Accompanied by eunuchs, Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, walked out of the East Warehouse Pavilion and walked up to the inclined corridor. At this time, the snow outside the inclined corridor had already been heavy, the earth was covered with silver, and the colorful lacquer paintings under the palace were painted; the scenery in the winter palace was very beautiful.

Xue Yan was unintentionally enjoying the scenery.

He was still thinking about the errand that the Lord had just given him. The Lord wanted to find out the truth about the death of the Emperor... Xue Yan was very clear and had no doubts about it.

Now the imperial court's official army is defeated! Hong Xi's dynasty is about to collapse, and I am afraid that the emperor will know this in his heart. Therefore, in all his helplessness, the emperor's thoughts finally returned to the starting point: the reason why the Han King raised an army.

In the past, the imperial court did not need to pay attention to the excuse of "destroying crimes and treasons". There were already people on the throne, and the vassal kings were planning to rebel! It was impossible to truly solve the problem by reasoning. It was the main thing to quell the rebellion and destroy the rebellion.

But now the court cannot destroy the rebels, and it has to be destroyed in turn! When it really can't win, reasoning becomes the only choice.

At this time, Xue Yan judged that the death of the late emperor had nothing to do with the emperor.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless for the Emperor to do this. The suspects of the former officials of the Eastern Palace were not very high. Those officials were not so brave, and the Emperor should not have conspired with him today.

Therefore, Xue Yan believes that someone who commits a heinous crime should have someone else...

Once the truth about the death of the late emperor and the convincing evidence is found, and it will be made public to the world, it will be beneficial to the emperor in great justice!

At that time, the emperor was not at fault; and as the crown prince and eldest son, he succeeded the throne without any dispute, the emperor's throne was so legal that it could not be more legal! Unless he went forward to reverse the verdict of Emperor Jianwen, the candidate for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would definitely be the current emperor in terms of legal etiquette.

If things come to that point, Xue Yan's way to King Han is to "abdicate"... After all, after the King of Han takes up the throne, he still needs to be firm, so he has to talk about some justice; in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of his edict and injustice.

Although the principle of "abdication" is very reluctant, it always has its origins. At least when interpreting the origin of the throne of the Han King, there is something to say.

So at that time, the King of Han captured the capital of the Ming Dynasty with force and forced the current emperor to abdicate, and he might not dare to kill the priest and the family of the emperor. If the King of Han did those things, the people in the world would accuse him of being cruel and ruthless; "abdication" also seemed too fake!

Xue Yan thought: Even if the King of Han is very brave and acts unreasonable, he will eliminate the entire family. At least the emperor does not have to bear the charge of killing the monarch and killing his father!

This crime is so crazy that it will never tolerate it in the world. The emperor will not know what it will be insulted by the world in the future...

So Xue Yan understood the thoughts of the emperor clearly. The thing that Xue Yan had the most doubts was that he was considering himself!

Before, in the East Warehouse, the emperor suddenly issued an order to give Xue Yan this job, and Xue Yan didn't answer very well. He suddenly realized: This matter would offend the King of Han. In this situation, if it weren't for someone who would definitely die, who would be willing to offend the King of Han easily?

However, the imperial edict cannot be disobeyed, so Xue Yan can only accept the edict.

Deep in his heart, he was always full of curiosity and desire for the truth; such an important event made him even more shaking.

Xue Yan believed the words "famously passed down in history" and "passed through the ages" mentioned by the emperor before! It is impossible for history to not record such major events, but the person who found the truth was Xue Yan, so of course he would leave his name in history books.

Need fame or death? This is something that Xue Yan has been thinking about for a long time and is still wandering around.

However, after thinking for a long time, he suddenly felt that even if he investigated this matter, he might not die! He felt that there were two reasons for not dying.

First, he is the matchmaker of the King of Han’s legitimate concubine. By then, the lintel of the father-in-law Guo’s family will rise to the sky. The Guo family will not think of some solutions for Xue Yan?

Secondly, Xue Yan suddenly remembered Xia Yuanji. This man has been an official since the Taizu period and was valued during the Jianwen period. The wrong position cannot be wrong anymore. Moreover, after the "Jingnan Battle", Xia Yuanji did not surrender at first! He was captured in front of Emperor Yongle and was forced to surrender.

Such a person was unscathed in the bloody early years of Yongle, and his official position was promoted! And a civil servant who did not surrender like Xia Yuanji would have a miserable fate, and those who were not killed were considered good endings!

Xue Yan believed that the only reason why Xia Yuanji and others could survive was that Xia Yuanji had real skills in the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue! The emperor, who was as cruel as the last emperor, was reluctant to kill talents.

If Xue Yan can find out the truth and offend the King of Han; then he admits his mistakes and finds excuses such as "the imperial edict cannot be violated" to defend himself... In addition, he has proved his ability in criminal law, it is possible to be tolerated and forgiven. Xue Yan feels that it is worth it to risk his life to keep his reputation for eternity!

