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Yikun Palace is one of the six palaces in the west of the Forbidden City, the place where the concubines of the Ming Dynasty lived, it is a pattern of two courtyards, built in the fifteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Wan'an Palace, and it was renamed Yikun Palace when Jiajing was in the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, there was laughter in Yikun Palace, Emperor Wanli and a graceful middle-aged woman were talking and laughing, and Princess Shouning and Zhu Wanting were accompanying her.

This middle-aged woman who has an intimate relationship with Emperor Wanli is naturally the imperial concubine of the Zheng family who was favored by Emperor Wanli, and can be called a generation of strange women in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial concubine is the title of the Ming harem second only to the queen, if it is not for the queen to be alive, I am afraid that the Wanli Emperor will make her the queen.

The reason why Concubine Zheng Guifei has been blessed with grace for a long time and won the favor of Emperor Wanli is not just because of her beauty, otherwise Emperor Wanli would have already empathized with her when she was old and decrepit.

Speaking of which, her favor is due to her intelligence and cleverness and her knowledge of poetry, and it is impossible for her to be so enduring.

Because the emperor is the lord of the Ninety-Five and the lord of a country, the concubines in the harem are all obedient to the Wanli Emperor, in awe, and they are afraid of making mistakes when they speak and act.

But Concubine Zheng is completely different, she seems innocent and unscrupulous, she dares to tease and satirize the emperor, and at the same time can listen to the emperor's confiding to relieve his worries, which other concubines can't do.

When other concubines bowed their heads and bent down when they talked to Emperor Wanli, looking terrified, Zheng Guifei dared to openly hug Emperor Wanli and touch Emperor Wanli's head, a series of "disrespectful" behaviors in the eyes of people No one dared to do it except her.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Zheng Guifei's difference that Emperor Wanli regarded her as a confidante and was more favored, and in just three years, she was promoted from a concubine to a concubine and then to a concubine.

Knock knock knock......

Just when Emperor Wanli was talking and laughing with Concubine Zheng, he suddenly faintly heard a drum sound coming from outside, which made his brows slightly stunned, and then shook his head disapprovingly, thinking it was just an auditory hallucination.

After all, this is the Forbidden City, and anyone who is impatient enough to dare to beat the drum and disturb the Holy Driver is a capital crime.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the drums have sounded." The next moment, a eunuch walked into the palace gate from a fast step, bowed to Emperor Wanli and said.

"Dengwen Drum?" Emperor Wanli had a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, and looked at the eunuch who reported the news with some astonishment, thinking that he had heard it wrong, and that the drum had not sounded for a long time.

"Back to the emperor, the drum sound is coming from the direction of the right gate of Chang'an, it should be the Dengwen drum." The eunuch bowed and replied respectfully.

"Send someone to see, what's going on?" Emperor Wanli's face sank when he heard this, and he ordered coldly, secretly feeling annoyed in his heart, the person on duty at the Dengwen drum was simply a waste, and the Dengwen drum was actually sounded.

"Your Majesty, could something happen in the court?" After the eunuch who reported the news left, Concubine Zheng asked with some concern, but she knew that the drum would not sound inexplicably.

"If there is something in the imperial court, the people who have the Si Yamen will definitely enter the palace to report, and they will not beat the drum."

Emperor Wanli shook his head, his brows furrowed slightly, he was not worried about any major national events, there were people who shouted grievances through the Dengwen Drum, you must know that this was the purpose of the Dengwen Drum when it was set up.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli is now very strange that what kind of grievances have happened, and the case can go straight to him by bypassing the Three Law Divisions.

Zhu Wanting and Princess Shouning couldn't help but glance at each other with some disappointment, it was really disappointing that a good family gathering turned out to be like this.

At this moment, Zhu Wanting never imagined that the drumming would be related to Li Hongyu.

"Your Majesty, it has been found out, under the leadership of Zhao Xin, who tried to test Yayuan in Huguang Wuwuke Township, a group of people who took the exam came to beat the Dengwen drum and tried to solve the grievances of Li Hongyu in Huguang Wuwuke Township, who was arrested in Daxing County.

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About two quarters of an hour later, the eunuch who had gone to the door first to report walked in again, walked in with a tray in his hand and a stack of things, came to the Wanli Emperor who was sitting on the warm couch and sipping tea, bowed down and lifted the tray and said, "This is Zhao Xin's state and the official document of the Shuntian Mansion asking the Ministry of Rites to suspend Li Hongyu's qualification for the examination, and in addition, Zhao Xin and the Daxing County Cheng who presided over Li Hongyu's case are waiting outside." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Wanting, who was massaging Concubine Zheng's shoulders there, was taken aback, and the movements in her hands froze, her face was full of shock, no matter what, she couldn't imagine that Li Hongyu would have an accident, and there was a major event that alarmed Emperor Wanli.

Princess Shouning on the side noticed Zhu Wanting's gaffe, so she quietly stepped forward to replace Zhu Wanting and personally massaged Concubine Zheng.

