A few days later, Deyang Palace.

Ling Emperor Liu Hong sat crookedly on the dragon couch, his face was full of impatience, it seemed that every time he met in the court, Liu Hong looked like he was going to die, his ears did not listen to the words of the ministers, and he only hung the heart of the beauty.

Empress Dowager Dong sat on Liu Hong's right side, her face was cold, her eyes were slightly narrowed, her eyes were like knives, staring directly at Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, and she could see that their hearts were furious.

Under the main hall, the ministers of civil and military affairs are divided into left and right.

I saw He in and out of the column and saluted: "Your Majesty, please thoroughly investigate the murder of Lord Dong." If the murderers are not punished, the safety of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not be guaranteed, and at that time, the people will think that the officials of my Han Dynasty are like lambs to be slaughtered, and whoever wants to kill can be killed. What a pain! ”

Liu Hong waved his hand and said lazily: "Accurate." ”

Liu Hong was not interested in Dong Yuan's death at all, he only cared about women and money, as for the rest, as long as it did not endanger his life and throne, he didn't even bother to listen, let alone convene a court meeting because of the death of a minister.

This court meeting was held reluctantly at the request of the Empress Dowager Dong. Yesterday, after the Empress Dowager Dong learned the news of Dong Yuan's killing, she felt a burst of grief in her heart, but before she could cry a few times, she suddenly thought - Liu Zhan! It must be Dong Yuan killed by Liu Zhan! Empress Dowager Dong was very aware of the assassination operations against Liu Zhan arranged by Dong Yuan, and she basically knew what the results of each operation were. Every time Dong Yuan failed in his operation, he would swear to promise that Liu Zhan would be the result next time. Now, Liu Zhan is alive and well, but his younger brother is dead, it is obvious that Liu Zhan is the murderer! And he has a strength and a motive.

Empress Dowager Dong snorted coldly: "What else to check, who is the murderer, the mourning family knows very well!" ”

He Jin didn't know what was going on, and because of his sister, he already had some opinions about the Empress Dowager Dong, and when he saw the Empress Dowager Dong's cold words to him, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and said angrily: "The Empress Dowager is wise!" The minister dared to ask who this murderer was? The minister immediately arrested him! ”

Empress Dowager Dong did something wrong, and was unwilling to directly name Liu Zhan at the court meeting, and after listening to He Jin's words, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "This ...... There are some things that are difficult for the mourning family to explain, but who is the murderer, the mourning family is clear, today's court meeting is not to discuss how to arrest the murderer, but to discuss what crime should be committed by those who harbor the murderer! After the person who harbored the murderer is convicted, he will be questioned with the murderer! ”

Liu Hong didn't say a word, looking like he didn't care about himself. Although Liu Hong is a complete faint king, he has a trait that emperors have - unkindness, and in addition, Liu Hong has no good impression of Dong Yuan, who is always sympathetic, so Liu Hong has no feeling for Dong Yuan's death, and feels that Dong Yuan's death is as common as three meals a day.

He Jin was stunned for a moment, and said with straight eyebrows: "Dare to ask the Queen Mother, who is the one who harbors the murderer?" He is willing to be arrested. "The last time Feng Zhen and Xu Feng were arrested, He Jin didn't get any benefits, and sent people to the residences of Feng Zhen and Xu Feng, but he didn't find any money, but he had a reputation for killing afterwards, so at this court meeting, He Jin was extraordinarily positive.

Empress Dowager Dong glanced at He Jin and said leisurely: "The one who harbored the murderer is Zhonglang General Lu Zhi." ”

"What?!"

"How is this possible?"

"Lord Lu has always done things above board, and it is impossible to collude with that murderer!"

……

The civil and military ministers in the hall exploded at once, exchanged heads and ears, and talked about it.

Listening to the buzz below, Liu Hong was upset for a while, waved his hand irritably, and yelled: "Shut up!" Ahem...... Ahem......"

