Chief of Cabinet
In the prison of the East Chamber.
The three darkest and dank cages were holding three people.
Li Dongyang, cabinet grand secretary, chief assistant.
Liu Jian served as the second assistant minister of the cabinet.
Qian Ning, a hundred household of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Zhu Houzhao's loyal follower.
At this moment, the three of them were wearing prison clothes and sitting on a layer of smelly grass. Their bodies were covered in wounds and bloodstains.
The imperial prison was deathly silent.
At this moment, the sound of chains rattling could be heard from the end of the corridor.
The sound made the three of them shudder.
Nightmare.
"Here it comes again!"
Qian Ning coughed weakly and looked at the cage beside him."
"Milords, please take care of yourself. I might not be able to survive today!”
After saying that, he coughed weakly.
His legs were bent at a strange angle.
There was not a single piece of flesh on his arms. He did not know what kind of punishment he had received.
"Then I might as well not endure it!"
Li Dongyang's white hair hung messily on his head. He looked haggard and his eyes were lifeless.
"If you fall into the hands of the East Chamber, you will not be able to escape death. Why don't you kill yourself and save yourself a lot of torture?"
After he finished speaking, Qian Ning laughed in despair."It's fine if the kid dies. The two of you are both important figures who have entered the pavilion to pay their respects to the prime minister.”
"Chief and assistant are muddle-headed!"
Liu Jian stood up and said to Li Dongyang,""The chief assistant knows Cao Zhengchun's methods!”
"If we die in the hands of the East Chamber, His Majesty will clear our name sooner or later. But if we kill ourselves, it will be suicide! Even Cao Zhengchun would be able to put down such a big hat! At that time, it would even implicate His Majesty. Absolutely not!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the cell door at the east end opened and chaotic footsteps sounded.
your Majesty
Li Dongyang's eyes lit up when he heard that.""I'm old and muddle-headed."
"Factory Master, this is where Li Dongyang and Liu Jian are imprisoned!”
"There's still Qian Ning."
One of the servants bent over and approached Zhao Gao, carefully introducing him.
"What crime did the cabinet chief assistant, the second assistant, and the hundred households commit to be locked up in such a place!”
Zhao Gao said meaningfully.
The servant couldn't answer, so he simply didn't say anything.
Zhao Gao walked up and carefully examined Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Qian Ning.
"Cao Zhengchun is dead."
He only said five words.
He attracted the gazes of the three of them, and they all looked at him in surprise.
"His Majesty has appointed me as the East Chamber's Duke from today onwards. All the cases will be reviewed by me. May I know what crime the three of you have committed?"
Zhao Gao clasped his hands behind his back and stood in front of the young Centurion Qian Ning.
As far as he knew, this Embroidered Uniform Guard was one of Zhu Houzhao's trusted aides.
His words had many meanings.
Cao Zhengchun's death meant that the Empress Dowager's power was damaged.
The Emperor had appointed him to take up his post, which meant that the Emperor had taken over the East Chamber!
All the cases had been re-examined!
It meant that the three of them had a chance to overturn the case!
Liu Jian, who had the quickest brain, was the first to react. His lips trembled slightly as he looked at Li Dongyang, then at Zhao Gao, and excitedly rushed to the cell door."I'm innocent! What a great injustice!"
Li Dongyang and Qian Ning didn't know what to do.
Liu Jian continued to shout,"Cao Zhengchun is a traitor!"! He slandered Zhongliang! Framing! We've been wronged!"
He had wanted to call him a eunuch, but he remembered that the person in front of him was also a eunuch, so he changed his mind in time.
Zhao Gao nodded in satisfaction and came to Liu Jian, asking,""The first and second assistant ministers of the cabinet hold high positions. How would a mere Cao Zhengchun dare to touch you?”
Liu Jian suppressed his excitement and continued loudly,"Cao Zhengchun has many factions and has power in the court! In order to get rid of dissidents, he naturally had to move!”
This question and answer completely set the tone of this matter.
Zhao Gao admired Liu Jian very much. He waved his hand and said to the servant,"Release the three lords." "I still need the three sirs to point out who Cao Zhengchun's faction is!”
"I have to investigate properly!"
A sharp edge flashed across Zhao Gao's body.
Tears streamed down Liu Jian's face as he turned to look at Li Dongyang and Qian Ning, who were equally excited.
He had guessed correctly.
This Zhao Gao in front of him was His Majesty's man!
They were saved!
Without any hesitation, he quickly unlocked the three cages.
"May I ask your name?"
Li Dongyang stood up with the help of the prison wall and walked out shakily. In just a short while, his spirit had recovered a lot.
"His surname is Zhao, and his first name is Gao." Zhao Gao replied.
"Greetings, Eunuch Zhao! I wonder if His Majesty has any orders!？”Li Dongyang asked.
"Decree? It is His Majesty's will that I take over the East Chamber.”
"As for cleaning up the East Chamber, eliminating the Cao rebels, and bringing order out of chaos, that is my responsibility."”
Li Dongyang's spirit was lifted by these words.
He couldn't help but ask in his heart, where did His Majesty get such a great talent!？
With him in control of the East Chamber, he would be able to take back his authority bit by bit!
Give Da Ming a clear sky!
Liu Jian and Brother Ma helped Qian Ning out.
He looked at Zhao Gao, his eyes full of hope.
Although he did not know what His Majesty meant!
However, as long as there was a need for them, they would definitely be crushed to pieces and die!
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