Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king Chapter 68 Send the concubine to serve the late emperor! Queen Mother, did you hear my imperial edict? Those who poison the virtuous concubine! Secret
Chapter 68 Send the concubine to serve the late emperor! Queen Mother, did you hear my imperial edict? Those who poison the virtuous concubine! Secret
The palace staff of Qianqing Palace are still being organized, so the spies have an opportunity to take advantage of.
However, as the imperial edict continued to be issued, everyone in the Qianqing Palace was in danger, and the spies risked being caught to spread the news.
Jin Zhong summoned all the palace officials and asked them to report each other.
Although a lot of trivial matters were brought up, a few people were still targeted.
"Execution and trial! Even if he is not a spy, he is probably someone else's spy in the Qianqing Palace! I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "Form the rest immediately! Jin Zhong, Feng Xiao, Xu Gan, you can handle it yourself."
When three people work together, it is also a check and balance.
Sitting in the Xinuan Pavilion, Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes and thought about it, and fell asleep after thinking about it.
When he opened his eyes, Feng Xiao was waiting by his side.
"What time is it updated?"
"It's just past Shenshi." Feng Xiao carefully helped the emperor up, brought warm water and a spittoon, and gargled the emperor's mouth.
"Have you found out?"
"Four people have been locked up and are being tortured. The results will be announced tonight." Feng Xiao took out the soup medicine placed in the food box. There was a charcoal fire inside the food box to keep it warm. He carefully tested the water temperature before bringing it over. To the emperor.
After drinking the medicine, Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Get some food, don't get pastries, porridge is also ready."
"I will make it myself!" Feng Xiao's cooking will definitely not taste good, but it will definitely not be poisonous.
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to bring the memorial here.
The man in charge of moving the memorial was called Liu En, who was the rough eunuch of the Xixin Division. When Jin Zhong picked him, he was learning how to bark at the door. He was often bullied because of his stuttering, so Jin Zhong picked him to come to the imperial court. Serve.
He worked particularly hard when regulating Ai Gaofeng, and the emperor valued him and kept him by his side.
But the eunuch who was inseparable from him was named Dong Xiang.
Liu En didn't dare to speak, fearing that he would be rejected by the emperor because of his stuttering.
Zhu Qiyu picked up the memorial and read it, and asked him: "Where is your home?"
"Back, back to the emperor!"
Liu En stuttered nervously: "Slave, this slave was sold since she was a child and was sent to the palace by her godfather. In the palace, I don't remember where my home is! Please, please forgive me, slave, If you don’t talk a lot, you won’t be able to claim anything!”
The more he stuttered, the more anxious he became. The more anxious he became, the more he stuttered. But he had to answer the emperor's question. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and wanted to slap himself.
"Don't be nervous. Speak slowly and you won't stutter."
Zhu Qiyu comforted him: "Have you still contacted your godfather?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Liu En slowed down his speaking speed so that he could no longer hear the stuttering: "My godfather died a few years ago, and I haven't contacted him since."
"Look, won't you stop stuttering when you talk like this?"
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Just stay by my side and serve you. There are no big rules in Qianqing Palace. You just need to always remember that I am your master. That's enough."
"Your Majesty's grace, I will never forget it in my lifetime!"
Liu Enxuan was about to cry and kowtowed with tears in her eyes.
"Dong Xiang, you are the old man next to me, please take care of him." Zhu Qiyu told them and asked them to retreat.
The memorial is a headache to read. It is full of nonsense and inefficient.
Moreover, the memorials sent by the cabinet are all about trivial matters, and there are very few major ones. It seems that the world is really at peace.
What made Zhu Qiyu the most angry was that he had to report even the money used for disaster relief, write a memorial and wait for the central government's approval before sending it back to the place. There were countless delays on the way. By the time it was sent back, the disaster was over and the victims were all gone. They all died, but they still helped a disaster! In the end, the money was used, but was it used by ghosts?
This Ming Dynasty seems to be prosperous, but in fact it has begun to rot and must be transformed.
But there are so many things that need to be changed, and there are so many things that I don’t know where to start.
"Xuan Yang Shouchen, Lin E, Liu Ji, Qiu Jun, Yin Zhi, Liu Jue and others have come to Qianqing Palace. I want to see them."
If the cabinet does not agree to streamline memorials, it will start with the Hanlin Academy.
This was the first practical thing he did when he came to Ming Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, a message has come from the Queen Mother's Palace, please come over." Dong Ci, the newly promoted eunuch, spoke in a low voice.
Zhu Qiyu was busy writing and was not distracted. He waited until he finished writing before responding.
He would not criticize the palace people harshly. As long as the palace people acted faithfully, he would not lose his temper over trivial matters. Even if Dong Ci chose the wrong time to speak and affected his thinking, he would not be angry.