At this time, Haitao sent Xue Yan to the Qianqing Palace Gate. After leaving the Qianqing Gate, it was no longer the harem area. So Haitao stood in the gatehouse and said with a tribute: "Sei Seqing, let's go slowly, and our family will be here."

Xue Yan bowed politely: "I'm working hard on Eunuch Hai."

Haitao hurriedly held the whisk and bowed again.

Xue Yan walked out of the Qianqing Gate and saw that the snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier. He stood in the snow, and had already firmly determined his mind, so he stood tall and looked up at the sky. At this time, he looked proud and said in a long voice: "The net of the sky is vast and sparse but not leaking!"

Haitao behind him observed Xue Yan with great interest.

...The Kunning Palace in the palace stands quietly on the base among the flying snowflakes.

Zhang sat upright on the throne above Kunning Palace. Her arms spread out and her sleeves were placed on the armrests on both sides of the wide chair. She sat in a very domineering position. She looked at everything around her coldly.

The heavy and luxurious palace has faintly shining silk curtains hanging down, and the carved windows are as delicate as picturesque. Outside the window are elegant and white snowflakes. The palace in winter is not only not cold, but also has no sense of bleakness. The colorful paints make everything not boring.

However, the gorgeous environment did not make Zhang happy. Her pale color and her eyes were filled with hostility.

Because no matter how good the palace in the Ming Dynasty was, these things would soon not belong to her!

Zhang recalled the hardships she suffered for many years and endured to this current status. She finally got everything, but unexpectedly she would be taken away! The anger and unwillingness in her heart were simply nowhere to be revealed.

At this moment, the hall gate was lifted and Prince Zhu Zhanji walked in.

Zhanji's true year is over ten years old, and he has completely grown into a half-old boy. Although his face is still a little childish, he is already familiar with etiquette, and he politely said: "My son is paying homage to the queen."

Zhang looked at Zhanji, his anger subsided a little, and more sadness and heartache suddenly surged into his heart. She stretched out her hand lovingly and said, "Come to the queen of mother."

"Yes, Mother." Zhanji walked over very obediently. He was much more sensible than before.

Zhang stretched out his hand and stroked Zhanji's face. He saw that he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked a little similar to his grandfather, but not quite the same as his father's face.

While looking at her son, she sighed with complex emotions.

Zhan Ji raised his head and said angrily: "Did the Second Emperor's Uncle make you angry? When the son minister has great power, he will find a lot of charges for the hateful uncle and burn him to death! The son minister wants to kill his whole family and all his followers, and then choose the civil servants in the court who speak lies openly to study history, compile more anecdotes as historical books, so that he can leave his infamous for thousands of years! It is best to vent his anger for the mother."

"Who taught you?" Zhang asked.

Zhanji stammered and couldn't answer.

Zhang didn't want to ask too much, but he understood that some people would definitely teach these words, otherwise the teenagers would not be so meticulous in their thinking.

She stroked her son's face and said, "It's not wrong to have filial piety. That person has nothing to do with good or bad, but is too capable. Living is a threat. You will think so, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, just for the firm status of your family..."

Speaking of this, Zhang returned to reality; she looked at her closest relative, and her heart was filled with helplessness and heartache again.

As a mother, she watched helplessly that her original son, who was originally Guiji, was about to lose everything, and was worried and afraid of Zhanji's life. Zhang's heart was as if he was shattered for a moment!

After a while, the eunuch of the Sili Prison, Haitao entered. Haitao stepped forward and bowed and said, "I have seen the Empress and the Great Prince." After that, he bowed and stood beside him.

Zhang said to Zhu Zhanji a little reluctantly: "You go down. My mother said a few words to Haitao."

Zhanji respectfully said, "My son is obeying the decree."

Haitao stepped forward, leaned over to Zhang and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Zhang pressed his palm on the handrail and gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Fu, Liu Sheng and others are so ungrateful! The emperor did not issue an order to kill the nine clans? The emperor is too kind and ruthless!"

Haitao hurriedly said, "Empress calms down. This is because no one advises the emperor. The ministers only hate behind their backs, but do not speak out, for fear of offending the rebel king too much; only Commander Tan asks for an order for everyone. The emperor only issues an order to arrest the prisoners in the imperial prison... And those people are from noble families. Commander Tan does not dare to do anything without the imperial edict."

Zhang frowned and whispered: "I told General Tan not to give them food, and they were starved to death in the imperial prison!"

Haitao said: "I will bring my mother's words to you. Commander Tan dares to do it, but it's hard to say..."

Zhang calmed down a little and said, "Let General Tan deal with Liu Sheng's family."

Haitao worshipped: "I obey the order."

Haitao said softly again: "The emperor issued an order to call Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, Tan Qing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and the servants of the three of them to secretly investigate the death of the late emperor."

"Oh?" Zhang nodded, and soon became ecstatic. She pondered about something and didn't speak for a long time.
Chapter completed!