Four hundred and eightieth chapters replace thirty-nine
All the guards' faces changed color and they said, "The Queen Mother ordered them to bring the assassin into the palace?"
They all knew that the Emperor was not the biological son of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother had always been shrewd and decisive. Could it be that the Emperor had offended the Queen Mother, and therefore...therefore...there were intrigues in the palace, and there were all kinds of terrible things, but they were actually involved in them, and their lives were literally at stake.
Wei Xiaobao asked another eunuch: "Are you really sent by the Queen Mother? This matter is of great importance, but you can't talk nonsense. Are you really sent by the Queen Mother?"
The eunuch was speechless and just nodded.
Wei Xiaobao said: "These banknotes were also given by the Queen Mother?" The three eunuchs shook their heads together.
Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay! You are doing things under orders, not your own ideas, right?"
The three eunuchs nodded repeatedly.
Wei Xiaobao said: "Do you want to die or live?"
This sentence is not easy to express with a nod. One of the three eunuchs nodded, another shook his head, and the other nodded first and then shook his head. Thinking that something was wrong, he nodded again.
Wei Xiaobao asked: "Do you want to die?"
The three of them shook their heads.
Wei Xiaobao asked: "Want to live?"
The three of them nodded quickly.
Wei Xiaobao pulled the two leading guards and the three of them walked outside the house.
Wei Xiaobao whispered: "Brother Zhang, Brother Zhao, our food guys, I'm afraid they have to move this time."
The man surnamed Zhang was called Zhang Kangnian, and the man surnamed Zhao was called Zhao Qixian. They were both under the banner of the Han Army. They were already frightened out of their wits. They asked together: "Then... what should we do?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "I don't have any idea at all. What should Brother Zhang and Brother Zhao do?"
Zhang Kangnian said: "If it is publicized, I don't know how much trouble it will cause. If it can be covered up, that would be the best."
Zhao Qixian said: "Yes, it is better to let these four eunuchs go, and everyone just pretends that this is not the case."
Zhang Kangnian said: "I'm just afraid that tigers don't harm people, and tigers don't hurt people's hearts."
Wei Xiaobao said: "It would be great to let them go, but they must not report it to the Queen Mother. Otherwise, the Queen Mother will be so angry that she will kill people to silence them. Of course these four eunuchs will not survive. We have seventeen brothers here."
, it will probably be divided into thirty-four pieces.”
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhao shuddered at the same time. Zhang Kangnian raised his right palm and made a false move.
Wei Xiaobao looked at Zhao Qixian, Zhao Qixian nodded and asked: "Those four banknotes beside them?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "The eldest brothers will divide these six thousand taels of silver. I am scared to death. I just hope that this matter will not get involved. I don't want the silver anymore."
Zhang and Zhao heard that there was a good share of 6,000 taels of silver, and each could get more than 300 taels. Without hesitation, they turned around and said a few words in the ears of the four confidants.
The four people nodded, pulled up the four eunuchs, and said, "Since you are people around the Queen Mother, go back now!"
The four eunuchs were overjoyed and walked out of the house, followed by four guards. They heard several screams of "Hehehehe" outside, followed by a guard outside shouting: "There are assassins, there are assassins!"
Another person shouted: "Oh, no, the assassin killed four eunuchs."
Four guards walked into the room and said to Wei Xiaobao: "Eunuch Gui, there are assassins outside and have killed four of our father-in-laws."
Wei Xiaobao sighed and said: "What a pity, what a pity! The assassin escaped and couldn't catch up?"
A guard said: "I didn't see the assassin's shadow."
Wei Xiaobao said: "Well, there's nothing anyone can do about it. You can report the assassinations of the four father-in-laws to Manager Mingduo right now!"
The guards suppressed their smiles and responded in unison: "Yes!"
Wei Xiaobao couldn't bear it any longer and burst into laughter. All the guards also laughed.
Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Brothers, congratulations on getting rich. See you tomorrow."
Wei Xiaobao returned to his residence in a hurry, and when he was about to reach the door, he suddenly heard someone among the flowers saying coldly: "Hello, Xiao Guizi!"
When Wei Xiaobao heard the voice of the Queen Mother, he was startled. He turned around and ran away. After running five or six steps, he felt a hand on his left shoulder. His whole body was sore and numb, as if there were hundreds of kilograms of stone pressing on him, and he could no longer move it.
step.
He hurriedly bent down and reached out to pull out the dagger. As soon as his fingers touched the hilt of the sword, his right arm was already slapped, and he couldn't help but scream "Ah".
I only heard the Queen Mother say in a deep voice: "Xiao Guizi, you are so young and so capable. You killed four of my eunuchs calmly, and you even framed me with stolen goods. You even dared to frame me, huh, huh
…”
Wei Xiaobao could only complain in his heart. In desperation, he expected that the Queen Mother hated him so much that any pleas would be useless. He could only risk his life and scare her so hard that he could survive for an hour or three before trying to escape.
Wei Xiaobao said fiercely: "Queen Mother, it's already too late for you to kill me now. It's a pity, it's a pity."
