When Zhang Shangshu was about to announce the verdict, the people watching suddenly became confused. Zhang Shangshu was very unhappy, it was originally his most majestic time, but now he is very faceless because he is so chaotic. Just as Zhang Shangshu ordered a crackdown, his cronies pulled the corner of Zhang Shangshu's clothes. Zhang Shangshu followed the eyes of his cronies and looked into the distance, so frightened that Zhang Shangshu almost sat on the ground.

A group of people appeared in front of the torture table where Qin Tai and his wife were beheaded, that is, in the direction where outsiders entered the palace. The number of these people is definitely not much, and it is simply a drop in the bucket compared to the ordinary people watching. But these people are dressed differently, one by one is wearing a dragon robe, and some are still wearing a crown. In the capital, there are only about a dozen people who dare to wear the dragon robe dedicated to royals, and there are even fewer people who dare to wear a crown at the noon gate. These people are either drama or crazy, and they dare to pretend to be the royal prince at the noon gate, they simply don't want to live. As the boss of the Criminal Department, Zhang Shangshu knows what kind of crime this is, and it is estimated that no one will dare to do this. There are no less than dozens of people here, are they all fools and madmen? Intuition told Zhang Shangshu that there are not so many fools and madmen in the world who dare to do this. If they weren't fools and madmen, could it be that these people were really relatives of the emperor? So many royal relatives appeared at the noon gate together, which is a big event.

Zhang Shangshu looked at a few officials on the side, and from their eyes, Zhang Shangshu was sure that these people were really relatives of the emperor. The two people who wore the crown at the head, one was the younger brother of the current emperor of King Lu, and the other happened to be known to Zhang Shangshu, who was the cousin of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong, and now the highest-ranking Han king among the emperor's relatives. Zhang Shangshu asked people to stop beating the drums, and at the same time went with everyone to greet many princes. Zhang Shangshu counted privately, there are twenty-seven princes, more than 30 county kings, and nearly 100 royal relatives. In this kind of scene, even the little emperor will lose his composure, how could these princes appear in the capital at the same time? Could it be that these princes made an appointment in private? If this is the case, the situation of the little emperor will not be good. Zhang Shangshu felt the crisis for the first time, and realized whether it was wrong for him to be so loyal to the little emperor.

It is rare for so many princes to appear in the capital at the same time. The most recent gathering of the princes was really the time when the little emperor ascended the throne, and more than ten years have passed. The Ming Dynasty had rules that vassal kings were not allowed to communicate with each other privately, vassal kings were not allowed to return to Beijing without reason, and vassal kings were not allowed to leave their subject countries without authorization. Almost every time the emperor does not summon the prince to enter Beijing suddenly, there will be a big event. Could it be that this time it's because the little emperor wants to abolish the queen? It's also a bit of a fuss. Could it be that someone wants to target the little emperor and pull this little emperor off the throne of the emperor? It is really possible for these princes to make a big move to change the emperor together. The leader is King Lu, could it be that King Lu wants to pull the little emperor off the horse and become the emperor himself?

There was a clever brocade guard, and when he saw so many imperial relatives appear at the noon gate together, he hurriedly went in to report to the little emperor. The little emperor and the two queen mothers happened to be together, and when they heard that so many princes appeared in the capital together, their faces immediately changed. The vassal king's entry into Beijing is to ask the little emperor to issue a holy decree, otherwise the vassal king will not be summoned to Beijing, which is an omen for breakfast. If only one or two vassal kings did this, the little emperor could just take them down and deal with them. But Jin Yiwei said that there were dozens of princes outside, and a large group of imperial relatives, so it was not easy to give this order. If the little emperor won so many princes and imperial relatives, even if the ministers stood with the little emperor, it would be tantamount to fighting against all the vassal kings in the world. At that time, Emperor Jianwen thought that the time was ripe and decided to take back the power of the vassal kings to the central government, which led to Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and many vassal kings to take away Emperor Jianwen's country. The prestige of the little emperor was far inferior to that of Emperor Jianwen back then, and he did not dare to offend so many vassal kings and imperial relatives at once.

The two queen mothers were also blinded, and asked the little emperor if he had ever made a holy decree to offend the vassal king these days, and the little emperor said no. The queen mother had no choice but to help the little emperor and face many vassal kings together. When the little emperor and the two queen mothers appeared at the noon gate of the palace, whether it was the common people of the capital or the civil and military officials, they all knelt down, and many princes had to kneel down for the little emperor in front of everyone. The little emperor didn't have time to accuse the princes of why they were not summoned to Beijing, so King Lu stood up and asked the little emperor to agree to everyone's request and ask Qin Tai and his wife to continue to investigate the case.

