Cui Changgong said angrily: "Huang Kui, you knew that someone in Kyoto was going to launch a rebellion. Not only did you not report it to the governor, but you actually joined the rebels. You are simply out of your wits."
Huang Kui raised his hand and slapped his face, and said angrily: "It's me who's confused, it's me who's confused...!"
"How do you know that the mastermind behind this is Tantai Xuanye?" Zhu Danyang asked.
Huang Kui said hurriedly: "Cheng Da didn't say anything at the beginning. After I promised, he...!" He hesitated and seemed to dare not go on. When Cui Changgong saw this, he said angrily: "What about him?
Speak more cheerfully and don't hesitate."
"He gave me a packet of medicinal powder." Huang Kui had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Tell me, if you are really loyal to the princess, then... you must make contributions to the princess. Wait until the princess ascends the throne and becomes the emperor.
, when the whole world is full of people who want to make meritorious deeds for the princess, I won’t even be able to get in line. If you want to make meritorious deeds, you should be there before others.”
Cui Changgong asked: "Medicine powder? What merit did he ask you to perform?"
"He said that the governor was promoted by a saint. With your temperament, you will be loyal to the saint." Huang Kui lowered his head and said: "If the princess ascends the throne, you will probably cause trouble in Youzhou by then, so
...If I can take precautions and avoid future disasters in Youzhou, I will have made a great contribution."
Zhu Danyang said lightly: "So you have the intention to murder me?" He leaned forward, his eyes were like daggers, and asked in a deep voice: "Yue'e confessed that you risked the lives of her family members and poisoned her wine, and you also said this
It’s not poison, it just makes my brain a little slower. Is it true or false?”
Huang Kui said: "It's true...it's true. The subordinate was worried about her confessing, so he gave her five hundred taels of silver. As long as she accepted the money, she would be safe. When she saw the money,
Without too much hesitation, I just... accepted it."
"Master Huang is so generous." Cui Changgong sneered: "A maid can't save twenty taels of silver in one year. If you offer five hundred taels, I'm afraid not many domestic servants and maids can refuse."
Huang Kui raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and could only continue: "Cheng Da also said that this medicinal powder is colorless and odorless. If you put it into tea or wine, you will not notice it at all. Even if you continue to take it for ten and a half days, it will not be noticeable at all.
It will not cause fatal harm at all. Only when a certain dose is reached, the toxicity may occur. At first, you will lose consciousness and faint. If there is no antidote, you will die without any pain in the faint..." Peeping.
Zhu Danyang glanced at him and said cautiously: "Xiaguan didn't have the intention of letting you be poisoned and die at first. He thought that as long as he grasped the overall situation of Youzhou, he would give him the antidote. Even if he wakes up and is weak,
If I can no longer continue to manage Youzhou affairs, I can return to my hometown as an official...!"
Zhu Danyang's face was expressionless, and he naturally knew that what Huang Kui said was just nonsense, and he was just trying to survive and looking for compensation here.
"So the poisoning of this old man was not instigated by Sun Hao, but planned by you yourself?"
"It was Cheng Da who persuaded me again and again." Huang Kui said, "He said that if you wait for orders from Kyoto for everything, it would seem that your subordinates have no talent. If I can take the lead in taking action, I will feel better after Kyoto sends people over.
If the official is sincere, he will be more kind to the official. Cheng Da also said that after he comes to Beijing, he will provide the details and soon someone from the capital will come to meet with the official."
Cui Changgong asked: "Is the person sent here Sun Hao?"
"Yes." Huang Kui said hurriedly: "Actually, after Cheng Da left, Xiaguan couldn't bear to take action." Huang Kui said: "Until someone suddenly came to see Xiaguan secretly and informed the imperial envoy from Kyoto was on the way, he would be there in a few days.
I rushed to Yongping to meet with Xiaguan. When Xianguan saw that Kyoto actually sent someone, he was a little flustered and confused. He thought that after the imperial envoy arrived, he would definitely ask me if I had any plans, Xianguan.
.... The subordinate was worried that he would have nothing to say, so he began to take action."
"What kind of action?"
"Xiaoguan knows that if you want to plot your master, you must not ignore Commander Cui. At the beginning of the year, there were military reports of grass bandits causing trouble in Zhuo County. At that time, Xiaguan... Xiaguan had some thoughts.
Huang Kui didn't dare to look up into Zhu Danyang's eyes, and said with trembling alarm: "Xiaguan Xunxiang, if the situation there worsens, Commander Cui can be transferred there. As soon as he leaves, Yongping will be in trouble."
It’s convenient, and...!”
Cui Changgong sneered: "And once my lord becomes poisonous, you can send someone to pass me back. You can attack and intercept me on the way, and eliminate me once and for all. Whoever you send to pass me can't make any mistakes."
, no matter what, it must not be from the Changshi Mansion. The reason is very simple. You are trying your best to prevent the Changshi Mansion from getting involved in this matter. After thinking about it, you fell in love with Wei Xu. Wei Xu is the deputy general of the Governor's Mansion.
