Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 333 The Empress Dowager Arrives
Sweat broke out on Ren Li's forehead.

He hadn't really dealt with the new emperor before.

I just heard that the emperor is not easy to deal with, but I never thought that his vision is really so sharp.

This time Bao Ningyang Hou and Cheng Anhou, he is indeed not alone, behind him stands the entire British government.

This justification was also a way they barely found out after much deliberation.

In their expectation, whether it is the emperor or the judiciary, the point of entanglement should be how to convict Ningyanghou.

But now, Judiciary's focus is indeed still on Ning Yanghou.

But what he didn't expect was that the emperor didn't bother Ning Yanghou too much at all, and directly pointed the finger at Hui Changbo.

As a result, Ren Li's position became somewhat awkward.

The purpose of their method is to extract Ning Yanghou and Cheng Anhou and others, but someone must bear the crime.

They blamed Xue Xuan for alienating the Tian family, and blamed Huichang Bo for colluding with the clan.

The nobles didn't care whether Xue Xuan died or not, and even wished for him to die.

After all, if it weren't for this stubborn Lengtouqing, things wouldn't have developed to such an extent.

But Huichangbo is in trouble.

Originally, Ren Li and the others planned to rescue Ning Yanghou first, and then find a way to pick Huichangbo out.

After all, that was the mother clan of the Holy Empress Dowager, and with her old man around, the emperor should be a little bit more scrupulous.

Unexpectedly, the Son of Heaven skipped Ning Yanghou and directly pushed this hot potato onto Ren Li's head.

In this way, he will be a little bit hard to get off.

If you want to protect Ning Yanghou, then Huichangbo will not be able to escape the charge of colluding with the clan, but if he is really asked to severely punish Huichangbo, that is absolutely impossible.

Even if such words were to be said, they could not come out of his mouth.

After hesitating for a moment, Ren Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and say under the hostile gazes of his ministers.

"Your Majesty, this matter involves the father of the Holy Mother in the palace. I dare not speak in vain. I should ask Your Majesty for an order."

This is the intention to return this difficult problem back to the hands of the emperor.

However, how could others not see Ren Li's performance of avoiding the important and neglecting the trivial.

Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, said directly.

"What did Marquis Ren say? This case is of great importance. It involves the clan, nobles, relatives, and civil servants."

"Just now when Marquis Ren dealt with Jiao Jing, Xue Xuan and others, he said it firmly, why did he not dare to speak out when it comes to Huichang Bo Bian Nuo Nuo?"

"Could it be that because Uncle Huichang is the father of the Holy Mother, he can ignore the law and act recklessly? Or is it that Ren Hou is a persimmon picker who only dares to bully Xue Xuan, a scholar who has no strength to restrain him? When I meet relatives like Uncle Huichang, I dare not say anything."

"With such a behavior, the old man has to question whether Marquis Ren is out of public interest and wants to find out the truth, or is it really just for Ning Yanghou and others to get rid of the crime!"

Ren Li's face turned red, but he couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while.

At this moment, a servant from outside suddenly came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Empress Dowager has arrived."

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Ren Li lightly, then got up and led a group of ministers towards the gate of the palace.

Outside the gate of the palace, the Empress Dowager Sun in formal attire stood impressively, followed by a team of maids and servants.

A group of ministers paid respects, and Zhu Qiyu also bowed in salute, saying.

"Meet the Virgin."

Empress Dowager Sun nodded, still with her usual kind and gentle smile on her face, she spoke.

"Exemption."

Immediately, a servant urgently added a smaller seat next to the throne, and after each took their seats, Empress Dowager Sun spoke.

"Ai family's harem women should not meddle in court affairs, but recently Ai family heard that the case of King Guangtong involved Uncle Huichang and his son-in-law Du Wei Xue Heng, so he was worried, so he came here to take a look, everyone. Excuse me sir."

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, and hurriedly got up and clapped their hands and dared not.

On the contrary, Zhu Qiyu's expression remained the same, and he spoke.

"The Holy Mother came just in time. Just now, I and the ministers were discussing this matter. Marquis Ning Yuan Renli said that Marquis Ning Yang and others were deceived and never colluded with the clan in private, and it was Uncle Hui Chang who colluded with the clan and accepted bribes in private. "

As soon as the words fell, Ren Li immediately felt a cold gaze on him, making his head sweat profusely.

