Soon, Yang Yanqing woke up under the stimulation of the imperial doctor's acupuncture, his eyelashes trembled slightly, but in just two breaths, the bewilderment that was about to wake up in his eyes was all subdued, replaced by the tranquility of the emperor's master stern.

He turned his head slightly, looked at the little emperor who was sitting on the side of the couch with a tense face, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his voice was soft but firm: "Don't be afraid."

Xiao Yun tightly grasped Yang Yanqing's fingers, his voice was dull and low: "Mr. said that before... I thought that Mr. would just take this opportunity to make trouble, but how could Mr. really...really..."

When Uncle Wang came in with his husband in his arms, his body was almost covered in blood, Xiao Yun couldn't imagine how sick he was.

"It's just an old disease. Winter came earlier this year, so I was unprepared for a while." Yang Yanqing struggled to sit up from the bed, and was about to get out of bed after throwing off the thin quilt.

Xiao Yun leaned forward to support Yang Yanqing's body, and said eagerly: "The imperial doctor said that you need to rest!"

"Your Majesty." Yang Yanqing's voice was light, but his eyes were so sharp that it seemed as if he could reach a person's soul through his eyes. "My lords must have been waiting in the imperial study for a long time."

Xiao Yun's hand holding Yang Yanqing's shoulder suddenly tightened, his eyelids twitched, and he looked at Yang Yanqing in a panic: "Sir, I..."

***

In the imperial study room, the three elders who were waiting at the side, heard the voice of the eunuchs singing outside the hall, they all stood up and bowed their heads to welcome the holy car.Behind them, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Dali Si looked at each other, secretly suppressing the tension in their hearts.

Xiao Yun didn't make them wait for a long time, but Xiao Jinghe, who was wearing a knife on his waist behind him and exuding a faint cold bloody smell, suddenly made the atmosphere in the imperial study room strange.

The return of Xiao Jinghe, the first-rank prince, not only made Xiao Yun and Yang Yanqing fearful, but it was also like a hidden thunder to the cabinet. The little emperor's gift of marriage to Yang Yanqing and Xiao Jinghe had already touched the cabinet's keen nerves Fortunately, the relationship between the two of them was not harmonious afterwards, and Yang Yanqing pointed the finger at the prince supporting soldiers several times in the court, which made the situation in the court present a strange balance.

But today, the balance standing between the two factions has a slight tendency to tilt towards the little emperor.

The founding emperor of the Daqing Dynasty abolished the prime minister and set up a cabinet. Three highly respected veterans have always served as the elders of the cabinet. The three people sitting in this position have all served in many positions in the Daqing Dynasty. Prestige, among them Yan Xiuyun, Yan Ge, who was born in the household department, is the most prudent and thoughtful, and is the most experienced veteran in the cabinet;

Li Xian and Li Ge were born in the Ministry of Officials, and used to serve as the Imperial Academy to sacrifice wine. In the imperial court with a corrupt imperial examination system, almost half of the courtiers had studied at the Imperial Academy;

The last elder Qin Shi Qin Ge was born as a military general. He is a rare Confucian general among military generals. He has been in the cabinet for many years. A Ge elder who didn't stand in any line from the beginning to the end and completely stayed out of it.

Xiao Jinghe pulled up the chair and sat down, waved his hands and said, "I'm just here today to join in the fun. If you have important matters to discuss, feel free to talk, don't worry about me."

After all, Xiao Jinghe took out a dagger out of nowhere and began to play with it. The dagger was stained with blood on the tip. Xiao Jinghe frowned when he saw it, and took out a handkerchief from his arms to wipe it carefully.

He actually acted like he was not interested in them at all.

Sitting behind the table, Xiao Yunduan couldn't see the fear and importance of Xiao Jinghe in the eyes of the few people. He took a deep breath to suppress the resentment in his heart, and did not look at the man who flouted the rule of not carrying a knife in the palace. Shangshu handed over a notebook, saying that Wang Xingguo, a criminal detained in the Dali Temple Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, died in prison. Everyone is here, let the two adults talk about it."

Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Minister of Dali Temple hurriedly went to the hall and knelt down when they heard the words. The minister of the Ministry of Justice first bowed down, and when he straightened up again, his eyes were already red: "Your Majesty, the minister of Dali Temple discovered that the prisoner Wang Xingguo died in the cell for no reason this morning. Immediately reported to the lower officials, I personally went to check again and again, but failed to arrest and find the thief who dared to trespass in the prison of Dali Temple, I - I am guilty!"

Xiao Yun said coldly: "The Dali Temple Prison of the Ministry of Punishment is heavily guarded, and it is claimed that there is no entry but no exit. It is so easy for people to get in and kill sinners who have not opened their mouths. Of course you are guilty."

"Your Majesty's lesson," Minister of the Ministry of Punishments kowtowed, "Although the prison in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment is strong, the criminal has the right to pass over the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate the prisoner. I... I really didn't think of this method!"

Xiao Yun was already in a bad mood, so when he saw this, he directly picked up the folder at hand and smashed it down, angrily said: "Don't let me go around here! Say it!"

"Yes." The Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs straightened up and said after receiving the order, "Wang Xingguo died very suddenly. Before and after that, only one Jinyi guard had entered and exited the prison of Dali Temple with a token to interrogate the criminal Wang Xingguo. After the incident happened, then Wang Xingguo In the hands of the dead body, a piece of cloth was torn from nowhere, and the embroidery pattern on it was exactly, exactly the unique dark pattern of the flying fish robe..."

Xiao Yun didn't make a sound, and narrowed his eyes slightly to look at His Royal Highness, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice who was kneeling with a calm face.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this matter needs to be verified by the presence of Lord Yang, the governor." Li Xian, who was standing at the side, came out and suggested to Xiao Yun, "I just don't know where Lord Yang is at this time? "

Today, not only the Ministry of Punishments submitted the papers, several censors joined forces to impeach the emperor Yang Yanqing, as a first-rank minister, he left Beijing without authorization under the pretext of injury and illness, and has not been there for many days. He should be punished severely.

In the early court, Xiao Yun lightly exposed this matter, but Li Xian's words clearly brought this matter to the surface and pursued it.

"Mr. Li Ge is still thinking about the traces of my illness when he is in charge of government affairs. I am really grateful." Yang Yanqing, who was dressed in a slightly thin moon-white robe and covered with a light-colored outer veil, slowly came out from the back of the hall with a look on his face. His pale lips were bloodless and his sickness could not be concealed, and his eyes were dark and deep. He had heard a lot of what he said just now, and his tone was soft, "I will definitely remember it in my heart, and I will definitely repay my favor to you in the future."

Li Xian was not moved by Yang Yanqing's words at all, and smiled kindly: "Master Yang just happened to come, so everything today is related to Master Yang."

"Oh? Then which one does Mr. Li Ge want to talk about first?" Yang Yanqing raised his eyebrows, "I want to talk about Mr. Li Ge's spies in the Jingbei Palace to watch every move in the palace. Do you care about the impeachment of the censor, or is it that the prisoner in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is unfavorable? Just relying on the authenticity of the testimony and the cloth that can be obtained easily, he wants to buckle such a shit basin on the head of the Zhen Fusi? It seems that the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice It is becoming more and more incompetent, but yes, in recent years, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has indeed been like a decoration, with no major effect, presumably the guards guarding the prison are all rusty and blunt?"

"How can Lord Yang speak so vulgarly and presumptuously in front of His Majesty!" Li Xian, who is in a high position, has never been insulted by someone pointing at Sang and scolding Huai in front of his face. Seeing Yang Yanqing's unhurried and sarcastic words, his face immediately turned pale. Tie Qing, "The Ministry of Punishment is just discussing the facts and reporting the case. Does Master Yang think that with a few sophistry of iron teeth and copper teeth, he can clear up the matter!"

