After sitting down, Emperor Xingyuan slowly took a sip of tea and looked at the ministers standing with their hands down.

"I summoned you here to discuss the burial of Empress Xin." Emperor Xingyuan noticed the change in the expressions of the ministers, and his tone was calm, "Yesterday, I have discussed with the Zongren Order, this is the charter taken out by the Zongren Mansion, you can also take a look." ”

The charter was first handed to the Ministry of Rites, and then passed on, and after reading it all, the atmosphere suddenly tensed.

Feeling the gaze of his colleagues, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was about to stand up against it, but the Ministry of Rites Shangshu spoke first: "Your Majesty, if you follow this charter for funeral, it will cost a lot of money. Nowadays, disasters are frequent in various places, and the national treasury is already very tight for disaster relief, and it is impossible to come up with so much money! ”

"Oh? So Yu Shangshu said, where can the charter be reduced? Emperor Xingyuan looked genuinely inquiring.

"Empress Xin has passed away for more than a year, and the minister thinks that there is no need to stop for a few months, and the number of monks and Taoists is too much......" Hubu Shangshu gushed endlessly, pointing out the extravagance one by one.

The corners of the ceremonial Shangshu's mouth twitched, and he wanted to kick the Tobe Shangshu standing in front of him over.

He still wants to oppose Empress Xin's burial in the imperial mausoleum, why did he skip this step and become a tug-of-war with the emperor for funeral expenses?

Who agreed!

Waiting for Tobe Shangshu to say that he was temporarily satisfied with the result of the battle, he suddenly felt a cold swishing gaze fall on him.

What's going on?

Inadvertently glimpsed the corners of Emperor Xingyuan's slightly curled mouth, and Hube Shangshu felt a sigh in his heart: Oops, I forgot to oppose Empress Xin's burial in the imperial mausoleum.

This can't be blamed on him, he is in charge of Da Xia's money bag, can he not be excited when he sees the huge expenses listed?

"Do you have any suggestions?" Emperor Xingyuan's gaze swept over his faces and asked lightly.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu still stood up: "The minister thinks that Empress Xin should not be buried in the imperial mausoleum in the name of the queen." ”

"Where are you buried if you don't bury yourself in the imperial mausoleum?"

Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites cleared his throat and lowered his eyes to escape the emperor's cold face: "The farms and fields of Xin Zhizhao are located on the outskirts of Beijing, beautiful and open. The minister felt that it was appropriate to be buried there, and Empress Xin would be satisfied if she knew that she would sleep peacefully on the land given to Xin by His Majesty. ”

"How can Sun Qing be sure that Empress Xin is satisfied? Did you ask her? ”

The face of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was ugly.

Your Majesty, this is a bright threat!

Deng Ge Lao spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Sun Shangshu's proposal is good. ”

Xie Cheng'an, the head of the Hanlin Academy, stood up: "The minister doesn't think so. Empress Xin has made great contributions to Sheji, if she can't be buried in the imperial mausoleum, won't the people of the world laugh at His Majesty's affection and the injustice of the founding ministers? ”

"Empress Kexin ran away from the palace back then, which means that she abandoned her status as a queen——"

Meng Xijiu also stood up: "The minister seconded the Xie Zhangyuan." People are not sages, and it was a little rash for Queen Xin to leave the palace back then, but compared to the queen's exploits, the flaws are not hidden. ”

Seeing that the ministers were divided into two sides, fighting with each other, you came and went, Emperor Xingyuan took a sip of tea without hesitation.

What he has to do must be done, and let these rebels who like to come to him stumble for a while.

Before the ministers could come up with a result, the chamberlain came to report that Changle Hou He Qingxiao had an urgent matter to see.

The scene was suddenly silent, and all the ministers looked at Emperor Xingyuan who was sitting at the top.

Jin Linwei's identity is sensitive, and he rarely appears on such occasions, so as not to provoke the military generals. And once these scruples are ignored, it is clear that something big has happened.

