The news of the suicide in the prison of the military department was spread in the evening of the same day, and before dark, the people in the streets and alleys were discussing it. The matter of Zhang Zhaoyi's poisoning and death was sealed by the palace, so no one outside knew about it until www.biquge.info the morning of the next day.

Today, Zhao Gan sat on the throne, looking at the civil and military officials who bowed three times and nine times to him with a majestic expression, and the twelve chapters on his uniform flashed dazzling in the morning light, adding to his compelling kingly spirit.

From the day he became king, he placed himself on the cusp of the treacherous waves, leaving no longer a retreat for himself. He was glad that he could still sit proudly in this position after experiencing so much blood, fighting and stealing arrows. He knows very well that to achieve this step, it is not only luck, but also strength.

After the loud voice of "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live" stopped, Zhao Gan stretched out his arms and said loudly with his palms facing up: "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

When the emperor's gaze fell on the crown prince, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This was the first time he had smiled at this son in the court.

The prince noticed it and smiled at him.

Some attentive ministers also saw it, and they were also very pleased with such a warm scene of this heavenly father and son. Of course, there are also some ministers who frown after reading it.

After scanning these civil and military officials, the emperor said: "There are still many mysteries about the suicide of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and from today onwards, I will arrange a group of people to conduct an in-depth investigation. In addition, I announce that from now on, the authority of Guo Mao's military department will be revoked and replaced by another person, and new candidates will be recommended today, and a voting election will be held the day after tomorrow. ”

And the ministers began to talk in low voices.

"Prince, do you have the right person?" The emperor suddenly looked at the crown prince Zhao Yuliang and asked.

Zhao Yuliang replied: "Erchen hasn't thought about it yet, so he doesn't dare to respond rashly. ”

"Then think about it first." The emperor said with a smile, and looked at everyone again: "Everyone, Aiqing, do you have an ideal candidate?" ”

All of a sudden, many ministers made a list of candidates they thought were ideal.

The emperor listened quietly, sometimes contemplatively, sometimes smiling, obviously not in a bad mood.

By the time the next dynasty arrived, the emperor already had more than 30 candidates on hand. The emperor took the list of these candidates and asked the crown prince Zhao Yuliang to come to the Yinghua Palace immediately.

The prince soon arrived.

"Did you catch those suspicious people out there yesterday?" The emperor asked.

"Didn't catch it." The prince replied truthfully.

Yesterday afternoon, when the prince's left and right internal rates and the people of the left and right Qingdao rates went out outside the imperial city, Wang Zhao Teng's people had been quietly withdrawn.

It was only a little late.

"Those suspicious people are clearly masterminded." The emperor said.

"Yes, and it is very likely that this main envoy has something to do with Guo Mao." Prince Road.

The emperor immediately remembered that Guo Mao had secretly met two Xiliang people in northern Xinjiang, so he nodded.

However, it may be too late to send people all over the city to arrest those suspicious people.

So the emperor said, "I plan to send ten people to sneak into Xiliang quietly to secretly investigate the king of Ling." ”

The crown prince nodded, and proposed, "Erchen also has this intention. Erchen recommends Shen Zhu of Dali Temple to you, he is a master of investigating cases, with his help, things may be faster and have a clue. ”

The emperor hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is this person reliable?" ”

The prince said: "With his knowledge of him, this man is very loyal and reliable, and he has the courage to accept challenges. ”

The emperor touched his beard and said, "Well, then let him be the leader." ”

The prince hurriedly thanked him.

The emperor immediately sent someone to pass Shen Zhulai.

However, he said that Shen Zhu was studying the case with Li Yuan in the office of Dali Temple at this time, and was surprised when he heard that the emperor had invited him, but then calmed down again.

The emperor is looking for it, probably because it is related to the investigation of the case.

Shen Zhusui said to Li Yuan: "I'll go first, and we'll continue to study when we get back." ”

Li Yuan smiled and said, "You go quickly." I'll continue to follow up on this side of things, don't worry. ”

"Well, if I come back early, we'll go eat chicken thigh rice together." Shen Zhu said again.

Li Yuan smiled and waved at him, signaling him to leave quickly.

Shen Zhu left Dali Temple with a smile.

It was only a quarter of an hour from Dali Temple to Yinghua Palace, so the emperor and the prince didn't wait long for Shen Zhu to come.

Seeing that the crown prince was also present, Shen Zhu's original nervousness was reduced a lot, and at the same time, he felt more confident about the emperor's summons this time.

The emperor motioned for him to sit down, and told him what he and the prince meant.

Shen Zhu listened to Bi hurriedly and said: "Weichen must go all out." ”

"I have already arranged nine companions for you, you will gather in the East Palace at the beginning of tomorrow and the morning, and you will set off at three o'clock in the morning."

"Wechen obeys."

After Shen Zhu left, the emperor looked at the few folds on the table, and said to the prince: "Today's folds are all up to you to review." You can decide for yourself what is not particularly important, and you don't have to hear about it. ”

"Yes."

The emperor got up and walked to his side, patted him on the shoulder, and turned to leave the Yinghua Palace.

Before she walked out of the Yinghua Palace, the emperor saw a palace maid hurrying towards her, and she hurriedly stood in place.

The palace maid who came said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the affairs over there have been arranged and the funeral is ready." ”

The emperor had ordered the news of Zhang Zhaoyi's death to be blocked before, so Zhang Zhaoyi's funeral was not as grand as when Zhaoyi died in the past dynasties of the Heavenly Family, but was handled in the simplest form.

Even though the emperor ordered the news to be blocked from the outside world, there were still many people in the palace who knew about it, so everyone inevitably talked about it in private.

Some people think that the emperor is too mean to do this, and some people think that the emperor did not order Zhang Zhaoyi's nine clans to be regarded as the greatest mercy, but no matter what these people say, this matter is a foregone conclusion anyway.

Zhang Zhaoyi's coffin was quietly transported out of the palace that evening and buried on a hill about five miles away from the palace.

It was not a royal cemetery.

When the prince went to the Heart Cultivation Hall to report to the emperor after reading the recital, he found that the emperor was lying on his back on the chair, his eyes were red.

The crown prince wanted to comfort him, but in the end he didn't say anything, just stayed quietly by the emperor's side for a while and then got up to say goodbye.

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