Ci Jinzhi

The Queen Mother fainted and was in a hurry again.

Emperor Xingyuan guarded the Queen Mother and ordered He Qingxiao and Zhao Feifan to arrest the people.

As for the false emperor, he was firmly controlled and ignored for the time being.

While waiting for the Queen Mother to wake up, Emperor Xingyuan asked carefully about what happened in the palace. When he heard that Li Weiyao was trying to catch Xin You, he gritted his teeth in anger and said, "This beast!"

 After a pause, he added: "These beasts!"

Xin You was full of doubts and didn't know where to ask. Concubine Xian and others were still frightened after experiencing the thrill just now, and remained silent.

"Ayou, I've wronged you." Emperor Xingyuan looked at the haggard girl and felt guilty in his heart.

Xin You pursed her lips and said, "Thanks to the ladies and Princess Xuan."

"Well, I remember it all." Emperor Xingyuan cast an appreciative look at Concubine Xian and others.

“Your Majesty, what is going on?” Concubine Xian asked.

Emperor Xingyuan's face turned cold: "Some greedy and rebellious officials and traitors thought that I fell into the water and died, so they found a Xibei guy to try to protect their interests..."

Emperor Xingyuan still remembers his shock and anger when he heard that the emperor had been found and the team set off back to Beijing.

 He quickly realized that the fire on the treasure ship was not an accident, but a conspiracy by some people to replace him with Xibei goods.

With this in mind, it is not advisable to act rashly before returning to the capital. By the way, he took advantage of the plan and took the opportunity to see clearly who were causing trouble, so he could catch them all in one fell swoop.

At this time, the maid from the back room came out: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is awake."

Emperor Xingyuan hurriedly walked in.

On the bed, the Queen Mother, who was nearly seventy years old, opened her eyes, her eyes were still dull, and she kept shouting: "Two treasures, two treasures—"

In the past, Emperor Xingyuan was a little embarrassed every time he heard his mother call him by his nickname, but now he could only feel happy: "Mother, my son is here. It was because he came late, and you were frightened."

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes and saw that the son in front of her was finally awake. She pulled Emperor Xingyuan and cried: "Son, mother thought you were possessed by evil spirits, but it turned out that someone was pretending to be you! Who is that person? How come he looks like you?" Is it the same?"

Who is that person?

 This question is not only shared by the Queen Mother, but also by everyone.

Emperor Xingyuan didn't have time to find out. Now that the Queen Mother was awake, she had time to ask.

The Queen Mother stopped Emperor Xingyuan and said, "The Ai family also wants to hear it."

Emperor Xingyuan had no choice but to promise: "I will tell you carefully after my son has interrogated me."

 “Then go quickly, Aijia is waiting.”

Emperor Xingyuan nodded and glanced at Xin You: "Ah You, come with me."

Xin You walked behind Emperor Xingyuan and knelt down to Concubine Xian and Concubine Li.

 In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Xingyuan sat down on the throne. After a while, everyone who was supposed to arrive arrived.

In addition to these three people, including the Minister of Rites, the commander of the Jinlin Guards, Feng Nian, and the **** Li Wei, there were also a large group of tied officials, all of whom were kneeling in the palace with earth-colored faces.

 Huchbu Shangshu and others were also there, and their eyes couldn't help but glance at the fake emperor.

 Comparing them together, it is easy to tell which one is the real emperor. But even so, the two of them look exactly alike in appearance alone, which is incredible.

“I heard that he is not disguised, nor is he wearing a human skin mask.” Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance covered his mouth and whispered to Xie Zhangyuan who was standing aside.

 Emperor Xingyuan had sharp ears and glared at the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.

If it’s a human skin mask, where did the skin come from? Can this old thing speak? After receiving a glare, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was busy looking at his nose and nose, and his nose was watching his heart.

“Tell me, who is he?” Emperor Xingyuan looked at the Minister of Rites.