What could it be?

Whether it is the ministers who oppose Empress Xin's burial in the imperial mausoleum, or those who support it, they are all beating drums in their hearts at this moment.

As Emperor Xingyuan spoke, He Qingxiao quickly walked in.

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty."

"No courtesy. He Zhenfu came over at this time, what's the matter? ”

Because of different opinions, the ministers subconsciously divided into two sides, He Qingxiao glanced in the direction of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and others, and reported to Emperor Xingyuan: "On the way to take the coffin of the first queen into Beijing, because of the rain, the team stayed in the broken temple, and the poisonous snake crawled to Xin Zhizhao at night, and almost bit Xin Zhizhao......"

Huang Cheng and others escorted Zhou Ming and Qian Da into Beijing without much fanfare, of course, it is difficult to say how many people are staring at it. At least for the moment, the ministers present were all shocked.

Emperor Xingyuan's face was cold, and he asked word by word: "Why are you only reporting now?" ”

In the face of the emperor's angry questioning, He Qingxiao was still calm, and his calmness also calmed Emperor Xingyuan's tumbling emotions a lot.

"The minister realized that things were not so simple, so he sent his subordinates back to Beijing to investigate, so as not to startle the snake, he didn't let them make a noise."

"I didn't see you mention it yesterday." Emperor Xingyuan's tone was displeased, but he was actually not very annoyed in his heart.

He Qingxiao still understands that he will not choose to report at such a time without substantial progress.

"I just returned to Beijing yesterday, and Weichen wants to know about the progress so that he can report to His Majesty."

"Tell me, what's going on?"

After investigation, Uncle Wang Peng had a close relationship with Tong Dafeng, the head of the Ministry of Officials. Tong Dafeng has been arrested and detained, and after interrogation-" He Qingxiao looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and the others again.

The Ministry of Rites and the others couldn't help but be frightened, and their palms were sweaty.

"After interrogation, Tong Dafeng confessed that he was instructed by the cabinet minister Deng Chongjing." He Qingxiao stared at Deng Ge Lao, and said the answer that came out of Chief Tong's mouth word by word.

The minister who was close to Deng Ge subconsciously retreated to the side, revealing an incredible look: "Deng Ge Lao? ”

Deng Chongjing immediately took off his official hat and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged—"

"You mean He Zhenfu slandered you?" Emperor Xingyuan asked coldly.

"The minister and Xin Zhizhao have no grievances and no enemies, how can they instruct someone to murder him!"

"In that case, He Zhen's envoy—"

"The minister is here."

Emperor Xingyuan looked at He Qingxiao's eyes with satisfaction.

After this incident, there will be no twists and turns when Shin Shin is buried in the imperial mausoleum. This young man really knows how to get things done.

"You take Deng Qing to Jinlinwei and ask carefully."

"Commandment."

Deng Chongjing collapsed to the ground when he heard this, and threw a look at Zhang Shoufu for help.

Zhang Shoufu stood up: "Your Majesty, it is not a trivial matter to involve the ministers, and the ministers think that they should be handed over to the three law divisions for coordinated investigation." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Two more officials spoke up.

Emperor Xingyuan looked at these people expressionlessly, and said lightly: "Everything pays attention to the beginning and the end, this case was investigated by Jinlin Wei, and the envoy of He Zhen was also present at the time of the crime, no one is more suitable than him." ”

"Your Majesty—"

Emperor Xingyuan raised his eyebrows: "Why, you are so nervous just to take Lord Deng to ask, could it be that you are all involved?" ”

As soon as these words came out, several people who stood up knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Xingyuan glanced at He Qingxiao.

"Wechen retired." He Qingxiao neatly picked up Deng Ge Lao, whose face was as colored as earth, and strode away.

Emperor Xingyuan retracted his gaze and took a sip of tea: "Let's continue to discuss the matter of burying the queen." ”