Zhu Houzhao returned from Jiangnan and never showed up again after falling into the river. Although he had always heard that Zhu Houzhao's health was getting worse, now he suddenly heard Yang Tinghe say "the emperor has passed away", the news still shocked the ministers in the main hall of the cabinet.

Liang Chu frowned and stood up first: "How is it possible? The emperor is in his prime and is healthy on weekdays. How could he die suddenly? Lord Yang, don't lie."

Yang Tinghe looked helpless and spread his hands, saying, "I don't dare to talk nonsense for such a thing, right?"

I was also extremely surprised and frightened. At the beginning of the day, the emperor sent someone to tell me to the palace, and then talked to me for a while before handing me the edict to pass the throne, and then suddenly died. There was a concubine Bao, and the chief doctor Hu of the Imperial Hospital, who could testify. I had no false words."

Bang! Yang Yiqing suddenly stood up with a pale face. Since he came to the capital, he took the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and obtained the appointment documents of the Grand Secretary of the Jinshen Palace and the Prince Shaobao, but he has never seen Zhu Houzhao.

I have been waiting and waiting, but now I am told that the emperor has passed away?

If Yang Yiqing believes that there is nothing wrong with it, so how is this possible? After Yang Yiqing got up, he looked at Yang Tinghe coldly and said, "The emperor has passed away. Why am I sitting here? Go to Qianqing Palace first and see the emperor before talking about it!"

"That's right." Zhong Bin also stood up and left immediately after spitting out these two words.

Qian Ning, who was also sitting in the meeting hall, frowned and shouted to Zhong Bin in a deep voice: "Zhong Bin, don't be impulsive, wait for Lord Yang to make arrangements."

Zhong Bin turned his head and glanced at Qian Ning, leaving the main hall of the cabinet without saying a word. Yang Yiqing also followed immediately, followed by Liang Chu and Cui Zhengyi.

With a few of them taking the lead, many others began to stand up silently and follow them out of the main hall of the cabinet. Yang Tinghe had no good way to stop him.

In the end, the people who stayed in the house were basically Yang Tinghe's people. Yang Tinghe nodded slightly, and then everyone walked towards the Qianqing Palace together.

Everyone arrived at Qianqing Palace and before they could walk in, they saw several corpses of Jinyiwei outside the palace gate.

Yang Tinghe was shocked and immediately realized something unexpected happened. He turned his head and looked at Qian Ning. Qian Ning immediately ran into the Qianqing Palace, and Zhong Bin and Yang Yiqing followed immediately.

When I arrived in the Qianqing Palace, the bedroom was empty, so where was the emperor's body?

Qian Ning searched everywhere in the palace, trying to see if Zhu Houzhao's body was hidden. Because although the guards of the Qianqing Palace in the palace were temporarily withdrawn, the guards in other places were even more severe. If outsiders broke in, there would be no movement at all, and they also brought a dying person.

Zhong Bin and Yang Yiqing ignored him and went out of the Qianqing Palace directly. Yang Yiqing looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Mr. Yang, didn't you say that the emperor has passed away? I didn't see the emperor at all, there was nothing."

"This" Yang Tinghe talked to each other. He hesitated for a while before he said: "It must be someone who stole the emperor's dragon body."

Yang Yiqing looked at Yang Tinghe deeply, and finally shook his sleeves and said, "I don't believe that the emperor has passed away without seeing the emperor's body."

After saying that, Yang Yiqing left straight away.

Zhong Bin glanced at Yang Tinghe and Qian Ning who had just come out of the Ganqing Palace, and then he walked away without saying a word.

Then Liang Chu, Cui Zhengyi and others also left one after another.

As a result, Yang Tinghe could not make a declaration of Zhu Houzhao's throne. Yang Tinghe was so angry that his face turned pale, and he shook his sleeves and walked away.

Zhong Bin and Yang Yiqing had just walked out of the palace. They met disciples from Qianmen who came to inform them to come to Yin's mansion, and told them that Jiang Xia was waiting there.

After receiving the news, the two rushed towards Yin's mansion immediately.

When the two arrived at the gate of Yin Mansion, they didn't use them to knock on the door, and the door opened.

White cloth and white lanterns were hung everywhere in the Yin Mansion. The hall in front was also decorated into a mourning hall, and a large "Dian" character hung in the middle.

Yang Yiqing and Zhong Bin were not familiar with each other, so they looked at each other. Yang Yiqing first nodded to Zhong Bin, and then Zhong Bin nodded slightly, representing the return gift.

At this moment, Jiang Xia, wearing a white mourning clothes, walked out of the hall, looked at the two of them and said, "You are all here, come in and talk."

When Yang Yiqing and Zhong Bin saw Jiang Xia wearing mourning clothes, they both showed surprise on their faces.

After the two walked into the Yin Mansion Hall, Jiang Xia said, "Let's go, let's talk to the side hall."

Just when Yang Yiqing and Zhong Bin arrived at Yin's mansion, Yang Tinghe also returned to Yang's mansion. After waiting in the mansion for a while, Liu Liangnu and Qian Ning arrived. Then Zhu Houcong also arrived.

