Ye Yu slowly walked into the Chonghua Hall with doubts, because this discussion of political affairs should be in the imperial study, and it seemed a little unreasonable to suddenly choose the address in this Chonghua Palace.

This is different from going to Wanyue Palace a few days ago, because it was a private summons, and it was an emperor's decree, not a holy decree.

Today's solemn summoning with a holy decree is enough to show the importance of the matter to be discussed, but the specifications of this Chonghua Hall obviously do not meet this requirement.

When he walked into the quiet and empty hall, he found that the inner hall of the temple was empty, and a breeze blew with the slightest scent of flowers.

This kind of fragrance smells very good, Ye Yu took a deep breath, but he felt refreshed and refreshed.

However, as he gradually walked into the inner hall of the main hall, Ye Yu felt that his legs were a little heavy, and he gradually felt a kind of trance, and even the giant dragon pillar in front of him felt that it was shaking slightly.

What's going on? Could it be...... Poisoned?

But I just paid it back......

Ye Yu's confused mind was thinking slowly, when he realized that the situation was not good, he wanted to turn around and leave this Chonghua Palace, but after all, he couldn't resist the trend of fainting, and he fainted on the ground.

And Zhao Yan, who was recuperating in Wanyue Palace at this moment, suddenly Liang Ke hurriedly came: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Gong has an urgent matter!" ”

"I said, no one will see me! Did he finish entertaining the Goryeo envoys? Zhao Yan dropped the scroll with an old face, and asked casually with a faint breath.

Today, the Goryeo envoys specially asked for instructions to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven and inquire about the progress of the cooperation between the two countries, after all, the imperial court has been turbulent several times in these days, and the Song dynasty and the opposition have put aside the affairs of Goryeo and Japan.

Hyojong Cho Yan also realized this, so he did not refuse the request of the Goryeo prince Wang Yu.

However, after experiencing the incident of King Qing, Zhao Yan has not come out of the gloom. It just so happened that King Gong Zhao Dian came to ask for peace today, so under the initiative of King Gong Zhao Tun, Zhao Yan also handed over the matter to King Gong to deal with.

Liang Ke hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness King Gong is here for this matter, and his expression seems to be very eager, Your Majesty ...... you."

"Let him in!"

"Yes! The old slave is going to Xuangong to meet the king! After Liang Ke received the order, he hurried out.

After a while, Liang Ke led Zhao Dan into a hurry.

King Gong Zhao came to the front in a few steps, and bowed to Zhao Yan of Xiaozong: "Sons knock to see the emperor!" ”

"Hmmm! The emperor is flat! ”

King Gong Zhao stood up slowly, and said with an anxious expression: "Something happened to my father!" ”

"Big deal? The Goryeo envoys are urging again? Zhao Yan saw that King Gong was so uneasy, and thought that King Gong had no opinion in dealing with the affairs of the Goryeo envoys, so his voice was a little cold and displeased.

"Father Qi, the Goryeo envoy is dead......"

"What? He's dead? Hearing Zhao Dan's words, Zhao Yan was stunned and stunned on the spot.

Zhao Dian stood aside respectfully and responded: "The son was ordered by his father to receive the prince of Goryeo, and he was ready to receive him in the Chonghua Palace, but he never thought about ......it."

Seeing that King Gong Zhao seemed to hesitate, Zhao Yan twisted his eyebrows and asked coldly: "Go on!" ”

"When the retainers went to the Chonghua Palace, they found that the prince of Goryeo had died, and there was a person in the hall who was holding a murder weapon, which should be the murderer of the Goryeo envoy!"

"Who is it! Who is so bold and reckless that he dares to commit murder in the Great Inner Forbidden Palace! Zhao Yan heard that the murderer was so openly assassinated, which touched his wounded heartstrings.

Today's Zhao Yan is extremely sensitive to the word assassination, because Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, died of assassination.

Moreover, the fact that the Ouchi Imperial Palace is acting so recklessly is not only a contempt for the imperial power, but also shows that the security system of the Ouchi Imperial Palace has become vulnerable.

Facing Zhao Yan's face-to-face questioning, King Gong Zhao Tang hesitated and said, "Father, this person is Lord Ye......"

"Leaf ...... It's him!? ”

Zhao Yan, who was shooting the case, was about to be angry, but when he heard this, he suddenly turned from anger to shock, until finally he said to himself in an incredible tone: "How is this possible? ”

"Erchen also thinks it's impossible, but when Erchen and all the lords of the court went to Chonghua Palace, they all saw Lord Ye holding a candlestick with blood stains, standing in front of the prince of Goryeo, and the hall was empty except for Lord Ye......"

"Why? What motive does he have to kill the Goryeo prince, this can't be! Zhao Yan sat on the soft couch and patted the table with an excited expression.

King Gong Zhao Dian thought deeply and said: "What my father said is very true, Lord Ye and the prince of Goryeo have no grievances, and there is no reason to kill him in the palace, but the ministers have seen this matter, I am afraid that this matter needs to be tried in detail before they can know the ins and outs of this!" ”

"Humph! Listening to your tone, there is no doubt that Ye Qing's family is a murderer!? Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Yan angrily, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Poof!

