Can I get to the other side?

After the emperor went to court, he immediately found Empress Fu and cried to her about the changes that happened in the court today.

"...The head of the state cursed Cao Cao as a traitor who pretended to be emperor, and asked Cao Cao to kill him. One day the fake emperor from Yecheng will lead his troops to fight and avenge him."

"Isn't he just beating around the bush and calling me a lie?"

"Queen, even the father-in-law has betrayed me now!"

The emperor lay on the table and cried.

After hearing the emperor's words, Queen Fu was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Her beautiful eyes were full of doubts and confusion.

Didn't she ask her father to contact loyal ministers to kill Cao's thieves?

How could it develop like this?

But being shocked, Empress Fu quickly calmed down her emotions - after all, the emperor's emotions were too fragile. If she didn't remain calm, where would her backbone be?

"Your Majesty, don't worry, my concubine is here."

Queen Fu patted the emperor's back and comforted him softly.

The emperor looked at Queen Fu's beautiful and dignified face and was moved in his heart. He knew that even if the father-in-law betrayed him, Queen Fu would not betray him.

Even if the false emperor in Yecheng could take away everything from him, he would never be able to take away his queen. The queen and her husband were deeply in love, how could the false emperor know about it!

"Queen."

The emperor wiped his tears, took a deep breath and said, "I plan to ask Zong Zheng to prove my identity in front of all the officials."

In the past, it was the false emperor in Yecheng who pretended to be the emperor, and no one in the court believed him; but now even the officials began to question his identity, and it would be impossible if he did not prove himself.

And now the only person who can prove his identity is Zongzheng!

Zong Zheng is one of the Nine Qings.

Different from other Jiuqing, this position, like the emperor, can only be held by people of the Liu family's bloodline, and they must be highly respected people in the Liu family.

Zongzheng manages Zongzheng Temple and is responsible for handling all matters related to the royal family. He only cares about the continuation of the Liu family and does not interfere in any national affairs.

To put it simply, he is the patriarch of the Liu family.

His status was as high as that of an emperor, and he might have been beaten by Zongzhengji before he ascended the throne.

At the same time, you must treat Zongzheng with respect when you meet him.

The reason why the emperor asked Zongzheng to prove it for him was precisely because Zongzheng represented the interests of the royal family surnamed Liu and would not tolerate an outsider pretending to be the emperor and becoming the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

The most important thing is that Zongzheng's status is high enough and his words are weighty enough to convince all the officials in the court.

"Zong Zheng?"

Hearing this name, Queen Fu's eyes gleamed and her eyebrows furrowed, "But Your Majesty, the current Zong Zheng in the court once served as Dong Zhuo's chief minister, so his prestige is probably not enough, right?"

If Zong was a member of the Han clan with a high status like Liu Yu, he would be able to convince the world with one final word.

But the current Zongzheng is Liu Ai. Although this person is a relative of the Liu family, he once followed the traitor Dong Zhuo. With this history, how can everyone believe his words?

Even Kong Rong's words were more convincing than him.

The emperor sighed: "Of course I understand the Queen's words, but besides Zongzheng, who else is qualified to verify my identity at the moment?"

Queen Fu was speechless for a moment, speechless.

Yes, besides Zongzheng, who else can rectify the emperor's name now? This was a choice made out of desperation. At least Zong Zheng's identity carried a lot of weight.

While the emperor and the queen were discussing, a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Zong is seeking an audience outside the palace."

"What?"

The emperor was shocked when he heard this and looked at each other with Empress Fu.

Did you say that Zongzhengzheng is here?

Empress Fu said: "Since Zong Zheng is here, Your Majesty can just have a chat with Zong Zheng and ask Zong Zheng to prove his identity for Your Majesty. I will leave first."

There must be some secrets about the royal family in the conversation between the emperor and Zongzheng. Even if she is the queen, she cannot listen to it. This is the rule.

After Queen Fu left, Zongzheng Liu Ai walked into the announcement room.

"See Your Majesty."

Liu Ai is about sixty years old, with an old-fashioned and unsmiling face. He is meticulous in both his clothes and his etiquette, and he has a serious air about him.

Seeing this Liu Zongzheng, the emperor inevitably became nervous. He immediately sat up straight and did not dare to do anything that was not in line with the etiquette of the emperor.

This is all muscle memory formed by the boards that were hit in the past. When Zongzhengji taught etiquette, it was a real fight.

In addition, he must also be cautious when it comes to verifying the emperor's identity.

