kingnovel Chapter 1172
Chapter 1172
Chapter 1172
Song Zhaochang, the Minister of War, hurried up to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I am late. Please forgive me. Hong Yang's confidants confessed that Hong Yang had secretly planned and had led his troops to break up and sneak into the capital to rebel five days ago."
Then he took out a secret letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "This is written by Hong Yang himself. The letter records in detail how he will deploy his troops and the plan to contact the inner supporters in the court."
Lord Song took out another letter and presented it, "This is the handwritten letter of the Empress Dowager. The letter asked Hong Yang to stay on standby and not to expose it unless it is absolutely necessary."
Emperor Mingde read the letter and circulated it among the court officials. He knew that if the Empress Dowager had not been forced to a certain extent, she would have wanted Hong Yang to be her secret support.
Just like these years, he always knew that she was not simple. He even suspected General Ma, General Fu, and General Zhou, but he didn't expect it to be Hong Yang.
After submitting the evidence about Hong Yang's crimes, Lord Song also submitted the evidence about General Ying and others.
It involves the families of many concubines in the harem, which is a precursor to the cleansing of the harem.
Emperor Mingde listened quietly and looked at Zhao Liren vaguely.
Zhao Liren understood, his eyes fixed coldly, and he took a step forward and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the evidence of the Queen Mother's affair is conclusive. She is plotting something illegal, trying to disrupt the government, and selling out the country for fame. I beg you to kill the Queen Mother!"
Emperor Mingde had a complicated expression. He slowly raised his hand, signaling Zhao Liren to calm down. His voice was low and painful, "This matter is of great importance and should not be taken lightly."
Zhao Liren's body trembled slightly when he heard this, but he remained kneeling with a firm look in his eyes. Although his voice was low, every word was sonorous, revealing an unquestionable determination, "What the Queen Mother did was to disregard the stability of the country and put the people in danger. If she is not sentenced to death, it may be difficult to convince the people, and it may even shake the foundation of the country.
Emperor Mingde sighed softly, his eyes passing through the carved beams and painted buildings of the palace, as if he was recalling the past, but also as if he was examining the present. His tone was filled with a bit of helplessness and struggle, "After all, the Queen Mother is the wife of the late emperor and my mother. If I easily grant her death, I am afraid that the world will criticize her, which is also against ethics."
Zhao Liren raised his head and looked directly at Emperor Mingde, his eyes flashing with loyalty and regret. "Your Majesty is kind and loving, and I understand that. But the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the ruler cannot be without authority for a day. The Queen Mother's actions have endangered the safety of the country. If she is not executed, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future. I am willing to guarantee with my own life that this action is for the overall situation and for the stability of the country of Beiyi."
Gao Pinyuan stepped forward and knelt, "I second the motion!"
All the ministers knelt down, "I second the motion!"
The Empress Dowager felt a chill in her heart as she watched Emperor Mingde and his ministers perform their duties.
She only wished that Emperor Mingde would imprison her in the Empress Dowager's palace as usual and never allow her to step out again.
As long as Emperor Mingde does not want to violate ethics, she still has a chance of survival.
But at this moment, Shi Anxia stepped forward and said, "Father, I have found out that the person who poisoned you was the Queen Mother. I have witnesses and physical evidence."
As she finished speaking, Doctor Shen hurried to the palace. After a round of formalities between the emperor and his subjects, he began to state, "I have found that the emperor was poisoned by the blue fish and black pigeons before, and also by the cicada. The reason why the emperor did not die from the poison this time is because I found a large number of black pigeons in time to make an antidote to remove the toxins in the emperor's body."
The implication is that although Emperor Mingde is fine now, it is true that he was poisoned and almost died. Don't even think about exposing the poisoning.
The Queen Mother shouted, "Nonsense! A large number of black doves! Where did the large number of black doves come from!"
The reason why she took the risk and chose to poison in the end was not because there was no such thing as Mojiu on the market?
Doctor Shen smiled, "Oh, I forgot to tell the Queen Mother that Madam Anguo's piece of black dove has indeed melted into water, but Madam Anguo has several more of the same kind." As he spoke, he carefully took out a box from his sleeve, in which several pieces of black dove were neatly placed.