Xingqing Palace.

It was dark, but the candles were not lit.

At this moment, Emperor Wende does not need light.

He just wanted to hide in the dark and grieve alone.

Only Chang En was by his side.

Emperor Wende sat on the steps, describing himself as embarrassed.

He took the jug and poured it into his mouth.

Some words can only be said while drinking.

From now on, I will have no mother. I have become an orphan!

Your Majesty, take care of yourself!

Emperor Wende said sadly: I lost my mother, but my brothers still have their mother. They didn't get the throne, but they lived a lifetime of prosperity and wealth, with their children and grandchildren around their knees. Sometimes I wonder if it is wrong to fight for the throne. gone.

If your majesty doesn't fight for the throne, I'm afraid you won't live until today. Abolishing King Zhao will not tolerate your majesty.

You're right. Concubine Xue Gui and Zhao Wang's mother and son have always wanted to take my head. If I don't fight, the grass on the grave has already grown one stubble after another.

It's cold on the ground, Your Majesty should get up!

Emperor Wende shook his head.

Only at this moment can I let go of the dignity of the emperor and mourn my mother like a child. Don't try to persuade me.

The old slave is worried about His Majesty's health!

I'm fine! From now on, I'll be an orphan without my father and mother. I'm so pitiful!

Emperor Wende poured wine into his mouth. The wine spilled and soaked his clothes.

Emperor Wende didn't care.

My women, my children and grandchildren, how many are sincere? In the world, my mother is the only one who treats me best, but she left me early and left. I am the most pitiful person in the world.

Chang En was afraid that Emperor Wende would catch a cold, so he found a blanket and put it on Emperor Wende.

Emperor Wende opened it, I said I'm fine. I just want to mourn my mother alone, why do you have to fight against me?

The old slave will die!

Get up! You are the old man by my side,

I have always been extra lenient towards you.

This old slave thanks His Majesty! This old slave will serve His Majesty in this life, in the next life, and in the next life.

It's so good! I'm used to you serving by my side, so don't let me down. I don't want to kill you one day.

Chang En trembled all over, This old servant dare not disappoint His Majesty.

Emperor Wende was half drunk, and when he spoke his mind, his heart opened up a lot.

He covered his heart, This breath has been pressing on my heart, and I can't sleep all night. But tonight, I can sleep peacefully.

He staggered to his feet.

Chang En quickly stretched out his hand to support him, Be careful, Your Majesty!

I'm fine! I just want to see the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou. Go, take out the map. I want to walk the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou.

Your Majesty, be careful, this old slave is going to get the map right now.

The map is in Xingqing Palace.

Chang En took the map without spending much time.

Spread out directly in the hall.

The huge map seemed to occupy the entire hall.

Emperor Wende still remembered taking off his shoes and stepping on the map in cotton socks.

This is the capital, this is Jiangnan, this is Beyond the Great Wall, this is... hiccup... I have been to all these places. My footsteps have traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I got the throne, and it is justified. Who dares to say I won the wrong position, and I will punish his nine clans. Where is Yuxi? Go and get Yuxi.

Your Majesty wants a jade seal?

Yes! I want to pass on the jade seal of the country, you go and get it.

Chang En had a big head, but obediently fetched the Chuan Guo Yuxi.

Emperor Wende was half drunk, but his mind was clear, but his movements were very slow.

He picked up the jade seal with both hands, and stepped on the map unsteadily. He lowered his head to look around, pointed to somewhere in the southwest, and laughed.

Snapped!

The jade seal fell, leaving a red seal on the map.

Who said that I was wrong? Who said that the Chuan Guo Yuxi is fake? Go, kill Liu Ling!

Chang En was shocked.

Your Majesty didn't mean to keep him, but to see his confidants and family members die one by one with his own eyes, and to put their heads in front of him.

Emperor Wende was stunned, Have I said such a thing?

It's absolutely true, this old servant dare not lie to His Majesty.

That's it! I've changed my mind now, you take someone to kill him.

Chang En was in a dilemma.

Is he obedient or not?

What if Emperor Wende came to his senses and regretted it?

Is Your Majesty going to kill Liu Ling now? It's getting dark, can you kill him tomorrow?

Tomorrow is fine too! Let him waste food and kill him.

Old slave obeys the order! I will deal with this matter tomorrow.

Emperor Wende laughed, and finally took the Chuanguo Yuxi in his arms, went to the map, and fell asleep.

This exhausted Chang En.

No one else can believe it.

He could only call a few godsons, and after exhausting all his efforts, he carried Emperor Wende back to the bed.

...

Ren Qiu was also drinking.

Lu Shizhong was tired all day, seeing him leisurely sitting on the corridor drinking, he was very envious and jealous.

You didn't enter the palace today?

I went to the palace. I wanted to calculate the time for the empress dowager's burial, so I came back early.

At this time, Qin Tianjian is a little more relaxed, and doesn't have to go to the palace to cry every day.

Have you calculated the time and position?

Ren Qiu was a little unhappy, The calculation is done, I will go to the palace tomorrow to report to His Majesty. This matter should be found by a specialized yin and yang family. Although I have dabbled in yin and yang, I really don't like doing it.

Share your majesty's worries, how can you be picky.

Ren Qiu rolled his eyes.

