No one expected that Mao Ji would suddenly shout such a voice, and Zhu Houzhao's previous words were not really about Liang Chu's rebellion.

In fact, it was more of a means used by Zhu Houzhao to suppress Mao Ji. After all, Mao Ji was so indifferent that he did not see Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Li Huan led the Jin Yiwei into the imperial city and killed Liu Zhong, Gao Changsheng, Liang Chu, etc.

Don’t you even mention a word about people’s affairs?

This is the reason why although Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe were often disliked by the emperor, the emperor always lived in peace with them.

Even if Li Dongyang just reprimanded him mercilessly, it was out of concern for him. No matter how displeased the emperor was, at least he would not feel disgusted with Li Dongyang.

But Mao Ji was different. Regardless of time, he didn't even try to figure out the emperor's thoughts. He just went against the emperor when he came up.

Without even thinking about it, the emperor had just woken up after being assassinated, and he must have been trying to find out who had murdered him, yet Mao Ji foolishly went against the emperor.

After all, Mao Ji was also an important minister in the court. Zhu Houzhao just wanted to scare Mao Ji, hoping that Mao Ji could restrain himself and stop looking for trouble.

But who would have thought that Mao Ji would be so unintimidated that he would burst out with such a big thunder.

So Zhu Houzhao, who was not mentally prepared at all, was dumbfounded at the time.

What does this mean? Isn't this just a result of a guilty conscience?

As for Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe, they had ten thousand draft horses galloping past in their hearts. If eyes could kill, I'm afraid Mao Ji would have been killed countless times.

Such a major conspiracy case can easily involve a lot of people. Who would have thought that Mao Ji was actually involved in it? Isn't this asking for death?

Do you really think you can survive if you jump out and report it? When the time comes, you will not be able to escape the consequences of confiscating your home and exterminating your family.

Li Huan originally wanted to attack Zheng Chen from the Taiyuan Hospital, but he didn't expect that Mao Ji blew himself up like this, which immediately stunned Li Huan.

For a moment, the hall was quiet.

Gao Feng, Wei Bin, Luo Xiang, and Zhang Yong looked at Mao Ji strangely.

Mao Ji was stared at by so many people, and he quickly reacted. Then his face suddenly became extremely pale, and his whole body collapsed to the ground. He still didn't understand what a stupid thing he had done.

If he hadn't been frightened by Li Huan's name and heard that the emperor was going to hand him over to Li Huan, and then subconsciously yelled out such words in a moment of confusion, why would he have done this?

Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, I leave it to you."

Li Huan shouted loudly outside the palace: "Here comes someone!"

Soon I saw Yue Buqun and two imperial guards striding in. They were also covered in blood, but they bowed to the emperor solemnly. Then they saluted Li Huan and said, "I have seen you before."

grown ups."

Li Huan nodded slightly, pointed at Mao Ji, who was lying limply on the ground, and said: "Capture this traitor and take him to the imperial prison."

The faces of the two imperial guards showed excitement.

Just by looking at Mao Ji's purple robe, one could tell that he was definitely a high-ranking official. It had been a long time since their Jin Yiwei had handled such a big case.

They originally thought that following Li Huan into the palace would lead to a dead end. After all, they had already been mentally prepared when they followed Li Huan.

Now seeing that the emperor was safe and sound, even his own adults, including Yue Buqun, were standing beside the emperor and heaved a sigh of relief.

At this moment, two Jinyi guardsmen stepped forward, picked up Mao Ji, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

Seeing Mao Ji being dragged away, Zhu Houzhao's expression turned gloomy. He glanced at Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and a few others and said, "I really hope that this incident is just the behavior of a few individuals, but now it seems

It turns out that I am too naive, and I, the emperor, do not know whose way I am blocking, and his intentions are so vicious that he actually wants to put me to death."

Zhang Mao, Yang Tinghe, and Li Dongyang listened to Zhu Houzhao's words, their faces turned earth-colored, sweating like rain, and they knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao and trembled: "I await the death penalty, I await the death penalty..."

Looking at Zhang Mao and others who repeatedly asked for forgiveness, Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and said: "I will clearly order Li Qing to personally supervise the case. At the same time, I also hope that when you return, you can also strictly investigate your own court in the capital. I don't want to make a big mistake."

The killing ban does not mean that I will not kill people. If they really want to try my butcher knife to see if it is good or not, then I will let them understand what it means to be angry and the emperor will lie down for hundreds of miles!"

Instead of looking at Zhang Mao, Yang Tinghe, Li Dongyang, and Zhu Houzhao, they turned to Li Huan and said, "Li Qing, remember what I said before. You must be investigated strictly and no one should be let go."

Li Huan nodded towards Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to catch all those with evil intentions."

Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe looked at each other and opened their mouths, but in the end nothing came out.

No matter how worried they were that Li Huan would be implicated in this rigorous investigation, they couldn't oppose the emperor's investigation at this time.

That was a major treason case against the emperor. If they dared to speak out to dissuade the emperor, the emperor would directly charge them with treason against his comrades.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao showed a look of exhaustion on his face. He waved his hands to several people and said: "Everyone in the Qing family has gone back first. If there is anything else, we will talk about it at the meeting tomorrow. I am also tired and want to take a rest.

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Taking a deep breath, Li Dongyang bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body. I will leave."

Zhang Mao and Yang Tinghe also stood up, bowed to Zhu Houzhao, and then retreated with Li Dongyang.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "It is up to you to arrange the affairs of Li Qing's family and the guards in the palace. Apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who I can rely on."

Li Huan nodded slightly and glanced at Gao Feng, Wei Bin and Luo Xiang. They nodded slightly at Li Huan, obviously understanding what Li Huan meant.

