Chapter Five Hundred and Forty Six: Suspicious People
In the check-in room, a lot of candles were specially added to make the small hall brightly lit.
The so-called duty room is actually a place where the military attachés on duty sit. If there is any disturbance in the palace, the military attachés on Su Wei will report here immediately and the military attaches on duty will handle it.
Of course, this is actually just a situation. If something really happens, the emperor should be notified as soon as possible. If the emperor decides to impose sanctions, then we will just execute them here.
There is nothing trivial in the palace, and any slight disturbance may not be worth mentioning outside, but now it is no longer trivial.
Mou Bin sat in the duty room and waited for a long time. At this time, he seemed a little uneasy. Although the palace did not set a time limit, all fools knew that this case would not be endless in the palace.
It would be bad if we continue to check and find nothing at all tomorrow morning.
His Majesty is obviously in a bad mood. There is a limit to the tolerance of any person. In fact, in this incident, no one can break away from the relationship, whether it is the pro-military or the chief of etiquette. The only one who can break away from the relationship is Liu Cheng.
It's windy. Anyway, if he can't catch the poisoner today, his good days will come to an end.
After finally becoming the Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army, he encountered such a thing. Thinking about it now, he felt a little discouraged. He took a sip of tea and felt even more hungry in his stomach. There was actually something on the coffee table leaning against him.
There was also a plate of pastries, but he was not in the mood to use them at all.
"What time is it now?"
"In reply to your lord, Zishi..."
"Zi Shi..." Mou Bin murmured in a low voice. There are at least three hours before dawn. These three hours cannot be ignored at all.
"Has Liu Qian's matter arrived? If it really doesn't work, let's ask someone to call him." Mou Bin looked a little nervous and said slowly.
While he was speaking, hurried footsteps could be heard outside, and someone came in first and said, "Liu Qian's business has arrived."
At this time, Liu Chengfeng rushed over. Seeing Mou Bin's restless look, he knew that he was waiting impatiently. He didn't say anything more, just pursed his lips and said seriously: "My lord, I'm late.
It's better to stop gossiping. I wonder if everyone here has brought it?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Mou Bin's eyes, and he pressed his hands and said: "You sit here for a while, and I will ask someone to escort him here."
After giving the instructions, Liu Chengfeng was no longer in a hurry. It wasn't that he was not afraid of boiling water, but he knew that at this time, he couldn't be hasty. His position was all messed up, so what else could he expect to find?
Any clues?
Immediately, several pro-military soldiers came in with seven or eight people.
Mou Bin introduced: "These seven or eight are all eunuchs, and they have all touched those drinks. Three of them are from Shangshan Supervisor, two are from Zhidian Supervisor, and one is from Wu, the Young Supervisor of the Internal Official Supervisor."
Father-in-law."
Liu Chengfeng glanced at these eunuchs. Some of them had their heads lowered. Some had innocent faces and looked frightened. Some of them looked drowsy. It must be that it was getting late and their bodies were a little overwhelmed.
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On the other hand, Eunuch Wu, who was in the imperial prison, was relatively calm. He suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Liu Chengfeng. When Liu Chengfeng looked at him, he actually smiled calmly at Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng didn't say anything. After looking at everyone's faces, Mou Bin took out another list and handed it to Liu Chengfeng, saying: "These are the documents that these eunuchs have brought out. What's in them?"
If you have their lives, you might as well take a look at Liu Qianshi."
Liu Chengfeng was not in a hurry to watch, and said with a smile: "Sir, can you let them all wait outside, and let them come in to answer whoever I call?"
When he said this, Mou Bin certainly responded to his request, not to mention the friendship between the two of them, and they were not unfamiliar with polite words. Not to mention that Liu Chengfeng was now ordered to investigate, and he, Mou Bin, was just
After asking for help, Mou Bin smiled, quickly took a sip of tea, and said: "I'll give the order."
There were six eunuchs in total, which was not too much, but not too much. It was a moment after midnight, and it was dark outside. Liu Chengfeng squinted and looked at the dark darkness outside the duty room.
Fog, then coughed.
When people outside heard the cough, they immediately understood what it meant, and then the first eunuch walked in.
"What's your name?" Liu Chengfeng didn't pretend to be threatening. Instead, he seemed a bit approachable.
The eunuch's calves were trembling slightly. He glanced at Liu Chengfeng fearfully and said, "Slave Zhou Chen."
"Zhou Chen..." Liu Chengfeng wrote down the name, then lowered his head and flipped through the list that Mou Bin handed him just now, and murmured: "Is it Zhou Chen? He entered the palace at the age of twelve and has been in the Imperial Kitchen Supervisor.
As an errand, you are responsible for taking care of the wine cellar. Your job is not bad, it is interesting."
