Under the influence of the imperial power, Qiu Ju quickly knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao and told with tears what happened after Zhu Houzhao was assassinated.
It's just that what Qiu Ju knew was part of what happened before he was imprisoned in the side hall. As for what happened after he was imprisoned in the side hall, Qiu Ju didn't know much about it.
Even though he had learned some simple information from Zhang Yong before, without specific understanding, Qiu Ju naturally did not dare to completely believe Zhang Yong's words, so Qiu Ju mentioned that he was imprisoned.
when it stopped.
Zhu Houzhao frowned. Obviously, from Qiu Ju, he could only know the series of arrangements Qiu Ju made after discovering that he had been assassinated.
Qiu Ju, who was kneeling on the ground, secretly glanced at Zhu Houzhao. Seeing Zhu Houzhao sitting there with an expressionless face, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Naturally, this nervous person began to think crazily about everything he had done during the emperor's assassination, and whether he had done anything wrong, so that the emperor was not in danger.
Suddenly, Qiu Ju kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "I'm guilty, I'm guilty. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
Zhu Houzhao was originally thinking about how he was poisoned and why he passed out so unconsciously, so that the assassin had an opportunity.
Suddenly seeing Qiu Ju kowtow to him to plead guilty, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frowned and glanced at Qiu Ju and said, "Qiu Daban, what's your crime?"
Not only Zhu Hou was looking after Qiu Ju, but now Queen Xia, the Queen Mother, Li Huan, and Zhang Yong were also looking at Qiu Ju.
Many people secretly thought that Qiu Jutong was related to the emperor's assassination.
Qiu Ju was stared at by everyone, and he said nervously: "Your Majesty, this slave should not inform the Jin Yiwei after your Majesty was assassinated."
Hearing what Qiu Ju said, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, even the emperor was stunned.
Yes, Qiu Ju just said that after seeing the emperor's assassination, he subconsciously thought of Li Huan, so he ordered people to inform the people of Jinyiwei about the news.
Normally speaking, Qiu Ju's behavior would be a serious crime, involving leaking the secrets of the palace. The guilt could be large or small, it just depends on what the emperor thinks.
If the emperor believed that Qiu Ju had colluded with foreign ministers and had evil intentions, then the crimes Qiu Ju committed were enough to warrant his death with a canon.
However, this matter obviously also involved Li Huan, and Qiu Ju himself said that he informed the people of Jinyiwei because he thought of Li Huan.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Li Huan who was standing aside.
Qiu Ju looked at Li Huan with some embarrassment at this moment. After all, if Li Huan was implicated because of him, wouldn't he feel guilty about Li Huan?
On the contrary, Li Huan, even under the gaze of everyone, was still unaffected and just stood there quietly.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Qiu Ju and then at Li Huan. Just when everyone thought the emperor would be angry, Zhu Houzhao laughed and said: "I thought it was something big, but it turned out to be just this.
"
Hearing what the emperor said, everyone knew that this matter should have been revealed.
Zhu Houzhao smiled at Li Huan and said, "I just saw that Li Qing looked calm and not panicked at all."
Li Huan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am a friend of the great eunuch Qiu, and I have no intention of spying on you. I have a clear conscience, so I am naturally magnanimous and fearless."
Qiu Ju's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "Yes, yes, Brother Li is right. The slave and Brother Li are the best friends between gentlemen."
As he spoke, Qiu Ju lay down in front of Zhu Houzhao, his eyes were red, and he shed tears silently: "Your Majesty, you don't know, when I saw you unconscious, I was so frightened in my heart, and the first thing I thought of was
Brother Li, because I have heard your Majesty say more than once that among all the ministers, Brother Li is the most Chicheng and has no selfish motives. If something really happens, Brother Li is definitely the most trustworthy person."
Zhang Yong listened to Qiu Ju's words and looked at Li Huan with a complex expression. On the contrary, Li Huan stood there, as if he had not heard Qiu Ju's words, looking extremely calm.
Qiu Ju added: "This slave is very frightened. He only remembers that something has happened to His Majesty and that he wants to inform Brother Li. This is because the old slave really doesn't know who he can trust and who is worthy of my trust. I entrust His Majesty's safety to him.
"
Zhu Houzhao was filled with emotion when he heard what Qiu Ju said. Just looking at Qiu Ju's appearance, Zhu Houzhao could understand Qiu Ju's mood at that time.
With a gentle smile on his face, Zhu Houzhao said to Qiu Ju: "Qiu Daban, you did the right thing. I didn't blame you. If I can't trust you and Li Qing, who else can I trust?"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said: "Obviously Qiu Daban did the right thing. If Qiu Daban hadn't informed Li Qing of my accident as soon as possible this time, and Li Qing had rushed back in time, I'm afraid I would have really
He's going to die."
The Queen Mother Zhang on the side heard the words and said quickly: "Bah, bah, you are talking about the word death. This is really unlucky. Your Majesty, you will definitely live a long life."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "My mother has been worrying these days."
But then Zhu Houzhao's expression changed. Where did the blood stains on Li Huan's body come from? With Li Huan's temperament, if he came to see him, it would be impossible for him to be covered in blood.
So there must be some hidden secret that he doesn't know about.
Moreover, Zhu Houzhao also knew that Li Huan had done such a big thing in Fuzhou Prefecture, and all the civil and military officials in the court wanted to tear Li Huan to pieces. How could he allow Li Huan to return to Beijing smoothly, let alone allow him to return to Beijing smoothly?
Li Huan entered the palace.
According to convention, if something unexpected happens to the emperor, important cabinet ministers will be recruited into the palace as soon as possible to assist the queen mother or empress to stabilize the overall situation.
Based on Zhu Houzhao's understanding of the civil service group, it would be strange if he did not take advantage of the opportunity when the emperor was unconscious to capture Li Huan, let alone let Li Huan enter the palace.
With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhu Houzhao cast his eyes on Zhang Yong.
Because from Qiu Ju's words, Zhu Houzhao had already heard that after his accident, Qiu Ju and Gao Feng were imprisoned, and the person serving him was Zhang Yong.
So Zhang Yong should know a thing or two about things that Qiu Ju doesn't know.
Zhang Yong, who was on the side, noticed the gaze cast by the emperor, and panicked in his heart. He knelt down in the tunnel with a thud and said: "Your Majesty, my knowledge is very limited."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Yong indifferently and shouted in a deep voice: "Speak! Since your knowledge is limited, then you can tell whatever you know."
