The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 616: Palace Fights Are All Scheming

After Li Hong left, Xiao Yun winked at Jiang Lin, who stepped forward and shouted, "Mighty General, Concubine Hui assassinated the current emperor, deceived the late emperor, and disrupted the royal bloodline. She is a criminal who has deceived the emperor! Now she is colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty and wants to restore the previous dynasty. Her crime is unforgivable and she deserves death..."

Xiao Yun waited for him to finish and then said, "Are there any of you who still want to continue to follow these remnants of the previous dynasty? I can help you."

All the civil and military officials in the court, except for General Weiwu, Concubine Hui and several imperial guards, knelt down and apologized, saying that they were old and their eyes were blurry and they were almost deceived by the thieves.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Concubine Hui collapsed to the ground. The imperial guards were also at a loss, and their hands gripping the hilts of their swords were unsteady, unable to make a decision.

A hint of viciousness flashed in the mighty general's eyes. He knew that his family might not survive. Since they were all going to die anyway, he might as well take a gamble.

He no longer cared about Chu Mingli, who was still in Xiao Yun's hands, and said coldly to the surrounding imperial guards: "Even if we confess our crimes today, we will not escape death. We might as well give it a try! What can she do as a woman?"

Then he rushed forward first, wanting to rescue his daughter and the secret guards first, so that he could have more help.

General Weiwu's martial arts skills are definitely better than those of the imperial guards, but they are still not enough to fight against Jiang Lin, so Xiao Yun is not worried at all. As for those imperial guards who were persuaded, she originally wanted to spare their lives, but it seems that is no longer necessary.

She destroyed Chu Mingli's dantian with a palm, then threw him aside while he was vomiting blood and unconscious, and went straight to help him.

Alas... there are still too few people~

He grabbed a long sword again and killed all the imperial guards who came forward to help General Weiwu. Jiang Lin also captured General Weiwu.

She turned her head to look at the only two imperial guards who had not moved. They were so frightened that they quickly threw the knives in their hands to the ground and knelt down to beg for mercy.

The two of them were descendants of a fallen branch of the royal family. They wanted to earn the merit of following the emperor to revive their family, but they didn't expect to support a fake prince. Now that it was hopeless, they just hoped not to bring trouble to their families, so they didn't take any further action.

Xiao Yun retracted his gaze and looked at the mighty general who was being held to the ground by Jiang Lin, still looking defiant. He chuckled and said, "Do you think that since the emperor is dead, you can take the throne yourself by controlling these imperial guards?"

Seeing his eyes flicker, Xiao Yun snorted coldly, "If Cheng Yuhui had succeeded last night, it might have been possible, but my mother and I are still fine, and you have fallen into my hands. Even if we are orphans and widows now, don't forget that my father still has half of Dali's troops in his hands..."

She said this to all the ministers present. Don't think that her son is easy to bully because he is still young. She and her mother have the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion behind them. Even if they are still fighting at the border, they will come back one day.

The neutral faction did not express any opinions. They were only loyal to Dali. It didn't matter who came to power as long as they didn't bring harm to Dali.

Those from other factions who had followed Chu Mingli before were now like quails, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as the imperial guards whose bodies were separated. Those who were involved with the other two princes had some small thoughts in mind, but after hearing this, they suppressed them.

Especially the Fourth Prince's faction. The officials who supported him were of low rank and had no competitiveness. Now seeing Xiao Yun's dominance, they directly said: I have become honest.

Xiao Yun was not worried about the Third Prince's people. Far water cannot quench immediate thirst. When the other party comes back, she will help her son to put the court in order.

After waiting for another half an hour, Li Hong and his companions finally came back, but unfortunately they did not bring back Lin Zhengde and the others. They had already run away when they left. After asking other people in the academy, they found out that they had just left not long ago. Judging from the time, they should have received the news as soon as the palace was defeated.

Li Hong led his men to chase them for a while but did not find any trace of them, so they came back to report.

Xiao Yun glanced at everyone and continued, "I will forgive what happened today, but if anyone harbors any evil intentions again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

All the ministers kowtowed and praised the Queen for her wisdom.

After warning them, he ordered the Jingzhao Yin to close the city gates and search the inner city for the whereabouts of Lin Zhengde and others, and to arrest all the people in the Weiwu General's Mansion, especially the general's wife Cui, for a thorough interrogation.

Since Li Hong and the others didn't find any trace, those people must still be in the city. Xiao Yun instantly thought of the courtyard that Chen Jinshi went to. There are several more in the city.

After giving the order, he asked Li Hong and others to leave with Jingzhao Yin. Of course, before leaving, Xiao Yun sent him a message to tell him the locations of several courtyards and tunnels.

Next, Xiao Yun arranged for people to take Concubine Hui, Chu Mingli, General Weiwu and others to the prison, and deal with them together after they were caught.

General Weiwu, like Chu Mingli, also had his dantian destroyed. He was temporarily imprisoned to see if the "grandson of the emperor" would show up to rescue them and catch them all in one fell swoop. If he was not caught, it would always be a hidden danger.

She then personally appointed several high-ranking neutral ministers to temporarily assist in the administration. Amidst their flattered gazes, she instructed the Ministry of Rites to prepare for Emperor Yongkang's funeral.

Because the imperial mausoleum has not been completed yet, the coffin must be placed in Huangjue Temple first, so that it can be buried with Qiao Wan in due time.

The coronation ceremony of the adopted son must also be put on the agenda. The country cannot be without a king for a day. Anyway, the mourning period is only 27 days, so the nearest day can be chosen.

After arranging these things, the court was dismissed, and she took Jiang Lin back to the harem. It was almost noon, and she had not eaten or drunk anything since she got up in the morning.

After returning to the harem, Xiao Yun had brunch with her son, and Jiang Lin delivered Chu Mingli's confession. She had put a truth talisman on the other party, so she could interrogate him as soon as he woke up.

Looking at the thick stack of confessions, Xiao Yun read through them quickly and found that there was indeed nothing about the "emperor's grandson".

The other party was hiding so secretly that even his own son didn't know who he was, and they communicated through secret channels.

Xiao Yun rubbed his eyebrows. It seemed that he had to look for clues elsewhere.

At this time, Li Hong hurried back and quickly reported: "Your Majesty, I led people to search the courtyards you mentioned, but did not find Lin Zhengde and others, and the tunnel was empty.

However, I found some strange symbols in one courtyard, like some kind of secret code. I have copied them down for your inspection, Your Majesty.

Xiao Yun took the paper with symbols drawn on it from Li Hong and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed to him. Then he remembered where he had seen it before. Isn't this barbarian writing?

Could it be that the remnants of the previous dynasty have also colluded with the barbarian country?

She asked Jiang Lin to find someone who understood the barbarian language to see what all this meant.

Jiang Lin brought people back very quickly. There was a ready-made one in the harem, a concubine dowager, a princess who was married from a barbarian country. However, because she was not good-looking, she was disliked by the previous emperor and had always been a transparent person in the palace.