There were many ministers in the palace who were eager to know the truth, and Emperor Tianhong was too, so he did not let the Shangshu of the Criminal Department go back for arraignment, but let him take the assassin and interrogate him in front of the civil and military officials and him.

Six Northern Desert people in prison uniforms stood in the main hall, looking at each other.

The aimless temptation to find out how the enemy is close to the assumption that the truth is reached, the customs of the countries of the Northern Desert are similar, some are incompatible, and some are even taboo on each other.

The Ministry of Rites personally questioned the Assassins on the basis of differences in customs, while several of the Assassins were all subordinates, who were ignorant of the customs of other countries, and did not know any similarities and differences, and the answers were all based on the preferences of their own people.

Taken together, these preferences are enough to confirm that they are from the Horas.

At this time, the Celestial envoy did not retreat, and was escorted by the guards, hiding behind the pillar to listen. After a few people were recruited, Emperor Tianhong asked people to escort him out.

The envoy's face was already pale, and as soon as he returned to the hall, he was kicked by the guards and forced to kneel, but his eyes looked to the left side of the hall from time to time.

Emperor Tianhong slapped the table and said angrily: "What a Qiluo country, let the tricks sow discord, and dare to hurt the prince!" ”

The envoy of the Chela Kingdom bowed his head, and then spoke after a long silence without his previous righteousness, and said, "I beg your Majesty's forgiveness." ”

Whether it was the Shangjing Government Office to expose the truth, or the Criminal Department to investigate the truth, Gu Chuyu did not interject a word during this period, until the case came to light, he gave up, "Your Majesty, the minister immediately dispatched an army of 150,000 to attack Qiluo to correct the country's prestige." ”

The envoy was stunned: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is gracious, this is the idea of the minister, it has nothing to do with the king, the king he ...... He was faithful to His Majesty. ”

Wei Guo said: "Your Majesty, whether the matter of sending troops should be considered as appropriate, Qiluo has the widest territory and the strongest national strength in Daning's subject countries, and if he attacks rashly, the casualties are immeasurable, it is better to find out whether the king of Qiluo knows and whether he is wrong, if he knows, it is not too late to crusade." ”

The Ministry of Rites retorted: "The envoys came to Beijing to congratulate, and their words and deeds represent their kings, and the Qiluo envoys assassinated King Yu to blame Wuzhu, just like the Qiluo king's plot is wrong, and it will not be forgiven!" ”

Gu Chuyu didn't know whether anyone's words were inconsistent, and said bluntly: "In addition, the minister decided to send Ye Zhi to lead troops to recruit Qiluo. ”

"This ......" the staff of the Wei State Mansion discussed.

Gu Xiang didn't speak before to avoid suspicion, but if he didn't speak, he gave the Guogong Mansion a hard slap as soon as he opened his mouth.

Everyone knows that the young general finally gained a firm foothold in the forbidden army, and with the credit of saving His Royal Highness King Yu this time, it is not an exaggeration for the young general to be promoted to the commander of the forbidden army.

What's more, it's good to say that if you win, you will have military merits, if you lose, you will not only lose the face of him and the Guogong Mansion, but also damage the prestige of his Laozi.

The most important thing is that it will deprive the government of the indispensable power of the forbidden army.

Wei Guogong immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not agree, Ye Zhi has not recovered from his serious injuries in order to save His Royal Highness, and the minister asked him to rest in the mansion for a few more days, but who knows that he insists on returning to the head of the forbidden army camp, so that his injuries are aggravated, and he is not suitable for leading troops to go on the expedition." ”

The military department sneered, "Can being injured be a reason for a soldier not to fight?" ”

Wei Guogong said to Gu Chuyu: "Prime Minister, there is more than one general in Daning, Ye Zhi, why should you embarrass him?" ”

"He is the son of Ye Huai, and thousands of soldiers respect him as a major general, and they are all waiting to see the young general show his skills, to see if the tiger father has no dogs, and his true appearance is giving him a chance."

"Father, Wei Guogong is right, Ye Zhi is a general, and he shouldn't lead the troops to fight now, he is to save the injuries suffered by his son, if his father wants him to go on an expedition to Mobei at this time, wouldn't it make the people criticize our Jiang family for being ungrateful?" Jiang Rong frowned.

Since Jiang Ei escaped death, Emperor Tianhong has become more and more fond of this son, hearing Jiang Ei's words, he stroked his beard and nodded, "Gu Qing, Ei Er is reasonable, for the monarch, the word 'benevolence' comes first, I should not force a hero to go out with an injury, you have to think about this matter again, I also think about it, and discuss it in a few days." ”

Wei Guogong arched his hand: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Gu Chuyu also responded, "Yes." "The talisman is in his hand, what is he anxious about.

Emperor Tianhong looked at Yao Fucheng, who was still standing in the hall, and sighed: "Although the Shangjing Prefecture has had the assassination of King Yu, you can help the Criminal Department find out the truth, and the credit cannot be ignored. ”

Yao Fucheng knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, it is not the credit of the minister to be able to surmise the truth, the minister is just revealing the facts on behalf of others, and I hope that Your Majesty can reward the real meritorious ones." ”

"Oh? Tell me, who are the real meritorious ones? ”

Yao Fucheng looked at the front right and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, it is the wife of the Prime Minister." ”

As early as when Fu Cheng stood up, Gu Chuyu had already speculated in his heart, and now what surprised him was that she concealed it seamlessly, so that he was unaware of her meddling in the investigation.

Emperor Tianhong's face sank, "Ridiculous! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is telling the truth, this time the minister has no certificate in hand, and he can't contact other envoys, if it weren't for Madame's more mention, it would be difficult for the minister and his colleagues in the yamen to come out with the truth."

"Father, the son believes that he is telling the truth, when Mei Xiaoren was appointed as the Yin of the Beijing Mansion, how many important cases and major cases were found out by her subordinates, and Yao Fucheng just took charge of himself, if she didn't help, how could she dig out the secret so quickly." Jiang Rong said, "Father, although she is wrong, she is a capable person and a good official, this is something that the people of the world and civil and military officials can see, and my father should also know it in his heart." ”

The official Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is right, although Madame is wrong, she can also offset her merits and demerits, even if she can no longer be an official, she should not be charged, otherwise this is the same as letting General Ye go on the expedition, it is all embarrassing for people with merit." ”

Jiang Rong strongly admonished: "Please forgive her father for her mistakes." ”

The ministers who had seconded the proposal just now said in unison again: "Please forgive your Majesty for Mrs. Gu's mistakes." ”

Seeing that Jiang Rong was so protective of Mei Xiaoren, it was not easy to sing any contradictory tune, so he helped to ask for help: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with His Highness's proposal. ”

Wei Guogong nodded, and Emperor Tianhong had nothing to insist on, and said, "Then spread my will and save her from the crime of bullying the king." ”

Emperor Tianhong looked at Gu Chuyu when he spoke, even if the ministers were all saying, "Your Majesty is wise", Gu Chuyu didn't react, and his expression was still indifferent.

He even forgave Mei Xiaoren's crime of deceiving the king, and what other will could not be made at the same time, and said: "I will make up another will to marry Gu Xiang and her." ”

Gu Chuyu waved his hand politely at this time, "Your Majesty." ”

Jiang Rong just breathed a sigh of relief, and in the blink of an eye, he was pierced by his father's words. It is easy to let go, but it is not easy to say that it is not easy to let go......