Zhu Qizhen was unpleasant to eat, didn't think about tea and rice, and it was easy to stay up until the afternoon, and finally waited for Zou Gan to ask to see him.

However, the news delivered by Zou Gan shocked Zhu Qizhen and the henchmen and eunuchs around him.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't believe that his mother would instruct someone to poison his grandfather? Will his mother instruct someone to poison Queen Hu and Princess Shunde? Will his own queen mother really take the son of the palace as her own son?

After a while, Zhu Qizhen asked sharply: "Marquis Huichang said that the queen mother took the son of the palace as his own son, is there any solid evidence?" ”

Zou Gan shook his head: "There is no empirical evidence for the time being. The Marquis of Huichang can only prove that the Queen Mother did plan, and Jin Ying confessed that it was true, but he couldn't produce evidence, and he couldn't say who the palace maid who gave birth to the child that year.

The eunuchs and palace maids involved in Jin Ying's confession have all died one after another, and I am afraid it will be difficult to verify. ”

Zhu Qizhen fell silent again, that is to say, this matter sounds like the truth, but there is no conclusive evidence, it is difficult to have an authoritative conclusion, so it depends on whether everyone chooses to believe it.

Zou Gan spoke out again and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the emperor asks you to preside over the court meeting on your behalf." ”

"Presiding over the court meeting on your behalf? I went to preside over the court meeting and criticize the queen's crimes with hundreds of officials? ”

Zou Gan bowed his head and waited for help, and did not reply again.

Xing'an spoke out and tried his best to dissuade him.

Zhu Qizhen glared at Xing'an coldly: "Take a drive, go to Fengtianmen." ”

Finally have the opportunity to preside over the court meeting again, why not go. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you can communicate with the civil and military officials face-to-face, it will be of great help to launch a coup d'état in the future.

Thinking about it like this, Zhu Qizhen was secretly proud: his younger brother finally miscalculated, he wanted to kill people and punish his heart, but he wanted to repair the plank road openly and Chen Cang in secret.

By criticizing the Queen Mother, she abandoned the car to protect the handsome, and won sympathy by sin public.

After the vassal king entered Beijing, he took advantage of the situation to launch a coup d'état and turn things around in one fell swoop.

His poor brother, who is smart and smart, lacks experience in the end, and will eventually fall to the dust when he is most proud.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and Zhu Qizhen even began to wonder whether to follow the story of Tang Taizong and take over his younger brother's favorite concubines.

If it was a second- or third-rate woman like the Wang family and the Hang family, Zhu Qizhen would not be interested at all, after all, it was all the ones he picked up back then, and he gave it to his younger brother.

But these favorite concubines chosen by the younger brother himself, especially the pair of twin little sisters, are too tempting.

It's also strange that the inner court has always had a lot of rules, and when choosing a concubine for the emperor, he cares more about the virtuous, and he really doesn't care too much about the colored, and his appearance is almost reasonable. Before Zhu Qizhen went hunting, he had never enjoyed the best woman at all.

This is all gossip, but it is said that Zhu Qizhen came to Fengtianmen surrounded by a group of eunuchs.

Hundreds of officials knelt down to greet them, and the crowd was excited, but they didn't expect that Emperor Gong Rang would have a day to preside over the court meeting.

Some ministers who value feelings even wiped away tears: This is the concubine of Xuanmiao, this is the real orthodox emperor. His Majesty is also for the sake of the society and the country, so he personally conquered Warat. It's really impermanence and injustice.

However, before the hundred officials sighed, Sun Zhong's testimony and Jin Ying's confession were circulated by Wang Wen and others.

Soon, the Fengtian Square was full of people, and order could no longer be maintained. Ignoring etiquette, the officials began to gather together and discuss.

The law does not hold the people accountable, and all ministers are like this, and there is no way to stop and punish them.

Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to care.

And Sun Zhong also appeared in person to tell the story, tearfully accusing his nightmarish experience.

The queen mother's father is a witness, and this influence is too great.

After arguing and shouting for more than half an hour, the hundred officials discussed about it almost before it quieted down.

When the noise was noisy, the gongs and drums were noisy, but the noise was enough, and in an instant, the collective quieted down.

Everyone looked at Emperor Gongrang, waiting for the former Son of Heaven to make a statement.

However, Zhu Qizhen talked about him left and right, and talked about his hard work from the time he ascended the throne to the time he retired to Nangong.