"As for instigating the imperial censor to impeach him, it's even more nonsense. Why did Lord Yang say he was ill and would not go to court? There are already rumors in the streets and alleys of the capital. How can there be any need for spies to be inserted into the Jingbei palace!"

"Streets and alleys? Uproar?" Xiao Jinghe, who was fiddling with a dagger, suddenly raised the corners of his lips and looked up at Li Xian, "Old Li Ge, I am a little curious. What is the rumor? It is about my Jingbei Palace." matter?"

Li Xian was choked by Xiao Jinghe's thrust, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

In front of Xiao Jinghe, it was rumored that he had an accidental quarrel with Yang Yanqing and injured him so that he couldn't get out of bed...?

Yan Xiuyun, who had been silent all this time, coughed lightly, and comforted Xiao Jinghe, "It's just a rumor, people always like to hear about the private houses of heroes, and adding more oil and vinegar will inevitably lose the truth, please also invite Prince Haihan. "

"Oh... okay." Xiao Jinghe changed his posture in a very easy manner, with the tip of the dagger in his hand resting on his fingertips with a thin layer of handkerchief, "This king is open-minded and doesn't care about people like ordinary people."

Being disturbed by Xiao Jinghe, it is not good for Li Xian to say too much about Yang Yanqing's condition. After all, seeing Yang Yanqing's appearance is obviously prepared for his condition. Keep him from coming down.

Then the voice changed: "The case of the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Mr. Yang wants to ask three questions?"

"I don't understand what Mr. Li Ge said." Yang Yanqing raised his chin slightly, "The case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice will naturally be tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Open to the Ministry of Punishments. But the question is, what is the evidence of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment now? A piece of cloth? Or the one-sided statement of the jailer officials who committed the crime of dereliction of duty in the Ministry of Punishment itself?"

"Master Yang is really eloquent, he can distort the truth and distort the facts of the case with just a few words! No wonder Master Yang has been in charge of Jinyiwei and has repeatedly cracked those unimaginable big cases. Among them, Master Yang's literary talents that can turn yin and yang upside down cannot be escaped!" Li Xian Zhongzhong snorted coldly, his eyes flashed coldly, his expression became more and more unhappy, he took a step forward and wanted to say something, when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside the hall.

The little eunuch knelt down outside the hall anxiously, panting, "Your Majesty, the forbidden army came to report, and a woman rang the drum of grievance!"

"What?!" Xiao Yun stood up in surprise, "Which side? How many knocks?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it's the black drum, beat the drum nine times."

The Drum of Injustice was set up outside the palace gate, with three colors of red, yellow, and black. Since the founding of the country, the black drum was only played twice, and none of them was not a tragic case of grievances involving the emperor's close ministers, the emperor's relatives, The black drum beats nine times, if the accuser is not wronged, he will be punished for the crime of false accusation, and the nine clans will be implicated.

The expressions of the three elders couldn't help changing, even Xiao Jinghe, who had been sitting aside and had nothing to do with himself, looked up at this time, but his gaze finally stayed on the faintly invisible smile at the corner of Yang Yanqing's mouth. on the arc.

Xiao Yun thought for a while, then waved his hand at the eunuch in charge who was standing beside Hou: "Presumably, the ministers are already on the way at this time, so you don't need to make any fuss, so I asked the servants to go to the residences to fetch the court clothes and replace them in the side hall. Bar."

"Sir, obey the order."

……

In the side hall, Yang Yanqing shook off the crimson official robe and put it on, stood in front of the bronze mirror and tidied up his clothes slowly, and looked at the young man in the mirror who was wearing an official robe and couldn't see his expression clearly. Yang Yanqing slowly raised the corners of his lips, With the palm of his hand, he crushed the slip of paper brought in in the official robe and put it into the sleeve.

Six years.

It turns out that it has been so long.

……

After receiving the news, the courtiers did not dare to delay to rush towards the palace. Before the emperor arrived, they were all whispering to each other, asking in low voices if anyone knew about this matter.

