My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 34 What does the emperor want to do?
Then, Wang Chengen, who was standing next to Zhu Cilang, shouted:
"If you have something to report, go back to court if nothing happens!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, stood up.

But before he could open his mouth, Zhu Cilang spoke first.

"Everyone, I have something to say."

When Zhou Yanru heard this, his expression froze, and then he could only retreat.

There was no way, he couldn't interrupt the prince, right?
Noticing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zhu Cilang slowly said:

"Yesterday, all the nobles wanted me to punish Xue Guoguan, saying that he was involved in corruption and bribery."

"But after leaving court yesterday, I had the Imperial Guard conduct a thorough investigation and discovered that Xue Guoguan's allegations of corruption were completely fabricated."

"Also, I have received confirmation from the Emperor that the silver Xue Guoguan previously embezzled was actually a reward from the Emperor."

"For this reason, Father has decided to reinstate Xue Guoguanguan to his original post and allow him to return to the cabinet!"

what?
When they heard this, the Donglin Party led by Zhou Yanru was almost furious!
No!

What the hell is going on?

We clearly wanted you to kill Xue Guoguan, but it would have been fine if you didn't kill him, but why did you reinstate him?

Besides, isn’t there solid evidence for corruption and bribery?

Can this be washed?

Just when the Donglin Party members were filled with astonishment, Xue Guoguan staggered in at the palace gate.

A face full of fatigue.

There was no other way. He stayed up all night last night and only came back when it was almost dawn. He took a nap for an hour and then hurried to attend court.

If he hadn't drunk some ginseng soup to prolong his life before leaving, he would have collapsed by now.

After taking a deep breath and trying his best to look more energetic, Xue Guoguan bowed slightly to Zhu Cilang.

He is now a cabinet minister and can meet the emperor without bowing.

"Your Highness, Xue Guoguan, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Thank you, His Royal Highness, for clearing my name!"

"I will definitely serve the country in the future and live up to the trust placed in me by Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as Xue Guoguan finished speaking, a Donglin Party member whose name Zhu Cilang couldn't remember jumped out and pointed at Xue Guoguan and started cursing.

"Xue Guoguan, what on earth have you done? How dare you deceive His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

The person who spoke looked angry.

He is not reconciled!
This old guy was clearly almost killed by them, so how come he suddenly came back to life?

Xue Guo glanced at the person who spoke. Although his expression did not change, there was deep hostility hidden in his eyes.

"Master Li, what do you mean?"

"The allegations of corruption and bribery against me were completely fabricated. Now that His Majesty and His Royal Highness have cleared my name, how dare you continue to slander me out of thin air?"

you you you.
The other party is going crazy!

He just felt that Xue Guoguan was really shameless!

He had clearly admitted to the corruption and bribery before, and the evidence was solid. Why did it suddenly become like this now?
Before he could say anything else, Zhou Yanru stood up.

"Your Highness, the evidence of Xue Guoguan's corruption and bribery is irrefutable. He cannot be wrongly accused!"

"Several ministers are aware of this matter. If Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't believe it, you can debate it in court!"

Zhu Cilang didn't care when he heard this, he just nodded and said:

"In that case, let's debate in class!"

After getting Zhu Cilang's permission, Zhou Yanru then said:
"Zhang Xian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, can testify!"

After saying this, Zhou Yanru looked towards the position of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was dumbfounded at the first glance, because at this moment, where was Zhang Xian?

"Master Ni, what's going on? Where is Zhang Xian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Zhou Yanru looked at the Minister of Revenue Ni Yuanlu in surprise, because Zhang Xian was Ni Yuanlu's subordinate.

Ni Yuanlu replied with an embarrassed look:

"For some unknown reason, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Xian, suddenly fell ill last night, so he took a few days off and didn't attend court today!"

When Zhou Yanru heard this, he immediately realized something was wrong.

But soon, he continued:

"It doesn't matter if Lord Zhang is not here. Lord Wang Xiangru, the Minister of Justice, also knows the inside story!"

After saying this, he looked at Wang Xiangru, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiangru quickly stood up and bowed, saying:
"Lord Zhou, I've said before that there's no actual evidence of Lord Xue's corruption; it's pure fabrication!"

"I have always been skeptical about this. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has proven that Elder Xue was wrongly accused, then Elder Xue is certainly wronged."

As soon as these words came out, the Donglin Party led by Zhou Yanru was completely dumbfounded.

Because that's not what this guy said before.

Why would he regret it?
etc.
In an instant, Zhou Yanru seemed to have figured something out, and his eyes were full of shock!

Understood!
Understood!
He finally understood!

All this was the emperor's idea!

The emperor didn't want to take action against Xue Guoguan at all, but wanted him to continue to stay in the cabinet, so he overturned all the previous evidence.

But if that’s the case, why did the emperor acquiesce to their attack on Xue Guoguan?

What does the emperor want to do?
In an instant, Zhou Yanru felt extremely confused!
But he was the prime minister of the cabinet after all, and his intelligence was far superior to that of an adult, so he reacted quickly.

Then, he bowed to Zhu Cilang and said:

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, it seems that this matter is really a misunderstanding. Elder Xue is indeed innocent!"

"I take back what I said before!"

Although the power of the cabinet chief is great, it is not as great as that of the emperor. Who dares to disobey what the emperor wants to do?
In addition, they were the ones who had instigated Xue Guoguan's corruption and bribery. If this got out of hand, they would be embarrassed.

Zhu Cilang just sat on the throne of the Crown Prince Regent, and the Donglin Party members jumped up and down quietly, but they sneered in their hearts.

Since he wanted to help Xue Guoguan clear his name, he must have made all the necessary preparations. How could he possibly fail here?
"In that case, then let's do as I said before and let Elder Xue continue to participate in government affairs!"

Zhu Cilang said lightly.

But it was obvious that Xue Guoguan had no intention of giving up.

He first bowed to Zhu Cilang, then said to Zhou Yanru beside him with a forced smile:
"Everyone makes mistakes. I forgive Lord Zhou."

"I just hope that Lord Zhou won't wrongly accuse others in the future!"

Zhou Yanru was so angry that his teeth were about to break, but he was helpless and could only glare at Xue Guoguan with hatred.

Although he still expected Xue Guoguan to continue suppressing the Donglin Party, considering what was going to happen next, Zhu Cilang still spoke:

"Everyone, is there anything else? If not, please leave the court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yanru stood up again.

"Your Highness, I have something to report!"

really!

The real fun has just begun!

(End of this chapter)