"Jin Zhong?" Zhu Qiyu subconsciously called Jin Zhong's name.
"Go back to your Majesty, Eunuch Jin is doing business outside. May I invite him to come over?" Dong Ci said cautiously.
Zhu Qiyu raised his head and glanced at him: "What is your name?"
"My name is Dong Ci. Eunuch Feng promoted me to serve in front of the emperor." Dong Ci knelt on the ground.
"Get up, there are not many rules in serving in Qianqing Palace. As long as you are loyal to me, I will give you what you want." Zhu Qiyu said this very straightforwardly.
"The slave's life belongs to the emperor. The slave can do whatever the emperor asks the slave to do!" Dong Ci was very smart.
"Well, go and serve."
Zhu Qiyu put down one memorial and picked up another.
He didn't feel tired at all. Reviewing memorials was the imperial power. During Taizu's reign, he even had to take care of trivial matters in the capital. In addition to his amazing energy, it also showed his terrifying control over the country.
After reviewing it for a while, the palace officials from Xian'an Palace came to urge me again.
Feng Xiao cooked the porridge and served it in a food box, waiting for the emperor to eat.
After eating porridge, Zhu Qiyu went to Xian'an Palace.
The imperial chariot stopped at the entrance of Xian'an Palace.
The palace people in Xian'an Palace were bustling with people, and they even cooked food. Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened, and he shouted in a cold voice: "Qing Palace!"
"Your Majesty?" Dong Ci glanced at the emperor cautiously.
"Go and do it!"
Zhu Qiyu asked the imperial chariot to stop, while Dong Ci gritted his teeth and went to clean up the idle people in Xian'an Palace.
"Who gave you the courage to come to Xian'an Palace to cause trouble?"
Lian Zhong was waited on by seven or eight eunuchs, who came out cheering and shouting: "Come on, hold him down and beat him! How dare you act wildly in Xian'an Palace without peeing and taking care of yourself? What the hell is that!"
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The little eunuch rushed forward, held Dong Ci down, took off his clothes and started beating him.
Dong Ci did not beg for mercy, but gritted his teeth and endured.
"Eunuch Lian, you are so majestic!" But at this moment, a cold voice sounded.
Lian Zhong opened his mouth to curse, but when he raised his head, he trembled suddenly, and knelt on the ground with a thud. He was almost frightened: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please have mercy! My slave, my slave..."
He didn't know how to explain, so he slapped himself twice, and then kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
In my heart, I scolded Dong Ci miserably. You actually said that you were sent by the emperor. How did our family know which palace you were serving as a eunuch? Damn Dong Ci, you killed our family! p>
"Lian Zhong, Lian Zhong, I really misjudged you. I always thought you were an honest person. I didn't expect you to be more powerful than me?"
"I don't know, I thought you were the master of this palace!"
"Look at this posture, with people shouting in front and behind, they are leading more people than me!"
"What? Are you thinking that the slave will bully the master?"
Zhu Qiyu's tone was cold: "Here comes someone, hold him down and beat him!"
"I want to see if you, this slave, can go to heaven!"
"Hit!"
Zhu Qiyu was extremely angry. Xian'an Palace took the lead in disobeying my imperial edict. Is this a slap in my face?
Even a slave dares to trample on my decree!
The old slave deceives the master? Lend you ten thousand courages!
"Your Majesty, spare your life. I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I was blinded by lard. I used the power of Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to never dare to do it again. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy!"
Lian Zhong cried and begged for mercy, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
Liu En, however, kicked him over and held him down. He didn't know anyone who was neither good nor bad, he was just the emperor's loyal dog.
"Hit!"
The serving eunuch Huaien brought a chair, and Zhu Qiyu sat upright with cold eyes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The wooden stick fell on Lian Zhong, who screamed in agony.
The eunuchs of Xian'an Palace knelt on the ground in horror, not daring to move.
Dong Ci put on his pants, crawled over and knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth but not crying.
"I've made you feel wronged." Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He is a sensible person.
"I'm not aggrieved. It was the Emperor who saved me. I'm so grateful that I burst into tears!" Dong Ci kowtowed in thanks.
Dong Ci doesn't know the rules when it comes to things. If it were Xu Gan who went to the Qing Palace, he would definitely not be as rampant as he was. Instead, he would discuss it with Lian Zhong first and listen to Lian Zhong's opinions. At least he would not get into a stalemate with Lian Zhong.
However, Zhu Qiyu likes eunuchs who do not follow the rules.
"Perform the execution yourself and beat him!" Zhu Qiyu stared at Lian Zhong coldly.
This Lian Zhong has made two mistakes in a row. The last time he delayed Shu Liang's search for the treasure in the library, he spared it, and now he still doesn't regret it! Do you really think I won't punish you if you make a big deal out of it?