"Your Majesty is here—"

The eunuch Zhao Liang's voice made the courtiers withdraw their eyes, and they raised their hands to worship.

Xiao Yun glanced at Yang Yanqing who was standing at the head of the left row, and said to Zhao Liang: "Xuan."

Zhao Liang understood, stepped forward and sang loudly with his voice hanging.

The woman who was announced to the palace was wearing a dark long dress with no accessories, and she was wearing the hanging bun that women who have not left the pavilion often wear.Her head was slightly drooping, and the shadowy black veil hung down to cover her face. With a dignified and calm posture, she slowly walked from the gaze of the two lines of ministers to the middle of the line, knelt down, straightened her back and stretched her arms in a bow.

This kneeling and bowing made some ministers unconsciously look surprised.

What this woman did was actually a palace ceremony!

After bowing, the woman kept her kneeling posture and straightened her body, lowered her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes, crossed her hands in front of her, took a deep breath and said: "The folk girl used the method of beating drums to cry out her grievances today. To Your Majesty! Six years ago, in order to eliminate dissidents, Jin Yiwei fabricated false and wrong cases, not only tampered with his confession to frame Zhongliang, but finally committed murder in prison and settled an unjust case! I also wish Your Majesty the 67 lives of the Lin family, the Yan family The 72 lives of a family, and the four adults who were implicated and died in prison because of questioning the truth of the case - call the shots!"

After finishing speaking, the woman kowtowed heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The woman sued Jin Yiwei, but the court ministers all looked at the iron-colored cabinet old Li Xian.

Six years is not long, and the ministers have never forgotten that during the reign of the late emperor six years ago, Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Punishment were both in the hands of Li Xian. At that time, Li Xian was in control of the power, and he had the aura of becoming the top leader of the cabinet. , In the court and in the opposition, he said the same thing, even if he did what he said, no one dared to question it.

No—maybe there used to be, and Lin Haozhi is the most typical example.

But he is already dead. He died in the case of killing chickens and monkeys six years ago. His death discouraged all the young officials in the capital who still had a passion for serving the country. See clearly the weakness and incompetence of the first emperor.

Even if everyone in the world knows that Lin Haozhi's case is unjust, false and wrongly decided, so what?When the first emperor was still there, Li Xian allowed Li Xian to make this case an iron case. Now that the new emperor is taking the throne, is it necessary for the new emperor to admit that the first emperor was incompetent and to overturn the case for a small courtier on the charge of disobedience and disrespect?

Thinking of this, the courtiers did not say a word, and looked at the women who were still kneeling in the palace in silence. All of them had complicated complexions and more active thoughts, and their eyes had already fallen on the crimson figure standing in the front. superior.

"Reversing Lin's case... then who are you?" Xiao Yun asked.

Hearing this, the woman raised her hand and took off the black veil on her head that was used to cover her face. The thin and light veil fell and touched the ground and piled up, just like the lake formed by the inexhaustible blood in the mansion six years ago.

Zhao Liang who was beside Xiao Yun took a cold breath when he saw the woman's face, and asked in surprise, "Princess Huasi?"

Six years ago, Xiao Yun was still young. At that time, Yang Yanqing had not yet entered the court, and he was still ignored by the late emperor. Not to mention meeting Princess Hua Si, who was said to be very favored and crowned the capital in those days. He actually knew very little.

Seeing the suspicious look on the emperor's face, Zhao Liang took two steps back and bowed in front of Xiao Yun and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Princess Huasi is the sister of the same mother of the late emperor, both in appearance and talent. In the capital city, I heard that all the noble sons who wanted to marry were lined up at the gate of the city. Therefore, the late emperor specially organized a marriage recruitment ceremony for Mrs. Huasi. After passing both civil and military tests, he chose a noble family back then to be the Jinyiwei Commander Yan Yu-sama."

"This girl is [-]% similar to Princess Hua Si back then."

