On this day, Yunxi had just walked out of the Fengtian Hall of the previous dynasty, and Wang Xi came over and said: "Your Majesty, the person mentioned in the compromises from Guangxi a few days ago has come to the capital, and now he is in the Jinyi Guard Yamen. ”

"Immediately pass them into the palace." Yun Xi said.

"Your Majesty, but you will pass them all into the palace?" Wang Xi said.

"How many people have come to the capital?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, a group of ten people have all come to the capital." Wang Xi said.

"In that case, call the surname Chen and the surname Pei into the palace. And told the six Shangshu not to leave the palace, but to wait in the Jinshen Palace. Yun Xi said.

Although Yun Xi didn't say it very clearly, Wang Xi also understood what he meant, and bowed down.

Yun Xi came to the front hall of the Qianqing Palace and seized the time to start dealing with political affairs. He hadn't done much to mark the notes in the past few days, and many of the notes that had already been drafted were piled up on his desk, and he had to finish them all quickly.

Half an hour later, Yun Xi successfully finished answering half of the recitals on the table, and was about to make persistent efforts to finish answering them, when Wang Xi walked in and said to him: "Your Majesty, the two of them have arrived at the Jinshen Palace, and the six Shangshu are also waiting in the Jinshen Palace. ”

Yun Xi put down the pen and muttered softly: "Today's recital is inexhaustible." ”

Then he stood up and said to the four auxiliary officers in front of him: "Three Aiqing, put down the pen, I have something to say." "Zhang Wen, who is on duty as the spring assistant officer, has taken a leave of absence, so there are only three of them.

Tyrant Zhao and the others all put down their pens and looked at Yun Xi with some surprise. It was extremely rare for Yun Hee to do this, and they had no idea why Yun Hee did it.

"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Guangxi Metropolitan Division and the Jingjiang Royal Mansion sent a book with sensational content that surprised me very much."

"But it's hard to tell if it's true or false based on just one piece of music. The two witnesses to this matter have entered Beijing today, and I have just announced their entry into the palace. But even with two witnesses, it is difficult for me to tell whether it is true or false. And this matter has a wide impact, so I asked you Aiqing to listen to this matter together and help me determine whether it is true or false. Yun Xi said.

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?" Xie Jin asked.

"When you get to the place, you will hear what they both have to say. I'm afraid that what I'm saying will preconceive you, so I'll leave it at that. Yun Xi said.

The three auxiliary officers followed Yun Xi out of the Qianqing Palace with doubts, walked to the Jinshen Palace, and saw the six Shangshu that were stranded here by Yun Xi.

The six books of Shangshu naturally raised the same question as Reconciliation Jin, and Yun Xi also said the same explanation, and they walked into another palace with some doubts.

As soon as Yun Xi entered, he saw a handsome young man in his twenties and a man in his forties standing in the pavilion, walking around constantly; The four eunuchs stood with their hands down.

As soon as the two of them saw Yun Xi and the others walking in, they immediately knelt down at Yun Xi and said: "Chen Tianping (Pei Boqi), a person from the lower country, has seen His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" ”

"Excuse me." Yun Xi walked over to them and stood still, and said.

The two of them kowtowed respectfully three more times before standing up.

"Chen Tianping." Yun Xi said.

"The minister is here." He agreed.

"I already knew what you said in the past few days when I went to the capital, but what you said was too sensational for me to believe with a letter, so the two of you told me about it in front of me, so that I could judge whether it was true or false."

Chen Tianping immediately knelt down again, saluted Yun Xi and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Tianping, is the grandson of the previous monarch of Annan and the cousin of the previous monarch. The so-called lord of Annam, who sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty this year, was actually a usurper. ”

His first sentence stunned the four auxiliary officials and the six Shangshu who followed Yun Xi in. They ignored Yun Xi being beside them, and they began to talk loudly or in low voices, and it took them a long time before they stopped talking.

Chen Tianping also knelt on the ground, quietly waiting for the discussion to stop and then said: "Your Majesty, the person who is now stealing the lord of Annan is actually the one who has controlled the government of Annan since the end of Hongwu, and Li Hancang, the son of Li Jichen, who killed the monarch and the rebel minister, because the kingdom has always refused my Annan tribute with the matter of rebelling against the minister Li Jichen and killing the king, and the rebel minister Li Jichen was afraid of the interference of the Ming Dynasty, so after killing the minister's brother, he changed the name of his son Li Hancang to Chen Huan, and forcibly married the minister's sister as his wife, so that he was arrogated to be the lord of Annan, and sent people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"After Chen Hao usurped the throne of the country, he and his father Li Jichen wantonly killed the people of the Chen clan of my Annan Kingdom, and my Chen clan was almost slaughtered. The minister knew that his father and son had bad intentions, so he applied to be transferred to the border with Laos a few years ago to save his life. After hearing that Chen Zang had transgressed, the ministers loyal to my Chen clan pushed the ministers to crusade against the rebels, but the rebel army had not yet been established, and the soldiers and horses sent by the rebel Li Jichen to recruit the ministers had already arrived, and the ministers had to flee in a hurry under the cover of people loyal to my Chen family, and fled to the rock valley, and died for a lifetime before fleeing to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has entered the orthodoxy, and the ministers have something to rely on. The descendants of the Chen family are now only one minister, and the minister and this thief do not share the sky. Pray for the mercy of the Holy Mercy and send the six divisions quickly to uphold justice. ”

