When the emperor opened his mouth, he got straight to the point.
There was a wry smile in the hearts of the ministers kneeling below. It seemed that they were happy too early, but that's right. As long as the Supreme Emperor left Nangong, it was obvious that the confrontation just now was just an appetizer. I'm afraid it would be really difficult. Things are still to come...
Not surprisingly, after hearing these words, Zhu Qizhen seemed to be rude and spoke openly because there were so many ministers present.
"Of course there is something going on, but I never thought that the first time I came out of Nangong to look for the emperor in the past few years, the emperor would mobilize troops like this and cause such a big battle."
These words were obviously mocking the emperor for making a fuss out of a molehill and being timid. Moreover, he said it so straightforwardly that he barely concealed it.
When these Tian brothers met again in Fengtian Hall, the smell of gunpowder was so strong that none of the vassal princes, clansmen and civil and military ministers present had expected.
Moreover, when listening to what others say, you should not just listen to the meaning of the words. When Zhu Qizhen said these words, many important ministers present were suddenly shocked.
You know, in the past, the relationship between the emperor and the emperor was also not good. For example, when the emperor temporarily changed the ceremony and did not salute the emperor on the spot, the latter was also very unhappy. However, in front of the ministers, , at least the two sides still maintained a superficial peace.
Of course, to be more precise, most of the time, the Supreme Emperor did not dare to have an attack, but this time, why did he suddenly change his temper?
As soon as they thought about it, many of them felt that today's events might not be simple, so they cheered up more and more.
At the same time, after mocking Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Qizhen's attitude became more and more forceful. He said directly without waiting for the other party to react.
"I came here in the snow, and the emperor plans to stand outside this palace with his ministers and talk to me?"
"Of course not..."
Relatively speaking, Zhu Qiyu was much calmer. He responded lightly, and then spoke to the ministers who were kneeling on the ground.
"Let's all be flat."
As a result, the ministers stood up carefully and moved backwards to clear a path.
Afterwards, the emperor and the emperor were seen sitting together. Since they knew that the emperor was coming, the palace people below naturally made urgent preparations and set up a table next to the emperor's throne.
After a lot of tossing, the ministers finally stood up and returned to their positions. After such a fuss, everyone present only hoped that the palace banquet would end as soon as possible, and among these people, the most difficult one was Of course, none other than the clan members of these vassal kings.
They were closest to the emperor and the emperor, and as relatives of the clan, since the emperor was here, they could not avoid it and would definitely raise a toast.
However, thinking of the scene just now, they felt that this job was quite dangerous, so many people turned their attention to the oldest King Zhou, King Lu, and King Min, who was the sect's order.
These few people looked at each other, and in the end, the fat Prince Min gritted his teeth, but still had to raise his glass and straighten up, saying.
"I have heard for a long time that Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor have a deep love for each other as brothers, and that the family is in harmony. Today, the Supreme Emperor arrives, and I can see the face of the Supreme Emperor. I can see that Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor are sitting at the same table, feasting with the ministers, and the brothers are enjoying themselves. This is the sincere community. Fortunately, all people are blessed."
"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty, and congratulate the Supreme Emperor!"
It must be said that Prince Min has practiced well in the capital in the past two years. Even in such a tense atmosphere, he can still say these words with a smile on his face and without changing his expression.
His actions also relaxed the atmosphere a little. Several feudal lords on the side also joined in and raised their glasses together, trying to liven up the atmosphere.
However, in the face of such 'good intentions', Zhu Qizhen had no intention of accepting it. He raised his hand and pressed it down, but did not pick up the cup, but said.
"Uncle King Laomin is concerned, the emperor and I... are indeed in harmony!"
"It's just that I came here in the snow today, not for a banquet, but because I have something that I need to inform the emperor immediately."
At the last sentence, Zhu Qizhen not only turned serious, but also raised his voice in an aggressive manner.
This gesture made the ministers below even more confused.
They had just noticed that this time the Supreme Emperor suddenly came to the palace, and his attitude towards the Emperor was inexplicably much stronger.
Now, King Min is trying to persuade him, but the Supreme Emperor doesn't appreciate it. Moreover, he directly brings the topic to the Emperor. It seems that... the person who comes here is not evil!
