Hu Ying followed the eunuch Haitao to the Qianqing Palace, wearing silk clothes and wearing Xiao. When she got to the late emperor's soul, she knelt down and cried a lot. Haitao had no choice but to wait for him. After brewing a lot of emotions, he forced a few tears out of his eyes because of the crying. , he also made his old eyes red, and then went to see Prince Zhu Zhanji.
Sure enough, when Zhu Zhanji saw his sad expression and his eyes were red, he asked first. After hearing the reason, Zhu Zhanji also sighed, but in Hu Ying's ears, it was a kind of approval.
In fact, when Emperor Hongxi Zhu Gaochi died, Hu Ying couldn't find any feeling of grief at all. When Emperor Hongxi was in power, Hu Ying was directly transferred from an important member of the Central Committee to a minister of Nanjing Imperial College. She was completely excluded from the Center. What should I do with him? sad?
Except for a few chamberlains in Nuan Pavilion, the eunuch Wang Gouer had already left. At this time, Zhu Zhanji dismissed several chamberlains except Haitao and asked about business: "When we were in Nanjing, you once said that when Taizong died, , you smelled a fragrance in the spiritual tent, but you didn’t talk about it in detail at the time, but I suddenly remembered it and wanted to ask you what happened.”
"Yes." Hu Ying responded hurriedly, and then remained silent for a while before saying, "The old minister got some clues when he sent someone to secretly investigate the rebel party in Yangzhou. The person in charge of the matter at that time was the interviewer Zhang Pingan (can testify) ), the old minister followed the clues to investigate, and later sent people to Wushan. Due to the haste, he failed to catch the useful gangsters, but found some clues, including a gray powder that looks like plant ash, but the smell of this thing is very special , exuding a strange and light fragrance. After that, before the old minister could go into details, he vaguely heard what might have happened to Taizong during his northern expedition, and hurried north to go to the Holy Land... But the old minister was a step too late..." Hu Ying said as he spoke Then he choked up.
Hu Ying had been an official in the Yongle Dynasty for one or two decades, and she still had a deep relationship with Emperor Yongle's monarchs and ministers. Zhu Zhanji said, "Continue to finish."
"At that time, the old minister wanted to see Taizong for the last time, so he was allowed to enter the spiritual tent to worship the spirit. Unexpectedly, he suddenly smelled a smell in the tent..." Hu Ying's expression changed.
Zhu Zhanji seemed to have entered the situation. He almost understood what was going on, but he couldn't help but hurriedly asked: "What's the smell?"
Hu Ying then said sternly: "It's that kind of strange smell of 'grass and wood ash'!"
"The imperial grandfather has never been to Wushan, and none of the ministers around him have been either... This kind of thing only exists in Wushan County?" Zhu Zhanji said with a solemn expression.
Hu Ying said: "I don't dare to say for sure whether there is such a thing in other places, but this is the first time I have smelled that smell in decades of life."
"Do you still have the gray powder?"
Hu Ying seemed to have been prepared. Perhaps it was the reason for the summons revealed to him by Haitao when he went to deliver the order. She took out a small wooden box from her arms and presented it to her on the spot. Zhu Zhanji stared at the box on the imperial case. After a moment, he reached out to pick it up and opened the lid of the box. Upon seeing this, Haitao hurriedly said: "This thing is an ominous thing, your highness, be careful." The implication is that it may be poisonous!
"It shouldn't matter. Hu Ying has smelled it before. There must have been more than one person in the emperor's grandfather's spiritual tent." After Zhu Zhanji said that, he opened the box and smelled it. Haitao hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Slave slave Come on." After receiving Zhu Zhanji's approval, Haitao carefully held the wooden box, gently approached Zhu Zhanji's face, and then fanned it slightly with his hand.
Zhu Zhanji frowned: "It doesn't smell. Hold it closer."
Haitao stretched forward a little as he was told, and the movement of fanning his hands in the air became more rapid. At this time, Zhu Zhanji faintly smelled a smell. It was indeed very light and could be ignored. If he hadn't paid special attention to it, he would definitely not have been able to detect it. I didn't notice it, but when I calmed down and smelled it carefully, I found that the faint smell was very special, almost like a fragrance.
Zhu Zhanji's expression suddenly became uncertain, and he seemed to have more murderous intent. As an emperor born in this era, he should be a civilized and upright monarch, and he was prepared to do so; but at the same time, he still retained the traces of his great ancestor Taizong. Blood was also greatly influenced by Taizong the day after tomorrow. So he was not a weak person at heart.
However, this is not necessarily true. It may be true that Hu Ying's men brought the things back from Wushan, but how can we prove that there was this smell in Taizong's spiritual tent at that time? I smelled this smell in the spiritual tent at that time. The only person who knows the smell is Hu Ying. He alone can tell whether it is right or wrong, so it is impossible to tell.
It's just that some things don't need to be confirmed or concluded, and just a suspicion is very useful; perhaps those suspicions that cannot be proved are more serious and will linger in people's minds... The imperial grandfather was killed by someone!?
Zhu Zhanji's hands, which were covered in long sleeves, were already clenched into fists.
He turned to Haitao and said: "Isn't one of the buried concubines still alive? Find an imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse as soon as possible. Once confirmed, lock her up. Put this box of things secretly in her room."
"My slave obeys the order." Haitao bowed and said.
Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said: "I can't verify it at this time, so don't leak it out for the time being, so as not to panic people."
Haitao agreed again, and Hu Ying also bowed: "Old minister, I obey."
Zhu Zhanji then raised his sleeves and waved lightly, and the two of them knelt down and bowed before retreating out of the Nuan Pavilion.
Haitao hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to confirm the diagnosis for Beauty Wang. As expected, the imperial doctor insisted that she could not be pregnant. Haitao also checked the records of the bed attendants and found that Beauty Wang was probably still a virgin. If she was really pregnant, it would be more Seriously, she may not be the only one who died, or even dozens of people could die. How did the traitor sneak in and make the concubine's belly bigger in the palace? This matter cannot be solved without bringing in a large group of people. question.
Eunuch Haitao was very energetic and worked very quickly, because he had already understood another level of knowledge about this matter. It was clear at a glance that Taizong Zhu Di might have been poisoned to death, and the poison was like the box of ash powder The thing may look like a chronic poison and requires long-term exposure to become poisonous. The suspicion is that at that time, Zhu Di was either a first- or second-rank imperial general or a highly prestige military general, or a close servant. Who did this? thing?
In contrast, although the civil and military officials often entered and exited the emperor's central army tent, they had few opportunities. On the contrary, it was more convenient for those close servants to do this. At that time, Emperor Yongle took the eunuchs with him during the Northern Expedition, including Wang Gou'er. !Wang Gou'er was very favored at that time, so he was probably the most suspicious.
This is why Haitao was so busy and happy, he thought to himself: Our family will not punish you to death!
Of course, Beauty Wang will definitely die, and the way of her death has been arranged. She will die in the room in an unknown manner without any sign. If the box of plant ash does not work, Haitao can find another substitute. Of course, the replacement can be prepared in advance. There is no need to prepare at the beginning: First of all, people are curious, and Haitao is no exception. He himself also wants to know whether the thing is really poisonous and whether Master Yongle was really killed; secondly, he must " Bringing a "substitute" into the palace is inherently risky. Even if Haitao becomes more and more powerful, he must abide by many rules when entering and exiting the palace. Bringing poison into the palace requires taking a lot of risks, and it is very likely that he will steal the chicken but lose the money. Mi also played with herself.
No one could trust Haitao to do such a shady thing, not even the eunuch who called him his ancestral godfather. At that point, he planned to carry it out on his own.
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In fact, Wang Gou'er is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although this person has gray hair and is no longer young, he has fair skin and a delicate face. In addition, he is relatively thin and has a slim waist. If he changes into a woman's clothes and dyes his hair, he might be able to
Pretend to be a woman; she looks like this, but her heart is as delicate as a woman's.
As soon as Miss Wang was imprisoned, he noticed something was wrong. When he asked, he found out that Miss Wang was not pregnant, so she should have been hanged immediately and prepared to be buried with other concubines. Why was she imprisoned again? It was not surprising.
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Wang Gouer then called his godson Wang Zhen to discuss the matter with him, and asked Wang Zhen to secretly take a look at the situation.
His godson Wang Zhen was stared at for two days without much gain. The matter was very secret and no one knew the inside story except the three people who were in Nuange at the time. However, Wang Zhen did not go back empty-handed and actively made suggestions in front of his godfather. This guy
He was born as a scholar, and had he not had bad luck, he would have had the talent to be a master.
Wang Zhen said calmly in front of the dog: "My son has found out clearly. Two days ago, Eunuch Hai, Hu Ying and His Highness were talking about something in the Nuan Pavilion. When Eunuch Hai came out, he hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to check his pulse, and then he immediately
Lock up Meiren Wang. This means that if there is any mystery in this matter, there are three people involved. Hu Ying is a foreign minister and will not have trouble with his godfather for no reason. Only Eunuch Hai..."
As he spoke, he looked around slyly, then moved his mouth closer and whispered: "His Royal Highness intends to let his godfather do the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. On the face of Haitao, he nodded and bowed, but behind his back, he may have some intentions. Although this person said
He is also under his godfather, but how can he be of the same mind as his sons? So my son thinks he might be up to something secretly this time, so we have to be careful."
"Wang Mei is about to die, what can Haitao do to her?" Wang Gou'er frowned and took a few steps, "Hu Ying is here again, right..."
Wang Gou'er suddenly seemed to remember something, and said in a low voice: "I will give you a job. You must ask your people to keep an eye on Haitao when he comes in and out of the palace, and search our house carefully every time according to the rules! Don't be afraid.
If you offend him, as long as our family survives for a day, you will have to ask whether our family will nod or not if anyone dares to touch you!"
"Yes, godfather. Is my son still afraid of offending Haitao? As long as his godfather recognizes his son, he will be satisfied. If it hadn't been for you, my son might have starved to death on the street and been eaten by dogs." Wang Zhen said with a look of heartbreaking.
Wang Gouer said again: "And your fellow countryman Zhang Ning, who worked under Hu Ying before, must know a lot of things. You can ask him again when you find an opportunity. When Taizong died the year before last, he was anxious to go north to see the saint.
What's the reason? If he really doesn't know and has a good relationship with Hu Ying, let him have a look... In addition, Haitao slandered in front of the prince and brought up the impeachment document from last time. You should also tell Zhang
Ning. Let him know the stakes, otherwise if Hai Tao talks bad about him in the palace, he will be framed in vain!"
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