my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 279
Cui Yinghao has already begun to confess.

But at this time, Zhang Anshi wanted to arrest someone.

This made Zhu Di lift up his heart that had just been suspended.

His eyes were like knives, and he passed in front of everyone, but he did not show his expression.

In front of the emperor, Yi Shiha dared not be negligent, and hurriedly said: "Duke Wei, who do you want to take?"

Zhang Anshi said: "The golden concubine..."

Zhang Anshi walked step by step towards the concubine Jin who had been leaning against Zhu Di.

Concubine Jin looked bewildered, as if she was nervous because of the approach of the strange man, a nervous look flashed across her pretty face, and said, "Duke Wei... I don't know what this means?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Mistress Jin... I'm afraid... I'm going to wrong you a bit."

Concubine Jin looked at Zhu Di in a panic like a frightened little rabbit, her eyes turned slightly red: "Your Majesty..."

Concubine Liu at the side saw this, and said: "Your Majesty, just now, in the name of arresting the party, you took a slave. Now that it's done, even the concubine has started to take it. Your Majesty...The concubines serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly, Your Majesty ...You have to be the master for us."

After all, he subconsciously pulled Zhu Di's sleeve.

Zhu Di's expression turned extremely ugly.

He stared fiercely at Concubine Jin, and then his eyes fell on Concubine Liu.

Yi Shiha was even more dumbfounded, he never expected that the matter would involve Concubine Liu, so just now he had vowed to help Zhang Anshi, but now, more than a dozen eunuchs looked at him, and he also Not saying a word.

Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Zhang Anshi coughed.

After hearing that, Yi Wang Zhu understood immediately, and rushed forward to separate Jinfei from the others.

Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu appreciatively, this fellow Zhu understood him.

Only then did Zhang Anshi say: "Your Majesty, I am sure that this person is Jinfei."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Why?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Actually, I... guessed her from the beginning, but her identity is sensitive, so... Before there is no definite evidence, I dare not act rashly, so I have to find a way to eliminate her peripheral personnel first. That's why, I first went to the Duzhi prison to look for Cui Yinghao. But who would have expected that Cui Yinghao happened to be at Concubine Liu's place, and Concubine Jin was also here. Taking Cui Yinghao here would be tantamount to scaring the snake. I was worried, If it continues to delay, the concubine Jin will take the opportunity to destroy the evidence, so... she has the courage to identify immediately."

Zhu Di frowned, thoughtfully, and glanced at the panic-stricken Concubine Jin. In his eyes, this Concubine Jin was just a weak woman, and no matter what, he couldn't make him connect her with the bandits of the White Lotus Sect.

Finally, he reluctantly nodded and said, "How sure are you?"

"Eighty percent." Zhang Anshi said firmly.

Eighty percent is not too small.

It's just that Zhu Di was only curious at this time.

"I remember, you said that the eunuch was involved in this matter."

"Your Majesty, it is indeed the eunuch who I was suspicious of at the beginning." Zhang Anshi continued: "So after entering the palace, I also started from here."

"But why are you suspicious of her?" Zhu Di pointed at Concubine Jin.

After all, this involves Zhu Di's woman, so I have to be careful, if I make a mistake, once something gets out from the palace, it will be Zhu Di who will be ashamed.

Although Zhu Di has a lot of debts and no worries, some people have long spread the legend of streaking and eating X outside, but for women, no matter whether they care about it or not, it also involves the issue of decency.

Zhang Anshi took a deep breath, and he also knew that making mistakes this time was different from making mistakes at other times.

If I make a mistake this time, I will have to walk around.

On the other side, Concubine Jin didn't defend herself, but burst into tears, sobbing and wiping away her tears, I felt pity for her, as if she had been greatly wronged.

She tried her best not to explain anything to Zhu Di.

Zhang Anshi said at this time: "At the beginning, I also felt that the one who colluded with the White Lotus Sect was the eunuch, but later, when I knew the actual situation in Da Nei, I felt that the direction was wrong."

"Wrong direction?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi thoughtfully.

Zhang Anshi said: "Anyone who believes in these things must have a private space..."

"private space?"

"You need to read the scriptures, you need to 'practice', and as far as I know, most of the eunuchs in the palace do not have such conditions. Not only that, most of the eunuchs are in gangs. If one person is related to the White Lotus Sect, It is impossible for other people not to notice, especially after the imperial court cracked down on the White Lotus Sect, and no eunuch reported this to Eunuch Yishiha."

