"A whole day." Prime Minister Yin Wuhe sighed, "It will scare the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and I will be punished for death."

"The ministers are innocent, and the ministers are responsible for protecting the emperor." The empress dowager's words determined everything, and more than ten ministers bowed and thanked each other.

Han Ruzi was sent to the Empress Dowager to sit down. He turned his head to look at his mother. The beautiful Wang nodded slightly to his son, indicating that everything was fine.

But Han Ruzi couldn't calm down completely. The Empress Dowager was about to speak, but he spoke first: "Who can tell me what happened?"

Prime Minister Yin Wuhe got a hint from the Empress Dowager and smiled at the emperor: "Yesterday, the Imperial Concubine entered the Qinzheng Hall to listen to the affairs, and the old minister escaped by luck..."

"I know all these things, I want to know what happened last night."

Yin Wuhe looked at the Empress Dowager again, "Last night, the palace gatekeeper Liu Kunsheng and the former Imperial College Priest Guo Cong found the old minister and showed the sword of Taizu. The old minister immediately took the two to see Governor Han. He was the only one among the ministers who recognized this sword the most."

The next thing was simple. The Grand Commander of the Military and Horses had no soldiers, but had a military consolidation letter. However, there was no official document from the Ministry of War, and the separate constituents were useless. Han Xing could not mobilize the formal army, so he took the sword and constituents and went to Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Jingzhao Yin Yamen to mobilize the officers and soldiers from the three departments.

The officials of these three yamen were the main force of the "Guanghua Tigers" and were particularly loyal to the Empress Dowager. However, they lacked the above decree and dared not act rashly. The Taizu sword gave them a "decree" that they needed urgently, so they broke the convention and sent soldiers to follow Han Xing and Yin Wuhei.

The two ministers led hundreds of soldiers to directly attack the inner palace. Things were easier than expected. The new Central Army General Hua Bin fled in the middle of the night. The guards had no leader and were already panicked. They just didn't dare to act rashly. As soon as they saw the prime minister and the military commander-in-chief, they immediately opened the door and broke into the inner palace with the two adults.

A small number of swordsmen who had sneaked into the palace were outnumbered and were wiped out soon after they met. Several swordsmen retreated to Cishun Palace, trying to kill the Empress Dowager and others before fighting to the death, but were stopped by Luo Huanzhang. The big thing in front of him had been defeated, so he chose to surrender.

After being arrested, Bu Hengru was completely different from before. When facing the officers and soldiers, he kowtowed and begged for mercy, he was soon persuaded by Luo Huanzhang to voluntarily become an inner person to save the emperor.

Han Ruzi asked, "Didn't the Palace Gate Lang Liu Kunsheng say where the sword comes from?"

"I said that the sword was secretly given to him by the Queen Mother, and this is indeed a wonderful achievement." Yin Wulai replied.

"Huh?" Han Ruzi couldn't believe his ears. He risked many dangers and sacrificed three eunuchs before taking the sword out of the inner palace and handing it to Liu Kunsheng. The credit was actually wiped out completely. Just as he was about to speak, he turned his head and looked at his mother. After seeing it, he shut up.

Meiren Wang narrowed her eyes and was warning her son not to talk nonsense with a serious expression.

Han Ruzi believed in her mother, so she nodded, "So that's it, I... have no doubts."

Prime Minister Yin Wuhei bowed and retreated to the ranks of his colleagues. The Empress Dowager said to Luo Huanzhang: "Master Luo has been talking about benevolence and righteousness all his life, but he has done this unkind and unrighteous thing, but he has nothing to say?"

Luo Huanzhang shook his head, looking as proud as usual.

"Thinking of your last moment that you stopped the thief from bleeding into the inner palace is a credit, so you will be exempted from death, be imprisoned in prison, and will never be released."

Prime Minister Yin Wuhei stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, plotting against rebellion is an unforgivable crime, and even if you make meritorious service, you should not forgive me."

It is not easy to convict those who are plotting against the treason. Ministers usually repeatedly raise objections to figure out the superior intentions. After the prime minister, other ministers also expressed that Luo Huanzhang's crimes were unforgivable, and the empress dowager insisted on his own opinion, and then everyone calmed down the discussion.

