() Around early in the morning, Huangmen came to wake Sima Shao up. The news of Sima Shao’s death also spread. The nobles, nobles, and common people were all shocked. Four years ago, Sima Rui just got on the palace carriage. Four years ago,

Later, his eldest son Yan Jia chased away. Although the cause of death was unknown, all the discussions were directed at Liu Kun. After all, he was Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone on the road knew it!

It was dawn, and despite the bone-chilling chill, all the seventh-rank and above officials in Beijing put on plain clothes and rushed to the palace to pay homage to Sima Shao's coffin. It was similar to the situation when Sima Ruiyan was driving. Except for the Sima clan, the only ones who burst into tears were

, there were almost no ministers with foreign surnames, and their noble character encouraged them to disdain hypocrisy. If they couldn't cry, they would not cry. Being able to complete the ceremony according to the procedures was enough to give Sima Shao face.

It lasted until noon, and the worship service came to an end for the time being. The nobles and nobles who were qualified to attend the court came to Benhao Hall one after another. They all understood that with the death of Sima Shao, the shaky luck of the Sima family may also be affected.

Come to the end.

In the Benhao Hall, white clothes, white silk, and white headscarves are everywhere, which contrasts with the snow that is as thick as the feet outside the hall, making it look cold and depressing. The jade steps at the head of the hall symbolize the highest level of the Jin Dynasty.

The throne of power was empty. Liu Kun glanced around and saw that everyone was here. Even Xun Song, the representative of the Qin State, rushed over...

"Ahem~~" Liu Kun cleared his throat and spoke loudly: "The Lord was in his prime, but suddenly passed away. It is really shocking and sad. Like you, I still can't believe it! However, there are some people in the city.

There are rumors and rumors that the Lord is plotting against me. I believe that there are not a few of you here who have this idea?"

"Huh?" Everyone was surprised. To be honest, they did have similar thoughts. Although it is uncommon for the elderly to die suddenly in winter, it is not unheard of. Although Sima Shao was frail, he was still in his twenties.

The young man died suddenly, so they had no choice but to speculate, but they didn't expect Liu Kun to make it clear directly.

Gu He quickly laughed and said: "How can we believe the rumors from the neighbors? The Prime Minister has misunderstood. We have never had such an idea."

"That's right, that's right!" Everyone hurriedly responded to Sima Shao's death. Except for the clan and the only overseas Chinese surname, such as Bian Yi, almost no one cared about it. What they cared about was Sima Shao's death. They cared about Sima Shao's death.

The most important thing is what will happen next for Liu Kun. There is no point in dwelling on the past. It is only right to look to the future.

Liu Kun cupped his hands and said, "I appreciate your good intentions. However, the pure will become clear and the dirty will become dirty. There are some things that are better to be clarified." After saying that, he turned around and called out: "Last night, your Majesty, what happened?

Someone from the palace has been summoned to attend the bedchamber? Who is serving the Lord this morning? Go and check quickly and bring them all to the palace!"

"Yes!" The two guards outside the palace took the order and left.

Not long after, a palace maid and a Huangmen were brought up. There was a hint of uneasiness in their brows.

The guard saluted and said: "Prime Minister, gentlemen, last night the people from this palace put your lord in bed, but this morning it was the Huangmen who first discovered the lord Yan Jia!"

"Plop! Plop!" The two people fell to their knees in a hurry. Especially the palace maid, who was even more frightened and trembling all over. She secretly cried out that she was unlucky. She had no choice. As soon as she walked away with her front foot, Sima Shao died on his back foot. Ten of them died.

You can't speak clearly even when you open your mouth, not to mention your humble status, the authorities at the table may not be willing to listen to your excuses.

Most of the officials looked at the palace maids and sighed secretly. This woman was quite good in terms of appearance. If she were placed in an ordinary people's home or a wealthy family, she would be able to complement her. However,

, serving the emperor is somewhat unqualified. Since ancient times, those who sleep with the emperor even if they are not

Absolutely beautiful, but also extraordinary, to put it bluntly, the woman in front of me is even inferior to the ordinary singing and dancing girls in her own house! From this, we can see how useless the emperor Sima Shao is, and there are so many people around him

There was not even a beautiful woman, and the only beautiful woman, Song Ye, was snatched away by Yunfeng!

Liu Kun also glanced briefly, and then raised his hand to Bian Yi: "I would like to ask Bian Shangshu for you. Please decline."

"Isn't it really him?" Bian Yi understands what Liu Kun means. On the surface, he does not lean towards any party, so the questioning will be from a fair standpoint and cannot be misleading. But asking Liu Kun is obviously not as good as doing it himself.

Asking is more credible.

Bian Yi glanced at Liu Kun suspiciously, nodded slightly, and asked the palace maid: "Did you sleep with His Majesty last night?"

As soon as these words came out, the palace maid couldn't even kneel down. Her delicate body softened and she immediately fell to the ground. She cried and begged: "Master Bian, please forgive me. Your Majesty, Yan Jia, really has nothing to do with me. Please be careful, Master Bian."

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Bian Yi waved his hand and said, "Speak carefully and tell everything that happened word for word. You must not hide anything. If your lord, Yan Jia, has nothing to do with you, I can make the decision and let you out of the palace."

"Thank you Bian Shangshu!" The palace maid saw the hope of survival. She quickly knelt down, wiped her tears, and said: "Last night, the master indeed summoned the slaves to sleep with him. But" as she said this, her face turned red and she was frightened.

He glanced at Bian Yi and the dignitaries in fear, moved his lips, and couldn't say the rest of the words.

