Bright Spring

Concubine Guo and eunuch Wang Gou'er came here to add something, but they only wanted to talk about grievances.

Wang Gou'er said: The slaves are loyal to the emperor, and they spared their lives to protect the emperor during the "Battle of Jing Nan". Just now, the emperor was poisoned, and the servants hurriedly wanted to help the emperor suck out the poison, and their own lives had long been ignored.The servants would rather die for the emperor, how could they murder the emperor?

Concubine Guo said coldly: "Although I am not on good terms with the Crown Princess, my Guo family is after Wu Dinghou, how can I use such low-handed means to deal with the emperor's grandson?"There are so many people in the Hou Mansion, can I do such things?

Mrs. Zhang raised her head and said: You thought you wouldn't be found out.

Prince Zhu Gaochi said: "Is that jar of medicinal wine made from snake gallbladder?"

Concubine Guo Ci said again: "The medicinal wine is for Zhan Kai, how can it be poisonous?"What's more, even if my father brought it to the palace, the eunuchs would have already checked it carefully!

Zhang said again: "What kind of snake is that?"

Concubine Guo was unable to answer for a while, and stood there without saying a word.

At this moment, Yang Shiqi suggested to discuss the funeral of the Holy Majesty first, as for who did the murder, we will investigate in detail later.Although Yang Shiqi's official position is not high, and he was born in Baiding without any fame, what he said is very reasonable, so everyone agrees with his words.

It stands to reason that although the situation at that time was shocking and distressing, there was nothing to say.The country already has a crown prince as the crown prince. Now that the emperor has passed away, the crown prince only needs to follow the normal process of mourning the country and report to Empress Xu.

But the problem is, the emperor was poisoned in the East Palace!And the next morning, King Zhu Gaoxu of the Han Dynasty will bring his great achievements in destroying Annan Kingdom to Beijing. Will he use this to criticize the prince?Can the prince succeed so smoothly?

Chapter 342 The Incense That Works Well

For a moment, Jin Zhong couldn't determine who was the treacherous murderer!It looked like at least three people might have been involved.

Royal chef and eunuch Wang Gou'er, the prince's second concubine Guo Shi, and even the prince and his wife are not necessarily impossible.After all, the death of the emperor is good for the prince, and the relationship between their father and son is not good; it's just that the emperor died in the East Palace, and Jin Zhong thinks that the prince may be innocent.

The medical officer diagnosed that the Holy Majesty had been poisoned by the silver ring snake, and Jin Zhong made a special trip to ask the medical officer.After the silver ring snake venom is taken out, the storage time is short, and the toxicity will be greatly reduced in one day and one night; even if it is placed in ice, it can be stored for more than half a month at most.

However, the venom of the silver ring snake is the first-class poison. The dose that can poison a person to death cannot even be seen by the eyes, and it is even more difficult to measure!Corona snakes often bite people everywhere, and the Tai Hospital still cannot record how much venom is needed to kill people.

Therefore, Jin Zhong felt that even if the living Coral Snake was not in the palace, it must be in the capital city.If you want to find out, you can start by searching for corona snakes, but is there a chance to do this now?

The emperor passed away suddenly, and the most important thing right now is the new king's ascension to the throne, which is tens of thousands of times more important than finding out and taking revenge on the murderer.

Jin Zhong's most loyal person is of course the Holy One. Without the kindness of the Holy One, he might still be counting people.But the Holy Majesty has collapsed, and when things have come to this point, what he hopes most is for the crown prince to ascend the throne.

Not to mention that the crown prince was originally a legitimate crown prince, Jin Zhong got close to the prince very early on, and more importantly, the prince was benevolent and reasonable in doing things; while the king of Han was cunning and violent, and beat people to death at every turn , Let him be the emperor, everyone will be safe?

... At this moment, Yang Shiqi said: At this time, the important event of the succession of the throne must be stabilized first, and the crown prince should ascend the throne in front of the late emperor's coffin as soon as possible.

Yang Shiqi didn't get much attention before, but he was always able to put forward his opinions in a critical moment, which was considered good by everyone.

