"Say, where is that Ah Qiu?" Empress Dowager Zhang glanced around at the chaotic situation in the main hall, frowned, and asked Fang Liang who was kneeling there in a loud voice.

Hearing this, the originally noisy Taihe Hall fell silent in an instant, and people looked at Fang Liang curiously, wanting to know if Ah Qiu was really in the Taihe Palace.

"Queen Mother, as long as the brocade guards on duty in the palace today are gathered, the criminal ministers believe that they will be able to find Aqiu." Fang Liang pondered for a moment and solemnly bowed his hand to Empress Dowager Zhang.

"It's ridiculous, the brocade guard is the emperor's entourage, how can he collude with the officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?" Wei Xin, the commander of Jinyiwei, was furious when he heard this, pointed at Fang Liang and said angrily, "What is your intention in slandering Jinyiwei like this?" ”

"Lord Wei, don't be impatient, wait for the lower officials to find out the enemy, and you will understand." Fang Liang bowed to Wei Xin and said methodically, looking confident.

"Queen Mother, this person is insidious and cunning, not only murdered Zhenguo Gong but also almost assassinated Yi Guogong, the words of such villains are not credible, their sinister and delusional intentions are demagogic and disturb our Ming Dynasty discussions, please send him to the edict prison, Ming Zhengcanon!" When King Yue heard this, he immediately sneered, and shouted to Empress Dowager Zhang.

"Please punish this villain severely!" As soon as King Yue's words fell, Wang Jie, Chen Tai and other civil and military officials said in unison, in the eyes of everyone, what Fang Liang said was extremely ridiculous, how could a high-ranking official of the Northern Yuan Dynasty take the risk of coming to the Taihe Hall in person? Besides, how did Ah Qiu sneak into the Taihe Palace, and was it really a decoration to be a Ming guard?

The rest of the officials were also whispering in private, many people thought that Fang Liang was talking nonsense, it was indeed too unbelievable, and Fang Liang's move was suspected of disrupting the court.

"Queen Mother, this matter is a serious matter, and the minister thinks that it should be thoroughly investigated to prevent future troubles." Just as everyone was whispering, Zhou Zheng bowed to Empress Dowager Zhang and said loudly.

"As far as the minister knows, Ah Qiu is extremely cunning, if things are really as Fang Liang said, I have to guard against his tricks." Zhang Hao was besieged in Liaodong by the Northern Yuan soldiers back then, so he was deeply impressed by Ah Qiu's cunning, and then came out to say in a deep voice, "Queen Mother, the minister thinks that since Fang Liang is convincing, then he should be given a chance to see if Ah Qiu is really in the main hall!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" As soon as Zhang Hao's words fell, Chen Shan, who had been silent in the court discussion, finally spoke and expressed his opinion to the Empress Dowager Zhang loudly.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Seeing this situation, many civil and military officials in the hall have supported a thorough investigation of whether Ah Qiu is in the main hall, if this is really the case, it will be terrible.

Seeing this, King Yue's face couldn't help but become more gloomy, he frowned and glared at Fang Liang, his eyes were full of murderous intent, just as Fang Liang guessed, Ah Qiu was indeed on the Taihe Palace, mixed in the brocade guards on duty in the main hall.

Of course, Wei Xin, the commander of Jinyiwei, did not know about this matter, and it was his henchman who arranged for Ah Qiu to enter the Taihe Palace-Jinyi Weinan Zhenfu Si Qianhu Lu Kun, Lu Kun did this without Wei Xin at the behest of King Yue, and it was obvious that it would be of great benefit to Lu Kun to climb the high branch of King Yue.

What shocked King Yue in his heart was that he didn't understand how Fang Liang could guess that Ah Qiu had entered the palace and was on the Taihe Palace, which seemed a little unbelievable.

What was especially important was that once Fang Liang was allowed to meet Ah Qiu, then Fang Liang would definitely be able to recognize Ah Qiu, and things would be a little bad at that time.

