Chapter three hundred and fifty fifth seabed needle
A few days later, a lady in her thirties or forties came to Wuchang City. She was Zhou Mengxiong's "concubine". In fact, she was the dowry girl of his wife Zhou Li. Later, she naturally became Zhou Mengxiong's concubine. Although now
As he grows older and loses his beauty, he rarely visits his bed, but he still deserves to be a reliable member of the Zhou family.
The woman went directly to the Chu Palace to find Zhou Niang, but the guard at Wangjing Gate did not know the woman. After asking, he sent someone into the palace to inform Mrs. Zhou (the second Niang), and waited until Mrs. Zhou's girl came out to confirm her identity.
Put him in the palace... But even if he recognizes the person, because he is not one of his own who often comes in and out of the Chu Palace, he still has to be searched. Since the last "accidental fire", the security in the palace has become even tighter.
Naturally, it was the woman who came forward to search the woman's body. The woman kept saying, "I am so old that I have to take off my clothes in front of others. It's so embarrassing." The young lady who was searching her body laughed when she heard it.
When the young lady was searching her body, she had to ask again about her identity, surname, age and other information, and then describe and record her appearance, etc. When she heard that the woman herself said that she was only in her thirties, the young lady couldn't help but say something more: "You can't accept this.
Lao, our Mrs. Yao is almost as noble as you, but no teenage girl dares to compare with her."
"Nobles are different," the woman said. She was lucky. Fortunately, Master Zhou Mengxiong didn't ask her to bring a letter before coming, but just asked her to dictate it to Zhou Niang. Otherwise, what would not be found in such a search?
However, there was nothing dangerous about this errand. When Tuesday's mother was in Changde Mansion, she often went back to her parents' home, and there was no need to be secretive about her interactions with her family. Therefore, Zhou Mengxiong asked this concubine to go directly to the Palace of Chu to meet Tuesday's mother.
It was later confirmed that no one in the Zhou family paid attention to Er Niang.
About ten days after this happened, one day, Zhou Zui's mother was watching a song and dance at Yao Ji's place. Gu Chunhan made up a dance and tried it out for fun. All the ladies in the palace were enjoying it together. The atmosphere was very good, and the palace was in a rich courtyard.
There was a lot of laughter, and while talking, Yao Ji jokingly asked Tuesday's mother: "Am I good to you?" Tuesday's mother was not ambiguous, and immediately replied: "Madam is as good as my mother."
Yao Ji answered the conversation and said with a smile: "I'm glad that Er Niang said that, but there is still some difference, don't you think?" Tuesday Niang asked: "What's the difference?" Yao Ji smiled and didn't answer.
Tuesday's mother pretended to think, and after a while she said beside Yao Ji: "I remembered something and wanted to tell Madam."
Seeing her serious expression, Yao Ji immediately left the hall with her hands and went into the inner room to talk. Tuesday's mother took the opportunity to tell the place where Jianwen Jun used to live in seclusion, and said, "Last time, my wife asked me about this matter.
I haven’t told you, and I’ve been feeling uncomfortable for a long time. But my father has told me before that other ministers will not talk about this matter, and our family shouldn’t talk too much... I was talking to my wife just now, and I thought of this matter again. The emperor is now in the palace.
If it’s done, I won’t be violating my father’s orders, right?”
Yao Ji nodded and said some kind words and compliments.
But when Tuesday's mother suddenly revealed this secret, Yao Ji was a little confused... If Tuesday's mother was sincere and was willing to tell her secret even though she was on the verge of disobeying her father's orders, then this little lady is really good; it's just a matter of time.
Something is wrong. Now Yao Ji may be able to secretly investigate that place by herself. If Mother Tuesday talks about it, the value will be greatly reduced.
Is this a plan by the Zhou family? To exchange a secret that has lost its value for an emotional bargaining chip?
Soon Yao Ji realized that this "secret" was still very valuable. If she found a place to capture Queen Ma before Prince Wenkui returned, then Wenkui would have lost his value and could be assassinated secretly halfway.