The Queen Mother said coldly: "What's a pity?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "You wanted to kill me and silence me, but it was too late. I think you heard what those guards said just now... I think you heard it."
The Queen Mother said gloomily: "You said I sent these four useless eunuchs to lure assassins into the palace. Huh, what was my purpose?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "How do I know what you are doing? Your Majesty probably knows."
The Queen Mother was extremely angry and sneered: "I will kill you immediately with the force of my palm. That would be too easy for you, little thief."
Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes, you killed Xiao Guizi with your palms. Everyone in the palace will know tomorrow. 'How did Xiao Guizi die?' 'Of course it was the Queen Mother who killed him.' 'Why did the Queen Mother kill him?'"
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'Because Xiao Guizi broke into the Queen Mother's secret. 'What secret?' It's a long story. Come on, come on, come to my room and I'll tell you in detail.
You must not tell others, this matter is really extraordinary... it is not a trivial matter.'"
The Queen Mother was so angry that the hands on his shoulders couldn't help shaking. She took a breath and said: "At worst, only those dozen guards know about it. After I kill you, I will immediately order Ruidong to arrest these dozen guys."
If he rises up and is executed immediately, what else will happen?"
Wei Xiaobao laughed heartily. The Queen Mother said: "Death is imminent, but you can still laugh."
Wei Xiaodao: "Queen Mother, you said you want Ruidong to kill people? He...he...haha..."
The Queen Mother asked: "How is he?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "He has already given it to me..." He wanted to say, "He has given me a knife to kill him long ago", but suddenly an idea came to him and he said "haha" a few more times.
The Queen Mother asked again: "What have I given you?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "He has been submissive to me for a long time, and he will never listen to you again."
The Queen Mother sneered and said: "No matter how capable you are, you kid, you can make Deputy Manager Rui disobey me."
Wei Xiaobao said: "I am a little eunuch, so of course he is not afraid. I am afraid that Deputy Chief Rui is another one."
The Queen Mother trembled: "He...he is afraid of the Emperor?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "As slaves, we are naturally afraid of the emperor, so we can't blame him, right?"
The Queen Mother said: "What did you say to Ruidong?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "I said everything."
The Queen Mother murmured: "I said everything."
The Queen Mother was silent for a long time and said: "Where is he... others?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "He has gone far away, very far away, and will never come back. Queen Mother, if you want to see him, of course it is very good, very good, but I am afraid it will not be easy."
Later, he was surprised and asked: "Has he left the palace?" Wei Xiaobao followed suit and said: "That's right. He said that he is afraid of both the emperor and you. It is difficult to be a human being when he is caught in the middle. What if he is worried about his life?
It is better to fly high and far away than to face the serious disaster of killing someone."
The Queen Mother said: "Fly high and go far away."
Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes, yes! Queen Mother, how do you know? Did you hear him say this? He flew away far away!"
The Queen Mother snorted and said, "He doesn't even want to be an official anymore? Where did he escape to?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "He...he has arrived..."
With a thought in his mind, he said: "He was talking about Taishan, Liutai, Qitai, and Badaishan."
The Queen Mother said: "Mount Wutai!"
Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes, yes! It's Mount Wutai. Queen Mother, you know everything."
The Queen Mother asked: "What else did he say?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "I didn't say anything. Just... I just said that he would do whatever I asked him to do no matter what. He swore a curse and swore a heavy oath. He would be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
His grandson." The Queen Mother said, "What did you ask him to do?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "It's nothing. Deputy General Manager Rui originally said that it doesn't matter if he doesn't become an official. He just goes out without paying for it. It didn't happen for a year and a half. So I gave him a banknote of 20,000 taels of silver."
The Queen Mother said: "How can you be so rich? Where did you get so much money?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "Those were also given by others. Prince Kang gave some, Master Suo'etu gave some, and Wu Sangui's son also gave some."
The Queen Mother said: "You are so bold in taking action. Ruidong will naturally be grateful and repay you. What exactly do you want him to do?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "I dare not say anything."
The Queen Mother said sternly: "Are you going to say it?" The palm on his shoulder dropped.
Wei Xiaobao let out an "ouch". The Queen Mother relaxed her palms and shouted: "Speak quickly!"
Wei Xiaobao sighed and said: "Deputy Manager Rui promised me that if I was killed in the palace, he would report the reasons in detail to the Ming Emperor. He said that he would write a memorial and put it in the palace
Around him. He made an agreement with the slave that every two months, the slave...the slave will..."
The Queen Mother asked with a trembling voice: "How is it?"
Wei Xiaobao said: "Every two months, I go to Tianqiao to find a man selling... candied haws on a stick and ask him: 'Are there any candied haws with emerald agate?'
He said, "Yes, one hundred taels of silver per bunch." I said, "Is it so expensive? Can you sell two hundred taels of silver per bunch?" He said, "No, no. Have you not returned to heaven?"
’ I said: ‘Go and talk to the old man!’ and he went to inform Deputy General Manager Rui.”
In the critical moment, he couldn't make up any new stories, so he had to slightly change the answer Chen Jinnan asked him to contact Xu Tianchuan.