There was no trace of emotion in her voice, and she said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, I originally wanted to give you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, and you obviously did it yourself, why didn't you admit it?" ”

"What do you mean, princess?" Zhu Jianshen roared.

"Do you think that if you have a golden jade scepter in your hand, I will be afraid of you? I tell you that I am not really afraid of you, I just respect you as an elder, but why do you want to force me hard, you know that I will not do that kind of thing, but you have to say that I did it, then what can I do, if you want to kill me, just go straight to my head, why make up so many things to blame me? ”

Zhu Jianshen made up his mind and refused to admit it, so he let it go when he spoke.

His attitude made Jian Huaizhen feel very sad, because at this moment, Jian Huaizhen already had evidence to prove that this matter was done by the emperor.

Because Sima Yu, Han Zhan and Yu Wenfang found several secret letters when they cleaned up Baitou Mountain afterwards, and the secret letter had the emperor's jade seal on it, so this matter has been proved to be done by Zhu Jianshen.

Back in the capital, Sima Yu handed over the secret letter to Ji Aihan, and it was all up to him to deal with it, after Ji Kaihan thought about it again, he still handed over the secret letter to Jian Huaizhen, so Jian Huaizhen had long known that this matter was done by the emperor, but the emperor's refusal to admit it made her very sad, and now the emperor actually refused to admit it.

What is the difference between the emperor's attitude and the land hooligan, so she sighed and said, "Okay, since the emperor refuses to admit it, then look at what this is?" ”

After speaking, she took out the secret letters from the cultivation and threw them in front of Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen originally thought that Jian Huaizhen had no evidence of him in his hands, but he didn't expect that Jian Huaizhen actually had a secret letter from himself to the spies, he was startled by it, his face turned pale, he staggered back a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

It took him a long time before he came back to his senses and called out to Jian Huaizhen: "Princess, you misunderstood me, these secret letters are definitely not my handwriting, this is definitely not written by me, someone forged my jade seal to blame me." The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the bruises all over his body burst out, making Jian Huaizhen feel a chill when he saw it.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to say anything to this palace, can't this palace even tell what is a real jade seal and what is a fake jade seal? If you think so, then you are underestimating this palace, what is going on this palace naturally knows in my heart, I have given you a chance to admit it yourself, but instead of admitting it, you are still quibbling here, how can you make this palace not sad? ”

The more Jian Huaizhen spoke, the more sad and indignant her face became, she slowly raised the heavy golden and jade staff in her hand, and at this moment, suddenly Lin Jian'an shouted outside the hall: "The queen mother of the two palaces drives!" ”

Immediately after that, the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Dowager Qian walked in one after another, and it was the Empress Dowager Zhou who walked in front, and the Empress Dowager Zhou saw Jian Huaizhen raise the golden jade staff, and in front of her was the frightened half-dead Zhu Jianshen, she hurriedly stepped forward to hug Zhu Jianshen, tears flowed, and said to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, no matter what the emperor does, he is still the emperor of this court, or the son of heaven in the world, and please ask the eldest princess to spare the emperor's life for the sake of the emperor." ”

"Yes, the eldest princess doesn't care what the emperor has done wrong, he is still a child after all, the eldest princess will give him a chance!" Empress Dowager Qian also persuaded from the side.

It turned out that after Lin Jian'an saw Jian Huaizhen walking in with a golden jade scepter, he knew that something was not good, and he felt that Jian Huaizhen was probably going to attack the emperor, so he hurriedly went to invite the queen mother of the two palaces over.

He knew that the relationship between Empress Dowager Zhou and Jian Huaizhen had never been very good, although the relationship had changed later, but she alone might not be able to persuade Jian Huaizhen, so he specially invited Empress Dowager Qian over.

