Three anecdotes

"Your Majesty, someone has touched the mechanism of the dungeon." The little eunuch offered several Selaginella stalks with both hands, and Shang Chengbi picked them up to examine the broken roots carefully, and smelled the smell of gunpowder.

He knew earlier that his elder brother was Cardinal Jin's last line, and he had to come, so he buried very light gunpowder on the only way to the dungeon. Shimen, move the fire starter below, there will be a very light explosion at the bottom of this piece of mound, the sound is very small, and as soon as the stone gate is opened, rockets will be shot out continuously, and others will only think it is The sound of the trigger mechanism.

These Selaginella grow on the hill, and the roots have been broken. It can be seen that Cardinal Jin must have entered the dungeon.

Shang Chengbi brought Selaginella close to his nose and took a deep sniff. The smell of saltpeter and sulfur made him very satisfied. Pounced out.

Shang Chengbi threw the selaginella back to the little eunuch, stood with his hands behind his back, and quietly watched the Luan guards weave a net.Standing alone at the dungeon entrance without going in.

Not far away, a young eunuch rushed over. After hearing the reply, Wang Chuanxi personally reported, "Your Majesty, the string of Sophora japonica flowers in the prostitute's office shows traces of being trampled on. It is obviously the new stamen of this year, but it is buried in the accumulated stamens." In the withered leaves of the year."

After hearing the reward, Shang Chengbi said indifferently, "King Linyuan is a person who cherishes flowers."

Wang Chuanxi continued to report, "Just now, the maid from Zhengde Garden reported that there are a few amaranth plants missing in the field."

Zhengde Garden is a vegetable garden opened by Shang Chengbi in the palace. It has the meaning of the emperor personally farming and farming. However, Shang Chengbi has not done these efforts for several years, and Zhengde Garden has gradually been abandoned. As for Shang Chengbi didn't care much about the amaranth in the wild.However, he calculated that Cardinal Jin was coming, so he ordered that all matters be reported, but he did not answer after hearing this sentence, but looked at Wang Chuanxi with extremely deep eyes, and asked for a long, long time. One sentence, "When did you enter the palace?"

Wang Chuanxi bowed slightly, still cautious in his words and deeds, "The servant entered the palace in the 33rd year of the Taizu, and the first emperor served the emperor for 12 years. He has been in this palace for 48 years."

Shang Chengbi stopped talking, stepped forward, smoothed the arrow sleeves of his normal clothes, and went straight into the dungeon.

Wang Chuanxi looked at Shang Chengbi, and for some reason, he always felt that the Holy Majesty today had a kind of extraordinarily calm depression. Since Shang Chengbi was appointed by Emperor Taizu to serve Shang Chengbi, he had never seen him like this.

The imperial guards firmly guarded the entrance of the kiln, and the Luan imperial guards lined up on both sides of the wing, with a post at five steps and a post at ten steps, guarding a dungeon more magnificent than the imperial garden.

Guo Chao, the commander of the Luan Guards, lit the lamps himself, and Shang Chengbi strode forward. Every time he took a step forward, the tower lights in the dungeon lit up one by one, shining like day, but the deeper and deeper he walked, his heart, unexpectedly Tighten up suddenly.

There was still no movement, no movement at all, he spread a net to invite you into the urn, but the dungeon was so quiet and terrifying, he didn't believe that Cardinal Jin was a man who was bound with his hands.

Wang Chuanxi carefully waited behind him, but saw him stop suddenly, and did not dare to ask him.

Suddenly, Shang Chengbi turned around and strode out of the halfway dirt road, his pace getting faster and faster.This time he went into the dungeon with eunuchs, bodyguards, and Luan imperial guards. There were more than a hundred people accompanying him, but none of them dared to speak out.

Shang Chengbi walked faster and faster, and the Luan guards followed closely behind. His buckskin boots stepped on the authentic bluestone slabs, and the uniform sound seemed to be on the tip of the heart.

There is no mouth, no horses to bind hooves, but this tunnel suddenly makes people breathless.

Finally, Shang Chengbi stepped out of the crypt, the moonlight was dazzling, Kuang Wei, the deputy commander of the Luan Guards, rushed over, "Your Majesty—"

Shang Chengbi waved his hand to prevent him from speaking, and in an instant, the earth and rocks burst.

The Selaginella on the low hill was turned up by the gunpowder underground, and all their roots were broken.

Shang Chengbi stood upright - with a muffled sound, the ground under his feet sank.

