Lu Yijian and Ye An unconsciously stood in the corridor. After hearing Ye An's words, Lu Yijian was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said: "If you don't talk about this, how is the investigation of the palace affairs going?"
As the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Lu Yijian naturally knew some secrets in the palace after being in power for many years. Ye An sighed and said: "The opponent is very cunning, how can we make any progress in a short time? But after all, we have made some discoveries..."
Lu Yijian waved his hand: "That is the matter of the Imperial City Department. No need to talk to me about it, but the clan must have a back-up plan, and now the Eighth King is ready to make a move."
Ye An stared at Lu Yijian in horror. Unexpectedly, he had seen through the confusion. He was indeed a veteran of three dynasties with unique vision!
"What do you think, Mr. Lu Xianggong?"
"Slandering the Queen Mother is the best way to clear up the relationship, but unfortunately it will make the officials disgusted. I don't know why he made this stupid move!"
Ye An looked at Lu Yijian in surprise: "How much does Lu Xianggong know?!"
"It's natural. When I suddenly heard about the death of Concubine Li Chen, I paid tribute to the saint. It seems to be of great use today! Wasn't Yehou also admonishing the saint at the beginning?"
There was something strange in Lu Yijian's eyes: "I'm curious, why did you think of this in the first place?"
Ye An's back felt cold and he said hastily: "I'm just doing my duty as a minister!"
"Really?"
"That is required!"
"Then why did the saint say that you did your best to give Concubine Li Chen a royal burial?"
"After all, it's an official family... huh? You deceived me, old man!"
Ye An was shocked when he came back to his senses. Doesn't this mean that he admitted to knowing about the official's biological mother?!
Looking at Ye An's hastily leaving, Lu Yijian touched the beard on his chin and murmured to himself: "This kid really knows! The saint will not tell him. Neither Lan Jizong nor Chen Lin has the courage to leak this matter...
…Could it be that he guessed it himself? That’s so smart!”
In the west wing of the Imperial Palace, Zhao Yuanyan slowly bowed down, which surprised Zhao Zhen who was originally sitting on the throne. He raised his hand and stood up and said: "Uncle Huang, as an elder of the clan, does not need such a big gift!"
Zhao Yuanyan knelt on the ground stubbornly: "I don't dare. I came here to plead guilty to the officials and hope that they will punish me!"
Zhao Zhen was a little confused for a moment. The sudden change made him slowly sit on the throne. After calming down, he said: "Uncle, please be free! Everything happens within the clan, why is it necessary to be so generous? Lord Lan, please sit down!"
Lan Jizong stepped forward to help Zhao Yuanyan up and said: "The officials gave me a seat, but the Eight Kings still sat down."
"Old minister, I am ashamed of the official family! I am ashamed of the late emperor!"
Zhao Yuanyan, who had just sat down on the brocade stool, prostrated himself on the ground again, and even burst into tears and confessed. This scene stunned Zhao Zhen, and also made Lan Jizong beside him dumbfounded.
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to step down from the throne in person, help Zhao Yuanyan up and said, "Why are you doing this, uncle? If you have anything to say, just tell me. Let's not mention the matter of asking for forgiveness for the time being!"
"Guan Jia, your... biological mother is not the Queen Mother, but Concubine Li Chen who died in the first year of Ming Dao!"
"What?!"
Zhao Zhen helped Zhao Yuanyan's body stiffen suddenly, looked at him in disbelief and said slowly: "Uncle, say it again?!"
"The official's biological mother is Concubine Li Chen!!"
Death fell into silence in the palace, Zhao Zhen stood frozen on the spot, and Lan Jizong beside him changed his face in shock. He did not expect that Zhao Yuanyan dared to tell the truth, telling the truth that Liu E had hidden for many years and no one with knowledge dared to reveal it.
"How serious is what the emperor uncle said?!"
Zhao Zhen's face became extremely ugly, which made Zhao Yuanyan, who was originally secretly happy, feel frightened. He had never seen the child he had grown up with showing such a terrifying expression.
At this time, he suddenly realized that this child was already an official of the Song Dynasty after taking power.
