Great Blue Night Watchman

Chen is an extremely special person.

Since His Majesty took charge of the Great Cang, he has been in seclusion to enlightenment. This enlightenment lasted eight full years!

Therefore, he and His Majesty are known as monarchs and ministers, but in fact, they have never really been ministers to His Majesty.

In other words, when His Majesty sat on the dragon throne and looked down at the ministers, he was never in his sight.

Half of the ministers in the palace had never seen him before.

In the hearts of everyone, they did not regard him as an important minister in the court.

The first time he appeared in the public eye was during the Tianlao Incident one month ago. Lin Su interrogated Ding Jiye in front of the public using the law of literary mind-cleansing. Four second-rank officials blocked him with their official seals. Chen Geng came out and used the first-rank official seal. The second-grade official seals of the four senior officials were blocked, allowing the interrogation to proceed.

As soon as this move came out, Lu Tiancong was caught off guard, and even His Majesty was caught off guard, which made all the court officials look confused. He struck out and won a "full house of gold and jade" royal reward, and also made Chen Geng this The name spread throughout the capital overnight.

The court officials knew that this first-rank official, who had disappeared for eight years, came out with great force!

The biggest change in the direction of the court today is this.

He, who had never participated in today's imperial meeting, participated!

What does this mean?

This represents a complete change in the long-standing situation of "double first-class court" in Da Cang Chaotang, which will become three first-class court...

If everyone in the court was surprised, Zhang Juzheng was undoubtedly an exception. He was very excited!

After Chen Gengtian Prison took action, he had been very excited. Zhang Haoran also told Lin Su about his excited words in the study at that time. Zhang Haoran said: Grandpa is so happy. He said that he was too lonely in the court before, and finally he has A companion, I must have a drink with him.

Zhang Juzheng didn't finish the glass of wine after all.

Because after Chen Geng struck a blow, he retreated again and went into seclusion to realize the world!

He did not accept His Majesty's gold and jade, and he did not thank Your Majesty for his kindness. The royal envoy sent the gold and jade to the Chen family, and his eldest son received it on his behalf.

Zhang Juzheng was planning to have a drink with him, but naturally he had nowhere to go.

But now, he has stepped into the New Year Festival!

Zhang Juzheng was a little excited...

Yin time arrives.

The gate of Qinzheng Hall opens...

The ministers enter the palace!

Lu Tiancong was ranked first on the left. Zhang Juzheng glanced at Chen Geng and said, "Master Chen, please!"

Chen Geng smiled slightly: "Master Zhang, please go first!"

Zhang Juzheng also smiled and stepped onto the right side without being pretentious.

Logically speaking, Chen Geng should be ranked second from the left behind Lu Tiancong.

However, his uniqueness was shown again. Instead of lining up second from the left, he followed Zhang Juzheng and lined up second from the right.

This ranking is also very particular.

The prime minister is the head of the hundred officials, and Zuo Yi has his rightful title.

Zhang Juzheng and Chen Geng, one is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the other is a bachelor of Hanlin Academy. There is no conclusion on who comes first. Some countries judge by age, some by seniority, and some countries judge by who is stronger. .

Chen Geng didn't care about anything and directly asked Zhang Juzheng to go first.

Moreover, he did not line up second from the left where he should have, but was willing to line up second from the right behind Zhang Juzheng.

You can say that he is indifferent to ranking, but you can also say that he is already in the same camp as Zhang Juzheng and is unwilling to stand with Prime Minister Lu Tiancong.

The officials in the court are all excellent.

A simple ranking instantly created different ripples in the hearts of countless people...

At the moment of Yinshi, His Majesty takes off...

All officials stand at attention!

The kings are in place!

The small doors on the left and right sides of the top opened at the same time, and all the kings in Beijing entered the palace. The third prince, fourth prince, fifth prince, and seventh prince entered from the left. Two kings with different surnames: King Zhou Jiang of Thunder, and King Du Yunhe of Lingnan entered from the right.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes narrowed, what's going on?

Where is the prince?

When kings and princes enter the court, it is impossible for everyone to be there. There will always be some special circumstances, such as sudden illness, which prevents a certain king from attending the court, and everyone expresses understanding.

However, the prince is not among them!

He absolutely shouldn't be absent. Even if he is seriously ill, he must appear to be in good health and full of energy to attend this annual New Year gathering. Otherwise, rumors may spread. , either the prince does not pay attention to the country's etiquette, or the prince does not pay attention to the ministers, or the prince has a physical problem, any one of them is very fatal to the prince at the critical moment of fighting for the heir apparent!

——It is disrespectful for a prince not to respect national etiquette; it is disrespectful to not respect ministers; it is even more serious if you have physical problems, which shows that you do not have the hardware conditions to dominate a country...

In theory, the prince could not get away with such a "loss", but today, the prince happened to get it. He didn't come to the most important New Year meeting?

The palace door was wide open. His Majesty, dressed in festive attire, walked through the long line of officials and walked to the end of the golden palace. He sat down on the dragon chair and glanced at the ministers below...

"Your Majesty is coming to court, all the ministers will kneel down and worship!"

Following a loud shout from the chief eunuch, everyone in the palace knelt down and shouted for His Majesty a prosperous New Year.

His Majesty nodded with satisfaction: "My dear friends, I wish you a happy New Year, no gifts!"

