Due to the emperor's strict instructions, a heavy guard was set up outside the corpse room. No one was allowed to enter without permission, so no one saw this horrific scene. The assassin lightly jumped off the stage, and at the same time his appearance changed suddenly.
It turned into a short, thin man with a clever appearance. The man came to another wooden platform not far away, turned over the panel, and revealed a hidden compartment. In the hidden compartment, there was another corpse. Regardless of his appearance,
The clothes were exactly the same as the assassin that this man had transformed into, and the fatal wound was also on the neck.
The man took the body out and gently placed it on the wooden platform where the assassin had been placed. Then he turned around and turned into a fly, flying out silently.
After leaving the morgue of the Ministry of Punishment, Yizhong flew all the way to the Star-Zhaing Tower, the tallest building in the palace.
On the roof of the Star-Zhaing Building, the emperor is "preparing an antidote" for Yan Fei, and no one is allowed to go upstairs to disturb her.
The fly flew to the top floor, landed lightly, and transformed into a human form again.
The clever man knelt down and saluted Zhang Zixing: "Your Majesty, the work is done, and I have come to return to you."
Zhang Zixing showed a look of joy and praised: "Good! Good Yuan Hong! Good monkey! Get over it quickly!"
Yuan Hong was embarrassed by his praise and stood up. Zhang Zixing personally brought a chair and asked him to sit down, which made Yuan Hong feel flattered for a while.
Speaking of Yuan Hong's performance today, Zhang Zixing is indeed quite satisfied. If it were to be selected for the "Oscar of the Gods", even if it could not be judged as the best male pig's foot, it would at least be nominated for the best supporting actor.
The assassin played by Yuan Hong is superb in terms of his eyes, expressions, movements, and behavior. His fearless regicide and his heroism in dying generously, especially the "obscure and intense" feelings towards Ji Chang.
The "emotional" eyes are the highlight of the whole scene, as if it has reached the legendary realm of "expressing post-modernism and a strong accusation against this society".
Compared with Yuan Hong, the previous scene of Mother Xin Xiansheng in the air seemed too special-effects-oriented and neglected the real essence of "acting skills". As for the scene of Mother Xin's possession by Wei Ziqi previously planned, Zhang Zixing could only give "too technical"
Poor and no sense of art."
In fact, Zhang Zixing had an insight into Wei Ziqi's conspiracy early on. If Wei Ziqi tried to influence the emperor by assassination or poison, he would definitely bear the notoriety of being a great traitor, and it might not be his turn to sit on the throne.
Only by pretending to be in the name of the gods and using this new policy as an excuse to send down the poisonous "punishment" prepared in advance can the emperor be legitimately eliminated. As long as the emperor dies, the "god" will confirm that his son Qi will succeed him.
If he takes the throne, he can naturally become the new emperor of Shang Dynasty.
When it comes to pretending to be a ghost, Wei Ziqi is not even an apprentice compared to Zhang Zixing. Since he guessed that Wei Ziqi wanted to use his mother Xin's name to deal with him, Zhang Zixing used the same method to retaliate against him.
In his brain, the technical advantages he possesses are unmatched by Wei Ziqi. Zhang Zixing does not need any explanation at all. As soon as the three-dimensional projection of Mu Xin, who was shining with golden light and overflowing with "air", appeared, it immediately shattered Wei Ziqi.
Zi Qi painstakingly planned the conspiracy, and then the female demon hiding in the dark used the power of wind and thunder to severely damage the counterfeiter.
Then Wei Ziqi thought that Zhang Zixing had been poisoned and was hopeless, and his conspiracy ambitions had been exposed, so he simply took the lead and took control of the situation. When he thought that the overall situation was under control, E Chongyu was finally exposed, but Wen Tai, who had been ambushed in advance,
The master suddenly rushed out, but the emperor stood up safe and sound, causing Wei Ziqi and E Chongyu to be in chaos, and were eventually captured.
