Regardless of whether they were saluting or not, everyone in the palace looked at the figure walking in.
Most of the courtiers who looked at him together were seeing Chang Sui Ning for the first time.
Maybe they had met at a festival before when they were in the capital, but at that time they didn't think they needed to pay attention to a little girl.
Even at the hibiscus flower banquet, when Crown Prince Rong and Cui Jing of Xuance Palace were vying for marriage, they still did not bother to look at the adopted daughter of the General Palace who had no beauty.
They could never have imagined at that time that a few years later, that little girl would suddenly become the most powerful Jiedushi of Dasheng... Appearance became the least worth mentioning thing about her, and their lives and deaths were all just
In the moment of her thoughts.
The empress also slowly cast her gaze.
The young woman who walked in was tall and slender, and her aura was as calm as before.
In the past, Ashang often appeared in front of officials like this, but at that time, Ashang was always wearing a man's robe. The robe that covered his daughter's body was worn since Ashang was eight years old and has never been changed out.
Pass.
And Ah Shang, who appeared in front of everyone today, was wearing a skirt, a very common women's skirt.
It was a green thin silk skirt, embroidered with a white crane. Green was the blue water, and the crane was as white as the snow.
Several other officials also wanted to die to express their ambition, but they were also restrained very slowly. No one of them even had time to speak, and even if they had time to move, they were all restrained.
"...Shameful traitor, openly stealing the Li family's kingdom! Today, Caolunzhen Li family is listed below... I would rather die than to associate with such traitors!"
Facing the gazes one after another, Li Rong finished telling an old story.
It involved a period of gray academic period, and few people present were very confused. During the period when the late emperor was seriously ill and died, all matters were in the hands of the saint at that time, Ming Qian at that time.
The emperor's power has been eclipsed——
"In the seventy-seventh year of the late Emperor's reign, Siniang was lucky enough to be visited by the late Emperor by chance, but the matter was never made public."
The palace was quiet, and slowly and without questioning, a voice came out: "What can a single letter mean? Even if the letter is true, there is no guarantee that it is the delusion of this woman! Neither the emperor nor the empress had ever said anything during her lifetime.
If you admit this, you will have a way to prove the truth! It involves the blood of the royal family. How can a famous woman prove it with just a letter?"
While Li Rong was speaking, there was no questioning, but it did not interrupt Li Rong's narration.
"In the seventy-first year of the late Emperor's reign, Uncle Zhong was thrown into jail for being implicated, and the women in the family were exiled. Siniang and the male family members of the family entered the palace as maids. My sister Siniang was originally a talented man from Hongzhou. A few years ago when she entered the palace, she went through various
He was selected as a male official in the Library Pavilion."
Under such circumstances, Yao Yi's aunt acquiesced in allowing the late emperor's bloodline to remain in the palace, which was suspected to be humane behavior in assessing the situation.
In spite of our grief and anger, we quickly reacted... Our ancestors had not been prepared for a long time, and their defenses were so accurate. It was obvious that no one had leaked our plan! It is sad and hateful that there is such a spineless spy among us!
The old man looked at the restless and angry people and said solemnly: "I am not here today. Someone can stop them, but this is the time for them to speak."
And the person who wanted to get rid of Zhong Si Niang, mother and son may not be an abnormal concubine... But this matter has been traced back, and it is within the scope of today's discussion.
Therefore, in order to preserve his own bloodline, the late emperor entrusted his sister Yao Yi... In a sense, it makes sense.
"Siniang desperately fled the capital. On the way, she met the former crown prince Li Xiao who was returning to the capital to camp in a small army. She asked someone to go to the army to ask for help from the former crown prince. When the former crown prince arrived, Siniang was dead, and only the one-year-old boy was left.
The Prince will bring him back to you and raise him."
There was silence in the hall, and undercurrents surged, and for a while there were people talking and whispering.
At that time, you, the imperial brother, were already constrained by Ming Qian in every way, and all the affairs of the front palace were under Ming Qian's control. You even suspected that the reason why the imperial brother favored male officials was because he had learned to express himself in a way that was superior to his ability, or was it intentional.
Use it to make you feel sick.
Regardless of whether it is Li Rong or Cao Lun's narration, the most "low-level" aspect is that some of the things that seem to make sense are, but upon careful consideration, no reasonable explanation can be found from the current situation of the year.
The ancestors stood up from under the futon and faced everyone. They first saluted in the direction of the emperor and the eldest princess, and then looked at the extremely angry officials headed by Chang Sui Ning.
The name A Li was also given by the former prince, and "Li" means "Li"...
You walked down the white jade steps in a circuitous way, walked to the sacrifice table, took the eight sticks of green incense handed to you by Wei Shuyi, lit them, held the incense in both hands, faced the hall, bowed eight times, and then faced the memorial tablet of Li's ancestors in front of the sacrifice table.
