Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

To be precise, this tunnel was not dug out, but a lot of vines and roots were squeezed out.The underground of the palace is full of vertical bluestone slabs, and they had to squeeze through under the moat, so the progress of the project was a little slower, and the tunnel was not opened until the second day after Prince Qing was escorted to Beijing.

These two days have been wonderful.

Starting with Uncle Seven, the emperor charged him with murdering Uncle Fifth, the one who died of heatstroke.

The evidence is a certain bodyguard of Uncle Wuhuang who came out to testify against Uncle Seventh Emperor, saying that he was bribed by Uncle Seventh Emperor to go hunting in the suburbs while the weather was hot, and then exposed to the sun or something, causing him to lose his life.

It sounds reasonable, but this stuff doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

"Your fifth uncle brought this bodyguard with you when you went out?" Wanyu was slightly puzzled.In the early years, when she went to the temple to offer incense, there were basically three carts of people. Later, as Father Lin's status rose, she even had dozens of family guards when she went out.Uncle Wu Huang can only take one person out?Uncle Wu Huang is highly skilled in martial arts, bold and careful?

Kant looked heavy, shook his head, and said, "Uncle Wu Huang suffered from heat stroke in the hunting ground." The implication was that there were too many guards inside.

Royal hunting is not like the legends say, there will be dangers, such as a big tiger or black bear running in.The royal hunting grounds are all fenced in.Generally, the herbivorous animals such as sheep and deer are hunted.

Of course, only the emperor can fight deer.

It's not that there are wolves, tigers, and foxes, but they were all given medicine before they were brought in, so they lost all their viciousness.

The above is a digression. Uncle Wuhuang's heatstroke in the hunting ground is actually a relatively... unclear thing.In theory, heat stroke is unlikely to happen to the children of the royal family. After all, Uncle Wu Huang was in his thirties when he died.

But it would be even more weird if someone killed him. It was easy to buy a guard, and it was also easy to buy a team of guards, but what about the guards and eunuchs guarding the hunting grounds?Can you buy them all?

Besides, the first emperor had just succeeded to the throne at that time, and the Supreme Emperor was still a sober-minded old man who didn't let go of his rights, so he naturally sent someone to investigate.

The conclusion is that Uncle Wuhuang tormented himself, and then sunk himself to death.

But the emperor wanted to overturn the case, and no one could stop him. Even the Shaoqing of Dali Temple struggled for a long time and decided to watch the emperor toss.

Ordinarily, shouldn't people with official positions like them have a sense of justice?How to let the emperor toss innocent people.

Uncle Seventh Emperor is not a good person, besides, the emperor of heaven and earth is the biggest, so he must be right to listen to the emperor.

Wanyu sighed when she heard the news of Kant's investigation, the next wave has already arrived before one wave subsides.Wanyu hesitated for a moment, and said, "Why do I think the emperor's goal this time is the Seventh Prince?"

"It's also possible to kill two birds with one stone." Kant's brows were not very relaxed, saying that he was wrong to guess the emperor's mind, after all, the emperor didn't play cards according to common sense.You have to toss yourself to a band of snake spirit disease before you can synchronize with the emperor.

"You mean him..." Wanyu thought for a while, "In this way, the staff will be spread out and one of the two will be chosen. The people below have to decide which one to focus on to save."

The discussion came to an end for the time being, Kant went to contact the courtiers attached to him, and Wanyu continued to squeeze the tunnel.

Uncle Seventh Emperor was imprisoned in the clan's mansion, and it was relatively peaceful.

The second emperor's uncle was escorted back to the capital, and he was also very peaceful.

On the night when the Second Emperor's Uncle came to Beijing, the tunnel was opened.

After dinner, Wanyu went to bed early, and then went down the tunnel. Although the tunnel was simple, the soil was compacted, and she wouldn't rub herself all the way.But... what if someone finds out?

It's better to dig a few more, all palaces in the palace must have tunnels!Wanyu gritted her teeth, the vines behind her were flying and swelled, and the construction of the underground passage across the entire palace finally started.

The imperial palace is less than a quarter of an hour away from the Lin residence by carriage, and it takes almost half an hour for Wanyu to walk.It was just dark when we arrived at Papa Lin's small study.

Wanyu came out of the tunnel, and what greeted her was a father whose neck was stretched out and whose eyes were about to pop out, he raised his hand and wanted to hit her!

"You! You!" Wan Yu frightened Lin Ruhai's brilliant tongue and lotus skills to zero.

"Father, I am your own daughter." Wanyu shook her feet and sat down.

Lin Ruhai circled around her twice, then quickly walked over to look at the entrance of the tunnel where Wanyu came out. "You came out of the palace? Why didn't I know there was a tunnel at home."

When Wanyu came, she had thought about it, "I found this by accident. There is such a tunnel in the courtyard bestowed by the Supreme Emperor." Pushing the Supreme Emperor down, anyway, he is stupid now, and it is used to take the blame.

Lin Ruhai was stunned, but he quickly realized that with this thing, many things became easier.

Wanyu sat in Lin Ruhai's study for half an hour, exchanged the latest news with Lin Ruhai, made an appointment to meet again tomorrow, and then went back.

She still has to walk for half an hour.

The next morning, it was time to go to the Compassionate Ning Palace to pay respects.

