Han Yi is like a person, how could he not guess that Concubine Li Kang's sudden death was related to Zhang Gui?

But he knew better what the emperor meant, and he also knew that at this time, only by not admitting that the queen and Concubine Li Kang had a conflict could the emperor be satisfied, so he said so.

Chen Zizhuang also meant this, he didn't want the world to think that His Majesty the Emperor, who supported the reform, was actually at odds with his harem.

Sun Chengzong also knows that the water is very deep, and he also knows that Concubine Li Kang's death is an organized and premeditated action, and the people behind it must be strong and powerful, and they must have power and power, otherwise, it is impossible for these people to have nothing to do to murder the emperor's adoptive mother, and even if there is only the emperor's own intention, it is just that the emperor himself is not good to come forward directly.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong was unwilling to let the people of the world feel that his emperor's student association would not tolerate his adoptive mother, and he was even more unwilling to let the people of the world know that the emperor's harem was not in harmony.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong also vetoed Chen Xuan's proposal.

Otherwise, what else can I do, I can't really flip the table with Zhang Gui and the emperor for the sake of a Concubine Li Kang, right?

Tianqi also sank his face at this time and looked at Chen Xuan: "What Zhu Qing said is extremely true!" Chen Xuan, although you are giving advice, but you slander my adoptive mother and the middle palace so much, as a son of man, how can I spare you! And as a courtier, how can you disobey the middle palace! ”

"Message! Chen Xuan was disloyal and unfilial, disrespectful to the first emperor, and disrespectful to me, so he immediately pulled out the head of the owl and disciplined him! ”

Apocalypse thus commanded.

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment.

He was worried that he would be found out and punished sooner or later because he was forced to cross the palace with Liu Ruozai, so after learning that Concubine Li Kang had died suddenly, he had the courage to tell the truth of his speculation at today's court meeting, that is, Concubine Li Kang's sudden death was related to Zhang Gui.

For him, this can be regarded as a way to risk death to survive.

But Chen Xuan was disappointed that the emperor did not choose to believe Li Kangfei because of his sudden death, but believed it, insisting that the queen and the concubine were both virtuous and virtuous, so the sudden death of Concubine Li Kang had nothing to do with the queen and her clansmen.

Chen Xuan was even more disappointed that even Sun Chengzong and others held this opinion, and he had to forcibly think that there was no contradiction between the queen and Concubine Li Kang.

Therefore, when Chen Xuan was dragged down, he shouted: "You traitors! You're all traitors! ”

Swish!

Not long after, Chen Xuan was beheaded.

At this time, the apocalypse also continued to say unquestionably in the court: "I say it again! Concubine Kang Li, as Yuanfu and Mr. Aiqing said, is kind and benevolent, and it is impossible to plot against the government. And the middle palace is also virtuous and virtuous, and it is impossible to allow his brother to have no power and no real concubine! Therefore, this matter ends here, and there are vain discussions that Concubine Kang Li and the Middle Palace are not on good terms, and the intention is to say that the first emperor and I are faint and unworthy of being the king. And those who intend to confuse the world with demonic words will be beheaded! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

The ministers replied accordingly.

"Next, we will continue to discuss the funeral of the concubine."

Apocalypse thus said.

Han Yi stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li has the virtue of raising Your Majesty, so the minister thinks that she should be buried with the Queen Mother." ”

As soon as Han Yi's words came out, the whole dynasty was in an uproar.

For many civil servants who pay attention to the etiquette system, Han Yi's behavior is simply flattering to the extreme.

As the first assistant, in order to satisfy the emperor, he did not hesitate to propose to bury the Li family with the ceremony of the queen mother.

But the point is that the Li family hasn't even earned a queen.

What's more, the Li family's performance in the palace moving is also very bad, and there have always been rumors that Zheng Guifei is arrogant and domineering.

Therefore, at this time, Xie Sheng stood up and objected: "Your Majesty! The minister thinks that what Yuan Fu said is inappropriate, when Concubine Li was the first emperor, she was just a servant, without the title of the queen, even after His Majesty ascended the throne, she did not get the title of the queen mother, and she should not be buried with the queen mother, but should be buried with the concubine! ”

In fact, Han Yi deliberately proposed this, he just wanted the ministers to shift their attention from the sudden death of Concubine Li to the matter of how to bury Concubine Li, and let these most of them talk about empty talk and not good current affairs revolve around etiquette, so as to remove the public opinion pressure caused by the emperor's acquiescence to Zhang Gui's instigation of others to assassinate Concubine Li.

