Chapter 2779: There seems to be fire in the outer city!
She gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to say that I was the one who leaked the Emperor's whereabouts, and that I am involved in the Emperor's assassination?"
The old ministers looked at each other.
Yan Gu immediately said, "This old minister and I did not say that."
Zhang Lu continued, "However, since the Queen herself brought up this matter, it would be helpful to give an explanation."
As he spoke, he looked at everyone around him, all of whom had stunned and curious expressions.
Then he sneered and said to Nan Yan, "If Her Majesty gives an explanation, it will put us ministers at ease, right?"
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"After all, if the people accompanying the Emperor now harbor evil intentions, who among us can bear the consequences?"
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Nan Yan looked at him coldly.
Zhang Lu was indeed the Minister of Justice. He was solemn and dignified, and his words were as hard as a rock or a knife. He could hit the nail on the head and point the blame directly at himself.
When King Wei heard this, he frowned.
He wanted to say something, but Nan Yan raised her hand to stop him.
The King of Wei turned to look at her: "Your Highness..."
Nan Yan didn't speak to him. Her eyes were fixed on Zhang Lu and the others. She was silent for a while, a cold smile flashed in her eyes, and she said slowly, "Master Zhang's words make sense."
"Then, please, Your Majesty, answer this old minister's question."
Nan Yan nodded, then said, "Let me answer Master Zhang's first question first."
Everyone held their breath.
Nan Yan said slowly, "Master Zhang's first question is - since Li is my servant, did I know that the emperor would be assassinated today?"
Zhang Lu said, "Not bad."
Nan Yan said, "I don't know."
These three words came out of her mouth, although the tone was not high, but in this quiet and empty hall, they seemed to be constantly echoing.
When everyone heard this, they were shocked.
Zhang Lu and the others frowned and were about to say something when Nan Yan interrupted them, "But, I still have something to say."
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"The premise of the question Mr. Zhang asked is actually wrong."
"What?"
"You said that Li Bushang is my man."
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"I admit that I brought Li Bushang back from the Yongzhou border, but since then, all his actions have nothing to do with me. He entered the Northern Pacification Division and became the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei. This is the emperor's personal guard, an official appointed by the emperor. I am only a concubine in the harem. The areas and people under my jurisdiction have nothing to do with the Northern Pacification Division or the commander-in-chief!"
Her words were sophisticated, clear and powerful.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
Nan Yan continued slowly, "If you still want to say that he's my man, then today, when I was at the Li Mansion, I arrested him and his family and threw them into prison. Doesn't this go against the rules of the Ministry of Justice? Or does Lord Zhang think that I should go easy on him, so that the truth of 'he's my man' as you say is true?"
Several people were even speechless after what she said.
At this time, Ge Yunli, the Dali Temple official, sneered and said, "The Imperial Concubine is very tight-lipped. Before coming here, she must have made preparations, which is why she was able to respond so flawlessly."
Nan Yan turned and looked at him.
Ge Yunli said coldly, "Your Highness the Imperial Concubine ordered everyone in the Li Mansion to be arrested. This is indeed in line with the Ministry of Justice and the rules of our Dali Temple. However, the person who did this was neither the Ministry of Justice nor our Dali Temple, but you, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine!"
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"Since when has the Imperial Concubine been able to take charge of the affairs of our Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice?"
When these words were heard, everyone was shocked.
Many people immediately echoed: "That's right, the harem cannot interfere in politics!"
"This matter should be handled by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. It has no right for the people in the harem to interfere!"
"With this kind of interference, can the truth still be found out?"
For a moment, the crowd was excited.
The King of Wei immediately said, "Be quiet, we will take care of this matter!"
Someone in the crowd said, "Your Highness, the Emperor has been assassinated. We don't know what the situation is, yet you've locked us up here. Your Highness must control the situation. Otherwise, if someone takes advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, the Great Yan Dynasty will be overturned!"
The King of Wei turned pale at the man's words.
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While the Xuanqiong Palace was bustling with noise and bustle, the dark streets of the capital were almost completely silent.
But soon, a burst of rapid horse hooves broke through the darkness and silence and galloped over.
It was Eunuch Yu who was riding his horse at full speed with several personal soldiers from the imperial camp. Although he was old and usually did not move much, and looked fat and clumsy, at this moment, he was galloping like lightning. Several personal soldiers from the imperial camp had to whip their horses hard to barely keep up with him.
Soon, they arrived at the east gate of Beiyuan.
According to the date, tonight, Jiang Shan, the internal official of the Nine Gates, will inspect the east gate of Beiyuan.
As soon as I arrived at the city gate, I saw it was open. Although it was curfew and no one went in, the open gate was like the mouth of a beast, and the wind blowing in from outside seemed to carry the smell of blood.
Eunuch Yu dismounted from his horse and shuddered suddenly when he saw this scene.
But he immediately threw the reins to the soldier guarding the city who had caught up with him to inquire.
The soldiers naturally knew him and immediately asked, "Eunuch Yu? Why are you here so late at night?"
Eunuch Yu asked, "Where is Lord Jiang?"
One of the soldiers pointed upwards: "It's on the city wall."
Eunuch Yu waved to the personal guards behind him, and they immediately ran up to the city wall with all their might. Sure enough, they saw Jiang Shan sitting in the watchtower, roasting meat around a brazier with several personal guards.
Eunuch Yu immediately pushed the door open and walked in.
"Jiang Shan!"
Although Jiang Shan was an eunuch, he was tall and, like Wei Liang and the others before him, he had followed Zhu Feng since the Qiandi Residence and had also fought on the battlefield. He only wore a thin shirt, revealing his muscular body.
As soon as he saw Eunuch Yu coming, he stood up hurriedly: "Eunuch Yu, why are you here?"
As he walked over, he said, "By the way, I heard that there's a curfew early tonight, and I also heard that there seems to be some trouble in the Li Mansion. What's going on?"
Eunuch Yu took a deep breath and said, "Close the city gate!"
Jiang Shan was stunned: "What?"
Eunuch Yu said, "Close the nine inner and outer gates, quickly!"
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Jiang Shan stared at him with wide eyes, seemingly still trying to react for a moment. At this moment, a soldier guarding the city suddenly rushed in: "Master Jiang, there seems to be a fire over there in the northeast corner of the outer city!"
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