However, fortunately, no one at the scene had seen Ah Qiu except for him and Fang Liang, so even if Fang Liang recognized Ah Qiu, Ah Qiu could deny it, which made Fang Liang unable to prove Ah Qiu's identity.

King Yue has already made up his mind in his heart, as long as he waits for Chen Tianlei and Fang Liang's matter to end, he will continue to force the palace, forcing Empress Dowager Zhang and all the ministers in the court to make him the emperor, his dragon robe has been prepared, in order to avoid the long night dream, he plans to take advantage of this dynasty to succeed to the throne immediately.

It's not that King Yue doesn't want a grand enthronement ceremony, it's really that his throne is a little unjustifiable, so he naturally preemptively ascended the throne to settle the world, and then put the prince under house arrest to eliminate the biggest threat around him.

King Yue has already planned that after ascending the throne, he can hold a grand ceremony to worship the heavens to make up for the regrets of the enthronement ceremony.

"Uncle Yicheng, let the brocade guards on duty in the main hall come to the front of the hall for Fang Jinshi to identify." Empress Dowager Zhang glanced around at the ministers in the Taihe Palace, and said to Wei Xin in a deep voice.

"The minister will obey the decree." Although Wei Xin felt annoyed in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down to accept the order, glared at Fang Liang viciously and got up to go to arrange.

Seeing this, Empress Sun whispered a few words to Song Dashan, who was standing beside the dragon chair, and Song Dashan hurried out of the main hall, which attracted the attention of many people, and it was not clear what Empress Sun asked Song Dashan to do.

Soon, under Wei Xin's order, dozens of brocade guards on duty in the Taihe Hall stood in front of the hall, and at the same time, a group of Xiaowu soldiers wearing black military uniforms came from outside the hall, standing in front of the hall on the left and right, separating those brocade guards from the high platform where Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Sun and the crown prince were located, which made the atmosphere of the scene suddenly become tense.

Empress Sun can now be said to be a soldier, although there are pro-army guards such as the banner-bearer guard in front of the palace, but she can't trust those people, after all, even the brocade guard of the first guard of the pro-army can be mixed in by the spy sent by the Northern Yuan, how can she trust the pro-army people anymore?

Therefore, Empress Sun naturally thought of the Xiaowu Army who followed the prince to wait outside the palace, which was the only force she could rely on now, and the Xiaowu Army was the first elite of the Ming Dynasty, and it could also protect her and the safety of Empress Dowager Zhang at critical moments.

Empress Dowager Zhang knew what Empress Sun meant, and after glancing at the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army standing in front of the palace, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, if Li Yuntian was still here, today's court meeting would probably not be at this point, if the military power of the capital and the imperial city was in the hands of the ministers of the crown prince, King Yue would not have the idea of dividing it.

"Fang Jinshi, you have to be careful!" Then, Mrs. Zhang's face changed and she said to Fang Liang with a stern expression.

"The sinner obeys the decree!" Fang Liang kowtowed to Empress Dowager Zhang when he heard this, then got up and walked in front of the brocade guards who were standing in line, carefully identifying them row by row.

The hall was silent, and the civil and military officials looked at Fang Liang intently, wanting to see if that Ah Qiu was in these brocade guards as he said.

Li Yuntian secretly observed the scene in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and there was a trace of indescribable emotion in his heart, he was sure that Ah Qiu would be recognized by Fang Liang, and the grievances and hatreds between the two could finally be understood today.

"Empress Dowager, this person is Ah Qiu, one of the three prefects of the Privy Council of the Northern Yuan Dynasty." Sure enough, when Fang Liang walked in front of a brocade guard in the middle row, his face changed, and after carefully looking at the brocade guard, he shouted to Empress Dowager Zhang.

Rumble!

There was a commotion in the main hall, and people looked at the brocade guard who stood there with a blank face, this person had a big beard, although he was tall but looked a little thin, and there were many wrinkles on his forehead, and he looked to be about forty years old.

Seeing this, King Yue suddenly sighed in his heart, that Jinyi Wei was Ah Qiu, and it seemed that he was going to face the scene he was most unwilling to face.

