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The dull sound of the death bell echoed three times in the silent night, penetrated the palace wall, and cast a layer of dead silence on the entire Jinyang City.

The Donghu mission was escorted back to the post house, and the Wujia Army guarded it layer by layer, not daring to be sloppy.

The empress dowager was killed by flooding in the palace, and the altar exploded and injured the regent. These two things happened strangely.The emperor retreated to the left and right, and sat alone in the hall, feeling extremely distressed.

All the ministers were dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, and knelt in front of the hall, waiting for the emperor to dispatch.

The day when the ruler of the vassal state visited the altar was supposed to be a day of national celebration, but this happened.Not to mention that the thief is on the run, Da Wei's face is completely lost.

Although Empress Dowager Zhang lives in the cold palace, her name still exists.At the beginning, King Zheng joined forces with Uncle Zhang Guo to seize power, and such a catastrophe did not allow the emperor to abolish Zhang's position as Queen Mother, which shows the depth of his affection for this adoptive mother.

Speaking of the explosion of the altar, it was clearly an assassination attempt against the Lord Donghu. If Yang Tamuzhuo died in Jinyang City, Wei would not be able to explain to Donghu.If there is a war at that time, not to mention the loss of the Great Wei, the current national strength is really difficult to deal with.

The ministers present all knew well that some people secretly raised their eyes and glanced at General He who was kneeling in the front, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, thinking that the Wujia Army was to blame.

Of course, there are other people who are happy to hear this, and are waiting to see how He Yun will deal with this mistake.

"You were stepped on by my son back then, but now you are sitting on the dragon chair, you still have to be stepped on by others. When the emperor was alive, he never paid attention to you. Even now, you are still a useless thing!"

"Concubine Wan didn't rely on anyone in the court, and she gave birth to a son like you thanks to her charming skills. What do you think you can do if you become the emperor? Take a good look at the civil servants and generals in the court, which one is really you?" You are like that bitch, you will always be duckweed, if they want, they can crush you to death at any time!"

The insidious face of Empress Dowager Zhang before her death was firmly engraved in the emperor's heart, and she could not get rid of it.

It was dark at night, he raised his eyes to look at the main entrance, and knew that there were many people outside at this time.They held different mentalities, but they all knelt there, making a look of grief.

After a while, he stood up, walked slowly to the door, and said to the outside of the hall, "Everyone, please come in."

The father-in-law who was guarding the door immediately opened the door and helped the emperor back to the dragon chair.The ministers rushed in, and everyone was mourning.The emperor was annoyed, so he cut straight to the point: "How about the Donghu Mission?"

He Yun went to the middle and knelt down, and replied: "There are no casualties. They have been sent back to the post house and are heavily guarded."

The emperor's eyes fell on He Yun's body, and saw that his hands were wrapped in bandages, his black armor was torn, and there were still some faint marks of burnt.Squinting his eyes, he asked, "No casualties?"

"There were no casualties in the Donghu Mission, and His Royal Highness the Regent was injured. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

The emperor looked at Xie Xuan again, who stood up from the queue and said, "It's just some scratches, I'm fine."

"Since the prince is fine, general, don't be in a hurry to receive the punishment." The emperor's gaze slowly scanned the hall, "There must be a cause and effect for today's incident. Let me talk about the explosion of the altar first, I listen. Say, the general wasn't at the altar when it exploded?"

He Yun's heart skipped a beat, how could the emperor not know where he was at that time, the question was already filled with anger.

He could only answer honestly: "The minister was on his way from the palace to the altar at that time."

"Where's the Imperial Guard? Something happened in the palace, and the Imperial Guard has not arrived. What's going on?"

"The minister sent someone to find Mr. Lin Fang of the Imperial Guard..."

"General," the emperor interrupted He Yun, "the position of Taiwei is vacant, and the Imperial Guard has no owner, so the general should be more concerned. It is unreasonable for a majestic leader of the Imperial Guard to disappear under his nose."

This is also where He Yun is strange.Lin Fang has served in the palace for 20 years, and has always obeyed Han Taiwei's orders. Since the position of Taiwei was vacant, there has never been a problem. After a while, he can even be promoted to a new Taiwei.

After the altar was fortified yesterday, He Yun specially went to the camp of the imperial guards, and told him that the day was special and the defense in the palace should be strengthened.It was supposed to be safe, but I didn't expect that something went wrong with the chief.It's okay if he disappears alone, but the whole imperial guards are blind and can't see such a big movement in the palace?

He Yun couldn't tell because he was suffering, thinking that the emperor's anger was not without reason, so he could only say: "Fang Lin has not been found yet, but everyone from the imperial guards is outside the hall, Your Majesty can ask carefully."

The emperor nodded his head, as a temporary response.

About a hundred soldiers of the imperial guards were standing outside the hall. When they heard the call, the two commander-in-chief's deputies were just about to enter the hall.Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind them, they looked back and said in surprise: "General Manager Lin, you..."

Lin Fang waved his hand and knelt down: "Chen Lin Fang begs to see His Majesty!"

All the people in the palace looked out of the palace at the same time, but General He sent people to look for it, but they couldn't find it, and now he appeared in the palace, what kind of trick was he playing?