After the words had been spoken, facing the menacing gaze projected from the top of the head next to her, the woman's eyes became more burning, her words were clear, logical, and her tone was precise.

"Six years ago, the censor Wang Xingguo reported that Lord Lin Haozhi made a fuss to express his dissatisfaction with the emperor's court, and kept communicating with foreigners. Before submitting the letter to the imperial court, the first emperor was furious, and immediately imprisoned Master Lin pending trial, and ordered Jin Yiwei to thoroughly investigate the case.

My father was the commander of Jinyiwei at the time, but found strange evidence during the investigation process. As a witness and submitting evidence, Wang Xingguo’s testimony was vague and full of doubts. Second, the application was dismissed by Mr. Li Ge on the grounds that the case was solid and the evidence was solid.Later, the case was handed over to Shi, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, for trial, and my father was not allowed to intervene in the case.

This case involving a high official of the imperial court was so quickly concluded and made known to the world, and on the night when Lin Da was imprisoned, a fire burned down 67 of the entire Lin Mansion.My father noticed that the situation was different, so he went to the Lin Mansion to investigate that night, and happened to witness the Jin Yiwei who committed the heinous crimes that night left before the fire in the Lin Mansion!After my father returned home, his expression was sad, and he secretly sent his mother and daughter out of the city overnight.

On the second day after Minnv and her mother left the capital, they heard that the whole family of Yan Mansion was revenged and plundered by the gangsters who had been provoked by Jin Yiwei's handling of the case, and the entire family was wiped out!But that's not enough! "The woman was filled with grief and indignation when she said this, her eyes were wet and she was about to cry, "The pursuit did not give up in the next six months, and the mother finally died in the pervasive pursuit day and night, but the daughter of the people fell into the cliff. Fortunately, Gou Quan's life was rescued.Over the past six years, I have been hiding my name and veil in a remote place, trying my best to collect evidence about the truth of the unjust case, hoping that one day it will be reported to the imperial court, so that these 140 three unjust souls can be brought to justice——His Majesty! "

The woman kowtowed heavily to the ground again, her thin body trembling with excitement, with determination and courage to throw everything at her fingertips.

Xiao Yun didn't make a sound, nor did he look at Yang Yanqing, but he felt that all the ministers were looking at him.

It is not difficult to retry this case, and it is not difficult to judge it. However, Wang Xingguo, Lin Haozhi, and Yan Yu are all dead, and there is no evidence for the matter back then. With a woman's injustice before the imperial court, it is necessary to overthrow the former emperor Jinkou Yuyan. Whether it is for filial piety or for the face of the royal family, if this case is really to be retried, it will undoubtedly make the current emperor slap on the tablet of the late emperor in front of the eyes of the world.

For a while, Xiao Yun fell into a dilemma.

He held on to the handle of the dragon chair tightly, pursed his lips and did not speak.

The whole hall was silent, and Yang Yanqing didn't make a sound. He just slightly raised his head and looked at the young emperor who was sitting on the dragon chair with a straight back and a calm and undisturbed expression.

At this moment, Jiang Qing, who was standing among the ranks of generals, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I report to Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Jiang Qing could feel his father's eyes poking his spine, but he had already gotten into this trick, and even the woman was able to walk safely to the front of the palace to beat drums and complain, all under his protection, where is she now? Can you get rid of the relationship?

What's more, he didn't know what happened when he didn't know about it. Now, after knowing about it, facing such a monstrous injustice case, if he knew about it and didn't report it, Jiang Qing would really live his life in vain!

Xiao Yun knew that this was the arrival of the master's second hand, so he calmed down for a moment, and said: "Sure."

Jiang Qing lowered his head not to look at his father's face, and said bravely: "Your Majesty, I was traveling with friends in the suburbs a few days ago, and I happened to pick up a criminal Wang Xingguo who was covered in blood and was seriously injured. No fear of life."