The idea of the subsequent assassin's raid was a clever plan he came up with last night. It was inspired by the plot of Fei Zhong framing Empress Jiang in the original book. The purpose was to pull Ji Chang, who was the most threatening among the four princes, out of trouble. Sure enough,
Even when Wei Ziqi had the absolute upper hand, Ji Chang, who was cunning and had a keen sense of smell, still kept his composure and did not follow suit, but in the end he fell into this trap.
If Ji Chang came out to support E Chongyu in that situation, he was forced by the situation, and he was arrogant. His subsequent blatant assassination was absolutely unforgivable. Yuan Hong lived up to Zhang Zixing's expectations, and only watched it for one night.
The "script" perfectly portrays the loyal assassin who died, especially the fear of unintentionally exposing the master and the loyalty that he would rather die than reveal. This bucket of dirty water was completely poured on Ji Chang's head.
Although the assassin never revealed the name of the "lord" from beginning to end, and there was no actual evidence to prove that the mastermind was Ji Chang, everyone present unanimously identified Ji Chang as the biggest suspect. In the corpse room, Yuan Hong replaced
That corpse was the true body of the assassin in Zhang Zixing's "assassination" plan.
After Yuan Hong left, Zhang Zixing strolled to the inner palace and saw Queen Jiang Wenqiang in front of the palace gate. Except for Daji, who was still unconscious, Shang Qingjun, Yang Jiu and Huang Feiyan were all accompanying her.
Zhang Zixing hurried over: "Wen Qiang, get up quickly, why are you like this?"
Jiang Wenqiang refused to get up and said with tears: "Your Majesty, my concubine's father has committed a serious crime and I am ashamed to be a queen. Please make an order to depose me as a queen."
Zhang Zixing frowned and said: "Your father is your father, what does it have to do with you? Besides, you and I have been husband and wife for many years and have a deep relationship. How can I not believe you? Besides, since you have been the queen, you have been virtuous and tolerant, and all the concubines have obeyed. Why do you want to depose the queen?"
explain?"
Jiang Wenqiang raised her head gratefully and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, my concubine's father has ruled Donglu for many years and has always been loyal and obedient to the great merchants. He dare not deviate from it. This time he became a thief. It is most likely that he had no choice but to suffer.
Some kind of coercion, can I forgive the sin of Dong Bohou for the sake of my concubine..."
A cold light flashed in Zhang Zixing's eyes, and he said slowly: "The crime of rebellion is unforgivable! If the King of Yue succeeds in usurping the throne today, will you go and ask the King of Yue to see if he will spare my life? If I hadn't been prepared in advance, I would have been defeated.
The King of Yue started his conspiracy, I'm afraid your father has become a major contributor to the King of Yue's accession to the throne."
Jiang Wenqiang was speechless and just cried. The other three women also followed suit and begged for mercy in low voices. Zhang Zixing was a little upset and shouted: "Your father almost became an accomplice in killing your husband! If I forgive him this time, I will forgive you."
What if he becomes rebellious again? If he gets the upper hand, will he forgive me? In fact, your father has always been very selfish. He only thinks about how to keep Donglu in the hands of your Jiang family forever. If I hadn't taken Wen Huan away
If you stay in the court, I'm afraid your father will rebel like Su Hu!"
Jiang Wenqiang cried: "I also know that a woman should not get involved in national affairs, but how can we forget the kindness of our parents in raising us? Wen Qiang begs her husband this time. If something happens again in the future, Wen Qiang will never do it again.
Let your husband be embarrassed..."
Zhang Zixing thought for a long time and helped her up: "Stop crying. Your eyes will be swollen from crying. It won't look good. You can go down now. My husband has his own arrangements."
Jiang Wenqiang was overjoyed when he heard that his tone was relieved. She quickly thanked him and left. Zhang Zixing looked at Jiang Wenqiang's back and sighed.
The next day, the emperor came to court to discuss the assassination incident on the altar that shocked both the government and the public.
After verification by the Ministry of Punishment, the assassin's name was Jiang Huan, who was originally a general of Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu's family. He was expelled from Donglu for making mistakes five years ago, and his whereabouts since then are unknown.
