My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 221 Leng Gong, Cao Rou

The guards of the Two Thousand Palaces of the Imperial City Division have all been replaced by the Forbidden Army Longxiang Army.

The entire palace city was guarded by ten thousand dragons, and no fly could fly in without Zhao Huan's warrant.

Today was the grand court meeting, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not enter the palace. Although there was news that the crown prince and the officials said that they were sick and would not go to court, this group of people still crowded outside the gate of Mingde, refusing to leave, clamoring to see him. official or prince.

Zhao Kai stood in the distance with a clear figure.

And beside him was Lu Yihao.

Bai Shizhong came in a hurry, bowed and said: "Your Highness, the situation is obvious. The official family has obviously been placed under house arrest by the East Palace. He closed the palace city in the name of the official family. Your Highness must not be careless about this matter."

Lu Yihao also persuaded: "Your Highness, I also think that if you stop and stop, you will suffer chaos!"

Zhao Kai chuckled lightly and said, "So what? The imperial guards in the Beijing camp are controlled by the Eastern Palace. We are blocked outside the palace. Can we still send troops to attack the city?"

Bai Shizhong's eyes flashed: "Your Highness, the 3000 troops of the Imperial City Division are still in our hands. If it is really impossible, then forcefully break through the palace gate and rescue the officials!"

Zhao Kai shook his head: "It's not right. The crown prince is very rebellious, but this palace can't ignore the king. Don't worry, let the ministers make a fuss outside the palace for a while, and see if the crown prince can hold it."

At this time, Prince Zhao Huan led people up to the city gate, and behind him were Zhang Shuye, Li Gang, Wu Min and others.

Zhao Kai winked at Lu Yihao.

Lu Yihao immediately stepped forward and shouted: "His Royal Highness, our ministers have not seen the official family for several days, please let Your Highness release the palace ban, and Rong Chen will enter the palace to meet the holy car!"

Zhao Huan smiled lightly, but said nothing.

Li Gang's beard and hair were full of anger and he said: "Mr. Lu, the dragon in the official family is sick and resting in the palace. You are the minister of the court and the head of civil servants. You don't want to be loyal to the monarch and the country, but you gather important officials to attack the palace and disturb the palace. Shengjia, what do you want?!"

Bai Shizhong also stepped forward and said loudly: "Mr. Li!! Since the official's dragon body is in trouble, it is even more wrong to seal off the palace ban and prevent us from visiting the holy driver! Besides, Zhang Taiwei transferred the imperial army into the palace without authorization, and replaced him. Palace guards, this is a violation of the rules!"

Zhang Bangchang and several officials of the Daoist department also echoed: "His Royal Highness, it is against the law to block the palace ban and prevent courtiers from visiting the holy driver. Please also rein in the precipice and let go of the palace ban. Otherwise, it will be for the sake of the Song Dynasty. Our generation The officials should remonstrate with death!"

The group of officials were filled with righteous indignation, agitated and shouting non-stop.

A few even began to gear up, preparing to stage a farce in which famous officials of Qingliu smashed into the palace gate to death, but the collision would definitely not kill them, after all, the strength was in their own hands, but there was always some blood to be seen.

Zhang Shuye looked at the noisy group of ministers in front of him from the top of the city gate. Although there were still many people hiding silently in the distance, the dark crowd in front of him accounted for at least [-]% of the civil and military personnel in the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhang Shuye frowned.

He knew very well in his heart that today was actually just a trial by Yun Wang and Zhao Kai, he did not really launch a general attack.

Otherwise, what this group of speech officials are accusing today is not "violating the system" but treason and violating human relations!
Zhao Huan was silent for a long time, then suddenly sneered, and shouted: "Listen, my father is away from court due to illness, and he is recuperating in Yanfu Palace. This palace is ordered by the emperor to supervise the country. You will retreat quickly. If you dare to shout at the palace again , disobedience, then my palace can only use the method of thunder!"

The murderous Forbidden Army immediately bowed and arrowed outward.

The rain of arrows fell on the periphery of the crowd, Zhang Bangchang and the others were terrified, and immediately fled to the distance.

Zhao Huan was already mentally prepared to fight to the death, and if he was really driven into a hurry, he might really order the massacre of all the so-called important officials of the Song Dynasty outside the palace.

Of course, if he really gave such a tyrannical order, it's hard to say whether Zhang Shuye would resolutely carry it out.

Zhao Huan looked around, and his eyes fell on a little Huangmen who was half hanging his head behind him.

His complexion twitched, and he immediately turned and walked down the city gate.

Zhao Huanping retreated to the left and right, and said with a wry smile: "When did you pretend to be Huangmen and hang out with Ben Gong?"

