Duke Dingguo’s Mansion!
Is there a dead person?
Li Zuo, the captain of Yongwei Battalion, trembled his hand, and the cloth bag containing the gold ingots fell silently to the ground.
At the same time, Wang Zhixin and Wu Mengming just walked into the mansion and happened to hear the word "dead person".
"Admiral Wang, Commander Wu, what brings you here?" Duke Dingguo Xu Yunzhen felt something was wrong when he saw that the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had arrived.
If Li Zuo was alone, he still had a hope of getting away with it.
Now that the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang are both here, there is no chance.
Wang Zhixin's political awareness was dozens of times higher than Li Zuo's, and he did not dare to respond to Xu Yunzhen's words.
This matter is of great importance. If it is confirmed that Duke Dingguo was the assassin, everyone who spoke to him will be implicated.
Better safe than sorry!
Wang Zhixin walked directly to Li Zuo and asked in a low voice: "General Li Qian, how is His Majesty?"
"I don't know."
Wang Zhixin was a third-rank official, and Qian Zong was a sixth-rank official. According to the rules, Li Zuoxu called himself the lowest general.
"Where is the dead body?" Wu Mengming asked.
Li Zuo pounded his armor on his chest in annoyance, and ordered his men helplessly, "Lead the way!"
If no other murderer is found, then this dead person is the murderer!
no way.
The court officials need to explain, and Your Majesty also needs to explain!
The Yongwei Battalion, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang need to give an explanation to His Majesty!
If the murderer is not found, this dead body will be the best explanation!
If this dead man is the murderer, Duke Dingguo will definitely be implicated. Then everything he does after entering the mansion will become evidence.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wanted to slap himself a few times.
Several people soon came to the side yard, where a thin male corpse was lying in the corner of the yard.
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Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Chongzhen sat on the warm couch with lingering fear.
This is the first time I’ve been so close to death.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, it happened too suddenly. If he had not turned sideways, the arrow would have probably penetrated his armor and hurt him.
"Li Ruolian...!" Chongzhen kept repeating his name, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
This guy was too ruthless. He said he would just demonstrate, but it turned out to be real.
No, we have to teach him a lesson!
"Your Majesty..." The wound on Wang Chengen's buttocks had been treated. With the support of two young eunuchs, he walked into the palace gate while enduring the pain.
Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
"Your Majesty, I only suffered some minor injuries and am not seriously injured!" Wang Chengen said with a grin.
"That's good. Someone please give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I...I can't sit down."
"Then stand still. Have you found the assassin?" Chongzhen asked in pretended anger.
Although Li Ruolian had gone too far, Chongzhen still hoped in his heart that he had not been caught, otherwise the Jinyiwei would really be left with no one to use.
"People from the Yongwei Battalion, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Wucheng Bingmasi are all investigating. I think the results should be out by now."
"Well, summon Li Ruolian to see me. I have something to tell you."
Soon, Li Ruolian hurried into the hall and knelt down to pay respects: "I, Li Ruolian, pay my respects to Your Majesty. I heard that Your Majesty encountered an assassin on the way back to the palace. I am deeply terrified and have come here to respectfully wish Your Majesty well."
Chongzhen seemed to have seen nothing and heard nothing. He picked up a memorial on the table and slowly flipped through it.
Memorials were only introduced into the Qing Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, official business was called "tiben", and those requesting for mercy or confessing guilt were called "zouben" (all official business of all government offices, both inside and outside the court, were handled using "tiben". Although they were official business, they still had to report and congratulate according to the routine. However, if they were asking for mercy, confessing guilt, issuing imperial edicts to express gratitude, and other matters such as petitions, suggestions and appeals by military and civilians, all of them used "zouben").
Li Ruolian knelt on the ground without saying a word. He certainly knew why the emperor didn't let him get up.
After kneeling for nearly half a quarter of an hour, he heard Chongzhen say, "Stand up, and the others should leave. No one is allowed to come in and disturb us without my order."
After the eunuchs and the diary left, Chongzhen put down the memorial and said calmly, "Li Ruolian, you are very brave!"
"I am guilty!" Li Ruolian did not stand up, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed again.
"Crime? Tell me yourself, what crime have you committed?"
"I was unable to rescue you in time and your Majesty almost got hurt." Li Ruolian said seriously.
Chongzhen was almost amused by Li Ruolian. He stood up, walked to Li Ruolian, and patted his shoulder: "Are you too immersed in the play? There are no outsiders here now, so there is no need to play dumb."
Li Ruo Lian raised his head. Although he did not dare to look directly at the emperor, his expression was very serious. "Your Majesty, I am not playing dumb. I was about to attack your Majesty's carriage when I suddenly found a man lying on the wall of the Duke Dingguo's mansion, aiming a crossbow at your Majesty."
"I had no time to stop him, so I could only shoot him. Fortunately, Your Majesty was not injured, otherwise I would not be able to wash myself clean even if I jumped into the Yellow River."
Chongzhen stood there, feeling cold all over.
Waves of fear started from the bottom of his heart, running through his body, making his limbs stiff.
It turned out that the arrow was not shot by Li Ruolian, but by someone else.
Who could it be?
Chongzhen's first reaction was Duke Dingguo, but he immediately overturned this speculation.
It's too obvious for anyone with common sense to believe this view.
But we can't rule out his suspicion!
Chongzhen turned around and sat on the warm couch, stretched out his hand to signal Li Ruolian to get up, and asked him to sit on the stool next to him.
Li Ruolian was extremely excited after being given a seat.
What does being given a seat represent?
Looking at the entire court, including all the civil and military officials, how many people have been granted a seat by the emperor?
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