"Guard!" Wang Chuanxi yelled loudly and stood in front of Shang Chengbi. The guards surrounded Shang Chengbi in the midst of landslides. Shang Chengbi stood upright without even moving his cloak. Looking at the Luan guards who were waiting in full force, Shang Chengbi smiled, "Chonghua, I haven't seen you for a few months, I'm being naughty."

Wang Chuanxi knew that the gunpowder was extremely light, so he quickly moved away from Shang Chengbi.

Kuang Wei immediately ordered, "Search!" The Luan guards who were hiding outside the mound also flew out.

Shang Chengbi looked at the small mound that had collapsed on one side, and his face was like a flat lake. Under layers of guards, he blew up half of the slope of the palace. Now he is looking for someone, but he probably can’t find him——Chonghua, you didn’t find it Brother, I can't catch you either, so let's keep playing.

"Your Majesty!" Feng Wei, the Marquis of Yu, who Shang Chengbi relied on most today, galloped over.

"What's the matter?" Shang Chengbi withdrew his gaze from the dilapidated ruins.

"Nurse Liang and your father-in-law fainted in front of Zhengyang Gate, Master Chu is gone. There are a few ink characters left on the palace wall on the north side of Zhengyang Gate." Feng Wei knelt down to plead guilty, "This subordinate is incompetent. "

Shang Chengbi was unmoved, and just asked, "What is written in that ink?"

Feng Wei kowtowed first, and then replied, "Anzhi, you and I are just like Hu Qin."

Shang Chengbi suddenly clenched his fists, and after a while, he let go, "Tell Xiu Neisi to paint the palace walls immediately. Go back to the palace!"

Chu Fuguang was wrapped in a thick quilt and huddled in the corner of the wall. Yun Juan came over with soup and medicine, and before he got close, Chu Fuguang wrapped himself up again, pushing him to the point where he couldn't retreat.

Yun Juan stood far away with the medicine in his hand, "Young master must drink the medicine."

Chu Fuguang didn't even dare to lift his head, but murmured, "Get out, get out."

Yun Juan said warmly, "The servant put the medicine here, young master remembers to drink it." As she spoke, she took two steps forward, and Chu Fuguang shivered, "Go away, go away."

Yun Juan took another step forward, and Chu Fuguang suddenly yelled, "Don't touch me! Go away!"

Just as Yun Juan was about to persuade him again, Cardinal Jin had already walked in, took the medicine bowl, and said softly, "It's just a few slaves, so why bother."

Chu Fuguang raised his head slowly, trembling, his eyes were full of water, "They, they—"

Cardinal Jin walked up to him with a medicine bowl, Chu Fuguang exclaimed, "Don't come here!"

Cardinal Jin stood opposite him, staring at him, "They haven't treated you yet, I'm here, how long are you going to do this?"

Chu Fuguang tightened the quilt, his face became paler and paler.

Cardinal Jin sat by his bed, scooped up a spoonful of concoction, "Open your mouth."

Chu Fuguang shook his head.

Cardinal Jin handed the medicine spoon to his lips, "That thing hasn't been put in—"

"No!" Before he finished speaking, Chu Fuguang stretched out his hand and hit the right arm he gave away, and the medicine in the medicine spoon was turned over on the brocade quilt.

Cardinal Jin took another spoonful of the medicine, "Didn't you already know when you entered the palace that such a day would come?"

Chu Fuguang remained silent for a long time before saying, "I would rather die."

Cardinal Jin looked at him, and suddenly laughed, "Die, it's good to be dead." He laughed even more when he said this, "I want to die a long time ago!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled Chu Fuguang's arm out of the quilt. Chu Fuguang shivered in fright, but he had nowhere to hide after all. The wound caused by the rope on his wrist when Cardinal Jin touched him was even more painful Moaning, Cardinal Jin put the medicine bowl in his hand, "Dead people have no pain, let alone humiliation, but only living can have hope!"

He glanced at Chu Fuguang again, "It's not safe here, you may not be able to recover from your injuries for a few days. If you can stand up, drink the medicine. Today's humiliation will be repaid in the future. If you would rather be so depressed, I will send you out of the city, and on the day when you are successful, I will avenge your revenge with the people of Chu for the past five years!" After he finished speaking, he didn't care how much medicine Chu Fuguang spilled from his trembling hands. Turned around and left.

The city of Jing'an is now turned upside down, they are hiding in a rice warehouse under the cellar of Yan's rice shop, there is really no way for Yun Juan to escape, hearing Shizi say this, thinking of the five years he has been humiliated day and night , the Mr. Chu in the inside is already like this, he is such a person——

However, Cardinal Jin had no intention of pitying himself, and when he saw Yun Juan, he ordered, "Yan Duo said, Suping has no food, and our people have been lying in ambush for a long time, and it will be this day when we rise up. Change, act immediately!"

