Chapter 395 Are you anxious to ascend the throne?
But Queen Mother Cui deserved it.
Whether it was killing Queen Yuan or colluding with the people of Xiliang, she was extremely stupid.
The crime is unforgivable.
From this point of view, the original plan to capture Xu Mu was definitely the right thing to do.
This man explained clearly his past, as well as the plans of Master Qingyun, Fang Jie, and the King of Xiliang over the years.
However, it seems that a war between Da Chu and Xiliang is inevitable.
It's just a matter of time.
But fortunately, the initiative of this war is in the hands of Da Chu.
For at least five years, Xiliang would not dare to start a war with Da Chu.
But Da Chu will definitely not let them go.
Qin Jingyu asked someone to organize the confession, and then Xu Mu fainted.
Doctor Bai quickly examined him and said:
"His condition is better than Sun Fuhai's. I will give him a good injection and he will have a chance to wake up."
Qin Jingyu: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Bai."
Then he found that Duanmu Jin had been looking at Xu Mu, or should I say, Duanmu Hao?
Qin Jingyu: "Princess Duanmu, please tell us what kind of person Duanmu Hao is, and write it in the confession."
Duanmu Jin: "He was originally a bastard of the Duanmu family. He liked to take radical actions since he was young. He was cruel and ruthless. When he was a few years old, he would poison the horse of others just because he quarreled with them."
"After being punished by my grandfather, he behaved himself on the surface, but in fact, it is difficult to change a person's nature."
"Later, Duanmu Ben's family members died and he disappeared. I thought he was dead too."
Who would have thought that this man would change his appearance and become the confidant of King Xiliang.
No……
Duanmu Jin added: "The King of Xiliang was afraid of the military power in our Duanmu family before. Later, when our Duanmu family got into trouble, it is likely that Duanmu Hao became a traitor and defected to the King of Xiliang."
Thinking of this, Duanmu Jin wished he could just go up and kill Duanmu Hao!
This heartless thing.
Qin Jingyu: "You can't kill him for now, we still have use for him, but don't worry, he is guilty of a heinous crime, and the outcome will not be good."
Duanmu Jin half lowered his eyes, "Yes, I know. By the way, does the Queen know about Empress Yuan's affairs?"
Qin Jingyu nodded.
A hint of worry flashed in Duanmu Jin's eyes.
Everyone knows how much Queen Jiang cares about her sister Queen Yuan.
Duanmu Jin has been busy decorating the Princess' Mansion and resting the women's army with Aya. He is very busy.
In fact, most of Duanmu Jin's things had been moved to the half-renovated Princess Mansion, and she had been either living in the barracks or following Aya to live in the Northern Frontier Palace.
I haven't been in the palace for several days, and I don't know how Queen Jiang is doing.
"I'm going to the palace to see the queen," she said.
Qin Jingyu nodded and looked at Ouyang Rui, "Put together the confession, and then we will go to the palace to see our father."
Ouyang Rui: “Yes.”
Everyone moved into the palace.
Before they parted ways, Qin Jingyu said to Duanmu Jin: "Don't worry, mother. The Queen Mother won't be able to escape this time."
Duanmu Jin: "Yeah."
In fact, when Duanmu Jin went to Kunning Palace, he was stunned when he saw Queen Jiang, whose eyes were red and swollen and she had obviously been crying.
"My Queen, are you okay?"
When Queen Jiang saw Duanmu Jin, she sniffed immediately. She knew that the matter concerning the Queen Mother had not yet been concluded.
So I didn't say it actively.
Queen Jiang: "I'm fine."
Duanmu Jin: "I just came from the Dali Temple. Xu Mu has confessed that the Qingyun Master is the sworn brother of the King of Xiliang. Over the years, he has placed many spies in Da Chu through the Queen Mother."
"The Queen Mother has colluded with the enemy."
Queen Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up, "Does that mean we can punish the Queen Mother?"
Duanmu Jin: "Yes."
Tears welled up in Queen Jiang's eyes again, but this time, she was crying with joy.
I can finally avenge my sister.
At the same time, in the imperial study, Qin Jingyu also presented Xu Mu's confession to Emperor Minghe.
Emperor Minghe has not slept well during this period. He seems to have lost all his energy and is neither sad nor happy.
However, after reading Xu Mu's confession, he suddenly cheered up again.
"What about that Xumu man? Is he stupid too?"
Qin Jingyu: "Mr. Bai said that his condition is better than Sun Fuhai's, and he is likely to regain consciousness."
Emperor Minghe: "Keep strict watch over him."
Ouyang Rui on the other side responded quickly.
The next thing is how to punish the Queen Mother and completely eliminate the other party’s spies planted in the capital of Da Chu.
Fortunately, Emperor Ming He had already eliminated quite a few of them over the past twenty years, but there are still some that are buried deeper, which are more dangerous.
In addition, Xiliang has ulterior motives.
Or they should start preparing for the battle with Xiliang now.
There are many things to do, and among them, the most important thing is...
At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and Eunuch Shun trotted in and said nervously, "Your Majesty, Lord Cui and some other adults are outside now, and they said they want to see you."