Zhang Yong hurriedly told the cabinet ministers how to prevent accidents by calling in troops from the capital to block the palace gates, and how he called in Di Cheng to replace the commander of the Imperial City Guards. He then requested the Queen Mother's order to strictly investigate the emperor's assassination case.
Finally, Liu Jin was traced.
Zhu Houzhao's expression changed as he listened to Zhang Yong's words. When he heard Zhang Yong mention Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "What, you said that the Third Division found Liu Daban and suspected that Liu Daban was plotting to kill me?"
There was obvious disbelief in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. He didn't believe that Liu Jin would harm him.
But looking at Zhang Yong's expression, it was obvious that the results found by the Third Division were like this. For such a big matter, the Third Division would not fail to investigate thoroughly, let alone frame people casually.
At this moment, the Queen Mother Zhang who was sitting aside frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I am not telling you that Liu Jin colluded with a group of party members in the court, harmed the court, caused public resentment, and alienated all officials. If you want to say
Liu Jin has ulterior motives, but I believe him deeply."
After speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang continued: "As for the decree to investigate Liu Jin, it is from this palace. No matter who wants to harm the emperor, you can't do it. Even if there is only a trace of suspicion, the killing is wrong and will not be spared."
Empress Dowager Zhang’s statement that there was a wrongful killing would naturally not be a problem when applied to a heinous case such as the assassination of the emperor. No matter which dynasty it is placed in, the assassination of the emperor is the biggest case, let alone the murder of the emperor.
A suspect, even if he is slightly involved in the case, will have no way to complain if his head is chopped off.
Looking at Queen Mother Zhang, Zhu Houzhao smiled bitterly, but did not object to Queen Mother Zhang. Zhu Houzhao also knew that Queen Mother Zhang had always been very dissatisfied, and even disgusted, with Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju and others around him.
In the past, he had protected her, and the Empress Dowager did not agree with Liu Jin and others because of his reputation. However, while he was unconscious, Liu Jin was also suspected of murdering the emperor. If Empress Dowager Zhang did not give Liu Jin
It would be weird to take it.
Taking a deep breath and looking at Zhang Yong, Zhu Houzhao said: "Continue talking."
Zhang Yong said quickly: "As Liu Jin was captured, most of the officials in the court who were dependent on Eunuch Liu were also captured."
Zhang Yong continued: "By the way, in order to prevent Gu Dayong from causing trouble, the Queen Mother issued a decree to recruit Gu Dayong, who was in the Imperial Horse Prison, into the palace and locked him up with Gao Feng and others.
"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth. Gu Dayong was in charge of the Royal Horse Prison. This was specially arranged by him. The Royal Horse Prison was in charge of the four guards of Tengxiang. It was equivalent to the only army that the emperor could directly mobilize. It had always been
Only the emperor's closest confidants are qualified to sit in power.
Without gaining the emperor's trust, it was impossible to lead the army for the emperor. As a result, the Queen Mother transferred Gu Dayong back to the palace, which directly caused the royal family to lose control of the four guards of Tengxiang.
But Zhu Houzhao couldn't say anything. Who made the Queen Mother Zhang his wife? As a Queen Mother who was pampered by a good husband like Emperor Xiaozong, palace fighting did not exist at all for her. Naturally
They also don’t realize the importance of the Royal Horse Inspector to the royal family.
Zhang Yong saw that Zhu Houzhao's expression was not good-looking, and felt a little nervous. Zhu Houzhao's voice came to his ears: "What else?"
Zhang Yong said quickly: "Back to Your Majesty, no more. Apart from these, I don't know anything else."
Neither Qiu Ju nor Zhang Yong knew anything about how Li Huan returned to Beijing or how he entered the imperial city.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Empress Xia, then at Empress Dowager Zhang, without any hope.
As for Li Huan, Zhu Houzhao simply ignored it. Li Huan didn't want to tell him just now, so he didn't ask. He didn't believe that he couldn't find out what Li Huan had done.
At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Your Majesty, the British Duke Zhang Mao, Chief Assistant Li Dongyang, Ge Lao Yang Ting and others are all in the outer hall. If you want to know something, you can summon them to ask questions. I think they are more knowledgeable than anyone else."
clearly."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he immediately said to Qiu Ju: "Qiu Daban, go and invite the British Duke Zhang Mao here immediately."
In the outer hall, the British Duke Zhang Mao, the first assistant Li Dongyang, the elder Yang Tinghe and even Fei Hong, Mao Ji and others looked at the direction of the inner hall, their hearts trembling.
It was related to the emperor's safety, so they couldn't help but be nervous, especially since the Queen Mother also entered the inner hall, and there was no movement at all, which made them even more worried.
Several people kept looking at Zhang Mao, their intentions self-evident.
As for Wang Yangming's words, they were naturally doubtful. Unless they really saw the Emperor, they would not be able to completely believe Wang Yangming's words because of their temperament.
But Zhang Mao stood there like an old god, squinting his eyes, giving the impression that he was asleep.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came, and everyone was shocked. They followed the sound and saw Qiu Ju, who had been brought into the inner hall before, walking out with red eyes.
When they saw Qiu Ju's red eyes, everyone's heart skipped a beat. It couldn't be that the emperor had an accident. Otherwise, why would the emperor's attendant be crying like this?
Fei Hong took a step forward, looked at Qiu Ju eagerly and said, "Qiu Ju, Your Majesty, is he..."
Qiu Ju frowned when he heard this. Why couldn't he understand the meaning of Fei Hong's words? He immediately snorted coldly and said: "Bold, Mr. Fei, what do you mean? Do you want to curse His Majesty?"
When Fei Hong heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and said: "No, I don't. You don't want to slander anyone. I just care about Your Majesty."
Qiu Ju sneered. He was afraid of these people before, but as the emperor woke up, he was no longer afraid of these people. He just glanced at Qiu Ju with disdain.
The change in Qiu Ju's expression was seen in Yang Tinghe's eyes, and Yang Tinghe sighed softly in his heart. It seemed that Wang Yangming was really right. His Majesty was definitely out of danger and might even have woken up. Otherwise, the emperor had been unconscious before.
During this period, it was absolutely impossible for Qiu Ju, who was submissive in front of them, to react like this.
