As soon as he entered the study room, someone closed the two doors from the outside.
"Sit down." Duke Zhen Guo, who was sitting there drinking tea, spoke in a casual tone.
So, let’s talk about just the three of them?
You don’t want to invite a military advisor or a witness or anything like that?
The imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty tried his best to adapt to the situation in front of him. He did not rush to take a seat. Instead, he took out a letter and presented it to the Duke of Zhen: "This is the sincerity of the subordinates who were ordered to come to negotiate peace this time. I also want to express my sincerity."
Please take a look at the general. If the general thinks there is something wrong, he can discuss it with the subordinate in detail. If the general has his own plan, the subordinate is also willing to hear the details."
He also claimed to be a lower official, which meant that he recognized the status of Duke Zhenguo in the court.
Since we are negotiating for peace, we naturally need to be more harmonious.
However, Duke Zhenguo only glanced at the thing in his hand and did not pick it up. He said quietly: "No need."
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty was startled when he heard this.
No need...what does that mean?
You don’t have to read it, everyone agrees?
still……
When he was thinking about what to say to test, he heard the old man make his position very clear: "I will never agree to negotiate for peace, and there is no need for Ming Yushi to waste words."
The censor of the Ming Dynasty was completely confused.
Although I thought there might be a possibility that the talks wouldn’t come to an agreement, this... we haven’t started talking yet!
He has prepared words that are both emotional and rational, but he hasn’t even said a single word yet!
Is it over before it even begins?
He raised his head and saw the non-negotiable look on the old man's face. The Ming Yushi was full of doubts in his heart and asked bluntly: "Since the Duke has made up his mind, why do you invite your subordinates to come here to negotiate peace?"
As expected when I was in Qicheng, there must be something fishy going on.
"If you don't say so, how can you invite the Censor of the Ming Dynasty?" Zheng Guogong said: "In fact, there are other important things that I want to ask the Censor of the Ming Dynasty to help me -"
Help?
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty frowned slightly.
If you don't agree to negotiate for peace, then you are taking an opposing position. How can you ask for help and end up asking him for help?
"This matter must be discussed slowly. Since the Ming Yushi is here, he won't be able to leave for a while. Please sit down and talk." The girl behind the desk finished writing the letter, put down her pen and said in a polite tone.
It's just that this politeness sounds a bit threatening...
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty suppressed his speculation and sat down temporarily.
First, listen to what kind of medicine the other party is selling in this gourd.
"This junior needs to go to the capital, and I would like to ask the Censor of the Ming Dynasty for help." Xu Mingyi said straight to the point.
Going to Beijing?
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty twitched his eyebrows.
Going to Beijing at this time?
Although she is a little girl, she definitely cannot go to the city for a walk!
Isn’t it clear that he wants to go to Beijing to cause trouble? He is not a fool!
Ming Yushi, who has never been a good-tempered person, sneered and asked: "Why does Miss Xu think Ming might agree to this?"
"Because in the eyes of this junior, Mr. Ming is a person who understands righteousness." The girl said seriously, "As for whether to agree or not, Yushi Ming can first listen to what this junior has to say, and then make a decision."
The Ming Yushi sneered silently.
Even if the little girl mentioned Hua'er, as an official of the imperial court, there was no way he would agree to such a ridiculous request!
"This junior came to Beijing this time to repay the truth to the world about the many events from eighteen years ago."
Eighteen years ago?
The Ming Yushi frowned slightly.
Today is the eighteenth year of Qingming...
In the year when kings change, naturally many important events happen.
But what does the "truth" in the little girl's mouth mean?
The girl's voice soon sounded again——
"Has the Ming Yushi ever thought that the late emperor did not die of illness, but was secretly harming the current emperor?"
The eyes of the Ming Yushi changed drastically: "...Miss Xu, please don't lie!"
"It's not nonsense, nor is it slander or speculation." Xu Mingyi said: "Master Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the insider Qiao Bingying, Qiao Imperial Doctor, can all prove this matter."
Even though the Censor of the Ming Dynasty didn't believe it, he still thought quickly according to her words.
Ji Xiu...
When the Crown Prince was not yet established, Ji Xiu was the biggest supporter of His Majesty. If there really was any unknown inside story, then this person must be the one who knew the most besides Xia Tingzhen...
But, Qiao Bingying?
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty frowned tightly, and a very vague figure appeared in his mind.
He had a vague impression of this person. When he first entered Beijing, Xie Dingning fell ill with a strange illness. She suffered from unbearable abdominal pain all day long, suspected to be colic. After searching for famous doctors in vain, it was this person who cured her.
Because of this, Qiao Bingying was appreciated by the late emperor and entered the Imperial Medical Office.
But - "Mr. Qiao has clearly gone with the late emperor, so how can we prove it? There are too many errors and omissions in Miss Xu's words."
"Dr. Qiao faked his death back then." Xu Mingyi said: "Eighteen years ago, he noticed something strange about the late emperor's death. Later, the new emperor threatened the lives of his wife and children and forced him to tamper with Princess Xian Yan's meals.
, thus causing the former Princess Yan to die in childbirth - afterwards, in order to cover up the matter, the new emperor forced him to fake his death and disappear from the public."
It is not a long story, but the information contained in it is overwhelming for the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty.
Is Qiao Bing faking his death?