It’s for the Queen Mother again.
This is not the first time that Lord Cui and his men have come.
Emperor Minghe avoided meeting him the previous times, but this time, he did not refuse.
"Let them in."
After a while, several ministers headed by Cui Wang came in one after another. When they saw Qin Jingyu and Ouyang Rui were also here, they were a little surprised.
Cui Wang is the cousin of Empress Dowager Cui and the current head of the Cui family.
He is not very capable and is still only a third-rank official. If it were an ordinary matter, he would not have stepped forward.
But now that he saw that the Queen Mother was in trouble, he became anxious.
As soon as he came in, Cui Wang led everyone to kneel down and begged, "Your Majesty, please release the Queen Mother. Since ancient times, our Great Chu has never banished the Queen Mother to the cold palace."
"No matter what mistakes the Queen Mother made, she raised you and prayed for our Great Chu. She has both merits and hard work."
Emperor Minghe: "Can you forgive all sins?"
Cui Wang was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously followed Emperor Minghe's words and said, "The Queen Mother wouldn't commit any serious crime. As for what she did before, it's been so long, so it's nothing, right?"
Emperor Minghe suddenly threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
"What if it's treason?"
Cui Wang and others were stunned.
One of them was surprised and asked: "She is already the Queen Mother, why, why would she rebel?"
Emperor Minghe: "Yes, she is already the Queen Mother, but she has repeatedly caused trouble over the years. I didn't know why until I captured an important official of the enemy country, and then I found out that the Qingyun Master was the sworn brother of the King of Xiliang!"
Cui Wang’s face turned pale in an instant.
He knew better than anyone how much the Queen Mother trusted Master Qingyun!
At this time, Qin Jingyu added slowly, "Sun Fuhai, who was beside the Queen Mother, has confessed everything. Lord Cui, you should know how much the Queen Mother trusts Sun Fuhai, right?"
Cui Wang was already sweating profusely.
Because he knew that the Queen Mother trusted Sun Fuhai and Qingyun Zhenren far more than he did.
Emperor Minghe swept his sharp eyes over the ministers, "So, you came to plead for the Queen Mother because you are in cahoots with her?"
Everyone was shocked at once!
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, I know nothing. It was Master Cui who tricked me into coming here!"
"I am the same, I am the same, we all believed what Master Cui said."
"Your Majesty, we are loyal and have no second thoughts. If it weren't for Lord Cui's instigation, we wouldn't have come!"
As everyone was talking, they took two steps back, making Cui Wang stand out.
Cui Wang: "..."
Emperor Minghe secretly remembered who these ministers were, and waved his hand, "Except Cui Wang, everyone else can go down first."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Those people were pardoned and quickly ran away.
Only Cui Wang was kneeling there, trembling.
Emperor Minghe said to Ouyang Rui: "Take Cui Wang to the Dali Temple and interrogate him strictly. Also, take people to surround Cui's family first."
Ouyang Rui: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Cui Wang's legs went limp and he fell to the ground. He raised his head and this time he really cried out loud.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I have no idea about the relationship between the Queen Mother and Master Qingyun."
"minister……"
Seeing Emperor Minghe frowning, Ouyang Rui quickly asked the eunuch to cover Cui Wang's mouth and drag him away.
The entire imperial study finally fell silent.
Emperor Minghe looked at Qin Jingyu and said, "Jingyu, how do you think we should deal with the Queen Mother?"
Qin Jingyu: "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people."
Emperor Minghe nodded and said, "Come with me to see the Queen Mother."
Qin Jingyu: "Yes, Father."
But before going to the cold palace, Emperor Minghe asked Eunuch Shun to bring a cup of poisoned wine...
The cold palace is desolate.
Especially now at the end of February, the light shining on the corrugated paper seems to carry a chill.
Although the snow has just melted, it is still chilly.
Emperor Minghe did not have many concubines in his harem. When Su Tanxin was still alive, most of them were imprisoned in the cold palace.
Later, after Su Tanxin's downfall, Emperor Minghe released all the concubines who had been framed by Su Tanxin and imprisoned in the cold palace.
Most of those women asked to leave the palace on their own initiative.
Emperor Minghe gave them enough silver to ensure that they would have no worries about food and clothing in their next life.
Emperor Minghe looked at the empty cold palace and said with emotion: "Jingyu, you are right. If you really love someone, don't waste your time on other women."
Don't be like him.
He doesn't love those women, nor does he care about those women, but he still imprisons those women for their entire lives.
Qin Jingyu nodded.
He originally thought that after he had An Ning, he no longer needed to marry other women.
There are two main reasons why the man sitting on the dragon throne would have a large harem.
One is that he naturally likes women, so he marries one after another.
Another reason is that they wanted to use the harem to restrain the previous dynasty.
Qin Jingyu doesn't need these two points.
Qin Jingyu: "Father, let's abolish the cold palace here from now on. It's such a big place, we should use it for other purposes."
Emperor Minghe looked at him and asked, "What's the use?"
"Perhaps you can make arrangements after you ascend the throne."
"Or are you anxious to ascend the throne?"
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