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Liu Changgong rolled his eyes and wanted to step forward to say a few words, but was stopped by Zhou Lang on the side with his eyes, and Yu Shi, who was still standing, suddenly knelt down.

The emperor was puzzled: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is no lie in what the minister said, there is not a single person there who does not regard Zhu Yun as the Son of Heaven, and among the people, there are even such songs. Qi Guohou, wearing pants, wants to cry and beg for a hug. Three-year-old children are really ridiculous, the last dynasty still needs the help of the general, it is better to return to Jiankang as soon as possible, and since then the princes have changed their surnames to Zhu. Ren Shi knelt up straight and said word by word.

Zhu Guogong was so angry that the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, he was in his seventies, his eyes were almost black, he fell over, and he couldn't say half a word dumbfounded.

Seeing that he was so excited, the emperor really couldn't help but say: "Zhu Guogong is a little restless, if he is angry, it will not be worth it, and listen to what the audience Aiqing said." ”

In the eyes of everyone, Chen Xian has always been a member of the Zhu family, but today he didn't see him say a word, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and looked for him in the crowd, but found that he was nowhere to be found.

The emperor also realized this problem and asked, "Why didn't Chen Xian come to the court today?" ”

After the ministers looked at each other, they all shook their heads, but they looked at Liu Yu, and the emperor asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Yu walked out of the queue and saluted: "Father, yesterday the retainers were on duty and caught a sneaky person trying to get close to Lord Borage. Erchen led people to catch it, and it was Lord Chen Xianchen, so he brought him into the Punishment Temple. ”

"You're not a little daring!" The emperor frowned, and said in surprise, "You dare to catch it in the imperial history." ”

As soon as the emperor's words came out, there was silence everywhere. originally thought that after listening to Liu Yu's words, the emperor would no longer doubt the Zhu family's rebellion, but he didn't expect that his first reaction was to scold Liu Yu.

Zhou Lang immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." Chen Xian ambushed the city gate at night, and his heart could be seen that the eldest prince was smart by nature, and it was reasonable to bring him into the Sixing Temple. ”

"yes. The minister thought that the most important thing at the moment was to quickly send troops to the Qi State and arrest Zhu Yun, so as not to deteriorate the situation and become uncontrollable at that time. Jing Min also followed.

Cheng Ling, the supervisor of the Zhongshu Dynasty, couldn't help but say: "Most of the capital of Qi and Jiankang are separated by thirteen cities, and this news has reached His Majesty's ears, I'm afraid there will be some changes, right?" If the Qi State is really in turmoil and the people are attached to Zhu Yun, can the huge Qi State still lock up this news? I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll be gone a long time ago, right? ”

Lord Cheng's words were wrong, and the news reached Jiankang. I'm afraid that Zhu Yun's ambition to seize power has reached the point where everyone knows it, and at that time, who among the ministers present still has the heart to argue here? Not to be outdone, Zhou Lang replied.

When the emperor saw that they said everything and I said, what he said was inseparable, so he looked at the few people who had never spoken today, and wondered in his heart, since the Zhu family had taken refuge in the East Palace, why didn't Zishun defend it? Could it be that he saw that the Zhu family was in a big disaster and didn't want to get into trouble? But what's wrong with Liu Gong today, he has to intervene in everything. Watching the battle without saying a word?

Seeing Zhou Lang and Cheng Ling arguing with each other endlessly, Chen Zhiming suddenly came out of the ranks, and said in a low tone but very strongly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a matter." I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

The emperor waved his sleeves and motioned to him, Chen Zhiming took out a silver ticket from his cuff without hesitation, held it high in his hand and said, "This is a silver ticket of one thousand taels, which I found from Lord Chen's body last night." ”

The meaning of his words was already very obvious, and he handed the silver ticket in his hand to Gonggong Chen, who hurriedly ran towards him. He took out a dagger from his sleeve, causing everyone to scream.

"Don't panic, my lords, this dagger was also found by the minister from Lord Chen, and the minister quietly brought it in, and asked Your Majesty to forgive me." Chen Xian said, lifted his robe, and knelt down neatly.

Seeing Gonggong Chen passing by with evidence in his hand, he suddenly realized: "Your Majesty, Chen Xian must have wanted to bribe the minister with a silver ticket last night, if the minister didn't agree, he must have wanted to use that dagger to kill people and kill people." Thanks to the eldest prince who was on duty last night and discovered his conspiracy, otherwise the minister would probably not be able to go to the palace alive today. ”

The emperor took the silver ticket from Gonggong Chen, and when he turned his old eyes, he saw the source of the silver ticket, Tiancheng Qianzhuang.

Liu Changgong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "No, why do I think this is wrong, could it be that you have wronged Lord Chen?" Lord Chen is a Qing official, and there is not so much money in the mansion, so he doesn't have to donate fifty taels of silver for the previous donation from His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Chen Zhiming raised his eyes when he heard this: "To know the source of the money, it's not simple, just look at the money on the silver ticket, don't you know?" ”

Everyone looked up at the emperor one after another, waiting for the emperor to speak, and the emperor lived up to expectations and said, "Yes...... Tiancheng Money Bank. ”

Zhu Guogong was shocked, sat down on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, this is impossible, we have never asked Lord Chen to bribe Lord Borie, and this silver ticket is not given by us." ”

Liu Changgong on the side couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, he Zhu Guogong was really getting older and more confused, and at this time he wanted to abandon Chen Xian and leave things all away, it was really stupid.

