Taking the Jinzhou city defense map to face the saint, Lord Tian and Zhu Qing and the others were a little more sure in their hearts.

As Zhu Qing expected, when they entered the main hall, Wang Chengen, Zhou Yanru and the others had already arrived one step ahead. When the two of them saw Lord Tian appear, they were secretly surprised. The two looked at each other, and the assassination failed!

Originally, Lord Tian didn't know how to start, but when Zhou Yanru saw that Zhu Qing was not carrying a wooden clip, he asked Zhang Fa with a sneer, "Lord Zhang, this Qinglong is a serious offender in the imperial court." But why don't you put shackles on him? This person is extremely dangerous, you dare to let him come to see the emperor like this, in case the emperor has any mistakes. Can you afford it? ”

was asked by Zhou Yanru, Zhang Fa trembled, his feet were weak, and he knelt down.

"Hmph, the Sprinkle family remembered that you have been an escort in the past few years, thanks to the emperor's grace, I made you a waiter in the criminal department, I didn't expect you to be so careless. It's really disappointing for the Sprinkle family. Someone's coming! Drag it out! Wang Chengen fell into the well.

"Spare your life! The emperor spares his life! "Zhang Fa hurriedly begged for mercy! Two guards walked over.

"Wait!" Zhu Qing hugged his fists.

"Humph! When will it be your turn to speak? Wang Chengen said quietly.

"Princess, and let him say it's okay." Chongzhen said.

"Wow!"

"Your Majesty, the shackles on the last general's body were not opened by Lord Zhang, nor was he careless, but ......" Zhang Fa didn't finish speaking, Zhou Yanru rushed to say, "But you opened it yourself, right?" Say, are you trying to escape from prison?! ”

"Lord Zhou! Let's let the old minister take the liberty of interjecting, if Zhu Qing gets it out by himself, will he still come here honestly? Hum! Someone in the court wants Qinglong to die, not only that, but also wants the old man to die! Lord Tian shouted angrily.

"Oh? Uncle Guo, what do you mean by this? Come! When Chongzhen heard this, he was taken aback.

"Your Majesty. The minister just entered the palace to face the saint, passing by the imperial garden, the assassin who appeared out of nowhere wanted to assassinate Weichen, fortunately Zhu Qing and several adults arrived in time, Weichen was saved from death, but none of Wechen's guards were spared! It can be seen that someone wants this old life of your brother-in-law, Your Majesty! Tian said, his voice full of emotion.

"Hmph, around the Son of Heaven, such a ridiculous thing happened. Lord Yanagi! What's going on? Chongzhen was a little angry and questioned Liu Qingfeng. Ghost Fire left the capital, and Liu Qingfeng became the first person to defend the palace, so he should naturally be responsible.

"Weichen damn it! Let the assassins easily infiltrate the palace, but. As far as Wei Chen knew, those assassins were all from the rivers and lakes, and they were neither Tartars nor long-haired! But there is one feature, all with iron masks on their faces! Liu Qingfeng responded.

"Iron Mask? Why does this sound familiar? ”

"Emperor Qiqi, it is said that Jinyiwei has a new young man, this person is the iron mask, this person has not been identified by the formal procedures of the factory guard, it was recruited by Lord Ghost Fire himself, the minister thought ......" Lord Tian didn't finish speaking, Wang Chengen coughed, "Cough!" Lord Tian, don't talk nonsense, the iron mask was personally selected by the Sprinkle family, do you still have to go through the consent of those little minions? ”

"Princess. Why haven't I heard you mention it? Chongzhen began to be suspicious.

"Your Majesty. Although the iron mask is young, it is a piece of jade, and the small one intends to use it to honor the emperor, and he doesn't want the emperor to be busy with the border war for a few days, so he didn't report to the emperor. The last time he captured Qinglong, he was fully responsible for it. Wang Chengen bowed his head and said, beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead, following Chongzhen for so many years, Wang Chengen had complete control over Chongzhen's temper, Chongzhen was a suspicious person, once he was suspicious, it was difficult to calm down.