"Yes." Since he and Diu Hei made a mistake, Cardinal Jin sent them out of the palace privately, waiting for this day has been a long time.

Cardinal Jin took the distribution map of Yan's rice shop, carefully looked at it by the dim candlelight, and carefully drew the route with a charcoal pencil. It was not until Yun Juan came to deliver tea and changed a lamp that he raised his head and said, "Why is he Sample?"

Yun Juan bowed his head, the son was kind-hearted after all, just like he was reluctant to kill himself and Diu Hei back then, he was always so kind to his subordinates, "I went to see it just now, Mr. Chu has already taken the medicine, and also used a little porridge. However, he still didn't touch the medicine for external use."

Cardinal Jin nodded, and he didn't want to force it. He refused to give him medicine, and he couldn't force him. When he thought about it, when did he get used to this kind of thing? He didn't want to mention it again. He just said, "Shang Chengbi is cunning. He changed places for his brothers long ago. Now, he doesn't even believe Wang Chuanxi. He told our spies that other things are fine, but we must pay special attention to this matter."

"Yes." Yun Juan picked up a candle again, and the copper bell outside the door rang.

As soon as Cardinal Jin raised his head, a man wearing the clothes of the shop boy came to report back, "My lord Bing, according to the news from the front, Suping County imposed corvee labor on the grounds that the people couldn't pay the seed money and missed the spring plowing. The government officials and the people clashed. Now the angry people have captured the county government office, opened the granary, and beat the county magistrate to death in the courtroom."

Cardinal Jin put down the charcoal pencil, "What did Shang Chengbi say?"

The man said, "Emperor Tianzhao sent Luan guards to suppress it."

Cardinal Jin jumped at the table, "Okay! Tell Diu Hei that our people can do justice for the heavens!"

"Yes!"

In the whole world, is it the land of the king?Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.If the Son of Heaven has the way, the people's hearts will be subdued; if the king has no way, he will be fair and at ease.Since Suping County cut down trees to serve as soldiers and raised poles to serve as banners, counties and counties gathered to respond. Within half a month, there were [-] counties, and three counties cut down the county magistrates, saying that the tyrant has no way and is doing justice for the sky. .

What's more unfavorable is that internal and external troubles have not been eliminated.The commander of the horse army sent He Shaoyou to bring [-] elite soldiers to Pingchuan to help Pingchuan, but as soon as the food and grass arrived in Jingchuan, a large number of refugees who fell into the grass surprised the horses with homemade firecrackers, and burned two grain trucks.Shang Chengbi didn't need veterans. The chief generals and escort officers sent this time were all young people newly trained. They were full of ambition when they first took up the big responsibilities.People say that Emperor Tianzhao governed the country on his bed, but in fact, the major affairs of the country are just like a bed sheet, when it is neat and intact, it will be broken if it is kicked too hard, not to mention how many holes have been opened so far.

The firecrackers rang above the birch forest. When the grain guard saw the fire, he hurriedly checked it himself. As soon as he got off his horse, he was surrounded by a large number of hungry people coming from all directions. The eager hungry people are far more powerful than the eager Diren iron cavalry. When the news came, Shang Chengbi kicked the dragon case over.But several groups of soldiers and horses have already been sent out, and food and grass must be available, and if they are not, they must be available.

On the one hand, Shang Chengbi asked the state capitals to strictly investigate the rioters and kill them immediately. On the other hand, he asked Qingzhou and Bingzhou to step up their efforts to raise food and grass. With Cheng Bi's order, the third who was looking up also saw the direction of the wind clearly.Immediately, someone called for King Jingbian and General Yu to go out to drive out Di Kou.

It's a pity that before the voice of the person who played the invitation fell, and before Shang Chengbi had time to throw out the booklet in his hand, the news of the assassination of King Jingbian Shang Quhan came immediately.

Sitting on the dragon seat, Shang Chengbi could clearly see the silence under the steps. His hand firmly held the dragon's head. I am afraid that he was the one who was stabbed today, and these courtiers would not be in such a state of panic. .

In recent years, he has become more gloomy, more fearful in his heart, and more unwilling to admit defeat on the surface.As soon as he heard the news, he immediately jumped up, "How unreasonable! Uncle Huang is not only my elder, but also my humerus. I want to see it myself."

