In the Taihe Palace, under the gaze of hundreds of civil and military officials, Li Yuntian strode towards Zhu Gaochi on the high platform. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick.

When they noticed that Li Yuntian's black gauze hat was tied with a white silk cloth, most of the officials looked surprised, and secretly guessed which prince it was.

After all, there are only a limited number of people who know that Li Yuntian is accompanying the Northern Expedition, so naturally they will not think of it being related to Emperor Yongle, and if Emperor Yongle dies, it should be close officials like Yang Rong, Zhang Fu or Jin Youzi who came to report the funeral.

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries standing in the front rows of the main hall expressed different moods when Li Yuntian appeared unexpectedly, and their expressions were different, some people were surprised, some people were flustered, and some people's faces sank like water.

"The Imperial Palace, the Huguang Dao Supervision Imperial History, and the Hanlin Academy, the Jishi Li Yuntian, met His Royal Highness the Prince." Li Yuntian came to the front desk without squinting, knelt down with his legs bent, held the yellow brocade cloth in his hands with both hands, and said to Zhu Gaochi who was sitting on the carved rosewood chair with sad eyes, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor has become ill from hard work, and the class teacher died in Yumuchuan on the way!" ”

Lei Ting's mind became blank when she heard the words, she never imagined that the imperial order in Li Yuntian's mouth was such an amazing news, and she subconsciously knelt behind him.

Boom, as soon as Li Yuntian's words fell, there was a commotion in the hall, and the officials were stunned by this sudden news, and they couldn't help but whisper and talk there, with shocked looks on their faces.

"What?" Although Zhu Gaochi had been mentally prepared for a long time, after confirming from Li Yuntian that Emperor Yongle had died, his mood still became extremely complicated, and he stood up from his chair with a pout, looking at Li Yuntian with a pale face, as if he couldn't believe it.

"A bold fanatic, who dares to slander the emperor, is really guilty of ten thousand deaths!" At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in Guogong costume walked out from the front of the queue on the right, came to the front of the main hall and arched his hand at Zhu Gaochi, and said loudly with an expressionless face, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor is on his way to the class, this person is bewitching the public, talking about the emperor in vain, his heart can be punished, the crime is complicit, and he should be executed by Ling Chi!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this person is very disrespectful to the emperor, and it is not enough to calm the anger of the saint!"

"This person has a bad heart, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to put him to death!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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As soon as the middle-aged man's words fell, a group of people stood up in the queue on the right and cheered him out.

"What does Wei Guogong mean by this?" Zhu Gaochi glanced coldly at the officials who stood up, and finally stopped his gaze on the middle-aged man who had spoken before, and asked quietly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, forgive the courtiers for being disrespectful, if the emperor dies, it will be a shocking thing, even if the person who came to deliver the edict is not the British Duke who followed the emperor on the expedition, then it should be Lord Yang or Lord Jin of Wenyuan Pavilion University, how can it be the turn of a little-known Huangkou child."

Lu Zhongqian arched his hand at Zhu Gaochi, and said in a stern voice, "The minister feels that this person has evil intentions and has committed rebellion, which is really a great crime, and I ask His Royal Highness to send him to the edict prison for strict interrogation and find out the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

Unlike Lu Zhongqian's generous words, he actually secretly complained in his heart, God knows how Li Yuntian suddenly appeared, what he is doing now is to delay time, prevent Li Yuntian from reading the edict, and wait for the king of Han to enter the city.

"Wei Guogong is reasonable." How could Zhu Gaochi not guess Lu Zhongqian's thoughts, the corners of his mouth showed a sneer that was not easy to detect, and then looked at Li Yuntian, "This king asks you, the edict is a major matter of the country, and there are important ministers such as the British Duke and Bachelor Yang and Bachelor Jin, why did they send you here?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister's coming to deliver the edict this time is the emperor's edict!"