"I see." Chongzhen nodded, as if he believed it or not. "Didn't you catch it alive?" Chongzhen asked.

"This ......" Liu Qingfeng said, glancing at Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing smiled slightly. Enlighten the emperor. It's a shame to say that the minister was protecting Lord Tian at that time, and it was Qinglong who intercepted and killed those assassins! ”

"Oh? Is it a green dragon? Chongzhen was taken aback, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and glanced at Zhu Qing.

"Hmph, in this way, it was Qinglong who let go of the bandit leader?!" Zhou Yanru said insidiously.

"Lord Zhou, as the first assistant, you can't say some things nonsense." Chongzhen said in a deep voice. Zhou Yanru hurriedly bent down and bowed his head, "The minister is guilty!" ”

"Qinglong, let's hear what's going on?" Chongzhen said to Zhu Qing.

"Your Majesty. It was true that Weichen chased and killed the assassin, but the shackles were worn for too long, and the hands and feet could not be used for a while, and the assassin ran away. The minister couldn't tell whether the man was iron-faced or not, after all, the night was dark and the wind was high, and the assassin was masked. It's hard to read. Since the prince said that he was not an iron mask, why didn't the emperor immediately summon him to the palace to face the saint? Isn't that what you know? Zhu Qing smiled slightly, and said to Chongzhen, but did not make a fuss.

"Your Majesty. This iron mask is far away in Tianjin, this late midnight, how to summon it? Wang Chengen said worriedly. He wasn't worried about the appearance of the iron mask, he was worried that the iron mask would be exposed, and with the temper of the iron mask, in front of an opponent like Zhu Qing, he would be easily provoked. When the time comes, it will be angry and full of flaws, and this face will not be easy to clean up.

"Oh? Is it my lordship, why am I still seeing him today? You can't go back tonight so early, right? Lord Tian sneered at Wang Chengen, he knew that there was no need to hide anything in front of Wang Chengen. In the days to come, such open and secret battles will emerge one after another.

"This ......," Wang Chengen was speechless for a while.

"Someone. Pass the Iron Mask! Hum! Chongzhen glanced at Wang Chengen and said coldly.

After a while, Iron Mask came and hurried over. When he met Chongzhen for the first time, he was a little uneasy, but what made him even more uneasy was Zhu Qing, who was standing aside wearing shackles and shackles but had no fear, here, only Zhu Qing knew and Wang Chengen and others knew the truth. It can be said that half or even more of his fate is in Zhu Qing's hands.

"Hmph, I know how I can be so kind, willing to let me go, it turns out that I want to expose it in person with the emperor, invite merit and reward, and atone for my crimes." Tie Mian looked at Zhu Qing and thought secretly in his heart.

Zhu Qing looked at Tie Mian, smiled slightly, and was silent.

"The last general will knock on the emperor with an iron face, long live the emperor, long live long live!" Although Tie Mian was reading Chongzhen like this in his mouth, his eyes peeked at Wang Chengen beside Chongzhen.

"Get up."

"Emperor Xie!"

"Tiemian, didn't you tell the Sprinkle family today that you would rush back to Tianjin at noon? Why are you still in the capital? Wang Chengen took the first step and asked, his eyes staring at the iron mask, conveying a code.

"Father-in-law. Originally, I was going back, but in the evening, I suddenly met a few old friends, who had been relieved of the iron mask before, and I hadn't seen him for a long time, so I was pulled to the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion for a few drinks. So ......"

"Hmph, don't you know that drinking is wrong? Tonight, an assassin infiltrated the palace and attacked Lord Tian, as a brocade guard, as a capable subordinate of Lord Ghost Fire, but you are having fun in the Imperial Fragrance Pavilion, what should you be guilty of?! Wang Chengen deliberately lectured!

"The minister is guilty! Please forgive the emperor! Iron Mask said, and suddenly fell to one knee.