So, he hastily opened the mouth to speak.

"Holy Mother, this is the confession of King Guangtong and others. Whether it is true or not still needs to be verified."

However, at this time, Li Xian, who had been silent all along, spoke.

"Renhou, that's not what you said just now. Just now, you kept claiming that King Guangtong and others were deceived by others. Their testimony can prove that Marquis Ningyang was also deceived and made a misjudgment. Why did the Virgin come? So you say King Guangtong's testimony is not credible again?"

Ren Li's complexion became more and more tense, and he seemed a little restless.

Empress Dowager Sun's complexion also became quite ugly, and she asked.

"Ren Hou, what Feng Guogong said is the truth?"

In desperation, Ren Li had no choice but to stand up, prostrate himself on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty, Holy Mother, I did not participate in the interrogation, but only questioned the doubtful points in the case. The conclusions were all from the Ministry of Punishment and Jin Yiwei. I dare not make rash judgments. It is a lesson from Your Majesty and the Holy Mother."

Seeing Ren Li's appearance, Empress Dowager Sun turned pale and said.

"Emperor, although Ai's family lives deep in the palace, they have heard a little about this case. Now it involves Uncle Huichang. It is really of great importance. Ai's family came here today for no other purpose. state."

With that said, Empress Dowager Sun looked up at the ministers below, and said calmly.

"Although the Taishanghuang is not in the capital now, the brotherhood between the emperor and the Taishanghuang cannot be broken by anyone, but anyone who wants to make a fuss about this matter, no matter who it is, Aijia will not let it go."

"Of course, after all, Uncle Huichang is a relative of the emperor and the grandparent of the Supreme Emperor. If someone wants to use him as a scapegoat, the Ai family will not agree."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

None of the courtiers expected that the Holy Empress Dowager would be so tough when she spoke.

These words turned a few corners, but there was only one core meaning, that is Hui Changbo, she kept it, and no one would try to make up her mind!
Not only the courtiers were surprised, Zhu Qiyu also narrowed his eyes.

This matter became more and more interesting.

Could it be that as soon as Zhang Fu left, there was internal strife between the British government and Queen Mother Sun?

After staring at the faces of Empress Dowager Sun and Ren Li for a moment, Zhu Qiyu spoke.

"Holy Mother, don't worry, I and the Holy Mother mean the same thing, and we will never wrong Hui Changbo for no reason, let alone let off the thief who separates the relationship between my brother and the Supreme Emperor."

"But now, the testimony of King Guangtong and Xue Xuan is in front of us. Uncle Huichang is indeed involved. According to the Holy Mother, how should we deal with it?"

Empress Dowager Sun looked a little cold, and said.

"This is the emperor's business. The Ai family has said it. As long as it is fair, the Ai family has nothing to say."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Okay, if this is the case, then Huichangbo colluded with the clan and accepted bribes. The evidence is solid. From now on, he will lose his title and be demoted to a commoner. Xue Heng, the son-in-law captain, will help Huichangbo to match up. From now on, his salary will be halved, and the three people in the house will be banned." Yue is not allowed to visit, the Holy Mother thinks it is fair to deal with it like this?"

The atmosphere in the hall was silent.

The elders all lowered their heads and said nothing.

No one thought that the Son of Heaven would really take a stab at Uncle Huichang. You must know that he was the father of the Empress Dowager Sun and the grandfather of the Supreme Emperor.

The Son of Heaven is really not showing any affection to the Empress Dowager Shangsheng!
However, what surprised them even more was that although Queen Mother Sun's face was ashen, she never had an attack.

She just looked at Zhu Qiyu fixedly, and after a while, she got up and said.

"Since the emperor has evidence, then the penalty is according to the law. The Ai family said that they will not interfere. Now that the matter has been concluded, the Ai family will not stay any longer."

After all, with the support of the servants, Empress Dowager Sun got up and left Wenhua Hall.

It's just that when she walked down the imperial steps, her eyes seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally fixed on Ren Li...

(End of this chapter)