"Xuan, Shuntianfu Yin Wenling to meet !!"

Wen Ling wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, heard the eunuch's roll call, forcibly straightened up, and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

The cold wind was howling, the clouds were thick, and Wen Ling walked towards the magnificent palace step by step, feeling that he was walking towards death step by step.

The heavy curtain was lifted, and Wen Ling lowered his body and stepped into the hall.

Not daring to look up at the emperor on the throne, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the cabinet officials on both sides, Wen Ling hurriedly took two steps, directly fell to his knees with a thud, and shouted: "Minister Wenling, meet Your Majesty!" ”

Because the copper furnace is placed in the four sides of the hall, it constantly exudes bursts of light and heat, even if the winter is cold, the huge Qianqing Palace is as warm as spring.

But at this moment, Wen Ling was prostrate on the ground, his forehead was tightly attached to the green bricks, and he didn't feel warm at all, only felt cold sweat on his back.

Entering the hall from Wenling, I felt that the atmosphere was very different, and the entire Qianqing Palace was silent.

Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong, Wang Huazhen, Lu Yu, Xu Guangqi and other five people stood silently in two rows, all speechless.

"Let's get up first," Zhu Youxiao's voice was low and faintly angry.

"The minister is guilty!" Wen Ling didn't get up when he heard this, he still knelt there: "The minister is the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion, and in the early hours of last night when the official of the court died outside the Chaoyang Gate, the minister was derelict in his duties, and the minister asked to resign from the post of Yin of the Shuntian Mansion and wait for the participation behind closed doors!" ”

Resign?

As soon as Wen Ling's voice fell, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had not yet spoken, and all the ministers in the cabinet in the palace were speechless, now that something has happened, you want to run, can you run?

"Lord Wen, at this time, don't say any nonsense about guilt and innocence, I called you here today, it's not a condemned crime, the emperor wants to know, who is behind this matter to instigate and ruin the reputation of the Duke of Langguo!?"

Sun Chengzong's hands were crossed and hung down on his abdomen, and his tone seemed to be angry, but his last sentence was a little bit of a reminder of Wenling.

Ruining the reputation of Lang Guogong?

Has the tone been set?

Wen Ling's mind turned extremely fast, and as soon as Sun Chengzong's voice fell, he immediately raised his head: "Your Majesty. Minister, the minister has already sent someone to check this morning, and within a month, the minister will definitely reveal the truth of the investigation and return the innocence of the Duke of Langguo! ”

At this time, Wen Ling finally understood what the warning in Liu Ruoyu's eyes meant when he was in the government.

This is to die to protect the Duke of Lang.

Originally, did this matter have anything to do with Lang Guogong?

Say it's okay, the four of them impeached Lang Guogong the day before, and they died in Chaoyangmen today.

Let's say it has a relationship, Lang Guogong is far away in Liaodong, how can he send an order to Beijing City in one day?

However, now, Wen Ling knows that the emperor and several important ministers of the court have made up their minds to remove the Duke of Langguo, no matter what, this matter cannot tarnish Wang Qi's reputation!

"One month is too long, three days, I will only give you three days, after three days, the criminal will be caught, made into an iron case, Xiaoyu two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the decision will be made!" Zhu Youxiao had a cold face, and from the moment Wenling entered the house, he was furious, as if Wang Qi's reputation was related to the face of the Ming Dynasty.

"Chen, Weichen understands, Weichen will do it!" Wen Ling knocked his head three times and shouted to obey the order.

Wen Ling's heart is like a mirror now, who killed those Donglin officials, does it matter?

Unimportant.

Does Wang Qi's reputation matter?

Very important.

Isn't it a simple matter how to make a choice?