Taking a sip of wine, taking advantage of his drunkenness, he said to Lu Shizhong: When I entered the palace today, I took a peek at the empress dowager's body and found a small problem.

what is the problem?

The Empress Dowager's nails are pink!

Lu Shizhong froze in place for a moment.

When he came back to his senses, he looked around, but luckily no one was there.

He grabbed Ren Qiu's men, Come over here.

Pulling him into the study, he slammed the door shut.

He looked grim, Are you sure?

Ren Qiu played with the jug, and said casually: Looking at it casually, it is indeed pink. You also thought of it! After death, the nails are pink, and I have only seen them in southern Xinjiang. This reminds me of the rumors in the A poison in southern Xinjiang.

People who have been poisoned by this kind of poison usually have leg pain, heart disease, headache and other problems. The specific symptoms depend on the physical condition of the poisoned person, and the poisoning performance is inconsistent. Moreover, even a peerless famous doctor can't find out the problem, and only after death will there be signs of poisoning.

Lu Shizhong's face was serious, Did you tell the third person about this?

Ren Qiu shook his head, I know how to measure, how dare you tell people about this kind of thing casually. I just want to remind you that the death of the Queen Mother is a serious matter, so don't get involved in it.

It's late! If you don't tell me, of course I won't participate in this matter. But now that I know, I can't just sit idly by.

Then what do you want to do? Tell Your Majesty that the Empress Dowager died of poisoning? From top to bottom in the palace, another batch of people are going to be killed? Ren Qiu asked Lu Shizhong.

Lu Shizhong's face was livid, I have my own opinion on this matter, you take care of your mouth and eyes, don't talk or look at random.

Ren Qiu raised his hands in surrender, I promise to keep my mouth shut, and from now on I won't cast my eyes indiscriminately. But you have to promise me that you must not tell Your Majesty that I was the first to discover that the Queen Mother died of poisoning.

Lu Shizhong said with a straight face: You should not be allowed to come to the capital.

Let me just say, I should have been asked to resign and go back to the mountain, but you refused to let me go. Now I can't leave even if I want to. I also accepted an emperor's grandson as an apprentice. I must be confused to agree to accept the emperor's grandson as an apprentice. Disciple. What do you think I should be the grandson of the Pope?

You can teach the Four Books and Five Classics as you please.

The emperor's grandson worshiped me as a teacher, and made it clear that he wanted to learn something other than the Four Books and Five Classics. How about I teach him poison?

Don't mess around! If something goes wrong, you can't bear the consequences.

Lu Shizhong was very tired and reminded Ren Qiu again and again, like a long-winded old woman.

Ren Qiu was so annoyed by him that he swore that he would never mess around, so Lu Shizhong let him go.

...

One night, Lu Shizhong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

His eyes were closed, but his mind was terribly awake.

When I opened my eyes, it was almost dawn.

Lu Shizhong hurriedly got up, washed and dressed, and prepared to enter the palace.

At this time, Ren Qiu was still sound asleep. He is the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, and he is charged with the important task of counting yin and yang for the queen mother, so he does not need to enter the palace early.

Lu Shizhong did not wake up Ren Qiu, and entered the palace alone.

mourning hall.

The empress dowager's body was lying in the coffin.

There are guards at twelve hours a day.

Lu Shizhong coughed lightly, The queen mother is not mean to this official, and this official wants to offer a stick of incense to the queen mother.

Master Lu, please!

Lu Shizhong lit the incense candle, bowed and bowed, and finally inserted the incense candle into the incense burner.

I want to see the Queen Mother for the last time.

The servant hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Lord Lu, you don't need to get too close.

I know the rules.

Lu Shizhong came to the coffin, two steps away, he clearly looked at the Empress Dowager's hand. The nails were indeed pink as Ren Qiu said.

He knew that people who had been poisoned by this poison would show signs of poisoning in the first three days after death.

Three days later, all signs of poisoning disappeared, and nothing could be found.

This is rumored to be the most poisonous poison in southern Xinjiang.

The reason why it is said to be the most poisonous poison is not because it seals the throat when it sees blood, but because it is sufficiently secretive.

When the poisoned person was alive, no matter what famous doctor or method he used, he couldn't find any signs of poisoning. Only when the body is sick.

The most powerful thing is that the physical condition of the poisoned person is different, and the symptoms presented are also different.

Empress Dowager Xiao usually suffers from heartache.

After being poisoned, he had a heart attack.

No one would suspect that it was poisoning.

Everyone thought that Empress Dowager Xiao's heart disease would worsen, and the disease would recur.

Lu Shizhong's face turned pale and his eyes were dark.

He took a deep breath, said goodbye to the servants, and left the mourning hall.

He was eager to see Emperor Wende.

He couldn't hide the Queen Mother's poisoning.

Emperor Wende woke up from a hangover and was not in a good mood.

He remembered everything he said and did last night.

He remembered that he ordered Liu Ling to be killed.

He hurriedly asked Chang En, Is Liu Ling dead?

Report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that Liu Ling will be dealt with today. Liu Ling is still alive.

Emperor Wende immediately said: I will save his life for the time being, I am not in a hurry to kill him.

Chang En secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was witty.

The servant reported, Master Lu Zhonglu asked to see him, saying that there is something urgent to report.

Let him in!

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