Zhu Di said, "Really?"

Zhang Anshi himself is happy, Your Majesty is in the palace, the master of the eunuchs, don't you know...the living conditions of those who serve you?

Zhang Anshi learned from Yishiha that most eunuchs ate and slept together, and low-level eunuchs usually slept in shared bunks, with dozens of people crowded together.

For eunuchs of higher rank, it is possible for two or three people to squeeze into a room.

Only at the peak of the eunuch, at a level similar to Yi Shiha, is he eligible to live in a house by himself.

The reason for this is that the scale of the palace is indeed large, but in fact, when it was built here, there were not many houses for eunuchs, not to mention that from Hongwu to Yongle, the number of eunuchs has increased a lot, and there are enough places to live. But it's still such a big place.

For the vast majority of eunuchs, they do not have any personal space at all.

This is why Zhang Anshi gradually realized that the possibility of eunuchs in the Forbidden City wanting to practice the White Lotus Sect without being noticed by others is really pitifully small.

Zhu Di doubtfully said: "Just because of this?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Of course it's not just this. This is just... a change in the subject's thinking. In my mind, maybe someone will come into contact with the White Lotus Sect, because the White Lotus Sect is willing to make friends with them because of their status, and even Give them benefits, I believe there are eunuchs like this."

Zhang Anshi calmed down, and continued: "It's like, many local officials take advantage of others. This may be just a greedy instinct, but if the other party tells you that you have taken advantage of me, you have to follow me to plot rebellion. This... It is absolutely impossible. The same is true for eunuchs. It is okay to provide convenience to the White Lotus Sect, and there will definitely be benefits from them, but because of this, the possibility of daring to risk thousands of pieces of corpses for them is very small. gone."

Zhu Di nodded: "You are right."

The golden concubine was still at the side, wiping away her tears.

Zhu Di couldn't help but glanced at her. He still felt that such a weak woman couldn't imagine colluding with the White Lotus Sect.

Zhang Anshi continued: "We know this, the eunuchs know it well, and the White Lotus Cult bandit obviously knows it too. Since they plan to act in the palace, they know that they can't count on the eunuchs in the palace." .And who... can ignore it and take such a risk? There is only one possibility, this person... he really believes in the White Lotus Sect, and he is extremely devout, even if he loses his life, he will not hesitate."

Zhu Di immediately thought that not long ago, because the Buddha's true form was revealed, those collapsed congregants outside the hall, even Zhu Di, felt chills down their backs when they thought of this scene.

Zhu Di said, "What does this mean?"

"This brings us back to the original question. Can an extremely pious person hide his preference for something that he can sacrifice his life for? Or... can he stop himself from reciting the scriptures of the White Lotus Sect, no three Don't you go to worship the many Buddha statues of the White Lotus Sect?"

Zhu Di suddenly became clear-headed.

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "This is human nature. If a person is full of this, it is impossible to be completely indifferent to it. He will definitely find ways to secretly 'cultivate', and will try every means, Chanting scriptures every day. Since he believes in this thing and finds it useful, it is impossible to restrain himself."

"And here, there is another problem. Ninety-nine percent of the eunuchs don't have the private space and time to be alone. Even if they secretly chant scriptures or worship the Buddha of the White Lotus Sect, they will definitely be noticed, and it is impossible. There will be no news from the palace."

Zhu Di said: "What about the eunuchs who are out of ninety-nine percent?"

Zhang Anshi said with a wry smile: "These people, I have already eliminated them, some of them have also lost Eunuch Ha, and Zheng He and other eunuchs, they have already been excluded."

Zhu Di paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his face became serious.

It's not a eunuch, so... the next thing is to make people think carefully.

Because there are only two kinds of people in the palace, one is nobles, and the other is slaves.

"So you think the problem lies with the concubine?" Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, the problem may lie in this, so I dared to check all the concubines..."

Zhu Di became expressionless.

That Concubine Liu looked at Zhang Anshi coldly at first, but now, she seemed to feel a little scared, so she didn't dare to talk anymore.

Only Concubine Jin was still choking up, wiping away tears.

Zhang Anshidao: "Being able to believe in the White Lotus Sect without being noticed means that she has time to be completely alone, and she doesn't have to work for many years. Following this clue, I started to investigate and learned that in the palace of His Majesty, the real Concubine, there are 49 people."

