The story is divided into two parts, but it is said that after Dai Quan and Jia Heng parted, they rode fast horses and led the internal guards to Chonghua Palace.

At this moment, it was almost evening, the sky and the earth were vast and the light was dim.

Therefore, in front of Tihe Hall, the octagonal vermilion palace lantern on the eaves has been lit with candles. The light and shadow sway with the wind, and the wind and rain cast down circles of bright light and shadow, falling on the Danbi covered by rain, as if

There is light and shadow flowing.

In the open space in front of the palace, an old figure was reflected on the cold jade steps.

King Zhongshun lowered his head, his shoulders were slumped, his hair was blowing in the wind, his brows were furrowed, and he endured the pain from his knees.

After only two hours of kneeling, I felt my legs were sore, my vision was turning black, and my heart was filled with panic and regret that I didn't know where to start.

At the beginning, he was really blinded by lard. How could he think of touching the imperial mausoleum?

If it weren't for the imperial mausoleum, just relying on his current status as the eldest brother, as long as he doesn't commit the crime of rebellion, no matter how big a mistake he makes, no one can touch him.

Now... everything is over.

At this time, beside the red-painted door frame, Xu Guan, the eunuch in charge of Chonghua Palace, stood with several minor eunuchs, their hands hanging down.

Xu Guan looked at Prince Zhongshun, who had gray hair and slightly frosty temples, and sighed in his heart, fearing that the old prince might get sick from kneeling like this.

In the afternoon, the Supreme Emperor ordered King Zhongshun to kneel outside the palace and wait for the palace guards to verify the truth. An hour or two passed in a flash. Even a young and strong man could not withstand this, let alone an old king who was over fifty years old.

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Moreover, it is early spring, the spring is cold, and it has just rained. At this time, the cool wind is blowing, carrying a biting feeling of dampness and coldness, and slaps on King Zhongshun, making King Zhongshun's shoulders tremble.

His lips were slightly blue and his teeth were trembling.

However, no matter how cold the weather is, it can't overcome the coldness in my heart.

Just when King Zhongshun was thinking about how to escape, he was suddenly startled when he heard voices not far behind him, and then the voice of Xu Guan in front of him.

"Eunuch Dai, why are you back?" Xu Guan took a few steps forward, raised his eyes to look at Dai Quan, who was wearing a coir raincoat and came in the rain, and asked, "Have everyone been arrested?"

Dai Quan stood under the eaves of the corridor, took a deep look at King Zhongshun, and did not answer Xu Guan's question, but said: "Let's go see the Holy Master."

With that said, he took off the coir rain hat on his body, handed it to the young eunuch, and trotted towards the hall.

Since the light in the palace was dim, many candles had been lit, and the lights were bright, as bright as day. Dai Quan entered the palace and stood up.

The Supreme Emperor was sitting on the bed at the moment, leaning on the pillow, closing his eyes slightly to rest, but his face was gloomy, clearly still immersed in the anger of the mausoleum's collapse.

After taking the decoction, I actually took a nap for a while, but was immediately awakened by a nightmare.

He was lying in the mausoleum, and then the soil collapsed, followed by endless darkness. He was extremely panicked and shouted loudly, trying desperately to catch something, but couldn't catch anything.

On the embroidered pillar beside the bed, the silver-haired Empress Dowager Feng accompanied the Supreme Emperor.

The Empress of Song Dynasty, the eldest princess of Jinyang, the princess of Xianning and others were also sitting not far away, wearing brocade embroidered clothes, elegant hairdressers and misty temples, with faces that were either graceful, glamorous or elegant.

With a cold and frosty feel.

At this moment, everyone is waiting for Dai Quan to come back from Jinyi Mansion.

As for Emperor Chongping, he also did not return to Daming Palace. Under the worried eyes of Empress Song, he was pacing back and forth in front of Yuxuan window, thinking about the collapse of Gongling Mausoleum and the ensuing prison, which would bring to the court.

Influence.

In fact, the emperor's stay in Chonghua Palace also had a deeper meaning.

First of all, it shows that the emperor is filial and sincere.

The mausoleum collapsed, causing the emperor to faint, but the emperor personally served the soup and medicine and never left. This self-imposed confinement spread to the outer dynasties. Can you imagine what kind of impression it would have on the people of the world?

Secondly, Emperor Chongping did not want to see the cabinet ministers who were waiting in front of the Daming Palace for advice.

Gein, when Jia Heng led the Jinyi Mansion guards to arrest relevant officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the entire Shenjing City was almost shaken.

Create a great prison!

These three words are like a big stone weighing heavily on the hearts of the civil and military officials in Shenjing, making people breathless.

It is unknown how many people were implicated in this prison, who lost their jobs and lost their families.

"His Majesty."

Just when the Tihe Palace was enveloped in a depressing and dignified atmosphere, Dai Quan walked into the palace, bowed his hands towards Emperor Chongping, and said.

"How?" Emperor Chongping paused slightly and cast his cold eyes at Dai Quan with an aggressive gaze.

The Supreme Emperor also slowly opened his eyes and looked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the officials involved in the case from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were all arrested by the Jinyi Mansion Guards and are now being interrogated in prison."