If there is any trouble, not only the king of Han and the king of Zhao will fight, but the brothers of the first emperor (Zhu Di) will not be completely wiped out.Not to mention that most of the princes still have feudal states and maintain a considerable number of guard troops; there are also some vassal princes, such as the fourteenth prince Su Wang of the northwest, whose guard troops have not been cut at all.

At present, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are almost all people who have taken refuge in the family of King Yan, and have won great power through war.In case the King of Yan loses power again due to civil strife, everyone has to die together!

And as long as the crown prince ascends the throne, the ministers present will all contribute to the success of the dragon, and the new monarch's confidantes will be important members of the central|centralized|power circle of the imperial court in the future.

Even the ministers who failed to participate in the conspiracy today, many of them also supported the crown prince.When the crown prince ascends the throne, at least most people can keep their glory and wealth... because the crown prince has always been kind and has a good reputation;

So everyone began to think of ways, how to arrange for the crown prince to ascend the throne smoothly.

At this time, Yang Rong, an official of the East Palace, suddenly said: "If you capture the King of Han first, what will happen?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned, unable to refute for a while.Because it really is a shortcut once and for all!As long as the king of Han is under control, who can stop the prince from ascending the throne? !

Yang Rong certainly wasn't the only one who thought of such a way of doing things, but only Yang Rong took the lead in speaking out, and the officials of the Eastern Palace were really willing to let it go!

Yang Shiqi, who is also an official of the Eastern Palace, was the first to object: the shortcuts in the world are all small paths.The prince is not only the eldest son, but also the crown prince, so why should he take such a risk and take a narrow path?The King of Han is a vassal prince who enshrines his country in Yunnan Province. What can he do in the capital?

What Yang Shiqi said has some truth, although once the shortcut is successful, the rewards will be great and it can solve countless problems; but the shortcut is not easy to take, and success is the key!

Yang Rongdao: "The King of Han is good at fighting, he has a large army in Yunnan, and he is very powerful. Once he is allowed to go, it is impossible for him to take advantage of the late emperor's death in the East Palace to attack the crown prince."When the country is in turmoil, other people (vassal kings) can take advantage of it!What's more, the opportunity is right in front of us, the king of Han will enter the capital tomorrow morning, so far he has not been on guard.

When the crown prince heard "the first emperor passed away in the East Palace", he became a little impatient, but he objected calmly: Gao Xu is my real brother, so I can't bear it.

The second person who supported Yang Rong's proposition was Yuan Gong.Yuan Gong is also a fine individual, from the humble beginnings to the point of being a minister in the court.He didn't talk about whether he should deal with the king of Han at all, but only how to do it.

Yuan Gong said: Monk Qingyuan has a kind of fan incense, which was also used by the King of Han when he went to the capital to persuade Li Jinglong to surrender, and the effect was good.As long as the king of Han is lured into a house burning with mist, he is fascinated, and he is extremely brave, so what is the use?

At this time, the Crown Princess Zhang also supported this proposition.She was even more thoughtful and thoughtful, and said: We should prepare first, as long as the King of Han is called into the palace to see his mother, and then take him to the Donghua Gate; if the King of Han is willing to come, he must know nothing about this matter, and then enter the Wenlou Only then can we go to Kunning Palace.As soon as he entered the Wenlou, he was fascinated by Yuan Shaoqing's Mi|Xiang, and everything was settled!

And we can also prepare a backhand, in case the King of Han does not enter the Wenlou, there are only two doors to get out of the palace; there are only two doors to enter the three main halls in the middle.Try to hold these places, and then send orders to Tan Qing to lead troops in, how can the King of Han escape?

Mrs. Zhang also persuaded the prince: the prince did not intend to kill his brother, you are the eldest brother, discipline him and let him be filial by the mother's side, what's wrong?In the future, if the King of Han has repented and changed his mind, you will give him another seal, wouldn't it be a good thing for the country's peace?

The prince had a serious expression, his eyes were closed, and he was deep in thought.

