The setting sun brings intoxication with the wind, and the moon shines on the colorful clouds!
The setting sun reflects on the mountains, and the rays of rays spread over thousands of mountains. The palace city is looming, submerged between the sunset and the sea of fog, like the Qiong Tower and the Golden Tower, ethereal, majestic, and magnificent.
A cavalry of Shijia and seven or eight Taoist priests were guarding a two-horse carriage, galloping on the official road by the Luoshui River.
Gao Zhao leaned lazily in the car, staring out the window thoughtfully, as if admiring the beautiful scenery. Yuan Yue knelt and sat opposite, with a sad face, seemingly smiling, but looking more like crying. "Uncle..."
"Don't ask!"
Gao Zhao waved his hand impatiently, "You will know when you arrive!"
The more this happened, the more Yuan Yue became uneasy, her face was as pale as a bitter gourd, as if she really wanted to cry.
I ran to Mang Mountain to collect some late dew to prepare for baiting. But as soon as I entered the city, I was told that Wuji Temple was surrounded by soldiers?
Hurrying slowly, before reaching the gate, Gao Zhao intercepted him and came back. He only said to follow him without any nonsense, and then he was locked into the carriage as if being escorted...
With her heart racing, Yuan Yue racked her brains to recall the past days.
Drinking, dancing, listening to music, eating bait, refining pills, at most just playing with a bunch of apprentices...
Apart from "playing", it seems that he has never done anything extraordinary, but why is Gao Zhao's face so solemn, as if he has committed a heinous crime?
I was thinking wildly and was confused. When I came back to my senses, the carriage had stopped.
When I got off the car, I realized that the sun had already set. At dusk, the sky was full of stars, but everywhere I saw the lights were bright, as bright as day. The courtyard was densely packed with soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords, but it was like a
The stone piles were motionless and silent.
Something big happened again?
Yuan Yue's backyard tensed up, and all the hairs on his body stood up. His eyes darted quickly, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the jade Buddha, which was nearly two feet high and like a mountain, reflecting the faint gleaming light.
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There is such a huge jade Buddha in the whole capital... no, there is only this one in the whole world...
Baode Temple?
No matter what, as long as it's not the palace...
"Let's go!"
Gao Zhao called out and walked to the back hall. Yuan Yue followed him obediently, followed closely by seven or eight Taoist priests.
Stepping into the door, with just one glance, Yuan Yue and the Taoist priests knew that this should be the residence of the abbot of Baode Temple. It should be three feet long and three feet square. It is not only square in shape, but also the golden jade is brilliant in their eyes.
Most of the things you see, including walls and floors, are made of copper or dyed with gold paint.
There were only three people in the hall, Yuan Yong and Yuan Yi, one on the left and one on the right, kneeling on the futon, with solemn faces. There was another person sitting on a small car with four wheels, facing the Buddhist niche, with his back to the door of the hall, like
He is looking at a gold seal by light of a big candle.
Hearing the noise, Li Chengzhi turned around, and Yuanyue was horrified and cheered: "Li Chengzhi? Haha... you're not dead?"
Yuan Yue is really happy: regardless of the personal friendship between the two, just from the fact that Li Chengzhi can make him a steady stream of money, he is ten thousand unwilling to have anything happen to Li Chengzhi.
Even if your son dies, grandpa will ensure that he is still alive and well...
Li Chengzhi glared at him and pointed upward.
Only then did Yuan Yue see the emperor's banner standing behind Li Chengzhi.
No wonder he is sitting in the middle, while the Fourth Emperor's uncle and the Fourth Emperor's brother are at the bottom?
He made a hasty bow, without even straightening his waist, so Yuan Yong pointed at him and shouted: "There is a woman in your view with the surname Zhao and the name Suiniang. She should have been given to you by someone else last winter or this spring.
You...this woman was originally the wife of a convict who was sent to the official residence..."
Female crown?
There are not even a hundred but eighty female Taoist priests in Wuji Guan, and nine out of ten of them are bought from the music halls near the Luoshui River. They are either musicians, dancers, or singers and harp girls.
.In addition, he is not good at women, no matter how beautiful or ugly they are, and he doesn’t pay attention to them. How can he remember which one is named Zhao and which one is called Suiniang?
Yuan Yue shook her head without thinking.
"Do you know what this female crown has done?"
Yuan Yi's face was extremely cold and solemn, and he pointed at Li Chengzhi, "Li Shilang's current end is due to this female thief!"
How could a female Taoist priest harm Li Chengzhi?
He was obviously killed by the female assassin who plotted to assassinate the emperor's brother, okay... um, female assassin?
Yuan Yue froze suddenly, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head. From head to toe, from the inside to the outside, it was cold to the bones. His legs softened, and he fell to the ground with a "plop".
"That female assassin is the crowned female in my Wuji Temple...how is that possible?"
"The evidence is so solid, how can it be impossible?"
Yuan Yong scolded in a cold voice, "I asked you to think about it, so think about it. Are you scared? Didn't you say that the female assassin was sent by you?"