Concubines are also different. There are not many people who can really be called concubines in the palace. People always exaggerate that there are 3000 beauties in the harem. This is actually the number of court ladies. , but in fact it is worlds apart.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Among the 49 concubines, I asked some more information. Among them, more than 30 can be eliminated, and the rest... will be compared one by one. You know, the concubine is deep in the palace. But she actually believes in the White Lotus Sect, and can accept orders from the White Lotus Sect, and convinces the people of the White Lotus Sect that she must be loyal and reliable. This shows that there must be a reliable person around this concubine, who will convey the news for her .”

Zhang Anshi said: "I followed this clue to find out which eunuchs are around the concubines on weekdays. The nobles in this palace always have preferences, and the eunuchs also like to do what they like. , The movements of concubines and eunuchs are also different."

"However, ordinary concubines, if they feel that an eunuch is well-behaved and exquisite, and if they think it is easy to use, they will often say hello to Eunuch Yishiha. The concubine's bedroom to serve."

"I'm the only one here with Concubine Jin, but I discovered a strange thing. Concubine Jin has always been kind to Cui Yinghao, not to mention full of praise, but on weekdays, if rewards are given to the servants, he will have his share. And Cui Yinghao would also often go to Jinfei's bedroom to say hello. Logically speaking, Cui Yinghao was only responsible for running errands in the Duzhi prison. If he could be transferred to Jinfei's side to serve, it might not be a good thing. But Jinfei I never mentioned it, but apart from being close to him, it seems that I am still willing to keep him in the capital prison."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Di frowned. Although he didn't care much about the affairs between the concubine and the eunuch, but now, he gradually came to appreciate it.

At this moment, Zhang Anshi looked at Yishiha, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Yishiha, let me ask you, is it better for Cui Yinghao to go to Concubine Jin's bedroom to be on duty than Duzhijian?"

Yi Shiha nodded and said: "According to the rules in the palace, those who are generally on duty for ladies and gentlemen will be released after three or five years, and they will be promoted to the position of first-rank internal supervisor for sure. If they are in Duzhi prison, everyone knows Prisons are actually just running errands to deliver letters, and it is even more difficult to expect to go up in Duzhi Prison."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then tell me, isn't this strange? This Cui Yinghao managed to climb up the big tree like Concubine Jin, but...Concubine Jin often asked him to speak in front of him, but he refused to speak to Si Li." The supervisor hinted that Cui Yinghao should move. Does this happen often in the palace?"

Yi Shiha said: "It's not very common, even if you can't go to serve in the bedroom, but if you want to say hello, it's good to change to a fatter job, unless... this eunuch is not liked by the nobles."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then is there another possibility that Concubine Jin needs him to stay in the capital prison and be responsible for the delivery of letters?"

Hearing this, Yi Shiha gave Zhang Anshi a meaningful look.

He didn't dare to say this, if he agreed, it would mean that he also thought there was something wrong with Concubine Jin.

No matter how high and powerful Yi Shiha is, she is still a servant in the palace, and even if the concubine Jin is no longer favored by His Majesty, she is still a nobleman.

Yi Shiha dare not do anything presumptuous.

Zhang Anshi did not continue to be embarrassed or disappointed, but looked at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, this is also why I dare to say this. The reason why I am [-]% sure. Originally...give me some more time, and I can find more. There is a lot of evidence, but...the time is running out now, so...the minister boldly implores Your Majesty to issue an order immediately to search the Jinfei's bedroom...maybe you will know the answer."

After hearing this, Zhu Di pulled his face away, and without hesitation, he immediately said: "Come here...let me search..."

After losing Hadering, he began to take the eunuchs into action.

At this time, a voice said: "There is no need to search."

It was Jin Fei who spoke.

Concubine Jin never voiced her grievances, even though she made a lot of grievances, she was very weak.But now, she is acting tougher than most men.

She said word by word: "Your Majesty, there are indeed a lot of Buddhist scriptures and some Buddha statues at my concubine's place."

"Was taught by the White Lotus?" Zhu Di shouted angrily.

Concubine Jin said: "Your Majesty will make things difficult for the White Lotus Sect, and it will offend the heavens."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's chest rose and fell, obviously very angry.

Thinking of such a person beside his pillow, he was speechless.

Zhang Anshi said from the side: "Your Majesty, the ministers are taking their leave."