After eight more prostrations, he raised his head and said:
When a sad and angry shout sounded from the side and in front, the ancestors did not even look back, but still only walked backwards.
"You might as well allow yourselves to live a little longer and listen to your life story. If you still think you are lying before listening to it, if no one still wants to die, you will not only stop them, but you can also help them.
A helping hand."
Li Rongying said "yes" and stood out in front of everyone's confused and confused gazes. When he came to the white marble steps, he faced everyone and saluted solemnly.
Behind the scenes, which we cannot see, Prince Li Zhi does not look guilty.
Caolun Zhen, who was standing at the bottom, looked at the male emperor who finally spoke, and said in the usual tone: "Cui Balang, please give the letter to the saint for review and identification."
You were not born a man, so you need to cover up in women's robes, and you don't necessarily have to wear majestic and solemn official uniforms to show off your dignity. You are an abnormal man, but when you stand there, no one can
Discuss your abilities.
"You despise your loyalty to Li Xiaosheng, how can you see you become a laughing stock."
"A few years later, Yao was secretly looking for someone in Beijing. Before his wife Pei knew about it, he repeatedly killed Suining. Everyone must be aware of this -" Li Rong said: "Yao was not there at that time.
If you dare to declare Suining's identity rashly, you just think you are looking for the wrong person. In fact, you are the youngest son born to the late Emperor."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Taifu was the teacher of the former Prince, and I confirmed that the handwriting was wrong, so almost no one dared to refute it.
Cui Lang then accepted the letter and sent it.
"Back then, the emperor's brother was seriously ill, and I was called to the capital -" Yao Yi said weakly: "At that time, although the emperor's brother had no way to intervene in government affairs, the concubines in the former palace knew that a male official in the Cangshuge Pavilion was pregnant.
As for the pregnancy, this matter has also spread to the ears of the emperor brother. The emperor knows that there is a law to protect this mother and son, so he asked you to try to find Zhong Siniang, mother and son, and save your lives. "
Caolun Zhen shouted with grief and anger, and was about to hit the dragon pillar in the palace.
At that time, Wei Shuyi invited the chief priest of this small ceremony.
"The Taifu is the priest, have you been persecuted by the traitorous ancestors?"
"The following is the Li family of Mr. Chu. He is a handsome young man named A Li who is walking here. He has not returned home until today. I specially set up this small ceremony in Taiyuan. The first is to apologize to the Li family, and the seventh is to invite you to pay homage to the emperor, prince, prince and court officials.
Witness on behalf of——"
"Master, are you okay?"
However, before I had time to run down, I was already tightly controlled by two Xuance soldiers who rushed out from nowhere.
Seeing the old man coming out of the side hall, there was a moment of silence in the hall.
"It was a long time ago that the late emperor passed away, and the fourth mother did not dare to return to the palace. She wanted to spend the rest of her life in the palace, but her whereabouts were exposed and she was persecuted again by the people in the former palace..."
Yao Yi tried his best to look hesitant.
"Not only that, I can't prove that the male official Zhong Siniang gave birth to a dragon heir." Yao Yi's voice was loud and sure: "This is what the late emperor personally told me after his death.
It’s not fake!”
There were bursts of exclamations from An in the hall.
Tu Yushi took out a folded and stamped official document written by the former prince, and asked everyone to compare it.
At this time, Tu Yushi said: "I haven't checked it twice beforehand - the letter held by the eldest princess Xuan'an is indeed written by the former prince."
"The letter from the former Crown Prince did not make it clear that the identity of the young boy was found to be of the late Emperor's blood. However, Yaomei was young and had the ability to protect herself in the deep palace. Her mother, Siniang, entrusted her with the responsibility after her death. She only wanted to
I want my son to live a safe life in the palace - upon seeing this letter, I also temporarily defied the arrangement of the late prince, and did not hesitate to declare Suining's royal status."
The ministers checked one after another in twos and eights, but none of them could express any doubt. Our young master is proficient in calligraphy, but he could not see any discrepancy between the two handwritings...
When everyone looked around, they saw the little eldest princess holding up a letter in her hand, standing up, facing us, and said seriously: "The letter in my hand was written by the late Prince Xiao."
According to this, Caolun Zhen's identity was verified and approved by the former prince...
The commotion that was slowly controlled did not stop the ancestors.
"Master...!"
Princess Xuan'an's voice suddenly sounded.
"Yao Tingwei——" When Tu Yushi put his hand on the oath, he first called Li Rong's name, then looked at the ancestors beside him, his eyes were kind to Xu Shao for a moment: "Let Yao Tingwei
Let’s first talk about the origin and life experience of that child.”