"Lian Zhong, are you dissatisfied?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Lian Zhong replied with a cry.
"It looks like you have resentment in your heart, so keep fighting!"
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Lian Zhong, this is the second time you have made a mistake. The last time you delayed Shu Liang's pursuit of the treasure in the library, I gave you a wide berth and did not deal with you or investigate you. That was my fault for you.
My trust! But you don’t take it seriously!”
"This time you pretended to be powerful again and beat my people to stop the Qing Dynasty. I will only give you twenty sticks! Let you remember it for a long time!"
"Next time, I'll kill you with a stick! No discussion!"
"Lian Zhong, don't blame me for not reminding you, my patience has its limits!"
Zhu Qiyu spoke sincerely, because Lian Zhong was an old man and he didn't want to get things done, which would make others feel sad.
"This slave doesn't dare anymore!" Lian Zhong screamed, tears streaming down his face.
"Stop crying like a girl. I asked people to clear the palace. Why did you stop me?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
Lian Zhong looked innocent, and his words were also innocent: "These are the people who serve in the Xian'an Palace. If the Qing Palace, who will serve the Queen Mother?"
"I don't even have so many people around me to serve me!"
"Does the Queen Mother need so many people to serve her?"
"Didn't you receive my imperial edict? Pretend to be stupid! Give me ten more sticks!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Qing Palace!"
"Let me see who dares to stop him! Anyone who stops him will be killed without mercy!"
Lian Zhong couldn't stop crying. Dong Ci was so cruel and showed no mercy.
The movement outside alarmed Queen Mother Wu.
The palace servants gathered around Empress Dowager Wu and came out. When they saw Zhu Qiyu beating her palace servants, they were angry at first, then put on a happy smile, and deliberately did not mention the incident: "Your Majesty, come to the queen mother's palace quickly. The queen mother has asked someone to do it."
Chestnut cake, it’ll be ready soon.”
Zhu Qiyu reluctantly stood up and saluted, and then asked her: "Queen Mother, have you received my imperial edict?"
Empress Dowager Wu was shocked. The emperor did not call her mother, but called her empress, and then called himself me. This was because he was going to fall out with her.
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Answer my question!" Zhu Qiyu didn't leave any face to Empress Dowager Wu.
Twice, the problem lies in Xian'an Palace!
This is the result of his connivance with Queen Mother Wu!
He recognized Empress Dowager Wu’s mother as a true mother and son, and he did not let her cause trouble!
Now that the tiles are banging on the edge and the court is like a fire, Zhu Qiyu cannot waste time in the inner palace.
So he wanted to clean up the palaces, leaving countless palace people in each palace, and turning the palaces into iron barrels so that no news could spread.
In this way, he can focus all his energy on the court.
But the trouble happened with the person he was closest to!
Is this love?
The smile on Queen Mother Wu's face froze: "Sorry, Ai family..."
Being stared at by Zhu Qiyu's cold eyes, Queen Mother Wu swallowed in horror: "The Ai family has received it."
"Then why not?" Zhu Qiyu slowly sat on the chair and stared at her with burning eyes.
"Yes, yes..."
Empress Dowager Wu couldn't say anything. She wanted to say something soft but couldn't. She was the emperor's biological mother. Why should she listen to the emperor's imperial edict?
Originally, matters between mother and child were easy to talk and discuss, so why slap her, the Queen Mother, in the face in front of all the palace people?
What does the emperor want to do? Doesn’t he want to give up the love between mother and son?
She was simply angry and said directly: "The emperor has sent out all the palace people, who will serve the Ai family? There are not many palace people in Xian'an Palace, and the Ai family are used to it, why should the emperor send them out? Ai Jia."
I don’t agree!”
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"The Queen Mother disobeys my imperial edict?"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly shouted: "Okay! Is someone slandering me? Is it him? Is it him?"
He pointed at someone randomly.
"Xu Gan, kill him!"
Xu Gan took the knife from the guard and walked towards the eunuch.
A sharp knife, instant blood!
"Ah?" Queen Mother Wu exclaimed.
She saw someone lying in a pool of blood with her own eyes. Although she had seen this scene before, but it had been thirty years, she, she didn't dare to think of that scene...
"Is that her?" Zhu Qiyu pointed at another palace maid.
"Kill!"
Poof!
A palace maid's head flew into the sky, with surprise and confusion on her face.
The head of the palace maid rolled to the feet of Queen Mother Wu, who was so frightened that she took a few steps back, becoming more and more frightened.
"Queen Mother! I ask you, haven't you heard my imperial edict?" Zhu Qiyu's tone increased.
"Listen..."
Poof!