...If the prince disappeared after his defeat, the side effects would be much smaller and the impact would be less significant than killing people in the Taoist temple where Jianwen lived, or persecuting the prince after his whereabouts came into the sight of his followers.
Yao Ji didn't have any big grudges against Crown Prince Zhu Wenkui, but she felt that Zhang Ning's "brother" was harmful to his future, and since he was Empress Ma's son, death was better than life.
At that moment, Yao Ji left the courtyard where she was dancing and having fun, and returned to the center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She ordered Chang Shi Chunmei to immediately send a sword servant in white to the designated place to conduct a secret investigation. If Empress Ma was indeed found, she would be caught and verified.
After his death, he automatically activated the second order and sent the swordsman in white to track down the whereabouts of the prince Zhu Wenkui and kill him and everyone around him.
Chunmei solemnly repeated the order, and then asked: "There are two people around the prince who are our spies, but they are only members of the faction, not important roles... Madam ordered to kill them all, including them?"
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"Why did the secret agent kill them? If you didn't remind me, I didn't pay attention to the details." Yao Ji said.
Chunmei said: "The prince was killed after the defeat, but it had nothing to do with us. Everyone should think so. If the two spies survive, they will definitely understand who killed the prince."
"If you understand, you will understand. What's the important thing? Even if someone is suspicious, what evidence is there?" Yao Ji's smile contained a common chill, "I learned a truth from Ning'er, at least you have to trust your own people.
Yes, otherwise everyone will be worried that one of their own may stab you in the back, and the atmosphere will be ruined."
Chunmei hurriedly said: "Yes, Madam taught you the right lesson."
After explaining the matter, Yao Ji asked Xiaoyue to make a cup of flower tea, and then sat alone in front of the window to think about the Zhou family's thoughts. If Zhou Mengxiong or Er Niang reported the matter out of scheming, it would not be a disguised form of murder.
Prince Zhu Wenkui? Without their family's informant, Yao Ji was unwilling to get rid of the prince halfway. Perhaps due to the pressure of public opinion from Jianwen's ministers, the prince could live longer... He was always the blood of the Zhu family, and could not
Persecuted at will and openly.
Since it can be considered that the Zhou family was an accomplice in killing the prince, if we think about it further, through this incident, they intended to express their separation from Emperor Jianwen and their intention to seek refuge with Emperor Jianwen?
Everything can only be guessed and speculated. The human heart is like a needle in the sea. As long as he is not a prisoner, he cannot interrogate the truth through various evidences. He can only guess and speculate...
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Zhu Wenkui and several others had already climbed over Wugong Mountain and entered the Huguang territory from Jiangxi. But they were in the south of Huguang, and the counties south of Hengshan had not yet surrendered to the power of the King of Xiang. It was thought that the power of the King of Hunan was getting stronger and stronger, but in fact
Not even a single province has been captured. Not only are there two prefectures in the south that have not surrendered, but Baojing Prefecture in the west, where ethnic minorities live in deep mountains and old forests, may not be easy to capture.
When Wen Kui wanted to return to Queen Ma, he would pass through Baojing Prefecture. After passing the territory controlled by the chieftain, he would enter the Chief Secretary of Guizhou, and he would not be far away.
He was feeling very depressed and lost at this time. He came out from Guizhou with the intention of doing something big, but unexpectedly, just a few months later, he was completely wiped out by a group of local troops as soon as he emerged. He couldn't go anywhere else, it was too dangerous.
The government may have caught someone alive and followed the clues to find out where the salt and marine goods were smuggled. They thought they had to go back to Queen Ma first.
People will question themselves when they fail, and Zhu Wenkui is no exception. When his ambition cools down, and when he is discouraged, he will think that King Xiang is his biological brother. If he can tolerate it, he can actually become a vassal king.
Not bad...but can Wenbiao tolerate herself? It seems that the queen has a deep grudge against Wenbiao's biological mother, Yao Ji.
