Xue Yan, the secretary of Dali Temple, accompanied by the eunuchs, walked out of the East Warm Pavilion and walked up the inclined corridor. At this time, the snow outside the inclined corridor was already falling heavily, and the ground was covered in silver, and the palace was covered in colorful lacquer paintings; The view of the palace in winter is very beautiful.

Xue Yan had no intention of enjoying the scenery.

He was still thinking about the errand that the Holy God had given him just now. The Holy Lord's intention to find out the truth about the death of the former emperor...... Xue Yan was very clear and didn't have many doubts about this in his heart.

Now the imperial court officials and troops have been defeated! Hong Xichao is about to fall apart, and I am afraid that the saint must also know this in his heart; So in desperation, the saint's thoughts finally returned to the original point: the reason why the king of Han raised an army.

In the past, the imperial court did not need to care about any excuse for "fighting crime and rebellion". There are already people on the throne, and the vassal king's rebellion is a rebellion! Reasoning cannot really solve the problem, and it is the right thing to put down the rebellion and destroy the rebels.

But now the court can't destroy the rebels, and it has to be destroyed in turn! When you really can't win, reasoning becomes the only option.

At this time, Xue Yan judged that the death of the first emperor had nothing to do with the saint.

Otherwise, there is no point in doing this. The suspicion of the former officials of the East Palace is not too big, and those officials are not so bold, not to mention that they should not have conspired with them today.

Therefore, Xue Yan believes that there should be someone else who commits the heinous crime......

Once the truth of the death of the former emperor is really discovered, and the convincing truth is found and made public to the world, it will be beneficial to the saints in righteousness!

Then there will be no fault on the Holy One; And as the crown prince and the eldest son, he succeeded to the throne without dispute, and the holy throne is so legitimate that it couldn't be more legitimate! Unless Emperor Jianwen overturns the case further, the candidate for Emperor Ming will inevitably be the current saint in terms of rituals.

If things come to that point, Xue Yan's method for King Han is to "Zen Rang...... After all, after King Han sat on the throne, he still wanted to sit firmly, so he had to talk about righteousness; In order to avoid the embarrassing situation of its edict and unjustifiable name.

Although the truth of "Zen Rang" is very reluctant, it always has a history, at least when interpreting the source of the throne of the Han Dynasty, there is something to say.

So at that time, the king of Han captured the capital of the Ming Dynasty by force and forced Jinshang to abdicate, and it was possible that he would not dare to kill the saint and his family. If the king of Han did those things, everyone in the world would accuse him of being cruel and ruthless; "Zen let" also seems too fake!

Xue Yan pondered: Even if the King of Han is very bold, he acts recklessly and unreasonably, and eradicates the whole family of Jinshang. At least the saint doesn't have to bear the charge of killing the king and killing his father!

This kind of crime is really so heartbreaking, the world will never tolerate it, and the Holy One does not know what it will be like to be insulted by the world in the future......

So Xue Yan felt the thoughts of the saint clearly. Xue Yan's most suspicious place is to consider himself!

In the Dongnuan Pavilion before, the Holy Lord suddenly ordered Xue Yan to do this errand, and Xue Yan replied not very happily. He immediately realized: This matter will offend the king of Han. In this situation, if it weren't for the people who were bound to die, who would be willing to offend the King of Han easily?

But the holy decree could not be disobeyed, and Xue Yan could only accept it.

Deep down, he has always been full of curiosity and desire for the truth; It was such an important event, which made him even more shaky.

Xue Yan believed the words of "famous in history" and "recited through the ages" that the saint said before! It is impossible for Qingshi not to record such a major event, and the person who found out the truth is him Xue Yan, of course, he will leave his name in the history books.

To be famous, or to die? This is something that Xue Yan has been pondering for a long time and is still wandering.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly felt that even if he went to investigate this matter, he would not necessarily die! He felt that he didn't die for two reasons.

First, he is the matchmaker of the concubine of the Han Dynasty, and when the time comes, the lintel of the Guo family will rise to the sky, and the Guo family will not think of a way for Xue Yan?

Second, Xue Yan suddenly remembered Xia Yuanji. This person has been an official since the Taizu period, and he was reused during the Jianwen period, and the wrong position can no longer be wrong; And after the end of the "Battle of Jingyan", Xia Yuanji did not surrender at first! He was caught in front of Emperor Yongle before he was forced to surrender.

Such a person was unscathed in the bloody early years of Yongle, and his official was promoted! And the civil officials who did not surrender like Xia Yuanji ended up miserable and those who were not punished were considered to have a good end!

Xue Yan thinks that the only reason why people like Xia Yuanji can survive is that Xia Yuanji has real skills in the affairs of the household department! The emperor, who was as cruel as the first emperor, was reluctant to kill talents.

If Xue Yan can find out the truth, he will offend the King of Han; When the time comes, he will admit his mistake again and find excuses such as "the holy decree cannot be violated...... Coupled with the fact that he proved himself competent in criminal law, it was possible to be tolerated and forgiven. Xue Yan felt that it was worth risking his life in order to leave a name for eternity!