Bian Yi shouted and asked: "Is it related to the Lord's death? You said that only we can judge the cause of the Lord's death without any scruples."

So, the palace maid hesitantly told the story about Sima Shao's refusal. The process was quite detailed until she was driven away. For a while, the ministers all looked at each other. It was incredible. She was so young.

There is a hidden disease? However, after thinking about it, this palace maid had no reason to lie, unless she was impatient with life, not to mention that Sima Shao was under great pressure and was weak, so it was not impossible that the thing wouldn't work.

Everyone at the table exchanged glances for a while. Bian Yi looked at Huangmen and asked: "You called the Lord early in the morning. What does the Lord look like? Is there any mess in the palace or signs of outsiders coming? What is the result of the imperial doctor's examination?

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Huangmen quickly replied: "Back to Bian Shangshu and all the gentlemen, the Lord was in a bad mood last night and sent out all the servants and servants inside and outside. However, according to the usual practice, the Lord is at Mao hour every day (five o'clock in the morning).

) stood up, so when the time came, the slave called his master. It was different from the past. In the past, the master would return after three calls, but today, there was no movement in the palace. So, the slave boldly opened the door and entered, and saw his master lying sideways.

On the bed! This”

Huang Men hesitated for a moment, looked at the people around him, gritted his teeth and said: "The master is upper and lower body, with his right hand on his crotch. I secretly thought that something was wrong, so I stepped forward to try, the master is already stiff and cold! Others!"

There was nothing unusual about it, except that the mattress was a little messy, which I guess was caused by the Lord and the palace attendant. Later, the imperial doctor came and found out that the Lord died suddenly due to physical weakness, and there are records to be found."

A loud sound of "Bang!" came, and Wang Zong of Nanton slammed several cases and said angrily: "The bold dog slave dares to slander His Majesty. Someone, come here, drag him out and chop him!"

"Your Highness, spare your life! Bian Shangshu, spare your life! Prime Minister, spare your life! Everything I said is true. Even if I have ten courages, I would not dare to slander Your Majesty!" Huang Men was so frightened that his whole body softened and he repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Why bother with this slave?" Bian Yi waved his hand and sighed: "If the confessions of these two people are true, it is not difficult to speculate on the cause of the Lord's death. Perhaps the Lord discovered that he had a hidden disease and was not alive for a while.

cannot accept this reality and intend to

I have tried it, but it is very likely that it will not work when I try it, so I am anxious and angry. I am so angry that my Lord's body is weak and I can't even breathe. So hey~~ This matter has nothing to do with the Prime Minister.

Do you have any other opinions? Feel free to put them all forward."

The whole hall couldn't help but sigh, but no one had any further comments. After all, where does Bian Yi's identity lie? Let's not mention whether this conclusion is tenable. Bian Yi is the only scholar in the court who is not familiar with metaphysics.

In people's eyes, he is conservative in tradition, with deep-rooted ideas of imperial power, and unparalleled sense of loyalty to the emperor. Such a person will only be loyal to the emperor, how could he be bribed by Liu Kun? He said that Liu Kun has nothing to do with this, that is, it has nothing to do with it.

It's just that the emperor Sima Shao died in a coward. Since ancient times, there have been countless emperors who have not died well. Some have committed suicide, some have committed suicide, and some have died in accidents. Among them, Duke Jinggong of Jin was a bastard who fell into a manure pit and drowned, and his own

The master died of self-blasphemy, which is unprecedented and unprecedented, comparable to that of Duke Jing of Jin Dynasty.

Liu Kun was also secretly proud of his arrangement. Bian Yi's conclusion defined Sima Shao's death as an accident, which proved his innocence from the side.

As for the King of Nanton, when the news of Sima Shao's death came, his first thought was that Liu Kun had killed Sima Shao, which horrified him! Liu Kun had personally agreed that he needed to persuade Sima Shao to give in. However, Liu Kun suddenly

If Sima Shao is killed, wouldn't he be useless? How could the Emperor dare to leave behind a useless person?

But after Bian Yi came to the conclusion, Nandun Wang Zong also let out a long sigh of relief. This showed that Liu Kun had not yet reached the point of extermination of humanity. He couldn't help but think of Liu Kun's instructions to him just now.

At this time, Director Wang stood up and said: "Since Shangshu Bian has pointed out the cause of His Majesty's death, there is no need to doubt the innocence of the Prime Minister, but we should judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." After saying this, he bowed deeply to Liu Kun.

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"Hey~~" Liu Kun said magnanimously: "There is no need for this to happen, Master. This matter will be over in the past, but" as he said that, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the palace people and Huangmen.

The two men immediately became tense and couldn't even breathe!

After a long while, Liu Kun finally spoke up: "The cause of His Majesty's death is classified as top secret. Logically speaking, since you two knew what happened, you should have kept silent! But with Bian Shangshu's promise, I am not inconvenient to kill you two. But, what should I say?

, You shouldn’t say anything, don’t you need to remind me? If there are any rumors between the government and the public, hum! Don’t blame me for being ruthless! "

Everyone nodded secretly. Liu Kun's threat not only preserved Sima Shao's reputation, he committed suicide and made the spiritual tablets too embarrassed to enter the Ancestral Temple, but also gave Bian Yi enough face. It seems that for Bian Yi, a royalist,

He still has the intention to win over.

The palace servants and Huangmen hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Prime Minister and all the gentlemen, please rest assured. I will never dare to mention this matter again in this life."

Liu Kun waved his hand with satisfaction: "Go down."
Chapter completed!