3858. Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Four: The Empress Dowager
Wen De was stunned by him, his face turned green and white, and he said sternly: "Nonsense! The one who killed them was obviously Hongli. Although I don't know the reason yet, I can imagine that it must be because they couldn't do it for the Twelve
Brother prays for blessings." He paused for a moment, and then said: "Today, Hongli can kill innocent people and even heroes for the 12th prince. Tomorrow, Hongli can kill all the adults for the 12th prince. He has been confused by the demon queen.
, there is no sense anymore!”
Hong Zhou's face suddenly changed and he said sternly: "Wende, you are so brave. Not only did you frame the emperor, but you also called the emperor by his name. You really deserve to die!"
Hongli looked gloomy and didn't speak. Although Wende didn't know about Yongcun's fate, the words he just said were shocking enough. Fortunately, Hongzhou came to his senses in a hurry, interrupted Wende's words, and took advantage of the situation to push the matter aside.
When it came to Wende, looking at the looks on the ministers' faces, most of them were dubious, and it was obvious that they did not completely believe Hongzhou's words.
Wende sneered and said: "If I don't say this, will you forgive me? As for the false accusation, and the prince, don't be pretentious here. You are Hongli's confidant. Did he kill those people in Ziyun Temple? You
The most obvious thing is that even...you are also an accomplice!"
The sun shines through the clouds into the temple, casting a patch of light and shadow. One of the beams falls on Wende's distorted face, making him look even more terrifying!
Hong Zhou looked calmly and said: "Whether it is the Emperor who has decreed the death of the people in Ziyun Temple, or whether you, Wende, have bad intentions and are killing innocent people, Ziyun Temple's headmaster Guangchengzi Zhenren knows best. You will know after summoning him and asking him.
Already."
Wen De's expression changed and he snorted coldly: "Guang Chengzi does know, but how can he dare to tell the truth without fear of losing his head? But..." He stared at Hongli and said: "You can suppress it for a while, but it is impossible.
In the next life, everything will be exposed to the world one day. At that time, even if you are the emperor, you will not be able to protect the Demon Queen and her son, and they will definitely die!"
At this time, a minister said tentatively: "Your Majesty, why did so many people die tragically in Ziyun Temple, but no news came out? If Wen De hadn't mentioned it today, I wouldn't have known about it."
Hongli lowered his eyes and fell on him. Ever since Xia Yue accompanied him to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain in the fourteenth year of Qianlong's reign and gave birth to Yong Cang there, there had been very few voices against Xia Yue in the court, but it was not absolute.
No, the Zhao Xianming in front of me is one of them.
After he said this, several other ministers also asked about it. Just as Hong Zhou was about to speak, Hong Li already said: "Did Zhao Aiqing also think that I sent people to kill the people of Ziyun Guan?"
Zhao Xianming bowed and said: "I don't dare, I just don't understand why such a big thing happened and there was no movement at all in the capital!"
Wende said before Hongli: "This is not simple, because Hongli used his power to forcefully suppress this matter. If you don't believe me, you can go to Ziyun Temple and ask them one by one. I believe they should all
still remember
I don't know whether they are willing to talk about this matter. I also overheard someone in the audience spill the beans, and I just learned that Hongli actually killed innocent people for the Demon Queen and her son. How can such a person deserve it?
For the king of a country?!"
There was a strong murderous intent in Hongli's eyes. If he had any concern about the achievements of the Dai Jia family before, he no longer cared about it now.
Just as he was about to speak, an old voice came from outside the palace, "Who is saying that the emperor is not worthy of being the king of a country?"
Everyone looked stern. Although this voice had not appeared in their ears for a long time, no one would forget who the owner of this voice was. This was the only emperor in the Qing Dynasty who was more powerful than the one sitting on the dragon throne today.
noble person.
Following this thought, everyone turned around and knelt down to salute the figure who walked into the palace holding the palace servant's hand, "I'll wait and see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!"
"Ping Shen!" The person who came was none other than Ling Ruo. She seemed to be in good spirits today, with a calm but powerful aura between her eyebrows. The gray-haired Yang Hai was carefully supporting her at the side.
Hongli walked down quickly and said respectfully: "Empress Huang, why are you here?"
"The Ai family heard that someone from the Dai Jia clan who had served the kings of three dynasties colluded with Tsarist Russia and intended to rebel, so they came here to have a look. As soon as they arrived outside the palace, they heard someone saying that the emperor is not worthy of being the king!" As she said this, she
Walking up to Wende, who was the only one who did not kneel down to salute, he said in a low voice: "The Ai family remembers you, the son of Long Qi and the brother of Concubine Xin, right?"
Although Ling Ruo's tone was gentle, his eyes were so cold that it chilled people to the core. Wende didn't dare to look directly at him and lowered his head involuntarily, "Not bad."
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said: "When the late emperor was here, the Ai family met Long Qi several times. He was very good and made a lot of contributions to the Qing Dynasty. When he passed away, the Ai family specially discussed with the emperor and named him posthumously.
Mu Su Gong, in recognition of his achievements over the years. It's a pity..." His voice changed suddenly, and he said coldly: "He gave birth to an unworthy son. Not only can he not be able to live up to his famous name, he will also bring the Dai Jia clan into the world.
A Jedi!"
Wende struggled excitedly and said loudly: "No, it's Hongli... He deliberately wants to destroy our clan!"
Ling Ruo glanced at the document thrown on the ground and the Russian envoy, and said coldly: "According to what you said, the signatures and fingerprints on the document and the envoy are all fake?"
"No, but..." Wen De just said a few words, and Ling Ruo already said: "Since it's not the case, then you are admitting that you are collaborating with the enemy and treason and intending to rebel?"
Wende's expression changed several times, and after a while he finally said: "Hongli forced me to do all this!"
"Since you are a minister of the Qing Dynasty and receive a salary from the Qing Dynasty, you should be loyal to the country, the emperor and the people. No matter what the emperor has done wrong, you must not do such a heinous thing; what's more, the emperor has never done anything wrong in this matter.
!”
Wen De said hurriedly: "He blindly favored the Demon Queen and her son, and killed innocent people for them. Isn't it wrong?"
"The Demon Queen?" Ling Ruo raised her eyebrows and said, "Since the Queen has been in the middle palace, she has put the people first in everything. She is frugal and respectful by nature, and has a deep understanding of righteousness. She is a rare virtuous queen. Where does the word Demon Queen come from?"
"That's just an illusion. The Nala clan has always been ambitious for the throne, so how could she be an exception? If she was really as virtuous as the Queen Mother said, she wouldn't have encouraged the emperor to kill so many people in Ziyun Temple!
"
Ling Ruo's eyes quickly glanced at Hongli's face. In fact, she had heard about this before when she was outside the palace. Wende mentioned it again and again. Could it be that Hongli had really done this?
She suppressed the thoughts in her heart and said indifferently: "Ignoring whether the Ziyun Temple incident is true or false, the Ai family only wants to ask you, why on earth did you want to make such a deal with Tsarist Russia?"