Yuan Yue was trembling all over, tears streaming down her face: "In the Wuji Temple, only male Taoists and boys are the first to enter, so I will ask a few questions. If they are female Taoists, they will be ignored by Cui Yanxia, so they really don't know about Zhao Suiniang."
Who is it..."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, Gao Zhao, and Li Chengzhi all showed a trace of disdain.
The male Taoist priests and boys are naturally for Yuan Yue to enjoy, so he will ask about them. The female Taoist priests are for the enjoyment of Yuan Yue or the male Taoist priests who enjoy Yuan Yue. Yuan Yue is not close to women, so he is naturally indifferent. But the good thing is that Yuanyue has a lot of money and never robs women from the countryside. He only buys and buys. Occasionally when the money doesn't work, he will rob once or twice. Just like Li Chengzhi...
We had expected this for a long time: on the day the emperor was assassinated, Yuan Yue also entered the palace and saw the body of the female assassin. If he had the impression, he would have recognized it long ago.
Gao Zhao snorted coldly and shouted outside: "Bring those Taoist priests in..."
The tiger barking outside the door responded, and seven or eight Taoist priests in colorful clothes entered the hall. Yuanyue suddenly jumped up, rushed towards him and beat him: "Gu Qian, your mother, you want to kill grandpa, but you can't accept it...
The assassin is coming in?"
Taking a closer look, Yuan Yue hit a red-robed Taoist priest. Not to mention his long oily hair and powdered face, his face was also covered with thick powder, and the rouge on his lips looked like he had just eaten bloody human flesh.
After only being slapped twice, Yuan Yue's hands were as white as if they had just been fished out of flour.
Li Chengzhi actually still had some impressions. He remembered that the Taoist priest who was beaten was named Cui, which was just one character different from Cui Yanbo, the famous general of the dynasty. His name was Cui Yanxia, who was a big fan of Yuan Yue and the host of Wuji Temple.
He frowned in disgust: "Pull away!"
By the time Yuan Jian hugged Yuan Yue, Cui Yanxia's face was already as swollen as a pig's head, which showed how scared Yuan Yue was, fearing that she would have to use all her strength to feed herself.
"Come forward and admit it!"
Li Chengzhi waved to Cui Yanxia again, looked through the book, and found the portrait of the female assassin.
Looking at Yuan Yue's face as pale as dirt and terrified, and then thinking about the sentence "He actually brought in an assassin", no matter how stupid Cui Yanxia is, he knows that he has caused a huge disaster.
Cui Yanxia didn't even know how to wipe the blood from her face. Cui Yanxia's legs went weak and she used a lot of strength to get in front of Li Chengzhi.
There is a one-foot-square booklet with a picture of a woman on it. Her facial features are very regular... Well, it does look familiar?
After thinking for a moment, Cui Yanxia's eyes lit up: "Zhao Suiniang?"
Yuan Yue flew forward and grabbed Cui Yanxia's collar: "Where did it come from?"
"Your Highness, did you bring it?"
Cui Yanxia's face was full of innocence, "This winter, Your Highness went to drink alcohol somewhere, and came back late at night. When he came, he took Zhao Suiniang with him...
The next day when His Highness woke up from alcohol, the servants asked how to arrange the arrangements. His Highness said that he would be given a share of the salary and rice, and that he would keep it as long as he could. He also told the servants not to be harsh... The servants thought that this woman had anything to do with her, so they treated her with courtesy.
Never in trouble, come and go as you please..."
Was this female assassin brought back by herself?
As if being electrocuted, the flesh on Yuan Yue's face twitched violently, her heart was filled with fear and anxiety, but her mind was like a ball of paste, and she couldn't remember whether she was alive or dead.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he instinctively wanted to take action, but Yuan Yong pulled him back: "What's the use of just beating him to death?"
Then he pointed at Cui Yanxia and said, "What kind of character is Xiao Liu'er? Don't you, a thief, know? If he takes the initiative to bring the girl back to the temple to spend the night, you will definitely be impressed...
Please think back to Yu Gu: When, where, and from whom did he get this girl?"
Cui Yanxia's heart was in his throat, and his mind was spinning like clockwork. Following Yuan Yong's words, he thought about it quickly and suddenly had an impression:
"I remembered that it was the winter solstice last year... The next day when I woke up from alcohol, I heard His Highness complain: Even though I told you not to do it, you still have to force it on me? It would be fine if she was a virgin of Dou Kou's age, but she is over thirty.
What can you do to an old woman who has given birth to a child? Can she really be a wet nurse for me?"
Last winter solstice...drunk...forced...an old woman who could be a wet nurse?
A light seemed to flash in his mind, and Yuan Yue looked at Yuan Yong with horror on his face.
Yuan Yong was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "But have you remembered?"
More than just thinking about it?
Yuan Yue raised her finger and pointed at Yuan Yong tremblingly: "Yes... it's the fourth uncle, given to Yu Gu..."
Click!