"Zongzheng, no courtesy, please take your seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Ai straightened up, sat down opposite the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, rumors have been circulating among the government and the public recently. It is rumored that your Majesty was betrayed by Yang Biao, Fu Wan and others. The real emperor went to Ye long before the capital was moved to Xu County. city."

"This matter is closely related to the foundation of the country and the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, I came to the palace specially. I hope that your majesty can cooperate with me to verify my identity."

He has long heard the rumors about the real and fake emperor.

I thought it was just someone Yuan Shao, the traitor, randomly found to pretend to be the emperor, so that he could order the princes in the name of the emperor, but he never thought that the trouble was getting bigger and bigger, and even important officials like Yang Biao and Fu Wan believed it.

Therefore, he had to come forward to verify the identity of the emperor and see whether Yang Biao and Fu Wanzhi's words were true or false.

"That's what I meant!"

The emperor was very excited when he heard this and said: "The only person who can stabilize the court and convince all the officials now is Zong Zheng. Zong Zheng must prove my identity, and we must not let the false emperor steal the country of Han Dynasty and stain the blood of the Liu family." !”

Liu Ai nodded slightly and said, "I have a few questions for your majesty. Please answer them truthfully."

"Please ask, Zongzheng."

The emperor knew that this was necessary. It was related to the orthodoxy of the Han imperial family. As Zongzheng, he must be strict and cannot express his views casually.

But he was the real emperor, what was he afraid of?

Liu Ai asked directly, "Why did your majesty go to Zongzheng Temple for the first time? What kind of punishment did you receive? Who punished your majesty?"

These things happened before the emperor ascended the throne, so they would not be recorded in the daily records.

The previous Zongzheng had died, and there were some things that he didn't know, only the real emperor knew.

The emperor didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "The first time I entered the Zongzheng Temple was when I was six years old. I was punished for being impolite when offering sacrifices to the Taimiao."

"At that time, I was punished with three strokes of the stick and confined for a day. The person who punished me was the Zongzheng of the previous generation. At that time, there was also a clan relative who was responsible for taking care of me. I don't know his name, but he was in the Zongzheng Temple. The Zongzheng can confirm it with the clan relative when he returns."

The emperor entered the Zongzheng Temple only a few times, so he remembered every time, especially the first time.

Liu Ai nodded, a light flashed in his eyes, and he kept this in mind. Then he asked a few questions in succession, and the emperor answered them one by one.

After a round of questions and answers, Liu Ai figured out many secrets about the emperor.

Some he didn't know, and some he knew.

Having achieved the purpose of this trip, Liu Ai glanced at the Tiger Guards standing outside the palace, and a smile appeared on his serious face, saying: "I can confirm that Your Majesty is the legitimate emperor of the Han Dynasty."

The emperor almost couldn't help crying again when he heard this.

He finally proved that he was himself!

Sniffing, the emperor said to Liu Ai: "Tomorrow morning, I hope that Zong Zheng can clarify the misunderstanding to the civil and military officials and tell them the results of the verification."

The word "misunderstanding" emphasized the tone.

The emperor understood that as long as he attributed all this to misunderstanding and blamed the false emperor, he could show his mind and dispel the concerns of the officials.

The most important thing is to let Cao Cao, Yang Biao and Fu Wan know that they were just deceived by the false emperor, and he would not pursue this matter.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this is my duty."

After Liu Ai bowed, he turned around and left.

The emperor watched Liu Ai's figure go away, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. He couldn't help but smile on his face, and even a little proud.

The fake emperor, so much for it!

No matter how you deceive the world, no matter how similar it is, a fake is still a fake!

…

After leaving the palace, Liu Ai fell into deep thought.

The emperor in the palace is undoubtedly real.

This can be seen from the fact that the emperor can easily answer those secrets of his childhood. Only the real emperor would know, and the birthmark on his body is also real.

This also shows that the emperor in Yecheng is fake.

"What should I do now? Should I truthfully announce the result of the verification to all officials, or seek an opportunity for myself and the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Ai began to struggle with himself.

Although the emperor in front of him is the orthodox of the Han Dynasty, he has no ability to restore the Han Dynasty. How can the royal family count on such an incompetent emperor?

On the contrary, the one in Yecheng was a fake emperor established by Yuan Shao, but he was able to seize Yecheng and even get the loyalty of Lu Bu, with tens of thousands of troops.

The only problem is blood.