As expected, Qiu Juxing approached the British Duke Zhang Mao, bowed to Zhang Mao and said: "Old Duke, Your Majesty has invited me."
The British Duke Zhang Mao, who came out of Qiu Ju and looked at Qiu Ju, couldn't help but trembled when he heard the emperor's summons from Qiu Ju's mouth. Zhang Mao's tense body suddenly relaxed, and his eyes flowed.
I couldn't hide my joy.
"Okay, okay, I will go to see Your Majesty right now, and I would like to ask Superintendent Qiu to lead the way!"
Qiu Juliandao didn't dare.
Zhang Mao turned to Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and several others and said, "Everyone, I will go see Your Majesty first. Your Majesty is fine. We can finally feel at ease."
Li Dongyang said with a somewhat relaxed smile on his face: "What the old Duke said is that your Majesty is fine, which is a great blessing to the country, a great blessing to the country!"
Suddenly, the originally solemn atmosphere in the outer hall suddenly became much more relaxed.
Li Dongyang seemed to have completely relaxed. These days, the emperor has been in a coma. If anything, the one who is under the greatest pressure is him, the chief minister of the dynasty.
No matter what happened, everything suddenly fell on him, making Li Dongyang feel helpless. The most important thing was that the emperor was only twenty years old, too young, and he didn't even have any heirs. For a dynasty,
It is absolutely a terrible thing for a country to have no heir.
If the emperor is here, then that's fine, but if something happens to the emperor and he doesn't even have an heir, this might be the result of the country's turmoil and the collapse of the country.
Previously, Li Dongyang couldn't believe it. If the emperor really collapsed, what should he, the chief minister, do to ensure the normal operation and continuation of the Ming Dynasty.
Now this pressure has disappeared all of a sudden as Zhu Houzhao wakes up. Otherwise, with Li Dongyang's current physical condition, he might not be able to bear it anymore.
Seeing Zhang Mao walking into the inner hall, Li Dongyang stroked his beard and said to Yang Tinghe, Mao Ji, Fei Hong and others: "Everyone, it is a blessing for the country that your majesty can wake up. I will see you later.
This should be reported to all officials to reassure people's hearts."
But Zhang Mao followed Qiu Ju and walked towards the inner hall.
At this time, the smell of traditional Chinese medicine in the inner hall has dissipated a lot. After all, Li Huan had previously ordered people to open all the windows to the outside of the inner hall. Otherwise, most people would be able to get sick even if they stayed in this room for a long time.
Come.
When Zhang Mao walked into the inner hall, he saw Zhu Houzhao sitting there at a glance. Although Zhu Houzhao was still leaning on the bed at this moment, Zhang Mao's eyesight could see that Zhu Houzhao was sitting there.
The spirit is quite good.
At least it is much better than the weak state where I was lying there before, with energy as thin as a thread. It can be said that it is like the sky and the earth.
Even though he was sure that the emperor was fine, he still felt a little unsure before seeing the emperor. But now he finally saw that the emperor was fine. Zhang Mao took a deep breath and strode forward, bowing to Zhu Houzhao.
: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty. It is a great blessing that Your Majesty wakes up."
When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Mao bowing to him, he hurriedly said: "Old Duke, you don't need to be polite."
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao signaled to Qiu Ju: "Qiu Daban, hurry up and give me a seat for my old master."
Qiu Ju moved a stool, and Zhang Mao sat in front of him. He looked at Zhu Houzhao's complexion carefully. When he saw that Zhu Houzhao's complexion was not bad, he nodded slightly and said, "The old minister said that your majesty is blessed by God. Now it seems that it is true."
Zhu Houzhao laughed when he heard this and said: "What kind of blessing from God? If I really want to say this, it is thanks to Li Huanqing's family. If it had not been for Li Qing's treatment, I am afraid that my life would not have been saved."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Zhang Mao couldn't help but think of the Tai Hospital's judgment on Zhu Houzhao, and even said that Zhu Houzhao might not be able to hold on for a few more days. Those who knew the news at the time were quite shocked.
Looking at Zhu Houzhao now, Zhang Mao thought of the previous time and felt frightened in his heart. At the same time, he raised his head and looked at Li Huan beside him.
Zhang Mao stood up, bowed to Li Huan solemnly and said: "Li Huan, I can't represent all the people in the world, nor can I represent all the civil and military officials. So I can only represent the British government to thank Li Huan for rescuing His Majesty."
Li Huan quickly supported Zhang Mao and said: "Old Duke, please don't say that. This is just Li's duty as a minister. When Your Majesty is in trouble, shouldn't Li just sit back and watch?"
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said to Zhang Mao: "Young Master, since Li Qing won't let you thank him, you don't need to thank him."
Zhang Mao was a little stunned when he said this. He was not stupid, so why couldn't he hear that the emperor's words sounded like he was trying to get angry with Li Huan.
With this thought in his mind, Zhang Mao subconsciously looked at Zhu Houzhao and then at Li Huan, feeling a little confused for a moment.
Qiu Ju, Zhang Yong and others on the side knew what was going on, but no one dared to tell Zhang Mao at this time.
Zhu Houzhao was heard saying to Zhang Mao: "Old Duke, I invite you to come here, but I have something to ask you."
Zhang Mao raised his eyebrows and thought, thinking that Zhu Houzhao asked him about the situation in the court and even in the capital these days, and he was well prepared. However, Zhu Houzhao said: "Old Duke, please tell me, where is Li Huanqing's family?"
How did you enter the palace?"
Zhang Mao made a sound, glanced at Li Huan subconsciously, and thought to himself: What is going on? Could it be that the emperor knew about Li Huan's entry into the palace, and did he want to settle accounts with Li Huan? But it seemed like this
It doesn’t seem like it’s about settling accounts.
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhang Mao even glanced at Li Huan with some sympathy. After all, if you think about it, what Li Huan did was really taboo.
Not to mention breaking a taboo, it would not be an exaggeration to even take him out immediately, behead him, confiscate his home and exterminate his clan.
It was enough to lead troops to attack and kill the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. On the long street, the Jinyi Guards clashed with the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. This can be explained to some extent.
But the men with the royal guards stormed the palace gate, and even beheaded Chang Ningbo Gao Changyong who was guarding the palace gate, and then rushed into the palace. It was impossible to tell.