Li Yuntian had long known that there were people in the court who would make trouble, so he replied loudly in an orderly manner, "The edict held by the minister is written by Lord Yang Rongyang, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, and the seal of the ** Prison Supervisor Ma Yunma is used by the Young Eunuch, and the Inspector of Wenyuan Pavilion University is Jin Youzi Jin, and the British Public Zhang is assisted by Zhang Guogong. ”

No one heard that there was a secret in Li Yuntian's words, and he put the British Duke Zhang Fu last, which made the ministers think that Zhang Fu also agreed to him to go to Beijing to send the edict.

The reason why Li Yuntian said that Zhang Fu could testify was because the last person to be summoned by Emperor Yongle on the night before his death was Zhang Fu, indicating that after returning to Beijing, he would be passed on to the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, and he would enjoy a few days of happiness when the emperor was the emperor, and it was Li Yuntian who was responsible for recording the words and deeds of the two at that time, so Zhang Fu could prove that Emperor Yongle wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Gaochi.

"Hmph, now that the Northern Expedition has not returned, even if you talk about it, we have no way of knowing."

Lu Zhongqian couldn't help but sneer when he saw that Li Yuntian was tightly sealed and didn't leak, and said to Zhu Gaochi, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister feels that this matter is a serious matter, and he should act cautiously to avoid making a big mistake. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister also thinks that this matter should be cautious, it is better to find out the origin of this person first." As soon as Lu Zhongqian's words fell, Lang Wutong, the right attendant of the military department standing in the second row of Wenchen on the left, immediately came out and said solemnly to Zhu Gaochi that since he had already taken refuge in the King of Han, he naturally wanted to help Lu Zhongqian speak and delay time.

"The minister thinks that this person's origin is suspicious and should be strictly investigated."

"The edict is the most important matter of the country, it is better to find out, if we make a mistake, we will become a criminal for the ages."

"The minister seconded the proposal to strictly investigate this person."

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Immediately, in the queue of civil servants on the left, Qin Yongxiang, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and Fan Bin, the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, questioned Li Yuntian's identity and motives, and said that Li Yuntian would be strictly investigated.

Seeing this, there was a commotion in the hall, and no one thought that there would be so many ministers speaking for Lu Zhongqian, indirectly supporting the King of Han.

Zhu Gaochi's eyebrows frowned slightly, if it weren't for such a critical juncture, he didn't know that so many Wenchen would jump out, it seems that these people have undoubtedly taken refuge in King Han.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Li Yushi followed the Northern Expedition army after receiving the emperor's edict, how could he have a suspicious origin?" In the face of the ministers' attack on Li Yuntian, as Li Yuntian's father-in-law, Zhou Zheng, the loyal and brave marquis, naturally couldn't ignore it, so he walked out of the queue quickly, and quietly said to Zhu Gaochi, "The emperor's edict is in Li Yushi's house, as long as the edict is brought to check, you will know that Li Yushi is accompanied by the decree." ”

"That's great!" Zhu Gaochi nodded when he heard this, and said to the middle-aged servant standing aside, "Send someone to Li Yushi's house to get the emperor's edict, and in addition, call up the existence of this edict." ”

The middle-aged chamberlain bowed to Zhu Gaochi, hurriedly walked out of the hall, and summoned the two chamberlains standing at the door to whisper orders.

The two chamberlains immediately divided into two routes, one leading the palace guards to ride their horses to Li Yuntian's house to get the holy decree, and the other went to the treasury of the seal and ribbon prison to retrieve the archive of the edict given to Li Yuntian by Emperor Yongle, as well as related records.

In ancient times, the decrees were made in duplicate, one was given to the recipient, and the other was kept in the treasury of the palace for archiving, and there were corresponding records for future inspection and prevention of overkill.

As long as the accompanying edict given to Li Yuntian by Emperor Yongle is taken to the court, then his identity as an official accompanying Emperor Yongle will naturally be proven, and Lu Zhongqian and others will not be able to make a fuss about it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if the emperor gave Li Yushi an edict to accompany him, but how important is the matter of passing on the edict, how could Duke Wei Guo and Lord Yang let Li Yushi ride into Beijing alone? Besides, Li Yushi is just a supervising imperial history who has just entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so what qualifications does he have to pass on the edict? ”

Lu Zhongqian saw that Zhou Zheng was standing up for Li Yuntian, and he moved out the edict given to Li Yuntian by Emperor Yongle, knowing that he could not make a fuss about Li Yuntian's identity, so he changed his tone and began to question Li Yuntian's qualifications for the edict.