Therefore, after Xie Sheng said this, Han Yi pretended to be angry and said: "Why can't it be done, Concubine Li has the virtue of raising Your Majesty, can't Your Majesty want to be filial?!" ”

"Burying Concubine Li with the gift of a noble concubine is enough to show Your Majesty's filial piety! However, how can the ceremony be messed ......?"

After Xie Sheng answered, he began to talk eloquently, and began to talk about the examples of Zhou Li and all dynasties, refuting Han Yi's words sentence by sentence.

And Han Yi was not as silent as before, and pretended to argue with Xie Sheng excitedly.

For a while, other ministers also joined in, arguing about how to bury Concubine Li Kang, and each quoted scriptures, as if this was related to the foundation of the entire empire.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

The cabinet ministers, the six officials, the imperial history, and the six departments each have their own theories.

Apocalypse watched all this calmly and did not stop it.

He's even laughing.

Because he is very willing to see this scene now, seeing that most of these ministers are only focusing on the etiquette for the burial of Concubine Li Kang.

I don't know how long I have been arguing, but the apocalypse still hasn't come to a conclusion, so he pretended to be enlightened:

"Since Zhuqing can't come up with a unified conclusion after discussion, let more people participate in the discussion, spread the decree, and the Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, Guozijian, Taifu Temple, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, Guanglu Temple and other officials and Guozijian supervisors in Beijing will also participate in the court discussion!"

"It is necessary to agree on the most suitable funeral for the concubine as soon as possible, not only not to damage the court etiquette system, but also not to fall into filial piety. As for the sudden death of the concubine, he issued an order to his uncle, asking him to find out the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible. ”

As a result, more officials and scholars in Beijing joined in and participated in this big discussion.

Of course, it is impossible to expect that an agreement will be reached in such a discussion for a while.

And when the ministers joined the etiquette controversy one after another because Han Yi and others deliberately provoked the etiquette dispute, Zhang Gui also received the order to ask him to investigate the truth about the sudden death of Concubine Li.

Check it up for yourself.

For Zhang Gui, naturally there is no difficulty, it is just how to make it up.

Zhang Gui thought about it for a few days, and after determining how to make it up, he reported to the apocalypse at noon on the day of June in the seventh year of the Apocalypse: "Your Majesty! The minister has verified that although the concubine is charitable, she is more strict, which leads to the anger of some palace people, who lock her neck and stab her to death with a golden hairpin! The perpetrator has been detained for interrogation, and according to the preliminary interrogation, although these palace people have complaints about the concubine, they dare to do such a thing because there are people behind the scenes who instigate them, and the people behind the scenes are still investigating. ”

After hearing this, Tianqi said: "I see, I said that the concubine has always been very kind to the queen and me, but why did she suffer such a catastrophe, it turned out that the people below did evil!" ”

"Your Majesty! Although the concubine is loving, but now the uncle has found out that the death of the concubine is related to her too strict treatment, which shows that she is not a great virtue, so the minister believes that she still cannot be buried with the ceremony of the queen mother! ”

Xie Sheng took this opportunity to continue to talk about how to bury Concubine Li Kang.

Han Yi looked at Xie Sheng and asked, "I want to ask Gong Liu, why is the concubine not a great virtue?" ”

Xie Sheng sneered: "Now that the concubine has suddenly died, the truth has been revealed, it was done by the palace people under her, the reason is that the concubine treats the subordinates too strictly, and if she doesn't listen to it, it's just unkind!" ”

Han Yi was secretly smug and deliberately asked Xie Sheng: "So, does Gong Liu believe the truth?" ”

Xie Sheng's heart tightened: "What do you mean, could it be that if you don't believe it, it won't be enough to prove that Concubine Li Kang is unkind, and then you can't prevent Your Majesty from burying her with the rites of the Queen Mother?" ”

Xie Sheng suddenly realized that he was being taken into the pit by Han Yi, and had to reply for a while: "Of course! ”

Han Yi therefore said: "That is the case, Your Majesty, the minister lost, and the minister did not win Xie Gong!" ”

"Gong Xie, you won!"

"Did I win? But why did I suddenly feel no joy at all? ”

Xie Sheng asked secretly in his heart.