Qian Baokun said: "Your Majesty, this person is not from the palace, but he pretended to be a servant and attracted the attention of the maids around the Queen Mother and Madam Xuan by pretending to be a servant, and then deliberately killed someone and provoked Madam Xuan to break into the Zichen Palace. They must be I have other plans.”
"Everyone in the court and the government knows the reason for the Lu family's incident. Why are there such nonsense? What Mrs. Xuan just said is probably someone deliberately framed."
Marquis Wenxin also frowned and said, "What Qian Shangshu said is right. I noticed before entering the palace that there are forbidden troops outside the Zichen Palace. It is absolutely impossible to stop a frightened and embarrassed woman."
"First, there was deliberate talk in the imperial garden about deposing the queen and wasting her life in vain. Then it involved His Majesty and Xiao Yan. Now, the guards in front of the palace have been bribed to let Mrs. Xuan in."
"Everything here is suspicious. What I saw tonight is clearly someone setting up a trap to frame Governor Xiao and tarnish His Majesty's holy name. Such evil deeds must not be tolerated."
After the two spoke, people started talking again in the table. Obviously not everyone was a fool.
Emperor An was already suspicious when he was reminded by Xiao Yan. Later, when he saw the person brought in by Yu Yanfeng, his suspicion increased. He looked at the person whose jaw was pinched by Xiao Yan with a calm eye and said directly:
"Yu Yanfeng, take this traitor out for questioning and make him talk no matter what method you use."
After a pause, he said:
"He Cheng."
He Cheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, was watching the excitement at the banquet. When his name was suddenly called, he was stunned for a moment. He recovered and stood up hastily: "I am here."
Emperor An: "You and Yu Yanfeng go to interrogate this person."
"I obey the decree."
Seeing He Cheng approaching, Yu Yanfeng's expression changed slightly.
His Majesty actually asked He Cheng to come with him. After all, he was still suspicious of him and Xiao Yan.
Yu Yanfeng pursed his lips tightly, hating the person who plotted against him tonight. But under the current situation, he could do nothing but step forward and say: "Supervisor Xiao, this person..."
"Commander Yu will just take it away."
Xiao Yan didn't feel embarrassed and just let go and handed him over to Yu Yanfeng.
After Yu Yanfeng glanced with gratitude, he grabbed the man's neck and carried him out. Over there, He Cheng quickly picked up his official robe and followed him out quickly.
After they left, Emperor An glanced at Xiao Yan, then turned his head and focused his gaze on those members of the Imperial Army who were kneeling on the ground.
"The identity of the traitor just now is unknown. They can kill themselves by committing suicide. I can't do anything to them. However, those of you who can join the Forbidden Army have their wealth and background registered in the register. You can find your parents, wives, children, and all your relatives in the clan. "
"Who told you what happened tonight, and who did you collude with to let Mrs. Xuan in without permission?"
"Be honest and tell me that I will give you a happy one. If you dare to deceive me, I guarantee that none of your wives, children, children, and relatives in the clan will survive!"
The people behind them took what was in their mouths at Emperor An's signal. Of the dozen or so forbidden soldiers kneeling on the ground, none of them dared to seek death like the fake eunuch before.
Their faces were all pale, and their teeth were shivering and trembling.
Feng Nei's servant shouted: "Your Majesty asked, but you still don't give an honest explanation!"
Those people dared not say a word.
Emperor An's expression turned cold when he saw this: "Since you don't want to say anything, then don't say anything. Drag them down and kill them with sticks in front of the palace. The family members who are related to them will also be executed!"
The armor shook, and the Imperial Guards brought in by Yu Yanfeng stepped forward to grab them and walk out. Those who were kneeling on the ground panicked.
It's okay for them to die, but their family members will be buried with them...
Someone suddenly couldn't bear it and collapsed. He tried hard to break away from the person dragging him, and then knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Wei Chen is guilty and should not accept a favor to let Mrs. Xuan in. But Wei Chen definitely has no intention of offending Your Majesty."