Before Empress Dowager Wu finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu pointed at another person. Xu Gan raised his knife and dropped it, and another person fell in a pool of blood. He was not dead yet, staring at her with eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. p>
Kill again, kill again!
Empress Dowager Wu was shaking all over and looked at the emperor stupidly.
At this time, the emperor's finger pointed at her confidant, Qin Shangfu, the female official of the Shangfu Bureau, who was her support in the palace.
"The Ai family has realized their mistake! The Ai family has realized their mistake!" Empress Dowager Wu was extremely frightened.
What frightened her the most was that the emperor was referring to her next!
The emperor in front of him seemed to have become the same person as before. He had no emotions and did not recognize her as his mother...
She forgot, she got carried away again!
"What did the Queen Mother call me?" Zhu Qiyu still refused to let her go.
"Your Majesty, no, Your Majesty!"
Empress Dowager Wu was shaking all over, and tears flowed out unsatisfactorily.
She no longer dares to imagine that the Queen Mother's decree is higher than the emperor's imperial edict. She no longer dares to imagine!
"Queen Mother, I am the co-owner of the world, and no one can violate my decree, including you!" Zhu Qiyu said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Queen Mother Wu sat softly on the ground, lost in thought.
"The Queen Mother is tired, so she will help the Queen Mother back to the palace. The others will be sent out. After screening, they will return to Xian'an Palace to serve the Queen Mother!"
Zhu Qiyu said in a bad tone: "Wu An, the uncle of Changshan, has done nothing for the country. He has repeatedly slandered the Queen Mother and alienated the Tian family. I hate him. I will deprive him of the title, take back the world certificate, dismiss all positions, and demote the whole family to Yunnan. No one can return without an edict."
Beijing."
Suddenly!
Empress Dowager Wu trembled all over. Wu An is her biological brother! He is the emperor's biological uncle!
Not only did the emperor hurt her face, but he actually deprived his uncle of everything. Was he going to be left alone?
But what does she dare to say?
If she turned back and said one more word, the emperor would turn Xian'an Palace into a cold palace! She believed it!
Is the emperor still her prince?
Zhu Qiyu's face did not change, and he sighed quietly in his heart.
Originally, he wanted to ease the relationship with his biological mother and maintain the family relationship. However, she was too stupid and was taken advantage of everywhere.
Being really close to her only fueled her arrogance, which was very detrimental to the court situation and even worse to her.
If something unexpected happened, today's incident might be able to save her life.
I hope she can understand my good intentions.
If we get through this difficulty, I will ask her for forgiveness again. How can mother and son have an overnight feud?
But Wu An can't stay. This uncle will definitely become Chen Xun's starting point to attack him. His butt is really dirty and he must be demoted out.
Only by banishing all his relatives will he become invulnerable.
Tang Xing, Hang Yu, and Wu An not only couldn't help him, but also did bad things everywhere. He must recruit more concubines and support more useful relatives.
"Which palace has not been cleaned up?" Zhu Qiyu asked Xu Gan.
"Several concubines do not agree with the imperial concubine." Xu Gan whispered.
Is the concubine still alive?
Zhu Qiyu remembered that after the death of the late emperor, more than a dozen concubines were buried, and there was also a dowager in the palace?
"Back to the emperor, there are a few more." Xu Gan said a few names.
Zhu Qiyu had no impression, because he was admitted to the palace only after the death of the late emperor. Naturally, he did not know how many concubines the late emperor had in the palace. After he ascended the throne, he did not bother to take care of the harem. It would be strange if he knew.
"Hmph, it has been many years since the late emperor passed away, how come they are still alive? Why don't they go underground to serve the late emperor?"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened: "The late emperor has waited for them for too long. If he waits any longer, he will scold me for being unfilial. Please ask the concubines to serve the late emperor."
Xu Gan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Yes, yes, yes, the concubines feel that they have to live in this world, and they are ashamed of the late emperor. They feel uneasy and have already spent the rest of their lives to serve the late emperor!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Qi Julang coldly, and Qi Julang sensiblely tore up the record sheet and Xu Gan swallowed it.
"Those palace servants who served them were loyal and courageous, and followed the concubine to death. Let's erect a monument for them." Zhu Qiyu's expression was indifferent.
"My slave obeys the order!" Xu Gan knelt down.
At this time, Lian Zhong, who was lying on the ground, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has a simple mind, and it was all encouraged by that man from Yongshou Palace. It was Ye Shanggong who went to Xian'an Palace to show his power. Only the Queen Mother is so talented.
However, I don’t want to send away the palace walker!”
"Yongshou Palace? The Queen Mother is still restless!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened and he looked at Xu Gan: "Xu Gan, let's do it together! Anyone who has not left the palace before dark will be killed!"
"My slave obeys the order!" Xu Gan had a wicked smile on his face.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes fell on Lian Zhong: "You don't have a third chance, cherish it."