After this incident, a few people will be more careful than anyone else about anyone who approaches Zhu Houzhao. As for the matter of the Imperial City Guards, it is actually not difficult to solve. It just needs to be investigated carefully and the people who have taken refuge in these days will be

Just eliminate all the people who succeeded Dicheng, and then select a group of people to replenish them.

These imperial guards played more of a patrol and defense role. Generally speaking, even if they could get close to the emperor, they had no chance of threatening the emperor's safety.

The real threats to the emperor are the chamberlains and maids, so if you want to ensure the safety of the emperor, it is best to cleanse the chamberlains and maids in the palace.

There are so many chamberlains and maids in the palace. No one knows which of these people are suspected and which ones are loyal to the emperor. Even if they want to clean up, it will not take a day or two.

With a move in his heart, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao: "Since your Majesty is worried about the safety in the palace, then move to the Leopard Room."

Li Huan remembered that in the original history, Zhu Houzhao rarely returned to the palace to live in the palace after he built the Leopard House. On the one hand, the Leopard House did not have any restrictions, and he could let the emperor do whatever he wanted.

But Li Huan believed that this was probably because Zhu Houzhao did not have confidence in the safety of the imperial city.

Everything in the Leopard Room has been handled by Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and a few people in the past two years. It can be said that even if the personnel in the Leopard Room have spies, it will only be the spies arranged by Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and others.

At least it's not that easy for outsiders to plant spies in the palace.

Of course, things are not so absolute. Just like this time, when the emperor was assassinated, wasn't it because there was something wrong with two of the maids Liu Jin dedicated to the emperor?

Compared with those little chambermaids who have been in the palace since they were children, the possibility of problems with palace maids is extremely high. If you think about it this way, even the leopard room seems not so safe.

After hearing what Li Huan said, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of joy on his face: "Yes, Li Qing is right, I will move into the Leopard Room right now."

Li Huan suddenly said: "Your Majesty can move into the Leopard Room, but the maids in the Leopard Room must be emptied first. Even if necessary, your Majesty can at most recruit a few trustworthy maids from the Queen Mother and the Empress."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard what Li Huan said.

At this moment, Gao Feng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang and others also admonished Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the servants and others think that Brother Li is right. Before they are sure that the maids are indeed fine, the people around your Majesty

It’s better not to let outsiders get close to you.”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said: "That's all, I will listen to you."

After glancing at Li Huan, Zhu Houzhao said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, hurry up and get started. For such a big case, the sooner you start, the better. Especially now that there are Chen Jiu and Mao Ji in hand, Li Qing should do it earlier."

Through interrogation, we may be able to dig out those people earlier. It is enough for me to have Gao Feng and the others here."

Li Huan nodded slightly. To be honest, Li Huan was not worried about whether the emperor would be attacked again, because he could feel that there were several qi forces that had been locking them at the moment. As long as there was anyone among them.

If they want to harm the emperor, those strong men who are hiding in the dark to protect the emperor will definitely come out as soon as possible.

There were obviously strong men protecting the emperor in the palace. Unfortunately, when Zhu Houzhao was assassinated, these people were too careless and did not even think that the assassin was actually in the emperor's bed. How could they defend themselves?

Zhu Houzhao ordered Gao Feng and others to prepare to move to the Leopard Room. Seeing that Li Huan was about to leave, he suddenly said: "Li Qing, Liu Jin may be guilty, but the crime does not lead to death, at least not yet."

Li Huan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, are you a villain who waits for revenge? Although I and Eunuch Liu said that they have never dealt with him, they will not target him on this matter. As long as

It is confirmed that Eunuch Liu was not involved in the murder of His Majesty, so naturally I will not target Eunuch Liu."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing and said: "Who doesn't know that you, Li Huan, are petty-minded and will retaliate? You can't take revenge overnight."

Li Huan couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment when he heard this. These were the most common rumors about him in the capital. Who would have thought that these had already reached the emperor's ears, and were even used to make fun of him.

Li Huan coughed slightly and said: "Slander, your Majesty naturally knows very well what kind of person I am. Is I the kind of person who will retaliate?"

Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and said: "I don't care, Li Qing should ask other people."

Seeing Li Huan's deflated look, Gao Feng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang and others couldn't help laughing.

After leaving the Jinglan Palace, only the afterglow of the setting sun was left in the sky. He had led his men into the imperial city since the sky was dim, and now almost a day had passed.

Yue Buqun and others who were guarding outside Jinglan Palace had excited expressions on their faces when they saw Li Huan coming out of Jinglan Palace.

Dozens of people all bowed to Li Huan: "I will wait for you to see your Majesty the Commander."

It turned out that Chen Yao, Meng Hui, Du Guang and others knew that Li Huan was promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guard by the emperor. When they saw Li Huan, they were excited and happy to greet Li Huan.

Li Huan glanced at the crowd. There were hundreds of people who came with him before, but after several battles, only about half of them survived, and many of them were even injured.

Taking a deep breath, Li Huan bowed to everyone and said, "Everyone, Li Huan has thanked you."

When everyone saw this, they felt proud in their hearts and hurriedly bowed to Li Huan.

Li Huan's eyes fell on the sharp Xiuchun knife on the steps. He stretched out his hand to grab it and immediately pulled out the Xiuchun knife stuck on the ground. A cold look flashed in his eyes and he said: "Everyone, can you still fight?"

"Can, can, can!"

Li Huan laughed and said: "In that case, follow me out of the palace to get the person."

A crowd of people followed Li Huan away.

Outside the imperial city, Li Huan sent people to the Jinyiwei Yamen to notify the Jinyiwei Yamen to send people to collect the bodies of the Jinyiwei brothers who died in the battle. The rest followed Li Huan, got on their horses, and galloped away.
To be continued...