Seeing that Lord Zhang was picking, Zhao Huan couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he said loudly: "Zhang Bangchang, the grain and grass were burned, I'm afraid that it still has something to do with you, and you don't know about it." ”

Empress Zheng shouted: "Lord Zhang is the pillar of the country, and he is rude. ”

Zhao Huan simply tore his face and said: "Queen Mother, according to the news in the army, when the grain and grass were burned, there was no Liao army within a radius of 100 miles, and there was no trace of the Liao army afterwards, and many generals suspected that it was done by spies in the army. A few days ago, Lord Zhang and the ninth brother sneakily took people out of the palace, and Huan'er asked people to follow them, and finally captured two people back. ”

It turned out that the prince was King Kang Zhao Gou, the ninth son of Huizong, that is, the future Song Gaozong.

Zhang Bangchang and Zhao Gou turned pale with fright, even though it was the middle of winter, their backs were all wet.

Empress Zheng saw the behavior of the two of them, and knew that there was a difference, and asked, "Goo'er, have you been out of the palace in the past few days?"

Zhao Gou's face turned pale, and he said tremblingly: "The child is not ...... He never left the palace. ”

Zhao Huan pointed at Shangguan Yun and Ke Qingqing, and sneered, "Haven't you seen these two people?"

Zhao Gou really hadn't seen Shangguan Yun and the others, he was full of confidence, and said categorically: "Although I have been out of the palace, I have never seen them. ”

Zhang Bangchang said solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, these people in the rivers and lakes make trouble all day long, you don't believe that these people are instigating, and even fighting in the same room." ”

Empress Zheng slapped a few people and shouted: "Enough, as a royal child, noisy and noisy, what kind of system does it become?" Huan'er, you shirked your responsibilities before, and now you slander your brothers and court ministers, are you tired of sitting on the throne of this prince?"

Zhao Huan knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Huan'er knows his mistake, please punish the queen mother, but last night's incident, Huan'er never said anything." ”

Tong Guan bowed and said: "Queen, I think the prince has worked too hard and is in a trance, so he said these nonsense words. ”

Zhao Gou also stepped forward and said: "I implore the queen mother to make a decree, the quasi-eldest brother will rest for a while, and when he is well recuperate, it will not be too late to take charge of government affairs at that time." ”

Empress Zheng nodded and said, "Gou'er, you are right. ”

Zhao Huan was robbed of power, and he gritted his teeth in anger, he pointed at Zhao Gou and said angrily: "You...... You ......"

Shangguan Yun was not angry that Zhao Gou had framed others, he took a few steps forward and said, "King Kang, Lord Zhang, could it be that you have forgotten the events of the previous two days?"

Zhong Xiang and Yang Qi didn't notice it for a while, and it was too late to stop it, so they had to wait and see.

Zhao said: "What's the matter?"

If he really told the truth, he was afraid that he would be killed, Ke Qingqing hurriedly said: "Sun Hua said that I didn't have a lot of fun that night, and I want the two of you to go to the temple for a while tonight." As he spoke, he glanced at Shangguan Yunlian again.

Zhao Gou's face turned blue with fright, he panicked, and stammered, "You...... Who are you?"

Zhang Bangchang forced his composure and said: "King Kang and Xia Guan have never known any Sun Hua, let alone met with the two, what is the purpose of you saying this?"

Ke Qingqing smiled and said, "Do you two have such a bad memory? Zhang Shun was also present at the time, why don't you call Zhang Shun over and ask?"

Empress Zheng was suspicious: "Gou'er, isn't Zhang Shun the head of the guards in your mansion?"

Zhao Gou's sweat was raining down, and he couldn't say anything anymore.

Empress Zheng asked Zhang Bangchang again: "Lord Zhang, the emperor has entrusted you with an important task and ordered you to teach you to study the poetry and scriptures of the children, but on weekdays, we don't care about you, what is going on?

