The next day, the forty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, September 26, was in the morning.

"Young master, someone has come to the palace, please come into the palace to discuss important matters!" In his sleep, Li Hongyu was awakened by Wang Tieniu's voice outside the window.

"It's finally time to come!"

Li Hongyu was sleeping in a daze for a while before coming back to his senses, and then sighed helplessly, it seems that he guessed correctly, Emperor Taichang, who ran out of oil and dried up, still couldn't survive until tomorrow, otherwise the palace would not be so anxious to pass him into the palace.

In other words, Li Hongyu has now become the elder of the three dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, although this makes Li Hongyu's qualifications more profound, but it is really not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty to change three emperors in a short period of time.

Therefore, Li Hongyu did not slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly washed up and hurriedly followed the eunuch sent by Empress Li into the palace.

Imperial City, Daming Gate.

"Three princes."

When Li Hongyu arrived at the Daming Gate, the British Duke, the Wu Guogong and the Yongguo Gong, who were wearing mourning clothes, whispered something in front of the door, and it was obvious that they had also received the edict from Empress Li, so he got off the carriage and stepped forward to salute the three.

"Scholar Li, have you already guessed that Li Kezhuo's elixir is useless, which prevented the emperor from rewarding him?"

Seeing that Li Hongyu was coming, Wu Guogong greeted him and asked in a suspicious whisper, Yesterday, when Emperor Taichang was about to issue an order to promote Li Kezhuo, he was skillfully dragged by Li Hongyu.

Although the attendants who came to deliver the decree did not say that Emperor Taichang had an accident, but now there is nothing to spread to the palace in the middle of the night except for Emperor Taichang's health.

Therefore, the Duke of Wu Guo, the Duke of England, and the Duke of Yongguo have realized that the elixir offered by Li Kezhuo is useless, and Emperor Taichang's current situation must be in danger.

As soon as Duke Wu opened his mouth like this, Duke Ying and Duke Yongguo looked at Li Hongyu one after another, fortunately, Emperor Taichang's holy decree was not issued, otherwise it would have become a big joke today.

"The three princes, the lower officials just feel that Emperor Daxing rewarded Li Kezhuo a little too hastyly, and such a major matter should be handed over to the Yamen of Yousi to handle according to the rules."

After listening to Wu Guogong's words, Li Hongyu smiled awkwardly, Wu Guogong's question was very sensitive, and he didn't say much, so he bowed to Wu Guogong and replied seriously.

Could it be that he was going to tell the British prince that he had already guessed that the red pill that Emperor Taichang insisted on taking could actually kill Emperor Taichang? This is a great rebellious crime!

The three British dukes couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard this, and then stopped talking, even the outspoken Wu Guogong realized from Li Hongyu's answer that this topic was too taboo to discuss more, otherwise it would inevitably offend the majesty of Emperor Taichang, after all, the red pill was taken by Emperor Taichang himself.

It didn't take long for the first assistant of the cabinet to arrive at Daming Gate because of the distance from Daming Gate, and their residences came relatively late because they were far away from Daming Gate.

The mansion where the Ming lords lived was established during the Yongle Emperor, so it was naturally close to the Daming Gate, and the space in the inner city was limited, so Fang Congzhe and Zhou Jiamo and other Wenchen lived far away, and some people still lived in the outer city.

The gates of the imperial city would not be opened easily at night, so it was only after the arrival of the fourteen Tuogu auxiliary ministers that the guards on the tower of the city gate ordered the door to open and let everyone in.

There was nothing unusual in the Forbidden City, but when they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, they heard a burst of crying from the palace from a distance, which made Fang Congzhe and the others startled, and hurriedly quickened their pace and walked over.

Li Hongyu shook his head secretly, and silently followed behind everyone, where could Emperor Taichang withstand the toss of Li Kezhuo's "elixir", and his death was also an inevitable result, perhaps this was the best ending for Emperor Taichang, making him die in his sleep full of hope.

Obviously, Li Kezhuo's "elixir" caused irreparable damage to Emperor Taichang's body, making Emperor Taichang extremely prone to sudden death, but without the torture of illness and the fear of imminent death.

The courtyard of the Qianqing Palace was full of attendants and palace maids, crying bitterly one by one, crying to death.

Li Hongyu felt that the scene in front of him was so familiar, not long ago when Emperor Wanli died, there was such a heartbroken picture in the Qianqing Palace, in just two or three months, he experienced two emperors died, and he didn't know whether these palace maids and chamberlains were unfortunate or lucky.

In the dormitory of the Qianqing Palace, the concubines and children of Emperor Taichang knelt in front of the dragon bed and wept, and Empress Li, Zhu Youxiao and Empress Dowager Zheng stood in front of the window and wept secretly.

On the dragon bed, Emperor Taichang lay there peacefully, as if in a dream, Li Hongyu guessed right, Emperor Taichang died suddenly in a dream, and when Empress Li found out, his body had become cold, and he had no way to return to heaven.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are too late, I hope the emperor will forgive me!" Seeing this, the British public screamed in grief, led everyone to kneel beside the concubines, and cried loudly one by one.

