Peng Dan led the three patriarchs and the ministers into the emperor's tent. The assassination was a major event, not to mention that it involved Concubine Lan and the Fourth Prince, and a series of turmoil that might be caused by this incident only involved the Tartars. Everyone raised their hearts.

   If it is not handled well, it will lead to a war between the two countries, and last year Tatar suffered a snow disaster. I heard that there is little rain this year, and the other side is eager to fight.

And Da Chu has been in peace for a long time. Except for the high-spirited iron-blooded counterattacks against the Tartars in the first few years of the emperor's accession, Da Chu has always adopted a policy of empathy in the past two decades. As a result, there are not many generals, soldiers are not fat, and weapons are unfavorable. To fight—too hard!

   Didn't you see that both the Wei family and the Tao family went to Taisun to find a way out, and the other Gu family, who was born in martial arts, had two useless sons, and one directly followed Wen, um, the one who followed Wen was also useless.

  Anyway, even the great Chu who emphasized the text and the martial arts and the nobles have found another way. At this time, it is impossible to expect them to fight on the battlefield. Even if they have this heart, they can't bring it up.

Therefore, Peng Dan and the others suggested that they could not fight without fighting, but the Great Chu could not lose its momentum. No matter from which point of view this matter was considered, the Tartars were weak, and Tartars were the vassal states of Great Chu. Shouldn't I apologize?

  The emperor didn't want to fight, so he reached a consensus with the ministers on the external point, so the remaining problem was internal.

   Now everyone is silent.

   Concubine Lan Gui, who has always been favored, was detained, and the fourth prince was guarded. Even if they were dead people, they knew that this matter was inseparable from the mother and son.

The ministers of the fourth prince's family mentioned it with high heart, and already felt that half of their heads had fallen off, but the ministers of the emperor's faction and the prince's faction were not happy. previous thing.

   The fourth prince and Concubine Lan Gui may have deserved what they deserved, but if they go to jail because of this, I don't know how many people will be unjustly murdered.

   In the Kaiping case fifteen years ago, officials of the half dynasty were involved, and their family members and friends were all imprisoned. The prisons of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment were piled up, and even the prison temple outside the city was cleared out to hold prisoners.

You must know that at that time the emperor wanted to cut them all down, and he had to execute three clans and tens of thousands of lives. If Qin Xinfang had not taken the time to admit the crime of rebellion, and used the ruler left by his grandfather to force the emperor to make concessions, I'm afraid that fifteen years ago the capital would be dyed red with blood.

   Therefore, at this moment, none of them, who were afraid of repeating the past, did not open their mouths to attack Concubine Lan and the Fourth Prince. Now they don't have a second Qin Xinfang, and they don't have a second ruler bestowed by the first emperor.

The emperor didn't care about their silence, so he ordered: "As the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple Che Chalan colluded with foreign enemies, in the Fan Palace, all the people involved in this matter will be arrested and handed over to the Guards for trial. "

  The expressions of the ministers changed, and their worries really came true. They said that it was handed over to the Praetorian Guards for trial, but who didn’t know it was handed over to the Dark Guards?

If you use the methods of the dark guards, if you are not guilty, you will be tried. What's more, those dark guards are perverted. They only value confessions and don't check the authenticity at all. If someone maliciously bites, the person who is bitten will be arrested and interrogated. Fifteen years ago, wasn't the Kaiping case just like this, the more the trial got bigger, the more people involved, and the evidence was not asked, only confessions were taken.

The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple both knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, think twice, the Guards are not good at adjudicating cases, and it is not in compliance with the rules to leave this matter to them. ."

  The other ministers also knelt down to exhort one after another. The emperor was in a bad mood, but he was even more unhappy at this time, and said with a taut face: "This matter has been decided, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will assist the Guards immediately."

   said and waved his hand impatiently: "I'm tired, you all go down."

  The faces of all the ministers were ugly, and they looked at Peng Dan without saying anything. Peng Dan has always been aware of current affairs, and naturally he would not insist on admonitions, so he stepped down first.

   The faces of several ministers are even more ugly, and they are not as good as Qin Xinfang. Although as a minister, he should obey the emperor, but the emperor should try his best to persuade him if he is wrong.

   Several ministers were very unhappy, and their dissatisfaction with Peng Dan reached the highest point.

Peng Dan didn't know that his actions would make his authority in the future questioned, he said to everyone in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is in a fit of anger now, I should share your worries for His Majesty, and it's better not to bother him with some trivial matters. it is good."

   All ministers: Haha.

  The emperor in the tent fell on his back as soon as everyone left, Director Su hurriedly hugged him, and Su Yuanzheng, who was at the side of Zaohou, rushed up to puncture the emperor at the fastest speed.

  Su Yuanzheng's complexion changed drastically as soon as he felt the emperor's pulse. "Manager Su," he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty's heart is beating too fast, so I have to ask colleagues from Taiyuan Hospital to come and consult."

   "Can't Su Yuanzheng be alone?"

  Su Yuan is shaking his head decisively, "His Majesty's heart is not good. Today, under the great sadness and anger, not only the heart disease has worsened, but the stroke has also become more serious. It is really difficult to be sure of the next official."

   Director Su took the time to call someone to bring all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital.

