Golden Stage

Before Yan Xiaohan could speak, Fu Shen said again: "Brother Yan, is there any pufferfish at the table today?"

Seeing that his expression was very serious, Yan Xiaohan didn't seem to be joking, so he was taken aback, and said, "There is no... Royal banquet, such poisons will not appear."

"That's weird," Fu Shen said, "I just saw such a big one, chubby, staring at me on the steps, with its hands behind its back..."

Yan Xiaohan almost threw him out with his hands, but Fu Shen hid his face in his arms and laughed silently.

When Fu Shen was put down in front of the hall, Yan Xiaohan pinched Fu Shen's waist in revenge.Fu Shen shrank back fearfully, pointed at him, and whispered, "Not honest."

Yan Xiaohan gave him a sideways look, which means you still have the face to say it.

Fu Shen didn't know what he had realized, so he trembled again, taking advantage of Yan Xiaohan's lowered head, he leaned into Yan Xiaohan's ear and smiled maliciously: "Don't just keep a cold face, it hurts your beauty, just be so angry Angry is enough, huh?"

This "hmm" was full of provocation and numbness to the bone, Yan Xiaohan was scalded by the blood of his hmm, but there were eyes everywhere, he could only suppress the desire to strip this big vixen naked and throw him on the bed Impulsively, he squeezed his tiger's mouth hard like venting his anger, stood up straight and left with a cold face.

Fu Shen shook his numb hand, proudly trying to hum a ditty, but was hurriedly pushed away by the trembling little eunuch.

All the princes, prime ministers, and princes above the second rank sat in front of the hall, and the rest accompanied them on the corridors on both sides. The emperor and empress sat at the head together.The banquet began at noon, and the emperor drank the first imperial wine, and foreign envoys came forward to celebrate his birthday.The shengxiao starts first, the drums and music play together, and the court lady of Jiaofang holds flowers and presents dances.

For the second cup of wine, the princes and princes celebrated their birthdays one by one and offered gifts, and the gifts were poured into the palace like water, all of which were rare treasures in the world.Emperor Yuantai and the queen enjoyed playing one by one, and bestowed some gold and silver playing utensils and silks.

Fu Shen squinted his eyes amidst the colorful decorations in the palace, and looked closely at Empress Yang beside Emperor Yuantai.Her face was covered with a thick layer of powder, but she still couldn't hide her haggard look, her eyes were red, as if she had cried, her body under the thick phoenix robe was trembling slightly, but only slightly, and there was lively dancing and music It didn't look particularly abnormal when it was covered up.

Fu Shen picked up the wine glass indifferently, and took a sip of the wine——

It doesn't taste right.

With a dark face, he took the jug on the table, lifted the lid and saw that there was a jug of sour and delicious rice vinegar inside.

This small-bellied bastard!

The glass was originally filled with wine, but after Fu Shen drank half of it, he lifted the pot and added half a glass, and drank it without looking carefully.Yan Xiaohan, who was the first to monitor the audience from the throne, watched the whole process, and turned his head silently before Fu Shen raised his eyes.

For the third cup of wine, the prime minister toasted, and all the officials stood up to congratulate Emperor Yuantai on his birthday.

For the fourth cup of wine, the empress congratulates the emperor on behalf of the concubines with the head of the six palaces.

After counting the dances and dancing, he played a variety of juggling performances, pretending to be the queen mother holding peaches, and the celestial maiden scattered flowers. A rain of flowers fell, and the misty veil drifted to both sides, revealing a pure Taoist body with a childlike face and white hair. shape, holding a shiny golden pill in his hand.

Fu Shen's eyes froze, he stretched out his hand and pulled the sleeve of Guan Tinghou next to him, and asked in a low voice, "Where did that Taoist priest come from?"

Guan Tinghou said with a smile: "Jingyuan, you don't know, this is Taoist Master Qingxuguan Chunyang. Last month, His Majesty suffered from a headache. Uncle Yang Guo recommended this Taoist priest. The elixir really worked, and His Majesty took him into the palace. enshrined in."

Fu Shen nodded absent-mindedly, and said in his heart, the shit works.

Among the emperors of all dynasties, which of the emperors who asked the immortals and trusted the alchemists could live a long life in the end?Emperor Yuantai was already suspicious, and if he put a Taoist priest beside him to fan the flames, who knows what unhealthy tendencies will be brought out in the future?Sooner or later, these illusory things will become a curse, causing turmoil in the court, and the country will have no peace.

Daoist Chunyang walked up to Emperor Yuantai waddlingly, with an appearance of a worldly expert, and raised his voice in a strange ethereal tone: "Please, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuantai leaned forward and picked up the golden pill——

Fu Shen suddenly shouted sharply: "Be careful, Your Majesty!"

He held two jujubes in his palm, and with a flick of his fingertips, he saw two black shadows flying through the air, quickly brushing past Emperor Yuantai's chest, being stopped by his outstretched arms, and finally rolling down along the dragon robe onto the carpet.

Almost at the same time as him, Yan Xiaohan rushed over and knocked Daoist Chunyang to the ground.

Emperor Yuantai looked bewildered, his heart was pounding, as if he hadn't realized what happened, the hand holding the case trembled slightly.