Simply storming the palace gate was enough to convict Li Huan.
As for the killings of Gao Changsheng, Liu Zhong, and Liang Chu, no matter which one they committed, it was a capital crime, and Li Huan committed so many crimes at once.
Zhu Houzhao and even Li Huan never imagined that just because of Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhang Mao, the old prince, could think of so many things.
Looking up at the emperor, Zhu Houzhao saw Zhang Mao's hesitant look and couldn't help but said angrily: "Why, doesn't the old prince know? If so, then I will look for someone again. I don't believe that I can't find anyone."
Tell me how the Li Qing family entered the palace."
Zhang Mao took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, I know this. I will explain it to Your Majesty right now."
He glanced at Li Huan helplessly, as if to show Li Huan that he was also helpless.
Li Huan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw Zhang Mao's expression. Then he realized what he was doing and couldn't help but want to laugh. I'm afraid the old prince was thinking too much.
"Your Majesty, it's my fault that this happened to me. Last night, Mr. Li, who was tired of traveling all the way back from Fujian, sneaked into my mansion quietly just to learn about your majesty's recent situation from this old minister. When I saw Mr. Li, I was very sincere and concerned about him.
His Majesty’s safety was in danger, so I felt sorry for him and informed Mr. Li of your Majesty’s situation.”
It can be seen that Zhang Mao said this because he wanted to put in a few good words for Li Huan on the emperor's side, hoping that the emperor would remember Li Huan's loyalty and pardon Li Huan's crimes.
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and Zhang Mao added: "What I didn't expect was that Mr. Li was so anxious to see His Majesty. At dawn, he brought a team of royal guards and tried to enter the palace to see His Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao raised his brows and glanced at Li Huan, as if he was thinking about what Zhang Mao told him. Zhu Houzhao could even imagine Li Huan rushing back from Fujian all the way, looking so dusty, and then he cared about comforting himself.
Regardless of the danger, he sneaked into the British government palace just to find out information about himself. After learning about him, he immediately led people to try to enter the palace to see him.
Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao's expression changed slightly. He heard what he said correctly. What the British Duke Zhang Mao just said seemed to be that Li Huan led the Jin Yiwei people to fight all the way to the imperial city.
Zhu Houzhao was stunned by this sentence of leading people to kill the imperial city.
Zhang Mao, who didn't notice the change in Zhu Houzhao's expression, said with a sigh: "Master Li is loyal to His Majesty, but it's a pity that with his status, he can't enter the palace through normal means, so he can only resort to this trick.
Therefore, the people of the Five Cities Army and Horse Division were alerted, and the way was blocked by Fan Gang, the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horse Division, and his men on the long street."
At this time, even Zhu Houzhao became a little curious. Since Li Huan was blocked by the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division, how did Li Huan enter the palace?
Zhang Mao was heard to continue: "Master Li wanted to enter the palace, but Fan Gang did not allow it. As a result, Master Li was so anxious that he could only lead the Jinyi Guards to break up the obstruction of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and accidentally killed Fan Gang.
.”
Li Huan listened to Zhang Mao's whitewashing words. He didn't accidentally kill Fan Gang. He clearly killed Fan Gang with a knife on purpose. Otherwise, he would not have killed Fan Gang, the leader of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
His people will never be dispersed so easily. Once he is held back, if the civil servant group is prepared and even more troops from the capital are mobilized to protect him, he may not have a chance to rush into the imperial city.
After coughing slightly, Li Huan said: "Old Duke, Li deliberately killed Fan Gang, otherwise Li might not have been able to enter the imperial city."
Zhang Mao couldn't help but paused and looked at Zhu Houzhao with some embarrassment.
Zhu Houzhao just said lightly: "Ignore him, I will just continue."
Zhang Mao nodded and said: "Master Li broke through the obstruction of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and then came all the way to the palace gate. Naturally, he was stopped by Changning Marquis Gao Changsheng."
Zhu Houzhao said subconsciously: "The Li Qing family couldn't have directly killed Changning Marquis Gao Changsheng to enter the palace!"
Zhang Mao didn't say anything but Qiu Ju said, "How could Brother Li enter the palace otherwise?"
At this moment, the Queen Mother Zhang snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, Li Huan is so brave. He not only killed Chang Ningbo Gao Changsheng, but also killed Zhan Shifu Liu Zhong.
Liang Chu, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, had his head chopped off by him."
Gulu, even Zhu Houzhao was the emperor, but after hearing what the Queen Mother Zhang said, he couldn't help but swallowed in shock and looked at Li Huan subconsciously.
The blood all over Li Huan seems to be proof.
Zhang Mao coughed lightly and said, "Fortunately, your majesty has good luck. Mr. Li entered the imperial city and finally rescued your majesty. This is a great achievement."
Zhang Mao's attitude couldn't be more obvious. He was speaking for Li Huan.
Qiu Ju felt that Li Huan saved the emperor, which was equivalent to saving his life. Then his life was saved by Li Huan, so he should speak for Li Huan.
Therefore, Qiu Ju didn't care whether it was appropriate for him to speak, and said directly: "There is no greater achievement than rescuing someone. If this time is included, Brother Li seems to have saved His Majesty many times."
Zhang Yong also smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Li saved His Majesty this time."
Queen Xia on the side seemed to think that Zhu Houzhao wanted to punish Li Huan. She hesitated and whispered: "Your Majesty, it was Li Qing who saved your Majesty..."
Zhu Houzhao took a look and everyone seemed to have misunderstood what he meant, as if he wanted to punish Li Huan. He couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said: "Where are you all thinking? I am not a stupid and unscrupulous person. Li Qing's family entered the imperial city."
His actions were indeed an act of rebellion, but his original intention was to save me, so the actions of the Li Qing family were not an act of rebellion, but an act of protection."
Zhu Houzhao's words of escort directly clarified Li Huan's attack on the imperial palace. In this way, no one could use the fact that Li Huan led the imperial guards to attack the imperial city to impeach Li Huan, otherwise he would be considered
It is with ulterior motives.
Zhang Mao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise!"
At this time, Zhu Houzhao finally understood the major events that happened after he fell into coma, and his heart was filled with infinite emotion.
To be honest, Zhu Houzhao really didn't expect that Li Huan would work so hard for him, even risking his own life and leading people to attack the imperial city, just to save him.