"Wei Guogong, the country can't be without a king for a day, the lower officials are young and strong, after defeating Alutai, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful, in order to send the edict back to the capital as soon as possible, Lord Yang sent the lower official Pegasus to pass the edict." When Li Yuntian heard this, he quietly counterattacked.

"Young and strong? It's ridiculous! Lu Zhongqian sneered and looked at Li Yuntian expressionlessly, "It's about my Ming Dynasty, Lord Yang and the British Lord naturally know how powerful it is, and they will definitely be cautious, how can they act like this?" ”

"Duke Weiguo, Xia Guan has already said before, it is the emperor's edict to come to pass the edict this time." Li Yuntian replied calmly when he heard this, "Lord Yang and the British Duke are not Meng Lang's actions, and the lower officials are not only the superintendent of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but also the Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, and the close ministers of the emperor, so they were entrusted with important tasks." ”

"The little Shu Jishi also dares to claim to be a close minister of the emperor?" Lu Zhongqian knew that Li Yuntian was euphemistically indicating that he had the qualifications to pass on the edict, so he sneered disdainfully.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a commotion among the civil servants on the left, and many civil officials glared angrily at Lu Zhongqian, the Hanlin Academy can be described as the temple in the minds of civil officials, and the top level of scholars and doctors, and Lu Zhongqian actually despised Shu Jishi, which invisibly offended those civil officials in the hall.

"Lord Lu, is Li Yushi a close minister of the emperor?" Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly when he heard this, and then asked Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry who was standing in front of the Wenchen on the left, it was about the court etiquette system, and Lu Zhen was naturally an authority.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiyu, Shu Jishi lives in Wenyuan Pavilion, lectures on the history of the Son of Heaven, is responsible for drafting the edict of the Son of Heaven, and records the words and deeds of the Son of Heaven and important ministers, and is for the close ministers of the Son of Heaven." Everyone at the scene looked at Lu Zhen, Lu Zhen walked out of the queue, arched his hand at Zhu Gaochi, and replied in a deep voice.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, since this is the case, then it is reasonable for Li Yushi to enter Beijing to pass the edict this time, according to Weichen, the top priority now is to test the authenticity of the edict and reassure the people." Then, a loud voice sounded, and Yang Shiqi walked out of the queue and said quietly.

"Wei Guogong, do you still have any objections?" Zhu Gaochi bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and looked at Lu Zhongqian, whose face became a little ugly.

"The minister has no objection." Lu Zhongqian's face was cloudy for a while, and then he bowed his hand at Zhu Gaochi and replied helplessly.

Now that Lu Zhen has proved Li Yuntian's qualifications to pass on the edict, he can no longer embarrass Li Yuntian at this time.

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately issued an order to let the six Shangshu, the five governors, the Zongren Mansion Zongren Ling, the left and right Zongzheng, the left and right Zongren, the Dali Temple Siqing, the left and right Governors of the Imperial Palace, the Hanlin Academy and the cabinet scholars and other important ministers to check the authenticity of the edict in front of the palace, these people represent the court's ministers, nobles and royal families.

Before the test results came out, Li Yuntian and Lei Ting were still kneeling there, Li Yuntian was fine, he knew the power struggle involved, and waited calmly.

But Lei Ting knew so many doors, and her face couldn't help but show a depressed look, and she quietly beat her legs.

She thought that Li Yuntian would be able to read the edict soon, who wanted to wait so long, and the ministers in the hall were babbling endlessly, making her knees hurt and numb.

The officials standing in the queue in the hall were silent, and they didn't even dare to breathe, and the atmosphere at the scene was dull and depressing, everyone knew that now was the critical moment for changing the dynasty, for fear of disturbing the important ministers who were testing the edict.

To put it mildly, even if there is a fart now, they can only hold it back, otherwise they will definitely be punished for dereliction. One