Tu Censor, dressed in official uniform, walked downstairs and looked at everyone. His old voice was sonorous and weak: "In this world, there are people who can force me to—"
"... Ancestors, he is just pretending here, telling lies, and tarnishing the Jinci Temple because he is afraid of being punished by God!" Caolun Zhen, who was restrained, asked with an angry look.
The tranquility in the hall was the same as before, Chang Sui Ning and others also changed their expressions. As the wind direction changed, a majestic voice sounded as before: "Since it is my son's handwriting, I also want to take a look."
After Caolun finished speaking, Guan Changsuining and others responded, bowing to everyone and saying: "Please all of you to witness and distinguish——"
There are no princess sacrificial robes in Taiyuan City, and ordinary craftsmen cannot make them in a short period of time, but Chang Sui Ning is more willing to use the unusual male costume to complete today's ceremony.
"This man is Suining of the Chang family who was previously raised by Marquis Zhongyong. The first half of the fourth mother's escape from the capital was revealed by the general of the Xuance Mansion who brought Suining back with the former prince.
inform."
Cui Jing, who is wearing a mysterious robe, follows you two steps ahead and enters the palace with you.
"The fourth mother has a good nature and has planted many good causes. Fortunately, with the help of the palace people, she escaped from the palace and gave birth to a boy."
As he spoke, Tu Yushi stretched out his eight fingers and swore to the sky: "The great master Chu Li and the ancestors of Jin Temple are below. You, Chu Hui and Chu Shiqing, swear here that today you will definitely allow lies to be twisted into truth, and you will also allow the truth to be distorted by those who have no intention."
Slander! If you violate this oath, you will be struck by thunder from heaven, and you will have a good ending in this life!"
"Yao came from a poor family. Many years ago, he went to Hongzhou to study at his aunt's house. At that time, his uncle was the county magistrate of Hongzhou. There was no male in the family, his surname was Zhong and his given name was Siniang——"
Thick black blue silk hair is combed into a high bun. As she walks, her red gold steps sway slightly, and her blue and white shawl is light and elegant, seeming to be stained by the hazy rain and mist outside the palace.
"In the same year, when the late emperor was seriously ill and had to take charge of the affairs of state, Si Niang became pregnant and was reported to the palace officials. Si Niang revealed that she was carrying the child of the late emperor, but the former concubine refused and admitted it, waiting for an opportunity to use palace rules to force her to kill her.
mother--"
Cui Lang suddenly realized that his voice was still sobering: "No wonder! It turns out that the little princess's palace has always known the identity of Chang Jieshi. No wonder that when Chang Jieshi first entered Jiangdu, the little princess Xuan'an's palace was waiting for Chang Jieshi.
You and Mr. Jiang Du are not taking care of each other!"
"Loyalty or treachery, truth or falsehood, it's not who dares to die, but who has the final say." The man's quiet and turbid voice spread in the hall: "If you are a lie, you will die today, but you will still be able to survive."
Know the names. But if you are real, your deaths will only become a laughing stock in the history books."
"Master!"
After the ancestors finished speaking, they quickly inserted the incense into the incense burner, folded their hands behind their foreheads, knelt down and knelt down to worship the ancestors' tablets.
Just as "Sui Ning" said "telling the truth with lies" - everything you said today is forged. You, the imperial brother who temporarily favors male officials, do you care so much about your so-called Yaonan's life and death?
Li Rong handed over the letter: "Siniang's final writing is here. Please read it."
As for why I had thought about recognizing him before, it almost has to be explained. The first emperor died, the first prince passed away, the former regent ascended the throne before the Ming Dynasty, and all the direct bloodlines of the young royal family were executed "for crimes"...
Xu Shaoguan's eyes were red, Chang Sui Ning closed his eyes tremblingly, and finally calmed down.
The ancestors also felt a little astringent in their hearts. You did not know in advance that the teacher would make such a solemn oath here.
The words "The Prince is the First Prince" made the palace quiet for a moment.
Yao Yi continued: "Before, you inquired about the whereabouts of this child. Knowing that you were brought back to be raised by the former Prince Xiao, you wrote to Prince Xiao to inquire about this matter. That letter was the reply from the late Prince to me.
!”
Cui Lang took it after he came down and handed the letter to everyone for inspection.
Now you need to hand over the letter written by the former Prince Xiao to the ministers to distinguish the authenticity.
"You guys, I don't even have a letter in my hand——"
These courtiers did not pay homage to their ancestors, but you don't care.
On top of this, there was an uproar in the palace because it was related to the late emperor's "dying entrustment" and the former prince's letter.
After finishing speaking, I took out a letter: "When my sister Siniang left Beijing desperately, knowing that you were about to enter Beijing, she left a final letter at her residence, explaining all the cause and effect to you."
When these words came out, there were countless echoes, and fewer and fewer words of "precognition and foresight" were heard in the hall.