Although he knew that the Queen Mother's Yijia was hidden in the state guesthouse, it was impossible for Zhou Chen to say it directly.

One is because Zhou Chen does not have any evidence in his hands, and Princess Lixiu, who is currently living in the state guesthouse, is the future imperial concubine of Emperor Zhengde.

In the absence of conclusive evidence, it was impossible for Emperor Zhengde to allow Zhou Chen to do anything arrogant against Princess Lixiu of Izumo Province.

The second reason is that the Queen Mother's Yijia was just taken away from Cining Palace by thieves yesterday, and your Jinyiwei found traces of the Queen Mother the next day?

If Zhou Chen directly singled out all this, the first thing Emperor Zhengde suspected was that you were a thief in brocade clothes and a thief, and you would use the queen mother's Yi to seek merit.

Therefore, even if Zhou Chen wanted to rescue the Queen Mother, then he would definitely need a period of time to collect enough evidence before he could make a move on the state guesthouse where Izumo and the pro-embassy were temporarily staying.

However, Zhou Chen couldn't just watch it now, so he only heard him ask aloud: "Did you catch any live last night?!" ”

Zhou Chen's words can be regarded as solving Cao Zhengchun's embarrassment of being ignored by Zhu, he first cast a grateful look at Zhou Chen, and then hurriedly replied: "Our family did catch three live mouths yesterday, but in the end, they all bit the poison sacs in their mouths and killed themselves on the spot. ”

Looking at the helpless look on Cao Zhengchun's face, Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel a lot of sympathy in his heart.

At present, the disappearance of the Empress Dowager Yijia was originally prepared by Zhu Wuwei to challenge Cao Zhengchun, so how could this Zhu ignore Cao Zhengchun and leave any clues alive.

No matter what, how to deal with the case of the disappearance of the Queen Mother Yijia is the most important thing at the moment.

Immediately, Zhou Chen arched his hand and asked Emperor Zhengde for instructions: "Your Majesty, this thief has taken away the Queen Mother, there will be a follow-up, and within a day or two, there will definitely be something to ask for."

At this moment, it is not appropriate to act rashly, lest the tiger be forced to jump over the wall, which will really threaten the safety of the Queen Mother.

The minister immediately ordered the Jinyi guard to lay a net in the capital, as long as these thieves appeared, the minister should do his best to find the traces of the queen mother. ”

Because Zhou Chen had helped Cao Zhengchun relieve the siege before, when the words in Zhou Chen's mouth fell, Cao Zhengchun also echoed on the side: "What Lord Zhou said is that the slave maid also scattered all the Dongchang fans under his hands, and promised to invite the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace in the fastest time." ”

When Emperor Zhengde heard this, the indifferent look on his face eased slightly, but then, another problem surged into Emperor Zhengde's heart.

I saw that Emperor Zhengde frowned, and said in a deep voice: "But the Izumo Kingdom and the pro-embassy have already settled in the Hongroji State Guesthouse, paid tribute to me and fulfilled the marriage contract, and a large number of their dowries have even been transported into the inner mansion.

According to traditional practice, the queen mother needs to receive Princess Izumo Kunihide at this time, the future daughter-in-law.

If I don't see it, I'm afraid it will make those states say that my Ming Dynasty is rude.

If so, where do you tell me to go to find my mother and come out? ”

After the words in Emperor Zhengde's mouth fell, Zhu Wuzhi stepped forward and took two steps, and proposed in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, we can temporarily say that the Queen Mother's body is not in harmony, and we will summon another person after we recover from our illness." ”

Regarding the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, it was not the time to attack each other at the moment, so Cao Zhengchun and Zhou Chen also nodded in agreement with Zhu Wuzhi's proposal.

"Looks like this is the last resort."

In desperation, Emperor Zhengde could only nod and sigh in the end.

After seeing Emperor Zhengde return to the dragon chair and sit down, Cao Zhengchun once again approached and reported: "Your Majesty, Karasuma, the envoy of Izumo Kingdom, is waiting at the post house outside the palace gate this morning, do you see you or not?!" ”

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "If there is no push, then Xuan Karasuma will meet you!" ”

"Slave obeys!"

Cao Zhengchun bowed his head and bowed to Emperor Zhengde, and then shouted to the outside of the Heart Cultivation Palace: "It is rumored that the special envoy of the Cloud Kingdom, Karasuma, has come to meet you!" ”

Through the transmission of the eunuchs who served outside the temple gate, the sound of this summoning spread all the way to the outside of the Chengtian Gate, and finally Karasuma was introduced into the forbidden palace by a special person.

During the time of waiting for Karasuma's arrival, Zhou Chen suddenly asked Emperor Zhengde in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, may I ask if you have any protective treasures with you?" ”

"Why do you ask that?!"

Emperor Zhengde frowned and asked with some confusion.

"There is intelligence that shows that Karasuma is a top master, after all, he is an outsider in Fanbang, and Your Majesty must not be guarded against."

Zhou Chen replied with his hand.

"What Lord Zhou said is that although His Majesty is guarded by three of us and others, everything must be careful.

For the sake of insurance, please also ask Your Majesty to change into gold silk soft armor and heart protection glasses. ”

At the same time, Zhu Wuzhi on the other side also proposed to Emperor Zhengde.

Zhou Chen and Zhu Wuzhi both showed their concern for Emperor Zhengde, and Cao Zhengchun naturally did not want to lag behind.

He stood beside Emperor Zhengde and assured with a solemn expression: "Please also rest assured that if Karasuma has the slightest abnormality, the slave will definitely use the vajra body cultivated by decades of hard work as Your Majesty's shield." ”

With a slight bow, Emperor Zhengde's face finally flashed a smile, and he opened his mouth and said: "Uncle Huang and Lord Zhou don't have to worry, after an assassin broke into the forbidden palace last night, Gonggong Cao helped me change into a protective treasure.

Coupled with the existence of the three of you, I believe that Karasuma can't make any big waves. ”

After receiving an accurate reply from Emperor Zhengde, Zhou Chen and Zhu ignored this and retreated.

After waiting quietly for a while, a voice finally came from outside the Heart Cultivation Hall: "Izumo Kingdom's envoy Karasuma-sama has arrived!" ”

Then, I saw a middle-aged man with a beard, led by the eunuch, into the heart cultivation hall.

Walking to the main hall, the man knelt down on one knee and bowed to Emperor Zhengde with his hands and fists, and said at the same time: "Izumo Country's envoy Karasuma greets His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and wishes His Majesty the Ming Emperor long live Long live." ”

Emperor Zhengde sat on the dragon chair, he slowly stretched out his hand, and said with a solemn expression: "Izumo Province and I Daming are friendly neighbors, envoys don't need to be polite, let's be even!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Karasuma thanked him thoughtfully, he stood up and looked at Emperor Shotoku.