"My slave, I will obey the emperor's teachings. There will never be a third time!" Lian Zhong got up and kept kowtowing.
Returning to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu suddenly slapped his head and forgot what Empress Dowager Wu had asked him to do. With such a commotion, even if he returned, he would be hot on the face but cold on the bottom.
"Dong Ci, can you still leave? Go and see Wang Cheng for me... Forget it, I'll go in person in the evening." Zhu Qiyu was also worried about Wang Cheng's injury, but he couldn't get away.
"Keep this in mind for me," Zhu Qiyu said to Dong Ci.
"My slave obeys the order!"
The imperial chariot entered the Qianqing Palace. Zhang Yong was waiting at the door. When he saw the imperial chariot, he bowed and bowed.
"Come back?" Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
"My servant did something wrong, please forgive me!" Zhang Yong knew that what happened in the court was all caused by his confession.
"It doesn't matter."
Zhu Qiyu walked into Xinuang Pavilion, but saw that Zhang Yong had not followed him: "Get up, come in, it's cold outside."
"Thank you Mr. Huang for your kindness!" Zhang Yong kowtowed before standing up and following behind with his waist bent.
"What's going on with Zhang Bin?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"My servant arrested all the ambassadors and deputy envoys of the Ordnance Bureau and tortured them. At first, Zhang Bin didn't confess, but for some reason, Zhang Bin suddenly confessed. My servant thought it was my trick, which made him afraid. Today I just learned a long time ago that this slave has been plotted against!" Zhang Yong answered truthfully.
"Where's that Zhang Bin?"
"After I confessed, I couldn't bear the punishment and was sentenced to death." Zhang Yong smiled bitterly.
"Is it because he couldn't bear the death penalty, or was he assassinated? Have you checked the people who have been in contact with Zhang Bin recently?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"I found out that he is from the Jinyi Guards. The slaves also interrogated him. He was the one who passed the news to Zhang Bin, but he only received money to do things. The clues were lost." Zhang Yong stopped talking.
"Tell me what you think."
"The slave guesses that Zhang Bin is Wang Xi's man."
Zhang Yongdao: "The slave received the imperial decree to arrest Wang Xi, and Wang Xi disappeared. The slave captured Menda and Liu Jing's people, tortured them severely, and bit out many people, including Wang Xi's party members. The slave also took the opportunity to pick him up. Take control of part of the Imperial Guard."
"But there are also innocent people bitten by these sinners. They know that they will die, so they bite them at will, causing the slaves to have big heads."
"My servant dug deep along the clues, but still couldn't find Wang Xi."
"This Wang Xi has been operating in Jinyiwei for more than ten years and has deep roots. After he disappeared, his people were completely hidden and the slaves were helpless."
"So I guess Zhang Bin is Wang Xi's man."
Zhu Qiyu frowned.
This Wang Xi is really powerful. During the Zhengtong years, he bribed Ai Gao Gao and poisoned my medicine.
Now he manipulated the Qianqing palace's spy to save Zhang Fu's life.
When he was found, he died mysteriously.
What a great person full of dedication.
Zhu Qiyu vaguely guessed that Wang Xi and Zhang Fu were related.
"We'll know when the trial comes out."
Zhu Qiyu poked his eyebrows. The most difficult thing now is not to analyze who Wang Xi is, but to dig out the person Wang Xi buried in Jinyiwei.
"Give Jin Zhong an oral instruction to drive out all those who are suspicious of Jinyiwei. As long as there is suspicion, drive them out! Menda and Liu Jing's accomplices should not be interrogated. They will only bite more and more. Those who deserve to be killed Kill, exile who deserves to be exiled, cut off the mess with a sharp knife! This matter is over, let him quickly control the Jinyiwei!"
Zhu Qiyu stood up and walked around, his eyes flashing: "Zhang Yong, I have no choice but to use you to supervise the Chief of Ceremonies."
Zhang Yong trembled all over and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty asked this slave to die, and I didn't even hesitate to do so, let alone being an internal minister who is a very human minister? Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity to rise to the top!"
He said it easily, but in fact he knew better that the Ceremony Supervisor was a pit of fire, and it would be easy to burn yourself to death if you jumped into it.
Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder and helped him up: "When you enter the ceremonial department, you should do more, see more, and talk less. You should endure even if you are wronged."
"Although you are the palm eunuch, you may not have the final say."
"When necessary, I allow you to be patient and retreat. Saving your life is the most important thing."
"Whoever owes you, I will help you get it back sooner or later!"
"Zhang Yong, I owe you."
Zhang Yong wanted to kneel down to show his loyalty again, but Zhu Qiyu pulled him and gave him a few repeated instructions before letting him leave.