Zhou Chen was about to cry and said: "It was good at first. I could hide away for a while. Who would have thought that this kind of thing would be ruined? My servant has always fulfilled her duties, how could she dare to do anything like poisoning? My lord, I have lived in the palace for a long time. Even arsenic is
I don’t know anything, so you must be aware of it and don’t wrongly accuse me.”
What he said sounded awkward, but Liu Chengfeng knew in his heart that this Zhou Chen was really a person who had never seen the world. In front of him, his first words were to tell him to be aware. Ordinary people
After listening to the voice of these words, I thought that this dead eunuch thought that he had wronged others. This first sentence can make people feel disgusted.
It's no wonder, otherwise how could he still be guarding the wine cellar after entering the palace at the age of twelve? He doesn't know how to deal with the world, and a place like this in the palace is not something that others can just take care of.
This person... doesn't look like someone who can do anything big.
This was Liu Chengfeng's first premonition.
However, some things are really uncertain. Liu Chengfeng was not in a hurry. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't wrongly accuse you. Then let me ask you, since you are the eunuch guarding the wine cellar, how do those drinks
, have you touched them all?"
Zhou Chen said quickly: "No, no, the slave is just in charge of the keys. When people from Kunning Palace came and handed over the note, I opened the warehouse and let them move in by themselves. But when they moved out,
But another person does the counting."
Liu Chengfeng glanced at Zhou Chen, smiled slightly, and then stopped asking about the case, and began to ask some household questions: "How many people are there in your family? Why did you become a eunuch?"
This week, Zhou Chen saw that Liu Chengfeng was not evil, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My parents died early, and there are two brothers in the family. Because my family is poor, I made an agreement with my brother, who will draw lots when they draw lots?"
If you win, you will come to the palace. The slave is not in good luck..."
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh: "So you castrated yourself first before entering the palace?"
Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, the slave was lucky at that time. When the slave entered the palace, it happened to be the new king's accession to the throne. During the Chenghua period, the palace was recruiting eunuchs aggressively. The slave had to cut himself off, and he didn't find out until he arrived in the capital.
, Now His Majesty has made a clear decree to reduce the expenses in the palace and eliminate the eunuchs. At that time, the servant was really shocked. Later, he relied on many connections to finally get in. "
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help sighing. It was said that Emperor Chenghua was really nothing, but the current emperor was not very kind either. During the Chenghua period, because of the need to refine elixirs, the palace had a great demand for eunuchs, which also caused many children from poor families to
They are competing to castrate themselves, even though they were already castrated
Just castrate, people, if you want to gain something, you will always have to lose something. Those things can't be eaten or worn. It's okay to have a stable meal after being cut off. But who knows, the first thing Zhu Youbo did when he came to the throne
I just want to tell everyone that we don’t want eunuchs anymore.
As a result, those who had castrated themselves before were suddenly in mourning and wanted to die. They tried to find ways to get rid of them if they had some connections, but if it didn't matter, their lives would be over.
Zhou Chen was lucky enough to finally squeeze in. Otherwise, he might still be begging somewhere in the Imperial City.
But Liu Chengfeng couldn't sympathize with this kind of person. This kind of thing is a matter of fighting or suffering, and they don't force you to have it cut off.
"Then let me ask you, who do you think is the most suspicious about this arsenic poisoning?"
When Liu Chengfeng finished asking this question, he looked at Zhou Chen with bright eyes.
Zhou Chen was stunned by the question, but he didn't dare not answer Liu Chengfeng's words. He thought for a moment and then said hesitantly: "I dare not say anything."
Liu Chengfeng's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but cheer up, and asked: "You yourself said that you asked me not to unjustly accuse you, but now you are squeaking and not telling the truth, and when the time comes, you will be wronged.
Don’t cry or cry at this time.”
This sentence was obviously very effective. Zhou Chen quickly said: "Slave... I will die all the time. I will say anything. I think the young eunuch Wu Eunuch in the inner-official prison is quite suspicious."
"Keep talking." Liu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Chen swallowed his foam and said slowly: "Eunuch Wu is the Young Superintendent of the Internal Affairs Bureau. He is responsible for repairing the palace. When placed in the outer court, he is the Minister of Works. Originally, the matter of carrying drinks had nothing to do with him.
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, but at the birthday banquet of the empress yesterday, he personally brought people to bring the drinks, so the slave girl felt a little suspicious. However, he had a note in his hand, and he was a young prisoner, so the slave girl did not dare to disobey him, so
…”
Liu Chengfeng put his hand on the desk and suddenly understood that a person who shouldn't have appeared in the wine cellar. It was difficult to avoid making people suspicious of this person: "Has he entered the wine cellar and touched the wine?"
Zhou Chen said: "I went in, but I didn't touch the wine or not, but I don't know."
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