He didn't wait for the officials to stop him and immediately ordered him to leave the palace. At that time, Shang Quhan was the invisible prince favored by the late emperor. The Jingbian Palace was very close to the Forbidden City, and Shang Quhan's imperial chariot just left the Forbidden City. The Jingbian Palace had already arranged to pick him up After hearing that King Jingbian was assassinated, the common people spontaneously supported him on Yunguang Street where the palace was located. When the holy car arrived, they all fell on the ground and cried for the emperor to uphold justice.

Shang Chengbi was sitting on the imperial chariot, and he could see clearly through the golden embroidered dragon net. His hands were loosened and then clenched tightly. , he, can no longer live.

Jingbian Prince's Mansion opened the middle door wide to welcome the holy driver, and apologized with a big ceremony, "Father was assassinated and seriously ill, unconscious, unable to meet the driver, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Shang Chengbi was blunt when he opened his mouth, "The emperor's uncle's martial arts are superb, and the palace is heavily guarded. How did he meet the assassin? The sky is bright and the sky is bright, there must be something strange about Uncle Wang's affairs. Who is responsible for the guards in the palace? Tell him to come out, and I will personally investigate!"

Feng Xing immediately knelt down, "The guards of the palace are in charge of the guards."

As Shang Chengbi walked in, he said, "How old are you, it's no wonder you've neglected so much!" After saying this, he immediately nodded, "Zhang Yu! I will hand over the guards of the palace to you today. If there is a mistake, I will definitely kill it!" After saying this, he took another look at Feng Xing, "I will see the emperor uncle first, you should serve your father well and make up for your mistakes!"

"Yes." Fengxing agreed, and followed Shang Chengbi in.

Zhang Yu immediately brought the Luan guards to seal the Jingbian palace from the inside to the outside.Shang Quhan was assassinated, and those who could enter the palace at this time were his father and son's confidantes. Now that Shang Chengbi had taken control of the entire palace before he even entered, everyone knew it well.However, Fengxing is both a minister and a younger brother, and he really can't resist orders, so he only acts according to the camera.

Shang Chengbi entered the inner room, strode towards the window, and without waiting for Fengxing to serve him, he stretched out his hand and opened the curtain, and saw that Shang Quhan's chest was tightly wrapped with bandages, and although the bleeding had stopped, his face was still pale horrible.

He sat upright beside the bed, "Where is the imperial physician?"

He came to visit the emperor's uncle in person. An Neng was not accompanied by an imperial physician. Five imperial physicians from the imperial hospital came up together and took their pulse one by one. The injury is too deep, whether you can wake up depends on the number.

Then asked Feng Xing to take the prescription to see, everyone said again, this prescription is exquisite, the prince is best to take care of it according to this prescription, he dare not add and change it arbitrarily.

Shang Chengbi gave a few more words of advice, Feng Xing knelt down and begged, "The inner room is too slow to serve the emperor, please move the emperor."

Shang Chengbi personally put Shang Qinhan's hand, which had just been touched by the imperial physician, under the quilt, and Feng Xing could see clearly that his own fingers were also on the door of Shang Qinhan's pulse.Feng Xing's heart moved, and he was about to step forward to stop him, but seeing Shang Chengbi frowned, he immediately withdrew his hand.Feng Xing asked again, "Father and son Lao Sheng came in person, I was so grateful and terrified, the inner room was closed, I really didn't dare Lao Sheng to sit for a long time."

Shang Yuhan stood up, "The emperor's injury, but Mr. Chu has healed it."

"Yes." Feng Xing bowed and agreed.

As Shang Chengbi walked out, he said, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Chu is good at hanging pots, and his medical skills are superb. I have chest tightness and sleeplessness these days, so I ask Mr. Chu to feel my pulse for me." The word "pulse" is extremely important.

Feng Xing should be respectful, and immediately someone went to invite Chu Yiqing.

Cardinal Jin was sitting in the light room in Chu Yi at the moment, and when he heard Feng Xing called someone to invite him, he smiled and said, "I knew he would make a move, and it was as expected. Brother, please."

Chu Yi stood up lightly, and gave Cardinal Jin a hard look. Cardinal Jin held up the tea bowl, "Brother, hurry up, if Emperor Tianzhao, who came to visit him, dies in the Jingbian Palace, your kindness and wisdom will But it’s really going down in history.”

Chu Yiqing suddenly turned around, and with a flick of his sleeve, he knocked off Cardinal Jin's hand holding tea, slapped him on the face with a "slap", and went out without waiting for Cardinal Jin's reaction.