The next morning, the Great Xuan Palace, the Jinluan Palace.

The weather didn't seem to be very good, it was always overcast and the sun was not visible, making the air humid and cold.

Above the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials stood under the dragon chair and shouted in unison: "The Holy Queen Mother is righteous, and all blessings will be enjoyed forever!" ”

Xu Zun was also among them, and since there was an arrangement for him today, Cai Kun deliberately asked him to stand in the front position.

Although Empress Dowager Lin was wearing a royal robe with a dragon and phoenix, she did not sit on the dragon chair, but filled a phoenix chair next to the dragon chair.

However, attentive people can see that the drape worn on the head of the Queen Mother is twelve crowns.

The so-called twelve crowns are twelve strings of pearl curtains, which just cover the emperor's face.

is different from the film and television dramas that Xu Zun has watched, in order to highlight the characters in film and television dramas, there is generally a half-beaded curtain that only covers half of the face.

But at this moment, the crown worn by the Empress Dowager Lin covered her entire face, so that the ministers could not see her happy and angry expression, which made people dare not speculate.

In the Great Xuan Dynasty, only the emperor could wear twelve crowns, and others could only wear a maximum of nine strings of crowns.

Empress Dowager Lin sat on the dragon chair and motioned for the ministers to be flat.

Then the ministers stood up, but all of them bowed their heads, and none of them dared to look up.

Xu Zun secretly looked and found that he didn't know much, It seemed that there were only Lin Chaofeng, Cai Kun and the white-skinned, super-tall Prime Minister Qian Qifeng.

"Presumably, Zhong Aiqing already knows what happened," Empress Dowager Lin said loudly, "Xuanmen rebelled against the party and hid it, laid layers of hidden piles under my holy capital, plotted against many of my humerus ministers, and even did not hesitate to open up underground culverts, which is really well-intentioned!"

"In the end, they launched the so-called Heavenly Tribulation Operation, and they actually killed my Wanfu Palace, and almost took the life of this palace, I don't know how you love ......it," the Queen Mother glanced at the ministers and asked, "How do you feel?" ”

Puff ......

Hearing the queen mother's rebuke, the ministers who had just gotten up fell to the ground again and kowtowed, shouting "panic".

"Hmph, what's the use of you being afraid?" Empress Dowager Lin raised her head, "What's the use of being scared in the face of so many anti-party assassins!?"

"For this incident, the most painful thing for this palace is that there are many people who have taken refuge in the anti-party, provided help to the anti-party, and even participated in the planning, which really makes the palace sad!"

Hearing this, none of the ministers dared to pick up the stubble, and all of them lay on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.

"Alright, get up!" The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "No matter what, Xuanmen's plan against the party did not succeed in the end, everything is over, then let it pass!"

Hearing this, the ministers looked at each other before slowly getting up.

"This palace has always rewarded and punished clearly, all those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will never be spared!"

Empress Dowager Lin sat on the phoenix chair and gestured to the chief eunuch.

An old eunuch dressed in brocade immediately stood in front of the ministers with the holy decree in his hand and read it:

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said!

"After the joint investigation and handling of the Internal Security Office, the Three Law Division, and the Divine Arrest Division, it has been confirmed that Li Ren, the Duke of Lushan, as the emperor's uncle, secretly proclaimed himself Xuanmen Tianzun, and used the Xuanmen organization that had disappeared for a hundred years to personally found the Xuanmen anti-party, and presided over the planning of the Xuanmen assassination incident, which is really a heinous crime, and his crime can be punished!

"He will be sent to prison first, and then he will be punished until the facts of the case are clarified.

"As for Li Ren's family, they should have been beheaded all over the house, but remembering his status as an imperial uncle, he was extrajudicial and gracious, and the sentence was changed to exile at the border pass, and he was not allowed to return to the holy capital for eternity!"

This......

As soon as this edict came out, the hall was in an uproar.

An old minister couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that right?" Hasn't this Lushan Gong been assassinated? How could it be ......"

"It has been ascertained," Lin Chaofeng said unceremoniously, "Li Ren is simply faking his death, as early as eight years ago, he had already found a stand-in, and took the opportunity of indulging in alchemy to divert his attention.

"He himself is secretly plotting, and now that the human and material evidence is there, he is the Xuanmen Tianzun!"

Yes......

Some unwitting ministers panicked and couldn't believe it.

But the cabinet headed by Qian Qifeng, as well as many well-informed ministers, were at peace with each other, apparently having received the news a long time ago.

"Bi Sheng, the leader of the left cabinet of the Inner Guard Mansion, provided information for Li Ren, aided and abetted the abuse, and the crime is unforgivable," the old eunuch continued, "and he is now sent to the Imperial Prison for interrogation and punishment."

"After investigation, the Ministry of Works, Yan Hai, the Ministry of Officials, and Chai Zheng, the general of Yulinwei, colluded with the Xuanmen anti-party, and responded internally and externally, which was heinous.