At this time, Haitao sent Xue Yan to the Qianqing Palace Gate, and when he left the Qianqing Gate, it was no longer a harem area. So Haitao stood in the gatehouse and saluted: "Xue Siqing go slowly, and our family will be sent here." ”

Xue Yan politely arched his hand and said, "There is Father-in-law Lao Hai." ”

Haitao hurriedly hugged the dust and bowed again.

Xue Yan walked out of the Qianqing Gate and saw that the snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier. He stood in the snow, and having made up his mind, he stood tall and looked up at the sky. At this time, he looked heroic and upright, and said in a long voice: "Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky!" ”

Haitao behind him observed Xue Yan with interest.

…… The Kunning Palace in the imperial palace stands quietly on the pedestal in the midst of the flying snowflakes.

Zhang sat on the throne above Kunning Palace, her arms outstretched, the sleeves of her robe resting on the armrests on both sides of the wide chair, sitting in a very domineering posture, she looked coldly at everything around her.

The palace is thick and luxurious, with faintly glowing silk curtains hanging low, and the carved windows are delicate and picturesque. Elegant and white snowflakes float outside the window, and the palace in winter is not only not cold, but also not gloomy, and the colorful pigments make everything not boring.

However, the gorgeous environment did not make Zhang happy. She was pale and her eyes were full of anger.

Because no matter how good the palace of the Ming Dynasty is, soon these things will not belong to her!

Zhang is thinking back on his years of suffering and the hardships of his current position. I finally got everything, but I didn't expect it all to be taken away! The anger and unwillingness in her heart are simply nowhere to be spoken.

At this moment, the door of the palace was opened, and the prince Zhu Zhanji walked in.

Jungi was over ten years old and twelve years old, and he had completely grown into a half-sized child. Although his face was still a little childish, he was already familiar with etiquette, and he saluted: "Erchen meets the queen mother." ”

Zhang looked at Zhanji, his anger subsided slightly, and more sadness and heartache suddenly came to his heart. She stretched out her hand lovingly and said, "Come to the queen mother." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Jungi walked over obediently, he was much more sensible than before.

Zhang stretched out his hand and stroked Zhan Ji's face, seeing that he was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked a little similar to his grandfather, but it was not the same as his father's face.

While looking at her son, she sighed with mixed emotions.

Zhan Ji raised his head and said indignantly, "Did Uncle Second Emperor make you angry?" When the retainer has great power, he will definitely find a bunch of charges for that hateful imperial uncle and burn him alive! Erchen wants to kill his entire family and all his henchmen, and then elect those civil officials in the court who open their eyes and talk nonsense to revise history, and make up more anecdotes to write history, so that he will be stinking for 10,000 years! so that the queen mother can be angry. ”

"Who taught you?" Zhang asked.

Zhanji was hesitant and couldn't answer.

Zhang didn't have the heart to ask more, but he understood that someone must teach these words, otherwise the teenage children would not be so careful about the questions.

She stroked her son's face and said, "It's not wrong for Junji to have filial piety. That person is not good or bad, but too powerful, and life is a threat. You think so, and it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, it's just for the sake of your family's strong position......"

Speaking of which, Zhang is back to reality; She looked at her dearest relatives, and her heart was once again full of helplessness and heartache.

As a mother, she watched her own son, who was originally extremely noble, about to lose everything, and worried about the safety of Zhanji's life, Zhang's heart was like a knife for a while!

After a while, the celebrant and eunuch Haitao entered. Haitao stepped forward and bowed: "The slave has seen the queen mother and the eldest prince. After saying that, he bowed down and stood at his side.

Zhang said to Zhu Zhanji a little reluctantly: "You go down." The queen mother said a few words to Haitao. ”

Zhan Ji respectfully bowed and said, "The sons and daughters will obey the decree of Yi. ”

Haitao stepped forward, leaned over and whispered a few words beside Zhang.

After hearing this, Zhang pressed his palm on the armrest, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Fuliusheng and others, so wolf-hearted and ungrateful!" Didn't the Holy One decree punish the nine clans? The Holy One is too soft-hearted! ”

Haitao hurriedly said: "Niangniang is angry, this matter is because no one persuaded the emperor." The ministers only hated behind their backs, but they did not come forward to speak, for fear of offending the traitorous king too much; Only Commander Tan asked for advice for everyone. The emperor only ordered the prisoner to be arrested and imprisoned...... And those people are from the noble family, and Commander Tan doesn't dare to do anything without the emperor's holy decree. ”

Zhang's brows furrowed, and he whispered: "Tell General Tan not to give them food, starve them to death!" ”

Haitao said: "The slave will bring the words of the mother's year, whether Commander Tan dares to do it, it's hard to say......"

Zhang calmed down a little and said, "Only let General Tan deal with Liu Sheng's family." ”

Haitao bowed and said: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Haitao said softly again: "The emperor issued an order to ask Xue Yan, the secretary of Dali Temple, and the commander of Jinyiwei to envoy Tan Qing and slave maids, to secretly investigate the death of the first emperor together. ”

"Oh?" Zhang nodded, and quickly became distracted, she pondered something, and did not speak for a long time.

When Zhang came back to his senses and saw that Haitao was still by his side, he waved his hand lightly and said, "Whatever the Holy Lord tells you to do, you will do it well." ”