A waiter had already picked up the jujubes and presented them to him. Emperor Yuantai looked at the bright sky outside the window, and saw that there was a gleaming, inch-long steel needle nailed to each of the two jujubes!

At the Longevity Banquet, the Taoist priests enshrined by the royal family dared to try to assassinate the emperor!

"What, what's going on here?" Emperor Yuantai's neck was covered with blue veins, trembling with anger, he shouted loudly: "Fu Shen! Yan Xiaohan! What's going on!"

This scene is somewhat ironic. At the critical moment of life and death, Emperor Yuan Tai subconsciously trusted two people, one was Fu Shen whom he was afraid of and suppressed by all means, and the other was re-appointed by him not long ago. Yan Xiaohan.

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the toughness knows the loyal ministers, but it is a pity that the loyal ministers have already been destroyed by him.

"Your Majesty, forgive me," Fu Shen sighed in his heart, and said, "This traitor has evil intentions and intends to use the opportunity of offering the golden elixir to assassinate His Majesty. I couldn't save you, so I only came up with this bad plan, which offended Your Majesty. Please forgive me." Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Emperor Yuantai said: "Present the tray."

Fu Shen immediately said: "Your Majesty, be careful, the tray might be weird. It has a built-in mechanism, and as soon as you pick up the golden pill, it will shoot needles outward. In order to avoid accidental injury, Your Majesty should let... let Feilongwei take it apart."

Wei Xuzhou led a few guards to tie up Daoist Chunyang Wuhuada, while Yan Xiaohan picked up the tray on the floor, inspected it carefully, and found that there were indeed two small holes side by side.After showing it to the emperor, he found a silver knife from the fruit tray and carefully pried open the interlayer of the tray.

There is only a thin layer of wood under the silk and satin, and a small round opening is opened in the place where the golden pill is placed, so that the golden pill is connected to the mechanism on the plate. As long as the golden pill is picked up, the weight changes and the mechanism is touched, and steel will be shot out. Needle.

The imperial physician on standby brought a small dog to test the poison, took a needle from a jujube and stabbed it into the abdomen, but after a few breaths, the dog's whole body convulsed, foamed at the mouth and died.

What was smeared on the needle was indeed a poison that sealed the throat with blood.

Fortunately, Fu Shen sat close, had good eyesight, and was as careful as a hair, so he dared to make a bold move, and saved the emperor's life in a flash.If Emperor Yuantai didn't allow Fu Shen to attend the banquet because of a mistake at that time, and replaced it with other people present, at this time he would probably have to prepare for Emperor Yuantai's funeral.

"Chunyang, I treat you well." Emperor Yuantai kept heaving his chest and stared at him coldly, "Why did you murder me?"

That Taoist priest Chunyang was not a mortal either, when he was about to die, he actually looked calm and peaceful, turning a blind eye to Emperor Yuantai's fury, and murmured "Tao Te Ching" while being tied up.

A birthday banquet almost turned into a bloody crime, coupled with the exceptionally ethereal voice of Taoist Master Chunyang, the scene was eerie and creepy.All the civil and military officials present had goosebumps all over their bodies, Yan Xiaohan saw that he was biting him to death without saying a word, and ordered in a low voice: "Gag his mouth."

Emperor Yuantai said: "Take it down for trial."

With Feilongwei around, the Sanju didn't dare to come up to take on the case, so Wei Xuzhou took him down.Emperor Yuantai closed his eyes on the throne and calmed down for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Yang Xu, the good man you recommended!"

With a pale face, Yang Xu took off his official hat and prostrated himself on the ground to plead guilty, kowtowing continuously.Empress Yang was his own sister, and she couldn't get rid of the relationship, so she hurriedly followed her to kneel.

Unexpectedly, just as she stood up from the seat, her face suddenly showed pain, she clutched her stomach and staggered a few steps, her legs gave way, and she fell onto the high platform.

Emperor Yuantai hurriedly got up: "Queen!... Imperial Physician? Where is the Imperial Physician!"

At this moment, an unknown person exclaimed: "Blood! The Empress is bleeding!"

Like thunder falling, the hall was silent, and everyone's eyes turned to the queen in unison.

At noon, the sky was shining brightly, illuminating the bright and majestic interior of the hall, I saw the queen's phoenix robe lay on the ground, and a dark crimson circle gradually spread at the position below her.

Although all the officials present were men, most of them had families. Even if you hadn't seen this kind of scene before, you could roughly guess it.

The imperial doctor hurried forward with the medicine box, not to let the queen move, and solemnly called the pulse of her left and right hands, and finally kowtowed to Emperor Yuantai with a face full of despair, feeling that not to mention the black yarn, even the one on his neck Even a single head may not be saved.

"Your majesty, the empress is two months pregnant, but judging from her pulse, it is a sign of miscarriage... This pregnancy may be dangerous..."

Every word he said was like a heavy hammer, hitting Emperor Yuantai's throbbing temple, the phoenix robe and blood twisted into grotesque patterns in the field of vision, the woman's pale face had a sad expression, but Those red lips were scorching, but in his eyes, it seemed like a silent demonstration and ridicule.

fraud!They are all liars!

Furious, with a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, Emperor Yuantai was about to throw a tantrum, but suddenly he felt his body tilted, and he fell lightly.

The scene suddenly got out of control.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"