After the end of this court meeting, a few families were happy and a few were sad.

When the ministers returned to the city, they split into several teams.

Wang Wen, Kou Shen, Xiao Weizhen, and Xue Xuan, the chief officials of the three legal divisions, went back to the Criminal Department to try the case together. How to deduct the charge of 'colluding with the inner court and conspiring to abolish the queen' is a thorny big problem.

Although the emperor didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was already obvious: If you three law leaders can't understand the case, then you should all go to the Ministry of Rites as waiters, and I will replace a group of capable people.

Wang Wen and others are also under great pressure, and they dare not slack off at all.

And Yu Qian was never able to completely dissociate himself from Sanyang and Shanxi, and felt more and more bored, so he went home directly, preparing to leave the capital early the next morning.

After Wang Zhi, he was scared away by Zhu Qiyu.

Wei Ji prepared three fires for the new official to take office, first went to meet Emperor Gongrang, and then went home to write a notebook. This piece was specially discussed with the emperor, but once it was made public in the court, it would inevitably be another uproar.

He Wenyuan, Jiang Yuan, Luo Tong, Zhou Chen, Shen Yi, and Huang Pu also went back to their respective ministries to deal with official business.

Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, Zou Gan, Shi Pu, and Xu Youzhen were left with nothing to do, and they all gathered in the cabinet.

There are three scholars of the Ministry of Rites, one of the scholars of the Ministry of Works, and one deputy capital of the imperial history.

This time the emperor's criticism and sarcasm were mainly initiated by the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Youzhen seemed very incongruous here.

Although Zhu Qiyu still has doubts about Xu Youzhen, in the eyes of Yu Shiyue, Zou Gan and others, the current Xu Youzhen is a complete confidant of the Son of Heaven.

In just over a year, Xu Youzhen has risen from the waiter of the Hanlin Academy of the sixth grade to the deputy capital of the third grade. Such a speed of promotion can definitely be regarded as a grace of knowledge.

Zou Gan was the first to speak: "I don't think Sanyang has colluded with the inner court. The palace is strictly forbidden, where can the foreign ministers have the opportunity to contact the inner court. ”

Chen Xun and Yu Shiyue both shook their heads, it was obvious that there were only three possibilities when the matter was aboth: one was that no one was bewitched, that is, Xuanmiao himself spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, and abolished the queen for no reason.

The other is that Empress Hu herself is at fault and should be deposed.

The last situation is that Queen Hu is not wrong, and Xuanmiao is not wrong, it is all the traitors who caused the post-abolition incident.

If the ministers want to be sorry for His Holiness, they must not choose the first one.

As for putting the fault on Empress Hu, that is the real suicide, and the emperor is worried that there is no chicken to kill.

Therefore, the situation can only be the third: traitorous ministers.

So the key point of the debate now is: whether this traitorous minister is Sanyang or not.

Yu Shiyue smiled bitterly: "It's useless for us to just think about it, when it comes to the country, let's go to the Hajj to the emperor together." It's really not good, I have to go to the court to see the Queen Mother. ”

Chen Xun and Zou Gan seconded.

Xu Youzhen was not too embarrassed for the three of them, and chose to be on duty in the cabinet.

Zhu Qiyu did not imprison the emperor, and at the same time, it was Cao Jixiang, Ma Liang and others who guarded the South Palace. Therefore, Chen Xun and the three of them easily came to Emperor Gongrang.

After everyone finished saluting, they looked up slightly, and saw that Emperor Gongrang's face was extremely uncertain.

Because Wei Ji asked the emperor to summon him, he just came to visit.

Wei Ji was reluctant to talk more with Emperor Gongrang, so in a few words, he gave the key information: when Jinzi insisted on thoroughly investigating the death of Empress Hu, and wanted to wipe out all the people involved, regardless of the master and slave, the three clans.

Before Wei Ji came to Nangong, Zhu Qizhen had already gotten the news. But when the words came out of Wei Ji's mouth, the weight was very different.

Hearing what others relayed, Zhu Qizhen would think that his younger brother was bluffing. But Wei Ji's qualifications and prestige are too high, and he is a great Confucian who has studied Cheng Zhu Lixue, and it is absolutely impossible to talk nonsense about things that he is not sure of, let alone deliberately deceive people.

And Wei Ji also emphasized that the emperor was absolutely serious this time, saying that the three tribes of Yi are the three tribes of Yi, and when the time comes, no one will be able to run away, and it will inevitably be a river of blood.

Then it's strange that Zhu Qizhen can still be happy after hearing it.