Knowing that the news had leaked, Zhang Bangchang didn't dare to defend anymore, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, not daring to tell half a sentence.

Empress Zheng knew that things must not be simple, and asked Ke Qingqing: "Girl, what happened? ”

Ke Qingqing said: "The folk girl wants to ask Lord Zhang a few words, I don't know if the queen is allowed or not?"

Empress Zheng said slowly: "Master Zhang, since this girl wants to ask you, you can honestly talk to her." ”

Shangguan Yun pulled Zhang Bangchang aside, and Ke Qingqing said softly: "Lord Zhang, don't hide it, we can see clearly what happened in the broken temple." If you want to live, don't embarrass the prince, or we will tell the queen the truth. ”

Zhang Bangchang bowed and said gratefully: "The two of you commanded, dare not obey your orders." ”

The three of them returned to the front of the collapse, Zhang Bangchang knelt down honestly again, and Ke Qingqing said: "Queen Mother, King Kang and Lord Zhang have indeed been out of the palace, and they went to see a person, the Sun Hua that the people's daughter said earlier. ”

Zhao Gou's face turned from blue to white, and then from white to blue, and his legs couldn't help shaking.

Empress Zheng glanced at Zhao Gou coldly and asked, "Why did the two of them want to see Sun Hua?"

Ke Qingqing looked at Zhao Gou's appearance and couldn't help but feel funny, she still planned to scare them, and said, "For the sake of the Song army's grain and grass being burned. ”

Zhao Gou and Zhang Bangchang couldn't kneel anymore, they were half-lying on the ground and couldn't move, shaking like chaff.

After scaring the two of them enough, Ke Qingqing said: "Sun Hua instigated King Kang and Master Zhang, asking them to borrow the matter of grain and grass being burned, and participate in the impeachment of the prince in the last dynasty. ”

"Oh, who is Sun Hua, who dares to talk to Go'er like this?" Empress Zheng felt strange.

Zhang Bangchang heard that Ke Qingqing excused himself, he was no longer as scared as before, and when he saw the queen asking, he hurriedly said: "Sun Hua is ...... It is a small colonel of the lower official Baoju. ”

Empress Zheng frowned slightly, and said: "This person has only become a junior colonel, so he is so arrogant, and he will have it in the future?" Lord Zhang, how can you protect such a person with unscrupulous intentions as my Great Song general?"

Zhang Bangchang snorted: "Xiaguan...... The subordinate officer was overlooked for a while......"

Ke Qingqing interjected: "At that time, Lord Zhang also scolded Sun Hua for teasing right and wrong, but Sun Hua had no remorse, so Lord Zhang asked Zhang Shun to kill Sun Hua on the spot. ”

Empress Zheng nodded and smiled: "Good killing, this person is innocent." Go'er, as a child of the royal family, you should assist the prince well, and you must not listen to the instigation of others. If not, I am afraid that the royal family will be in turmoil, and there will be no peace. Since ancient times, in order to compete for the throne, clan brothers have killed each other, and even father and son have become enemies. Since Taizu Taizong created a foundation, my descendants of the Great Song Dynasty have never been in the same room, you must not damage the good name that has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 100 years. ”

Zhao Gou had relieved his breath, he was afraid in his heart, but he also replied: "What the queen mother said is very true, and Gou'er has written it down." ”

Empress Zheng groaned for a while, first punished Zhao Gou for not being allowed to leave the palace for three months, and was only allowed to study and practice in the Xin'an Hall every day, and then explained to Zhao Huan and Tong Guan, and then asked everyone to go back.

Everyone withdrew from Huayang Palace, Zhao Gou gritted his teeth with hatred for Shangguan Yun and the others, and he said: "What the two of you gave today, this king will definitely return it twice, hum!" After speaking, he walked away with Zhang Bangchang.

Zhong Xiang returned the package containing poison to Shangguan Yun, and arched his hand: "Little brother, girl, I have offended a lot before, and our brother has made amends to you." ”