Everyone discussed again whether to take down Hanwang!But by then the situation had gradually become clear.

Doing this thing is a bit risky because it is too hasty, and it will be even more disadvantageous if it is noticed.

If you don't do it, there are risks.First of all, the king of Han has a large army on the border, and it is inconvenient for the court to supervise, and civil war may break out; at least the court has been extremely difficult to solve the problem of such a prince who threatens the central government and has made great military achievements for a long time.Secondly, the Emperor of Han died in the East Palace, I am afraid that the king of Han will not let it go, the prince and a group of officials will not be able to get rid of it... and all this will become simple as long as the king of Han is taken down.Sometimes taking risks is also avoiding responsibility?

The crown prince Gao Chi has always been extremely forbearing, so benevolent that one would feel a little cowardly and without ideas.But at this time, he changed his previous style and nodded decisively!

Jin Zhong was a little surprised when he saw the prince nodding so quickly.I think I may have misunderstood the prince before.

Jin Zhongxun thought, the prince is actually a very assertive person, and very resilient, that's why the prince used to be steadfast in walking the right path no matter what he faced... he could do nothing and endure until he ascended the throne one day.

A person who sticks to the path in his heart for ten years, encounters countless setbacks, censures, and suppressions, and never changes his determination.Probably only the tenacious people can do it.

Chapter 343 I am determined to win

When the king of Han sneaked into the capital to persuade Li Jinglong to surrender, he used the incense prepared by the monk Qingyuan.Now it's like the reincarnation of the world, and it's against the body!The Mixiang placed in the Wenlou this time will be the key to a surprise victory.

It happened in a hurry, and because there was only one night, it was impossible for the king of Han to know that the emperor had passed away.Without knowing it, he must have entered the palace, walked into the Wenlou, and then took a couple of breaths of incense, and the big things could be decided.

For a moment, everyone couldn't figure out that there was any possibility for the King of Han to escape without knowing the inside story of the palace!

However, dealing with people like King Han is a big deal after all.It is still necessary to prepare for Zhang's proposal to block the four gates of the palace.The two-pronged approach did not give Han Wang the slightest chance.

The four palace gates, including the Wenlou that enters the area of ​​the three major halls, and the small gate behind the Jinshen Hall, all open to the east; there is almost no need for guards, as long as the palace gate is closed from the inside, no one from outside will be able to enter.

So as long as a minister is sent to take people to pass the decree, it is enough to open the palace gate and guard the inside if there is an edict.

And the two gates out of the palace, one of the left hall gates, also open facing east; the method of closing the gates is the same as that of Wenlou.Only the Donghua Gate of the imperial palace, if the people in the palace want to go out, they can force open the palace gate from the inside; but Jinwu left guard Tan Qing's people guard there, there are soldiers and horses!

Considering that if the King of Han hadn't been overwhelmed by Wen Lou's fan|Xiang fan|, it wouldn't be good to let him run around in the palace; the King of Han had a chance to breathe, and maybe some moths would come out, such as finding something to crawl on. The wall, and fled to other areas of the palace, making it all known to everyone... So at that time, Tan Qing had to "follow the order" to lead troops into the palace, and catch the turtle in the urn.

But to transfer Tan Qing into the palace, the emperor's imperial decree is required, and it is best for the prince to go to Donghuamen in person by car tomorrow.

... The army guarding the imperial city is the emperor's own army. During the Hongwu period, there were twelve guards and horses, and Jin Yiwei was one of them, guarding the outside of the Meridian Gate.

In the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di added ten guards to the army, Jinwu Zuowei, Jinwu Right Guard, Yubayashi Qianwei, Yanshan Left Guard, Yanshan Right Guard, Yanshan Qianwei, Daxing Left Guard, Jiyang Guard, Jezhou Guard, and Tongzhou Guard.Tan Qing led the left guard of Jinwu near Donghua Gate.

The 22 guards of the pro-army are not subject to the control of the five-army governor's office. They only obey the emperor's orders and cannot act rashly at ordinary times.However, the emperor generally does not mobilize them, so the generals only need to guard their places according to the system.