It was like a thunderbolt struck everyone's heads. One by one, including Li Chengzhi, they were as stunned as statues.
Like a cat that stepped on its tail, Yuan Yong jumped three feet high: "Fart?"
"Why did it become a fart?"
Yuan Yue was even more anxious than Yuan Yong, "On the day of the winter solstice, you invited me to a banquet. When we were drinking, a servant woman brought warm milk. I asked casually, why is it not like cow's milk and goat's milk, but also a little fishy? You
He said that this is human milk, which can be called a great tonic... and he forced one to be given to me, this is Zhao Suiniang..."
Yuan Yong suddenly remembered...
She was obviously just a wet nurse...why did she become an assassin?
No... I'm afraid Zhao Ji really has some background...
But this is a major crime against the Nine Clan. How come it has something to do with him after so many twists and turns?
When he thought of Yuan Ke's cruel methods, Yuan Yong felt his head spinning, and the ground seemed to be on top of his head.
"Uncle Four?"
Yuan Yi hurriedly took a step forward and hugged Yuan Yong, then scolded Yuan Yue in a low voice, "Did you remember it wrong?"
"How could I remember it wrong?" Yuan Yue said in surprise, "Fourth brother, don't forget, fourth uncle also gave you a gift, and there were two..."
Yuan Yi immediately froze, as if he was petrified.
As if thinking about something again, Yuan Yue paused for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed at Gao Zhao, "My uncle was there that day. Although he didn't ask for a wet nurse, he took away two dancers... and he was attending the banquet that day.
Everyone has a share, have uncle and fourth brother forgotten?"
In an instant, Gao Zhao's face was darker than the bottom of the pot.
Looking at the expressions of these four people, Li Chengzhi's mind was so confused that he didn't know what to say for a while.
It seems that what Yuanyue said is true...
It is absolutely impossible to say that Yuan Yue is plotting to assassinate the emperor.
Either it's a coincidence, or it's framed.
But for someone like Yuanyue, saying that he can’t hold up a wall with mud is just a compliment. What’s the use of framing him?
As for Yuan Yong... although he is stronger than Yuan Yue, his strength is limited. Moreover, he is good at flattering horses and is very popular with the emperor, so he has almost no defense against him. Therefore, if Yuan Yong really wants to assassinate, there is no need to go to such trouble.<
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Thinking more deeply, is the nanny Yuan Yong gave to others also related to the assassin?
It is true that some plants and trees are all soldiers, which is far-fetched.
Human milk tonic... I don’t know where it came from. Anyway, there are many people in Beijing who like this method. There is more than one Yuan Yong, such as Yuan Yi, and there are similar wet nurses in Gaozhao Mansion, including the imperial palace.
There are also.
So as long as there is a market, there will naturally be people who specialize in this business. There are many sagas (dental shops) in Beijing that specialize in hiring women who have just given birth.
Of course, it's not just for drinking milk, there are many lustful people who specialize in this way. But who has the most family, the most beautiful appearance, and the best training, naturally it is Yuan Yong or Yuan Chen. p>
Therefore, instead of starting from the clue of wet nurse, it is better to thoroughly investigate the Mahayana believers in Beijing.
Gao Zhao sighed sadly: "You always say: Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. What if it has something to do with the actress I brought back to the house during the winter solstice last year? So arrest the person first... and then enter."
Palace, make this clear to Your Majesty!"
"Yes, entering the palace...I want to apologize to Your Majesty..."
Yuan Yong howled, as if his parents were dead. Xu was so frightened that he was shaking even more exaggeratedly than Yuan Yue. If Yuan Yi hadn't held him tightly, he would have collapsed to the ground.
Yuan Yong moved his lips, and his eyes swept over the faces of Yuan Yi, Gao Zhao, Yuan Yue and others: "And you guys..."
This sentence clearly requires the other three to enter the palace to plead guilty like him.
Gao Zhao's heart sank: "Why?"
"That day, I took advantage of the banquet to present to my sister and father, Xuan Ren (Yuan Yi), and the four of them were all concubines in Xuande (Yuan Yu)'s house. Nine times out of ten, they were all favored by Xuande...
After the incident happened, he specially sent a secret letter and asked me to take care of it. I was not kind-hearted, so I sold it from the official shop and hid it in my house. I was afraid that Your Majesty... Your Majesty would be suspicious of me after knowing it, so he gave it to everyone in your house.
How many...
And the Zhao Ji who gave it to Xiao Liu is... Yanhe (Yuan Xie)... Yanhe's secret room, and has given birth to a son for the sixth disciple..."
Yuan Yong's eyes were extremely horrified, "As long as your Majesty checks the origin of Zhao Suiniang, the others will naturally find out as well. Therefore, I asked you to follow me into the palace and apologize together..."
This is the real thunderbolt. Just hearing "Uh", Yuan Yue rolled her eyes and fell back.
Li Chengzhi was horrified: First Yuan Jia, then Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, Gao Zhao... the four people Yuan Ke could barely trust, and the four who dared to grant military power to the capital, were all killed in one sweep?