Wang Lin smiled without saying a word, but said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I want to see Cao Rou, please help me, Prince!"

Zhao Huan was stunned for a long time before he said with embarrassment: "Qing, why waste time and energy on this matter, I... I admit that I did not notice for a while, and made a big mistake..."

Wang Lin interrupted him resolutely: "No, Your Highness, you must not admit this matter to yourself, otherwise Your Highness will not be able to get rid of this stigma in this lifetime!"

"But……"

"No but! From now on, His Highness will firmly deny this matter... As for the rest, I will leave everything to the minister!"

Wang Lin hurried away.

Zhao Huan watched Wang Lin disappear into the shadow of the high palace wall, his eyes flickered.

Why did he really want to admit this, but at that time he and Cao Rou really had a good thing, and Zhao Ji led people to smash it on the spot, with all the witnesses and material evidence, he would not be able to renege on the debt.

Unless, Cao Rou and a group of eunuchs and court ladies were all killed as witnesses.

That's not going to happen, this matter was rumored inside and outside the palace, if he really did this, it would undoubtedly become one of the latest criminal evidence, and become Zhao Kai's trick to frame him.

The problem is that Cao Rou is still the daughter of Cao Kun, the servant of the household department.

It doesn't mean that killing can kill.

In this case, if Zhao Huan killed Cao Rou to silence him, it would definitely arouse the civil servants to turn against Yingtian.

Linglong Palace.

This place used to be Cao Rou's bedroom. After the incident happened that day, she was locked in the palace by the enraged Zhao Ji, who expelled all the deacons, eunuchs and court ladies.

Seeing the Crown Princess Zhu Lian walking towards the palace gate with the support of a small yellow gate, and holding the Crown Prince's warrant, the imperial guards did not dare to stop them, so they let them in.

After entering the quiet and silent Linglong Palace, Zhu Lian's face turned red, she looked towards the small yellow gate beside her, and said in a low voice: "Master Wang, there is no one here, you can let go. If you go to ask questions, the palace will not let you go." went in."

In fact, Zhu Lian didn't know why Wang Lin suddenly wanted to see Cao Rou, and why he insisted on letting her accompany him.

In her opinion, there is no need to see each other again, because it is a certainty, the scandal that shakes the palace, even if Cao Rou is silenced, it will not be able to stop the spread and spread of the scandal.

And Wang Lin helped her all the way here, seemingly incorruptible, but Zhu Lian could sense some kind of murderous intent and distrust hidden in him, and he couldn't help feeling a strong sadness in his heart.

Because Zhao Kaixin's main concubine is Zhu Fengying, her younger sister, so now the crown prince has a lot of suspicions about her and the Zhu family.

Not only the crown prince, even Wang Lin in front of him didn't seem to trust her.

A crystal teardrop rolled in Zhu Lian's eyes, and she was about to cry.

She wanted to explain but couldn't speak.

Wang Lin chuckled: "Prince Princess should go with me, so that I can be a witness for me."

……

The door of Cao Rou's bedroom was open, and a woman about 23 years old with loose long hair sat silently on the threshold, resting her chin on her hands, looking up at the sky that had just cleared up.

She was dressed in white, her starry eyes twinkled, with a bit of coldness, and an indifference that rejected people and was thousands of miles away.

She got up slowly and looked at Zhu Lian whose face was flushed and the corners of her mouth were trembling, but she was extremely calm.

Zhu Lian was originally a "victim", but now that the two of them met, she showed her timidity. On the contrary, the "third party" was more calm and confident.

Wang Lin secretly smiled inwardly, and stood quietly aside.

He has seen countless people, and Cao Rou in front of him is clearly a woman with a cold personality and a firm mind. When a person like this is left out in the palace, she has resentment and loneliness in her heart. Zhao Huan, in fact, Wang Lin didn't believe it.

From the very beginning, this matter started with a conspiracy and ended with a conspiracy.

Zhu Lian recalled that Cao Rou had been friends with her in the past two years, and the two often came and went, and they were very close.

I thought I found a sister who could confide in the palace, but in the end, the wolf was lured into the house, and a vixen with ulterior motives was attracted.

She harmed the prince and herself, disrupting her originally peaceful life.

Zhu Lian said emotionally: "Cao Rou, why did you do this?"

Cao Rou said silently, "You should ask the prince."

Zhu Lian was so angry that her delicate body trembled: "If it wasn't for your scheming and repeated seductions, how could the prince fall into your trap?"

"Even if it's a scheme, the prince will have to be willing to do it." Cao Rou's voice was unusually cold.

"You... are so shameless!" Zhu Lian's delicate figure trembled for a while, his complexion turned pale, and he was on the verge of falling.