"The imperial edict comes auspiciously." Zhu Qiyu took a sip of water.
Soon, Cao Jixiang came in and knelt down to salute.
Let him analyze it.
"If I go back to the emperor, that Wang Xi must be Zhang Fu's man! Don't underestimate this Zhang Fu, he is scheming and the mastermind of the Supreme Emperor!"
Cao Jixiang was good at seizing opportunities, and relied on his knowledge and strategy to win the emperor's appreciation again.
"Then tell me, why did he attack me in the court?"
Zhu Qiyu seemed to be giving him a test. In fact, he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think it through. After all, he is the emperor and has to be ashamed.
"I dare not speculate on Heaven's heart."
Cao Jixiang complimented him: "I thought that this was retreat in order to advance. The scandal between him and Princess Changde was exposed, and I was worried that you, the emperor, would do something to him. So I was retreating in order to advance, and left the capital as soon as possible."
"Leave the capital?" Zhu Qiyu was stunned. Did he fall into the trap again?
Did he play into Zhang Fu's trap by driving him out of Beijing?
"Your Majesty, the sooner he leaves Beijing, the better it will be for you."
"The British Duke is a giant in the honours, and his influence in the capital is unparalleled. However, the eldest son of Prince Xingding, Zhang Zhong, is disabled, and his concubine Zhang Mao is also known as the unjust one. In fact, the real decision-maker in the British Duke's palace is
Zhang Fu."
Cao Jixiang secretly glanced at the emperor's expression and said: "Zhang Fu did this. On the one hand, he was worried that Princess Changde's scandal would affect him; on the other hand, he wanted to stay away from the whirlpool of the court. The slave guessed that Chen Shoufu was going to make a big move, which would be very powerful.
It may involve nobles!"
"So, Zhang Fu left Beijing early, stayed away from the whirlpool, and protected himself and his life."
Zhu Qiyu's pupils shrank.
Yes, Chen Xun was so calm in the morning today, like the calm before the storm.
Zhang Fu, like a bird that noticed the change in the sky, left the capital and hid.
What a smart man!
But Cao Jixiang still hesitated to speak.
"Say it." Zhu Qiyu wanted to hear his true words.
"My servant thinks that Zhang Fu is anxious to leave the capital for a deeper purpose. He may have done something big to kill the nine tribes, so he used these things to block the emperor's sight..." Cao Jixiang did not dare to say anymore.
Money from the internal transportation warehouse!
Even the matter of providing artillery to the Supreme Emperor for rebellion was dared to be discussed. Only this matter is a major case that is bigger and more touching than the rebellion!
"Inform Lu Zhong, after forming the Tiqi, go check the money in the transportation warehouse and start with Zhang Fu!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Cao Jixiang and thought I was right to keep him.
It would be great if Xing'an didn't commit suicide.
It's a pity that such a smart person can't be used by me.
"Your Majesty, the results of the trial are out!" Feng Xiao hurried in.
"My slave, please leave." Cao Jixiang kowtowed and left.
"Just follow and listen."
Hearing these words, Cao Jixiang was very excited. The day when he can win the favor of the emperor again is just around the corner.
As a person who participated in the rebellion, he seemed to be the only one still alive. Thinking of the tragic situation of those people who died, he really shuddered.
At the same time, he also knew that the emperor kept him here to bite the emperor.
There is nothing wrong with using Han Jian to bite Han Jian.
Feng Xiao glanced at him with dissatisfaction on his face, but Cao Jixiang did not dare to be presumptuous. After all, Feng Xiao was a popular person in front of the emperor. When he should bend down, he had to bend down.
"The person who delivered the news was a eunuch named Pan Zhan, who used to support the emperor. In the past two years, he has given up his errand and served in the Qianqing Palace."
Zhu Qiyu's pupils shrank: "I have an impression of this Pan Zhan. On the day he captured the door, he followed me, right?"
"Your Majesty has a good memory. He was frightened when he killed Zhu Huan. Fortunately, he did not continue to follow the Emperor, otherwise it would have been unthinkable."
Sure enough, there are still anti-pretending loyalists in this palace, so we must establish a system of joint sittings and implement it to the end.
From now on, it will not only be done in the Qianqing Palace, but also in the entire inner palace!
"What did he say?"
"Pan Zhan confessed. He was the one who tipped Wang Xi off. Every move you made in the Qianqing Palace was also tipped off by him."
It's Wang Xi again. What kind of magical power does he have that can bribe the eunuchs around me?
It’s as if Wang Xi is dead, and everything is being blamed on Wang Xi, leaving me unable to find out.
Plop!
Feng Xiao suddenly knelt on the ground: "There are still disrespectful words that I dare not say!"
"Say!" Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.
"About Xian, Concubine Xian..."