Luo Huanzhang was not grateful. When the two guards wanted to take him down, he said, "I stopped them from killing people not for the Empress Dowager, but for the unwillingness of the Great Chu to be in trouble... Alas, there is nothing to say about the scholar."

Luo Huanzhang was taken away, and the queen mother looked at the imperial concubine. This was her own sister. She had been her only trustworthy confidant for the past few decades, but now she has become the person who betrayed her the deepest.

The ministers looked at each other, feeling that they should not stay in the inner palace to listen to the Empress Dowager's family affairs, but the Empress Dowager did not allow them to leave, and said coldly: "Shangguan Duan, you are the imperial concubine, but you collude with traitors to disrupt the inner palace. Can you know the crime?"

The imperial concubine kept staring at the ground, then raised her head and looked at her sister, "I know the crime, but I am the same as the empress dowager."

The ministers were all silent and felt even more embarrassed.

The Empress Dowager said, "You say I am guilty - the ministers chosen by the late emperor are all here. You should say whatever you have."

The imperial concubine's eyes swept across the ministers' faces one by one, "My destiny is my life? I only care about my own life, but I still care about the emperor's life? Well, if you ask me to say it, I will say that you poisoned Emperor Huan."

It would be inappropriate not to speak at this time. The ministers scolded the imperial concubine in a verbal manner. The empress dowager raised her right hand and signaled the ministers to ban the voice, "Let her say it."

The Imperial Concubine knew the Queen Mother better than anyone else and sneered: "You are attacking instead of defending. I thought that by letting me speak in front of the ministers, I could clear the rumors. But I still have to tell the truth. Even if no one believes it for the time being, someone will remember it in the future."

The imperial concubine looked at the ministers again without stopping. Finally, she stared at the emperor and continued: "The Empress Dowager poisoned Emperor Huan, no, it should be said that the Empress Dowager and I poisoned Emperor Huan together. We committed the crime of regicide together." She showed a disapproving smile, "She put the medicine, I brought the soup, we watched Emperor Huan drink it together, and watched his breathing become weaker and weaker..."

Han Ruzi felt so angry that she was staring at her, as if three sharp blades were pressed against her chest.

The Empress Dowager did not say anything, and the ministers did not dare to say anything. Anything he said was wrong at this time. Those ministers who were not qualified to enter the inner palace were the luckiest people.

The imperial concubine's smile slowly disappeared, her eyes still staring at the emperor, "Your Majesty wants to know why we do this? Of course it is for our common son and your brother, the only person who is qualified to be an emperor and the most suitable person to be an emperor."

This person is of course Emperor Si. The imperial concubine seemed to have a greater affection for him than the beautiful woman Wang loves her son.

Prime Minister Yin Wuhei coughed. He had to say something, otherwise he would seem to be dereliction of duty. "Emperor Si is the eldest son of Emperor Huan, and he only succeeds to the throne between morning and evening. Why should the Empress Dowager... do such a thing?"

"Because Emperor Huan changed his mind, he wanted to eradicate his relative Cui when he ascended the throne, but after a period of rule—" The imperial concubine's eyes finally left the emperor's face and looked at Yin Wuhe coldly, "Emperor Huan discovered that ministers are the most stubborn enemies. You have their own system, recommend each other and protect each other. On the surface, they are loyal to the emperor, but secretly put the emperor in vain."

The ministers were embarrassed, but Yin Wuhe was the most calm, shook his head and said, "The Emperor's Concubine is such a bad word. Emperor Huan is a wise king of a generation. Even if he has some disputes with his ministers, he can always reach an agreement..."

The imperial concubine laughed and stared at the emperor again, "'Ming Zheng' - Remember, Your Majesty, if you can continue to be the emperor, you will be called the 'Ming Zheng' in the future. This is the method used by ministers to undermine you. What is the 'Ming Zheng'? Only the emperor who meets the requirements of the ministers is the 'Ming Zheng'."

Yin Wuhe shook his head and said nothing, and expressed his attitude with a series of sighs.

