"Sir." Back at home, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Shuo reported the details to Zhang Dun, who had been waiting in the study.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin had a few drinks with Mr. Su and Mr. Fan Zhonggong, and then stood up to leave. After he left, Mi Xiangyang couldn't help asking. Mr. Dongpo was upright and said that he was in the side room to persuade the King of Qin.
Your Highness, I humbly yield to King Suining. I don’t want to be refuted by King Qin, so I am convinced and have no place to calm down. I only said a few words and did not mention the details.”
Zhang Dun snorted, "Da Su still knows the importance."
"Then Qin Taixu asked worriedly, did His Highness the King of Qin blame Mr. Dongpo? Mr. Dongpo said bluntly that he had asked His Highness the King of Qin face to face, 'Don't your Majesty bear grudges against the confused old man Su?' His Highness the King of Qin replied, '
People like Mr. Dongpo really cannot be hated." When Mr. Dongpo said this, he laughed and shed tears. Everyone was moved."
"It's hard to hate a person like Mr." Zhang Dun read this sentence silently. For some reason, his nose felt sore and his eyes were swollen.
Zhang Dun blinked hard to prevent tears from falling in front of his two sons.
"Only the King of Qin who said, 'The willows of Yingdi are like pavilions and canopies' could say such simple words that make people cry."
Zhang Dun took a few deep breaths and said decisively: "The situation has been decided! On the side of King Suining, it's just a mantis trying to act as a chariot, and it will no longer help."
"Sir, if King Qin really succeeds in inheriting a great treasure, what about you?" Zhang Yuan asked worriedly.
Zhang Dun smiled and said, "My father has seen the courage and magnanimity of the King of Qin. As long as it is for the good of the Song Dynasty, he will tolerate it. Only those who harm the Song Dynasty for their own selfish interests will definitely be dealt with by him."
Eradicate them mercilessly. King Suining will be fine, King Shen will be fine, Cai Yuandu and Zeng Zixuan will be fine, too."
Zhang Dun squinted his triangular eyes and calculated in a low voice.
"No, Li Bang is in danger!" He shouted, stood up suddenly, turned to the desk, spread out the memorial paper, and was about to write, when he suddenly saw the two sons, his heart moved, and he said: "Sanlang, please write
Well done, I'll write a memorial for my father."
"Sir, what memorial?"
"Memorial to impeach Li Bangzhi, impeach him for misusing power and misusing government..." Zhang Dun said a long paragraph, but found Zhang Shuo standing there dumbfounded with his pen in hand.
Knowing that they couldn't understand it for a while, he started to explain.
"My father was in tit-for-tat with the King of Qin, but he only dealt with things and not the people. With the King of Qin's measure, he would not embarrass me. Li Bangzhi was different. He was secretly an enemy of the King of Qin everywhere, and the King of Qin could not tolerate him! If the King of Qin succeeded to the throne,
Bangzhi is still in the position of minister, and according to the temper of His Highness the King of Qin, there is a high probability that he will be sacrificed to establish his authority."
"The temper of the King of Qin is many times stronger than that of the official, and his attacks are even more ruthless. It is better to take advantage of the moment when I have a falling out with Bangzhi and impeach him out of the capital under the guise of infamy. When the King of Qin succeeds to the throne, it will not be the case."
It’s so easy to cause trouble for Li Bangzhi.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Dun said leisurely: "As people get older, they become nostalgic for the past. The friendship that has lasted for decades is constantly being cut off."
After saying that, he glared and said, "Sanlang, write quickly. Silang, you are working in the secretarial department. Make a copy and find an opportunity to quietly pass it on to the eldest grandson Moli. This person is the confidant of King Qin."
Seeing Zhang Shuo and Zhang Yuan's dumbfounded look, Zhang Dun shook his head and sighed: "My father is old and won't be able to hold the position for long. But you are still very young. I don't want to think for myself, but also for my children and grandchildren."
Another morning, Zhang Dun went to court as usual.
He stood at the front of the civil servants and turned to look at Li Qingchen beside him.
The bags under his eyes are swollen, the eye sockets are dark, and they are bloodshot. It seems that Bangzhi has not slept well these past few nights. Who can sleep peacefully in these troubled times?
Zhao Si walked over from the side door, smiled and nodded at Zhang Dun and Li Qingchen, "Prime Minister Zhang, Prime Minister Li, gentlemen, I am the leader today, and the officials are waiting in the palace. Please follow me.
Come."
His expression was peaceful, his face was slightly dark but had a healthy rosiness, and his eyes were as deep as abyss but as calm as mountains.
Zhang Dun suddenly remembered a certain rumor.
It is said that in the battle of Lingbo Mountain, King Zhao Si of Qin ordered pioneer Yang Keshi to lead armored cavalry to launch a final attack on the Xia army, and then ordered the entire army to attack, went back to the barracks to sleep, and ordered:
"I will take a nap for a while, and then call me when the Xia army is completely defeated."