"Although he has been exterminated by the Xuanmen, his sin is unforgivable, he has been dismissed from office, his family property has been confiscated, and his family members have been exiled......

"In addition, in this assassination incident, all those who are found to have had an affair with the Xuanmen will be strictly investigated and punished, and they will all be punished with capital punishment!"

After the recitation, the whole hall was silent.

Many ministers did not know the inside story, and they could not have imagined that so many people would be involved in this assassination.

Xu Zun was also secretly thinking to himself, it seemed that Empress Dowager Lin already knew that Li Ren was not Xuanmen Tianzun at all.

Therefore, the punishment of him can be regarded as giving the royal face enough, otherwise, according to the ancient law, the crime of conspiracy against the Nine Clans will inevitably be punished.

In addition, Xu Zun also found that the Queen Mother only disposed of three high-ranking officials, Bi Sheng, Ying Rang, Yan Hai and Chai Zheng.

As for Xue Guihua, the Duke of Liang Guo, who Li Ren said that night, as well as the transfer envoy, the prison envoy and others, he did not mention it.

Obviously, this is a decision made by the Queen Mother after deliberation, because the name of the person Li Ren confessed that night is not credible, and there is also a suspicion of framing the blame.

Especially for Xue Guihua, the Duke of Liang, this person has a very high prestige, and he has been assassinated by Xuanmen, if he is condemned again, it is obviously not appropriate......

"I have ordered the Internal Guard Mansion to continue to investigate this case thoroughly, and you will listen to it for me," Empress Dowager Lin said to the ministers, "If there are still people who have an affair with the Xuanmen rebels, although they can surrender with confidence, I can open the net and keep your whole family safe."

"But if I find out," the Queen Mother said fiercely, "all the Nine Clans will be exterminated, and they will not be tolerated!! ”

"Yes!" Everyone quickly responded, and some even trembled with fright.

The Queen Mother glanced at the ministers and raised her hand to the old eunuch again.

"If you are guilty, you will be punished, and if you are meritorious, you will be rewarded," the old eunuch read, "In this assassination incident, it is fortunate that there is a loyal and good protector, and I hereby reward you for your merits."

"Lin Chaofeng, the chief manager of the Internal Guard Mansion, listens to the seal!"

Ay?

Xu Zun was surprised, but he didn't expect that the first person to listen to the seal turned out to be the chief manager.

"The chief manager commands properly, adapts to the situation, leads the guards to work with the king, and is specially appointed as the general of the auxiliary country, and the second rank of the official."

"Thank you...... Thank you Empress Dowager Longen! ”

Lin Chaofeng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, but when he kowtowed, he was already red-faced.

Because, he, the chief of internal security, is a second-rank official himself, he used to be called the general of the auxiliary country, but now he has become the general of the auxiliary country, in fact, there is no change!

"Chaofeng," the Queen Mother added, "You've been busy these days, you've worked hard!"

"Lushan Gong dared to make trouble and plot wrongdoing, and it was because of his Zongzheng Division's network that he was using to make trouble.

"Therefore, this palace orders you to take over the affairs of the royal sect, put things in order, and thoroughly investigate those royal relatives!"

"Yes!" Lin Chaofeng thanked him.

"In addition, there is another important matter to be entrusted to you," the Queen Mother said again, "This time the Xuanmen assassins have used my Taimiao to cause chaos, which is really a great shame for the royal family!"

"This palace orders you to supervise the renovation and construction of the temple from today, and you must monitor it every day, and there must be no more mistakes.

"Otherwise, you will be a sinner of my Great Xuan Imperial Family!"

"Yes! Minister...... The minister obeyed the order...... "Lin Chaofeng kowtowed and thanked him, and cold sweat flowed.

He already understands that the Queen Mother is rewarding him, and she is clearly punishing her for her dereliction of duty!

To put it bluntly, let him go to see the construction site!

Sure enough, when the old eunuch read the next canonized, Lin Chaofeng suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Cai Kun, the leader of the right cabinet of the internal guard, stepped forward to listen to the seal." The old eunuch read.

Cai Kun hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down.

"Cai Geling is quick-witted, commands properly, and has meritorious service in rescuing the driver," the old eunuch read, "Promote the chief of internal security and take office immediately." ”

"Huh?" Cai Kun was startled at first, and then hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.

Obviously, Cai Kun was also quite surprised, but he didn't expect that he suddenly became the head of internal security, you know, this position has always been only held by relatives of the emperor.

I didn't expect that a person with a foreign surname would ......

At the same time, Cai Kunhan was like rain, and he already realized that he was afraid that he had completely offended Lin Chaofeng.

"Tangzhou sentenced Xu Zun, come forward and listen to the seal!"

At this time, the old eunuch began to recite the decree again.

Suddenly hearing his name, Xu Zun was in a trance for an instant, paused for two seconds, and then hurriedly came out to salute.

"Xu Zun strategized, the Ming Dynasty was indispensable." The old eunuch read, "I hereby entitle the Daxuanti Criminal Officer!! ”

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