The sky has just turned white, the sky is cold and snowy, and before the sun has emerged, ministers have already entered the palace one after another, crossed the three white jade arch bridges, and rushed to the morning.
In the Jinluan Palace, Yu Wenrui wore a bright yellow dragon robe, stepped onto the dragon throne with steady steps, and wore a purple gold crown on his head. His handsome face was tightly pursed, and his lips were as cold as a pool, and his eyes were as dark as a deep pool, piercing.
The light flickered uncertainly, and the waves in his eyes were dark and turbulent.
As soon as the ministers below saw the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, they all knelt down and kowtowed and said in unison, "Long live the emperor."
"Ping Shen." The voice was as cold as the ice and snow outside, and the chill was overwhelming.
In fact, why didn't he know what happened this morning? Regarding Yuwenxuan's expedition, he had already planned to make Yuwenxuan disappear before, but because there was no chance, the border was in a hurry now, so he issued an order to let Yuwenxuan go on the expedition.
Now that someone is deliberately talking about this matter, what is their motive? It seems that the person who has been hiding behind it for so long should start to lose his composure.
"If you have something to report, report it; if nothing happens, you will retreat."
Eunuch Xu's shrill voice pierced the air above the hall, the air was as cold as ice, and everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air under the emperor's momentum.
The ministers below stood up, and everyone looked at each other. They saw the violent Ling Han around the emperor, and their previous behavior of seizing the throne made them frightened. However, this matter is of great importance and must be discussed.
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Prime Minister Fang Shijing looked solemnly, looking at the ministers who had something to say, and he probably knew what these people were thinking. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown.
Shangshu Xu Siyuan had already walked to the center of the hall in a hurry, then bowed his head respectfully and reported slowly: "Your Majesty, I don't think it is necessary to send King Xiaoyao to the expedition. After all, Wenyuan still has many generals who have not yet been sent..."
"King Xiaoyao is not good at both civil and military affairs. If the prince is kidnapped on the battlefield, I'm afraid it will only cause people to have ulterior motives." The grand bachelor of the palace also hurriedly came out and said.
Zhang Shaobao also came out and said, sonorously and forcefully: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the majesty of the entire royal family. Your Majesty, please think twice..."
As soon as these words were said, all the ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please think again."
Yu Wenrui's face was ugly and cold, with murderous aura all over his body. He patted the dragon chair hard with his big white hand and said as calmly as possible: "How dare you to disobey my order!"
"Your Majesty, I will never dare to disobey the Emperor's order, but this matter is of great importance, not to mention the life of King Xiaoyao." Xu Siyuan continued, last night suddenly a father-in-law sent a letter, and he opened it
After the letter, I was really shocked. According to the instructions in the letter, I quickly summoned all the civil and military officials of the court to discuss the matter. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to report the matter to the emperor.
Yu Wenrui was silent, arrogant, and violent. Looking at the people below who were ready to make a move, he saw Concubine Shu's biological father, Admiral Liu, standing up and handing over a piece of evidence. Only a few ministers heard about it last night.
The matter has been discussed with the emperor, and it will be time to truly resolve the matter in the court in the near future.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being brave. The imperial edict you produced back then was actually false. I have evidence. I have found two people who were with the late emperor. They can both prove that the imperial edict was false. Please summon the emperor.
They came to see you."
"What?!" Yu Wenrui held the dragon chair tightly with one hand. After he subdued everyone, he took out a testament, and that testament was given to him by Shen Tianjiao, and it was because of this After passing the imperial edict, he successfully ascended to the throne.
"Your Majesty, are you so scared?" Xu Siyuan continued to step forward without any fear.
"Okay, Xuan..." Yu Wenrui's face was livid. He was already riding a tiger and waved his hand seemingly inadvertently, but in fact, a storm had already surged in his heart.
I saw an old man in white cloth slowly walking in. Although his face was slightly thin and pale, he exuded a strong elegant atmosphere, and another middle-aged man in gray cloth walked in. , his somewhat thin figure looks a bit frail, but his face can exude a strong scholarly atmosphere.
The two of them knelt down at the same time, kowtowing in an extremely skillful manner. At a glance, they knew that they must have been officials of the same court. They said at the same time: "Duan Yuzhong, a common man, and Lin Zhaoyuan come to see the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor." "
With just one glance, any veteran in the court would know who these two people were. The old man in white was one of the three personal doctors who served the late emperor at that time. They were all extremely skilled in medicine and were the leaders of the imperial hospital.
At that time, the late emperor would take these three people with him even when he went to the south of the Yangtze River. However, later on, these three people disappeared one by one and there was no news.