The people below stood up and raised their heads...

His Majesty glanced over and was suddenly slightly startled, Chen Geng went to court!

Although there were waves in his heart instantly, as an emperor, he did not show it at all, but his eyes glanced to the left, and he was really shocked...

The prince's position is vacant!

The prince has not arrived!

When Chen Geng, who was not supposed to come, came, he regarded it as nothing, but when the prince, who was supposed to come, did not come, he suddenly became very angry!

Damn bastard!

What will be the Chinese New Year? Do you dare to come? Everyone has a reason not to come, but you have absolutely no reason!

At this moment, the small door on the left opened, and the prince arrived. Although his clothes were neatly dressed and the crown on his head was neat, his face was so pale that everyone could see clearly...

As soon as the prince arrived, he knelt down and said, "Father, my son is late, please punish me!"

His Majesty's eyes slowly fell: "Why are you so late?"

The prince raised his head, tears streaming down his face, and his voice choked with sobs: "Father, I almost never see my father again..."

As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was shocked...

The three officials, including Lu Tiancong, Zhang Juzheng, and Chen Geng, were all shocked.

His Majesty's crown also trembled slightly: "Tell me, what happened?"

The prince fell to the ground and burst into tears: "Yesterday, a group of masters attacked the East Palace at night. Nine out of ten guards from the East Palace died. The East Palace was almost destroyed. If the guard commander had not risked his life to save me, I would never see my father again..."

"What?" Your Majesty stood up suddenly, and the entire Golden Palace trembled under his loud shout...

All the courtiers in the palace exploded at the same time...

"A night attack on the East Palace is the same as regicide!" Zhou Yunzhi, the Minister of Rites, stepped out: "I invite your Majesty to issue a strict decree to trace the person who instigated it!"

Li Zegang, the Minister of Punishment, also stepped forward: "What Zhou Shangshu said is exactly what I said, and I second my opinion!"

He Jingjun, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, took a step forward...

Before speaking, His Majesty slowly stretched out his hand...

The whole hall was silent...

His Majesty spoke slowly: "The Land of the Great Cang, the Land of the Law. If you dare to attack the Crown Prince today, you will dare to attack the Zijin Pavilion tomorrow... Have you ever captured anyone alive?"

The prince said: "Thirteen people have been captured alive and have been brought outside the palace. I know that the situation is serious and dare not interrogate without authorization, so I hand them over to my father for personal trial!"

"Okay! Bring me to the palace!" His Majesty breathed out a long breath: "Prince, please return to your seat!"

The prince stood up and walked towards his seat step by step.

The third prince stood up to greet...

The two men's eyes met, and the prince's eyes flashed coldly.

The third prince's eyes were filled with confusion.

He understood the prince's eyes. The prince was doubting him!

However, the third prince can pat his chest, but he really didn’t do this!

Although he said he really wanted to do it, wanting to do it and actually doing it were two completely different concepts...

Who did it last night?

He wants to know too!

His eyes swept across the ministers below and came into contact with the eyes of the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Li, the Minister of Hu and others. The eyes of these people were also very strange.

It’s not just them…

Almost everyone in the palace quietly planted an answer in their hearts...

Who wants to kill the prince?

The most suspicious person is the third prince.

It is an open secret that the two sons are competing for the heir apparent.

No matter who the murderer is, no matter who he is assigned by, the black hand at the end must be the third prince!

Thirteen people were all covered in black scarves, and the black scarves on their faces were connected to their faces. They were carried in covered in blood. Their whole bodies were destroyed, their acupuncture points were sealed, their eyes were wide open, some were depressed, some were depressed. Anger, but also despair...

Zhou Yunzhi, He Jingjun and others looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

The prince is a talent!

His tardiness today was intentional. His purpose was to highlight the danger of the assassination and arouse the indignation of the officials.

And every step was correct, even the other party's mask was not lifted, which was even more brilliant. This meant that what he said was true. He knew that the matter was serious. He would not interrogate without authorization and brought these murderers directly to His Majesty. It also pushes the situation into a situation beyond anyone's control.

Everyone guessed that the person behind this group of people was the third prince.

Once the interrogation proves it, the third prince will not be able to survive this disaster!

The prince not only wants to stir up trouble, he also wants to take advantage of this eternal opportunity to completely drive the third prince out of the ranks of competitors!

A truly powerful person never misses an opportunity.

The assassination bureau last night was a danger to the prince, but after he escaped, it immediately turned into his "opportunity"!

Everything that everyone can think of, His Majesty, who is so talented and resourceful, can naturally think of it too.

However, as the prince expected, he must make up his mind in the face of the current situation.

The assassination of the prince was extremely serious.

Just as His Majesty himself said, if you dare to assassinate the Crown Prince today, you will dare to go to the Zijin Pavilion and kill His Majesty himself tomorrow!

This is the biggest taboo for a dynasty!

This wind must not last long!

At the New Year's court meeting, all court officials are present in person. Such matters must be dealt with openly!

His Majesty faced the thirteen His Highnesses and ordered in a deep voice: "Lei Zheng!"

"Here!" Lei Zheng stepped forward.

"Clean your heart with the way of literature and find out who is behind the scenes!"

"According to the order!" Lei Zheng strode to the front of the thirteen people.