"This is impossible!" Li Xian, who had been keeping silent all this time, retorted in disbelief, "General Jiang Qing saw it clearly?! The sinner Wang Xingguo had obviously died in the prison of Dali Temple, how could he appear on the outskirts of the capital just by chance?" You saved!"

Jiang Qing quickly retorted: "If Mr. Li Ge doesn't believe it, you can go and identify one or two with the officials."

"You! Absurd!" Li Xian held the jade wat tightly, his chest heaving up and down violently, and his frost-stained beard trembled to vent his master's anxiety and anger.

"May I ask Lord Shangshu, has the Ministry of Criminal Justice conducted an autopsy to confirm that the deceased is indeed the criminal Wang Xingguo?" Yang Yanqing's eyes were as cold as snow piercing the Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who was looking panic-stricken at this time, and his tone was still as gentle and kind as usual, "Or, This question, my lord has to ask Elder Li Ge before I can report to His Majesty?"

"I don't dare—" Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment still had the composure and self-confidence before, he went out and knelt down tremblingly, his forehead was already covered with cold sweat, which flowed into the white neckline, "Minister...Minister..."

Sitting on the throne, Xiao Yun's palms were already soaked in sweat because of the tense nerves. Now he is silent, watching the development of His Highness wave after wave, and finally chooses to trust Yang Yanqing, trusting him that he will not really kill him. Placed in the charge of unfilial piety and disrespect.

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried in, stepped up the jade steps from the side, and whispered a few words in Zhao Liang's ear.

Zhao Liang's expression changed, and he quickly sent a message to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun closed his eyes, smiled in a low voice, unable to hear his emotions or anger clearly: "It seems that the Palace of Qinzheng is very lively today. Tell him to come up."

The last four words were instructions to Zhao Liang.

"Xuan, Qian Yuande, the former head of the imperial court—seeing—"

Amid the call, the white-haired old eunuch walked up the hall slowly and solemnly holding a long strip of golden nanmu box, knelt down beside the woman, raised the box in front of him above his head, and said softly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this was written by the late emperor himself when he was dying. He once said that if one day the old man reopens the old case, the old minister will present it to His Majesty in the palace, and please His Majesty make a decision."

Zhao Liang walked down with a serious face, took the box from the old eunuch's hand firmly with both hands, walked back quickly with his head down, bowed and presented it in front of the emperor.

Xiao Yun's fingers slid across the box. The late emperor didn't have many memories of his loving father. On the contrary, Xiao Yun always remembered the past of being forgotten in the cold palace and suffering from white eyes when he was young. A kind of inexplicable resentment was given by his father who stared at him.

He opened the box, took out the imperial decree that had been lying quietly for five years and unfolded it on the imperial table, and quickly scanned the handwriting on the imperial decree that seemed a little weak due to serious illness, Xiao Yun's eyes showed surprise.

He also didn't know what he was astonished at—whether the master held such chips in his hands and kept them secret, or because the father would willingly leave such a sinful edict when he was dying Is it so detailed and true to believe in the case of wrongful judgment and injustice?

Xiao Yun raised his eyes to look down, glanced around the three old elders, finally stopped on Yan Xiuyun's head, and said lightly: "Old Yan Ge is highly respected, and he has been an official in the court for dozens of years. Handwriting, how about this posthumous edict being judged by Mr. Yan Ge?"

Yan Xiuyun's expression froze when he was named, but the words seemed to be a question, but in fact there was no room for rejection, so he could only bow down and agree, and walked slowly up the jade steps to the side of the imperial case.

After Yan Xiuyun saw the content of the will, he was terrified, and forced himself to suppress his uneasiness. His slender fingers, which were not as long as they were more than ten years ago, looked a bit glaringly thin at this moment.

He was silent for a while, lowered his eyes to hide the turbulent waves in his eyes, and said in a steady voice: "Return to Your Majesty, this posthumous edict is written by the late emperor when he was dying. .”

"Oh? In that case, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake edict?"

Xiao Yun's undeveloped facial features are still a little immature, only his pair of phoenix eyes are raised, and when he stares at a person, he is as sharp as a knife.