It's also a coincidence, when Zhao Xin was forced to beat the drum with death in front of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion, Han Song, the county of Daxing County, was working in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and the Shuntian Mansion had already issued an official document to the Ministry of Rites, requesting that Li Hongyu's qualification for the examination be temporarily suspended before Li Hongyu's case was heard clearly, and this official document was taken to the Ministry of Rites by Han Song on the order of the Shuntian Mansion.

It was the first time that an official of the Ministry of Rites had encountered such a ridiculous thing, and he had suspended the qualifications of a person who was taking the exam before the exam, and he was still a Xie Yuan.

Since there was no precedent for this matter to follow, and the stakes were so high, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to make a decision on their own, so they reported it to the next level.

While Han Song was waiting, he heard that Zhao Xin had gone to Dengwen Drum Pavilion to complain to Li Hongyu, and some of the moves were also involved, which made his face pale in an instant, and he never expected that things would develop to such a bad point.

He thought that Zhao Xin must be crazy, otherwise he would not have thought of using such a crazy idea to help Li Hongyu, wouldn't he be afraid that he would die without a place to bury after colliding with Emperor Wanli.

Therefore, after the matter of the Dengwen Drum Pavilion came out, the Ministry of Rites brought the official document sent by the Shuntian Mansion to the Dengwen Drum Pavilion, and when the palace sent someone to check it, they were sent to the palace to ask the Wanli Emperor to take a look, and the Wanli Emperor made a decision.

Of course, Zhao Xin and Han Song, as important people involved in Li Hongyu's case, were naturally brought into the palace and waited outside the palace gate of Yikun Palace, waiting for Emperor Wanli to summon them.

"Li Hongyu?" After listening to the eunuch's report, Emperor Wanli's brows suddenly flashed with surprise, and Li Hongyu's image couldn't help but appear in front of him.

To tell the truth, although he only saw Li Hongyu once, the Wanli Emperor had a deep impression of Li Hongyu, destroying the family and relieving the difficulties, Huguang Jieyuan, Lian Solving the Murder Case and "Ping Liao Ce", all of which just happened to a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, especially the unique views on the situation in Liaodong, all of which were enough for the Wanli Emperor to remember Li Hongyu.

"Come on, let Zhao Xin and Han Song come in." Therefore, after Emperor Wanli looked at Zhao Xin's appearance and the official documents of Shuntian Mansion, he gave the order with an expressionless face, and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

Although he knew that Li Hongyu was very talented and admired Li Hongyu, he didn't know how Li Hongyu behaved in private, and it would be difficult to award him a heavy responsibility if he misbehaved.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli wanted to know what kind of person Li Hongyu was, and at the same time, this was also to give an explanation to those candidates in the capital.

"Knock on the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" Zhao Xin and Han Song quickly entered the house and knelt down to salute Emperor Wanli.

"Han Xiancheng, tell me, did Li Xie Yuan **** those two good family women?" Emperor Wanli's gaze fell on Han Song and asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Wanting suddenly became nervous when she heard this, and looked at Han Song with a concerned expression, she didn't believe that Li Hongyu would be a **** woman from a good family at all.

"Back to the emperor, according to the available evidence, Li Jieyuan will not escape his crime!" Han Song pondered for a moment when he heard this, and replied respectfully, "But now that the case has just begun to be heard, we may be able to find evidence of Li Jieyuan's innocence in the future." ”

"In your experience, how long will it take to get to the bottom of this case?" Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this, and asked in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, it will take at least a month to find out all the suspicions and clues, and the minister will send someone to verify the testimony of all the parties." Han Song thought about it carefully and solemnly gave an answer.

"A month?" The expression on Emperor Wanli's face became a little gloomy, which meant that Li Hongyu was going to miss the entrance examination of Jinke.

Zhu Wanting's eyes suddenly showed an anxious look, the reason why Li Hongyu rejected her in Wuchang City last year was to show off her strength in her career, if he missed the test, then he could only wait for the next opportunity to test.

"Your Majesty, this case is not complicated, the minister has already identified some clues to Li Jieyuan, so the case can be concluded within a day, and the facts of the case will be revealed to the world."

At this time, Zhao Xin, who was kneeling beside Han Song, suddenly spoke, looked at Emperor Wanli solemnly and said, "Now the time is urgent, the Tribute Court is about to close, and the case cannot be concluded before the gate, if Li Xie Yuan is framed, the minister implores the emperor to send down a decree and allow him to enter the Tribute Court for reference!" ”

Originally, Zhao Xin was still nervous about seeing Emperor Wanli, after all, Emperor Wanli was the son of the Great Tomorrow, and ordinary people couldn't see him at all, so they were subconsciously in awe of him, and their mood was naturally nervous.

However, after seeing Emperor Wanli, her state of mind unexpectedly calmed down, the fear in her heart gradually dissipated, and she concentrated on dealing with Emperor Wanli, perhaps this is what people call "no stage fright".

"One day?" Emperor Wanli was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Zhao Xin, feeling a little incredible.

Including Zhu Wanting, everyone looked at Zhao Xin in amazement, thinking that she was joking, if the case was really so simple, then how could Han Song be so unconfident, thinking that the investigation time would be at least a month.

"Your Majesty, if the emperor decrees, the minister will be able to assist the government in investigating this case at night." Zhao Xin nodded solemnly when she heard this, she wasn't joking.

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