It is true that the emperor is the greatest, but there is also an empress dowager who is two generations older than him in the palace, and the words of the empress dowager are sometimes useful.

Besides, take a closer look at the crimes the emperor gave to the two emperor uncles. The second emperor uncle's involvement in ancestral etiquette can kill people, and the seventh emperor uncle's murder of siblings can also kill people.So both parties were in a hurry, but since the Second Emperor's family members were almost all locked up in the mansion, most of the people in the palace were pleading for the Seventh Emperor's uncle.

"Our prince is not that kind of person." Kneeling on the ground and crying, it was Zhao Shi, the concubine of the Seventh Emperor Uncle.Wanyu secretly looked at her several times, this father has one-third of the soldiers and horses in the capital, and Kant must win it if he wants to be emperor.

It was rumored that the Zhao family had a disagreement with the Seventh Emperor Uncle, but now it seems that at least seven points are true.

Zhao's tears probably came out after wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Young lady." Zhao cried out, "Our lord is the closest to fifth elder brother. We grew up together, studied together, and worked together. How could we have such bad intentions. Young lady, there must be grievances in this."

Uncle Qihuang's biological mother, Mrs. Chen, was also kneeling on the ground. "Ruicheng has always been a filial child, the most soft-hearted, how could he harm others, the guard must be lying!"

Uncle Wu Huang's biological mother is Wu's, and her face is quite calm, showing no signs of happiness or anger.In fact, Wu Shi also wanted to intercede with Ruicheng, but Wu Shi didn't really believe that Ruicheng had harmed her son.The key point is that there is no reason. If the first emperor had not succeeded, it would be possible to plot his brother's life for the sake of the throne, but when her son died, the first emperor had already succeeded, so why bother?

Mrs. Zhao was not the only one who was crying on the ground. She brought the two concubines of Uncle Seven Emperor, one Mrs. Dong and the other Mrs. Jia.

Jia's Yuanchun, Wanyu's cousin.

People say that when they are emotional, they will hold on to the driftwood tightly and never let go.

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Chen were crying in front of the Empress Dowager, and Yuan Chun ran to Wanyu.

Although Yuan Chun is an aunt, in a practical sense, her husband's status is not as high as Kang De's, and her status is not as high as Wan Yu's.

The main concubine and the side concubine are simply worlds apart.

"Sister!" Yuan Chun shouted: "Say something for us too, isn't your mother always the one who loves you the most? Your seventh uncle is not this kind of person." Yuan Chun cried sadly, she managed to gain a firm foothold in the mansion , the daughter was born, and there was another one in her belly. Compared with these three women, she was the one who least wanted anything to happen to Seventh Uncle.

Wanyu was affected innocently, and she really wanted to say that your news is lagging behind, and I have fallen out of favor now.

"Don't be like this. The emperor is Uncle Qi's nephew. He won't... The empress dowager is the most kind, she must..." Wanyu said it as if she didn't say it, and Yuan Chun became more and more sad.

Wanyu's mind is not on this, all she thinks about is South Study Room.

Father Lin had already said last night that he planned to test the ownership of the throne today.

Sometimes, if the cabinet and the clan can unite as one, they can resolve the ownership of the throne without using a knife, but the risk is extremely high, but if the emperor continues to toss in this way, no one can stand it.

Lin Ruhai is on Kant's side. In his opinion, Kant's chances of winning are quite high.

The throne of the first emperor was justified. Even if the prince of Qing exposed Kang He's murder of his father, the throne would still have to be chosen among the sons of the first emperor.

Another point, no matter how wronged Prince Qing is, it is a foregone conclusion that he committed injustice in the tomb of the first emperor, so the way he has to go is to choose an assistant from among the sons of the first emperor, and then Be regent yourself.

What's more, the incident happened in a hurry, the Prince of Qing had no contact with any of the late emperor's sons.

In addition to Kang He, the first emperor had five sons.

There are only two who are the most threatening: Kang Qi, the eldest son of the concubine, and Kang Wen, the youngest son of the first emperor.

Kang Qi went to the imperial mausoleum with Kant's errand, so the Qing prince had the most contact with him, but Kang Qi has turned [-] this year, and it is unlikely that he will be completely controlled by the Qing prince .

Kang Wen is only six years old this year, so he is the best candidate for a puppet emperor.

But Prince Qing's strength is not enough to control the audience, so he wants to find a partner. Looking at it this way, Kang Qi will rule it out first. His mother is a court lady, and the strength of the Yue family is not strong, so he cannot join forces with Prince Qing Live the scene.

This is from the perspective of Prince Qing. He has soldiers in his hands, and he is looking for civil servants.

What about Kant?Needless to say, Lin Ruhai must be standing behind him, what they lack is soldiers.

The soldiers in the capital were divided into three families, Prince Qing, King Nan'an and Master Zhao.

Prince Qing and Master Zhao can be said to be on equal footing. One of them brings elite personal guards, and the other has the opportunity to go out to suppress bandits from time to time, and has the opportunity to fight in real combat. As for the Prince of Nan'an County, they are left far behind by the two of them. .If Master Zhao can be won, then Kant's chances of winning will be greatly enhanced.

Thinking of this, Wanyu ordered the maid to serve tea, walked slowly in front of Mrs. Zhao and said, "Seventh Aunt, drink some water first."