However, what they can't understand is that the Supreme Emperor has been trapped in the Nangong Palace for several years and has long ignored political affairs. In the overt and covert battles between the two palaces, the Supreme Emperor has been repeatedly defeated, so that everyone in the court now understands this tacitly. It was regarded as normal that the Emperor's orders would not go out of Nangong.
Under such circumstances, where did the Supreme Emperor get the confidence to assume such a strong attitude?
The singing and dancing in the hall had stopped, and everyone's eyes fell on the Tian family brothers above.
Facing Zhu Qizhen's strength and the gazes of the ministers, Zhu Qiyu's face did not show much ripples. He just calmly looked at the livid Zhu Qizhen opposite and said.
"From this point of view, it must be no small matter. Otherwise, the Supreme Emperor would not have barged all the way into the palace during the grand banquet on this snowy winter night."
"It's natural!"
It seemed that the emperor's calm attitude made the emperor more and more excited. Then, he dropped a piece of news that shocked everyone present.
"The Emperor knows that just now, I, the Holy Mother, the Prince, and the Queen held a family banquet in the Nangong Palace. During the banquet, several dishes were poisoned with Hedinghong!"
"What?"
"How can it be?"
"Who dares to be so bold?"
I don’t know which year started, but on the first day of the lunar month, the emperor held a banquet for all the ministers in Fengtian Hall, and the Nangong Palace also held a family banquet. In addition to the Supreme Emperor and Queen Duanjing, the participants included the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Supreme Emperor. The princes and princesses, including the prince, will also participate. Over the past few years, it has become a routine.
The scale of this family banquet is not large, but if anything happens to any one of the participants, it will be a big deal!
Therefore, Zhu Qizhen's words, like pebbles thrown into a lake, immediately caused an uproar in the whole place, and for a while, noisy discussions broke out.
At the same time, the faces of the civil and military ministers below also suddenly darkened. Many people looked surprised and uncertain, and they had obviously begun to speculate on the inner story behind this.
Of course, the most important thing right now is...
"I dare to ask whether the Supreme Emperor, the Holy Mother, the Supreme Emperor, Queen Duanjing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes and princesses have been harmed?"
Soon, among the ministers below, Duke Cheng Zhu Yi stood up hurriedly and asked questions.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen's expression softened slightly and he said.
"Nothing happened. Fortunately, before the dishes were put on the table, I ordered the people in the palace to taste them, and it was only then that I found out that there was such a poison in the dishes!"
As a result, everyone felt relieved.
Immediately afterwards, the newly promoted Dongge University Scholar Zhu Jian and Zhuge Lao also stood up and said.
"On the official day, someone dared to poison the Supreme Emperor's royal banquet with the intention of murdering the Supreme Emperor and His Royal Highness. Their intentions are really abominable. I sincerely request the Emperor to issue an edict to investigate this matter thoroughly. Otherwise, the government and the people will not be able to appease the people."
I have to say that sometimes, it is difficult to change a person's temper. When Mr. Zhu Ge was in the cabinet, he had such a character. Now that he has come full circle and returned to the same place, he is still so straightforward. It is really amazing. It is difficult to evaluate people.
Of course, in court, being straightforward most of the time may be called reckless.
At least, after Zhu Jian finished speaking, there was a rare silence in the palace.
Logically speaking, when such a major incident occurs, a thorough investigation is normal and should be done, and it can even be said to be necessary.
But... there are always buts in everything. Today's relationship between the Tian family is really complicated. Therefore, all the ministers present had to think more about it.
Judging from what the Emperor just said, he clearly pointed the finger behind the poisoning at the Emperor. Otherwise, he would not have been so strong, and even left in anger regardless of breaking the tacit understanding that had been fostered by everyone in the court over the past few years. Nangong.
This can also explain why the Supreme Emperor's attitude after meeting with the Emperor was so aggressive. Compared to being strong, the Supreme Emperor's emotion or anger at this moment is more appropriate.
After all, few people can remain calm when their lives are threatened.
So, does this matter really have anything to do with the Emperor?
The ministers looked at the emperor again, but saw that the latter's face was also quite ugly, and said.
"What Mr. Zhu Ge said is reasonable and should indeed be investigated thoroughly, but..."
Facing the thoughtful looks below, the emperor paused for a moment, then continued.
"Since the incident happened in Nangong, it is natural to start the investigation from Nangong. Since the Supreme Emperor came in a hurry and did not stay in Nangong for a thorough investigation, maybe we already have clues?"
The topic was brought back to the Supreme Emperor, which surprised all the officials present.