The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces has rarely managed the Six Palaces recently, and suddenly heard Lin Jian'an report that Jian Huaizhen was going to kill the emperor with a golden and jade staff, and they were all taken aback, especially the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Empress Dowager Zhou said disapprehensively at first: "Gonggong Lin, don't scare the mourning family, do you think that the mourning family doesn't know that the golden jade scepter of the eldest princess has already been lost?" Where did she get the golden jade staff to kill the emperor? ”

Lin Jian'an showed an anxious look on his face, and said in a hurry: "What the queen mother said is true, in fact, the golden jade scepter of the eldest princess has never been lost, the reason why she said to you that the golden jade scepter was lost is because she doesn't want her golden jade scepter to cause pressure on the emperor, but now the emperor seems to have done something that seems to her to be rebellious, so she is now angrily rushing to the Qianqing Palace with the golden jade scepter, begging the queen mother to save the emperor!" ”

When Empress Dowager Zhou heard him say this, she thought carefully about what happened before and after, and felt that it was not impossible, Jian Huaizhen might really have a golden jade scepter in her hand, but she didn't make the emperor feel like a puppet, so she didn't take out the golden jade scepter, which was not impossible.

So she immediately hurriedly followed Lin Jian'an out, and after a while, she asked Lin Jian'an again: "Have you gone to invite the Empress Dowager Qian?" ”

Lin Jian'an hurriedly said: "The slave is trying to invite." ”

"Go, go!" Empress Dowager Zhou said in a loud voice.

So Lin Jian'an went to ask the Empress Dowager Qian again.

Jian Huaizhen didn't care about finding out who invited the queen mother of the two palaces, in fact, she thought about it and knew that most of it was related to Lin Jian'an, and what she cared about now about being saved was to teach the emperor a lesson, otherwise, how could the emperor make mistakes, wouldn't the world be chaotic?

When she heard Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager Qian say that, her face showed a look of determination, she shook her head and said, "Do you know what the emperor has done, the empress dowager of the two palaces?" You came to plead for the emperor, and the emperor's mistakes were really unpunishable. ”

The words "Crime cannot be punished" came out of Jian Huaizhen's mouth, like a sharp blade, on Zhu Jianshen's neck.

Empress Dowager Qian and Empress Dowager Zhou were so frightened that they changed color, and Empress Dowager Zhou shouted bitterly: "No matter what mistakes the eldest princess makes, he is also the son of the former emperor in the end, can't you spare his life for the sake of the former emperor?" ”

Jian Huaizhen was slightly stunned, she didn't think about asking for Zhu Jianshen's life, hearing what Empress Dowager Zhou said, she thought that Empress Dowager Zhou had misunderstood.

Despite this, she still said: "It's not that this palace has to do this, but this matter, if the emperor knew how to love himself, he wouldn't do such a thing." ”

"What did the emperor do?" Empress Dowager Qian asked on the side.

She knew that it was absolutely impossible for Jian Huaizhen to be so angry without a reason, and since she was angry and held the emperor responsible, the emperor must have done something rebellious.

Jian Huaizhen said: "The emperor did a good thing, he sent Yu Mian to take five hundred old, weak, sick and disabled people to Baitou Mountain to encircle and suppress bandits, then that's it, the palace turned a blind eye." ”

"He sent Yu Mian to encircle and suppress the bandits?" Empress Dowager Qian was stunned for a moment, she still knew about the crown.

She asked with some confusion: "Isn't Yu Mian a Wenchen?" ”

"Yu Mian is a Wenchen, everyone in the world knows it, but only this emperor doesn't know!" Jian Huaizhen said heavily.

Empress Dowager Zhou wiped a handful of tears and cried to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, even if the emperor sent Yu Mian to encircle and suppress the bandits, Yu Mian is a civil servant, and the emperor made a mistake in handling political affairs, so what, then you can't kill the emperor with a rod, if this matter is known by the world, it is also the eldest princess." ”

Jian Huaizhen snorted coldly and said, "You ask the emperor, did the emperor say anything about sending Yu Mian to the palace?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou hurriedly pushed Zhu Jianshen and asked, "Say it quickly, is the eldest princess angry with you because of this matter?" ”

Zhu Jianshen's face was as pale as paper, and he couldn't say a word.