Even though some civil servants and nobles led by the Minister of Rites were the leaders of this conspiracy, it was Feng Nian who was in charge of the guards who wanted to control the chaos.

Emperor Xingyuan first contacted Princess Zhaoyang. Princess Zhaoyang led the soldiers to surround Feng's mansion in order to lure Feng Nian out of the palace, so that Emperor Xingyuan's return to the palace would go more smoothly and also reduce these people's suspicion of the people in the palace. harm.

Now, everyone who should be caught has been caught. When it comes time to find out the truth, the protagonists have been replaced by the Minister of Rites and others.

 At this time, the Minister of Rites was still confused.

It was too fast. One moment they were in full control, but they watched with cold eyes as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and others were frustrated. In the blink of an eye, they became prisoners.

 He unconsciously raised his head and looked at the majestic emperor on the throne. At this moment, despair surged over him, and regret filled his chest.

 He shouldn't take any chances when he sees someone who looks like the emperor.

 “What, you don’t want to say it?”

The Minister of Rites lay on the ground with tears streaming down his face: "The guilty minister said, the guilty minister said... He is Kou Tianming who was transferred to Wanyang Prefecture seven years ago..."

As soon as these words came out, there was a buzz of discussion.

“Kou Tianming—” Emperor Xingyuan reacted without much thought, “Kou Qingqing’s father, Kou Tianming, who fell into the river and died on his way to office a few years ago?”

He was deeply impressed. On the one hand, Kou Tianming died unexpectedly on the way to his appointment, and more importantly, Kou Tianming was Kou Qingqing's father.

 The same is true for people like the Minister of Household Affairs. In the ups and downs of the officialdom, many officials, big and small, have died in accidents over the past twenty years. The reason why Kou Tianming suddenly comes to mind is because of Kou Qingqing.

  To be precise, it’s because of Xinyou.

The ministers' eyes fell on Xinyou's face for a while, and then fell on the fake emperor's face for a while.

Xie Zhangyuan unconsciously took two steps forward: "Kou Tianming doesn't seem to look like this-"

Kou Tianming has been working as an official abroad. Apart from some people in the same field, he doesn't have many ministers who are familiar with him, but he still has a general impression.

However, seven or eight years have passed, and that impression has become much blurry.

Emperor Xingyuan closed his eyes and stared at the face of the fake emperor: "In my impression, Kou Tianming has a beard on his face and a strong figure -"

"The guilty minister couldn't believe it after knowing it, but this person is indeed Kou Tianming."

 “Who told you?”

At this time, the Minister of Rites had nothing to hide and cried: "The person who took in Zhang Yuchen's son Zhang Chen. This person is a wealthy gentry in the south named Qian Lin, and his backer is Zhang Yuchen. Zhang Yuchen and Kou Tianming are from the same school. Jinshi, we were very close back then. By chance, he noticed that Kou Tianming had similar facial features to His Majesty, so he remembered it in his heart..."

“So, what happened to Kou Tianming on his way to his post was not an accident?” Emperor Xingyuan asked with a livid face.

This shows that Zhang Yuchen and others had evil intentions seven years ago.

“It was a lie that Kou Tianming fell into the river. In fact, he ended up at Qian Lin’s house. He became weak after being locked up in a darkroom over the years. Now that he has shaved off his beard, he looks more and more like His Majesty..."

Staring at the Minister of Rites who all confessed, Emperor Xingyuan asked sharply: "What about you? When did you know that Kou Tianming existed?"

The Minister of Rites buried his head deeply and replied in a trembling voice: "When your Majesty goes south."

If he hadn't seen someone so similar to the emperor with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to think like Li Daitao, no matter how brave he was!

"I really didn't expect that Zhang Yuchen is such a talented person who can prepare for a rainy day." Emperor Xingyuan smiled sarcastically, stood up from the throne and walked towards Kou Tianming.

 (End of this chapter)