Li Yuntian's face showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't help but look Ah Qiu up and down, if he remembered correctly, Lu Tianxing was about the same age as him, he was a personable son back then, he never thought that he had completely changed his appearance after eight years, he looked a lot older, and he could no longer find the mark of the high-spirited son back then, it seems that he has not had a good life in the past eight years.

"Fang Jinshi, can you see clearly?" Empress Dowager Zhang was extremely shocked in her heart, she never expected that Fang Liang would really find someone for her, Liu Mei frowned and shouted, if this is really the case, then it is simply terrifying, and the safety of the royal family will not be guaranteed in the slightest.

"Empress Dowager, the criminal has been in contact with him for a long time, so naturally he will not admit his mistake." Fang Liang bowed to the Empress Dowager Zhang when he heard this, and said in a resolute tone, "If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, let him speak and see if her voice is a little hoarse." ”

"Queen Mother, the minister's voice has been hoarse for many years, and many people know about it." As soon as Fang Liang's words fell, Ah Qiu spoke, "The minister doesn't know when he offended Lord Fang, so he made him slander the minister so much, and ask the queen mother to be the minister's master." ”

As he spoke, Ah Qiu knelt on the ground with his legs bent and saluted Empress Dowager Zhang with his head touching the ground.

"Please call the shots." Then, the brocade guards around Ah Qiu knelt down one after another.

"Fang Jinshi, do you have any evidence to prove that this person is the prefect of the Privy Council of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?" A sneer flashed at the corner of King Yue's mouth, and he asked Fang Liang quietly, he knew that Fang Liang had no way to prove Ah Qiu's identity at all, it was just a stubborn resistance before he died.

"Lord, Ah Qiu once told the official something, a few years ago, Emperor Daxing sent Jinyi Wei to send the prince's family to the fiefdom, Ah Qiu let people rob the prince's convoy halfway and killed the escort Jinyiwei, which allowed the prince to return to the capital, I don't know if it is true at this time?" To King Yue's surprise, Fang Liang pondered for a moment, looked up at King Yue and asked word by word.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the hall again, and the ministers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, no one could have imagined that Fang Liang would say such earth-shattering words.

Although the officials in the capital had always suspected that King Yue had returned to Beijing without permission, no one thought that he had something to do with Ah Qiu and even killed those escorted Jinyi guards.

"It's a bunch of nonsense, this king came to the capital after receiving the queen mother's decree, and you dare to slander this king, it's really bold." King Yue didn't expect Ah Qiu to know such a confidential thing, and he couldn't help but be taken aback in his heart, first scolded Fang Liang in some panic, and then bowed to the Empress Dowager Zhang, and said loudly, "The Queen Mother, this **** minister in the court, damaging the majesty of the Ming royal family, please let the Empress Dowager be the master and execute him." ”

"Please put the Queen Mother to death!" Wang Jie, Chen Tai and the others immediately opened their mouths and agreed, bowing down to the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at King Yue with a complicated expression, with mixed feelings in her heart, she originally thought that King Yue just wanted to fight for the throne, but she never expected that he would collude with a high-ranking official like Ah Qiu in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which really disappointed her.

"Empress Dowager, the criminal has evidence to prove that what the criminal said is true, and the reason why Liang Qianhu of the Jinyi Weiben Zhenfu Division wants to release the criminal from the edict prison is precisely because he has verified the evidence provided by the criminal minister." At this moment, Fang Liang suddenly spoke again and said to Empress Dowager Zhang in a loud voice.

As soon as this remark came out, it was like a shock, and in an instant, the ministers in the hall were shocked, and they looked at each other, they were still wondering why Liang Sheng dared to release Chen Tianlei and Fang Liang privately, the two prisoners, it turned out to be conclusive evidence in their possession, once this matter was verified, it would be the biggest scandal since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

King Yue looked at Fang Liang and sneered, he didn't believe that Fang Liang had any evidence in his hand, thinking that Fang Liang was just bluffing, and he was not to be afraid. R1148