They originally thought that if such a big thing happened, the emperor should choose to calm down the matter for the time being, press the matter down first, and then consider how to deal with it later.
But from the emperor's tone, could it be that he wanted to figure things out in court?
The minister's scalp felt numb for a while. You must know that even if no one was behind this incident, it still involved such a major matter as plotting to assassinate the Supreme Emperor. Now on this occasion, all the clan members, both civil and military, are present, no matter what the final result is. , there will be an uproar in the government and the public. When the time comes to appease the government, I am afraid there will be more than a little trouble.
But, then again, looking at the current posture of the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor, not to mention that dissuasion is useless, even if it is useful, I am afraid no one will dare to dissuade him.
Turning his head to look at Zhu Qizhen, he saw that Zhu Qiyu had defeated his army. The latter was also a little surprised, but he soon calmed down and said.
"It's natural!"
"Before I came, I had ordered people to conduct a thorough investigation throughout Nangong, and finally found that the two servants in charge of the dishes disappeared mysteriously after the dishes were sent out of the kitchen..."
After being poisoned...disappeared?
They didn't even wait for the poison to take effect. This method clearly showed that their actions were not simple, but...
"So, the clue is broken?"
Zhu Qiyu's face calmed down and he asked rhetorically.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, as if he had caught something on the other side, and said.
"Perhaps the instigator felt that since the two poisoners disappeared, this matter would become a headless case, but the fact is, this matter is more than that simple?"
As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen turned to look at the clan civil and military officials below and said.
"Your Majesty, you should know that the food in the palace is strictly controlled. From the inspection of the supply of raw materials to the time when the dishes are served, they must go through at least three poison testing processes."
"Hedinghong is not a rare poison. You can tell by the silver medal poison test. However, this time, no one warned me about the poisoning until the dishes were delivered to me."
"If I hadn't let someone taste it myself again, I'm afraid that by now, my soul would have returned to the sky..."
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers below were in an uproar, and many people couldn't help but started whispering.
The meaning of the Emperor's words is already extremely obvious. There are strict rules for food in the palace, and poison must be tested in advance. This is a rule.
And a poison like Hedinghong, which absolutely cannot bypass conventional poison testing methods, was delivered to the Supreme Emperor. This can only show that not only was someone poisoning, but even the maids who tested the poison and even delivered the dishes may have been involved. The implication is...
"The people who serve in Nangong were all transferred from various places in the palace by decree of the previous emperor. Now that something like this happened, should the emperor give me and the Holy Mother an explanation? Moreover, Nangong is heavily guarded, and these two surrenders Isn't it strange that the poisonous person disappeared inexplicably after the incident?"
It can be seen that the Supreme Emperor was really angered this time and did not care about the false relationship he had maintained before. In these few sentences, he almost made it clear that the emperor was behind this poisoning.
When things have developed to this point, a group of important officials below also realized the seriousness of the problem. Although they did not want to interfere with what happened between the Tian family, judging from the current situation, the Supreme Emperor was really a little too excited. .
At that moment, everyone looked at each other. Finally, Uncle Hu Dazong glared at the people next to him, stood up helplessly and said.
"The Supreme Emperor clearly knows that this poisoning incident is really a major case that shocked the government and the public. There are people with such evil intentions in the Nangong Palace. It can be seen that the people serving in the palace have been slack for a long time. Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor has deep blessings and is protected by the gods of his ancestors. , the holy body is intact.”
"However, it is really uneasy for me to have such a rebellious person in the palace. Therefore, this case should be investigated thoroughly, and we should take this opportunity to reorganize the harem to prevent young people from causing trouble again. Injuring the emperor and the emperor’s holy body.”
Hu Hui's words seemed ordinary, but in fact, they were quietly shifting the conflict.
Zhu Qizhen's meaning is very obvious. He just thinks that the person who poisoned was ordered by the emperor. However, this accusation is too serious. Don't say that we don't know the truth now. Even if it is true, for the officials in the DPRK Say, it also has to be fake!
Therefore, on the one hand, Hu Hui hinted to Zhu Qizhen not to make too much trouble, and on the other hand, he also gave a decent explanation.
That is, this matter is caused by a villain in the palace causing trouble. Therefore, it may hurt the Supreme Emperor, or the target may be the Emperor. In this way, the Emperor can be taken out first...
(End of chapter)