"Someone told me that after His Majesty used Governor Xiao's hand to clean up the Lu family, he was afraid that Governor Xiao knew too much, so he had murderous intentions towards him, but he couldn't do it because of the instability in the court."
"He said that as long as we turn a blind eye and let Madam Xuan enter the Zichen Palace and let everything happen tonight, not only will we be favored by His Majesty, but each of us will be given three thousand taels of silver afterwards."
"The guilty minister is too greedy to die. I just ask Your Majesty to spare the guilty minister's family...please Your Majesty!"
He kowtowed with great force, and the words he said caused an uproar in the palace.
Someone actually bribed this group of marchers.
Everyone looked at Mrs. Xuan subconsciously, and Mrs. Xuan's face turned pale.
"not me!!"
The blood stained on her face was still hanging on her face, and she faced Emperor An's stern eyes with panic in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, it's really not me. The Xuan family relies on your Majesty to survive today. I am just a mere woman. How could I have such great courage and ability to bribe the palace guards."
"Besides, I really accidentally heard those things in the Imperial Garden today. It was Tanxia who shouted for me to come to Zichen Palace before she died, so I came here..."
"I was panicking and just wanted to save my life. When I came here, I thought that asking for a meeting with His Majesty might help me save Tanxia. I didn't even notice that there was no one outside the palace to stop them. I really didn't know that someone had bribed them..."
Mrs. Xuan looked at a loss. She was afraid that Emperor An would not be able to do it, so she panicked and trembled.
"I would never dare to deceive your majesty, let alone collude with the palace guards. If your majesty does not believe it, I can swear on the lives of my late husband and my son. I beg your majesty for your clear understanding!"
Emperor An didn't take it seriously if his husband died but not his husband. After all, he had been dead for many years. Madam Xuan may not have cared much about his cheap uncle, but the youngest son of the Xuan family was Madam Xuan's lifeblood.
When the Xuan family committed crimes and were exiled, the eldest son and daughter of the Xuan family died on the way to exile. Her current youngest son was the one she had just conceived at that time.
The child was born after many hardships, and his cheap uncle died of illness in the place of exile. The youngest son of the Xuan family accompanied Mrs. Xuan through all kinds of hardships and depended on her for many years.
After the Xuan family returned to Beijing, Emperor An once met the Xuan family's youngest son, and Mrs. Xuan loved him to the core.
Emperor An didn't think that Mrs. Xuan would use the life of her beloved son to fool him. Moreover, with the Xuan family's family background and Mrs. Xuan's ability, she couldn't hide it from Yu Yanfeng and bribe people in the Imperial Army.
So in other words, Mrs. Xuan may really not know about the imperial guards.
Emperor An looked at the guard who spoke: "Who bribed you?"
The man said in a trembling voice: "It's Eunuch Kang from the imperial palace."
Eunuch Kang?
Emperor An didn't think of it for a moment, but Feng's servant whispered: "Your Majesty, it should be Kang Muhai."
"Yes, that is Eunuch Kang Muhai Kang. He works as an errand in front of the emperor. Although he is not as valued by Your Majesty as Eunuch Feng, he often comes in and out of the imperial study."
The man said anxiously: "It was Eunuch Kang who told the servants that there was no need to stop people entering the palace. He also said that Governor Xiao knew too much and that His Majesty had long wanted to deal with him. The servants only thought that Your Majesty had acquiesced in this matter."
"And... and Liu Tong had a dispute with Deputy Commander Yu before he took the lead. He has always been tolerant to the Forbidden Army brothers, but Deputy Commander Yu is very strict and will punish him if he makes the slightest mistake."
"Eunuch Kang said that there have been incidents in the palace one after another, and His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with Deputy Commander Yu. If there is another incident in the imperial army, Commander Yu will be the first to be punished."
That man was afraid of punishing the nine clans and revealed everything.
When Emperor An heard Liu Tongen's name, his face was particularly ugly.
