"Your Majesty!"

In the side hall of Cining Palace, although they had already known the general course of the matter from Liu Ruoyu, they still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw Zhu Yijun sitting here safely, and stepped forward to bow and salute. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Gentlemen, don't be polite, sit down!"

Zhu Yijun nodded and said.

"Presumably you already know, today the Ministry of Rites for Princess Rongchang to choose a son-in-law, the Queen Mother and her old man specially summoned the candidate talent into the palace, by King Shou personally inspected his talent and character, but someone suddenly broke into the side hall, armed with a wooden stick to attack King Shou, and killed and injured several guards."

"The matter is urgent, although the thug who committed the murder has been subdued, but in order to prevent the palace from still having his comrades, so I and the Queen Mother temporarily ordered the Twenty-six Guards to block the imperial city, and I did not inform you gentlemen in advance, please forgive me!"

Contrary to what later generations thought, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers, especially with cabinet ministers, was not a completely rigid relationship between the monarch and his courtiers, but more often like a political partner.

Although the power to mobilize the 26 guards is in the hands of the emperor, after all, there has been such a big turmoil, and the follow-up disposal will inevitably be very troublesome, and the emperor and the cabinet need to work together, so Zhu Yijun's apology at this moment can be regarded as an opportune moment.

As for the so-called majesty of the monarch that cannot be offended, it is more because the Son of Heaven represents the country, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven is the credibility of the country, so most of the time the emperor cannot be wrong.

But that is only for a large scale, for example, the emperor's decree issued in a formal edict is transmitted to all corners of the world, in which case even if it is wrong, it can only be amended, not directly overturned.

And like now, when discussing government affairs, it is common for mutual compromise and relaxation of the atmosphere, so Wang Xijue and others did not take it too seriously, and bowed their hands in vain.

"Don't dare!"

"Your Majesty said that the thug broke into the Cining Palace and attacked His Royal Highness King Shou, dare to ask His Highness what is the situation now? Also, the ministers and others just saw that the Jinyi Guard commanded Lord Luo Sigong to come out of the side hall, but he had already checked the palace? What did you find? ”

Zhu Geng was the most anxious, and then turned the topic back to the topic, saying.

"King Shou is fine, this thug has also been subdued, and now he has been imprisoned, only Luo Sigong cooperated with Dongchang to check the palace, and no suspicious people were found, etc., it can be basically determined that this thug is not in the same party, but Fang Cai Luo Sigong also said, saying that the thug is crazy, it seems that the brain is sick, I mean, such a big rebel, should be punished with capital punishment, in order to deter the world, what do you think?"

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and said.

However, these words made the four cabinet ministers look at each other, and finally Shen Li stood up and said.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, such a great rebel should be punished with capital punishment, but the minister thinks that this thug broke into the palace ban, but he can successfully find His Royal Highness King Shou in the many palaces of the harem, there must be a hidden secret, not to mention that the palace is strictly forbidden, and the twenty-six guards of Shangzhi patrol the palace day and night, but before the thug started, no one found his identity, so the minister thought that there must be an internal response."

"What's more, His Royal Highness King Shou has an extraordinary identity, as the eldest son of the emperor, the future prince of my Ming Dynasty, even if there is no major problem, it should not be disposed of lightly, in the opinion of the ministers, this case should be handed over to the three divisions for strict trial, find out the mastermind behind the scenes, and punish it as a whole, so as to calm the hearts of the ministers!"

Shen Li's words were reasonable, and even Shen Yijun, who had always been at odds with him, rarely showed a look of approval, but Zhu Yijun's face was slightly ugly, and said.

"Mr. Shen's words are exaggerated, the thug is not false, but it did not cause too much trouble, not to mention if it is really an assassination, how can it be so simple, not to mention that the thug is obviously delirious, presumably there is nothing to be tried in the trial, the three divisions still have the matter of the peace talks between the two countries that have not been concluded, so there is no need to do more......"

Seeing Zhu Yijun's unusual reaction, Wang Xijue frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and a trace of understanding flashed in his heart, but he opened his mouth to speak.

"Your Majesty, this case is very important, if the old minister is not mistaken, today the court ordered the woman to enter the palace to congratulate, and should be left for a banquet by the queen mother in the Cining Palace, this thug broke in at this time, and the news must be difficult to block.

"And no matter what the old ministers and others think, if the news reaches the court, there will definitely be people who think that this is the handiwork of the concubine Niangniang, if the thugs are executed at this time, it will definitely make the concubine Niangniang be wronged, in order to prevent the public from speaking, and return the Niangniang's innocence, or the three divisions will be the safest to interrogate, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Wang Xijue's words fell, there was a silence in the hall.

Regarding the truth of this matter, everyone present had different guesses, but it was really no one who had the courage to announce it like Wang Xijue, except for him, the first assistant.

Of course, Wang Xijue said it very skillfully, and he put all the blame on the heads of the civil and military officials, which means that if Your Majesty insists on executing the criminal, then whether you want to or not, this charge may be detained on the head of Concubine Zheng Guifei, so in order to prevent this possibility, it is best to try it clearly.

"This ......"

Zhu Yijun also frowned, looking very embarrassed.

He didn't know that if the prisoner was executed, he was afraid that all the pressure of public opinion would fall on Zheng's head.

But the problem is that no matter how great the pressure of public opinion is, it is just public opinion, and as long as the prisoner is executed, this public opinion will always be speculation and cannot be implemented.

But if it is really handed over to the three law divisions for trial, then what comes out of the trial is an ironclad fact!

And now it is obvious that all the evidence is pointing to the Zheng family, and the ministers of the foreign dynasty have long been dissatisfied with the Zheng family, but they are just confined to the fact that she is a harem concubine, and their hands can't stretch out so long.

But if such a justifiable opportunity is given this time, God knows if they will turn black and white upside down with a clear conscience!

Now these people in the cabinet still don't know the whole story of this matter, and it is the best time to fool them, if they know that there is so much evidence pointing to the Zheng family, I am afraid they will not let go of this opportunity.

Rubbing his forehead, Zhu Yijun was thinking about how to make these old ministers stop chasing and fighting, but seeing that Zhu Geng seemed to have reacted to something, he stepped forward and said firmly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what Yuan Fu said is extremely true, this case is very important, and it must be handed over to the Three Law Divisions to show His Majesty's unbiased determination, otherwise not only the noble concubine will be criticized, I am afraid that even Your Majesty's reputation will be damaged, please be cautious!"

Immediately afterwards, Shen Li and Shen Cheng also stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal!"

At this moment, Zhu Yijun was suddenly deflated, knowing that he couldn't be fooled this time, so he had to wave his hand helplessly.

"In this case, it will be decreed that the case will be handed over to the three law divisions for trial! However, now that we are in turmoil in Liaodong, I don't want any more major changes in the DPRK and China, so please consider it! ”

The implication in these words is that even if the three legal divisions are allowed to hear the case, it is best to be able to turn big things into small things.

"This ......"

Several people glanced at each other, and they all nodded, and said.

"Wait for you to understand!"