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu stood up: "Drag him in! I will ask him personally!"
Does Concubine Xian’s death have anything to do with Pan Zhan?
Cao Jixiang was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, while Feng Xiao lay prone and did not dare to raise his head.
Soon, Pan Zhan, who was tortured beyond recognition, was dragged in.
He can still breathe.
"Pan Zhan, is it the Concubine you poisoned?" Zhu Qiyu's voice was as cold as ice, Concubine Xian was a thorn in his heart.
What really frightened him was that there were people in the harem who could kill the emperor and concubines at will, which made him extremely uneasy.
"Go back to your Majesty, I'm not a slave, I'm not a slave, please give me a good time..." Pan Zhan couldn't even kneel down, he was covered in blood, and every piece of meat was gone.
"Tell me the truth!"
"Yes, it's Qin Shangfu..."
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu's pupils shrank!
Qin Shangfu?
She was the palace maid serving Queen Mother Wu. Why did she poison the Concubine Xian?
"Why do you know?" Zhu Qiyu stared at him.
"This servant not only helps Wang Xi with things, but also helps others..."
Turns out to be a double agent!
"Go and pass on Qin Shangfu!"
Zhu Qiyu almost killed her by mistake just now, but luckily he didn't. It turns out that the real culprit who poisoned Concubine Xian was related to her!
"Why did Qin Shangfu kill the virtuous concubine?"
"My slave doesn't know either. I only sell information and don't know anything else!" Pan Zhan cried.
According to this, he is not a spy, just a news broker.
"How much news have you resold?" Zhu Qiyu sat back on the couch.
"Only a few times..."
"Tell the truth!" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
"One hundred, how many? Two hundred... I can't remember clearly!" Pan Zhan cried bitterly.
Zhu Qiyu immediately became angry: "How could I have failed you? Did you resell the information to harm me? Do you know what kind of crime it is to kill the emperor?"
"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong. I'm just reselling information. I didn't expect so much! I'm just greedy for money, just greedy for money..." Pan Zhan cried.
"An unintentional mistake is an even greater crime!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were like daggers: "Drag him out, Ling Chi! Everyone who has anything to do with him will be beheaded! No one will be left alive!"
"Slave, let's do it now!" Feng Xiao got up and swallowed in horror.
After another round of killing, I don’t know how many Qianqing Palace will be left.
I originally thought that the eunuchs of Qianqing Palace who would go to life and death with him should be trustworthy, but it turned out that there were four others including Pan Zhan.
Will it happen again in the future?
Zhu Qiyu is a bit obsessed with killing demons.
After the palace attendants left, he sat slumped on the cushions and sighed: "I must have a son. Without a son, this situation will never be eliminated."
"Anyone who is loyal to me now may rebel, because I have no son, and their power cannot continue."
"But having a son is different. It will ensure that they will be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come, and there will not be so many children."
"When will this damn body be healed?"
Zhu Qiyu is anxious.
At this time, Qin Shangfu was brought in.
She was the concubine chosen by the late emperor himself when their mother and son entered the palace, so Empress Dowager Wu always regarded her as a confidant and never doubted her.
"Do you know why I called you here?" Zhu Qiyu's voice was low.
"This slave knows!"
Qin Shangfu's face was calm: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I found out that the slave gave the medicine to Concubine Xian, so let's ask the slave."
"You are honest, tell me, why did you kill the Concubine Xian?"
"Ah?"
Qin Shangfu was shocked and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I have never harmed the Concubine Xian!"
"The slave admitted that it was the slave who secretly prescribed Wuxiang to Concubine Xian. Because Concubine Xian was in unbearable pain, she increased the dose of Wuxiang several times."
"But I have never harmed the Concubine Xian!"
"You can ask Dai Han. Dai Han knows that the slave prescribes medicine to the Concubine Xian. Moreover, Your Majesty, the slave belongs to the Queen Mother and is yours. How could he frame Concubine Xian?"
"Still quibbling? Where is Pan Zhan? Let the two of them confront each other!" Zhu Qiyu didn't believe her nonsense.
Qin Shangfu was not afraid at all: "I am not afraid of confronting anyone, but please ask your Majesty to coax the Queen Mother. After returning to the palace, the Queen Mother has been crying. Please take care of the relationship between mother and son..."
"That's enough! Tell me your story!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Do you think you are doing something clever? You forced out the poison of Wuxiang and caused the tragic death of the wise concubine, so I can't see it?"
"You are not afraid of confronting Pan Zhan, and you rely on the power of the Queen Mother, so you are not afraid of me?"
"Okay! I won't torture you. I remember that your mother is still alive outside the palace. I have been extremely kind to you over the years. I have given you many treasures to ensure the prosperity of your family! Now that you have turned your back on me, I will take it back and reward your family.
