Only then did the eunuch wipe the sweat off his face, and flicked the whisk: "That's why I came here, Your Majesty, he...he..."
Rong Changan, Ziyan and Chuntao all stared at the eunuch: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
"The emperor imprisoned himself!"
How can there be any reason to imprison yourself? Rong Changan and Chuntao looked at each other.
"I said it would be dangerous for the emperor to go out! Rong Chang'an, it's all your fault!" Zi Yan would slander Rong Chang'an whenever he had a chance.
Rong Changan glanced back at Zi Yan coldly: "If you say one more word, the dagger in my hand will fly into your mouth!"
Zi Yan's tender body trembled slightly, and quickly covered her mouth.
"Elder-in-law, tell me, what happened?"
The eunuch swallowed, and then told how Yan Li imprisoned him.
It turned out that the members of the Du family and the court ministers became more clamorous when they saw Yan Li coming to the Meridian Gate. After shouting Long Live, they began to count Rong Chang'an's crimes in detail.
"It's a capital crime to disregard human life, not to mention disregarding the life of court ministers! Although Rong Chang'an is a queen, he did such evil deeds. It's really outrageous! Master Du's family is full of resentment. If the principal culprit is not punished , unable to explain to Lord Du, nor to the Du family, nor to the court ministers, let alone to the people of the world!"
"All kinds of evidence have shown that Lord Du's death has a great relationship with Empress Rong. Please take the Empress to Marble Hall for interrogation, and you will know the ins and outs of the matter."
"The son of heaven breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people, let alone the empress! Your majesty, you can't abolish the government for your own sake!"
After Zhang An and Geng Di said these words, Guo Zhen stabbed Mrs. Song in the back, Mrs. Song understood immediately, and led the Du family to howl. The miserable cries echoed between the pink palace walls, and the white flags covering the sky fluttered in the wind, exaggerating this grievance and anger to the extreme.
Yan Li knew that if he did not make some punishment decisions at this time, it would be impossible to appease the anger of everyone under the Meridian Gate. But if he punished Rong Changan, he would not bear it. Rong Changan lost his child because of him, and he didn't want to hurt her anymore.
Yan Li sat on the wall of the Meridian Gate, and after some deliberation, he said in a jade voice, "Lord Du died unjustly, but if it is said that the queen did it on purpose, I don't believe it in my heart. It was just an accident. If I have to give Lord Du and his family an explanation, and I am willing to be punished instead of the queen."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone under the Meridian Gate became a sensation.
"The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, how can he be punished instead of the queen?"
"The emperor favors the queen so much, it really chills the hearts of the people in the world."
"If the emperor accepts the punishment, then who will handle the country's major affairs? This is absolutely impossible. Why don't we let this matter go like this!"
"Punish the emperor, I have never seen it in history books, it won't work! It hasn't happened since ancient times!"
When the discussion peaked, Yan Li also listened to it in his heart. He called the eunuch over and whispered a few words in the eunuch's ear.
When the eunuch heard this, he was stunned!
"Your Majesty, you... do you really want to do this?"
The eunuch thought Yan Li was just talking, but he didn't expect Yan Li to be serious.
"If you don't punish me, how will the grievances below be appeased! You can invite a scholar from the Imperial Academy to come and write down my thoughts as an imperial decree."
The eunuch had no choice but to do so, calling a Hanlin scholar, and immediately wrote an edict on the wall of the Meridian Gate. After the edict was written, the eunuch read it out in his clear and sharp voice.
"The emperor said: I see that the Shangshu ordered Mr. Du Keming to be loyal and pure, shrewd and capable, and the pillar of the country! Once you lose it, it will be like destroying the Great Wall. The death of Mr. Du is really sad. Every time I think of it, I can't help crying. The disaster comes from the harem. I am more miserable at the center. The queen is wrong or unintentional. If there is a mistake, it is my fault. I should close the deep palace, fast and save food, and reflect on myself. This is it!"
As soon as the imperial decree came out, the court was in an uproar.
"This is the queen's crime, how can the emperor be responsible for it! The ministers disagree!"
"The emperor, please take back the order!"
"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"
Yan Li said loudly: "I've made up my mind, so I don't need to say more!"
After finishing speaking, Yan Li walked away in a huff. After going down the Meridian Gate, I chose a quiet palace, Yong'an Palace, and closed the four doors, so that no outsiders could be seen.
Now that Yan Li has issued an imperial edict, the Du family and the court ministers dare not make any further disturbances. It's just that Guo Zhen, Zhang An, and Geng Di were upset and left unhappy.
After hearing the eunuch's words, Rong Chang'an was both happy and sad. Fortunately, Yan Li is willing to stand up for himself, and would rather punish himself than let Rong Changan bear the punishment; the sad thing is that Yan Li has been implicated, and since then he has been confined in the deep palace to reflect. But then, another important matter lingered in Rong Chang'an's mind.
Yan Li locked himself up, but the country cannot stop functioning because of this, and the court cannot be out of control because of this. So, who is this person who replaced Yan Li in power
Not only did Rong Changan think of this question, but Zi Yan thought of it even more. If she could please Yan Li and let her perform the power and responsibilities of the emperor instead of Yan Li, then it would be easy for her to kill Rong Changan.
"Father-in-law, did the emperor say in the imperial decree that he would give the power of agency administration to whom?" Rong Chang'an and Zi Yan asked in unison.
The eunuch thought for a while: "This... It seems that the emperor really didn't explain it in the imperial decree."
Rong Chang'an and Zi Yan looked at each other, and they could see each other's thoughts from each other's eyes.
"Why, you are also interested in this?" Rong Changan said sarcastically.
Zi Yan was a little embarrassed: "I... how dare I! You are a queen, I am just a noble concubine, and I am short of a hat! If there is nothing else, I will retire first. Eunuch, goodbye!"
Seeing her touching the place where she was kicked just now, "hiss", she slowly walked out of the Shang study, but as soon as her back foot stepped over the threshold, her steps became faster. Fortunately, she was kicked by Rong Changan, and she still Go so fast.
Pooh!
Rong Changan can bear it, but Chuntao can't.
"why are you laughing?"
Chuntao smiled and said: "Look how she has been kicked! It's like a horse, after being kicked, it runs faster!"
Rong Changan also laughed, and then said seriously: "She has something on her mind to go so fast! I know where she is going. However, even if she goes first, she may not be able to get what she wants!"
Rong Changan believed that Yan Li would not hand over the agency right to Zi Yan, if not, Yan Li would not be Yan Li.
After finding out which secluded palace Yan Li was staying in, Ziyan asked Liu'er to prepare some food and wine, and one master and one servant came outside Yong'an Palace. There are many big internal guards guarding the outside of the palace, each of them is as strong as a cow, with a cold expression and a murderous look.
"Stop!" Ouchi's guard stopped Zi Yan, "Do you know that the emperor is inside?"
Zi Yan blinked her charming eyes, which flowed like autumn waves.
"Brother guards, Ziyan naturally knows that the emperor is in Yong'an Palace. No, I am afraid that the emperor will be hungry, so I personally cooked a few dishes for the emperor to taste. I also hope that all the guards, make room for me. Go in and meet the emperor."
The Ouchi guards turned a blind eye to Zi Yan's weak pretentiousness, their expressions were still cold, and their voices were still sonorous and powerful. Listening to them, Zi Yan felt like crying.
"Our brothers are guarding here according to the emperor's order. No one is allowed to go in to see the emperor. If you have to, you have to wait a month later."