Princess Xian Yan gave birth to a child and died, but she was killed because of Qiao Bingying... no, because of His Majesty?!
"How did Miss Xu know these things?" Ming Yushi asked as calmly as possible.
"Dr. Qiao is still alive, but now I have hidden him in the dark. These are all things he has acknowledged personally. He has been imprisoned by the emperor for these years, and his legs were cut off. Because he wanted to save his wife and children, he could only be driven by the emperor.
.The poison my grandfather was poisoned by in Dongyuan City was prepared by him on the order of the emperor."
Another sentence with a lot of information.
The Ming Yushi's heart was churning.
"My grandfather had no intention of rebelling before. When he was far away in Dongyuan City fighting with foreign races, the emperor was sitting in the capital and planning to poison the heroes -" Xu Mingyi looked at the Ming Yushi and asked: "It's okay to have no fault."
Damn it, let me ask the Censor of the Ming Dynasty, can we really agree to this so-called peace proposal?"
"..." Censor Ming clenched his fingers.
His original intention in advocating for peace was to consider the world and not to start a war...
If he said he considered everything carefully, he admitted that he had not done so.
At this point, he should feel ashamed.
But the common people in the world should always come first.
"The younger generation understands that the Ming Yushi's desire for peace is not for the court and the emperor, but for the sake of the world and the overall situation——"
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty looked up in a daze at the upright girl behind the desk.
He was surprised when this sentence came from a little girl.
"But whether the imperial censor has thought carefully about it, whether the Xu family army agrees to negotiate peace, or even disappears completely, it cannot prevent the war from happening. Because as long as the emperor is around, his endless suspicion and extermination will inevitably be met with resistance and resistance.
Backlash. Many of the current chaos are the evil consequences he has sown. Is the root cause of each of these disasters lies with the resisters or the initiator of all this? Can the Ming Yushi really not see clearly? "
Hearing this question, the Ming Yushi didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"But how can I believe that your words are true?" After a long while, the Ming Yushi Fu spoke: "You claimed that the late emperor was harmed by His Majesty, but the late emperor did not die suddenly, and he was still in good health before his death.
Sober, if there was something strange, how could the late emperor not notice it at all? According to my understanding of the late emperor, even though he was concerned about the stability of the overall situation at that time, it was absolutely impossible that he would not respond at all..."
"The Censor of the Ming Dynasty really knew the late emperor." Xu Mingyi said: "It is indeed very possible that the late emperor secretly left a legacy -"
The Ming Yushi's eyes were shocked:...the imperial edict?!
"Most of this thing was in the hands of Princess Jingrong before, and Her Highness the Princess was killed because of it. The man who assassinated His Highness was the emperor's spy placed around His Highness." Xu Mingyi roughly explained the cause and effect.
However, the Ming Yushi suddenly stood up due to shock.
"You mean...he wants to kill Dingning?!"
Xu Mingyi was stunned and confused.
Ding...Dingning?
Just, quite close?
Duke Zhenguo, who had been just sitting there drinking walnuts from the tea tray, also raised his eyelids and looked at the Ming Yushi who stood up - when he heard that the emperor had committed regicide, he had not seen such a big reaction?
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty felt that he had lost his composure, so he sat back down, but he could not suppress the rage in his heart and eyes, and his voice fluctuated: "Is there any evidence for Miss Xu's statement?"
"If the Censor of the Ming Dynasty doesn't believe it, he can verify it in person with Her Royal Highness the Princess when the time comes."
After all, it sounds like he is an acquaintance.
He added: "If this were not the case, His Highness would not have been showing off his amnesia to others for so long. Moreover, His Highness had taken the opportunity to hand over the edict to the emperor, otherwise it would not have been enough to preserve the eldest princess's mansion."
There was a roar in the mind of the Ming Yushi.
"Girl's wishes..."
Does that mean His Highness is not suffering from amnesia?!
Is it all just an act?!
That……
Then she hit him with apples, sat on the wall and chatted with him, and even gave him grapes to eat!
She also told him how long his hair should be!
Since she is awake, then she is...
The censor of the Ming Dynasty quickly stopped these inappropriate ideas.
These are not the most important things at the moment!
"Also, when King Yan left the capital, he was assassinated. Did the Ming Yushi really believe that those people were members of the Purple Star Sect? The Purple Star Sect wished that Daqing would become more chaotic, so why did they want to remove King Yan, a thorn in the Emperor's side?
"
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty was silent.
He had already made up his mind about this matter.
"If an ignorant person who kills the king, kills his father, mutilates his brothers and is useless to the country, if he continues to sit in that position, he will truly be a disaster to the world, and those who follow him will be helping the emperor to do evil." The girl finally said.
More than just...
Not only is he unworthy of continuing to sit in that position——
If these are all true, such a cruel and unkind king will simply die without mercy!
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty felt chilled from the deepest part of his heart.
As an official, he had the duty of correcting the king's faults.
But can such a mistake really be corrected? And is it really necessary to correct it?
If this were one of his own family members, he might as well be killed!
As for what the emperor did secretly, it would be a lie if he said he had found nothing over the years.
He knew some of the methods to check and balance the forces of all parties and secretly deal with King Yan, but the emperor's skills were sometimes difficult to judge right from wrong - he had always thought so before!
But looking at it now, what he saw was just a trace!