You must know that in that situation, Li Huan didn't know his specific situation, but he was really risking his life and fortune.
Fortunately, Li Huan made the right bet. Otherwise, what would have happened to Li Huan? As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao could not have imagined what would happen to him.
While feeling moved in his heart, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at Li Huan and said: "Li Qing, you risked your life for me and you don't have to go to the palace to save me. Just like Qiu Daban said, there is no greater achievement than rescuing someone. In the past, I rewarded you,
You always refuse and accept, but this time I won’t allow you to refuse or accept.”
Li Huan bowed and said: "I am from a small family. Fortunately, I am favored by your majesty, and I am now in a high position. How can I be so virtuous and so favored by your majesty? Your majesty rewards me so generously, I feel scared in my heart."
Zhang Mao stroked his beard and looked even more satisfied when he saw Li Huan's expression.
Looking at the capital and even the world, who among his peers can compare with Li Huan.
Considering that Li Huan was about the same age as the emperor but still so young, he had already won the favor of the emperor, and it was easy to imagine that he would become a highly respected minister in the future.
In comparison, my grandson was considered smart, but compared with Li Huan, there was simply no comparison.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in Zhang Mao's mind, who could it be if it wasn't his little daughter Zhang Jin.
Thinking of Zhang Jin, Zhang Mao had an idea in his mind, and he couldn't help but look at Li Huan with a somewhat scrutinizing and strange look.
Li Huan was so keen, Zhang Mao's eyes suddenly became weird when he looked at him. This naturally made Li Huan feel something in his heart, and he gave Zhang Mao a confused look.
But Zhang Mao didn't know that he had an idea in his mind. Now when he looked at Li Huan, he became more and more pleasing to the eye. It felt like an old father-in-law looking at his son-in-law.
At this moment, Queen Mother Zhang yawned. The tired look on her face showed that Queen Mother Zhang was also very tired during these days.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Li Huan, then his eyes fell on Queen Mother Zhang, and said with concern: "Mother, since I am no longer in trouble, please go and rest first."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Zhu Houzhao. After making sure that Zhu Houzhao was okay, she pondered for a while, nodded slightly and said: "That's fine. After the emperor said this, I am really a little tired."
She stood up slowly and was about to leave when Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly said: "By the way, Your Majesty, these days, Chief Assistant Li Dongyang, Pavilion Elder Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Mao Ji, they are also very tired. You are unconscious."
, Thanks to them being in charge, there was no trouble in the court. Please remember to summon them later and reward them well."
Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. As long as you are really dedicated to acting in government affairs and serving the country and the people, then I will not hesitate to reward you."
After watching the Queen Mother leave, Zhu Houzhao said to Queen Xia: "Queen, I think you are tired too, so go and rest first."
Even without blinking, Queen Xia could tell that Zhu Houzhao probably had something to discuss with Li Huan, Zhang Mao and others at this moment, and it was natural for her as a queen not to be here to listen.
The Ming Dynasty had regulations that no one in the harem could interfere with politics. Besides, Queen Xia didn't want to stay. After hearing this, she immediately stood up, saluted Zhu Houzhao, and then left the Jinglan Palace.
outer hall
The Queen Mother and the Queen came out almost at the same time. When they saw the Queen Mother and the Queen, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Mao Ji, and Fei Hong quickly stepped forward to salute.
When the emperor woke up, the queen mother was in a good mood, with a smile on her face. She looked at Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and others smiled and said: "Guys, your majesty is already awake. I think I will summon you later. I have already communicated with the emperor."
As I said, your hard work has yielded great results, and I think His Majesty will definitely reward you as appropriate."
When Li Dongyang and others heard this, they quickly saluted the Queen Mother and said, "I am very frightened. Thank you very much, Queen Mother."
It wasn't until the Empress Dowager and the Empress left that Fei Hong glanced towards the inner hall, his eyes fell on Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe and whispered: "Chief Assistant, Mr. Yang Ge, let's take advantage of His Majesty's unconsciousness to capture all Liu Jin's gang.
Now that Your Majesty wakes up, with His Majesty’s temperament, I am afraid that many disturbances will arise out of thin air, maybe..."
Li Dongyang's expression straightened, he glanced at Fei Hong and said: "Liu Jin is suspected of murdering Your Majesty. We will judge it impartially. No matter how much Your Majesty favors Liu Jin, can you still pardon Liu Jin's crime of murdering the Emperor?"
Mao Ji was in a daze and whispered: "But we took the opportunity to capture Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, Cao Yuan and others, and sent people from the Beijing camp to guard the palace gate and replace the imperial city guard commander. These can be
They are all against His Majesty's taboos."
Li Dongyang narrowed his eyes, took a long breath and said: "What we have done is worthy of our conscience. Liu Jin deserves to be killed, the imperial city must be guarded, and the guards must be replaced. Even when I met with His Majesty, I said the same thing."
A cold light flashed in Fei Hong's eyes and he said: "Mr. Ge, you are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. It would be fine if Liu Jin was nailed to death for murdering Your Majesty, but once Liu Jin is allowed to escape, given Liu Jin's character, I am afraid that...
I will take revenge on Liu Jin when the time comes."
Li Dongyang heard the meaning of Fei Hong's words, couldn't help but frowned, glanced at Fei Hong and said, "What do you want, Mr. Fei?"
Fei Hong glanced secretly in the direction of the inner hall, did not speak, but silently gestured to his neck, the meaning was self-explanatory.
Wang Yangming was sitting in the corner, as if he had been forgotten, just watching Fei Hong as if there was no one around, planning to strike first and silence Liu Jin.
But for such a big living person like Wang Yangming, how could a few people not notice it? It was obvious that Fei Hong wanted him to hear it on purpose.
With a slight cough, Wang Yangming stood up and faced Fei Hong. Li Dongyang and others cupped their hands and said, "Masters, Wang, please go and make yourself convenient."
Fei Hong smiled slightly, with a smile on his face, and looked at Wang Yangming kindly and said: "Wang Censor, it is said that our father-in-law and I are ministers in the same palace. Your father-in-law was harmed by the eunuch Liu Jin, so he was demoted.
Going to Nanjing, if Liu Jin is really allowed to stand up this time and save his life, I am afraid that those of us who have offended Liu Jin will all be wildly revenged by Liu Jin."