"The guilty minister did not dare to deceive the official family. This is a secret in the palace that few people know! The Queen Mother did not give birth to an heir, and it happened to be that Concubine Li Chen gave birth to a dragon son...that is, the official family, so the Queen Mother asked
The late emperor cried and complained, "The late emperor granted permission, and the queen mother asked Concubine Li Chen to be raised by officials in the palace..."
"In February of the first year of the Ming Dynasty, the late Emperor Li Shunrong was granted the title of Concubine Chen due to illness. He passed away on the 26th of the same month at the age of forty-six! I have been in the palace for a full twenty-three years, and mother and son have never recognized each other!"
Tears flowed across Zhao Zhen's face unknowingly. At this moment, he remembered that he had vaguely met Concubine Li Chen a few times. He just thought that the late emperor's concubine was very kind-faced and always stood in the corner and smiled at him. Thinking about it today
Maybe it’s because of my mother’s love for me!
Zhao Zhen choked up for a moment. He could imagine the pain of his biological mother who wanted to see him in the palace but could not see him. He also recalled Liu E's teaching and deception to him!
She has been deceiving herself from beginning to end. Her dominance, her dictatorship, her ruthlessness, everything is to maintain her rights!
An unknown fire of karma unknowingly burned in Zhao Zhen's heart, and he coldly asked Lan Jizong beside him: "Does Concubine Li Chen have any relatives?"
Lan Jizong looked at Zhao Yuanyan expressionlessly and then said: "Yes, Liu Mei, the commander of all four compartments of the Dragon God Guard, promoted Li Yonghe to the people and made up for the third class. Li Yonghe became an official and successively served
The right servant is forbidden to close the door, and now the right to raise the point is in Jingcang Pasture!"
"My cousin Liu Mei?"
Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned. Of course he knew who Liu Mei was. Liu Mei was Liu E's elder brother. His promotion of Li Heyong was naturally Liu E's instruction and the care he gave to the Li family.
Zhao Yuanyan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lan Jizong, then turned to Zhao Zhen and said: "The Queen Mother has hidden her official background for many years. Only the Prime Minister in the court knows about this matter. Although I am a member of the clan, I dare not tell the details because of my official title. Li
Concubine Chen’s funeral slip... Now that the official family is in charge, I am here to apologize!"
"I understand, please step back!"
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he stood up and left, slowly walking towards the door of the palace. Lan Jizong whispered: "King Jing is a good man! It's a pity that the officials are always kind and will never treat Queen Mother Liu harshly!"
Zhao Yuanyan sneered and said: "Empress Dowager Liu has deceived Your Majesty for many years, oppressed the clan, appointed relatives, and monopolized the power of regent. Am I wrong?!"
Lan Jizong stopped talking and left slowly. What Zhao Yuanyan said was right, but what Liu E did was also right, but he didn't know that the Queen Mother had never treated Concubine Li Chen harshly.
He quickly kept up with Zhao Zhen's pace, and the subordinate officers who had been waiting around him immediately came up to guard him. Although they were not close, they gave Zhao Zhen a great sense of security. He immediately sighed: "This is Ye Hou's ability.
!It also reassures me a lot..."
This sudden sense of security really made Zhao Zhen feel more at ease. Only then did he realize that he was no longer the emperor who listened to politics under Liu E's bead curtain.
At this time, he already has all the rights of the emperor, and no one can deceive him or take advantage of him.
"Is King Jing trying to provoke a discord between me and the Queen Mother?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Lan Jizong thoughtfully. Lan Jizong, who had come back to his senses, was about to answer but his face suddenly froze. Only then did he realize that the officials had suspected that he knew the truth of the matter and had not told him. Ban Junru
Banhu...that's all!
"This slave will die!"
Zhao Zhen laughed at himself: "It seems that you really know it! Get up! Ye An once said that people can only die once, and saying things like ten thousand deaths means that he doesn't want to die yet... Eh... you
Do you think Marquis Ye knows about this?"
Lan Jizong was stunned for a moment and then quickly shook his head and said: "Don't worry, officials, this is a secret in the palace. Only one person knows about it. How could Ye Hou know it?!"
Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Well, that's very good, so that I don't have to be wary of him! I have ordered Li He to pay an audience!"