Maybe it was a rumor, but Zhang Dun believed that only a person like King Qin could sleep peacefully in this turbulent and delicate moment.
Entering the Chui Gong Hall, after the ceremony, Zhao Shishi stepped forward to report.
"Brother Imperial, I have found clues about the death of the prince."
The official was stunned for a moment, his eyes were deep, and after a while he nodded, "Then I'll report it to the palace."
"Yes. It's just my brother. This case was investigated by Cao Liulang, the general magistrate of Kaifeng. Why don't you ask him to report it to your brother and the princes?"
"Okay, pass!"
Cao Duo was quickly called. Looking at the time, everyone knew that he should have been waiting outside Donghua Gate.
"Reporting to the officials...Weichen first checked the families who had whooping cough in Kaifeng City in the past three months. Thirty-seven households were found, of which 15 were seriously ill...Weichen sent people to investigate one by one.
, I learned from a family named Li in the sixth house to the west of Tianshuijing Lane 2 that at the end of September, when his child was seriously ill with whooping cough, someone came to anonymously ask for a pad for the child's bed..."
"The person surnamed Li recalled that his family was well-off, and the doilies he used were brocade materials from Suzhou... He was not willing to sell them at first. But the man used hard and soft tactics, and also used government connections, so he had no choice but to sell... Wei Chen followed the clues
, and found out that this person was the foreign steward of the official Zhao’s house..."
Zhao Tingzhi's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to defend himself, but was pointed out by the official, who ordered him to hold back what he said, "Don't say anything until you hear Judge Cao Tong's report on the case!"
The tone was so harsh that he had never heard of it before. Zhao Tingzhi was so frightened that his body trembled slightly and sweat broke out on his forehead, but he really did not dare to speak anymore.
Cao Duo continued: "Last night, I secretly arrested him in the house where he was in charge. After a short interrogation, he was arrested. The doily was taken away by a Shang Gong named Chen Sanxiang.
.”
"Chen Sanxiang and Chen Shanggong?" The official's words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Yes. The foreign steward also said that Chen Shanggong works in Kunning Palace."
The official's face became extremely pale, and his chest heaved up and down. Liang Congzheng, who was beside him, quickly stepped forward to support him. Li Xiangyao, who replaced Su Gui, also quickly brought a bowl of medicine.
Under the service of the two men, the official slowly drank a third of the bowl of medicine and finally regained his breath. He stared like a hungry wolf and asked: "Liang Congzheng, do you know the origin of this Chen Shanggong?
"
Liang Congzheng shook his head. Li Xiangyao next to him hesitated and was seen by the officials.
"You know?"
Li Xiangyao quickly knelt down on the ground, "The younger one and Chen Sanxiang are from the same hometown, and we have known each other many years ago. The younger one knows that she seems to be of the same clan as Chen Guiyi, and they entered the palace together. Later, Chen Guiyi was favored by the late emperor and was made a royal attendant.
Talented person, Chen Sanxiang, is always by my side. Master and servant love each other like sisters..."
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Chen Guiyi was the biological mother of the eleventh brother, King Suining. She died of illness ten years ago. In the third year of Shaosheng, the eleventh brother was named the king of Suining, and she was given posthumously to Guiyi.
"Go and catch this bitch Chen Sanxiang! I want to ask her why she poisoned my prince!" the official roared.
Liang Congzheng and others hurriedly went to fetch someone. The Chui Gong Hall was silent, except for the official's breathing, which was thick and thin and erratic.
Zhang Dun, Li Qingchen and others stirred up a storm in their hearts.
Chen Sanxiang is Chen Guiyi's maid, a master-servant sister. She assassinated the prince so that the throne could be inherited by Chen Guiyi's eleventh brother, the Prince of Suining County. This makes sense.
In the eyes of many people, Zhao Ji, the prince of Suining County, has the greatest chance of inheriting the throne if he establishes the elders rather than the virtuous. Moreover, during this period, many literati also tried their best to build momentum for him in newspapers, magazines and in the public.
From another perspective, if the prince is poisoned and the officials are grieved, the sooner he dies, the greater the chance of victory for Brother Eleven. If we wait a little longer and Brother Zhao Si, the Thirteenth Brother, completely reorganizes the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, Brother Eleven will really
The chances are slim.
So it makes sense to start now!
But, is the truth really what everyone sees?
Soon, Liang Congzheng ran back with sweat on his head, but did not bring Chen Sanxiang.
"Where are the people?" Guan Jia asked solemnly.
Liang Congzheng knelt on the ground, his body trembling, and he kowtowed repeatedly.
"The officials, the younger ones, captured Chen Sanxiang. Not long after leaving the Kunning Palace, he hit his head against a stone pillar and died on the stone pillar while he was not paying attention." This chapter has been completed!