After saying that, Fei Hong looked at Wang Yangming and said faintly: "Wang Yushi, you don't want anything to happen to your father, do you?"
Wang Yangming glanced at Fei Hong and said calmly: "Although Wang doesn't have a good impression of Liu Jin, he doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing."
With that said, Wang Yangming turned around and left the side hall.
Fei Hong's expression changed when he saw Wang Yangming leaving without hesitation. He just stared at Wang Yangming's back and disappeared. After a while, he couldn't help but said angrily in a low voice: "What a Wang Yangming, you really don't know how to praise me. I really think you are the same as Li."
Will there be any good consequences if Huan and Huan are together? Sooner or later, Wang Hua's reputation will be ruined by his confused son who doesn't know right from wrong or loyalty."
As he spoke, Fei Hong cupped his hands towards Li Dongyang and said: "Master Chief Assistant, since you are unwilling to agree, then Fei will be bold enough to save all people in the world from Liu Jin's trouble!"
With that said, Fei Hong turned around and walked out of Jinglan Palace.
Li Dongyang couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then he reacted and said to Fei Hong: "Confused, Fei Hong, you are confused!"
Mao Ji said: "Master Chief Assistant, Master Fei's move is a righteous act and should be an example for all officials. How can you say it is stupid."
Yang Tinghe sighed softly and said: "Liu Jin is guilty. Even if he deserves to die, he still has to go through the trial of the three divisions of the imperial court. Your Majesty will rule. Only in this way can Liu Jin's life be taken. This is called dignified and righteous, but Master Fei's move is a bit... a bit
…”
Mao Ji said lightly: "Mr. Yang Ge means that Master Fei's move is a bit disgraceful, right? However, in order to get rid of the traitor Liu Jin, even if the method is not fair and just, it cannot change Master Fei's nature of eliminating harm for the people. Since
It is to eliminate harm for the people, so no matter what the method, there is no distinction between good and evil."
Li Dongyang glanced at Mao Ji, then at the inner hall, took a deep breath and said: "No, we must not let Fei Hong act so recklessly. If he kills Liu Jin, he will definitely anger His Majesty. To exchange his life for Liu Jin's life, it is really
It’s not worth it.”
"Someone, come..."
Soon a petty official came over from the side hall. After all, Li Dongyang and the others had almost moved the cabinet to Jinglan Hall in the past few days, so there were still many officials in Jinglan Hall to assist them in handling government affairs.
member's.
Li Dongyang ordered the official: "Hurry up and catch up with Mr. Fei Hong and tell him that you must not violate the law and lose your life in vain!"
The junior official obviously didn't understand what was going on, but he kept Li Dongyang's words in mind and said: "Don't worry, Chief Assistant, I will definitely tell Mr. Fei exactly what Mr. Ge said."
In the inner hall, Zhu Houzhao was looking at the Queen Mother. After the Queen left, his eyes were focused, and the emperor's power was fully displayed. He glanced at Zhang Yong lightly and said: "Zhang Yong, go and bring Gu Daban, Gao Daban, Ma Daban and the others immediately.
See me."
Previously, when Zhu Houzhao woke up, Gao Feng, Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, and Liu Jin were not around. However, after listening to the stories of Qiu Ju, Zhang Yong, and Zhang Mao, Zhu Houzhao already knew that Ma Yongcheng, Gu Dayong, and the others were not there.
's encounter.
Since Gu Dayong and several others were imprisoned in the side hall, now that he woke up, he would naturally release them as soon as possible.
Zhang Yong heard this and said hurriedly: "My slave, I'll go right now."
In the side hall
Since Qiu Ju was taken away by Zhang Yong, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng and Gu Dayong were all in a state of excitement.
Although Zhang Yong told them many things and even knew that Li Huan had entered the palace, they became even more worried.
If Li Huan could save the emperor, everything would be fine. If he couldn't, their happiness would be in vain.
Gao Feng sat there with a somewhat calm look on his face and said, "I wonder what is going on right now and whether Brother Li Huan can wake up His Majesty."
Gu Dayong said calmly: "Why are you thinking so much? With Brother Li Huan here, I don't believe that Brother Li Huan will come to die on his own. Since he dares to come, he must be somewhat sure."
Ma Yongcheng remained silent. Just looking at his clenched fists, you could tell that he was actually not that calm.
When Zhang Yong appeared in front of them again, several people stood up in unison, looking at Zhang Yong with expectant eyes.
Gu Da said in a trembling voice: "Zhang Yong, Your Majesty... Your Majesty is fine."
When Zhang Yong comes here at this time, it must be that the emperor has some results. Either the emperor has no hope of waking up, or the emperor has woken up.
Zhang Yong glanced at a few people indifferently, with a trace of envy and jealousy flashing deep in his eyes, and slowly said: "Your Majesty has summoned you."
"What!"
With an exclamation, Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, and Gao Feng couldn't help but have bright smiles on their faces, and their eyes were full of excitement and joy.
At the same time, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up and rolled down his face.
"His Majesty!"
When several people followed Zhang Yong into the inner hall and saw Zhu Houzhao sitting there, they couldn't bear it anymore and lay down in front of the bed and burst into tears.
He was both happy to have escaped death and excited that Zhu Houzhao could wake up, so much so that he lost his composure and cried a lot of tears.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Gu Da and saw how many people were in low spirits and could think of the suffering they had suffered these days. Then he saw how many people were sincerely happy for him to wake up. Zhu Houzhao said to them with full satisfaction:
"Okay, everyone, get up. I know you have been on tenterhooks these past few days and have suffered a lot. But now that I'm awake, you don't have to worry about anything else. I'm here for everything."
Hearing this, Gu Dayong, Gao Feng, and Ma Yongcheng kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Well, your majesty, I have a backbone. Let's see who dares to bully us."
You can hear the resentment in the words of Gu Dayong and several people. If you look carefully, you can see that there are even scars on the faces of several people.
Needless to say, these scars were naturally caused by the small tricks the officials from the Third Division used on them when they came to question them.
Gu Dayong and others should be thankful that they are in the palace and locked up in a side hall.
If they were imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison like Liu Jin, I am afraid that the many wounds on their bodies now would not be just scars. I am afraid that they have already enjoyed several rounds of the Heavenly Prison like Liu Jin.
The punishment is awaited.
