Since Xiao Zhu had come to him, he must have had evidence. He replied, "I found out that at least 30% of the prominent families in the capital have been involved in these rumors."
"Once it's sorted out, I'll go to the palace."
Soon, Xiao Zhu Zi compiled the intelligence. Sun Yun led the Sun family's elite troops into the palace. She did not go to see Emperor Mingde or the Empress, but went directly to Cining Palace.
Clearly, the Cining Palace had also heard the rumors outside, and Sun Yun soon met with the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager had been seriously ill and was still weak. The incident at the Prince Yong's residence had dealt her a heavy blow. Sun Yun first bowed and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager. Please take good care of your health and wait for the Prince and A-Jun to return in triumph."
"Get up. I know my body is fine." The Empress Dowager looked at Sun Yun. She was glad that she had brought her to Guanzhou. This woman was a hundred times more capable than Hao Shumei.
Sun Yun stood up and handed the food Xing'er had made to Jin Xi. Ji Yun brought over a stool, and she sat down. Without much small talk, she went straight to the point, "Empress Dowager, look." She handed the intelligence that Xiao Zhu Zi had compiled to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager showed it to Zhang Chu, and the more Zhang Chu looked, the more alarmed he became, until his face turned pale.
After reading it, he considered it carefully and said, "Empress Dowager, these rumors originated from more than 30% of the aristocratic families in the capital."
"Issue my imperial decree: Ask the heads of these families whether they are still in charge of their families, or whether they are betraying their own clans for personal gain!"
Soon, the Empress Dowager's decree was issued, and those families that had spread the rumors immediately began to clean house. Regardless of how the Empress Dowager knew that the rumors originated from their families, the mere fact that rumors were spread showed that the families had infiltrated spies, which was extremely dangerous!
In the first encounter, Yi De's reputation was damaged, he suffered heavy losses, and was defeated. People associated with Yi De were dug up one by one. Whether the news was true or false, it spread like wildfire, and Jie Cao became the focus of discussion.
Sun Yun originally didn't intend to bring up the matter of Jie Cao, after all, the dead should be respected, but Yi De went too far, so she didn't need to be polite.
Soon, Jiang Ying's story became one where Yi De was portrayed as a villain, and how she had used every means to persecute Jiang Ying back then, all because Jiang Ying had seen through her true colors as a traitor. Jiang Ying was hailed as a heroine of the nation, deserving of eternal respect from history.
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