After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Zhao Zhenyuan smiled coldly and said, "How could I not report it?"

Zheng Bang looked at Zhao Zhenyuan suspiciously and said, "Both of them are your daughters, and the other one is the queen. Father-in-law, you can't take sides."

Zhao Zhenyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Do I look like someone who would take sides? Come closer and let's do this tomorrow..."

The three of them were discussing strategies, and of course they did not avoid Fuyao, an outsider.

Fuyao told me everything.

Although Zhao Zhenyuan is a military general, he is not bad at all in both civil and military strategies. He was the top martial arts champion of that year. One had to pass the civil test before taking the martial arts test. It can be said that his status as a top martial arts champion is of high quality.

Otherwise, he had guarded the border for many years and had never suffered a defeat, which could be considered a miracle in Dayu's history.

Zhao Zhenyuan's strategy was undoubtedly excellent and worthy of his title of martial arts champion.

I said that even if Zheng Bang didn't cause trouble for Zhao Fangping, Zhao Zhenyuan would not let her go, because he knew I would not let her go.

Zheng Bang looked at Yi Ping, who had a high fever and had been talking nonsense all night, and his heart was already filled with anger.

By the next morning, Yiping's high fever had finally subsided, and Zheng Bang's eyes turned red and he even grew a beard.

Zheng Bang went to court early in the morning with two panda eyes.

Originally, he came back from the border under the pretext of reporting on his work, but since he had no real job in the capital, he didn't have to go to court. However, he was very angry and wanted to go to the court to argue with the emperor, so he went to the palace early in the morning.

When Zheng Yan saw Zheng Bang during the court session, he was stunned, but then he thought about why he came. When he thought that everyone wanted to force him to deal with his queen, his face turned cold.

He is the emperor, but everyone wants to make decisions for him. Does he really think he is a soft persimmon that everyone wants to pinch?

It has to be said that Zheng Yan has gradually begun to turn evil.

Emperor Zheng Yan had only been in office for a few days when he became increasingly dissatisfied with his ministers' gossips about him. Even if some ministers said a few more words in the hall, Zheng Yan would scold them on the spot. In the end, he would ask these ministers if they wanted to sit on his throne.

The ministers were so frightened that they all fell to their knees and trembled, fearing that Zheng Yan would accuse them of treason and execute all nine generations of their clan.

I don't know if Zhao Fangping contributed to this, but I also feel that Zheng Yan's behavior is becoming more and more perverse, which can be seen from his attitude towards Gongsun Wen. From the initial trust and reuse to the current disgust and dislike, it is all revealed on his face.

Zheng Bang saw Zheng Yan's face darken when he saw him, and his face fell too. He originally wanted to exchange a few pleasantries before getting to the point, but now he didn't even want to pretend and directly complained to the queen in the hall: "Your Majesty, yesterday the queen invited my brother's princess to meet at Fangfei Palace, but the princess inexplicably fell into the lake and has a high fever until now. It is unknown whether she is alive or dead. I wonder if your majesty has heard about this?"

Of course Zheng Yan couldn't say he hadn't heard about it. He said "hmm" indifferently, "I have heard about the incident yesterday when Princess Wu fell into the lake in Fangfei Palace. The Queen blamed herself and felt deeply uneasy and guilty. She has sent people to reward Princess Wu with many precious medicinal herbs. I wonder what the seventh brother wants to do by deliberately mentioning this incident in the palace today?"

However, Zheng Bang was not afraid of Zheng Yan's gloomy face, and said directly: "But after the princess woke up, she said that this was not an accident, and someone deliberately pushed her into the lake. I came here today just to find out the truth."

"The truth?" Zheng Yan sneered and said, "If everyone comes to me to ask for the truth, then I will be very busy, right?"

It was only then that Zheng Bang truly witnessed Zheng Yan's shamelessness. It turned out that people would really change after becoming emperor.

But he remembered what Zhao Zhenyuan had said to him, and now was not the time to be angry.

Zheng Bang said calmly, "No one else has the courage to come before your majesty. I don't blame you for defending your queen, but Princess Wu is my wife. She was bullied. If I let it go, people will only say that I am incompetent. So I came here today, just wanting your majesty to give me justice."

At this time, the ministers in the hall had begun to whisper. If the Queen had not done something wrong, King Wu would not have come to the hall to make a scene.

Moreover, Zheng Bang had asked people to spread the news that the Queen had harmed her own sister last night. The whole city knew that the Queen had pushed her own sister into the lake for a caravan. Even if Zheng Yan was stubborn, he could not stop the people from talking. At this time, he also knew that some things had evolved to the point where he could not control them.

At this time, Zheng Yan turned his head towards Zhao Zhenyuan and said slowly, "Does Duke Zhao also think that I am partial?"

Zhao Zhenyuan was suddenly called out, and he jumped up and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the Queen and Princess Wu are both my daughters. I will not take sides with either daughter. If the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I think if the Queen really made a mistake, she should be punished, so that the people can be convinced."

"Okay, okay, okay." Zheng Yan said "Okay" three times in a row with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

Zheng Yan said: "What a great thing for an emperor to break the law and be guilty of the same crime as the common people. It seems that if I don't hand over the queen today, are you going to turn against me?"

Having said this, Zheng Yan was obviously defending Zhao Fangping to the end.

He may not necessarily want to protect Zhao Fangping in his heart, but he feels that the ministers have threatened his imperial power. Since the ministers are so serious and so ignorant, he will not hesitate to use this incident to eliminate a few ministers with ulterior motives.

Seeing that the matter had reached a stalemate and everyone was about to turn against each other, no one wanted to give in, because whoever gave in first would lose.

Suddenly, a eunuch screamed outside the hall: "The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

The Empress Dowager seldom appeared in public. She was lucky enough to attend even one of ten palace banquets. Unexpectedly, she would appear in the hall where ministers were meeting.

When Zheng Yan heard that even the Empress Dowager was here, he couldn't help but curl his lips and sneered in his heart, "Great, great! Even the harem is preparing to interfere in my government affairs, this is really great."

Before Zheng Yan said "Announce", He Wan'er walked in.

He Wan'er was dressed very solemnly today, wearing the golden palace dress of the Empress Dowager and the phoenix crown of the Empress Dowager on her head, making her look very dazzling.

He Wan'er walked into the main hall and saluted Zheng Yan. Then all the ministers, including Zheng Bang, knelt on the ground and saluted He Wan'er.

After the ceremony, He Wan'er looked at Zheng Yan and said slowly, "Your Majesty, I came here today to discuss something important with you."

Zheng Yan smiled and said, "If the Empress Dowager has any important matters, please wait until I leave the court. Many ministers come to the court on an empty stomach. The Empress Dowager cannot afford to delay government affairs."