Along the way, Minister Song He and others were very wary of the accompanying craftsmen. They secretly sent people to keep an eye on them and kill them if anything happened. Unexpectedly, the craftsman was very well-behaved. One day, Song He said again: "That craftsman may be a craftsman."
, since he is not one of ours, it would be best to get rid of him."
Zhu Wenkui said, "Just keep an eye on him. There is always someone around him. What else can he do?" Why keep this craftsman? Zhu Wenkui vaguely found the reason. He really wanted to start from this craftsman when he was bored again in the future.
The craftsmen learned more about the mysteries of firearms, and my younger brother Wenbiao achieved success through firearms.
One day, they were walking with their horses on a rugged path in the forest. There were few people around, but they saw a young woman walking towards them. It was very strange. Everyone became a little nervous, and Zhu Wenkui suddenly had an idea.
Encountered a fox demon... There is no one in this kind of mountain forest. What is a single young woman doing here? It is so unreasonable that it makes people suspicious.
The road was too narrow, and the woman did not give way even when she approached, so the team stopped. Afterwards, Zhu Wenkui asked, "What do you want me to do, little lady?"
"Looking for someone." The woman wearing a bamboo hat and green cloth said coldly.
"Looking for someone?" Wen Kui and the other man repeated in unison, looking at her doubtfully and a little nervously. But the woman was alone, and no one was afraid.
The woman unhurriedly reached into her collared coarse cloth and took out a delicate brand: "Which one of you recognizes it?" Everyone looked at each other, and a man murmured: "These women are so strange."
At this moment, a man in the team suddenly pointed at Zhu Wenkui and shouted: "He is the prince!" As soon as he finished speaking, the man rushed out to the roadside, tripped over a thorn under his feet, fell, and rolled away.
Entering the grass, the craftsman standing behind him followed suit and suddenly jumped out and ran away.
The sudden change suddenly made everyone nervous, and everyone drew their weapons one after another. After a moment, Song He's brain suddenly came to his senses, and he reacted and shouted: "Be careful, the person who ran away is Xiao Zuo, our whereabouts have been exposed!"
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Everyone was in a panic. The man in front grabbed the back of the knife and raised his hand to throw it at the woman. Suddenly there was a "whooshing" sound in the air, and the man screamed in pain, and a featherless crossbow arrow was inserted into his arm.
The blade also fell to the ground. After a while, a mouthful of blood spurted out of the man's mouth and he glared: "Poisonous!"
People turned around and looked around but saw no one, but the woman in front of them was walking slowly, without a crossbow in her hand. Suddenly there was a "clatter" of branches shaking, and when everyone looked up, they saw a dark figure.
The figure swung from a rope to another tree.
For a moment, Wen Kui and others realized that they had been ambushed, and they all retreated to leave. At this moment, there was a tinkling sound of the piano from behind. The sound of the piano was melodious, with a graceful and slightly sad tone, followed by the sound of the flute.
It also rang.
The woman in front of her pulled out a bright long sword from her back and approached step by step. Finally, a man with a fierce look on his face raised his sword and shouted loudly to fight. Without saying a word, he swept across with gravity.
The woman's movements were slow, but now she suddenly moved like a rabbit. She twisted her waist and leaned sideways to avoid the knife. However, she moved too hard and threw off the bamboo hat on her head. The green hair on her head also floated up, and the blade only
When he encountered a strand of blue hair, he tilted with a "chi" sound, and the swift blade cut off three or two strands of green hair, and they fell into the air.
There was a flash of cold light, but the man didn't see the woman's movements clearly. She drew the sword very quickly, and the tip of the sword pierced his neck at once. For a moment, he didn't feel any pain, and only felt a slight chill on his body.
"One, two, three, four...five." The woman counted, "There are five people left."
The other three men behind Zhu Wenkui suddenly ran into the woods, leaving only Wenkui and Song He looking at each other. As a literati, Song He didn't seem to have any intention of running away.