As soon as Liu Hong roared, he coughed violently, as if this roar had exhausted all his strength, Liu Hong sat on the dragon couch out of breath, holding his face red and his neck thick.

The emperor's words were still good, and when the ministers below heard that the emperor was furious, they quickly shut up, lowered their heads and stood respectfully in place.

Empress Dowager Dong frowned slightly, glanced at the small yellow door beside Liu Hong, and said coldly: "Don't come forward to serve yet!" ”

Xiao Huangmen hurriedly took a cup of tea and sent it to Liu Hong's mouth, Liu Hong took a few sips of tea, stopped coughing, and continued to sit there indifferently looking at the ministers of civil and military affairs.

Empress Dowager Dong looked at Liu Hong and said lightly: "Hong'er, let Xiao Fengzi serve by your side tomorrow." As he spoke, he glanced at the little yellow door just now, and said coldly, "As for this minion, let him go to the mourning family, and the mourning family will ask people to have a good time." ”

The little yellow door was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat, his face was pale, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "The slave should die...... Minions damn ......"

Liu Hong's face was lazy, he didn't look at the little yellow door, and said lightly: "Just follow the queen mother." "Liu Hong knows this little Fengzi, his name is Zuo Feng, and he is a celebrity around the Empress Dowager Dong. What Liu Hong didn't know was that Empress Dowager Dong took the opportunity to install her own people around Liu Hong in order to monitor Liu Hong's every move.

Lu Zhi hurriedly stepped out of the queue and said, "The minister has something to play!" ”

Liu Hong glanced at Lu Zhi, and suddenly remembered Liu Zhan, and couldn't help but feel timid, just about to speak, he heard the Empress Dowager Dong beside him say coldly: "Bold Lu Zhi, wearing a guilty body, what do you want to play!" ”

Lu Zhi glanced up at the Empress Dowager Dong, and said without humility or arrogance: "The minister has a clear conscience, and I don't know who the murderer the Empress Dowager said is, and how can he harbor it?" ”

"Bold! Dare to quibble! Come on, slap your mouth! Empress Dowager Dong shouted.

"Wait! The queen mother is angry, let's listen to Lu Qing first. Liu Hong hurriedly stopped Empress Dowager Dong's recklessness. Liu Hong thought to himself: Queen Mother, Queen Mother, you are usually domineering, but there is a god of death behind this Lord Lu!

Lu Zhi gave a deep salute: "My emperor is Shengming! Thank you for your grace! The thing that the minister wants to play is that Jingzhao Yin Dong Yuan mobilized the army privately for his own selfishness, and his crime should be punished! As he spoke, he took a bamboo slip from his bosom and presented it.

Empress Dowager Dong stood up and roared angrily: "Bold Lu Zhi! How dare you slander the ministers of the DPRK and China! As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the little yellow door was very eyeless and trotted over, took the bamboo slip and quickly presented it to Liu Hong.

This little yellow door is going to be unlucky, he has already been on the blacklist of the Empress Dowager Dong!

Liu Hong opened the bamboo slip, only to see that it was written that Jingzhao Yin Dong Yuan had repeatedly instructed Li Su, the captain of the North City Gate, to privately transfer the army, and the evidence was conclusive...... On the back of the bamboo slips, there are also dense names of people, Liu Hong roughly browsed it, and found that he didn't know any of these people, and asked with a frown: "Lu Qing, who are these people?" ”

"Back to the emperor, these people are all soldiers of the Northern Army and the Southern Army, and they are all Dong Yuan's personal transfer of troops." Lu Zhi said respectfully, but in his heart he admired Liu Zhan's everything. Before going to the court today, Liu Zhan suddenly handed Lu Zhi a bamboo slip, saying that it might be used at the court, Lu Zhi didn't believe it at the time, but at Liu Zhan's insistence, he brought it with him just in case.

Liu Zhan said at the time that if Dong Yuan died, the Empress Dowager Dong would definitely be in trouble, and this bamboo slip was evidence of Dong Yuan's private transfer of the army, and it could keep him safe at a critical moment. This bamboo slip was handed over to Shi A after Liu Zhan returned to the city. It only took two days for Shi A, who was doing things safely, to get things done, and he didn't leave a trace.

