Cheng Runnian was not qualified to enter the hall, but was just waiting outside.

I don't know what time it is, the sun hasn't come out yet, and it's even more cold.

was completely woken up by the voice, Cheng Runnian couldn't help but shudder.

I heard a faint voice from the hall, and what I said was a little vague and I couldn't hear it clearly.

At first it was fine, but then the sound came out more and more intensely, and it stopped abruptly when it reached a certain point.

Then, a shrill voice was heard.

"Xuan, Cheng Runnian goes to the palace!"

Cheng Runnian's spirit was shocked, and he knew that it was time for him to play, so he hurriedly tidied up his clothes - huh? When did you change your clothes? Forget it, don't worry about it - and step into the temple.

I saw the civil and military officials standing on both sides, and the emperor was sitting on the top seat at the forefront, looking not very good, probably because the quarrel just now affected the mood.

And under the emperor, two people stood up and stood side by side there.

One of them is the king of Zhenbei, and the other is an old man, who looks strange, and I don't know who it is.

Cheng Runnian also dared to take a hurried look, so he lowered his head, and then came to the emperor and knelt down to salute.

"Grass people Cheng Runnian, knock to see Your Majesty."

"Get up." The emperor spoke, his voice without sorrow or joy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cheng Runnian got up.

However, as soon as he stood up, he heard the old man beside King Zhenbei snort coldly, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and other officials are fine standing in this Taiji Palace, but this person is clearly white, and it is a gift to come to the Taiji Palace." ”

"If this person stands, he is disrespectful to His Majesty and the hundred officials, and I ask Your Majesty to severely punish this thief."

Cheng Runnian was shocked at the time, uncle, are you okay? I provoked you to provoke you, and you came up and buttoned me such a big hat?

With Cheng Runnian's temper, he naturally wanted to go back, but he thought that if he really went back, it would be a loss of face for the emperor, so he could only admit it

Fortunately, there are also unbearable ones.

"He Xianli, Cheng Runnian got up, that is also His Majesty's mouth, you say this, is it because you can't get along with Your Majesty?" King Zhenbei snorted coldly and said.

The old man who gave the gift was not panicked, and it was not uncommon for him to come to this court and button his hat indiscriminately.

I listened to He Xianli and said: "This official is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in charge of etiquette and the code system, Your Majesty let him get up is Your Majesty's kindness, even after getting up, you have to bow down, and you can't look up." ”

"Look at him now, he holds his head high, and it is clear that he does not take His Majesty in his eyes, since this official is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he naturally has to take care of it."

Cheng Runnian couldn't help but roll his eyes, are you insane, it's wrong for me to stand normally?

At this time, I heard the emperor speak: "He Xianli, Cheng Runnian is originally dressed in white, and he naturally doesn't know the rules in the palace, so why bother to find faults." ”

"I asked him to come because of the Zhou Qi case."

After that, the emperor looked at Cheng Runnian and said, "Cheng Runnian, I will tell you the truth about what you checked yesterday." ”

Cheng Runnian glanced at He Xianli, and then said, "Obey." ”

Then, Cheng Runnian talked about what happened yesterday, of course, the emperor said hello yesterday, and the paragraph about going to the king of Zhenbei for ventilation was hidden.

It's just that after he left the prison, he did his own experiment, and it was just like a guess.

After finishing speaking, the emperor spoke: "All Aiqing have heard clearly? ”

"The collapse of the Guanyin statue is actually the two extra load-bearing pillars, and Zhou Qi was not there at that time, so it can be seen that the collapse of the Guanyin statue was not done by Zhou Qi."

"Before, you insisted that Zhou Qi must have done something on the statue of Guanyin and wanted to murder Yu Zhen, but now you still have something to say?"

Cheng Runnian stood there silently, slightly shocked in his heart.

It turned out that the discussion in the court had reached this point, and he thought that it was still about scaring the little princess.

But it's normal to think about it, the collapse of the Guanyin statue is too obvious, as long as it is at the scene, you can guess it, and on the birthday of the Queen Mother, hundreds of officials naturally want to come over to congratulate.

Seeing He Xianli speak: "Your Majesty, even if this matter was not done by Zhou Qi, it is also true that Zhou Qi went out to drink during the construction period, and it should be considered a crime of dereliction of duty." ”

"And this matter almost put Your Majesty in danger, and according to the law, he should be exiled for three thousand miles."

Exile for three thousand miles, this is no different from beheading.

Three Thousand Miles is not really three thousand miles away, but refers to exile to the wilderness outside the territory, and ordinary people can't survive at all when they reach that kind of place.

It's just that this result is not what the emperor wants.

I saw that the emperor frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with this, but as an emperor, it was not good to stand up and say something directly.

At this time, I heard the king of Zhenbei sneer: "He Xianli, I am the one who asked Zhou Qi to come out to drink, and I am also generally responsible for this matter, so in your opinion, what crime should I convict?" ”

Seeing He Xianli hesitate for a moment, he said: "According to the law of Wuguo, the king of Zhenbei should be pressed into the heavenly prison for thirty years. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Runnian was shocked.

Old man, you are so brave, you still want to press the emperor's own brother into the prison?

Although it is said that most of the royal brothers kill each other, this is not the case between the emperor and the king of Zhenbei.

The ministers present all knew that there had never been a strong dispute between the emperor and the king of Zhenbei.

If you really want to press the king of Zhenbei into the prison, the emperor's face is not good-looking.

Immediately there is a sensible one out and a thin mud.

"Lord He is serious, His Majesty He Niangniang and the Queen Mother are fine, I heard that the little princess has also recovered, so there is no need to be so strict."

"Your Majesty, among the ministers, although Zhou Qi was negligent in his duties, there was a reason for the incident, and besides, it did not cause much actual damage, so he should be dealt with lightly."

They didn't want to help Zhou Qi, but they already felt that the emperor didn't want Zhou Qi to die, so they came out to behave.

Only He Xianli's face became more and more ugly.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to remove Zhou Qi from the death penalty, but the official will be demoted by three levels and fined for half a year to set an example, how about it?"

At this time, a person in the front row stood up and said, Cheng Runnian didn't know him, but he knew that this person's identity was not ordinary by looking at the position.

As soon as he spoke, the ministers fell silent.

"In that case, let's Yifeng Aiqing, this matter ends here, and there is no need to discuss it again."

He Xianli wanted to say something, but when he heard this, he could only swallow all the words back.

"Something to start, nothing to retreat."

The Emperor said, and when there was no answer, he got up and left.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

All the officials shouted in unison, and then left this time.

At this time, He Xianli looked at Cheng Runnian, his face was a little hideous: "I don't know what to do." ”

With that, he snorted coldly and walked away.