Empress Dowager Yang didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter, he is just a child at heart. He was angered by the assassination case and lost interest in two days."
Having said that, you still have to keep an eye on him. Empress Dowager Yang ordered Jia Chong to continue to keep an eye on Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun's every move must be reported at all times.
After leaving the Cining Hall, Zhao Yun's face became serious, and at the same time he became energetic.
Now Zhao Yun wants to use a major assassination case to involve some people as soon as possible, so that he can fish in troubled waters and gain some power without even knowing it.
Zhao Yun went without stopping to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment outside the palace.
Now that the Criminal Department has concluded Zhao Yun's case and wants to finalize it, of course Zhao Yun also wants to see how they tried it out.
Only by finding their flaws and overturning their conclusions can we investigate by ourselves.
But when leaving the palace, Zhao Yun was stopped.
Who among the imperial guards in front of the palace dares to let Zhao Yun out of the palace without permission? If something happens, his head will be lost.
They immediately reported to their superiors that Zhao Yun was leaving the palace. Not long after, a powerful general came with his men.
From a distance, Zhao Yun heard the sound of the armor leaves clashing on his body as he walked. Following the sound, he saw that this general was tall and mighty, with eyes like copper bells and a powerful expression.
Zhao Yun knew him, he was Xia Zhen, the commander of the front office of the palace.
The Dianqian Division is in charge of the entire palace guard, and most of the troops stationed in Lin'an are also affiliated with the Dian Qian Division. This makes the Dian Qian Division's status extremely important, so the commander of the Dian Qian Division is also called the Palace Commander.
From the title "Dian Shuai", we can see how important he is.
This Xia Zhen was Shi Miyuan's confidant, and he also had the trust of Empress Dowager Yang. He was the most direct force and basis for Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan to evade imperial power and control the palace.
"I, Xia Zhen, have met Your Majesty."
When he arrived in front of him, Xia Zhen raised his hand and saluted Zhao Yun. His loud voice had a hint of softness, which made people feel that he was neither humble nor arrogant, but strong-willed, but not arrogant or domineering. He was really rough but subtle.
But think about it, this guy was a master at rewriting history, and he successively accomplished several major events that directly affected the national destiny of the Song Dynasty.
The first thing is that Shi Miyuan and Empress Dowager Yang secretly plotted to kill the powerful minister Han Tuozhou. This plan was to send Xia Zhen to carry out the plan and chop off Han Tuozhou's head.
Later, when Zhao Yun ascended the throne, it was Xia Zhen who forced Zhao Hong, who was supposed to be the emperor, to kneel down and kowtow, confirming the status of emperor and minister between Zhao Yun and Zhao Hong.
After handling these two things, if you don't know how to behave, you may not be alive today.
"It turns out to be General Xia. Why, I can't even go out of the palace? Am I a bird you keep in a cage? Do you want me to learn a few bird calls for you?"
Zhao Yun made the first move, and Xia Zhen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and turned pale.
Although Zhao Yun is a puppet, he has no personal power and no power in his hands.
But a puppet emperor is also an emperor. Especially in a dynasty like the Song Dynasty, there were many times when the emperor had no power, but it was also a common thing for the emperor to regain power again.
So Zhao Yun is now so powerful that it is okay to scare people.
"I don't dare. Your Majesty's words are really offensive to me. If Yan Guan listens to this, I will have no choice but to die."
Xia Zhen was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead.
"snort."
Zhao Yun snorted coldly, and then said: "I got the order from my mother and personally investigated the assassination case in Chui Gong Hall. Now I am going to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. You can assign some guards to accompany me."
Xia Zhen felt relieved and quickly stood up and nodded at two people and said: "Xia Gui and Xia You, I order you two to personally protect Your Majesty and obey His Majesty's instructions with all your strength. If you disobey, you will be punished by military law."
"I obey my orders."
Xia Guixiayu raised his hands to accept the order, and then solemnly knelt down to Zhao Yun to show respect.
Zhao Yun took a look at the two of them and saw that they were both powerful, heroic and courageous. They looked like ordinary people who could not get close to dozens of people. He felt satisfied and took them out of the palace.
Watching Zhao Yun take Xia Gui and Xia You away, Xia Zhen's face gradually became serious;
Afterwards, Xia Zhen turned around and went to Cining Hall to report to Empress Dowager Yang for confirmation.
After leaving the palace, Zhao Yun, led by Xia Gui, walked all the way to the Ministry of Punishment.
"Your name is Xia Gui?"
Zhao Yun's knowledge of history was not too bad. When he heard the name, he had a feeling that he had probably met a great person.
During the Lizong period of the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a fierce general named Xia Gui. He fought for the country for more than fifty years and made countless military exploits.
Finally, when he was over eighty years old, he saw that Song Gongzong had surrendered and was falling. Most of the country had been occupied, and the situation was over.
In order to avoid ruining the lives of his people, Xia Gui could only agree to surrender conditionally, thus saving the lives of millions of people.
"Your Majesty, my name is Xia Gui, and my courtesy name is Yonghe. If I have any deficiencies in protecting you, please forgive me."
"Who are you, Xia Zhen?"
"The palace commander is my uncle."
Zhao Yun looked at Xia You again and said, "Xia You, who are you, Xia Zhen?"
Xia You said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief is my father."
Zhao Yun was a little speechless. This Xia Zhen was quite a thief. He asked him to appoint two people to protect him. He chose a son and a nephew. He was really willing to spend a lot of money.
The three of them soon arrived at the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Li Zhixiao, the Minister of Punishment, was away because of something, and only Wu Quan, the minister, was there.
Wu Quan led a group of people to greet him respectfully, but at the same time he was a little strange, wondering why Zhao Yun suddenly visited.
Zhao Yun asked everyone to refrain from courtesy, and then ordered someone to lead the way directly to the prison.
Wu Quan dissuaded him and said: "Your Majesty, the prison is filthy and dirty. As the emperor, how can you go to such a place?"
Zhao Yun frowned and said: "If I want to go, I just want to go. How can I find out the truth if I don't go? Is it possible that you have deceived me in some way and are worried about being discovered by me?"
At this point, Wu Quan didn't dare to say another word even if he had a thousand courages.
Entering the cell, a rotten smell hit his face. Zhao Yun subconsciously covered his nose. The light inside was dim, and Zhao Yun also stopped for a moment to get used to it.
In the cell, when the little Huangmen saw Zhao Yun coming, they all cried and shouted,
"Your Majesty? It's really your Majesty. Please help me, Your Majesty. I'm not guilty. I don't know anything."
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I was beaten into a trap by them."
Zhao Yun looked at Xiao Huangmen, who used to be fine, but now he was covered in tatters and injuries. The blood on his body had dried up and turned into blood spots and blood stains, which was extremely pitiful.
Zhao Yun couldn't bear it, but he still had a hard heart and ignored them.
These people are all the spies of Empress Dowager Yang and Shi Miyuan, and it is impossible for Zhao Yun to have any good impressions of them. This chapter has been completed!