After Chen Tianping finished speaking, Pei Boqi knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Minister Pei Boqi, both father and ancestor were the ruling doctors of Annan and died for state affairs. Chen's mother was a member of the Chen clan, so the minister served the former king (referring to the previous lord of the country who was killed by Li Jichen) when he was young, and served the former king in the court when he became an adult. ……。 At the end of Hongwu, the rebel minister Li Jichen and his son tried in vain to kill the lord and usurp the throne, and wantonly slaughtered the ministers loyal to the Chen family, more than 100 loyal and unyielding people were exterminated, tens of thousands of people were killed, and the minister's brother and wife were also killed. ”

The rebel minister Li Jichen also sent men and horses to arrest the minister and wanted to kill. The minister escaped from the army and hid in various valleys, wanting to come to the Ming Dynasty to ask His Majesty to uphold justice. After several years of tossing and turning, the minister escaped from Annan and came to Daming to meet His Majesty. ”

"The rebel minister Li Jichen is the son of my Annan old envoy Li Guoxiao, who served the Chen family in the era and was very favored, and even his son Han Cang was also reused when the former king was there. But after the death of the first king, the idea of not being a minister came up, and he changed his name, changed his name, changed his name, and disrespected the court. ”

"The ministers and other loyal ministers and good men are heartbroken, and I hope that Your Majesty will raise the division of the slaughter, inherit the righteousness of the absolute, eliminate the traitors, and restore the Chen family, and the ministers will die and be immortal. Dare to follow the loyalty of Bao Xu and mourn His Majesty, but the emperor will observe. ”

As they spoke, they both shed tears, and instead of crying, they began to cry loudly. With the touching words, even Yun Xi was a little moved.

However, Yun Xi immediately restrained his mind. Literati like this are very good at talking, and they are really sad, so it's not surprising that they cry. This is merely a means and must not be influenced in decision-making.

Then Yun Xi and the minister behind him asked a few more questions, and the two of them answered them one by one without hesitation.

When no one asked, Yun Xi ordered the eunuch to send the two of them to another palace, turned to the nine officials and said, "What do you think Aiqing? Is what these two people said true or false? ”

"Your Majesty, can you confirm Chen Tianping's identity? Is he really a person from the line of the lord of the country of Annam? If this is indeed the case with Chen Tianping, it can be concluded that this is true; However, if it is difficult to determine Chen Tianping's true identity, the ministers and others dare not determine the truth of this matter. Xie Jin said. The others nodded.

Although the words and actions of the two of them were very touching and seemed to be sincere, they were both cautious and did not dare to believe it easily. The impact of this matter is too great, if it is really the Ming Dynasty, it must preside over justice, so you have to beware of liars.

"But I can't determine Chen Tianping's true identity, so it's difficult for me to determine whether this matter is true or false." Yun Xi said: "This person has never come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute before, and the people who came with him can't believe what he said. ”

"Your Majesty, there are still envoys from the Nanyang countries who have come to the capital to congratulate the Ming New Year and have not returned to China, maybe someone knows Chen Tianping, so it is better to ask them to identify." Qi Tai said.

"Not good. As you can see, this Chen Tianping is only about twenty years old this year, and it is likely that he has not been to other countries before, so it may be useless for them to identify him. Yun Xi said.

At this time, a small eunuch quietly poked his head in and greeted Wang Xi. Wang Xi walked over and took something from his hand, glanced at it, and then walked to Yun Xi's side and said, "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei's secret report." ”

Yun Xi took it apart and looked at it a few times, and said to the minister in front of him: "Jin Yiwei interrogated the people who accompanied the two of them to Daming, and said that like Chen Tianping and Pei Boqi, the most experienced people in Jin Yiwei thought that they were not lying. And among them were two teenage women, one of whom claimed to be Chen Tianping's concubine, and the other claimed to be Chen Tianping's sister. ”

"A teenage woman should not lie, or it is easy to see if she lies; Jin Yiwei's interrogation methods of prisoners are also very skillful. So, Chen Tianping is a member of the Annan Chen family? So what he said should be true? Ru Yu said. Although he hated Jinyiwei very much, he still believed in Jinyiwei's methods of interrogating prisoners.

"Not necessarily." Li Ren said: "People have misses, horses have stumbled, although Jinyiwei is trustworthy, but there is no guarantee that the interrogation will be correct." For such an important matter, you can't make such a hasty decision. ”

Everyone discussed for a long time, but they couldn't find a way to safely identify Chen Tianping's identity.

At this time, Yun Xi suddenly said: "I have thought of a way, which should be able to determine Chen Tianping's true identity. ”

"Your Majesty, what is the solution?" Chen Di asked.

But Yun Xi didn't answer, but said: "Before this matter is announced in the court, the nine of you are not allowed to disclose it to the public. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Nine people bowed down and agreed.