Even so, these few people have been taken away by some officials from time to time in the name of questioning and tortured, clearly to vent their anger against the Eight Tigers.
The poor people had no support from the emperor and no deterrent, so they had no choice but to let those officials humiliate them.
After glancing at Gu Dayong, Zhu Houzhao murmured slightly: "Gu Dayong, you leave the palace immediately, sit in the Royal Horse Prison for me, and firmly control the Tengyang Four Guards Camp in your hands. Whenever my decree comes, you will
You must send troops to me as soon as possible, is it possible?"
Gu Dayong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his face was full of excitement and he said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, unless the old slave dies, otherwise, your Majesty will definitely keep an eye on the Royal Horse Prison, and he will be at your Majesty's disposal at any time.
"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and Gu Dayong stood up. Although his energy was sluggish, his face was filled with excitement. He bowed to Zhu Houzhao and strode away.
After Gu Dayong left, Zhu Houzhao turned to Ma Yongcheng and said: "Ma Dayong, please return to Dongchang immediately and do your best for me to strictly investigate the movements of the officials in the court during these days when I was unconscious."
Ma Yongcheng also stood up eagerly, bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "I have taken note of this and will go back to Dongchang. Even if those officials ate several meals a day and talked in their sleep at night, the old slave would still
Let His Majesty find out everything."
Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, and Wei Bin looked at Zhu Houzhao eagerly.
Gu Dayong and Ma Yongcheng both had errands, and they naturally hoped that Zhu Houzhao could arrange some tasks for them.
After looking at a few people, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "You guys should serve me by my side. After all, apart from you, I really can't trust anyone else."
I have to say that Zhu Houzhao was really frightened when he was stabbed this time. He never thought that he would almost never wake up as soon as he fell asleep.
Although nothing was arranged, Zhu Houzhao's words clearly showed his trust in them, which naturally made several people very excited.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Zhang Mao and said with a smile: "Old Duke, the situation in the DPRK and China is unclear now. I hope that the old Duke can lead people to sit in the capital camp and be prepared for possible changes at any time. I wonder if the old Duke is willing to help
Do I?"
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "I have great love from Your Majesty, I dare not disobey you."
Seeing Zhang Mao's statement, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing Camp are now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, which means that the Ministry of War has the right to mobilize troops. If someone really wants to do something evil, the Beijing Camp will definitely be the top priority.
, if there is no one with high moral standing and respect in charge, Zhu Houzhao is really worried that something will happen in the Beijing camp.
Zhang Mao has been in charge of the Beijing camp for decades. Although he cannot say that he can control the Beijing camp, he definitely has a great influence on the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp.
With Zhang Mao's identity, he can completely prevent any changes in the Beijing camp. Even if they happen, they will not become larger.
At this moment, Zhang Mao suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others are still waiting outside the palace. From the perspective of the veteran ministers, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe are still trustworthy, won't Your Majesty see them?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while and said: "In that case, please invite Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and them to come and see you!"
After glancing at Gao Feng, Zhu Houzhao said: "Gao Feng, go and summon them."
Gao Feng said quickly: "I'll go right now, slave."
In the outer hall, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe seemed quite calm, which meant that Mao Ji was a little anxious.
When Gao Feng saw Li Dongyang and others, he said with a smile on his face: "Master Chief Assistant, Elder Yang Ge, Master Mao, your Majesty invites you."
Li Dongyang and others' eyes lit up, and they raised their hands to Gao Feng.
Walking into the inner hall, Li Dongyang couldn't help but pause when he saw Zhu Houzhao sitting there. A trace of relief and relief flashed in his eyes, and he respectfully bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "My lord, Li Dongyang, pay homage to your majesty."
"My lord, Yang Tinghe, pays homage to His Majesty!"
"My lord, Mao Ji, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the few people who had prostrated themselves in front of him, and his eyes roamed over them. Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang looked very calm under Zhu Houzhao's gaze, and their expressions did not change.
Mao Ji looked a little nervous, with cold sweat faintly breaking out on his forehead.
Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao said: "No courtesy, just get back on your feet!"
Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with an earnest expression: "I sincerely ask your Majesty to go through this experience and be able to kiss virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. If it weren't for Liu Jin and other treacherous villains, why would your Majesty be like this!"
As soon as these words came out, several people immediately looked at Zhu Houzhao, and Li Huan also looked at Li Dongyang with admiration.
This person really dares to say it. Isn't he afraid that his words will anger the emperor who just woke up?
It should be said that Li Dongyang was stimulated by this incident. With his good-natured character, he would not say such words to the emperor at this time under normal circumstances.
Fortunately, Li Dongyang was the mediator between Liu Jin and the civil and military officials. Otherwise, the court would have been in chaos long ago.
Li Huan guessed that someone in the court must be involved in the emperor's assassination, or even planned it, but this person could not be Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang's character is not strong enough at all. He is a good old man. Maybe he can't stand some of the emperor's actions, but he can only give advice. As for being detrimental to the emperor, the other party is really not such a person.
Therefore, even if Li Huan saw that something was wrong with Chen from the Taiyuan Hospital, and realized that there must be someone behind Chen, he did not doubt Li Dongyang.
Zhu Houzhao's expression changed. Li Dongyang's words were not polite at all. He almost said that it was because he was close to a bunch of villains that he was approached by the assassin.
If it had been anyone else, Zhu Houzhao would have ordered someone to kill him immediately.
But this man was Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the dynasty and the role model for all officials. Even he, the emperor, could not move lightly.
The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao can feel the concern in Li Dongyang's eyes, which is what makes Zhu Houzhao suppress his anger.
Li Dongyang was concerned about his safety, which at least proved that Li Dongyang was still loyal to him, the emperor. So Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said, "Can you please explain to me why Liu Jin was sent to the university?"
In prison.”
Li Dongyang and others did not find it strange that the emperor knew this. It would be strange if the emperor really knew nothing about it.
Mao Ji sighed in his heart, it was just as Fei Hong said, the emperor would definitely ask about Liu Jin when he woke up, and Liu Jin would stand up if something went wrong. Fortunately, Fei Hong went to deal with Liu Jin first, otherwise it would be up to the emperor.
Attitude, Liu Liujin really has hope of turning around.
Li Dongyang frowned and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Liu Jin is suspected of murdering Your Majesty. He has been tried by the three divisions and is being held in a prison, waiting for His Majesty's judgment to correct the rule."
