Only seven days left to live? She goes crazy and kills

Emperor Zhaoming also wanted to keep the Chu family, but how to do so?

He sat down in the chair, feeling confused.

Yan Donghuang acted so ruthlessly and crazy that he didn't even have time to respond. He went to search the Chu family as soon as he mobilized his troops, and asked her to find so much gold and silver, which was irrefutable evidence.

Even if he wanted to say that Chu Shangshu was innocent, no one would believe him.

The evidence is conclusive, how can he save the Chu family?

Emperor Zhaoming closed his eyes and felt a little desperate: "Yan Donghuang searched millions of taels of silver and gold from the Chu family's warehouse. Queen mother, even if the Chu family can be saved today, when this matter is over, the Chu family will still be destroyed." Deal with it according to law.”

The Queen Mother was shocked: "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhaoming closed his eyes: "I also want to keep the Chu family, but... but who knew that Yan Donghuang would be the first to attack the Chu family?"

The Queen Mother was desperate: "What should we do? Do we have to watch the Chu family die?"

Emperor Zhaoming raised his hand to his forehead, feeling that the six gods had no master.

"Queen mother, the Chu family will undoubtedly die." Emperor Zhaoming raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother, "For the current plan, the only way is to hand over the Chu family to Yan Donghuang with full authority and reward her for her meritorious service in eliminating corrupt officials."

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" The Queen Mother stood up with a pale face and looked at him in disbelief, "The Chu family is the natal family of the Ai family, and those are the closest relatives of the Ai family! They are blood relatives!"

"Mother, I don't want this either." Emperor Zhaoming stood up and paced anxiously, "But in March last year, my uncle was responsible for preparing food and grass. There was a two-month delay, and the Qingluan army almost starved to death on the battlefield. The Qingluan army almost starved to death on the battlefield. I am angry and hateful. When I see the Chu family greedy for so much gold and silver, do you know how they feel? They want to eat their flesh, gnaw their bones, and peel off their skin!"

The Queen Mother's legs went weak and she almost fell over.

"Be careful, mother." Emperor Zhaoming stretched out his hand to support her, with a look of guilt on his face, "I really don't want my uncle to die, but for the sake of the country and the country, I have no other choice."

"Your Majesty, you think that by sacrificing the Chu family, the country will be secure?" The Queen Mother shook her head, her voice trembling, "No, no, the Chu family is not the only one who is corrupt in the court. If we really want to investigate, Yan Donghuang can rely on his own The power of this can reduce the number of officials in the court by half within seven days. Your Majesty, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. The salary of the officials in the court is so much. They have to support their families, take care of the entertainment, and support a large family. , who is not greedy? Who can withstand investigation?”

"Your Majesty, once you sacrifice the Chu family, it will only increase Yan Donghuang's arrogance. She will think that the Emperor is afraid of her, and she will not stop. She will never stop!"

"Mother, I know, I know everything." Emperor Zhaoming nodded helplessly, "But the most serious problem now is not corruption, but the hatred forged over the food and grass issue -"

"Aren't all the Qingluan troops alive and well?" the Queen Mother retorted sharply, "It is their duty to go to the battlefield to fight. Even if the food and grass were delayed, wouldn't they still be alive and well? Since everyone is still alive, they should be grateful The emperor's kindness is so great, why do they think they are dignitaries? A bunch of ants who overestimate their abilities!"

"Queen Mother." Emperor Zhaoming's face turned ugly, "Stop talking."

He helped the Queen Mother sit down on the phoenix couch and poured her a cup of tea: "Mother, please take a cup of tea and calm down."

"The Ai family cannot calm down." The Queen Mother held her forehead weakly, "Your Majesty, the Ai family must leave the palace. The Ai family must have a good talk with Yan Donghuang."

Emperor Zhaoming shook his head firmly: "No."

"emperor!"

"I cannot let my mother become a hostage." Emperor Zhaoming stood up, "Please rest assured, my mother, I will definitely find a way to stop Yan Donghuang from going crazy."

After saying this, he stood up and left, and told those around him: "Take good care of the Queen Mother, and don't let the Queen Mother step out of Ci'an Palace."

"yes."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" the Queen Mother's hysterical voice sounded, "You can't do this. The Chu family is your uncle's family. You can't be ungrateful and make an act of righteousness to kill your relatives!"

This sentence reached the ears of Emperor Zhaoming from afar.

He sat on the chariot, holding the armrests on both sides with both hands until the backs of his hands turned white and the veins bulged.

He is the emperor and should focus on the overall situation.

There is nothing that cannot be given up.

"Your Majesty." Li De'an lowered his head and asked cautiously, "Do you want to go back to Qinzheng Hall now?"

Emperor Zhaoming closed his eyes, thinking of the eyes of Prime Minister Pei in the Qinzheng Palace, the thoughtful expressions of the officials, and the desperate pleading and faint threats of the Minister of Chu, and his eyebrows became sinister.

"I'm not going." He didn't want to face a mess, "Let's go to Fengyi Palace."

"yes."

Fengyi Palace is the residence of the queen, and lives in Qi Fangfei, the legitimate daughter of the Qi family who was just named queen a few years ago.

Qi Fangfei is now pregnant. The emperor doesn't want to tell her about the outside world unless he has to, but the Qi family's legitimate daughter is smart and clever. If she can figure out a way...

When Emperor Zhaoming stepped down from the imperial carriage, Qi Fangfei had already led the palace attendants out of the palace to greet him: "I, my concubine, are here to see you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

"No need to be polite." Emperor Zhaoming held her hand and walked into the palace together, "Are you okay?"

"I'm all fine, my concubines. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Qi Fangfei was keenly aware that the Emperor was in a bad mood, even a terrible one, and frowned slightly, "Is there anything that is troubling Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhaoming walked to the couch and sat down, holding his forehead, and said in a gloomy voice: "It's not just an annoyance, it should be a disaster."

"Disaster?" Qi Fangfei was shocked and stood up in shock, "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhaoming picked up the teacup and took a sip: "On the wedding night, Sheng Jingan poisoned Yan Donghuang to threaten Yan Donghuang to accept the fact that he married his wife and concubines, and said that it was my instruction. Yan Donghuang was furious and sent troops into the city. Today, the people in the imperial city were in panic. The Chu family was searched by her."

The queen was shocked when she heard it, but she was really puzzled: "Sheng Jingan poisoned her, why did she search the Chu family?"

Emperor Zhaoming said: "Because Yan Donghuang thought I wanted to harm her, she searched the Chu family to force the queen mother out of the palace, and another reason was that Minister Chu was mainly responsible for the delay of grain and grass last year, and she found a huge amount of gold and silver in the Chu family, so..."

Qi Fangfei understood.

She looked at the emperor and wanted to ask, is Sheng Jingan's murder of the eldest princess really unrelated to the emperor?

But she is the queen, and the man in front of her is the emperor.

This question is not for her to ask.

The most important thing now is to solve the problem and appease Yan Donghuang, otherwise the imperial city will surely fall into civil strife. When the news spreads to other countries, I am afraid that the border will be unstable again.

"Your Majesty, Sheng Jingan allowed his wife and concubine to marry together on the wedding night, which is considered deceiving the emperor, and poisoning the princess is equivalent to regicide, which is considered treason." Qi Fangfei said calmly, "Your Majesty should issue an order to take all the Sheng family members to Caishikou and behead them in public, so that the people of the city can watch. First, it is to give an explanation to the princess, and second, it is to prove to the people that this matter has nothing to do with the emperor. If the emperor executes the Sheng family, the princess will have no reason to continue to cause trouble."