During yesterday's assassination, Jiang Huan personally said that he had received the "grace of keeping alive" from the envoy of the Lord. It seems that this person has been deliberately planning since many years ago. Now he has revealed his evil intentions. If the emperor had not been blessed by the destiny of the emperor, the consequences would be unimaginable.
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Also guilty of treason were Yue King Wei Ziqi and Nanbohou E Chongyu. The Yue King colluded with Nanbohou and sent a demon to impersonate Mu Xin with the intention of poisoning the emperor. The crime was unpardonable. Zhang Zixing immediately ordered that Nanbohou E Chongyu be removed from office.
The prince of Yue, the son of the late emperor, was given poisoned wine and died three days later in front of the ancestral temple according to the clan's rules. His family property was confiscated from the national treasury, and his son was exiled to the wilderness in the north.
Chonghou Hu, the Marquis of Beibo, was so loyal that he refused to be coerced or induced by the King of Yue. He risked his life and resolutely reported it to the emperor, which enabled the emperor to gain insight into the conspiracy of the King of Yue.
I was so happy that I didn't expect it to be a blessing in disguise, so I thanked him again and again.
Wei Ting and Wei Rui, the two sons of Zhongdafu Weifan, participated in the rebellion and were killed in the street along with all their wives and children. His father Weifan had a great sense of justice and exterminated his relatives. After reporting meritoriously, he was promoted to senior doctor and took up important posts in the Ministry of Punishment. His daughter Yue Wangfei Weili was pardoned from the death penalty.
, returned to the Wei Mansion, and ordered to be under strict supervision. Regarding Weifan's promotion, some of the ministers admired, some sympathized, and some despised, but Weifan seemed unaware, shouting long live in his mouth, but his heart was extremely painful.
, but he also understood that the emperor was extremely gracious to be able to preserve Wei Ran's life.
Yang Ren, the senior official, and several other ministers sacrificed their lives to protect him and showed their loyalty. They each received generous awards and were given a plaque with the words "Unfailing Loyalty".
Zhang Zixing thought about how to deal with Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo, for a long time. Although Jiang Huanchu did not directly participate in the rebellion, after E Chongyu was the first to jump out to support Wei Ziqi, Jiang Huanchu also slowly walked out. Although there were some feelings at the time,
Already, but after all, it has not yet reached the last moment. It can be seen that Jiang Huanchu's heart has been shaken for a long time. At least it is a serious crime of "intentional thief".
Recalling Jiang Wenqiang's cry last night, Zhang Zixing sighed secretly and issued an order to deal with Jiang Huanchu - Dongbohou had previously been coerced by Yue Wang Qi in Mianchi, and he was "forced" to become a thief due to his lust, but his loyalty was ultimately compromised.
, not to mention the fact that Jiang Huan is involved. Although he has already expelled Jiang Huan, he is still his general. Who knows if there is any hidden secret or far-reaching plan in this?
The punishment for Jiang Huanchu was to confiscate 40% of his fiefdom near the Eastern Qi and put it under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Qi to replace him. Jiang Huanchu was ordered to return to Donglu to reflect. His son Jiang Wenhuan originally wanted to be granted the title of Zhongyihou, but because of this
Therefore, he was also implicated, and the issue of the title of marquis was postponed for later discussion.
In "The Romance of the Gods", King Zhou followed Fei Zhong's "ingenious plan" and summoned the four princes to the court. He killed Jiang Huanchu and E Chongyu indiscriminately and imprisoned Ji Chang, which angered Jiang Wenhuan and E Huan.
Raising troops to rebel. Now it seems that the development of things has returned to the origin of "history", but the difference is that the original book said that King Zhou was unjust and killed the princes recklessly. Now it is true that the princes colluded with the clan to rebel. Unrighteousness came first, and the emperor followed the law.
Beheading him is not only right, but also reasonable.
The question is, how to deal with Ji Chang? Kill him? Or imprison him as in the book?