Needless to say, Duan Yuzhong was the late emperor's personal minister of culture. He could imitate the late emperor's handwriting almost exactly, so he was deeply favored by the late emperor and could freely enter and leave the emperor's study. Some of the previous imperial decrees were still The memorials and imperial edicts were oral orders of the late emperor. He was responsible for writing them, and the late emperor directly stamped them with the jade seal. Everyone in the court knew about this matter, but later, after the late emperor passed away, this person resigned and left the palace. These He no longer interferes with the affairs of the imperial court.
However, these two people appeared at the same time.
"Everyone, get up." Yuwen Rui said coldly. Of course he knew who the two people in front of him were, but just because of their appearance, Yu Wenrui's heart sank: "How can you two prove that the edict is false?"
"Going back to the emperor, when the late emperor was seriously ill, only three of our imperial doctors were present. When the former Queen Shen came, the emperor had already passed away, so the common people were very sure that the emperor at that time would not be able to carry out the edict that had been established. Leave it to Empress Shen, the three great imperial doctors of that year can all testify, but later, for some unknown reason, someone started to hunt us down, and these three great imperial doctors are just ordinary people living in the world." Lin Zhaoyuan told what happened that year. If he hadn't been anonymous for so many years, he might not be alive today.
Then Duan Yuzhong opened his mouth to describe what happened that year. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, your last posthumous edict is indeed false. It was forged by me."
As soon as these words were said, everyone present was visibly froze, as if time had been frozen. What, this edict was forged by Duan Yuzhong? This was a crime of beheading, how could he suddenly come out and say it.
Yu Wenrui's face was covered with frost, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips. The smile was like a sharp ice knife: "Duan Yuzhong, do you know what you are talking about?"
Duan Yuzhong couldn't help but kneel down immediately, and then immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the common people know that counterfeiting the imperial edict is a capital crime, and they also know that the crime is unpardonable, but today the common people have to tell the truth no matter what. Back then, when the emperor was still critically ill , Shen Tianjiao, who was not Queen Shen, approached Cao Min. She asked Cao Min to prepare a fake testament for him. Cao Min immediately refused, but he didn't expect that Shen Tianjiao would arrest my family and threaten Cao Min. Moreover, she used both soft and hard tactics, saying She only wanted her husband to ascend to the throne of God and had no ill intentions. The common people had no choice but to write a fake edict for him, and finally took advantage of the chaos of the late emperor's death to sneak into the late emperor's study. , covered it with a jade seal, and Shen Tianjiao took it away and hid it..."
At this time, everyone began to sigh in their hearts again. It turned out that all this was planned by the former Queen Shen. Fortunately, the Shen family and Queen Shen had been executed before, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable..."
"Bold Duan Yuzhong, you dare to talk nonsense. Empress Shen is no longer here. There is no proof!" Fang Shijing became more and more angry and yelled out. In fact, he said at this moment that the person who said that must be the emperor. In order to stop , he still took the lead.
Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, once he has sat in this position, he will never get down. Yu Wenrui's cold eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and he stared at Duan Yuzhong coldly, only to see him trembling, At this time, the prince looked more and more frightened.
However, Duan Yuzhong's eyes were full of determination, and he said with a righteous face, loudly: "Everyone, everything the grassroots said is true. At that time, the grassroots were only forced by Queen Shen, so they had no choice but to do so. For so many years, I have always had a good conscience. I feel uneasy, especially now that the emperor wants to force King Xiaoyao to die, so I came out to tell the truth."
"Having an uneasy conscience? Do you also have an uneasy conscience?" Yu Wenrui glared at him, and then said in a deep voice.
"Cao Min and Mr. Xu have known each other for many years. When they went to Beijing the day before yesterday, they talked and found out that Queen Shen's mother was actually the daughter of a criminal minister of the previous dynasty. It suddenly dawned on her..."
If Shen Tianjiao's mother is the daughter of a sinner of the previous dynasty, it can explain why Shen Tianjiao committed regicide. However, this can also prove that Yu Wenrui relied on a fake edict to get to such a position. Does that mean? Now, did the emperor know Shen Tianjiao's identity early on and deliberately cover it up in order to ascend to the throne? Does this mean that the emperor also committed a heinous crime? Coupled with these two favorable witnesses, everyone is even more convinced No doubt, everyone started talking about it.
"Your Majesty, I know this is a capital offense, but for the sake of the majesty of the royal family, as a subject of Wenyuan, he risked his life to speak out, in order to advise the emperor not to let King Xiaoyao go on an expedition..."
"Your Majesty, please think twice. Please don't let King Xiaoyao go on an expedition..." Everyone knelt down in unison, and their voices echoed throughout the hall.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that all these are one-sided statements made by these two people. There are many doubts. We should investigate clearly before we can draw a conclusion." Fang Shijing said with clasped fists.
Xu Siyuan always insisted on this purpose and continued to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, regarding your false edict, I am willing to put it aside for now. I only ask that you do not let King Xiaoyao go on an expedition..."
Yu Wenrui vigorously patted the armrest of the chair and said coldly: "That's enough!"