Yiwang Zhu listened with gusto, seeing that Zhang Anshi wanted to slip away, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning."

Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi at this time, and said: "The captain who came with you, get out, Zhang Anshi and Yiwang Zhu stay."

The captains saluted and withdrew one after another.

Zhu Di's face was livid, his complexion was uncertain, and he said coldly: "Zhang Anshi, you come to interrogate."

Zhang Anshi gave a wry smile, it’s not a good question to ask about it, he can figure it out with his toes, the more he asks, the more things he shouldn’t know.

But at this time, he couldn't say no, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet: "Jinfei Empress..."

Zhu Di said dissatisfiedly: "It's called Jin."

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Jin family, when did you come into contact with the White Lotus Sect?"

Concubine Jin glanced at Zhang Anshi, but she was extraordinarily calm. It can even be said that she seemed very confident.

She said: "When I was in Beiping Mansion. At that time, Your Majesty was in peace, and the southern army was outside the city, attacking the city day and night... Many people were very afraid. At that time, they would often do things in the palace, and bless His Majesty to return safely."

Zhang Anshi said: "A monk who practices things, can he contact the female family members of the Peking Palace?"

"It's a nun."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then you believed it?"

Concubine Jin said: "This is the right way. Since I learned these things, I have become more and more prosperous. From a young girl to today, I am happy every day..."

Zhang Anshi said: "You are outside the palace, what kind of family do you have?"

Concubine Jin said: "I am a beautiful girl from Korea."

Zhang Anshi nodded: "Are you relying on Cui Yinghao to contact the White Lotus Sect?"

Concubine Jin glanced at Cui Yinghao in the distance, nodded and said, "I have many things that I don't understand, and I need him to ask."

Zhang Anshi said: "They are outside, what order did they convey to you?"

At this time, Concubine Jin became silent.

Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "You won't say?"

Concubine Jin said: "I will not offend the heavens, let alone betray the Buddha."

Zhang Anshi said: "Do you think you can get away with it?"

"Even if you have to suffer, it's just the test of the Buddha." Concubine Jin was unusually calm: "What cares about this mere physical body? You ordinary people, it is precisely these things that are too important, so you are afraid of this and that. But to me...it's all a passing thing."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your so-called Buddha father has been captured."

Concubine Jin smiled sweetly: "No, you don't need to say more."

Zhang Anshi said: "This Buddha father is now being imprisoned in the imperial prison. If you want to see him, you can go and see his ugly appearance now."

Concubine Jin still looked very confident and said: "This is just a trick for you to pretend to be fake. Anyone can be referred to as the Buddha father by you."

Zhang Anshi said: "He still has a lot of henchmen who have also been arrested. I'm afraid that among them is the nun you were in the Peking Palace."

Concubine Jin was so calm that it made people feel terrible: "Even so, it was just a test for the Buddha father. If you can't kill him, you cut off his head, and he went back to heaven. Buddha father and father The Buddha mother came down to the mortal world to save the common people, not to see us mortals suffering. If the world does not allow them, they will still be happy in the sky."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhang Anshi felt that he couldn't help being angry, and said angrily: "How do you know they are gods?"

Concubine Jin asked back: "Then how do you know they are not?"

At this moment, even Zhang Anshi felt helpless.

Concubine Jin said: "If you want to vent your anger on me, I will be willing to do so, or if His Majesty takes pity on me and wants to give me a good time, I will never hold any resentment. Naturally, I am willing to die with a smile on my face. If you want to teach me to suffer and suffer a lot, that's okay, I don't blame you, and I don't regret it."

It was not easy for Zhu Di to endure so much, and obviously couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily, "Yi Shiha, Yishiha..."

Yi Shiha was also in a hurry, and immediately said: "Press it down, press it down."

Dozens of eunuchs immediately dragged Concubine Jin away.

Zhu Di was so angry that his face turned black, and said: "What kind of bird scriptures are these, what a stupid woman."

Zhang Anshi sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that there is absolutely nothing to ask about this Jin family."

Zhu Di smiled coldly, and gave Yi Shiha a meaningful look.

Yi Shiha nodded knowingly and said: "The servant knows."

At this moment, Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi again and said, "But... what's their plan?"

Zhang Anshi was very calm, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is Cui Yinghao."

Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then said: "Pick this servant's tendons, I want him to speak to me."

That Cui Yinghao was directly dragged into a side hall.

At this time, Zhang Anshi was not polite.