King Gong Zhao Duan hurriedly knelt down, looked frightened and said solemnly: "Father, the son has no such intention, the son knows that you appreciate Ye Yu very much, but the son is just talking about the matter, this matter is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, if it is not handled well, I am afraid that it will increase the number of troops in vain......

Zhao Yan's words made Zhao Yan's angry mood slowly cool down. The death of the prince of Goryeo in the imperial palace of the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries if this matter is not properly handled.

Although in the eyes of the Great Song Dynasty, the Goryeo Kingdom was not taken into account, but there was a good saying, I would rather have many friends than add an enemy.

Although the national strength of the Goryeo Kingdom was not strong, and it was far away from the Great Song Dynasty south of the Yangtze River, the diplomatic relations between the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo could not be broken, because the Goryeo Kingdom was clamped in the north of the Jin Kingdom, which was an indirect guarantee for the peace of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the death of the prince of Goryeo in the Great Inner Forbidden Palace has to be said to be an extremely sensitive issue.

"Where is Ye Qing's family now?" After sitting quietly and pondering for a long time, Zhao Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Back to my father, temporarily imprisoned in the Criminal Department!"

"I don't believe that Ye Qing's family will kill people for no reason, I must find out about this!" Zhao Yan slapped the table and got up, and went straight out of Wanyue Palace to the prison of the Criminal Department.

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In the prison of the Criminal Department, there was a strong musty smell everywhere, and in a relatively quiet and clean cell, Ye Yu sat alone on the bed and quietly thought about things.

Because he was caught here in a daze, he still clearly remembered the moment he woke up, and there was an extra candlestick with a candle in his hand for no reason.

At the end of the sharp iron pestle of the candlestick, blood was dripping continuously, and the most incredible thing was that there was a corpse lying in front of him for no reason.

He knew the identity of this corpse, it was none other than the prince of Goryeo.

Just as he continued to react to his thoughts, the door of the Chonghua Hall was slowly opened, led by King Gong Zhao Dan, and the rest of the main officials of the court followed and walked into the palace one after another.

He sat in a chair next to him, and when the sun shone on his face, he gradually became a little clearer.

Ye Yu wanted to defend this inexplicable matter, but in this case, it seemed that everything was useless, because everyone saw him holding a murder weapon, and the prince of Goryeo died next to him.

The hall was empty, so the murderer became himself as a matter of course, so Ye Yu, who came to his senses, kept his due calm in the face of the questioning of King Gong and the ministers.

He knew he was being calculated!

And this calculation is probably going to put him to death......

Because the murder in the palace is a capital crime, and the deceased is a prince of Goryeo, it is an unforgivable crime!

There was a commotion in the cell, and then the calm returned. Ye Yu's hearing is excellent, and he knows that in this abnormal situation, there should be a big man coming.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a few people to walk in outside the cell, and Ye Yu looked stunned when he raised his eyes.

Then he hurriedly got out of bed and knelt directly on the ground: "Ye Yu knocks to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Hurry up...... Zhao Yan hurriedly helped Ye Yu up, then pulled him aside, and the two sat on the bed together.

"Qing family, tell me quickly, what is going on?"

"I ......"

Ye Yu hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the people around him unintentionally, and then said in a deep voice: "Ye Yu himself is confused, but Weichen has no grudge against the prince of Goryeo, so naturally he will not kill this person in the palace......"

"Aiqing's meaning, is someone planting the blame?" When Zhao Yan heard Ye Yu's words, his heart was much more relaxed, as long as he was not a murderer, there was a possibility of rescue.

In Zhao Yan's heart now, he doesn't want to lose this dear flesh and blood again, King Qing has left him for no reason, and he can no longer withstand the pain of this white-haired person sending a black-haired person.

"Wechen doesn't dare to say anything, but this matter really has nothing to do with Wechen!"

Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and said to himself: "That's good, I will always pay attention to this matter, as long as the Qing family is innocent, I will definitely protect you!" ”

"Wechen, thank you for your trust!"

Ye Yu heard a kind of father's responsibility from Zhao Yan's words, and also felt a long-lost father's love.

Zhao Yan held his right hand tightly, glanced at Ye Yu as if he had a deep meaning, and then turned around and left the prison.

Liang Ke put the dust on his shoulder, and said in a shrill voice: "Drive back to the palace!" ”

"Congratulations to my father!"

After sending off the emperor's holy car, King Gong Zhao was not in a hurry to leave this damp, smelly, moldy cell.

Instead, he turned around and glanced at Ye Yu meaningfully: "Lord Ye, cherish!" Regarding this case, the king will definitely find out the real culprit for you and return your innocence as soon as possible! ”

"His Royal Highness Lao is bothered!"

Regarding Ye Yu's killing of the Goryeo prince in the palace, it is not far away in the capital, and the influence of this matter is no less than the previous two cases.

The assassination of the Goryeo prince caused the Goryeo envoys to be extremely angry, and Jin Fudang and the general Li Yifu went to the table one after another, hoping that the Song court would give a reasonable explanation.

In the face of the pressure of the Goryeo envoys, the world's rulers gathered in the capital were also quite concerned about this matter. Especially those poor scholars, students who were overly emotionally motivated even went to the Criminal Department to cry out for Ye Yu.