"Please die, my lord!" Before he could ask, Lin Fang slapped his face with such a sentence.

The emperor said impatiently: "If you didn't say anything clearly, please die!"

Lin Fang hurriedly put his hands on the ground: "I have nothing to say about today's matter, but because I have resentment in my heart, I want to frame General He. I know that this is a capital crime, so I come here to ask for death."

He Yun is full of helplessness, is it me again?

How did everyone think that Lin Fang's words were so direct, that a mere chief of the imperial guards wanted to frame the general, and as a result indirectly led to the death of Empress Dowager Zhang, such a serious crime, so easily confessed?

"There are a lot of doubts about this matter," a senior member of the first rank came out and stood beside Lin Fang, "No matter why Chief Lin feels resentful towards General He, how do you know that something will happen in the palace today?" This person is Zhu Li, the censor.

Lin Fang replied without hesitation: "I don't know, it's just luck."

Anyone in the hall who is not stupid can hear how perfunctory his words are.luck?You've been negligent for half a day, and something happened in the palace, just to label He Yun as dereliction of duty?

"This is too coincidental."

Lin Fang said unhurriedly: "It's not a coincidence. Today, Donghu King's visit to the altar is a major event in the relationship between the two countries. If I were a thief, I would definitely choose this time to cause trouble."

"Even if you are right, you have always been in charge of the guards in the palace. If something goes wrong, you are much more responsible than the general. What kind of frame is this called? Besides, it is a frame, why don't you make up a better reason to put yourself in the Besides, why did you come to confess at this time?"

"I'm a martial artist. If I think about it, I will do it. It's not so complete."

"General Manager Lin pleaded so guilty, is it because a dead pig is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water?" Xie Xuan said softly, his eyes fell directly on Lin Fang, and the danger inside was not concealed.

Lin Fang had always been eloquent, but now that he was being scrutinized by such eyes, he felt like he was on his back, and fell silent for a while.

Seeing that Lin Fang was silent beside him, He Yun looked up and was also stunned. He had never seen Xie Xuan's eyes like this.

Fortunately, Xie Xuan immediately restrained his expression, and first smiled at He Yun, trying to get an eye contact from the latter.Unexpectedly, He Yunli ignored him and turned his head back.Xie Xuan had no choice but to turn around and face the emperor.

"I guess, there are two reasons why Chief Lin Fang is dissatisfied with the general. First, Chief Lin is too sincere to Taiwei Han Shi and wants to take revenge on the general; second, the captain was convicted and died. It was supposed to be promoted, but the imperial guards were temporarily handed over to the general, so I was jealous."

The emperor cooperated and asked: "The prince's words are reasonable, but which one is the reason for Chief Lin?"

Lin Fang straightened his body upright: "The minister has evil intentions towards the general and causes the death of the empress dowager. No matter what the reason is, it is a capital crime."

Gongyi Yu finally said: "Death is inevitable, but there may be a third reason. Some of the ministers were dissatisfied with the general, and they threatened and lured the general."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court lowered their heads and buried their faces, for fear that they would be involved for no reason.

He Yun groaned in his heart, this old fox, who hadn't spoken for so long, started to lash out as soon as he opened his mouth!

Lin Fang looked at Gongyi Yu: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. Although I am only the chief of the imperial guards, there are not many people in the court who can threaten me."

Gongyi Yu hummed, accepting it.

His sentence seemed insignificant, but it really added fuel to the fire.

At first glance, the responsibility for the accident in the palace was entirely on Lin Fang, but He Yun was pointed at everywhere.No matter what reason Lin Fang wanted to frame He Yun, the crux was He Yun himself.Gongyiyu's question seemed to involve other forces.

The general alone, without doing anything, has already disrupted the court situation, isn't this serious?

This move is extremely clever, knowing that this alone is not enough to bring down the majestic general.So he just wanted to plant a thorn in the emperor's flesh, and when the thorn grew bigger, the emperor couldn't resist pulling it out.

The matter has come to this point, and the dereliction of duty of the Imperial Guard has been explained.General Lin Fang was taken to prison, waiting for trial, and the rest were waiting to be released.

So, why did the Leng Gong get into trouble?Why did the altar explode?All these piles are disturbing one by one.

Before the dawn of dawn outside the hall, the chill was piercing to the bone, and the noisy cold wind howled all night. Suddenly, heavy snow fell.

The two father-in-laws closed the door intimately, temporarily blocking the cold wind and the first snow that should have been joyful.

The emperor directly skipped the topic of the cold palace, and asked, "Is there any progress on the explosion of the altar?"

He Yun's knees were sore and numb, and once Lin Fang left, he was the only one kneeling in the hall, it was really miserable.After adjusting the center of gravity of the body, he looked up and answered the emperor: "The supervisor of the altar and several stonemasons are outside the hall."

The emperor showed surprise: "Could it be that the fire/powder was buried in the building long ago?"

"indeed so."

Otherwise, how do you think those gunpowder escaped from Wujia's patrols...

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There is a foreshadowing in this chapter

That's all for today, everyone is safe and healthy during the Dragon Boat Festival