After a while, three screams came from the forest. I didn't see what happened, but the screams were full of great fear.
"Did King Xiang send you here?" Song He stood there and asked seriously.
The woman's face was expressionless, and her eyes were a little hollow. She obviously had no intention of answering the question, and she had no intention of admiring the scholar-official's courage in the face of danger. After approaching Song He, she stabbed Song to death with one sword without hesitation.
He, hit the vital part of the left chest and died with one sword. Poor Song He Hanchuang studied hard for ten or twenty years, from the Tongsheng Examination, the County Examination, the Township Examination, the General Examination, the Palace Examination... he passed all the tests and won the Jinshi, and then he lived incognito for twenty years.
After a few years, he was full of knowledge...but he was killed all of a sudden, without even a little room for resistance.
The sword in Zhu Wenkui's hand "dingdang" fell to the ground. He looked around and saw that there were only a few horses left and no people left. And those who were gone used their lives to prove the fact that there was no way to escape.
Wen Kui didn't care about his body, and suddenly fell to his knees: "Xia Xia, spare your life! I won't be able to catch you, but it will be the same if you take him back alive... My brother will definitely not kill me, and I will give you a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry as a thank you.
The grace of not killing. Tell the emperor's brother, King Xiang, that I am no longer the prince... I will give the prince to him... ah..." Wen Kui was startled when he found a slap on the top of his head.
In an instant, he found that his head was still there, but the bun was grabbed by the woman. The woman also showed no expression, swung the sword in her hand and chopped directly at Wen Kui's neck, actually trying to take the head from a living person.
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I don't know what happened to this woman, and she became like this. Whether it was Song He's awe-inspiring righteousness, or the princes and nobles kneeling down to beg for mercy, they were all useless to her, as if they couldn't understand human words and deeds at all.
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The dignified prince of Emperor Jianwen died in a corner of this barren mountain, quietly, without even making a single wave in the world. A crow suddenly arose from nowhere in the forest, and flew away with a startling sound.
The cry sounded like laughter... was it mocking the power position in the world?
The woman squatted down silently, slashed several times with her sword, and then cut off the bones in Zhu Wenkui's neck, as if she was killing an animal. Bone fragments and flesh and blood spattered all over the floor, and her face and clothes
There was also a little bit of blood. The eyes on the head in his hand were staring, as if he would not rest in peace.
Another woman grabbed the rope from the tree, stepped on the trunk step by step, and jumped down. Seeing that the woman's face was covered in blood, she asked, "Ji Chou, are you okay?"
The woman named Ji Chou was not ugly at all, but her name just happened to be right there. She raised her head, shook her head, and said, "The job is done."
The woman who had just come down from the tree whistled and called her companions, and then said: "Put this head in the ice and take it back later. We still have to deal with the aftermath. It's not good to leave these dead bodies here. We can just leave traces."
It's not clean... It's not easy to burn the corpse. Just burn the clothes, then peel off the face so that no one can identify it, dig a hole and bury it."
After a while, seven or eight people came from the woods and on the road, all women. In order to keep it secret, they had to dig a hole to prepare the funeral.
...A few days before Zhu Wenkui's death, Queen Ma was caught in a Taoist temple on the territory of the Chief Secretary of Guizhou. It was because of her arrest that others were able to get orders to set up an ambush for Zhu Wenkui and his party.
Yao Ji was very satisfied with the matter that Chunmei was responsible for arranging. It was very appropriate to call this kind of thing Chunmei Qian; while Xia Yu, another regular servant, was very knowledgeable in military affairs, but he couldn't handle this kind of murder and looting.
I guess I don't have enough courage either.
After hearing the secret report, Yao Ji closed her eyes again, thinking about something. Her long-cherished wish was about to come true, but she was not in a ecstatic mood at this time, and instead became quiet. Killing someone was not a big deal, she had almost missed it many times before.
He was killed. Zhang Ning almost died without leaving any trace of his body when he was still a baby. When it comes to right and wrong, what's wrong with a baby?