When it comes to the bitterness, tears fall into my eyes.

A large number of officials also cried.

In the end, Zhu Qizhen severely criticized Sanyang, which was regarded as his own statement on this incident.

But for the various accusations involving the Empress Dowager Sun, Zhu Qizhen chose to skip it for the time being.

The court meeting finally ended with Gong making the emperor cry until he couldn't help himself and brushed his sleeves away.

The hundred officials dispersed in a daze, and in such a major court meeting, except for the release of a bunch of testimonies and confessions, there was no substantive decision.

There is no explanation on how to deal with the people involved.

Of course, there are substantive decisions, but they have not been announced for the time being.

In the inner court, Ruan Xi took the pure army and surrounded the Yinghua Palace, and this time the Empress Dowager Sun completely lost her freedom and was imprisoned.

It wasn't until after the hundred officials dispersed that Ruan Xi entered the Yinghua Hall and explained everything that happened today to the Empress Dowager Sun.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun was so shocked that she couldn't speak: Why was the Sun family so secretive that she was arrested and stolen?

Is it a coincidence? Or did his nephews and nieces know their plans in advance? There is a mole in your palace?

Ruan Xi continued to report: "Queen Mother, by the will of the Holy Lord, the slaves and maids have replaced all the eunuchs and maids in your palace. From now on, all palace people are not allowed to step out of the gate for half a step, otherwise they will be killed. ”

"Are you going to put this palace under house arrest?"

"This is the will of God, the slave and maid are just acting according to the order, please forgive the Queen Mother."

"Then can you tell me who betrayed the palace?"

Ruan Xi shook his head: "No one betrayed it, it was Niangniang's nephew who was so flustered that her niece noticed the abnormality." If you have to say betrayal, the slave and maid have the courage to say that it is more appropriate to say that the Marquis of Huichang betrayed the mother. ”

When Empress Dowager Sun heard this, she was so angry that she slammed the teacup at Ruan Xi: "Get out, get out of the palace, get out of the palace, get out of ......"

Ruan Xi didn't say a word, bowed and withdrew.

Then a group of eunuchs and maids entered the palace and waited for the orders of the queen mother at any time.

It was a long and difficult day.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, when the hundred officials went to court, they found that the entire imperial city was still under martial law.

Martial law for two consecutive days is very rare in the Jingtai Dynasty.

On the third day, however, martial law continued.

However, martial law for these three days is limited to the imperial city. The rest of the capital is free to move around.

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

The cause and effect of the whole incident spread out locally and caused a sensation in the entire Jingshi.

In the streets and alleys, everyone is talking.

At noon, Zhu Qizhen had just had lunch, and was about to listen to Chen Xiangyu's report on the situation in the past two days, but Xing'an hurriedly rushed in, knelt on the ground and cried:

"Emperor, it's not good, the second prince is he, the second prince is ......"

Zhu Qizhen stood up suddenly, and hurriedly took Xing'an and Chen Xiang towards Concubine Wanchen's bedroom.

As soon as I entered the dormitory, I heard Concubine Wan Chen's heart-rending cry.

Empress Qian, Empress Zhou, and the other concubines all knelt on the ground to welcome Zhu Qizhen's arrival.

Empress Qian cried quietly and replied: "Your Majesty's mourning, the second prince is gone." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he felt dizzy, the third prince is gone, and now the second prince is gone, and his two sons were poisoned by Jin Ying like this?

Under the instructions of the Queen Mother, she can really do it.

For the Queen Mother Yin to take the son of the palace as his own son, Zhu Qizhen has already believed eight or nine points. Only in this way can we reasonably explain why the Queen Mother put her grandson's life above her personal honor and disgrace, not her own, then it all makes sense.

"Go, go to the Ministry of Punishment to send an edict and order that Jin Ying's five horses will be divided, and all the palace people who participated in poisoning the prince will be divided into five horses."

Xing'an and Chen Xiang heard this, you look at me, I look at you, no one wants to take this errand.

Zhu Qizhen scolded angrily: "Xing'an, do you want to resist the decree? ”

Xing was relieved, and it turned out that this unlucky errand actually fell on his most favored companion.

But there was no way, Xing'an had to bite the bullet and replied: "The slave obeys the order." ”

And Zhu Qizhen had to be patient to appease Concubine Wan Chen. After being entangled for half an hour, Zhu Qizhen had to get out and return to his bedroom.

(End of chapter)