"Your Majesty, this thing is caused by illusion. Long live you cannot open it yourself." Cao Qian immediately stopped him.

"What Xiangguo Cao said is true," Tian Fei said.

"To report to the emperor, let the old slave come and open it for the emperor." Eunuch Li came to the rescue. After receiving the emperor's permission, he respectfully held the treasure in his hands and stepped aside. He called another eunuch to hold it and took a deep breath himself. After taking a breath, he opened it carefully, took out the map and the secret letter and handed them to the emperor. After a while, the emperor Long Yan was furious, slapped the case and stood up.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor." All the ministers knelt down one after another.

"Cao Xiangguo, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation." He threw the secret letter heavily at Cao Gan's feet. Cao Gan saw the secret letter on the ground and picked it up tremblingly. The content on the letter was exactly what he said. Conspiracy plan with Marshal Jin Bing, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. This is not what I did. I have been loyal and dedicated since I became an official in the court. I have served the Song Dynasty, the court, and the emperor with all my loyalty. I have never dared to do such a treasonous thing. I He was framed. I hope your Majesty will come clean and don't believe the villain's slander." Cao Gan defended.

"Hmph, this handwriting is the cursive handwriting you are good at, how can it be fake? Tian Fei obeys the order." The emperor said angrily.

"I'm here."

"Lead the troops, seize the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and take out the rest of the secret letters based on this map." The emperor handed the map to Eunuch Li, and then passed it on to Tian Fei.

"I obey." Tian Fei took the map and exited the Chongzheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I am not the only one who wrote in cursive in the Great Congress of the World, and my handwriting can also be traced. Based on these alone, I can conclude that I collaborate with the enemy and refuse to submit." Cao Gan gritted his teeth and refused to admit it.

"Today, I have not wronged you. I discovered your conspiracy a few months ago. I have been sending people to investigate secretly and found out that you have contacts with Jin Bing. I care that you are a veteran of the three dynasties and a member of the country. Father-in-law, I gave you opportunities again and again, but you did not repent and plotted a rebellion, forcing Bian Guanlian to suffer a defeat and suffering heavy losses. This time, I specially charged General Yu with this crime and escorted him back to Beijing. Save his life, and save the life of my country, the Song Dynasty. The day before yesterday, I received a letter from General Sui. He has reached an agreement with Marshal Jin Bing and obtained evidence of your collaboration with the enemy and treason. Marshal Jin Bing has confirmed the truth. Admit it frankly, you and Cao Duo, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, attempted to usurp the throne on the condition of ceding the Border Desert and Daizhou and other places. The evidence on the beam today was given by an immortal. To be precise, Queen Rencheng, who died unjustly, has a spirit in heaven, revealing that What excuse do you have for your ulterior motives and your scheming? Do you still dare to use your head as a guarantee?" The emperor threw the autographed certificate of Marshal Jin Bing in front of him again. Cao Gan picked it up and took a look. , and suddenly fell to the ground.

"Come on, take down Cao Gan for me." The emperor ordered.

"Yes." The imperial guard helped him up and held him up.

"Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused. This is a frame-up. No matter how ambitious I am, I would not dare to rebel. Besides, my daughter is the mother of the dynasty, and my grandson is the prince of the dynasty. I am not doing it for myself but for them. As I thought, that is something that must not be done. Long live the anger and long live the sage." Cao Gan deliberately moved out the queen and the prince in an attempt to make the emperor have some scruples.

"Your Majesty, Cao Xiangguo is a veteran of three dynasties, a loyal sect, and is related to the Queen and the Crown Prince. He is definitely not a person plotting rebellion. I ask Your Majesty to investigate clearly and restore the Prime Minister's innocence." Chen Jinde knelt down and begged for orders.

"The Queen has arrived." was announced outside the palace.

"I am here to see the emperor. There is an emergency and I broke into the palace gate without permission. Please forgive me." Queen Cao Ling broke into the palace without permission. After receiving the letter, she immediately rushed to Chongzheng Palace.

"You came just in time to save me from sending people to escort you here." The emperor glared at her.

"I know that all sins are caused by me. I coveted the position of queen. When Concubine Yu was giving birth, she bribed Imperial Doctor Dou to increase the dosage of the birth-inducing medicine, causing Concubine Yu to go into shock and die of massive bleeding. I hope that the emperor will forgive my father. I am willing to die to apologize. I hope that the emperor will take care of the relationship between husband and wife and give me a white silk to keep the whole body. I hope that the emperor will forgive my father. Report again." Cao Ling kowtowed.