Jian Huaizhen continued to say slowly: "This palace has never blamed the emperor for this matter, the palace blames the emperor for the fact that the emperor sent Yu Mian to encircle and suppress the bandits, the bandits in Baitou Mountain were originally chivalrous and righteous, robbing the rich and helping the poor, not heinous, so Yu Mian finally reached an agreement with them, so they were not allowed to do anything about robbing their homes and houses, so they let them go, who knew that the emperor was so ruthless, he ordered someone to burn down the entire Baitou Mountain, and burned all the thieves and bandits. There were more than 1,000 thieves and soldiers who were burned to death. ”

"Ah, the thieves are all burned!"

Although Empress Dowager Zhou felt that more than 1,000 people were burned to death, which made her feel very cold, how could she say it? After all, they are all thieves and bandits, and the emperor is the son of ninety-five and the king of a dynasty, Jian Huaizhen can't get along with the emperor for the lives of a few thieves!

So she advised Jian Huaizhen and said: "The eldest princess, the mourning family has always respected you as an elder, but now why are you confused? The people who were burned to death, no matter how many people he had, were all thieves, and it was understandable for the emperor to send people to burn them, if they were traitors, it would not be a good thing for the country, even if the emperor did something wrong, it could be regarded as excusable, and the emperor was also thinking about the country. ”

Empress Dowager Qian chanted "Amitabha" repeatedly, then turned the rosary in her hand and stopped talking.

Empress Dowager Qian has always been a compassionate person, he thinks that Zhu Jianshen burned so many people, it is indeed his mistake, but if Jian Huaizhen kills the emperor with a rod because of this, it will also make her unbearable, so she doesn't know what to say for a while.

Jian Huaizhen sneered and said: "If the emperor really killed these bandits for the sake of the country and the community, in order to make these bandits no longer be traitors, then the palace will have nothing to say, but Empress Dowager Zhou, you should ask the emperor, why did the emperor kill them?" ”

"Is there something else going on?" Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly understood why Jian Huaizhen was jumping.

She has been in the palace for so long, and she has been with Jian Huaizhen for a long time, it is rare to see Jian Huaizhen being angry like this, usually no matter what happens, the queen mother of the two palaces is angry again, and Jian Huaizhen is also very calm, but today she is embarrassed by the emperor for more than a thousand bandits and hundreds of soldiers, I am afraid that things are really not so simple.

So she shook Zhu Jianshen's body and asked, "Your Majesty, tell the mourning family quickly, why did you burn those thousand bandits?" Tell the eldest princess that you are for the sake of the country, say it quickly! ”

Empress Dowager Zhou shook Zhu Jianshen's body for a while, hoping that Zhu Jianshen could say this.

Jian Huaizhen smiled coldly and said, "Okay, if the emperor says that he is doing this for the sake of the country, then the palace will not say anything, but the emperor, you have to touch your conscience before you speak." ”

Jian Huaizhen stared at him with sharp eyes as he spoke.

Zhu Jianshen was stared at by Jian Huai's sharp eyes for a long time, and he finally said a little hysterically: "Yes, I really didn't kill those bandits for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, and I sent Yu Mian to encircle and suppress the bandits It is indeed selfish, but can this be blamed on me?" I didn't want to do this, as the king of a country, do I want to use means to deal with a little Yu Mian? ”

"What, you have to deal with Yu Mian, why?" Empress Dowager Zhou looked at him with some puzzlement and asked, "Is it because of Yu Ge's matter?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou didn't think so in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask anything else, the reason why she asked this was nothing more than because Zhu Jianshen had rehabilitated Yu Qian before, and the reason why she said this was to remind Jian Huaizhen that even if Zhu Jianshen did something wrong again, he was the one who rehabilitated Yu Mian before.

"As a son of heaven and the honor of the Ninety-Five, in order to compete with the courtiers and be jealous, you did not hesitate to kill more than 1,000 people, you are so violent as the emperor, if the palace does not punish you today, how can you be sorry for the people of the world, how to explain to the court."