Although Zhu Qizhen did not personally participate at that time, he knew that if Queen Hu was really assassinated, who else could be behind the control except the Sun family.

That's the annihilation of the three tribes.

After Taizong, the three dynasties of Hongxi, Xuande, and Orthodoxy were almost no longer able to wipe out the three clans.

Zhu Qizhen had a cold face and reprimanded Chen Xun and the others: "Qing and the others are all important ministers of the court, and my younger brother is acting so wildly, why don't you advise?" ”

Whoever dares to answer this question, once he explains why he did not admonish him, will it not be tantamount to admitting what the emperor said about 'the emperor acting in a rebellious manner'.

After Zhu Qizhen slammed the teacup in his hand, he angrily ordered Yu Shiyue and Zou Gan to leave.

When Chen Xun was left alone in the hall, Zhu Qizhen took two steps forward, grabbed Chen Xundi's sleeve, and asked coldly: "Chen Ge Lao, you tell me the truth, did Sanyang collude with the inner court and conspire to abolish the queen?"

Don't assume the story, and don't tell official words, I asked you if in fact Sanyang did that? ”

Chen Xun raised his head in surprise and met Zhu Qizhen's cold and majestic gaze.

Zhu Qizhen has been the orthodox emperor for fourteen years, and once he is really angry, his momentum and coercion are extraordinary.

Chen Xun was stunned for a long time before replying: "Please forgive your majesty for the death penalty, and promise never to spread the words of Weichen, so that the minister dares to say it." ”

"Okay, there are only you and me here, God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know. I swear by the gods of my ancestors that I will never disclose today's events to anyone, let alone blame Aiqing. ”

After that, Zhu Qizhen laughed at himself again: "Besides, you look at me now, do you still have the power to punish your crimes?" ”

Chen Xun was assured, so he had to reply stubbornly: "Whether Sanyang took the initiative to collude with the inner court, the minister doesn't know. However, the inner court did take the initiative to win over the important ministers of the outer court.

Empress Hu was the imperial concubine designated by Taizong for Xuanmiao that year, and after Xuanmiao succeeded to the throne, she was canonized as the queen. The wife's main room, no doubt.

It is impossible to do so without the support of important ministers from foreign courts.

But the minister thought that the only thing that could be the inner court could be the dethronement, and Sanyang had no motive for abolishing the post.

It is even said that the reason why Empress Hu was canonized as the imperial concubine was that she had the support of important ministers from foreign dynasties.

If the inner court had not taken the initiative to reach a deal with the important ministers of the foreign court, it would have been impossible for the important ministers to suddenly relax on the issue of the abolition of the queen. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, this is true, when Taizong issued an edict to elect the imperial concubine, the so-called auspicious rui appeared in Shandong. Qin Tianjian said: When the stars see Kuilou, they should ask for it in the Jihe River.

Then the imperial court envoy went to Jining and found Hu Rong's third daughter, Yijin.

How can I say this, hey, I can't say.

Zhu Qizhen had also deliberately read the record of Empress Hu's life experience in the inner court before, and he remembered that the most impressive thing was that sentence: Father Rong, give birth to seven daughters. At the beginning of Hong Wu, the eldest daughter was named Shanwei, and she gave things to the court with her talents, filled the palace, and was quite an envoy. Honored, he was given the command of the Jinyi Guard.

In other words, Hu Rong was awarded the position of commander of Jinyi Wei because of his eldest daughter Hu Shanwei.

And Hu Shanwei in the early years of Hongwu, with his talents, he gave things to the court, filled the palace, and was quite an envoy, and his father was able to be crowned an official.

In other words, Hu Shanwei is Taizu's favorite woman?

After so many years, I am afraid that the secret behind it is impossible to figure out.

But one thing Zhu Qizhen can be sure of: Empress Hu's ascension to the throne is not so simple, and there are indeed forces behind it that cannot be underestimated.

And the 'inner court' did make a deal with the ministers of the outer court, and then brought down Empress Hu.

As for who is included in the 'inner court' here? His mother will definitely not be able to run, and his father is personally responsible for negotiating with important ministers of foreign courts, which is naturally included.

His mother was arranged by the Empress Dowager Zhang to enter the palace and support her superiors. Don't look at the Empress Dowager Zhang's reluctant look, but without the consent of the Empress Dowager Zhang, how can it be so easy to abolish the queen.

Zhu Qizhen was a little scared, there were more and more people involved, and once he delved into it, he was afraid that it would be a never-ending situation.

(End of chapter)