in the Forbidden City.

Dozens of eunuchs held a glass palace lamp in their hands, standing on both sides of the imperial road to illuminate the Qianqing Gate.

Under the light, the bronze gilt lions on both sides of the royal road stone made angry eyes.

On the platform under the eaves of the Qianqing Gate, the Son of Heaven sat on the imperial chair and read all the chapters, and the Book of the People was held in his palm.

At this time, Yu Guangli, the eunuch on duty at the Qianqing Gate, had already been escorted over by the forbidden army led by Zhang Cheng.

Yu Guangli's body trembled, and he kowtowed: "Slave Yu Guangli knocks to see the emperor!" ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Yu Guangli at his feet and asked, "Yu Guangli, how many years have you been on an errand in the palace?" ”

"It's been twenty-five years since the villain entered the palace at the age of nine."

"Twenty-five years! It's also an old man in the palace, you know the rules of the palace better than me, who told you to block people? ”

Hearing this, Yu Guangli kowtowed and said, "No one greeted the slave, just because of the ancestral rules." ”

"Ancestral rules, there is a clause that asks you to stop the book of all people? This is not someone else, it is my envoy! A dignified three-grade official! You can stop anyone, why dare you stop him? ”

"Back to the emperor, the slave is confused, the slave is confused for a while, and I beg the emperor to spare his life."

The Son of Heaven waved his hand and said, "The matter has not been clarified yet, what kind of life do you spare?" You are a little eunuch on duty, and you don't have the courage to do this. I ask you again, who delivered the words? ”

Yu Guangli buried his head on the ground, and his body trembled.

"Isn't it someone close to me? He? He? Or is he? ”

The Son of Heaven stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Hong, the palm seal of the celebrant eunuch, as well as several eunuchs who held the pen.

Minions don't dare.

Several Bingbi eunuchs were already trembling, but Zhang Hong was calm.

At this time, Zhang Hong kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the sages are reasonable, but the ancestors also have the laws of the ancestors. This matter was ordered by the slave, and it is the responsibility of the slave. ”

"Is that you?" The Son of Heaven glanced at Zhang Hong suspiciously, he knew that Zhang Hong was very considerate, and at the same time he had no selfishness towards the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven said: "Zhang Hong, do you know who you are?" Don't take care of everything for those below. ”

"But I also know that the big and small things in the palace can't be hidden from your eyes. Who is behind the scenes, you know it but don't want to say? You have to carry this for him, right? ”

Zhang Hong knelt on the ground and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, it was indeed instructed by a slave, and this matter has nothing to do with others." The servant saw that His Majesty had been working hard for days, so he ordered the people below not to disturb the Holy God in any matter. This Yu Guangli is also a solid eye, so he did it according to the words of the minion. ”

Tianzi Han smiled: "Zhang Hong, you ...... You are very good, you have always been very good to me and the Queen Mother, King Lu. ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Hong lost his voice.

The Son of Heaven stood up and looked at the dark night sky on the palace wall, and said leisurely: "Do you think that I am still the teenager at the beginning, and I can be deceived by you all day long?" ”

Zhang Hong kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the slave does not dare to bully the king, everything is the sin of the slave, and the slave is willing to go to Yingtian to guard the tomb for Taizu." ”

"Xiaoling already has a Feng Bao!" The Son of Heaven spoke, and then slapped his palm on the white marble railing, "First Mr. Zhang, then Feng Daban, they all left." Are you going to abandon me now? ”

The wind blew, and the palace lights swayed.

Zhang Hong was silent for a long time and said: "Only slaves have the grace of God, and slaves know their sins." ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I can open my eyes and close my eyes on weekdays, but what is this?" This is the Book of the People! How dare you deceive me about this? ”

Zhang Hong was silent for a while, straightened up and said, "Yu Guangli, in front of Your Majesty, you will tell the truth." Your life belongs to the emperor, but the old slave can intercede with the emperor, leave you a whole corpse, and let your children and grandchildren return to the throne. ”

Yu Guangli fell to the ground, his body trembled after hearing the words, and then tears fell one by one, and he cried at the moment: "Guangli...... Guangli thanks to the grace of the ancestors, this kindness can only be repaid in the next life! ”

"Say it! Who instructed you? Zhang Hongdao.

Yu Guangli glanced at the Son of Heaven, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, it's Cining Palace!" ”

After saying a word, Yu Guangli was paralyzed on the ground, and the Son of Heaven's body shook, and the eunuchs on the left and right hurriedly said: "Your Majesty!" Emperor! ”

"I'm fine!" The Son of Heaven pointed at Yu Guangli and then put it down, was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and said, "Okay, this matter is over." Yu Guangli, I spare your life, but don't see you in the future! ”

Yu Guangli was immediately taken out of the palace.

Zhang Hong kowtowed and said, "The slave thanked Your Majesty for Yu Guangli." ”

Yu Shenxing and Ni Wanguang were silent. The affairs of the heavenly family are not something they can mix, and it can be said that it is harmful and unprofitable to hear about them.

Yu Shenxing is not afraid, putting life and death aside, Ni Wanguang has a sense of discouragement, and his career has come to an end.

Just then, there was the sound of footsteps outside.

But I saw that Zhu Geng, the head of the Hanlin Academy, had arrived.

After Zhu Gengfang saw that Yu Guangli was dragged away, his foot disease was immediately cured, and he hurried to Qianqingmen in three steps and two steps.

"Minister Zhu Geng knocks to see Your Majesty!" Zhu Genglang kowtowed to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhu Geng, then at Yu Shenxing, and then said: "Very good, the two gentlemen are here, it seems that the sage's truth is still useful." This is the book of the people and the official chapter of Henan, you want to present, I have read it, do you know what is written in the chapter? ”

Zhu Geng, Yu Shenxing kowtowed and said: "The minister doesn't know." ”

The Son of Heaven chuckled and said, "That's a pity, the chapter is very well written, it can be described as a brilliant text, I want to read it again." However, only the two of you were accompanied, and I was not happy to read, so I summoned the three auxiliary ministers, officials above the fourth rank in the court, and princes and ministers to accompany me to read together overnight! ”

Everyone looked at each other.

The Son of Heaven looked around and said, "What are you still doing?" Ring the Jingyang bell and call all the officials on duty at night! ”

Knock knock!

Jingyang bell rings.

In the Imperial Palace, the giant candle is like an arm.

Dozens of officials lined up in the temple.

The Son of Heaven sat behind the imperial case, holding a bowl of porridge in his hand and drinking porridge with a spoon.

The officials of the entire hall were waiting.

At this time, the Son of Heaven put down the bowl: "It's so late, it's the first time that I have summoned all the ministers in the Imperial Palace." Have you all eaten? Did Mr. Shen use it? ”

Shen Shixing, who was dressed in a python robe and was listed at the head of the ministers, replied cautiously: "Your Majesty Lao asked, the ministers have used it." ”

"That's good, I've just used it. I was worried that the ministers were in a hurry, so I ordered the imperial dining room to be prepared, and when I saw that you had used it, I was relieved! ”

"Your Majesty cares." The ministers said.

"I and you still have a mouthful of tea and rice here, but do you know that the people of Henan have already gnawed the bark and grass roots? I can't eat enough, I can't wear warm clothes, and I won't even have to gnaw on the bark and grass roots in another two months. When you eat the court here, has anyone ever thought about them? ”