"I remember that since you took charge of the harem, you have been virtuous and virtuous. All the palaces and courtyards have been in peace and harmony, and you have shown your motherly demeanor. Therefore, I did not mention this matter if I knew the truth. I just care about the relationship between husband and wife and do not want to destroy it. , disrupting the harem. Today you plead guilty, and I could have spared your life, but your father and brother collaborated with the enemy and intended to rebel. The evidence is conclusive, and you cannot escape the blame. Even if I have the intention to protect you, I cannot ignore the imperial court. Do you know your guilt?"

"Collaboration with the enemy? Conspiracy of rebellion? No, I don't believe it. Even though my father and brother and my father-in-law are running rampant outside the palace, I know it and have always warned them. But the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason is too great. I don't know. Please, Your Majesty Observe clearly."

"Then you should ask your father to see if I have wronged them."

"Xiangguo, is everything the emperor said true?" Cao Ling looked at his father and asked sincerely.

"Queen, I was wronged. I didn't collaborate with the enemy and treason. It was all framed. Even if I don't do it for myself, I still have to think about you and the prince." Cao Gan still refused to admit it.

"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter, and I will never evade the crime that should be committed. However, this crime of treason is really unbearable. I request the three ministries to jointly review the matter and investigate the matter thoroughly. Otherwise, I will not be able to believe it, and it will be difficult for me to plead guilty. .”

"Three-department trial? I am afraid of insulting the sanctity of the supreme court of justice. Take a look at these and tell me if you want a three-department trial after reading them." Eunuch Li handed the secret letter to Cao Ling. Cao Ling was shocked by what he saw. , this handwriting was indeed written by Cao Qian. She has practiced her father's cursive writing since she was a child, and her handwriting style could not be clearer. She sat slumped on the ground, speechless.

"Reporting to your Majesty, we captured Cao Duo who was about to abscond outside the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and found a secret letter of collaboration with the enemy from his body." A member of the Royal Forest Army presented it.

"Bring Cao Duo up." The emperor said after reading the secret letter.

"Your Majesty, I found the secret passage of Youxiang's Mansion according to the map. There are many foreign tributes, jewelry and weapons hidden in it, but no secret letter was found. Please forgive me for my incompetence." Tian Fei reported.

"Here is the secret letter. The evidence is conclusive. Queen, do you still need a joint trial among the three ministries?" the emperor asked.

"I know that I am guilty. I ask the Emperor to consider my father's old age and give him the whole body. I thank the Emperor for his kindness and die to apologize." As she said that, she stood up suddenly and pulled out the knife of the guard beside her to wipe her neck.

Stopped, she fell to the ground.

"Queen, sister, we have been wronged. Please plead with the Emperor to save us." Cao Duo asked her for help.

"Father, brother, it's too late. How can you excuse me in front of the evidence? I worried day and night and warned all day long. I thought you were just letting me cause trouble outside and turned a blind eye out of concern for the dignity of the country's relatives. Unexpectedly, you actually caused harm to me.

I have caused such a catastrophic disaster because of you. Where do you put me, the prince, and the princess? It is such a disappointment to my daughter. Now she has brought it on herself, and there is no escape. It is really unfortunate for the Cao family, and my daughter has failed the emperor's kindness.

, I owe it to my ancestors and the emperor, and to the ancestors of the Cao family, please punish me. I am willing to be punished by the national law." Cao Ling fell to the ground and kowtowed.

"Queen, you..." Cao Gan thought that his daughter would defend him as a queen at the last moment, but he didn't expect that she would bow her head and plead guilty.

"Gu Xiangguo, three ministers are coming with me, and the rest will be left behind." The emperor stood up and walked into the inner hall.

"Yes." Gu Zhong and others followed in.

Fengxi Palace

"Princess, the princess is not good." The palace maid ran and shouted.

"What happened?" Yu Yan said.

"The emperor has arrested the empress and wants to punish her. Princess, please save the empress for the sake of her kindness to the princess in the past." The palace maid knelt down and begged for help.

"Sister Yuyan, my father will listen to you. Please save my mother quickly." The two princesses also knelt down.

"Get up quickly, don't worry, I'll go right away." She remembered Concubine Yu's instructions and ran all the way.

"Go to the prince quickly and ask him to rush there immediately." Princess An Yi said.

"Yes, I will be there soon."

Chongzheng Hall

After a while, they returned to the palace, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, Gu Zhong shook his head at Shi Lin, and Eunuch Li began to read out the edict.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Investigate Cao Qian, the Prime Minister of the Right State, and Cao Duo, the Minister of Punishment, who had an affair with the Jin soldiers in an attempt to rebel, deduct tributes, and oppress the people. After verification by many parties, the evidence is conclusive; investigate Cao Qian, the Prime Minister of the Right State, and Cao Duo, the Minister of Punishment, paid off

Imperial physician Dou Liang poisoned Empress Rencheng. The evidence was verified by imperial hospital maid Xuemei and was conclusive. Cao Gan was ordered to drink alcohol to commit suicide, and Cao Duo was beheaded in public. Both were dismissed from their official positions, their property was confiscated, and their family members were sent to the frontier as slaves and were never allowed to return to the capital.