The Supreme Emperor sat on the bed, feeling a little more energetic, and said coldly: "Corruption must be spreading among them. After some torture, the truth will be revealed to the world."

He didn't believe the rumors that the mausoleum was destroyed by an earthquake. He had been in power for more than thirty years and had never seen anything like this. He didn't bother to pay attention to these corrupt officials and didn't want to have his thoughts on his auspicious land.

Emperor Chongping frowned, his face as cold as iron, and asked: "Who have been captured?"

He needs to know about this matter in order to deal with the next meeting of the officials and the subsequent balance of the government.

Dai Quan said: "Pan Bingyi and Lu Cheng'an, the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, as well as relevant officials from the Tuntian Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Industry, were all locked up in imperial prisons by the Jinyi Mansion. In addition, the Kuaiji Department, Construction Department, Shen Penalty Department and other relevant officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

All the officials were captured in one fell swoop and escorted to prison."

The Supreme Emperor said coldly: "Corrupt officials, collusion, and audacity should all be killed!"

When Emperor Chongping heard this, his expression changed, and his mind was thinking about the impact on the court situation.

The Ministry of Industry is not among the three parties, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has reserved its own land for the Tianjia, so it can start work after adjusting personnel.

"There is one more thing I want to report to the Holy One." Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and then said.

Emperor Chongping frowned and shouted: "Why are you hesitating? Tell me!"

Empress Song also looked at Dai Quan at this moment, her phoenix eyes shining, thinking about the impact of this matter on the court situation.

"Your Majesty, the guards of Jinyi Mansion arrested the officials involved in the case of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Wei Chengye, the counselor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, resisted the arrest and confronted the guards of Jinyi Mansion. Later, Jia Heng, the governor of Jinyi Mansion, arrived and beheaded him with the Emperor's Sword. Jinyi Ti's cavalry was not immune.

Block them and go to the Yamen to search for the imperial convicts!" Dai Quan said quickly.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongping's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "How courageous is the Ministry of Internal Affairs? The Jinyi soldiers were ordered to question him, but he actually resisted the order and resisted arrest with his troops!?"

This is simply incredible and almost unimaginable!

People in the palace, such as the Empress of Song, the eldest princess of Jinyang, and the princess of Xianning, also looked at each other, secretly surprised.

The Supreme Emperor looked slightly cold and said: "Most likely he was turned away because there was no edict. Ning Guogong's descendants handled it properly and made a decisive decision. The emperor found a good general."

Thinking of the military parade in the first month, Ning Guo was so heroic that he indeed had the legacy of his ancestors.

Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Although Jia Ziyu is not as young as a weak official, he is strong and decisive and has the air of a general. His suppression of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not what I expected."

Dai Quan bowed and saluted, listening to the two emperors' conversation.

The eldest princess of Jinyang's beautiful face moved slightly, but there was a trace of worry in her heart.

Did he start a fight with someone else?

Princess Chen Zhiqing of Xianning had bright eyes, her expression was dazed, and she was obviously a little worried.

Sir, he seems to be injured on his shoulder. Why did he start fighting with those bad guys?

The Supreme Emperor said coldly: "Come here, tell him outside the palace. Look at how arrogant his subordinates are. If you don't have any evil intentions in your heart, why are you so panic-stricken that you fight against the angels?"

This is talking about King Zhongshun.

An eunuch immediately took the order and left the palace, came to the eaves of the corridor, looked at King Zhongshun who had begun to become uneasy since he took the right to go in to perform, and said in a sharp voice: "The emperor is shocked to hear that the General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Wei Chengye gathered troops to fight against the imperial envoy, but he was killed by the commander in chief..."

King Zhongshun knelt with his head lowered. After listening to the eunuch's narration, his old face changed dramatically and his heart was filled with fear.

Zhou Changshi was helping to delay time and deal with some problems, but Jia Heng, the child, actually dared to kill someone!

All of a sudden, he lost one of his confidants.

As for Zhou Shun and others, now that they have fallen into the hands of Jia Heng and are in jail, the situation is more likely to end.

"In prison, I hope they can withstand the torture, otherwise..." King Zhongshun shuddered in the cold wind.

But such thoughts were swirling in King Zhongshun's mind. In fact, he didn't even believe that he could endure the torture.

In the palace, Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Dai Quan, and said: "There are people in the imperial prison who are always watching and delivering the latest news at any time."

In fact, Dai Quan has more experience, so I think he can share some of this.

Dai Quan responded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have sent an internal prison to find out the news."

Emperor Chongping nodded and said nothing more.

However, in the palace, the atmosphere was as frozen as ice, like the cloudy sky outside. The wind and rain had come, and an even bigger storm seemed to be brewing.

As time passed by, new news gradually came through the internal prison, and the Jinyi Mansion sent troops to blockade the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, restricting the access of the royal family and others.

The truth gradually emerged, and it seemed that the truth was not far away.

Until late in the evening, news came that made King Zhongshun frightened and incomprehensible.

Prince Zhongshun's Mansion was inspected by Jinyi Mansion Guards!
To be continued...