"The British public does not need to blame himself, the emperor is in his sleep, and the palace has summoned you to discuss the emperor's funeral." After Li Hongyu and the British Duke cried bitterly, Empress Li wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said to the British Duke with a sad expression.

"The queen can rest assured, the ministers will definitely take care of the aftermath of the emperor with all their hearts." The British Duke bowed to Empress Li and replied with a sad expression.

"Then there will be your lords." Empress Li breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and her eyes fell on Emperor Taichang on the dragon bed again, and the two had been together day and night for more than ten years and had a deep relationship.

"Queen, Li Kezhuo's bewitching words confuse the public and plot to kill the emperor, please arrest him and interrogate him strictly." At this time, Wu Guogong, who was kneeling behind the British duke, couldn't help but say angrily, if it weren't for Li Kezhuo, Emperor Taichang would not be able to die now.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Subsequently, the Tuogu auxiliary ministers who were kneeling there spoke up one after another to express their approval, after all, someone was responsible for the unnatural death of Emperor Taichang.

"Scholar Li, this palace has ordered you to be responsible for a thorough investigation of Li Kezhuo, and at that time, the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town will assist you, and you must find out the truth." Empress Li came back to her senses when she heard this, looked at Li Hongyu who was kneeling behind the crowd with a deep groan, and commanded in a deep voice.

Although Li Hongyu is the youngest of all the ministers, his ability to investigate cases is undoubtedly the strongest, whether it is Huguang, Beijing or even Shanxi, he has demonstrated his excellent ability to handle cases, and his meticulous thinking and accurate speculation are unmatched.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Hongyu was the champion of the Ming Dynasty, then Dali Temple and the Criminal Department would rush to get Li Hongyu, and then let Li Hongyu deal with those difficult and miscellaneous cases.

In addition, Li Hongyu is young, strong, and energetic, so he is the best candidate to investigate Li Kezhuo's case.

"The minister respectfully obeys the decree!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard this, he didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he didn't think about it and still couldn't dodge, so he replied in a deep voice.

In the early morning, before dawn, the gate of Daming Gate suddenly opened.

Then, Li Hongyu, who was expressionless, rode a tall horse, surrounded by many Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi sergeants, and ran all the way along the official road on the street, galloping towards the outer city, where Li Kezhuo's home was located.

Because the time had not yet arrived, Li Hongyu and his entourage rushed to the gate of the inner city leading to the outer city when the city gate had not yet opened.

"Open the door, open the door!" When they arrived at Li Kezhuo's residence, the street was deserted and there were few people, and the people of Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town surrounded the Li family, and a hundred households of Jinyi Wei stepped forward and knocked on the door hard, and four sergeants carried a thick and heavy knock wood to the side.

"Who, what kind of mourning in the early morning can you afford to disturb the dreams of my family?" After a while, a scolding voice came from the door, the voice was full of dissatisfaction, and it seemed a little arrogant.

Li Hongyu's brows suddenly wrinkled, it was only one day that the descendants of the Li family had become so arrogant, in case Li Kezhuo really gained power in the court, they would not raise their tails to the sky.

"Debt repayment, it is a matter of course, open the door quickly, otherwise Lao Tzu will hit the door." The hundred households who knocked on the door replied quietly when they heard the words.

Originally, according to Liu Han's intentions, people would have to knock the door open and rush in directly, but Li Hongyu felt that it was too rude to do that, no matter how he said that he was also the champion of the Ming Dynasty, so he was ready to salute first and then soldiers, and if the people inside refused to open the door, they would break in with a wooden knock.

"******, you are blind, this is the mansion of Lord Li of Honglu Temple!"

When the people in the door heard this, they immediately scolded, and opened the courtyard door with a bang, and the man who was already in his thirties and looked like a family member stretched out his hand and pointed at the brocade guard Baihu and scolded, "Do you ****** want ......to die?"

Before he finished speaking, the family Ding was stunned, and stood there with a stunned expression, he originally thought that it was the **** gangsters in the capital who came to find trouble, and the black pressure outside the door was full of heavily armed soldiers, and judging from the costume, it was still a brocade guard.

"Take it!" While the family member was stunned, Liu Han gave an order expressionlessly, and several sergeants rushed over and pressed him to the ground, stuffing a ball of rags in his mouth and tying it up with a rope.

Frightened, the man struggled desperately, making a whining sound to defend himself, but was carried away by the sergeant.

"Rush in, no one is allowed to be spared, and nothing must be damaged, otherwise you will be severely punished!"

After the family member was carried away, Liu Han looked at Li Hongyu, Li Hongyu bowed slightly, so Liu Han waved his hand into the courtyard, and shouted loudly to the surrounding soldiers of Jinyi Weibei Town.

With a bang, the soldiers gathered outside the door poured into the Li Mansion like a tide, Li Hongyu had already issued an order, because it was a mystery of the life and death of Emperor Taichang, it was strictly forbidden to destroy anything in the Li Mansion, and he believed that because of the sudden incident, Li Kezhuo would definitely leave some clues about the pills.

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