Liu Hong listened to Lu Zhi's words, fell into a dilemma, and didn't know what to do for a while, he looked at the Empress Dowager Dong with an angry face, and thought about Liu Zhan, who was asking for his life, and slandered for a while: I am too difficult!

Seeing that Liu Hongfu didn't speak, Empress Dowager Dong scolded: "Bold Lu Zhi, he actually fabricated the facts and punished him together with the crime of harboring!" Someone came, peeled off Lu Zhi's official uniform, and immediately put him on death row! ”

Lu Zhi was stunned, he didn't expect that this Empress Dowager Dong would be so immoral, rude and unruly, and openly roared at the court, and there seemed to be no emperor Liu Hong in her eyes. Lu Zhi pondered for a moment, and said, "My emperor, my nephew Liu Zhan greeted His Majesty, saying that he would come to the palace to meet him after he was busy for a while. ”

When Liu Hong heard Liu Zhan's name, he trembled, and hurriedly said: "Oh-hehe, Liu Gongzi has a heart, I am very pleased." Lu Qing is not guilty, please hurry up. After speaking, he shook the bamboo slip in his hand, looked at the Empress Dowager Dong helplessly, and said, "This is the ironclad evidence of Dong Yuan's private transfer of the army, there is no doubt." ”

Lu Zhi knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty Shengming! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Empress Dowager Dong didn't expect Liu Hong's elbow to turn out, she was so angry that she trembled, pointed at Liu Hong, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! The emperor is really majestic! I don't even recognize the mother of the mourning family, so good! It's really a big deal! After speaking, he glared at Lu Zhi, "Hmph! We'll see! With that, he flicked his sleeves and turned away.

Empress Dowager Dong originally wanted to use the court meeting to give Lu Zhian a crime, and then put Liu Zhan and Lu Zhi in prison together, so as to collect a few charges and cut the two of them into questioning, but she didn't expect Lu Zhi to be on guard, seeing that a court meeting she had carefully planned was about to turn into a farce, Empress Dowager Dong didn't have the face to stay any longer, stood up and turned around and left angrily.

"The Queen Mother! The queen mother ......" Liu Hong sat on the dragon couch and screamed a few times, but did not leave the Empress Dowager Dong, who was extremely angry, Liu Hong sighed and thought: Queen Mother! There's no way around it! The evidence is conclusive, how can I start! And my child's life is still in the hands of others!

As soon as Empress Dowager Dong left, He Jin couldn't help but come out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty please send an edict to arrest the murderer, even if Lord Dong is guilty, it should be convicted and punished by the imperial court, not by someone to decide the life and death of Lord Dong." ”

As soon as He Jin's words fell, the civil and military ministers in the palace responded one after another.

"Please ask the emperor to arrest the murderer!"

"Murderers cannot be allowed to go unpunished......"

"If the murderer is not caught, where will my big man's face remain?"

……

Liu Hong's head was loud when he heard this, he raised his hand and pressed it down, frowning and said, "Silence!" ”

His Royal Highness and everyone kept silent, waiting for Liu Hong's next words.

Liu Hong shook his head and said with some weakness: "He Jin listens to the edict, and you are limited to find out the truth within three days, and the murderer is arrested!" "Liu Hong is not stupid, last time Liu Zhan said that Li Su was killed by him, according to the relationship between Dong Yuan and Li Su, Liu Hong naturally thought of who killed Dong Yuan, but in the face of the reasonable request of the ministers, he couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse, so he had to be perfunctory, and only gave He Jin three days, Liu Hong firmly believed that the reckless man He Jin could not solve the case within three days.

"The minister obeyed the edict and promised to arrest the thief and put him in prison within three days."

"Alright, nothing to do!" Liu Hong got up and waved his hand, and couldn't wait to go towards his bedroom......