The two chatted while walking, and it didn't take long for them to walk near the palace gate. Regarding what Xiao Chumo said just now, Qianqiu did not accept it immediately, but he did not explicitly refuse.

At present, the court is short of talents, and because of Situ Ye before, the court has lost a lot of ministers, not to mention, the remaining part also needs a big change. There is still more than half a month to go before the imperial examination, and it is not easy to meet a capable and very smart person like Qianqiu, Xiao Chumo is naturally unwilling to let it go easily.

But right now, this is in the palace, and neither time nor place is a good time to speak, so Xiao Chumo did not continue to talk about this topic. Originally, he was supposed to go back to the palace with Qianqiu, but the secret of the concubine appeared too suddenly, and he had to stay in the palace for a while longer to deal with the rest of the matter.

Qianqiu was very discerning, he knew that Xiao Chumo had other things to do, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to know, so he didn't refuse the latter's kindness, followed the guards of the regent palace and got into the carriage and went back to the palace first. And after Xiao Chumo saw him leave, he immediately turned around and ordered the two guards behind him, asking them to immediately send someone to the ministers' mansion to invite them, saying that the regent had something to discuss.

Originally, it was close to noon after the interrogation of the palace maid, and it would be time for lunch in a while, but Xiao Chumo really didn't have much appetite for things in his heart. So, the ministers were unlucky, and before they could eat a bite of the hot meal, they were taken to the palace by the guards who came to visit suddenly.

The first few ministers to arrive looked at each other, wondering why this iron-faced and selfless regent suddenly made such a scene. At first, they were secretly speculating whether they had made a mistake and were caught by the people of Xifu, but seeing that their colleagues in the court and China were taken outside the imperial study one after another, even if they were flustered, they could calm down a little.

It's not that they are so united and helpful on weekdays, but thinking that even if they are punished, there are so many people with them, and their hearts are inexplicably more stable.

People are so strange, they are always frightened when they are alone, but if they fall into the crowd, no matter who they are, their faces will suddenly become thicker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Lord Regent, please come in."

Seeing that there were more than twenty ministers standing outside the imperial study one after another, all of them were important ministers of the court, and a little eunuch inside also brought out Xiao Chumo's orders in a timely manner.

The ministers swallowed their saliva as they looked at the door that had been opened, even though there was inevitably some drumming in their hearts, but after all, it was the regent, and after hesitating for a moment, they still raised their feet and walked in.

If the people with official positions are really counted very strictly, then there are really few people who dare to say that they have a clear conscience, otherwise Situ Ye would not have easily controlled half of the court by himself. And the people who are called in by Xiao Chumo right now happen to be the ones who have a lot of official positions and are the happiest in the court on weekdays.

"Wechen see the regent!"

With a very neat shout, the minister who walked into the imperial study knelt down towards Xiao Chumo, and the scene looked a little spectacular.

The regent regent, as the name suggests, naturally has the power to supervise and deal with the affairs of the court, no matter what Xiao Chumo called them to come this time, at least for now, they must not forget the etiquette they should have. In fact, if you really want to talk about it, this kneeling ceremony is only used to worship when facing the little emperor in the court, but most of these ministers have ghosts in their hearts, so naturally how to show respect and how to come.

Xiao Chumo raised his eyebrows, he probably guessed the intentions of these ministers in his heart, it was nothing more than that he was afraid that he would really find something not very good on their heads. For a while, he only felt a little funny, but he didn't open his mouth to ask, and there was still an indifferent look on his face: "Get up, this time I am in such a hurry to let you adults enter the palace, there are two things to tell you." ”

His voice paused, and he watched as all the ministers below got up from the ground, and then he told the news that the little emperor had been cured first. However, in the end, he still took into account the current disunity of people in the court, and did not tell the truth, only saying that he found a master by chance, and he was able to cure the little emperor with a decoction.

The ministers didn't know the details, and after listening to Xiao Chumo's words, they were naturally amazed. One by one, seeing that there didn't seem to be anything wrong with today's atmosphere, they relaxed a little, and instead praised the master who had cured the little emperor, and also opened his mouth to mention a few words of reward for that person.

Xiao Chumo naturally didn't have anything to be unhappy about, because he had already thought about giving Qianqiu something as a thank you gift for the little emperor's detoxification. And the reason why he called these ministers into the palace right now was not just to be bored and wanted to take a look at the hypocritical faces of these people.

"Don't worry about the thanksgiving first, that master is currently living in this king's mansion, and if you want to express your gratitude, you can do it at any time. However, there is another matter to discuss with the ministers at this time. ”

After Xiao Chumo finished speaking, he picked up the two pieces of paper with red handprints in his hand, and then asked the guards waiting beside him to send them to the nearest minister below.

"The concubine has passed away for a few days, and the coffin should be sealed and sent to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow, but when the king asked the first-class palace maid beside the concubine today, he asked about something else, so he hurriedly asked the adults to come into the palace to discuss."

He didn't make it clear directly, after all, if this matter was said on the surface, it would indeed be a loss of royal face. Anyway, these ministers knew that he had always had doubts about the death of the concubine, and the testimony of the two palace maids was now sent to them, and I believe that he didn't need to explain too much.

These ministers were originally the faction that advocated putting the concubine into the earth as soon as possible, and they all had a lot of complaints when Xiao Chumo hadn't mentioned this matter before, but now when they heard this, many people immediately raised their heads and urged the people in front of them to quickly pass the paper over, so that he could also see what was written on it.

However, the ministers who had read the two confessions, no matter how dissatisfied they were with the matter of parking the concubine's body before, no longer cared whether they were slapping themselves in the face at this time, and instead showed their indignation.

The paper with the testimony was passed around in everyone's hands, and finally someone couldn't sit still, stood up and arched his hand towards Xiao Chumo: "Lord Wang, a woman like this who is shameless and doesn't put the royal face in her eyes at all, must not be allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum!" If it is according to the rules left by the previous dynasties, this kind of woman will be stripped of her position and sealed and exposed to her body for three days! ”

As soon as these words came out, the remaining ministers opened their mouths as if they had found a leader, and they all said that they agreed with this man's point of view. Some people even think that the reason why they have been thinking about the concubine before and want people to hurry into the ground is because the concubine who died violently is too good at disguise and deceived them all.