It was the first time for Yan Xiuyun to face the coercion of the young emperor. Although he was still immature, he had already become an emperor, and those eyes... really looked like those in the palace who seemed to be silent, but were controlling the chess game behind their backs. The young minister of the heart.

If I had known this... If I had known this... why did I let this person live until now? !

"Report to Your Majesty," to the surprise of all the ministers, the first one to interject coldly but forcefully, was Marquis Weiyuan, who had never expressed his opinion on the government and was alone on the sidelines, "When the first emperor wrote the will , the minister is present."

"The minister is also present."

"The minister is also present!"

"minister……"

After some commotion, the hall quieted down. The few people who came out were all veterans who had not spoken much about government affairs in recent years, but if you looked closely, you could find that these veterans were spread across six departments, both civil and military. It is not a courtier who has been worshiped as an official since the time of the first emperor.

Li Xian's face was ugly after Yan Xiuyun had read the content of the edict, and now it was even grayer. He looked at the young emperor on the throne dumbly, but he could not make a sound when he opened and closed his lips.

What will the late emperor leave behind?No, no... the first emperor valued reputation the most, how could it be...impossible...it must not be...

But the last straw that crushed Li Xian turned out to be old Qin Shi Qin Ge who was also a veteran of the cabinet.

I saw this hale and hearty old man who was over seventy years old walking out of the line in a heavy silence, cupped his hands and said, "I am also present here. The crimes listed in the late emperor's crimes are all written by the late emperor himself. There is no doubt about it.”

Yan Xiuyun's gaze was like a sharp knife piercing out at this old friend who had been a colleague for decades, and his face was extremely gloomy.Li Xian even pointed at Qin Shi with trembling fingers: "Qin Shi!! Are you crazy-!"

When the atmosphere was pushed to a climax, Yang Yanqing, who had been watching with his hands on the sidelines, finally came out and said, "Your Majesty, this case is old and full of doubts. , all should avoid suspicion. This is a big matter, and the presiding judge of this case should be a person of high morals and integrity, so that all departments can assign adults to cooperate in the trial, so as to achieve justice and appease the hearts of the people."

"Since that's the case, I'll let the ministers play the role. As for the presiding officer..." Xiao Yun glanced at the chaotic crowd in the hall, "The Marquis of Weiyuan will be in charge. After the Marquis of Weiyuan selects the assistant officials, I will hand it over to you." Come up to me."

Marquis Weiyuan bowed respectfully and promised: "Your servant, obey the order!"

Xiao Jinghe, who stood at the forefront of the military officer, was different from Yang Yanqing. He was the one who really watched a good show. The scorching flames could be seen clearly.

Burning in those bottomless black eyes is the brotherhood of the past, the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, which is the greatest desire and pursuit of this era and this court.This person has never been as weak and casual as he showed, with the iron bones of a civil servant in his bones, with a yearning to create an ideal court, like a martyr who burns himself and ignores his own direction. All moths to the flame.

A thin and frail body, a hot and gorgeous soul.

Look, how beautiful it is.

***

After the court, Xiao Yun hastily asked Zhao Liang to stop Yang Yanqing who hadn't left the palace yet. When he saw the man behind Yang Yanqing, his brisk little expression of asking for praise suddenly drooped down.

Yang Yanqing was forced to sit on the couch in the inner hall by Xiao Yun, raised his hand and patted the back of the little emperor's hand: "Your Majesty handled it very well today, Marquis Weiyuan is indeed the most suitable candidate."

Xiao Yun lowered his head and rubbed the back of Yang Yanqing's hand in attachment, and said softly: "I will do whatever you want sir, but you must take care of your health, sir, you know that I can't do without you."

Feeling the soothing pat on the back of Yang Yanqing's hand, Xiao Yunwo leaned into her husband's arms and slightly turned her face away from Yang Yanqing's angle, showing an almost pleasant and mocking smile towards Xiao Jinghe.