Han Ruzi said: "What do you mean when Emperor Huan changes his mind? He doesn't want to be a wise ruler?"

"He wants to be a wise monarch, but not a wise monarch in the minds of ministers, so Emperor Huan decided to take risks, first use his relatives to suppress the ministers, then turn around to deal with the relatives. For this reason, he made a decision to abolish the queen and the crown prince, grant Concubine Cui the queen, and make the King of Donghai the crown prince."

A scream of surprise sounded from the warm chalet next to him. It was King Donghai. He didn't run out, and no one paid attention to the scream.

Yin Wuhei said: "The more the imperial concubine said it, it became more and more incredible. There must be heard of such a big thing in the court. However, when Emperor Huan was in power, he never showed the intention of looking at the Cui family differently, and even suppressed it one after another..."

"Don't you understand the principle of suppressing first and then promoting? Emperor Huan must suppress the Cui family first. Only when he changes the empress and crown prince will the Cui family be grateful and willing to use it for Emperor Huan."

Yin Wulai smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at each other with other ministers, with the expression on his face clearly saying: It’s nonsense, no need to argue.

Han Xing, the chief general of the military and horse, kept holding the Taizu's sword and stepped forward and said, "As for this reason, even the Cui family doesn't know what Emperor Huan is thinking?"

Of course the Cui family didn't know, otherwise they would have used rumors to build momentum for their own family.

The imperial concubine lowered her eyes and looked at the empress dowager when she raised her eyes again, "The truth is true, so no one believes it. You are still so smart. I can't fight you in the end, but someone can. You can depose the emperor and establish the emperor again and again, but the fear in your heart cannot be relieved, because the emperor will always develop ambitions and make you unable to sleep or eat."

The palace failed, but the imperial concubine showed the joy of victory on her face, "Emperor Si has some suspicion of Emperor Huan's death. He wants to investigate the truth and argue with you. You have a fight. In anger, Emperor Si scratched your wrist with a dagger, so you also became murderous about your son. You killed the regicide for the second time, this time you are the only one, because you know I will never participate, and you will try your best to stop you."

The joy turned into dimness, and the imperial concubine stood there and shook for a few moments, "You killed Emperor Si and killed your own son. Don't you understand that there will never be a trustworthy person to be the emperor again from now on? Execute me, I would rather go to the underground to accompany Emperor Si than live to see you do your best."

Faced with the "alarming" of the imperial concubine, the empress dowager never stopped her, and her expression remained unchanged. At this time, she slowly raised her right hand and exposed a piece of her wrist. The scar on it was clearly visible, "Zuo Ji, tell everyone, how did this injury come about?"

Han Ruzi hadn't seen this eunuch after entering the house. He saw him walking from behind the guards, his hands tied behind his back, tears and sweat mixed together. He kowtowed hard to the empress dowager first, and then tried to say in the loudest voice: "The empress dowager was so sad that she used a dagger to hurt her wrist. I saw with my own eyes... what I saw with my own eyes..."

The ministers nodded. Although they did not agree with the Queen Mother's approach, the kind mother's heart was understandable.

Han Ruzi had heard another statement from Zuo Ji before, and he knew which one he should believe.

The imperial concubine was defeated and smiled at the emperor and said, "Be careful, Your Majesty."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand and two guards came over and escorted the Imperial Concubine out of the room.

No one dared to ask the Queen Mother how to deal with the Imperial Concubine.

Prime Minister Yin Wuhe let out a sigh of relief, "God blesses the Great Chu and wipes out the traitors, the Empress Dowager can rest assured. The Imperial Concubine's words confusing the public, but in fact there are many loopholes and no one will believe it."

"The Imperial Concubine believes it herself. She has been depressed since Emperor Si passed away. I thought it would be better in a while, but she... had to find out a reason so that she could feel at ease." The Empress Dowager sighed, and the ministers knelt down and expressed sympathy to the Empress Dowager.

"The late emperor died early, and the new emperor was young. As the empress dowager, he naturally had to put the great Chu country first. The prime minister asked me to rest assured, but there was no news about the southern army outside the city, and I'm afraid I'm still worried."

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