Surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, the beautiful figures of Nangong Meng and the others slowly disappeared under the corridor of the imperial study. Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Ye.
"Your Majesty, let's go to the Qinzheng Hall first. If we don't go there, the arguments among the civil and military officials may bring down the roof of the Qinzheng Hall."
"My uncle is right. You all should follow me to Qinzheng Hall. First, go and appease the officials who don't know the truth, and then ask them to inform the people so as not to cause panic!"
"We obey."
Li Ye looked back and glared at Ren Qingrui fiercely, waved his sleeves and walked towards the Qinzheng Hall.
"Bring this witch to me, and I will kill both father and daughter in one fell swoop!"
With Li Ye's order, Tong Yang was no longer so restrained in holding Ren Qingrui. With one hand, he twisted Ren Qingrui's white wrists, and with the other hand, he placed a horizontal knife on his neck, which was as white as ice and snow.
Pushing and pushing towards the Qinzheng Hall.
Yang Tai even picked up Youwen Zhuo by the collar like a dead dog and dragged him behind.
Liu Mingzhi and Lao Zhou were guarding Li Ye, one on the left and the other on the right, in case any of Ren Qingrui's accomplices were hiding in the palace and suddenly acted against Li Ye!
After drinking tea, several people walked into the back hall of Qinzheng Hall. Liu Mingzhi glanced at Ren Qingrui, who was unable to speak and no longer struggling.
"Your Majesty, please let General Tong take her into custody first. Detaining her directly in front of the palace may cause panic. No matter what heinous crimes she has committed, she will always be Dalong's current queen before she is deposed. If she is detained in front of the palace like this,
, it will also have a bad impact on the royal family’s face.”
Li Ye thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "My uncle is thoughtful. I will send an order to the Zongren Mansion and Yushitai to depose this witch's queen, and then hand her over to the Zongren Mansion and the Sanfa Division for trial."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
"Tong Dutong, it's up to you to protect the Queen's safety."
Tong Yang was stunned for a moment, looking at Mr. Liu's meaningful eyes as he stared at him, and after careful consideration, he finally understood the meaning of King Bingjian's words.
"Don't worry, King Bingjian, the general will definitely protect the safety of the Queen."
"That's good, then I will feel relieved!"
Tong Yang looked around cautiously: "Commander Yang!"
"The end is here!"
"Instruct the brothers of the Forbidden Army under your command to enter the palace immediately, thoroughly search every corner of the palace, arrest anyone who meets you, and identify everyone who is a potential threat to the safety of the empress."
"It's an order."
Ren Qingrui trembled after hearing the same words. She looked at Yang Tai's back walking away from the side hall and glared at Mr. Liu fiercely, his eyes full of helplessness and resentment.
Young Master Liu looked at Ren Qingrui in surprise. He could understand the resentment in his eyes. What was this helplessness about?
Unable to figure out the reason, Liu Mingzhi staggered half a step and looked at Li Ye.
"Your Majesty, come to court!"
"good!"
Su An, the chief chamberlain, has not shown up since Liu Mingzhi and the others entered the palace. I don't know if he heard the news about Lao Zhou entering the palace to clean up the house, and secretly escaped or hid.
Su An was away, so Lao Zhou had to take Su An's place.
Gently flicking the fly whisk, although Old Zhou looked haggard, his majestic look for a moment still made Liu Mingzhi seem to see the high-spirited look of Old Zhou in the past.
"Your Majesty has arrived, all officials salute!"
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Li Ye walked to the dragon chair and sat down at a fast pace. Although his steps were a little wandering, he finally did not lose the majesty of the emperor.
"My dear friends, please take your seats without any courtesy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The officials sat down, and Liu Mingzhi also walked to his seat and knelt down, looking at the disheveled appearance of the officials around him. Some of them didn't even notice that the belts of their official robes were tied backwards. Apparently, something unexpected happened outside the city.
The sound of war drums frightened many officials, who hurriedly put on their official robes and entered the palace.
Li Ye cleared his throat and looked around at the civil and military officials in the palace: "I already understand why you, my dear friends, have entered the palace. Don't be alarmed by the sound of war drums outside the city. It is a plan jointly staged by me and King Bingjian to capture thieves."
"Now the thief has been captured by the Imperial Army and is waiting to plead guilty and be punished."
"There is peace inside and outside the capital, there is no internal strife, and there are no external enemies. Dear friends, there is no need to worry!"
Li Ye's words made the unsuspecting civil and military officials feel relieved and stopped beating incessantly.
The sudden sound of drums and charging horns outside the city made them think that someone was rebelling again, or that the enemy troops were sneaking towards the capital!
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the officials were no longer nervous.
"Daihu Bushang..."
Li Ye stared blankly at the empty cushions at the position of the Minister of Revenue: "My dear friends, why didn't the abbot enter the palace?"
All the officials looked at each other in confusion. The Qinzheng Palace was in chaos just now. No one cared about whether Ren Wenyue entered the palace or not.
None of them knew the details, and all the officials looked at Li Ye with their heads held up: "Report to your Majesty, I don't know.
Li Ye thought thoughtfully for a while: "Zhang Ren has been released from Zhao Prison a long time ago. It is said that he will also enter the palace for the war drum incident. Isn't there any beloved minister who has seen the emperor?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have never seen it!"
Li Ye was a little confused and subconsciously looked at Young Master Liu's position.
Feeling Li Ye's eyes, Liu Mingzhi glanced at the empty cushion next to him, sighed silently, and walked out holding the Chao Hut.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report, Liu Mingzhi!"
"allow!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the case of the emperor Ren Wenyue embezzling money from the treasury for repairing the imperial mausoleum..."
"..."
"The evidence for this matter is conclusive. I think that Ren Guozhang and others should be detained in Zhaojing again and cooperate with the Three Laws Division to try the case. The witness is not there. It is a waste of time to blindly verify the case with the Three Laws Division... The Empress
Allowing Qingrui to interfere in government affairs is against Taizu's instructions..."
"Depose the queen and hand it over to the Zongren Mansion and the Sanfa Department..."
"Accurate!"
All the officials were stunned and stared blankly at Li Ye, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a majestic look on his face. They didn't know what was going on.
A few days ago, Your Majesty was still trying every possible means to absolve the Demon Queen of her guilt. Why did you agree to King Bingjian's memorial without hesitation today?
"Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Yushitai, Zongren Mansion."
"I am waiting for your orders!"
"You will jointly review this matter. Anyone involved in this case with solid evidence will be severely punished!"
"I obey the order!"
"If there is nothing else to do, please withdraw from the court first. The court will discuss this matter in three days."
"I obey the decree and respectfully send you off to Your Majesty. Long live, long live."
"King Bingjian stays, I have other things to tell you."
"I obey the decree."
The civil and military officials who were about to leave the court looked back at Young Master Liu in surprise, remembering the words in Young Master Liu's previous memorial. Some were happy and some were sad for a while.
Although it is unclear what the circumstances were for His Majesty's transformation, it is certain that it is inextricably linked to King Bingjian who returned to the court.
After the officials left, Li Ye slowly walked down from the dragon platform.