"Empress Yi'an is here!" At this moment, the eunuchs outside the palace proclaimed the imperial edict.

Even Chongzhen, who became the Supreme Emperor, had to stand up with Empress Dowager Zhou to greet him, and Zhu Cixuan also stood up. Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan walked in with the help of her maid.

The title of Empress Yi'an is actually a bit troublesome. Logically speaking, Chongzhen's wife became Empress Dowager Zhou, then Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao and Chongzhen Zhu Youjian were brothers. Empress Yi'an was not Zhu Cilang's grandmother, and she could not be called the Empress Dowager.

Zhu Cilang used to call Empress Yi'an the Emperor's Auntie, but now he calls Auntie Huang Tai. Although the name is a bit difficult to describe, it is finally in line with etiquette.

The throne of the Chongzhen lineage was given by Zhang Yan. If it weren't for the overall situation, Zhang Yan, the Empress Yi'an, and tried her best to persuade Emperor Tianqi to be in Zhu Youjian, there is still the throne of Emperor Chongzhen there.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Dowager Zhou both respected the Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan very much. Zhu Cilang also respected the aunt of the emperor very much.

As soon as Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan came, Zhu Cilang breathed a little relieved. However, as soon as Queen Yi'an opened her mouth, Zhu Cilang's head became bigger again.

"Ci-Yang, I heard that you put the father-in-law in prison, but this happened." As soon as Zhang Yan came, Chongzhen gave up his seat. Zhang Yan was not polite and sat on it directly.

Zhu Cilang said "yes" and then bowed: "Reply to the words of the Emperor's Grandmother, the emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. The father-in-law Zhou Kui was corrupt and abused the law to buy and sell official positions. The sons only handled the case according to the law."

Emperors of all generations have advocated that they are "the number one person in charge sent to the world to control the world, and have absolute power" - this is the so-called "divine authority of the king".

The meaning of the emperor comes from this, namely: "Son of Heaven"!

"The emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people", on the surface, saying that "everyone is equal before the law."

In fact, this is just an ideal state. There has been no record of the emperor's crimes of the same crime as the common people in history. Just imagine how could an emperor be convicted if he violated the law? After all, the emperor is the supreme place.

"Da Hongpao" 29 of the Qing Dynasty: "The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Now that you have been punished and come here with the order, you dare to be so agile. I will beat you to defy the law and deceive the order!"

"Complete Biography of Embroidered Ge Robe" 23: The emperor broke the law and was the same as the common people. According to his accusation, every sentence was reasonable. He also knew that Liu Jun, the eldest daughter of the prefect of Shuntian, came forward, so he would rather not be afraid that he would tell his father and report to the emperor?

These are just the legends of opera in the book. In fact, the original meaning of this sentence is that the prince violates the law and the common people. In other words, if the prince violates the law, he must also commit the same crime with the people. Among them, the emperor does not tolerate it.

Zhu Cixuan said this, which means to show an attitude. Although Zhou Kui was his grandfather, he still dealt with it according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhou Kui was really dead in accordance with the Ming Dynasty, he would be corruption and abuse of power and be involved in the case of being punished with great charges. When Empress Dowager Zhou heard this, she looked at Chongzhen in shock: "Your Majesty, listen, what are you saying!"

Chongzhen was furious, but he glanced at Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan, but he still didn't dare to say it.

Queen Yi'an had a cold face: "Nothing! Do you want to kill the nine tribes of the father-in-law?"

Zhu Cilang was stunned and then bowed: "The child does not dare, but he just does things according to the law. If the father-in-law does not pursue the matter, then where is the law?"

Zhang Yan snorted and asked hurriedly: "So, how do you want to deal with the father-in-law."

Zhu Cilang pondered silently, and to be honest, he didn't think about how to deal with Zhou Kui. To be honest, he didn't think about it. It was already a storm in the city. How to deal with Zhou Kui is indeed a difficult problem.

Acquittal? Obviously it is impossible. Where is the law of the Ming Dynasty? People in the world will inevitably criticize it. The royal face will become a laughing stock. Even historical books will leave an embarrassing mark.

Don’t you have any family property? What about the crimes that Zhou Kui committed, just let it go?

Beheaded? This is OK, but how to explain it to your parents. Especially the biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhou, who is her biological mother, how to face her.

For a moment, Zhu Cilang was completely out of his mind. He just thought about dealing with Zhou Kui, and even his own grandfather, Zhu Cilang refused to recognize his relatives. However, Zhu Cilang never thought about how to deal with it when Zhou Kui was arrested and brought to justice.

This is a difficult problem. Zhu Cixuan regrets it now. He had known that he would not have done this. At least he would not have been so open-minded, which is equivalent to making himself unable to get out of Taiwan.

Seeing Zhu Cilang silent, Emperor Chongzhen could not bear it anymore: "I asked you to be this emperor. I thought you were already mature. Cilang, you had caused such a disaster. Have you ever thought about your mother's queen? If you do this, isn't this forcing your mother?"

Zhu Cilang knelt down with a thud: "Father, Queen, the child knows that he is wrong. But, it's just that things have come to this point, the child still wants to handle the case impartially."

"You!" Empress Dowager Zhou was so angry that she almost fainted.

Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan, who was standing beside her, looked much better: "Oh, tell me how to handle the case impartially."

Zhu Cilang pondered for a moment: "The child had misconduct before, and he really didn't think so much. The child was thinking that the father-in-law must give an explanation to the world. The child wanted to seize the property of the Zhou family and confiscate it all. As for the child's grandfather, he thought that he could avoid his death penalty when he was old, and he would be exiled to the army."

When he said this, Zhu Cilang kept looking at his mother. Empress Dowager Zhou was so angry that she trembled: "Your grandpa is so old that you actually exiled him. Isn't this torture him to death? You might as well kill him with one knife? Even your mother will kill him, so that he can become your name of righteousness."

"My mother, please listen to the child's explanation. The purpose of being exiled is to cover up the eyes and ears. It is to give an explanation to the people of the world. As for how to exile, my son will not let my grandfather down."

After hearing this, Empress Yian nodded reluctantly: "I have heard what this child means, Ciyang, since you know you are wrong, that's fine. Doing this is the only solution. What I want to ask you is, if you do it again, how will you deal with this case?"

Zhu Cixuan thought for a while, and then said, "My son will not pronounce him and join the public, but will deal with it quietly and directly let Chen Degui, the supervisor of Shangshen, die suddenly. As for grandpa, grandpa donated his property and imprisoned him in the mansion."

Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan turned to look at Chongzhen beside her: "This child is still saved, and I know what to do. I just became a little impatient in advance, thinking that he would learn from his mistakes. After experiencing this, he knew how to do it. It's already here, and it's useless to pursue it again. Just do it according to Ci Yang's will. What do you think the Supreme Emperor?"

Chongzhen hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I respect the imperial edict of the emperor's sister-in-law."
Chapter completed!