Something!"
"Come here! Go and ransack Qin Shangfu's home and arrest her family!"
"Take him into the palace and kill him with her own hands!"
"Ah?" Qin Shangfu exclaimed.
She knelt on the ground and shouted: "My lord, you are a wise king, how can you kill people as you please? You can't prove that I murdered the virtuous concubine, but you threaten me with my family, are you trying to force me to admit it? My lord, I don't accept it!"
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"Wise words! What does it have to do with me whether you accept it or not? I am the emperor, do I need to give evidence to you, a slave?"
Zhu Qiyu really has nothing to do with Qin Shangfu.
She is a female official in the Queen Mother's Palace and was appointed by the late Emperor. She should not be a spy, but she is the biggest suspect in poisoning the Concubine Xian.
She did it neatly, but Zhu Qiyu acted rogue.
"Go and do it!" Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to talk nonsense.
Qin Shangfu was so angry that she was trembling all over. Just now when the emperor went on a killing spree in Xian'an Palace, she knew that her affairs could no longer be hidden.
She wanted to commit suicide when she returned to the palace, but she didn't want to go back to the palace. The Queen Mother kept crying and cursing the emperor. While she was comforting him, she was sent to Xinuang Pavilion, and she knew it was over.
"Your Majesty, can you let this slave die?"
Qin Shangfu nodded his head and said: "For the sake of serving the Queen Mother for many years, I will reward you with a whole corpse. Your Majesty, I beg you!"
Looking at her, Zhu Qiyu sighed:
"Qin Shangfu, you have taken care of my mother and son for many years. I trust you and I don't want to get things to this point."
"But the death of Concubine Xian has become a thorn in my heart."
"If I don't pull out this thorn, I will feel uneasy."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Qin Shangfu, if you tell me the truth, I don't have to punish you, or I can let it go and pretend it never happened again."
"I know very well that Concubine Xian's body won't last long. I just want the truth."
"Say it, I don't blame you."
Qin Shangfu hesitated to speak, but closed his eyes tightly, kowtowed and said nothing.
"Qin Shangfu, are you the maid serving the late emperor?"
"I still remember that when I first entered the palace, you led me and the Queen Mother into Qianqing Palace."
"Over the years, you have worked diligently and advised the Queen Mother countless times, without causing the Queen Mother to make a big mistake. This is all your fault, and I know it all."
"Pan Zhan bit it out, and my first thought was that I didn't believe it, because you wouldn't kill Concubine Xian."
"Now that you refuse to spit, I know about it. Doesn't this matter have anything to do with the Queen Mother?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and asked everyone to exit.
He was sitting on a soft couch, holding a sword in his hand, far away from Qin Shangfu.
"Say it."
"I beg the emperor to give me a dead slave." Qin Shangfu still refused to say.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Tell me, what secrets did Concubine Xian know that made the Queen Mother send you to do it? Is the Queen Mother worried that I would go to see Concubine Xian? Did Concubine Xian tell me?"
"Your Majesty, please stop forcing me!"
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu slammed the table: "I have agreed to discuss it with you. You'd better borrow Poxiadonkey. Don't force me to use other means to send your whole family to the palace and let you kill them one by one! I'm not kidding you! Qin Good service!"
"The Concubine Xian overheard the Queen Mother's secret!"
Qin Shangfu's face was full of despair, and he finally gritted his teeth and said: "On the night when you became seriously ill, Concubine Xian was in unbearable pain, so she sent someone to tell the servant, who sent her black incense."
"After taking it, her pain was relieved and she felt comfortable."
"She thought that the Queen Mother took pity on her when her slaves prepared black incense for her."
"So she insisted on thanking the Queen Mother in person, but the servant couldn't resist her, so she accompanied her back to Xian'an Palace."
"It just so happened that the Queen Mother Queen Mother sent Xu Bin to invite the Queen Mother to sit in Renshou Palace!"
"Of course the Queen Mother doesn't want to go. You know very well her relationship with the Queen Mother."
"But Xu Bin forced the Queen Mother and even threatened her."
"It just so happens that Concubine Xian is also in Xian'an Palace."
"So, Concubine Xian heard the secret!"
Zhu Qiyu was stunned. In fact, he had never figured out why Empress Dowager Wu appeared in Renshou Palace that night?
After so many years, why is the Queen Mother Wu, who has always been unruly, so afraid of Queen Mother Sun?
What is she afraid of?
Obviously it has something to do with this secret!
The wise concubine was killed because of this secret!
Although a son cannot know his mother's past, Zhu Qiyu aroused strong curiosity as to what secret allowed Empress Dowager Sun to manipulate Empress Dowager Wu for half her life!
Even, because of this secret, the Queen Mother was forced to marry her daughter-in-law!
What exactly is it?
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