If the man in Yecheng is of Liu's blood, then it's fine. Even if he is a branch of a branch, it doesn't matter. It's just a small branch becoming a big branch.

But if he is not of Liu's blood, but a person of another surname, then it means that the Han Dynasty is stolen by a foreign surname, which completely violates his duties as the head of the clan.

But... there is hope that the Han Dynasty will continue.

Liu Ai hesitated in his heart, but finally made up his mind when he walked out of the palace, and he also understood what he should do.

"So what if it's fake, so what if it's not of Liu's blood?"

"When the time comes, let him marry a few Liu's daughters, and the children born will be made the crown prince and inherit the throne. In this way, the Han Dynasty will still belong to the descendants of my Liu family bloodline."

"And now Yang Biao and Fu Wan have successively died to show their loyalty to the false emperor. The identity of the emperor of Yecheng has been believed by most people. It's just a matter of finality."

"My prestige is not enough to make the world believe that the emperor of Yecheng is fake. If I accuse him of being a false emperor, when Xu County is broken, it will be the time of my death. At that time, let alone let the emperor marry a Liu's daughter."

"The opportunity to build Yanhan for the third time and become a minister of the dragon is right in front of me. This may be the only chance I have in this life."

"For the sake of the Han Dynasty and the Liu clan, why not... let me be the one who makes the final decision?"

Liu Ai turned around and looked at the simple palace behind him with a deep look.

After a long time, he turned around and left.

...

Sikong Mansion

After Cao Cao returned to his house, he washed his face more than ten times in a row. He almost washed his face bald, but still felt that his face was not clean.

"If it weren't for you, Ziyuan, I would have killed that old man!"

Cao Cao took the handkerchief from Xu You and wiped his face while saying hatefully.

Not to mention Fu Wan's dirty words, just the old phlegm made him sick.

He had never suffered such a great humiliation in his life, and his moral character was not to the point of swallowing spit in his face.

Xu You shook his head and said: "If you really kill the father-in-law in court, everyone in the court will be in danger, and they will even run away and stay away from Xu County."

The words "Come to your mother" that resounded throughout the hall after Fu Fu are still lingering in Xu You's mind.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy and he looked at Xu Chu who was standing aside: "Have you captured everyone?"

The first thing he did after he came to court was to order Xu Chu to lead his troops to arrest people at the husband's house, and arrest all the children of the old man who had finished his ambush.

After lying down, he didn't dare to move for the time being. Could it be that he couldn't touch his children?

Xu Chu scratched his head and said angrily: "I didn't catch it, my lord. Now only Fu Wan's wife and servants are in the Fu family. But my lord, you have ordered that she is the daughter of Emperor Huan and cannot act recklessly."

"Ah!" Cao Cao was furious and covered the basin with his handkerchief, "I just said, how could an old man have the courage to publicly insult me ​​in the court after I subdued him? It turns out he had been prepared for it a long time ago! "

"Damn it!"

He felt like he was going crazy.

I have nowhere to vent my anger.

At this time, the housekeeper ran over and reported: "Sikong, Zongzheng is here to visit, you..."

"No! No!"

Cao Cao was in a very bad mood now, and he didn't want to see anyone. But then he thought about it, he was Zongzheng from Zongzheng Temple after all, and it seemed inappropriate not to see him, so he said, "Please come here!"

After a while, Liu Ai walked into the lobby.

Cao Cao had no intention of being polite to him and asked straight to the point: "Zong Zheng came to visit. I don't know why?"

Liu Ai was not annoyed and said calmly: "Because of the recent rumors about the real and fake emperor, I have entered the palace today to verify the emperor's identity, so I came to inform Sikong."

"oh?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he said with a joking look on his face: "Zongzheng finally found out that the emperor in the palace has been replaced? What have you done earlier!"

It was not like he had not sent someone to ask Liu Ai to verify the emperor's identity before, but Liu Ai thought that he was insulting the emperor and damaging the emperor's majesty, so he ignored him at all.

This led to a series of subsequent events.

Therefore, Cao Cao still felt quite resentful towards Liu Ai.

Liu Aidao: "Zongzheng Temple has been conducting verification before, but only today did we find out that the person who switched the package was Yang Biao."

When Cao Cao and Xu You heard this, they looked at each other with understanding expressions on their faces.

It was just as they expected.

It was all Yang Biao’s doing!

I want to break my promise. I really can't write the last chapter. I fell asleep while writing this chapter. Will make up for it tomorrow! Dear friends, forgive me once!