Fortunately, Xiao Li was not beaten to death by these arrogant followers, but what was regrettable was that Xiao Li was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

The old doctor in He Zhanjing's mansion gave emergency treatment, and he just regained his breath. As soon as he opened his eyes, he asked anxiously: "Xiao Li,...how are you doing?"

Xiao Li was picked up by He Zhan on his way back to the army when he was young. He Zhan had no son but only one daughter, so he always raised Xiao Li as his own son. He originally wanted Xiao Li to take his surname of He, but after he picked him up,

A beautiful jade with the surname "Li" engraved on it was found in Xiao Li's swaddling clothes.

He Zhan thought that the child might have been accidentally lost by the family with the surname Li. Since there was a clear surname, it would be a bit bad to follow his own surname of He. So he still let the child continue to be surnamed Li, hoping that he would find him soon.

His biological parents recognized his ancestors and returned to the family line. But he never thought that eighteen years would pass by and that when Little Li Zi grew up, he still could not find his parents and stayed in the He Mansion to serve He Zhan.

On weekdays, Wu Zhun just indulges his subordinates to act arrogantly in Zhennanguan. Who knows that he is backed by Liu Ji, the chief minister of the current cabinet? But this time he beat his "son" Xiao Li. He Zhan said if

If you still swallow your anger at this time, you will really have lived half your life in vain.

"Dad, don't worry, Xiao Lizi is out of danger, but..." He Zhan's daughter replied.

He Zhanben just breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his daughter say "Little Plum is out of danger", but then he heard her stuttering, and finally managed to get the word "but" out of her mouth. Suddenly, her breath was not smooth, and it was stuck in her chest.

Come.

"But what? But what, tell me quickly!"

He Zhan's daughter wiped away tears and said: "He has been unconscious for a day!"

He Zhan forced the maid to help him sit up, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Zhun bullies people too much. It's intolerable, but it's intolerable! Come here, prepare some paper and ink for me, I want to complain to the Holy Emperor!"

…

Ten days later, after exhausting all the fast horses, He Zhan's imperial certificate finally arrived at the Forbidden City.

In the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Yan Hai, the eunuch in charge, was reading a memorial to Zhu Youtang, while Zhu Youtang was half-lying on the dragon couch playing with a sword brought as tribute from Goryeo.

While Yan Hai was reading the memorial, he secretly glanced at the change in Zhu Youtang's expression. A few days ago, after Pan Gu, the imperial staff of Chengtianmen, died suddenly when he returned home, some censors in the court who were not afraid of death have sent insinuations to Zhu Youtang.

Youtang. Zhu Youtang saw that Long Yan was furious. At that time, a little eunuch knocked the tea over on the ground, which undoubtedly angered his emperor even more. Zhu Youtang immediately threw the teapot away and hit the little eunuch.

What he got was a bloody head.

Yan Hai understood what memorials Zhu Youtang wanted to hear and what he didn't want to hear. Zhu Youtang especially liked those reports on border battles. Therefore, Yan Hai was careful when choosing memorials to read and did not dare to be careless at all.

Suddenly, a letter from the garrison at Nanguan in the southern border of the Ming Dynasty greeted Yan Hai's eyes. Yan Hai was overjoyed, took out the letter, unfolded it, and read it loudly, but just halfway through the reading, Yan Hai discovered

The mistake in this letter is that it is not a report on the frontier war, but an impeachment document.

Zhu Youtang played with the sword for a while and felt tired. He closed his eyes and squinted to listen. He saw that Yan Hai stopped reading just halfway. He opened his eyes and said, "Why don't you stop reading? Is there some war in southern Xinjiang?"

Yan Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered: "Your Majesty, this is an impeachment note."

When Zhu Youtang heard the word "impeachment", he suddenly sobered up a lot. He opened his eyes and asked: "Impeach? Who to impeach? You continue to read."

After getting Zhu Youtang's permission, Yan Hai dared to continue reading. When he read: "The chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Ji, formed a clique for personal gain and indulged his subordinates, Yan Hai specifically raised his head and glanced at Zhu Youtang to see if he wanted to continue reading.

Go down. Surprisingly, Zhu Youtang's face was very calm, not as angry as Long Yan had imagined.

After Yan Hai finished reading, Zhu Youtang pondered for a while and said: "I have given you a verbal order to order Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to come into the palace."

"My slave obeys the order."

"etc."

Yan Hai was about to turn around and deliver the order when he was stopped by Zhu Youtang's shout.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

"You go quietly and don't let others know about Mou Bin's entry into the palace." When Zhu Youtang heard that Liu Ji had formed a clique for personal gain, he guessed that Liu Ji might also have his own eyes and ears in the Jinyi Guards.

Yan Hai instantly understood what Zhu Youtang meant and turned around to leave.

After receiving Zhu Youtang's order, Mou Bin did not dare to delay, so he quickly changed into casual clothes and followed Yan Hai into the palace.

After Yan Hai completed his mission, he was eager to go back and resume his life. After entering the palace, his feet accelerated even more quickly, and Mou Bin followed closely behind.

As soon as Mou Bin stepped into Xinuang Pavilion, he saw Zhu Youtang lying on the armchair with eyes narrowed, and a palace maid who looked like a fairy stood beside him, guarding him, never leaving.

"Comrade Mou Bin, commander of the Jinyi Guards, has met Your Majesty."

"My dear, you are here. Please give me a seat."

After Zhu Youtang saw Mou Bin sitting on his butt, he stood up and stretched his muscles while asking: "How did you do with the task assigned to you last time?"

The emperor was standing and talking, how could he dare to sit down? Mou Bin quickly stood up and replied: "To answer your Majesty's question, I have been observing the chief minister for many days. The Mongolian tribute envoy did not return directly to the post house after going to court.

I transferred to the Shouxingfu Yamen."

Zhu Youtang frowned and asked: "You mean the Tatars have contact with our Chief Minister Liu?"

Mou Bin said: "I dare not say anything about this. The chief assistant did not receive the Mongolian envoy. Instead, Master Zhang, the Minister of War, murmured a few words to the Mongolian envoy. Because there was still some distance, I did not hear clearly."

Zhu Youtang thought of the recent court meeting at Wuying Palace. Zhang Peng, who had always stood in a neutral position, uncharacteristically kept speaking for Liu Ji. No matter what his second assistant Xu Pu said, Zhang Peng expressed his objections without thinking.

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang became more certain that Zhang Peng, Minister of the Ministry of War, had become Liu's party. Zhu Youtang asked, "What other unusual behavior has Liu Ji had recently?"

Mou Bin replied: "In addition to spending time with Mr. Li, the Minister of Rites, the Chief Assistant has been going to restaurants to eat wine with some ministers in the past few days. Fengmingyuan also often comes out of some sedan chairs to go to the Chief Assistant's office."

Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "Send more people to check Zhang Peng in the next few days to see if he has any contact with the Tatars again. Then go check Liu Ji yourself and see if this is the case."
Chapter completed!