The three of them followed Yang Tinghe to his study room. Only three oil lamps were lit in the study room, and the light was not very bright. In addition, Yang Tinghe did not speak, and no one of the other three dared to speak first, so the atmosphere seemed a bit weird.

After a while, Yang Tinghe suddenly grabbed a teacup on the coffee table beside him and threw it to the ground, shouting angrily: "Jiang Xia!"

After being silent for so long, it was obvious that Yang Tinghe wanted to endure the anger in his heart at first, but in the end he could not hold it up and chose to explode.

Yang Tinghe is not young anymore, and getting angry like this will also burden him.

He gasped for a few breaths and said, "The situation has changed now, and the previous plans must be stopped for the time being to avoid any disadvantages."

"What has changed in the situation?" Among the four people present, Zhu Houcong didn't know anything, so he asked.

Yang Tinghe glanced at Zhu Houcan. For some reason, his look made Zhu Houcan feel a little nervous.

Yang Tinghe said: "The emperor's body was stolen, it should have been done by Jiang Xia. Now we cannot prove to the civil and military officials of the court that the emperor has passed away."

After pausing, Yang Tinghe said something he was most reluctant to say. "What's so bad is that we don't know if the emperor is really dead."

"Sir, if the emperor gets hit by the yak heart-corrosion needle, he will definitely die!" Qian Ning said nervously. He knew what consequences he would face if Zhu Houzhao didn't die, so instead of saying this sentence was for Yang Tinghe, it would be better to say this sentence for himself.

So his attitude was very firm when he said this. However, the slight tremor of his voice still made everyone hear it.

Yang Tinghe glanced at Qian Ning, then ignored him directly. He sighed and said, "There are hundreds of herbs around Jiang Xia. Are you really sure that the emperor will die?"

When talking about the King of Herbs, the four people in the study looked even more serious.

After a while, Zhu Houcong asked, "Sir, what should we do next?"

Yang Tinghe pondered for a moment and said, "I didn't expect Jiang Xia to suddenly take this move, which really caught me off guard. There are three things that are crucial next. First, find Jiang Xia's whereabouts immediately and confirm the emperor's life and death. Second, block the news, and never let the news of the emperor's death spread out of the capital. Third, be prepared and close the city gates at any time and force you to ascend the throne."

"Yes." Qian Ning, Liu Liangnu and Zhu Houcong responded at the same time.

On the Yin Mansion, Jiang Xia had just told everyone about the whole story of Zhu Houzhao.

Although Yang Yiqing and Zhong Bin had long guessed that Yang Tinghe might have concealed Zhu Houzhao's death, he did not expect that he, who had always been known for his loyalty and righteousness, was actually engaged in such a big conspiracy behind his back.

After hearing Jiang Xia finish speaking, Yang Yiqing couldn't help but ask Jiang Xia: "Brother Jiang, what are the best solutions to deal with it?"

Jiang Xia had obviously considered a countermeasure for a long time. He nodded and turned his head to look at Zhu Yujiang who seemed to know nothing.

Jiang Xia reached out and held Zhu Yujiang on his lap and put it on, saying, "I promised him before my second son died that he would definitely help Yujiang ascend the throne with his own hands.

So I can ignore the second brother's hatred for the time being. The most important thing at the moment is how to support Yu Jiang ascend the throne."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is the only son of the emperor. He ascended the throne with just the right thing. Even if Yang Tinghe has the edict written by the emperor, I believe that the ministers in the court will not support the young prince of King Xingxian ascend the throne." Yang Yiqing said.

Jiang Xia shook his head. From his solemn expression, he could tell that this matter was not that simple.

"Since Yang Tinghe dares to set up this situation, he must have his own plans. Now all the soldiers and horses inside and outside the capital have been controlled by Yang Tinghe, and most of the civil and military officials in the court are Yang Tinghe's people. If he makes up his mind and forcibly support Zhu Houcan to ascend the throne, it is undeniable that his chance of success is not small.

But we are not sure of success at all. At least you are right, Lord Yang, Yu Jiang is the prince and he is justified in ascending the throne. Although Yang Tinghe has controlled the entire capital inside and outside, he has still been unable to control the entire Ming Dynasty. Since he wants to close the door and support Zhu Houcong ascend the throne, I will not let him do it."

After saying that, Jiang Xia talked about his arrangements.

At the headquarters of the Jinyiwei, Qian Ning summoned all his confidants to take out Jiangxia's files and carefully searched for all the people or places related to Jiangxia in the capital.

In the end, Xia Fengchu, Liang Wenhan, Wang Wenbo and others were all identified and arranged for Jinyiwei to monitor. Soon, Qian Ning also noticed the Yin family.

At the same time, the Qingyi Building in the capital was closed, but not only did there be fewer people in the store, but there were more.

Hundreds of men in black have been eating and sleeping in the hall, waiting to accept Zhu Houcan's orders.

Zhu Houcun stayed in his study all day, and finally he noticed the Yin family after checking all his past deeds.
Chapter completed!