This master and servant sang and harmonized, and they gritted their teeth when they saw Lord Tian, and Zhu Qing just wanted to laugh.

"Forget it. Since you have something to go back to Tianjin, you are no wonder about it. Chongzhen waved his hand.

"Get up! The emperor said you were fine. Zhu Qing said, helping Tie Mian. This one was made for Chongzhen and Wang Chengen. However, when Zhu Qing was supporting Tie Mian, he secretly used his internal force and grabbed Tie Mian's shoulder, if he remembered correctly, in the process of fighting with Tie Mian just now, he smashed a heavy punch on Tie Mian's shoulder, and the injuries caused by the force of that punch were unbearable for ordinary people, and people like Tie Mian who could bear it also needed at least three days to recover. So Zhu Qing grabbed it, and Tie Mian suddenly felt a sharp pain coming, and he frowned. This expression was seen in the eyes of everyone present.

"What? The Iron Mask General is wounded? Zhu Qing smiled as he spoke. As a brocade guard, he has long learned all kinds of methods to rectify people. But it is rarely used, because the whole person is too villain for Zhu Qing. But now he uses it. He just wants to tell Tie Mian and Wang Chengen not to deceive people too much! After all, apart from himself, Zhu Qing didn't want to affect these friends around him. It's time to give the other person a little resistance.

"Oh. As soon as the holy decree arrived just now, I was in a hurry, I drank too much, and I accidentally fell and touched it, so it was not in the way. Tie Mian's mind was rare and delicate, and he said to Zhu Qing without smiling.

"Well, I do smell of alcohol. Now that it's so messy outside, the general should drink less. I don't know when my father-in-law will call you. After Zhu Qing finished the warning, he didn't want to let Tie Mian not get off the stage, he smiled and patted Zhu Qing on the shoulder.

"Well, since it's a misunderstanding, let's not be suspicious of each other. Brother-in-law. Let's talk about it, what do you think of Zhu Qing's case? Chongzhen asked impatiently.

"Your Majesty! Zhu Qing can't be handed over to the Criminal Department! Tian Daren said.

"Why?"

"So far, there is still no evidence to prove Zhu Qing's innocence, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it must be handed over to the Criminal Department for full trial!" Zhou Yanru said proudly.

I didn't expect that Tian Daren was a bird, and Zhou Yanru was not a bird. He faced Chongzhen and continued, "Your Majesty, not to mention this joint royal certificate in the hands of Weichen. The emperor might as well take a look at this drawing in Weichen's hand! Master Tian said, presenting two pieces of paper to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen opened the first one, which was a joint royal petition by Sun Chuanting and others. This one alone has made Chongzhen change his mind, because although there are not many generals and ministers who sign on it, everyone should not be underestimated.

Chongzhen nodded, sighed, put the joint royal certificate aside, and opened the second picture.

I saw that it was a Jinzhou city defense map, and it also carried the big seal of the Qing court! Chongzhen's heart swept through a burst of sadness, this was once the land of the Ming Dynasty, but now......

"What is this?" Chongzhen asked.

"Your Majesty, this is the city defense map of Jinzhou."

"I know. I didn't expect this city defense to be a set within a set. But what does this mean? Chongzhen said as he observed.

"Your Majesty. This city defense map is the city defense map of the day when Qinglong prevented General Liu Tam's attack on Jinzhou. Since the emperor saw that this city defense was a set within a set, then ......" Lord Tian deliberately stopped. He knew that it was not good to show off in front of Chongzhen again.

"Hmmm! Qinglong Aiqing did a good job! "Chongzhen Longyan Dayue!

A sound of love is like a key, opening all the shackles on Zhu Qing's body!

Wang Chengen wanted to say something more, but it seemed that there was no room for maneuver, or rather, Zhu Qing let go of the iron mask today, which was already the greatest kindness to them.

"Father-in-law?" Seeing that Zhu Qing was about to be acquitted, Zhou Yanru asked Wang Chengen softly.

"Humph!" Wang Chengen raised his orchid finger and complained.