  The atmosphere of the hunting ground was relaxed a little, and a solemn atmosphere suddenly enveloped it. Everyone was staring at the imperial tent standing in the center. The life and death of that person in it were related to the fate of many people.

   Many officials and family members began to kneel and recite Buddhist scriptures, but apart from themselves and their husbands, fathers and brothers, no one knew whether they were begging the Buddha to bless the supreme being to live, or whether they were just enjoying the bliss of the West.

   After the emperor ordered the Guards to thoroughly investigate the assassination, everyone's nerves were tense.

  Whether they have gone through the Kaiping case fifteen years ago or not, they have all heard of it, and only then can they truly understand what it is like to be in the dark. And the people who have passed by are even more afraid, and not many people want him to survive.

   When he died, the prince ascended the throne. The prince was kind and generous. As long as they were not traitors, they should be able to save their lives. At least their parents, wives and children could live.

   Therefore, when the imperial doctors in the Taiyuan Hospital tried their best to treat the emperor, many people secretly prayed that the emperor would not wake up.

   But apparently God still loves the emperor, so he woke up in the evening the next day. Not only did he wake up, he also summoned Wan Peng to move him back to the palace.

  The emperor was sitting on the imperial carriage back to the palace. Everyone saw it, and everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed. Didn't it say that he was so ill that the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital were called away. Why does it seem that nothing happened?

   Of course, the emperor can't be fine. He can sit because Director Su has placed three big welcome pillows on the imperial chariot for him to lean against, but even if he is about to die, he will never show it to let some people do what they want.

  Tatar, Tatar, both his grandfather and father died because of Tatar, for the sake of the country, he has always endured this **** hatred, but now he doesn't want to endure it any longer, thinking that if he dies, he will subvert the Great Chu?

   At this moment, the blood in the emperor's body was surging, and his eyes were burning with fire. He remembered his grandfather's hardships, his father's hard work and early death, and he recalled the grand ambition he set up when he was young!

   Even if he was about to die, he would never let the Tartars take advantage of him. At this moment, he remembered that he was still the emperor of Great Chu and his responsibility as an emperor.

After she was taken away, Concubine Lan Gui was kept under strict guard. She thought that the emperor would interrogate her immediately, but no, the emperor ignored her that night, and did not show up the next day. On the third day, they were on their way back to the palace. It was not until the evening of the fourth day that she was brought before the emperor.

   Concubine Lan Gui at this time was described as withered, pale and wrinkled, as if she lost her vitality as soon as the spirit that supported her disappeared, just waiting to die.

The    emperor looked at her silently. He really liked her. For her sake, he abandoned state affairs, and even wanted to abolish the prince and set up a new one.

   "I'm not good enough for you?" The emperor asked awkwardly: "I want to know why?"

Concubine Lan Gui knelt down and said disheartenedly: "Your Majesty treats concubines very well, but it's just too good. When concubines are impeached by courtiers, they are always terrified when they are secretly scolded by concubines in the harem. , Your Majesty is so good to your concubines, but what if one day His Majesty's favor for your concubines is no longer, or your Majesty is no longer? How will the concubines and the emperor deal with themselves at that time?"

   "They promised the emperor to fight for the throne..."

The    emperor couldn't help laughing, his whole person became sharp, and said coldly: "My great Chu, my imperial throne needs a vassal state to promise you, and you still believe it?"

   Concubine Lan's mouth moved, if it wasn't for the help of the Tartars, how could the emperor be so strong to abolish the prince fifteen years ago?

   And even if he was so strong, he still did not abolish the other party. They created such good conditions back then, which shows how pale the emperor's promise to her was.

  The throne of Da Chu was not decided by him alone, and the courtiers had to agree.

   However, looking at the emperor whose face was also gray, Concubine Lan Gui swallowed these words secretly.

The    emperor pointed at her excitedly and said angrily: "Idiot, it's so stupid!"

Concubine Lan Gui fell to the ground slowly, "Your Majesty, this matter was done by me alone, the Lan family and the emperor did not know about it. "

   Tears slowly flowed from the emperor's eyes, "You made me think of your love, why didn't you think of this love when you wanted to kill me?"

   Concubine Lan bit her lower lip tightly, thinking about the Lan family, thinking about the fourth prince, thinking about the consequences of this incident and couldn't help trembling.

The emperor looked at her quietly. For the first time, when he saw that she was afraid, he did not take her into his arms to comfort her. After a long time, he slowly asked, "You designed what happened fifteen years ago? This is your first time. When was the partnership?"

Concubine Lan Gui slowly calmed down and said, "Your Majesty is too high for his concubine, and his concubine doesn't have that much energy," she said with a face full of recollections: "After entering the palace, she was favored by the emperor, and she begged for harmony. Not much, it’s just to stay with His Majesty in peace and raise the emperor.”

"But in the harem, the danger is looming, and even if there is His Majesty to protect the concubine, the concubine still suffers from time to time. The queen's concubine is generous, but how can the concubine, the daughter of a mill shopkeeper, fight against the empress who came from a family? The concubine is often so frightened by the queen's ant-like eyes that she dare not fall asleep, for fear that one day she will wake up and go to hell, and she will not be able to see your majesty and the emperor."

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