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Li Dongyang and said: "I don't believe Liu Jin will harm me, so bring Liu Jin to me."
Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you can't. Liu Jin has ulterior motives and is not good for you. I will never dare to obey the imperial edict."
"I will never dare to obey the imperial edict!"
"you……"
Seeing Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, and Mao Ji kneeling in front of him, they couldn't help but feel angry. At this moment, Li Huan coughed lightly and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. What the Chief Assistant said is not unreasonable. After all, Liu Jin has
Suspicion, even if Your Majesty trusts Liu Jin, he should be put on trial before he can be released. At least Liu Jin should be given a clean slate, right?"
After hearing what Li Huan said, Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "Since Li Qing said so, then it is what Li Qing said."
Zhu Houzhao said to Li Dongyang and others: "You have also heard that since you insist that Liu Jin is suspected of murdering me, then I will hand Liu Jin over to Jin Yiwei for trial. Do you have any other opinions?"
Li Dongyang looked at Li Huan and nodded slightly.
At this time, Mao Ji suddenly spoke and cried to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty handed Liu Jin over to the Jinyi Guards. The ministers had no objections, but Mr. Li led people to besiege the imperial city and killed Fan Gang, the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and Chang Ningbo Gao Changsheng.
, Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shiliu Zhong, Wenyuange University Scholar, Liang Chu, and other ministers, their crimes should be punished, please Your Majesty..."
"enough!"
Before Mao Ji could finish what he said, Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I can tell you now that everything Li Qing said was done in accordance with my secret edict. I can only wake up because of Li Qing. Li Qing has contributed to the rescue. Not only do I not
I will punish him and reward him heavily."
Mao Ji opened his eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on his face.
How could the Emperor predict in advance that he would not be assassinated if he acted under a secret order? Therefore, he was simply fooling them by saying this. In the final analysis, he was just exonerating Li Huan.
Although Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe had expected that the emperor would definitely protect Li Huan, after all, as long as Li Huan could save the emperor, then everything Li Huan had done before was not a fault. Even in the eyes of the emperor, it was Li Huan's fault.
A manifestation of his sincere and loyal heart.
Obviously Li Huan won the bet.
When they saw Li Huan standing beside the emperor, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe knew that it was simply unrealistic to use Li Huan's killing of Liu Zhong, Liang Chu, Gao Changsheng, Fan Gang and others to punish Li Huan.
So the two of them didn't mention this matter at all.
Only Mao Ji, because he and Liang Chu were sons and daughters, saw Li Huan being killed by Li Huan and hated Li Huan in his heart, and wanted to impeach Li Huan for the murder.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Mao Ji coldly and said slowly: "I heard that Liang Chu tried to stop Li Qing from saving me. I want to ask Mr. Mao what Liang Chu's intentions were and what he had in mind."
Mao Ji's face changed drastically, and he looked at the furious Emperor with a frightened expression, and said subconsciously: "No... that's not the case, Your Majesty, Mr. Liang is very loyal to Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao walked down from the bed, stared at Mao Jida condescendingly and said: "I heard that Mr. Mao, you and Liang Chu are the sons and daughters of each other. Now you are talking to Liang Chu, a rebel who has ulterior motives and intends to murder me. Are you?
Isn’t Liang Chu’s ally?”
With a pop, Mao Ji kowtowed to the emperor desperately, with cold sweat breaking out all over his body, and begged again and again: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me, I have no intention of harming Your Majesty, and I am not a comrade of Liang Chu."
Li Huan on the side couldn't help but look surprised when he saw Zhu Houzhao's actions. Liang Chu was dead. If he put this hat on, it would not be treason, but it would also be treason.
However, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and even Zhang Mao were all watching with cold eyes at this moment, showing no intention of defending Mao Ji, Liang Chu and others.
The emperor was assassinated and almost died. It can be said that this is the most sensitive time, when everyone looks like a treasonous person.
Wouldn't it be courting death to offend the emperor at this time?
Mao Ji was so frightened that he kowtowed and burst into tears. At this moment, he had no intention of impeaching Li Huan. He only thought about saving his life.
Treason, being labeled as such is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. It is true that he and Liang Chu are sons and daughters, but it is not worthy for him to risk the lives of the whole family to avenge him.
He glanced at Mao Ji coldly, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Dongyang, and Yang Tinghe and the two said: "Li Qing has made great contributions to the rescue. He is specially promoted to the commander of the Jinyiwei, in charge of the Jinyiwei, and is also granted the title of Left Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the title of Prince Taifu."
.”
After the words fell, even though they had been mentally prepared, Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and several others still showed expressions of disbelief.
It was true that the emperor's reward was too gracious, and it was just a matter of being in charge of the Imperial Guards, but the Commander-in-Chief Zuo of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was a genuine high-ranking official.
The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is divided into five armies: front, middle, rear, left, and right. Each of the Five Armies has a left and right governor, who is in charge of military affairs. Each command belongs to the governor's garrison. If there is a war, the general will lead the army to fight.
Although the authority of the Five Armed Forces Governor's Office has now been transferred to the Ministry of War, the righteousness of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armed Forces is still there. As long as there is the emperor's will, the left governor of the Five Armed Forces Governor's Office is a powerful figure who can command the army at any time.
As for the prince and tutor, he is one of the three princes, and it can be said to be the highest honor pursued by civil and military officials.
Without waiting for Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others to react, Zhu Houzhao said to Li Huan, who was a little confused: "Li Qing, my assassination will be investigated and handled by the Jinyi Guards. Li Qing will personally supervise and investigate it for me. I promise you to kill him first and report later, no matter what.
Whoever is involved should be investigated to the end and brutally killed by me. Even the emperor dares to murder him. Do you really think that my sword is harmful to you?"
As he spoke, he pointed at Mao Jida, who was lying on the ground: "Li Qing, this person will be handed over to your Jin Yiwei for interrogation."
Mao Ji was shocked when he heard this. It would be better if he fell into Li Huan's hands. He immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, I'm reporting, I'm reporting, someone is plotting to kill your Majesty..."
When Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Zhang Mao and others heard this, their expressions changed drastically, and they looked at Mao Ji who was shouting in shock.
Zhu Houzhao was slightly stunned, his eyes gradually became gloomy when he looked at Mao Ji, and at the same time he looked towards Li Huan.
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