, you think that as long as Wei Xu takes action when the time comes, he can win my trust and make me unprepared and he will rush back to Yongping immediately. Secondly, he is from the governor's office, so sending someone to summon me is certainly the intention of the governor's office.
, after the successful attack, if anyone traces it, it will only be related to the Governor's Mansion and has nothing to do with the Changshi Mansion." He sneered and said: "I'm afraid you have thought about it, once the attack was successful that night, Wei Xu was killed and silenced.
, but you didn’t expect that an accident would happen and the plan completely failed.”
Huang Kui was not only sweating on his forehead, but also soaked in cold sweat on his back.
"Before Sun Hao arrived, you made a lot of preparations." Qin Xiao finally said: "Not only did you find Wei Xu's weakness and control him in advance so that he could be exploited at any time, but you also secretly ordered General Hu to recruit and train
A group of assassins. So from the beginning, you planned to attack Commander Cui. This was a plan you had planned before Sun Hao arrived. In other words, from the beginning, you wanted to use the group of people in Kyoto as a backer.
In Youzhou, one hand covers the sky."
Huang Kui's body trembled, Qin Xiao said calmly: "Of course, in addition to that, you also bribed Yue'e, the maid of the Governor's Mansion, at that time. You took a two-pronged approach and made full preparations. After doing so many things, Eunuch Sun arrived.
After that, you will have enough credit to report. Sun Hao must be very satisfied with your preparations. Although he will participate in the subsequent plans, the whole plan will still focus on you. He may help you repair some of the flaws in the plan.
It's just a loophole." He leaned forward and his voice suddenly became cold and stern: "Let me ask you, does Wang Chao's rebellion in Zhuo County have anything to do with you?"
"No!" Huang Kui immediately raised his head and said extremely firmly: "I have absolutely nothing to do with Wang Chao. His rebellion in Zhuojun was completely accidental."
"Wang Chao originally caused trouble in Yuzhou. After he was pacified, he disappeared for two years, and we never heard of him operating in Youzhou." Zhu Danyang stared at Huang Kui, stroking his beard and asked: "Why did he suddenly appear in Zhuojun?
Doesn’t it just fit in with your plan?”
"Sir, it was because Wang Chao was in trouble in Zhuo County that the official took advantage of this plan. There was no collusion with Wang Chao in advance." Huang Kui knew that his guilt was already extremely heavy. His life and death depended on Zhu Danyang's thoughts. If he was
If you are labeled as colluding with Wang Chao, there will be no way out for you.
Zhu Danyang and Qin Xiao looked at each other and said nothing.
When Huang Kui saw this, he immediately said: "My lord, I can swear an oath that I will not deceive a single word of what I say. Otherwise, heaven will strike with five thunders, and I... my whole family will not die well."
"Could it be that someone helped you with the layout and knew that you were afraid of Commander Cui, so he deliberately allowed Wang Chao to cause trouble in Zhuo County, thus giving you the opportunity to mobilize Commander Cui?" Qin Xiao said: "If that is true, it seems that there is someone behind you.
This group of people are really just playing with you as a chess piece, setting up a good situation for you and asking you to do what they want, but they did not tell you the truth in advance. By the way, Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, after he passed out, how many times did he do it?
After the doctor made the diagnosis, they all said that the old man was just too tired. No one said that the old man was poisoned. Of course, you were behind it. As far as I know, even if the medical skills are mediocre, with a little diagnosis, the old man can be found.
The symptoms are wrong and it’s not as simple as excessive fatigue.”
Huang Kui admitted: "There are only a few famous doctors in Yongping City. If the old man is unconscious, the governor's office will definitely go back and ask those people for diagnosis, so...!" He didn't say it later, but it was just a few words.
Everyone knows what it means.
Huang Kui must have sent someone to coerce and induce him, and he would naturally pick him off cleanly. Those doctors must not know that the real culprit behind the scenes is related to the Chang Shi Mansion.
They were just practicing medicine and curing diseases to support their families. They were coerced and lured by others. It was better for the few doctors to do more than to do less. Naturally, they did not dare to tell the truth about Zhu Danyang's poisoning.
"Master Huang, look at what this is?" Qin Xiao took out a scroll from his arms, slowly opened it, held both sides with both hands, showed it in front of Huang Kui, and asked: "You should have seen this before, right?"
Huang Kui glanced at it, his body trembled, but without hesitation, he nodded and said: "I've seen it before, this... This is the imperial edict brought by Sun Hao from Kyoto!"
"Since it is an imperial edict, why is there not a single word on it?" Qin Xiao asked: "What is even more strange is that this imperial edict without a single word is actually stamped with the seal of the saint. In other words, it is a blank
As long as you fill in the content and date of the imperial edict, it will be a real imperial edict."
Huang Kui asked back: "You...did you find it from Sun Hao?"
"I'm asking you now." Qin Xiao said coldly: "Since you have seen this imperial edict, Sun Hao certainly told you how to use this blank imperial edict. Can you explain it to us clearly? How can Sun Hao take it?
What do you intend to do with this holy edict?"
Huang Kui hesitated for a moment and then said: "If...if nothing happens, this imperial edict can finally accuse Commander Cui of treason, or...it can also allow the lower official to take over Youzhou."