"Lord Wen," Ye Xianggao, who was standing on the side, saw Wen Ling's appearance, and said quietly: "You are the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, this murder case appeared in the capital this morning, in addition to solving the case as soon as possible and washing away the stigma for the Duke of Langguo, the public opinion and rumors inside and outside the country must also be calmed down as soon as possible, don't let people chew the root of their tongues behind their backs and talk about the court." ”

Wen Ling is regarded as Ye Xianggao's protégé, and when he speaks at this time, he is also mentioning this protégé.

"Xia Guan understands," Wen Ling had already gotten up from the ground at this time, and he still didn't dare to raise his head with his body bowed.

"Ye Aiqing, when will Lang Guogong return to Beijing?" On the throne, the Emperor of the Apocalypse seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked.

"According to the footsteps, now that Lang Guogong is about to set off, he should be able to arrive in Beijing in half a month." Ye Xianggao heard Zhu Youxiao ask about him, and walked out.

"Well, before returning to Beijing, the cabinet has to make a conclusion on this matter and indicate the meaning of the imperial court," Zhu Youxiao touched his chin, pondered for a moment and added: "In addition, are the imperial court's rewards for the officials of Liaodong ready?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, except for the title of Duke of Langguo, which has not been decided, the rest has been decided," This matter is the responsibility of Sun Chengzong.

The title of Duke of Langguo is the core point of this feud, from a small country to a big country, and it is also the center of the court deliberations, but whether it is the Duke of Wei Guo or the Duke of Qi Guo, the cabinet has not been decided, and Zhu Youxiao is also a little hesitant.

Wei Guogong, referring to Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty, the merit of destroying the country is particularly high?

And the Duke of Qi is because Wang Qi's ancestral home is Zhucheng, Shandong, and it is also a practice to use this as a name.

"The cabinet should come up with a plan as soon as possible, as much as possible to meet the merits of Lang Guogong, and also show the kindness of the imperial court," Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Chengzong.

"Obey the order!" Sun Chengzong bowed down and received the will.

I woke up early in the morning by the disaster at Chaoyangmen, discussed with the cabinet for an hour, and then came to Wenling for questioning, and ordered a 'thorough investigation'.

"I'm tired, go back to work, let's do things," Zhu Youxiao leaned back to the throne, and seemed to be very tired compared to his eyes.

"Wait for the resignation!"

Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong glanced at each other, both of them knew in their hearts, and slowly withdrew with everyone.

"Master Sun, what do you think, what does the emperor mean?" Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong were at the forefront, and the rest of the people were far away to prevent the melon fields from falling.

"Isn't that easy?" Sun Chengzong clasped his hands and walked slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Coming to this point, the emperor will protect the Duke of Langguo no matter what, whether he wants to or not." ”

To tell the truth, before the gold war, Donglin's momentum in Nanjing is now very high, and scholars all over the country are regretting Donglin's downfield, and they are unhappy, and the reputation of the prince is also very good.

And now, the great victory in Liaodong and the battle to destroy the country, with this merit, Zhu Youxiao has been able to sit among the emperors of Zhu Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao couldn't smash Wang Qi's golden sign no matter what.

"Then you say, does the matter of Chaoyangmen have anything to do with Lang Guogong?" With a click, Ye Xianggao stood tall and looked at his colleagues.

"According to the old man's understanding of Donglin, they won't do this kind of thing, it has nothing to do with their character and personality, they just can't do it," Sun Chengzong smiled a little deeply, and looked at Ye Xianggao: "And Lang Guogong himself disdains to do this kind of thing." ”

"You mean," Ye Xianggao sighed.

"Yes, in the final analysis, Song Taizu was also forced to take the throne back then."

Sun Chengzong's words are meaningful.

———

In the deep Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao curled up on the throne and did not speak for a long time.

"I actually know who did this," Zhu Youxiao's tone was gloomy.

"Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian lowered his head, not daring to reply, let alone guessing.

"I just want to see what I will do with those people when Lang Guogong returns to Beijing."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao's gaze fell back on the imperial table, where there was a notebook.

"Liaodong Song Jieshu".

(End of chapter)