Cao Rou smiled lightly and turned around.

Wang Lin stepped forward to support Zhu Lian.

……

"Planning for two years, just to finally lure the prince into the trap, you are really good at calculating." Wang Lin said lightly.

Cao Rou looked at the little yellow gate in front of her, whose temperament suddenly became like a sharp sword, her expression changed slightly: "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is—"

Wang Lin chuckled: "Your calculations seem to be flawless, but there is actually a fatal loophole!"

Cao Rou's eyes were cold: "Really? The loophole in what you said is nothing but me, but since the day I entered the palace, I have long since ignored life and death. My existence is an ironclad proof, and if the crown prince kills me, it will be a crime." more obvious."

"No, the loophole is not with you, but with the officials."

Cao Rou's calm complexion finally changed slightly: "The officials saw it with their own eyes, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, their mouths made money, and their bones were destroyed. Could it be that the prince can prove his innocence?"

"Hearing may not be false, and seeing may not be true. The official family and the prince and his son are deeply in love. How can they be confused by some appearances and gossip?"

A trace of sarcasm appeared in Cao Rou's eyes: "I don't know how to be an official. If he can swallow this bad breath, then he is not an official. In fact, all men in the world can't bear to be here, can they?"

"You are right. Every man in the world will regard his wife's cheating as a great shame. But the problem is that you have nothing to do with the official family. You just wear a title that is convenient. In fact, you are not the same as ordinary court ladies. There is no big difference. There are three thousand maids in the palace, and one or two, three or five are accepted by the prince.

Cao Rou's eyes were fixed: "Nonsense! I have been in the palace for several years, and I have long been favored by the officials!"

Wang Lin laughed loudly: "Although you have been in the palace for a long time, you have always been the lowest nobleman and have not been favored. There are all these records in the palace, and it is not difficult to find out. Just go to the end of autumn, considering your Cao family's Because of your face, the officials gave you a second-class title. And at that time..."

A slight smile curled up on the corner of Wang Lin's mouth, and he thought to himself: At that time, Zhao Ji was already powerless!
"Of course, I don't want to talk about these things with you. After all, whether you have been favored by the officials is not the key to the problem. The key is that the officials may not be as thunderous and furious as you imagined. He did not depose the prince. It's not that he is afraid that the prince will control the military power, but in his heart, you are really an insignificant woman. He is certainly angry after all, after all, the emperor's face cannot be held back, but for you... it is far from possible to fight the prince's flesh and blood. .”

Cao Rou's complexion changed drastically: "Impossible! Who are you? Talking nonsense here!"

Wang Lin shrugged, and showed the Emperor Sword with the dragon and phoenix pattern.

Cao Rou was pale and slumped on the ground.

"If I'm not wrong, your man should be Zhao Kai. For your man to ascend to the throne, you are willing to sacrifice."

"Or, for your Cao family. I don't know what glory and wealth Zhao Kai promised your Cao family, but I know that as long as the wind in this palace changes, Zhao Kai will destroy your Cao family immediately."

"Impossible!! He won't do it...he won't! Never!"

Cao Rou's mood has been completely disturbed by Wang Lin's words, she cried hysterically, she had lost her original coolness and rationality long ago.

"What he relies on and plots is nothing more than the official deposing the prince, or the prince taking a risk and causing a palace coup! But if the palace coup doesn't happen, he will definitely cut off the connection with your Cao family as soon as possible...you Think carefully about the consequences!"

"who are you?"

"Qingzhou Wang Lin."

"Think about it, you don't regret death, it seems that you are not afraid of death... But if hundreds of members of your Cao family are killed, don't you care?"

……

"Master Wang, why did you ask me to see her?" Zhu Lian trembled.

Wang Lin was silent for a while, and then said: "The Crown Princess heard it just now, the Crown Prince is actually innocent."

"Really?" Zhu Lian suddenly sneered.

She has thought of many things these days.Cao Rou used to come to the East Palace often, and she never avoided Zhao Huan when she met at a banquet, and Zhao Huan's eagerness for her is not without clues now that he thinks about it.

So facing her questioning, Cao Rou responded indifferently and asked her to ask Zhao Huan.

Schemes are indeed schemes, but they are by no means one-way seduction.

"Wang Lin, do you suspect me of colluding with Cao Rou?"

"At present, the Crown Princess is not in the game. However, the Zhu family's two daughters married Donggong and Yun Wang successively. Even if the official family dominates, it will inevitably make people have some doubts... I just tried it out, please ask Don't blame the princess."

Zhu Lianqiao's face was covered with frost: "If Young Master Wang can break the situation and save the East Palace from fire and water, I will have no complaints even if I die!"

　There is one more, a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)