"Why did Aiqing say this?" Chongzhen looked surprised.

Even though Liu Hongjian and Li Yunkui had some differences, after all, it was their consistent policy to punish corrupt officials, confiscate family property, and fill the state treasury.

In his opinion, Liu Hong will gradually put aside the controversy and stand on his side!

On the contrary, including the imperial history and the six subjects, all the officials looked at An Guogong with a smile.

They feel that for more than a year, An Guogong has looked the most handsome and pleasing to the eye today.

"Your Majesty, do you remember Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Anguo?" Liu Hong calmly took out a neatly folded letter from his waist.

When Li Yunkui took the letter when he stepped down the imperial stairs, his hands were shaking, and he felt that this letter was definitely not a praise for him.

He thought about it with all his heart, only to feel that although he had many contacts with Chengguo Gong and had received some favors from him, but only so, how could the emperor punish him?

But why is An Guogong so confident?

Li Yunkui couldn't think about his sister, but he was helpless, frowning and handing the letter to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen opened the letter as a result, and only scanned it hurriedly, and his face suddenly darkened.

"Bold Li Yunkui! Dare to collude with Jianju, can you be guilty? Chongzhen patted the throne of Jinluan, stood up and asked!

Li Yunkui's face changed greatly, and he knelt down on the imperial steps with a plop.

"Hooray! The old slave has been serving Empress Yi'an, Empress Zhou and you for decades, and even if the old slave has the courage, he will definitely not dare to collude with Jianyu!

An Guogong, although the old slave is not treated by you, the old slave has never offended you, why did he kill the old slave and slander the old slave so much?

Could it be that the old slave can get a better seat when he arrives at Jianyu? ”

Li Yunkui's tears fell, first shouting grievances at Chongzhen, then questioning and complaining to An Guogong, and then hinting that he was now the head of the ministers, and it was impossible and unnecessary to surrender to the enemy!

"An Guogong, is this a credible call?" Chongzhen was also excited just now, out of trust in An Guogong, he read the letter and directly scolded Li Yunkui.

Now that I have heard Li Yunkui's cry, I also feel that Li Yunkui will not betray him, after all, compared to those foreign ministers, Li Yunkui accompanies him all day long, and he has never treated this Li Yunkui badly.

Li Yunkui had no reason to collude with Jianyu.

However, An Guogong has never been untargeted, and the arrows he has never missed, Chongzhen is even worse after speaking.

On the one hand, he is a minister who accompanies him day and night and takes care of the internal affairs of the palace, and on the other hand, he is a minister who has repeatedly saved him from fire and water and is invincible in foreign affairs.

He only thought that the recent events were just the moths of those imperial historians who had nothing to do, but he didn't expect that in the end it would evolve into a contradiction between his two most trusted subordinates.

Chongzhen's brows furrowed, he didn't know who to believe, because if he believed in one of them, there must be another person hiding from him.

Either one would be sad for him, for a person who is used to being deceived, trust has become so precious, and the crisis of trust has become so heavy.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is just the words of Zhu Chunchen's family, although the minister feels that the credibility is very high, but one person is still needed to collect evidence before he can make a conclusion!"

"Who?"

"Captain Qi Zanyuan!" Liu Hongjian sneered.

Even after learning of Qi Zanyuan's suspicion, Liu Hong gradually sent Jinyi Wei to monitor, but he still pounced, and Qi Zanyuan was not in the Horse Mansion at all.

Qi Zanyuan is cunning, since Zhu Chunchen was arrested and imprisoned, he has been really nervous for half a month like a frightened bird.

But thinking about it later, Cheng Guogong was not arrested because of their collusion, and Cheng Guogong would definitely not make the matter between them public, unless he was impatient.

But Rao is like this, Qi Zanyuan is still a cunning rabbit in the three caves, and he lives in several of his mansions in the capital in turn, but he does not return to the Horse Mansion.

Liu Hong gradually sent several groups of people to find Qi Zanyuan, who was bullying the maidservant, in an inconspicuous small courtyard.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Hongjian just watched the development of the court without intervening.

He knew that if he made a move, he would have to make a ruthless move, which would be as fast as the wind, as aggressive as fire, and that he would have to hit a snake by seven inches.

"Qi Zanyuan?" Chongzhen thought for a moment before remembering that this person was the concubine of his imperial sister Princess Suiping and his brother-in-law.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Qi Zanyuan, the commander of the horses, has been in and out of the border all the year round on the grounds of peddlers, according to Jinyiwei's investigation, these merchants have secretly walked outside the customs on their own...... "Liu Hongjian just clicked to the end, he knew, Chongzhen would understand.

"Where is he?" Chongzhen suddenly felt dizzy.

Captain Ma Du is also quite high among the emperor's relatives, for hundreds of years, the Ming court has never treated them badly, this is his brother-in-law!

Their children have the blood of the Zhu family in their veins, why? Why? Chongzhen was angry in his heart and was eager to solve it.

"Back to Your Majesty, Qi Zanyuan has now been controlled by the minister in a mansion in the city, without His Majesty's holy decree, the minister is not detained, but temporarily restricts his travel!"

Liu Hong gradually argued.

"Escort him to the yamen of the criminal department for quick interrogation, no, escort him to this court, I will interrogate him personally!" Chongzhen was furious, and there was nothing more chilling to him than the betrayal of his relatives.

"Long live the old slave, the old slave really didn't collude with Jianyu, if the old slave refuses to believe the old slave, the old slave is willing to die on this dragon pillar to prove the old slave's innocence!" Li Yunkui knelt on the ground and still didn't get up.

But seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he was really a little afraid of his future, but before he could move, the two small yellow doors behind him had already grabbed him.

"Someone, put Li Yunkui in the prison of the Criminal Department, waiting for the trial!" Chongzhen gave an order, and several Han generals immediately dragged Li Yunkui out of the court.

Chongzhen said this almost with his eyes closed, Li Yunkui heard this, and sat on the ground on his knees, and only when he was about to be dragged out of the court did he remember to shout out loud.

Because he was afraid, afraid that if he left this court, he would never see the emperor again.

This is the case with the ministers, once they fall into trouble and stay away from the emperor, the rest of the colleagues who covet their positions will often just look on you coldly, or even step on you a few times.

Chongzhen's face was pale and he didn't say a word, Liu Hong gradually kicked his hands and looked calm, and there was nothing happier in the court than those imperial historians.

Li Yunkui was put in prison, and they had almost won half of the victory, although this half was also won by An Guogong for them, but the result was still the same, so they were very happy.

Two quarters of an hour later, Qi Zanyuan was escorted directly to the court.

But Qi Zanyuan flatly denied Liu Hongji's accusations, and not only that, but also complained loudly, saying that he had done his duty for the imperial court for many years, and even donated 10,000 taels of silver a few years ago.

Chongzhen listened to Qi Zanyuan's narration, but his face was slightly relaxed, after all, he really didn't want to believe that Daming's colt would betray him.

"Oh? Is it? Qi Zanyuan, are you really working hard for the Ming court?

So the lord asks you, where are the four daughters born to you and Her Royal Highness Princess Suiping now? Chongzhen didn't know why Liu Hongjian asked about the daughter of the Captain of the Horse.

But when Qi Zanyuan heard this, he was already shocked.