Jian Huaizhen's words were heard in Zhu Jianshen's heart, and Zhu Jianshen's heart suddenly became stagnant.

He knew that with Jian Huaizhen's character, she would not be angry easily, but once she was angry, no one could persuade her, and she probably wouldn't be so easy to forget about herself today.

Therefore, he raised his eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager Zhou, with a look of panic in his eyes, Zhu Jianshen was still very scared in his heart, he didn't want to be scolded to death by Jian Huaizhen because of this incident at such a young age.

If his dignified generation of heavenly sons was killed by the eldest princess because of a mistake, this elder was punished to death with a golden and jade cane, and it would be a big joke if it spread to the ears of the world.

Therefore, he said to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, the grandson has already known his mistake, ask the eldest princess to forgive the grandson once, the grandson will never dare to do this kind of thing again in the future, and ask the eldest princess to know the truth." ”

When Zhu Jianshen said these words, he looked pitiful, and when Jian Huaizhen saw his expression, she didn't know if he really knew that he was wrong, or if he deliberately said it for the sake of his life, she thought about it, and shook her head.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Qian also knew why Zhu Jianshen was scolded by Jian Huaizhen, it turned out that Zhu Jianshen burned more than 1,000 people to death, not for the sake of the Sheji court, nor for the country, but just to vent her own personal anger.

Those who were burned to death also had parents and children, think about it, what do their parents and children feel when they see him being burned alive like this?

Empress Dowager Qian recited Amitabha Buddha and sat down on the side, she decided to ignore today's affairs, she felt very incomprehensible about what Zhu Jianshen had done.

Of course, she also felt that Jian Huaizhen should teach Zhu Jianshen a lesson, but she also absolutely disagreed with Jian Huaizhen to blame Zhu Jianshen to death, after all, Zhu Jianshen was a son of heaven, if Jian Huaizhen killed the son of heaven with this rod, maybe the world would be in chaos.

Therefore, she glanced at Jian Huaizhen and said: "The eldest princess, the mourning family believes that the eldest princess has her own sense of proportion, the emperor did something wrong today, although he should be punished, but I hope that the eldest princess will show mercy." ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't seem to hear what Empress Dowager Qian said, she ignored it and didn't move.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Zhou hurriedly crawled under Jian Huaizhen's heels and cried loudly.

She shouted: "The eldest princess, please beg you, please let him go, he is still young, he doesn't know so many things, it's all bad for the mourning family, the mourning family doesn't teach him well, and the mourning family will definitely take care of and teach him in the future, and will never let him do this kind of thing again, please let the eldest princess spare his life for the sake of the emperor, right?" ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't say anything, she said to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "Please get out of the way!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Jian Huaizhen's gaze so coldly, she knew that she couldn't stop her today no matter what, but she couldn't watch her son being beaten with a cane.

Therefore, she stood in front of Jian Huaizhen and said: "Okay, princess emperor, since you want to beat him, then please kill me first, anyway, the mourning family has lived for such a long time, and the mourning family has no regrets even if it dies, and the mourning family can't watch their emperor be killed by you like this." ”

Jian Huaizhen stretched out her hand and gently pushed the Empress Dowager Zhou back, she was originally a person with strong martial arts, and her skills were naturally extraordinary, she only pushed it so lightly, and the Empress Dowager Zhou had already been pushed back by her.

She raised her hand, raised the golden jade staff in her hand and said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, everything you did today was caused by yourself. ”

After speaking, she hit Zhu Jianshen's back with a heavy cane, and Zhu Jianshen's painful forehead was covered with cold sweat, but she didn't scream. Jian Huaizhen said: "Your Majesty, this staff is for me to beat you for Yu Mian and Tang Jingran, you did such a thing for Tang Jingran a woman, and did not hesitate to die in the crown, as a king, you should not be selfish, but you are very selfish, you said that this staff beat you right?" ”

Zhu Jianshen's face turned pale, but he finally said slowly: "What the eldest princess said is true. ”