.Queen Cao Ling cannot escape the suspicion of treason and is ashamed to be in charge of the harem. She gives her a piece of white silk to fulfill her wish and express her gratitude."

"My concubine, I thank you for your kindness." As soon as Cao Ling finished speaking, she fainted, and a maid came to help her.

"Tian Fei listens to orders."

"The end will be here."

"My decree shall be carried out immediately without delay." The emperor was firm and unwavering.

"The general will obey the decree."

"I know that I am guilty. Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, spare my life." Cao Gan and Cao Duo begged for mercy together.

"Father, please save someone under the knife." Yuyan ran into the hall.

"Yan'er, how dare you break into the palace gate without permission? Why don't you retreat quickly?" the emperor angrily scolded.

"I have come to see my father. Please forgive me for being so reckless and daring to break in today. I have come here to plead for the queen's life on my mother's orders and ask my father to spare her death." Yu Yan knelt down and kowtowed.

"Xier, do you know that she is the culprit who framed your mother? You still want to plead for her?"

"Yes, I know it all. My mother warned my son that no matter how great my grievances are, I can't have hatred in my heart. My son didn't understand at first, but now I understand that life and death are in an instant. Forgiveness is the most important thing in human life. My mother has forgiven me."

, My son, I must forgive you more. The Queen is the mother of the country who is in charge of the harem. If the harem is peaceful, the country will be peaceful. If the harem is in chaos, the country will be in chaos. In order to stabilize the foundation of the Song Dynasty, please take back the emperor."

"Please, Your Majesty, take back your order." All the ministers knelt down one after another.

"It's my mother's order again, Yu Yan, don't think that because the emperor loves you, you can do whatever you want. The country has national laws and the family has family rules. The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people. It is unforgivable. Please get out of here quickly."

"Father, please give me a chance, a chance to be filial to my father and my mother. Being able to see my father and recognize my ancestors and return to my clan is the greatest happiness for me, so I don't hate you, and I don't hate you anymore."

I don't want to cause chaos in the harem. I came here to reunite with my father, not to cause separation. I have already tasted the feeling of life, separation and death, and I never want anyone else to suffer such pain. I just want to fulfill my mother's last wish.

Please grant me permission, Father." Yu Yan kept kowtowing.

"That's enough, that's enough. Get up quickly." The emperor felt distressed when he saw her crying and kowtowing.

"Your Majesty, it's rare for a princess to understand the righteousness so well. I was moved when I saw it. This is the blessing of the emperor, the blessing of the Song Dynasty, and the blessing of all people. The queen has many wrongdoings, but she is not the one who masterminds the trouble. She is not guilty.

After death, the harem should not be in chaos, and should not be left without a master for a day. Please think twice, the emperor." Gu Zhong said.

"I am reporting to the Emperor. The princess is right. Forgiveness is a precious word. I have also lost the days when my parents were by my side. I know the hardships and suffering. Now that I see the princess pleading for the queen, my filial piety moves the heavens. My thoughts are with the princess.

With great sincerity, the queen is on the throne to calm down the six palaces. Her mother honors the world, and for the sake of not being a person who is planning to cause trouble, I ask the emperor to take back the order, and I will ask for the queen's life again." Shi Lin also kowtowed, and all the ministers followed.

"Father, you cannot kill your mother and queen. I will bear all the blame for the crime alone. I beg you, please forgive your mother and queen." Prince Zhao Xun ran into the hall and knelt down to beg.

"Thank you all for your kindness to me, my lords and princesses. I really have no face to face the people of the world, and I can't stand up to the emperor anymore. I can't serve the people in the harem anymore. I apologize for this. My prince, you must keep your father's teachings in mind and do what you want in the future."

A useful person, the queen is gone." The queen quickly picked up the knife on the ground and wiped it on her neck. At this critical moment, Yuyan pounced with all his strength and threw her to the ground. The knife rolled down and was

The guard picked it up.

"Mother, no." Yuyan cried and held her hand tightly.

"You, what did you call me?" Cao Ling was shocked.

"My son has already lost his mother. I don't want my other brothers and sisters to lose their mother again. Please take care of them." Yu Yan looked at her sincerely.

"Princess..., Yuyan...I'm sorry for you." Cao Ling hugged her and cried. Shilin looked at them and couldn't help crying too. What a precious scene. I hope
Chapter completed!