The emperor was really a little angry, stared at Zhu Guogong, and asked sharply: "Zhu Guogong, after you think clearly, you will answer, does the Zhu family have the intention of rebellion?" ”

"The old minister didn't have it, the old minister was wronged, if the Zhu family wanted to rebel, it would have been possible to rebel a long time ago, why wait until there is no power today to start plotting against him? Someone must be trying to harm our Zhu family, Your Majesty Mingjian! Because of the excitement, Zhu Guogong's face was full of snot and tears.

Liu Changgong suddenly walked out of the queue and said very excitedly: "Your Majesty, the old minister originally had a trace of sympathy when he saw that Zhu Guogong was old, but now that I think about it, the old minister is too stupid. This kind of thief, appearing in front of His Majesty, is really staining His Majesty's eyes, why don't you take Zhu Guogong down first? ”

The emperor did not respond, and everyone waited for a long time before they heard him call: "Zishun, what do you think?" ”

Liu Yan was really unprepared when he was called by the emperor, because he had been waiting, he was waiting for Zong Zhi to speak, but he didn't expect that it was indeed the emperor's question that he was waiting for.

At the moment, he could only face the scalp and say: "Erchen thinks that there is still something suspicious about this matter, not to mention the vermilability of Na Xian's remarks, it is too funny that Chen Xian'an can be charged with a silver ticket and a dagger." ”

"Why did Your Highness say this, if these are not enough to prove Chen Xian's thoughts, then how can you do it?" Liu Changgong immediately retorted.

Liu Yan didn't look at him, but turned to look at Chen Zhiming and said, "Lord Chen...... As the head of the Punishment Temple, you should know that this evidence is not absolute, am I right? ”

Chen Zhiming gritted his teeth and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, it's just ...... If Lord Chen's intentions are not obvious enough, if any evidence is said to be a coincidence, this is ridiculous, right? ”

"The evidence is naturally not a coincidence, because the evidence can be a false accusation, a blame, or a man-made." Liu Yan retorted easily.

The emperor saw that the time of the next dynasty was approaching, and seeing that they were each holding their own words, he waved his hand and said, "For the time being...... Will Zhu Guogong ......"

"Wait! Your Majesty, the minister has something to say. Zong Zhi suddenly came out of the ranks, Liu Yan's eyes couldn't help but flourish, and finally waited for him.

Seeing Zong Zhi's serious appearance, everyone's hearts also stirred, and even Liu Yu couldn't help but look at him with his spare eyes, Zong Zhi's appearance was indeed unexpected by him.

"I just saw the ministers speak left and right, and they have given the Zhu family a huge crime. And I have been silent, just to see how the ministers turned white into black, and how they accused the loyal martyrs of treason! Zong Zhi said every word very hard, which made people feel shocked when they heard it.

Zhu Guogong went to see Zong Zhi in disbelief, he didn't expect that at this time, it was Zong Zhi who was willing to help the Zhu family.

When the emperor heard what he said, he moved his posture a little uneasily, and his eyes tightened: "What does Zong Aiqing mean by this?" Could it be that you know something? ”

"Yesterday, Lord Chen went out of the mansion because he received a letter from the minister, and the minister asked him to meet in the five miles of Dongchengpo. There should still be a letter from the minister in his house, and His Majesty can send someone to search his house. It's not at all what they say, wanting to bribe and assassinate Yu Shi. Zong Zhi sneered at Shang Yu Shi's gaze, and saw that Yu Shi buried his head deeper.

"You said that you asked Chen Xian to meet in Wulidi, what are you doing there? Why don't you go during the day, but late at night, is there some ulterior secret? Seeing that he had a precursor to reversing the situation, Liu Changgong hurriedly asked.

Zong Zhi looked at him like a fool, and laughed: "What is the middle of the night? At that time, it was just a unitary time, and there was still a period of curfew, so why should I make an appointment with Master Chen? It doesn't hurt to say it directly, Lord Chen is looking for me for the Zhu family's business. ”

Liu Changgong puffed his nose and said: "I thought it was something, it turned out that Chen Xian had looked for Master Zong last night, and he didn't know what he said to Master Zong, it was worth Lord Zong to help him like this." Could it be that he didn't have one silver ticket on him, but two? One was given to Master Zong, and after separation, he went to look for Lord Borage, but unfortunately he was bumped into by the eldest prince, and the conspiracy failed. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the ministers on the side nodded in agreement, "What Liu Gong said is extremely true." ”

Zong Zhi smiled strangely when he heard it, and saw that Liu Changgong's heart was furious, and then he took out a letter from his arms, and said: "This is written by the soldiers who went to Qi with Yu Shi, Chen Xian knew that he was in a catastrophe, so he handed this letter to me, hoping that I could tell the truth in the court." ”

"How do you prove that this epistle was written by a soldier?" Liu Changgong was aggressive.

"Have you ever heard of birch glue, and glued the envelope firmly, unless you tear the opening of the envelope, you can't do anything in the letter. The most amazing thing about this birch gum is that the longer the time, the smaller the stickiness, and after ten days and half a month, the seal is almost opened by itself. Zong Zhi handed the letter to Gonggong Chen on the side, and said after him, "From the Qi country to here, it takes almost ten days, and Your Majesty can easily open the envelope, which is enough to prove that no one has ever read this letter before." ”

(To be continued.) )