In front of the golden concubine, Zhang Anshi felt suffocated. He originally thought that he was a little crazy, but after getting to know the golden concubine, he realized that there are really lunatics in the world.

Yi Shiha specially came to help, who knew that the eunuchs under Yi Shiha were more professional than Jin Yiwei when it came to torture.

In just a short while, this Cui Yinghao was already in pain, he wailed, and because of the pain, he said in a trembling voice: "Recruit, all servants and servants... all servants and servants..."

As he said that, he kowtowed like pounding garlic, but said sideways: "The servant girl doesn't believe in the White Lotus Sect, but was sent by the North Korean country along with the Jin family as a tribute. Both the servant girl and the Jin family were sent to the Peking Palace , I thought that this life would probably be like this. But since then, the Jin family has become more and more prosperous, and her status in the palace has risen, so the North Korean country... is naturally and proud."

He glanced at Zhang Anshi, and then said: "Therefore, after the tribute envoy from the North Korean Kingdom came to the capital, he specifically said that Jin's family members have been treated favorably in the North Korean Kingdom, and her father and brother have both become officials. They also teach slaves, I also want to serve the Jin family well in the palace, and I also said... I also said...my brothers and parents in the country will naturally be taken care of."

"Afterwards, the Jin family taught the servants to do things. The servants naturally knew that they needed to rely on the Jin family in the palace and in their hometown. Therefore, they have been doing their best. He often taught me to run errands outside the capital. Once, they taught me to bring various scriptures and some letters in and out, and those who gave the scriptures to the servants outside were often generous to the servants, and rewarded the servants with a lot of silver at every turn."

"The servant will work harder from now on..."

Zhang Anshi paused for a moment, as if thinking of something, he looked at him suddenly and said: "A few days ago, did you send anything?"

"Send it." Cui Yinghao said hastily: "Send a package."

Zhang Anshi opened his eyes slightly, and said, "How much burden?"

Cui Yinghao tried to make gestures, but Zhang Anshi said: "Come here, get baggage of different sizes and let him identify it. Besides, let someone search Jinfei's residence to see if there is such a baggage."

Cui Yinghao said very firmly: "This burden must not be there."

"Why?" Zhang Anshi asked pressingly.

Cui Yinghao said: "Concubine Jin has always been very careful. Even if something is sent outside, she will order her servant to throw it into the Imperial City Lake afterwards. And every time the servant helps him throw it, she finds that the things in it are actually all It's almost burned."

Zhang Anshi narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

After a while, the eunuch brought over a dozen packages, large and small.

Cui Yinghao looked at the different bundles, pointed at a bundle the size of a watermelon and said, "That's how big the bundle is."

Zhang Anshi continued to ask: "What other characteristics?"

Cui Yinghao thought about it seriously and said: "It seems that there are some altars and pots inside. Others, slaves...don't dare to look at them. They will stick a talisman on the outside of the bag. Only the concubine Jin can tear this talisman. Once it was in her hands, it was already torn open, and she knew that the servant had peeked at it, so how could the servant dare."

Zhang Anshi looked back in disbelief, and said, "Did the Jin family travel around the inner palace these days? Is there any record of travel?"

Yishiha thought for a while, then said: "It really is."

At the moment, he ordered the eunuch to fetch it.

Yi Shiha said: "The palace is no different than other places, every move in this palace must be recorded."

"I heard that your majesty went to sleep with the concubine, how many times have you been there, and there are records, right?" Zhang Anshi asked curiously.

Yi Shiha coughed, raised his orchid finger, and pointed at Zhang Anshi: "Mr. Wei, you are really annoying."

Yiwang Zhu behind him suddenly said: "I know this, I know, ask me, ask me..."

Zhang Anshi became serious and ignored Zhu.

Zhu Da was frustrated.

Soon, someone took a notebook.

Zhang Anshi lowered his head, looked at the notebook, and after reading it carefully, his face suddenly became more solemn.

He frowned and said: "I understand, I finally understand, Li Xizhou who fell into his mother, this bastard will die!"

After all, Zhang Anshi's expression became more and more gloomy, he looked at Cui Yinghao suddenly and said: "You know, now...not only are you finished, but your father and brother in North Korea will also die with you ! Winking dog thing."

After hearing this, Cui Yinghao shuddered, and hurriedly said in horror: "Slaves... Slaves will die forever, slaves will die forever..."

(End of this chapter)