When the little emperor learned that these princes united to protect Qin Tai and his wife, and when the little emperor learned that the purpose of King Lu was to let Qin Tai and his wife continue to investigate the case, the little emperor's whole person changed. The little emperor was suddenly full of murderous energy, but it was immediately gone, and in the face of so many vassal kings, the little emperor could only endure it. Knowing that these princes were not good, knowing that these people were helping King Lu, and knowing that it would be very unfavorable for him to investigate the case, the little emperor had no choice but to admit it. The little emperor agreed to release Qin Tai and his wife, let Qin Tai and his wife continue to investigate the case, and promised not to create any obstacles to Qin Tai's and his wife's investigation.

After Qin Tai and his wife were untied. did not immediately agree to continue the investigation. In front of so many princes, Qin Tai asked the little emperor to agree to three requests. First, please ask the little emperor to order that Qin Tai and his wife have full authority to investigate this case, and no one shall obstruct the handling of the case for any reason; Second, please ask the little emperor to issue an edict and ask all yamen to cooperate. The yamen shall not obstruct or pass the buck for any reason. Yamen or officials who are unfavorable in handling the case are to be dealt with directly by Qin Tai or removed from office pending investigation; Third, if any imperial relatives or officials of the DPRK and China are involved, Qin Tai has the right to investigate and punish them or do not have to shy away from them. The little emperor gave it to Qin Tai in writing or in kind, and Qin Tai could handle the case according to this holy decree or in kind.

The little emperor didn't agree, but many princes led by King Lu and King Han asked the little emperor to agree, otherwise they asked for a clan meeting to be held in advance. Convening a clan assembly is not a trivial matter, it is an important meeting within the royal family. The main purpose was to correct or point out the emperor's mistakes, and even force the emperor to step down. Of course, the little emperor was reluctant to convene or convene a clan meeting in advance. Because only the emperor's relatives can participate in the clan conference, the minister of civil and military affairs is not qualified to attend, and he cannot help the little emperor. The little emperor is weak at the clan meeting, and he will definitely suffer. The little emperor had no choice but to agree to everyone's request, and gave Qin Tai a gold medal, allowing Qin Tai to mobilize or ask anyone in order to solve the case, and everyone had to cooperate and not disobey.

Qin Tai assured everyone that he would give everyone a satisfactory answer after three days. King Lu and King Han discussed and decided to hold a clan meeting at noon three days later, and the first topic was to listen to the closing report of Qin Tai and his wife. In other words, Qin Tai and his wife only have three days, and if there is no definite answer after three days, even if the little emperor releases Qin Tai and his wife, many princes will not let Qin Tai and his wife go.

Qin Tai and his wife left after taking the task, but the little emperor didn't have the heart to pay attention to Qin Tai and his wife, because there were so many princes waiting for him to deal with. The queen mother relied on her status and identity to invite the princes into the palace, of course, to help the little emperor find out the truth. Empress Dowager Chen is the empress of Emperor Longqing, and Empress Dowager Li has presided over the court for many years, so her influence among the princes is good. The little emperor also took the opportunity to summon the young princes and princes of the same generation as himself, hoping to have a good relationship with them. Even the queen had to come out and invite these princes' wives to talk and chat, and do the queen's own work. When Empress Dowager Li learned that the initiator of this prince's rally was her youngest son King Lu, she really had the urge to strangle this son with her own hands. The contradiction between King Lu and the little emperor belongs to the personal grudge of the two brothers, and it is a serious problem to bring these princes in. Even if the little emperor steps down, everyone may not necessarily choose King Lu as the emperor, doing so is simply asking for trouble for everyone. Empress Dowager Li deeply felt that she was wrong, and if she had known such a thing, she should not have given too many fantasies and opportunities to King Lu's son. No matter how bad the little emperor is, he is also her own son, if the little emperor steps down, and it is not King Lu who comes to power, what will happen to the two queen mothers? King Lu made the problem as if it were simple, and it was very likely that it would become a tool for others to use. Empress Dowager Li has no chance to stop it, because King Lu won't listen at this time, and even if the two of them listen, they can't stop everyone's progress.